Chapter 5

Hey readers! It's me! Your ever present author. Thanks to all the people who reviewed and just so you know, no, Ginny did not die. This is the last chapter and if you all review, I will write you guys an Epilogue. So review! Happy ending! Oh, and fyi, if it is in italics that means it is Ginny's thoughts. She is not actually speaking there and there are no quotation marks so don't get confused. On with the story!

My mind came awake before the rest of me did. My head hurt. My arms hurt. My entire body felt like it was burning. My eyes opened and I saw a bright light and I heard voices around me.

"She seems to waking up. Harry, grab me that bottle."

Harry. Harry was there. Oh my head. Pain. Not good. Wait! Harry! Harry loves me! He told me so right before…..what the hell happened to me. I was going along all happy and then all of a sudden, oh, wait. Roger. That's what happened. Ugh, I hope that little creep will burn in Azkaban. He tried to kill me. Damn him. Maybe that is why everything hurts. What happened after Harry got there? I think I fainted. Hold it. Where am I? It was at that point that my eyes began to work and for the first time in a long time I saw. Harry was standing over me holding a bottle full of a bubbly green liquid. So was Hermione. She held a spoon full of the green stuff.

"Here Gin. Drink this. It will make the pain go away," Hermione told me.

I took the potion happily. It tasted horrible but I choked it down and coughed for a minute then fell back against the pillows.

"What happened?" I asked in a strangled little voice that sounded nothing like my own.

Harry looked down at me with sad eyes. "We thought we had lost you," He began. "You were so badly mangled after I got to the Room of Requirement. You were also shivering."

And naked. I thought. Wait! Harry saw me naked! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL!

"I wrapped you in a blanket and then I saw your eyes closing. I proclaimed my undying love to you and then brought you down here to the infirmary and you staid in a little comma for a week. And this is today, Friday and you just came out of your comma. It has been a good day." Harry finished.

Hermione gave me a huge hug and big smile. The hug hurt a little. My whole body was still a little sore but the potion was working miracles on my headache.

"I would like to get up," I said. My voice was getting stronger.

Harry left the room and Hermione helped me up and then helped me to get dressed. Once I was adorned in a pair of old jeans and a white camisole I walked into the corridor. I was a bit shaky on my feet but I made it over to Harry. Harry grabbed my hand and led me over to the quiditch fields.

Still holding my hand, Harry summoned two brooms and helped me on to the better of the two. I took off with careful precision. Flying around for a while, I found myself flying next to Harry. We both stopped miles from the ground and Harry turned to me and said, "I always loved you Ginny. I really did. I was just afraid. Afraid that I would lose you. I would die if I lost you. You mean the world to me."

I had waited what seemed like years to hear these words. I tear trickled down my cheek. Harry took his thumb and gently brushed it away.

"I love you Harry Potter."

"I love you more than life Ginny Weasly."

Harry then gently grabbed my face and pulled me toward him and our lips met in a gently kiss. Our first kiss. Even though we had been in love before, we never kissed. It was soft and full of compassion.

We gently pulled away and, linking hands, we sailed to the ground to find a very distressed Ron.

"Ginny! Oh MY GOSH GINNY!" Ron screamed running over to me and giving me a bone crushing hug.

"I thought you were dead for sure."

"Oh, Ron. I missed you to."

"Don't you worry Gin. That evil Roger will never touch you again. Harry and I, well, we sent him to Azkaban. He will rot there for the rest of his days. You will never have to worry again. I will never let anything happen to you again." Ron said. He was so proud and so happy. I gave him another hug while Harry said, "All that goes double for me."

"Wait," Ron said pulling away from my hug. "Did you ask her mate?"

"Not yet," Harry said. "Gin, I know it seems kind of sudden but this means so much to me. I want to always be there for you. I want to always be your shoulder to cry on and your arms to protect you. I always want to be your shield and sword." Harry said with love in his eyes. With that he sank down on one knee pulling a ring from his pocket. "Ginny Weasly, will you marry me?"

I fell to the ground next to Harry and crying said, "Yes. My god yes! I thought this day would never come!"

Harry slipped the lovely silver diamond ring on my finger and kissed me deeply until Ron screamed, "Let me leave first! Gross!"

Laughing, the two of us got up and walked into the castle. We walked away from all the pain together. Walking from darkness into light. We would spend the rest of our days in that light. Nothing could touch us. We were free. We were golden. We shed no more tears and we felt no more pain. Tears would never burn again. Harry and I were in love. Nothing could touch us anymore. We were free.

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