Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor do I own, any lyrics used in this Fictional Story.
Author's note: Hello, It's me again. This was the first Fic that I posted on my website when it was first opened in November of 2005. Please enjoy and remember that this is not and will not be a Ginny/Harry Fic.
Chapter 2: The past.
Both Harry and Ginny in their separate rooms were asked what they had been doing for the whole year they had been gone, Ginny had been at Hogwarts completing her schooling and Harry had kind of disappeared off the face of the planet for nearly a whole year.
He had only stayed with the Dursley's the last two months of the closely ending year and before that had been wondering from here to there. Ginny knew she could not lie to Hermione and made sure she would not tell a soul what she was about to say.
Ginny's Past Year,
Ginny retold the story of falling in love at Hogwarts, but she did not reveal everything knowing it would create more harm then good, her feelings had not subsided from this school romance but she had started to get over them and realise what a mistake it was to have those feelings in the first place and to have acted on them, she did not really know where to begin but thought about how it started.
She had been walking through the corridors at school not quite late for her afternoon class with Professor Binn's, she had only just completed her very large and very boring homework assignment, she was walking quite fast to the point of running when she turned a corner and felt her books fall out of her hands and onto the floor with a loud crash, when Ginny had looked up she had seen a dream, a man had gotten on his knees slowly picking up the pieces of parchment and books that were at Ginny's feet, when he had picked up the last piece he stood and smiled at her.
"I am so sorry, I didn't see you coming around the corner," He said whispering in a seductive and sensual way.
Small shivers went up Ginny as if the lightest of feathers had slowly been stroking down her back, she felt like she had just been hexed but could not decide if it was in a good way or not, she was finding it very hard to speak and let a small shy, weak smile creep across her face, while it slowly changed colour creating a slight redness to her cheeks.
Ginny knew this man and knew in her gut that she should not be having these feelings for him.
Ginny had said thank you and that she was running late and had not seen where she was going, she also apologised and went to walk away when her hand had brushed those of the man who had helped pick her things up. They looked at each other and a smile crept up on their faces.
"Do you need a note Ginny?" The man asked as he saw her looking at her watch, bitting her lower lip.
"No that's ok I have only got to hand in a homework assignment and then I have the rest of the day to do as I please," Ginny replied trying to slow her breathing down as the man looked at her with a sparkle in his eyes.
She tried not to keep eye contact for too long thinking that she could easily get lost in those eyes.
The man thought about how much he should not be feeling anything but protection for this now young woman and that her family and Harry meant everything to him, he did not want to lose that. But he felt like nothing could hurt him if he had those vibrant eyes to look into.
"Ok, Ginny well I will see you around then,"
"Ok, but why are you here?" Ginny asked.
"Just some business I have to take care of, nothing to worry about." He smiled as he answered.
"Sorry I didn't mean to pry." Ginny said thinking she was going to far but was unable to stop herself.
She knew the dangers of being with this man but somehow that did not stop her from wanting to go somewhere private to talk.
Hermione cut her off as she saw a tear form in Ginny's eyes and asked her almost instantly who the man was.
Ginny looked up at her and told Hermione that she was not able to tell her but maybe one day she would find out, because it could be very dangerous for anyone to find out the identity of her secret love from the last year of school.
Ginny was asked to continue her story and did so with out hesitation.
They had gone their separate ways a few minutes later both telling themselves how stupid the feeling of lightness they felt around each other and that it can not go any further.
While Ginny was walking around the school that night after dinner, she wanted to sit down and study for the course she wanted to take after school; she wanted to be an Auror and did not want to be under prepared for the challenge. She found an empty classroom and lit a few candles so that she could study and so that no-one from the outside would know she was in there.
About an hour after she had started she heard the door open and someone come in slide down the wall and thanked Merlin that he had not run into Ginny through the day because he did not know if he would be able to control his feelings towards her.
Ginny stayed stuck in one spot she dared not to move and was in shock about what she heard, deciding that she would be found out eventually she decided to crack a joke in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"You know talking to yourself is the first sign of madness don't you?" Ginny said with a smile.
Looking up the man forced a smile, "so of all the classrooms in this giant school I had to voice my thoughts in this one didn't I!" He said kicking himself.
"What thoughts I didn't hear anything but some mumbles." Ginny lied.
The man got up from the wall and walked over into the light face to face with Ginny.
He sat on the desk and asked her what she was doing in a deserted classroom at this time of the night.
She looked up at him and gave a weak smile then as she put her head down to start looking at her feet as the red yet again came to a settle in her face she whispered, " To be honest I was trying to avoid you,"
The when she looked up to see the shock on his face, she said in a more defined voice, "oh and studying so that I will be prepared when I get asked what I want to be after leaving here."
He looked at her trying to think of something to say but could do nothing but gaze into her eyes. Ginny made eye contact with him and when she went to put her head down again trying not to give in to her overwhelming need to act on her new found feelings she felt a hand gently cup her chin and bring her face back to eye level with his, They gazed into each others eyes and with out warning got so close that their lips brushed one another's, they could feel each others hearts race faster and both felt like their was no control over what was happening. He tucked his bottom lip under her top one and started to gently and passionately kiss her before realising he was making a mistake and pulling away.
Before he could apologise for kissing her, she stood up and got closer to him using her fingers to brush the hair out of his eyes, he stopped her fingers with his lips and felt her crumble beneath him, Ginny moved closer feeling the heat of her lips once again on his and felt his hand move slowly down her back. The candles in the background seemed to flicker as they once again moved in for a kiss letting their undeniable feelings take over.
Ginny saw the shock on Hermione's face and stopped her story before she let his name slip, she knew how everyone would react and that they would all blame him and not her because of the age difference, they would tell him he should of known better and that they did not want to know him anymore, she also knew how much their friendships had meant to him and did not want that taken away.
While Ginny and Harry sat in silence trying not to talk about it anymore, Harry was telling Ron what had happened while he was away.
Harry's past year,
Harry told Ron how he had travelled far and wide to destroy the horcruxes and then eventually Voldermort. He had spent much time in places foreign to him and had not known anyone where he was. He had met many people on his travels, but no one like one person, her name was irrelevant to anyone but Harry and he did not wish to let them know.
She spent much time with him and they saw things together, she had hidden herself away form the wizarding world after the news that many people she known and loved had died, Her Father had died and her cousin, and also someone who she thought of as a mentor.
When she had ran into a familiar face she new she could hide no longer and set off with Harry on his quest, she was wise and talented but most of all she new what he had to do and let him do it without questions. They spent their time creating plans for their next journey and waiting out storms that killed many people in towns they had just been in. Harry did not know if it was a sign that Voldermort had found out what they had done or were doing but they continued to do it knowing that if they were to stop now the world may come to an end before they knew it. They spent all their time together and helped each other heal their wounds when needed, when they were cold and wet they had no choice but to keep each other warm and it had created a bond between them that would not be broken.
Harry had only felt like that before that once with Ginny, he had to protect her but the difference was he knew she could also look after herself and that if need be could protect him and had done before.
Harry could see Ron wanting him to continue but before he did he needed to tell Ron something.
"You do know that what happened does not effect the way that I feel about Ginny don't you Ron and that if I tell you what happened, you can't hold it against me if your sister and I ever find that each other has the same feelings." Harry asked.
Ron looked at him impatiently, " Harry nothing that has happened in the past would make me think different of the way you look at my sister, but I would have to insist that if you ever got into a relationship with her that you would have to tell her these things eventually." Ron replied.
Harry then looked at Ron for permission to finish the story he had only replayed in his head a million times. When Ron nodded his head for him to continue he took a deep breathe and started to recall the events of the year.
She was a rebel but had a cause for it and taught him a few things about himself and what he needed to prove to himself.
He thanked her for that and one night when they were in a dark cave with a roaring fire they had started to talk about things they had done and the amount of time they had been spending together, before he even realised what he was doing he leant into her and his lips landed on hers, she did not pull away at first but precipitated the kiss, and emotions and passion took over their bodies, they pulled apart after a few minutes and looked at each other with awe, they never knew that those feelings had been under the surface but had not regretted what they had just done. The heat and passion that had filled them when their lips had met continued on and before he knew it Harry was waking up with the dawn on his face and his feet intertwined with hers, with his arms wrapped around her he kissed her forehead and watched the once sleeping woman wake up and smile weakly at him, realising that the night before had not just been an amazing dream.
They tried not to spend time talking about how these events would affect their past friendship or the friendships they held at home with their families and friends.
Harry stopped telling his story and told Ron that he was scared of how this could effect what he felt for Ginny, until he had retold the story he had thought that he was over what had happened with this amazing woman, the only reason the relationship had ended was because they knew they had to return the wizarding world and could not let people know what had happened, even thought they still had feelings for each other. It had now been four months since it had happened and he wondered what everyone else was doing, so he suggested to, go to the kitchen for some lunch.
Ron agreed and stood up walked over to the door and waited for Harry to join him.
In the girls room, Ginny was telling Hermione how she would tell her the rest of the story later but she was afraid of what people including her would think if it ever came out, especially Harry, he had always seen her as pure and thought that even though things had changed she wondered if he would ever love her or if she would ever feel the same way about him as she did and had for the man she had spent so much time with at school. She told Hermione she was hungry and they decided lunch was a good idea before they continued their discussion on past events.