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Chapter Seven- Silent Good-Byes

Hermione snuck into Ron's room early the next morning around two a-clock AM. She silently woke them up and ushered them downstairs to the kitchen, making sure they brought their belongings with them. On the way downstairs, Harry peered into Ginny's room, and saw her sleeping soundly. A pang of guilt struck him, giving him a sudden stomach ache. What if he never saw Ginny again? At least she'd be safe.

Silently, the trio entered the kitchen, to find Fred and George waiting for them. "Hello," George said, in a voice just above a whisper.

"Just wanted to wish you good luck," Fred said.

"Now don't go getting yourselves into trouble," George said, sounding remarkably like Mrs. Weasley.

"We don't want to have to come rescue you," Fred said in the same voice.

Hermione chuckled, but Ron, however, was not smiling. "You do realize this might be the last time you ever see me again, right?"

Footsteps echoed up the stairs, and all five of them turned to see Ginny stumble down into the kitchen, fully dressed. "You didn't say goodbye to me before you left?" she asked Ron. "I'm your sister, and you didn't even tell me?"

"How'd you find out?" Ron asked her.

Ginny took a seat at the table, and merely said, "Fred and George."

Fred looked worriedly at George and said, "Uh, time to go, good luck on your journey." With a pop, both of them disappeared. Ginny took a biscuit from a bowl in the center of the table and began eating it.

"So why didn't you tell me?" she asked them.

"Because we knew you'd tell mum and dad," Ron explained. "You can never keep secrets."

"I didn't tell them now," She argued. Ron snarled and turned away.

"Listen, Ginny, we really have to go now," Hermione said. "Goodbye, I'll miss you." It was rather hard for her to say bye to her best friend, but Ginny only sat there and smiled.

"I won't miss you," she told her. "I won't have to because I'm coming with you."

"No your not," Harry blurted out.

"There is no way that I'm taking my little sister to Godric's Hollow with me. It's too dangerous." Ron told her.

"I'm coming anyway, and nothing you say will stop me." Ginny told him. "I know where your going and I'm going to follow you. There's no use trying to convince me because you can't."

"You can't Apparate, Ginny," Ron told her. "We're going to Apparate, and besides you have to go to school."

"There are other ways to get to Godric's Hollow other than to Apparate, and so what if I miss school, you are." She told them.

"Listen, Ginny," Harry said, sitting next to her. "I told you that I wanted to keep you safe, and this is the only way to keep you safe. Please, stay here. We can't risk you getting hurt."

Tears formed in Ginny's eyes. "But, I want to help you guys. I can help, you know."

"I don't want to have to be looking after you," Ron put in.

"But what about what I want to do," Ginny told him.

"The answer is no. That's final and I'm not changing it." Ron spat at her.

"Fine," Ginny crossed her arms at the table.

"I'm sorry, Ginny," Hermione said. "Good bye."

"I'm sorry too," Ron said. "But you just to have to understand, you can't come with us." Ginny stood up, and he hugged his sister. "I really am going to miss you."

"Ginny…" Harry didn't know what to say. He hadn't expected that he would have to say goodbye to her. She hugged him and he hugged her back. "I promise I'm come back for you someday." He told her, as tears leaked down her face.

"Bye," Ginny told them all, stepping backwards.

Harry looked at Ginny one last time, and turned around. He felt himself being compressed in a small tube, and the kitchen began to fade away.