A/N: Hey! I'm back after a long hiatus with a new story. I'm studying abroad at the moment so I can't promise the chapters will be constant but I will try my best. Enjoy!

Summary: This takes place after the war against Voldemort. Harry won and got the girl in the process. And even him and Draco have been able to put aside their differences and become friends. But what happens next will turn everyone upside down.

Chapter 1

It had been two years since the downfall of Lord Voldemort. In that time things had gone back to a relative normalcy with some obvious changes. For instance, there would always be a spot at the Weasley table that couldn't be filled no matter how large the family grew. And there was Teddy, who reminded everyone so much of Harry. Orphaned and alone, the family fulfilled his every need and request so that he would never feel the sadness or loneliness that Harry had suffered as a child.

But all in all, things had gone back to what you would call normal life. Ginny considered this as she starred out her window one spring evening. It was her favorite time of year and one of her favorite type of nights. The sky was that perfect shade of dark blue but with streaks of pink and purple from the setting sun. And the air was warm enough that you felt comfortable but also gave you the feeling that anything could happen.

She had just finished Hogwarts this past year. She had lost a year since it took a while to repair the damage left behind after the Final Battle. But she had finally graduated, not that it meant she knew what to do with her life. This didn't really seem to bother anyone though, much to her surprise. However, she had her theories as to why.

She had started dating Harry full time shortly after the Final Battle. For a while there was too much grief but slowly the world got back in order and he had asked her out on a date. She was no longer a love sick little girl but they grew to have a relationship that was built on trust and love. They were there for each other and became each other's rock.

Her parents were thrilled, especially her mother who had always wanted Harry to be her son and she was already planning the wedding that would make it official—not that Harry had asked her yet. Ron and Hermione had also gotten together which pleased everyone immensely. Everyone considered the four of them to be two perfect couples who were meant for each other.

And maybe it was for this reason that no one was particularly concerned that Ginny hadn't figured out what she wanted to do with her life. In their eyes, Harry had enough money to support them and she would be his wife soon enough. While it annoyed her that everyone just assumed she would live her life as a housewife with no career or ambitions of her own, it did take the pressure off while she figured out what she wanted to do.

"Hey Gin," said Harry as he came over to the window and gave her a hug from behind. "You're mom told me to come and tell you that she needs your help."

"Ok," she said sighing as she got up from her seat on the windowsill. She smiled at Harry and kissed him on the cheek. He smiled back and took her hand as they walked downstairs. There was a total comfortableness between them that was very pleasant. She felt content which was a welcomed feeling after all the turmoil the war had put her through.

They walked down the stairs and into the kitchen to find it the normal hustle and bustle which comforted her so much. It was Sunday night which meant the whole family, and even some close friends would be coming for dinner.

"Ginny dear, I need your help with the potatoes. Harry, would you mind taking those plates outside. We're going to have to eat out there with everyone that's coming," said Mrs. Weasley using her wooden spoon to point to the stack of dishes. Ginny let go of Harry's hand and went over to the stove where she immediately set to work. One thing that she had gotten better at since she was home doing nothing was cooking. While she never used to enjoy it, she found that she recently she loved to spend time in the kitchen with her mom as they cooked and talked.

Harry picked up the plates and walked out the back door but was almost knocked on his butt as Teddy came running in the kitchen.

"Ginny, ginny, ginny!" he yelled as he latched himself onto her leg. Ginny giggled and bent down to pick him up.

"Yes, my teddy bear?" she smiled adoringly. For some reason Teddy had become obsessed with Ginny since she moved home from Hogwarts and she spent most of her day playing with him while helping her mom around the house.

"Draco is coming for dinner!" he said excitedly. This was a surprise. While Harry and Draco had put aside their differences and become friends working at the Ministry together it was rare that Draco would come around, mostly because some of her other brothers hadn't forgiven him so easily.

Ginny hadn't seen Draco in almost six months but she blushed at the memory of the last time she saw him. The last time she had seen him was when she went out to a bar with Harry and the gang. It had been strange, him hanging out with them like one of their friends, but, surprisingly, he had fit in and she had a great time with him. At the end of the night she had even been so drunk that she gave him a big hug and told him that she was happy he was no longer a git. She was still embarrassed looking back at it but Harry had assured her that Draco had found it amusing and wasn't offended at all. She guessed she would find out tonight.

"Oh, we'll need another plate!" said Mrs. Weasley waving her wand as another place setting flew over to the counter. "Ginny, take that outside, will you dear?"

She went to put Teddy down to pick up the plate but he clang onto her tighter and refused to let go.

"Oh, very well," she said relinquishing to the little boy's will. She just couldn't say no to him. Instead she whipped out her wand and levitated the setting in front of her as she walked out the back door.

Outside Harry and Ron had quickly set up the table and were now talking about the latest Quidditch game. She set the plate down on the table, conjured another chair for the table and then joined Harry and Ron.

"Hey little man!" said Harry fondly ruffling Teddy's hair. Harry took his role as Teddy's godfather very seriously and would have been raising him if Ginny's parents hadn't insisted on it. However, Harry still tried to give them money whenever he could, though the Weasley's financial situation was definitely doing better since the end of the war.

"Hi Harry! Hi Ron!" he said distractedly. Teddy started to wiggle in her arms so she let him down and he was soon running off towards the bushes. He had probably seen a garden gnome and wanted to try to catch it. They let him go, knowing that they had a ward around the yard so he couldn't get too far.

Harry slipped his arm around Ginny's waist and gave her a squeeze. She smiled and turned to him.

"I didn't know that Draco was coming," she said.

"Oh, yeah, I invited him the other night because he's seemed pretty down lately and he doesn't really have any family anymore so I thought this would be good for him," Harry explained.

Draco's father had been sent to Azkaban along with all the other Death Eaters, even though he didn't participate in the Final Battle because his crimes had been too great. Unfortunately, while Draco made peace with this his mother couldn't and she had gotten extremely sick and passed away a few months ago so he was left without any family.

"Well that's good. Where's Hermione?" she asked Ron.

"Ehh, I don't know. I think she's upstairs or something. She's been off today," he said shrugging. Ron was always so nonchalant that Ginny had to laugh.

However, all of a sudden she heard a scream that she knew was Teddy's. She turned quickly scanning the lawn while whipping out her wand when she saw a flash of bright blonde hair. She relaxed as she realized that it was just Draco who was holding Teddy upside down as Teddy screamed in delight.

She noticed that both Harry and Ron were also relaxing from their attack reactions. It seems that some things hadn't completely gone away with the end of the war. They would all always be ready for a fight.

"Put me down!" said Teddy while giggling.

"Okay," said Draco as he dropped Teddy a little and scooped him up before his head hit the ground.

"Hey mate!" said Harry walking over to Draco and shaking his hand. Draco shifted Teddy to hold him with one arm while shaking Harry's hand with the other. Ron followed behind and shook Draco's hand though a little more reserved. While Ron claimed that he liked Draco, Ginny knew that there would always be a part of Ron that wouldn't like and didn't trust him. However, it wasn't worth the fight so he had kept his opinions to himself.

Ginny followed behind and blushed slightly as she got close to Draco. He finally put Teddy on the ground, right side up and straightened up to see her.

"Hi Draco," said Ginny giving him a little shy wave. She was still embarrassed from the last time she had seen him.

"Hey Ginny. How are you?" he asked, nodding and giving her his confident Draco smirk. This only made her blush more but she looked him straight in the eye not wanting to seem like some little school girl.

"I'm good. I was sorry to hear about your mother. How are you?" she asked kindly.

"Oh, thanks. I'm doing okay. Just keeping busy," he said briskly. "So, did you hear about what happened to Thomas at the ministry today?" he asked turning towards Harry and Ron.

Feeling awkward and not wanting to just hang around with the boys Ginny turned and headed towards the house to finish helping her mom. She hoped that Draco wasn't upset that she brought up his mother's death. She just felt that she should express her condolences since she wasn't at the memorial.

Ugh! This is why I like having a boyfriend. No having to worry and analyze everything I say or he says!

Within half an hour the entire Weasley family, Hermione, Teddy, and Draco were assembled at the table laden down with food.

"Everything looks great Mrs. Weasley," said Hermione.

"Well thank you dear," said Mrs. Weasley smiling at Hermione.

"Yes, I agree. And thank you for having me," said Draco very properly. Even after all this time he still wasn't quite comfortable with the entire Weasley family as he knew some still harbored some ill-feelings towards him.

"Anytime, dear. You know you are always welcomed," she answered. Mrs. Weasley had been one of the first to completely accept Draco and welcome him in as one of the family. Mr. Weasley, on the other hand, was not as happy but knew better than to contradict her.

Soon everyone was eating and side conversations picked up. Ginny looked around the table to see Percy, who like Draco was always a little uncomfortable, talking very actively with his father about some government regulation.

Some things never change I guess.

Smiling, she continued down the line where George was making faces behind Percy, making Teddy crack up. Hermione and Fleur were talking about Fleur's pregnancy, as she was about 4 months along and starting to feel symptoms, while Bill listened without commenting. Harry, Ron and Draco were whispering about something secretly.

"So baby sister, what are you doing with yourself these days?" asked Charlie.

"Not much. I've just been helping mom around the house and taking care of Teddy and stuff. I do a little writing here and there but nothing major. Not very exciting but I don't know what I want to do," she explained.

"Well, that's nothing to worry about dear. You'll figure it out. Besides, I've so loved having you to help me around the house," said her mother who had been listening. "You know I'm not as young as I used to be and it's so hard to keep up with a toddler at any age."

"You don't have any plans for the future?" asked Draco. She hadn't realized he had been listening and she felt a stab at the comment.

"Well, it's not quite as bad as that. I just don't know what I want to do right now," she quipped.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. I was just surprised is all."

"Why would that surprise you?" she asked now interested.

"Oh, I don't know, it's just…"

Before he could finish his comment there was a loud commotion at the other end of the table. From the look of it George had "accidentally" put a canary crème on Percy's plate and when he transformed into a canary Teddy screamed so loudly that all of the gnomes in the garden went running like crazy.

Everyone looked at each other for a minute, as if to see if they should laugh or not, and then everyone burst out laughing. Ginny looked across the table to see even Draco full out laughing, something she had never seen before. Normally he only ever smirked but here he was throwing his head back and laughing. He looked so childlike that she smiled before realizing that she had been staring at him far too long. She quickly ducked her head and blushed hoping no one noticed.

When she glanced back up it seemed as if no one had as they were all focused on the Percy-canary who was currently pecking at George's head.

"Oh, alright, alright!" said George taking out his wand and performing the counter-charm so that Percy reformed as his real self in a heap on the ground. He quickly got up and straightened his robes and glasses then turned to glare at the table.

Everyone quickly quieted and looked a little humble until Bill coughed "chirp" and then they were all laughing again.

"Sorry Perc, you're just too easy of a target," said George slapping him on the back as he sat back down. Percy looked mildly annoyed but merely rolled his eyes. Although he wouldn't admit it, Percy was glad to be back with his family after so long. He also missed Fred so he gave George a little slack every now and again.

"Well, I think that's enough excitement for one meal. Ginny, would you help me clear the table?" Mrs. Weasley asked standing up and taking her wand out to levitate some plates. Ginny did the same and followed her into the kitchen.

Later that night after everyone else had left Harry and Ginny sat cuddling in her bedroom. He was lightly playing with her hair and she was just thinking.

"Did you have a good time tonight?" she asked him as he twirled one of her bright red locks.

"Yeah, you know I always love spending time with your family. Did you have a good time? You've been seeming a little down lately."

"I had a good time. I think I'm just a little depressed since I don't really know what I want to do with my life. I have no direction or purpose," she explained.

"Babe, I've told you, you have all the time in the world to figure it out. And you do have purpose. You help your mom with the house and Teddy and you are a great girlfriend to me. What more do you want?"

Ginny thought about this. She knew that Harry hadn't meant it in a bad way but it sounded like he thought that she should be satisfied being his girlfriend, taking care of the house, and raising children for the rest of her life. And as much as she respected her mother for the sacrifices she had made Ginny knew she didn't want that for herself. However, she didn't want to start an unnecessary argument.

"Yeah I guess you're right," she said shrugging.

"I love you," he said kissing the top of her head.

She smiled and turned around her torso to face him.

"I love you too," she said kissing him on the lips.

"I should probably go. I have to be in to work early tomorrow."

"Okay, want me to walk you down?" she asked as she sat up to let him off her bed.

"No, you stay in bed and relax. I'll see you tomorrow," he said bending over to kiss her forehead before he grabbed his coat and left the room.

Later that night as she was trying to fall asleep she couldn't stop thinking about what Harry had said. It was so hard for her to deal with all the people in her life just expecting her to marry him and be his housewife. Her thoughts then unwittingly turned to Draco. He had seemed so surprised when she had said she didn't know what she wanted to do but she had no clue why. It's not like he really knew her. However, it was nice that someone had higher expectations of her, even if it was Draco Malfoy. With the thought that tomorrow she would do some serious planning she drifted off to sleep.