Sirius Black knows better than most just how quickly even the best-laid plans can go awry when war begins in earnest. Fearing the worst, he developed a back-up plan to protect the two people most important to him. Post-OOTP Canon-divergence.

Ginny and Harry make their own sunlit days, no matter what the world around them is like. Refusing to waste any of the time they have together, Ginny decides they should celebrate life and love on the misty banks of the Black Lake. Sixth-year explorations one-shot.