Fire of the Phoenix

Chapter30 A Chase around the Lake.

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Authors note: Finally here is another chapter. Sorry it took so long, but for a while I was too big to sit behind the computer comfortably. Well I had a baby boy. His name is Justin. He was 7lbs 9 oz, and 20 ¾ inches long. Thanks to everybody on their support. Here is the next chapter.

A Chase around the Lake.

Harry stormed out of the library after Ginny. He ran down the twisted corridors and passages looking for her. Instead he ran into Hermione. She appeared to be ruffled from him running into her.

"Harry watch out where you are going. Why are you running around for anyways? Where's the fire?"

"I'm sorry, but I was running after Ginny. Did you see her, or which way she went?"

Hermione just watched him, while looking amused. "Don't you know she always goes to the lake when she wants to be alone or when she is trying to calm down. So you can probably catch her there."

Harry smacked himself in the head. He couldn't believe his stupidity. She only asked him to the lake with him. "I guess I have been working too hard." He silently berated himself.

Harry gave Hermione's shoulders a quick squeeze. "Thanks I owe you one." With that Harry hurried toward towards the castle doors.

He hurriedly pulled open the heavy doors. The light out side was beginning to fade, as the darkness was threatening to take over. Harry felt an alarm come over him. Didn't she know it wasn't safe outside with the night coming? Harry ran all the way to the lake. His eyes scanned around for a glimpse of fiery red hair. Finally he caught sight of her sitting down underneath the trees. Her head was resting on her knees, and she seemed to be rocking slightly. Harry slowed his pace down to a walk. As he edged closer to her, Harry could see her shoulders quaking. Her tears sparkled like diamonds as they ran silently down her face. Harry felt relief and guilt, all at the same time. He stopped behind her, and wondered what he would say to her. He gently put his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry." That's all that came to Harry's mind. He couldn't think up of anything else to say.

Ginny slowly turned around. Tears still glistened on her cheeks. Harry felt a wave of guilt run through him, for causing her tears. She silently just shook her head. Ginny gave Harry such a sorrowful look that it pierced his heart like a double edged sword. "I don't want to lose you Gin, but I need to learn how to for once and all destroy Voldemort. Until that happens I can't really live a life with you. So please understand. I love you, but you got to patient with me for now. Please Ginny I need your support in this. I still want you with me, and I want us to have a life together." Harry continued to look pleadingly at her.

Ginny just held her arms out simply. "I have just missed you so much. I was beginning to think that you didn't want me anymore."

Harry just engulfed her in a bittersweet embrace. "Don't worry that will never happen." He held her face up, and kissed her with an almost reverence. When the broke apart. Harry looked up at the sky, and saw the stars were replacing the dying sunlight. "We need to get inside the castle. It's not safe outside at night."

Ginny took his hand, "ok let's go back."

They both walked back to the castle together. Their hearts was a lot lighter than it was moments ago. They entered the great hall holding each other. Unfortunately they entered the hall while dinner was in precession. The slytheryns were pointing at them with sneering laughter. Ginny bent her head towards Harry. "Just ignore them. Don't let them get to you."

"Don't worry I wasn't I was wondering which of them I could practice all the curses I've been learning."

Ginny just had to laugh. "Damn if that's not a good idea I don't know what is. I'm sure Ron would love some slytheryn target practice. Hermione though might give us lecture though."

"Gin, you think that has ever stopped us before?"

"No."

Harry held out a chair for her. Ginny sat down, and grabbed a plate. Harry was soon piling up his own plate with shepherds pie. He heard a plop on the other side of him. He saw Ron in the chair on the other side of him. "What's up mate?"

Ron looked at him with an annoyed dark expression. "Bloody slytheryns, that's what."

Ginny just giggled at him. "What did they do?"

"Don't ask." He looked up at the slytheryn table, and saw Pansy Parkinson pointing and laughing at him.

"Well big brother, I have a simple solution for you." Ginny eyes glittered mischiefly as she loaded her spoon with mashed potatoes. She stood up and flung it at Pansy Parkinson. "Food Fight!"

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