Story: Moira
Chapter Thirty Seven: Better Than Dark Curses

"Sirius? G-Ginny?" Harry's voice broke as he completed his question. "H-how?"

The two people in front of him looked confused. "How what?" Ginny asked.

"How did you d-die?" Harry managed.

Ginny and Sirius looked at each other and clung onto each other, laughing their heads off. Harry could not help but feel irritated.

"We? No, you've got it wrong!" Sirius barked out in between laughter. "How can Death die?"

Harry stared unblinkingly. "What?"

"Oh Harry James Potter! I expected you to be much smarter than that!" Ginny exclaimed and he frowned. He did not like being called unintelligent. "We are not Ginevra Molly Weasley and Sirius Orion Black. We are only disguised as such to gain your trust! We are Moira and Death!"

"It's actually Death and Destiny, y'know?" Sirius asked.

"I hate that name, Blackie!" Ginny smirked. Harry was left confused.

"That's even worser!" Sirius retorted.

"Really? You have no sense in name keeping, dear Death," Moira replied then looked at Harry, ignoring Sirius's or rather Death's attempts to slash her using his scythe. "Look Harry James Potter. I will get it straight. The only reason you are being left to return to the mortal world is that you have a task to complete. A task for this entity here." She pointed at Death who frowned.

"What task?" Harry asked.

"Albus – err, Moira, what is his full name?" Death asked and started checking a list which he withdrew from his coat. Moira smirked and remained silent. "Right. Albus Percival Wulfric – seriously who keeps such a long name? – Brian Dumbledore will let you know about the task, Harry James Potter. You must complete it and it must be only you and your other half!"

"My what?" Harry asked, totally perplexed. For the sake of Agrippa, he could not understand what on earth, if it was earth in the first place, was taking place in front of his eyes.

"Your other half!" Moira chided. "Ginevra Molly Weasley of course!"

"Ginny?"

"Yes, her," Death answered and threw his list away. "That's the only reason I am letting you off from serving as my meal, d'you understand?!"

Harry nodded curtly although he was confused.

"Good. You may go now, Harry James Potter," Moira said and that was all he heard or saw for a good few minutes.

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Harry awoke to the sound of sobbing and wetness on his chest, combined with the weight of the moleskin pouch around his neck which contained all the 'dead' Horcruxes and the mystery box and letter.

He felt too numb to even open his eyes but he forced it open only for red hair to tickle them. He shook himself slightly and she got up with a jolt. Trying very desperately, he managed to untangle himself from Ginny, who was looking at him with widened, bloodshot eyes.   

"Y-you prat! Y-you are al-alive!" Ginny exclaimed before tackling him back to the ground in a bone breaking hug. Harry awkwardly hugged her back; his vision was obscured by her fiery red hair.

"I-yes." That was all he could get out. Ginny's sobs grew harder and she shook violently in his arms as if trying to beat him for scaring her. Harry held her tight and she stopped shaking after a while.

"Y-you scared m-me. I-I th-thought y-you died."

"I did but I'm back. I-I need to talk about something too. It's a long story, Ginny, I swear I'll tell you but we need to get out of here. This place is too eerie for my liking," Harry tried to achieve the humor he never had. He smiled when Ginny gripped him even more tightly. They stood up and holding Ginny to his chest, he spun on the spot, taking them to a more cleaner and purer place.

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Harry side-Apparated Ginny to a hilly cliffside, wanting some peace. Although his 'death' left him vulnerable, Ginny knew that it was hard for Harry to kill the man he was raised by, no matter the path he raised him in.

"Un-underage Apparition m-much?" Ginny teased.

"Mm."

"H-Harry?"

"He's gone." His whisper was barely audible but she caught it.

"Yes."

"Because of me."

"Because of m-me too. It's not just your fault. He's – he's gone for good," Ginny comforted, hugging his shoulders. He took a deep breath, basking in her arms. "It will be o-okay, Harry."

"It's all a cycle isn't it?" Harry spoke. "Birth and d-death, I mean. No one stays long. Nobody is immortal."

"Love is i-immortal, Harry. The reason why Lord and La-Lady Gryffindor lived u-until now; the reason why you k-killed the man you grew to love as a f-father."

"There is no power as strong as it, Ginny. I know that now. Thank you." He looked at her in the eye as he said it, turning around in her arms. Ginny's heart started skipping beats. "With your permission, m'lady?" Harry whispered with a small smirk. Ginny's eyes widened then she understood what he meant and gladly smiled at him, her eyes softening at how quick he was in learning everything.

They leaned in, eyes closed and in sync, as if they knew where the other was. Hands interlocked tightly at their side and filled with pleasure and happiness, their lips met, gently but passionately. Harry had long since lost his senses. It was happening – the moment he always wanted to have was really taking part.

This feeling was even better than the heady control using a dark spell would give. He would not care in the slightest even if the world crashed around him. He had one thing which he desired for a long period: Ginny in his arms and her lips on his.

They parted after their ardour died a little but still kept the contact by leaning on each other's foreheads. Harry held her close, afraid that she would leave him and he would wake up to find out that it was all a very tempting dream.

"Harry?" her low voice asked, sending chills down his spine.

"Mhm?"

"I-I feel weak."

Harry backed away a little and looked at her in the eye. She was shivering slightly though Harry knew that it was not because of the cold. "That ruddy woman. I forbid her from using the damned curse!"

"The v-very same 'damned curse' you enjoyed to c-cast?" Although she was shivering in his arms, she was smirking at him and showing her sassy side.

"Who cares if it's Lucius and Bellatrix?" he replied back and hugged her closer. "I'll Apparate us to the ship."

"You can't Apparate wi-within the g-grounds!"

"Oh, I can. The charm is broken if you didn't know. Bellatrix did something yesterday, I s'pose. Now, hold on tight," he whispered the last part and felt her hug him with all her energy. He only paused for a second to enjoy the feeling before turning on the spot and meeting an entirely different room.

He supported her slowly to his bed and sat her down. "Accio water bottle!" A water bottle flew from his trunk to him and he opened it and offered it to her but she did not accept it.

"I-I need to see my f-family, Harry," she stuttered. Before Harry could retort, she cut in. "Please. I want to m-make sure they are f-fine."

Having no other option, he gave her a Pepper-Up potion and supported her as they entered the huge castle which seemed unusually silent. In the entrance hall were the champions' families as well as Alarie, who practically tackled the other champions to the ground upon seeing them.

"Miss Beaumont – Ginny – Cruciatus," Harry stuttered, trying to support the wobbling Ginny through the trio hug. Alarie immediately backed away and Ginny was pulled into a mass embrace by her family.

"I am so glad you made eet out alive!" Alarie beamed. Harry laughed nervously.

"Mister Harry?" A masculine voice called out his name. He turned around and realized that it was Arthur Weasley's voice. Harry excused himself from Alarie and walked to the Weasley patriarch.

"Yes, sir?"

To his utter shock, Arthur offered him a hand. His expression, however, was unreadable. Composing himself, Harry took his hand. "Thank you, son."

"I –"

"I really thought this chap would sell us in!" One of the twins, presumably George, put his arm around Harry.

"And that we would be dead before the dawn!" Fred whispered. Before Harry could register the sudden appearance of the twins' at his side, he was pulled into a bone-crushing hug. In the blur of red hair, he could hear faint sobbing and feel his sweatshirt getting wet. He nervously embraced the Weasley matriarch back when Ginny, who was being supported by her sister-in-law, Fleur, glared at him.

"I am so t-thankful to you d-dear," she stuttered and patted his cheek. Harry smiled nervously. He had never been in such a situation before and the way she embraced him gave him a new feeling of being loved.

"Only a bit frightened what with the way you fired off those unforgivables!" another one of Ginny's brothers piped in. Harry expected him to be glared at but he smiled instead and offered his hand. "Bill Weasley."

"Harry," he said and shook his hand.

"If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to use the unforgivables with such a strong power?" another one of Ginny's numerous brothers asked. Harry's expression turned dark. It seemed that a dementor had suddenly entered their conversation.

"P-Percy!" Ginny exclaimed then coughed. Harry sighed.

"She needs rest. I tried my level best to keep her from getting tortured. Alas!" Harry diverted the topic. He knew that Percy was looking at him with a scrutinizing expression. Charlie, on the other hand, looked displeased with whom, Harry did not know.

"N-no. I want to s-see Master," Ginny protested. Fleur wobbled slightly from her sudden outburst.

"Ginny. This isn't the ti –" Harry started but was interrupted by the Transfiguration professor walking in.

"I feel terrible to interrupt this lovely reunion," McGonagall started. Arthur nodded curtly. "But Miss Weasley is needed in the Headmaster's office. I am afraid his condition is deteriorating."

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