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:

When dinner ended JR stood up and turned to kiss Ginny on the cheek but she turned her head at that moment and instead kissed her on the lips. Although surprised, Ginny kissed back and even deepened the kiss. The kiss soon ended and they both smiled.

"I would really like to do this again soon Ginny. As an official date perhaps?" JR asked.

"I would love to!" Ginny exclaimed. "How about I owl you? I am free this weekend maybe we can go out to eat in Hogsmeade?"

"That sounds like a plan. Bye Ginny."

Ginny leaned in to give JR a chaste kiss on the lips before leaving.

Chapter 8

JR eagerly waited for Ginny's owl. It finally came the next day around dinnertime. The letter was a welcome distraction from his writing. He was struggling to write about his first Halloween at Hogwarts. He couldn't quite put his experience into words. He hoped that this little break would help.

He read the letter with rapt attention.

Dear JR,

I am free the entire weekend so, if it suits you, we could meet at our table (you know the one) in the Leaky Cauldron at 7 pm on Saturday and then go to Muggle London for a bite to eat and maybe see a film? I know I said Hogsmeade yesterday but I thought that maybe this would be nicer but if you really want to go to Hogsmeade we can. Your choice! Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Ginny Weasley

He reread the letter several times. It reminded him so much of the last letter he had received from Ginny before he formed his new identity.

Flashback:

Harry stepped out of the floo into his apartment. He had just left an Order meeting. Dumbledore had received news that Voldemort was going to attack a small village outside of Kirkcaldy in Scotland. This was where the Ultimate Battle would take place. This is where the Order planned to ambush the Deatheaters and Voldemort. This would be his chance to fulfill his destiny and kill or be killed.

Needless to say he was a little nervous and jumpy. So when he heard a loud tap on the window he gasped and looked around for the source of the noise. To his relief it was only Hedwig. She held a letter in her beak. He knew even before he opened it that it would be from Ginny.

Today was their Anniversary. They have officially been together for a year and Voldemort and the stupid Order meeting ruined the day. He had it all planned. They would go out to the Leaky Cauldron and eat where they had their very first kiss and then they would go back to his apartment and continue the celebration with roses, chocolates, and wine. This was all ruined before they even had a chance to go out. Right before he was supposed to meet her, he got a message from the Order to come for an urgent meeting. So resignedly, he wrote a letter to Ginny canceling their date and asking her to write to him to reschedule their date.

The letter was short, sweet, and understanding. /I don't deserve her. / He thought before tearing into the letter.

Dear Harry,

Don't beat yourself up over this. It's no big deal. We can hold our anniversary on the day of our first real date. So, if you can, we can meet at our table in the Leaky Cauldron at 7pm, okay? I love you so much. I hope everything went well in the meeting. I'll see you soon.

Love you forever,

Ginny

They never got the chance to have that date. Voldemort attacked the next day and Harry went out to face him. He left believing that Ginny would hate him.

End Flashback

JR shook his head to clear it of the memories. He then wrote a reply telling her that going to Muggle London sounded great.

His thoughts then returned to the letter Ginny had sent him. Did she have any idea how similar her last letter to Harry and her first letter to JR were? It was almost ironic and he was a writer. He knew irony! Speaking of writing, though, inspiration had struck! He knew what to write!

The next few days passed pretty quickly and before JR knew it was Saturday afternoon and he had finished his entire first year at Hogwarts. He was very proud of himself. He glanced at the clock and to his horror it was 6:45 pm. He only had 15 minutes to get ready!

He got up in record speed and took the quickest shower he had ever taken and that's saying a lot when he grew up with the Dursley's. When he was finally ready he saw that in was 7:10. /Damn I'm late. / He thought before sprinting out the door and down the steps into the pub. He continued to 'their' table and sat down.

"I'm sorry I'm late." He gasped out. He was out of breath from running. "I was writing and lost track of time."

"It's okay. I was actually late myself. I got here about two minutes before you." She said sweetly. "So shall we go?"

JRnodded and Ginny rose from her seat. It was then thathe saw what she was wearing. It practically made his mouth water. She was wearing a dark blue dress that had a plunging neckline and a very low cut back. It stopped just above her arse. The bottom was cut asymmetrically and was cut mid thigh to her knee. She was breathtaking.

She turned her head and winked at him before walking out the door.

A/N: Thank you so much for all the reviews. They were great. Thanks also to my wonderful muse, Kelly! You should all probably thank her too. If it wasn't for her I might never get any chapters out.