Wow. Time was passing by quickly, I thought, as I realised that tomorrow was already Christmas break.

I wasn't that happy though. Well, Christmas made me happy.. but seeing my family would be strange.
I sighed. I was walking to potions with Harry and Romione, as we call them behind their backs. They were arguing as usual. I wasn't talking that much, so Harry slowed down and looked at me.

"What's bothering you?" He asked.

"Me?"

"Yeah.. you're not talking.."

"So..?"

"I don't know I just see it.. or feel it.. doesn't matter. What's wrong Gin? "

"It's just.. I don't feel like coming back.. home."

"Oh... you don't need to worry. They are your family. They love you."

"But what if... I mean.. it's so easy with you, but with others.. it's like I don't know them..."

"But you're fine with Hermione and Ron now aren't you?"

"Yes, because I spent a lot of time with them. But with my mother..what if I changed? What it she hates me? What if.."

"Gin stop! Your mother is the most loving person in the world! She loves you no matter what. I promise. You don't have to worry."

"If you say so.." I whispered. I was feeling much better. Talking with Harry was so simple.

"Thank you.." I finally said.

"You're welcome." He smiled.

***

"Good afternoon class."

We all mumbled a little "hello" to professor Slughorn.

"Today, we are going to prepare some love potion known as....amortentia."

Wow, that is gonna be interesting.

Ginny?

"What?" I said out loud. Everyone looked at me. Harry had his brows furrowed. He seemed confused.

"Sorry professor." He nodded and went on with his talking.

I was sure I heard a voice.. his voice.. I must have been dreaming, I guess.

"Okay so, off to work everyone, you will work by groups of two."

I looked at Harry. He smiled immediately. We worked together. I was rather good at options, I might say.

"No!!!" I yelled at Harry.

"What?" He asked.

"You gonna blow up the cauldron!"

"Okay do it then!" He said, giving me the epicea roots.

I cut everything perfectly and put it carefully in the cauldron.

"Okay." He said. "You win for that time."

"I always win." I smiled.

"We'll see about that later."

We laughed all along. It was quite fun actually. Slughorn would just smile at us or laugh at Harry's jokes.

We finally finished our potion. It smelled so good. Something like... a broomstick, something I had smelled at the burrow and something fresh..that I had smelled in Harry's chest. I inhaled this wonderful scent. It was nearly like a drug.

Suddenly I didnt smell it anymore. I frowned and opened my eyes. The cauldron had been shut, and I recognized the shape of professor Slughorn standing just in front of us.

"As you see, this potion is really dangerous. But yours seems perfect." He smiled, and walked away.

I looked at Harry. He was staring at me.

"This potion could really drive me crazy."

"Same for me!" I replied.

"What did you smell?" He asked

"Oh.." I blushed. "You know.. broomstick...home..things like that." I said blushing even more.

"You sure there's nothing else?" He smiled.

"Absolutely sure." I lied. "What did you smell?"

"Treacle tart, the woody smell of a broomstick handle and something flowery that reminds me a lot of your hair." He said, and smiled in a satisfied way as he saw me blush an even deeper shade of red.

I sighed. This guy is not good for my mental health, I tell you.

"So now that everyone has finished, or gave up" Slughorn said with a quick look at Dean who was fuming and Seamus who was covered in a sort of green liquid, "I can let you all leave, and wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy holiday!"

***

"Finally!!" Harry beamed as we were about to leave the castle the next morning.

"Yeah, I can't wait to sleep all day!" Ron said happily.

Harry and I laughed, and Hermione sighed.

"So, I go home, and I come to the burrow after Christmas." Hermione stated. Harry told me she had obliviated her parents before the Horcruxes hunt, and repared them in the summer, with Ron's help.

No one knew that I was with Harry. We still hadnt told anyone. Harry often said it was far safer for me. I didn't care that much at the time, as long as we were together, nothing did matter.

We sepped out of the castle and made our way toward the platform.

***

"See you later guys!" Hermione waved as she dragged Ron toward the prefect compartment.

Harry and I waved back, and turned to face each other.

"So, what do we do? Do we stay alone or do we join Neville and the others?" I asked him.

"Don't know, whatever you prefer."He smiled.

"Er..I just thought.." I began, but finally concluded that we didn't need words.

I took his hand in mine and leaded him into an empty corridor at the end of the train.

"You know, begin with some time alone and then.. we'll see." I explained. He smiled.

"Do you want to talk?" He asked.

"Actually I do. I thought that...I mean.. I don't know if we should keep our relationship a secret to Hermione, Ron and my parents.. neither of them want to hurt you, or me, after all."

He sighed. "Maybe.. Maybe we could tell them at the end of the holidays?" He proposed.

"Or just let them see if that's better. Just so they know we are okay."

"Yeah..I understand." He smiled.

He was so understanding. I was so lucky to have him.

"You're awesome." I just said.

"Yeah, that's what I'm told all the time." He joked.

I punched him in the arm.

"You egocentric prat." I laughed.

"But an awesome egocentric prat." He said proudly.

I laughed, and sighed. "Okay, but you're my awesome egocentric prat." I concluded.

"This is crazy." he said.

"What?"

"Us."

"And why so?" I asked, playing with the muscle of his arm.

"Because, even though you forgot me you still like me and we are the same that we used to be. And... we even closer than we used to be."

"Yeah.." I said, realisation showing on my face, as I stopped to play with his arm. "You're the only person that makes me feel so comfortable, so normal. Even at the beginning it was much easier with you than with the others." I said truthfully.

"See?"

"What?"

"I'm awesome." He said cheekily.

I sighed, yet I was smiling.

"And you are... Unbelievable." He added, with a smirk.

"And we are crazy." I added.

He laughed and removed my fiery red hair from my face. I leaned in and kissed him fiercely. He instantly wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back. Soon, it was just us, and Nothing else mattered.

Gosh. That green-eyed-guy was really gonna be the end of me.