Disclaimer: I own nothing but the clothes on my back. Harry Potter and company belong to J.K. Rowling.

A/N: Toni, here is your Ginny and Harry make out a lot story you've been bugging me for.

Title: The Strange New Pet

Summary: 5 years after our gang graduates, 4 years after Ginny. Voldemort is dead. Snape is Harry's dad, 7 years after "Oh, to have a father" What is everyone up too.....

Chapter 1: Rise and Shine

Poke, poke, poke. One eye opens, same eye closes. Poke, poke, poke. One eye open, sees green eyes looking into it. Other eye opens. Smile. "Good morning papa, mama says it's time to get up, you have to go to practice." Says the little girl with bright red hair and emerald green eyes.

"Good morning my sweet flower and how are you today?" Says a dark haired man with the same green eyes as the little girl.

"I'm fine papa, but mama says your gonna be late, it's 8:30" The little girl pounces off her papa.

"Lily, have you woken your father yet? He's going to be late." Yells a voice from outside the bedroom door.

"Yes, Ginny, our little girl has done very well in waking up her papa." The man yells back to his wife.

"Good morning Harry, how did you sleep?" Asked Ginny as she walked into the room and towards her husband for a morning kiss. "Fred and George are going to stop by before practice. They want to see their niece and nephew, like they don't see them just about everyday to begin with."

"Mornin' Gin. not bad, How are you?" Harry asked groggily rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and yawning.

"Come on Harry up you get, You've got practice, the world cup is in 3 days, you know you can't miss practice." Ginny smiled at her husband and he finally started to get out of bed and headed towards the bathroom to shower and prepare for the day. During his shower his thoughts went back into the past.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Sirius, I have been invited to join the England national Quidditch team" Harry said very happily, he could not think of anything he would rather do.

"Harry that's wonderful. Have you told Severus yet? How did he take the news of his son being on the national team?" Sirius asked while hugging his Godson.

"Yes, I told him, he and grandmother are thrilled. I only wish mum was here to share this too, I know she would be proud." Harry said and smiled sadly. It was times like this that he really missed having his mother. He was very grateful to at least have his father, Severus Snape and his grandmother Erma Snape.

"Yes, Harry she would have been very proud of you." Sirius also smiled sadly. He missed James and Lily. Over the last 8 years Sirius and Severus had for the most part gotten along. They were by no means friends, but they both wanted Harry happy, and to make him happy both of them had to be an active part of his life. Harry was thrilled that they tolerated each other and would have human conversation and not attack each other anymore.

"Sirius there is something else I need to tell you." Harry smiled brightly as he looked at his godfather who had a questioning look on his face.

"Well, for your sake I hope it is good news, knowing your invited to join the national team, I don't think anything can bring me down right now." Sirius said with a smile on his face and a twinkle of pride in his eyes.

"Oh, believe me Sirius, this is good, very good. Ginny and I are getting married as soon as she graduates next year. It will be a tough year for me, she will be in school and I won't be there. But our love is strong enough to get us through I am sure. Everyone knows already. We announced it after I graduated, but you were off on a mission for Albus." Harry smiled sheepishly.

"Harry, that's wonderful. You have made me one of the proudest godfathers on this planet" he said while scooping Harry into a huge bear hug.

A year later.. "Do you Harry, take Ginny to be your wife for all times till death do you part" Harry looked deeply into Ginny's eyes.

"I wouldn't have it any other way, I do" was Harry's reply. Tears glistened in Ginny's eyes. Harry could tell they were tears of love and joy. There was not one ounce of any pain or hurt in her eyes.

"Do you Ginny take Harry to be your husband for all times until death do you part?" Ginny looked into Harry's eyes. She could tell he was also blinking back tears of deep love and adoration for her.

"With everything I am, I do." Was Ginny's reply. A single tear left both of their eyes at that moment.

"With the power vested in me by the Ministry of Magic, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Harry, you may kiss your bride." Harry looked at Albus and Albus winked at him then Harry took his wife into his arms as gingerly as always, and gave her a deep kiss. The kiss lasted about a minute. Mrs. Weasley was crying, happy wedding crying for her daughter and the perfect son-in-law. Harry and Ginny turned and faced everyone there, all total 100 guests. 100 smiles were out there. Albus stepped up to them from behind placing a hand on each of their shoulders. "May I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Harry James Snape." The audience clapped so loudly it was deafening. "Now, shall we have a party."

Everyone arrived Snape Manor for the wedding party. The party lasted until about 2 in the morning. A good time was had by all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Harry was done with his shower and was drying off and getting dressed. He looked in the mirror and smiled. he was doing well. He still played for England and he was still very much in love with his wife and he desperately loved his twin children, Lily and James. The twins were now 3, Ginny had gotten pregnant during the honeymoon. They were thinking of having another go at having another baby.

'Tonight' thought Harry. 'Tonight we will try again and see what happens' Harry walked out of the bathroom after getting dressed for his trip to Quidditch practice. He walked over and kissed Ginny gently on the lips before sitting down to breakfast. Ginny loved staying home with the kids, and her mother came over often to help out during the day since they lived fairly close to the burrow. Harry had the house on Godric's Hollow rebuilt for him and Ginny and their family. The house now had two very friendly ghosts that 'haunted' the house. Their names were Lily and James Potter. They acted a lot like Sir Nicholas at Hogwarts, they were friendly and enjoyed playing with the children. Severus was flabbergasted when he first saw the ghosts. It had been said through the year since they found out Severus was his father that while he was an infant, James Potter incorporated some of his blood into Harry's. James had a reason for this as it turns out. He was the last of the Gryffendor Heirs and the line needed to be continued. Since he had no children of his own, Lily allowed him to do that with Harry. Harry was by blood both a Snape and a Potter, but now with the twins, the Gryffendor bloodline would be continued.

Severus was not happy about what James did when he found out about it at first. That was before they found out the reasoning behind it. When he found out about the reason he could hardly be mad at all. He was glad that Harry had lived that night to carry on the Gryffendor bloodline that James was so desperate to continue.

Harry looked around the kitchen and found Lily and James playing on the floor near the table with some magical blocks. "Good morning James, how are you today?" Harry asked lovingly to his son.

"Morning papa, I'm good., can I come to practice with you today?" James asked his father, he really wanted to go he had it written all over his face.

"Sorry James, but no, we have a very important game in a few days so I need to really practice hard for it. I'll tell you what though, when I get home this afternoon, you and I will go for a fly, how's that?" Harry asked trying to make his son feel better. He hated having to say no to something due to how he was brought up with the Dursley's.

"OK, papa, that's a good trade I guess." James smiled at his father, it was heartfelt and understanding.

With a pop in the fireplace the Weasleys brothers were in the room. With a quick swipe of their wands they were both cleaned of the soot that had gotten on them. With another pop Molly Weasley was in the room. There were hugs all around. Some small talk for a little bit and then Fred, George and Harry were off to practice. Fred and George were the beaters for the team, during their spare time, they had their Joke shop. While they were busy Ron and Hermione managed the shop. The business was doing very well, they had three locations now, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade and one in Ireland.

Practice went very well. Harry was still the best seeker any team could have. England paid handsomely as well. Harry was very happy. He had a job he loved, he was the best at it and made more then anyone else. His family was very comfortable by him alone. He still had the money James and Lily had left to him as well as the Gryffendor family money. Harry didn't have to work at all, he knew it, but with a job he loved who was he to sit around and be bored all the time. Harry, Fred and George all too a shower at the Quidditch pitch locker room and then all floo'ed back to Godric's Hollow. The house was loud, as to be expected with four kids a mom and a grandmother and a few pranks. Hermione and Ron's kids had gotten there about half an hour after Harry and the Twins went to practice. James ran up to his father with his broom.

"Just one second James let me say hello to your mother then we will go for a fly ok?" Harry asked his son, he nodded. Harry went over to his wife, slid his arms around her waist from the back and kissed her neck. "Hello sweetheart how was your day?" He whispered into her ear.

Ginny leaned back into Harry's arms and grinned. "Better now that your home." She turned her head and looked up and kissed him. "Now I believe you have a promise to hold to" Ginny said pointing down to their son.

"OK, lets go James, lets go for that fly I promised you this morning." James' face lit up. So did Ghost James. Ghost James may not have been Harry's father by birth, but sharing the blood with him, bonded them like no other people. He was proud of Harry. As proud of Harry as Severus was. Ghost James didn't mind that Harry wasn't his, and he was thrilled that Harry survived that night, and now with children the Gryffendor heirs would continue.

Harry and James flew for about an hour and a half and Harry got hungry. He promised James that he would take him to the Quidditch pitch after the big game on Saturday. James was like Harry in the sense he loved to fly, he felt free when he flew and Lily was always in a good mood as well when James came back from flying. Ginny would always giggle when Lily would be on the floor knowing Harry and James were flying she would let out with a giggle and a "wee" every so often.

Dinner was quite the event when Ron and Hermione showed up as well. Molly and Ginny had made more then enough as usual. Dobby also lived there now too. But what Harry didn't know was that something was watching him. Watching him and reading his thoughts. What was reading his thoughts loved what he heard in Harry's head, but he still had a few days before he would make an offer he was quite sure Harry would accept.