I'm an enigma, even for me

She thought of his bright green eyes gazing intensely into hers, blazing like a fire that had Floo Powder thrown in and she remembered his messy jet-black hair and remembered the last time she ran her hand through it.

She imagined his lips on hers and she closed her eyes as she accepted her fate. Her heart burst with love as she thought that she would see him again very soon. She would be with Harry and Fred and they would spend an eternity laughing and joking together.

But the curse missed her by inches and Ginny had to watch as her mother duelled and killed Bellatrix. Then Voldemort turned his wand on her mother but before she could try and protect her Mum, Harry appeared. Harry was alive and Ginny felt a great surge of joy that was quickly replaced by apprehension.

But Harry pulled through and Voldemort was dead and Ginny ran to Harry along with the entire Great Hall. Harry survived despite everything and Ginny could dare to dream of a future with Harry by her side.

“… it felt as though a cold draft had entered the room when the door opened, and his shining moment had popped like a soap bubble.” HP7 - The Will of Albus Dumbledore 

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Boy and girl lock eyes cross the room...

I had such a big project with these two, but I need to be realistic. So here they are! Lil Lily and Lil James because I think it would have been really cute!

I’m forever a sucker for the Weasleys finding out about them dating and what their reactions might be - when do you think each family member found out and how did it go?

Have a lovely day xx

oh i loooooove this question!!!

okay so i think ron 100% tells the twins straight away, just like ginny had with him and lavender, and they’re ofc thrilled. they definitely would’ve given harry shit and teased ginny about her life long crush returning her affections lmao - but given that they were broken up by the time they saw the twins again, i think fred and george were more sensitive about it. they hated how down ginny was after the breakup, and treaded lightly with their teasing during that time. i think george would’ve resumed the teasing a few years after the war, when he was in a slightly better place mentally. but he loved harry like a brother, and knew how happy he made ginny and vice versa. and he knew fred felt the exact same way :’)

i feel like percy wouldn’t have known anything about harry and ginny dating, but he would’ve been very business like in his approval of their coupling. saying ‘so pleased to have you as part of the family, harry’ in his pompous but still warm manner. he definitely felt mostly guilty about the way he had treated harry (and his family, but in terms of politics, he really did throw harry to the dogs) and is overly polite in his company, to try and make up for his past behaviour. he thinks they’re well matched if a little chaotic.

i LOVE the headcanon that bill literally assumed harry and ginny were already together during the christmas break in harry’s sixth year. he noticed the way harry’s eyes lit up whenever she spoke, caught him staring at her several times, ginny’s playful (but totally platonic…) teasing and touching of harry. she bullied the boy into helping her make all the paper chains, like bill definitely thought this boy is WHIPPED. and when he asks ron and ron’s all WHAT no they are NOT dating are you CRAZY bill’s like wtf ok. so he’s not at all surprised when he finds out that they did in fact get together. obviously bill approves, knowing how deeply and unabashedly they love each other, he thinks it will last.

charlie found out around the same time bill did, and he was happy for them. but didn’t really have an opinion either way, because he was often still in romania or other parts of europe working. he thinks harry‘a a good lad tho, and knows he’s basically part of the family anyway so it works out pretty nicely

now with ron, we see a lot of his reaction in the books anyway, but i 100% think ron was supportive of the relationship, i mean he literally tells ginny she should choose someone better next time and nods at harry??? like he may have been protective but he ultimately knew harry was a good guy, and that if he could trust anyone to take care of his sister and be a good partner for her, it would be him. i also think contrary to other peoples’ opinions, he isn’t like jealous nor does he feel like he’s been replaced by ginny in harry’s life. they’re BESTFRIENDS. nothing is ever going to change that - he knows this. and you can bet he was not at all unhappy about the newfound alone time he was getting with hermione :)) he was their biggest supporter (maybe second biggest - behind hermione ofc). and despite the initial shock of the common room kiss, i think he’s very much, yeah i called it years ago, it was bound to happen. and now i have another brother!!! it’s so so wholesome. and you just know ginny, ron and harry get on as a trio anyway. two of his favourite ppl together, ofc he’s happy.

now arthur and molly!!!!!! i wish we got to see more of their reactions tbh. i think arthur, like bill, probably thought they were already together during that christmas break, but never mentioned it to anyone except molly. who dismissed it at first, saying ginny got over her little crush ages ago, but she keeps a close eye on them after that, and definitely starts to see what arthur’s seeing. when ginny writes home telling them that her and harry are in fact seeing each other, molly weeps tears of pure delight. he’s basically a son to her anyway, and she couldn’t be more pleased that they’ve found happiness together. but she definitely is a bit nervous about how close now TWO of her children are to harry bc he’s a target, and bc he always lands himself in sticky situations (she doesn’t blame him ofc) but she worries non stop because he is so brave, selfless and stubborn and so are her children, and she’s well aware that they all seem to encourage each other’s somewhat reckless impulses (see, ron and harry flying a car to hogwarts, all three rushing to the ministry as a bunch of teens to fight death eaters etc). after the war, she is just happy for them tho. and despite being initially strict about hermione and ginny staying in their room, and ron and harry staying in theirs, she definitely starts to look the other way, when she spots harry creeping down the hallway in the early hours of the morning to sneak into her daughter’s room. he freezes when he sees her, clamming up, incredibly embarrassed, but she merely smiles and nods in the direction of the ginny’s room as if to say, well, go on then, because she too knows what it is to struggle through many a sleepless night worrying about loved ones, suffering trauma and loss, and needing to be close to the one you love the most. and arthur feels the same way. and he’s thrilled that now he’ll have even more opportunities to badger harry about how washing machines work, and why muggles dress up as witches and monsters on halloween.

what can i say, harry and ginny are a very, very loved couple. by the weasley family, and a lot of others too. they’re just too precious.

Posting this because I randomly felt like it and I can’t believe it turned out this good? This is how I’ve always pictured Lily Potter when I read/reread the HP books.

For the past year I have struggled immensely with art block. I think I’m slowly crawling my way out of there! I’m also kind of insecure abt my art but there are so many talented artists on here I thought “why not!”

Harry and Ginny or spending time together without saying it.

Harry had been quiet while his coworkers discussed how love letters were lame and tacky over several pints of beer. Ginny sat beside him, feigning a smile but her hardened look told him it was hurting just a little.

He could not have that.

"I think they're delightful, actually," he said when there finally fell a brief silence. "Someone likes you so much that they want to put it down on paper for you to see forever. That takes nerve."

Ginny's hand on his knee squeezed softly.

"It's weird!" someone let out.

Another guy nodded in agreement.

He hesitated, but he wasn't going to let it slip. "You are all just bitter because you have never received one."

Tim, a guy he had never particularly liked, laughed heartily. "Fan mail hardly counts, Potter."

"Oh, I am not talking about those," he said calmly.

Pat nodded. "Tim's just jealous he doesn't get any of those either."

Tim scowled.

"I have received two in my life," Harry told them. "Both by the same person... and they were wonderful."

Tim eyed Ginny for a moment. "Okay, so then what happened with that girl?"

"It took me a while but it did work, and I still have them," Harry said.

Ginny sat up straight and he fell silent, allowing her to give them the final blow if she wished to.

"And then he married her," she said cockily.

All the men now looked guiltily at her, trying to form excuses and rushing to claim that love letters are actually great.

"I bet you wrote great ones."

"Please don't hex us."

He looked at Ginny. "I think we will call it a night?"

"Sure," she agreed. "I believe you made me a promise yesterday."

His cheeks heated up. "I did indeed. You're going to take me up on it, aren't you?"

She nodded eagerly. They stood up from the silent table and his hand slipped into hers.