Kan asked how much of what had happened was dream. All of the previous chapter was Giny dreaming. No more. I hope if anyone else was confused, that it clears it up :) Doesn't clear it up for poor Ginny though lol. Sorry this chapter took so long to upload. I hope it's worthy. I wanted to have the last one up for a little longer then the rest :) but not as long as it was. I've been a little bit busy.
Ginny held the tears in until she got out of the hospital wing. Once outside she started to run, as fast as she could. She wasn't sure where, and she didn't really care at this point, she just wanted to get away. She could hardly see through the tears and twice only just stopped herself from running headlong into a wall.
Crash. She ran straight into someone.
"I'm sorry..."
"Ginny?"
"Harry?"
"Oh Ginny!" Harry wrapped his arms around the girl. "We've all been so worried about you. Ginny?" Harry tipped Ginny's head back so she would look at him. "Are you ok?"
She looked into those brilliant green eyes."Yeah. Yeah I'm fine really. I think I'm just a little tired."
"It's over Gin, we won."
"Mmm, yeah I know."
"I know this is real soon, but I miss you Ginny."
Ginny wasn't really listening, she was in her own thoughts. "Yeah..." She answered automatically.
Harry leaned into Ginny slowly and kissed her. Ginny was shocked and didn't do anything right away but this didn't last long. Hesitantly, Ginny started to kiss Harry back. She ran her hands up his chest, dimly aware of how hard and muscled it was, and wrapping her arms around his neck she pressed into him.
He pushed her back, into the wall and kissed her harder, eliciting a small moan.
"Mmm. Mmm, Ginny we should stop."
Ginny sighed and looked into Harry's eyes. "Middle of the school probably isn't a good place." Ginny felt confused. This is what she wanted wasn't it? Wasn't it? "Harry, I'm sorry, look, I'm really tired. I think I'm gonna go to Gryffindor Tower and sleep. I'll find everyone first and let them know." Ginny started to walk off, but turned back to Harry. "It is still standing isn't it?"
Harry laughed, "yeah. One of the only places that is."
"Thanks."
She walked slowly into the Great Hall. She was thinking about everything that had happened in the past couple of days while trying very hard to ignore that confusing dream. With everything that was going on, she didn't need the confusion.
"Mum." She hugged her mother tight. "I'm sorry about earlier mum."
"Ginny dear, it's ok. Have you eaten? You must be tired." Mrs. Weasley took her daughter's hand and dragged her over to a small table, shoved a plate into her hands and loaded it with food. Ginny wanted to protest. She wanted to say that she wasn't hungry and that all she wanted to do was sleep but when she smelt the food, she suddenly became ravenous. She thanked her mother and found a place to sit and eat.
She saw Harry come into the Hall, get his own plate of food, and move over to sit with her.
"So much for sleeping."
Ginny snorted. "You know what mum's like. Shoved a plate of food into my hands and told me to eat."
"No one crosses your mother." Harry laughed.
"Well, actually, she didn't force me to eat, I didn't realise how hungry I was until she gave me food and now I think I need something to drink but I really don't know what. Any suggestions?"
"Hot or cold? Alcoholic?"
Ginny hit Harry's arm playfully. "No, no alcohol." 'Would it help me forget though?' "I think. Both."
"Eh?" Ginny had never seen Harry more puzzled. "You think both?"
"Yes, hot and cold. I want both hot and cold."
"You're a very strange girl Gin, very strange."
Ginny grinned at Harry and jumped up to get herself those two drinks. Started off, then spun back around on the ball of her foot and almost fell over. She started giggling with Harry. "Did you want anything while I'm up Harry?"
"No thanks."
"Ok." Ginny bounced away. 'I need sleep.'
She poured herself half a cup of pumpkin juice and downed it in a couple of swallows, then got herself a mug of hot chocolate and carried that back over to Harry.
"Ron mentioned he saw you." Ginny rolled her eyes. "He seemed a little cranky with you."
"A little?" Ginny raised an eyebrow.
"Ok, a lot."
"He's an asshole and I... I don't wanna talk about it."
"If that's what you want."
"Yeah, it is... I'm sorry Harry, like I said earlier, I think I'm just tired."
Harry nodded. "Sure. Would you like me to walk you to Gryffindor Tower?"
Ginny was about to say no, "Yes, sure, thanks." 'What?' "I'll just go tell the others."
Ginny walked back to her family and let them know she needed sleep and that she and Harry were going to Gryffindor Tower.
Walking back over to Harry she smiled. "Let's go."
Ginny thought she knew all the shortcuts to Gryffindor tower, but Harry surprised her by taking her through shortcuts she didn't have any idea existed. "Harry I thought I knew all the shortcuts. How did you know these ere here?"
"The Marauder's Map."
"That what?"
"Marauder's Map. Sirius, Lupin and my dad created a map when they were at school. It shows all the secret passages, and where every single person within the school is. It's one of the ways the three of us got around undetected so much in the past few years."
"Oh? And the other?" Ginny gave Harry a half smile.
"Invisibility cloak. That was my dad's too."
"Oh I see." Harry pointed to the right down a corridor. It took a further 2 minutes to arrive at the Fat Lady. "Um Harry. How are we going to get in?"
"Hmm. Can you let us in please?"
"What has happened? The portraits are all a flutter."
"We defeated Voldemort and his followers. We're here because Ginny needs sleep."
"You know I shouldn't without the password, but the way things are, I think I can let you in, just this once." With that, the portrait swung open.
"Thanks," replied Harry as he climbed into the Gryffindor common room.
Ginny followed Harry through the opening and turned around after closing the Portrait and came face to face, almost nose to nose with Harry.
"Harry, what...?"
Harry was kissing her within seconds. She was kissing him back and pressed into him. Gently she pushed him backwards onto the lounge and sat on him. She felt his hands, calloused and rough, slip under her shirt and rub her back holding her close.
She moved own small, soft hands through his hair. It was too short suddenly she stopped kissing him. "Harry I can't."
"What? Why?"
"I... I don't know. I have to go." She moved off him quickly and went up into the girl's dormitory. She could hear Harry's protests softly. She knew that he wouldn't follow her even if he could and she was grateful. He was sweet, and she loved him, didn't she? Ginny was incredibly confused. She was hoping that a good night's sleep was all that she needed.
Walking into her old room, she saw all of her school things still at the end of her bed. It was cold, as the House Elves hadn't been in to warm them, but she didn't care. It was a soft bed. Climbing into bed, she fell asleep almost instantly. This being a testament to how tired she was, as her brain wouldn't stop thinking. Hopefully tomorrow will make more sense.
