To Love or Not to Love

Mystical Rose

Story Summary:
Having broken up with Ginny just a few short weeks ago, Harry finds himself confronted with Ginny's unhappiness and his own guilt. Feeling utterly confused, Harry must decide what to do: to break up with Ginny for her own safety, or to seek the most happiness he has ever known. Luckily, an old friend comes back to help him make his decision, revealing two worlds: one where Harry and Ginny got back together and the other where Harry decided it would be safer not to. On a journey years into the future, Harry discovers just what an impact their relationship has on everyone else, enabling him to finally make his decision.

It is a matter of days before Bill and Fleur's big day, when Harry wakes to hear Ginny screaming. Upon finding her crying in her bedroom, Harry realises just what an impact their break up had on her. Finding himself confronted with Ginny's unhappiness, Harry must re-think his decision - though not without a little help from an old friend.

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Propelled into the year 2006, Harry finds himself in a body ten years older. Surprises await Harry as he discovers this new future, a future where his fourth year dreams are fulfilled. However, while some aspects of Harry's new life are a dream come true, he begins to feel that he does know the full story. But the ultimate question still remains: Is he with Ginny in this future - or without her?

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Once the Quidditch match finally finsihes, Harry and Ron catch up in a Muggle pub where Harry finds out the reason for Ron's depression. What's more, he must learn come to terms with the past and accept his future concerning Ginny. Harry then discovers the new Order Headquarters and with it the terror that has washed over the wizarding world. Can he learn to deal with this lonely, troubled future?

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Memories: Part 1
09/10/2006

In part one of this two-part chapter, Harry, now back at the Burrow, finally sees the memories he has been longing to see. Through flashbacks, he witnesses Hermione's funeral and the after effects, including his interview at the Auror Office and how he finally proposes to Ginny.

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Memories: Part 2
09/10/2006

In part two of this two-part chapter, Harry witnesses his life as a Quidditch player, the day the Minister for Magic died, the return of a long-lost Weasley, a death that shakes the not-so-comfortable world of all concerned and why he and Ginny broke up.

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