What If...

The Horcrux.

Ginny's POV

We tried and tried to get the horcrux destroyed,but to no avail. But what bothered Hermione the most was the weird feeling everyone got when we had the horcrux on too long. It was as if it had a pulse. Harry had the strongest... connection? I guess.

The strangest was when one of us had the horcrux too long we would feel anger,hatred. I remember one specific time this happened to me.
I had the horcrux on for four hours. Harry and Hermione just came back from getting food. They were laughing and playing around. I knew Harry loved me. He showed me that a thousand times. But all that evaporated the instant I saw them together. They knew each other since they were eleven. They have been through everything together. How do I compete with that? The most me and Harry has been through was during the fight at Hogwarts last year and his second and my first year in the Chamber of secrets. I glared at them when they got closer.

I glared at them when they got closer. Harry gave me a quizzical look. Hermione looked at me knowingly and reached out to take The Locket from around my neck. Instantly all the negative emotions flew out the tent. I felt a little foolish.
All it took was a little,stupid,silly Locket to question Harry's feelings for me.

"You and Harry take tonight's shift. I'll heat up the baked beans and butter the bread." Said Hermione and closed the tents flaps.

I'm not going into any details me and Harry ended up having a heated snogging session.
Hermione walked in on us and sent us in.  Seeing as we weren't exactly watching. She looked at us mockingly disapproving.

But that's not why I remembered this specific time. When we got in and Harry closed the tent flaps he leant in and gave me a goodnight hug. He then whispered in my ear.
"I love you Ginny." He then walked to his and Ron's bunk beds and fell asleep.
I walked to my bed and fell asleep feeling like I just had one of mom's meals that made me feel all happy and full.

(Time Skip to later that night)

I woke up to screaming. I shot up wide awake. Hermione was already at Harry's side. I jumped up and ran to Harry.
"Harry!" Hermione was shaking Harry trying to wake him up. I touched his cheek and with my other hand shaking him. He woke up with frightened eyes and sweat trailing down his face. He looked quite deranged.
"Harry you alright?" I asked.
"Y-yeah I'm fine." He said and laid back down.

Hermione looked as if she wanted to choke the information out of him. But nodded and left to go resume her watch outside.
I whispered a quick I love you witch made him smile like an idiot. Then I went out to Hermione to stay up with her and help keep watch.