Saturday morning
Ginny woke up just in time to hear the children biding their goodbyes to Naricissa who was going to her spa for the weekend.
Ginny got up and looked out the window to see Naricissa disappear in the blink of an eye.
She went down stairs to see the children sat at the table eating their breakfast.
"Hey there everyone." smiled Ginny pouring herself some cereal.
"Mother we won't be here today. We thought you and Harry would want to be alone," said Jasmine.
"But why?" asked Ginny sitting down and pouring milk on the cereal.
"Well, you two haven't seen each other for so long." said Faith, " besides I told Benz to introduce me to our cousins."
"Yeah I want to try and knock some sense into Raven and Ebony," said Jasmine punching her hand.
"Besides, I told Melissa, Skye and Rio I'd meet them at Melissa's house." said Benz finishing his toast.
"Oh well." smiled Ginny.
"Got to go Mother. We'll be back for dinner," said Faith as the three got up and went upstairs to get dressed.
"Bye girls, bye Benz." smiled Ginny looking up briefly.
The room was then silent as Ginny continued to eat her breakfast.
She hadn't had the house to her self since she'd married Draco. It was a strange feeling she wasn't used to.
Maybe she'd take a walk after she'd got dressed.
Ginny finished off the last spoonful of cereal and went up to her room.
She changed into a long skirt of red velvet and a gypsy style top made of the same material.
She brushed and braided her hair into a plait, and held it in place with an onyx clip that Harry had given her as a present after Skye and Rio were born.
She brushed her teeth and put some high heels on before putting on a pair of black robes.
She walked out the back door and into the garden where she'd never been able to go before.
The flowers were all in bloom and Ginny picked a rose pricking her self on the thorns.
The fragrance smell of flowers was overwhelming and Ginny sat down on a bench to take in the sweet smell.
That was when she noticed it.
A dungeon directly under the castle. She got up and knelt down to look under the barred window.
She saw a blocked entrance to something she couldn't see.
She got back up and frowned.
Maybe she could use that sometime to her advantage.
Faith got dressed in a pair of black trousers and black silk blouse. She charmed her hair to look black. She plaited it down her back and pulled some black robes over her suit.
She sat down on the bed and pulled on some boots as she watched what Jasmine was getting dressed in.
She'd got dressed in a dark purple gypsy top and a dark grey skirt, with grey robes and dragon Hyde sandals.
It was as though both girls were mourning over their mother's decision though Faith was grieving more.
"So you think we should be nice to our cousins?" asked Jasmine putting her wand in the pocket of her robes with a pouch of money.
"I guess so. I mean we are related to them," said Faith tying the laces on the boots and putting her wand in the waistband of her trousers.
"Yeah but from what Benz said about the two twins I'd say they can't all be good." said Jasmine putting her hair up in a ponytail and looking in the mirror.
Faith was about respond when Benz came in dressed in his school robes and grey khaki trousers with a shirt that had the Durmstrang logo printed on it.
"Come on you two. I still have to go and meet up with Skye and Rio," said Benz.
Jasmine rolled her eyes but Faith just got up from the bed and followed her siblings to the main room where the fire was already alight.
Benz grabbed some floo powder and walked into the flames.
He yelled "Hogsmeade." while throwing the powder and immediately disappeared.
The two girls followed.
They ended up in the three broomsticks.
Benz had walked over to a table with a lot of kids with red hair and was talking to one of the oldest.
Faith walked out the grate and put her hands in her pockets.
Jasmine walked at top speed towards the table obviously to determine to get her revenge on Ebony and Raven before they disappeared.
"People this is my younger thirteen year old Sister Jasmine and my older sixteen year old sister Faith. Now excuse me but I promised Melissa I'd meet at her house," said Benz going back toward the grate.
"So that's why Mel pushed me, Tammy and Rick out the house," said Gemini who was filing her nails over Yolanda's Transfiguration homework.
"Hey I spent hours writing that!" yelled Yolanda putting down her quill and looking at her cousin.
"Calm down!" yelled Willow who was trying to concentrate on an application for a job.
Benz just rolled his eyes before flooing off to Melissa's house.
"OK now which of you are called Ebony and Raven? I have a score to settled with you," snapped Jasmine.
The two girls widened their eyes and ran out the pub. Jasmine grinned and ran after them.
"So you must be Faith then," said Rebecca pulling a seat up to the already crowded table for her.
"Yeah. Awful lot of people here isn't there?" said Faith sitting down.
She looked down the table and saw five guys playing exploding snap, two playing wizards chess and the other two discussing something.
The remaining girls were talking amongst themselves while Gemini and Yolanda had a shouting match.
Rebecca moved her chair closer to Faith.
"Hey don't mind them. I'm Rebecca by the way." said Rebecca.
"Hi. Want to go for a walk?" asked Faith.
"Sure, I must admit they can be a lot to deal with," said Rebecca getting to her feet.
The two girls walked out the three broomsticks toward the shrieking shack.
Ginny heard a bell from inside the castle and got to her feet.
She hurried in to see Harry stood in the main fireplace with a bouquet of red roses.
"Oh Harry you shouldn't have." smiled Ginny walking towards him and taking the flowers in his outstretched hand.
"I wanted to," said Harry kissing her cheek.
"Take a seat I'll be right back," said Ginny going into the kitchen and handing the roses to one of the house elves.
She came back with a tray of tea and some pumpkin pastries.
"Nice place you've got here." said Harry.
"It's OK. Though this is the first time I've been able to really appreciate It.," said Ginny pouring some tea and handing the cup to Harry.
"I've missed you Ginny," said Harry putting down his cup untouched.
"I've missed you too Harry." whispered Ginny. "I really have."
"Then why did you marry Malfoy if you knew this would happen?" asked Harry.
"I never knew it would turn out like this. I thought he loved Me.," said Ginny.
"What even after he tried to kill you at Hogwarts when you were pregnant with the twins?" asked Harry in disbelief.
"The thing is Harry. He had me. In more ways than one." said Ginny.
"What do you mean?" asked Harry.
"He threatened my family, my friends. He threatened the welfare of the children and that he would kill me. But most of the time I wasn't really there." said Ginny.
"You mean you were ill or..." asked Harry.
"No I mean he had me under an unforgivable." said Ginny.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Harry.
"He had me under the imperius curse while I was still at Hogwarts, on our wedding day, when he wanted me to do anything." said Ginny.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" asked Harry.
"Who was I supposed to tell?" said Ginny desperately.
"Do you remember anything at all? About how he did is?" asked Harry.
"Not really. On my wedding day all I remember is him pointing his wand at me behind his back." said Ginny.
"What about the children did he force you to have them?" asked Harry.
"Well after I had Faith he forced me to have another one, because he wanted a boy. But Jasmine was an accident. Not that he wasn't happy with her." said Ginny.
"ohm god! Ginny you have to tell the ministry." said Harry sitting next to her.
"Harry what's the point? I won't be alive after Tuesday. I won't even be able to give enough evidence to put him in Azcaban." said Ginny leaning on Harry's shoulder.
"I'll make sure he pays Ginny," said Harry kissing her forehead.
"I know but I can't. Even if I did it before, he'd kill me," said Ginny her eyes brimming with tears.
"Ginny I won't let anything happen to you." said Harry.
He kissed her sweetly and even after their years apart Ginny still felt safe with Harry.
"I have a favour to ask Harry," said Ginny.
"Yeah what is it?" asked Harry.
"Would you take care of the kids for me when I'm gone?" asked Ginny.
"You mean instead of your brothers?" asked Harry.
"Kind of. I want you to protect them from Draco. Heaven knows my parents and brothers might not be enough to stop him," said Ginny.
"No one will hurt them I promise." Assured Harry.
"Harry you know if I hadn't married Draco, I'd have married you." said Ginny leaning on his shoulder.
"I know." whispered Harry, "I know."
Ginny woke up just in time to hear the children biding their goodbyes to Naricissa who was going to her spa for the weekend.
Ginny got up and looked out the window to see Naricissa disappear in the blink of an eye.
She went down stairs to see the children sat at the table eating their breakfast.
"Hey there everyone." smiled Ginny pouring herself some cereal.
"Mother we won't be here today. We thought you and Harry would want to be alone," said Jasmine.
"But why?" asked Ginny sitting down and pouring milk on the cereal.
"Well, you two haven't seen each other for so long." said Faith, " besides I told Benz to introduce me to our cousins."
"Yeah I want to try and knock some sense into Raven and Ebony," said Jasmine punching her hand.
"Besides, I told Melissa, Skye and Rio I'd meet them at Melissa's house." said Benz finishing his toast.
"Oh well." smiled Ginny.
"Got to go Mother. We'll be back for dinner," said Faith as the three got up and went upstairs to get dressed.
"Bye girls, bye Benz." smiled Ginny looking up briefly.
The room was then silent as Ginny continued to eat her breakfast.
She hadn't had the house to her self since she'd married Draco. It was a strange feeling she wasn't used to.
Maybe she'd take a walk after she'd got dressed.
Ginny finished off the last spoonful of cereal and went up to her room.
She changed into a long skirt of red velvet and a gypsy style top made of the same material.
She brushed and braided her hair into a plait, and held it in place with an onyx clip that Harry had given her as a present after Skye and Rio were born.
She brushed her teeth and put some high heels on before putting on a pair of black robes.
She walked out the back door and into the garden where she'd never been able to go before.
The flowers were all in bloom and Ginny picked a rose pricking her self on the thorns.
The fragrance smell of flowers was overwhelming and Ginny sat down on a bench to take in the sweet smell.
That was when she noticed it.
A dungeon directly under the castle. She got up and knelt down to look under the barred window.
She saw a blocked entrance to something she couldn't see.
She got back up and frowned.
Maybe she could use that sometime to her advantage.
Faith got dressed in a pair of black trousers and black silk blouse. She charmed her hair to look black. She plaited it down her back and pulled some black robes over her suit.
She sat down on the bed and pulled on some boots as she watched what Jasmine was getting dressed in.
She'd got dressed in a dark purple gypsy top and a dark grey skirt, with grey robes and dragon Hyde sandals.
It was as though both girls were mourning over their mother's decision though Faith was grieving more.
"So you think we should be nice to our cousins?" asked Jasmine putting her wand in the pocket of her robes with a pouch of money.
"I guess so. I mean we are related to them," said Faith tying the laces on the boots and putting her wand in the waistband of her trousers.
"Yeah but from what Benz said about the two twins I'd say they can't all be good." said Jasmine putting her hair up in a ponytail and looking in the mirror.
Faith was about respond when Benz came in dressed in his school robes and grey khaki trousers with a shirt that had the Durmstrang logo printed on it.
"Come on you two. I still have to go and meet up with Skye and Rio," said Benz.
Jasmine rolled her eyes but Faith just got up from the bed and followed her siblings to the main room where the fire was already alight.
Benz grabbed some floo powder and walked into the flames.
He yelled "Hogsmeade." while throwing the powder and immediately disappeared.
The two girls followed.
They ended up in the three broomsticks.
Benz had walked over to a table with a lot of kids with red hair and was talking to one of the oldest.
Faith walked out the grate and put her hands in her pockets.
Jasmine walked at top speed towards the table obviously to determine to get her revenge on Ebony and Raven before they disappeared.
"People this is my younger thirteen year old Sister Jasmine and my older sixteen year old sister Faith. Now excuse me but I promised Melissa I'd meet at her house," said Benz going back toward the grate.
"So that's why Mel pushed me, Tammy and Rick out the house," said Gemini who was filing her nails over Yolanda's Transfiguration homework.
"Hey I spent hours writing that!" yelled Yolanda putting down her quill and looking at her cousin.
"Calm down!" yelled Willow who was trying to concentrate on an application for a job.
Benz just rolled his eyes before flooing off to Melissa's house.
"OK now which of you are called Ebony and Raven? I have a score to settled with you," snapped Jasmine.
The two girls widened their eyes and ran out the pub. Jasmine grinned and ran after them.
"So you must be Faith then," said Rebecca pulling a seat up to the already crowded table for her.
"Yeah. Awful lot of people here isn't there?" said Faith sitting down.
She looked down the table and saw five guys playing exploding snap, two playing wizards chess and the other two discussing something.
The remaining girls were talking amongst themselves while Gemini and Yolanda had a shouting match.
Rebecca moved her chair closer to Faith.
"Hey don't mind them. I'm Rebecca by the way." said Rebecca.
"Hi. Want to go for a walk?" asked Faith.
"Sure, I must admit they can be a lot to deal with," said Rebecca getting to her feet.
The two girls walked out the three broomsticks toward the shrieking shack.
Ginny heard a bell from inside the castle and got to her feet.
She hurried in to see Harry stood in the main fireplace with a bouquet of red roses.
"Oh Harry you shouldn't have." smiled Ginny walking towards him and taking the flowers in his outstretched hand.
"I wanted to," said Harry kissing her cheek.
"Take a seat I'll be right back," said Ginny going into the kitchen and handing the roses to one of the house elves.
She came back with a tray of tea and some pumpkin pastries.
"Nice place you've got here." said Harry.
"It's OK. Though this is the first time I've been able to really appreciate It.," said Ginny pouring some tea and handing the cup to Harry.
"I've missed you Ginny," said Harry putting down his cup untouched.
"I've missed you too Harry." whispered Ginny. "I really have."
"Then why did you marry Malfoy if you knew this would happen?" asked Harry.
"I never knew it would turn out like this. I thought he loved Me.," said Ginny.
"What even after he tried to kill you at Hogwarts when you were pregnant with the twins?" asked Harry in disbelief.
"The thing is Harry. He had me. In more ways than one." said Ginny.
"What do you mean?" asked Harry.
"He threatened my family, my friends. He threatened the welfare of the children and that he would kill me. But most of the time I wasn't really there." said Ginny.
"You mean you were ill or..." asked Harry.
"No I mean he had me under an unforgivable." said Ginny.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Harry.
"He had me under the imperius curse while I was still at Hogwarts, on our wedding day, when he wanted me to do anything." said Ginny.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" asked Harry.
"Who was I supposed to tell?" said Ginny desperately.
"Do you remember anything at all? About how he did is?" asked Harry.
"Not really. On my wedding day all I remember is him pointing his wand at me behind his back." said Ginny.
"What about the children did he force you to have them?" asked Harry.
"Well after I had Faith he forced me to have another one, because he wanted a boy. But Jasmine was an accident. Not that he wasn't happy with her." said Ginny.
"ohm god! Ginny you have to tell the ministry." said Harry sitting next to her.
"Harry what's the point? I won't be alive after Tuesday. I won't even be able to give enough evidence to put him in Azcaban." said Ginny leaning on Harry's shoulder.
"I'll make sure he pays Ginny," said Harry kissing her forehead.
"I know but I can't. Even if I did it before, he'd kill me," said Ginny her eyes brimming with tears.
"Ginny I won't let anything happen to you." said Harry.
He kissed her sweetly and even after their years apart Ginny still felt safe with Harry.
"I have a favour to ask Harry," said Ginny.
"Yeah what is it?" asked Harry.
"Would you take care of the kids for me when I'm gone?" asked Ginny.
"You mean instead of your brothers?" asked Harry.
"Kind of. I want you to protect them from Draco. Heaven knows my parents and brothers might not be enough to stop him," said Ginny.
"No one will hurt them I promise." Assured Harry.
"Harry you know if I hadn't married Draco, I'd have married you." said Ginny leaning on his shoulder.
"I know." whispered Harry, "I know."