After the Graduation ceremony school was let out soon after. The summer flew by and before Harry and Ginny knew it the night before he left arrived. They ate dinner and shortly after that decided to go for a walk back to her secret place. As soon as they got there Ginny went over and sat on the swing. Harry followed her and sat in the swing with her. She curled up next to him and before she knew it she felt the tears begin to sting her eyes. He looked down at her when he heard the sniffling sound from next to him. He smiled sadly at her and said,

"Ginny, don't think about tomorrow. Just think about tonight and enjoy it."

"It's going to be a long and hard summer without you being here, and I know that as long as you have strength and someone here to come home to you will be back," she said.

"And I will be back," he said softly before kissing her.

He felt the tears running down her cheeks as he kissed her and he knew that he was going to miss her just as much. The night ended all too soon for the couple and before she knew it she was giving Harry one last kiss goodnight and then went to bed. As soon as she got inside her bedroom she let the tears fall more freely.

The months flew by after that final night Ginny became increasingly more depressed. She missed Harry and feared for his life at the same time. School was back in session at Hogwarts and that made her miss him even more so. She kept hearing about people that had gone off in hopes of defeating Voldemort being killed. Every time they announced a death at school she prayed it wasn't Harry. And so far every time it wasn't. But she did have deal with other people's deaths that she knew. She was saddened by the news that Voldemort and the Death Eaters had killed Colin Creevy, his brother, Luna Lovegood, and a close friend of her family. Soon the year was winding down and Voldemort was gradually losing power. She knew the final battle would be soon. One morning when she woke up she knew that today would be the day of that battle. 'Please let Harry come home to me,' she silently prayed. That morning at breakfast she got a letter from her brother Ron with an update about the war. She quickly read it and people noticed that she had suddenly started to smile. A few people asked her what was in the letter but she just shook her head. She wasn't about to let people know that it wasn't from Ron, but Harry. After reading it she knew that he would have the strength to defeat him. Later in the day the school was in complete peacefulness when McGonagall announced that the battle had begun and that although it was a hard fought battle so far the better side was being more successful. Ginny was white as sheet just the same. She was fearing for her brother's, Hermione's, and Harry's safety and their lives. Towards evening Ginny looked out her window and kept thinking of Harry.

Meanwhile several miles away from Hogwarts the trio and many others were trying to keep the Death Eaters at bay. Both sides were evenly matched and fought hard. Just as the battle was starting to wind down a little Harry's scar erupted with a strong burning sensation. Ron noticed that he had doubled over in pain and alerted everyone that Voldemort would probably be in the area soon. Everyone got ready and prepared themselves for the biggest part of the entire battle. Just as Harry recovered from the first eruption Voldemort decided to appear. He doubled over completely and almost passed out. Many of the people present jumped in front of Voldemort and Harry as protection but Voldemort just laughed and used Crucio and made them just levitate in the air all the while inflicting pain. When Harry awoke he found everyone suspended in the air screaming in pain.

"What have you done," he asked.

"Why…nothing…yet," Voldemort replied coolly.

"What do you mean yet," he asked sharply.

"Why I still have yet to do this," he said.

He looked up at them, smiled cruelly at them, then made a twisting motion with his hand, and all of them screamed in agony.

"Expelleramius," Harry yelled.

The screaming ceased immediately and Voldemort got a scowl on his face. He raised his wand and whispered,

"Avada Kedavra."

"Expelleramius," Harry yelled at the same time.

Once again their wands formed a solid bond between them, but this time it did not have a golden glow to it but a red glow. Unsure of what this meant he kept a steady hold on his wand. He felt his energy being drained slowly, but he closed his eyes and kept thinking of the Weasleys, especially Ginny. Just as he began to think of Ginny he heard Voldemort scream in agony. He opened his eyes and saw that the bond was a bright red but was vibrating. He knew that Voldemort was feeling everything that he was feeling. He closed his eyes again and kept think of Ginny, but more strongly this time. As Voldemort's cries became more anguished the more he concentrated on Ginny. At last Harry finally thought of what he was planning to do when he got out of this. He was planning on proposing to her. Of course no one else knew of his intentions to propose to Ginny. At this thought Voldemort let out one last cry and went up in flames. When Harry felt the bond had been broken he opened his eyes and saw that the only thing that remained was a single wisp of smoke. Everyone at this point had fallen slowly back down from the air. Ron who had got to his feet first looked around and saw that very few had fallen. He saw Harry standing there looking at the wisp of smoke in disbelief. He walked over to him and just stood there for a moment before speaking.

"Harry, are you alright," he asked.

"Yeah, I guess," he answered.

He looked at Ron and said,

"Where is Hermione?"

"I'm right here," she said behind him.

"You're safe, wonderful," he said.

"So are Fred and George except Fred has an injury," she replied.

"What kind of injury," Ron asked fearfully.

"Just a broken arm, nothing Madam Pomfrey can't fix when we get back

to Hogwarts," she said.

"When are we going back," Harry asked suddenly.

"Soon, after we find out all the people who have injuries," Hermione

said.

"All right…good," he said.

"You can't wait to see Ginny can you," Ron asked.

He shook his head and then left the two behind. As he walked along the countryside and found that many people had sustained minor injuries he let his mind wander back to Ginny. He smiled when he thought about the one evening they had spent under the stars at the Astronomy tower. He was startled when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. He spun around and saw that Ron was standing there with a goofy grin on his face.

"Why are you smiling like that Ron," he asked.

"Harry what would you think of a wedding in July," he asked.

"Why," he asked.

"Because I do believe that is when we will have ours," Hermione said.

"Congratulations," he said.

"Are you ready to go home," Hermione said looking at both of them.

"I am definitely ready to go," Harry answered eagerly.

"Gee I wonder why he's ready to go back," Ron said sarcastically.

That night all of them returned to Hogwarts quietly. Fred's arm was healed and he and George returned to the Burrow. Their mother was happy that they were home, alive. Ron and Hermione also went to the Burrow to make the announcement that they were engaged. Harry stayed behind and walked up to the Gryffindor tower. He heard a small noise behind him and turned around. He saw that he was looking at absolutely nothing. He realized that even though Voldemort was gone he still was a bit jumpy around strange noises. He said the password and quietly went inside. He knew that no one would be awake. He laid down on the couch and promptly fell asleep. He didn't know how long he had slept but after a while just as he was beginning to wake up by streaming sunlight a scream woke him up faster. He snapped up and saw that Ginny was standing on the stairway with tears streaming down her eyes.

"Harry is that really you," she asked.

"Yes, Ginny, it is," he answered softly.