hello dumplings! Sorry it's been so long! Anyway here's the next chapter! Xx
Harry woke with an ache in his back, a stiffness in his neck, and a strange feeling of emptiness from the lack of Ginny's body curled up against him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around the unfamiliar room, or at least he looked around the ceiling, noticing all the little crack, only able to move his eyes, he couldn't move his head, couldn't feel his feet. A sudden panic settled over him and his breathing sped up along with his heart rate. He heard someone jump beside him and within a second Ginny's beautiful face was peering into his own. Her hair was all squashed and puffed up on one side and she had a red line across her face from where she had lain on the bars attached to Harry's bed. He tried to smile at her, to let her know that he was ok, but he couldn't and that infuriated him, that he couldn't even smile at his own wife. Realising the problem, Ginny waved her wand to remove the 'petrificus totalus' spell put on him by the healers so he wouldn't damage his back again.
"Baby, don't move Harry. Try not to move. Ok?"
"Ok. What happened Ginny?"
"Umm you were hit by a bludger. You would have died you fell so far, but I caught you with the 'aresto momentum' charm, but the jolt from that snapped your spine in half, it was already pretty mushed up by the bludger, but you won't be able to walk for a while, and there's no way your playing quidditch again. I know you love it but you won't physically be able and I really don't want you to, please don't be mad." Despite the pain in his back and Ginny's orders, he reached up his arms and pulled her into his arms, holding her head firm against his chest. He felt her hot tears dripping onto his bare chest. That brought another thought to life.
"Ginny? Where's my jersey?" She giggled
"ha, um see, they took it off so they could get a better look at your back and put some strapping on it so you wouldn't move, so I put it on, it smells nice, like you." This made him smile and he knew she wasn't complaining about his lack of a shirt, so he just lay there.
"What's gonna happen now then? When can I get out of here?"
"The healers are coming now, they'll explain everything and I'll be right here the whole time, I promise. We'll get through this together" he nodded, shooting bolts of pain through his neck and back, making him gasp out loud. Ginny yelled for the healers, using a lot of unrepeatable language whilst telling them that they had been waiting for ages and the man who SAVED THE WORLD by KILLING VOLDEMORT was in pain and lots of it. She held Harry's hand and stroked his forehead until the healers came. While they waited, Harry pondered aloud what he would do as a job now. His favourite subject was always defence against the dark arts, so had Ginny send a letter to professor McGonagall, headmistress of Hogwarts, asking if they had need for a new DADA teacher and offering himself, thrilled at the idea of going to work at Hogwarts again. The healers arrived and told Harry about his treatment.
"You'll be in a lot of pain for a while, and you need to let the bone grow back in your spine, but you've regrown bones before I hear? So you need to stay here for tonight just so we can keep an eye on you, but you should be ok to go home tomorrow, though you can't apparate or ride a broom for at least a month. Ok?" They gave him some painkillers and left him and when he woke the next morning, he took his disgusting medicine and was driven in one of the luxury ministry cars back to 12 Grimauld Place. He spent the next two weeks in absolute agony, trying not to move, but sometimes having no choice. Ginny was a dutiful nurse and wife, but they were quickly working through Harry's huge stack of good at Gringotts. By the time christmas came, Harry's back was good as new and they had gone to the Weasley's to spend time with Ginny's family. Remus and Nymphadora's son Teddy was there as Molly and Arthur were looking after him. Harry and Ginny were meant to take him off their hands weeks ago, once they'd finished decorating the nursery, but because of Harry's back, they'd had to postpone taking the little boy with green hair until today. Harry swore that teddy would never see the cruelty he did when he lost his parents, that he would have a loving home where great stories of his parents would be told. After dinner,he remembered that he had some news. He stood up and addressed the crowd before him: Molly, Arthur, Ginny, Teddy, Ron, Hermione, Fred, Angelina, Percy, bill and Fleur.
"I have some news. I've been offered the defence against the dark arts post at Hogwarts and McGonagall owled me this morning, offering Ginny the position as the new school healer as Madame Pomfrey is retiring." This earned a huge round of applause, some cheers and hugs all round and Mrs Weasley brought out another batch of cakes. They had a great night, but Ginny saved Harry's present for when they got home. They put teddy into the bed they had in his new room at Grimauld place, and Ginny walked Harry back downstairs, giggling at his confused expression as they walked past the door to their bedroom. She sat him down on the floor by the tree like a little boy and placed a small box, wrapped in red and gold, in his hands. He ripped it open and stared at what he found. A pregnancy test, showing positive. The cogs finally turned in his head and he pulled Ginny into his arms, grinning like the village idiot. They were having a baby of their own. Ginny was pregnant with his baby! His hands went automatically to her stomach and when they went to bed that night, they lay with Ginny's back pressed up against Harry's chest, his hands rubbing gentle circles on her stomach, and fell into a blissful slumber.
Nice long one for you! Last chapter up soon xx
