"So don't you just love the morning sickness?" Isabel joked as she, Lavender, and Ginny sat in Ginny's living room.
"I actually haven't had it that bad. Some mornings I feel slightly sick, but otherwise I'm pretty good." Ginny shrugged.
"God! You're lucky." Lavender sighed.
"I'm actually really surprised to be honest. I know that mornings were rough for the both of you guys." Ginny giggled.
"Lets not get cocky now. It still can get worst." Isabel laughed.
"I wonder where Luna is? She should be here by now, it's not everyday that we have a girls night out." Ginny said looking towards the door. "And it's a real girls night since the guys are having their own guys night out and the kids or with my parents." Ginny added.
"Don't worry, I'm sure that she's just running a little late." Lavender shrugged. "So how is the wedding planning going?" Lavender asked, changing the subject.
"Good! I actually decided that it's going to be in 8 weeks." Ginny said nonchalantly.
"In 8 weeks?!" Isabel yelled coughing. "Ginny! That's insane!" She added.
"Well it was actually my mom's idea. And I don't want to be a whale while walking down the aisle." Ginny explained.
"You're going to be super busy. I hope your mom is willing to pick up most of the slack." Lavender said surprised.
"Yes, she said that she'll do everything, and all I have to do is to tell her what I like or don't like." Ginny explained. Isabel was about to say something when there came rapid hard knocking on the door. Lavender was closest to the door so she opened it. Luna came storming in with tears in her eyes.
"Luna what's wrong?" Isabel asked shocked.
"Something happened to him!" Luna cried.
"What? Who? What happened? Is it James?" Lavender asked, just then a silvery Stallion came through the wall.
"Ginny." He spoke in Draco's voice. "We need you to come to the ministry immediately." It spoke in a firm, yet tense voice and then it's disappeared. Everyone turned to Luna.
"Go quickly please!" Luna cried.
Ginny was running down the halls of the ministry to the hospital wing. "No! Stay back." Ginny called back to Luna, Isabel, and Lavender as she entered the hospital wing. She heard yelling down the hall and she followed it quickly. There was a crash and some more yelling.
"No! You're lying! You're lying! Let me see him!" Ginny could hear Harry's voice. She turned the corner and she saw Ron pulled Harry away from a bed. Draco was leaning over the bed with his head bent down. Ginny could have sworn that she could see him shaking, even as far away as she was.
"Drake." Ginny whispered and took a step forward. Draco lifted his head and then turned towards Ginny. He quickly started towards her shaking his head.
"No, it's too late." He said plainly and took Ginny into his arms. Before he buried his head into Ginny's shoulder she saw that his eyes were bright red.
"What? What am I too late for? Who is that on the table?" Ginny asked. She was so confused. Draco lifted his head and stared at her.
"It's Remus." Draco said plainly. Ginny left her legs give out from under her. Her head was spinning and she couldn't believe what she just heard. Draco caught Ginny into his arms and guided her to the nearest chair. "Ginny. Are you ok?" Draco asked concerned as he knelt down by her and took her hand into his.
"What do you mean it's Remus?" Ginny asked, she didn't realize until she spoke that she was already crying. Tears were streaming down her face as she looked over to the body that laid on the bed. A sheet was covering it so Ginny couldn't see if it was actually Remus, she hope that she just heard Draco incorrectly.
"Remus was hit with a curse. Harry and Ron carried him back here, while another auror sent a patronus to me. That was when I sent you my patronus since I was told that Remus was only hurt. We all got here at the same time, but when we got Remus to the hospital wing he was already-already- he had passed already." Draco choked on his own words.
"Bu-but Remus is retired from the field. He hadn't worked in the field since the second wizard war." Ginny cried shaking her head. "Why was he even there?" She asked looking around for an answer. Just as she looked around she saw a nurse waking towards the area where Ginny left Luna, Lavender, and Isabel. Before Ginny realized what she was doing, she was running towards the nurse as fast as she could run in her heels. "Nooo!" Ginny yelled as the nurse walked out of the hospital wing. Ginny saw the nurse shaking her head as she was talking to the three girls and watching Luna fall to the ground in tears.
Draco sat at his desk with his head down, looking blankly at his desk. His hands were tangled into his hair. He had become an insomniac and hadn't slept for the pass three days. He couldn't believe what this day was about to bring. He felt a tear trail down his cheek and then drop to the top of his desk. He heard the door of his office open and close, he didn't look up. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a gentle hand place his dress robe and a black suit on the side of his desk.
"Draco." Ginny's voice was so soft that it was just barley a whisper. Draco forced himself to look up. Ginny's eyes were already bright red and there were obvious tear tracks trailing down her face. She was in a plain black dress and in low black heels. Draco hated seeing her like this, he wanted to make all of her pain to go away, but he can't even make himself feel any better so how can he comfort her and to tell her everything will be ok. "Draco, it's time." Ginny whispered softly.
"Ok." Draco nodded his head and slowly stood up. Ginny walked around his desk and instinctively Draco opened his arms up and took Ginny into his arms. "Shhhh." Draco whispered and kissed Ginny's hair as Ginny cried into his chest.
"I'm sorry." Ginny shook her head and pulled away.
"Ginerva stop it." Draco said sweetly. "Today is not the day to be sorry for crying." He said sternly as he looked intently into Ginny's eyes. Ginny nodded her head and wiped her eyes.
"Did you sleep at all?" Ginny asked trying to change the subject. Draco simply shook his head and pulled his shirt over his head and pulled his arms through his dress shirt. "Drake." Ginny whispered and laid her hand softly on Draco's hand. Draco paused his motions and looked up at Ginny. "Stop blaming yourself." Ginny whispered strongly.
"He had children Gin." Draco whispered and then stopped to hold back his emotions.
"So do a lot of the aurors." Ginny pointed out.
"He was retired, why did I "ok" him to go out that night?" Draco slammed his hand down onto his desk. "Why didn't I make him go on probation first? That's protocol for any retired person to go through."
"Because he had demanded you to allow him to skip all of the necessary steps for weeks. He was a war hero not for only the second wizard war but the first one too. He knew what he was getting himself into." Ginny cooed and rubbed Draco's back. "Plus even Ron and Harry were on your back about allowing Remus to go that night." She added. "Not to say it was their fault. It's apart of the job everyone knows that, and it's no ones fault when things like this happens." Ginny said in a soft voice.
"And what about his children? They are now orphans. Their parents were taken away from them in the name of the ministry." Draco said almost coldly.
"Harry will take them both. He's Nicolas' Godfather anyway. Even though I am Rose' Godmother, neither he nor I would want to spilt them up. Not at a time like this." Ginny said plainly. "I think that he even prefers it, it gives him a little piece of Remus." Ginny added. Draco stayed quiet and only nodded his head. Silence filled the air as Draco finished changing into his suit and dress robes.
"I can't believe he's gone. He was one of the few people in this place who didn't look at me like I was the enemy. He and Kingston were the only few who took me under their wing. Remus-Remus he was caring, trusting, and rarely saw the bad in people." Draco spoke mostly to himself out loud. Draco rubbed his eyes and then turned towards Ginny and then placed his hand on her stomach.
"I won't go out into the field anymore." Draco said looking down at Ginny's stomach.
"Draco, no!" Ginny said and placed one of her hands on Dracos'. "You love being an auror. I don't want to ever stop you form living your dream." Ginny said firmly.
"Ginny, you and the baby are my dream. This is a job or a career, but it's not my life or my world." Draco said just as firm.
"Draco, you're only saying this because of Remus' death." Ginny said shaking her head.
"Of course it is. His death was a wake up call. One that I needed too." Draco said pulling Ginny into his arms. "If I wasn't in the position that I am, then yes maybe I wouldn't be making this decision. But I am in a position of power and so I'm going to use it. I'm not saying that I will never go out into the field or that I will always substitute someone else's life for my own. I just won't be the first to jump for the opportunity if it isn't necessary." Draco explained.
"Alright. I hope that you will think about it a little more." Ginny sighed and allowed the corner of her mouth to lift up into a slight smile. "Finish getting dress and meet me in the lab. We're meeting Blaise, Isabel, Theo, and Lavender there." Ginny explained as she kissed Draco on the cheek and headed to the door.
"How's Luna doing?" Theo asked as they all sat in the chemistry lab.
"Not very well. Neither is Harry." Isabel shook her head.
"Luna blurted out that she had cheated on Harry with Remus and was now pregnant with his child during one of their fights. It was a low blow, but it was in the heat of the moment for both of them." Lavender explained.
"And then Harry threw Luna out." Isabel piped up. "That was when she came to see Ginny and the two of us. We were able to calm her down and then calm Harry down. They seem to been able to work things out." Isabel shrugged looking towards the door as Ginny walked in.
"I would say that they are tolerating each other to save face at this point." Blaise said coldly. "Especially when it comes to Potter." He added.
"Blaise stop it." Isabel said sternly. Blaise just rolled his eyes and sighed.
"He's still a prick to my best mate and to me. I'm sad that Remus is dead, of course I am. But that doesn't change the way that I feel about Potter." Blaise grumbled.
"I don't care about Harry, Blaise." Isabel snapped. "Luna needs friends more now then ever. She's going through a lot right now." She added. Blaise looked at Isabel silently and rolled his eyes. "Yes I do realize that she shouldn't have had her affair, but that doesn't mean that she deserves any of this." Isabel explained a little more.
"I'm not going to fight with you there." Blaise unfolded his arms and gestured towards Isabel. Isabel walked over to him slowly and rested her head on his shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Just then Draco solemnly walked into the lab.
"Are you guys ready?" He asked as he looked around at his friends. The rest of the day went by slowly with long silences and plenty of tears.
It was the first brisk day of the end of summer. Fall was getting closer and Mother Nature was letting everyone know it. It was almost two months after Remus' death and Ginny was laying on her mother's couch with a damp towel on her head, she had been there since 11 that morning after she continuously threw up at work and was sent home early. Almost 6 hours later and Ginny was still feeling nauseous. Mrs. Weasley walked into the room and placed a cup of tea and a plate full of saltine crackers on the coffee table.
"Dear, you have to eat something." Mrs. Weasley whispered in a motherly voice, petting her daughters' hair.
"I can't mom. I can barely sit up without wanting to throw up." Ginny groaned.
"I know dear, but you still need to eat." Mrs. Weasley cooed.
"I don't understand morning sickness. It isn't morning and I still want to throw up, plus I thought that you only have it for the first 2 months of your pregnancy." Ginny whined. Mrs. Weasley stood up and laughed.
"Oh no dear, not at all. Movies, books, and the television all lie to you. You can have morning sickness all throughout the day." She explained. "And you can have it throughout your pregnancy." She added.
"What?" Ginny groaned and opened her eyes slowly.
"Oh yes. I remember when I was pregnant with the twins I couldn't even think about, talk about, smell, or even look at roast beef. Even if it was just a picture of it!" Mrs. Weasley smiled. "I felt bad for your father since he loves roast beef. And then I stopped feeling bad because he was a part of the reason why I felt so sick." Mrs. Weasley laughed. All that Ginny did was close her eyes and clutched her stomach.
"Shouldn't the baby want me to have food in my stomach?" She complained.
"Oh! You didn't listen to a word that I said now did you?" Mrs. Weasley huffed and walked towards the doorway. "Don't worry. I'm almost done with my potion. It will all be better soon." She called down as she walked down the hallway. Ginny heard the front door open and close, with the loud noise of men talking and laughing. It soon died down and she was back at peace, well in as much peace as she could be at the moment. She heard footsteps coming down the hallway and expected her mother to say something.
"Gin, are you alright? You don't look so well." A deep voice said near Ginny's head. Ginny opened her eyes and Harry stood at her head looking down at her. He was upside down in Ginny's view, which made Ginny's stomach lurch for some reason.
"I'm fine. Morning sickness." Ginny grumbled.
"It's 6 in the evening." Harry said in a matter-of-fact tone and walked around the couch so that he was no longer upside down, but right side up.
"Well it's in the morning somewhere and the baby knows it." Ginny grumbled some more. She noticed that Harry became tense after she said that.
"Yes, well…." Harry trailed off.
"Did Draco come in with you?" Ginny cut him off before he could finish his sentence.
"Yes, he and Ron went into the kitchen to find you." Harry said in a bitter tone. Ginny heard the front door open and close again and some more laughter came down the hall. Someone started to hush them as they entered the room.
"Hey sweetie." Draco's voice was light and sweet as he bent down next to her. "Your mom told me that you haven't moved from the couch since you got here. Why didn't you send for me?" Draco said lightly as he pet her head.
"You couldn't have done anything. My mom has been cooking some potion in the kitchen since I got here." Ginny said lightly.
"Yes I know." Draco paused. "I hate to tell you this, but it smells horrible." He added.
"So sweet." Harry mumbled under his breath.
"He's right, I remember Hermione taking it. It smells like rotten something." Ron said as he plopped himself down on the other couch.
"Oh yeah and Angela thought that something died." George laughed.
"Thanks guys, you know how to make me feel so much better." Ginny said bitterly.
"Now, now. It doesn't smell that bad." Mrs. Weasley said as she walked into the room with a cup of bubbling something on a tray. "This potion has helped the Weasley women get through their morning sickness for years." She exclaimed. "Now dear you'll have to sit up." Mrs. Weasley instructed. Begrudgingly Ginny took her legs off of the couch, allowing Draco to sit next to her and sat up. She laid her head on Draco shoulder as she looked at the bubbling potion in horror.
"You want me to drink that?" Ginny asked in disgust.
"Now I know that it doesn't look good." Mrs. Weasley started.
"Or smell good." George piped up. Mrs. Weasley threw him a glare from the side.
"Yes, or smell good. But I made it taste like pumpkin juice and it will make you feel so much better." She finished. "I even put a straw in it, to make it easier for you!" She added. Draco picked the cup up from the tray and smiled at Mrs. Weasley.
"It might help if you breathed through your mouth." Draco suggested. Ginny sighed and then pinched her nose with one hand and took the potion in the other. She sighed again and started to drink it as quickly as she could, in case your mother didn't actually make it taste like pumpkin juice. Ginny finished it and unpinched her nose.
"Well how do you feel?" Mrs. Weasley asked proudly.
"I feel…" Ginny started and then quickly covered her mouth. She gaged once and then jumped to her feet and ran out of the room to the nearest bathroom. Draco hurried after her and held her hair back in one hand and gently rubbed her back with the other as she puked. Mrs. Weasley came in quietly and stood in the doorway with Harry, Ron, and George.
"Well that didn't seem like it worked." Harry said annoyingly. "Demon span, Malfoy?" He added. Draco shot him a glared and bit his tongue as Ginny gaged again.
"Actually it worked just like a charm." Mrs. Weasley beamed.
"What do you mean Mrs. Weasley? She's throwing everything up." Draco asked concerned.
"Oh Draco just call me 'mom'." Mrs. Weasley laughed. Draco noticed Harry's hand clenched into a fist and then released. "But she was supposed to throw up." Mrs. Weasley added. "She might do it once more, but that is it. No more Morning sickness." She explained.
"Here's a wet cloth." George said and handed it to Draco. Draco then handed the cloth to Ginny who wiped her mouth. She stood up again and splashed water on her face.
"Don't you think that telling me that I will throwing up would have been a good thing to tell me before I drank that stuff?" Ginny asked as she summoned a toothbrush and toothpaste.
"Pish, posh." Mrs. Weasley waved her hands. "If I told you then you would have never have drank it." She explained. "You might be mad at me for now, but have you noticed that your nausea is gone?" She asked with a victory grin. Ginny stopped brushing her teeth and spit into the sink. She rinsed her mouth and turned back to her mother.
"Yes I suppose you're right." She smiled happily. "Thank you mother." She said and hugged Mrs. Weasley.
"Of course, you're welcome. I can't tell you how happy I am that you have morning sickness." Mrs. Weasley said in a giddy manner.
"Merlin mother! You have a weird way of showing your love." George said with a grin. Mrs. Weasley tried to smack George but he dodged out of the way, laughing down the hall as he retreated. Ron and Harry were soon to follow.
"Oh George." Mrs. Weasley said under her breath. "I meant…" She said as she turned back to Ginny.
"I knew what you meant mom. You're happy that I'm pregnant." Ginny finished her mother's sentence.
"Yes, of course." Mrs. Weasley beamed. "Now, young man. Although she is feeling better, she still needs to rest. So I'm ordering you to take her home." Mrs. Wesley said pointing at Draco.
"Yes, ma'am!" Draco said and saluted Mrs. Weasley, who just smiled and laughed.
"No, mom we can't." Ginny said through her teeth.
"Ooops! I'm sorry I forgot Gin." Mrs. Weasley winked at Ginny.
"What? What did you forget? What are you two up to?" Draco asked looked back and forth between the two women as they walked to the back porch.
"Nothing. We just have to discuss wedding details." Ginny said rolling her eyes; Mrs. Weasley slid back into the house without them noticing.
"Can't you do it tomorrow? I want you to be able to rest." Draco said with concern in his voice as he helped Ginny to sit down on the edge of the porch.
"I know babe, but the wedding is in four days. Every day counts now." Ginny protested. Draco sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"That reminds me. Are you sure that you were getting sick because of the baby or because you're nervous to marry me?" Draco joked.
"Hahaha very funny Drake." Ginny laughed without humor. "It was the baby." Ginny said patting her stomach lightly. "In my mind I'm already Mrs. Malfoy." Ginny said and kissed Draco's cheek.
"I wish you would reconsider on keeping your name." Draco whined and kissed Ginny's head. "Ginerva Weasley sounds so much better than Ginerva Malfoy." He whispered.
"Well thank Merlin that I will be going by Ginny Malfoy then." Ginny said with a hidden smile.
"There you go again, acting like you know better." Draco teased.
"And there you go again, assuming that I don't." Ginny replied and turned towards him. "Draco I said it once and I'll say it again…." Ginny started.
"I know, I know." Draco cut her off and winked at her.
"Ginny! Th- it's here!" Mrs. Weasley yelled from within the house.
"What's here?" Draco asked confused and looked at Ginny suspiciously.
"Just help me up." Ginny commanded with a smile.
"I don't think I like all of these questionable secrets." Draco said as he gave Ginny his hands and helped her up.
"Are you saying that you don't trust me?" Ginny smirked as they walked through the house. Draco only shook his head and chuckled as they walked onto the front porch. Everyone was outside and Draco was still confused as to why; Ron, George, and Harry looked just as confused. "Come on babe." Ginny smiled and pulled on Draco's hand and started down the porch's stairs.
"Can you please tell me where we're going at least?" Draco asked as he noticed that only he and Ginny had stepped off the porch and were heading to the muggle just cut wheat field that surrounded the Weasley's manor.
"You'll see." Ginny giggled. They walked into the field a little ways and then they stopped. "We have to wait." Ginny said before Draco could ask. Suddenly there was the popping sound of some appariting. Draco looked over to the noise and in the distance stood a man who was obviously from the Ministry and three children. The one girl looked to be 15 years old, the boy looked to be about 12 or 13, while the smallest girl looked to be about 10. There was a large cloud that covered the sun and then it began to move. The oldest girl was shielding her face from the sun, when Draco noticed that she had a scar that trailed down her right arm. Without even noticing it Draco was making a mad dash towards the group. The smallest girl started to run towards Draco first and before he knew it she leaped into his arms and he was dog piled by the other two children.
"Draco!" They all yelled in almost unison.
"Oh my god! Oh my god!" Draco kept saying as tears rolled down his face. He hugged each other of them. "How? How are you even here?" Draco said when he was able to put a sentence together.
"Ginny found us!" Eliza's high-pitched voice yelled as he picked her up as he stood up. He wrapped his other arm around Jordon's shoulders as Ashley stood in the middle of them. Draco turned around and Ginny stood silently behind them all.
"How did you find them?" Draco asked as Ginny walked over towards them.
"My father is the Minister of Magic Drake. I have connections." Ginny winked at him.
"You all have gotten so big." Draco said amazed. "Especially you little munchkin!" Draco teased Eliza and started to tickle her. Eliza started to laugh and thrash about. "Oh man, I can't even hold you and tickle you at the same time anymore." Draco laughed and he put her back down.
"That's because I'm 10 now. I'm not a baby anymore." Eliza said in a matter of fact tone.
"10!? My god. That means Jordon you must be 12, and Ashley you're 15?" Draco said in awe looking at them all.
"Yup." Jordon said proudly. "So that must make you, about a hundred right?" Jordon joked.
"Why you little!" Draco chuckled and then pulled Jordon into a headlock.
"You might be older and almost as tall as me. But I can still teach you a lesson." Draco laughed as Jordon laughed and tried to get out of it.
"Boys." Ashley sighed and rolled her eyes. Draco looked up at Ashley and then released Jordon from his headlock.
"Ashley." Draco smiled at her and opened his arms. Ashley quickly ran into them. "I can't believe how big you have gotten." Draco whispered as they hugged.
"She's beautiful Draco." Ashley whispered happily. Draco pulled her back and looked at her confused. "Ginny I mean." Ashley laughed and looked over Draco's shoulder to Ginny. "I knew that it was her the moment that I saw her." Ashley said as she pulled away from Draco and walked up next to Ginny. Ginny wrapped an arm around Ashley's shoulder and smiled at her. "She's even more beautiful than you described her." She added.
"Thank you Ashley." Ginny smiled and kissed Ashley's forehead.
"Wait, you guys already met?" Draco asked looking at all of their faces shocked.
"Yeah, Ginny came to the house a week or two ago." Jordon piped up.
"I was the one who answered the door!" Eliza yelled and tugged on Dracos' hand. "Then, and then, and then I ran to get Ashley because I remembered Ginny's name when she introduced herself." Eliza explained as Draco listened.
"But what about the Quinns'?" Draco asked very confused. "Are you guys still with them?" He asked.
"Yeah they are great. They were home, so when I invited Ginny in I quickly introduced them to her. They already knew who she was, by her name and reputation. That's when Ginny explained the whole story to them, about who you really were and stuff." Ashley explained.
"Wait, they didn't figure out the truth?" Draco asked shocked, he wouldn't have thought that one of them would the told the Quinns the truth by now.
"We kept everything a secret because we didn't want to get you in trouble." Jordon explained.
"Wait! Actually, we need to back up. You three knew the truth?" Draco asked.
"Kind of. Eliza didn't know." Ashley said.
"Yes I did!" Eliza protested. Draco laughed and then pulled Eliza closer to his side.
"I can't believe that you even remember me. You were so little." Draco smiled down at Eliza and went down to her level.
"Of course I do! You are the best! I kept us safe for forever." Eliza said sweetly and took Draco's hand as they all headed back to the Weasley's house.
"But how did you guys find out? The truth I mean." Draco asked looking back at the other two, who were walking with Ginny.
"We saw the newspapers and the missing people ads." Jordon shrugged his shoulders. "Then when Mom Quinn first saw them she called someone over to the house, they looked very official. I over heard her talking to him about you, the guy seemed shocked to hear that you were alive. I then pieced things together and told Ashley." Jordon explained.
"I'm sorry that I lied to you guys." Draco said somberly.
"Draco stop it. When Jordon told me what he saw and we pieced things together we both were confused as to why you lied to us, but then when we met Ginny she explained everything. Even before Ginny came, we didn't hate you or anything. Ginny just made everything make a lot more sense." Ashley said and then paused as they came up to the house. Mrs. Weasley ran off of the porch and hugged each one of them like they were her own.
"Ginny told me about you three. It's wonderful to finally meet you." Mrs. Weasley beamed.
"It's very nice to meet you too." Ashley said as a spokesperson for her and her siblings. Harry stood leaning against the porches beam with his arms crossed as George and Ron came down to the group with Mr. Weasley.
"George, Ron, Mr. Weasley this is Ashley, Jordon, and Eliza." Draco introduced everyone.
"Nice to meet you….And you know Draco…how?" George asked bluntly. Everyone started to laugh. Draco suddenly felt his hand being squeezed. Draco looked down at Eliza and followed her eyesight to see Harry glaring down at all of them.
"It's ok." Draco whispered to her and moved her to his other side, putting him in the middle of Harry and Eliza.
"Draco protected us from Death Eaters for two years. We travelled all around Ireland with him, until he brought us to a safe house and a family." Ashley explained.
"So you took care of them, just because?" A deep voice came from nowhere. Everyone looked over to Harry who looked amused by the idea.
"Yes, they were going to be eliminated by a group of Death Eaters so I intervened." Draco said calmly.
"You're Harry Potter. Aren't you?" Jordon said with slight distain in his voice.
"That I am. I see that my representation, via Malfoy, has proceeded me." Harry said as he bore glares into Draco's skull.
"No." Jordon said abruptly, which made Harry turn towards him. "Draco never spoke of you. I didn't even know who you were until I met the Quinns and then I learned more about you at Hogwarts." Jordon explained. "Not really what I expected." He said under his breath.
"Jordon." Draco snapped.
"Sorry." Jordon said softly and rounded his shoulders like he was just scolded by a parent. Harry made a noise and then pushed himself off of the porch beams and walked into the house silently.
"He's not in the greatest of moods." Ron said looking at the children with an apologetic smile. "He had a rough day at the office." He added. All three of the children nodded their head politely, but then gave Draco a more knowing look as they all filed into the manor.
"So dearies, how long are you staying with us?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she started to bring in small cakes and cookies into the living room.
"Mom, you'll spoil their appetite." Ginny said in a hush tone.
"Oh please, I've raised seven children and plenty of grandchildren." Mrs. Weasley waved Ginny away. Ginny just sat back into the couch and scolded at her mother.
"We were given a leave of absents from the Head Mistress McGonagall for this whole week." Ashley explained as she sipped her tea and watched her siblings take handfuls of treats. "Honestly." She whispered and rolled her eyes.
"Dear lord. If I didn't know any better I would have thought that you were a blonde Ginny." Mrs. Weasley giggled as she sat down in her favorite chair. Ashley blushed and smiled as she looked over to Ginny.
"I take that as a great complement." She smiled proudly.
"Oh Ashley, you don't have to butter me up." Ginny laughed as Draco wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Oh no, I'm not. The stories that I heard from professors, students, and most of the best ones were from Draco! They all….." Ashley paused and looked around the room before she finished. "You're one of my heroes from the Second Wizard War." She barely whispered as she sipped her tea again.
"Well thank you Ashley. That means a lot to me. I can't imagine what Draco could have told you though." Ginny laughed.
"The whole mortal enemy thing put a damper on their relationship, you see." Harry grumbled out of the corner chair.
"Yes but that makes it even better you see. Because even though they were told to hate each other, they still came together and not only became friends, but they fell in love." Eliza said with fire in her voice. She was starring directly at Harry as if she was ready to pounce if needed. Harry only scoffed a little and smiled at Eliza.
"Ahhh to be young again." Harry mused and nodded towards Eliza. Before anyone could say anything else they heard the front door open, close, and then the running of little feet.
"Daddy! Daddy!" James bellowed as he raced into the living room and came to a complete halt when he noticed the new faces.
"It's ok James. Come on." Harry said in such a soft and loving voice, it was much different from the way that he was acting all but a moment ago. James looked at the new comers and slowly made his way to his father. A bright smile opened up when Harry picked him up and placed him on his lap.
"Daddy! Mommy told me that I have a job to do on Saturday!" James said proudly.
"Oh and what's that?" Harry asked his son while smiling.
"I'm going to be the ring barer for Aunt Ginny and Uncle Draco!" James beamed just as Luna made her way into the living room.
"Hello everyone." Luna said in her soft voice. The room was silent, all eyes were watching Harry and James.
"And you said that your Mother told you this?" Harry said in more of a stone voice. James nodded his head profusely. Harry looked up at Luna with a look of rage in his eyes. "And when were you going to tell me this?" Harry snapped at Luna.
"Now I guess." Luna replied with more edge to her voice.
"So if he didn't tell me right now then…." Harry was cut off by Luna.
"He's my son. If I want him in my friend's wedding then he'll be in it." Luna snapped. Harry placed James on his own two feet smoothly.
"Why don't you go play in the garden?" Harry smiled nicely at James. James nodded his head quickly again.
"Hey, James? Was it?" Ashley popped out of her seat and stopped James. James slowly looked and Ashley and nodded his head slowly. "My name is Ashley and right over there is my brother Jordon and my little sister Eliza. Do you mind if we came with you to play?" Ashley asked sweetly. James shook his head and smile as he took Ashley's hand.
"I'm going to have a baby brother or sister too! My mommy and daddy are having a baby!" James said cheerfully.
"Oh really! That's going to be fun!" Ashley said as she signaled for Jordon and Eliza to follow her and James outside. Draco was able to mouth a 'thank you' to Ashley before they disappeared outside.
"I think that we should go and keep an eye on them." Mrs. Weasley said and pulled on Mr. Weasley's sleeve as they both walked out into the garden with the children.
"James doesn't have to be a part of the wedding Luna." Ginny said sweetly to clear the air.
"Don't be silly Ginny. He's my son and I can put him in any wedding that I want to." Luna said nonchalantly as if Harry wasn't there.
"He's my son too you know." Harry spat. All eyes were on Harry and Luna at this moment. Luna sighed as if she was annoyed and then turned towards Harry.
"We don't know that for sure now do we?" She said in a matter of fact tone.
"He has my father's name!" Harry bellowed and stood up quickly.
"Yes and he has Neville's name as his middle name!" Luna shouted back.
"Just because you have been a two timing whore for the pass 5 years doesn't mean that the evidence of me being his father is fogged in anyway." Harry yelled and took a few steps towards Luna so that they were face to face. A hand came crashing down onto Harry cheek, before he could even continue his rant.
"Luna! Harry Stop it!" Ron yelled and jumped out of his seat. Harry raised his hand to his cheek and glared at Luna.
"That's it." Harry grumbled as he rubbed his cheek. "I want a paternity test right now! And if you won't do it willingly, then I'll make you do it legally." Harry hissed as he passed by Luna and stormed down the hall. Luna stormed after Harry yelling something to the effect of "He's MY son!"
"Well that wasn't awkward or anything." George said as he stood up.
"Oh no, not at all." Ron grumbled and rubbed his face out of frustration. "What am I going to do with those two?" He whispered, mostly to himself as he sat back down.
"There's nothing that you or anybody else can do. They have to figure it out." Draco said plainly.
"I know. But if that little boy ends up not being Harry's..." Ron started.
"Don't worry, he is. Harry knows it, Luna knows it, Hell I'm sure that Neville even knows it. Why else would Luna allow James to call him 'daddy'? And why wouldn't Neville put up a fight about it if he even had a question of a doubt?" Draco explained. "Everyone knows the truth, Luna is just scared." He added.
"Draco do you have to be brilliant about everything?" George said with rolling eyes and then a giant smile spread across his face. Everyone started to laugh.
"Believe me George, I mess up more than you think. Just ask the Mrs. over here." Draco laughed and squeezed Ginny's shoulder.
"Hey! That's still Miss to you." Ron threw his arm to smack Draco's arm. "She's still a Weasley." He added with a playful smile.
"Hey I've been trying to convince her to stay a Weasley, she just doesn't want to listen. Draco laughed and braced himself for a slap from Ginny.
"If they are going to have your last name, then I want your last name too." Ginny rolled her eyes and looked down at her stomach.
"Wait! What?" George said quickly.
"Yeah, what did you just say?" Ron asked and leaned forward a little bit.
"I said if it's going to have his last name then I want to." Ginny said looking from Draco to her brothers.
"No, no you didn't." George smiled and shook his head. "You said 'they'." He added.
"Are you having twins?" Ron asked with a smile.
"What? No. I mean, I don't know. I meant that 'they' as in our children." Ginny said in a bit of a panic.
"Alright we know that Ginny is a horrible liar." Draco chuckled.
"Draco!" Ginny stepped on Draco's toe.
"Ouch!" Draco hissed. "They already figured it out." He said with a side glare at Ginny.
"Fine. We are having twins." Ginny sighed and turned towards her brothers.
"What! Oh my god! Does Mom and Dad know?" George yelled.
"Does anyone know?" Ron jumped up from his chair again.
"No, no one knew but us. We wanted to keep it a surprise until the wedding." Draco explained and took a hold of Ginny's hand.
"Oh." George whispered and Ron sat back down quickly, looking around to see if anyone was coming in from outside.
"It's too late now, we might as well tell everyone." Ginny sighed.
"We're sorry for ruining it." Ron said. "But to be fair, you're the one who slipped up." He pointed out.
"Hahaha I know." Ginny smiled and shrugged her shoulders. She looked over at George, who had been quiet for a few minutes. "George?" Ginny asked. George looked up and he had tears in his eyes.
"George don't cry." Ginny said sweetly. She stood up and walked over to him and hugged him.
"I'm sorry." George whispered into Ginny's hair. "I just miss him." He added.
"I know. We all do." She whispered back, suddenly they felt another set of arms around them and Ginny knew that it was Ron.
"Hey what is going on here?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Ginny looked over and Mrs. Weasley had James in her arms as the other three children trailed in behind her with Mr. Weasley. Draco walked up to Mrs. Weasley with a sad smile.
"Ginny and I found out that we're having twins." He explained. Mrs. Weasley looked from him to her children and back to Draco again before she pulled him into a giant, wet, tearful hug.