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GINNY: "Harry…"

GINNY: "That doesn't seem particularly fair on yourself…"

HARRY: "The Dursleys -- well, it started there -- then it became something else."

HARRY: "The anger I can cope with, the fact he's right is harder. Amos lost his son because of me --"

HARRY: "Yes."

GINNY: "A nightmare?"

GINNY: "You don't seem fine."

HARRY says nothing.

HARRY: "No. I'll be fine. Go back to sleep."

HARRY: "-- and there's nothing I can say -- nothing I can say to anyone -- unless it's the wrong thing, of course…"

The room is filled with light from her wand. HARRY looks at her.

He waits a moment. Calming himself. And then he feels intense pain in his forehead. In his scar. Around him, Dark Magic moves.

GINNY: "Do you want a Sleeping Draught?"

Pause. GINNY looks at him -- trying to work out where he is.

GINNY: "Lumos."

GINNY: "About what?"

HARRY wakes suddenly. Breathing deeply in the night.

HARRY: "It's fine. Go back to sleep."

GINNY (Seeing his agitation.): "It can't have been easy -- with Amos Diggory."

HARRY: "No, I wouldn't change a thing about him… but I can understand them, and…"

HARRY: "I just wish he was more like James or Lily."

HARRY: "It went pretty badly wrong from there. I said some things, Ginny…"

HARRY: "The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."

GINNY: "Because I know that when the time is right you'll say sorry. That you didn't mean it. That what you said concealed… other things. You can be honest with him, Harry… That's all he needs."

GINNY looks at him, surprised.

GINNY: "I heard."

HARRY: "And you're still talking to me?"

GINNY: "So that's what's upsetting you? The night before Hogwarts, it's never a good night if you don't want to go. Giving Al the blanket. It was a nice try."

GINNY knows what -- or rather who -- he's referring to.

GINNY (dry): "Yeah, maybe don't be that honest."

GINNY: "Albus is different and isn't that a good thing. And he can tell, you know, when you're putting on your Harry Potter front. He wants to see the real you."

HARRY: "Twenty-two years."

GINNY: "Does your scar hurt?"

GINNY: "Harry. How long has it been since your scar hurt?"

GINNY: "Harry. What's wrong?"

HARRY: "Fine. I'm fine. I hear you. I'll try to be --"

HARRY: "Not when you believe that child will have to die to save the world."

GINNY: "A strange thing to say to a child."

HARRY: "No. No. I'm fine. Now, Nox that and let's get some sleep."

HARRY turns to GINNY, his face says it all.

HARRY: "Dumbledore."

HARRY gasps again -- and does all he can not to touch his forehead.