Disclaimer: JK rowling owns HP. I am just writing this for fun

Author's Note: As promised here is the epilogue!

Epilogue: The Morning After

The sun shone brightly over the grounds of Hogwarts. Everyone was situated in the Great Hall eating or just talking. I was enjoying the peace of just being able to sit in the Great hall with my head on my mum's shoulder. My family was quiet, none wanted to break the silence. They were most likely thinking about Fred and the funeral arrangements. I however, was thinking of Harry. The battle had been over for hours so I figured I would give him time if he even wanted to talk, but I had no idea what I would say to him. After all he put me through do I still care? That feeling of my heart breaking still plagued my mind. I never wanted to feel that kind of pain again. The sound of retreating feet took me out of my thoughts and that's when I noticed it was just my mum and me left at the table.

"Where did everyone go?" I asked.

"The boys went to go wash up. There's so much to do so they wanted to get a head start." Mum said with tearful eyes. I nodded and placed my head back onto her shoulder. Its amazing how much comfort mum's could provide.

"Ginny" Mum said. I looked up at her wondering what she could want to say to me. Would she choose this moment to ground me for joining the battle, "Don't give him too much trouble when he goes to talk to you." Mum said. I just stared at her. Could she be talking about him? "I know about your relationship 5th year and I saw your anguish when you thought he was d- de- gone" She said as her voice broke, "I think everyone heard the pain in your voice Ginny, even Harry." Said mum. She was right. Everyone heard the screams of Hermione, Ron and me.

"He broke me mum." I whispered, "He broke me into small pieces. I never knew I could feel that sort of pain."

"If you love him Ginny, then you will try to hear him out, but it never hurts to yell a bit" she said with a small smile. I swear mum surprises me everyday. Suddenly a commotion around Luna started. What was she up to? All I wanted to do was go see my tree, but I think that can wait. I think mum needs me more. After an hour or two mum bid me off to bed. Like I would be able to sleep? Before I could fall asleep I thought about Harry and what I wanted to say to him. At the moment all I wanted to do was yell at him. I wanted him to feel the pain he made me feel. Tears fell down my cheeks helping me fall asleep.

~HP~HP~HP~HP~

It was still dark outside with just the hint of the soon sunrise was just showing through the windows of the girls 6th year dormitory as I awoke from a horrid nightmare. All I could see was Harry's lifeless body, but this time he never woke up. He just stayed there and Voldemort wins. I wonder how long it would be for these nightmares to die down? I slowly got out of bed to notice some neatly folded clothing at the corner of the bed. At least I got some clean clothing now, I thought. I grabbed the clothing and went to the shower to wash up. By the time I was done the sun was starting to rise. I ran down the stairs and onto the grounds, not wanting to miss this. I always loved the mixture of colors the sky created when the sun rose.

I walked towards my favorite tree and was surprised and excited to see it still standing. It wore a few battle scars, but didn't we all? Its branches were a bit singed, but at least it hadn't been completely burned down. I sat down and stared at the lake, towards the sunrise. The sun was shining on the grounds, which looked completely horrid. There were stains of what looked like blood on many parts of the grass, many trees were missing from being burned down, and everything looked…broken. It is a sad day when nature reflects the people around it. This war we may have won, but it left us completely vulnerable and broken. Yesterday may have been exciting because we got to watch Harry kill Voldemort, but today when the bodies need to be relocated out of Hogwarts, it will hit everyone hard. We lost many casualties. My heart went out to Colin's family, who were all muggles. They probably did not understand the war and why Colin was on the run with Dennis. Now they have to find out that their eldest son died during battle. Then Tonks and Remus who both left behind a beautiful little boy. He would never get to know his amazing parents. They would never get to see him grow and become a man. Then Fred, just thinking his name brought tears to my eyes. It hurt so much knowing that I would never see him again. Poor George, he looks exactly like Fred. How must he feel knowing that his twin, his best friend did not make it? Then my thoughts went straight to Harry. Seeing him dead was the worst experience that I never want to experience again. I never felt so broken in all my life, even when I opened the chamber. How could he do that to all of us? Hermione and Ron especially, after all they did for him. How could he just go and get himself killed? I never heard Ron so hurt.

How could he hurt me like that? I know it's a selfish thought, but I love him. Not because of what he did last night for the Wizarding World, but for him. I honestly could not live without him in my life. Is that what mum was talking about? How could I forgive him?

"Ginny?" A hesitant voice called out. I could recognize that voice anywhere, "what are you doing up at this time of day?" Harry asked.

"I dunno, guess I couldn't sleep" I answered staring at the lake, scared that all my resolve would break with just one look at him. Just hearing his voice was enough to make me forget my hurt and pain especially when talking to me. I had to stay strong. I waited a year to talk to him. I half expected him to shrug and walk away, but instead he sat next to me and took in his surroundings.

"So what are we looking at?" he asked

I shrugged, "I'm looking at the destruction around us." I could feel his eyes gazing at me, but I held strong. I honestly did not want to fight or yell, I just wanted to talk to him. Yelling would not accomplish anything, but make him close up.

"Really? I guess it depends on your point of view because I see more of a new beginning" he said staring at me still.

"How's that?" I asked still staring out to the distance.

"Even though the war happened and the battle left its mark, the plants are healing and growing and nature is healing itself." He said. He must have changed over this year because he has never been this…analytical; "I spent a lot of time in forests this past year." He said as if reading my thoughts.

"Ah that makes sense" I said trying not to smile.

"Can we be a part of that new beginning?" He asked rather confidently. I almost looked at him, but I knew I couldn't, not yet. My heart was beating fast and I knew what my answer was to that question, but I could not let him off that easily.

"Harry I spent an hour thinking you were dead" I said trying to keep my voice from breaking, "I don't think I could handle it again" I answered truthfully. His gaze was still on me.

"I know and that's why I'm not wasting any more time. I- I did die." He said and I almost turned to look at him, "but I was given a choice to come back. I couldn't leave Voldemort here and I couldn't leave you." He said with confidence, "Please look at me" he begged. I turned to him finally and felt my heart start to race. I found myself unable to turn away from him. He had some scratches on his face and he looked worn out. His green eyes were the only part of him that shined. They were filled with such emotion as he stared at me. This past year I haven't been able to look into those brilliant green eyes for more than seconds, "Gin I know I hurt you, but I have a reasonable explanation that I want to tell you all about."

"You've changed" I said, "You were never this confident" I said with a small smile.

"After this war I don't want to waste any time. I guess defeating a dark lord would do that to you" he shrugged. I know I should be yelling at him, but I couldn't get myself to. My emotions were in a war right now and so far Harry's side was winning. I guess it was the tree that had calmed me, which was lucky for Harry, but all I wanted was him. That's all I wanted for this whole year, "I honestly don't think we could start over" he said sadly, "we've been through too much. Could we try and continue what we had- er- last year. I am not saying this right at all" he said annoyed at himself. That's the Harry I remember, the nervous boy who left to fight. He grabbed my hand and asked, "I know you've barely had time to even think about this and we just finished a war, but could you umm be my girlfriend again. I know its probably way too early and-" I had to stop him before he rambled for too long. I already knew I wanted him. My heart was feeling alive for the first time in a year, I could not deny it the healing needed for any longer. I leaned over and kissed him. It started out as a soft kiss but it soon grew hungry. His lips were a bit chapped, but the kiss was definitely worth the wait. My hands found their ways around his neck and his found my waist to pull me closer to him. This was definitely better than his birthday kiss, that's for sure.

"harry? Harry where are oh" asked Hermione as she got closer. I tried not to pay her any attention and kept snogging Harry, until-

"Hermione what is it? Oi!" Ron shouted. Harry broke apart from me only enough so that our lips weren't touching. I wasn't quite ready to let him go yet and neither was he from the looks of it, "We leave you alone for a bit Harry and you immediately go off the snog my sister!"

"Ron!" Hermione yelled annoyed.

"What? I'm her brother I am allowed to say something!"

"You prat!" Hermione said with a small smile. He smiled back and then they started snogging!

"When did that happen?" I asked a bit disgusted

Harry pulled onto my hand to help me up.

"Sometime during the battle." He shrugged.

"Okay I can understand why he doesn't like to see my snog." I shivered

Harry pulled me closer to him. "Gin I just want to be sure. Are we- er- together now? I know we have a lot to discuss, but I didn't lose you this past year did i?" he asked blushing. I smiled wide for the first time in a while and hugged him.

"Harry I've always been yours" I whispered. He looked relieved and then smiled wide before capturing my lips with his.

"Oi! We are still here you know." Ron said annoyed.

"Ron shut up I'd like to snog my boyfriend in piece you know. I haven't seen him in almost a year!" I yelled back. Harry broke into a wider smile if possible.

"Don't loo so smug Potter" I said with a smile, "You still have a lot of explaining to do, to me and my family" I said with a smile before grabbing onto Hermione and walking away. Life was definitely going to take forever for us to heal, but slowly I could feel myself getting better. Yeah we will be mourning our friends and family for the next week but at least we will be able to mourn them together.

The End

Author's note: I know it was cheesy but honestly i think Ginny would not have yelled at him like crazy, I feel she would be too tired to yell. Thats why i had them talk the next day. I hope you liked it. I like cheesy endings lol. Also thanks to all the support and for reading!