Chapter 7

Ginny sat there stunned. Her eyes were as wide as they could be. She looked down at the bundle of parchments in her hands and then up at Draco. He was shifting unfortably under he stern gaze. Throwing the bundle to the side she folded her hands and put them in her lap.

"You bought us a house?" she asked

"Erm... Yes?" he replied gulping once again

"Why?" she asked trying to remain calm

"It was to be a surprise, I took into consideration all your requirements" he explained in haste

"What requirements?" Ginny asked raising an eyebrow at him

"That it had to be near your parent's place so that your sister's could be close by..." He said thoughtfully

"Draco. That was a suggestion. Not a requirement." She said shaking her head at him

"Are you not thankful?" asked Draco

"Oh I am. Trust me I am" Ginny said standing up "I just thought that when I got around to buying a house with my husband that I would have a say in it."

"Oh..." Draco said glancing down feeling ashamed

"But I would like to see it" Ginny said wrapping her arms around Draco's neck

"Really?" asked Draco perking up

"Yes." she said pulling him towards the floo "Is the floo network hooked up yet?"

"Um... No" he replied shifting from foot to foot "I will have to apparate to it"

"So... a visit to Dad is in need then?" asked Ginny

"Yes" he replied looking at her smirking

After a visit to Severus and permission for them to leave school grounds granted, they walked to the Schools Gates. Once the School Gates had closed behind them, Draco pulled Ginny to him and side-along-apparated them to their new house. Once they had landed, Draco released Ginny and spun her around so that she could see her new house. Gasping, her hand came up to cover her mouth as her eyes opened in admiration. On the Hill in front of them stood a Victorian style house. White siding, and green shutters with a black shingled roof.

'How very Slytherin' she thought smirking

It had a wrap around porch. By the front door sat a porch swing. Grabbing her hand, Draco pulled her closer to the house. Once inside, she fell in love with it. The wood was dark mahogany. It had a big stare case that lead to the second floor where she could see two seperate corridors. When you looked up, you saw a huge chandelier and a dark mahogany railing that framed the hall that wrapped around the top floor. Two the left of the entrance hall, she saw a big open room. Once she walked into it she noticed that it was the living room. Through the french doors that were in the wall to the right was the library. When she saw the library, she flipped. It had bare book shelves that reached from floor to ceiling. In one wall sat a dark marble fireplace. As she was snooping through the library she found another set of french doors. Raising her eyebrow at Draco, she gently pushed the doors open. Gasping, she stepped into the most beautiful garden in the world. There was every kind of flower you could think of in it. It was as if a rainbow had been planted there. Smiling, she stepped back into the room and shut the doors. Smiling, she ran back to the entrance hall and walked into the room across the hall. She had entered one of the biggest dinning rooms she had ever seen. Another pair of french doors soon caught her eye and she ran to them and pushed them open. Tears came to her eyes as she took in the scene before her. She had entered the biggest, most beautiful kitchen she had ever seen. The appliances were a stainless steal and the granite counter tops was a black granite with a white vain. The cupboards matched the dark mahogany wood finishings. Turning, she saw Draco leaning against the door frame. Smiling, she walked over to him. Wrapping her arms around his middle she squeezed him lightly. Slowly, he raised his arms and wrapped them around her in return.

"Where is the bed room baby?" she asked

He stood there shocked for half a milisecond. He soon recovered as he swooped Ginny up into his arms and carried her up the stairs to their bedroom. Once she was standing on her own two feet again, she began searching the room. She opened one door and found a bathroom. The porcelin was white bu the counter top was the same granite that the kitchen had. In the corner stood a shower that had a rock wall. The tub was a jet tub. She slowly left the bathroom and opened another door. What Draco heard when she saw what the door lead to made him laugh.

"Holy shit!" Ginny yelled

"Something wrong Gin?" asked Draco smirking as he leant against the door frame

"Nope" she said shaking her head although her eyes were as wide as plates

"Then why you yell?" asked Draco laughing

"Just flabergasted by the size of this room" she said turning to look at it again before she pointed to a door in the wall "What is it?"

"The walk in closet" laughed Draco

"Oh" she said as she left that room and went and opened the french doors on the far wall

When she had opened the french doors, she gasped at the view. She was over looking her rainbow garden and far past that she saw a little house. Tiliting her head to the side, she squinted ùas she tryed to see it better. Feeling Draco's strong arms come up and wrap themselves around her she leant back into his arms.

"Like the View of Snape Manor?" asked Draco

"That's my parent's place?" she asked pointing at it

"Yes love," he said as he kissed the top of her head "I promised we could live near them"

"I know" she responded sighing

"We have to be getting back" Draco said

"Okay" she said disapointed

"You don't want to go do you?" he asked

"No..." she said looking down "I was hopeing we could christenize the bed room"

"How about we get a bed first?" he laughed

"Alright" she said pouting

"That will be soon" he promised "Now... I'll beat you back to school"

Before she could register what he had said, he had apparated. Glaring at the spot where Draco had once stood. She ran all through the house looking at Draco. Upon realizing she was alone, she left the house. Cursing, she stormed down to her parents manor. When she reached the garden doors that lead into the ballroom, she pull them open with such a force that she put a dent in the oppsing wall. With a wave of her hand the wall had mended itself, but the sound of the crash has signalled her mother. Coming out of her parlor, she froze at the sight of her angry daughter.

"Ginevra love?" asked her mum

"Mother" Ginny said with a curt nod of the head

"What is the matter?" asked Caroline

"I am being forced to floo back to school" sneered Ginny as she grabbed a fist full of floo powder

"Why had you left school?" asked Caroline curiously

"My husband wanted to show me our new house" spat Ginny as she climbed into the fireplace "He then apparated out of the house to god knows where without taking me. I am now stuck taking the floo back to school"

"Oh... well it was good to see you darling, say hello to my other children for me" Caroline said knowing it was helpless to ask her daughter to stay for tea

"Will do mother" Ginny said "I will owl you later. I love you"

"I love you too dear" waved Caroline

"Severus Snape's Office, Hogwarts School!" shouted Ginny before disappearing into the emerald flames

Soon Ginny had landed in her father's office causing him to look up. Rasing an eyebrow at her, she shook her head and left his office. Shaking his head, he returned back to the papers he was marking. As she stalked down the corridor, she wore a glowering expression. When she reached the portrait that lead the way to her and Draco's rooms, she spat the pass word. Once she was gained entrance, she waved her hand and her trunk was packed full of her clothes and all her school books. Smirking she walked to the bathroom and packed all of her make up and all of her personal toiletries. Reentering the head boy dorm, she grabbed her trunk and shrunk it before putting both her trunk and her toiltries bag into her pocket. Grabbing her wand, she left the room the way it was. She stalked towards the Slytherin common room, on a mission to find Pansy. Instead of Pansy however, she found Daphne sitting there reading Witch Weekly. Plopping down on the chair closest to the fire, Ginny turned and addressed Daphne.

"Gotta a spare bed in the dorm?" asked Ginny

"Yup" Daphne said closing the magazine "Draco and you having trouble?"

"Nah, just a fight" Ginny said shrugging

"What was the fight about?" asked Daphne

"He bought me a house without telling me" Ginny started

"That doesn't sound so bad Gin" Daphne said furrowing her eyebrows together

"I didn't even see the house until today" Ginny said "He had already bought it"

"Oh, and you wanted a say" Daphne said nodding her head in agreement "I see how that could be frustrating"

"So I asked if he could take me to see it and he did" Ginny said "Oh Daph, the house is beautiful and don't even get me started on the garden. It looks like a rainbow exploded with all the planted flowers in the garden, there are even vegetables growing. It was all great and going wonderfully until we went to leave."

"What he do" asked Daphne glaring slightly

"He apparated out of the house!" Ginny shrieked in a very un-Slytherin manner "Knowing full well that I can't apparate"

"WHAT!" freaked Daphne "You could have been walking for ages!"

"Yeah, thank god he picked a house near my parents manor, I walked there and flooed back" Ginny said

Just as she had finished talking, Draco came into the common room laughing with his friends. Upon seeing Ginny, he smirked and walked to the other end of the common room and sat down. Daphne, seeing this, got an idea in her head.

"I think you should take that job Ginny." Daphne said winking at Ginny telling her to go along with the story "I mean America would be amazing!"

"I know, I could have you and Pansy over to visit." joined in Ginny standing up "I mean, it's New York City"

"What exactly is modelling job?" asked Daphne standing up and walking towards the stair case that lead to the girls dormitories

"Modelling Jewlery for a Muggle company called Tiffany & co" smirked Ginny as she followed Daphne "They are very high end in the Muggle world"

"So you'd be wearing black alot" stated Daphne as she stopped at the bottom of the stairs, only a foot away from Draco

"Nah, it says in the letter that I need to be nude" smirked Ginny as her and Daphne walked up the stair case leaving Draco open mouthed and glaring at the spot they had once occupied

Ginny and Daphne sat up all night with Pansy who had joined them talking about the couples who had married. They started talking about Pansy's baby and Daphne's upcoming big white wedding. Everytime the conversation turned towards Draco and Ginny, Ginny would sneer and change the topic. After doing each others make overs they crashed, all on the same twin bed. They were awoken at noon by an owl tapping at the window. Daphne reached up and opened the window. Without warning, the owl swooped in and scared the living day lights out of her, causing the other two girls to laugh. The owl landed on Ginny's leg and hooted. After she had untied the letter, the owl hooted and moved to the headboard. Rolling her eyes, she opened the letter.

Ginny,

Where are you? I am quite concerned that you never showed up to our room last night. Also where are all your possessions? They seem to have disappeared. Owl me back at your earliest convienence. Or better yet, come to our rooms.

Draco

Sneering, she crumpled the letter and threw it into the fireplace. She got up and walked over to the writing desk and grabbed a parchment and quil. and started writing.

Draco Malfoy.

I was at our house, if you so wish to call it that. That is after all where you left me yesterday, is it not? After I returned to the school, I didn't see a reason to come back to your rooms, instead I moved back into my dormitory. That would be why all of my possessions are gone from your room.

Ginevra Snape

Smirking, she tied it to the owl's leg and went to her trunk so she could get dressed for the day. Choosing a pair of black jeans and a blue shirt, she got dressed. Grabbing a pair of high tops, she left for the Great Hall with Pansy and Daphne following her. When they entered, they went to their husbands, but Ginny seeing that Draco was seated near them, went and sat down next to Sophie at the Ravenclaw table.

"Morning Soph" stated Ginny as she squeezed herself between her sister and another Ravenclaw

"Morning Ginny" replied Sophie quietly

"You alright Soph?" asked Ginny as she reached for the bowl of eggs

"Mhmm" mumbled Sophie

"Alright. Out with it" Ginny said as she plopped down some bacon and sausage onto her plate

"Out with what?" asked Sophie

"You aren't alright Sophie, I can tell, and there is no use in lying to me about it either, I know you a little to well." replied Ginny

"I'll tell you after breakfast. Can you help me with my transfiguration? I am having trouble with the theory." replied Sophie

"Of course, I have nothing else better to do" replied Ginny smiling

"So... Why are you sitting at the Ravenclaw table?" asked Sophie

"Trying to give me a subtle hint Soph?" Ginny asked winking

"Nah, just shocked to see you here is all. I thought you would be sitting with your husband" sneered Sophie

"Nah, he was a pigheaded git yesterday" replied Ginny finishing off her breakfast "You done?"

"Yup" replied Sophie standing up "Let's go"

The two spent the entire day studying outside by the lake and talking. They were soon joined by Beth and Julia as well. The day had been great until, supper came. The four girls entered the Great Hall together. Julia and Sophie walked to the Ravenclaw table and sat down. Ginny and Beth walked to the Slytherin table and sat down next to each other, away from Draco and his group of friends and their wifes. They made it through the dinner perfectly fine, but as soon as the dessert came, all hell broke loose. The Great Hall doors slammed open and in stalked Joaquin and Celine Parkinson. Glancing at the doors and then at Pansy, Ginny groaned.

'This isn't going to be good' thought Ginny as she wiped her mouth with a napkin

Before Ginny could do anything else, Pansy was being shipped from the Great Hall by her parents. Looking towards Roderick, she saw that he looked pale. Catching Ginny's eye, he slowly stood and followed the Parkinsons out of the hall. After they had left the Hall's noise grew. It wasn't until then that Ginny realized everybody had gone silent. Looking towards Draco, he caught her gaze. Sneering at him, she stood and stalked out of the hall, closely followed by Beth. As the two sisters walked down to the Dungeons, the talked about what just happened.

"You don't think they will kill him do you?" asked Beth as they came to stand in front of the portrait that marked the entrance to the Slytherin Dungeons

"Nah, they wouldn't do a thing like that to their only daughter" Ginny said before whispering the password "Wedlock"

When they entered the common room, they were shocked at the sight that was infront of them. Joaquin and Celine Parkinson were sitting on the chairs by the fire. Caroline Snape was sitting in the chair on the other side of the couch. Roderick and Pansy were sitting side beside on the couch and Severus was standing behind his wife's chair, with a comforting hand on her shoulder. When the portrait opened, they all turned to look at who entered. Frozen still, Ginny and Beth just turned to their parents for confirmation on what to do.

"Dormitories girls" commanded their father

"Yes father" the two girls said in unison

They walked up the stairs, and right after they were out of sight, they squatted down and got comfortable. From where they sat they could clearly hear the conversation being had downstairs in the common room.

"I just don't understand how a pureblood would have a lack of manners" commented Joaquin "It has to be his upbringing"

"I can asure you that our son was raised to be a true pureblood. You can simply thank the spell of alcohol for what he did" said Caroline

"Bull! A true pureblood would still ask for a father's permission" exclaimed Celine

"Granted yes" said Severus "But today's society is different then the one we grew up in"

"How so?" asked Celine sneering

"We had no wedding law that said we had to get married" spoke up Caroline "Becuase of this law, the Ministry has seen fit to plop down all these Wedding Chapels where couples can marry at once, without having to ask permission. For them marrying has become easier"

"I don't appreciate what your son has done" spoke up Joaquin

"Now you know how we felt when we found out about Draco Malfoy marrying our daughter without my permission" spoke up Severus with a stern voice

"I beg your pardon?" asked Celine

"Draco Malfoy? He married your daughter without your permission?" asked Joaquin

"Yes." replied Severus stiffly

"How are you not livid?" asked Celine

"Because I paused long enough between shock and anger to realize that they loved each other" he said "I am not happy with the way they married. But at least she is happy, that is all I hoped for."

"You should raise hell with Lucius and Narcissa!" exclaimed Celine

"That would do nothing" spoke up Roderick "The Malfoy's love Ginny. They are proud to call her their daughter-in-law"

"Noone asked your opinion!" screeched Celine

"That is enough!" exclaimed an enraged Pansy as she stood up and started to move towards her parents "I love Roderick Snape. I am married to Roderick Snape. I am no longer Pansy Parkinson. I am forever Pansy Snape. I am happy and I am loved. I am also pregnent. Not far along, but I am still pregnent. If you two can't except then I don't want you in my live"

"Excuse me?" said her mother looking afronted

"You heard me Mother" Pansy said sneering "I don't want you in my life if you can't except how it is."

"We can't except it all" her father said "We except that you are married and expecting. However we can except how you came to be married"

"Then you can only be in the parts of my life that I choose you be in." pansy said standing firm in her argument

"Very well" said her mother standing swiftly from the chair she occupied before stalking to the portrait "Let us go Joaquin"

"Yes love" he said as he watched his wife leave the common room before turning to his daughter "Good Bye Pansy"

"Father" she said giving him a curt nod as she watched him leave the common room

After the portrait shut behind her father, Pansy collapsed against Roderick. Before anyone could do anything, she started to weep. With a swift wave of his hand, he dismissed his parents. Ginny and Beth slowly stood and made their way to their respective dormitories.