The next morning Harry woke to noise coming from the living room
downstairs. He sat up and ran a hand through his hair. As he walked
towards the door, he saw Ginny jump out of bed and run for the bathroom.
"Ginny, sweetie, are you okay?" Harry asked.
"I'm fine. I'm just not feeling well. I think I need to lie down," Ginny replied as she walked slowly towards her bed with Harry's help. "I'll be okay, don't worry about it. Go and spend time with James before he leaves. I'll be down in a bit."
"Okay, but if you need anything just holler." Harry walked downstairs to find Ron, Hermione, James and Emily sitting at the kitchen table munching on cereal.
"Would you like some cereal, Dad?" James asked Harry.
"I'd love some. I'll have whatever you are having," Harry answered. James brought Harry frosted flakes, milk, and extra sugar. "It's not the same without extra sugar, right James?" Harry said as Hermione eyed him.
"Right dad!" James and Emily put their dishes in the sink and walked outside to play outside.
"Where's Ginny?" Ron questioned.
"She's not feeling well. When she woke up she went straight to the bathroom because she didn't feel well."
"Why don't I go and talk to her," Hermione said. She cleared her bowl and walked out of the room. She knocked quietly on Ginny's door, not wanting to disturb her.
"Come in," Ginny called. "Oh hey Hermione. I knew you'd be up here soon."
"Why aren't you feeling well? Was is something you ate?" Hermione said throwing questions at her.
"No, I think I know what it might be, but I don't want to get my hopes up."
Hermione look confused and then her face brightened up as she ran over the Ginny and hugged her tightly. "Do you really think so?"
"Yes I do. But I'm not going to say anything to Harry until I am one hundred percent positive. I don't want to upset him if I am wrong," Ginny explained. She smiled as she thought of Harry's expression when she finally told him.
"Oh! He'll be so excited Gin! You know you should tell him. He'd be upset if he knew that you told me first. But don't worry, I won't say anything," Hermione said. "When are you going to find out for sure?"
"I'm going to go to Hogsmeade tomorrow after we take the kids to Kings Cross. Would you like to go with me? We could tell Harry and Ron that we want to go shopping. They wouldn't want to come then."
"I'd love to come with you. I really do have shopping to do. I have to buy Ron an anniversary present."
"That's perfect. We'll make a day of it after we drop off the kids!" Ginny exclaimed happily.
"What do you think the two of them are up to?" Ron asked Harry.
"I don't know, probably girl stuff. That's all they ever talk about. We should do something together. After the kids leave tomorrow we should go to The Three Broomsticks and hang out, just the two of us. We don't get to do that much anymore."
"That sounds great mate! I have to get Hermione an anniversary present too. I don't know what to get her, would you help me pick something out?"
"Of course!" Harry exclaimed as he took Ron's bowl and placed it into the sink. He waved his wand over the sink and the dishes began washing themselves. "I don't like doing the dishes any other way."
Harry turned his head as he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. He walked to Ginny and wrapped his arms around her tightly, embracing her in a hug. "Feeling better?"
"Lots better," Ginny replied. "Where are the kids?"
"Outside playing. They would rather spend time together then with us. Even though they are going to see lots of each other and not see us as much anymore," Harry answered.
"They'll see Ron and me, not too often though. We'll try and keep an eye on them, but we don't want to interfere with their first year and they won't have my class either because it's only offered to third years and older," Hermione said. She was teaching Muggle Studies at Hogwarts.
"Speaking of which, weren't you supposed to have already been there?" Ginny asked moving out of Harry's embrace.
"Yes, but Dumbledore know that this is Emily's first year so he said it was okay for me to come when the kids came. I will leave after the kids do. Although I do have some shopping to do first at Hogsmeade," Hermione replied, looking at Ginny. "After the children leave we were planning on going to Hogsmeade, and then I was going to leave for Hogwarts from there."
"Harry and I are going to Hogsmeade as well. We were planning a guy's day out after the children left of course," Ron said. "I'll meet you at Hogwarts tomorrow evening then, Herm."
"Why don't we have a picnic outside today? We should spend time with James before he leaves. I'm going to miss him so much," Ginny sighed.
"I'll help you with the food Ginny," Hermione said walking to Ginny.
"Ginny, sweetie, are you okay?" Harry asked.
"I'm fine. I'm just not feeling well. I think I need to lie down," Ginny replied as she walked slowly towards her bed with Harry's help. "I'll be okay, don't worry about it. Go and spend time with James before he leaves. I'll be down in a bit."
"Okay, but if you need anything just holler." Harry walked downstairs to find Ron, Hermione, James and Emily sitting at the kitchen table munching on cereal.
"Would you like some cereal, Dad?" James asked Harry.
"I'd love some. I'll have whatever you are having," Harry answered. James brought Harry frosted flakes, milk, and extra sugar. "It's not the same without extra sugar, right James?" Harry said as Hermione eyed him.
"Right dad!" James and Emily put their dishes in the sink and walked outside to play outside.
"Where's Ginny?" Ron questioned.
"She's not feeling well. When she woke up she went straight to the bathroom because she didn't feel well."
"Why don't I go and talk to her," Hermione said. She cleared her bowl and walked out of the room. She knocked quietly on Ginny's door, not wanting to disturb her.
"Come in," Ginny called. "Oh hey Hermione. I knew you'd be up here soon."
"Why aren't you feeling well? Was is something you ate?" Hermione said throwing questions at her.
"No, I think I know what it might be, but I don't want to get my hopes up."
Hermione look confused and then her face brightened up as she ran over the Ginny and hugged her tightly. "Do you really think so?"
"Yes I do. But I'm not going to say anything to Harry until I am one hundred percent positive. I don't want to upset him if I am wrong," Ginny explained. She smiled as she thought of Harry's expression when she finally told him.
"Oh! He'll be so excited Gin! You know you should tell him. He'd be upset if he knew that you told me first. But don't worry, I won't say anything," Hermione said. "When are you going to find out for sure?"
"I'm going to go to Hogsmeade tomorrow after we take the kids to Kings Cross. Would you like to go with me? We could tell Harry and Ron that we want to go shopping. They wouldn't want to come then."
"I'd love to come with you. I really do have shopping to do. I have to buy Ron an anniversary present."
"That's perfect. We'll make a day of it after we drop off the kids!" Ginny exclaimed happily.
"What do you think the two of them are up to?" Ron asked Harry.
"I don't know, probably girl stuff. That's all they ever talk about. We should do something together. After the kids leave tomorrow we should go to The Three Broomsticks and hang out, just the two of us. We don't get to do that much anymore."
"That sounds great mate! I have to get Hermione an anniversary present too. I don't know what to get her, would you help me pick something out?"
"Of course!" Harry exclaimed as he took Ron's bowl and placed it into the sink. He waved his wand over the sink and the dishes began washing themselves. "I don't like doing the dishes any other way."
Harry turned his head as he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. He walked to Ginny and wrapped his arms around her tightly, embracing her in a hug. "Feeling better?"
"Lots better," Ginny replied. "Where are the kids?"
"Outside playing. They would rather spend time together then with us. Even though they are going to see lots of each other and not see us as much anymore," Harry answered.
"They'll see Ron and me, not too often though. We'll try and keep an eye on them, but we don't want to interfere with their first year and they won't have my class either because it's only offered to third years and older," Hermione said. She was teaching Muggle Studies at Hogwarts.
"Speaking of which, weren't you supposed to have already been there?" Ginny asked moving out of Harry's embrace.
"Yes, but Dumbledore know that this is Emily's first year so he said it was okay for me to come when the kids came. I will leave after the kids do. Although I do have some shopping to do first at Hogsmeade," Hermione replied, looking at Ginny. "After the children leave we were planning on going to Hogsmeade, and then I was going to leave for Hogwarts from there."
"Harry and I are going to Hogsmeade as well. We were planning a guy's day out after the children left of course," Ron said. "I'll meet you at Hogwarts tomorrow evening then, Herm."
"Why don't we have a picnic outside today? We should spend time with James before he leaves. I'm going to miss him so much," Ginny sighed.
"I'll help you with the food Ginny," Hermione said walking to Ginny.