Title: Not Quite Gone
Author: SweetAsheyPie
Summary: Harry leaves the Wizarding world after defeating Voldemort. He then disappears without a trace, and creates a new identity for himself. Then things get tricky when his true identity is discovered.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter (and associated characters, likenesses, concepts, etc.) belongs to J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing, Scholastic, Inc. AOL/Time Warner, Inc., among others. I make no claim, written or implied, upon Harry Potter. No money is being made and no infringement or disrespect to the creators / copyright holders is intended.
Previously:
"Oh please. Call me Hermione. There are way too many Mrs. Weasley's in this family." Hermione and Ginny chuckled at what seemed to be a family joke.
This just made JR wonder exactly how much he had missed.
Chapter 4
"So, Hermione," JR began, "what did you think of my book."
That was the opener of a very long conversation about psychology and children.
Suddenly the fire turned green and a very worried looking Ron Weasley came out of the fire. When he saw Hermione, he looked very relieved. "Oh, thank Merlin, Hermione. I was going crazy. You weren't home and I thought that you might have gone into labor or something. I almost had a heart attack." To emphasize this he put his hand on his heart.
"Oh Ron, you're such a drama queen." Hermione said. "But I am sorry that I didn't leave a note or something. I just lost track of time. I was engrossed in a very interesting conversation with Mr. Johnson here."
Ron turned to JR and looked as if he just realized he was there. "Er...Hullo. Sorry didn't notice you there. I'm Ron Weasley. Nice to meet you Mr. Johnson." Ron offered his hand to be shaken and JR took it.
"Please call me JR. It's nice to meet you too."
"So who are you? Ginny's new boyfriend?"
/I wish/ JR thought to himself.
"Ron!" Ginny yelled, embarrassed. "No. He's JR Johnson. You know the author of that psychology book Hermione and I have been reading."
"Oh. Sorry mate." Ron said to JR. "I didn't realize."
"It's no problem really." He took a glance at his watch and realized it was 5 in the evening. "I really should be going. I have to go get a room at the Leaky Cauldron and get some affairs in order."
"Would you like to have dinner with us at our house?" Hermione asked.
"Thanks, but I really can't. I really need to be going. Can I use the fireplace?"
"Yeah, sure." Ginny said.
"Umm…If you want, you could catch me at the Leaky Cauldron. Just leave a note with Tom or someone. Maybe we could get together again sometime."
"Yeah, I'd like that a lot." Ginny said sincerely.
"Me too." Said Hermione.
"Bye, then" JR said as he walked to the fireplace and put the floo powder in. "The Leaky Cauldron" He said before he disappeared.
Ginny couldn't suppress the sigh that escaped when he left. He almost reminded her of… "No." She thought to herself. "He's dead. He's been gone for almost 10 years. You need to get over him already, Ginny" She scolded herself. His mannerisms reminded her so much of Harry. The way he would run his fingers through his hair when he was frustrated, which happened a lot when he tried to explain something to Hermione. It was also how she was attracted to him. She felt a very strong attraction to this man she had just met. And she hadn't felt anything like it since Harry had gone.
"Ginny? Are you alright?" Hermione asked. Suddenly she smiled. "You like him don't you?"
"I dunno." Ginny sighed. "I am attracted to him but… He just reminds me so much of someone and I really couldn't take a rejection if he doesn't want me."
"You saw it too! I thought it was just me. But yes I saw it. He really reminds me of him."
Ron just kept looking back between the two, very confused about exactly who they were talking about. "Well," he prompted, "Who does he remind you of?"
"To put it bluntly, Harry, Ron. He reminds us of Harry."
"Who? That JR guy? You've got to be kidding. He looks nothing like Harry."
"Not the way he looks." Hermione said exasperatedly. "The way he acts. He acted the same way Harry did. He pushed back his hair when he was aggravated and flattened his hair when he was nervous. It was very disconcerting. He did a lot of things Harry used to."
"Well that's all good and well, Hermione, but Harry's dead. You know that."
"There was no body, Ron." Ginny said sadly.
"What, do you think he just decided to up and leave after he killed Voldemort? Bloody unlikely."
"Well I dunno." Ginny shouted. "I still can't believe he's dead. I loved him. Heck I still do love him." Ginny cried.
"Gin. I think that you just need to let it go. He's not coming back. I've accepted it. Why can't you?"
"Let it go? LET IT GO! You know what Ron Weasley. I've been trying to let it go ever since that funeral. That picture up there," Ginny pointed, "reminds me every day that he is dead and won't be coming back okay? But I can't just stop loving him. He was my first and only love. And I'm going to hold on to the hope that maybe one day he'll come back to me. There is no body, therefore there is still hope. I've accepted that he probably won't be coming back after so long but I still have hope." With that Ginny ran from the room and left two shocked people staring after her, thinking about what she had said.
A/N: I really didn't feel like writing this chapter this week like I had planned for a while but my muse threatened me with bodily harm if I didn't have it out by 3am on August 22. So here I am after writing to 2 hours to get it done. Go me lol.
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