Chapter One...

Harry Rescues Ginny

After being bit by the Basilisk, Harry walked to Ginny and fell to his knees. Staring at her for a moment, before looking up at Riddle, then down at the Diary that caused this entire mess. He grabbed it from Ginny's hands, opened it, took the Fang and Stabbed it.

"What are you doing?" Riddle asked, before he realized that Harry was getting rid of the diary. "Stop! NO!" Harry slammed the Diary closed and Stabbed it straight through it causing it to leak ink as Riddle Disappeared.

He had gone, Harry's wand fell to the floor with a clatter and there was silence. Silence except for the steady drip drip of ink still oozing from the diary. The basilisk venom had burned a sizzling hole right through it.

Shaking all over, Harry pulled himself up. His head was spinning as though he'd just traveled miles by Floo powder. Slowly, he gathered together his wand and the Sorting Hat, and with a huge tug, retrieved the glittering sword from the roof of the Basilik's mouth. Then came a faint moan from the end of the chamber. Ginny was stirring. As Harry hurried toward her, she sat up. Her bemused eyes traveled from the huge form of the dead basilisk, over Harry, in his blood soaked robes, then to the diary in his hand. She drew a great shuttering gasp, and tears begun to pour down her face.

"Oh, Harry! it was me!" she cried. "It was me, Harry! i... i didn't mean to.. Riddle made me do it!"

Harry could see that she was crying, so he leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. "It's alright Ginny," he said. "It's just a memory, Riddle and the basilisk are destroyed. there's nothing to be afraid of."

"Bu... But i'm... going to... be expelled..." Ginny wept as Harry helped her awkwardly to her feet. "I've looked forward to coming to Hogwarts ever since B-Bill came and n-now I'll have to leave and, w-what'll Mum and Dad say?"

"Not if i have anything to say about it." said Harry. "Besides, i wasn't your fault. you didn't know what that diary could do."

"Oh Harry, you saved me!" said Ginny. "How can i ever repay you?" hugging him close, she can see the bite on his right arm. "Harry, you're hurt!"

"It's all right, i'll be okay..." said Harry. "Thanks to fawkes, i'm perfectly healed." Ginny nodded and took his hand for him to pull her up.

"Thank you, i just hope there's a way." said Ginny.

"Let's get out of here first, then we'll talk about this." said Harry. Fawkes was waiting for them, hovering in the Chamber entrance. Harry urged Ginny forward; they stepped over the motionless coils of the dead basilisk, through the echoing gloom, and back into the tunnel. Harry heard the stone doors close behind them with a soft hiss.

After a few minutes, they progress up the dark tunnel, a distant sound of slowly shifting rock reached Harry's ears. Harry wrapped his arms around Ginnys neck, picked her up and carried her out of the chamber. as they find Ron still trying to get them out by removing the collapsed rock formation, Ginny called out to him. "Oi, ickle Ronnikins!"

"Ron!" Harry yelled, speeding up. "Ginny's okay! I've got her!" He heard Ron give a strangled cheer, and they turned to the next bend to see his eager face staring through the sizable gap he had managed to make in the rockfall.

"Ginny!" Ron thrust an arm through the small gap in the rock to pull her through first. "You're alive! I don't believe it! what happened? How, what, where did that bird come from?"

Fawkes swooped down and landed on Ginny's shoulder.

"He's Dumbledore's." said Harry, squeezing through himself.

"How come you've got a sword?" said Ron, gaping at the glittering weapon in Harry's hand.

"I'll explain when we get out of here." said Harry with a sideways glance at Ginny, who was crying harder then ever.

"But-"

"Later," said Harry shortly. He didn't think it was a good idea to tell Ron yet who'd been opening the Chamber, not in front of Ginny, anyway. "Where's Lockhart?"

"Back there." said Ron, still looking puzzeled but jerking his head up the tunnel toward the pipe. "He's in a bad way. Come and see."

"Ron, you go ahead, we'll be right there." said Harry. Ron nodded and left them alone. Harry turned to Ginny and kissed her lips. "Gin, do you want to meet somewhere private?"

"Yes, i'd love to, Harry." said Ginny, excitedly.

They walked down toward Ron as he was picking up a knocked out Lockhart. "What's happened to him?" asked Ginny.

"He lost his memory." said Ron. "He cast a Memory charm that backfired, causing the cave in between Harry and i."

"Losing his memory in the process." said Harry, as he took Ginny's hand.

Fawkes shook his tail feathers for Harry to take them. "Fawkes wants to fly us out of here."

As they flew out of the Chamber and landed on the floor of the Girls bathroom, The were met by McGonagall who led them to Dumbledore's office.

"Ahh, there they are." said Dumbledore, seeing Harry's and Ginny's hands together. "Harry, i'm glad you were able to solve the mystery."

"Ginny!" said Molly, as she ran to Harry and Ginny only to be stopped when he held up the Diary. "What's that?"

"Something that was discovered in the Girls Bathroom." said Harry. He went on to tell them about the entire incident leading up to he and Ron going down into the Chamber, and how the Basilisk had been taken care of. it wasn't until later, that Arthur noticed the scar in Harry's right arm. "Harry, did the Basilisk bite you?"

"Hmm?" Harry looked at his arm, and said. "It's fang pierced my arm after i shoved the Sword through it's skull."

"So it pierced you when you stabbed it?" asked Dumbledore. Harry nodded while keeping Ginny calm. "But how..."

"it was the Diary..." cried Ginny. "I've been writing in it... all year..."

"Hey, i told you that it wasn't your fault." said Harry, glaring at Ron and the other weasley boys.

"What intrests me most," said Dumbledore gently, "is how Lord Voldemort managed to enchant Ginny, when my sources tell me he's currently in hiding in the forests of Albania.

" Wait a moment, that Diary, why would Ginny have it?" asked Arthur.

"Look at the name, professor." said Harry, handing it to Dumbledore. "This is the reason for these attacks all year."

"Harry, why was it in Ginny's cauldron?" asked Molly. "i didn't get it for her."

"I have a hunch." said Harry. "Mr. Weasley, do you remember when you got into that fight with Mr. Malfoy?"

"You, you mean..." said Arthur.

"Arthur, Molly, go and take young Ginny to see Madam Pomfrey." said Dumbledore.

As Harry and Ginny let go of each others hands, a spark shot out of their hands causing them pain, until they screamed.

"Oh dear, it can't be." said Dumbledore. "Um, Harry perhaps you should go with Miss Weasley."

"Okay Professor." said Harry.

As Harry walked with Ginny to the Hospital wing, he was feeling her emotions that were so deep, that he couldn't process any thought. Ginny noticed he was feeling.

"Harry, you don't have to come with me to the Hospital wing." said Ginny.

"Uh uh, i'm going to get myself checked out anyway, Gin." said Harry, as they walked into the Hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey walked over to Harry and checked him out and said. "Potter, you're fine."

"That i knew already." said Harry. lifting up his and Ginny's hands to show the lightning spark coming from their hands. "This is the reason i'm here with Ginny."

"Oh dear, i see the problem." said Poppy. "Let me scan the two of you tonight, that way we can study this."

Harry nodded, walked over to Ginny's bed and sat down with her. whispering comfort into her ear, he turned her head toward him, leaned in and kissed her long and soft. while they were kissing, Molly and Arthur looked on in awe.

"Arthur, i'm concerned." said Molly.

"Yes i know." said Arthur.

Dumbledore walked into the Hospital wing, and noticed Madam Pomfrey walk over. "What is it?" he asked.

"They each have half of a soul, Albus." said Pomfrey. "as in they're Soul Bonded."

"He caused them to be Soulbound?" asked Dumbledore.

"No, i believe it's different, it's like their Bond was brought on by love." said Pomfrey. "It's strong, but to keep it balanced, they've got to be physically touching tonight."

"Can't you put two beds together?" asked Arthur.

"I could for tonight." said Pomfrey.

Walking back into the room, they find Harry and Ginny kissing. Arthur cleared his throat to get their attention.

"Hmm, oh hey Daddy." said Ginny.

Arthur smiled at Ginny, then looked to Harry and said, "Listen you two, we're going to let Madam pomfrey put two beds together for tonight, that way you can sleep while touching."

"That's fine, Mr. Weasley." said Harry. "It does get uncomfortable when we're not touching."

Madam Pomfrey flicked her wand for two beds to morph into one bed. Ginny looked at Harry, and seen the bed they were in had gotten bigger. They lay on the bed getting comfortable.

"Goodnight, You two." said Dumbledore.