GINNY P.O.V

Living cooped up in hiding was very stifling especially at Aunt Muriel's house. The kids in the house had been reduced from seven to three ( charlie had gone off to Romania) and I was bored out of my mind. That's when Neville came over. He'd been very active in the resistance the past year with me and we'd become great friends. Everyone was asleep so we apparated to a pub at muggle Bristol (side-along, of course) and got sozzled. It was only at 1 in the morning that we left the pub. Knowing that I'd wake everyone up by apparating in legless, I decided to go the bill's place instead.

Apparating was a bitch. Really, there was no other way of putting it. As soon as I popped into the kitchen I felt vomit-ish. Grabbing onto the counter top, I was just about to haul myself toward the kitchen sink when someone's familiar arms enveloped me. I whipped my head around in shock, and the sudden movement along with the sight of Harry became too much for me. I ended my vomiting on my raven haired lover boy.

The look of shock disgust and terror looked comical to me and I burst into hysterics.

Harry clapped a harry onto my mouth to stifle my laughter and spelled himself clean. He sat me down on the floor and cast a silencing charm around the kitchen, then he offered me a glass of water.

It may have been due to the drinks, but I took a while to process that Harry was really here. I was still drinking from the cup when I realised this, and my sharp intake of breath cause me to choke on the water. Harry thumped me on the back and cast a quick spell to clear my airway.

As soon as I was able to breathe I threw the remaining water at harry and accidentally smacked him with the glass right on his nose.

He gasped and cast an episkey before moving an arms length away from me. He almost screamed," Hey! What was that for?!"

Having forgotten that he'd caste a silencing charm, I put a finger to my lips and said " shush! Don't scream! You'll wake everyone up!"

I could see a smile forming on his lips for whatever dumb reason and I lost it. Whatever I had told him about keeping quiet went out the window!

HOW DARE HE DISAPPEAR WITHOUT TELLING ANY OF US! SNEAK UP ON ME LIKE THAT AND NOT EVEN OFFER AN APOLOGY OR EXPLANATION?! IF I GOT A KNUT FOR EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAID THAT HE WAS DEAD OR CAPTURED OR TORTURED OR SOMETHING, I'D BE A MILLIONAIRE!

Taking control of my anger I walked toward him slowly, asked angrily,' How dare you waltz in here? I haven't heard a squeak from you the past year and this is how you greet me? No explanation, no note, no contact! You could have been caught or killed for all I knew... and our last conversation would be some stupid small talk from Bill's wedding!"

His eyes remained downcast and that's when I noticed the bottle in his hand,"YOU'RE DRUNK?" I laughed humorlessly at our situation. For a split second, I visualised a parallel universe where I'd be drunk and I'd meet a drunk ex-boyfriend... but we were here. In this world. He is the Chosen One and I too have many responsibilities. My anger sparked again and I said sarcastically," Why, look at that! the Chosen One, The Boy Who Lived, The 'Oh-So-Great-Prophesied-One' is pissed! Our world is really in safe hands!"

Harry had remained calm the entire time listening to the earful I was giving him, but at this last comment his anger flared. He was about to say something but I couldn't hear him, suddenly everything started moving and I fainted.