Harry Potter and the 19 Years

Harry James Potter fell back onto his four-poster bed and sighed. This was what he needed. A warm and comfy bed. He felt it was necessary. After months of sleeping on a small bunk, or worse, this felt like absolute heaven. He removed his glasses and moved under the covers. He was asleep instantly.

Harry rushed into the Great Hall, desperate to finish the battle once and for all. He stopped dead in his tracks and gasped at the sight before him. Voldemort was waiting for him, Bellatrix sneering at his side, and all his Death Eaters jeering behind them. But that wasn't the shocking part. Voldemort had set up a huge noose with multiple ropes. The noose literally occupied the entire stretch of the Great Hall. But the ropes were occupied. Barely able to believe the sight in front of him, tears began streaking down his face and he fought a huge urge to bellow at the top of his voice. On the far left rope was Ron, neck broken, eyes blank, staring at nothing. Harry moved his eyes further right, and saw the bodies of Hermione, Neville, Luna, Remus, Tonks, Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley, Fred, George, Bill, Fleur, Percy and finally, Harry's breath caught in his throat and he lost all control.

"GINNY!" he bellowed.

She was still alive, but only just. He could see tears streaking down her face and the rest of it was just pain and despair. Her chocolate brown eyes met his. They went blank.

"NO!" Harry bellowed again.

Voldemort just sneered, satisfied with the reaction that he received, his red excuses for eyes glistening, revelling in the moment.

"YOU BASTARD! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

Harry raised his wand. Voldemort flicked it out of his hands casually. He saw the wand arm rise, he saw the lips move, a huge flash of green light...

Harry woke with a start. He was lying in a heap on his bed, with the sheets all over the place and the pillows on the floor. He had the worried faces of Ron, Hermione and Ginny staring down at him. There was a brief moment of silence. Then Ron broke it.

"Harry, are you alright mate?" Ron asked.

"Yeah, I guess. How long have I been out for?" Harry asked, seeing the worst from their expressions.

"Two days" Hermione said shakily "We thought we would let you rest, but we came up here and you were writhing in your sleep and saying... some awful things." She sounded close to tears by this point. Ginny simply sat there with a worried look, obviously thinking about something.

"I dreamt about him" Harry said slowly "I dreamt that he had you all lined up and hung by your necks"

No-one said anything for a moment, and all of a sudden, Harry burst into tears. He didn't know where they came from, they just fell. All of the emotion from the last few months came out in those moments. He didn't bother to hide it. He wept for everyone who lost their lives, especially Fred, Lupin and Tonks, he wept for his personal emotional and physical pain from the last year, and he wept for the pain of all of those he held dear to him.

Harry felt arms wrap around his waist. He looked up and he saw Ginny with her arms around him, weeping too. Then Hermione joined in, weeping even louder, then Ron, though awkwardly. At that moment, Harry realised that he had his friends and the girl he loved. He could get through this, Tom Riddle could never hurt him ever again. He wiped his eyes and extracted himself from the people he cared about the most.

"Thank you." Harry said shakily, "I needed that."

Ginny, Ron and Hermione beamed at him.

"We were so scared you know Harry." Ginny said. "No matter what we did, you wouldn't wake up, and we could tell what you were seeing was horrible"

"It was horrible, it was like everything in my life disappeared in one moment, saying I was devastated would be an understatement" Harry said.

A touching moment between the four was interrupted as two stomachs growled. Harry's and Ron's. They all couldn't help but smile.

"Come on" Hermione said kindly "Let's have some breakfast.

The four then made their way downstairs to the common room, ignoring the tons of people clamouring to get some attention off of Harry, laughing and joking, as though there wasn't a care in the world. Having said that, Harry was nervous about the reception he was about to receive from everybody in the Great Hall. He knew the Weasleys were still staying in the castle from Ron, Hermione and Ginny, and even though they seemed cheerful enough in his presence, he didn't know what the others would be like.

Little did he know, he had nothing to worry about, as the moment he entered the hall, his presence was noticed by Mrs. Weasley, who was handing out plates to the rest of her family. Expecting a horrible reaction, she smiled kindly at him as they walked over.

"Harry, your alright" Mrs. Weasley said as she embraced him "We were so worried you know, you've been asleep for two days!"

"I know Mrs. Weasley" Harry said back "I just hope you're not mad for what happened to..." he broke off.

"Don't be silly!" Mrs. Weasley gasped as she embraced him once more, a sad look in her eye "I should be thanking you! Without you, I doubt I would have anyone left"

Harry looked up to see the rest of the family nodding in agreement with what she was saying and Harry visibly relaxed. He had nothing to fear. These people were basically his family. Still, he had his reservations.

"But if I hadn't..." Harry began.

"Nonsense!" said a voice behind him and he was surprised to see Ginny speaking, that fiery glint in her eye, "We owe you our lives Harry! without you, I would have been dead five years ago, Dad would have been dead two years ago and Ron would have been dead last year, not to mention all the casualties from him!"

Harry knew she was right, and due to the look, he knew better than to argue. He simply sat down and started eating, remembering how ravenously hungry he was. Ginny sat down next to him, happy with herself before resting her head on his shoulder and nibbling some toast. Harry looked at her and blushed. She was still as beautiful as ever. He long red hair seemed to shine in the sunlight from the hall's ceiling and he couldn't help but admire her body, clad in a tight top, jeans and flat shoes. He realised he needed her in his life after not being able to have her for a year.

Ron and Hermione sat on the opposite side of the table, with Hermione on Ron's lap, and smirked at the two, it was only a matter of time before they were together again.

After they had eaten their fill, Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione made their way back to the Gryffindor common room, after being told they couldn't help with the repair work, it needed professional help. Ron and Hermione were walking with their hands wrapped round the other's waists and Harry and Ginny found themselves holding hands. They reached the portrait hole and climbed in, not needing a password due to the relaxed rules around the school. Mercifully, it was empty. Ron and Hermione sat with each other on a sofa. Ginny was about to join them when Harry pulled her arm and motioned for her to go with him to the boy's dormitory. She nodded, confused, as they crept past Ron and Hermione, who were too absorbed in each other to notice their presence. When they reached the dormitory, Harry shut the door and faced the beautiful woman in front of him.

"I needed to talk with you" Harry said.

"Same" Ginny replied. "And before you start, let me tell you how much I've missed you during the past year, it's been nearly unbearable, to the point I hid a picture of you under my pillow wherever I went." she blushed at the last part.

"It's been the same for me Ginny, I've been using the Marauder's map to look at your dot in the castle, hoping for you to realise I was thinking of you."

Ginny looked visibly touched at his words. She went even redder than before and averted his gaze.

"I want us to start again" Harry said quickly.

"You do?" Ginny said incredulously. "I thought you would keep us apart for another 'stupid noble reason'" They both laughed at that.

"No, I couldn't do that. I admit I had every intention of not surviving the last year, but I promised myself that if I did, I would come back and be with you"

Ginny's eyes glistened.

"Do you really mean that?" she said shyly.

"Yes, I do, in fact..." Harry stopped.

"What, Harry, what?" Ginny said, suddenly excited.

"I... love you" Harry finally managed to get out there.

Ginny squealed with delight and jumped into Harry's welcoming arms. He smelt the scent of her hair, pure happiness purged his body of worry as her body touched his. He looked at her, and she said;

"I love you too... so much"

It was at that moment that he kissed her. Her mouth opened and let his tongue have entrance. She moaned slightly as their tongues danced with each other. This was even better than every time they had kissed before. All the longing, all the love, all the lust was poured into that one kiss and after what felt like days, they broke apart and Harry grinned at her. Sure, he was upset at the deaths of Fred, Lupin and Tonks, but at that moment, kissing the woman he loved dearly, nothing else mattered. He was happy.

So, how was that for a first chapter? This is my first attempt at a proper multi chapter fic and I might actually carry out this one. Reviews are much appreciated and are definitely what spurs me to write on. Thanks in advance. Next chapter should be up ASAP, I may even write it now to convince more people to read :P

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