He's Alive

Written for day 29 of @hinnyfest

Prompt: Ginny meets Harry before the sacrifice in DH

She closed the eyes of the girl she had been comforting. She was her age, a Hufflepuff and just like her, she had sneaked in to join the fighting. She had begged for her mom now and there was nothing Ginny could do but comfort her.

She heard a familiar rustle of fabric and she immediately knew Harry had walked past under his invisibility cloak. "Harry."

She stood up and looked and a second later he appeared precisely where she had been looking. His eyes were wide with fear and Ginny immediately realised what Harry was about to do. He was going to sacrifice himself.

Her stomach turned and she swallowed hard and took a few steps closer to him. "Why?"