A/n: wow, um…I was just watching Law & Order Special Victims Unit and it was about a rape, and I realized I have totally down played the severity of it, and I'd really like to apologize for that. The show almost made me cry, but made me more angry than anything.

Bloody hell! This morning I had 48 review. I just checked and I have 63!!!!! Huggles to all my reviewers "break out the blender we're having margaritas!"

Ps. There is a major time jump here. Last chapter was in like early October, and now is mid to end December.

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Disclaimer: I'm not JKR. If I was I would be thinking of ways to torture Malfoy, or better yet, Voldemort. Oh, wait, I can do that as a lowly fic writer too! *dreamy look in eyes*

Rating: PG-13, *snogging* ( :D )

Dedicated to: SillyGillie! For reviewing 12 times!!!! You have no idea how much better that made me feel!!!! (I'm sick as a dog!!!) *huggles*

Chapter 15: Telling

            Winter had come to Hogwarts, and the smell of Christmas in the air. Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione were all going back to the Burrow for the festivities.

            Harry was growing increasingly excited to see the rest of the Weasley clan, as the last day of term came to a close. He was also growing very nervous, he and Ginny had decided to tell everyone about the baby at Christmas dinner.

            The bell rang to end classes, and all the students filed out into the halls. As he was packing his back to head to Ginny's classroom to say hullo, she appeared in his doorway.

            "Hey there beautiful." He said looking her up and down.

            "Hey yourself handsome." She said in return.

            "Look Harry, I'm really tired, and not feeling very well. I'm going to my room to lie down for a while, but I wanted to ask you what time you wanted to go to the Burrow tomorrow, in case I didn't see you at dinner." She asked, Harry realizing she did look rather tired, and ill.

            "Oh. Um…Well I still have some things to pack, and I would like to get some of these practice OWL essays graded before leaving. Say…3:00?

            Just them Draco appeared in the door way.

            "Glad I found you two." He said leaning against the door frame, as Ginny went to give him a hug, they embraced and Harry felt the slightest pang of jealously but reminded himself she was his girlfriend. "Well before I'm off to meet Evalynn for dinner. I wanted to ask you if you'd care to join up for dinner on the 24th, somewhere in London? Ron and Hermione have already accepted." He asked, checking his watch.

            The couple looked at each other. "You thought you had to ask, Draco?" Ginny said chucking.

            "We'd love to mate." Harry confirmed smiling.

            "Lovely. " Draco replied. "Evalynn and I will owl you with the time and place. We still have to work things out with her family." He continued.

            "All the way in America?" Ginny asked.

            "Blimey Draco, she really must be something if you're going to meet her family." Harry said kind of shocked.

            "Yeah." Draco half whispered, getting a glazed over look in his eye. "She really is special. She wanted to show me America, and I want to show her more of Europe. Mainly England, but I think I'll take her to Germany and France as well. What do you think about Switzerland?" He asked looking from Harry to Ginny.

            "Sounds very romantic." Ginny replied, grinning.

            "Very." Harry said.

            "All right then, I'll let you know when we know, and I'll see you soon." Draco said saying goodbye and turning to leaving the couple, but turning and looking at Ginny. "Are you alright Ginny? You look pale." He said looking concerned.

            "Uh…" Ginny stammered. "Uh…yeah, just a bit tiered, is all." She lied. She was feeling rather nauseous.

            "You sure?" Draco asked, Ginny nodded. Harry to noticed so looked even more pale than she did when she had first come into the room. "Ok. Well you go lay down, get some rest." He said putting a hand on her shoulder. "In your own room, I might add." He said with a grin. "Keep your hands off her, Potter. She doesn't feel well." He continued in the mock contempt they often joked with

            Harry laughed as well. But Draco had nothing to worry about. He hadn't laid a hand on her since they 'snogging' session Ron and Hermione walked in on. "I wouldn't dream of it." Harry said taking Ginny's hand. "Not that it would be any of your business if I did" Harry said in the same contemptuous tone, then laughed.

            Draco said goodbye again and left.

            Suddenly Ginny grabbed her stomach and moaned in pain. She ran out of Harry's classroom and down the deserted hall. She ran through the archway to the girls toilets and around the bend.

            He had gone to the parenting classes at St. Mungo's together so he new all about morning sickness, but this didn't seem like morning sickness at all. She was never in this much pain.

She yanked open the door to the nearest stall and locked it behind her. As he knocked on the stall door she heard her retch several times into the toilet.

            Harry heard a flush and Ginny crying. She immerged looking paler and weak.

            "Ginny!" Harry said catching her as she swayed a little. "Ginny. What's wrong. Do you need to see Poppy?" He asked placing a hand on her stomach that was beginning to show. She shook her head in response to indicate no.

            "Do you wanna go back to your room Gin.?" He asked tucking some stray hair from her pony tail behind her ear. She nodded.

            He put her arm around his shoulder and they walked to her room. Luckily they didn't meet anyone along the way. He helped her into her bed and under the covers. Harry sat in a chair at the edge of her bed, caressing her hair.

            "Ginny? Are you sure you shouldn't see Poppy, or  Evalynn?" He asked again.

            She took a deep breath and placed her hands on the slight curve of her hardening stomach. "No. I'm just a bit nauseous, is all. I'll be ok." She said keeping her eyes closed.

            "Do you think it wise to go to the Burrow tomorrow?" Harry asked worried, but he wanted to go so badly, this would be his first normal Christmas, in years.

            Ginny sat up in her bed, and took his hand. "Harry would you quite worrying, please? I'll be fine in a little bit." She said before leaning over and giving him a kiss on the lips which he returned. Oh how she drove him crazy.

            Harry smiled as they parted. "Yes ma'am." He said laughing as he saluted her.

            Ginny gave a big yawn a few minuets later before falling asleep. Harry stayed and watched her sleep. She was so beautiful. He gave her a peck on the cheek as he left to get some dinner.

            The next day Harry and Ginny didn't see each other until it was time to leave, both having a lot of stuff they had to do before leaving.

            Harry arrived at Ginny's passage door at exactly 3:00 and knocked. She told him it was ok to enter.

            As he entered he didn't see any sign of Ginny. Just then the door to her bathroom opened and she came out. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a blue and read striped tank top. Her hair was pulled back into a loose pony tail.

            "Ginny you look wonderful." He said in wonder.

            "Harry are you mad? I'm just in my comfiest clothes." She said modestly, blushing.

            "I know," he said grinning. "you're always beautiful." He said embracing her.

            "Oh you." She said lightly slapping his arm, "Are you trying for brownie points or something?" She said smiling

            "Did it work?"

            "Yup."

            "How are you feeling? You didn't sick again after I left did you?" Harry asked compassionately.

            "No. I feel just fine." She lied. As a matter of fact she had been vomiting all morning, and had been just as he entered.

            "Right then. Shall we go then?" He asked happy she was feeling better, but she still seemed a little pale.

            "Sure thing." she said grabbing her bag.

            "I don't think so. Let me get that." He said taking it from her, and picking his up as well.

            They walked out to the rout iron gates, hand in hand and stepped out side them, and apperated to the Burrow.

            When they arrived Mrs. Weasley immediately started fussing over them. Especially Harry who she hadn't seen for a little more than 2 years. She pulled him into a hug that was suffocating him.

            "Um….mum. I think Harry needs to breath." Ginny said tapping her mother on the shoulder.

            "Oh yes. Sorry dear." Mrs. Weasley said brushing Harry's clothes off.

            They had a splendid afternoon. Ron and Hermione were the last to show at 4:30. And dinner commenced sonly after. They all listened to Charlie's stories of Dragons, and Bill's stories of mummies and cures breakers. Mr. Weasley had discovered the muggle object of a Vacuum and raved about it for a while. Mrs. Weasley on the other hand hated it. She refused to use it when cleaning.

            Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione (to the great protests of Mrs. Weasley) cleared the table and served up the desert. Soon after everyone was finished Mrs. Weasley sent everyone off to bed. Ron had said "Mum, what are me 10?" but she ignored him as she started charming the dishes to wash, dry, and put themselves away, and shooed them upstairs.

            Harry immerged from the bathroom after washing his face, and brushing his teeth. Ginny ran past him and shut the door. Harry heard her retch a few times and flushing. She came out and sat on the bed just as Mrs. Weasley came into the room.

            "What's going on. I heard someone being sick." She said looking from Harry to Ginny.

            Ginny gave Harry a pleading look. "Oh." He said trying to put a pained expression on his face. "Um…its nothing Mrs. Weasley. It was me. I don't think the cobbler agreed with me." He quickly lied.

            "Oh Harry dear come with me. I've got the perfect thing for that." She took him by the shoulder, and led him out of the room. "He'll be back in a jiff Gin." She said over her shoulder to Ginny.

            Mrs. Weasley led him down to the kitchen. She fixed a potion while she took his temperature with her wand.

            "No fever. That's good. Now take this it will settle your stomach." She said hading him a glass of deep blue colored liquid. He drank it. It tasted like blueberries.

            When he reentered Ginny room, she was sitting at her vanity brushing her fiery red hair. She stopped when she saw him. "Thanks." She said. Putting the brush down on the table top.

            "No problem. But how long have you been getting ill for?" He asked sitting on the bed.

            Ginny sighed. "About 2 months." She said looking at the floor.

            "Ginny!" He exclaimed. "That's over half your pregnancy." He said keeping his voice down. "I want you to go see Poppy, or Evalynn as soon as we get back. Promise me. Everyone will know my then anyway."

            "Ok. I promise." She said sleepily.

            They lay on the bed, a few inches apart. They had never shared a bed before. As a matter of fact neither of them had ever shared a bed with anyone before.

            "Harry I'm not ganna bite." Ginny said smiling.

            "Oh right." Harry said, moving closer to her.

            She lay her head on his chest and listen to his heart beat. He played with a lock of her hair for a while before they both drifted off to sleep peacefully. Harry's last thoughts were about their baby. He wondered if he would have a son or daughter.

            Harry awoke to Ginny sitting bolt upright and starting to cry.

            "Ginny!" He said scared "what's wrong?"

            "N…Nothing Harry." Just a dream." She replied lamely.

            "Ginny. That didn't work before, and it's not ganna work now. So tell me" He said moving her hands away from her face.

            "I dreamt about…h...him." She sobbed. "I relived that night all over again."

            "Oh Ginny." He said putting both arms around her.

            "Coming out of the pub. Him putting the gun to my back. Pulling me into the ally. Pushing me against the wall…r…r…raping me." She sobbed harder into his bare shoulder. She took a deep breath and continued. "I've dreamt of it before but not in that much detail. It was so real Harry. I felt so dirty after words. And I do now too." She got up and went into the bathroom. "I'll be back in a few." She said as he heard the water running.

            When she came back she had expected Harry to be sleeping. But he was wide awake waiting for her. She climbed back into bed and laid her head back on his chest. He kissed the top of her head. "I love you Virginia Weasley." He said with so much love and admiration a shiver ran through them both.

            "I love you to Harry Potter." She said as she drifted off to sleep again. Harry battled sleep, but it finally won as he drifted back to sleep, with Ginny in his arms.

            Harry awoke the morning of the 24th. Ginny was still asleep. He got out of bed and stood at the window. Snow was falling, and all of the country side had been coated with a thick white blanket. He stood there a while watching the snow fall in random patterns.

            Ginny stirred. He turned to look at her. "How are you feeling?" he asked She had been sick twice the night before.

            "Just fine." She said stretching and yawning, as she got up off the bed.

            Harry's mouth went dry. He could just see the smallest piece of fabric that told him she was wearing light blue knickers under that dead sexy pink nightie she had donned the previous evening, that happed to be riding just a little to high up her thigh.

            She walked over to him and kissed him on the lips. She pulled away. "Morning Harry." She said dreamily.

            She kissed him again, this time longer than they had ever kissed before. All Harry's thought processes stopped, fore she had just run her tongue across his lips demanding entrance.

            He happily obliged, wondering what had gotten into her. That thought was driven from his mind as she backed him against the wall.

            Harry dreamt of this moment for months, to be this close to her. Before when they were close it never seemed enough. But he hadn't wanted to rush her, she had been through so much.

            She then began to run her hands though his already messy hair. He moved his hands down along her sides and rested then on her hips. As he got a little braver he kissed along her jaw and up to her ear, and began to nibble on it. Hoping against hope that he wasn't moving to fast for her.

            He was answered when she arched her neck to give him better access, letting out a low groan. He moved his hands from her hips around to her bum. Her hands moved from his hair to his back and bum as well, both exploring.

            He moved his hands up her back under her nightie and around to her ribs. There was a sharp intake for breath from her as he bravely brazed his hands over her breasts. He paused for a moment. There was a positive sign for him to keep going as she kissed him full on the mouth again.

            He brushed his thumbs over her breasts again and she let out another low groan from the back of her throat. Harry knew he was going to have to quite soon, things couldn't happen like this. It had to be special with flowers and wine, and music.

            Suddenly the door bust open, "Harry, Gin. Mum says come downstairs, breakfast is…" It was Ron. "Bloody hell." He said closing his eyes. "Sorry mate, sis. But mum says breakfast is ready." He turned at walked out of the room muttering, "I didn't need to see that, I really didn't need to see that." As we walked back down the hall.

Well there it was. He'd have to thank Ron for stopping him someday. Ginny started laughing. So did Harry.

"I think he's ganna need some serious therapy after seeing his best mate feeling up his little sister for the second time." She laughed.

"Yeah. Ron has some bad bloody timing. Doesn't he?" Harry chuckled.

As they dressed Harry asked her, "So what was that all about? We've never been like that before." He was nervous.

"Well. That night I had the flash back, of…of…well…him." She started.

"Umhumm" Harry said.

"Well I was thinking. What if you tired to kiss me. Like a real kiss and I totally freaked out and started crying. I didn't want that. And I had to prove to my self that just because he hurt me doesn't mean you will." She finished.

After breakfast they Weasley's plus Harry, and Hermione, decorated the Burrow inside and out. Fred and George came back with a huge tree. They family spent the afternoon trying to cover the entire tree, by the time they were done every box of ornaments was empty and Mr. Weasley levitated the star to the top.

The atmosphere in the Burrow reminded Harry of the first and only Christmas he had had with Sirius.  He became down for a while until Hermione asked him what was wrong and he told her.

"Harry. Sirius loved you. He would never want you to spend you holiday brooding over him." Hermione said. Harry understood and snapped out of it.

That evening Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione went to London to have dinner with Draco and Evalynn.

The couple told them all about America. Draco raved about New York City. "It's just like London only cooler." He had said ecstatic.

They had gone to Evalynn's home town, which happened to be in the state of Michigan. A small town called Grand Haven. Her parents are divorced and hasn't seen her real father since she was 15. He attended Salem School of Sorcery, in Salem Massachusetts. Draco explained all of this very excitedly. He really liked her family, and America.

They had all arrived back at the Burrow late. Ginny went right up to bed, but Harry took a shower and finished wrapping some last minuet gifts that had escaped his and Ginny's 'wrapping party' earlier that day. When he'd finished he piled them in his arms and carried them downstairs to the tree. As Harry entered the living room. He saw Ron sitting on the sofa holding a small wrapped box in his hands, staring at it..

" 'lo mate" Harry said putting each gift in its own spot.

Ron started. "Huh? Oh, hullo Harry."

"What's up?"  Harry asked cocking his head to one side, continuing to randomly place gifts around the tree.

"Oh um…" He was silent for a while. "Just thinking." Ron finally replied.

"About what?" Harry asked.

Apparently coming to a very hard decision he put the small box in the back of the tree under all the others. With a grin Ron said, "you'll find out soon enough" Ron went back upstairs and called "night mate" from the top.

Harry at for a while in Ron's vacant spot. Thinking. Not about much. Ginny, the baby, the future. The grandfather clock stuck 2 am and Harry went back to bed.

Harry was awaked the next morning by running feet in the hall. Anabell and Gregory were running in and waking everyone from their beds.

"Aunt Ginny, Uncle Harry! Wake up! IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!" they yelled as the jumped on the bed to wake them

Uncle Harry? He thought. He like the sound of that.

At the Burrow everyone stays in their pajamas on Christmas so Harry, and Ginny donned house coats and slippers, before they went down to join the family.

Mr. Weasley was making breakfast. (which was yet another Weasley Christmas tradition) and Anabell and Gregory were at the tree shaking their presents (as all children their age do)

As they ate the delicious breakfast Mr. Weasley had prepared Ron looked nervous.

"Wow! Thanks Mum, Dad!" Gregory said unwrapping a Firebolt 5000. All the guys at school are ganna be so jealous of me! Can I have a go!?!?!? PLEASE!!!!" He begged.

"later this after noon Greg. We can all have a broom ride" Bill said hugging his son.

"This is so wicked Greg" Anabell said.

"Then you might like this Ann." Her mother Opal said handing her a package.

"Wicked mum!!! Dad! This is the coolest!" Anabell said unwrapping the same broom. "Wow! It's even got my name engraved in the handle!" She exclaimed.

There was one gift left. It was the small box Ron and been thinking over last night. Ron picked it up, and began unwrapping it.

"Hey you little thief" Hermione said. "Its addressed to me from you. You daft…" She yanked it from him grinning and laughing. She unwrapped a black velvet box and opened it. While she was unwrapping it she didn't notice Ron get down on one knee.

When the box was fully opened she was a ring. A sliver band with a diamond in the center and two small sapphires on either side of it.

Hermione looked up at him seeing him there on his knee madder her start to cry.

"Hermione Elizabeth Granger. Would you make me the happiest, and luckiest man on earth and marry me?" He asked taking the ring and placing in on her finger.

"Yes." Was all she could muster through her tears.

Everyone was in shock. 'That's what he was thinking about'  was all Harry could think. But happiness for his two best friends was swelling inside him.

The day passed in a haze of happiness and congratulations.

That evening Harry and Ginny were in their room talking.
            "Harry? Do you think we should tell them tonight?" She asked looking out the window watching Anabell and Gregory on their new brooms.

"Yes I do. This is happy news Ginny." He said walking up behind her and placing his arms around her and his hands on her stomach. Placing his chin on her shoulder, swaying side to side slightly. "I love you" He said kissing her cheek.

"And I love you." She said leaning back on him. They stood content like that for a while.

Dinner was growing nearer. Harry and Ginny set the dining room table and lit the candles, as Mrs. Weasley set the last dish down.

Everyone sat around the table and served up food. Mr. Weasley said grace.

Everyone made to eat when Harry cleared his throat, and stood.

"We have an announcement to make." He said extending a hand to Ginny to help her stand up."

"We're going to have a baby." He said, both grinning. Harry wrapped his arms around her, and kissing each other lightly on the lips.

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A/n: Ohhhhhh! Cliffie! I know I'm evil! Sorry it took so long to update. I was really sick for  a week or so and I've once again been swamped my homework. Um…about the snogging session, I really don't now what to day to that just I hope it seemed real. The info about Evalynn is very much bases on myself, but I credit Kristen, my beta for the school name. And the only thing else I have to say is HAPPY (belated) HALLOWEEN!!!!!!! And review please!

Beta note: You had the School name wrong. :P I knew what was going to happen. Oh yea for all you readers the Next Chapter will ROCK!!!!!!! Loved the chapter Jayme. And as Jayme said REVIEW!!