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Chapter 3 Learning to Wallow

Dumbledore, Lily, James and Sirius continued to watch Harry over the next few weeks. He returned to the Dursley's and immediately took to his bed. He laid there all day and once in a while he would get up and work at his desk, probably on Horcruxes. One day after about the second week of watching this Lily said,

"He needs to wallow."

"Wallow?" Sirius asked, his eyebrow raised.

"Yes, he's staying in bed, that's one stage. What would really make him feel better is to cry and eat a bunch of ice cream." Lily explained to the men.

"Can you blame him though. He just lost another father figure, his girlfriend and to top it all off he has to kill a Dark Lord." James responded.

"Don't you remember when Sirius died. He threw things around in your office, but he didn't react as much as this time." Lily said.

"He's got much more on his plate this time." Sirius put in.

"Harry has always expressed his anger and sadness by bottling it all up until he burst and then its on the ones he loves." Dumbledore said as he had much experience dealing with Harry and his emotions.

So they watched Harry bottle up his emotions alone for a few more days. Knowing they couldn't do anything but praying someone or something would help him soon.

A few days later it was around midnight and the adults were watching Harry toss and turn, barely sleeping. Suddenly a tap came at the window, Harry sat right up in his bed wide awake. He clumsily grabbed at his glasses and shoved them on his face. Then he grabbed his wand off the night stand. He quickly went over to the window and peered through the small curtains, he gasped. When he did Lily grabbed James' hand. Harry opened the window and one word croaked out of his mouth,

"Ginny."

Lily sighed and loosed her grip of James hand. James smirked at his wife even though a minute before he was just as scared as she was. Harry backed out of the way as Ginny flew into the window. She jumped off her broom and dusted her hands.

"What are you-" Harry started but Ginny cut him off.

"Don't say anything Harry. I came tonight because I had to tell you something. I don't care. Do you understand." Harry nodded.

"Harry seriously, are you comprehending what I'm saying?" Ginny smacked him in the head.

"Ow, what was that for?" James and Sirius roared with laughter at seeing Harry smacked in the head.

"Because you can't get it through your big head. I'll go slower for you, okay." Ginny sighed.

"I..." Ginny drew the word out.

"Don't..."

"Care..." Ginny finished very slow. Harry just looked at her.

"Wow. This is what the wizarding world is depending on. We are in trouble." Ginny muttered in disbelief.

"I have thought the same thing on many occasions as well Ginny." Dumbledore sighed remembering all the time he had tried so hard to get Harry to understand something. Sirius laughed at this as he remembered some of those occasions as well.

"I love you, Harry. I don't care if being Harry Potter's girlfriend gets me killed. I am in danger anyway because Voldemort will know you still care about me. Since you so quickly dismissed Oclumency(sp?). My family is considered blood traitors, we will be sought after anyway. No one can go through this war perfectly safe. I would rather die happy because we got to love each other during the time we had, then die wishing we had got the chance to love." Ginny would have gone on longer but she had to catch her breath and while she was doing that, Harry leaned down and kissed her hard. Sirius and James cheered and cat called, while Lily and Dumbledore smile brightly. When they broke apart Ginny was breathless once again but she managed to mutter,

"Thank Merlin, he finally got it." Everyone laughed at this and settled back down to watch more.

Ginny had been looking around the room for a few minutes and she suddenly said,

"Harry are you okay?"

"Yes." Harry answered automatically.

"No you're not." Ginny crawled into his bed and motioned for him to follow. He did and she let him rest his head on her chest. She played with his hair for awhile before finally speaking,

"Now tell me what's the matter, Harry." Harry didn't speak for a few minutes but then in a barely audible voice he said,

"I miss him so much, and I'm scared." Then for once in his life Harry broke down and cried. Ginny just held him as he cried.

Lily sighed and looked down at the picture with sad and hopeful eyes,

"She got him to cry, he's learning to wallow."