Hey Guys, Sorry to all of you who have been waiting for this chapter, I hope you all like it even though it is only really short. It shouldn't be as long to the next one coz my life isn't as busy anymore. Enjoy!
Chapter 5
Harry walked up towards the flat that him and Ginny had shared together. It made him sad to think of all the hard work they had gone through to pull together the rent for this large apartment when they first decided to live together for it all to end like this.
Harry hadn't wanted to use his parents' money, it just didn't seem right somehow. He felt that he needed to earn his way into his life, not just relying on his parents' hard earned money. Sure he had to delve into that money occasionally to keep up with the lifestyle that Ginny demanded from the fabled "Richest Wizard in London" and "Boy Who Saved". But somehow he managed to fund some of his activities with his own funds. One of these things was paying the rent.
Harry shook his head, clearing his thoughts. That was all over now anyway. Ginny had exploited the good thing that they had together and money was no longer an issue with his healer job raking in loads of money.
Harry took a deep breath and knocked on the door. He figured he didn't want a repeat of what he saw last time, his eyes just couldn't take anymore. It just hurt too much. Even thought he hasn't had strong feelings for Ginny for a while, he had been with her for a very long time and it hurt to think that he had been cheating on him with that… scum.
When nobody answered the door, Harry figured he would take his chances and enter the house. He knew he had to get his things today; he wouldn't be able to summon the courage to do it another day.
Harry used his old key to unlock the door and was surprised that the wards still allowed him access. He thought Ginny or Draco would change his unlimited access to the apartment considering what happened last time.
"Ginny?" Harry called out and when he heard no reply, he began to gather his things.
He began in the kitchen, shrinking appliances and cookery that belonged to him. Most of the stuff in the kitchen belonged to him, he did most of the cooking, except when he worked late and Ginny cooked a meal that resembled mushed rice or half-cooked steak and three veg.
When he first moved into the apartment together Harry was quite surprised to fund that Ginny couldn't cook toast without burning it. He reasoned that since Molly Weasley cooked such lovely meals, none of her children bothered to learn.
Once Harry was finished in the kitchen he moved onto different rooms, avoiding the bedroom. When he had finished collecting his various knickknacks that were now shrunk into his pocket, he decided that he finally needed to face the bedroom.
He stared at the closed door for a long time, remembering the last time he had opened the door unannounced.
Harry summoned all of the Griffindor courage that was lying within him and knocked on the door.
When heard no reply, he knocked on the door and muttered a faint "Ginny?"
He heard snuffles in reply, So someone is in there He thought
After a few minutes of silence, Harry was getting frustrated and was ready to burst into the room with his eyes tightly shut.
When he outstretched his arm to touch the doorknob, he was surprised to see that it was moving on its own accord. He was even more surprised when the door opened to reveal a messy looking Ginny. Her usually beautiful long red hair hung limply around her shoulders and she had dark circles under her usually bright eyes.
Ginny just stood there, staring at her ex-boyfriend.
"Umm… Hey Ginny… I just… ah… came to get some of my things." Harry was shocked at her appearance. He had never seen her look so sad and disordered Ginny. It put off his strong speech he had planned for her which resembled a lot of "I'm never talking to you again" and "How could you do this to me?"
Ginny just stepped aside to let him into the room.
He was relieved to fund the bed empty, it was messy and unmade, but it was empty.
Harry approached his side of the closet and started organising his stuff to take with him.
He was very startled that Ginny hadn't said a word to him; she just stood where he had left her in the doorway, watching him pack. But he wasn't about to start a conversation with her.
Once Harry had finished packing his stuff into a small suitcase and shrinking the stuff that wouldn't fit in there to go into his pockets, he thought he heard Ginny mumble something.
"What?" Harry said a little more harshly that he meant to. No matter how dishrivled she looks, she still hurt him deeply.
"I'm really sorry Harry" Ginny repeated quietly.
Harry opened his mouth to say something nasty to her when Ginny kept talking.
"I know you don't think that i'm sorry. But I really am. I didn't mean to cheat on you, Harry. I loved you… I still love you. But I care for Draco more."
Harry just stood there and looked at her with obvious distaste when she said the gits name.
"It felt horrible to cheat on you Harry. But our relationship was going nowhere. We hardly talked anymore with you working most of the time or me writing articles for the paper. When Draco offered me something more, I was reluctant. I didn't want to cheat on you, but Draco showed me that love could be stronger than what I felt for you. Do you understand?"
Harry thought of Hermione and how he felt more for her now that he had started up something with her than he had felt for Ginny the whole time they were going out.
After what felt like a millennium to Ginny, Harry muttered a yes.
"Oh, Harry thankyou." Ginny said walking towards him. "You don't know how much of a relief it is to hear you say that."
Ginny walked up and gave him a huge hug.
Harry winced as Ginny touched him, his brain replaying the image of his girlfriend and Draco together in bed.
Harry pushed Ginny off him and registered the hurt on Ginny's face.
"I understand Ginny." Harry finally said. "But I don't forgive you…. What you did was unforgivable and it hurt me so much… I don't think that I'll ever forgive you…"
Harry watched as tears streamed down Ginny's face. "But maybe we should give it some time and we could be… friends again?"
Ginny looked up at him. "I'd really like that Harry. You've always been an important person in my life and I'd really love to have you as a friend."
Harry nodded then turned around to leave. He hadn't expected to offer friendship to Ginny but as he left the house he realised he liked this outcome better. His relationship with Ginny had been special and he liked to prospect of being friends over the prospect of never talking again.
As Harry apparated back to the Leaky, he thought about his date with Hermione. Maybe Ginny had actually done him a favour, she had made him jealous enough with her lies to him for him to finally realise what he had subconsciously always held, his love for Hermione.