Chapter 7: Hold Me Tight
At 3:42am Harry walked sleepily back to Ron's room from the bathroom. He passed Ginny's door and heard her talking. Who was she talking to? Hermione had fallen asleep on the couch. He put his ear to the door and heard her sobbing.
"No! No please! Harry! HARRY!" she cried out.
He flew into the room and laid down embracing her tightly. She continued to cry out.
"Harry! Please no!"
"It's all right Ginny…I'm here." He soothed her by running his hand up and down her arms.
"Harry?" she asked through her sobs. She turned in his arms and put her head on his chest and her hand around his stomach squeezing him.
"What do you need me to do?" He asked.
"Hold me tight," she answered.
And that's what he did. She fell back asleep sometime later, but he held her until the sun rose and shone through the window. During the night Harry had wondered why she hadn't pushed him away like earlier. He also wondered when these night terrors started. He kissed her forehead while she slept, ran his fingers through her silky red hair, breathed in her intoxicating aroma. He loved her, and he didn't want her to live in fear anymore, and as he looked as his sleeping beauty he whispered a promise, a vow he would always keep.
"I will protect you always. Nothing will cause you harm as long as I live."
He then took his hand and put it in hers, entwining their fingers together. Ginny gently squeezed it in her sleep. And Harry laid his head back and was soon asleep.
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Ginny, for the first time in a long time slept peacefully. When she woke up, she looked at Harry, who was fast asleep. She lay there with him for a long time. He had stayed with her all night. She kissed his cheek ever so gently before getting up and walking out of the room.
She had heard what he said to her while she was sleeping. She believed him. Right then and there she vowed to open her heart once more.