Ok. This is chapter 2! I hope you like it, and thanks to everyone who reviewed! ;) I also am going to try and talk like Fluer's accent. So it might be bad... :)

He Had to Protect her.

Chapter 2. The wedding

Harry watched as Ron was beginning to stir. At least Ron was untroubled, having a normal teenage life. Just as Ron opened his eyes, Harry looked back out the window and made a promise, that no matter how hard he loved Ginny, he knew he had to protect her.

As Harry and Ron made their way down to the kitchen for breakfast, they saw Bill and Fleur talking excitedly to eachother sitting at the kitchen table. When they entered Bill and Fleur looked up and Fleur said " 'Arry! Good Morning!" Harry smiled and greeted them both.

" 'Arry! I can't wait until you come to our wedding!" Fleur said happily

"What?" Harry said stupidly.

"Our wedding! Bill and I!" Fleur exclaimed.

As Harry congratulated them both, he saw, for one heart stopping moment, a mane of flaming red hair disappearing through the front door, leaving behind a flowery scent. Without thinking about what he was doing, Harry ran after Ginny.

"Ginny! Wait!"

Ginny turned around, and Harry noticed her face was gleaming in the sunlight with tears. "What, Harry? What do you want!"

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Ginny, I'm sorry! I'm sorry we can't be together! I wish we could! But-But I don't want you to die! I lost Sirius, Dumbeldore, and my parents because of Voldemort! Everyone who stands in the way of him and I ends up dead. I have to do this!" Harry said, almost tearing up himself.

"I know Harry! We've been through this before! But I love you!" Ginny yelled.

"I promise, Ginny. As soon as I'm done with this, I can be with you!" Harry whispered, taking a hold of Ginny's hand. "I wish I could protect you, but I know I can't. You have to be strong. We have to be strong."

There was a pause in which they looked into each others eyes, and slowly, Ginny nodded. At this, they both turned and walked back to the burrow. When they entered, Ginny looked at him, at the reached a non verbal understanding. Harry nodded and sat down at the table, even though he wasn't hungry.

Harry pulled on him dress robes and walked outside to the Burrows lake. There were chairs set up every where, people sitting in them, and a beautiful sunset was right behind the podium where Bill was standing waiting for Fleur. Harry sat down next to Hermione and Ron, and watched the wedding, not really paying attention, but thinking.

Harry imagined how this could have been his and Ginny's wedding. She would look beautiful in a white dress, they would be truly happy then. How much he longed to be with her, but he knew he couldn't. He thought back to Dumbledore's funeral, imagining how devastating it would be if that was Ginny's funeral, and the last person who had loved him was gone. Harry started to tear up at this point. Harry looked up from the ground, and saw Fleur coming down the isle, looking stunning. But Harry never thought of her as wife material, not for him anyways.

Harry continued to think about Ginny, and was surprised to see people standing up everywhere and Fleur and Bill apparating away.

It was over, just like his and Ginny's relationship.

Thank you for reading! And please review. Be ready for the next chapter!

Paige