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Thank you all for your reviews.

Those of you confused about the 'other' as being the world where time is stopped. I will now be referring to it at either stopping time, or returning to normal time. I hope this helps. If not please feel free to give any advice you have on the subject and I will be more than happy to try to work it into my story.

Now on with the chapter.

CHAPTER 6

As soon as Harry Stopped time he had pulled Ginny to him in a comforting hug. "Dont listed to that prat. He's just a git." Harry was about to continue trying to console her when he realized that what he thought where sobs coming from her was in fact her trying to control her laughter. He quickly pulled back and shot her a confused look.

Giving him a look of mirth she started. "Did you see Ron's face! I thought he was going to explode, his veins where popping out like Snape's do! That was great."

"Err...your not mad about what he said?"

"Of course not, I've lived with him my entire life. I know how he is. He's just playing his 'big brother' routine...and he probably doesn't want his 'little' sister butting into his group of friends...and...like you said...we're going to just be friends...for now."

Harry couldn't help sending a little smirk at her. "Your getting awfully brave...aren't you supposed to have a big crush on the great Harry Potter." he took a step closer. Mirth in his eyes and she looked down and blushed furiously. "If I recall correctly you even sent me a singing valentine...did you wanna be my valentine gin-gin?"

Suddenly she pushed him away from her and she looked up at him with a glare, but she was still flushed red in embarrassment. "That's not fair! Your not allowed to make fun of me! And I didn't send that stupid valentine! That was Fred and George!"

Harry held up his hands in surrender. "OK, OK. I was just messing with you. And I know that it was Fred and George, I heard them talking about it a few days after the whole event."

She gave him final glare before turning her back to him. "Well it wasn't funny! You..you know I..I really...Like you...I don't think it was funny to make fun of my feelings!"

He couldn't believe she had came out and said it like that...and he realized she really was being bold...he knew that a month ago she wouldn't have spoken 2 words to him unless ordered...maybe it was because he had admitted that he liked her as well? Either way, he would not let her go on thinking that what he had said was to hurt her feelings.

Deciding to be a bit bold himself he wrapped his arms around her and held her to his chest. She tensed as soon as he hugged her to him. "I'm sorry." he whispered in her ear. "I never meant to hurt you, I swear. I like you a lot also remember? I wasn't making fun of your feelings Ginny...I would never..I would never make fun of something that I cherish so much." he finished softly.

Ginny turned around in his arms and hugged him close. "I'm sorry too. I know you would never do that..I was just...I never thought you would ever like me back...and..sometimes..I..I wonder if you only talk to me is because you pity me because of what happened...and..I'm not anything special..my whole family is poor...an-"

"That doesn't mater to me Ginny! Before I started Hogwarts I didn't have anything! I lived in a cupboard under the stairs, and I had to use Dudley's Hand me down's. And don't even get me started on food! And as for pitying you...in case you've forgotten my parents died when I was a baby to Voldemort. So I know exactly how you feel...And knowing what you have been through and have in life doesn't change anything, I like YOU..."

"You..lived in a cupboard?" she whispered brokenly.

Harry cursed himself. He was trying to show her that he liked her that he had divulged one of his greatest secrets...at least she didn't know the worst one tho. "Yes." he whispered.

Ginny hands tightened around him as he tried to pull him closer to her. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" she sobbed into his chest

It took nearly twenty minutes of comforting each other before they where no longer in tears and were able to pull apart from each other.

"Will you forgive me?" Harry pleaded.

Ginny wiped her eyes as she looked up at him. "Of course." then she gave him another hug that lasted only a short time.

"Well, now that I'm done making a git of myself, what do you say we find a way to get together this summer?" Harry asked

Ginny nodded her head. "Sounds good."

"Right...so we can come here easily. But we would have to walk all the way to the other..unless we could get a broom to work here...that would be a fairly fast way of travel...but I don't know the way to your house from mine either...Fred and George Drove the car last time..we will have to get a map."

"Couldn't Dobby just bring us over to each other?"

"No, Dobby doesn't know how to apparate or anything, House elves get around by stopping time and going to where they need to go, and starting time again."

"Oh." she stated dejectedly. "Well...could WE learn to apparate? I know Percy has a book on it in his room. I could nick it, stop time, then we could meet up with brooms the first time and learn to apparate! Then we would be able to see each other whenever we wanted."

"That may work...but...well, I heard a sixth year talking about it...they said you can leave...parts behind..so I don't know, that could be dangerous."

"What if we had Dobby with us? Could he fix us if we splinched ourselves?"

"Splinched?" Harry asked.

"When you leave something behind." Ginny explained.

"Ohh. Well Dobby may be able to. I can ask him. Lets start time again, and call Dobby, then we can stop time again, I'm sure having Dobby here to help will be loads better anyway, he's brilliant!"

Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and started time again. "Dobby."

Dobby appeared with a CRACK. "Hello Harry sir."

"Hey Dobby, we need you for a second." and with that Harry reached out and took Dobby's hand and stopped time. "We need to figure a way around the loud noise when we start or stop time as well. I'm sure if anyone was near this room they are wondering what is going on with all the popping sounds coming from it." Harry gave a small laugh. "I can just imagine what we would look like...two people enter a room, and you hear a bunch of popping noises then they leave the room about 10 seconds later."

Ginny giggled thinking about that, while Dobby just sported a large grin.

"Anyway." Harry said, now turning to Dobby. "Me and Ginny where thinking about learning to Apparate, but there are a lot of problems that can happen when practicing. Could you fix any problems we may have Dobby?"

"Dobby can do that."

Harry punched his fist into the air, while Ginny did a weird little dance. Now that he thought about it..it was similar to what Fred and George did at his sorting in first year.

"Oh another question Dobby. Can wand magic work here? Or staff magic?" Harry asked.

Dobby nodded his head. "As long as you is bringing your staff or Wand when you is stopping time. Then yes."

Harry just smiled while Ginny did her little dance again, and Harry couldn't help laughing at her antics. "Dobby. Can a house elf use a wand if they are given one?"

Dobby looked unsure of himself for a second. "Dobby thinks so...but it is being bad for house elf to use wand."

Harry crouched down so he was level with Dobby. "I want my house elves to use wands so they have more protection...Will you use a wand for me Dobby?"

Dobby gave a small nod of his head. "But Dobby does not be knowing a way to get a wand."

"Well." Harry said, standing and looking smug. "I was thinking we could find some books on wand and staff making and practice here...after all...we will have as long as we need to master the skills."

"That's a good idea...we could all have secondary wands in case we loose our main one!" Ginny exclaimed.

"And we can have a wand or staff that do not have the ministry underage tracking charm on them either!" Harry put in.

"Ministry does not have charm on wands. They is using a magic monitoring map to see where magic is being used." Dobby added.

"What? But if they only monitor that way, then if ANYONE cast a spell near my house they would think it was me! How is that fair...wait a second...that's how you got me in trouble at the beginning of the year!"

Dobby hung his head. And looked to be restraining himself from hurting himself "Dobby is sorry master. I is being bad house elf."

"No its ok Dobby. You where only trying to help...well now that we know that..we just need to find a way to block the ministry's map...there must be a way.."

"Dobby's old master put a rune ward on young masters room to block magic detection...Dobby does not know how tho."

"Thats ok Dobby. We can go to Diagon Alley and read as many books as we want. we can stay in a bookstore for a few years reading and practicing." Harry said with a grin. "Just think! We have all the time we want. We can learn everything we ever wanted!"

"Maybe." Ginny agreed. "But it would get very Boring after a while. Not that I don't like your company Harry, Dobby. But I don't think we should spend to much time here over long periods of time."

"I think your right Ginny. What do you say we don't ever spend any more than two years at a time in here? And we have to spend at least a month in normal time before we can come back. Unless its an emergency of course."

"That sounds good. What do you think Dobby?" Ginny asked.

"Dobby thinks that is a good plan."

"Great..so Ginny don't worry about that book from Percy. I'm sure it will be in Diagon alley. We can plan on going to Diagon Alley two days from today. We will spend two years there then we can finish summer, and spend two more years when we start Hogwarts next year. Sound good?"

Ginny just nodded her head with a large smile. While Dobby preferred to bounce around in excitement and squealed. "Yes Harry sir"

"Great! Ok so we will all meet in front of the book store at two o'clock. If I am not there at two, wait fifteen minutes then go back home, and contact me with a owl to find out what happened. And I will do the same if you are not there."

"Right." Ginny said.

"Ok. Lets go." Harry reached for Ginny and Dobby's hand, then returned to normal time. As soon as they where back, Dobby left with a CRACK, and Harry and Ginny left the room to find things exactly as they had left...although barely 20 seconds had past in total from the time they entered the room.

The two grabbed their luggage and headed off the train where they saw Mrs. Weasley waiting. She held Ginny at arms length.

"How are you dear?" she asked.

"Good mum." Ginny said before throwing her arms around her mother.

Mrs. Weasley returned her hug for a moment before looking at Harry. "And how are you Harry dear? Oh you look peckish, have you been eating enough?"

Harry smiled at Mrs. Weasley. "I'm doing well ma'am, I've been eating plenty...thank you."

"Oh nonsense dear. Its Molly or mum."

Harry blushed. "err ok...Molly."

"We should get going. Lots to do. You take care of yourself dear." Mrs. Weasley said as she crushed Harry in a hug.

"I will, bye Molly." Harry then turned to Ron. "Take care mate. And be nice to your sister...I heard her talking about some prank she was going to pull on you if you bother her to much."

Ron paled." Err right...Have a good summer. We'll have to meet up later at Diagon Alley to get our school supplies."

"Sounds good. Have a good summer." Harry gave Ron a handshake then a pat on the back as he turned to Ginny. "I'll see you soon." He whispered as he gave her a quick hug.

"Bye Harry" Ginny responded.

Harry then turned to find Hermione, and found her with her parents talking to Mr. Weasley not far off. He walked up to Hermione. "Mr. Weasley drilling your dad for information on muggles?"

Hermione turned to Harry with a smile. "Yes. But no more than mine is asking about wizards, he thinks they are just as fascinating."

Harry gave a small laugh before giving Hermione a small hug. "Take care of yourself Hermione. Me and Ron where planning on meeting up when we have to get our school supplies. You should see if you can come as well."

"I will." she responded.

A minute later Hermione and her parents where leaving the station so he turned back to the Weasley, and found they to where leaving. So after one last round of goodbyes they all parted ways, and he found his relatives off to the side sulking.

"About time boy!" His uncle spat at him.

"Whatever." Harry said as he followed his relatives to the car.

After a long ride back to number four, Harry grabbed his trunk and owl cage and Hurried up the steps to his room. Once there he had Hedwig fly to his arm and stopped time. Then he took her outside and hid behind a bush before returning time to normal. "Go fly to the Weasley's, and stay with Ginny for now she'll take care of you." Hedwig nipped his finger before taking flight. Then he stopped time and returned to his room, and right before he sat on his bed he returned time to normal.

Harry sighed. He couldn't wait for his trip to Diagon Alley in two days.

The two days went quicker than he would have thought though. As his relatives had pretty much left him alone as long as his chores where done at the end of every day. And before he knew it, it was one o'clock on the day he was to meet Ginny.

"Dobby!" Harry said. And an instant later a CRACK sounded and Dobby was in front of him. "Ready?" he asked.

"Dobby is ready."

Harry grabbed his broom from his trunk then reached out and took Dobby's hand, then stopped time. "Do you know the way to Diagon Alley Dobby? The map I got is a muggle one of Uncle Vernon's. And I'm not sure what street the Leaky Cauldron is on."

"Dobby knows Direction Harry."

"Good. Just get on the back of my broom and you can show me what way to go as we fly."

Harry and Dobby went outside and after getting Dobby situated on the broom they took flight. After about an hour of flying they arrived, and he and Dobby dismounted the broom. Then they went to a small alleyway not far away and started time again. Then the two started their way to the front door of the Leaky Cauldron. It was fairly busy and nobody even noticed as the two went on their way to the area that branches off into Diagon Alley. And after touching his wand in the sequence needed to open the stone archway, they headed to Flourish and Blotts.

Harry looked to his watch and saw it was still fifteen minutes until it was two o'clock. He was just getting ready to sit down and wait when he saw Ginny walking at a brisk pace in his direction.

"Everything go ok?" Harry asked as Ginny gave him a quick hug.

"Yup, just used the floo. Not sure how long I have until mum finds me gone though, we should hurry." she answered.

Harry held his hands out and Dobby and Ginny reached out and took hold of a hand, and a moment later Harry stopped time.

They where all ready to begin their training.