Chapter One: That Morning
As Ginny got out of bed that Saturday morning, she immediately had to cover her mouth and as she did this she ran to the bathroom.
"SNIFFELING SNOUT DRAGONS!" she cursed, "This is the fifth morning in a row!" she complained.
After this Ginny cleaned herself up and as she cleaned herself up, she thought of how much she wanted to see Hermione. Ginny quickly got dressed, she threw on Harry's grey shirt with the Hogwarts insignia on it (which was rather large on her small frame), and her own too tight grey sweat pants. Ginny sluggishly came down the stairs and continued to shuffle into the kitchen to be greeted by her mother.
"Ginny, we NEED to go shopping today; none of your clothes fit you anymore." She kindly shouted, everything Molly said to her children was kind of a shout.
As her mother said this, an idea formed in Ginny's mind. An idea that would involve her best friend Hermione Granger, who was also Ginny's brother, Ron's fiancé. This idea of Ginny's would need to take place at a store.
Ginny had been doing really nothing but sleeping (therefore gaining a lot of weight at least that was what they thought was the reason for the weight gain) since the war, and she was so depressed Molly had made it a household rule that Ginny was not allowed to be on her own except for when she went to the bathroom. So maybe Molly would agree to take Hermione as well, as it might cheer Ginny up.
Ginny mumbled something incoherent, and was answered by her mother asking her what she said, Ginny repeated herself slowly as if to a deaf person,
"CAN WE TAKE HERMIONE?"
Molly answered, "Why, yes, that's a lovely idea."
Later that day at "Diagon Alley" as they were walking into the "The Wizard's Groceries and Such", Ginny excused herself to the bathroom as she gave Hermione a look that said "YOU, NOW." When they got in the bathroom she pulled Hermione aside to the wall, and whispered out her plan of action to her in which Hermione was to distract Mrs. Weasley long enough for Ginny to get a pregnancy test in the back of the store. As the two girls walked out of the bathroom, Hermione gently tugged Mrs. Weasley's arm and started talking about her and Ron's upcoming wedding and what kind of flowers she should use in the bouquet.
As this was happening, Ginny went towards the back of the store where the medicines and other sanitary objects were kept. Ginny needed to find the pregnancy tests quick; before her mother noticed that Ginny was not with them. When she had found it she quickly paid for it and shoved it in her rather large pocket, and then found her mother and best friend. They were now in the bread aisle discussing what was better tasting, pumpernickel or sourdough.
As Ginny caught up to them she said in a forced, overly happy, cheerful voice "I personally like raisin bread."
Molly then spent five minutes contemplating on whether or not she should buy two loafs of raisin bread or three. After Molly decided on three loafs and purchased them, everyone left the store. As they walked down the street towards the center by "Gringotts" Hermione and Ginny realized that they needed to get away from Mrs. Weasley so that they could talk. To accomplish this, Ginny said to her mother that she needed a snack, and could she and Hermione go to the "Leaky Cauldron"?
Mrs. Weasley decided to allow that as long as "Hermione stayed with Ginny the whole time". While the girl's went to the Leaky Cauldron, Molly went to shop for some new knitting needles at the "Junk Shop" because even though Harry had left his fortune to the Weasley's, Molly refused to use it for herself.
Meanwhile at home George was writing a very important, secret letter.
Dear H.J.P,
I read in the paper that the Ministry has caught all of the Death Eaters that they know of and are keeping their eyes wide open for others, I think that would be a good time to come back.
Sincerely, G.F.W