She ran over to him as fast as she could. He opened his arms and she fell right into them. She was still crying when he wrapped his arms around her. He gently dried her tears and said,
"I'm back. I kept my promise."
"That you did indeed," she said.
"He's gone Ginny, I did it," he said.
"I knew you would," she said.
"You want to know how I got rid of him," he asked.
"Are you sure you want to talk about it," she asked.
"I'm sure," he replied.
She smiled for a minute and then for the first time in months Harry smiled a true smile.
"I got rid of him by thinking of you," he said.
"What do you mean exactly," she asked.
"I closed my eyes and thought of you when I felt myself getting weak after our wands connected, and after thinking of you I heard him crying out in pain. After thinking of you for a while he finally disappeared," he said.
"So by thinking of me you got rid of him," she said.
Harry nodded his head and then looked up at her. She still had a bit of fear in her eyes and he saw that.
"What's wrong, Gin," he asked.
"How are Ron and Hermione, and everyone else," she asked.
"There were very few deaths, and the twins, Hermione, Bill, Charlie, Ron, and your father are perfectly fine," he answered.
"I'm so happy to hear that," she said.
Well you will be happy to hear the next bit of news," he said.
"What is it," she asked.
"Ron and Hermione are engaged," he said.
"They are what," she said.
"Engaged Ginny, he asked her the question this morning," he said.
"Do they know when the wedding may be," she asked.
"Sometime in July I do believe," he replied.
"I can't wait for July then," she said.
He hugged her closely to him and heard her sigh a sigh of contentment. After a few moments of relishing the sounds of silence he finally spoke.
"Gin," he said.
"Hmm," she said.
"I've missed this," he said.
She looked up at him and said,
"Well I've missed this."
He started to say something but was cut of by Ginny closing the gap between them. He smiled during the kiss and caused Ginny to pull away and look at him with her lively brown eyes.
"What were you smiling about," she asked.
"It was nothing…just I missed that too," he replied.
"I'm glad you're back," she said.
Just as Harry was leaning in to give her another kiss a small 'ahem' made him stop. He looked up and saw that Hermione and Ron were standing there smiling at them. Ginny looked up and smiled at the couple.
"I'm so happy for you two," she said.
"Who told you," Ron asked.
"Harry of course," she replied.
"Well Ginny we are here to ask you two a question," Ron said.
"Harry, will you be my best man," Ron asked.
"Ginny, will you be my maid of honor," Hermione asked.
"Yes," they both answered at the same time.
Both couples smiled at one another before Ginny and Hermione left the boys to go catch up. But before Ginny left she gave Harry a quick kiss and walked upstairs to her room. Ron watched her leave and then turned his attention back to Harry. He looked back and forth at the two for a moment before smiling. He noticed that Harry had realized that it was just him and Ron left in the room, and he was beginning to get nervous.
"Anything wrong Harry," he asked.
"Er…nothing really," he replied.
"Harry you've got your hands in your pockets and you are leaning back and forth on your heels," he said.
"Well…it's just that I've been wanting to asking you something," he said.
"Well what is it," Ron asked.
"I want your opinion of me asking Ginny to marry me," he said slowly.
"Well…I think…it would be a wonderful idea," he answered.
"So you approve," he asked.
"Yes, and I'm sure the rest of my brothers would too," he said.
"Good," Harry said.
"When are you going to ask her," Ron inquired.
"Sometime when we are alone again," he said suggestively.
Ron caught onto what Harry was meaning and left to go get Hermione. A few moments later Ron and Hermione came back down the stairs and Hermione gave Harry an odd look and walked out with Ron. A few moments later Ginny walked back down the stairs and smiled broadly at Harry. She ran down the rest of the stairs and immediately into his arms. When she ran into him she knocked him back down on the couch. He laughed and said,
"I've missed this."
"So have I," she said.
She snuggled more into his arms and fell asleep. He sat there for a moment and tried to figure out what the perfect way would be to propose to her. He finally gave up and fell asleep. A few hours later when Ginny woke up she realized where she was. She smiled and hugged him closer to him. He woke up when he felt him being squeezed around the waist. He smiled when he realized that it was Ginny who was pulling him closer to her. He decided that now would be the perfect time to propose to Ginny. He looked at her for a moment and then said,
"Ginny we need to talk."
Ginny's eyes widened in fear because she didn't know what he wanted to talk to her about and she hoped that this kind of 'talk' would be a good 'talk.' She looked expectantly at him and smiled hesitantly at him.
"Don't worry it's a good talk," he said reassuringly.