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I got some really amazing reviews for the last chapter. It's that which makes it so much easier to sit down and write these - knowing that there are people out there (and, except for like three of you, people I don't even know!) who look forward to reading them and like them enough to let me know. Getting told that I put someone in a good mood, or that I got a character right, makes it totally worth it. You guys are awesome!

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38. xxx

Monday

Hi Gin,

Sorry I missed you, I had to leave early for a meeting. I should be home by six—shall we go out for dinner?

Harry xxx

Ginny is disappointed not to see Harry when she comes over, but the note he has left makes her smile. This is the Harry she has been missing; thoughtful, attentive, romantic.

Of course, Harry wasn't like that in the Voldemort years. Back then, despite an almost reckless disregard for his own safety, he'd been concerned mostly with his own problems, and his own suffering. With an upbringing like his, it was hardly surprising, but he often had trouble understanding how others were feeling—indeed, his friendship with Ron had almost ended because of that. And when the survival of the wizarding world rests on your shoulders, you can be forgiven for not being considerate.

After the war, a new Harry had emerged—one who tried hard to treat Ginny, at least, as though her feelings mattered as much as his did—and she had fallen even more in love with him.

And, even though she doesn't deserve it, he loves her. He loves her enough to listen to her, to respect her need to go slowly, to leave her kisses in ink when she isn't ready for real ones. She knows she hasn't earned his love, but she is so grateful that he's given it to her anyway, and she plans to spend a long time making up for leaving. Maybe forever.

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