Chapter 22- Fading/Forgetting and Believing/Breaking

It's been weeks since I last saw him, talked to him. Two weeks to be exact. My promise still in my heart, and his with it. I won't break this promise if it kills me. I just hope Harry doesn't break his promise to me.

This has changed over the two weeks. Ron and Hermione would always be together but now their friendship is moving away from each other. Ron doesn't spend a lot of time with Hermione and Hermione doesn't spend a lot of time with Ron. I wonder if it was Harry that kept those two together.

Hermione has been keeping herself really busy. I haven't seen her nose out of a book. She's gone into her studies. Determined to pass her Newt's. She tells me I should to, why I don't know? She's changed a lot, she doesn't seem to have that much of a heart that she had two weeks ago. She thinks only of herself. I've seen her looking at Draco and when I catch her, she just blushes and says whatever. I think she still likes him; well maybe he likes her back. You never really know.

Draco talks so much about Voldemort. I wonder if he plans to go into the circle and bring him back. I hope he doesn't, it would create chaos. He seems a lot more caring, and just like I said he's been telling us Dark spells. I knew he would eventually, but now seems early. He's been staring at Hermione a lot. I think he regrets breaking up with her, whom wouldn't she cared so much for him. All he did was rip her heart in two, but maybe I'll put it back together.

Draco and Hermione have been studying together. Their relationship is growing from acquaintances, to friends, and I hope back to lovers. I've seen how happy they are together. They both smile a lot and laugh.

Ron seems to be way to busy with Luna. They are finally together; saw it coming for so long. They both can't stop seeing each other. Kissing here and there, its rather gross. I think they'll be with each other for a long time. Ron doesn't seem much for friendship anymore, but Luna never gives up her faith. She came up to me the other day and whispered something to me.

He'd Never Betray You Or Us

I've never felt my heart pound so much before. Did she know, she couldn't. I looked at her and before I could say anything she just smiled and walked away. I'm sure it's her faith that keeps her believing in Harry. She's the only one to really truly keep to their symbol.

Ron has forgotten about Harry. I asked him on what he thought about him and he said nothing and walked away. Why? Why did he walk away? I thought he was Harry's friend, or maybe he just assumes Harry will come back. Then I heard him say to Luna that he didn't know about Harry anymore. He didn't know if he could ever trust him. I saw Ron's sign the other day; it's so faded. His friendship sign, the dog is gone. Hermione came up to me and told me she didn't believe in Harry anymore. She told me crying that she didn't what to believe anymore; she just wished she never met Harry. Hermione's fiery heart of love is gone.

I talked to Draco; he said he believed in Harry. He then said but that could only go so far. He said Harry helped him, and now Harry did what he ran from. He wants to fight and find Harry so badly. He believes and doesn't believe. Then I saw his snake, he doesn't believe. His snake is just as faded as Hermione and Ron's. Why are they doing this, doubting him? They have all failed him, they have all broke their friendship with him. They don't believe in him.

I sat crying that day for hours. I wanted to tell them to believe to trust, but I couldn't. I watched them forget him as their friend, forget what they gave to him. Love, Friendship, and Courage with Cunningness. I'm the only one left. I know and believe he will come back to me. I can never give up, next year I'll walk through this hall with my head held high. I cried so much with my head held low. Then Luna came up to me.

"You shouldn't cry," Luna said. " It would kill him, you know. He cares for you so much, he wouldn't want you crying."

"Luna no one cares," I cried.

"So," Luna said. " Who cares if they don't care as long as we don't give up? Ginny they made the choice to be his friend; they made the choice to forget him, to let him fade from them. Ginny I've made the choice to stay with him. I've made the choice none of them would. I believe and still believe in him. He's the best's friend I could ever have, I'd never give up on him."

"Luna.."

"Listen," Luna said helping me up. " Let them forget, let them forget how happy he made them because they don't deserve him. For all these years he's done so much for them and look what they do for him, leave him. They don't deserve him. He's saved them for years and now they just stop believing he'll still save them. Well screw them, I can't take it anymore. Let them forget him, because you know what I'll be standing with Harry at the end and so will you. Whether we're standing on the light or the dark, we'll always be on his side. We will never forget, and you know what he'll come back to us. He'll come walking through the dark to the light. He'll come for you, and he'll come for me, his true friends."

I never cried after that. Luna was right, why should a sulk when they should sulk? So I got up and marched down the hall with my head high like it should be. Luna right beside me. We would stay his friends till the end, died or alive always on his side.

I sat there almost forgot Clara was even with us till I saw her crying. I asked her what was wrong she told me something I never thought I would ever hear. The stone of Lightened Dark. She carried it around her neck. She was so scared I didn't know what to do. She told me Dumbledore wants her and Draco to go and join Voldemort and bring Harry back. She told me Voldemort her father gave her this stone years ago, before her mother was killed. She told me the stone has so much power and she doesn't know what to do. If she goes to Voldemort he will kill her for it, he would kill his daughter for it. I asked her how she could wear it; I thought it burned the person. She said it has a curse placed on it, by her father. She doesn't know how to get it of and doesn't care. She has never taken it off since she received it in that letter. She fears death I can tell. She fears her past has finally caught up with her and there is nothing she can do now.

I knew though that she was hiding something. Then to my surprise she told me she believed in Harry. She believed he'd come back to them and that everything would be all right. She believed he'd protect her and that she would be fine going to Voldemort. I held her for three hours as she cried this all to me over and over none stop. Then I told her enough and told her the same words Luna told me. Now all three of us walk down the hall not shedding a tear. Why? We believe, we believe in him, our saviour or best friend, the love of my life.

We believe when no one else does. Ron, Hermione and Draco are nothing but the shadow to me. I've let them go, there the past to me. If you can't believe then I don't believe you them, in their love, friendship, and courage. I will never believe in them now. I can't and don't. They would betray me so fast just like they did to Harry.

Hermione asked me if I was all right and why I was ignoring her. I turned and told her because you don't believe. She laughed and said come on Ginny. I laughed back, forget it. Then I turned and walked away from her. I sit at the Gryffindor table alone now. Why? Because I believe when no one else would. I see Luna is having troubles with Ron now, because she believes and he doesn't. Clara and Draco aren't close anymore. It's Clara, Luna, and me against Hermione, Ron, and Draco.

This was it; we weren't really friends anymore because they failed to believe. They let Harry fade from their hearts, and now they forget about him. They ignored people who talk about him and go on with their lives. I watched Hermione scream at people who say Harry's doing it for them. She told them give it up, he's gone, he betrayed us. I felt tears in my eyes that day, but stopped them from falling. I had no reason to sulk, they did. Yet I couldn't stop them. My friends were gone. My brother's friendship was broke. I didn't cry for Harry, I cried for them. I got up tears running done my face and pushed Hermione to the ground. I stared at her for sometime. I broke it, I couldn't believe it. She said Ginny, I'm sorry. I shook my head and ran from the Great Hall. I ran and ran till I came out to the lake and sat down. I cried my heart out, not for Harry, but for my friends. Friends I didn't have anymore. Friends I didn't believe in or believe in me.

When I went back to the common room Hermione wouldn't look at me. I closed my eyes and then looked around the room. Ron was sitting by the fire, Hermione with him. She had been crying I could tell. What for, you bitch I thought. Then I went up to my dorm. I lay on my bed all night thinking.

When would I see him again? He promised to come back for me. We were leaving in a couple of days, now. The train would be so sulking. No one talking, afraid if they said something wrong.

I choose to stay his friend. I choose to be with him forever, whether were dead or alive. I've made my choice, when I walk down to leave. I'll show everyone my choice. I'll tell everyone my choice. They can choose to betray him, but I won't. I'll be walking not only for me, but also for Harry. For all those who believe. It will be just like Luna said...

He'll come walking through the dark to the light. He'll come for you, and he'll come for me, his true friends."

That will be how it will be next year. I don't care if I'm not friends with Hermione, Ron, or Draco next year because he'll come back to me and that's all I need, all I need to know. I'll never doubt him, I'll never betray him, and I'll never stop believing.

Why?

Because I choose not to

Because I love him

I love him