The Untold Story Of Harry and Ginny

Part 13

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The Hogwarts express was loaded with people that were going back to Hogwarts again for their seventh year. As it turns out, Luna was going back and so was Cho, Neville, Seamus and Dean. Harry got attacked by them when they saw he was coming back.

"Harry! Why on Earth would you be coming back to Hogwarts?" Neville asked.

"Yeah!" Seamus agreed. "Out of everybody, you would be the one I least expect."

"I'm only going to be here for one week guys," Harry said solemnly, trying to work his way through them to get to the compartment Ginny was waiting for hi in.

"Why is that, then?" Dean wondered. Harry finally made his way through and stood in front of the compartment Ginny was in.

"Because I'm going to teach," he finished and walked into the compartment, closing the door behind him leaving Neville, Dean and Seamus confused.

He walked over and sat next to Ginny. She was looking down whittling her finger silently. She didn't even look up to see him when he came in. Harry waited for a while, then spoke up.

"Gin?" he said. Ginny stopped moving her hands and looked up at him. She smiled faintly at him and rested her head on his shoulder. He put an arm around her.

"I wish I had someone…" Seamus whispered to Neville outside the compartment looking at Harry and Ginny. Harry heard them and turned towards then. He gestured for them to go away quickly. They did and hurried back to their compartment before he could do anything else. Harry sighed and looked at Ginny again.

"What's wrong?" he wondered. Ginny moved her hand up to the golden snitch charm on her necklace that Harry gave to her for her seventeenth birthday.

"Only one more week. And we'll hardly get to see each other anyways," Ginny exhaled. Harry looked down at her. Of course she was sad about that. Harry was thinking about it too. He hugged her tighter.

"I'm sorry. But after a year, we can be back together. It will go by faster than you think," Harry tried to comfort her. She sighed and then closed her eyes, trying to sleep away the pain and dream about something else. Harry let her. Their train ride to Hogwarts went by fast. Ginny slept for almost the whole trip-except for changing into her robes-and Harry just stared outside the window watching the rain hit the window.

The Hogwarts Express arrived at Hogwarts later that night. Hagrid was of course outside to meet them. Harry shook Ginny awake lightly. She smiled up at him, thinking this would be one of the only smiles she would give him before he left. They stood up and walked off of the train.

" 'Arry! Ginny! I'm surprised to see you back!" Hagrid greeted them.

"…It's nice to see you too, Hagrid," Harry said. Ginny was silent, looking down at the ground. Hagrid noticed Ginny.

"You alright there?" he asked Ginny. Ginny looked up and sighed.

"Not really," she admitted and looked at Harry. Hagrid looked at the two. Harry looked down at Ginny then up at Hagrid again.

"I'm only staying here for a week," he said.

"Oh I know about that. I hear you're teaching," Hagrid commented.

"Yeah," Harry nodded.

"Alight then…Come on everyone! Lets go!" Hagrid projected to the first years that had excited the bus. Ginny and Harry went on a different way. Ginny and all the other seventh years were escorted to the Great Hall before the first years. Filch walked them in. Al the eager students rushed in, separating Harry and Ginny in a crowd full of excited people. Ginny and Harry looked back at each other. They were getting pushed and shoved, even Harry, people weren't really noticing who he was. Ginny and Harry looked into each others eyes over the rushing crowd, and then finally, Ginny looked down and turned away, going in with the other Hogwarts students.

Harry's eyes followed her until she was out of sight. Then, soon after that, all the students were clear of the hallway and only Harry was left. Then, someone snuck up on Harry.

"Harry?" someone said form behind him. He jumped and turned around to see who it was. Professor McGonagall was there.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Professor," Harry apologized.

"Oh no need to apologize Mr. Potter, you're the one that's doing the favor for us after all," McGonagall said. "But I do need to tell you something."

"Yes, Professor?" he wondered.

"You will be sitting at the teacher's table tonight. You do not have to speak if you do not want to, but I will announce that you will be teaching for a week." Harry nodded.

"Okay, Professor," he said and followed her through the doors of the Great Hall. He was actually a little nervous but he'd had worse…obviously. Students gasped as they saw him. Ginny was seated at the Gryffindor table and spun when everyone started whispering. She smiled faintly as she saw Harry enter and sit down at the teacher table. Neville saw her and nudged her softly. She laughed once at him.

"Stop it," she muttered sheepishly. Harry sat down next to Professor McGonagall and Hagrid.

"Hello 'Arry," he whispered.

"Hey Hagrid," he mumbled back to him. Then, the first years entered the school with, again, Argus Filch leading them to the front of the hall. They all looked up at Harry who wasn't focused on them, but on Ginny.

"I love you," he mouthed to her. She smiled faintly again and nodded back to him. The first years were being sorted into their houses. Then, after all was done, Professor McGonagall welcomed all the first years to Hogwarts.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, first years," she said, "and welcome back others, to another year at Hogwarts." The crowd clapped.

"And as you know," McGonagall continued, "we have a very special guest that will be teaching for some of the year." The crowd whistled and cheered.

"Mr. Harry Potter," the Professor announced. Ginny's face lightened up and she stood up and cheered along with the rest of the crowd. Harry smiled to the students and to McGonagall.

"But," she continued and the crowd went silent again and sat back down. "I do not know if he will be returning because he will only be here for a week or so. So we shall make him feel at home!" She turned around and faced Harry.

"Like he did for the past seven years here," she added quietly so that only he could hear. Harry smiled up at her and nodded.

"Thank you," he said to her. She turned back to the audience.

"Now I think I've kept you waiting long enough! You may eat!" Professor McGonagall said as food appeared on all of the tables.

The feast went by quickly and after that, all the students were escorted back to their dormitories. Harry watched Ginny leave.

"Potter!" McGonagall called after the teachers were done talking with him. He looked over at her.

"You will be settling in our extra head person head quarters," she told him. He nodded and followed her there. It was very close to the Gryffindor house, only a floor higher.

Professor McGonagall unlocked the door to Harry's new room and he found that his things were already there. McGonagall let him set comfortable and left him alone. There was a bedroom, mini kitchen and full bathroom there, just like a hotel suite. He out his things in the bedroom with a king sized bed in it. So far, he was liking his room. Then, he decided to go down to the Gryffindor common room. He knew the password so he said it and found that there were a few people there. Some were first years and others were people he recognized. Neville and Seamus were talking by the fireplace and Ginny was sitting at the window. Seamus and Neville saw him and waved. He waved back and started for Ginny. The first years watched him, but didn't dare walk up to him.

Ginny saw him and turned to him. She smiled. He smiled back.

"I'm glad to see you're smiling fully," Harry commented and sat down by her. She sighed and turned back to the window.

"Yeah. I guess so," she agreed half-heartedly.

"You want to come back to my room with me?" Harry wondered quietly. Neville and Seamus noticed and smirked shortly. Ginny smiled a small smile.

"Sure," she answered and got up and followed Harry out of the portrait hole. She first stopped and looked at Seamus and Neville who gestured for her to go on. She rolled her eyes and chuckled, then left with the portrait door closing behind her.

A/N: Sorry I didn't write for a while. And thanks for reviewing! Also, when I was writing about Ginny and Harry getting split up in the crowd of students, that sort of felt like a slow motion moment for me. Did it feel like that to you? Anyways, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! And thanks for reading, hope you guys liked it!