Every Rose has it's Thorn

Disclaimer I do not own the world of HP. Just borrowing some of the characters.

Chapter 26 Victory!

This chapter will be told in Ginny's pov. I am sorry that they have been jumping around a little bit I will have to get that fixed one of these days.

As I saw my Harry in the pitch with Lily and her walking away with the glazed and confused look in her eyes I knew what happened to him. I didn't say a word even though my heart was pounding. All I could do was open my arms and draw him into me. I could feel him trembling as he fell into me. I felt his tears and his rage mingle together as he sobbed. My robes were becoming stained with his tears. I didn't care though, Harry didn't need my questions or anything. He just needed me to catch him as he is falling. To give him my strength, and to be literally the shoulder to cry on. I held on to him through the torrents of tears. After what it felt like hours they finally showed signs of slowing down. The sun was setting around us. My hair literally looked like flames, but Harry always loved it and often used that analogy. He looked up at me, his eyes were literally sparkling like emeralds. The tears seemed to just magnified the green even more. I could see the sorrow that laid in them, my heart wept for him. I had so much that he never had. I hated that he had only just found his mom, after so long only to have to give her up, in such a short time later. I felt a warm pressure as his hand entwined into mine. I gave him the warmest brightest smile that I could muster up. He deserved nothing less from me. He smiled back at me, it was a bittersweet smile, but I would take all I can get right now. He gently laid his hand over my abdomen to where our baby lays growing. I could feel a warmth slowly start to build inside of me. Like a slow burning fire.

"I may have lost one family, but I have gained another in return." Harry brushed a stray strand of hair out of my eyes. He kissed me on the top of my nose. "Thank you Ginny for being my everything. My light in the dark, my family, my most beautiful wife. Thank you most of all for having my baby."

Man he was laying it on thick. I felt myself blushing. Weasley red is never very pretty. I needed to change which way this conversation is going. I had a good idea how to it. I plastered a teasing slightly seductive look on my face. "Ok, ok," I tugged on his hair in mock exasperation. "You really are earning your bonus points mister, I just may just let you in my bed instead of the couch."

Harry's eyebrow lifted up and his lips formed a smirk as he quickly caught on to my teasing mood "Oh really, just why was I going to be on the couch?"

I took a long sigh and tried to look stern, but I am pretty sure my eyes gave me a way, they always do.

"You know why, because you felt the need to impregnate me." It was a weak argument and we both knew it, but it got Harry's mind off of Lily and cheered him back up, so it was worth it.

He cocked up his eyebrow even higher. "Oh really as if you didn't participate in the creation process?"

I tried to put my hands on my hip to do a Molly Weasley impression that would scare the hell out of him, but he caught my arms and wrapped it around his neck. I felt the fire inside me grow. Oh what the man does to me . My need for him just drives me bonkers at times. I knew I had to keep the teasing up to continue on redirecting his mind so I arranged a teasing smile on my face. "Well I am pretty sure you probably initiated the process being a randy wizard after all."

His smile grew even bigger. "So now I am a randy wizard, well I guess that is what you do to me."

I felt his arms encircle my waist and pulled me even closer to him. I felt my heart speed up he moved his lips so close to mine that I thought he was going to kiss me instead he held a few inches back to try to tease me. His hands caressed me up and down my back sending shivers down my spine. I tried to lean over to close the gap between our lips but he moved back and laughed.

"Well who is intiating now?"

I felt the biggest urge to smack him the arrogant prat, but two can play that game. I started to play with the hairs on his neck I felt a shiver run through him as I lifted my hands up to his hair. I heard a slight moan come from him as I massaged his scalp. I stood on my tip toes and breathed lightly in his ear. I let my lips lightly trace the edges. I could hear him drawing in a quick breath. He grabbed my face with both of his hands and started to kiss me firmly on the mouth. Victory!

Minerva's pov

Merlin this day has been long as I thought to myself. I am really getting too old for all the shenanigans that are going on at the school, but Hogwarts is my life. I needed some air to clear my head. I settled into a brisk walk I needed to get out my frustrations someway, and the muggles sometime do have it right. There is nothing like physical activity to clear your head. Somehow I ended up by the quidditch pitch and familiar sounds made it's way to me. I shook my head and prepared myself I really didn't see this, but being a professor I had to go investigate. I got a little closer and saw the bright red hair. I groaned to myself. "Not again!"

Author notes, thanks for your support, Sorry it has been so long, but I have been sick, and now I have tendonitis too. So this story hasn't been on top of my to do list. Thanks for all the faithful reviewers. I am sorry that this chapter is so short, but it is more a filler chapter then anything else. Next one will have less smut, a little angst and action. Not that I would do full blown smut though, I like to leave some up to the imagination. Lol! I hope the next chapter will be up faster, I will try to work on it at least one day a week. I really want to finish this story, so I can concentrate on my other one, but I also don't want this one to appeared to be rushed either. So please review and let me know what you think, they are like chocolate to me. Until next time cheers!

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