Tough Love

The next few days were very busy, getting ready for the wedding, and brain storming where the horcruxes could be. When Harry woke up

on his birthday, he did not realize what day it was.

He got dressed and went stairs, not seeing that Ron was not in bed. As he went stairs he heard exited whispering, but when he got to the kitchen, he didn't see anyone. All of a sudden a bunch different people shouted "HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!" Harry pulled out his wand and shouted "PROTOGO!" and a blueish shield went up around him. He blushed a deep red when he realized what was happening.

"You're getting as jumpy as Mad-Eye Harry!" Ron said, laughing. He looked around and saw it was decorated for a party. "The real party will later Harry, dear." Mrs. Weasley said smiling warmly. All of the Weasleys were there, inlcuding Hermione, and Fleur.

Harry had a lot of fun watching Hermione and Ron

glance at each other, then look away quickly when they

realized the other was looking, and watching Fleur try to talk

Bill into trying a French dish, which had a name Harry couldn't pronounce.

It's was 2:45, almost time for the party. Harry could hear

people aparating outside and Mrs. Weasley yelling at Fred

and George,

because they had set of Dungbombs in the cellar again.

When Harry went down stairs 15 minutes later, the first thing he saw was Tonks yelling at Lupin. "YOU DIDN'T GET A CARD! REMUS LUPIN YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR BEST FREIND'S SON A BIRTHDAY CARD!" Harry smiled, from what he had heard, Lupin had finally given in, and asked Tonks out. Tonks stopped when she saw Harry come down the stairs; she turned and glared at Lupin one more time, then stomped off to talk to Mrs. Weasley.

Lupin came over to Harry and patted him no back saying" Thanks Harry, I think she was about to slap me. And so you know, I did get you a birthday present, just not a card. She wouldn't let me get a word in edgewise." Harry smiled and took the small box his former professor was holding out. "Thanks." He said as he opened the gift, it was a small mirror. "It will show any person in the world, and tell you what they're saying." Lupin said grinning. "Wow thanks!" Harry said, examining it carefully. Lupin smiled, and went of to talk to Bill.

Harry then realized just how many people was actually

There. There was most of the Order, Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas (he glared at him, still not sure

what to think of him), Seamus Finnegan, and some of his other Hogwarts friends.

The one person Harry

didn't see was Ginny; were was she? He looked out side, and everywhere,

but she was no were. Harry went up to his bed room so he

could put away Lupins mirror, when he heard a sniffling coming from Ginny's room. He went to see who was in there, and he saw Ginny sitting on her bed crying.

He went over and sat uncomfortably on here bed, and kind of patted

her shoulder, in what he thought a

comforting way. She looked up to see who was in with her, then seeing who it was, glared at him.

"What's wrong Gin?" he asked concerned. She looked at him, then

at her hands and said in a voice Harry didn't recognize, a voice that sounded very cold, and distant.

" I'm not going back to school Harry."

She looked at him, her face starting to turn red with anger.

"I don't want to stay there, and know your out there doing God knows what, while I'm in school like a good little girl!"

Harry looked at her, opened mouth, completely surprised.

"Gin, you said you were fine with it! What changed?"

She glared at him again "Nothing changed Harry; you're such a git sometimes! I never wanted to stay; I always wanted to stay with you!

But I didn't say anything because I thought you would change

your mind!" Tears started forming in her chocolate eyes.

"Ginny, I can't let you come with me. Please, just back to school. Everyone I've loved has died, and I don't

want you to die!" She looked at him, the tears starting to fall. If Harry wasn't so worried

he would have looked away. "Then why are Ron and Hermione coming?" She said in a deadly serious voice. He hesitated. "I...I'm not not sure of they are Gin." She looked at him shocked.

"You're going to leave without telling anyone aren't you?" She asked, her voice much more high-pitched that normal.

"I don't know Ginny!" Harry cried, now very sorry he had said it.

She started to look like she was about to slap him.

" HARRY JAMES POTTER IF YOU DO THAT TO MY BROTHER THEN I WILL KILL...!"

She stopped abruptly, because Harry did something that even surprised himself, he leaned over and covered her open mouth with his. For a moment, she seemed to melt into him, then he pulled away quickly.

What am I doing! He thought to himself.

He jumped up and ran out of the room, leaving Ginny staring

open mouthed at him, shocked.

A/N Re-doing this one also! I will be re-doing all that I think re-done at some point, but I'm not sure what all I have time to do. I hope every one liked this chapter, I think this chapter was when I started actually getting a little bit of talent. The reason I am re-doing these chapters now, FYI, is that I am sending it to a English teacher to see what she thinks of it all, to see if I have a bit of writing talent in me. If I do, I might start writing my own book, who knows? Anyways, please review everyone!

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Sam