Carolquin – I hope this one lives up to standards

Graham mallalieu – I am a bit of a romantic yes, I do have Ginny and Harry together some way in all my stories

Ginny278 – here is the conversation and the understanding of what went before

Chapter 7 Talking

"We are here now for a time, what is it that you wanted to talk with us about?" Lily asked guiding Harry over to a couch that was in the room.

"I want to know what I am supposed to do now." Harry said taking a seat in between his parents. "I did what I had to. I destroyed Lord Voldemort. But now."

"You have a void in your life." James answered for him.

"Yes." Harry nodded.

Lily gently stroked her son's face. "Is there no one in your life now?"

"No," Harry answered. "I can't have anyone."

"Why not?" James asked. "Even though there was a fear of Voldemort your mother and I still had each other."

"It was because of each other we survived as long as we did." Lily added. "We gave each other a reason for being."

"It wasn't the same for me." Harry replied.

"You've had no other happiness in your life, a special person." Lily asked.

"I did once. She was wonderful."

"Tell me about her." James coaxed.

Harry slowly started to describe Ginny. He told his parents about how they meant. About her being Ron's little sister. What he had gone through during his sixth year at Hogwarts before he got the guts to kiss her.

His father smirked when Harry described the strange feelings in his stomach. "It's natural." He had said.

"She sounds wonderful, but you are still alive and so is she." Lily asked taking Harry's hand.

"I don't think it would be right." Harry started. He did not know how to say what he wanted. "She is just so wonderful and witty and loving."

"You are afraid of hurting her." James completed Harry's thoughts.

"Yes," Harry answered.

"But Voldemort is gone. You should be free to live your lives." Lily held a smile as she talked.

"It's more complicated than that." Harry said. He then began to tell them about what had truly been bothering him.

In the days of hunting for the horcruxes Harry kept himself going at times thinking about Ginny. What it would be like to have her after the war had ended. He imagined living with her in a house near the Burrow and having tea with Hermione and Ron.

The images no longer came easy after an unsettling night with a misplaced letter.

Harry had left Ron and Hermione to sleep. The thoughts of the next Horcuxes, which they figured to be the last, was brewing in his mind. It was the thought of completion that kept him awake.

To keep himself occupied he started putting their gear back into the bag so they could leave in the morning. That was when he saw a letter.

The letter was addressed to Hermione. Harry had known the handwriting to be Ginny's. So far Hermione had read and stored all of the letters that Ginny and the other Weasleys had sent to them.

To feel a little closer to Ginny Harry decided to read the letter. It talked about the new measures that were taken at Hogwarts and how the teachers were handling the students. It seemed Hogwarts had grown quite grim. Ginny had all but left because of how it had become.

She also talked about the direct to work program she had joined. They taught her at Hogwarts and she left the school at times to actually work. She had a job with St. Mungos. They were in desperate need of nurses. They were going to train her to be a full healer while she worked as nurse.

Harry stopped for a moment. He had remembered Hermione talking about Ginny training to be a nurse, but nothing about her leaving Hogwarts. The security measures at Hogwarts would have kept Ginny safe. St. Mungos was not as secure as what Hogwarts had been. It made Harry a little uneasy to think about her there.

He continued reading on. Derek has been such a pal to me. Harry stopped after that sentence. He had no idea who Derek was, but it seemed that Hermione had.

He has been doing such wonders for me. Derek has been making all of this training so much easier. They are rushing us through really fast. Yesterday on break we had lunch together and he was just so kind about it. He talks about us and the future. He wants us to be together.

Harry could not read anymore. He felt as though he had been stabbed several times. It was horrible.

Ginny had moved on with her life. He had secretly hoped she would hold out for him. But she didn't.

When the final battle came he tried to concentrate on something that he had that was worth living for, nothing. But he still managed to live.

When they returned to the Burrow Harry was so happy to see Ginny when she came home. He looked at her and wanted to be with her. But he knew if he touched her then he would want her and would fight for her. Harry did not want to put her through the emotional turmoil. He had done enough of that to her already. When she came home he would not touch her. Since then he had made sure there was a distance between them.

"Is she still with him?" Lily asked.

"No, she broke up with him before Voldemort's fall. I found out through Ron in a round about way. I didn't know at the time."

"She sounds free to me." James said. "You should take a chance with her. Maybe she still does care for you. If you take the first step. Any good woman is forgiving. Do you think your mum wouldn't be with me right now if she wasn't good hearted enough to forget about my youth?"

"He was worth it to me." Lily said. "Maybe Ginny will be worth it for you."

"There's more." Harry said. "Something that is worse, especially if I decide to be with Ginny."

Harry went on to tell about the Scrimgeour report that had grown quite a stir around the Magical World and what the report detailed. It had listed names of Deatheaters who Harry had killed on his path to Lord Voldemort. Harry admitted that the names, numbers and details on the list were a bit exaggerated, but he only did what he had to.

"I received a box of cookies that were poisoned." Harry said after explaining about the report.

Lilly nodded for Harry to continue.

"The ministry didn't find out who sent them, but I did." Harry felt the same dread that he had felt whenever he saw Ginny recently as he explained. "The cookies were sent by a mother of one of the Deatheaters listed in that report. She didn't want to believe that her only son was a Deatheater. She thought I killed him in cold blood. I didn't. If I hadn't of killed him he would have hurt Hermione or Ron."

James kept his hand on Harry's shoulder while he talked. "That wasn't the only time was it?"

"No, someone caused an explosion with the intent of killing me." Harry explained.

"You found out who was behind the explosion?" James prompted.

"Another family member of another Deatheater. He was arrested for a different charge and is in Azkban." Harry felt himself finally able to say what he wanted to. "It just seems that one half is celebrating because I destroyed Voldemort. The other is resenting how I did it. Now what happens if they find out about Ginny?" Harry asked. "What if she is hurt because of me? How am I supposed to live my life now if I am alone?"

"I think that is a decision for her" Lily answered. "She must decide I think. Talk to her, tell her the truth about what happened. If she is has wonderful as you say she would know that are risks."

Harry hugged his mother once again. It seemed that she was just how everyone described her.

"Take the chance." James said to him. "You're a Potter we don't let go of the things we want so easily. Let her do what she wants, but be open to her."

Lily nodded in agreement. "If she loves you she will be with you. Like your father said take the first step."

Harry nodded, he then realized that he got what he needed and would wake soon. "Wait," he said not wanting to leave his parents. "I just wanted to thank you for what you did for me."

Lilly hugged Harry again and whispered in his ear. "We love you."

Harry slowly felt himself waking up from a dream. The first thing he saw was a vision.

"Ginny," he said looking at her.