A/N. Forgot the disclaimer. Nothing from J.K,s Book are mine. I own the Clinic and the Healers.and any other new characters I come up with.

REVENGE IS SWEET, OR IS IT?

CHAPTER 2

With a certain degree of trepidation, Harry stepped off the bottom riser, and began slowly walking toward the kitchen. He saw no one in the sitting room so assumed whoever flooed into the Burrow, was in the kitchen. He hesitated when he heard soft voices.

"Arthur, I told you that you would meet our guests in a few minutes. Calm down. It,s a wonderful surprise for the whole family"

"Molly you,re grinning from ear to ear. I know you and it's not because your children will all be here for dinner, so it must be someone as beloved to you as they are. Ooohhh! Merlin! It's Harry isn't it? Tell me it's our other son. It's Harry!"

Harry's eyes began to glisten with tears as he heard these words coming from the lips and heart of the only Father figure he had ever known. His feet willingly carried him the short distance into the kitchen and the waiting arms of a very happy Arthur Weasley. Molly took Lily from his arms so that she wouldn't be crushed. Arthur was hugging Harry as if he needed to prove to himself that he was real and it wasn't a dream. Arthur finally released him keeping hold of his arms in a tight grasp. He couldn't speak for the huge lump in his throat.

Harry was also fighting tears. "I am so happy to be back here in the Burrow with the two of you. I don't even know if I said that to Molly in the rush of words and the whole thing with Lily this morning. Knowing me I bet I didn't. I'm sorry Molly if I didn't tell you how much you both mean to me. You have been the stabilizing factor in my life for many years. You became the parents I needed at a time in my life when I needed you most. The love of this family and my friends is what aided me in defeating Voldemort". He was glad to see that neither of them flinched at the name.

Let's sit down Arthur. I want to explain to you, where I've been for the last four years and what led up to it. Really, it,s a very short story. I wanted you and Molly to hear it first, and her and I talked earlier. Seems it's your turn now.

"First, before you hex me, this beautiful child is my cousin. He explained the circumstances that led to her being here with him. By the time he finished Arthur was as angry as Harry had ever seen him and ready to call the Ministry in to arrest the Dursleys. Don't worry about them Arthur, I have it well in hand. Molly and I believe that Fate worked her magic and sent Lily to them and woke me up just in time to rescue her. Fate meant her to be mine. As an old Muggle saying goes,' never look a gift horse in the mouth" He grinned at the look on Arthur's face. He loved all things Muggle and would doubtlessly question Harry later about this saying.

"I can only tell you what I remember. He told Arthur the last thing he remembered which involved Ron, Hermione and Ginny. I Apparated away thinking about Diagon Alley, and wanting to get lost in Muggle London for a week or two to put things in perspective. My magic was evidently very low because the effort that it had taken to Apparate drained me and I landed a long way off my mark, although I was still in Scotland. A clean-up crew of Med Wizards found me and took me to an unplottable, secure clinic in Scotland. I woke up yesterday to the news that I had been asleep for four years. I have no idea why I was not reported by the Clinic Staff to the Ministry as a refugee of the War, but I wasn't. When I shaved this morning, I realized that my scar was almost gone, which could account for the fact that I was not recognized. I'll need to look into this when I go to the Ministry with you tomorrow to prove to them that I am indeed still among the living".

Harry continued his story. "I went to Gringotts first and Griphook told me everything I needed to know, and I left orders with him of what I wanted done. You'll hear about that later with the others. After I left Gringotts, I went to the Dursleys to retrieve my belongings. I spelled my trunk before the battle to return to their attic under the Confundus charm. I told you about how I found Lily, so after I got my belongings from the attic, I Apparated here to the only home outside of Hogwarts I ever knew. So here we are and I intend to adopt her and as far as I'm concerned she is my daughter."

Molly returned Lily to Harry's waiting arms, and he passed her in turn to Arthur. "Do you want to hold your newest Grand-daughter, Lillian Molly?" Arthur's eyes lit up as if it were Xmas. "I wanted her to have the name of two women I loved, and Molly and my Mum were those two women."

After a few minutes, Arthur looked at Harry with sad eyes. Did Molly tell you about Ginny and Draco?"

"Yes Arthur, but I already knew. As I just told you, when I went to Gringotts, Griphook told me all the details. I hope you won't all hate me when you find out what I have done to take charge once more of my vaults and all the rest of my property. It is not a pleasant thing to have to do, but a necessary one. Ginny has no one but herself to blame, although as I said to Molly earlier, there,s something very wrong with this whole picture".

It saddened Arthur to see the sadness in Harry's eyes and demeanor. He saw that Harry was trying hard to hold himself together. Ginny would be devastated to see him again, because Arthur knew she had never stopped loving Harry. Ginny was an enigma that neither he nor Molly could understand. When she visited the Burrow with just the children, she appeared more like the old Ginny they knew and loved. When accompanied by Malfoy, she became an entirely different person. He tried to explain this to Harry and surprised a strange look that he couldn't fathom in his eyes. Dinner tonight would be interesting, but as with all things unpleasant, the truth and the repercussions of brash actions would need to be faced and then dealt with. He was not looking forward to any of it.

Suddenly a smile crossed Harry's face. I'd better do this now he said, and a banner appeared saying 'Welcome Lillian Molly, adopted cousin/ daughter of Harry Potter.' "If I don't put this where the boys can see it right away they'll hex first and ask questions later. Maybe I should hide anyway so they don't see me before they see the sign."

Molly spoke up. "I asked the boys to all come at five- thirty, as Ginny and Draco will not be here until six-thirty. I wanted you to have a chance to speak with them first. It will be a war zone when their sister and especially Malfoy arrives and finds you here" Harry smirked and gleefully replied. 'I know and I'm looking forward to it." As an afterthought he asked " By the way, does Malfoy have a job?"

"No, he doesn't. No one in the Wizarding world will hire him because he is a known death Eater, and a non-repentant and arrogant one at that. He spends the majority of his time at the pub with his goons, Crabbe and Goyle".

"So he's been lazily living off of my money for three years has he?" asked Harry.

Molly answered, "Yes and complaining bitterly the whole time about the meager pittance Ginny was allowed to draw each month."

"I did that on purpose and I,m glad now that I did.I thought it was enough for Ginny as I knew how frugal she was, That's why I set it up that way, because they couldn't drain me of all my money, and knowing Malfoy he'd have transferred it all to his vault. Actually I learned that he kept Ginny short changed and was putting the balance each month into his Vault, but it's back in mine again now"

Harry continued. "Looks like they,ll have to move to Muggle London so he can get a job. There are loads of pubs and restaurants whose owners need dish washers and cleanup crew." Harry broke out into sidesplitting laughter. The thought of Malfoy washing dishes was priceless. Soon Molly and Arthur were laughing with him too.

Their laughter drowned out the sounds of the floo and Apparating as the six Weasley boys and Hermione all arrived at once. Ron and Hermione flooed as she was pregnant. They all entered the kitchen almost as one and stopped dead in their tracks. First thing that caught their eyes was the huge banner floating in the air and stretching across the kitchen. After reading the message, and then breaking out in tears, Hermione flung her very pregnant body into Harry's outstretched and waiting arms. They both wept from the joy of best friends reunited after so long apart. Ron had to pry her out of Harry's arms so he could have his chance to greet his best friend. Harry then felt the many arms of his six 'brothers' around him. Emotions were running high and soon everyone was speaking at once. Molly had to yell over the noise of so many voices talking and asking questions all at once. "Quiet, let's sit down and Harry will tell you all he can remember about his absence."

Reluctantly they all released Harry and sat around the table. By now, Lily was whimpering. She was overwhelmed with the noise. Harry scooped her up into his arms and crooned lovingly to her until she quieted down and fell asleep in his arms.

He asked them to listen and not interrupt until he was done. He then related the same details he'd told their Father concerning his last memories and of the last four years in a coma. He also told them that whether they decided to hate him for his coming actions or not he had, none the less taken ownership of all his money and property back into his own control. He explained the Codicil, as Griphook called it, to his will. They saw the change in Harry and could understand his feeling of bitterness, but the sadness in his eyes hurt them all.

The boy who had been so happily in love and engaged to their sister, faced Voldemort secure in his ability to vanquish him for good because he had so much love on his side, was a somewhat different Harry, than the sad young man who faced them now, and it was all Ginny's fault. They still loved their sister, and they knew without a doubt that she still loved Harry, but she had devastated them all the day she chose Malfoy to childishly 'pay back that git of a Harry Potter' for breaking his promise and ditching her.

Bill spoke up. "Harry, I know I speak for all my brothers. You have every right to be bitter, and whatever course of action you decide on following, we will never hate you. You are, and always have been 'our brother', ever since the day we first met you. We will always love Ginny but we have no feelings other than hatred towards Malfoy. He was and still is a Deatheater. We hate what she has done, but that is her problem. We will support you. Now tell us more about your new daughter"

The next half hour passed too quickly for Harry and the rest of his family. He told them what he found at the Dursleys. They were livid when they heard that she was treated the same as Harry had been. The twins would pay them back for both Harry and Lily, they informed him angrily, and then they told him how angry Malfoy became when they wouldn't give Ginny the shares that Harry held in WWW. Instead, they gave the shares to their parents. They weren't listed in the will as to who would inherit them, so Griphook told them that the shares reverted back to them as the remaining partners.

Arthur then offered to repay Harry every Galleon but he told them he had re-signed his shares over to them that very morning. He didn't need the money, as he had enough for two lifetimes, and he felt they were due a vacation.

Bill told him about his and Fleur,s wedding and that she was in France with her parents for the last stages of her pregnancy. "We missed you at our wedding Harry, but thought you were dead and so knew you were watching us from a better seat than anyone else had," he laughingly said.

Charlie was still single and looking for the perfect girl. "She will have to love Dragons the way I do", he added. The twins were having a great time 'looking' also, but Percy was married to Penelope and she was in her last months of her pregnancy.

"So I gave you the first niece and grand-daughter didn't I?" Harry gleefully told them. No one thought to correct his oversight and he himself, did not notice his faux pas. "Now how about you and Ron ", he asked Hermione, "when did you get married? I'm sorry I missed your wedding"…Molly harrumphed, and Ron looked guiltily at her. "Don't tell me you two eloped. Is that why Mum doesn't look too happy?" At the title of 'Mum' slipping so effortlessly from Harry's mouth, Molly teared up once again. It felt natural calling her Mum. He was glad she didn't seem to mind it at all.

Ron looked at Harry. "We aren't married yet, mate. We were waiting for you to come back. I didn't want anyone else for my best man, only you, and Hermione felt the same way. Will you be my best man? I've never had any doubt that you would return. I always felt deep in my gut that you did not desert us. We tried everything to find you, but as you said, you were in an unplottable place. You're back now so we will make our two Mums happy and get married. What do you say to planning a wedding, Mum? How soon can we do this, as we don't want a big one but would like to be married before our baby comes?"

Once more tears were falling from Molly's eyes. "I haven't cried so much since Harry disappeared and then later when your sister lost her senses. Whenever you want to get married, we can do it. Harry still hadn't had a chance to agree to being best man, but Ron's asking was only a formality. It was a 'given', that he would be his mate's best man, from the day they had become best friends.

It was approaching six thirty, and there was a tension stealing over the family members. At the best of times, they hated Malfoy being a part of their gathering. They all knew that tonight it would be far worse, if Harry's look of devastation and unforgiving demeanor were to be taken into account. "Don't be too hard on Ginny, mate," said Ron. "She was hurt."

"I know that Ron, but if she had moved on with a decent bloke, be he a Pure Blood Wizard, Half-Blood Wizard or Muggle, I could have lived with that. It would have devastated me, but the revenge she sought by marrying the git who aided in so many killings, is not something I can forgive. I still feel that there is more to this whole so called revenge of hers than meets the eye. I am having the devils own time trying to understand the change in her. When Griphook gave me the news, the look on my face even frightened him a little bit. I acted first and thought later. I told you all you might hate me. That is your privilege. I have already set my plans in motion and Griphook will carry them out as soon as he receives a certain signal from the Manor Elves. In order to retaliate against Malfoy, Ginny will be hurt also. It is now out of my hands and I wouldn't change things if I could. I hope you can live with that Ron and the rest of you as well. If not I'll leave and never bother your family again"

A noise caused by someone using the floo alerted them to the arrival of the rest of the expected guests. "We're here Mum and Dad", called out Ginny. "Draco brush off Lucius,s clothes, he's covered in ashes. I have Narcy cleaned off." Molly rose and went into the living room to greet her daughter and grandchildren. Harry was thinking. "Figures! They named them Narcy and Lucius? Now isn't that a big surprise?'

Instead of waiting for the Malfoys to enter the kitchen, Harry rose and walked toward the living room carrying his daughter. He did not notice Molly following close behind him with her wand by her side. The boys stood with wands at their side as well. They didn't trust Malfoy one iota, the consensus being that he would hex or kill Harry first and ask questions later.

Just as Harry entered the room, Ginny looked up from brushing her clothes off, and saw him standing there with a small child in his arms. The shocked look on her face was replaced with an angry one. She saw the cold look in his still beautiful green eyes, and then looked again at the child. Her Weasley temper taking hold, she stepped quickly toward him and with as much anger as she could muster , raised and drew her fisted hand back, preparing to punch him in the face. Malfoy who also wore a shocked look on his face, none the less drew his wand and Harry saw a tiny motion toward Ginny and not at him. Harry was confused. He expected an attack from Malfoy. He didn't expect to see him mutter a spell at Ginny. He then turned his wand onto Harry, but neither was prepared for what followed. "Expelliarmus", and Malfoy was Wandless and "Confundus" slowed the both of them down. Harry moved aside out of Ginny's reach. Molly ran for the children and drew them toward her bosom attempting to shield them from the wand play. She took them into the kitchen away from the others. Hermione took Lily from Harry's arms and joined Molly in the kitchen.

Arthur cancelled the Confundus charm and Ginny was immediately in fine form. "Oh it figures. Harry can do no wrong in your eyes". Then to Harry, "You deserted me and it didn't take you long to find someone to shag did it? You didn't intend to come back as you promised. You never did love me or you wouldn't have left me without any word about where you were or what you were doing. Well I got you back didn't I .The great so called hero of the Wizarding world has come back with his kid and has no money or anywhere to go. Oh yeah, that's right! You can live at the Burrow can't you? I'm sure you can get a job someplace to earn money for you and your kid. What did you do with her mother? Did you ditch her the same way you ditched me? Well I get the last laugh Potter. I live in my home, Potter Manor. We have all your money, and by the way, with the cost of living these days, we need more each month to live on. Be a good boy and owl Gringotts with our request will you", she added sneeringly.

Ginny's anger had fueled this spate of accusations against Harry, and he was struck by the manner in which she yelled them out at him. He thought she sounded like a robot doing it's masters bidding. Another clue to tuck aside with the many he was accumulating.

By now, her brothers were looking on with a multitude of expressions flitting across their faces. Shock was the prevalent feeling. Harry began grinning evilly, and it was frightening to see. Ginny was so busy telling him off that she failed to notice the storm clouds forming.

"I really hate to burst your bubble Mrs. Malfoy, but do me a favor and return to Potter Manor for a few minutes, if you can". The words ' if you can' got her ire up and she went to the fire and looking at him as if he were mental, threw the powder into the flames. She called out Potter Manor and stepped into the green flames. She was thrown back into the room and not too gently either. Angrily she tried again with the same results. Malfoy yelled, let me do it, you stupid cow. At those words, Ron aimed his wand and sent the most powerful Bat Bogey hex at Malfoy that he could manage, and it was a good one. Malfoy ran for the flames, batting at the Bat shaped Bogeys, and attempting to throw powder into the fire and yelled Potter Manor, but was thrown back even more violently than Ginny had been.

Ginny was livid. "What have you done Potter. That is my home and I want to take my children and my Husband back there right now. I won't stay and be made a fool of any longer. I know you have done something, now fix it"

Well, Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, and the venom in his voice would have cowed lesser mortals or Wizards, you'd better sit down. I have something to tell you, and you aren't going to like it at all." He turned to the others and advised them to eat as this could take a while. "We aren't going anywhere", said Charlie, we've been praying to Merlin for a long time for your return and we are here to stay. Get on with it, Harry".

Once Harry told Ginny the events leading up to this morning, which didn't take long to relate after all, as it only consisted of the short time with the three of them after the battle, him leaving and waking up in a Clinic four years later. He only added the details of his small cousin whom he planned to adopt. He'd already named her Lillian Molly after his two 'Mums'. He watched the emotions, which chased themselves across her face while she listened to his story. The strongest ones appeared to be dismay and deep sorrow.

"So now Mrs., Malfoy, your revenge isn't as sweet as you thought it would be. The tables are turned. You taunted me by saying I am now penniless. Sorry, but you are mistaken. I left a follow up document with Griphook to the effect that I would once more have complete control of my Vaults and properties, if I returned to the Wizarding world. Therefore, no raise in the so-called ' pittance' you were receiving to feed Malfoy for the last three years. As of this morning my vaults are no longer accessible to either of you. You have just learned that Potter Manor is also inaccessible to you and Malfoy. Do you have any questions?"

"What are we supposed to do for money and where will we live? All of our clothes and furniture are all at the Manor. What will we do? I can't believe you could be so cruel. We have two babies. What will happen to them? You're not the Harry Potter I fell in love with, and to think I,m stupid enough to still love you more than life itself." She began shaking violently and gasped as she realized what she said in front of everyone, her husband included.

Not batting an eye at this disclosure, but taking note of the tremors, he answered, "Well Ginny, it's like this. As of twenty minutes ago, after you arrived here at the Burrow, the Potter Elves busily and I would assume happily began operation clean out. They sent the clothes and whatever furniture you brought into the Manor of your own, and all of your children's belongings into a flat in Muggle London. All furnishings and clothing for you and Malfoy, bought with my money, are being donated to charity. I did not take any of your children's belongings, as they had no choice in their parents. The rent on the flat is paid for two weeks. This should give Malfoy time to find a job. Oh yes Malfoy, all money not spent each month and stashed by you in your personal Vault, is now back in my vault. Griphook was thorough in the attention he paid to you Malfoy. He told me that he believed that when you had enough money to start over on your own, you planned on deserting your wife and the children, he did not trust you at all" It galled him to speak directly to Malfoy but it was cleansing as well.

"Ginny if you had moved on with someone decent instead of the git that was instrumental in the attack on Hogwarts, I would have understood. I loved you so much; I would never have hurt you by taking everything from you. It would have hurt, but I repeat, I would have understood."

He continued, "You let your anger and stubbornness take control of you and decided that the best way to hurt your memory of me and your family's love for me, was to do something drastic and totally unlike you. Payback to you was to marry my archenemy and a murderer who was instrumental in allowing the Deatheaters access to Hogwarts. They caused the death of so many of our friends, many other students and a couple of Professors as well. You went from the light to the dark in one move. There is something wrong in all of this, and I intend to find the underlying cause of it. I look at you now, and I see and feel such pain, and sadness for what could have been. It,s as if I don,t know you at all. I don't hate you; I just don't know you any more." He watched Ginny's face as he spoke, and saw more emotions than he could understand in her eyes.

Harry turned to the Weasley family. If you want me to go, I will. My House Elves will have the Manor rid of all signs that anyone else lived there for the last three years, and I now have my own home back again. He hung his head sadly, as he spoke to them. He was sure he had just lost the only family he could remember being a part of.

"One question Harry, how will Ginny and her children get to her new flat?" asked Arthur. He could have cared less about Malfoy.

They can floo to the Leaky Cauldron, and go through to Muggle London. From there they can take a taxi to the flat. Mrs. Malfoy, ….. " Ginny angrily interrupted him and stamped her foot shouting, "Stop calling me Mrs.Malfoy. My name is Ginny, and you know it."

"You are Ginny to your friends and family, but since you caused this rift and consider me neither, you will remain Mrs. Malfoy in my mind. As I was beginning to tell you, my Elves were advised also by Griphook to stock the pantry with enough baby food and nappies to do the children for at least a month. As for you and Malfoy, there are many jobs in London, and you should have no trouble finding suitable employment. You can work in a restaurant and you can eat there for a while until you can afford groceries. Since Malfoy isn't well known in Muggle London, he should be able to find a job easily. The free ride is over, I'm afraid"

Arthur looked at Harry saying, "You've answered my question. You've been more than fair and it's more than they deserve. Ginny you are my daughter, and I love you dearly, but I do not like you at all. I have not liked you since you married Malfoy. I heard the two of you arguing the night he decided he needed more money. He told you he wouldn't have married a Blood Traitor like you if it weren't for Harry's money. You didn't even fight back after he said that to you. It broke my heart in a million pieces when I overheard that conversation, and no, I was not eavesdropping. Your argument was loud enough for all of the neighbors to hear, if we had any that is. Therefore, to answer you Harry, we love you and are extremely happy to have you back in our family again. Folks, what do you all say to that?" There was not one dissenting voice, and Harry knew he was a member of the greatest family in the world.

With confusion fighting with her anger, Ginny yelled out at her parents and Harry. "Great, you kick me and my family out for Potter. He can go away for four years and you welcome him back, with open arms no less. Well Potter, I intend to hire the Malfoy Lawyers and contest your decisions."

Fred, wearing a huge smirk, said, "I didn't know Lawyers could fight cases from Azkaban. Ginny give up. You've been found out and the smart thing to do is count your losses and save face. Don't expect Malfoy to stick around without Harry's money. You could work for us at the shop, if you can't find a job in London. Keep us in mind. Furthermore Ginny, what you seem to be ignoring in your rant is that Harry came back to us an he was hoping to 'a you ', who he was hoping maybe had waited for him, as soon as he woke up from his coma.. The magic word here is 'coma'. You've lost sight of the fact that you are the one at fault here, not Harry. Grow up."

To stave off further arguments Ron yelled above the voices. "I don't know about the lot of you but I'm starved" Even as the voices stilled, he could hardly be heard over the rumbling noise from his stomach. You Malfoys better eat here, because as Harry told you there's not much grown up food in your pantry."

Malfoy hadn't spoken one word since the bat bogey hex. Come to find out the twins had silenced him quite effectively with a quietly spoken Silencio, soon after he was thrown back from the fireplace. They had caught, and accidentally of course, broken his wand in little pieces. The twins cancelled the spell, and asked him if he was staying for dinner, adding, "It might be a long time till Ginny gets a job, you know".

Instead of entering the kitchen, he threw powder into the fireplace, yelled out Leaky Cauldron, and was gone. Ginny was livid at him for deserting her, but didn't dare anger her family any more by following him. She followed her brothers to the kitchen and sat at the farthest end of the table, well away from Harry and Lily. She knew she had made a horrendous mistake, but also knew as sure as the moon rose every night, that it was too late for her and Harry. She had killed her chances as surely as if she had plunged a knife through his heart. She would be forced to live with her mistakes the rest of her life, and probably have to watch him find someone new to love and marry. She knew that Draco wouldn't want her without Harry's money. Suddenly her body began to convulse, and it took her a few minutes to control her tremors. Harry watched in horror, becoming very thoughtful after he saw her calm back down somewhat...

Dinner was a somber affair. Bill offered to take Ginny to her new flat whenever she wanted to go. She looked piteously at him and replied. "Bill, I don't think Draco will be there. He only married me, like Dad said, to be able to spend Harry's money. Now he'll no doubt look up his old Death Eater Pals and start trouble wherever he can. He'll be sure to start with this family, and Harry. I'm scared, Bill. He is evil through and through. Mum, can I stay here tonight? I'm really frightened of Draco"

"You can stay as long as you like dear. Like your Dad, I love you, but I just hate what you did out of needless revenge. Take the Twins room, and put Lucius and Narcy to bed. I'm sure they're tired" Ginny and Hermione took the two children up to bed. Molly took Lily from Harry's arms and took her up to bed.

Harry put his head down and began to sob. He couldn't stop the tears. The day had been so long and painful, and so emotionally draining. He wanted to hate Ginny, he did hate her, didn't he? Then why did he feel sorry for her? Why did he feel such a sense of loss? He knew how volatile her temper was. He knew she reacted irrationally much of the time, so why couldn't he forgive her for her actions? Why Malfoy? Why not Neville? Or any other Hogwarts student? Why couldn't she have met some nice Muggle boy and marry him? For Merlin's sake, 'why that git and murderer, Malfoy? "And why do I still love her?"

Harry didn,t realize he had spoken the last question aloud until he felt several arms reach around him in total support and love.

TBC.