Just want to thank iloveGGandHP and believe-in-faries for their puppy name ideas. Originally, I was going to go with a people name, but there was just too many good suggestions to choose from. And to be completely honest, while I thought of Padfoot (and thought it was a little too much for Harry to handle), Snuffles never even crossed my mind. So thank you to those 2 who did put the idea in my mind. On with the story!

12. Houses

On the walk to the Burrow, Ginny though about what she would name her puppy.

"Harry," she asked softly.

"Yes, love?"

"What would you say to naming the puppy Snuffles? I understand if it's too hard for you, but I think it would be nice to think that Sirius is still watching over me, now in the form of our new dog."

Harry eyes glazed over in pain and memory for a moment.

"I think that a wonderful idea, to be honest. I like to think that 'Snuffles' is watching over you while I'm at work, even if it is the wrong Snuffles."

"So its settled then," Ginny said to the puppy in Harry's arms. "You're new name is Snuffles!"

Ginny was ecstatic as she walked in the door to the Burrow.

"Hermione! Mum! Look!" she called, holding up her ring hand. Harry chuckled behind her, closing the door. Hermione ran over and gave Ginny a hug.

"I told you it would be soon Ginny!"

Molly also walked over and gave her a hug.

"I already knew dear. Harry did ask your father for permission."

Ginny turned to Harry. He smiled. He was just so perfect. Then, she noticed the puppy.

"Oh, yes, and this is Snuffles. Harry got him for me when he proposed, so I would never be alone."

"Harry dear, that is too sweet, you didn't tell me about that!" Molly exclaimed, petting the dog.

Hermione also hugged the dog.

"I guess we'll have to make room for you to stay at my house when Ginny sleeps over too, huh?"

Later that night, Ginny was thinking about what she heard Hermione say. It got her thinking that she was engaged to Harry, yet she was still sleeping in her bed at the Burrow. She resolved to talk to Harry about it the next day.

However, the next day, she never got the chance. Harry was in the office all day, filling out paperwork and accident forms. Besides the hidden tortures Jans had planned, he would definitely be put behind bars for what he did to Harry. She went to bed that night, curled up with Snuffles instead of Harry.

She woke the next day quite early. It was her 18th birthday. She flew out of bed and got dressed, then took Snuffles outside. As she watched the puppy pee, she wondered if Harry ever came home last night. When she got back in the house, she saw he hadn't. The rest of the family was up, with Molly at the stove, cooking a huge birthday breakfast.

"Happy Birthday Ginny!" they all yelled.

"Thanks guys," Ginny said, slightly disappointed.

"Don't worry Gin," Ron said, seeing her expression. "Harry said he would be here for breakfast. He had to stay overnight at the office, he had a lot of work to do so he could take today off."

"Oh, thanks Ron," Ginny smiled, glad to hear she would have Harry for the day. Just then, a pop was heard from the living room and Harry waltzed into the kitchen.

"Am I late?" he asked, as Ginny raced to him and threw her arms around him.

"Just in time, I think," Molly said chuckling. The breakfast was delicious, and after, Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny went outside to play some quidditch. George had to return to the shop, and Percy would be at work, as usual. Bill and Fleur promised to be back for dinner, with little Victoire. Andromeda was also bringing Teddy along, and George and Angelina, with Freddy, would be back as well.

Eventually, Ginny asked Harry to take a walk. He agreed and she clasped his hand. She was eager to talk to him about plans for their life. When the wedding would be, babies, where they would live. The last one was especially important, as she was getting tired of sneaking around the burrow in order to sleep in the same bed as Harry. However, Ron saw them setting out, and asked if he and Hermione could join. Ginny reluctantly agreed. It seemed her plans would be pushed off to the side a while longer.

The group returned home when it began to get dark. Ginny noticed the large crew in the house and realized they were about to eat. They walked in and sat down at the large table. Molly had made all of Ginny's favorite foods. The meal was delicious. After, Ginny opened her presents. Well, she was going to open her presents, but she couldn't find any.

"Don't worry, dear, we all got you something," Molly said reassuringly, noticing Ginny's slightly saddened eyes. "They're all just, rather, large. They're outside."

Ginny walked outside, followed closely by her family. She gasped when she saw the arrangement of huge presents lined up in a row on the front lawn. She started with the first present.

She peeled back the huge wrapping paper to reveal a beautifully carved bed. A stag and a doe decorated the headboard, and vines and leaves were etched into the rest. The card read 'Love Mom and Dad'. Ginny gasped and flung her arms around her parents. The bed looked hand carved, and must have cost a lot of money. She was grateful they thought to buy her something so nice.

She moved on to the next present. It was signed 'Bill, Fleur and Vicki.' This one was covered by a large tarp. She pulled it off to reveal a living room furniture set. The sofas were black leather, as was the recliner. "I've found black always works best when you have kids," Fleur whispered in her ear with her French accent, as Ginny hugged her. "Even magic can't get out mustard stains all the way."

The next present was signed 'Sorry I couldn't be here, Congrats to you and Harry, with Love, Charlie.' She pulled off the wrapper to find a hand carved wooden table, with 6 chairs. Tiny dragons raced up the legs of the table, and one dragon was breathing fire on the flap under the table rim. If she looked closely, she could see that the fire spelled out 'Harry + Ginny'.

"Thank you Charlie!" Ginny yelled happily, knowing he couldn't hear her. She would have to remember to send an owl.

She unwrapped the present from Percy, finding a coffee table and two end tables, both in the matching wood color of her bed and table.

The next present was from George, Angelina and Freddy. It was a large bureau, matching the color wood of the bed from her parents. It too was etched with vines and leaves, with a stag on one door, and a doe on the other. Ginny Couldn't believe her luck. Harry proposed just 2 days ago, and everyone was getting her customized furniture. She would really have to talk to Harry about getting a house now.

The next present was from Ron and Hermione. They had gotten her a large bookshelf, of course. Beside the bookshelf was a large box containing both new books, and books that Hermione had read, and was suggesting Ginny read as well. She hugged them both, appreciating their thoughtfulness, even though they themselves were just getting on their feet.

Ginny wondered who the last big present was from. It was smaller than the others. She opened the card to read 'Love, Andromeda and Teddy (Tonks and Remus too).' She looked up at Andromeda.

"You didn't have to," she said gently.

"But I did dear. You were so nice to Tonks, it was nice for her to have another girl to talk too. This was actually her idea, I just brought it to life with a little help from your parents."

Ginny pulled off the paper to reveal a clock. It was like the one in the Weasley living room. Both the Ginny and Harry hands pointed at 'the Burrow'. The only other places were 'Traveling' and 'Peril'. Ginny assumed more places would come, as the clock registered where they went.

"Thank you so much," Ginny said, throwing her arms around Andromeda. "I love it."

"And thank you too, little Teddy," she added, kissing the toddler's forehead.

"Thank you all so much," she stated to the crowd, while wondering what she was going to do with all this stuff until she got a home of her own.

"Hold on, honey," Harry said with a chuckle. "You still have to open mine. I didn't just get you Snuffles you know."

"Where is it?" Ginny asked.

"It was too big to take with me," Harry said, holding out his hand. She took it and side apparated out to wherever Harry's present was.

They arrived in moments, outside a large, lush yard of a pretty cottage, surrounded by a beautiful brick wall, and black, wrought iron gates.

"Happy Birthday," Harry whispered, kissing her cheek. Ginny looked around.

"I don't see anything," she said, puzzled. In one of the brick, there was a plague. She looked carefully at it and read.

'Potter Manor. Dedicated to Lily and James Potter, who gave their lives to save their son, who then saved all our lives. May they rest in peace forever.'

"Harry, is this…" she looked at the house, which was nothing like the home she saw after the war. "Is this your parent's house?"

"It's ours now."

"Ours?"

"Yes, ours. My parents left everything to me, and when I came of age, I got the bigger things, like the house. And now I'm sharing it with you, and with our future family."

"Harry, I don't know what to say."

"This is where I was alot of yesterday. Getting injured put my plans back a bit, but I managed to get all the work mostly done. Now we just have to move in the furniture. We can sleep here tonight, if you want."

"Yes, I want to. Is that why you kept me so busy lately?"

"I'll admit it," Harry said chuckling. "I did tell Ron, which is why he wouldn't let us take a walk by ourselves. I had a feeling you would want to have a deep conversation, and I didn't want to ruin the surprise."

"Oh, Harry, I just love it."

"Wait til you see the inside," he said into her ear. Suddenly, her whole family appeared beside her, each apparating some furniture along with them. With quickly cast spells, each piece disappeared, into the house she assumed. They then all hugged her goodbye, knowing she would want to explore her new house.

"Let's go," she said to Harry, taking his hand as they all left. She opened the gates, with Snuffles close on her heels.

The front door was mostly centered on the big yellow house. If anything, it was a bit to the left of the large stone porch. She opened the door and gasped. It was the perfect house. Immediately to her left was a wall, with a staircase leading upstairs. The door opened onto a white tile floor, which then opened up to a living room. The walls were beige, and the floor was a light hardwood. The far right wall was made of stone, and housed a large, beautifully designed fireplace. The mantel already held picture of her, Harry, her family, and one of her, Ron, Harry and Hermione. The black sofas were arranged around the room, with the largest facing the fire. The coffee table sat in front of it and the armchair was between eh windows. The room almost opened straight to the kitchen, however, a small wall separated two archways. The loveseat was pushed against this wall.

Through the first archway, which was straight from the front door, was a beautiful kitchen. The counter was a dark granite, and the cabinets were dark wood. The Walls were painted red. There was an island in the middle, and bar stools lined one side. To the right of the kitchen sat her new table. It sat in its own little alcove, where the walls were all windows. There was also a French slider door, which opened to the beautiful backyard.

If she turned left at the kitchen, there was a small hallway. A door immediately to the left lead to the basement, which was filled with canned goods and preserved fruit. The room was furnished and warm. A small bedroom was in the back. It held a small bed, dresser, desk, and several pictures from the Black house. Harry informed Ginny that the space was for Kreacher, when he returned from Hogwarts. It also had a separate area for a washer and dryer. Further down the hallway, there were two more doors. The door on the right led to a bathroom. The bathroom was red themed. It had a glass, walk in shower, with red towels hanging on the rack. It also had a toilet, sink and medicine cabinet.

The door on the left was a roomy study. Her bookshelf was already set up with all her books on it. Two identical desks were pushed on opposite ends of the room. There was a plushy armchair in one corner, and her quidditch things piled neatly in another. The other corner held a maroon with gold trimmed trunk, which held Harry's quidditch things, and the last corner held a beautiful dog bed for Snuffles.

Ginny headed back to the living room. Through the second archway was a small recreational room. There was also a small archway leading to the kitchen. This room held a TV, which Ginny had not seen much of, and comfy chairs and sofas. She noticed the couch in here was a pull out, in case they ever had guest.

Ginny was so elated, she wanted to cry. It was all so perfect and already decorated beautifully.

"There's still upstairs," Harry reminded her teasingly. She grabbed his hand and raced for the stairs.

She went to the right first. There was a doorway on the right. She opened it. The room was empty, though the floors were nice and the wall a crisp white. She looked out the window, and saw that the view provided an excellent look to one of the few muggle neighbors horse farm.

"It's a room for our little girl," Ginny whispered, remembering how fascinated she was with horses at a young age. Though they couldn't fly, they were much more common than unicorns. She especially liked the snowy white ones, which she would pretend were her very own pet unicorns. Across from this room was a pink themed bathroom. The curtain of the shower/tub was pink and the counter was decorated with coral and seashells. Further down the hall was the door to the master bedroom.

She opened the door and gasped. Her bed was centered in the room, already covered with a scarlet comforter and cold sheets. The bureau was across from it, covered in pictures. A large window covered much of the far wall, but the thick scarlet curtains could block it out to be pitch black. A scarlet and gold dog bed lay in one corner. A door in the far left corner led to the bathroom. The room was white and gold, complete with a separate shower and large Jacuzzi bathtub.

Ginny returned to the main hallway and investigated the left side of the stairs. A door on the left led to another empty bedroom. The view out the window showed a scenic view of Godric's Hollow, including Godric's house, and the statue of the Potters. Across from this bedroom was a blue bathroom, which was identical to the pink one, except in color.

Through a slight right turn in the hallway led to the final door. She opened it. It was not an empty bedroom. The walls were scarlet, with a gold trim. A dark wood crib was surrounded by two windows, which held a view of a downsized quidditch court outside. The crib was lined with scarlet sheets, and a gold trimmed bumper. The comforter showed the Gryffindor symbol. A mobile above the crib showed a snitch, a broomstick, a bludger and a quaffle, and played the Hogwarts welcoming tune. The changing table was the same wood, with scarlet sheets on the changing pad. The drawers below the changing station were empty. A large, scarlet and gold trunk was in one corner. It seemed to be an old quidditch trunk, converted into a toy box. A rug shaped like a snitch was spread on the floor, and a wooden rocking chair resided in one of the corners.

"Harry, what is all this?" Ginny asked in wonder, seeing a fully furnished nursery.

"It was my room," Harry said quietly. "I had everything cleaned, and any repairs needed were made, but other than that, this is it exactly."

"Oh, Harry," Ginny said, burying herself in his arms.

"I'm okay," Harry said gently. And he was. The thought of his mother, or father, rocking him in this very room, in this very chair, was not upsetting. In fact, it was encouraging. He knew that he would feel rejuvenated when he rocked his own children in here.

"Harry, this is all so beautiful, how can I ever thank you?"

"Just love me," Harry responded sweetly.