Chapter 5
Gone Together
Harry said, "Ginny! Come with me!" Ginny stopped and turned around. She asked him if he really meant it. Harry couldn't let her go, so he dropped his bags and hugged her again. "Yes Ginny. I mean it and I love you… I can't let you go." Harry leaned in to kiss her, but they saw a light go on in a distance. They both looked at it for just a moment and noticed what had just happened. Some one was in the kitchen at the burrow! Someone could spot them! "Run!" said Ginny in a hurried whisper. So they gathered their bags and ran down the road. After an hour or two, they came to the Lovegood house. They were about to pass it up when Ginny stopped Harry. "We should go say hello." She said. Harry wanted to see Luna again, but her father could rat them out to where they might be. He shared this thought with Ginny and she agreed. So they kept walking farther and farther away from home. Soon enough, they came to a little town with a hotel, a few shops, and a bank. And now the sun was rising and the Weasley's would realize that they were gone. And soon enough, they would come here to look for Harry and Ginny. "Ginny, we need to hide. Your family will be looking for us soon. And plus, we need to get some rest." said Harry. Ginny agreed and suggested going to the hotel. Harry decided they should hide their identity because they could be described easily. Since Ginny wasn't allowed to use magic at the time, Harry changed her hair color to black. And Harry used the spell Hermione used on him when they were being brought to the Malfoy Manor to change his own appearance. So they walked into the hotel and asked for a room. Finally, they got settled in and fell asleep very fast.
Ginny awoke to sunlight through the hotel curtains. She felt Harry's arms tightly around her. She opened her eyes and looked around. Eventually she pushed Harry's arms off of her waist and got up. Ginny sorted through her clothes and picked some to wear. So she went into the bathroom and took a shower. A few minutes later, Harry woke up with hunger in his stomach. He got up and heard the shower running. He decided he would take a shower after Ginny. But he called the front desk and asked where a good place to eat would be. He got a few suggestions and wrote down the address of a diner close by. When both of them were ready to leave, they made sure they both couldn't be recognized. So they checked out of the hotel and headed towards the diner. When they walked in the door, they saw some people the hoped never to see for a while. Ron and Hermione! Ginny looked up at Harry and had an expression of worry on her face. They were seated at the table next to Ron and Hermione's. They both sat on one side of the table so their backs would face their friends. Ron and Hermione were talking about Harry and Ginny. "I wonder if they are together. You know… eh… running away together." stated Ron. "Well of course they're together, Ron. I mean honestly. What are the odds of a couple running away separately, from the same house, on the same night?" Hermione said. Ron agreed and was about to say something, but Hermione knew what he was about to say and said it first, "Ron! Well… they might… what if they ran away to… you know…" Ron laid his head on the table. Then he said, "Well, I do kinda understand why they wouldn't tell us. They knew we'd get uncomfortable with it. But if they come back married… uh… Mum will be pissed. And so will everyone else… And to add to that, we wouldn't get to be there. That's why I'd be mad."
"Me too." agreed Hermione. After they said those words, Harry and Ginny looked at each other. Harry had never thought about asking Ginny to marry him, other than one time. But then, Ron and Hermione got up and walked around all the tables. When they got to Harry and Ginny's table, Ginny put some of her dyed, black air in front of her face so it looked as if she was gothic and Harry put his hood up. Ron and Hermione described Harry and Ginny as if they still looked like their normal appearance. Ginny got very nervous, but blurted out, "Nope haven't seen 'em sorry bye." Hermione rolled her eyes. Harry knew that Hermione thought Ginny was rude. So Ron and Hermione walked out of the diner and to a different store. Harry put his hood down and Ginny removed her hair from her face. "That was really close." She said. Harry agreed, but really wished he could talk to them. After Harry and Ginny were done eating, they got up and decided to hit the road. Now that they weren't tired and full of food, they could get farther than they did the other day. They walked until their feet literally wouldn't let them walk anymore. So they sat down against a tree and rested for a while. Then, Ginny remembered what Ron and Hermione were talking about. The Weasley's thought Harry and Ginny were getting married. Ginny mentioned this thought to Harry. "Well… we have kinda been going out for a year, but still." Harry said. And after that there was a long silence. Then, Harry piped up and said, "Well… What would be wrong with getting married?" Ginny looked up to him and said, "Nothing. But we're still really young. I mean, I would love to marry you… but still, think of the effect."
"I know what you mean… but if we love each other, what's the point of waiting? We'd be like your parents."
"So now what?" said Ginny. Harry smiled at her. But then he said, "Let's wait until we get settled somewhere. And then we can get married." Ginny smiled and told him that would be fine with her. Soon it got dark, and they were miles away from any shelter. So they lay under the tree and slept under the stars. They were very grateful that the weather was calm that night. And the only question now was, where would they stop and settle? And When? Ginny was shivering in her sleep. BAM! A huge noise inside of Ginny's head exploded. She could see a dark scenery. There was a strange man in small town stalking around and sneaking so no one would see him. Then again, BAM!