November 17

Ginny hated being separated from Harry. Even though Harry wrote to her ever morning, she still felt like she wanted to see him more. Ginny continued daydreaming as she made her way down to breakfast, happily expecting a letter from Harry.

Ginny was upset that Harry hadn't sent her anything that day. It was unlike Harry to miss a day, in fact, it had never happened before. Ginny thought that the owl must have gotten lost on the way and she went about her day as normal. She attended all of her classes with Hermione and had gotten a lot of work done during her free periods.

It was now dinner time. The entire school was enjoying a large feast until all of a sudden, the doors to the great hall were burst open. The room fell silent as the Head Healer for Auror Injuries speedily walked down the aisle towards the headmasters table where she confided with Professor McGonagall. In her wake, was a red eyed Ron who looked as if he had been crying. Ginny new something had happened to Harry and that was why she hadn't received mail that morning. Hermione knew something was up too and she and Ginny shared a look of concern.

Before reaching the head table, Ron turned right and made his way directly towards Hermione and Ginny.

"It's Harry" Ron said as a tear began to roll down his cheek. "He got injured in one of our raids and in unconscious in Mungo's as we speak. The healers don't know if he's going to make it or not."

At the sound of the news, Ginny and Hermione both burst into tears and hugged Ron. They knew the entire school was watching, but they didn't care. After about 10 seconds, Ron said "Before Harry went black, he told us he wanted you two to come see him, just in case he.. he.." Ron couldn't finish the sentence, but Hermione and Ginny both knew what he was going to say.

The healer called for Ron, Ginny, and Hermione, and they all quickly followed her and Professor McGonagall out of The Great Hall. As they passed the ravenclaw table Ginny mouthed 'Harry' to Luna and watched in tears as Luna buried her face into the shoulder of the ravenclaw next to her and began to cry.

They quickly made their way to the headmistresses office and used the floo network to travel to Saint Mungo's hospital where they met up with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.

As Ginny entered Harry's ward she broke down. Mrs. Weasley had to support her for the rest of the way to Harry's bed and draw up a chair for her to sit in so that she wouldn't collapse to the ground. She sat there for hours with Ron and Hermione before they were told they had to go back to Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione slowly got up, held hands, and walked out of the ward with the healer. Mrs. Weasley, knowing that Ginny wouldn't leave Harry's side, wrote Professor McGonagall a letter telling her Ginny would be staying at the hospital overnight with Harry.

As Ginny sat there at Harry's side, she couldn't help but be reminded of when Harry was in the hospital wing at the end of their fourth year. She moved herself onto the edge of Harry's bed and closed her hand tightly around his. She smiled, wiped a tear away from her cheek, and kissed Harry. Not on the forehead this time, but on the lips.

Ginny pulled her head back after a hoping that Harry would regain consciousness. But he did not. Ginny pushed a loose hair of Harry's behind his ear, and shifted back into her seat beside his bed. She soon fell asleep. All she could dream about was Harry.

November 18

Ginny woke up the next morning to the warm smile of Mrs. Weasley. Mrs. Weasley told Ginny that she could spend five more minutes with Harry and then she would have to go back to school for the day. She unwillingly agreed and after Mrs. Weasley left the ward to wait outside, she stood up next to Harry. Their hands had remained together overnight and Ginny didn't want to let go. She felt that if she let go now, Harry would let go of his life.

Ginny bent over and kissed Harry on the lips and whispered "I'll still love you forever." Ginny made her way to the door and took the floo network back to Hogwarts where she made it just in time for the start of breakfast.

In the beginning of the school year, Harry had paid for a Daily Prophet Subscription for Ginny so that she could keep up with what was going on in the wizarding world. As the delivery owls started to swoop down overhead, people began to cry as they read the headline on the front page "Potter in St. Mungos Fighting For His Life" more details on page 5.

Ginny reluctantly turned to the fifth page and began to read. 'Auror Trainee Potter and Auror Proudfoot were exiting a pub on the evening of November 17th. The pair were met by 4 ex-death eaters three of them have not yet been identified. Auror Proudfoot was injured right away but was defended by his Auror Trainee. Auror Trainee Potter disposed of the most novice death eater with a flick of the wand and at the same time took a cutting curse to the left arm to prevent it from hitting his superior. In a rage of fury at the death eaters targeting his fellow Auror, Auror Potter used a reductor curse to blow two of the other death eaters off of their feet, rendering them unconscious.

'The last remaining death eater was Mulciber, a death eater who managed to escape the battle of Hogwarts after the death of he-who-must-not-be-named. The two fought on for nearly 15 minutes. Auror Trainee Potter took a breaking curse to the ribs and to the leg to protect his fellow Auror. Potter managed to disarm and bound Mulciber before fainting. At that moment, bar owner Abeforth saw what had happened and aparated to St. Mungos immediately. He returned with help moments later and a group of aurors quickly followed.

'"I don't know where I would be if Auror Trainee Potter wasn't there with me. I don't think anybody else would have taken those curses for me, risking their lives in the process, just to protect me. It really speaks to his character and shows a side of Harry that is rarely seen by the public" Proudfoot said. "Harry is one of the most caring individuals I know. He would do anything to protect the people he cares about and he demonstrated that here tonight."'

The article continued 'Auror Proudfoot was released from the hospital shortly after the events this evening and was asked on the situation regarding Harry Potters life. He chose not to respond and continued out of the hospital where he aparated to The Ministry of Magic to give a report on what had happened this evening.

Ginny thought that the article was very well written, something that surprised her considering she was reading the daily prophet. She looked for the reporters name on the bottom of the page and smiled when she saw 'Lee Jordan' written in small black ink.

As she finished reading, her heart swelled with pride. She was proud to be Harry's girlfriend and even more proud of Harry for what he did to protect his friends the previous night. After this moment of happiness, Ginny came to the realization that Harry was still in the hospital and was fighting for his life which deeply saddened her.

A minute later Pansy Parkinson walked over to where Ginny was sitting and said "How's baby Potter doing Ginny" with a laugh. Ginny didn't hesitate to hit Pansy with a bat-bogey hex and sent her flying fifteen feet back across the entrance hall.

Professor McGonagall came running over demanding to lead Pansy to the hospital wing. She then came back to The Great Hall ten minutes later and demanded to know what happened. Ginny told her the truth and when she finished, there was a moment of silence.

Professor McGonagall finally spoke "Ginny, I understand where you're coming from and don't blame you for lashing out like that. I would have probably done the same if I were in your situation. However, it is still against school rules to attack another student so I must ask that you attend detention this Thursday evening in my office. And thirty points from Slytherin for such inhumane taunts to another student." Ginny laughed at the last part and was happy to take a detention for what had just happened.

Ginny couldn't concentrate in her classes for the rest of the day and all of her teachers seemed to be understanding of what she was going through. They didn't bother her when she would start tearing up in the middle of class and they would let her have a moment outside if she need to.

After dinner, Hermione and Ginny went back to Professor McGonagall's office and traveled once again by Floo Network to St. Mungos. Hermione stayed until around eleven o'clock when she went back to Hogwarts. Ginny once again stayed the night.

November 19

It was now thursday, the day Ginny had detention with Professor McGonagall. The rest of her day went as normal as she could have hoped for.

When she arrived in Professor McGonagall's office, she was instructed to sit down.

"Mrs. Weasley" McGonagall began "I have only requested that you be here to set an example to other students. If I had heard Mrs. Parkinson say that I would have probably attacked her too and being a teacher, that is saying something. Now, get over to St. Mungos. As I was informed today, one of their patients had regained consciousness and is eager to see you."

Ginny practically ran into the fireplace and travelled as quickly as possible to the hospital. She ran right passed security and into Harry's ward where she saw him smiling at her. As she reached Harry's bed, she saw her mom and Ron already there with Harry.

Ginny tried to throw herself onto Harry and bring him into a loving hug but Ron caught her and pulled her back. Harry's still got more than a few broken bones Ron told Ginny. She felt stupid for forgetting that Harry was in a hospital but was overjoyed with happiness at the sight of Harry conscious once again.

"You might want to step out for a moment Ron, you usually don't like when we do this" Ginny told Ron before locking lips with Harry. They kissed for nearly a minute before pulling apart. Ginny sat down on the side of his bed and stared into his emerald eyes that took her breath away every time she saw them.

"How are you?" Ginny asked Harry softly.

"Not well, obviously. But I'm feeling a whole lot better after that." Harry replied.

Ginny laughed and kissed him again before adding "I read what you did in the prophet. It was really inspiring. Proudfoot seems very proud of the person you've become. And you should be Harry. That's one of the reasons I love you so much. You are always there for the ones you love and care about, even if it means sacrificing your life to do so. I love you Harry."

"Are you guys done yet" Ron called from outside earning a laugh from Harry and Ginny.

"Almost" Harry called back as he pulled Ginny in for another blissful kiss that left them both breathless. "Done" Harry added with a smile as he took Ginny's hand in his.

Ron entered the room with not only his mother, but with the rest of the Weasley family and Hermione.

"Did you enjoy your nap" Bill asked jokingly.

"I did, and I had a nice cup of skele-grow before I went to sleep to soothe the nerves." Harry responded.

"Well it's good to see you awake again Harry" said Mr. Weasley. "You gave us quite the fright there for a second. It would've been tough to lose another member of the Weasley family."

Harry smiled. He loved it when the Weasleys considered him a part of their family. It meant the world to him seeing as there was no other family in his life that he was welcomed into. "I'm technically not a member of the family" Harry joked. "Not yet, anyway" he added when he saw the look on Ginny's face.

The Weasleys and Hermione stayed with Harry for hours until they all finally headed home. Ginny began receiving her daily mail again the next day and she visited with Harry everyday until his release from St. Mungos.

January 24

It was now in the heart of winter. The workload was getting larger, exams were getting harder, and the days were getting shorter. Ginny had just woken up after a particularly long night of work. She dressed and went down to breakfast with Hermione where she got her letter from Harry. She opened the letter and was confused as it only had one word on it 'Surprise'.

Ginny showed the letter to Hermione but she also didn't know what it could mean. Her first class of the day was Defense Against the Dark Arts, taught by former Order of the Phoenix member Sturgis Podmore.

"Everybody take your seats." Professor Podmore began. "We have a very special lesson today. As you know, this is the week where we learn about the unforgivable curses. I am joined today by an expert of such dark magic. Many of you know him as he is a former classmate of yours, and as I understand for some of you, a current boyfriend." He winked at Ginny. "I would like to introduce the only known survivor of the killing curse to you all… Auror Trainee Harry Potter."

There was an applause after Harry walked into the classroom. Ginny jumped out of her seat and ran at Harry. She threw her arms around him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips which earned her a whistle from Seamus and Dean. After she regained her seat, Harry began his lecture.

Harry taught the class how to defend against a killing curse if you could not get out of the way. He told them to throw any object they could find in-between themselves and the curse to absorb the impact. He described the feeling of the cruciatus curse, and left it at that. Harry then displayed his ability to fight off the imperious curse. He taught the students that in order to shake the curse off, you have to side with your voice inside your head. You have to question why when the other voice tells you to do something.

At the end of the lesson, Harry gained an applause from the class. The bell rang and everyone came up to Harry to say hello instead of heading off for their next class. Harry said hi to all the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor students before reminding them that they have class and sending them reluctantly on their way.

Ginny, obviously, stayed behind and the two of them shared a kiss that lasted a bit longer than the last one. Harry didn't have another lecture until after lunch, and Ginny wasn't worried about being late to Care for Magical Creatures. The two of them spent 20 minutes together before Harry told Ginny she couldn't keep Hagrid waiting much longer.

Harry took Ginny's hand and led her down towards Hagrid's hut where the class was learning about Hippogriffs. Harry smiled when he saw Buckbeak in front of the class being gazed upon by the Gryffindors and Revenclaws. As Ginny and Harry joined the group, Hagrid's teaching assistant and half brother, Grawp pointed and said "Harree".

Luna turned on the spot and ran over and gave him a hug. Luna hadn't seen Harry since the Battle of Hogwarts and was worried sick when she saw he was in St. Mungos. Ginny smiled as she watched her best friend hug her boyfriend. Hagrid came over next and almost killed Harry with a hug. Grawp patted Harry on the head causing him to sink into the soft mud outside Hagrid'c cabin. This earned a laugh from the rest of the class.

Harry stayed for the rest of the class and then ate lunch with his old school friends. He was greeted by all of his professors who were delighted to see him. He lectured to the other seventh year class after lunch. The Ravenclaws enjoyed having Harry teach, but the Slytherin house members weren't as content.

Harry had time to stay at the castle after his second lecture and he decided to go retrieve his old potions book from the room of requirement. He was astonished to find that the room was back to normal after they had burnt it down the previous year. Harry waited outside of Astronomy for Ginny and together they walked down to the dungeons for Ginny's last lesson of the day, potions.

Harry had to leave after this so gave Ginny an extra long goodbye kiss and slipped the book into her hand.

"What's this?" Ginny asked before looking down.

"It's an outstanding on your N.E.W.T.s" Harry replied.

Ginny laughed when she looked down and saw the book. "I love you" she added and she kissed Harry one more time.

Professor Slughorn came out to see what was taking Ginny so long and beamed when he saw Harry. "Harry m'boy" he began. "I've lost count of how many people have tried your bezoar trick during antidotes, you've seemed to inspire a lot of people with your potions talents."

Harry laughed and said goodbye to both Professor Slughorn and Ginny, giving the latter of the two another kiss.

May 2

It had been a year since the wizarding world made their last stand at the Battle of Hogwarts. There weren't any classes being held on the day out of respect for the fallen soldiers of the battle. Hogwarts was hosting a service in memory of lost friends and family.

Ginny and Hermione went down to eat breakfast and were met by Ron and Harry in the entrance hall. The two of them had come to be at the service and pay their respects. The two couples ate breakfast together and took a walk around the lake before the service began. The service was held on the lawn of Hogwarts and besides the Quidditch World Cup, this was the biggest congregation of wizards Harry had ever seen. Most ministry officials were in attendance, including Kingsley. All residents of Hogsmeade, family members of every student and fallen warrior, past and current students of Hogwarts, and thousands of others Harry had never seen before.

Professor McGonagall would be conducting the service and she gave a long speech that sank right into the hearts of all of those listening. Kingsley said a few words, and to Harry's surprise, Abeforth spoke afterwards. Abeforth told the story of how he doubted Harry before the battle and how he thought all hope was lost. His message resinated with many people and he earned a standing ovation. Many people in the wizarding world saw Abeforth as an odd man who once got in trouble for activities with a goat. Many people changed the way they thought about him afterwards. He wasn't just Albus' younger brother anymore, he was his own man.

Following the ceremony, Harry travelled alone to the graves of every single deceased fighter. When he arrived at Fred's grave, he walked in on all of the Weasley's, Fleur, and Hermione paying their respects. He was embraced by all of them and he left flowers on the grave. He travelled on to the next grave sights, stopping to spend a little extra time at the grave of Lupin and Tonks. He left flowers there too.

He then traveled to the most important stop, the grave of Severus Snape. Harry had brought an old photograph of his mother to leave with the flowers on Snape's grave. He stood at the foot of the grave for a moment and a tear rolled down his cheek.

He then left. He had one more stop to make. It wasn't one of the people who had died during the battle, but one who had died dedicating their life to help Harry Potter, Dobby the house elf. When Harry arrived at the shell cottage, he had flashbacks of the only other time he had been there.

He imagined Dobby in his arms with the knife in his chest mumbling about how it was so great to be with his friends. Harry couldn't suppress his tears anymore and they began flowing.

As Harry made his way to Dobby's grave, he pulled out a pair of socks. He knelt in front of the headstone, laid the socks down in front of it, and ran his fingers over the words 'Here lies Dobby a free elf.'

Fleur must have seen him from the window because she knelt next to Harry and put her arm around him. They sat in silence before Harry said he should get going. Fleur said he had to come inside for at least a little bit, so Harry agreed.

Harry, Fleur, and Bill sat and talked while drinking tea for almost an hour. As Harry was walking out the door Bill called to him. "Hey Harry, when are you going to get around to proposing to Ginny? I think it's about time, don't you?"

Harry smiled and said "We'll be married within the next 3 months, don't worry."

Bill laughed and said "I'm only worried for you if you try anything funny with her."

Harry grinned, shook his head with a laugh, and disaparated home for the night. The only thought on his mind was when he would see Ginny next, and that was on Platform 9 3/4 when she got home from school.