At Order of the Phoenix headquarters, in Hermione and Ginny's temporary room, Harry was sitting close to Ginny on the old sofa, holding her hand intimately as they whispered secrets meant only for the two of them.
Ever since he and Ginny had confirmed their relationship, Harry had always cherished the time they spent together. Especially after learning not long ago that Ginny was pregnant, they both realized they might not have much time left.
Ginny knew very well that Harry could not give up his mission because of this. All they could do was treasure every minute and every second they had together.
A sudden knock at the door shattered the warm atmosphere in the room.
A moment later, Hermione pushed the door open and walked in. Noticing Harry and Ginny looking at her with resentment, she gave a light cough and explained, "I just received a message from Albert."
"What message?" Harry suddenly had a bad feeling.
"He asked me to tell you that our Fiendfyre Curse training has ended early."
"What happened?"
Harry shot to his feet from the sofa, staring at Hermione in shock, wondering if he had heard wrong.
"Why has the Fiendfyre Curse training suddenly ended early?"
Harry knew very well how seriously Albert regarded Fiendfyre. Otherwise, he would not have spent so much time personally teaching them the Fiendfyre Curse and its counter-curse.
He had only just begun to get a feel for controlling Fiendfyre, yet Albert was telling him that he no longer needed to train with the Fiendfyre Curse.
It was no small blow to Harry, not only because he had failed to master the powerful dark magic capable of destroying Horcruxes, but more importantly because it signaled something—and they were not ready yet.
"Harry, listen to Hermione."
Ginny reached out