A/N: wow! Thanks for all the reviews guys! I was definitely not expecting so many this originally started as me just writing something, wasn't even supposed to be a fanfic. But the more I wrote the more I noticed some of Ginny's personality and hardships and it threw itself into the world of Harry Potter. It's been awhile since I've written a fanfic , so just bear with me. For those that wanted to see more of Harry, here you go. I hope you enjoy
A/N 2: disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. Nor do I own the song.
She looked up to see who the man was only for her breath to catch, "Harry?"
His eyes bulged and then his expression softened into a smile, "Ginny."
They pulled each other in a hug and the longer they stood there the more Ginny realized what was going on. She pulled back and slapped him across the face, "HARRY JAMES POTTER! HOW DARE YOU! YOU LEFT ME AFTER DUMBLEDORE DIED TO GO AND BE ALL HEROIC AND THEN YOU PRETEND THAT YOU DIED AND THEN YOU WERE ALIVE AND YOU KILLED HIM COMPLETELY AND THEN I FINALLY THINK WE'LL BE TOGETHER AND WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU BLOODY LEAVE ME AND THE REST OF US WHO FOUGHT SO HARD! AND TEDDY! WHAT ABOUT POOR TEDDY WHO LOST ALL OF HIS FAMILY! HE NEEDED HIS GODFATHER! I WOULD THINK YOU OF ALL PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT!"
He winced and rubbed his cheek, he began, "Gin, please—"
"DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME GIN, POTTER. ONLY FAMILY CAN CALL ME THAT!"
She stormed past him and accidently knocked into a blonde haired woman, but said nothing as she started to run to the nearest bathroom.
Hermione and Ron looked at Harry in pity and as Ron stepped to talk to Harry, Hermione left in the direction that Ginny had run.
Harry shot a look to Ron, "what? You want to have a go at me too?"
Ron shook his head and grabbed him in the biggest brotherly hug he could muster, "I've missed you mate. We all have. And as much as a shock this is, I'm glad you're home."
"I was expecting more anger from you and Hermione, you know."
"All of us, except for Ginny, have talked about what would happen if you ever came home. And all we could ever say is that if you were safe and happy, then we understood and would welcome you back. But Ginny is going to need time."
Harry sighed and looked in the direction Ginny left, but spotting Theresa he smiled and decided to let time take its toll.
Hermione checked all the bathrooms on the first floor before she gave up. But as she went to open the door to go back out to the atrium, Ginny pulled her back in and fell into her arms.
"Oh Hermione, I can't believe it. After all this time he came home and now he probably wants to run away again. And it's all because of me."
Hermione held her while she cried and told her that Harry probably understood and to just let time do its magic. How long they were there, neither of them knew. But when they finally left the bathroom everyone else was gone.
"How about we go back to the Burrow, Gin? I'm sure the memorial for Fred is about to begin."
Ginny sniffled and nodded her head and headed towards the nearest fireplace to floo back to her childhood home. When the two of them arrived the house was empty and they assumed that everyone was out at the cemetery already. The ever growing Weasley family was standing around Fred's headstone and just saying some of their favorite memories. All of their significant others were holding onto each other while her mum and dad said their piece. She saw another couple standing a few feet away and realized that it was Harry and the blonde haired woman that Ginny had ran into. They were standing a few inches too close to be friends and she felt the familiar tears pricking at the corner of her eyes. Ginny silently berated herself and stepped closer to Hermione and Ron and turned her back on Harry.
At the end of the ceremony, everyone turned back to the Burrow for a small meal before the large family would go their separate ways and go back home. As she set the table, Ginny noticed Harry and the blonde woman take her dad to the orchard for a small private chat and her curiosity heightened considerably but she pushed it back down and busied herself with helping her mum out with the dinner. After everyone was exceptionally full, they cleaned up and head outside for some fresh air.
Harry turned to everyone and spoke, "I-"he paused… "I just wanted to apologize to everyone for disappearing like that all those years ago, but I'm back now and I hope everyone can eventually forgive me. You were the best family anyone could ask for and always treated me with kindness and I turned my back after I defeated Voldemort," he was silently glad that no one flinched, "But I could not stand all the media attention and ministry attention that I knew I would be getting. So I grabbed my cloak and I ran for it. For three years I roamed Europe and learned many new things before finally heading to America and settling down in Nashville, Tennessee. I was there, alone, for three more years before I found someone very special to me. The first person I felt anything for in six years," he glanced at Ginny and found only a cold glare as a response, "She is still with me today and I know that we're probably intruding today but I wanted you to meet her." He pulled the blonde to his side and continued, "this is Theresa and she has been very kind to me these past few years and has showed me a love that I only wish I could have kept all those years ago," silent tears began to fall and Ginny almost felt bad for him and for herself, almost.
All of them, except for Ginny, went up to the couple and hugged and kissed Harry and telling them how much they missed him. No one noticed Ginny run upstairs and grab her guitar, nor did they notice her slowly tune it or her start strumming it until it was perfect. Only when she began to sing did they stop to listen—
Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
What I want and I need
And everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful
That girl he talks about
And she's got everything
That I have to live without
She glances at Theresa and without a doubt; she knew that the other girl was much prettier than she was…
Drew talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's just so funny
I can't even see
Anyone when he's with me
She remembered how it felt to be in his arms at the atrium and how everyone disappeared when she saw him again.
He says he's so in love
He's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows
He's all I think about at night
She thought back to all those nights that she would stay awake wondering what he was doing and where he was, hoping and praying that he was okay..
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
She started to wonder why this song had come to her mind, but it was somehow perfect…
Drew walks by me
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
He was staring at her with his mouth hanging open, not even bothering to close it. In fact, all of them were. Except for Hermione; she had opened herself to Hermione so many times, they would stay up for hours just talking about Harry and how she still loved him after all these years.
She better hold him tight
Give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes
And know she's lucky 'cause
She snuck a glance at those green eyes, they were still gorgeous…as she continued singing, she really did mean everything the song was saying.
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
She began to cry and the teardrops fell, but she didn't care for once. He needed to hear this.
So I drive home alone
As I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight
She remembered a night where she had a little too much to drink and had burned the few pictures that had been taken while they were still together…
'Cuz he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
Ginny could not believe the courage she had to be able to sing this in front of everyone. She silently hoped this hit him hard.
He's the time taken up but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
She smiled a little for good measure and started to walk away. She heard someone following her and saw that it was Harry. He looked at her with those beautiful eyes and she started to falter. He grabbed her hand but she wrenched it away, "No Harry, I can't do this." He dropped her hand like she had burned him and she turned on the spot and apparated, leaving him alone in the dark.
A/N: thank you so much for reading, please review and let me know what you think. And for those of you that don't know, the song was "Teardrops on my guitar" by Taylor Swift.