Harry sat at his window numb with shock over the last few months. Dumbledore's death, Snape's betrayal, and the problems with Ginny, it just made him want to roll over and let voldemort have his stupid victory. He was waiting for the Weasley's to come and pick him up from the Dursley's it was his seventeenth birthday and the Dursley's didn't even acknowledge it, but that's no surprise, but he really wasn't eager to go to the Weasley's home either, this is where he would be haunted by Mrs. Weasley saying not to quit school and then have to be reminded that he was alone by having Ginny around, but that was his own fault but the more he thought about it the more he wanted to get back with Ginny but she had probably already gotten herself a boyfriend and will be snogging him every time he's around both of them, yep this summer was going to be miserable. The Weasley's would be coming by forms of Muggle transportation such as cars but Harry wondered when they would be coming, the letter said 7:30 but it was 7:35 and there is no sign of the Weasleys anywhere. Then Harry saw a ministry of magic car swerve onto privet drive and stop in front of his house. Harry picked up his quarter size trunk (shrunk by magic) and hurried down the stairs. Mr. Weasley knocked on the front door and Harry went to open it. "Hello, Harry, my dear boy, how has your summer been for you?" asked Mr. Weasley. Mr. Weasley then looked Harry's face and then quickly took back the question; he just patted Harry on the back and came inside to tell the Dursley's that Harry would be going now and probably for good. Harry felt no remorse over leaving the Dursley's he actually found it quite a relief to be out of this house where he could do what he wanted and be who he wanted to be. Harry then said his good byes and he and Mr. Weasley walked out to the ministry car. He got in the front seat and they set off for the burrow.
It seemed like they arrived at the burrow in no time, Harry slowly got out of the car and walked towards the house. Hermione and Ron burst out of the front door and went to hug him. Ginny came out but held back and watched as the three comrades caught up with each other.
"Harry!" Said Ron, how are you I hoped you were okay until my dad came and got you (Hermione had now latched on to Harry's arm and was bawling her eyes out)
"Yeah, I guess I am alright for now, how have you two been," Replied Harry. Harry was now looking at the sobbing Hermione.
" I was so worried about you," wailed Hermione, " I thought I would never see you again, what if voldemort had come and tried to kill you I can't bear to think what would the wizarding world be like without you in it Harry,".
"Hey I'm not going anywhere I have to see this through till the end," Harry said.
"Yeah, and Hermione and I will be right there with you, right Hermione," agreed Ron. Hermione had detached herself from Harry's soggy arm and nodding through broken sobs. The three now made there way towards the house and Ginny mouthed to Harry, meet me in my room in half an hour, Harry nodded and she sped off to her room. Harry then proceeded then to the kitchen to get a back breaking hug from Mrs. Weasley and a nice bowl of stew all while talking to ron about the latest quidditch scores and what was going on with voldemort with Hermione. He then noticed it was 30 minutes past and Harry excused himself and made his way up to Ginny's room. He knocked on the door and he heard come in on the other side of the door he opened it and Ginny was standing exactly opposite of him in the room. They just stared at each other for about 5 minutes and Ginny lost it and started to wail and ran across the room to Harry and buried herself with in his arms.
"I missed you so much, Harry, I don't care if you don't want to be with me I still love you and I want you to know that" wailed Ginny. All Harry could was nod dumbly but then took Ginny over to the bed and rested her head on his shoulder until they both fell asleep. Ron and Hermione came in a little while after that to see Ginny asleep in Harry's arms. Ron and Hermione came in and they both mouthed and oh and quickly proceeded to walk silently out of the room.
Over the next few weeks Ginny and Harry were much nicer to each other but Harry was stubbornly holding on to the thought if he was going out with Ginny then she would be in danger but every time he saw her it got a little harder to listen to his brain and not his heart. But Ginny had succeeded in convincing Harry to come back to school with her and the rest of the gang. They went to get there books at Diagon alley, Harry, Ron, and Hermione had all been made prefects and they were very anxious to get there last year at Hogwarts started. After that the weeks flew by and before they knew it they were getting out of the ministry cars and were getting on to platform 9 ¾.