James and Lily Potter struggle to protect their family in 1981, while twenty years in the future, their only son fights to end the war that has come close to consuming his life. AU, DH disregarded.
Ginny Weasley used to wish Harry Potter would come ride her off into the sunset. When her brother Ron writes home from his first year to say Harry Potter is his friend, Ginny sets out to discover if the real Harry matches up to the one she dreams about...
While repairing Hogwarts after the Last Battle, Harry disappears and Ginny sets out to find him. Harry faces shadows of a painful past, and starts finally on the road to healing. HP/GW, post DH.