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Chapter 10 Harry's Angel

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Harry looked at Hermione, with a sense of confusion in his eyes. " What do you mean Herm? I am not quite sure that I get you. I mean how can my heart be healed without Ginny? Don't you get it she is part of me? In fact my heart belongs with her," he paused for a second before continuing with a hopeful tinge in his voice, " are you telling me that it is possible for her to be with me forever?"

Hermione shook her head from left to right, looking sadly at her friend. "I was afraid you might say so Harry. I knew you cared deeply for each other. But Ginny has a limited time down here. And I know Ginny knows this as well," she said trying to look around for the spot Ginny would be in, in the room.

" Is that true?" Harry asked turning to his wife, his eyes hoping for that one answer that could change his life.

She looked at him and then swept over to him from the other side of the room, and reached out to hold his hands, which he took instantly. " I can never truely leave you Harry, you said it yourself we are part of each other," she said smiling slightly, though her eyes were shimmering with unshed tears.

Harry looked back and forth from her to Hermione. He sighed, " alright, what is it that you two are not telling me?"he asked, his eyes turning serious and focused, like before the war.

Ginny squeezed his hands but it was Hermione who answered. " Ginny is here to help you learn how to live again Harry. And I would say she has done a marvelous job at it. I mean look at you, your smiles have returned, you think of others, you...," she stopped trying to think of the right words, it was one of those emotional moments where even Hermione Granger didn't know the right thing to say, " you have become the Harry we all knew and loved before her death," she said softly, the last word barely reaching her lips.

But Harry caught her words, and shook his head as if to deny it all. " But don't you see Hermione I only did that because she was here, with me to help me through it all," he said before being shushed by Ginny who had put her fingers on his lips

" Harry I couldn't have done a thing if it wasn't in you. You have come along way, but it was all you Harry. You just had to be taken out of the depression. People die Harry. And it hurts to lose a loved ones, but you have to accept it Harry," Ginny said quietly her fingers still placed on his lips.

To Hermione it looked as though Harry's lips were bound by an invisible cord over them, but she knew better. She had seen Ginny on countless occasions doing the same gesture to shut Harry up.

Harry kissed her fingers, " But you know I can't leave you. Not now not ever again," he murmured before pulling her hand down and holding them against his chest. Her fingers were so small. He still had the strong feeling to protect her from all harm, but how could you protect the dead?

Ginny squeezed her eyes shut and let a single tear flow down her cheeks. She leant on her knees and looked up to his face. " I am not leaving today Harry you are not ready yet. But one of these days, you will be and ..." she stopped, swallowing the lump that had formed at the back of her throat. " I want you to know I will always love you Harry. I came to let you know I am safe. Your parents sent there love. Did I tell you that? They are happy Harry. They want you to be happy too. I want you to be happy" she whispered, taking her hands out of his grasp and putting them down on his knees and rested her head on them.

Harry stroked her hair. She looked like a fallen angel and he was touched by that gesture. He didn't know how long it would last. But he knew he had to do something he always wanted before it ended.

" How long?" he asked looking up at Hermione who sniffling noises had made him realize of her presence in the room.

" I don't know Harry, the last time it happened it lasted for a year with that couple. But it may be shorter or longer. This is so rare it's hard to place a time line." she said, wiping her eyes with a tissue.

" I see, " said Harry, his face resolute to make the plans he had always dreamed of with the woman he loved.

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