Chapter 7 of The Return as Harry Evans.
Thoughts."I'm sorry Harry I didn't get that," said Ginny. She was really surprised that Harry wanted to tell her something seeing as she hardly knew him yet something was vaguely familiar about him. She looked at him enquiringly.
'How am I going to tell her? I just can't do this. I can't!' thought Harry.
"I'm sorry… I can't do this." Harry got up walked to the door and muttered 'Bombarda' and the door was blasted open. A few bits of furniture skidded along the floor such as a desk and chair.
He just left her there standing looking every bit confused. Why did he just do that? She thought. It was very weird considering she had only known the man a week. She then realised that they had kissed! She had kissed someone who she hardly knew. This was going to be a tough year.
Harry went in search of Hermione who was in her room. He walked in and saw Hermione with her nose in a book. He smiled at her and took off his glamour charms.
"Hey Harry what's up?" she asked putting her book down, noting Harry's sudden change in mood.
"I've just bumped into Ginny." He said putting his head in his hands.
"Oh so did you tell her?" asked Hermione carefully. Harry raised his head.
"I was so close to telling her but I just couldn't do it." He said looking sad.
"Oh Harry! You have to tell her soon." Said Hermione.
"There's something else… we kissed." Said Harry looking at Hermione.
"You did?" said Hermione surprised.
"Yes we did and it was the best feeling I've had in a long time." He said smiling at the thought of the kiss. He then realised Hermione was smiling at him.
"What?" he asked simply.
"It's just that I've missed you so much and it's great to see you smiling again Harry." She said.
"You too Hermy." He teased and hugged her. At that moment someone burst into the room.
"Oi! Evans what you doing with my wife?" Shouted Ron to Harry's back.
"Harry you have to tell him. NOW!" said Hermione pulling away from him. Harry slowly turned around and then watched Ron's expression change from angry and red to surprised and pale.
"H…Harry?" asked Ron peering at Harry and then looking at Hermione.
"Yeah it's me Ron. Hi how you doing?" he asked smiling slightly.
"But… but how are you here. I swear you were supposed to be dead!" said Ron disbelievingly while Hermione rolled her eyes and Harry chuckled.
"I see you haven't changed at all Ron. Never subtle were you?" he asked smirking.
"Harry mate is that seriously you? …Hang on! The twins Emma and Fletcher who's are they?" he asked not sure what the answer was going to be.
"They're mine and Ginny's." He said looking down.
"I take it you haven't told her you're bloody Harry Potter have you?" he said pointedly.
"I nearly did today. It's great you know now. I've really missed you guys. I missed you're wedding as well." He said looking at them both.
"It doesn't matter Harry. We've got you back and we're glad." Said Hermione rubbing Harry's back.
Harry told Ron everything he had told Hermione and awaited his comment.
"Harry I'm glad to have you back mate but…" he cut off as he punched Harry in the face and pinned him against the wall.
"RON! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Hermione. He released Harry.
"Sorry Harry had to do it. All this time you were alive and Ginny was suffering without you. She was forced to abandon your babies because she had thought she'd never be able to cope with them without you. All I can say is the quicker you tell her the less pain you will get… and that is probably going to be ten times worse than what the others are going to do to you." Said Ron looking at Harry as he visibly gulped.
The Weasley's! They're reactions are going to be bad and Ginny is going to kill him. Suddenly he was very scared and paled.
"Sorry about that again Harry. Looks like a bruise now. Not going to be a patch on what Ginny does to you!" said Ron laughing and backing away.
"Hmm I know. What am I going to do? I don't know how to tell her!" said Harry with a very worried expression on his face.
"C'mon mate you gotta tell her soon enough. She probably already suspects it already." Said Ron.
"Hmm…" said Harry. Harry was really nervous. What was he going to do about this?
"Listen you guys I'll be back soon. I need to think this through." Said Harry. He left the room.
"You think I scared him too much?" Ron said to his wife.
"Yes I think you did. It's so good that we have Harry back. He may have gone for a long time but at least we have another chance to be with him." Said Hermione.
"The twins seem to be getting along with Harry's kids." Said Ron as a change of subject.
"Yes probably because they're family as well." Hermione replied.
Back in Harry's room, he was pacing the length of the room deep in thought. 'Get a grip Potter she's not going to want you back! Look what you've done you've abandoned her for so long you're probably erased from her memory… WHY did I have to take this job? I should've…' He couldn't be bothered anymore. He'll think of something.
A week turned into a month and Halloween was approaching. So far the month had been uneventful except for Gryffindor beating Ravenclaw at the Quidditch match last week. Harry was spending a lot of his time with Hermione and Ron, catching up on what he had missed. The only time Ginny and Harry talked was during class or doing things for their classes. They had an occasional chat but the kiss or what Harry was going to tell her hadn't come up.
Harry returned to his office after a long day. He was thankful it was a Friday. He was very tired and he thought about going to sleep now. He was about to collapse onto hid bed when someone coughed from behind alerting him to their presence. He turned around and there she was standing in his doorway. She came closer and looked up at him. They stood in a comfortable silence. Neither knowing not what to say.
"I don't know what you were trying to tell me that week but, could you just explain to me what is going on? I've been thinking a lot about that night and you've been acting very strange. Can you just tell me." Said Ginny calmly.
'Oh no. This is just exactly what I feared. Ok… now what do I tell her. Ok she's looking at me weird now. She's so beautiful…'
"Harry?" she said.
"Er… I don't know how to put this but-" Harry was cut off by the door slamming open and a very out of breath Fletcher was in the door way.
"Dad… Em… ma… hurt… now." Said Fletcher trying to get his breath. Both Harry and Ginny were looking at Fletcher trying to make out what he said.
"Fletch, can you say that again?" asked Harry slightly worried. Fletcher bent over and caught his breath.
"Dad! Emma's hurt they've taken her down to the hospital wing. She's lost a lot of blood." Fletcher said quickly looking really scared.
Harry ran down to the hospital wing fearing the worst. He arrived with Ginny at his side followed by Fletcher.
He saw his baby girl lying still and unconscious on a bed, blood over her robes. Ginny gasped and Harry automatically put his arms round her. They stayed in an embrace while Harry tried holding back his tears.
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