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A/N: VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT! Hey Guys! Sorry for the slow update, been writing my other story and they are just getting a bit tricky to write. I have done a revamp of Chapter 1 as I realised it doesn't actually fit with my plan. So instead of 1 week till the end of summer, its 1 week till Harry's birthday : ) simple enough.
There are only 2 more chapters of this story : ( I'm thinking of doing a Ginny/Harry fic again in a later date but its needs planning.
Thank you to everyone who is reviewing! I really appreciate the brilliant comments. Especially 'She-ElfGirl' for her incredibly long reviews on each chapter : D
On with the story! ENJOY AND REVIEW!
Harry awoke later with a pounding headache, muscles aching and skin tingling all in all he wondered if this was close to how he would feel after being hit by the Hogwarts Express.
Blinking the sleep out of his eyes Harry looked around to see where he was. It was definitely not the Burrow anymore. The walls were dark rich wood, the lighting was dull and the room was dusty and cold. Grimwald Place.
Shivering slightly he pulled his covers up to his chin and closed his eyes only to open them a minute later to find his face being surrounded by red hair. Shocked, he jumped and scrambled a bit before hissing in pain when his muscles protested. "Ginny?" his voice was hoarse from sleep.
The redhead smiled concernedly down at Harry from where she was leaning over his face "Hey Harry, How you feeling?"
Harry had to chuckle slightly when the thought of the Hogwarts Express came back. He stopped to wince and groan in pain "Ow, Gin what happened?" He whined
"You collapsed. Mum says it was from exhaustion and the spells cast on you. You need to rest, from being under the Crucio I'm not surprised you're in pain!" Ginny said eyes wandering around Harry's form, looking like she was checking he was still all there even though the sheet covered most of him up.
The day hit him full blast and he almost toppled off the bed from the force. The red bolts of light, the Crucio, the "chat" with the Death Eater. He had come so close to killing it scared him. He had never felt that angry before.
"Oh well that explains a lot" Harry said grinning slightly trying to shove the memories out.
Ginny smiled back "Glad to see your humour and bravery are still intact Mr Potter. Now I've been given orders to make sure you drink this" Handing Harry a small vial of bright green goo that smelt and looked revolting. Seeing Harry gulp it down trying not to gag, she continued "and not to let you out of this bed until lunchtime"
Harry thought of protesting but soon realising this was Ginny Weasley he was talking to, that fact alone made it a futile attempt of any negotiating. Instead he just sighed deeply and settled his head back down on the pillow in defeat.
Harry had a sudden thought "How is everyone else Gin?" He never did get a full answer from Mrs Weasley.
Ginny looked up from the book she was reading, it seemed she was staying in the room for now "Oh, everyone's fine, nothing serious, a few cuts and bruises, Ron got a sprained ankle from a dodging of a spell gone awry but otherwise we are all fine don't worry" she informed smiling reassuringly
Harry breathed a sigh of relief at this information. "What about the Burrow?"
Ginny smiled again "Its fine, just needs a few repairs, broken windows from badly aimed spells and such but nothing permanent, we are staying here till we go back to school"
Harry smile faded at this news, he hated this place as it reminded him of Sirius, too many memories and not particularly good ones either.
A few hours later Harry was given permission to get out of bed. Standing up slowly he was relieved when his muscles did not hurt at all nor his head. He turned to face Ginny and smiled "Hey thanks Gin, for staying with me and helping" leaning forward to give her a gentle kiss on the cheek.
But Ginny wasn't concentrating properly and had turned her head at the last second making Harry's lips meet the corner of her mouth instead of her cheek.
Ginny couldn't help but gasp at the touch, and staring into Harry startlingly green eyes she moved her head slowly to the right to meet Harry's lips full on.
To say Harry was shocked would be an understandment. He just stared right into Ginny's brown eyes not kissing back. He could feel Ginny pulling away and his brain kicked into gear. He closed his eyes and brought a hand up to her soft cheek kissing her back. He felt Ginny smile into the kiss and couldn't help but do the same.
Inside he was grinning like a mad man, he was kissing Ginny Weasley! The girl that haunts his thoughts and dreams. This kiss was even better than the one in the kitchen; it was gentle and slow with a lot of love put into it.
Minutes felt like seconds to Harry and Ginny and before long they broke apart for air.
"Wow" Harry gasped.
Ginny agreed "Wow"
They were still close to each other; Ginny could feel his hot breath on the top of her forehead making shivers go up and down her spine. She didn't know what caused that act of bravery but she couldn't have been happier when she felt Harry kissing her back. She was so worried when she did it and there was no response from Harry, mortified she had started to pull back to run away and lock herself in the bathroom but that's when it happened. It was amazing. So much care in one kiss like they were pouring their souls into it, yearning for love.
She stepped back from the contact and smoothed her crinkled light green shirt out breathing in deeply before exhaling to calm the butterflies fluttering in her stomach and her racing heart, it was making her feel quite light headed.
"Lunch should be ready now; do you want to go down?" Ginny asked calmly
Harry looked surprised at the sudden question but decided he would deal with it later and agreed walking to the door holding it open for Ginny.
Once the door was closed behind them Harry built up his nerve and grabbed hold of Ginny's right hand linking her fingers with his. They fitted perfectly; he couldn't help but grin at this finding whilst walking to the kitchen.
He stopped suddenly in front of the kitchen door; he looked over at Ginny dropping her hand as he did. He noticed her confused look on her face and quickly explained "Maybe we shouldn't, you know, let anyone know what's going on, until we have sorted it out ourselves at least"
Ginny surprised him by just nodding her head in agreement but inside she couldn't but help feel a little suspicious about Harry's excuse. He seemed almost petrified of the prospect of walking in the kitchen holding her hand. Did he not like her? What was stopping him? She kept these thoughts to herself quietly when walking into the kitchen.
They were greeted with the site of red and ginger everywhere. With the whole family home plus Harry and Hermione it got very cramped. They greeted everyone with a good morning, pretending like nothing had just happened.
Harry looked around at everyone with a guilty look on his face. He could see most of them had cuts and bruises on their arms and face. Bill was sporting a lot of plasters stuck on his face.
"Bill what happened to you?" Harry asked worryingly, he couldn't help but blame himself for this. Everyone who was around him got hurt no matter where he was. He was a hunted man and the hunters were getting stronger and bigger.
Bill didn't look up from the newspaper he was reading when he replied "Oh nothing Harry don't worry, just a smashed window, cut me a little, nothing major"
Harry tried to ignore the clenching of his gut, he saw Ginny looking at him with an almost angry look on her face.
"Harry, this wasn't your fault so don't you go start blaming yourself for this. As much as we hate to admit it, we are targeted for associating with Muggles and Muggleborns and are in the line of attack just as much as you are!" Ginny said sternly
Harry gulped and nodded slowly in acceptance. He could always count on Ginny was reassurance and a knock of sense even if it did mean seeing her angry face. "I know, Sorry Gin, Thanks"
They both sat down at the busy table helping themselves to toast and porridge. Harry was starving after missing dinner yesterday and breakfast today plus all the running and fighting he did yesterday made his appetite enormous. He was so busy shoving food into his mouth he did not notice Ron looking at Harry strangely.
"Harry, are you wearing lip gloss?"
A/N: What did you think? Sorry not a lot happens except the kiss but it's more a fill in for my last chapter : ) PLEASE REVIEW TO TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS: D