Chapter Fifteen; Only Human

Hey guys, I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday but I was pretty busy. Just a little FYI, this chapter I feel is very important to me, because let me stress this as much as I can. Just because I am a Christian, I am NOT perfect and I feel guilty about the things I have said and done just like everyone else in the world. It's not always as easy as I make it out to be.

Right now I am unhappy because now that I have finally found God's love, I feel like the devil is trying to take it away from me by making me doubt His existence, but I am NOT going to let that happen. Anyway, that's just speaking from my personal experience and that's how I felt inspired to write this chapter. I am very much human like the rest of you and I cannot stress that enough. So I hope you enjoy this chapter and even if you're not a Christian, I hope this touches you and reminds you that making mistakes is truly a part of life.

Snape opened the door and allowed Cowboy to dart inside before he leapt up onto the bed and laid down. "Well Cowboy did his business." He said as the tiny dog placed his head down on his paws and started to whimper while Lily stood by the window and peered out of it. She slowly turned over to look at him and started scratching him behind the ears.

"Poor Cowboy, you really miss Harry don't you?" she questioned him softly. "I know how you feel, and I miss him too. But he's got Ron, Hermione, and Ginny to keep him company. And Severus is working on a plan to get him back as we speak." She said before she glanced over at him questioningly. "Well?" she questioned before he took a deep breath and sighed heavily.

"I already talked to Dumbledore and he said that there isn't anything he can do. By the time we would brew the engorging potion, they would be back to their regular sizes by then." He said.

"So what are we going to do then? Just sit here on our asses and do absolutely nothing about it?" she wondered.

"No, of course not. The best thing we can do is hope and pray that they'll be alright, to put it inside God's hands." He told her before she turned to look out the window again. That's when suddenly Cowboy lifted his head, perked up his ears and started to growl. Then he leapt to his feet and started pawing at the glass and began to bark.

"Shh! Cowboy! You'll wake up the other kids!" Lily snapped inside a whisper while he continued scratching at the window with his paws. Lily wasn't aware of it, but the reason that he had started acting like that was because Princess was on her way back from a midnight prowl and she was still hungry. She started sniffing the ground and found that her nose had led her to the exact spot where Harry and his friends were. The cat started licking her lips as she crept closer to them.

That's when suddenly Ginny opened her eyes and saw the feline hunching over Ron. She watched as the cat swiped out one of her paws. "Ron lookout!" she cried as Ron's eyes popped open and he let out a petrified scream before Harry and Hermione woke up. "Princess no! Bad cat!" Ginny hollered as she raced towards the animal and quickly grabbed ahold of her tail and pulled it before she had a chance to lunge at her brother.

The cat let out an angry growl and hissed while turning her head to look back at the tiny person who still clung to her tail with all of her might, before she turned her body around and ran away into the forest. "Ginny!" Harry and Ron cried together.

"Harry we've got to do something, my sister is about to be eaten by her own cat!" he cried anxiously while turning to look over his friend while his bottom lip quivered with fright as Harry silently nodded. He didn't want anything to happen to her either since he loved her very much, he just didn't know what to do except pray. So he looked up at the sky and closed his eyes.

"Dear Lord, please help us." He said inside his mind when suddenly he felt Hermione yank his sleeve. He opened his eyes again and looked down at the ground.

"Harry look!" she whispered as she pointed to a mouse that had scurried around the corner and was now busily washing his whiskers.

"Hermione you're brilliant! Not only can we ride him to catch up with Ginny, but that feline will forget all about her when she sees him!" he exclaimed with a proud grin in which Hermione returned. Harry, Ron, and Hermione quickly climbed onto the rodent's back before he took off with a large rear and a rather loud squeak. "Ginny!" Ron yelled again through his cupped hands as they heard her continuous screaming inside the distance.

Once they were further enough along the path and had caught up to Ginny and the cat, Harry had leapt up into the air and grabbed ahold of Ginny's hand before he pulled her down close to him as they landed back on top of the mouse and Harry pulled him to a complete stop. "Run." He said as they all leapt back off the mouse and hurried into the bushes hand in hand. Harry continued holding onto Ginny's while Ron took ahold of Hermione's.

Just as soon as they had ducked into the bushes, sure enough Princess had smelled the scent of the mouse and with another large growl started pouncing on it and then chased it away out of the woods. "Thanks," Ginny began grabbing onto Harry and holding him tightly while she continued breathing heavily. "You saved my life." She told him as he hugged her back and kissed the top of her head while resting his chin against it.

"It was nothing, I'm just glad you're alright." He told her as Ron and Hermione turned to look at each other.

"Are you alright Hermione?" he asked her.

"Other than the fact that Ginny's cat almost killed me, yes, I'm fine." She began before she turned to look at her. "Next time you want a pet, try getting a goldfish." She suggested as Ginny giggled and broke away from Harry.

"Alright, I'll remember that. Hermione, I'm sorry I got mad at you, I said some things that I didn't mean. I was just upset, do you forgive me?" she asked her.

"Of course I forgive you, you're only human after all, that is, if you promise to forgive me." She began as the two girls exchanged grins before she turned over to look at Ron while Ginny nodded. "Speaking of which, Ron, I'm sorry. I should have never doubted your commitment and love towards me, it's just that when I saw you kissing Lavender_" she began.

"I know how you feel, trust me_ but just know that there isn't anyone I could ever love more than you Hermione. Nobody will ever take your place, I promise." He told her.

"Oh Ron, do you mean that?" she questioned him as he simply just smiled at her. "You bet I do." He said as he and Harry smiled at their girlfriends and wrapped their arms around them before closing their eyes and kissing them passionately under the stars.