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As Harry Potter was swimming lengths in the pool, he caught a glimpse of movement, when he looked up he saw Pig, Ron's tiny owl flying around. He climbed out of the pool and held his arm out, Pig flew straight onto it. It took Hermione to train the owl to land, where before the tiny thing was so excited it just wouldn't settle. Ron was too lazy to spend time trying to train the owl.

'Hey Pig,' Harry gave the tiny owl a pat then untied the small scroll off it's leg.

"Dear Harry, I know it's not our day to see each other but I really need to talk to you, can you come to the Burrow, it's important. If you do intend to come see me then don't bother responding, if you can't, then send Pig back with when you could come here. Again, it's important, love Ginny."

Harry stared down at his girlfriend's words and wondered what was so important that she needed to see him now and couldn't wait for two days.

'Go home Pig, I don't need to respond,' Harry lifted his arm to tell the owl to fly off, it did, then he headed into the house to shower and dress.

An hour later Harry stepped into the kitchen of the Burrow to see all the Weasley's and their spouses sitting around the large worn table and none of them looked happy.

'What's so urgent that it couldn't wait two days?'

Ginny looked at her parents who nodded, she nervously looked back at Harry ready to tell him her news.

'Um, I'm pregnant.'

'Okay, then you better go tell whoever the bloke is that his going to be a father.'

'Harry, come on mate, you're Ginny's boyfriend, so just admit you've been having sex with my sister,' Ron said.

'Sure, we've had sex, but that is not my kid and I can prove it, I bet Ginny can't prove I'm the father. So it looks like we're through Ginny, one for lying and two for cheating, now I'm heading back home. I'll make sure the proof is sent to the ministry and the papers if you want to keep lying.'

Harry glared at his ex girlfriend before leaving the house but stopped when Hermione yelled out.

'What Hermione?'

'You've never lied to me, is that baby yours?'

'No, it's not, but I have no idea who Ginny has been sleeping with. I know why she got pregnant though, to try and force me to marry her since that's all she talks about, not to mention her mother.'

'So she cheated, I can't believe she would do that.'

'I can, when I said I wasn't going to marry at all, she thought getting pregnant would change my mind. The thing is it didn't work the way she wanted. I do wonder who she slept with.'

'Can you tell me why you're certain it can't be yours?'

'I suppose it would not hurt. I made sure I could not father kids. I had so many trying to slip me love potions when I'm out. I have lust spells aimed at me, I wasn't going to take the chance that one would get pregnant. I am not ready to be a father, not for a long time, so I made sure I couldn't. I have myself tested regularly to make sure I'm still sterile, I was tested a week ago and four weeks before that.'

'Do you mind if I tell them?'

'Go ahead, but you know Ginny will keep lying, but I have the proof and I will do what I threatened, I will ruin her name if she keeps trying to make everyone believe it's mine. Now I have to go, if you want to see my proof you can come over later, I'll be home.'

'I might, so go relax,' Hermione hugged Harry then went back into the house.

'So did he finally admit the truth?' Bill asked.

'Yes, he can't father children, he made sure he couldn't and he has proof, plus he keeps getting examined to make sure he is sterile. He said if Ginny keeps lying then he will ruin her name. I'm going over tonight to see this proof but I believe Harry as it's something he would do, especially with so many woman still trying to spike his drinks whenever his seen in public. Ron and I caught one trying last week. Harry made sure that if he did get spiked then no one will end up pregnant to him. Anyway, you've lost me as a friend Ginny, I don't appreciate you lying about my best friend,' Hermione picked up her bag then left the house. She didn't care if Ron believed his sister, she didn't because she knew Ginny was desperate to get Harry to marry her.

Harry looked up when Hermione stepped into the house, he didn't speak, he just held out a folder.

Hermione sighed but sat beside Harry and read the healers report, 'I knew you were telling the truth. Let me send a copy of this to Mr. Weasley before this gets blown into a huge problem.'

'It will anyway, Molly and Ginny wanted me to marry her, I wouldn't. I'm not against marriage Hermione, I just don't want to yet nor marry until I love someone. I like Ginny, a lot but I'm not in love with her. I need this time to myself to figure out who I am. Okay, make a copy and send it, Orion is somewhere in the house.'

Hermione made a copy of every report of when Harry had himself tested then went to find Harry's new owl. He had named the owl Orion for Sirius Orion Black. Hermione thought it was a great name but it was also nice that Harry wanted to call his new owl after Sirius.

Arthur Weasley wasn't surprised when Harry's owl landed on his shoulder. He took the parchments then watched as the owl flew off.

'It's true, Harry is not the father of Ginny's baby,' Arthur looked up but his faced showed disappointment, 'Why did you lie to us Ginny?'

'He refused to marry me.'

'So you were going to trap him by making him bring up a child that wasn't his. That's it, you've gotten away with so much over the years but no more. You are going to end up alone since I will be making sure Harry releases this information so everyone knows he is not the father of your child. So now tell us who the father is?'

'Seamus,' Ginny whispered but she kept her head down. She wasn't ready to see all the disappointed looks from her family.

Ron got up and went upstairs to his room. He knew this might just cause a rift between him and Harry. Ron had turned his back on Harry twice before, this time he didn't even stop to think that Ginny might have lied, he just believed his sister. Ginny had lied, Harry didn't. He wasn't sure if Harry would want to see him, at least not yet, he would need to speak with Hermione before he decided. First he would send a note to Harry, apologising for believing his sister over his friend then he would speak with his girlfriend.

Harry cooked dinner for himself and Hermione. It wasn't long before Pig flew into the room.

'You take it and read it Hermione.'

Hermione sighed but untied two pieces of parchment, 'Mr Weasley wants you to release the information so no one can accuse you of lying. Everyone knows you and Ginny are dating. This way it will be known she cheated just to make you believe she was pregnant to you. He's really angry with his daughter.'

'Did he say who the father is?'

'Seamus Finnegan.'

'I hope Seamus is ready to be a father, I'm not sure how he will go in a full on relationship with a girl that obviously doesn't love him. Ginny just wanted to use him.'

'I'm sure Mr Weasley will explain. The other letter is from Ron. He apologies for believing Ginny when he should have listened to both sides before jumping to conclusions.'

'It's his sister, I get that Hermione. It's like what I told Seamus after he realised I was telling the truth about Voldemort. He believes his mother, if my mother was alive and told me you or someone was lying, I would believe her first. Family means far more than friendship, no matter how close people are. I also explain to you that even though I'm friendly with Ron, I will never trust him again, I can't. He turned on me too many times. He's been upset that I wouldn't even think about marrying his sister, yet we were having sex. You can't marry someone if you don't love them, the marriage wouldn't work. He forgets that she was the one that asked us to have sex he also knows I didn't love Ginny, even if I liked her. If that kid turned out to be mine, I would have been forced into a loveless marriage and Ron would have badmouthed me to everyone that would listen. He's protective of his family and they always comes first.'

'I know I would normally believe my parent's over others, but I also know that not everyone has the same information, or seen proof. Ginny's going to be a seventeen year old mother and the father is a boy who she only used. If they force them to marry, then it's for life. I feel sorry for the baby.'

'The baby will be fine with Mr and Mrs Weasley, they will make sure of it. I don't know what Seamus mother is like, as I only met her one, at the quidditch world cup.'

'Yes, but she did believe what was written in the Daily Prophet without knowing you or hearing your side of the story. But then again, she probably only ever heard about you through the papers or from Seamus and you never got close to Seamus. What if he refuses to marry her?'

'Two things,' Harry said as he put the food on he table, 'First is it could look bad for Seamus, especially with how Ginny is a pure-blood. I know things are changing but leaving a pure-blood girl pregnant and not marrying her will be seen as a betrayal which means he might have a hard time getting a decent job. Second, once I release the information about how she tried to tell me I was the father just so I would marry her, then Seamus might get off because they would see that Ginny was using Seamus for her own gains, to trap me into marriage. Seamus was just being a normal teenager. A girl wants sex, blokes my age won't say no.'

Harry and Hermione lapsed into silence as they began to eat. Hermione knew things would be tense at the Burrow, so she planned to have Ron visit her instead of going there. Harry already knew he would not go to the Burrow while Ginny is there. He had seen the look on Molly Weasley's face, she didn't seem angry or upset that Ginny was pregnant at seventeen and unmarried. Harry had seen the hopeful look on Molly's face. She still wanted her daughter married to Harry, which will never happen.

Right after they ate, Harry wrote his statement about Ginny and how she tried to make it seem like he was the father to her baby. Harry also wrote that his so called girlfriend had been sleeping with another boy. He copied it, sent one to the Quibbler, one to Witch Weekly and one to the Daily Prophet. Even though this would hurt the Weasley family, more Ginny than the others, it was the right thing to do. People would turn on Harry again, they had done it before, they would do it again. Now he was an adult, he was going to make sure they couldn't do it again. Luna said the Quibbler will always print letters from Harry that way if anyone did try anything, his letter will give the truth and the facts.

There was outraged from almost everyone when they read the story of what Ginny Weasley tried to do to Harry Potter, their saviour. She had been sent so much cursed mail that Bill had to ward the house so no mail could get through. Ginny ended up badly hurt, but so had Molly who had tried to stop the mail exploding near her daughter. Bill ended up setting up a mail box at the post office. Those mail boxes were charmed to alert the owner if something was cursed or dark. It would even tell the owner if there was a howler inside.

Seamus Finnegan figured out he was the father. He wrote to the Daily Prophet to explain that Ginny had asked him for sex, then she refused to see him. He will not be marrying the girl who used him to try and trick Harry into marrying her. Dean Thomas has also written to the Daily Prophet to explain how Ginny had used him to make Harry jealous, that was during his sixth year. It seems Ginny was going to do anything to try to get Harry then trap him into marriage.

It was a month later that Molly found her daughter lying in a pool of blood. Molly raced her daughter to St Mungo's. The healers explained that Ginny deliberately stabbed herself so she would die. She didn't die but the baby did. When Molly asked when she could take her daughter home, the healers explained that she was in a warded room waiting for the aurors to charge her with murder. Molly would not be taking her daughter home ever again.

Harry heard the ward to tell him someone was at the door. After what Ginny did and after it was known, he kept getting visitors. He ended up warding his home. He also added a ward that would tell him who was knocking on his door that way he would know whether to open it or not.

When Harry saw the writing, he opened the door, 'Come in,' Harry moved aside to allow Ron and Hermione inside, 'Would either of you like a drink or cup of tea?'

'no thank you Harry,' Hermione said then nodded to Ron.

'Ginny tried to kill herself, she lived but the baby died, she's been arrested. She's in a warded room at St Mungo's until she's healed enough to be taken into custody. We all believe, that includes the healers that Ginny wanted to get rid of the baby. They aren't positive that taking her own life was part of it but with what she did, she could have easily been trying to kill herself, which would kill the baby as well. It's not your fault Harry, nor Seamus's, it's Ginny's fault. But I felt I had to be the one to explain what is going on before tomorrow. It'll be in the Daily Prophet.'

'Will your sister be okay?'

'Physically she will be fine, except she will never be able to get pregnant again. She caused too much damage. If she's found guilty of murder, she will do minimum of twenty five years and that's only because of her age and how she helped during the war.'

'So it's different in the wizarding world when it comes to suicide which killed another life at the same time, the unborn baby?' Harry asked.

'Magical children are considered a gift and because many people found it difficult to have a child at all, especially a magical child and not a squib, it's law that you can't terminate the pregnancy and if you do, it's considered murder,' Hermione explained. 'If it happened by an accident, then nothing happens, unless it was proven that the expectant mother was at fault, or someone was at fault. This time they know Ginny was at fault.'

'We think she hoped she would die as well,' Ron said staring down at the table, 'Um, I should warn you,' Ron looked up, 'Mum blames you, no one else does. They all know this was Ginny's fault but mum refuses to listen. George told her off then said he won't return to the Burrow. Bill and Fleur refuse to return and told her she will never see Victoire again. When dad had a go at her, she admitted that she helped Ginny get pregnant once Ginny come up with the plan to make you marry her. Dad kicked mum out, she's living with Muriel.'

Harry sighed as he sat down, 'I was honest with her and you two about how I felt. She said she understood but hoped eventually I would change my mind, which could have happened. I need time, I need this time, right now without having to worry about anything. You're mother on the other hand never stopped telling me to marry her daughter. Do you think it was Ginny's plan or your mothers?'

'Mum said it was Ginny's but I've got a feeling she was more involved than she let on. Unless it comes up at the trial, I doubt we will know the truth. I just wanted you to know so you don't blame yourself in any way. You used to do that all the time so I wanted to make sure this time you didn't.'

'Thanks but I don't Ron. You and I had a few big arguments about this but you finally realised why I refuse to marry your sister. You can't have a life with someone if you don't love them. Maybe in a few years my feelings for Ginny might have changed. It might not have. I need this time now for me, to find out who I am and what I want to do but also, just to have some time to myself.'

'I know and you did need this time. We all did. Mum was even trying to get me and Hermione to marry. We talked and realise we should take our time because it was normally the three of us. Hermione and me never got to spend any time alone.'

'It was also because of how often we argued. We wanted to make sure we would work before marriage, especially a marriage that you can't get out of like the muggle world,' Hermione said.

'I'm sure you two have spoken a lot and even though I know both of you, I know Hermione more. One thing that I am positive about when it comes to you Hermione, if you got married, then you and your husband would have to be faithful to each other. Marriages in the wizarding world are for life and if you make a mistake, you can't get out of it. I'm not saying you would Ron but if you for some reason, strayed, then your relationship with Hermione would be over even if you could never get divorced. I think all couples should take their time and even consider living together before they get married. I believe not being able to divorce needs to change but I also believe that there should be some conditions.'

'Before Hermione asks about what you just said, I get what you mean. I wouldn't expect a wife or girlfriend to put up with me being a prat. We know it happens, most keep it behind closed doors.'

'I wouldn't be in the same place if that happened,' Hermione said but she did give Ron a smile before turning back to Harry, 'Now, explain what you meant.'

'Okay, the law should be changed so if a marriage breaks down then they can divorce and remarry if they want to. What I think would work is the couple would have to stay married for a certain amount of time. You get some young people thinking they are in love when it's just lust and hormones. They could make it work but would need to give themselves time. Some marry too quickly or to young, then divorce as a quick option. Many young people marry because the girl got pregnant, but that relationship was never a good one and made the family life terrible, for all of them. Sometimes a couple might need time, like what you two are doing. Get to know each other properly as adults and in an adult relationship, then you can figure out if it will work or not.'

'Yes, that could work or maybe a young couple have to wait until they have been together for a certain amount of time before they are allowed to marry. It would give them the time, like Ron and I are doing.'

'Yeah, that's an idea Hermione. The trouble is, I believe to really know if a relationship will work is that you have to be a proper full on couple, meaning, you live together. Everyone has habits that others don't like. Ron snores, loudly, I talk in my sleep, sometimes I have nightmares. Not as many anymore but the odd one still crops up. Hermione, sorry but sometimes you make these weird puffing noises when you sleep. Then you have habits during normal day time. Ron is messy, Hermione is neat, I'm a bit in between. You can get people who like to keep things clean and if they had to keep picking up after their partner, it could cause friction in the relationship. Having a young couple live together for say, six months to a year, that would tell them and everyone else if they will make it. I found out my parents lived together for six months before they married.'

'Many parents will never allow their kids to have sex before marriage. Mum always went on about it especially when she found out how often Charlie did, then she found out about Bill and Fleur.'

'It might need to change. I read that after the war with Grindelwald and the first war with Voldemort, many young couples raced out and got married. Many of those ended up miserable. If they could live together, they would see if they could work. Don't take this the wrong way Ron but I could never live with you. It was difficult at Hogwarts but we shared a room so we had no choice. I'm sure Seamus would never live with someone like me due to my talking and nightmares. Lavender is another that I could never live with. I remember her fondly but she would have driven me up the wall with her talk on clothes and makeup. But hormones make young people reckless. We all have our habits, whether bad or good habits, but others might not like those habits.'

'You are right, I believe any young couple would be able to see exactly what their lives will be like if they live together. Ron knows I hate how he just dumps his clothes on the floor.'

'Yeah, you know what Hermione said to me because of that,' Ron said with a huff making Harry and Hermione laugh.

'Something like you'll end up with no clean clothes because you're too lazy to put your cloths in the hamper and I won't wash them if they aren't in the hamper,' Harry said then laughed as Ron's ears went red and Hermione looked smug, which told Harry he had been right.

After Ginny was healed, the aurors took her straight to the holding cells in the ministry. Her trial would be a couple of days later. She was still receiving cursed mail but so was her mother since word leaked that Molly helped her daughter get pregnant to make Harry marry her.

Ginny was sentenced to thirty two years in Azkaban. Molly ended up trying to hex the Wizengamot panel before she was stunned and placed in a cell until her trial. All Harry could do was sigh as he thought that the two Weasley woman have basically destroyed their lives and cause the Weasley family to basically lose two more members of the family.

With Hermione's help, Harry wrote out a proposal that he wanted to present to the Wizengamot. He spoke with the minister, Kingsley Shacklebolt, who set it up. He thought it was time for their world to change that bad law. He himself had seen many couples who lived miserable lives.

Hermione had invited all their friends to sit inside the courtroom so they could hear Harry address the Wizengamot. Once he finished and thanked everyone, all his friends and even their families cheered. The members of the Wizengamot saw just how many people wanted this situation to change. They thanked Harry then told him they would let him know what the outcome would be.

It was two weeks after Harry spoke in front of the Wizengamot that Hermione, Neville, Luna, the remaining Weasley's and all their friends all got an invitation to Harry's for a party. It didn't say what the party was for, only that he felt the time was right to celebrate.

Harry smiled as he watched all his friends and even some of his teachers enjoying themselves.

'Can I have everyone's attention please, something I normally wouldn't want,' Harry said making many laugh. They knew Harry hated attention, 'I got an official letter today,' Harry smiled as he held up the letter to show everyone the Wizengamot stamp at the top. Hermione never gave him a chance to say anymore as she launched into his arms, yelling that he did it, he got the law changed.

Once Harry confirmed it, everyone cheered, then the party got a lot more enjoyable. All of them knew that some things needed to change in the hope they never had to fight another war again. A few bad laws had been scraped already, Harry just had another old law scraped. Now witches and wizards could divorce, but they had to stay married for twelve months before they could seek a divorce. The one law many liked that was changed was there was no more blood status. Everyone was just known as a witch or wizard.

The wizarding world was slowly moving on and the survivors were also beginning to move on with their lives.

Harry stared around at all his guests and couldn't help smiling. Everyone was happy and enjoying themselves, just like he was. He still might be trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life but he also knew this time of relaxing and basically doing nothing is what he needed. He smiled again then went to join his friends and celebrate they finally lived in a better wizarding world.

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