Ch 10) Reunited

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"Ron! Would you hurry up we're going to be late"

Harry and Ron were on their way to pick up Hermione and Ginny at Kings Cross Station. They were running a late because of Ron. As Harry ran to where the barrier he looked at his watch, the train would be pulling in any minute now.

Harry was excited to see Ginny, he was unable to attend the last Hogsmeade outing due to his training. He had yet to tell Ginny about his promotion, he felt it would be better to tell her in person. Since his promotion Harry had been pushed to the limit both physically and mentally. He had barely been able grasp the non verbal transfiguration. He had managed to turn a rabbit, into a pen, even though he was trying to turn it into a cup. His physically training had increased as well he was now running up to ten miles a day. Edwards had decided to incorporate muggle weight training to their regimen a month ago, and some sort of hand to hand combat. So far the weight training wasn't so bad, Harry could start seeing the difference in his physique. He was struggling with hand to hand combat, he was never much of a fighter to begin with.

When he arrived to the barrier he looked around and to make sure no muggles notice him. As he stepped through he saw the train pulling into the station. Harry sighed a breath a relief "Made it just in time" Just as the train came to a stop Ron came in through the barrier "See told you we could make it in time" Harry chose not to answer him.

There were lots of students getting off the train, and Harry was having trouble spotting Ginny 'Maybe shes still on the train' he thought. Just then he was blind sided, he was hit hard around his midsection. He knew only one person who would do that, when he looked down he saw Ginny buried her face in his chest. He lowered his head to take in her flowery aroma that he missed so much.

"Harry i'm so glad to be back. I missed you so much" Said Ginny as she tightened her hold on him.

"I missed you too Ginny, lets get your stuff and let head home" Harry took it upon himself to carry all of Ginnys belongings. All she could say was "Oh what a gentleman" Harry wanting to play along took one of Ginny's hand and kissed it "My Lady" This got both of them laughing hysterically

When they walked into the Burrow Ginny was greeted with hugs and kisses from her parents. George had closed the store early to be there when his little sister arrived home, Bill and Fleur were there as well.

"Ginny its so good to have you back home" said Mr. Weasley as she went to give her only daughter a hug. The only one missing was Ron who went to Hermione's house to have dinner with her parents. Molly went all out to make Ginnys favorite foods and desserts. By the end of the meal everyone was giving their compliments to the cook.

After dinner everyone made their way to the sitting room. Molly as usual started pestering Bill about his hair. Then she moved on to why she still didn't have grandchildren. George was telling his father, Ginny, and Harry how things were down in the shop.

"Its been going great, today someone from the ministry came to talk to me. Apparently the aurors want me to sell them those little bags I gave to you and Ron when you went of on that training exercise. They're thinking of making them a thing for the aurors to carry during missions. They think it could come in handy" said George who was grinning talking about all the business he will get from the ministry.

"You have Edwards to thank for that son, he is the one who is training Ron and Harry. He was the one who suggested it to Chief Robards"

"Harry make sure you give him my thanks. With the business the ministry will be giving me I think I could use that money into opening a new store up in Hogsmeade"

Harry was glad to hear George was thinking of expanding his business. Harry then heard a question being directed towards him from George.

"So Harry hows your new promotion working out" Harry was about to answer when he saw the look on Ginny's face, she had no idea what George was talking about. Harry had yet to tell Ginny about his promotion to a second year trainee.

"Harry. Whats George talking about. Did you get a promotion?" asked Ginny

"Yeah, I got promoted to a second year trainee. Sorry I didn't tell you sonnor I was going to surprise you with the news later" Ginny knew better than to be mad at him for that, so she let it go, but what Harry said next took her by surprise.

"The training is harder, but I'm trying my best. The great thing is Ron and I will be allowed to go on missions, doesn't that sound great" Time seemed to stop for Ginny, It felt as if someone had punched her in the stomach 'what did he just say, cant its to soon, i'm not ready for this' Ginny was out of it for a while she was brought back from reality when she heard Harry repeatedly calling her name "Ginny, Ginny are... are you okay"

"Huh? Oh... Yeah, fine" Ginny was trying her best to keep her emotions at check. She was mad but not at Harry, but at the people responsible for letting him go on missions. She thought Harry had three years to go before he would go on a real missions. She had no idea he could go even if he wasn't a full auror yet. She had a hard time keeping it together when he went off on the training exercise were very little could go wrong. How would she be able to handle it when he goes of on a real missions where he can actually die. She couldn't take it anymore she needed to get out. She got up and ran to her room where she locked herself in.

No one knew what to say or do, it caught them all by surprise especially Harry.

"Umm did I say something wrong" Harry asked the woman in the room.

"No dear you didn't say anything wrong" Harry stood up and was about to head for Ginny's room when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see it was Fleur who was shaking her head

"No, 'arry. I shall speak to 'er" Harry was grateful for that, he also noticed how much Fleurs English had improved. She headed up the stairs Harry could hear Fleur knock and ask to come in. It would be a while before Fleur would come back down stairs.

"Fleur is she okay"

"Oi, 'arry. She shall be alright, but I theenk you should per'aps go talk to 'er" Harry thank Fluer for what she did and headed up the stairs to Ginny's room. When he got to the door he knocked, he heard Ginnys muffled voice telling him to enter

Harry walking into the room he took in the sight, not much had changed since the first time he walked in there, it looked the same, it even smelled the same. He saw Ginny sitting on her bed with her knees to her chest. She was playing with the locket Harry had given her before she left to Hogwarts.

"Gin is.. is everything alright. I feel like I said something wrong that made you upset. What ever it was i'm sorry" Ginny couldn't help but chuckle a little, but she went back to being serious right away.

"you didn't do anything wrong. I just got scared when you said you are allowed to go on missions now. It made me think what if something happened to. How would I be able to handle living without you" Just saying that made Ginny's eyes water, which made her even more frustrated

"You must think in a bloody leaky hose" Harry walked over to where she was he wiped her tears away with his hand, and then put an arm around her.

"To tell you the truth Ginny, i'm scared too. Im scared I will never get to see you again." this caught her a little off guard, but she knew he also had the right to be scared, It was his life on the line

"But I think about the future... our future. Someday I want you to be my wife. But right now there to many danger out there. There hasn't been a single death eater arrest since the war ended. I have a feeling they're still out there, planning something. I have to stop them, I know I wont be able to do it by myself" Harry pauses for a moment he looks at the floor and then back at Ginny "But I have to try. In order to make this world safe for you, and our future family" Ginny fixed herself into a position where she could once again bury her face in Harry's chest. Here is where she felt safest of all.

"Harry I want you to promise me one thing"

"What is it?"

"When you go on missions no matter what, we will never say goodbye to each other. Because I hate goodbye." Harry wasn't sure how to respond to this

"What I mean is rather than saying goodbye we should say see you later. Because no matter what, we will see each other later. Whether its in this live, or the next" Harry gave her a smile and a nod to show he agreed with her.

"Ginny I know what will cheer you up. How about you and I go spend the day with Teddy tomorrow" Ginny let out a squeal of delight and started to kiss Harry to show him how wonderful his idea was.

"Did I tell you what he has been doing recently"

"No, what does he do" Harry went on to tell Ginny how Teddy changes his hair to the same shade as Ginnys as if to ask for her. Ginny was touched.

"Well I better go to my room, im sure youre tired and want to rest." Harry said as he got off the bed. Ginny stopped him by grabbing onto his arm. He turned to look at her, she had this fire in her eyes that drove him crazy.

"Who said i'm tired" she said as she pulled him onto the bed.

...

The next morning Ginny was up early, she went down to make breakfast. She even went to go wake Harry, but to her surprise he wasn't in his bed. When she got back to the kitchen she looked out the window and saw him coming in a full speed sprint. Thats when she remembered he runs every morning as part as his training, she observed him as he tried to catch his breath, she noticed his shirt was soaking wet of sweat. She was still looking at him when he entered the kitchen, she was a little mesmerized wondering what he did to get like this. She didn't even hear when Harry told her he was going to take a shower and join her for breakfast. Once Ginny finished making breakfast she decided to go and tell Harry it was ready. She saw the light of the bathroom was still on so he must have been in there. She didn't hear the water running so she didn't bother to knock thinking he would be decent. She was wrong. It turns out Harry had just turned of the water and she headed for the door. When she opened the door there was Harry standing in all his glory. Ginny gave him a quick look, and turned scarlet red, she was so embarrassed she couldn't move. Harry trying not to make things any more awkward then they already were says "I'll be down in a minute for breakfast" Ginny who was still red just gave a nod and closed the door. She went back to her room closed the door and slide to the floor. She was so embarrassed, it was the first time she had ever seen Harry naked. The more she thought about the incident the more that picture of his body kept popping into her head. She had seen him without a shirt when they would go swimming over the summer. But his body had changed since then, he was more tone and muscular now.

Ginny tried to gather herself and headed down stairs, Harry was already there waiting for her. He had served her some breakfast and was placing it on the table. Ginny who was still embarrassed of what happened did not look Harry in the eye. When they finished Harry cleared the table and asked Ginny if she was ready to head out.

Since it was still early Harry decided it was best to apparate to Andromedas house rather than popping in through the floo network. One second they are at the Burrow the next they appear in front of the Tonks residents, they could hear Teddy laughs from where they stood. . Ginny who had still not said a word to Harry since the incident was still keeping to herself. Harry knew he had to say something

"Ginny, its ok you know. I'm not mad that you opened the door, it happens. I cant tell you how many times one of your brothers has opened the door while in in the shower" the last part made Ginny laugh.

"So you're not mad then"

"No im not, if you want we can pretended it never happened. But I want to know one thing"

"Whats that"

"Did you like what you saw" he said with an impish grin, then Harry began to give a small laugh realizing Ginny went scarlet red once again, 'Guess thats settles that' he thought to himself. He headed to the door and knocked before he entered. The second Harry entered Teddy went a little wild bouncing up and down. Then he turned his hair the same shade as Ginnys.

"You're in luck little man I have a surprise for you" From the door he signaled for Ginny to enter. The second Teddy got a glimpse of Ginny he went even crazier and crawled as fast as his little body could towards her. Once at her feet he signaled for her to pick him up, he was so happy once in Ginny's arms. He started to gurgle as if trying to talk to Ginny, which earned him a kiss on the cheek from his godmother.

"How are you Teddy did you miss me" Teddy replied with another gurgle. Harry went over to see if Teddy would give him a hug, but he would not go anywhere, he was staying put with Ginny.

"Looks like he missed you alot Gin"

They had told Andromeda to go out and relax, they had everything under control. She decided to go visit a friend for the afternoon, she said she would be back around five. Harry and Ginny spent the whole morning playing with Teddy. At one point Ginny was observing how Harry handled himself with Teddy 'he's going to make a great dad someday' thought Ginny. Ever since the morning incident in the bathroom Ginny started to notice Harry body more than usual. It was the way his clothes fit him, he had put on a few pounds but it appeared to be mostly muscle, what ever he was doing in training it was working. Thinking about his body had changed made Ginny blush.

Around two Harry had managed to put Teddy down for a nap, he found himself with Ginny curled up on the couch. Before they knew it they were kissing, and with each kiss the passion intensified. Before long Harry wound up on top of Ginny, he was kissing her neck and listening as she took deep breaths letting him know she liked it. Gunny had started to run her hand up his shirt, till she was touching his bare chest. She was attempting to remove his shirt when Harry spoke up

"Ginny Teddy could wake up any moment" Ginny just shrugged it off. Then Harry said something again

"What if your brother find out, they will kill" She laughed at this part, since she was not afraid of her brothers.

"Were not doing anything wrong we're just kissing" Ginny knew she still wasn't ready to make the next step in their relationship. They kept going for a little while longer trying their best not to get too carried away when they heard a cry, Teddy was awake from his nap. Harry volunteered to go get him while she made him a bottle. The rest of the afternoon was spent chasing Teddy around who was having a blast with his godparents. Right at five Andromeda made her return, she found a well feed Teddy, who was also bathed and changed. As Harry said his goodbyes to Teddy, when Ginny went to say goodbye Teddy began to cry he didn't want to see her leave. When Andromeda tried to take him so she could leave he let out loud wails. Till Ginny came up with an idea

"Andromeda, would it be ok if Harry and I take him for the night"

"Oh Ginny I don't know, thats to much to ask"

"Its not problem at all, we have an old cot he can sleep in. Plus my mum will be there. Just think about it, you would get to sleep in tomorrow morning"

"Alright you make a good point, its been ages since i've gotten to sleep in" Andromeda handed Teddy back over to Ginny while she went to pack him an overnight bag. Andromeda had agreed to pick him up around dinner time, so she could join in on the family dinner. She handed the bag over to Harry while Ginny held Teddy.

When they walked into the Burrow Ginny and Harry saw Molly preparing dinner. Ginny explained everything to her mother, Molly was thrilled to have a baby in her home once again. She called Arthur to the kitchen to tell him to go get the old cot so Teddy could sleep in it. When he returned with the cot, he noticed there was a bit of a dilemma. No one seemed to agree were Teddy should sleep, Ginny said she would take him for the night. Harry on the other hand wouldn't have it that way, he wanted Teddy to stay up in the attic room with him and Ron. Molly wasn't to sure how Ron would react to a baby who would wake up crying during the middle of the night. Mr. Weasley was the one who came up with the perfect solution.

"Why don't we set this up in Bills only room, Harry can stay in there with Teddy" his wife loved the idea. So it was settled that Harry would spend the night in Bills old room with Teddy. After dinner Harry and Ginny gave Teddy another bath since he seemed to get more food on his cloths rather than in his mouth. By the end of the evening after Teddy was once again bathed and put to bed. Harry and Ginny found themselves in the living room with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Both where exhausted, Ginny wondered how Andromeda managed to do it every single day. Her parents laughed being thankful that don't have to put up with that anymore.

"You know Harry, Ginny was a handful as a baby, even as a toddler" Mrs. Weasley began "She hated wearing her nappies, she would take them off and run around the house butt naked" at this Ginny turned red, she did not want her boyfriend hear that. "You know I think I might have some pictures of her doing it"

"NO!" Ginny could take Harry hearing the stories but she would lose it if he ever saw those god awful pictures. After a short while everyone went up to bed. Teddy only woke up once during the night and it was for a change, Harry was quickly able to get him back to sleep.

The next day went by like a blur both Harry and Ginny spent most of their time keeping up with Teddy who for some reason only wanted to climb the stairs. When it came close to dinner time Andromeda showed up ready to take her grandson back home after dinner. Molly had seen to it that all her children minus Charlie who was in Romania be there. Hermione had also been invited, she arrived around mid afternoon to spend some time with Harry and Ginny. Bill and Fleur arrived shortly after, Molly tried using Teddy as motivation to get them to start a family. Percy arrived shortly after Andromeda who was accompanied by Audrey. This was the first time Ginny had met her, Harry was right she was the complete opposite of Percy. But in a weird way they were perfect for eachother, she helped balance Percy. He didn't seem to up tight when she was around.

When it came time for Teddy to say his goodbye to Harry and Ginny it was a little bittersweet, but he went without crying. Harry and Ginny promised to go visit him soon. There were many conversations going on after Andromedas and Teddy's departure. Ginny got to know Audrey better, they were joined by Hermione, and Fleur. Harry was talking with the rest of the Weasley boys while the Parents sat having their own conversation. Harry was telling Bill he spent the night in his old room

"I hope you don't mind Bill"

"Nonsense Harry. In fact you should move in there now. That way you don't have to put up with Ickle Ronniekins" This got a round of laughs from everyone but Ron. Harry was happy about the offer but he still had intentions about moving out, he didn't give Bill a clear answer but just said "Thanks for the offer" Ginny who was paying attention to the boys noticed the hesitation in Harry's voice, she was going to get to the bottom of this. Her chance would come when Harry snuck into her room. During the summer when Hermione was spend most of her time at the Burrow the two couples had developed a system. After Ron's parents had gone to bed Hermione would go up to Ron's room and Harry would go down to Ginnys. The would switch back before sunrise. Harry was sliding into Ginny's bed as she got closer and laid her head on his shoulder, and with one finger drawing circles around his chest.

"Harry can I ask you something"

"Anything"

"Why did you hesitant when Bill was offering you his old room, don't you want it?"

"Its not that I don't want it" He shifted so he could look at her in the eyes and tell her "Its because im not planning on living here much longer. I was thinking of finding my own place, I want to start my life" Harry hoped Ginny wouldn't be mad at him for wanting to move out.

"Why didnt you just say so"

"Wait so you're not mad I want to move out"

"Why would I be mad, you want to start your life I understand"

"Im just afraid to tell your mum" Ginny couldn't help but laugh Harry the person who stood up to the darkest wizard in history was afraid to tell a middle age housewife he is moving out. "You want to know a plus to having your own place. When I come back from school I could spend the nights there" She said giving him a little wink, Harry understood perfectly what she meant.

"Maybe you can go with me to look at a couple flats in London"

"I would like that, can we do it tomorrow" Harry had to tell her he was unable to do it because he had his training, but he would try to see if he could work something out. They would talk for a few more hours before they each drifted off into sleep.

...

The next morning Harry had returned from his morning run when he found Hermione, Ginny, and Mrs. Weasley making breakfast for the men. Ron, and Mr. Weasley were already at the table eating. Harry sat down as Ginny filled his plate with food. Everything was going fine until the Daily Prophet arrived and Mr. Weasley began to read it

"Oh no, this is not good news" This got everyones attention, so he continued "Looks like the Daily Prophet has decided to rehire Rita Skeeter. Looks like shes taking up her old post there, as well as her column in Witch Weekly" Hermione was the first to answer

"How could they hire that horrible wench back, especially after that book of lies she wrote about Dumbledore. And not to mention all the lies she wrote about Harry during the Triwizard Tournament" Harry just hoped he would not be involved in any of her new articles. Deciding not to worry about it Harry and Ron got their things and left for training, but not before a kiss from their girlfriends wishing them luck.

At Auror HQ everything was the same Harry and Ron went to do their usual morning sparring session with Edwards, before he would start the lesson for the day. On this day Edwards cut his lesson short giving the boys an early lunch, he told them once they return they were to report to his office, he had something he needed to discuss with them. When they returned they found that both Lopez and Forte were in the office as well. It turned out Edwards was going to let them get a little more involved with auror cases. He wanted Harry to work with Lopez and track down an escaped Death Eaters. Edwards handed Harry a stack of parchments with information on the case. When he opened it he was a bit surprised to find out who he would be helping track down, Antonin Dolohov. Harry immediately thought of Teddy, since this was the man who killed his father. He was now even more determined to bring Dolohov down. He and Lopez got to work immediately. Both Harry and Ron showed their partners how determined they were when it came to taking down Death Eaters. The rest of the day was spent going over the case work.

By the time the two Aurors to be returned home they were welcomed by their ladies waiting for them with a nice hefty meal. Harry thought he could get use to getting home everyday and Ginny having food ready.

"How was your day Harry" asked Ginny

"It was good, we did the usual training routine. After lunch Edwards assigned me and Ron a case for a couple of Death Eaters" Ginny didn't not like it one bit that Harry would start hunting down the Death Eaters so quickly, she tried to not let her emotions show.

"Oh... really that good Harry" Ginny only hoped Harry didn't notice how worried she about him being already placed on a case. She worried not just for his safety, but for his life.

A/N: I know my Fleur accent is probably horrible, but I tried. Also im pretty sure Dolohov was killed in the battle, not 100% sure though. But im going to go with it either way.