Making Good Use Of Time Travel

Rating:  Mature       Chapters:  14
Characters:  Harry, Ron, Hermione, Lupin, Sirius, James, Pettigrew, Voldemort, Ginny
Genre(s):  Romance, Action/Adventure, Angst
Era:  Hogwarts
Pairings:  Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione
Warnings:  Strong Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Contains Spoilers

COMPLETED!

The Marauders were sitting in the Gryffindor common room at 2 in the morning. Remus was reviewing an essay that was due the next day for Flitwick, Sirius and Peter were prowling the room for intresting objects. James was, as usual, thinking about what he always thought about, Lily.

James was madly in love with Lily and he had been ever since he laid eyes on her.

The Marauders were the only ones in the common room, so early in the morning, they were always the last ones to leave.

"Come on, Moony. Dont you think you've read through that thing enough?" Sirius asked as he lifted some weird chain, with a huge silver hour glass type jar hanging from it, he had found, lying on the table.

"Oh, I guess your right." Remus said, putting his essay back into his bag.

"I cant wait till next week! Should be great. Full Moon!" Peter said, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

"Maybe for you, but my transformation is always horrible and painful." Remus said.

" I do feel sorry for you there, mate." James said, finally coming back to his senses, and joining on the conversation. "It always looks like it hurts."

"Oh, trust me. It does." Remus said, shaking his head.

Sirius and Peter took a seat on the couch. Sirius began twirling the object in his hands counting the spins to himself. 1...2...3...4.

"So Prongs, you still thinking about Evans?" Peter asked.

"Huh? Oh... ya." James said, his head in his hands. "I just don't see why she hates me so much. She's the one! I know it!"

"You can never be too sure, Prongs. You never know, one day you might bump into the sexiest woman on the planet, with the kindest heart." Sirius said, still twirling the object. 5...6...7...8

"Since when did you care about girl's having a nice hear, Padfoor?" James asked Sirius, sarcastically.

"Your right. I don't. You do." Sirius relpied shrugging, "Not my fault your not going for the hottest girl in the school. Seriously...and I do mean Siriusly, you could have any girl and you choose Evans!"

"Oh, whatever. Stop being the Drama Queen that you are." James replied.

"SIRIUS!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!" Remus shrieked.

"What!?" Sirius said, inocently. 9...10

"That's a time turner, you idiot!" Remus said.

Remus jumped to his feet and made a swipe to retrieve it, but in the attempt it fell to the floor with a crash, and toppled over the chair Sirius was sitting in and went flying onto the floor.

The substance inside it began to swirl, and soon the room was revolving before them, around and around it went, the windows flickered, night, day, night, day, again and agian. James began to count how many times, but soon lost count at 4.

It seemed like forever, the windows would flicker between night and day, people rushing past, a blur, not even able to seetheir faces or even the color of their hair.

It began to slow down after what seemed many hours. Slower and slower the flickering went. Slower and slower the people moved, and disappeared, until it looked as if everything was the same. The Common Room was completely
deserted except for the Maruaders.

"What the hell do you think you were doing Sirius!!!" Remus yelled throwing his hands up into the air, and pulling his hair.

"I DIDNT DO IT! I SWEAR! I DIDNT DO IT! I DIDNT DO IT!" Sirius began to scream, like a banshee, throwing his hands up into the air, running around the Common Room.

"Oh yes you did! THAT WAS A TIME TURNER!" Remus screamed back just as loud.

"Sorry, Moony. I've never seen a time turner! How the bloody hell was I suposed to know!?!?!!?" Sirius yelled back.

"You pay attention to your surroundings! Thats what!" Remus yelled, his voice cracking hardly.

"Stop using big words, Moony!! I can't take it!!! Ahhh! Smartness! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!"

James and Peter gave huge grunts.

******

Harry awoke with a loud voice echoing from the common room.

"I've never seen a time turner! How the bloody hell was I suposed to know?!?!?!!" Harry heard someone, a guy, shriek.

"Bloody first years." Harry mumbled. He slipped on his glasses, shoved his wand into his pajama pocket and set off down the stairs to tell the first years to go to bed, it being was 2 in the morning.

"You bloody kids get to bed!" Harry shrieked. " Didn't Hermione just tell you tha-"

But Harry stopped, the sight infront of him was the most different thing. Harry felt his mouth drop way low. Harry saw James' mouth drop too.

"Woa." Harry mumbled. Harry recognized them at once. "You guys! How in the name of Merlin did you Marauders get here!?!" Harry asked.

James stared at this boy on the steps up to the dormitorys. 'How did he know they were the Marauders and 'Why does he look like my twin??? Who ever he is, Im still sexier.'

Sirius' head kept zooming back and forth from Harry to James, violently. Remus slowly lowered his hands from his head to his side slowly. As for Peter he was staring at Harry, his eyes as big as House-elves.

No one said any thing for many, many moments. Harry, finally, slowly made his way down the steps and sat down on the couch and stared into the fire, a blank expression on his face. His head flew to his hands, and he began to mumble under his breath.

"No..no no no.. their not here, its just a dream. Its just a dream, theres no way that Dad, Sirius, Remus and Pettigrew are..." Harry slowly lifted his head, and his eyes flew, evily to Peter, apparently they were all looking at Harry, and Peter had a very scared look on his, fat face.

"Pettigrew." Harry mumbled evily. He pulled out his want and slowly made his way to Peter.

The Marauders, excluding Peter, grabbed Harry's arms, pulled him back, and forced him back down onto the couch. Peter slowly backed away from the strange boy.

Harry's hands flew back to his head, and tears began to stream down his pale face.

"What's going on? OH!...Oh My!" Hermione had now emerged from the girl's dormitory. She saw the Marauders, and her expression was just the same as Harry's. She then heard, muffled sobs, and her head flew to the crying Harry on the couch. "Harry!"

Hermione ran down the steps, and sat by Harry's side, rubbing his back affectionately, and whispering words of encouragement, and that it was only a dream. Even though she knew it wasn't.

"Could some one please tell me whats going on?" Sirius said desperately.

"Yea! And who the Bloody Hell yall are?!?" Remus screamed.

James had taken a seat in the armchair, and just stared at Harry. Peter was still hiding in a corner, scared at Harry's reaction when he saw him. 'What did I do to this kid to make this Potter twin hate me? I dont even know his name!'

Harry looked up into Sirius' face. It was full of color, life, and his hair was long and sleek. Harry had missed his face so much. It had been 2 years since he last saw that face. His gaze moved to James, Harry had never seen him, but he felt like he really was staring into a mirror. He eyes moved to Remus, his old friend. He smiled. He had seen Remus recently, but the current Remus had graying hair, and new scars slashed across his face from transformations.

Harry looked at Hermione questioningly. She noddes as to say 'Go ahead.'

"Um... Im Harry Po...Potter." Harry muttered out, staring into the fire.

James felt his eyes grow huge. 'How can this boy be a Potter? How are we related? I've never even seen him before. Wait, What year is it anyway!?!'

"Um. What year is it?" Remus asked questioningly, as if reading James' mind.

"It's the year 1997." Hermione answered.

"But, thats not possible. How could we possibly go into the future? Time turners only take you back in time." Remus asked amazed.

"Are we related?" James said, pointing a finger at himself and Harry.

"Remus, what were you doing messing with a time turner anyway?? I would think you of all people would know better!" Hermione said, completely ignoring James' question.

"It wasnt me-. Wait! How do you know my name?"

"I know your future self. You taught us DADA in our third year, but you resigned at the end of the year." Hermione said.

Remus mouthed an 'oh'. "It wasn't me who was fooling around with a time turnrer! It was Padfoot!...Wait, you do know which one of us is Sirius or Padfoot, dont you?"

"Yes, we do." Hermione answered. She was obviously trying to answer as much as she could. All this was too much for Harry.

"Sirius was fooling around with things that he shouldnt be, only unless he knows what they are."

"Hey! I said I was sorry, and that I had never seen a time turner, so how on earth was I suposed to know!" Sirius shrieked.

"Okay, nobody has still not answered my question." James said, impatiently. "Are we related?"

"Yes, we are." Harry said. He looked up and stared into James' eyes. "Im your son."

"Awesome!" James said.

"No, not really." Harry said, looking away.

"Why is that?" James asked.

"Because if your memory isn't erased of your adventure, there are some major events that can change, and they cant possibly change." Hermione said.

"But Hermione! We cant!" Harry begged.

"Yes, Harry. We have to."

Harry jumped up from the couch and stormed the Common Room,"But, why? I have never known my parents! Everyone I love gets ripped away from me! WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME!! GOD DAMN IT VOLDEMORT!( Hermione jumped at his name, and she guessed that he was going to go into an outburst again, she put a silencing charm on the dormitories so that no one would hear Harry screaming.) YOU SHOULD HAVE PICKED NEVILLE! EVERYONE I LOVE GETS RIPPED AWAY FROM ME, AND ITS ALWAYS MY FAULT!!! MY PARENTS DIED WHEN I WAS ONE, BECAUSE OF A DAMNED PROPHECY ABOUT ME! I NEVER EVEN GOT TO KNOW THEM! SIRIUS DIED 2 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE I HAVE, AS YOU PUT IT HERMIONE, A SAVING PROBLEM THING! I CANT BE WITH GINNY, THE ONE I LOVE, BECAUSE SHE WILL GET HURT!!!!! WHY DOES EVERY GOD DAMNED THING HAPPEN TO ME??????" Harry screamed at the top of his lungs.

"WHY??? TELL ME WHY! WHY DOES IT HAPPEN TO ME!!??!?!" Harry retorted.

The Marauders stood there, their eyes wide and crossed, wondering what was wrong with this raving lunatic. 'He's mental...He's just mental, James. He's not my son. Im just dreaming. Its alright. Im just going to di....SHIT IM GOING TO DIE! SIRIUS IS GOING TO DIE!?!??' was all that was going through James' mind.

Hermione had tears pouring down her face. She jumped up from the couch and flung her arms around Harry. "Oh, Harry. Im so sorry. I have no clue how you feel, and I shouldnt even try. I dont know how you are surviving right now Harry. Oh, Im so so Sorry!" Hermione cried into Harry's shoulder.

"No, its alright, Hermione. Im sorry." he said, rubbing her back affectionately.

Hermione pulled away and said, "But Harry, you do realize that you just told two people here their fate."

Harry sighed and said yes.

"We should just tell them anyway. Their going to be obliviated. Your right. Its too dangerous to change the past." Harry said, sitting back down on the couch.


What Harry had just screamed, just reached Sirius' mind and he thought, 'James was going to die when Harry is 1! He wont be there to watch is son grow up. Im going to d-SHIT! NO IM TOO YOUNG TO DIE!'

"Your right, go ahead and tell them." Hermione said.
"Okay." Harry said.

And so he told them. It felt as if he was talking for hours and hours. He told them from the terrible night in Godric's Hollow. He told them of how his mother(not mentioning her name) sacrificed her life for Harry and that was how he became known as the 'Boy Who Lived'. He told them about how he Ron and Hermione had escaped Voldermort in their first year, and saved the Sorcers Stone. He told them about the Chamber of Sercrets. He left out the events of his third year, because Peter was in the room. He told them about the Triwizard Tournament, with the dragon, the maze, Cedric and Voldemort. Then he told them about that horrible night at the Department of Mysteries. He told them that sixth year was an actually calm year except for the night when Draco and Snape escaped, and the dark mark was put over the School.(DUMBLEDORE LIVES IN MY STORY, PEOPLE!! YAAAAAAY!)

"You...you did all of this?" James asked, clearly stunned.

"Well, do you think I would lie about all of it????" Harry said. "To tell you the truth I have had a rather horrible life. I would never make something, as this, up."

"No. I guess not. Sorry." James said.

"No. Its alright. Dont Be." Harry assured him.

Hermione and Remus were now in deep conversation about something, and Sirius was listening very intently to Harry. Peter however was not quite comfortable around Harry yet.

"So, hows Quidditch going?" James asked, clearly changing the subject.

"Grea...hey, how did you know I played Quidditch?" Harry asked smiling.

"Well, you after all are my son. I just took a lucky guess. Seeker?" James aksed smiling. Harry nodded. "Dang. My son's awesome!"

"Its pretty good, but I always seem to get some kind of injury every game. But we've never lost a match except for one when dementors came onto the field, my Nimbus 2000 got smashed by the Whomping Willow, and I passed out. I used to pass out every time dementors came near me, I always hear my mum screaming when she di-" but Harry cut off suddenly. He couldnt tell him who his mother was, unless he already knew, or they already were together.

"Oh. Sorry." James said, clearly not wanting to rouse Harry about the subject. It was very clear that Harry did not like talking about him or his mother's death. "Did you get a new broom? When your Nimbus smashed?"

"Yes. And you" Harry said, pointing to Sirius, "gave it to me."

"Me? I gave you your broom?" Sirius asked preplexed.

"Yea. The Firebolt. Currently the fastest broom in the World. I still have it. It's my most prized possesion along with the Invisibility Cloak and the Marauders Map."

"The...the cloak?" James stuttered.

"Yupp. Your invisibility cloak. I got it for Christmas in my first year.Thank you for that. It's gotten me out of some sticky situations." Harry answered.

"And the Map?" James said.

Sirius said, "It lived??"

"The Marauders Map. Yes. Thank you very much, too." Harry said.

"And you know how to work it?" James asked.

"Of Course." Harry said. "Oh and that trick about Snape was very good."

"It lived!!!!" Sirius yelped. The three chuckled in laughter.

Harry and James' eyes met. James stared for a moment and his eyes squinted to get a better look at Harry's eyes. 'Their so familiar. No...They can't be... Lily's?'

"Harry?" James asked

"Mmm-Hmm?"

"Um. Sorry to ask, but...Who was your mother?"

"Are you joking me? And dont feel sorry to ask. Im assuming she still hates you right now. " Harry asked, surprised. "You havent figured it out yet?"

"It is!" James said.

"Yupp." Harry said, as he knew who James was thinking of.

"Lily??" James asked, looking bewildered. Harry nodded.

James jumped from his seat and started dancing while chanting "Im gonna marry Evans! Im gonna marry Evans! Im gonna shag Evans! Im gonna shag Evans!"

They all laughted.

"Harry. You know we'll have to see Dumbledore about this?" Hermione asked, from her spot in the armchair, leaving her conversation with Remus.

"Yea. I do." Harry said, looking slightly let down. "We'll go and tell him in the morning."

They all agreed on that, and Hermione headed back up to the dormitory. It was now 4 in the morning and the students would be waking up in about 3 hours time.

"Ok. I need to go to bed." Harry said, while yawning.

"What are we going to do??" Sirius asked.

"Ah, Hell. Um...Room of Requirement?" Harry suggested.

"Ah! Good idea." James said.

"Well, see you in the morning." Sirius said, he waved and headed out the portrait hole.

Peter and Remus followed with a wave. James however stayed a minute.

"Im glad Sirius messed with that time turner." Harry said to James. "I got to meet my dad, even if it is just for a short time, and even if he is the same age as me right now."

"Thanks. And Im glad I got to meet my son and know that he will turn out to be a good man." James smiled.

"Goodnight Da-...uh James." Harry said, he would like to have somebody to call Dad, but he also felt positive that James was not ready to be called Dad by his son who was the same age as he is right now.

"Goodnight, Harry." James said, smiling, waved and climbed out the portrait hole.

Harry headed up the stairs and climbed into his four poster bed. He couldn't believe what had just happened. The Marauders just happen to turn up in their year in the common room, in their year, and James had taken the news of his death to protect his future wife and future son quite well. Soon, after along time of thinking, Harry drifted off into deep sleep.

Chapter 2 - Seeing Dumbledore and Just Hanging

Harry awoke suddenly the next morning to a loud grunting snore. Harry made a weird face, and lifted his head to stared at the bed next to his. 'Just Ron.', he thought. Then his mind began to race. Dad...Sirius...Remus..Pettigrew...time turner...here...Room of Requirment.

Suddenly Ron began to mumble loudly. "Mmmm. Hermione."

Harry's eyebrows lifted immensley. He grabbed his shoe that was on the floor, next to his bed, and chucked it at Ron's head.

Ron yelped, sitting up straight away,"Oi!! What the bloody hell!!"

"What's goin on???" Seamus mumbled,carelessly. "Is Voldemort possesing you again, Harry?"

"Nah, Seamus. Just Ron and his sex dreams." Harry said, dismissively.

"Ah, Hermione again? Well go back to bed. Its Saturday." Seamus said, before falling back down under the covers and snoring a few seconds later.

"Sorry mate, had to wake you. I've got to tell you something, not to mention you were having a sex dream about Hermione...again." Harry said.

Ron mumbled a soft oh.

"Listen..." Harry said. And Harry told Ron all about the previous night. He told them about the Marauders coming to their time. That they knew who Harry really was and what lied ahead in their future, and about Harry's little outburst about why everything happened to him.

"Your joking? Arent you?" Ron asked, dumfoundedly.

"No. Im serious, and be glad you weren't there for my usual 'Why me??' speech." Harry said.

"Wow. I've always wanted to meet your Dad. He always seemed like a little mimmick of Fred and George, but with the Potter hair, not Weasley." Ron asked smiling.

Harry smiled, but he didnt know what to say. He, of course, had always wanted to meet his father, but right now was not the right time to consider James a father. He was still a careless, full of life, joyfull 17 year-old, who still was still suposed to win Lily's heart.

"Hey, lets go see them." Harry suggested. "If their still asleep...well then, they better get up."

"Yea. Alright." Ron nodded in agreement. "Let me change first though."

The two changed into some muggle clothes, went down the spiral staircase and set off out the portrait hole and down to the Room of Requirement.

'Become a Bedroom with all we need. Become a Bedroom with all we need. Become a Bedroom with all we need.' Harry and Ron thought, while walking back and forth in the spot the door should be. After a few times of thinking the same sentence, the oak door appeared. Harry rushed forward and siezed the doorknob.

Harry and Ron bounded into the Room of Requirment, and saw that the Marauders were still sleeping. The boys exchanged mischevious smiles.

Harry bounded onto James and Sirius sreaming.

Ron was screaming like a lunatic while Harry yelled, saracastically,"Wake up my darlings! Time to start another Beautiful Day! Yippee!!"

"Noo. Time already? Lily, my beautiful, flaming flower." James mumbled, grabbing Harry and pulling him to him into a crushing hug, James' eyes still closed tightly.

"Nah...nada meh Ill-Ee." Harry voice said, being crushed into James' shoulder.

Sirius picked up his pillow and threw it at Ron and yelled, "Oi! Who in the name of Merlin are you??"

"I'm Ron Weasley. I'm Harry's best mate." Ron yelled back. "Aiy! Remus, Pettigrew. Wake up you..."

"Mmm...Cheese." Peter mumbled into his pillow.

Remus sat bolt upright "Ho ew no ew e r?" He said sleepily, his eyes narrowed on Ron, and his hair sticking up at many angles.

"Easy. I know your future self." Ron said, shrugging.

"Oh. Guess I'll have to get used to this." Remus said, diving back under the covers.

"Shut up you filthy Rat!" Ron bellowed at Peter.

Just then Ron was lunged up into the air by his ankle, once again, just how he was in his sixth year. Ron groaned loudly.

"Harry!!! I told you not to put this spell on me ever again!" Ron bellowed, the blood rushing to his head.

"Ah idn't oo iet!" Harry shouted, from under James.

"Then who put the bloody levicorpus spell on?" Ron bellowed once again, his face now a light purple.

"I did! You insulted Peter!" Sirius shouted at Ron.

"Well, its what he is!" Ron said.

"Alright." Sirius mumbled. He narrowed his eyes and then Ron fell to the floor with a thump, his face returning quickly to its normal color.

The Marauders and Ron turned their attention to James, now holding onto Harry, as if he would loose his life if he didn't, slightly nuzzling his nose into Harry's hair.

"Dah, o.. ah no...na..Jam-uhs..leh meah gwa." Harry voice muffled again.

The room burst into lauhgter, and James came back to the real world.

"Oh. Uh oops." James said, quickly letting go of Harry and jumping out of the bed. He rubbed his neck, "I uh...well, sorry."

Harry smiled and climbed out of the bed. "Dont worry about it. I know how much you like Lily. I bet you were having a sex dream about her just as Ron was about Hermione this morning."

James blushed and looked away.

"Oh God. Yuck. Never mind. I don't want to picture my 17 year-old mum and dad having sex. That's just gross. Oh Merlin." Harry said, suddenly realizing who he was talking to. He stuck out his tounge and made a barfing sound.

"Hey!" James said. "This is just as weird for me as it is you. Im 17, and seeing my 17 year old son! Thats just wrong too, you know?"

"True, true." Harry said, noddding his head in agreement. "So, Time to see Dumbledore, I guess?"

"Yeah. I think we should." James said, sighing.

So the boys marched off to the Stone Gargoyle which held Dumbledore's Magnificent Office. Harry already knew the password so he announced it and stepped up the steps.

Harry knocked lightly 3 times on the door.

A soft "Come In" greated them.

Harry reached out his hand for the handle and turned it, and they stepped inside.

Dumbledore narrowed his eyes at the sight before him. "James, Sirius, Remus and Peter. How did you happen to get here, to this time?" he said calmly.

"Well! Graceful Padfoot here was messing with a time-turner and dropped it!" Remus said, giving Sirius a bop on the head.

"Ah. Well, we all make mistakes. Now, Harry I am trusting that you have already told them all about yourself? Am I right?" Dumbledore asked, softly.

"Yes sir." Harry mumbled, looking at the ground.

"Quite alright, Harry. Now, as seeing that was a special time-turner you used, I am guessing. Since you went forward in time instead of back. It might take me some time to find a replacement for this time-turner, for you to get back to your regualar time, at the precise moment you left, so nobody will be missing you. I am guessing that you will be here for quite some time. About a couple of months or so? Yes. Now, James, Remus, Sirius and Peter please make Hogwarts feel just like your home as it does to you in your regular time." Dumbledore responded very calmly.

"But, sir. What should we do about the other students here?" Ron asked.

"Ah, Mr. Weasley. Let them know who they are! By all means. Just don't drink your pumpkin juice the morning after they leave." Dumbledore chuckled. "Now off you go! It's Saturday and I am sure children like you would much rahter be doing other things."

"Thank you sir." Harry said. "Have a good after noon, Professor."

"Thank you, Harry. I surely will. Now, run along." Dumbledore said, waving a hand dismissively to them.

"Bye." All the boys choursed toghether. And they trooped out of the Office and down the Stone Gargoyle.

"So, Its Saturday." James said, stretching his arms and yawning widely. "What should we do?"

"Should we head to the Quidditch Pitch?" Harry suggested.

"Yea. Great Idea." James said, nodding. "Awww man. I dont have my Silver Arrow. I dont want to have to fly on the nasty school brooms."

"Well, they are still kind of old here. Just alittler newer here than they were in your time." Ron said, chuckling slightly.

"I'll let you fly on my Firebolt some, how about that?" Harry suggested.

"Really? Thanks, Harry. I want to see how fast it is!" James said, enthusiastically, jumping up and down.

"No problem."

They group of boys bounded up to the Common Room.

"Hey, Hermione. We're going to head down to the Quidditch Pitch. Want to come?" Harry suggested.

"Oh, Morning. No thanks. Im just going to head up to the library and get some studying done for Ancient Runes." Hermione replied.

"Ah, Hermione. You dont fly?" Sirius asked, pouting his lips.

"Nope, and I hope not to in the future. I only flew in first year during lessons. Promised myself I wouldn't do it again, after Harry went up and chased a Rememberal that Malfoy threw." Hermione said, getting up from the couch and gathering her books.

"You caught a Rememberal that Malfoy threw?" Sirius said. "Wait. Malfoy. Can't be Lucius. Does he have a son whose as big of a slime ball as his father?"

"Yeah. That would be Draco Malfoy, and yes I caught the Rememberal that Malfoy threw. That's how I got put on the Quidditch Team in the first place. I'm the youngest seeker in the century."

"Thats Awesome!!" James said.

"Yea!! Well, thats too bad, Hermione. We'll be down at the pitch if you need some lovin'!" Sirius said enthusiastically.

"Yea, yea. I'll be all right, I dont want to be knocked out cold off my broom." Hermione replied, rolling her eyes.

"Not to mention when James gets knocked out cold at every Quidditch Match!" Remus said.

They all laughed, but James shot up a wave of fury.

"Well, it might be because somebody doesnt keep an eye on all the bludgers on the Pitch!" James said, angrily, pointing at Sirius.

The Marauders all laughed. James bopped them on the heads, and they stopped.

"Im pretty much the same, mate." Harry said, replying to his lack to stay concious during a Quidditch Match. "Well, We'll go get our brooms."

Harry and Ron dashed up the stairs and gathered their brooms.

The boys headed down the sloping lawn to the Quidditch Pitch.

Harry let James ride his Firebolt first, Ron had already kicked the ground and was circling the Pitch.

"You sure you don't want a go first?" James asked, a nervous look on his face.

"Yes. Im positive." Harry said. "Just don't crash it into the Whomping Willow."

"Alright then."

"Holy Shit!" James screamed as he kicked off hard from the ground. It was the fastest broom he had ever ridden on, and was nothing compared to his Silver Arrow.

It took him a few moments to get used to the speed. Then he circled the pitch, doing dives and swiveling in and out of the Goal Posts on the field.

Harry smiled at the sight before him. It was like watching himself play Quidditch.

Chapter 3 - Getting To Know You and Lost Kisses Found

The young adults played Quidditch for many hours. James brought out his snitch that had his name engraved in it, that he gotten for Christmas. Harry and James had a competition on who could catch the snitch the fastest. Harry won everytime and he was on Ron's Cleansweep. James was on Harry's Firebolt, but he just couldn't match Harry's talent for Seeking.

They played Quidditch for a couple more hours, 3 boys on each team: a seeker, keeper and chaser. Peter, Remus, and James on one team. James seeker, Peter chaser(pretty lousy chaser to say that), and Remus keeper. Harry, Ron, and Sirius on the other. Harry seeker, Ron keeper, and Sirius chaser.

After many hours of Quidditch, not have eaten all day, and it being 2 o'clock in the afternoon on a Saturday, the boys headed off to the Great Hall for a late lunch.

Harry didn't care to let other people know that the man who looked just like him, who was walking next to him was his 17 year old father, James. All he said to the people who were staring is that, they got in a time turning mess, and they kept going on with their business, knowing that time turning messes happen all the time. They didnt even bother that 3 of the 17 year olds there were known to be dead. One being a trator, Peter Pettigrew. Harry was using this time to get to know his Father, and being able to spend more time with Sirius. (Sirius' name was cleared in my story, yall!)

The boys took a seat at the Gryffindor Table, and began shoveling food onto their plates and into their mouths.

Harry was eating, but he was eating slowly. He was studying James. He had the same pale, narrow face, his nose was alittle longer than Harry's but still the same shape. Their hair was the same color and the same wild texture, sticking up at every angle possible, and the exact same deep shade of black, even the same glasses.

Harry was also noticing that, James was not the arrogant self that he saw in Snape's pensieve 2 years ago. He had matured. The older Remus and Sirius were right, when he spoke to them in the flame 2 years ago. Sure James was full of laughter and funny, but James wasn't the man who would torture Snape for the fun of it. He also noticed James didn't run his hands through his hair anymore.

"So, Whats up with this "One You Love" thing?" James asked suddenly, taking a gulp of pumpkin juice.

Harry looked up and mumbled a slight 'oh.' "Well Voldemort seems to use my closest friends or anyone I love to get to me. He has already used Ginny once and I dont want her to get hurt. I couldn't live if she got hurt because of me."

Ron smiled to himself at Harry's words. 'Harry really cares for her. I can trust him. Better than Dean or Michael atleast.'

"Oh." James said, "Well, thats nice of you, to care for...Ginny, did you say?...so much."

"Yeah her name is Ginny. She's Ron's sister." Harry said.

"Ah, so I'm guessing she's a red head??" James asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah, she is." Harry said, smiling.

"The Potter men just seem to choose red heads. Im gonna get Lily." James said, and mumbling a 'some how' under his breath, "My dad has black hair and my mom has red hair, and my grandparents are the same."

"Well, Good afternoon Harry!" Ginny said coming up from behind the man who she thought was Harry and hugged him from behind. "Mmm..you smell different."

"Umm..." James said. James looked up and he saw a red head staring down at him.

Ginny quickly let go, "Who the bloody hell are you, cause you surely arent-"

Ginny's eyes grew wide. "YOUR not Harry. Uh-oh! Your James!"

James mumbled a soft mmm-hmm.

"How in the Blaze did you get here??" Ginny said stunned walking over to the other side of the table, hugging Harry quickly and sitting down next to Harry.

"Oh. Well Mr. Graceful, here was messing with a time turner, dropped it and here we just happened to land in your time." James said, bopping Sirius over the head, once again.

"Oh, well yes. Sirius is alittle clumsy." Ginny said, helping herself to some pudding.

"Oh, so you know us too?" Remus said.

"Yes. The whole Order of the Phoenix, Weasleys and alot of other people know who you are." Ginny replied.

"So, Miss Fiesty here, is Ginny, Im guessing?" James asked, turning to Harry.

"Yupp, this would be Ginny." Harry said.

James leaned across the table, "He really likes you. You know that. To break up with you because he cares for you so much. Thats such a kind thing to do. I wish I could do that with Lily, but she hates me enough as it is."

Ginny rolled her eyes and turned to Harry. "Harry! How many times have I told you?!!? I can fight my own battles! And I don't care if I get captured by Voldemort, I just want to be with you! Im not a child, I was in the D.A, you taught me half the things I know!"

"But Gi-!"

"No, Harry. Im one year till I become of age. I should be able to make my own decisions, and if it means giving up my life to be with you, then so be it! I love you, Harry, and Voldemort won't take you from me." Ginny said, now getting frustrated.

"Ginny, I love you too. Its just I can't stand life without you!"

"Then be with me, Harry!" Ginny said, she stood up from the table and stomped off out of the Great Hall.

"Great. Just Great." Harry mumbled. He dropped his fork with a loud clank, and he too stomped off out of the Great Hall to find Ginny.

"Di-..Did I say something wrong?" James asked. 'Harry must care for her toooooo much', he thought to himself.

"No. Their always like this. Harry doesnt want her to get hurt, but I'm with Ginny on this. She is almost of age, she should be able to make her own decisions. I just dont want to loose my little sister, because she loves a guy too much." Ron replied, taking a bite of meat out of a chicken leg.

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Harry looked around the Entrance Hall to see where Ginny had gone, then he saw it, flaming red hair whipping around a corner, at the top of the steps.

Harry rushed forward and up the Marble Staircase. He stopped at the top, clutched his chest and leaned againstthe Stone Wall for 2 seconds to catch his breath. Once he had caught it again he began to run to see where Ginny had gone to.

Harry knew Ginny had a spot all to herself in the Gryffindor Common Room, so he figured he should go there. He ran up the stairs, and before he knew it he stopped infront of the Fat Lady's Portrait.

"Gillyweed!" Harry exclaimed. The Fat Lady swung forward to allow Harry to enter. He clambered in and saw Ginny sitting infront of the fire, her knees pulled up to her chest, her arms wrapped around them, staring into the fire, with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Oh, Ginny." Harry mumbled. He rushed forward to her, sat behind her and gathered her in his arms.

"Ginny, Im sorry." Harry mumbled into her red hair.

"Harry, I just want to be with you, and you wont let me. I need to make my own choices, and I'm choosing to be with you! Harry, you have to let me do what I want." Ginny said through sobs.

"But Ginny-"

"No, Harry!"

"Alright, but Ginny, you have to promise me stay away from any sign of harm or of Voldemort." Harry said, holding her tighter.

"Harry, do you think I want to get hurt or I want to go near Voldemort??" Ginny asked, she looked up into his eyes and they both giggled slightly.

"Ginny...I just dont want you to get hurt. I wouldn't forgive myself if something ever happened to you! Your dad, Ron and even you have already been hurt, just because of me." Harry mumbled.

"But their alright! Im alright!" Ginny exclaimed, another tear welling up in her chocolate eyes.

"Ginny, I love you." Harry said, looking Ginny straight in the eye. He had a tear welling up too. He couldn't bear to loose this wonderful girl in his arms. He would never forgive himself if he lost her.

"I love you too, Harry. Just promise to never leave me."

"I promise." Harry responded.

He grabbed her chin and pulled her lips to his. He kissed her sweetly, and tenderly, letting her know how much he loved her and he would never leave her.

***********

Ron and the Marauders clambered through the portrait hole and was stunned at the sight before them.

Ginny was tangled under Harry on the couch. Harry's hands were under Ginny's shirt, their mouths clashed together.

Ron dropped his jaw. "Oi! If your gonna snog don't do it infront of me!"

"Ooo! Harry got his girl. Harry got his girl." Sirius chanted.

Harry pulled his mouth away from Ginny's, and slowly got up from ontop of her, rolling his eyes immensely, in the process, an angry look on his face. He was obviously mad at the fact that his moment with Ginny was ruined. Ginny got up from the couch, pulling her shirt back down. She grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him out of the Common Room.

Chapter 4 - The Horecrux

Many weeks passsed and Halloween was drawing near. Ginny was never seen out of Harry's sight. Harry no longer slept in the Dormitory. He now slept on the red couch infront of the fire, with Ginny curled up in his arms.

It was a sunny Hogsmeade Weekend and the big group of friends were wondering around Honeyduke's Sweetshop, buying anything they saw that they thought looked tasty. Even Hermione was being a clumsy, jittery girl.

Ginny grabbed Harry's hand and she pulled him out of the store. They were both laughing their heads off at nothing. Harry pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her, he pulled her mouth to his to dissolve the laughter.He opened his mouth and began caressing Ginny's lower lip with his tounge, as to say 'let me in.' Ginny, as if reading his mind, opened her mouth wider to allow him to enter. He felt Ginny's tounge slide past his as he entered her mouth.

He pulled away for a quick breath but reformed the kiss just as soon as he left her lips. They kissed for many moments. Then Harry felt something. He felt the worse feeling throbbing in his scar that he had ever felt. It was worse than when Voldemort touched him in his forth year. Worse than any other feeling he had felt. It was like a blazing, white hot wire pressed against his scar.

He pulled away from Ginny and began to scream. He fell to his knees, clutching his scar.

"HARRY! What is it?!?!" Ginny pleaded.

Harry screamed louder, trying to reply to Ginny's plead, but couldn't muster the strength. He felt his body colapse against the hard stone ground, clutching his forehead in pain.

From inside Honeyduke's the other friends heard a terrible scream.

"Ron. That sounds like Harry!" Hermione announced.

"It is!" James said.

The group rushed out of the shop and out onto the pavement where they saw Harry rolling on the ground, screaming in agony, clutching his scar. Ginny was on her knees next to him, trying to calm Harry down, tears starting to form in her frightened eyes.

James rushed forward. He tried to hold Harry up, but he kept throwing about. James felt he should protect Harry. He was after all his son, even if he was his age. He felt he should care for him, he was like another best friend who you would die for.

"Shit!" James screamed.

Ginny got up and ran to Hermione. The girls held each other in their arms, both crying and hoping that Harry would be alright. Remus and Peter stayed back as James, Sirius, and Ron tried to get the screaming Harry in their arms and carry him up to the castle. Harry wouldn't stop flalling and screaming, he was moving so much, still clutching his scar.

He began to scream even louder. "NOO! MUM!! NO.."

James stopped. 'Hes screaming about Lily! He must be having a vision of the night we died.', he thought to himself.

"CEDRIC!! NOOO!" Harry screamed once more.

"SIRIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...oh no!" Harry shriek one last time.

He gave one loud scream, the loudest he had, with all hils courage, then he stopped. He stopped screaming, he stopped moving and fell into unconciousness.

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Harry's mind was swimming with memories...not happy memories, but his worst memories.

He saw Lily...pleading with Voldemort...then Lily being engulfed into a jet of green light. Harry felt himself scream something, but he couldn't tell what he was saying, he was too weak to tell.

The memory changed.
He was in the grave yard, colapsed on his knees, clutching his forehead...Cedric trying to protect himself and Harry..."Kill the Spare!"..."Advada Kedavra!"...Cedric dead, eyes staring straight up at nothing. He screamed again.

The memory changed.
He was in the Department of Misteries. He saw Sirius falling...falling through the Veil...he saw himself scream, and Remus holding him back from going to rescue Sirius. He screamed out agian.

The memory changed one last time, but this time it was not a memory. It seemed as if it were taking place in present time.

"When will we attack again, my Lord? When will the Final Battle be?" Wormtail asked, bowing to his master.

"We will attack on Christmas Eve, at the Hogwarts Christmas Ball. I will once and for all Silence the 'Great, Harry Potter'!" came Voldemort's raspy cold voice from the throne at the top of the room, "He has destoyed all of my horcruxes, except for one. He destroyed Ravenclaw's Tiara when it was not a horcrux, when the Horcrux is actually...his scar!"

Harry felt himself scream. He knew why he was screaming, but he couldn't tell how loud his scream was. He was screaming inside his mind. He...Harry...was the Horcrux...his scar.

Then he felt himself stop, as he fell into unconciousness.


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The Marauders, Ron, Ginny and Hermione were gathered in the Hospital Wing, a week after their terrible Hogsmeade weekend.

Harry was still out cold, and he had shown no sign of waking up. He laid there motionless. Ginny was sitting on a chair, next to Harry's bed, holding his hand, and caressing it with her thumb.

Ron and Remus were playing an intent game of chess and Hermione was watching them with quite some intrest. James was pacing the Hospital Wing, his arms folded across his chest, and a serious look on his face. Sirius was giving advice to Remus for his chess game, which was starting to get on Remus' nerves. Peter was no where to be found. He was never in the Hospital Wing with the friends. He always said he had some business to attend to.

Ginny sweetly caressed Harry's hand, it was as cold as ice. She missed his lively touch, and his sweet voice, and his hot breath tickeling her ear when she slept in his arms on the couch at night.

Ginny lightly, swept away a lock of hair from Harry's forehead to reveal his scar. Her eyes widened at the sight. His scar was blazing a pure white, and blood was rushing from it. She quickly grabbed a cloth from the nightstand and wiped away the blood, but it kept bleeding and wouldn't stop.

"James. Come here." Ginny said.

James rushed forward immediately and looked down at Harry's forehead. He gasped loudly. The others looked over to the bed where Ginny was trying to wash away blood from Harry's forehead and James biting his nails. They rushed over to see what the problem was.

Ginny told them that his scar was bleeding and wouldn't stop. She also motioned for them to look at his blazing white scar.

Hermione called in Madam Pompfrey and she came bustling into the room with a frightened look on her face.

"Oh My! I do not know what to do. All I can do is give him a potion to stop the bleeding, but that is all I can do, I'm afraid." Madam Pompfrey said. She hurried back to her office and came back out with a blue bottle in her hand.

She poured a small amount of the potion into a glass cup. She tilted the glass into his mouth, and closed Harry's mouth. She re-opened his mouth a few moments later, to make sure he had swallowed the potion, or to atleast see that some of it made its way down Harry's throat. He had swallowed it.

Madam Pompfrey bustled back to her quarters and the Hospital Wing was in total Silence, once more.

Harry began mumble slightly, under his breath. Then his mumbling began to become louder, and he began to toss and turn. All of the sudden Harry's eyes shot straight open, and he plunged himself over the bed's edge and began to throw up. Harry felt huge, bludging, tears welding up in his eyes, and streaking down his cheeks as he threw up.

At the sound of wretching the occupants at the chess table rushed over to help Harry. Ginny held Harry's hand affectionately, and whispered words encouragement. James grabbed Harry's shoulders and held him steady while he threw up.

Harry threw up 3 more times, before he wiped his mouth with the cloth on the nightstand and he flung Ginny ontop of him. Harry mumbled words into her shoulder, between his muffled sobs. Harry pulled Ginny closer as Ginny hugged back, tightly, James was rubbing Harry's shoulders protectively.

Harry pulled away from Ginny and began to cry harder. He couldn't beleive what he had seen right before he passed out. His scar was the horcrux.

"Ginny. Oh...Ginny." Harry mumbled, through his sobs. "I know whe-when the F-final Battle...is."

Ginny gasped. "Harry! How...how do you know that?"

Harry sat up and pulled his knees to his chest, and rubbed his eyes. "I saw in Voldemort's mind again." Harry looked around the room quickly to see if Pettigrew was in there. "Wor-Wormtail was there and he asked Voldemort when the final battle was going to be. He said Christmas Eve at the Ball."

"Oh my Goodness." Ginny replied. "Do you really think that what you saw actually happened? Or was it a trick like he did with Sirius?"

"I...I dont know." Harry said. "But I sure hope the last part of what I heard is not true."

Ginny grabbed Harry's arm and squeezed it, a worried look on her face. "What? What did you hear?!?!"

"Ginny...I...Im the...the Horcrux." Harry replied, tears welling up in his green eyes again.

"But, Hrary. Th-thats not possible." Ginny stuttered.

"But Ginny, I am. My scar, is the sixth horcrux. You never knew the whole story of the night I almost died. I am a parselmouth, because Voldemort is a parselmouth. The night I got this scar, Voldemort transferred some of himslef into me. Thats why I can talk to snakes, thats why Voldemort's mind and my mind are connected in some way. Thats why the Sorthing Hat thought about putting me in Slytherin in my first year."

Tears streamed down Harry's pale face, and he once again plunged over the side of the bed to throw up once more. James grabbed Harry's shoulders to hold him steady, and comfort him in some way.

"Horcruxs? What are those?" James asked.

Remembering what Harry had told her during the summer she replied, "Horcruxs are when you split a part of your sould and place it in an object of some sort, it could be anything, it could even be a human or an animal. Voldemort made 6 horcruxs. Harry has destroyed them all, but I dont see how he can be a horcrux. The only remaining part of Voldemort with a soul is the Voldemort himself." Ginny answered. That was where she got confused, how could Harry's scar be a horcrux when Harry had destroyed them all.

Harry wiped his mouth on the cloth once more and replied, "Right before I passed out, Voldemort said that I destroyed Ravenclaw's Tiara when it wasn't a horcrux, and it was actually my scar. I had always wondered wether I was a horcrux or not."

Hermione gasped and grabbed hold of Ron. Ron made an unusual face, then relaxed. He wrapped an arm around her and puller her close. Sirius was biting his nails, clearly having no clue what to say about all of this. James was sitting there, with his head in his hands, and Harry was holding Ginny tightly next to him. They were both crying and had both missed each other so much.

Harry pulled away and kissed her sweetly, with all the energy he had left in him. Then he fell back to the bed, before passing out again.

***********

Harry awoke slowly, he lifted his head, but stopped soon. He saw that Ginny was lying in the bed next to him, her arm wrapped around his stomach, her head lying on his chest. Ginny mumbled slightly and lifted a hand slowly and began storking her red hair affectionately. He kissed her head softly and stroked her hair over and over again. Soon Ginny slowly lifted her head, and looked around. She sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes.

"Oh, Harry!" Ginny said sweetly. She leaned in and kissed his lips. They kissed for many moments and she slowly pulled away. "I cant believe all of this. The Battle is Christmas Eve, and...and your..the horcrux." Ginny finished, mumbling the last 2 words.

"I know, Ginny." Harry said, kissing her forehead. "I might not make it, but I will do my best to bring Voldemort down with me." Harry smiled.

Ginny made a sad face, but quickly changed it to a slight smile. "Good for you. Let's get to bed."

"Alright, love." Harry replied.

They adjusted themselves to their usual sleeping position, Ginny curled up on her side, and Harry with his arm wrapped around her protectively. He gave her a quick kiss before falling into a dreamless sleep.

This story is now completed and if you wish to read the sequel you may either click a link to my author's page at HPFF or click the link above to the story.

Ginny awoke that morning slowly, and feeling very refreshed. She lifted her head, and saw Harry looking down at her, a smile plastered across his face. She leant in and kissed him. She pulled away and got out of the hospital bed.

"When do you get out of here?" Ginny said, sweetly and quietly.

"Today. Would you like to go down to breakfast?" Harry asked.

"Sure, Im starting to get hungry. I haven't eaten much lately. I have been so worried about you." Ginny said.

Harry started working to get out of bed. He still didn't have very much energy, but he had enough to move, and hold his body weight. "Well, Im fine now, love."

They smiled at each other, and hand-in-hand the couple headed down to the Great Hall.

***********

When Harry and Ginny entered the Great Hall, they saw the Marauders, Ron and Hermione sitting at the Gryffindor table. They headed towards them, and took a seat.

They beamed at Harry and welcomed him back, before they all started heaving mounds of food onto their plates.

"Harry, are you allowed to play in the match tomorrow?" Ron asked.

"Shit. Thats tomorrow? How long was I out for??" Harry asked stunned.

"Yea. You were out for a week." Ron said.

"I dunno, I should be." Harry said, taking in a spoonfull of poridge into his mouth.

"Good! I want to see Harry play in a Match!" James said excitedly.

Harry mumbled an mmm. "Aw! That means we have Quidditch Practice this afternoon."

"Yeah. You better get permission to play. What will we do if you cant play??" Ron asked.

"Well Ginny would play seeker, but she has a Chaser position so she cant. I dont kno-...wait. James, you couldnt play seeker if I cant play!" Harry said, amazed.

"Ah, yeah. I guess I could. If...I get to ride your firebolt?" James asked, wriggeling his eyebrows.

"I guess. But thats ONLY if I cant play." Harry said pointing a finger at James.

"Oh, I know, I know." James said, throwing his arms up in an innocent way.

"Alright, but Im trusting you. Dont go around, jacking my broom." Harry said.

"Oh. You know, Harry. We will probably have to go see Dumbledore, and tell him what you learned right before you fainted." Hermione said.

"Oh, yeah. Those things." Harry mumbled.

They finished their breakfast and all headed back up to the Hospital Wing to get Madam Pompfrey's permission to play Quidditch.

Once they got her permission they headed up to the Ston Gargoyle, to which held Dumbledore's office.

"Come in." Came Dumbledore's calm voice from behind his desk. The friends entered the room, and Dumbledore replied, "Oh. Well Welcome back to my office!"

"Sir. When I passed out last week. I saw in Voldemort's mind again." Harry stopped and looked up at Dumbledore to see his expression, but it was as plain and steady as it was when they entered the room. "I saw all my worse memories, and all of them have Voldemort in it. Then I had another one, but it wasnt a memory. I think it might have been happening at that moment."

"That would make perfect sense. You have seen through Voldemort's mind before, so I would call it quite possible." Dumbledore replied.

"W-" Harry began to speak, but remembering who was in the room decided to not mention Wormtail, "Voldemort said that the Final Battle would take place at the Christmas Ball on Christmas Eve, and he also said that. My...my scar was the sixth horcrux."

"My. Well, we must prepare for battle. There indeed will be a Christmas Ball this year, and I will make sure to have as many members of the Order at the castle or in Hogsmead as possible. I have always wondered if your scar was the horcrux, and I am sure you have thought about that at times too, but I have never seriously considered it. It makes much sense. But as to how you will destroy it, I have no clue." Dumbledore said, calmly.

Harry nodded his head, looking at the ground, and sifting his feet around the wooden floor, not wanting the others to see his welling tears in his eyes.

"All I can say is that I have great faith in you, and that you can do this, Harry, and you will! You will vanquish Voldemort! We all have faith in you, and we know that you will do it!" Dumbledore said, getting up from his desk, and walking around to the other side to look Harry in the eye, "And do not doubt your self for one second."

Harry nodded and looked back down, as a tear left his eye and fell down his cheek.

"Do not let this fact get you down for the rest of the semester. Its Saturday! Go run along and do whatever you young childern do these days." Dumbledore said, dismissing them with a wave of his hand.

"Have a nice day, Professor." James said, smiling slightly.

"Thank you, and you too James." Dumbledore said, with a twinkle in his eye, before he sat back down behind his desk.

The others exited the room, and made their way down the steps of the Stone Gargoyle.

"Yall...yall go on. I'll meet up with you later." Harry said.

Ginny grabbed his arm, "You sure, Harry?"

Harry nodded. He pulled her lips to his and kissed her quickly, before he could get a lecture from Ron about kissing his sister infront of him.

"Bye, Harry." James said, and the others left and headed up the steps to the Gryffindor Common Room.

Harry waited until they were out of view, then he went down the Stone Steps and out onto the Sloping Lawn. He walked the perimeter of the Lake's edge, taking this time to think of everything. He was the horcrux...he was going to fight in the Final Battle, against Voldemort in a short while.

Harry settled himself under a shady spot under a tree, and let the tears pour down. 'How am I going to do this? I cant do this! I can't kill someone. No...Harry. He's not a someone...he's a something. He's not human. Shit, I can't do this. I can't beat Voldemort. And everyone is relying on me. The Whole Wizarding World is relying on me to finish him off, becuase of some damned prophecy.'

"May I join you?" a sweet voice came from behind him.

Harry looked around to see where the voice had come from, and he saw Ginny walking towards him. He nodded his head, and she sat down next to Harry.

"Gin, I can't do this." Harry said, through sobs.

"Oh, Harry. You can do this, don't doubt yourself." Ginny said, scooting back and leaning against the tree, so she was behind Harry. She pulled him to her and he rested his head on her chest.

Harry let a tear fall, then he said, "The Whole World is depending on me to defeat Voldemort. I just dont know how I will be able to do this."

"Harry, its alright." Ginny said, kissing the top of his head and running her fingers through his hair.

They sat like that for a moment, thier minds swimming with thoughts.

Finally Harry spoke, "It's not death I'm afraid of. It's the fact that I might loose you."

"Harry, you will never loose me. I will always be with you, even past death. And you will always be with me." Ginny said, kissing the top of his head once more.

Harry moved so he was sitting up, and facing Ginny. "I'm afraid you won't be able to know how much I love you. Im afraid I wont be able to marry you, and spend the rest of my life you, and that I won't be able to see our children board the Hogwarts Express for the first time."

Ginny smiled, and a tear welled up in her eye, from all the sweet things Harry had just said. 'He wants to marry me. He wants us to have children.' "Harry, you will be able to do all of those things. You will. I want to be able to do all those thing too, but I will. We will."

Harry nodded his head and looked at the ground. Ginny grabbed his ching and pulled his lips to hers and gave him a quick kiss. The repositioned themselves so they were both lying on the green ground, under the hot sun. Harry had his arm wrapped around Ginny, and her head was lying in the nook of his shoulder.

They laid there for many moments thinking about all the new things that had happened, the Final Battle, the Horcrux, and what they had just said to each other. The thought that he/she wants to marry me, or he/she wants us to have children.

After many long moments Harry moved himself so he was propped up on an elbow and was facing Ginny.

"I love you, Gin." Harry said.

"I love you too, Harry." Ginny said.

Harry moved his arm and placed it behind her head, he pulled her head to his, as their lips met. Harry laid her head back on the ground, as he moved himself ontop of Ginny. Ginny entwined her hands around his neck and in his hair.Harry slipped his hand under Ginny's shirt and began tracing circles with his fingers on her belly. Goosebumps went up Ginny's back in affcection. Harry moved his hand up higher on Ginny's stomach and felt Ginny's breasts. He slipped his hand around her back and unhooked her bra. He slipped his hands back around and traced Ginny's breasts.

She gasped in pleasure, and mumbled his name. She moved her hands up the back of his shirt feeling his muscular back, moving her hands back around, she felt his chest, and his six-pack.

He massaged her stomach, her back and her chest. His mouth moved from her lips to her neck, kissing her sweetly, and nibbling affectionately. His hands moved from her chest to her jeans. He began unbuttoning them, but soon moved his hands back up to her stomach.

"Yes, Harry!" Ginny mumbled.

Harry pulled away, "Not now, Gin."

"Yes. Harry, Im ready. I want to." Ginny said, looking him in the eyes.

"Not now. We need to save it for a time when we aren't doing it because of the pain that we will loose each other." Harry said.

Ginny sighed, not giving up on her wish.

"Plus, not outside where anybody could see, and your not of age." Harry said, smiling wickedly.

Ginny smiled slightly, but sighed and said, "Alright Harry. But you know, my birthday is in a couple weeks."

"Yes, I do know that, love." Harry said, smiling.

Harry kissed her lightly, and rolled off of her. He moved back to her side and wrapped an arm around her. He looked at his watch. '2 o'clock. I have plenty of time...I think.' Once again, their minds filt with thoughts. But soon they both drifted off to sleep.

********

Two in the afternoon, back in the Common Room, the Marauders and Ron were playing a game of Exploding Snap, and Hermione was reading her book.(as usual)

"Harry still not back yet?" James asked.

"Nope, not yet." Ron answered.

"Ginny isn't here either." Hermione said, not moving her eyes from her book, which seemed to be very intresting to her.

"We have Quidditch Practice soon. He better show up or I'll have to go find him." Ron said, getting frustrated.

"Yea, and i want to go to your practice. Is that all right?" James asked.

"Yeah, thats fine. You know, Im going to get the Map and see where he is." Ron replied.

Ron got up from his chair and ran up the steps to the Dormitory and came back down 5 seconds later carrying the Map.

He tapped it with his wand and said "I solemnly swear that I am up to know good."

The Map came into view on the parchment and he began flipping through it.

"There they are." He said after a minute of trying to find where Harry and Ginny were. "Their on the grounds."

"How about we head onto the grounds get them and head to practice. Your robes are still in the Captain's Office by the Pitch, right?" James asked.

"Yea, they are. All right that sounds fine to me." Ron said, "Bye Hermione. See you at dinner, were heading out to practice."

"Alright. Have fun boys." She said from the couch, lifting up a hand to wave, but her eyes never leaving her book.

They boys trooped out of the Common Room, down the Stairs and out onto the sloping lawn.

When the boys reached the tree with the sleeping Harry and Ginny under it they didnt know what to do. Let them sleep? Wake them, if so how?

"What do we do?" James asked in a whisper.

Ginny moaned and opened her eyes. She sat up, but when she did Harry's arm slid from around her waist to the ground with a thud, so he woke up too.

"Waz goin..oon?" He said tiredly, scratching his head.

"Well that worked." Sirius said.

"Come on, you two. We have Quidditch practice." Ron said.

The couple got up from the gound and together they all made their way down to the pitch.

"Im hungry!!" Ginny complained, before they left the Captain's Tent to go onto the field.

"Well, its your own fault you missed lunch." Ron said.

Ginny stuck out her tounge and the team made their way onto the pitch.

Harry kicked off of his Firebolt and felt the joyus feeling of flying once again, he missed it every time a practice was over or after a match. He circled the Pitch once before shouting instructions to the team.

"Ginny, Demelza, and Colin yall try to score in the left hand side goals, once you have scored circle around, again, and pass to each other down the field to score." Harry bellowed at his chasers. The chasers nodded their heads in understandment.

"Ron you will be covering the left hand goals, trying to block the chasers." Ron nodded his head.

"Coote, Peakes, you hit the bludgers back and forth, which I hope isn't too easy because they like to roam other places too. Team today is just a review for tomorrow's Match, so take it easy and don't stress." Harry said.

The team nodded their heads in agreement, "Alright. Then, lets go."

The team kicked off and went to doing their drills. Harry looked up into the stands, he saw James and Remus all watching with intrest, but he didn't see Sirius or Pettigrew, but then he figured Sirius was the giant black dog running around the stands, and that Pettigrew was in his animagus form, you just couldn't see him.

Harry chuckled and let the snitch out, he waited a few moments before kicking off to go search for the snitch.

He returned to his usual waiting, search the grounds position at the top of the left hand goals, so he could look for the snitch and keep an eye on the team. The team was doing great, and tey all got along wonderful. They were like a whole second family, getting in alittle fights now and then, but it was never worse than swearing at each other, and most of the time it was Ron and Ginny fighting.

Then he saw the snitch. He sped forward around the snitch, and followed its swivles, and dives. He finally felt his fingers clasp over the snitch. He held it for a few moments, the golden ball struggling within his fingers to break free. He let it go and watched it speed off.

Harry was about to speed off back to his spot when he heard his beaters arguing.

"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, PEAKES!!" Coote shouted at Peakes. "Plus, you should have dived from it!"

"Bludgers have pretty much a mind of their own! And you dont need to be aiming directly at my stomach!!"

Harry looked a round and saw Peakes had blood coming from his mouth. Harry sped towards them, "What in then name of Merlin is going on here?"

"He hit the bludger at me and it hit my stomach and now im coughing up blood!" Peakes shouted.

"I TOLD HIM IT WAS AN ACCIDENT." Coote shouted, back at Harry.

"IT BLOODY WELL WAS NOT, AND YOU KNOW IT!" Peakes said, aiming his bat at the approaching bludger at Coote.

Coote dodged the bludger, but unfortunatley someone else did not see it speeding towards them. Demelza, carrying the Quaffle and about to throw it in the middle hoop was hit square in the head with the bludger.

"Shit." Harry mumbled.

Demelza's head hit her broom, and she slipped off. Harry sped off to Demelza, but Ron caught her. He heaved the unconcious Demelza over his back. Ron landed on the ground and got off of his broom.

Harry met Ron on the ground.

"Here, Do you want me to carry her? We need to take her up to the Hospital Wing." Harry said.

"Nah. I got it, thanks thouhg." Ron said, as he headed out of the Pitch and onto the grounds, with Demelza slung over his back.

"Practice is over!" Harry yelled to the team. The team landed beside him and they hurried off to the Hospital Wing.

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Ron laid Demelza down on a bed and went back to Madam Pompfrey's office.

Ron came back out with her on his tail.

Madam Pompfrey slipped a potion down Demelza's throat, and she slowly opened her eyes.

She sat up and gave a weird look, "Hello! Sorry, but where in the world am I? And who are all of you!?!"

"Oh, no. She's suffering Amesia, should only be short term though, a week or so." Madam Pompfrey said.

Professor McGonagal came into the Wing with a furious look on her face. "Who, in the name of Merlin, did this?!?"

Peakes slowly riased his hand, looking at the floor, blood still coming from his mouth.

"And why did you do this?"

"I got made a Coote, he hit me with a bludger in the stomach so I hit one back but he dodged it." Peakes said.

"I am sure it was an accident that Mr. Coote hit you, but it was not right for you to hit back. You will not play in tomorrow's Match against Slytherin."

But Professor-!" Peakes pleaded with her.

"You will not play, and you will have detention with me tomorrow evening." Professor McGonagal said.

"But who will play the position of Chaser and a Beater!?" Harry asked.

The Marauders came into the Wing, Sirius and Peter back into their normal forms.

Harry and said, "What are yall going to do about the Match?!?!" James said pleadingly, "This may not be my time but I still for sure want Gryffindor to Beat Slytherin!"

"I have an idea." Professor McGonagal said, looking at Sirius and James.

Chapter 6:  Halloween

"A HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO HOGWARTS AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST QUIDDITCH MATCH OF THE SEASON!! GRYFFINDOR VERSUS SLYTHERIN!" a dreamy voice errupted over the field, everyone recognized as Luna Lovegood. "LAST NIGHT AT THE GRYFFINDOR'S PRACTICE CHASER: DEMELZA ROBINS WAS UNFORTUNATELY HIT BY A BLUDGER AND KNOCKED OUT WITH TEMPORARY AMESIA, BUT I AM DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT HER PLACE WILL BE PLAYED TODAY BY JAMES POTTER!!!"

A cheer errupted from the crowds, and Luna continued, "AND ONCE AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY THE BEATER: DAVIE PEAKES IS NOT ABLE TO PLAY TODAY SO HIS PLACE WILL BE PLAYED BY SIRIUS BLACK!!!"

Another wave of cheers errupted from the stands. "PLEASE WELCOME THE GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM!"

The 7 Gryffindors stepped onto the field, kicked off and did a lap around the Pitch. "With the Gryffindor's we have Captain and Seeker: Harry Potter! Chasers: Ginny Weasley(she is very nice, she is a great friend, and is currently in a fling with Captian Harry Potter), Colin Creevy(hes in my year too) and James Potter!" Luna announced, adding her own oppinion of the people after their names

As each of their names was announced they each did a Wronski Feint, Harry being the first one at Hogwarts to be able to do it taught it to the Gryffindor team and had to teach James and Sirius the night before the Match.

"James and his friends, in their time known as the Marauders got in alittle Time Travel mess so they might be here for quite some time." James chuckled at the comentator's enthusiastic words errupted over the field once more.

"Now back to the team. Beaters: Thomas Coote and Sirius Black( I do not know him very well, but he is quite good looking)! Last, but not least Keeper: Ron Weasley(again very nice, but can get a nasty temper)" Luna announced once again.

Ron made a fist at Luna, jokingly. Luna seeing this and chuckling announced "and very enthusiastic there, Ron is."

"Now the Slytherin team!" The Slytherin team stepped out onto the field and did a lap. "Captain and Seeker: Draco Malfoy(I personally do not like him, very nasty."

"Ms. Lovegood!" Professor McGonagal's voice sounded.

"Right, sorry Professor." The was laughter from the stands and Luna continued, "Chasers: Millicent Bullstrode, Pansy Parkinson, and Blaise Zabini. Beaters: Gregory Goyle and Vincient Crabbe. and Keeper: Terrence Higgs."

The teams landed on the ground.

"Captains, shake hands." Madam Hooch said.

Harry and Malfoy shook hands, literally trying to crush each others fingers, giving each other evil looks.

"Mount your brooms." The teams mounted their brooms, kicked off and hovered over Madam Hooch in the air. She realeased the balls and tossed up the Quaffle.

"AND THE GAME BEGINS! Gryffindor in posession, Quaffle caught by James Potter. James making his way down the field, dodging a bludger, hit by Gregory Goyle. James is doing a move I have never seen before, must be in his own time. He hits it into the Gryffindor Hoops...and he scores!!! 10 points to Gryffindor!"

James was speeding towards the hoops and he threw the Quaffle 20 feet into the air and 10 feet infront of him he went striaght up into the air 50 feet up and dived back down. He went down under the Quaffle and with the tail of his broom hit it into the Middle Hoop.

James sped around the Pitch hi-fiving Harry, Sirius and Ginny.

"Slytherin in Posession of the Quaffle. Parkinson shoots through the hoop, but Ron Weasley saves it! Nice save Ron!" Luna's voice echoed across the field. "Ron tosses the Quaffle to Ginny Weasley and she makes her way down the field."

In the anger of Ron saving the Quaffle, Crabbe aimed a coming bludger at Harry, and it hit him square in the stomach.

Harry felt a pain in his stomach and was knocked off of his broom.

Luna gasped, "Harry Potter has been hit by a bludger!"

Hearing this James wheeled around and saw Harry falling from his broom. He sped forward and caught Harry right before he hit the ground. "Harry, you alright?"

Ginny wheeled around as she threw the Quaffle through the hoop ("10 points to Gryffindor!", came Luna's voice.) She saw James had caught Harry and she sped towards James.

"Is he alright, James!?!" Ginny said, worridly.

"Well, you gotta care for your loved ones." Luna's voice echoed.

Harry opened his eyes and sat up on the broom, infront of James, but leaned over the side and threw up. He wiped his mouth and said, "Uh. Im fine, that just hurt really bad."

"He's alright!" Luna screamed.

"Ginny, Ill take Harry back to his broom, you get back in the Match." James said.

"Nah. I got it." Harry said, "ACCIO FIREBOLT!...ah, shit!!! There's the snitch!"

Harry's Firebolt began speeding towards them, "Come on, faster! FASTER!!! Hurry up Firebolt! Damn it!"

"Where, there, above the Slytherin Goal!" Harry said, as his Firebolt sped by, and he jumped on it and began speeding off to the Slytherin Goal where the Snitch was hovering.

"I THINK HARRY POTTER HAS SEEN THE SNITCH!" Luna's voice echoed.

Draco wheeled around at this comment, and saw Harry speeding towards the Goal. Harry had seen the snitch. He thought of something to do to distract him from getting the snitch. Draco saw Ginny carrying the Quaffle to score another goal. Draco went speeding towards Goyle and took his beaters bat, hitting the next bludger that came near, aiming at Ginny's broom.

The bludger sped off and hit its mark, it broke the wood on Ginny's broom and she dropped the Quaffle and started falling.

"Ginny Weasley's broom has been broken by a bludger!!" Harry heard this and stopped his chase of the Snitch, he looked around and saw Ginny falling, and screaming.

He forgot all about the Snitch and sped off to catch Ginny. He caught her, and Ginny had had the wind knocked out of her, her eyes wide and she was panting.

"Ginny!" Harry mumbled, he kissed her forehead, and let her settle down. Harry looked around and saw Malfory about 2 feet from the Snitch. "SIRIUS!!! HIT A BLUDGER AT MALFOY!"

Sirius heard this and aimed a bludger straight at Malfoy. Hitting its mark, Malfoy swilved off of the course of the Snitch, recieving a broken arm. Harry moved Ginny so she was sitting infront of him, and he sped off towards the snitch.

He was inches from it, his fingers sliding across its Gold Wings, when Malfoy rammed into Harry from the side. Harry rammed back into him, and shoved his elbow in his groin. Malfoy coughed and hovered in midair, in pain.

"HARRY POTTER HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH!! GRYFFINDOR WINS THE FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON!! AND A VERY ROUGH AND AGGRESSIVE MATCH IT WAS! CONGRATULATIONS GRYFFINDOR! SEE YOU ALL AT THE HALLOWEEN FEAST THIS EVENING!" Luna's voice echoed.

Harry returned to the ground recieving pats on the back and hi-fives before kissing Ginny with the rest of his energy and breath. He pulled away and hugged her, nuzzling his head into the back of her neck.

"You scared me so much, love." Harry said.

"I was scared myslef. Malfoy broke my broom with a bludger." Ginny said, laying her head on his chest.

Harry pulled away and together the Gryffindors went up to the Common Room for alittle party before the evening Halloween Feast.

Chapter 7:  Shopping and Confessions

The next week on a Saturday Harry was walking along the sidewalk of Hogsmeade, looking for a present to buy for Ginny, for her birthday the next week. He passed a jewler and saw all the beautiful necklaces, he turned back and opened the store door.

"Hello there, dear. How may I help you today?" came a friendly voice from a witch with beautiful gold locks of hair, from behind a counter.

"Yes, I am looking for something for my girlfreind." Harry said, approaching the counter.

"What's the occasion, dear?"

"Its her birthday, she's turning 17." Harry said.

"Do you want a ring or necklace?"

"Necklace, please." Harry responded.

"Alright. Are you worried about a price?" the witch asked.

"No, ma'am. The best you have, I will take." Harry said, smiling.

"Alright, let me see what I can find, dear. All of our best is in the back." The witch said. She disappeared behind a hallway, and called back "So, what is your name, sweetheart?"

"Harry Potter." he called, wondering if he was going to get a squeal of response. He walked around the store and looked at all the brilliant jewels and accesories. He saw a beautiful golden ring, the band of the ring had a vine of diamonds around it and in themiddle had a huge diamond. 'Ginny would love that.' Harry thought. 'I will need to remember to come back here for an engagement ring.'

"Ah! And, who is the lucky lady, may I ask." came the witch's voice again.

"Her name is Ginny, Ginny Weasley." Harry called back, still staring at the brilliant ring.

"Really? I believe I knew her mother back when we were in school. Sweet lady, in Gryffindor." the witch called again, returning from the hallway with many velvet boxes in her hand. "Here, dear. Take your time."

Harry took the boxes and began looking through the necklaces. "Did you go to Hogwarts?"

"Yes, I did. I was a Ravenclaw. Molly was always a very sweet person...and so was your mother." the witch added.

Harry looked up from the necklaces and looked at the witch. He smiled, happily and returned to the necklaces.

"Ohh...Now your father was something else. Great Quidditch Player, he always had all the ladies following him, the ladies even made a James Potter Fan Club!..Alittle crazy, but he was James Potter."

Harry loved hearing the good things about his parents. "Were you friends with them?"

"I never knew them very well, but I did know them. Wonderful people, Harry. You should feel lucky to have such wonderful parents." the witch said sweetly.

"I dont have them...anymore." Harry mumbled.

The witch hearing this said, "Harry, dear, you do still have them. Even though they can't be with you here, their always here, in your heart. You do still have them with you."

Harry nodded. Then he saw the necklace he knew Ginny would love. It was on a gold chain, with red ruby in the shape of a heart, it had emerald leaves surounding the heart. He knew emerald was her favorite color, he picked up the necklace and handed it to the witch.

"That one, please."

"What a wonderful choice. Now my dear, I do not know if you noticed but the ruby was slit in half and the inside was taken out of it. So the heart opens up into a locket." she said, opening it up and showing the red inside of the locket.

Harry smiled. "Would you like anything engraved on it?"

"Yes. Could you put 'With all my Love, Harry.' on it, please?"

"Yes, I sure can." she brought out her wand and pointed it inside the locket. Gold began to write across it, and a second later it was done. "This will be 150 galleons and 7 sickels."

Harry nodded and got out the money. He had taken 200 galleons from his Vault, because he knew he would be spending alot of money.

"Now what color box would you like?"

"Emerald, please."

She took out an emerald box and placed the necklace carefully inside. She brought out her wand once more and wrote the name 'Ginny' in gold on the front. "Here you go, Harry. Ginny is a very lucky girl. Have a goody day. I hope we meet again."

"Thank you. You have a nice day too." he said, before exiting the store, carrying Ginny's beautiful necklace.

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On Monday Harry, Ron, and James were sitting together at a table in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Moody had given them time to work on their esssy that was due the next day. Sirius, Remus and Pettigrew were sitting at their own table, and were in their own conversation.

Harry, Ron, and James were in an argument wether Ron should tell Hermione he loved her or not, because Hermione was not around at the time, she was in Ancient Runes.

"But everytime I try, shes doing something or I back out!" Ron exclaimed, "and what if she doesn't love me back."

"Trust me, mate. She does." Harry said.

"Man. Look at me. I dont know if you know but, back home I am the ladies man of the school. It's obvious when someone likes you or not, and trust me. She does!" James said, tipping something into his cauldron that was glowing a light lilac.

"Alright. I'll tell her this evening, if shes not in the library all evening and if shes alone, and yall are gone!" Ron said finally giving up.

The bell rang and there was the usual ruffle of parchment and shoving of people putting their books back into their bags and Professor Moody looked up from a letter he had just recieved and said, "Potter."

Harry and James both looked up and Moody growled agian, "Junior!!!"

James looked back down and continued putting his things in his bag, and Harry answered "Yes, Professor?"

"Come here."

Harry stood up and walked to Moody's desk. Once the Classroom had cleared out Moody continued, "I just recieved a letter from the Headmaster and he thinks I should give you private lessons to prepare you for Christmas Eve."

Harry nodded and he continued, "So, I think our first lesson will be this evening. How about that?"

"Alright." Harry replied.

"Good boy. Now be in my office at 7 this evening."

"Yes sir." Harry replied and he left the room after gathering his bag.

He met the Marauders and Ron outside of class and told them what Moody had said.

"Finally. Classes are done for the day." Sirius exclaimed, as the group left the dungeons and headed to the Common Room.

Halfway to the Common Room Ron departed to head to the library where he would tell Hermione his feelings for her.

Ron checked in all the rows of bookcases for Hermione till he saw her. Her nose buried in an Ancient Runes book.

"Hey." Ron said.

"Hey, Ron!" Hermione said, smiling to Ron before returning to her book. "Its not very often I see you here, so whats up?"

"Well, I had to come to tell you something." Ron said, nervously, rubbing his neck and taking a seat nex to Hermione.

"Okay. What is it?" Hermione said, closing her book and looking at Ron.

"Well...Well I've known for along time, but I have always been to...scared..to tell you, that I...I love you, Hermione." Ron said.

Hermione didn't know what to say. She loved him too, but she never thought he would love her back, she had always been to scared to tell him her true feelings.

Hermione smiled, and Ron knew that she loved him back. Ron leant in and kissed her.

Chapter 8:  Caking Birthdays

It was Saturday morning, Ginny's Birthday, and Harry and Ginny were sleeping on the red couch, like they do everynight. Harry sleeping on the inside of the couch and Ginny on the outside. Harry's leg would be wrapped around Ginny's playfully, and he held Ginny close to him with his arm around her waist.

Harry lifted his head, and looked around the room. He kissed Ginny on the cheek, and forehead and said, "Happy Birthday, love."

Ginny lifted her head and looked around to Harry. "Mmm. Thank you."

"Did you sleep well?" he asked Ginny.

"Pretty well, you?" Ginny replied.

"Alright. I just had a night mare in the middle of the night." Harry said, nuzzling his head into her red hair. "Mmm. So your seventeen now. Feel any different?"

"Not really. It's just the fact that I can do magic at home and apparate." Ginny said, furrowing her brows.

"Yea, thats the way I felt when I turned 17. But I apparated infront of Dudley's face as much as I could just to scare him, worked well too." Harry said, sleepily, again nuzzling his head into her hair. They chuckled lightly. "So what do you want to do on your Birthday?"

Ginny shrugged her shoulders, "Hang with my friends and with the one I love." she said, smiling wickedly.

"So your nightmare last night was the reason why you kept squeezing me so tight, I guess?" Ginny said.

"Oh. Sorry, but thats probably why. Yeah." Harry said.

A loud noise was heard from upstairs and a moment later Sirius came running down, out of the Boys Dormitory, his arms waving crazily above his head. Pillows were whacking up on the head and he screamed. James came down behind Sirius holding his wand screaming, "YOU INSULTED LILY!! HOW DARE YOU?!?!?! SIRIUS, YOUR GONNA PAY!! DONT YOU DARE INSULT HER!"

Sirius screamed "IM SORRY! IM SORRY! IM SORRY!" around the room in circles, the pillows still bopping him on the head as he ran and his arms flailed. Harry and Ginny just laid there on the couch together chuckling. They had gotten used to this.

"SORRY'S NOT GONNA CUT IT, SIRIUS!" James screamed chasing after Sirius.

Sirius ran one more circle around the room before screaming out of the portrait hole, the pillows fighting to get through the hole after Sirius. James ran in Sirius' footsteps and before disappearing behind the other side of the portrait, screamed back to Harry and Ginny, "MORNING, HARRY...GINNY! SORRY, BUT HE INSULTED LILY."

Harry and Ginny chuckled at Sirius and James.

"We'll I guess we're not the only ones awake right now. That little show there probably woke up all of Gryffindor Tower." Harry said.

Sure enough Harry was right, because Ron came yawning down the steps moments later. He took a seat in the gold armchair. "Happy Birthday, Ginny."

"Thank you." Ginny said. She and Harry were still in their sleeping position and Ron was getting alittle irritated by it.

"Harry, your father is a raving lunatic." Ron said, rubbing his eyes.

"Mmm...I hadn't noticed." he said. His voice was muffled because he was tickling Ginny's upper thigh and she was laughing very hard, and trying desperately to break free from Harry's grip. Harry was holding her down with one ofhis arms wrapped around her and his head nuzzled into her neck.

"Oh Merlin, stop it." Ron pleaded, looking away from the couple. "If your gonna shag get a room."

"For God sake, Ron you stop! And for your information we were here before you were! This is where we sleep at night!" Ginny said, getting mad at her brother. "And no, were not shagging! Even if we would it wouldn't be right under your nose!"

Harry had to dig his head back into Ginny's neck to stop his laughter.

"If you don't watch it, I'll torch the damn couch." Ron snarled, getting up to leave.

Ginny called back, "Its not like your going to be doing all this to Hermione!" and Ron left through the portrait hole, maybe to save Sirius from the 'Doom of James Potter'.

"Well, fiesty this morning, aren't we?" Harry said, sarcasticly.

"Well, we'll see about that." Ginny said turning over and climbing ontop of Harry and kissing him. Which he thought would lead to a good morning snog.

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Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and the Marauders were in the Room of Requirement sitting at a great wooden table, eating dinner, a large cake sitting in the center of the table, which Harry asked Dobby to make specifically and put the words "Harry Birthday, Gin!" in iciing on it. And Dobby doing his duty wonderfully, went above and beyond emensely. The cake was the largest they had ever seen.

Everyone had a heap of food mounded onto their plates and had Ginny's few presents from her friends on the other side of the cake. They were all chatting amongst each other, happily.

"I want to open my presents!!" Ginny cried, sarcasticly.

"Alright." Harry said, he got up and handed Ginny her presents.

She grabbed them furiously and began unwrapping Hermione's gift.

After unwrapping everyone else's gift. She reached for Harry's, and she thought, 'Best for Last'

She took the tissue paper out of the bag and saw the emerald box with her name in gold on it. She took out the box and already knew she loved Harry's present to her. She slowly opened the beautiful box and saw the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen.

She gasped loudly, "Harry!! This is absolutely beautiful!"

"Open it." Harry said, getting up from his chair and going to Ginny's chair, standing behind her and wrapped his arms around her lower waist.

She opened the clasp on the Ruby Heart and saw more gold blazing at her reading 'With all my love, Harry.'

She jumped up from her chair and threw her arms around Harry. "Thank you so much! It is absolutely beautiful!"

"Your welcome, love." Harry said, kissing the top of her head.

Ginny let go of Harry, "Would you put it on me?"

"Sure." Harry said taking the necklace from her hands.

She turned around and Harry put the necklace around her bare neck and clasped the chain together. She turned back to Harry and kissed him on the lips. She pulled away, with the biggest smile on her face.

"Oh My! Ginny that is absolutely beautiful!" Hermione gasped, from the other end of the table, sitting on Ron's lap.

Ginny smiled and took her seat back at the table.

"Who wants cake!?!?" Ginny asked, sarcasticly.

James and Sirius screamed, "I DO! I DO!"

"Alright, Cause I do too!" Ginny said.

Harry lighted the 17 candles on the cake with his wand. "Make a wish, Gin."

Ginny looked around the table and close her eyes. Thinking, 'I don't need to make a wish. I have everything I ever wanted. I can't ask for anything more, except for a wonderful life ahead with Harry.' And she blew out the candles.

Harry cut the cake and passed it out, and they all diged in happily.

Sirius looked at Hermione, who was talking about her Potions essay that was due Monday morning, and said, "You remind me too much of Lily!"

James, hearing this, sent his forkload of cake into Sirius' face."I said to not talk about Lily about that."

"IM SORRY! IM SORRY!" Sirius screamed avoiding James' whole plate of caked coming towards his face, by diving under the wooden table.

"NO YOUR NOT!" James screamed again, picking Peter's plate of caked, which he was about to stick his fork back into, flying at Sirius.

The cake hit Sirius square in the head. He wiped his eyes' of cake and said, "What, I cant talk about you little shag partner!?!" Throwing his piece of cake at James.

"She's not my shag partner! Im a virgin, and Lily still hates me!" James said, dodging the flying cake.

The room errupted into loud laughter at the boys' pathetic fight.

"Well good, cause your never going to shag her!" Sirius said, sticking his tounge out.

"Oh! But, your wrong there. We will someday, and look at the outcome sitting infront of us!!" James said, pointing at Harry.

Harry laughed and looked away from the boys.

"Haha! Yaah! Thats right. Sorry mate." Sirius said sarcasticly.

"No your not." James said, sending a nother piece of cake flying, this time Remus' cake. Sirius dodged it, and it hit Hermione in the neck.

Hermione gasped and leapt from Ron's lap, sending her cake flying at James. Ron, protecting his girlfriend, leapt up also and sent his cake flying at James, but it hit Remus instead. Soon the whole room had errupted into a cake fight. Cake was flying across the room, hitting everybody and covering them in chocolate crumbs of cake and sweet, white iciing.

About an hour later, after all the cake possible had been thrown, ate the cake off of each other's faces, and cleaned themselves off with a Cleaning Spell Hermione did on all of them, they settled down on the two couchs and many arm chairs that were by the large grate, holding the blazing fire, talking to one another and enjoying each other's company.

Harry was sitting on one end of the couch with Ginny in his lap, Ron and Hermioine the same way on the other end of the couch. The Marauders each had their own armchair and were all talking together. Harry looked at his watch and was surprised with the time, it was nearly 9. "We better be heading back to the Common Room."

James looked at his watch and agreed. They got up from the couch and Ron and Hermione left the Room of Requirement, hand-in-hand and in a deep conversation about something. Sirius, Peter and Remus left next.

James obviously had something for Ginny, that he only wanted to give infront of her and nobody else. Ginny said she would meet Harry back in the Common Room and he left, slightly confused.

James went and brought out a present he had hidden in a corner. He handed it to Ginny and she made a questioning look. James said to open it, and she slowly began to unwrap it. She pulled out a maroon photo album and she opened it. Writen on the first page were the words 'Harry and Ginny, may you have a wonderful relationship with many years to come.'

Ginny smiled and flipped to the next page. The next page had a picture of Harry and herself, smiling brightly up at her. They were standing and Harry had his arms wrapped around Ginny lovingly, from behind her. Every once and a while Harry would lean down and peck Ginny on the cheek.

"Thank you." Ginny said.

James smiled and said, "No problem. I just thought I should get my future daughter-in-law something for her birthday."

"But...Harry hasn't proposed to me." Ginny said.

"I know, but I know a married couple when I see one, and trust me you are going to marry him. I see how much love and care he has for you in his eyes everytime he is with you. Anyone could see that. Your going to marry him, I know it." James said smiling.

"Thanks, James." Ginny said, hugging him briefly.

"Now should we head back to the Common Room, before we risk the chance of being caught by Filch?"

Chapter 9:  Full Moon and Snivellus

Monday afternoon the Marauders, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny were eating lunchr in the Great Hall. Dumbledore stood to make an announcement, "Now as you all know, this year we will be having a Christmas Ball, it will be held on Christmas Eve in the Great Hall. Fourth years and above will be the only ones to attend unless asked by an older stundent. Now I know, not fair for you younger ones, but when you are a fourth year or above you will have your chance. Have a good afternoon, and only 2 more classes till Christmas Break! See you all next term!"

Many groans emerged from what they could tell were the third years and below. This reminded Harry of what was to happen that night. Harry was always fearing it, but tried not to show it too much to the rest of his friends. They were worried about Harry as much as it is. They knew Harry was brave.

Harry looked down at his plate of food, and he felt as if, once again, that the whole world would be depending on him that night. Ginny noticing Harry's reaction to the announcement, rubbed his back affectionately.

"Come on." Hermione said. "We have potions now."

"YES!! I get to torment Snivellus again!!! Yipeee!" James screamed, and they all got up from the Gryffindor Table and headed into the entrance hall. Harry kissed Ginny quickly and she headed up the marble staircase for her DADA lesson and the 7 other friends went down the steps into the dungeon.

James, Harry and Sirius took a seat by each other and the other 4 sat at the table next to them.

James looked at the Potions teacher and smirked. 'Snivellus!' he thought. 'MUAAHHAHAH!'

"Let the fun, begin." Sirius smirked to James.

"Right-o, Padfoot." James said.

"Shut up, class!" Snape yelled. "I will not have annyyyyyy goofing off today. If I find a single one of you doing so, I will send them straight to the Headmaster.

"If we do what, you'll send us to the Headmaster, Professor Snivelly?" James asked.

"I said, If you goof off, which seems just like your arrogant self."

Harry's head flamed up with hate from Snape. He was about to stand up and yell at his professor, but thought the better of it. 'Dad can fight his own battles.'

"We're 17, what do you think were gonna do? Throw binkies at you??" Sirius said sarcastically.

"50 points from Gryffindor! And with Mr. Prongs, here, as your little mischief maker, I am sure he has something up his sleeve for the class." Snape yelled across the room.

"Sirius has a point you know!" Harry said, coming into the fight.

"Silence. This is partly what I meant by goofing off. Now, class. Make me a potion to cure posion, at the end of the period we will test it on a poisoned frog." Snape yelled.

"Trevor!" Neville squealed.

"It's not your lump of a toad!" Snape retorted at Neville, who cowered under his chair at Snape's remark.

Harry opened his copy of Advanced Potion Making: Year 7 and turned to a page that said, 'Antidote to Cure Posion'. He pointed this to James and Sirius and they began putting the ingredients into a cauldron.

"Psst. Prongs. You do have something up your sleeve, don't you?" Sirius whispered over to James.

"Shhh. Padfoot...I sure do." James winked.

James pulled out another small cauldron and set it on the burner, he dumped a orange liquid into it and lit the fire under it. It began to bubble within the first 15 seconds.

"James! What are you doing?" Harry whispered over to his father.

"What do you think Im doing, Harry!?! I never miss a chance to screw up Snivelly's life!" James said back.

Sirius did a little laugh like the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard Of Oz and began to scream to the class, "Fly my pretties flyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!"

The whole class turned their attention to Sirius who was flapping his arms, as if he were actually flying and they shook their heads and returned to their work thinking, 'His poor mother dropped him on his head to get him to calm down, but just made it worse. Pooooor Sirius. We know you need help....just not that much!'

After 2 minutes James looked at his orange bubbling substance, smirked and turned off his burner. He touched it with his finger and smiled. He scooped a pile of it up and set it on his desk. He pulled out his wand and whispered. 'Windgardium Leviosa'

The orange muck went flying across the room and hit Snape smack in the face. He screamed like a girl and touched the orange on his face that was now slowly descinigrating and causing the largest boils to appear. When his hands touched his face his hands began to do the same thing. He ran out of the room screaming like a banshee.

The whole class burst into fits of laughter, and talked the remainder of the period. Snape did not show up, nor did he show up at dinner, in the great hall that night.

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The friends were eating dinner in the Great Hall. James' stand up to Snape had quickly spread around the whole school, and they were all cheering about it except fot the Slytherins, who were despizing the Gryffindors more and more each day.

"Where'd you get that orange stuff though?" Ron asked.

"Your brother's shop!" Sirius said, with a mouth full of potato.

"Yes! Im gonna talk to them! I need to get some of that!" Ron said.

James looked out the window and saw the sun setting and the moon slowly rise, he dropped his fork and swallowed his food in a rush. "Shit!" he said.

"What?" Harry asked.

"Damn it! Moony what day is it!?!!?" James said.

"Monday, why?" Remus said, calmly.

"Not that!! What day of the month is it for the moon's cycle, you idiot!?!?!" James said.

"SHIT! Why didn't you tell me?" Remus said, he said, knocking his bench over and running out of the hall.

"Whaz goin on?" Peter said, through a mouthfull of cheese.

"Full moon, you traitor!!" Sirius said.

The other 3 marauders followed Remus' footsteps to the Whomping Willow. The Trio and Ginny got up from their seat, and looked out the Oak Doors, a moment later they heard the sound that the Shrieking Shak had missed for 20 years, the howl of a were-wolf.

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The next morning the Maruaders stumbled into the Common Room, scratches covering their arms and legs.

Harry and Ginny awoke with a start as they clambered in. They colapsed on the armchairs and sighed.

"Where's Remus?" Harry asked, noticing he wasn't with them.

"Hospital Wing." Sirius said.

"Broke his arm." James replied.

"Thats too bad." Ginny said.

"Yea." James said, one last time, before he, Sirius, and Pettigrew fall to sleep, snoring loudly.

"Well. Thanks for ruining our morning." Harry mumbled.

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Later that evening Harry was heading to his lesson with Professor Moody. As the Battle was drawing nearer Harry had a lesson with him once a week, so Harry could learn as much as he c ould before Christmas Eve.

Harry knocked on the Professor's door and heard the usual growly "Come in." respond.

Harry entered and Moody said, "Take a seat, I've got something for you."

Harry took a seat and Moody continued, "Now, as Professor Dumbledore tells me your wand and Voldemort's wand are brothers, am I correct?"

Harry nodded, he had completely forgotten this fact.

"Yes. So, Professor Dumbledore had this wand specially made for you, if the Prior Incantem occurs again." Moody growled again, he pulled outa slim box from his desk drawer and handed it to Harry.

Harry slid the lid off from the box and looked at the beautiful wand.

"Redwood, 10 inches, flexible, Dragonheart String." Moody said, "Now Potter, this wand was made with the best quality and is most likely the strongest, they've ever made. Take care of that wand, and make sure you have that wand with you or Christmas Eve."

"Yes, sir." Harry responded, slipping he lid back over the box.

"Now. I have taught you everything I know and it is near time for the battle, next week is your last lesson. How about we duel today?" Moody suggested.

"Alright." Harry said, thinking 'This will be fun.'

"You can used any curse, but the Killing Curse. Im not ready to die, quite yet. But you can use the Cruciatus Curse, because I know for a fact Voldemort will use this cruse on you, and you need to be able to do it back at him. And don't think that I don't need allittle torture everynow and then, because I do." Moody said, "We all do."

"Alright." Harry replied, 'Wow, I get to torture the Professor and he won't send me to Azkaban for it.' he thought.

"Now, come on. Let's get started."

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An hour and a half later Harry climbed back through the portrait hole, and found his friends around the fire, talking happily with each other. Harry went over and gave Ginny a kiss before taking a seat on the floor and leaned on Ginny's legs, because all the seats were taken and Sirius and James were into a rough game of Wizard Chess.

"How was your lesson with Moody?" Ginny asked, running her fingers through is unruly hair.

"Good. We dueled today." Harry said, watching the intense game of chess.

"Cool. Did yall do anything else?" James asked.

"I have never told yall something." Harry said, he saw the confused expressions on all of their faces and added "Not even you, Ginny, Ron or Hermione."

"What is it?" Hermione asked.

"When I got my wand in first year. Mr. Ollivander told me that my wand...and Voldemort's wand are brothers. The phoenix that gave the tail feather for my wand gave another feather and that wnad is owned by Voldemort." Harry said, not looking at any of them, and just starring into the blazing fire in the grate.

"Harry. How come you never told us that?" Ginny said.

"That is something very important." Hermione said, "Why did you bring this up just now?"

"Because at the lesson Moody gave me a new wand, because in my fourth year when I dueled Voldemort I sent stupefy at him and he sent the killing curse. Our spells met in midair and the Prior Incantem occured." Harry said, still looking into the fire.

"Oh. Harry...you saw...them that night, didn't you?" Hermione said, emphasing the word 'them' greatly.

"Yes. Thats how I escaped that night. I would have died if it hadn't happened." Harry said.

"I never asked how you got away, but why didn't you tell us Harry?" Ron asked.

"I just...I had other things on my mind...then." Harry said.

"Alright. Well, let me see this wand we speak of." Ron said, kind of being enthusiastic.

Harry pulled the slim box out of his pocket and showed them the wand. "Moody said it was made by the best quality and possibly the best wand made. Flexible, 10 inches, Dragonheat String, Redwood." Harry said, as he handed the wand to Hermione, who was amazed at the wand, which had been made with such perfection and care.

"It's beautiful." Hermione said.

Harry smiled. "Im gonna go for alittle bit." Harry said, getting up from leaning on Ginny's legs on the floor.

"Harry, are you alright?" Ginny said, grabbing Harry's arm as he got up.

"Yeah, Im fine. I just need some time...alone. Thats all." Harry said, nodding his head.

"Alright." Ginny said, letting go of his arm. "You come back though!" she said, poking a finger at his chest.

Harry chuckled slightly and said, "Dont worry, Gin. I will." He finished with kissing her, and a groan from Ron as he did. And Harry climbed through the portraid hole.

Harry wandered the silent corridors and his mind raced with thoughts. 'This is horrible. I can't kill Voldemort, I won't be able to live the life I want with Ginny. I just need someplace to get away and not have to worry...I need some place to get away...just get away.'

While Harry had been thinking this he hadn't realized what hall he was pacing. A wooden door appeared on a wall and Harry entered the Room of Requirement.

When Harry entered the Room it had a large chess set, a huge leather couch about the size of a twin bed, and a roaring fire in a great stone grate. There was also a huge King size, four poster bed, with curtains, and pillows piled on the bed.

Harry looked around the room and took a seat on the couch. He let his mind wander again, thinking the same thoughts. 'Ginny wont know how much I love her. I wont be able to give myself to her. I wont be able to marry her. I won't be able to watch our children board the Hogwart's Express for the first time or even be able to have Ginny break my hand as she is giving birth to our first child.'

He smiled at the thought of being able to do all the wonderful things with Ginny. He knew he could do it, he just couldn't kill some one. 'I can't believe the Final Battle is in about 3 weeks...I just can't do this.'

Tears started to well down his pale face as he thought all of this. Everything would be unbearable if he wouldn't be able to share all of those things with Ginny or kill Voldemort.

Harry wasn't the kind of sensitive man who cried all the time, but the recent stuff about Voldemort had all been too much. He had always tried his best to not cry infront of the Marauders, Ron or Hermione. Ginny he could do anything with, and she wouldn't care. His tears started to form larger and they were pouring down his face.

He laid down on the leather couch and closed his eyes. He took deep soothing breaths, but the tears still fell. He soon fell into a relaxing sleep, which was greatly needed.

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Later back in the Common Room, the friends were still around the blazing fire, Sirius and Remus now into a game of chess, and the rest talking happily.

"Remus, stop taking so bloody long and make a move!!" Sirius screached.

"Be patient!!" Remus said. Although his chess pieces were yelling 'Move me! Move me!" but Remus ignored it to make sure he made a smart move. He finally moved his Queen 2 spaces digonally to the right and said, "Check!"

Sirius made an ugly face and concentrated on a move to get out of the check. James laughed to see his best friend think so hard. "You know, playing chess is the only time I see Sirius think the most."

They all laughed but Sirius, and he did to long 'ha-ha's and gave James a death stare.

Ginny looked at her watch and said, "It's midnight and Harry's not back yet. Should I go look for him?"

"Maybe you should." Hermione said, still sitting on Ron's lap.

Ginny made to get up off the couch, but James beat her to it, and he said, "Wait. Let me get the map and we can find where he is. It wont take as long."

"Alright. Thanks." Ginny said, and so James dashed up the stairs to the Boy's Dormitory and came down a second later with the Marauders Map. He taped it and said, "I solemly swear that I am up to no good."

The map cleared its blank surface and was replaced by a slanty writing bearing the words 'Hello, Prongsie!' briefly and changed to say 'Messers Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs are pleased to present, the Marauders Map.' James flipped through the map looking all over the castle and finally after many minutes James could not find Harry on the map anywhere. "He's not on here. So, Im guessing he's in the Room of Requirement."

"That makes sense. Thats where he always goes when he needs time alone. Okay then. Thanks James. See yall later." Ginny said and she headed off to the Room of Requirement to find Harry.

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Ginny opened the door and found Harry sprawled acros the enormous couch and settled herself on it, lifting Harry's head, sitting down, and lowering his head onto her lap.

She stroked his hair softly, humming under her breath. 'His hair's so soft.' she thought.

She sat like that for many moments, just humming and stroking Harry's hair, but soon Harry began to mumble in his sleep and twitch. After many moments of mumbling Harry's eyes shot open, he gasped and sat bolt up-right.

"Harry? Are you alright?" Ginny asked in a concerned voice.

He sighed and responded, "Yeah. Im fine. Just a...bad...dream." He said, laying back down so his head was in Ginny's lap.

"What was it?" She asked resuming storking his hair.

"The weekend in Hogsmeade. Seeing my worst memories, and seeing myself scream as...as I cluthced my scar on the ground." Harry said.

Ginny said a soft 'Oh.' "Is this the first time?"

"No. It's been happening almost every night. Some nights its really bad and I even see when I figured out my scar was the horcrux. But most of the time the farthest is when Sirius fell. Its been happening since November, and every time I fall asleep." Harry said.

"Oh. I thought you just liked to squeeze me to death, but I guess that was why." Ginny said, "Should we get back to the Common Room?"

"Whats the point?" Harry said, looking down at his watch. 'Its one in the morning. Lets just stay here tonight and we can miss breakfast tomorrow morning and eat in here, because all we have to do is say we want food and it appears."

They chuckled and agreed they would stay there for the night, and that thier friends back in the Common Room wouldn't even notice they didn't come back. Soon sleep took over the both of them.

Chapter 10:  The Eve and Morning of The Battle

Two weeks passed and everything remained the same. Harry still awoke every night from seeing Hogsmeade again, and he was spending more and more time in the Room of Requirment, saying every time he went that he needed some time alone. They allowed him to go, but at ten every night Ginny would go and get him and bring him back to the Common Room.

The holidays had started and more students than usual were staying, because of the ball. Only the staff, the Order, the Marauaders, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny knew of the Battle. Otherwise the rest of the school did not know about it.

Another week passed and it was December 23rd, the day before the Battle. The friends were in the Great Hall for a late breakfast. Harry hadn't touched his food, and the most he would do would be to poke it with is fork.

"Harry you need to eat something." Hermione said, a worried look on her face.

"Shes right, Harry." James said.

"Yes, and if you dont take a bite of your food I am going to pry your mouth open and stick a fork full in their for you." Ginny said, from next to him.

Ron giving up that Harry would eat said, "Good Lord." and picked up his fork full of eggs he was about to put in his mouth, plugged Harry's nose with 2 fingers and shoved the fork full into his mouth.

Harry coughed, but a moment later opened his mouth and gasped for air. "God! Mate, dont do that!"

"Hey! Atleast you got some food down." Ron said, refilling his fork with more eggs and putting it in his mouth. (Ron's mouth.)

"Yes. So start eating or he'll do it again." Ginny said.

After 15 more minutes of eating breakfast, James said "Ok. So another day of the Holiday! What should we do today?"

"Snowball Fight!" Sirius screamed, throwing his hands up in the air like a little child.

"Yea." Ron agreed.

"It'll give us some time to get everything off our mind." Hermione said.

So they dropped thier forks and loaded up with their scarves, gloves and cloaks and headed out onto the grounds and began their snowball fight. Marauders against the other Quartet.

It did get everything off of their minds. They would scream like little children, chase each other saying they were going to kill the other, and got face fulls of snow.

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Later that evening, and after many hours of snowball fights they were all gathered around the fire in the Common Room. It was very quiet. The snowball fight had made them forget about everything, but soon the meaning of next day came back to them, and they were all as nervous and scared as ever.

"I...I'll be back later." Harry said, as he got up and made his way out of the Common Room and to the Room of Requirement once again.

Ginny looked up from the fire and smiled at Harry lightly before he left.

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Harry opened the door to the Room of Requirment and stepped inside, and he paced the room he was so now used to. A battle was being fought inside his head. 'Should I or should I not!?!... Just Do it. So she knows how much you love her if you don't make it out alive...But what if something unplanned happens???...Just do it!...Alright! She will come here sooner of later.'

He threw himself on the couch and put his head in his hands, thinking, 'Only if she still wants to, I'll do it, I'll tell her.'

After almost an hour of thinking about his decision a soft knock came from the door, and Ginny came in. Harry jumped up from the couch and walked over to her.

Harry wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her head. He pulled away and kissed her, long and passionate. He pulled away, rested his head on her forehead and said, with his eyes closed "Gin, I want you to know how much I love you."

"Harry, I do too. But, didn't you say you wanted to wait...till after marriage?" Ginny said.

"Gin, Im just afraid that you won't know and that I won't be able to." Harry said.

"Alright." Ginny said, kissing Harry.

The kiss was long and full of love. This kiss told Harry that she was ready and wanted to too. As he kissed her he slipped his hands under her shirt, tracing circles along her stomach and around her belly button. She giggled within the kiss in pleasure of his smooth circles.

Harry led her to the enormous bed and laid her down, as he climbed ontop of her, not breaking the kiss once in the process. He slowly slipped her shirt above her head and cast it aside. Ginny responded by doing the same.

They began working till there was nothing in between their bodies

Ginny had no sign of fear in her eyes. They were full of excitement and love, and she said, "Harry, I want you to."

Harry scooted up on top of Ginny higher and kissed her fully and pulled away.

"I love you, Gin." Harry said, kissing her.

As Harry pulled away Ginny responded, "I love you too, Harry."

With that said, he came down slowly and she felt a pain rush through her. She gasped, and Harry looked up, a look of concern in his eyes.

"Did I hurt you?" Harry said, worriedly.

"No, Harry."

And Harry kissed her, long. The pain she felt soon went away and was brought back by a wonderful feeling she had never thought possible or couldn't even explain.

They enjoyed the feeling of each other's bare bodies against each other and the wonderful feeling they were both sharing for many hours.

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The next morning Harry awoke slowly. He lifted his head and looked at the sleeping red head in the nook of his body. Their bodies were clinging together with a thin layer of cold sweat. Harry nuzzled his head into her shoulder, but Ginny lifted her head.

She turned around, causing Harry to have to move onto his back, and move his leg that was wrapped around her body.

She kissed him for a long moment full of passion. She pulled away and said, "Good morning, love."

"Good morning, Gin." Harry said, as Ginny turned and proped the front part of her body on Harry's chest.

"Did you have your usual night mare last night?" Ginny said.

"Nope." Harry said, tucking a loose strand of hair behind Ginny's ear.

"That's good." she replied, kissing him again. "Oh God. Im going to have to get all of this sweat off of my body before we go back."

"Don't worry. There's a bath tub here." Harry said, indicating to the large white stone tub on the other side of the room, larger than the prefects one.

"Good." she said, slipping out from under the covers of the bed and making her way over there, not even bothering to cover up her bare body.

She turned on the many taps and once the tub was full, taking a short time considering its large size, slipped into it, and dunked her red head under the water.

Harry got out of the large bed and made his way over to the tub where Ginny was pointing for him to come in with her finger, a wicked smile across her face. Harry slipped in behind her and pulled her in his arms.

Chapter 11:  The Final Battle

Harry and Ron were waiting by the end of the stairs to the Girl's Dormitory, waiting for Hermione and Ginny to come down so they could go to the Ball.

"Girls!!! Hurry up!" Ron yelled up the staircase.

"Ronald! You need to learn to be patient and kind!!" came Ginny's voice from the Dormitory.

Five minutes later the two girls came down the staircase, taking the breath away from their boyfriends.

Harry gasped as he saw Ginny come gracefully down the steps. She was wearing a long, white strapless gown, towards the end of her gown the white fabric came up and made an oval shape triangle, that was held up by an emerald, bow, under the white revealed emerald satin material, that shined when she walked. Her hair was in an elegant bun, with loose curls falling here and there, and on her neck was her beautiful ruby necklace she had recieved from Harry on her birthday.

Hermione had her hair in loose curls falling gracefully onto her shoulders and was wearing a long, pale gold gown with gold beads on the top, which glinted every time she moved. Harry could tell that Ron had gasped when he saw Hermione come down.

Ginny slowly went down the last of the steps and stopped infront of Harry, and he said "Gin, you look absolutely beautiful."

"Thank you, Harry." Ginny replied.

Harry lifted her right hand slid a small band around her finger. "Something to go with that necklace." He said, as he kissed her hand.

Ginny looked at the ring on her finger and said, "Harry! Its beautiful!"

Harry smiled and she continued, "But, I didn't get you anything."

Harry pulled her to him and gathered his arms around her, "Yes, you did, Gin. You gave me what I wanted" and he kissed her. After he kissed her he added softly, so that Ron would not hear, but he thought that he wouldn't, since he was busy giving Hermione a gold locket and snogging her, so he added, "last night."

Ginny blushed furiously and Harry kissed her again.

"Hermione, you look very nice also." Harry said to Hermione.

''Thanks Harry." Hermione said, "Where's the Marauders?"

"Their already down there...spiking the pumpkin juice with fire whiskey." Ron said, "Should we head to the Ball?"

As Ron said this Harry remembered what was to be happening in a few hours time, and looked at the floor.

"Harry, be brave. Don't worry about it." Ginny said, as she noticed this.

Harry looked up and smiled lightly and they headed to the Great Hall for the Ball.

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An hour or so into the Ball, Harry and Ginny were dancing happily to a song by the Weird Sisters with Ron, Hermione and the crazy Marauders, whom Harry guessed were drunk off of the fire whiskey they had spiked into the pumpkin juice.

"Would you like to go outside to get some fresh air?" Harry asked.

"Isn't it freezing and snowing out there?" Ginny asked.

"No. Dumbledore enchanted the grounds so its warm and cleaned up all the snow." Harry said.

"Alright." Ginny replied.

Harry waved to Ron and Hermione and they left the Hall of dancing people.

Harry led her out onto the soft snow-free ground and pulled her into his arms, and swayed slightly from side to side.

Harry pulled away and kissed her softly, he pulled away and smiled at her then kissed her again for many long moments. This kiss made Harry completely forget everything that was supposed to happen, and all he thought about was the love of his life, Ginny. He would never let her go, he felt like they could stay this way forever.

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Many hooded figures were apparating into the entrance way between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts. The figures could see two human silhouets in the soft light coming from the castle. The hooded people rushed forward and sprinted across the ground.

As the figures went across the grounds one last figure apparated. This figure had his hood down, and revealed a pale, snake like face, with slits for noses and red eyes. Voldemort raised his wand and pointed it to the sky.

"Morsmorde!" he cried, and the green skull shot from his wand and up to the sky, where the snake errupted from its mouth and circled the skull. Voldemort slowly and swiftfully made his way up to the castle.

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Harry and Ginny pulled away quickly as the heard the loud and deffinate boom of the Dark Mark being sent into the sky. They saw the skull and the head and saw the Death Eaters coming towards the castle.

"Oh no." Harry mumbled. He could see one last figure advancing on the castle, whom Harry assumed was Voldemort.

From inside the castle all of Hogwarts heard the Dark Mark being set, and the music slowly ceased and the people within the Hall came out of the castle to see what was happening.

Dumbledore lifted his wand and said an Incantation Harry had never heard, and moments later the whole Order of the Phoenix had apparated next to them and were charging towards the Death Eaters to duel.

"Students back inside the Great Hall. Now!" Dumbledore said.

The students quickly moved back into the caste., but Ron, Hermione, and the Marauders rushed towards Harry and Ginny.

"Staff, round up the ghosts and tell them to get all students from the castle into the Great Hall and tell them no one is to leave. Report back out here for Battle." Dumbledore said, seeing that the students around Harry were still there he rushed towards them.

"You lot need to get back inside now! Only Harry can be out here." with that said he rushed forward and began dueling an approaching Deah Eater.

Hermione hugged Harry and quickly began moving back towards the castle, the Marauders and Ron followed, but Ginny and James still stayed with Harry.

"Ginny, go back inside! Now! This is what I meant, before we began going out. I can't let you get hurt." Harry said.

"Harry!" Ginny began to protest, but Ron had rused back forward, seized Ginny by the hand and began pulling her back into the castle.

"I love you, Harry!" Ginny screamed towards Harry, tears falling down her face.

"I love you too, Ginny!" Harry yelled back, before they disappeared behind the Oak Doors and into the Great Hall.

James still stood next to Harry and he turned to Harry, "Good luck, Harry."

"Thanks, James." Harry said.

"You don't have to call me James, when it's just us. You can call me Dad." James said smiling, before hugging Harry and running into the castle.

Harry turned around. He saw the Order, including Fred and George Weasley, all dueling a Death Eater, jets of colors flying in all directions. He wheeled his head around and there was Voldemort slowly coming to a hault infront of Harry.

"Well well well. We meet again, Harry Potter. And for the last time and final time." came Voldemort's slow, raspy voice.

"Voldemort." Harry said, as if a greeting to him, "I sure hope so."

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From inside the Great Hall, the ghosts were patrolling the Hall and every student except Harry was inside, half of them not even knowing what was going on.

Ginny was now crying. She was so scared of what was going to happen to Harry. She knew he could make it, and he would, but she was so scared for him. She wanted to be out there, fighting with him, by his side. She jumped up from her seat and stormed over to Nearly Headless Nick, who was patrolling the front of the Hall.

"Let me out." Ginny demanded.

"I am sorry, Miss Weasley, but I can't do that." Nick said, remaining calm.

"No! Let me out now!" Ginny yelled.

She now had half the halls attention focused on her.

"Im sorry, but I cant." Nick replied.

"I am through being pushed around and not being able to make my own bloody decisions. Now let me out! I was taught half the stuff I know by Harry. I was in the D.A. My boyfriend is out their fighting for his life and all of ours, trying to kill the Darkest Wizard that walks the cruel Earth. I think I can go out!!!" Ginny screamed.

Nick looked at her for a few moments and sighed. "Alright. All D.A members may go...but at your own risk."

Around 20 studens jumped up and headed for the door, including the Marauders. Nick opened the door and the students filed out.

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The D.A ran out of the Oak Front Doors and into the lawn, taking on a Death Eater with no one to duel.

Ginny whipped her head around for a sight of Harry, and found him in the same spot she left him, except he was about to begin his duel with Voldemort.

She felt another tear weld up, but quickly turned around and sent the stupefy curse at an approaching Death Eater and began dueling a long, white haired, pale faced, witch.

"Bow to Death, Harry Potter." Voldemort said, swiftly.

Harry showed no sign of recognition of what Voldemort had just said. He just bent his back, but kept his head up the whole time, to make sure Voldemort had bowed to, and wasn't going to kill him when his back was turned.

Harry slowly raised and brought his wand up.

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Dumbledore sprinted towards the Marauders all together in an area, each taking on their own Death Eater. They each sent one last curse and knocked out their Death Eater.

"James. The Time Turners fixed. You have to leave now. You can't see the results of this battle. You must leave!" Dumbledore said gasping for breath.

He drew out a silver chain. It looked exactly like the turner Sirius had found in the Common Room.

"Only 1 turn. You must go! NOW!" Dumbledore said.

They took the Time Turner, and ducked down as Dumbledore raised his wand and did the Levicorpus spell on a Death Eater running up from behind them and Dumbledore ran off to begin another duel.

They put the chain around their necks and began turning it.

He didn't erase our memories!'began to think.

"Aren't you-", James said, but they had already begun to leave the spot and return to the Gryffindor Common Room of the year 1979.


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Year 1979: Marauders 7th Year

The Marauders stumbled and fell into the Gryffindor Common Room. James looked up at the clock above the Fireplace. 2 A.m. They were back in their own time. And now all they had to do was pretend nothing had ever happened.

James knew he couldn't chage the events, but he had an idea, and had an idea to win his futrue wife over. He had an idea to be able to live and an idea to be able to avoid Death in 4 years time.

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Year 1984: Year of Death for James and Lily

"Sweet heart, are you sure this is going to work??" Lily asked her husband, who was pacing the living room to their enormous house in Godric's Hollow, while feeding her 1 year old son, who was sitting on her lap.

"Yes, Lils." James said.

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2 hours later: Year 1984

After Voldemort had disappeared from the house James and Lily met in the Department of Mysteries where they met after their suposed deaths and entered the veil.

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Year 2000: Department of Mysteries; December 23rd, 2 days before Final Battle

Three hooded figures stood at the entrance to the veil and looked at each other.

"Ready?" a man asked.

"Yes. I can't just sit and watch any longer." came a womans voice.

"Let's do it." came the third.

Chapter 12:  Final Battle Part II

Year 2000: Year of Final Battle; Trio's 7th Year; Main year story takes palce Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry

Everyone was still dueling. Ernie Macmillan had been knocked out by a Death Eater, and many Death Eaters had been taken out by the Order, but many still fought.

Harry and Voldemort were dueling. Curses were flying at each other, but the Killing Curse had not been sent once by one of them.

"Crucio!" Voldmort cried.

"Expeliarmus!" Harry yelled.

Their spells connected and the souls began to errupt again. The muggle caretaker, Cedric. Harry stood there, holding his wand, looking bewildered...Where was his parents?...Why aren't they coming out?

He broke the connection and stuffed his wand back into his pocket and pulled out his new wand, as the souls vanished.

"Crucio!" Harry cried, and Voldemort gave a scream as he fell to his knees, but he soon stopped, as Harry lifted the spell.

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In the Forbidden Forest, three figures where coming to the edge of the forest to the grounds of Hogwarts.

They exited the forest and saw a battle taking place. Their eyes scanned the ground for a certain raven haired boy, and they found him, screaming in pain as the cruiciatus curse hit him, square in the chest by Voldemort.

One of the hooded figures screamed, "Harry!", but everyone was too busy to notice.

The figure began rushing forward, but one of them seized her from behind. "No, love. You can't go now, you can not interfere."

Harry writhered in pain on the ground as the cruciatus curse was placed on him, he screamed and twitched on the ground. Then Voldemort lifted the curse and Harry jumped back to the ground. He had felt a great amount of pain as the curse was on him, but now he felt like it hadn't been on him. He felt his full strength in his body.

He could feel love. He felt Ginny's love, Ron and Hermione's love...the Weasley's love, the Order's love...Dumbledore's love. Everyone he knew, he could feel their love that they had for him, and even though he gave them the chance to turn their backs on him, they never did once. They stuck with him to the end.

He felt the love grow stronger, and the felt love he had never felt before. It felt as if his parents were there... at Hogwarts, by his side with him. He knew they weren't, but he did know he had their love.

As he felt the love inside of him grow, he felt his strength grow. This was his chance...he knew it. Voldemort narrowed his eyes at Harry and wondered why Harry was showing signs of full strength. Voldemort began to fear, that Harry had figured out how to use his gift he didn't have. At the thought he cowered back, away from Harry. The sign of love was to much that he could bear.

Harry raised his wand to full height, and pointed it at Voldemort's heart(as if there were one) and yelled the terrible, but full of pride and hatred words, "ADVADA KEDAVRA!!"

Voldemort made a frightened face as the blast errupted from Harry's wand, and his body was engulfed into the light, and his life was gone.

Harry smiled inwardly, but he felt sad of what he had done. He had just killed a man, but he kept reminding him self that this was no man, this was a creature with no care or heart.

Harry began to turn his back on the lifeless body when he felt the worse pain possible hit his forehead. He fell to the ground cluthching his scar, screaming at the top of his lungs.

Everyone around him had stopped their duels to and focused thier attention on Harry. The Death Eaters saw their dead master's body and began to cower backwards.

Harry was on his knees, screaming so loud, feeling the pain he had never felt before, and never felt possible to happen. It was as if his scar was bursting open, bleeding, and blazing white. And the unusual thing, it was.

A wave of light left his scar and shook the ground. The light moved to the sky and burst like another Dark Mark in the sky. Harry had not noticed what had happened, because his eyes were clamped shut as he was still screaming in pain.

Now he had the whole grounds attention. Nobody was understanding the meaning of this. Ginny finished her Death Eater off and sprinted towards Harry, her beautiful dress now ripped and slashed. She stopped 10 feet behind him, tears now falling freely again from her face.

All three figures on the edge of the forest rushed forward and stopped next to the red head girl of only 2 of the hooded figures knew from their adventure in their 7th year. Ginny was too busy crying to notice the figures stopping next to her, one of the figures beginning to cry and turn to lean on one of the others.

The pain in Harry's forehead seemed to go on forever. It was a horrible feeling. Another wave of light left his scar and shook the ground. The light left Harry's scar and headed to the sky. The ball of light circled the skull and it gave a blast of light and turned into a mark like the Dark Mark, but turned into a lightning bolt. The lightning bolt gave 3 huge flashes of light before engulfing the skull into the scar, the snake that was suposed to be circling the skull still circled the lightning bolt, which stood in the sky, giving off great flashes of light every now and then.

The Death Eaters, completely frightened out of their wits, apparated off of the Hogwarts grounds and to their own places.

Harry was still screaming, but soon stopped and stopped moving. He felt his body give way as he lost balance on the ground, and toppled over into unconciousness.

Ginny let out a scream and she and one of the figures rushed forward and caught Harry as he fell. The hooded person crying turned from the person she was crying on to the other one.

The man's hood who rushed forward, fell down as he bent down to the unconcious Harry's side.

"James. Didn't Professor Dumbledore send you back?" Ginny asked.

"He did...21 years ago, in my time." James said.

"But you weren't suposed to change the events of the future!" Ginny said.

"I know." James sighed, looking at Harry's restless face, "But...I mean. Look at the horrible life my son has had. I couldn't just sit, watch and let it happen, when I could do something to stop it."

"Well atleast this is all you did." Ginny said.

The Order, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore and the D.A all rushed forward as the checked that all Death Eaters had apparated off the grounds. (Yall I know that you can't apparate on the grounds, but before the battle when Dumbledore did that incantaion, that was the to remove the anti-apparation jinx, so they could still apparate and disapparate.)

Remus opened his eyes wide as he saw his long lost friend sitting on the ground with his son proped up against him. "James Bloody Potter!! You weren't suposed to change the future!!"

"Well, its nice to see you too Moony after all these years." James said, giving him a weird look, "You know I never followed the rules."

"I do, but this was important!" Remus said.

"Gentlemen, if you will please calm down. James, Remus is right you weren't suposed to change anything, but can we please talk about this later so we can get young Mr. Potter, here, up to the Hospital Wing." Dumbledore said.

"And now, If I am not mistaken. Mrs. Potter and Mr. Black(one of the figures jumped at the name) you may take your hoods off now." Dumbledore finished.

Chapter 13:  Is This True, or Have I Gone Mad

It had been 2 weeks since the Final Battle and Harry still hadn't awoken.

Three people never left his side: His mother, father and Ginny. Harry just lay motionless in the Hospital Bed, and Ginny and Lily would sit on either side of him. James would just pace the room, his arms crossed, and a serious look on his face.

Ginny and Lily were getting to know each other more and got along like they had been friends for years. James loved just watching them talk together or just look at either of them, because they looked so much alike and had the same fiesty and full of love personaility. James was the happiest father there had ever been. He was so happy with his son to choose such a wonderful woman and how much they reminded him of himself and Lily.

One afternoon in the Hospital Wing the three were sitting around Harry's bed and he began to stir and mumur.

Harry's eyes slowly opened and he looked up.

"Harry!" Ginny exclaimed. Ginny lunged herself on Harry, who was trying with all his strength, and flew on top of him. "Oh my god! I was so worried!"

Harry just held her and didn't say a word after a few moments of feeling each others touch again they pulled away. Harry looked around at the other 2 people around his bed and jumped back.

"Shit. Im dead aren't I???" Harry said.

"No, son. Your not dead." James said.

"Then how the bloody hell did you get here!?!?" Harry said, his eyes wide.

"Harry, when Dumbledore sent us back to our time. I got your mother and after we were together I told her everything that happened, and we came up with a plan. When Voldemort tried to kill us we apparated right before the spell hit us to the Department of Mysteries and we went behind the veil. We met Sirius there 14 years later and on the 23 of December we left. The Veil can't hold animals, so we changed into animals. Sirius and I taught your mother how to become an animagi." James said.

Harry began to mouth something but stopped, and with all his strength he had he lunged himself on his parents.

Lily began to cry and dug her head into his shoulder, "I love you, Harry, and I would never want to miss your life."

"I love you too, Mum." Harry said, through sobs.

They pulled apart and Ginny got up to leave. Harry grabbed her hand and kissed her then she left them to be a family...together, for the first time in 16 years.

"Dad, I didn't know you were going to do anything to chang the future." Harry said to his father.

"I know, Harry, but I couldn't stand to watch your life, and not be there for you. Even though you had to live those horrible 16 years with the Dursley's, we knew you still had a life outside of Hogwarts, and needed a home...needed a family, and we need to be with you." James said.

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3 Months Later.....

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny were in a compartment on the Hogwart's Express on their way home from a very eventful year. The news that Harry had defeated Voldemort and that Lily and James Potter were back had spread through out the world. Also the news that Sirius Black was back and that he was finally a free man.

The friends were chatting happily and were talking about what they were going to do outside of Hogwart's.

"So Harry. Auror training starts in a couple weeks, you ready?" Ron asked as he tickled Hermione's stomach, as she sat on Ron's lap.

"I dunno if I want to be an auror anymore. I just think my life has already had enough dark wizards in it." Harry replied, smiling.

Ginny looked up at him, his scar free head. A few weeks after the battle Harry's scar had begun to slowly fade away. They figured it had begun to fade away because the only reason Harry had the scar was because Voldemort had transferred some of his soul to Harry. Harry was no longer a parselmouth and was no longer having bad dreams.

"Then what do you want to do?" Ginny asked.

"I think...I might try out for seeker, for the Chudley Cannons." Harry said.

"I think that would be a good choice." Ginny replied.

"Thanks, love." Harry said smiling, and running his finger's through her red hair.

Ron and Hermione smiled at the couple, and they both thought that they were absolutely perfect for each other, even Ron agreed.

The train slowly came to a hault infront of the station and they gathered their stuff and stepped out of the compartment, and out onto the landing. They all looked for their parents and Hermione pulled Ron off to go see her parents for a moment, to double check that she was going home with Ron for a couple weeks. Harry wheeled his head around a couple more times and saw his parents....his parents. He was still alittle frightened, and thought he had gone mad when he saw them, but remember the events of Christmas and remembering they were his parents and he had not gone mad, smiled.

He noticed his parents didn't look too happy, but then he saw who they were yelling at, the Dursleys's. They hadn't told the Dursley's that they were back. They had a right to be angry.

Harry gave Ginny a quick kiss, told her he would see her in a minute, and hurrired off to his parents.

"Hey Mum, Dad." Harry said.

"Harry!" Lily said, giving him a hug "Good you found us."

But after Lily said this she resumed her argue with the Dursley's

"Dumbledore told you to take care of him! Not to neglect him his whole life...show no care! Make him do your bloody cooking!" James said.

"And I called you my sister!" Lily said, throwing her hands above her head.

The Dursley's were horrified,. Dudley was hiding his fat body behind Mr. Dursley and Petunia was staring at her sisters with house-elve eyes.

"Sissy, bu-" Petunia began to bed.

"Don't you but me, Petunia! And don't you dare call me Sissy!" Lily snorted.

"Bu-" Vernon began to argue.

"No!" James said, staying calm, but raising a had to silence everybody, "You have neglected our son the whole time you had him, and showed him no respect. I do not think we will be seeing each other anytime soon. So for now, why don't you muggles return to your normal world, if you are too ashamed to pay attention to your nephew, because you dispise wizards, or you think his is so called 'abnormal' and you are in our wolrd. So just go back to the world you call 'the Real World'."

Vernon gave James an evil glare, and nodded his head, before saying "Alright Petunia, Dudley, were leaving."

"Good." Lily said.

The Dursley's left muttering curse words under their breath about such a rude family and disapeared behind the barrier.

"Alright. Now that that's settled lets go home." Lily said.

"But...do...do we even have a house?" Harry asked.

"Sweet Merlin. Harry, what do you think your mother and I were doing the past three months?" James said, "We stayed with the Weasley's for a couple weeks, while we built our new house, down the street from the Burrow, and Padfoot, Moony and Tonks got a house across the street from ours, because Tonks and Remus are planning to get married, and Sirius doesn't want to have to live alone."

Looking excited Harry said, "One minute. I need to say bye to Ginny and I am already sure Ron and Hermione have already gone into another snogging session."

"Alright. I need to have a few words with Arthur anyway." James said, and the three headed toward's the largest group of Red heads, plus 3 brown heads and one pink(Hermione, Remus, Sirius and Tonks) Hermione and Ron were getting touchy and Remus, Sirius and Tonks were talking about pranks to Fred and George.

Harry went over and gave Ginny another kiss.

"Harry, I am coming over during the summer, aren't I?" Ginny asked.

Harry kissed her again and replied, "Of course, love. I am going to see the house today. Dad says its down the street from yours." and Harry and Ginny walked back towards the rest of the group.

They entered the conversation hearing "Yes. Lily and I are going to resume our jobs."

"Dad, you and mum are going to be aurors again?" Harry asked.

"Yupp." James said.

"You dont think...that...you should retire?" Harry asked.

James made his eyes the size of house-elves, "Retire?!?! Me?!"

"Well, yeah." Harry said, "I mean, how old are you?"

"Son, Im only 38!" James said.

"PRONGSIE IS STILL YOUNG!!!!!!!!!" James screamed at the top of his lungs, throwing his arms in the air, and causing most of the people in the station to turn heads, mostly students, because the parents knew James Potter was back which meant, crazy, lunaitc-hyper man is back.

Lily clamped her hand over James' mouth and said furiously, "James Harold Potter! Im going to murder you when we get home."

"Doubt it, love. You know every time you say that it ends up to a good shag." James said, smiling wickedly.

"That was when we were 22, we're 38 now!" Lily said.

George came in the conversation and said, "James, what did you call yourself when you were screaming your head off?"

"Prongs." James said, abruptly, wandering 'Where in the world is this crazy red head going to?'

"Is he-" George began.

"No way." Fred said.

"He is!" George said.

"But whos-"

"Moony,"

"and Padfoot," Fred said.

"and Wormtail?" George finished.

"Yes. We are the Marauders." James said, rolling his eyes "I'm Prongs, Sirius is Padfoot and Remus is Moony."

"No way." George said.

"Awesome!" Fred added.

"But, who's Wormtail?"

James thought for a moment and said, "Let's just say he's been kicked out of the group."

"Yall were, like our idols at Hogwarts." Fred continued.

"We worship you!" George finished.

Mrs. Weasley, hearing this, came over and added, "Is that where you got all of your pranking from?"

Fred and George acted like they didn't know what she was talking about and she added agian, "Now, it's time to go home. We will all see each other alot during the summer."

They said their goodbyes to the Weasley's and Harry turned to Ginny, "I love you. I'll see you later. Hey, why don't you floo over this evening. You just say 'Potter Manor' when you step into the fire."

"Alright. I love you, too." Ginny said, kissing him agian.

Then James said, "Hey, why don't you all come have dinner at our place tonight, say around...7?"

They agreed and the Weasley's apparated to the Burrow, and the Potter's, Lupin's and Sirius apparated to their new houses.

Chapter 14:  Coming Home

The Potter's apparated infront of a large manor. The front yard had a nice, wooden swing with flowers in the garden, a white fence surounding it. The gate to get into the garden read 'The Potter's'.

Harry stood, stunned and mouth hanging open at the sight of the house. Lily and James smiled and Lily said, "Go on, Harry. Go in."

Harry slowly opened the gate and stepped into the garden and made his way up the stone path to the front porch of the house. He reached his hand out for the door knob and swung it forward. Harry tumbled into the room, now excited that he now had such a wonderful home, without the Dursley's and with his parents.

Smiling brightly, Harry looked around the room and his smile became wider by the second. There was a wonderful sitting room at the front of the house and a enormous kitchen to the right. Then he saw the huge oak steps leading up to the next floor.

He clambered up the stairs and saw a large hallway with many doors. James and Lily followed behind him, their smiles as big as Harry's. Harry passed 3 doors till the came to a room that said, 'James and Lily's Room'.

"That's our room." James said, "Keep going."

Harry walked down the hallway further and the next door had a sign that read, 'Harry's Room'.

"My room??" he asked his parents.

"Yes, your room." Lily said. "Go in."

Harry reached for the door knob and walked, stunned into his new bedroom. The room was large and filled with pictures of Harry on his wall. In the center of his room was a large, canopy, red and gold bed filled with pillows. The many pictures of Harry and his friends were smiling down on him. The room had many other contents also, a desk, dresser, mirror, and much more. Harry headed towards the door inside his room and opened it. Inside was a bathroom, the walls painted a light gold.

Harry went back into his room and hugged his parents, thanking them so much.

"Harry, your our son you don't expect us to put you in a cupboard under the stairs like those rotten Dursley's, do you?" James said, pulling out of the hug.

"Well, then I guess I just need to get used to having a real family around." Harry said, smiling.

Lily kissed him on the top of the head, having to stand on tip toes to do so and said, "There's still more to see, come on, lets see the backyard."

So they headed out of Harry's Gryffindor bedroom and back down the stairs and out the back door.

Harry looked around the extremely large back yard and saw a pool, a pond with lily pads and flowers. There was another wooden swing under a large oak tree.

"We were going to get a Quidditch Pitch put in, but we thought you could just use the Room of Requirement." James said.

Harry turned back to his dad and spluttered out, "Room of Requirement?"

James nodded his head and Harry went on, "We?? Have a Room of Requirement?"

"Yes." Lily said, narrowing her eye brows, "We had one when we were in Godric's Hollow, that house was even bigger than this one, but unfortunately that house was blown to smithereen's by Voldemort."

The family walked back inside and began enjoying their new, extremely large, house.

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Later that evening the Weasley's, Sirius, Remus and Tonks were all gathered at the Potter's for a wonderful dinner made, muggle-style, by Lily.

"Lily, this is absolutely wonderful." Mrs. Weasley exclaimed.

"Thank you, Molly." Lily replied.

"Mum, may I be excused?" Harry asked, dropping his fork.

"Sure, honey, but what are you going to go do?" Lily replied, taking a bite of steak.

"Quidditch." Harry replied.

Ron dropped his fork with clank and said, "Quidditch!?! Harry you didn't tell me you got a Quidditch Pitch!"

"Room of Requirement." Harry said.

"Mum, I'm gonna go with Harry." Ron said.

"Alright." Molly said.

So Harry and Ron got up to leave but in the end, all Weasley children(excluding Percy, Charlie, and Bill), Hermione and Harry went up the stairs to the Room of Requirement for a game of Quidditch.

They all had a great time playing Quidditch. They laughed, and enjoyed the first night of the holidays.

Harry kept trying new tricks and once he came up behind Ginny on his Firebolt, jumped from his broom, and landed behind Ginny on hers. She jumped so high when he landed on the broom. Harry sterred them to the ground and let Ginny yell at him, chuckling the whole time.

The only way Harry could get her to shut up was to kiss her, and kiss her long and hard. After that kiss Ginny finally seemed to forget all about jumping from brooms and scaring people out of their wits, because they left the Room of Requirement and went to Harry's room for a good snog.

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Everyone was gathered in the Potter's front sitting room, talking happily to each other.

Harry looked around the room. They were all there, his family...his friends...and the one he loved, Ginny. Harry didn't know why he doubted living after the Final Battle, but here he was. With everyone that mattered to him. He looked at his parents getting cozy on the sofa across the room. His head turned to Sirius, Remus and Tonks laughing together, and to the Weasley's. Fred and George being their crazy selves, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley talking happily with everyone and Ron and Hermione also getting cozy on the next couch.

Then he looked down at the beautiful red head, lying in his arms. He loved her so much and would do anything for her.

They were all here, everyone he ever dreamed of having. No more Dursley's. All that lied ahead now was a wonderful relationship with Ginny, Voldemort-Free, full of family and love, life.