Chapter 10-Delightful Developments

Luna spent the next day trying to paint, but for the first time she was uninspired. She hadn't slept well and was tired. The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were now informed was a relief, but Luna worried about her father. The last time she had been to visit he still hadn't accepted that she was gone permanently and had tried to make her return home.

Harry and Ginny returned home a bit earlier than usual that afternoon, as they had both negotiated some time off for 'family reasons'. They each apparated home to Luna first, then the threesome took each other's hands and apparated to the pathway leading to the Lovegood house. As soon as they appeared, Luna heard her father whistling. At least he seemed to be in a good mood. She took Harry and Ginny's hands and led them to door. Luna knew she could go in, but this was no longer her home, so she knocked and waited. Mr. Lovegood opened the door almost immediately and was obviously thrilled to see her. He was about to hug her when he realized that she was clutching the two people at her sides.

"LUNA! You've come home! Oh, hello Ginny, hello Harry, um please come in."

Mr. Lovegood then stepped back to allow them to enter. Luna led them into the small parlor on the side of the kitchen and sat down. The loveseat was small, but she made Harry and Ginny squeeze in with her. Harry didn't mind the closeness and knew that Luna would need their support as she began to speak.

"Daddy, I've come to talk to you and I need you to listen. Like I've told you before, this is no longer my home. I will not be moving back. As you know, I moved in with Harry a while ago. What I did not tell you is that I also was moving in with Ginny. The three of us are together and quite happy. We love each other and I hope you can accept this and be happy for me."

Luna finished in a rush. Ginny thought that what Luna had just said was the longest speech she had ever heard her give. The three of them waited and stared at Mr. Lovegood. He was quite pale and seemed unable to speak. After a couple of minutes, Harry spoke up.

"Mr. Lovegood, I love Luna and I love Ginny. I have researched how to formalize our union and we have decided on an old wizard ceremony called a bonding. It is much like a wedding. We are planning the bonding for two months from now. I know this will take some time, but I hope you will be able to attend and celebrate our joy."

"Mr. Lovegood, you really need to know how much we love each other. It's not just that I love Harry and he loves Luna, but Luna and I love each other."

Finally, the three of them seemed to have said all they could and again waited on Mr. Lovegood. A full five minutes later, Harry was beginning to wonder what to do when Mr. Lovegood finally spoke.

"Luna, I don't know that I understand this, but I want you to be happy, but I still don't understand. I need to think. Please go and give me time to think. Maybe I will call tomorrow."

Then he stood up and the three of them walked to the door. As they turned to leave, Harry turned back.

"Mr. Lovegood, our address is number 12 Grimmauld Place, please call at any time."

Then the threesome stepped out the door and apparated home.

The next day was Friday and Harry and Ginny woke early to head to the Ministry. Luna was still upset from the night before and also wasn't hungry, so she said goodbye to them before they went downstairs to breakfast and then she went back to sleep. She hadn't expected her father to be so cold when she finally told him the truth and now she wondered if he would ever accept her happiness. After she woke, Luna ran a few errands and returned home, inquiring of Kreacher if anyone had called, but no one had.

Luna was moping around the house when Harry came home shortly after lunch. He was being sent out of town for a couple of days on Ministry business and needed to grab his bag. He was distressed to see Luna so unhappy and decided that the Ministry could wait a little while. He tried talking to her, but there wasn't much to say, so he just held her and kissed her. Luna began responding to him ardently and Harry carried her to bed. He undressed Luna slowly, marveling yet again at her beauty. He placed kisses all over her and soon she was begging him to enter her. Harry slid into her slowly and Luna whimpered. All thoughts but Harry left her mind as she began moving in unison with him. Their lovemaking was slow and steady until the end when they shuddered to a massive climax together and collapsed. Harry didn't want to move, but his few minutes of extra time were now an hour and others would be waiting on him. He kissed Luna deeply one more time and urged her to sleep. Then he reluctantly climbed off of her, cleaned up, dressed and left. He would have to make up an excuse for his delay, as he doubted that his boss would like to hear 'one of my fiancés was down so I decided to make love to her before I left'. Harry laughed at the thought of what kind of looks that would get him.

Ginny arrived home at her usual time that evening and Luna was in her studio painting. Ginny was glad to see that Luna looked better than she had in the morning. Harry had stopped at Ginny's office that afternoon to let her know about his assignment and to tell her he was heading home to pick up his bag. Ginny asked Luna if she had been home to see Harry when he stopped in.

"Oh, yes, Harry was quite sweet and stayed a while to cheer me up."

The look in Luna's eyes told Ginny that Harry had been more than a little delayed by his 'quick trip' home and she was glad. A bit of loving appeared to be what Luna had needed. Then Ginny remembered Harry's visit to her office earlier. He had stopped to talk and give her a brief kiss, but the kiss quickly escalated until a co-worker of Ginny's made a loud coughing noise to bring them back to reality. Ginny had wanted more, but there was a limit to what you could do in an office. She was lucky though, working in the Women's Quidditch office she had all women around her and they were quite sympathetic and just a tiny bit jealous of the handsome Mr. Potter. Ginny decided to let Luna get back to painting and gave her a quick kiss. Kreacher wouldn't have dinner ready for a while, so Ginny decided to catnap on the sofa while she waited.

Later in the evening, Luna brought her canvas down to the living room while Ginny did a bit of paperwork that she had brought from the office. They talked from time to time, Luna always showing an interest in Ginny's work. The house felt a bit empty without Harry, but it was a content evening spent together. As they made their way to bed, Luna took Ginny in her arms and began tracing kisses down her. They undressed slowly, but their speed increased as they became inflamed. They arranged themselves in a 69 and came quickly in each other's mouths, then Luna flipped Ginny over and plunged several fingers deep in her, coaxing her to another wonderful orgasm. Sated and quite happy, they fell asleep wrapped up together.

The next day was Saturday and they slept in as usual. As Ginny began to awaken, she realized something was wrong and rushed to the bathroom to be sick. Luna heard her and came in, worried. Ginny decided to go back to bed right when Kreacher arrived with a breakfast tray. The smell of the food sent Ginny running back to the bathroom. Luna dismissed Kreacher and the food, cleaned Ginny up and then put her back to bed. Then Luna curled up next to Ginny as she yawned.

"I don't know Gin, I'm just so tired, maybe we should just sleep."

Ginny lay there for a minute and then pieces of a puzzle seemed to click together.

"Oh gods, no, how? We've been careful, no, it can't be."

"What Ginny?"

"Luna, I am sick and you have been sleeping more each day. I know you lost your mother young, but I have a mother who has had seven children and she has told me the symptoms. Do you think we could be pregnant?"

Luna looked up at her, bemused.

"But we've been careful Gin. Harry always casts a charm on us before, well except maybe…"

Before Luna could finish, Ginny jumped in.

"The proposal night! Luna, remember? We levitated Harry upstairs and then well I don't think any of us took the time to worry about anything. And, well, we already know our cycles are within two days of each other."

Luna sat up in bed quickly.

"Oh nargles! My father will never talk to me now. What do we do? Should we wait for Harry to get home?"

Ginny knew there was no way she could wait two days, especially if she kept barfing.

"No, Luna, I think we need to take a quick shopping trip."

They returned home with two potion kits an hour later. They retreated to their bathroom and took them together. The potions started clear and would turn light pink if they were negative. If they were positive, then they would turn a shade of purple. The kit included a small chart indicating approximate number of weeks indicated by each shade. Within minutes, Ginny and Luna were staring at two bright purple potions. They were the exact same shade and put them at about four weeks pregnant. They both stood in shock. What would Harry say? Why did he have to be gone right now? They decided to leave the potions for Harry to see when he returned home. Then Ginny's stomach started growling and she realized she was starving so they decided to get some lunch.

It was just how Mrs. Weasley had told her daughter it would be, she would be sick all morning and famished for the rest of the day. As they ate lunch in contemplative silence, Luna finally spoke up.

"Well, I think I'm going to be happy. I love Harry and I will love our baby. And, we will have them together which I think will be good."

Then Luna fell silent again. Ginny looked at Luna and her depression lifted. She leaned across the table and kissed her lover.

"Luna love, you are so right. I refuse to be upset. This will be wonderful."