" Uncle Harry, look snakes,"said Teddy beaming into the glass. Teddy was unaware of Harry's past, specifically that he used to have parseltongue. Or about the basilisk in the Chamber Of Secrets. Or that he had released a snake from the zoo at the age of ten. For some reason Teddy had always loved snakes, to be honest, he didn't want to scare Teddy by telling him about his past. Although, he was a bit scared that this might develop into an affiliation with Slytherin, but Harry chose to ignore that at the moment. Harry would always indulge Teddy.

The snake house was Teddy's favourite place in the zoo.

" What type is it?" said Harry pointing to the sign.

" Ma, Ma," was all Teddy could read.

" Marine File Snake," said Harry. "They come from India." The snake was swimming around a clear tank of water.

" Wow," said Teddy pushing his nose to the glass. "India," repeated Teddy. Ginny arrived back with the ice-cream. Teddy took his, thanking Ginny, and then proceeded to press his noise back against the glass. Gobbling his ice-cream down in about thirty seconds flat.

"Teddy," said Ginny laughing and taking a tissue from her bag. Wiping the glass and Teddy's nose which were both smeared with chocolate.

" I think we should go and wash up," said Harry, indicating to Teddy's hands that were now stuck together with chocolate.

" Come on," said Harry

" We're coming back, right?" said Teddy.

" Yes, Yes," said Harry virtually dragging him away to the toilets indicated on a sign just outside the building. Ginny sat on the bench inside the building and finished her ice -cream. She had to admit she didn't really like snakes. She didn't have a phobia or anything, just didn't trust them. She had decided long ago that this was a due to her first year, and she really needed to grow out of it. Her thoughts, for some reason, sprang to the comment the ice-cream seller had made.

" You've got a gorgeous husband and child." She had said after Harry and Teddy had disappeared into the snake house and Ginny was at the front of the queue. For some reason today, unlike every other day, she hadn't corrected her, just smiled. A lot of people had made that assumption before, in fact, there had been a few reports that she had, "The Chosen One's love child." After she had been spotted wheeling Teddy around in his buggy, just after the war. It hadn't helped that he turned into a mini clone of Harry every time they were together. Harry appeared and sat back down beside her, she didn't say anything but he answered her unasked question.

" He's about 50 yards behind me. Says he's old enough to walk back by himself." She knew that Harry would have kept a very good eye on him though, and he couldn't get into any trouble. Within seconds Teddy appeared at the door and went back to pressing his nose up against the glass. They were alone, who else on a hot summer's day would be in a heated snake house?

" He's enjoying himself," said Ginny.

" Yeah," muttered Harry. Then he said quietly, so it couldn't be heard by Teddy. "Are you OK?" He asked, her eyes shot down to the ground and then back to Harry's face.

"Yeah," she managed, looking at the door in case there was anybody else arriving. He reached out and touched her chin, tipping her face so that all she could see were his eyes.

"You're OK, right?" he asked again. His eyes nervously twitching back and forth. It was a nervous tic he had, and it always gave him away.

"I'm more than fine, I'm perfect," she said grinning. But it was too late, he knew something was up. She took his hand and kissed it before letting it drop. " Don' t worry, it's nothing bad. I'll tell you later, OK?" She asked. He could probably see the relief in her face, to actually be able to discuss it. So he grabbed her round the waist, pulled her towards him, and kissed her.

" Ew, that's disgusting," said Teddy, whose attention had obviously been drawn away from the snakes.

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"Tell me more about catching a snitch." Said Teddy, jumping up and down in bed, as she was trying to leave the room for the tenth time that night. His pyjamas were too small for him now, so his ankles and stomach were exposed. She made a mental note to buy him some more. Had Andromeda been feeding him Bertie Baulthroods growing potion? Because he was growing so fast. He was going to need brand new clothes every six months at this rate, she thought.

"Teddy, please at least try to go to sleep," she said.

" Why don't you play Quidditch any more Auntie Ginny?" He had got stuck on calling them uncle and auntie, in fact, he insisted on calling the whole Weasley family auntie and uncle.

" You know the story better than I do Teddy, I can't play with this arm injury, and the healers told me not to play professionally again." She said it in a monotone voice, as if reciting from a script. He must have heard this story at least 200 times. She had walked across the room and tucked him in again. She kissed his forehead. "Good night," she said. As she switched the light off, leaving only the soft glow of a nightbug in a cage in the corner of the room. The nightbug was a gift from Luna that she had caught on one of her expeditions. It glowed in the dark and gave a soft glow, like a muggle nightlight. They usually lived underground and the light helped them see, they were very rare. As she left the room she said, " Sweet dreams.".

She walked back into her and Harry's room ,seeing Harry sitting up in bed, reading the Daily Prophet with his pyjamas on and newly dried hair. ( He had been going into the shower when she had first tried to put Teddy to bed, had it taken that long?)She sat down next to him on the bed and he glanced up from the Quidditch results. " The Harpies aren't doing too well this year," he concluded.

"Yeah," she said. Not knowing how to feel, was it was her fault? She didn't get injured on purpose!

"Ok?" he asked

" I had a bit of trouble getting him to settle down," she said.

"That's not what I mean and you know it," he said. Confident that he might get something out of her now.

"I've been thinking about something," she said.

"Am I gonna have to beat it out of you?" He said jokingly, and then, before she could answer, " Or kiss it out of you?" He said kissing butterfly kisses down her neck, until he reached her shoulder, where he blew a raspberry on her exposed skin. He always got silly when he was around Teddy all day.

Ginny giggled, "Harry," she squealed. He pulled back and looked at her.

"OK," she said. " Today, the ice-cream lady said what a gorgeous family we had and I didn't correct her."

"So," he shrugged. " We're never going to meet her again," he said. " You can go back and tell her if you want."

" Harry, I'm thinking of coming off the potion." There, she had let the cat out of the cauldron, so to speak. He shrugged again

" There are charms that are just as effective," he said looking through the pile of books on his table.

" Are you taking Ron pills or something?" she asked.

"What?" he asked. Then realization dawned across his face. Before he could speak she said.

" Do you think we should try for a baby?" she asked. His eyes nearly bulged out of his head.

"You really want to try?" he asked.

" Yeah, I've been thinking about it for a while. I can't play quidditch, my new job is working from home, we've been married for 4 years. Plus, and most importantly, I want to," she said. " But if you don't want to..."

" No," he said to quickly."I would love for us to try and have a baby," he said excitedly.

" You've been thinking about this longer than me, haven't you?" she asked

" A while," he agreed. She was apprehensive, but she was also excited.

" It's a pretty big step," she said.

"You don't think we can cope?" he asked.

"I didn't say that," she said. "Just that it's a big step." She paused to think before speaking again, " Do you think that we'd be good parents?"

" Teddy didn't turn out too bad," he said.

" He lives with Andromeda most of the time," said Ginny.

" I think we'd be great parents," he said, and for some reason his chest swelled. She saw at that moment how important it was to him. She was the person who brought it up, she was the person who wanted to try, but for some reason his enthusiasm had thrown her. She had been expecting to defend her position, but now she was against it, with no real reason. There was no reason to debate.

" You just see it as a chance to get more sex don't you?" she grinned

" I suppose that may be one of the perks," he said, raising his eyebrows.

"That's not exactly a turn on Harry," she said.

"Bet you still can't resist me though" he smiled and started to suggestively kiss her behind the ear. (A place he knew she loved.)At that point the door to their room was pushed open. Teddy was standing there in his too small pyjamas and rubbing his eyes clutching his toy hippogriff. " I can't sleep in my bed. Can I sleep in here?" he asked.

"Of course," Harry said, walking over, picking him up, and placing him on the bed. " What are you scared of? Was it the tickle monster?" he said tickling him. Teddy laughed and shouted back.

"Uncle Harry, I'm too old for that."

" You're never too old. Auntie Ginny gets woken up by the tickle monster every morning, don't you?" Harry looked at her grinning. She was taking her pyjamas from underneath her pillow to get changed in the other room.

She walked over to Harry, " Oh yes, every morning." She agreed in a voice that indicated that this was not a good thing, but that passed Teddy by. She managed to whisper to Harry,

"Maybe the perks will start tomorrow," in his ear before she sashayed out of the room. She knew, without looking, exactly where Harry's eyes were fixed at that moment.

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Thank you to my beta for being brilliant!