Mary

Epilogue

"To think, in a few moments it's going to be a whole New Year..."

"Harry, I didn't come here to join the party, I really need to talk with you... -"

"Here we go...THREE"

"Harry!"

"...TWO..."

"PLEASE!"

"...ONE..."

"I'M PREGNANT!"

"HAP -...WHAT? HOW THE..." his voice was drowned in the roars of the crowd. So were Ginny's tears.

***** 16 years later...

"Jake... I'm so sorry... I'm... pregnant!"

Jake didn't cry the way she did. He was happy. He was ready. He was nearly twenty-five. She was 16, and still attended Hogwarts, where Jake worked as assistant to the ever-lingering Prof. Snape who (lets put it this way) had long outlived his expiry date. Her father would kill her. If he found out. They would have to leave...

*****

She laid a single rose on her mother's grave for the last time, traced her fingers over the rough engravings of 'Ginny' and left with Jake the day after.