A/N Long wait I know.......
Walking down these winding streets,
Hiding something I cannot keep.
Moving closer,
Farther away.
Maybe some things are meant to change....
Chapter 2- The Past Meets the Present
"Wow!" Daniel exclaimed in awe. He had never seen so many wonderful brooms in his entire life. Walking away from the display window he walked into the shop, his mouth open still in shock.
"Good Afternoon lad!" an employee greeted.
Dan nodded and smiled, "Good afternoon to you too Sir!" Dan traveled further into the back of the store where all of the expensive items were kept. His eye quickly caught a broom, which had a gold sheer to it. Gently, he brushed his fingers over it and wished that his mother was there to see it.
"It's a beauty, isn't it?"
Dan turned around and smiled. "Yes it is!"
The man got down to Daniel's level. He brushed back his jet black hair and took the broom down to let Dan see.
* * *
Ginny walked down the streets of Diagon Alley at a slower pace down. She stopped and looked around. Ginny quickly spotted the broom store, and she made her way through the crowd, inches away from the door.
"Gin?"
She stopped and turned around. Sighing she replied looking down, "Ron..."
* * *
"Wow Mr. thanks!"
"No problem! Anything for a customer, I'll be at the desk if you need any help!" The man stood up.
"Thanks Mr..." Dan squinted trying to read the man's name tag. "Otter..."
He chuckled. "That's Potter. Tell your mum or dad that you might need glasses lad!"
"Oh I don't have a dad!" Dan piped up. "But I'll be sure to tell my mum! She's going to be here any minute. By the way, I'm Dan."
"Okay Dan...." Mr. Potter said. He turned and walked back to the desk feeling culpable. He sat down and looked up as Dan pretended that he was riding the broom, making whooshing sounds. Smiling to himself he began to wonder what it would be like to have a child....
* * *
"Ginny...." Ron stood there in utter shock. He hadn't seen his baby sister in years, and for him it felt like centuries. "We looked everywhere for you. Why did you leave? Was it because of Harry? Oh I missed you so much!" Ron embraced her in a warm hug as Ginny hugged him tightly back.
"I missed you too Ron!" Ginny cried as her and her brother pulled away.
"What are you doing here?" Ron looked at what Ginny was holding. "Gin, why are you carrying a letter from Hogwarts?"
"Let's go sit..." Ginny guided Ron to a nearby bench. "Okay, eleven years ago I found out something." Ginny looked into her brother's eyes. "I found out that I was pregnant."
"You....you were pregnant?" Ron asked calmly since he knew that this wasn't easy for her.
Ginny nodded. "And Harry's the father." Ron's face went white as she continued. "But he didn't believe me since I did all of those terrible things to him! So, when he walked out on me I left. I came down to Hogsmeade to buy a flat, but then I remembered that Fred and George were going to be here. So I went to a small town outside of London. And I've been there ever since. Each day I thought of mum and dad and you and Hermione. But—"Ginny's eyes filled with tears and her voice cracked. "I was too scared to come back. Then in February I had Dan. And here I am eleven years later shopping for his school supplies." She held up the letter from Hogwarts and shrugged.
"Oh Gin, that's horrible." Ron replied.
"Enough about me! What's going on with you?" Ginny began changing the subject.
"Well....." Ron rubbed his hands together. "Me and Hermione got married!"
"Oh wow! Congratulations! How long ago?" Ginny asked interested.
"Five years ago!"
"Oh--you guys didn't waste any time....." Ginny nodded.
"I guess you could say that...you're an aunt!" Ron said ecstatically. "We have two kids. Two boys; Brent and Rupert."
"Oh—"Ginny stood remembering that she had a son too. "Daniel!" She ran into the broom store hoping that Dan hadn't seen Harry yet.
"What? Ginny! Ginny!" Ron ran after Ginny.
"Dan...." She walked over to the desk where an employee had his feet up and was reading the Daily Prophet. "Excuse me; have you seen a boy with jet black hair, green eyes, about this height?" Ginny held her hand out to about Dan's height. She turned and spotted Dan sitting on the floor with the broom. Gin rushed over to him. "Daniel, come on we're leaving!"
"What?" Dan looked over at Ron who was standing in the doorway watching them. Dan whispered, "Mum....that guy is staring at us..."
"I know honey, come on. Put the broom back!" Gin stood up with her back to the sale's person who was walking over to them.
"Okay," Dan stood and walked over to the spot where the broom belonged. "Hey Mr. Potter! Can you put this back?"
Ginny jumped and looked over at Ron. He rushed over to Dan, "Here son let me do it!"
"No, I asked Mr. Potter!" Dan retorted.
"No worry's mate, I got this one!" Mr. Potter walked over to Dan. He grabbed the broom and placed it back up on its hooks. "There you go Dan, now go on! Don't want to keep your mother waiting."
Dan ran over to his mother, stopping her before she could dash out. "Mum, this is Mr. Potter, Mr. Potter this is my mum!" Dan turned her around.
Mr. Potter's smile faded.
"Her name is..."
"Ginny..." Harry replied.
A/N Like the poem at the beginning? I made that in like 5 seconds...not to brag. Hope you liked! I was wondering why anyone didn't' say anything about the mistakes I had in the last chapter. First of all I changed it so if you want to re-read it go ahead. But anyways, I wrote that Hagrid hadn't seen Ginny in four years. That's not possible because Daniel wouldn't be 11...he would be four. Oh and just as a note (if I did the math right) Ginny is 27 years old now. ~*~Alyssa
Walking down these winding streets,
Hiding something I cannot keep.
Moving closer,
Farther away.
Maybe some things are meant to change....
Chapter 2- The Past Meets the Present
"Wow!" Daniel exclaimed in awe. He had never seen so many wonderful brooms in his entire life. Walking away from the display window he walked into the shop, his mouth open still in shock.
"Good Afternoon lad!" an employee greeted.
Dan nodded and smiled, "Good afternoon to you too Sir!" Dan traveled further into the back of the store where all of the expensive items were kept. His eye quickly caught a broom, which had a gold sheer to it. Gently, he brushed his fingers over it and wished that his mother was there to see it.
"It's a beauty, isn't it?"
Dan turned around and smiled. "Yes it is!"
The man got down to Daniel's level. He brushed back his jet black hair and took the broom down to let Dan see.
* * *
Ginny walked down the streets of Diagon Alley at a slower pace down. She stopped and looked around. Ginny quickly spotted the broom store, and she made her way through the crowd, inches away from the door.
"Gin?"
She stopped and turned around. Sighing she replied looking down, "Ron..."
* * *
"Wow Mr. thanks!"
"No problem! Anything for a customer, I'll be at the desk if you need any help!" The man stood up.
"Thanks Mr..." Dan squinted trying to read the man's name tag. "Otter..."
He chuckled. "That's Potter. Tell your mum or dad that you might need glasses lad!"
"Oh I don't have a dad!" Dan piped up. "But I'll be sure to tell my mum! She's going to be here any minute. By the way, I'm Dan."
"Okay Dan...." Mr. Potter said. He turned and walked back to the desk feeling culpable. He sat down and looked up as Dan pretended that he was riding the broom, making whooshing sounds. Smiling to himself he began to wonder what it would be like to have a child....
* * *
"Ginny...." Ron stood there in utter shock. He hadn't seen his baby sister in years, and for him it felt like centuries. "We looked everywhere for you. Why did you leave? Was it because of Harry? Oh I missed you so much!" Ron embraced her in a warm hug as Ginny hugged him tightly back.
"I missed you too Ron!" Ginny cried as her and her brother pulled away.
"What are you doing here?" Ron looked at what Ginny was holding. "Gin, why are you carrying a letter from Hogwarts?"
"Let's go sit..." Ginny guided Ron to a nearby bench. "Okay, eleven years ago I found out something." Ginny looked into her brother's eyes. "I found out that I was pregnant."
"You....you were pregnant?" Ron asked calmly since he knew that this wasn't easy for her.
Ginny nodded. "And Harry's the father." Ron's face went white as she continued. "But he didn't believe me since I did all of those terrible things to him! So, when he walked out on me I left. I came down to Hogsmeade to buy a flat, but then I remembered that Fred and George were going to be here. So I went to a small town outside of London. And I've been there ever since. Each day I thought of mum and dad and you and Hermione. But—"Ginny's eyes filled with tears and her voice cracked. "I was too scared to come back. Then in February I had Dan. And here I am eleven years later shopping for his school supplies." She held up the letter from Hogwarts and shrugged.
"Oh Gin, that's horrible." Ron replied.
"Enough about me! What's going on with you?" Ginny began changing the subject.
"Well....." Ron rubbed his hands together. "Me and Hermione got married!"
"Oh wow! Congratulations! How long ago?" Ginny asked interested.
"Five years ago!"
"Oh--you guys didn't waste any time....." Ginny nodded.
"I guess you could say that...you're an aunt!" Ron said ecstatically. "We have two kids. Two boys; Brent and Rupert."
"Oh—"Ginny stood remembering that she had a son too. "Daniel!" She ran into the broom store hoping that Dan hadn't seen Harry yet.
"What? Ginny! Ginny!" Ron ran after Ginny.
"Dan...." She walked over to the desk where an employee had his feet up and was reading the Daily Prophet. "Excuse me; have you seen a boy with jet black hair, green eyes, about this height?" Ginny held her hand out to about Dan's height. She turned and spotted Dan sitting on the floor with the broom. Gin rushed over to him. "Daniel, come on we're leaving!"
"What?" Dan looked over at Ron who was standing in the doorway watching them. Dan whispered, "Mum....that guy is staring at us..."
"I know honey, come on. Put the broom back!" Gin stood up with her back to the sale's person who was walking over to them.
"Okay," Dan stood and walked over to the spot where the broom belonged. "Hey Mr. Potter! Can you put this back?"
Ginny jumped and looked over at Ron. He rushed over to Dan, "Here son let me do it!"
"No, I asked Mr. Potter!" Dan retorted.
"No worry's mate, I got this one!" Mr. Potter walked over to Dan. He grabbed the broom and placed it back up on its hooks. "There you go Dan, now go on! Don't want to keep your mother waiting."
Dan ran over to his mother, stopping her before she could dash out. "Mum, this is Mr. Potter, Mr. Potter this is my mum!" Dan turned her around.
Mr. Potter's smile faded.
"Her name is..."
"Ginny..." Harry replied.
A/N Like the poem at the beginning? I made that in like 5 seconds...not to brag. Hope you liked! I was wondering why anyone didn't' say anything about the mistakes I had in the last chapter. First of all I changed it so if you want to re-read it go ahead. But anyways, I wrote that Hagrid hadn't seen Ginny in four years. That's not possible because Daniel wouldn't be 11...he would be four. Oh and just as a note (if I did the math right) Ginny is 27 years old now. ~*~Alyssa