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Fallin' faster

"I'm going off to Hogwarts soon," said Ginny. Harry nodded as he leaned on the wall, biting an apple. "I heard from Ron that you wouldn't go back to take your N.E.W.T.s this year. Is that true?" he asked. Harry nodded. "How are you going to be an Auror? You can't be one if you don't take the N.E.W.T.s and pass it," she reminded him.

Harry just shrugged. "I don't know. I just don't want to go back to Hogwarts anymore, for some reason," he said. He looked at Ginny who was looking worried. "Don't worry, Ginny, I'll figure something out," he promised.

"Figuring something out doesn't give you much of a future," said Ginny. She was really hoping that he would ask for her hand soon, but with Harry acting like this, she began having second thoughts. "What will you do while I'm off to Hogwarts then?" asked Ginny. Another reason she wished Harry decided to go back to Hogwarts is because they'd land in the same year.

Harry looked away from Ginny. "I'll figure out that too. Ginny, it's summer. Why don't we just enjoy it for a while?" he asked. He wasn't in a very good mood to be lectured by Ginny who doesn't know half of what is going on in his mind.

Ginny shook her head. "You're impossible, Harry," she said and walked away from him. She happened to bump into Hermione. "Talk some sense into Harry, will you? He isn't really planning to go back to Hogwarts," she said.

"Neither am I," said Hermione. Ginny raised an eyebrow. "I doubt Ron would go back to Hogwarts either. He's going to get a job this October in the ministry. He doesn't need to take N.E.W.T.s to do so. I myself would have to find a place to stay and it's going to take me some more months to do so. I don't know about Harry, though," she said.

Meanwhile, Harry played with his half eaten apple. She's really worried about me, isn't she? She looks beautiful the way she looks at me. I just hope she doesn't get too worried. Doesn't she trust me when I say I'll figure it out?

At dinnertime, Ginny didn't sit beside Harry, causing the Weasley family to raise some suspicion. "What's gotten into you and Ginny?" asked George when he met Harry in the garden. "She's acting oddly strange today. She hasn't made eye-contact with you all throughout dinner.

"It's just miscommunication," Harry replied. He sat himself on the grass and looked at the stars above him. "The stars are shining brightly tonight, aren't they?" he said as he looked at the skies above him. George nodded. Harry smiled as he watched the stars twinkle above him.

Later that evening, Harry went to see Ginny in her room. "Ginny, can I speak to you?" he asked. Ginny didn't reply. Harry smiled and sat beside her. "Ginny, don't worry about me. Just worry about what you want to be in the future. I want you to be happy," he said.

barely breathing

"All I want is to be with you," said Ginny flatly. "But you don't really seem to care about what's going to happen afterwards. What's going to happen to us after I get out of Hogwarts?" she asked Harry.

Harry placed his arm around Ginny. "Don't worry about that. I want to be with you too, forever until the end. Ginny, I want to take you to a place where I could never see you cry and always see that darling face of yours when you smile. I would never throw that away, whatever happens. I want to be with you," he said.

Ginny sighed. "But fantasy and reality are two different things." She looked at Harry. "I know you're barely an adult yet, but you're of age now. I mean, no one can really dictate to you what to do, but we can't just live off with you 'figuring out' our future," she said.

Harry pulled Ginny closer to him. "I love you, Ginny," he said, "and I would give everything I can to you. I can't tell you everything just yet because, like I said, I'm not so sure what's going to happen. All I know is things are going to work out just fine. Trust me, Ginny," he said in a very assuring tone.

Ginny finally laid her head on Harry's shoulder. "I'm thinking too much of our future, aren't I?" she said, now calming down.

Harry shook his head. "No, you're thinking the same things as I am," he said. Ginny looked at him. Harry smiled down at her. "Of course if I take you away from Mr. and Mrs. Weasleys hands, they'd expect me to take good care of you. Of course I would too. I just want to see you happy. One day, we'll get married and you'll realize that I got it all figured out. Don't worry, you'll see," he said.

Ginny nodded and closed her eyes. She felt Harry wrap his hands around her. She leaned closer to him and felt his arm body. This was the best thing Harry could ever ask for, Ginny's love. Ginny herself couldn't ask for more. It was also the best moment in her life to be in Harry's arms.

A few days passed. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Mrs. Weasley saw Ginny off to Hogwarts. Harry waved as Ginny waved back, knowing that they wouldn't be able to see each other until her Christmas break, seemingly a million years away to Harry.

Give me somethin to believe in

Ron looked at Harry. "I got the job. I'm going to work at the ministry starting October." He grinned widely at Harry and pushed a brochure towards him. "I bet Hermione would love it if I got her that," he said happily.

Harry gazed at the brochure. A delicate-looking diamond ring with a very high price was on it. "You plan to give her this?" Harry asked. Ron nodded eagerly. Harry gave the brochure back. "I guess she'll be delighted if she sees it. Have you spoken with Mr. Weasley yet, about you and Hermione, of course," he said.

Ron nodded. "I already have spoken to both Mum and Dad. They agree with me as long as I don't snag money from them and earn it myself. George said he'd help find me a place nearby. You know, a potentially ideal place that Hermione and I might live." He looked at Harry cautiously. "Aren't you planning the same thing with Ginny?" he asked. Harry let out a sigh. "Don't tell me you're not planning anything for her," he said.

"I am," said Harry. He looked up at Ron and dug something out from his pocket. "I guess you could say, in a way, that I got really lucky and I have to thank my dad for this," he said and handed Ron an envelope with a letter inside.

Ron pulled out the letter. His eyes widened as he read it. His jaw dropped. "Harry, when did you know about this?" he asked, waving the letter in front of Harry's face.

"I just for the letter a couple of days ago," replied Harry.

Ron broke into a very wide smile. "Harry, I can't believe it! I can't really believe this!" He couldn't help himself. "Harry, I really can't believe this. Why hadn't you told me earlier? Harry, I really can't believe this!" he exclaimed over and over excitedly.

Harry just beamed at him.

Tell me it's not all in my head

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