Chapter 8- Back to the Burrow

Harry awoke suddenly. The last thing he remembered was a huge, hairy hand, smacking him backwards. He then hit a tree and it all was blank up to now. Then one thought entered his mind.

"GINNY! RON! HERMIONE! JAY!"

To his content, the three of them came through the double doors of his ward at that moment.

"What happened! Where's Jay?"

"Don't worry Harry. Were fine-but Jay." Hermione nodded to his left.

He looked and saw a bed with the curtains drawn around it. Witch nurses were walking in and out, until one said "You can come in now."

Harry got out of his bed and walked with the rest inside. Jay had a cast on his left arm and both legs. He had a deep gash running from his top-left forehead, across his nose (which looked broken), down to his chin. His right eye was swollen and bruised. He suddenly stirred. His right eye remained closed, but a huge grin came upon his lips.

"Well, sorry about that...But at least we did it eh?"

"Thanks, you saved my life twice then." Whispered Ginny.

"No problem. I brought you in to the whole damn mess anyway. Let's just say you owe me one." And he grinned widely.

The nurse lifted up his T-shirt and Ginny gripped on Harry's hand for comfort-Jay had huge rips diagonally and vertically across his chest and stomach, as well as purple bruises. Hermione gasped.

The nurse said "He was hit with a body-break curse, which causes breakages to bones and large cuts and bruises. But he'll be alright soon."

Later that day, a worried Mrs Weasley came and took them home. They had gotten over the attack, but Harry felt weird and knew why. When Ginny was about to be attacked, he realised he would die if she did first. He knew what he must do.

After his birthday (which he asked not to be celebrated much), in August, he went to Diagon Alley for something special.

On the 1st of September, he told everyone except Ginny of his plans and he told them to leave for a bit of the evening. They all came up with excuses not to be there. Harry made a candlelit dinner for him and Ginny.

"Ginny, when I held you, earlier this year, I told you I never wanted to let go. And it's true. And I love you as much as anything I ever have, will or do love. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and make a family," He got on one knee "Ginevra Weasley-will you marry me?"

She stared into his eyes for a while and then smiled. "Of course!"

He slipped his diamond ring on to her delicate finger.

She magically vanished everything on the table and threw him down upon it, launched herself on him and began to kiss him furiously.

Until "GINEVRA WEASLEY!" shouted Mrs Weasley.

"GET OFF HARRY!"

But this could not dampen her spirits. "Harry just proposed to me! Were engaged!"

He had already told them his plans, but were still overjoyed.