CHAPTER TWO: ARRIVAL

After Harry's chat with Ron, he immediately packed his things, took a shower and went to bed. The next day, Harry gave back his condo unit and then he Apparate himself to the burrow.

Harry was a bit nervous and a bit happy at the same time, for, he didn't know what to expect there. At first, Harry hesitated to knock, but then after a few moments, he finally got the courage to face them.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

After three taps, somebody opened the door. But to his surprise, Ginny was the one who opened the door and is now right in front of him.

"H—Ha—Harry!!!" Ginny said nervously

"H-Hey Ginny…" Harry said, trying to give her a smile

"I…I…I gotta

go" she said running inside, towards the stairs

"Gin—"Harry tried to call out for Ginny, but was cut off by Ron Weasley, who at this point wrapped his arm around Harry and gave him a knuckle sandwich on the head.

"Harry!!! I miss you Mate! How you've been?" But before he could answer, he was again attacked by the famous bone-crushing hugs of Mrs. Weasley.

"Harry, where have you been? You made us all worried. Why did you even leave in the first place" Mrs. Weasley said, tear are now forming in her eyes.

"Mrs. Weasley, I—I didn't really leave. I'm still here in London. Actually, I rented a condo unit and stayed there for a while." Not soon enough, Arthur Weasley joined the conversation.

"I've been also visiting Grimmauld Place every now and then. Checking, if Kreacher has been taking care of the place." Harry looked at Mrs. Weasley, then to Arthur and then to Ron and sighed.

"To tell you the truth, I left because I wanted to regain myself. You see, a lot of things has changed ever since the war." At this point they've took their seats in the sitting room.

"I just need to get my old self back, and I'm really, really sorry for the lost of F—Fred." Harry said looking down.

"Is that why you left?" Arthur asked. Harry tried to speak, but Mr. Weasley cut him first. "I thought I already told you, it's not your fault. They died, because, they're all willing to sacrifice themselves just to save the Wizarding World. So, please Harry, don't take all of these seriously. We all love you so much and it really hurts us to see you like that."

Harry's eyes were filled with tears and Mr. Weasley patted him on the back. Mrs. Weasley, on the other hand, pulled him in for another tight embrace.

"Yeah, Lil' Bro! If you haven't done that, none of us would be here right now." George was suddenly beside Harry and playfully punched him on the shoulder.

"Lil' Bro?"

"Yeah, I told you Harry, we treat you as family." Ron said with a smile. Harry was indeed home and with his family.

"But where's Ginny?" Harry asked eagerly. But no one answered, for no one can find the right words on how to talk to him about Ginny.

"We'll talk later okay? Let's all have supper first, and then we'll all catch up with one another later on." Mrs. Weasley announced as she headed for the kitchen.

This turned out to be a short one. Hehehe… But still I'll keep on writing more chapters!!! Tell me what ya think about it…