I keep forgetting to thank everyone for their reviews. Keep em coming. It keeps me going hehe. Hmm, the next chapter. This time I only think there is one more.


Ginny woke up the next morning disoriented. The sun was shining right through the window and hitting her across the face. Groaning softly and stretching, she sat up. Half asleep still she got up and walked into the 7th year's room. Looking around she sat down on the only unoccupied bed.

Waking up more she got back up and walked down the stairs to the common room to find Harry sitting on the couch.

"Good morning Ginny."

"Morning Harry. I'm sorry about last night."

"That's ok. How are you feeling?"

"Meh." Harry raised an eyebrow. "Better but not great."

"Ahh. Hungry?"

"What time is it?"

"About 9:45."

"Hmm, yeah I am hungry, but I think I'd like to see Hermione first."

"Would you like me to come with you?"

"I'd like to go by myself this morning, do you mind?"

"No, not at all," Harry replied, "I'll save you some breakfast."

Ginny gave Harry a quick hug. "Thanks."

Ginny opened the portrait hole and stepped through. She turned around. "Really, thanks Harry." She kissed him on the cheek and left.


It didn't take long for Ginny to get to the hospital wing, however as she was getting close she could hear voices. She started walking with a small spring in her step as she recognised one of the voices as Hermione's. As she got closer, she recognised the other voice as Ron's.

They were yelling at one another, and Ginny slowed down and stopped just around the corner of Hermione's room. She knew she shouldn't listen but she was curious.

"Where is Ginny?" She heard Hermione ask.

"I don't know Hermione and I don't really care."

"I do care. I want to see her Ron."

"No. I forbid it."

"You WHAT? You FORBID it? Who do you think you are, that you forbid it?"

"She was the one who caused you to be here. I'm your boyfriend dammit, and you will listen to me. You aren't to see Ginny."

"You're my... My... Boyfriend?" Hermione sounded incredulous. "You are not, and never will be my boyfriend." Ginny's heart swelled a little. "Now go find and tell Ginny I'd like to see her, and get out of my sight. I don't want to see you again. Ever!"

Ginny quickly and silently moved to hide further around the corner. She had a sneaking suspicion that she didn't want to be anywhere near Ron right now. Ron was mumbling to himself as he passed her hiding place.

"I'll just give her a bit of time and she'll come around. She just woke up and is disoriented. Damn Ginny when I find her, I'll... Oh Hermione, I know how much you love me and how much you want me. Soon enough you'll come crawling back to me."

Ginny couldn't stand listening to this any longer. "She doesn't want you Ron." Ginny told him a little too cruelly, but she was angry with him.

"Yes she does, what would you know?"

"Whatever. Just keep your delusions to yourself and stay away from her."

"Who're you to tell me what to do when it comes to her?"

"I'm the person she's asking for, and not the one she's telling she never wants to see again." Ginny turned on her heel and walked into Hermione's room. When turning she just managed to catch Ron opening and closing his mouth like her wanted to say something back to her, but she didn't care. Ron was being an ass, and she was more concerned about Hermione right now.

"Good morning Hermione."

"Did Ron find you?"

"No, but he saw me."

Hermione frowned. "I don't understand."

"I was just around the corner when you two were arguing. He was being as ass when he went past me and I couldn't help but have words with him. I think he might be super peeved at me now."

"Right now, I don't care how he's feeling."

Ginny smiled. "I thought not. How are you Hermione? How's the ankle? How's your head? How's..."

"Gin, stop," Hermione took her hand. "Sit, please. I'm hurting all over, but at least I'm awake now."

"Hermione," Ginny cried, "it's all my fault! Ron was right."

"Shush. Ginny none of it was your fault, you didn't ask me to go searching for you. I wanted to do that. Tonks was going to go out and look for you. I practically begged her to let me instead. You never asked me to apparate us out. I told you I was ok to apparate, and unless you asked that Death Eater to stun me."

"Hermione I would never!"

"Ginny." Hermione was laughing. "I'm joking with you. I know you never asked that Death Eater to stun me. The point is, none of this is your fault. I don't blame you Ginny, and Ron is being an ass."

Ginny was overwhelmed and before she knew what she was doing she had her lips pressed against Hermione's. It took a moment for Hermione to do anything, but Ginny didn't even notice. She felt Hermione respond by deepening their kiss and putting her hand on Ginny's cheek.

It wasn't until she heard Hermione's soft moan that she was aware of what was happening. She jumped back suddenly and stammered. "Oh god, 'Mione. I um... oh heck... um." With that she ran out of the room. Not even waiting for Hermione to respond.

Ginny was scared and very confused. She couldn't even blame this on her overactive imagination. Faintly she could hear Hermione's voice calling out for her but how could she go back in now? After doing that? Wasn't she disgusting? She wanted to go find a hole and crawl into it. Maybe if she knew where that small cave was she could go back and live out her life there for she surely couldn't face Hermione again.

Ginny raced into the Great Hall. Harry and her breakfast were there; normalcy. She flopped down besides Harry and he pushed a plate in front of her. Ginny didn't feel too much like eating, but she didn't want to appear sick so she started eating slowly.

Harry put his hand on her knee. "Ginny are you feeling ok?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Normally you eat as fast as Ron," he grinned. "and right now, I bet a snail could beat you."

She leant her head against his shoulder. 'This is what I'm supposed to want, isn't it?' "Yeah, I am fine really. How is everyone?"

"They're all good. Still worried about you." He kissed the top of her head. "How's Hermione?"

"What?" Ginny said without thinking.

"Um, Hermione. You know Ginny, your friend that you went and saw this morning?"

"What? You haven't seen Ron?"

"No. Should I have?"

"I just assumed he would have come back here. She's awake Harry! She's alright after all. I didn't kill her."

"You didn't... Ginny, did you think you caused this? Because you didn't."

"Everyone keeps saying that."

"That's because it's true."

"Whatever. Anyway, Ron and Hermione were arguing when I got there. I don't think he'll be seeing much of her for a while. At least not with her consent. She was very annoyed with him."

"Really?"

"Yeah. He seems to think they're dating, she doesn't and she wasn't impressed when he tried to control her."

"He didn't!"

"Oh yeah, he did. Tried to forbid her from seeing me. She told him to get lost and never come back. Basically anyway. I met him in the hallway and gave him some choice words. He's pretty angry with me now too."

Harry hugged her close. "I'll make sure he doesn't do something he'll regret later."

"Thanks Harry but I'll be ok. What's the plan for today?"

"No idea. We should probably go through the castle and see what needs fixing, and what can actually be fixed. Honestly though, I don't think anyone can be bothered doing anything right now. It's just nice to finally be able to rest and know that Voldemort is gone, for good. Have you seen McGonagall?"

Ginny shook her head no and shrugged to indicate she didn't where where the woman could be.

"What about Kingsley Shacklebolt?"

Ginny shook her head again.

"Oh well," he kissed her forehead again lightly, "I better go and find them."

Ginny looked up into his green eyes. She felt nothing. They weren't the right colour. They weren't the eyes she wanted to look into. "Why?"

Harry sighed and rolled his eyes. "Need to talk to the both of them about what is going to happen with the school and the ministry."

"Sound like fun."

"Oh yes, much." Harry replied with sarcasm.

They smiled at each other and Harry walked away. Ginny looked around. Everyone was happy and excited. It felt like it was a new world and nobody knew what was going to come up next. As everyone else was busy, she was left with her own thoughts.

She didn't quite know what was going to happen. Only two things were certain to her. It didn't involve Harry and she had better talk to Hermione.