Harry walked down to the kitchen and saw that the only people who stayed besides members of the Weasley family were Dumbledore and Moody. He sat down at the table, surrounded by friends and family, and tried his best to be in a good mood. That seemed to be what everyone was trying to do. They were all failing miserably though and by the end of the meal, they had simply stopped talking.
As Dumbledore finished up his dinner, he cleared his throat. �We have a very complicated charm to do tonight and I am in need of a few answers before we do it. First, who is going to be Ginny�s secret keeper?�
The room erupted into a chorus of �I am�. They began bickering about it until Hermione, who was the only person besides mad-eye to not volunteer, spoke up. �It should be Harry! Since Voldemort is only after Ginny because he wants to get to Harry, logically, it should be him!� she looked around at the faces of Ginny�s family, most of whom were now angry at her. �Please don�t look at me like that! It�s true! Think about it, if Harry is the secret keeper, the only way to get the secret is to have him. If they have him, they don�t need to know where Ginny is, now do they?� a few people still grumbled but Mrs. Weasley piped up at last.
�You know she�s right, besides, we are all possible targets for him also. And I know that Harry will die before telling anyone where Ginny is,� she smiled at him, the knowing glint in her eye.
Dumbledore then went on to figure out a way for Ginny to still communicate with her family, they set up a sort of miniature floo network between the burrow, 12 Grimmauld place, and Godrics hollow. It was not travelable, though, as the burrow was still vulnerable to attack. He had Ginny and Harry�s things sent to the house and then the three of them bade goodbye to the family and apparated to Godrics hollow.
Dumbledore had instructed Harry and Ginny to stay in the living room, but also to get comfortable as he had to do joining spells on all the rooms before the actual charm was performed. They ast on the couch, nervously, as he went from room to room, muttering incantations. As he went upstairs, Ginny began to cry softly.
�Oh, Ginny! What�s wrong? Please, don�t worry, everything will turn out ok, you will be safe here.� he wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back.
�It�s not me I�m worried about! Harry, you could die tomorrow!� she was now sobbing.
�Ginny, look at me,� he pushed her back by the shoulders, �I will not lie to you�it is possible that I will die tomorrow. But, I am going to do everything in my power to make sure that doesn�t happen! I finally have something-no, someone-to live for! You are the reason I am fighting! For years, you have been the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Ever since you saw me practicing avada kedavra, and you had that look on your face, I knew. I knew that I could never hurt you because it hurt me to hurt you. I love you,� He kissed her on the forehead and hugged her, �that is why this needs to end. I don�t want to live the rest of my life fearing for yours.�
She kissed him then, and it was in this position that Dumbledore found them when he returned to the room. He cleared his throat and they sprang apart as if shocked, both mumbling their apologies. �No need to be sorry, passion and love will make your stronger fighters in the days to come. Now, however, we must concentrate.�
They stood in a circle in the middle of the room, Dumbledore instructed them to repeat everything he said. The spell was very complex and within a few minutes, the whole house was vibrating with magic. It took about an hour to complete the incantations at that point dumbledore told them all to close their eyes. as they did this, a surge of power went through the whole house. Dumbledore told Harry to open his eyes and when he did, he found he was back outside, standing in the neighbor�s lawn.
�Er-professor? Shouldn�t I be able to see it?�
�Harry, you must concentrate on where it is.�
Harry closed his eyes again and when he reopened them this time, the house was there. He ran up the front steps and into the house, picking Ginny up in a bear hug and swinging her around. �It worked! You are safe here,� he kissed her and set her back down.
�Where�s professor Dumbledore?� she said after a few moments.
�Oi! I didn�t tell him! He can�t find it!� Harry laughed and jogged back outside. �Sorry professor!� he whispered the address in the older man�s ear and Dumbledore nodded as the house sprang from between the two neighboring ones. They entered the house and Dumbledore announced that the spell had worked. He then bid them goodnight and left.
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