"I hope mothers OK," whispered Faith looking up from her book.
"So do I.," replied Jasmine copying down some notes from a book.
"Want to see her after we're done?" Asked Faith closing her book.
"Sure." said Jasmine finishing a sentence and banging the book shut.
"OK girls that's enough for today. Have a fifteen break and meet me at the herb garden." said Narcissa piling up her romance novels and spell books.
"Yes Grandmother." smiled the two girls getting to their feet.
The two rushed up to Ginny's quarters and knocked on the locked door.
"Who's there?" asked Ginny sitting at her desk and expecting the worst.
"It's us mother." whispered Jasmine.
"Come in girls." said Ginny before unlocking the door with her wand.
Faith came in first and sat on Ginny's queen size bed while Jasmine locked the door behind her and sat at the window seat.
"We've found some adoption forms." said Jasmine getting hem out her book and handing them to Ginny.
"Thanks girls. I'll do one for each of you," said Ginny picking up her quill and starting one for Faith.
"No mother please. I will not let you do this!" exclaimed Faith.
"Faith calm down." said Ginny getting up and sitting next to Faith on her bed.
"But mother you can't do this! I love you too much and don't want to have to live with someone I don't know." cried Faith.
"It's OK Faith. I've an idea. You can meet your uncles, aunts, cousins and other grandparents. I'll make sure of it. I promise you you'll be OK after I'm gone." assured Ginny hugging her daughter close.
Faith still cried.
"I assure you dear you'll be fine." smiled Ginny. "You'll have lots of protection and my family will love you I promise."
"Come on Faith we've got to meet grandmother in the herb garden," said Jasmine picking up her books.
Faith sniffed and nodded.
Ginny gave her a final hug before Faith collected together her things and the two girls hurried out.
Ginny smiled before getting up and relocking the door. She got her wand from the dressing table and went to the fireplace.
She lit the fire and cast a spell on it before carefully putting her head into the charmed flames. She looked around and recognised the old kitchen of the burrow just the way it was when she was young.
"Mother? Father?" Ginny said her voice echoing.
She heard a noise and paused.
"...And we should try and get Percy to come home for Ebony's birthday. Penelope hardly hears from him." came Molly Weasley's voice.
"We can try Molly but..." came Arthur Weasley's voice before Ginny heard him walk into the kitchen.
Ginny looked up and saw her father's eyes widened in surprise.
"Hey Daddy." smiled Ginny.
"Molly come quick!" exclaimed Arthur.
Molly bustled in and stopped in her tracks when she saw Ginny.
"Oh gin. We've missed you." smiled Mrs Weasley.
"I've missed you both so much. Did you get my owl?" asked Ginny sitting cross-legged near the fire.
"Oh yes dear. Your children are so beautiful such a shame we can't see them in person." sighed Mrs Weasley.
"I want you to meet them. It's just getting out of here with out Narcissa knowing that's the problem" sighed Ginny.
"Narcissa lives there? But what about Lucius?" asked Mister Weasley.
"Lucius left Narcissa four years ago, for a female Deatheater. Narcissa lives here because Draco insists she stays to put me in line and teach the girls." explained Ginny.
"Any way what were you saying about us seeing our grandchildren?" asked Mrs Weasley.
"Well the kids are so eager to see you and my brothers I thought why not have a party so they can all meet you. I'm sure Benz has already met his cousins and Fred and George. But what about Bill and Charlie and that?" explained Ginny leaving out the reason the girls wanted to see her brothers.
"That's a great idea dear. And it'll give us another reason to drag Percy in from America.Penelope is so worried he's left her." sighed Mrs Weasley.
"Why hasn't Penelope gone to America with Percy?" asked Ginny.
"Well Percy said his job transfer would only last three months and there wasn't much point dragging the girls out of Hogwarts for three months." explained Mister Weasley.
"Understandable. " agreed Ginny.
"That was three years ago. He keeps saying he's coming back in another month but he always extends it. He's worrying Penelope a lot. She thinks he's having an affair and doesn't love her any more," said Mrs Weasley looking worried.
"I'm sure he has a perfectly reasonable explanation." assured Ginny.
"Don't you worry about the party dear. We'll sort out every thing for next Monday." smiled Mister Weasley putting his arm around his wife's shoulders.
"Thanks. I love you both." smiled Ginny before pulling her head out the fire. She extinguished the flames before going to her bed and holding the adoption forms in her hands.
"So do I.," replied Jasmine copying down some notes from a book.
"Want to see her after we're done?" Asked Faith closing her book.
"Sure." said Jasmine finishing a sentence and banging the book shut.
"OK girls that's enough for today. Have a fifteen break and meet me at the herb garden." said Narcissa piling up her romance novels and spell books.
"Yes Grandmother." smiled the two girls getting to their feet.
The two rushed up to Ginny's quarters and knocked on the locked door.
"Who's there?" asked Ginny sitting at her desk and expecting the worst.
"It's us mother." whispered Jasmine.
"Come in girls." said Ginny before unlocking the door with her wand.
Faith came in first and sat on Ginny's queen size bed while Jasmine locked the door behind her and sat at the window seat.
"We've found some adoption forms." said Jasmine getting hem out her book and handing them to Ginny.
"Thanks girls. I'll do one for each of you," said Ginny picking up her quill and starting one for Faith.
"No mother please. I will not let you do this!" exclaimed Faith.
"Faith calm down." said Ginny getting up and sitting next to Faith on her bed.
"But mother you can't do this! I love you too much and don't want to have to live with someone I don't know." cried Faith.
"It's OK Faith. I've an idea. You can meet your uncles, aunts, cousins and other grandparents. I'll make sure of it. I promise you you'll be OK after I'm gone." assured Ginny hugging her daughter close.
Faith still cried.
"I assure you dear you'll be fine." smiled Ginny. "You'll have lots of protection and my family will love you I promise."
"Come on Faith we've got to meet grandmother in the herb garden," said Jasmine picking up her books.
Faith sniffed and nodded.
Ginny gave her a final hug before Faith collected together her things and the two girls hurried out.
Ginny smiled before getting up and relocking the door. She got her wand from the dressing table and went to the fireplace.
She lit the fire and cast a spell on it before carefully putting her head into the charmed flames. She looked around and recognised the old kitchen of the burrow just the way it was when she was young.
"Mother? Father?" Ginny said her voice echoing.
She heard a noise and paused.
"...And we should try and get Percy to come home for Ebony's birthday. Penelope hardly hears from him." came Molly Weasley's voice.
"We can try Molly but..." came Arthur Weasley's voice before Ginny heard him walk into the kitchen.
Ginny looked up and saw her father's eyes widened in surprise.
"Hey Daddy." smiled Ginny.
"Molly come quick!" exclaimed Arthur.
Molly bustled in and stopped in her tracks when she saw Ginny.
"Oh gin. We've missed you." smiled Mrs Weasley.
"I've missed you both so much. Did you get my owl?" asked Ginny sitting cross-legged near the fire.
"Oh yes dear. Your children are so beautiful such a shame we can't see them in person." sighed Mrs Weasley.
"I want you to meet them. It's just getting out of here with out Narcissa knowing that's the problem" sighed Ginny.
"Narcissa lives there? But what about Lucius?" asked Mister Weasley.
"Lucius left Narcissa four years ago, for a female Deatheater. Narcissa lives here because Draco insists she stays to put me in line and teach the girls." explained Ginny.
"Any way what were you saying about us seeing our grandchildren?" asked Mrs Weasley.
"Well the kids are so eager to see you and my brothers I thought why not have a party so they can all meet you. I'm sure Benz has already met his cousins and Fred and George. But what about Bill and Charlie and that?" explained Ginny leaving out the reason the girls wanted to see her brothers.
"That's a great idea dear. And it'll give us another reason to drag Percy in from America.Penelope is so worried he's left her." sighed Mrs Weasley.
"Why hasn't Penelope gone to America with Percy?" asked Ginny.
"Well Percy said his job transfer would only last three months and there wasn't much point dragging the girls out of Hogwarts for three months." explained Mister Weasley.
"Understandable. " agreed Ginny.
"That was three years ago. He keeps saying he's coming back in another month but he always extends it. He's worrying Penelope a lot. She thinks he's having an affair and doesn't love her any more," said Mrs Weasley looking worried.
"I'm sure he has a perfectly reasonable explanation." assured Ginny.
"Don't you worry about the party dear. We'll sort out every thing for next Monday." smiled Mister Weasley putting his arm around his wife's shoulders.
"Thanks. I love you both." smiled Ginny before pulling her head out the fire. She extinguished the flames before going to her bed and holding the adoption forms in her hands.