Ginny stared at the door silently. She wanted to open it but something in her head kept telling her not to. Her brothers and Hermione were all in the kitchen with Kreacher. She drew a breath and knocked on the door. There was no answer and she slowly opened it. There was a cold draft and the room was cloaked in darkness. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she saw a figure at the edge of the bed. Harry, her old crush, sat on the bed while staring into nothingness.

"Harry," she whispered softly to no effect. She took a few steps forward before calling his name again. He did not respond until she placed her hand on his arm. She gasped at how cold he was.

Harry was listening to Ginny's presence outside of his door quietly. Since Sirius helped him complete his animagus transformation his senses were heightened. He did not respond to Ginny's voice because he could not find his own voice. When she came closer though he was able to smell wildflowers. Her hand was warm and comforting and he slowly lifted his head towards her. He felt something seem to be rising inside of him because of the touch. "Hey Ginny," his voice croaked out. "Where's everyone else?"

Ginny stared at him while a frown formed on her face. She stood in front of him and folded her arms. "Don't just 'hey Ginny' me Harry," she whispered. "Since we have returned from St. Mungo's you have been holed up in here. You need to talk to someone even if it is me. I won't judge you like Ron or Hermione. I think I know what you are thinking. I was after all… controlled by him when I was eleven."

Harry was caught off guard by the last thing Ginny said. "I forgot," he muttered quietly before continuing, "I'm sorry…"

Ginny looked down at him and quickly blushed when she saw his emerald eyes gazing up at her. "Don't apologize Harry. You need to talk to someone though and I am here when you are ready. I see how much Ron and Hermione push you to talk and I know it doesn't help."

Harry cracked a brief smile and nodded, "Thanks. When I am ready I will talk to someone… and… If you need someone to talk to about the chamber I am here. I should have asked you after it happened but I never considered it."

There was a knock on the door and Ginny jumped in surprise which caused a tiny chuckle from Harry. "People will get the wrong idea if they see us in a dark room together," she whispered while blushing again. She paused for a second and leaned in to give Harry a quick hug. "I will talk to you about my first year when I am ready; after all you are the reason why I am still alive." She rushed over to the door and quickly slipped out.

Harry felt the feeling rise up in him again when Ginny hugged him and could not figure out what the feeling was. He pushed the thoughts aside and heard the three figures outside of his door.

"What were you doing in there!" Ron asked heatedly towards Ginny. She had slipped out of the door and walked straight into her older brother.

Ginny stepped back and glared at Ron. "I was talking to Harry. No one else seemed to want to talk to him. I was just telling him that I am here if he wants to talk."

"Why would he talk to you? Hermione and I are his friends. Harry will tell us everything when we ask him. We will make sure he talks to us. You aren't Harry's friend you are my little sister." Ron returned Ginny's glare.

Ginny's hand quickly struck Ron across his face and he knocked into the door. She rested her hands on her hips and seemed to channel her mother's anger. "How dare you Ron," she hissed menacingly. "I consider Harry a friend and unlike you two I will not badger him with questions and force him to talk. That will only drive him away like it always does. You two are just going to drive Harry farther away from everyone and if you do I swear on my magic that I will tell Sirius. I do not need to remind you of how protective Sirius is of Harry," Ginny glared once more and turned on her heel and began to storm off.

"He isn't your boyfriend!" Ron called out towards her. Hermione tried to cover his mouth but was unsuccessful. "He will never think of you like that so stop trying to get close to my friend. After the last DA meeting Cho and Harry met under the mistletoe," Ron bragged before being blasted off of his feet.

It had been years since Ginny performed accidental magic but Ron's words angered her greatly. Before she could reach her brother though Sirius appeared between them.

"Ron I am not your mother but I believe you were raised better than to speak to your sister like that," Sirius said calmly and turned to face him. Anger etched into his face as he spoke again, "If you and Hermione try to make my godson talk you will be asked to leave my house. I do not want it to come to that but he needs his space. I appreciate Ginny not pressing the issue on him and just offering a place to go. For extra privacy Harry will sleep in my room and I will sleep with Buckbeak. Ron you will have the room to yourself. Dinner will be ready in about two hours don't be late or Molly will have my head." Sirius turned around, and motioned for Ginny to follow him.

They entered Buckbeak's room and sat down before Sirius spoke again. His voice was calm now and he smiled, "Thank you for talking to the little cub. He won't admit because he is just as stubborn as James but he does need someone to talk to. I am breaking confidence with him but he knew you were outside of his door for the few minutes before you entered. He knew because of being an animagus. I will not tell you his form but I was the one who taught him. He needs a means to escape when too much is on his shoulders so I taught him." He smiled again and ruffled Ginny's hair before continuing, "he needs you to be there for him. I was in the room when you two spoke, he knew I was there but he would not speak with me."

Ginny looked up in shock before staring hard into Sirius's eyes. "Teach me to become an animagus. I will do whatever I can to help Harry through this, even if it means showing him how much my dear brother and Hermione are dragging him down."

Sirius's heart rose in admiration, "I see you caught onto that as well. I will teach you then, take this potion and I will return in an hour. You will fall asleep and meet your animal form and then we can begin. We can begin after dinner."

Dinner had a strained silence between Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Sirius. Hermione and Ron kept glaring at Ginny as if they were going to say something but before they could Sirius would always cough. The family was growing aware of the tension when Ron finally cracked. "So how was Harry before," he asked darkly. "What were you two doing in that room anyways." Everyone in the room simultaneously drew their breath while Molly rose from her seat glaring at her two youngest children.

"Why don't you ask me yourself mate," came a voice from the doorway. Harry entered the kitchen in silence. He passed the empty seat between his friends and instead sat between Ginny and his godfather. The table again was in shock after Harry sat down. He had not come down for dinner since the St. Mungo's visit. "Thanks for the help outside of my room," he whispered so quietly that only a fellow animagus could hear.

By now Mrs. Weasley snapped out of her stupor and turned towards Ginny. "You were alone in a room with Harry?" she asked accusingly. Ron grinned happily as he saw the anger in his mum rise. Before her anger could manifest into words though Harry raised his hand up.

"Mrs. Weasley, nothing happened. Ginny came and just told me that she was around if I was willing to talk. She didn't push me to talk and was courteous to me," he whispered as Sirius placed a hand on the same spot Ginny did before. He glared at Ron before speaking again. "I can't believe what you said to her though. Ginny was offering help not taking advantage of me. You even rubbed what happened with Cho into her face. That was supposed to be a secret and you broke it," Harry opened his mouth angrily but Sirius squeezed his arm.

"Calm down cub. Go to your room and I will send food up. I am glad you finally came downstairs. I will speak to Molly about what happened before dinner since I was in the room as well. She will need to be told of our secret to explain some parts." Sirius whispered as quietly as Harry had before.

The room watched Harry and Sirius intently and noticed Harry calm slowly. Eventually Harry nodded and without a word went back upstairs. Sirius rose but did not leave. "I think we should all take dinner to our rooms now. Molly if you, Ronald, and Hermione could please stay I would appreciate it. I have some things to discuss… about before dinner." He stared at the teens as he spoke and they both shuddered. At that moment Remus flooed into the kitchen and looked at the scene curiously.

"Moony go to the cub. You should be able to calm him before he wrecks my old room. Make sure he does not let his anger turn animalistic," Sirius emphasized the last word and everyone dismissed left the kitchen. Sirius cast privacy and locking charms on the doors and returned to the table. "Molly before we begin I want you to know that I was in the room with Harry and Ginny. Harry knew I was there but I was invisible. I promise you that nothing happened. She was offering to be a person to go to if he wanted to talk."

Mrs. Weasley eyed him critically before nodding, "Okay but I believe there is more that you will tell me when we are alone. Actually Remus should be there when it happens. I am curious as to what my son said to my daughter though." She turned her gaze over to her son who shrunk in his seat. "What did you tell your sister?"

"I told her not to bother Harry. He will talk to us when he is ready because we are his friends. She hit me without any reason and," Ron was cut off my Sirius.

"She was not without reason Ron. You told her that she was not Harry's friend and then you played with her insecurities. If you try to deny my cub a friendship I will take action. I do not want to but if I have to I will kick you out. My godson is my first priority and I will do anything I can to make sure he is happy and safe. Ginny unlike you two did not badger him to talk and yes she is not his boyfriend like you so kindly pointed out before but she is still a friend of his. He opened up a little in that room and did so rather quickly even I was unable to do that."

Everyone was silent as Sirius finished speaking and Mrs. Weasley finally spoke, "Ronald Weasley I am ashamed of you, the both of you. Go to your rooms now before I do something I regret."

As they unlocked the doors and left Remus returned and turned towards Sirius. "He is better now."

Sirius nodded and motioned for Molly and Remus to both sit. He recast the charms on the doors. "Molly what I am about to say cannot leave this room for Harry's safety. The first part at least, the other part is speculation." Molly nodded and Sirius continued. "I trained Harry to become an animagus. Only a few know of it and I would like it to stay that way. Harry was able to hear through his door because of how close he is to his animagus form. I am surprised that he was able to control himself as he listened. I was able to sense his anger rising as Ron spoke, especially when he mentioned a girl named Cho."

Sirius turned to Remus and they muttered between themselves. He again turned to Molly, "I am afraid that if Ron and Hermione do not behave better that I will have to follow through with my threat. I believe that they need to be kept away from Harry for the moment. He will talk when he is ready."

Molly nodded gravely, "If my son has to leave because of that I will send him back to the castle and explain to Dumbledore as to what happened. I too hope it does not come to that."

Remus smiled, "I believe it is time to finish eating and we should get rest, especially you Molly. You have gone through so much since the attack."

Harry finished eating and sank into his bed. Sleep came quickly but was ripped from him as the nightmares began. Flashes of green and maniacal laughter filled his head and then transformed into a graveyard. Cedric's body rose and turned to him taunting him with each second as Harry was lashed with a belt. Cedric morphed into Vernon Dursley and the lashings increased. Then came a knocking sound and the smell of wildflowers.

Harry's eyes flashed open and he heard a knock on his door. He sat up in a daze and again caught the scent of wildflowers.

Harry headed to the door and opened it. Ginny stood in the doorway hesitantly. "Harry can I come in and talk?" she whispered. Harry noticed Ginny was in a flowery night robe and assumed it was late into night by now.

He nodded while blushing. She entered the room and sat on the bed. "I had a nightmare of the chamber," she muttered as tears formed in her eyes. "I was such a fool Harry to write in that diary. You almost died trying to save me when you hardly knew me."

Harry stiffened but unlike last time when Cho cried in front of him he somehow knew what to do. He wrapped an arm around Ginny and leaned her into his body. "You are not a fool. Others much older have been tricked by him including Dumbledore," Harry said comfortingly. He felt a purr rise approvingly from his body but did not allow it to escape. Ginny's hair flew into his face and he was overwhelmed with the scent of wildflowers.

"Why did you defend me Harry during dinner?" her voice trembled as a tear streaked down her face.

Harry's hand unknowingly wrapped itself in Ginny's hair and began playing with it. "You didn't push me to talk. You offered to listen unlike Ron and Hermione. I'm sorry that you had to hear about Cho."

Ginny beat herself mentally. She promised herself that she had given up on Harry but here she was being jealous because of Cho. She had a boyfriend now and it was clear that Harry fancied Cho. She was surprised when she heard her voice, "What happened with you and Cho if I am not intruding."

Harry froze noticeably and then relaxed as he took a deep breath. "There was mistletoe. Cho… she was talking about Cedric and then all of a sudden she was snogging me. She was crying though so I guess I am a horrible snogger. While she was crying I didn't know what to do to comfort her."

Ginny smiled slightly, "Well you are comforting me easily Harry. I don't usually cry but after these nightmares I do." Her blush returned but it was luckily dark in the room.

"Do you want to talk about the nightmare? I actually was having one too until something stopped it." Harry admitted.

"I was entering the chamber. Tom… he was mocking me and you. He said that you would come to my rescue and we would both die in the chamber. Then to my horror you did come. You ran up to me and Tom summoned the basilisk. Fawkes didn't come this time; Dumbledore didn't try to save us. I saw… I saw the basilisk tear you in half!" Ginny sobbed into Harry's arms as he ran a hand through her hair.

'Her hair smells so good,' he thought silently as his pajamas became damp with her tears. "I'm not dead Ginny. We both survived the chamber."

Ginny sobbed for a few more minutes and then wiped her red puffy eyes. "Thank you Harry. What was your nightmare about?"

Harry froze in fear as his thoughts reeled back to the nightmares. "They weren't all nightmares… I first remembered my parents dying, then I saw Cedric in the graveyard only he rose and began taunting me, and then… and then…" Harry shook in fear, "I remembered all the beatings the Dursleys gave me…"

Ginny looked up in outrage as Harry trembled. "They beat you?"

Harry nodded slightly, "Every chance they got they would beat me. Ever since I was a few years old, they told me that freaks like me did not deserve to live."

Ginny felt tears roll down her cheeks and hastily brushed them away, "Harry… did you ever tell anyone else this? Maybe a teacher or Sirius?"

Harry shook his head and began to relax again. "My relatives told me that if I told anyone then they would chuck me out. I had no other place to go so I stayed there. Please don't tell your Mum about this, or any of our friends. I don't want them to worry themselves."

Ginny hesitated for a second as she tried to ask her question, "Harry how bad… how bad did the beatings get?"

"I almost died once… I was wishing they would just kill me by that point," he whispered as he lifted his shirt to show a scar across his back. "My nightmare tonight… My uncle would whip me with his belt. That night the belt broke while he was whipping me and he blamed me. He took the fire poker and heated it up. He then beat me with it until I passed out."

"Why are you telling me all of this and not Sirius? I have half a mind to go find your relatives and do the same to them." Ginny almost shouted but lowered her voice so that no one would wake up.

Harry sat in silence contemplating. "I think I'm telling you this because I trust you. I know you will not tell anyone this unless I ask you too and I'm sorry for putting it on your shoulders alone."

Ginny looked up at him and smacked him softly. "Do not be sorry for admitting dark times in your past. It is amazing that you experienced all of this and you still turned out to be one of the greatest people that I know." Ginny covered her mouth and blushed furiously.

Harry smiled and began to doze off. Ginny noticed and just leaned him against herself. Pretty soon they both collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.

A/N- Okay so I have another chapter already written but I am going to see how people like this one before I post it. Please review and check out the other three stories I am working on :3