Chapter Three; Valentine's Day
Harry didn't know how to react. He was suddenly filled with so many emotions. His heart yearned for what Hermione said to be true, but if it was, that would mean that Dumbledore and everyone else who probably knew the truth lied to him his whole entire life. He would expect that to occur with the Dursley's but Dumbledore? And what about when he used the resurrection stone to bring back Sirius, Lupin and even his own parents?
Why hadn't they said anything to him? Harry was barely paying attention to the rest of Hermione's explanation about them being only half dead. He didn't care if they were half dead or a hundred percent alive! The fact was there was still a chance on getting them back. At that moment he turned around and left without another sound.
"Harry wait a minute!" Hermione cried before she and Ron started hurrying after him. "Where are you going!?" she cried.
"To get my parents back!" Harry called back to her as he headed towards the staircase.
"But you can't! It's really dangerous!" she exclaimed.
"I don't care!" he hollered on the top of his lungs before he quickly whirled around to face them. "My parents are alive, that's all I care about. Don't you get that?" he questioned.
"Yeah but,.. what if they're not?" Ron asked him but Harry just simply shook his head at him.
"Forget it, you just don't understand. I just get these feelings sometimes." He said as they just simply stared at him blankly. "I'm going to find Ginny," he said after a moment. "at least I know that she'll believe me." He told them before he turned around and hurried upstairs. Once he reached the portrait of the Fat Lady he heard music coming from the Gryffindor common room.
"Ah there you are Mr. Potter, a pretty young lady was just here looking for you. I reckon that she must have been young Miss Weasley." She said.
"Did she have red hair?" Harry asked her.
"Yes, I'm sure she did." She answered as the music from behind the portrait began to grow louder.
"Yep, it was her then." Harry spoke louder so he could be heard over all the racket. "Anyway,.. dragonflies." He said before she swung open and allowed him entrance inside the room. Ginny, Amber, Casey, and Luna were there to greet him as soon as he walked down the tunnel.
"Hey Harry I hope you don't mind but I invited some of my friends to have a little celebration with me for selling our first album. I would have invited Hermione too but I think she has enough things to worry about. I mean Casey just told me that she's been in two places at once lately." Ginny explained.
"That's because it's true." Harry began. "And no I don't mind or anything, I mean they're my friends as much as your friends, but I was sort of hoping that I would be able to talk to you alone for a few moments." He said.
"Ooh,.." Amber began playfully with a little bit of a squeal. "I see, you want some time alone together for Valentine's Day." She said.
"Yeah, that's it." Harry said which wasn't a complete lie because he had been looking forward to it all day.
"Well come on Cheetahs, let's bounce and give Harry and Ginny some time to themselves." Amber said before she exchanged smiles and giggles with the other girls before they left the room.
"So what's on your mind Harry?" Ginny asked him.
"I've got something to tell you, only I'm not sure whether or not you'll believe me." He explained.
"Of course I will, you can tell me anything." She assured him.
"Well you see the thing is that Hermione told me all about what you have been learning in defense against the dark arts." He said.
"You mean about the island of the lost souls?" she questioned him.
"Yeah that's it, and she was telling me about the theory that she had about Voldemort being there,.." he began before taking a slight pause. "and my parents." He finished.
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Positive." Harry answered with a nod. "Now my only question is how do I get them back?" he asked her.
"You have to do a séance, but it's very dangerous." She told him.
"I don't care. My parents have been trapped there for seventeen years. I have to get them back. Please say that you'll help me because I don't think Ron and Hermione will." He pleaded.
"Alright, I will. Even though I think that we're taking a rather huge risk, I love you and I want you to be happy." She told him as he smiled at her.
"Thanks, I love you too and I knew that you would understand. It's good to know that you're always there for me even though the two people that I believed to be my best friends don't." he told her.
"You're welcome Harry, but I just have to ask you one question." She began.
"What's that?" he asked her.
"Is that the only question you had to ask me?" she wondered.
"Oops, sorry, I almost forgot." He began with a grin. "Ginny Weasley, will you be my Valentine?" he asked her.
"Of course I will, as long as you'll be mine Harry Potter." She told him as she smiled warmly at him.
"Happy Valentine's Day Ginny." He told her.
"Happy Valentine's Day Harry." She said before they closed their eyes and wrapped their arms tightly around each other before passionately starting to kiss.