Ginny Potter sat down on a chair in her kitchen. Harry Potter entered the room, noticed his wife at the chair and went over to her. He hugged her from behind and said:
"Darling. What happened"
Ginny hadn't noticed he entered the kitchen and was surprised to feel his hug and hear his voice.
"Nothing. Just the children again. They shouted and ran through the house the whole day. My head's burning"
Harry acted like a soldier.
"Wait a moment Milady" and he turned around and ran upstairs where the children rooms were.
Ginny heard Harry's voice, telling James, Albus and Lily to play a little more quiet, because their mother didn't feel so well. Then she heard Lily laughing and imagined how Harry tickled their daughter. She turned her head to the stairs, when Harry came downstairs.
"Now, the Indians are quiet for Princess White Feather", he said with a smile on his face and grabbed her hands to get her up into his arms.
"And Princess White Feather HAS to dance with the poor lonely soldier"
They danced and Ginny felt very happy. 'My man's the best on earth'
"Ah well. It's time to prepare the dinner. When will the Malfoy's arrive?" Harry's voice deleted every thought in Ginny's head. The Malfoy's. Today was Friday. Harry invited the Malfoy's for dinner!
"At seven o'clock, I think." "Aww. So we have to hurry. But no problem, I'll ask the Indians"
And he went upstairs again to tell the three monsters they should help preparing the dinner.
Albus' voice was the first she could hear:
"In 15 minutes? And nothing is prepared? What shall Scorpius think of us"
Scorpius. The only theme for Al since he got home from Hogwarts for Christmas holidays. Scorpius Malfoy, little son of Draco Malfoy and... Ginny didn't know his wife. Draco Malfoy. The boy who asked her to come to the Yuleball with him. When he asked her in his fourth schoolyear, she couldn't stand all those stupid Slytherins. And then he, worst of all, asked her out. She of course didn't go with him. She went with Harry, who asked her also and they became a couple. Then later, after school, they married and got three wonderful little children. And now this boy would visit them.
"Ginny? Do you want to start?", Harry asked.
"I don't think we could do anything okay in five minutes. What about selfmade food"
"Oh yes, selfmade!" This was Lily's voice.
Harry laughed: "Okay, but just because we'll have guests"
Ginny put plates on the table. The five plates for her own family and three for the Malfoy's.
"Mum, you need another plate!", Al said looking at his mother as if she was stupid.
"Another plate? Why"
"Because of Eleanor"
"Who is Eleanor"
"Scorp's sister! Haven't you known"
"No, I haven't"
"Me not, too!", Harry said very surprised, "How old is she"
"Nine years now. Haven't I told you about her"
"No, you haven't. Well, Ginny I think we really need another plate", Harry said this very calm and evoked a plate.