Hello everybody! I'm back! Thanks for all the lovely reviews on the last chapter! I'd like to make a quick note on that chapter: I did not finish the song because I could not figure out a way (and believe me, I tried) to fit the proposal at the end of the song and the fight in at the same time. I mean, Harry doesn't propose to Ginny in Half-Blood Prince, so I sort of just...cut that part out and had them argue instead. Completely forgot to mention that last chapter, sorry. And I got a lot of good guesses for the song (most of them I Heart ?) but none were correct. I put question marks in, so I hope you can see what I was trying to get across with this song. If you have any questions, just PM me!

Disclaimer: Characters are Rowling's, song is TSwift's, idea is xxtotallyinsanexx's.

Chapter 6: Forever and Always

"So what are you going to sing now, Gin?" Ron inquired. Ginny thought for a moment.

"A question."

"Once upon a time,

I believe it was a Tuesday when I caught your eye

We caught onto something, I hold onto tonight.

You looked me in the eye and told me you loved me.

Were you just kidding?

Cause it seems to me

This thing is breaking down, we almost never speak.

I don't feel welcome anymore

Baby what happened please tell me cause one second it was perfect

Now you're halfway out the door,"

Harry bit his lip to keep from groaning and put his head in his hands. What was he doing? He really was being stupid. How had he not noticed it before?

"And I stare

At the Floo, he still hasn't called

And then you feel so low you

Can't feel nothing at all,

And you flashback to when he said

Forever and Always..."

"WHAT?" Bill, Fred, and George roared. "He promised you he wouldn't leave? And he did?" Ginny sighed.

"Yes, he promised me. Yes, he left. No, Fred and George, you are not permitted to touch him!" Ginny glared at each of her brothers, and (for good measure) Harry before continuing.

"Oh, whoa-oh

And it rains in your bedroom,

Everything is wrong

It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone.

Cause I was there when you said

Forever and Always,"

Ginny paused for a moment, going for the dramatic effect, glaring at the fireplace as though it had done her a personal wrong.

"Was I out of line?

Did I say something way too honest,

Made you run and hide

Like a scared little boy-"

"Oi!" Ron objected. "That's a little far, Ginny." His sister shrugged, but was quiet. She knew it was too far, she was just hoping to anger Harry enough for him to realize he was such an idiot. What she didn't know was that he was already there.

"I looked into your eyes

Thought I knew you for a minute

Now I'm not so sure..."

"Ginny!" Ron butted in again.

"What? This war and Dumbledore's death changed him. He's different now. Surely you've noticed?"

"I have," Ron admitted grudgingly.

"Then you'll see what I mean."

"So it's someone Ron knows well?" Bill inquired. Fred nodded, and George and Ginny ignored him.

"So here's to everything

Coming down to nothing

Here's the silence

That cuts me to the core

Where is this going

Thought I knew for a minute,

But I don't anymore,"

Ginny had to stop for a minute to breathe deeply. That was the truth. She thought she had known how the war would go until Dumbledore died. And then when Harry left her to go on the run, well, she was left wondering if things would ever be the same, and even if he'd survive.

Harry, on the other hand, had to look away from her entirely. It was killing him, just like it was killing her. He really was being stupid. He needed to change things.

"And I stare

At the Floo, he still hasn't called

And then you feel so low you

Can't feel nothing at all,

And you flashback to when he said

Forever and Always..."

All of Ginny's brothers scowled, still not liking the line. Even Ron looked a little annoyed this time around.

"Oh, whoa-oh

And it rains in your bedroom,

Everything is wrong

It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone.

Cause I was there when you said

Forever and Always.

You didn't mean it, baby.

I don't think so,"

Harry stuffed a fist in his mouth to keep himself from yelling out that he did mean it, that he really had loved her, that it all wasn't for nothing. But Bill still didn't know, and honestly, he wasn't up for getting murdered that night.

"Oh, whoa!

Back up, baby, back up

Did you forget everything?

Back up, baby, back up,

Did you forget everything?"

"No, I didn't," Harry whispered, unable to keep silent anymore. Ron and George both heard him, and George's expression softened. Ron had to turn away to hide a smile, where Hermione was smirking at him.

"What?"

"I'm going to win the bet," she replied smugly.

"You are not-"

"Oi! I am trying to sing here," Ginny snapped, glaring at the Golden Trio. Hermione jumped and returned her attention to Ginny, Ron laughed, and Harry looked right into Ginny's eyes with a look that said so clearly, I'm sorry. She gave him a small smile before continuing.

"Cause it rains in your bedroom,

Everything is wrong

It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone.

Cause I was there when you said

Forever and Always.

Oh, I stare

At the Floo, he still hasn't called

And then you feel so low you

Can't feel nothing at all,

And you flashback to when we said

Forever and Always."

Ginny paused to take a deep breath. Her emotions were getting the best of her, and if that kept going she'd soon wind up begging Harry to come back to her. Distracted, she ran her fingers through her hair, and Harry noticed. He couldn't help but stare. Even frustrated, she was beautiful.

"And it rains in your bedroom,

Everything is wrong.

It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone!

Cause I was there when you said

Forever and Always

You didn't mean it, baby.

You said Forever and Always, oh."

Ginny finished the song and put her head in her hands. That one was a tad emotionally draining for her.

"Ginny, are you OK?" Harry asked quietly, and she shook her head, not wanting him to see her tears. There was a silence as all of Ginny's brothers looked at each other awkwardly. This had to be one of the only three times they'd ever seen their sister cry. They didn't know what to do. After a split second, Harry got up and went over to her, then crouched down so no one could hear his words.

"Hey, Ginny, it's alright. It'll be OK," he promised her, keeping his voice gentle.

"Are you going to keep that promise, or forget that one, too?" she shot back. Harry tensed, but he knew she was hurting, and he was, too.

"I haven't forgotten it, Ginny. I just...I have to keep you safe."

"Or is that the truth? Do you just not want to be restricted while you're looking for whatever it is you're looking for?"

"Don't say that," Harry snapped back. "You are the one for me. And I'll always come back to you, I swear."

"I'll be right here, on the ground," she whispered, looking up to meet his eyes for the first time. He saw promise, hope, and love in her expression, and it gave him the courage to dream of a better future. Then her expression brightened.

"That gives me an idea for the next song!" she said, not bothering to keep her voice down.

"Then by all means sing," Harry replied in a low voice as her brothers cheered. She met his gaze.

"Stay. Right here. Don't leave." He could hear the double meaning in her words, but he ignored it, and for once, he listened.

"Never."

He took a seat on the floor next to her as she began to sing her seventh and final song.

K, so the hint isn't in the very last sentence, but it is a blatant hint. I personally love that song for Harry and Ginny, and so many people have asked me for it that I rewrote the entire last chapter for the song. Anyways, just a quick update on my other story: Next chappie should be up tomorrow, depending on my laziness and how long my family's gone for. Please leave a review! They make me happy! :)

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