"These morning practices are going to be the death of me," Ginny moaned as she pointed her wand at the blaring alarm clock on her bedside table, silencing the noise. "Five in the morning is far too early to be awake."

"Skive off then," Harry yawned, snaking his arms around her waist and pulling her against him. "We'll have a nice lie in."

"Are you planning on missing work as well, Mr. Auror?" Ginny smirked.

"Don't have anything to do besides paperwork today," Harry said.

"Mmmm," Ginny smiled. "And when Gwen chews my head off for missing practice, what am I supposed to give her as an excuse? Would you like me to tell her my stunningly sexy husband coerced me into staying in bed all morning?"

"You could," Harry said innocently.

"I'm sure that wouldn't lose me a starting spot during our match this weekend," Ginny smirked, slowly sitting up. She leaned down and gave him a quick kiss. "I've got to go. Sorry to wake you, love. Go ahead back to sleep."

"Alright," Harry sighed, disappointed.

As Ginny stepped out of bed, she felt a sudden wave of nausea as soon as her feet hit the floor. She bolted into the bathroom, barely making it in time as she vomited the entire contents of her stomach into the toilet.

"Here," Harry said, hurrying into the bathroom with her. He pulled back her hair and handed her a cloth to wipe her mouth.

"Thanks," Ginny mumbled.

"I thought you said that stomach virus you had passed," Harry frowned. "This is the third morning you've been sick."

"I thought it had passed," Ginny sighed. "I don't know what's going on."

"Well, maybe you should skip practice today then," Harry suggested.

"No, I can't do that," Ginny said, getting to her feet. "We're playing the Nifflers on Saturday, and they've been in top-form this season. And the team healer is coming in to perform physicals; can't miss that. Besides, I feel much better now. Maybe it was just something I ate last night."

"You mean that stew I attempted?" Harry grinned.

"Yes, perhaps it's best if you see mum for cooking lessons if you ever get the urge to cook again," Ginny smiled, throwing her hair into a ponytail and grabbing her Quidditch bag. "Anyway, I'll see you tonight. We have Teddy for the evening, don't we?"

"Yup, I'm picking him up from Andy's after work," Harry nodded.

"Hopefully he's still awake by the time I get home," Ginny said. "I have a feeling this is going to be a long day."

"Good luck," Harry said, kissing her. "Love you."

"Love you too," Ginny replied, kissing him back.

…

"Vicky's dad said that he'd take me, her, and Dom to visit Uncle Charlie this weekend," Teddy told Harry as Harry handed him a mug of hot chocolate. "But he said I have to ask gran first. You think she'll let me go?"

"Probably," Harry said. "She's let you visit the dragon reserves before. It sounds like fun."

"Vicky says it's because her mum wants to rest," Teddy continued. "Because she's going to have baby Louis any day now."

"That's right," Harry smiled. "Are Vicky and Dom excited to meet their baby brother?"

"They said they wish they were getting another sister, but they're still happy," Teddy shrugged.

"I don't think Bill can handle anymore girls," Harry chuckled. "He's outnumbered enough as it is."

Just then Harry and Teddy heard the front door open and a second later, Ginny walked into the room.

"Hi, Ginny!" Teddy said, running over to hug her, his hair turning bright red to match hers.

"Hey there, Teddy," Ginny said, wrapping her arms around the boy. "Have you been having fun with Harry?"

"Yeah, we went to the playground," Teddy nodded.

"There's dinner in the kitchen for you," Harry said, giving her a quick peck. "Don't worry; I didn't cook it. I picked up sandwiches from the new place in Diagon Alley. Oh, and I have a mug of hot chocolate warming up for you."

"You're the best," Ginny said gratefully.

"How was practice today?" Harry asked.

"It was…interesting," Ginny said slowly.

"Interesting?" Harry repeated.

"Yes," Ginny nodded, glancing at Teddy.

Harry got the message, and changed the subject. "Alright, Teddy, you've got an hour left before bedtime. What would you like to do?"

"Patronus tag!" Teddy exclaimed at once.

"You got it," Harry nodded, pulling out his wand and casting his stag patronus. Teddy let out a laugh as he began to run out to the yard, the patronus running after him.

…..

"He's quite a good reader now, you know," Harry commented later that evening, coming into the couple's bedroom. "Course, now he likes to read the book once himself, and then have me read it, so it takes him twice as long to get to sleep."

"Hermione will be pleased to see that next time she comes round," Ginny smiled.

"I know," Harry agreed, sitting down on the bed next to her. "So…are you going to tell me about your 'interesting' practice now? How are you shaping up for the Niffler game?"

"I won't be playing in that match, actually," Ginny said.

"What?" Harry exclaimed. "They don't have you starting? That's mad; you're the best Chaser on the team! In the league! Is this because you were a little late today? That's completely unfair-"

"I'm actually not going to be playing for the rest of the season," Ginny cut him off.

"The whole season?" Harry sputtered. "That's-"

"I'm not being punished for anything," Ginny told him quickly. "You-You remember me telling you that the team healer was going to be coming by today to check everyone out to make sure they were fit to play?"

"Yes," Harry nodded. "Wait…There isn't something wrong, is there?"

"No," Ginny said. "Nothing's wrong."

"Well then I don't understand," Harry said. "Why on earth won't they let you play then?"

"The league has a strict policy against player playing while they're pregnant, you see," Ginny said simply. "The liabilities are endless."

"But you're not-" Harry started, but as he caught sight of Ginny's face, his eyes widened in shock. "Ginny…are you-"

"We're having a baby, Harry," Ginny beamed, a huge grin breaking out across her face.

Harry's jaw dropped. "We-We-A baby!"

He threw his arms around Ginny, kissing her deeply.

"A baby!" Harry said, still completely shocked. "We-I can't believe this, Ginny!"

"I know," Ginny said. "I had no idea…though I suppose looking back all the signs were there. And I know we were planning on waiting a few more years before we had kids but I'm just so excited for this, Harry."

"So am I," Harry nodded. "I don't care if we didn't plan for this right now, I just-We're going to be a family. A family. Wow…"

"You'll be a father," Ginny smiled, putting her arms around Harry. "And I'll be a mother. And Teddy will be a big brother…We need to tell him first, before anybody else."

"Course," Harry nodded, running his fingers through his hair. "A baby…this is-Ginny…"

"You look like you took a bludger to the head," Ginny said, amused. She took his hand and moved it onto her abdomen. "Can you believe our son or daughter is really in there?"

Harry stared down at his wife's stomach, feeling a rush of emotions he had never experienced before.

"I knew I'd be excited, whenever we found out we were going to have kids," Harry said softly. "But I didn't expect it to feel like this…I imagine this is what it feels like if you swallowed a goblet of Felix Felicis."

Ginny laughed. "I know, this feeling is better than anything I could've imagined. Though I suppose I'll have to get used to being sick every morning. Fleur said she had to go through it up until the very end. Same with Audrey."

"Wish I could help you there," Harry said sympathetically. "I'll wake up with you every morning, though. I promise. Whatever you need, I'll do it."

"I'm going to hold you to that, Ginny smirked. "You'll be eating those words when I'm waking you at three in the morning to go to the store to buy me crisps in a few months."

"I won't mind one bit," Harry told her. "You can be as demanding as you like."