Discombobulatedperson – Thank you, for caring about my writers block. Now all I need is just a little more time to get going on some other stories I have, non-Harry Potter ones though

Ginny278 – I hope Ron's feelings will be clarified for you

Eaglesnest – I am afraid everything can't be smooth sailing

Gilmoreaholic – thank you and nights like that do lead to trouble

Chapter 10

It did not take long for members of the Order of the Phoenix to arrive. It seemed that all of them had come. Harry greeted all of them and told them only that he had been knocked out and had been revived. He did not see a need to go into the whole story.

The ones he was most anxious to see though were Remus and Tonks. Along with their daughter Helena.

None of the members stayed for too long. They had probably all agreed that Harry needed some time to himself.

Though they did work on planning and schedules to keep reporters away from the Burrow and the family. Something Harry immediately thanked them for.

At the end of the day it seemed everyone had left. Shackleboot had remained behind to keep watch for the night.

Harry still wasn't too sure how he felt about going upstairs yet to see Ron. He had not come down all night.

Molly had said that she would wait. Let him decide to come down.

Ginny had agreed to do that and would wait as well.

Harry decided he could not wait.

After kissing Ginny good night Harry went upstairs to Ron's room. Hesitantly he opened the door. "I just want to talk." Harry said walking in.

Ron was lying on the bed. At least he gave Harry a nod.

"I didn't think what it would be like if you mourned me." Harry began taking a seat on one of the chairs closer to the bed. "I wanted you two to live so much. After everything you deserved nothing less."

Ron turned his head and looked at Harry solemnly. "I saw Ginny crying over you when we came home. It broke her heart when she knew you didn't live."

"I know how it had to have hurt." Harry said. "But I do love her. I never stopped."

"Then what took you so long to come back to us!" Ron sat up and stared at Harry like he was a bug. "You couldn't have left us some way to find you. Just one tracking spell or something."

"I did. Ginny was the one to figure out how." Harry looked towards Ron. "I couldn't have you following me at all."

"You're back because of Ginny?" Ron was flabbergasted.

"Yes. She sent Hedwig to find me. I gave her to Ginny before I went after Voldemort."

Ron nodded. "She told us about you giving her Hedwig." He was more calm now which prompted Harry to continue.

"Do you know what happened before I killed Voldemort?"

Ron shook his head.

"I murdered Snape. I used the killing curse on him."

"He was a turn coat as it was." Ron reasoned.

"You don't understand." Harry said. "It was not what I expected. It made me sick, truly sick. I had taken a life. I looked into his eyes and saw the surprise in them. At that moment I was ready to turn my back on the world. I would have hidden myself away from you if I lived past Voldemort."

"You should have known we would not have judged you."

"It wasn't you being the judge." Harry replied. "It was me. After I killed Voldemort I was pushed away and I lost my memory."

"Your memory."

"Yes, I landed in this village it was very odd. There was this group of older people that were in a war together. They lived close together to help each other. But they stayed away from the world."

Ron just stared at Harry. "All this time you were in a Muggle village with amnesia?"

"Yes," Harry answered. "Mickey, he was one of the villagers, told me something. He said he had come to a point in his life when he believed everything happens for a reason. He believed that I had to go to that village to heal. He was right Ron. If I hadn't gone to that village and learned from them I would have never come back. Even if you did by chance find me I would have run from you."

"What did they tell you?" Ron asked. "To make you change your mind like that?"

"That self forgiveness is important and not to run from the world or happiness." Harry flatly stated.

Ron nodded.

Harry continued. "The reason that I am alive, Ron I think is to make Ginny happy, to be her husband. I will ask her someday."

Ron got up from his bed and approached Harry. "You have my blessing." He said. "I'll have to let Ginny and Mum know."

"Best tell them in the morning at breakfast. They already went to bed." Harry said.

"What about Hermione? Didn't she come back?"

"No," Harry answered. "We both know that she can take care of herself. Let's let her be for now. We will look for her in the morning."

Ron nodded. "I asked her to marry me." He held out his hand and opened it showing the ring. "She threw this at me before she left. I still want to marry her."

"Then we should give her the time to cool down." Harry said. "I'll talk with her too. Ginny can probably help in that."

Ron agreed. Harry went downstairs to his own bedroom. It would be busy tomorrow. That much was for sure.

In the morning Harry woke and headed downstairs. Ginny was already awake helping Molly with breakfast.

"Sleep well?" Molly asked seeing him.

Harry nodded. "Best sleep I had in a while."

He went over and hugged Ginny around her middle. "Good morning beautiful." Harry said giving Ginny a kiss on her cheek.

"Morning to you too." Ginny replied. She placed a couple of plates of food on the table and invited Harry to sit down with her.

Harry welcomed the breakfast and immediately began eating.

Molly placed her own breakfast on the table to join them.

Ginny and Harry couldn't help but smile at each other between mouthfuls. Harry wondered what would be the best way to ask her.

The breakfast was interrupted by Ron coming down.

"Decided to join us?" Molly asked.

Ron nodded. He then went over to Harry and Ginny. Without a word he took Ginny's hand. He then took Harry's. Slowly he placed Ginny's hand inside of Harry's. "You two have my blessings. Sorry I was such an idiot before."

Ginny threw her free arm around Ron's neck. "I knew you would come around you big git." She said to him.

Molly smiled at him. "I knew that you would sooner or later. You were always trying to think of way to get Harry and Ginny together."

"You were trying to set us up?" Harry asked.

"Why did you think I told you when she broke up with those blocks?" Ron answered.

"Or convinced me to stay on the Quidditch team." Ginny added.

"Well yes." Ron answered. "But I also wanted Gryffindor to win."

"It's good to know that you are back to normal." Molly piped in. "But Hermione, she didn't come home last night, did she?"

"No," Ginny answered. "I would have heard her."

"We thought it best to give her some time to cool down." Harry said. "She knows how to take care of herself Molly. I don't think we have anything to worry about."

"I hope so. All the celebrations that must have occurred last night though. I am afraid the word did get out about you being alive, Harry. Tonks had to scare away a few reports at about three in morning."

"She cursed them then?" Ron asked.

"No, she didn't curse him." Molly said with a light laugh. "She scared them. I don't think Fred and George could have come up with that."

"I think it reasonable stands that we are better off not knowing." Ginny said.

Harry had to kiss Ginny right then. "Would you come with us while we look?"

"I'll just grab my cloak." Ginny said heading off.

Harry, Ron and Ginny got themselves ready and were off for Diagon Alley to begin looking. Harry before leaving and undergone a charm to slightly alter his appearance so no one would recognize him.

"You don't think she would be at the Leaky Cauldron?" Ginny proposed while Ron and Harry began a tracking spell.

Ron's wand spun in a circle then stopped. The direction it pointed was the way to the Leaky Cauldron.

"It's worth a try." He said tucking his wand away.

They all walked together into the pub. Hoping she would just be in there for breakfast.

Upstairs Hermione felt like she got hit with several hexes directed at her brain.

Then by cruel means of torture someone knocked on her door. Quickly she wrapped her cloak around her. "Come in." She said.

"Good morning." Tom said coming into the room with a goblet. "Hopefully you had a good sleep after all that from last night."

"It's morning." Hermione replied. "I thought I just went to sleep."

"Aye It does feel like that the first time." Tom commented passing her the goblet. "This is an old potion my dad used. It doesn't get rid of all of it right away, but you won't want to kill yourself anymore."

Hermione took a drink of the liquid and gagged. She quickly debated which tasted worse the firewhiskey or the potion. So far it was even.

"Takes a bit of getting used to." Tom said. "I'll leave you be to finish that. If anyone comes looking for you should I send them up."

"I don't know if I want to see anybody yet or not. Not after how I behaved last night." Hermione said.

Tom nodded. "I'll just watch who I send." He then went back downstairs to tend to the pub.

He soon recognized a girl who just came in with two other gentleman. It was Arthur Weasley's daughter and her brother Ron. The third gentleman had to of been Harry Potter. But he didn't look like himself. He probably just used a charm to change his appearance.

"Hello there Miss Weasley." Tom said approaching them. "Yes and Mister Weasley and Mister Potter I presume."

Harry looked at Tom in shock.

"Don't worry I won't announce your presence." Tom said in a low voice. "Come up the bar and I'll get you something to drink."

Ron, Harry, and Ginny followed Tom up the bar.

"We were wondering if you might of seen Hermione." Ron asked when they reached the bar.

"Why are you out looking for her?" Tom asked.

"We thought she might have decided to stay her for a while." Harry said.

Tom nodded his head. "Not quite enough room at the Burrow I suppose."

The three of them did not know how to respond.

"Well there was a bit of a fight." Ginny said. "We figured she needed some time to cool down."

"I see." Tom said. "And who might have caused this fight?"

"I did." Ron confessed.

"Well then. I suppose one of you should go see her. She is room four. I think it ought to be you." Tom said indicating Ron.

Ron did not need to be told twice he immediately headed upstairs to the room.