[HP Doujin] take care of you

Harry and Ginny fell asleep on the floor, pulling the blankets and pillows off the bed in order to sleep more comfortably.Ginny took longer than Harry to fall asleep.She ruffled his hair and stared at his face.He really looks like James.The thought made Ginny feel ashamed and guilty because he wasn't James, and she knew it.But it was like reopening a healed scar.

Every time she looked at Harry, she remembered vividly the fact that James and Lily were dead.But she fell asleep anyway, her body still recovering from her recent ordeal.

Her father's slightly laughing voice woke them up.

"I'm not surprised at all," he said.Then he said louder: "Get up, Ginny, Harry."

Ginny opened her eyes and looked up.Harry grunted, rubbing his face trying to wake up.Seeing this scene, Ginny showed a faint smile. She looked at her father, who was looking down at the two teenagers.

"I'll pretend I didn't hit you," Arthur told them. "Harry, it's time for Ginny to get dressed. We're going to the Great Hall for breakfast."

Harry blushed, muttered something under his breath, and gave her father an apologetic smile.Ginny smiled, but, in the back of her mind, she couldn't help thinking that Sirius would never blush at being caught straight.

She cursed herself for having such a thought, and stood up.Arthur raised an eyebrow at her, and she shrugged and stretched.Her muscles are sore and sore, but she has more energy now.Ginny appears to be recovering at last.

Arthur closed the door for her and told her to go to the Great Hall for breakfast when she was ready.Ginny took off the clothes she had worn last night and looked for the sweater her mother had knit for her last Christmas.She put on a sweater and pants and brushed her hair, which was still wet when she went to bed last night, and it looked terrible.After Ginny brushed her teeth, she left the bedroom.It was the first time she had left her bedroom since waking up yesterday, and she couldn't help but smile at the freedom.

Ginny raised her arms above her head and made a circle on the stairs.She is still alive.Her family is still alive.Her friends are still alive.She will see them soon.Ginny bounced down the remaining steps.The common room was deserted, but a fire was burning in the fireplace, making the room very warm.Her smile froze at the thought of how she had been lying on the floor of the common room with Sirius not so long ago.

At that time, Voldemort was getting stronger and stronger, and he was always worried about her future.

Ginny frowned, looking at where the two of them had been lying.Someone lightly touched her shoulder, startling her, and she turned around screaming.

"Ginny?"

Remus stood beside her, looking like he hadn't slept in several nights.But when their eyes met, he smiled.Ginny threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"I'm really sorry," she cried.

Remus shook his head, stepped back slightly, and looked at her with concern, but there was still a faint smile on his lips.

"I apologize for everything. I left without saying a word and you had to go to the Ministry of Magic - how did you get into the Ministry of Magic? You've been with me since I first came back -"

Remus continued to shake his head.

"Don't apologize. You saved him, Ginny," Remus told her, and she couldn't describe the emotion in his voice. "Ginny, you saved Sirius. He's back. He's really back."

They hugged each other, Ginny's breath caught in her throat, and she slowly digested his words.Sirius, their good friend, is back.He really is back.

"So stop apologizing," Remus told her, squeezing her shoulders. "While this is stupid and dangerous, and we need to discuss it further, because something happened that you don't understand, but...you saved him. You woke up too."

Ginny nodded, wondering what Remus was going to tell her before she danced excitedly.She didn't know how she felt, but Remus didn't hate her, and it was a relief that he was happy to see her, and she actually started dancing in the middle of the common room.Remus laughed, grabbed her hand, and led her around in a circle.

The room was still ringing with laughter when she stopped, and she noticed a slight change in Remus' expression, as if he was about to say something to her that she didn't want to hear.Ginny looked up and took Remus' hand.

"What's wrong?" she asked softly.

Remus sighed.

"You did save him, Ginny," he replied slowly. "But... I don't know what to say. He doesn't..."

Remus sighed again, running his hands through his hair.

"He doesn't remember me?" Ginny whispered for him.

Remus raised his eyebrows in surprise.Ginny tried to smile at him, but couldn't.

"I know, Remus," she whispered. "I just hope that's not true."

"Did someone tell you?"

They were silent for a while, Ginny struggling to regain the ability to speak.She had hoped that something might go wrong.Whether Ginny wanted to admit it or not, she had prayed that the Veil would not take Sirius' memory of her for some reason.Neither Sirius nor Ginny had entered the Veil and learned its secrets.But Sirius was under a spell and entered the veil involuntarily, and Ginny went in only to save him.

She knew that Remus had told her the truth just so that she wouldn't be sad later, and she felt like her heart would break.

"No. Just," Ginny paused, licking her lips. "Only in this way, the curtain will let me take him away."

Remus didn't understand, she knew.But he nodded as if he understood, because he knew how hard it was for her to talk about it.

"Does Harry know about me going back to 1978?" she asked suddenly, thinking of the boy she had spent the night with.

Remus raised his eyebrows again.Talking about Harry in front of Remus made her feel strangely ashamed.Her friend Remus has witnessed Sirius and Ginny fall in love, fight and try to be together.

"He knows you went back in time on a mission," Remus replied. "He just doesn't know the details. Actually, no one except your parents, Meg, me, and Tonks."

Ginny nodded.

"Should I tell him?"

Remus put his arm around Ginny's shoulders and led her out of the common room.Ginny smiled gratefully, feeling hungry.

"You should tell him when you're ready. But take it easy."

The two walked across the corridor in silence, Ginny resting her head on Remus' shoulder.

"Thank you for saving me and Sirius," she said. "I didn't expect you to come to the Ministry. I wish you hadn't."

"Where would you be if I didn't go?" Although he was joking, his voice was stern. "We'll talk about that later, there's a lot to discuss."

Ginny looked up at him curiously, but he didn't return her gaze.

"Anyway," Remus continued. "You have bigger things to worry about, Ginny. Sirius will be having breakfast in the Great Hall. He only remembers you as Arthur and Molly's youngest child. He remembers being with you in Grimmauld Place, but Those memories are even a little bit missing."

Ginny looked at him confused, and he sighed.

"Ginny... he sensed who you were when we were in Grimmauld Place. He had a hard time. Some nights he got really drunk trying to forget you. Most of the time you were there, I know He's thinking about you."

Ginny fought back tears, trying to avoid Remus' gaze, but he cupped her face.

"It's not your fault," he said loudly to her. "Ginny, I'll tell you everything later. I promise you. But not now, because if I don't keep my word and take you to the Great Hall, your parents and brothers will come after me."

"Okay," she murmured, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

"I just don't want you to expect too much," Remus said slowly. "Because it's too difficult for me not to talk about you and the past around him. I have to be careful with my words and deeds. I don't want to make choices for you."

"What choice?" Ginny asked, confused.

Remus hugged her tighter.

"You can choose not to let Sirius know the truth, not tell him that the Veil took his memory of you. You can keep him still unaware that you ever went back to 1978, or... Or, you can tell him everything .Tell him everything and let him decide what to do."

Ginny opened her mouth in surprise.It never occurred to her that she could tell Sirius what had happened.

"But he's different now, Ginny," Remus whispered. "He was just a boy, and now he's a man. He's nothing like what you know him to be. After Azkaban, James, and Lily's death... I can't take it easy."

"I won't tell him," Ginny said firmly, and then paused, surprised at how quickly she'd made up her mind. "Not yet anyway."

Remus pursed his lips, seemingly troubled.

"Maybe we're not meant to..." Ginny stopped, but Remus knew what she was going to say.

Maybe we are destined not to be together.

Hearing her words, he straightened his face and narrowed his eyes.

"It's your choice," he said.

They continued walking in silence.

When Ginny entered the auditorium, she was surprised to find that there were so many people here.All four tables were filled.There were more people at Hogwarts than Ginny had expected.Remus took her by the arm and led her to the Gryffindor table, where there were many redheads.Among them were several close friends.

Before Ginny had time to think, she saw him in the crowd.He sat next to Harry and Charlie, laughing loudly and nudging Harry with his elbow.She remembered him in the veil, looking very young and pure.That youthful look hasn't gone away.Azkaban had taken a lot from Sirius, she knew, but it all seemed to have been returned.

He continued to joke with Harry and Charlie, a free smile on his lips.His handsome face was barely marred by wrinkles.She could see that he was more carefree than he had been in Grimmauld Place.If Ginny tried hard to remember, she would forget the 17-year-old Sirius, the Sirius that came to her mind clearly every time she closed her eyes.She would think of Sirius of Grimmauld Place, the Sirius who never spoke to her unless he had to.He breaks stuff all the time and is not happy all the time.

This was not the Sirius in front of her.

She slowed her breathing, and she could have sworn time stopped around her as she looked at him.The urge to run to him, to kiss him, to have him look at her was so strong, she wondered if it was love—with all its beauty and pain and torment.Time stopped because she couldn't breathe, and he didn't even notice her.

"Ginny!" Remus hissed, calling her back to reality.

She took a sharp breath, the first she'd had since seeing Sirius, and looked up at Remus.It felt like she had to tear her eyes away from Sirius.Remus looked down at her with bright eyes, and she clutched his shirt tightly.

"It's okay." He told her softly. "Don't panic."

Ginny had forgotten about her latest panic attack, and it seemed Remus was the only one who could stop it.She was panting heavily again, her face was flushed, and her heart was beating fast.

"Ginny," Remus said softly, rubbing her back slowly.

"Ginny?"

She turned her head, surprised to see Harry standing beside her.Seeing her like this, he frowned, and she smiled slightly, holding Remus tightly.She tried not to look at where Harry had just been sitting, what if Sirius was looking at her?Ginny leaned closer to Harry.

"Are you okay?" Harry asked, looking like he didn't know what to do.

"I'm starving," she said reluctantly, letting go of Remus and stumbling to the dinner table, her breathing becoming more and more regular.

She sat down next to Fred, who obviously didn't notice anything was wrong, and smiled brightly at her, and Ginny reached for a plate of eggs.But her hands were shaking, and she stopped before she touched the plate.Harry sat down on Ginny's other side and took the plate for her.

"How much do you want?" Harry asked her softly.

She looked up at him and smiled, grateful for his understanding.

"Give me more," she replied.

Ginny couldn't help but look away as Harry put food on her plate.Remus sat down beside Sirius, leaning over to whisper to him.Sirius' eyes fell from Remus to Ginny, and she froze when she caught his gaze.He narrowed his gray eyes slightly and smiled at her charmingly, and she looked away immediately, unable to bear his attention.Especially because when he looked at her, his eyes were different.