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HB Prince: Year of Love
By DHobbit

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Category: Post-OotP
Characters:All, All
Genres: Angst, Drama, Fluff, Humor
Warnings: None
Rating: PG
Reviews: 309
Summary: *** The author has been reminded via the e-mail address on file that this story is listed as incomplete and has not been updated in over 2 years ***

This story starts at the end of Order Of The Phoenix. Although this story starts as the usual Harry/Ginny romance, I believe after several chapters, you will find that Ancient Dark Magic takes on a whole new meaning to our Harry and Ginny. Will Harry discover the key to the Half-Blood Prince?* * * *American Edition *** * * *
Hitcount: Story Total: 195808; Chapter Total: 3331





Author's Notes:
SUMMARY: Warning - ADULT THEME -- Adult topic discussed -- What will they decide? --------------




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Chapter Thirty - Decisions

“As far as time, we don’t really know how much time we
have. I only know that he had already started the spell when
I was informed. How far into the spell he was, I do not know.
I have studied it for a little over two weeks. So it is possible
that it is near completion now.”

“If he is thinking at all, I am sure he already has yet another
potion started, so that they over-lap. He will want to be
prepared at all times,” added Dumbledore.

“Before you and Miss Weasley arrived, we had discussed
some options. These are what we have came up with so
far.”

“First - Do Nothing - personally I feel that this is probably the
worst option. Because he has the spell and he won’t be
afraid to use it.”

“Second - Hide Out - Ginny could go into hiding. She
would have to remain in hiding until after Harry defeats Tom.”

“Third - Rape Victim - Remus came up with this idea. Ginny
would pretend that she had been raped by some unknown
person. Tom would then think that she is no longer a virgin
so that would end her danger.”

“Fourth - Boyfriend - Arthur thought that if Ginny were to get
a boyfriend. Then pass the rumor that she thinks she is
pregnant.”

“Fifth - ‘Harry’ - Harry would actually ‘deflower’ Ginny.”

There was silence.

“WHAT? Is THAT the best you could come up with?” asked
Harry, astonished.

“Perhaps you or Miss Weasley can come up with a better
idea.”

“Well... maybe Ginny doesn’t care about me the same way.
Did anyone think about that?”

“It doesn’t matter how Ginny feels about you,” answered
Dumbledore.

“Of course it does!”

“No, Harry. Even if she despised you, it would not matter.
At least as far as the spell goes. It only matters how YOU
feel about her.”

“What if ?” started Ginny. “Nothing,” she sighed.

“Er... Nope! That wouldn’t work. Never mind,” uttered Harry.

“You see? Almost anything we think of, Riddle would be
suspicious,” added Dumbledore.

“Well then, we could have a very big fight. I could say some
stuff, really ugly stuff that is unforgivable. How much I hate
her and stuff. Then date other girls.”

“No Harry, he would know. When you look at her, it can be
seen in your eyes.”

“Well then, I just won’t look at her. I will avoid being around
her!” he said.

“Not looking at her would be saying the same thing. Don’t
you think he would be suspicious? Just after he starts this
spell? He will be paranoid about your relationship. I think
he will not trust anything new that questions her virginity,”
said Dumbledore.

“Well then, that lets out another boyfriend and the rape
theory. I didn’t like those anyway,” said Ginny.

“Yes, I think you are right about that,” said Dumbledore.

“I’m NOT going into hiding,” added Ginny.

“I agree, If we didn’t learn a lesson from Sirius last year, we
didn’t learn anything. A grown man, one who was used to
solitude couldn’t do it. It would surely be too hard on an
active young girl. AND of course, he would know right away
that we know about the spell,” said Dumbledore thoughtfully.

“That only leaves us with two of the original options. Do
nothing or Harry... he... you know,” said Lupin.

“Well, I like the idea that we trap him,” said Ginny.

“So are we agreed that Harry will ‘deflower’ Miss Weasley?”
asked Dumbledore.

“What?... NO!” protested Harry. “No! She is too young!
She’s only fifteen!”

“She is too young to be sacrificed too,” said Dumbledore,
sadly.

“I won’t do it!” said Harry.

“Huh? I thought you cared about me,” said Ginny.

“Of course I do!”

“Well then.”

“That is too important to you. I’m not going to ruin it for you,”
said Harry.

“It’s not that important, Harry. I’ll do it,” said Ginny gently.

“NO! Not unless we were married,” he said.

“Married? You don’t have to go that far, Harry.”

“Oh yes I do! You would regret it. You would hate me!” he
yelled.

“No I won’t. This is important,” she said.

“So are your memories! This is something that will be with
you for the rest of your life. It should be special, something
you can fondly look back on,” he said.

Harry looked over to Molly. “Am I right?” he asked.

“Of course, Harry. But we are talking about life and death,”
said Molly.

Dumbledore looked over to Molly and Arthur, his eyes
twinkling. Molly grinned.

“Professor, if we were to marry, couldn’t we get a divorce or
something afterwards? If we wanted to,” he asked.

“Yes, Harry, that would be possible. If you both agree,” he
answered.

“Well then, let’s do that!” said Harry.

“No Harry, you don’t have to marry me. We will just do it
and get it over with,” said Ginny.

“No!” Harry said loudly.

“I don’t want to get married just for that reason.”

“Well, I’m not doing it unless we are married! yelled Harry.

They both had their arms crossed against their chests,
determined that theirs was the last word. Dumbledore
sighed.

“You are just being stubborn,” said Harry.

“And you’re not?” asked Ginny. “Either way I get screwed.”

“GINNY !” Molly shouted, shocked.

“OOPS! Sorry. I didn’t meant it that way,” said Ginny. Then
she began to giggle.

Harry looked mortified. Lupin began to snicker, then
Dumbledore. Then they all began to laugh. It was a
cleansing to the heart, if just for a moment.

“What if... since it doesn’t matter to you, but it is so important
to Harry... you married. Then when the crisis is over, we
could have the marriage annulled? OR... if you wanted to
continue the marriage, we could have another wedding, a
proper Weasley wedding with all your brothers and friends. I
think it would be the simplest way to solve the problem,“
asked Dumbledore.

Ginny thought a moment, then nodded.

Dumbledore looked at each in turn. Each nodded in
agreement.

“Now for the next decision. Do we want it to be public
knowledge or secret?”

“If it were public, that would be the easiest road to take. The
secret way would be difficult, but we would have a way to
destroy Tom Riddle,” said Dumbledore.

“Difficult in what way?” asked Harry.

“If it were secret, you would not be able to speak of it. To
anyone. That includes to each other... This castle has
ears... Everywhere.”

“The six of us would be the only ones that could know,” he
added.

“I like the idea of ‘utterly destroying’ Riddle,” said Ginny.

“But what about the prophecy?” This doesn’t sound like it
would fit. ‘at the hand of the other’,” asked Harry.

Dumbledore thought for a moment. “It could fit. Yes. If he
completed the spell, a trap would be set... So, if you were to
set YOUR own trap... yes it would fit.”

“And that would be ‘the power he knows not’,“ said Ginny.

Dumbledore’s eyes widened. He was taken aback. Ginny
KNEW the prophecy! He didn’t know that...

“Yes!” he said, recovering. “Now back to the secret. I can’t
stress it enough that not one word could be spoken to
anyone. That includes Ron and Miss Granger or Miss
Lovegood. NO ONE. We are not talking about something as
tame as a school rule. People’s lives are at stake. Is that
perfectly clear?”

They both nodded.

“Although you do not know it now, it will be very difficult to
refrain from... let’s just say, that once you have been
intimate, it is difficult to restrain yourself. You will have to be
very careful with your actions,” he said.

“It may not sound difficult now, because neither of you have
expressed your feelings for one another. But once that is
done, it is hard to go back. Do you understand?”

They nodded again.

“You would not be able to be alone together for more than a
few minutes... No more than ten, I should think. That means
no broom closets, empty classrooms, Astronomy Tower etc.”

“Couldn’t we take walks around the grounds and speak out of
ear range?” asked Harry.

“You COULD take walks around the grounds together, but
you would always have to be within public sight. You still
could not speak of this secret and anything involved around
the secret. Harry, are you forgetting about Rita Skeeter?”

“Huh? OH! yeah, she turned into a bug.”

“Yes! There are other ways to eavesdrop on people in the
magical world. That is why, even when completely alone,
you must not speak of it. You will have no privacy.”

Harry and Ginny looked thoughtfully at each other.

“Oh dear, I just thought of something. Why didn’t I think of it
before? I was thinking that even if you did slip up, it would
still be all right. But with further thought, no. If Tom Riddle
were to find out that you two were married, he would be
furious! More furious than ever before. The loss of not
acquiring Harry’s power would be a major blow. No telling
how violent he would get. His retaliation could be
devastating. It could be the cause of many people losing
their lives. Ginny’s life would surely be in the most danger.
It would have to be secret, married or not. I’m sorry,” said
Dumbledore.

“Before we proceed, has anyone came up with a better
solution?” he asked.

No one said anything.

“Then shall we proceed? Ginny, Harry, please stand here.”
Pointing to the front of his desk. Molly, Arthur, to Ginny’s
side. Remus to Harry’s side,” instructed Dumbledore.

“Now?” asked Harry. “You are going to marry us now?”

“Of course, the decision has been made. No time to lose,”
he said.

“But... “ he looked at Ginny in her white gown, then
Dumbledore. “You knew all along. That is why we are all
dressed up. You KNEW!” said Harry getting louder and
eyeing Dumbledore suspiciously.

“No, I did not know. The decision was just made. You and
Ginny are really the only ones who can make the final
decision,” Dumbledore said in a quiet voice.

“But I have made arrangements. Just in case. You are
dressed because in the event of this decision, we would not
have to waste time. You both need to be back in your dorms
before the other students wake. But you just take your time,
Harry. If you don’t agree, then now is the time to speak up.”

Both Harry and Ginny thought for a moment. Harry took
Ginny’s hand and walked her over to the corner of the room.
He put up a Silencing Charm. Then talked quietly with
Ginny.

Molly nudged Arthur, “Look Arthur, Harry is proposing to
Ginny.”

Indeed he was. Harry took both of Ginny’s hands in his.
“Since you already know, I guess I don’t have to tell you that
I love you.”

“I would like to hear you say it,” said Ginny, shyly.

“I’m in love with you, Ginny.”

“Will you marry me?”

“Yes, Harry. I will,” Ginny said with a shy smile.

Harry then brought both of her hands to his lips and kissed
them. They smiled at each other then walked over in front of
Dumbledore’s desk.

Smiling, Dumbledore turned towards Fawkes. “May I have a
feather? A gold one? “ Fawkes nodded and dropped a gold
feather. Dumbledore took the feather and made two circles
out of it. He then waved his hand over the circles and they
became two rings. He waved his hand again, they turned to
metal. They were now two gold rings etched with a feather
decor. He handed one to Remus and the other to Arthur.

The ceremony was very simple. Arthur gave his daughter to
Harry and Remus gave his ward to Ginny. When Harry put
the ring on Ginny’s finger, it magically became the correct
size. The same thing happened when Ginny put the other
ring on Harry’s hand.

“I now pronounce you man and wife. Harry you may kiss
your bride.”

Fawkes began to sing his phoenix song. Harry found that his
strength was returning. Harry bent slightly and lifted Ginny’s
face to his. It was a short, sweet kiss.

Then Dumbledore brought out a piece of parchment. It was
a marriage certificate. They all signed in the proper place.
Then he opened one of his bottom desk drawers and pulled
out a pair of wool socks that he placed on his desk. He put
the certificate and socks back into the drawer, then locked it.

“I am a very busy man. There are so many students, I have
so much to do. Sometimes I forget to file papers at the
Ministry of Magic. I’m sure that sooner or LATER, I will get
all my filing done,” said Dumbledore with a straight face.

There were a few chuckles.

Harry thanked Fawkes for the beautiful song. Fawkes
nodded.

Dumbledore handed Remus a small box.

“It’s a Portkey,” Remus explained. Remus, Molly, Arthur,
Ginny and Harry all touched the Portkey and were whisked
away.

They re-appeared in an alley. It was daylight! Remus
explained that they were on an island in the Pacific. This
island was recognized by Britain. To make sure that their
marriage was legal anywhere in the world, they would get a
license here and marry again. Dumbledore had checked out
all the legalities. Remus and Arthur had the proper papers
in order.

The court house was just around the corner from the alley, so
they walked. After filling out the papers and getting a form,
they took a taxi. Remus had an address that took them to a
ministers’ house a little ways out of town. There, Harry and
Ginny were married again.

While Arthur and Molly were keeping the minister distracted,
Remus put a spell on the minister’s copies of the marriage
certificates. This would cause the documents to never be
recorded in a computer. The papers would be put in a folder
under the name Lupin and filed with the “L’s” . Remus put
Harry and Ginny’s copy of the certificate inside his coat
pocket.

They then took the same taxi back to town. It was just
getting dark when they arrived at a modern hotel. Remus
went up to the registration desk and got the room key.

“What would have happened if we did not agree to this?”
asked Harry, still suspicious.

“Oh, there would be no problem. Actually, Molly and I were
going to stay here tonight if you decided something else,”
said Arthur.

Arthur had not said much during this whole thing. Harry was
glad that Arthur was finally talking. He led them into the hotel
restaurant and ordered champagne.

Remus led them in a toast to the bride and groom. Both
Harry and Ginny made an ugly face when they tasted the
wine. Remus chuckled, then ordered them another drink.
When it arrived, both Ginny and Harry were happily
surprised. It was a pineapple drink with a little red umbrella
on the top and it tasted good.

Remus explained that they had a hotel room here. In order
for them to be legally married from this country they had to
consummate the marriage on the island.

After the drink, they took the elevator to the second floor.

Ginny and Molly entered the room. The men stood in the
hallway.

Arthur, obviously upset, looked at Harry and said, “Just don’t
you hurt her.”

Harry was taken aback. “Why would I hurt her?”

Arthur turned his head.

Remus took Harry down the hall a ways and did some
“fatherly talking” to Harry. Harry was facing away from Arthur
during his “talk”. Although the “talk” was only a few minutes,
Harry must have turned every color of the rainbow.

Finally Molly stepped out of the room. Harry looked warily at
all of them. Then Remus said “ Not to worry, Harry. I am
taking the Weasleys out for a bite to eat, so we won’t be
standing outside the door. You take your time. Remember
to put on a Locking and Silencing charm on the door... Not to
worry, Harry.”

Harry entered the room. The lights were off and the drapes
were closed. There were candles lit on the wall behind the
bed. Upon the bed was a white sheet. On the night table lie
a black velvet bag. Ginny was sitting in a chair. Her head
was bent down and she was wringing her hands. Harry
knelt in front of her. He looked at her face, there was a tear
rolling down her cheek.

“I’m so sorry, Ginny,” he said, as he gently took her hands
and lifted her to a standing position. “I never planned our
wedding to be like this.”

“You planned our wedding?” she asked, sniffling.

“Well, I didn’t really plan it. I only fantasized about it... A
few times... Ok. I fantasized about it a lot.” He grinned,
sheepishly.

“Tell me,” she said.

Harry was looking into her big brown eyes, as he began to
tell his fantasy.

“Well, it would change. Depending on my mood, but here’s
one.”

“We were in the Common Room late one night. We were the
only ones left. We had been studying together and we were
sitting before the fire. We had just put our books down and I
looked into your eyes and you looked into mine, then we
kissed.”

“We started seeing each other. We would walk around
school holding hands and talking to each other every day.
One day we took a walk down by the lake. We were talking
then I kissed you and asked you to be my girl. You said ‘yes’
then we kissed again.”

There’s a lot of kissing in my fantasies.”

Ginny giggled. Her eyes shining.

“We were dating a lot during the summer. I would take you
places. We would take long walks. We went shopping and I
bought you pretty things.”

“One night we went out to dinner, when we got back to your
house, we were kissing goodnight. I gave you a beautiful
ring, then I asked you to marry me. You said ‘yes’. Then we
told your parents and they were very happy. Your dad patted
me on the back and your mum whisked you off to start
planning the wedding. I didn’t see you for days because she
kept you busy with the plans.”

“One night, while we were kissing, I got a bit out of line. You
slapped my face and stomped away. I sent you a red rose
and a note begging your forgiveness.”

“In another one, we were kissing and you got out of line. I
slapped your face and stomped away. You sent me a red
rose and a note begging me for forgiveness.” Harry laughed.

“More like,” laughed Ginny.

“Then the day arrived. All our friends were gathered out on
the lawn. We stood before an archway of flowers in the
garden, where Dumbledore performed the ceremony. Ron
was best man, Tonks was your maid of honor and Hermione
and Luna were your bride’s maids. We kissed.”

The band played and we danced. Fred and George put on a
fireworks display, then Hagrid brought out my Firebolt. It
had ribbons and cans connected to the end, with a sign
reading “Just Married.” We mounted it and flew off into the
night.”

“Sometimes our honeymoon is on a tropical island.
Sometimes it is in Alaska, because we don’t want to leave
the room and we could stay cuddled up in bed all the time.
Depending on the mood I’m in.”

“Looks like the tropical island won,” said Ginny with a smile.
“Thank you for the beautiful courtship, Harry.”

“Well, it didn’t happen that way,” he said sadly.

“Yes it did,” said Ginny. “Just now. I loved every minute of
it.”

He was still looking into her eyes, then he kissed her gently.
Then again and again and again.

“I love you, Ginny,” he whispered.

“I love you too.” she whispered back.

“You do?”

“I’ve ALWAYS loved you, Harry.”

He kissed her again and again and again and again...

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