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Chapter Twenty
Ginny groggily opened her eyes, red hair greeting her. Her vision blurred and she could barely keep here eyes open.
"Thirsty." Ginny muttered before closing her eyes and letting herself slip back to sleep.
Ginny woke again a few days later, pressure in her hand. She looked over at the sleeping frame of Draco. He had dark rings under his eyes, and he was emitting a soft snore as his head was propped up on his hand. She smiled and squeezed his hand before closing her other hand over his, and going back to sleep.
Draco woke up to find Ginny's other hand over his. He had been so excited when she had woken the other day and said she was thirsty. It was a sign. It was a miracle that she was alive.
He softly brushed a hair from her face. She was free now, free from Terry...and him. Draco paused at that thought in his head. Would she want to leave him? Could he let her? He placed his hand that had previously brushed the hair from her eye onto her thin stomach. There was no movement but he knew of the child in her stomach.
"I won't force you to be with me Ginny. I'll support you and my child no matter what." Draco told her. He stood from aside her bed and left for a cup of coffee.
Ginny woke three days later, looking around her empty room at St. Munglo's. She sat up and instantly regretted it. Her every muscle was on fire, aching with the need to lie back upon the soft cushions of the bed.
"Help." Ginny whispered into the room as her body trembled on her supported hands, causing her to fall back. Her body screamed obscenities at her for such a stunt.
"Why am I alone?" Ginny whispered. "Draco?"
'Where is Draco?' Ginny's mind wondered. 'Why isn't he here? Did Terry kill him? Did Draco kill him? Why am I here? Why am I alone? Is everyone dead?!'
"HELP!" Ginny weakly cried out. When no one came, she began crying. Something didn't feel right, she felt so tired and worn out. What had happened to put her in the hospital.
"Don't cry now Miss." Said a soothing voice of a young girl. Ginny looked up as a woman walked through the door.
"Why am I here?" Ginny managed to get out. The woman set down a trey of eggs and bacon down next to Ginny's bed and frowned at her.
"Why Miss, you're here because you are ill." The nurse told her. Ginny's eyes watered up and she cried as she spoke.
"Yes, that's obvious! I want to see my medical chart." Ginny told the woman, who laughed.
"Nonsense! Now you just eat your breakfast." The nurse said. Ginny took a look at the steaming eggs, and threw up, directly on the nurse.
"Gross!!" The nurse said as she left the room in a hurry. Ginny began crying again as she wiped her mouth.
"Bloody hell." Ginny sobbed out, her entire body stiff as she pushed her self up and got out on the clean side of her bed.
Her weak legs collapsed on her and she fell to the floor on her face. The cold tiled floor bruised her soft face as she cried on it.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Ginny muttered to herself as she dragged her raging body to the end of her bed. Her arms and legs throbbing, begging for her to stop moving, but her mind urged her on. She had to know.
Finally, she was at the edge of her bed, and threw her exhausted arm up, swatting her chart down from its cubby. It landed on the floor a few feet from her and she wept at the work that it would take to get it.
"MISS!" A woman's voice rang out. Ginny laid her cheek on the floor staring at a new nurse, this one older than the teenage looking girl from her previous encounter.
"What are you doing?!" The lady asked as she bent and helped Ginny move to a chair. Ginny rested her head on the back cushions of the chair.
"I want to see that chart and I want to see it right now!" Ginny told her.
"Alright Miss Weasley, you wait right there." The nurse said, picking the folder up from the floor and handing it to Ginny.
The nurse zapped away the mess of throw up and smiled at Ginny reassuringly. Ginny tried to smile at the woman as she tried to read the gibberish of the chart.
"I'm sorry about Linda, she's very new and I thought you would be asleep. I didn't know you would have been awake or else I would have brought the food myself." The woman said as she started to pull of the soiled sheets. "I'm Margaret, but you can call me Margie if you want."
"Margie, will you read this to me?" Ginny asked.
"Why love? Don't you know why you are here?" Margie asked, slipping the new sheets on the bed.
"No." Ginny said letting her arms slap on her lap.
"Well bunny, you used some pretty powerful magic, and in your condition, rendered yourself unconscious for a week and a half; caused quite a commotion here at the hospital. That man of yours was quite the dramatic frantic boy. Doc had to slip some fire whiskey in his coffee to calm him down." She paused and smiled at Ginny. "That's why when I saw Linda run to the lavatory in a hurry with throw up all over her, I was right worried. Mr. Malfoy left specific instructions for your care... you won't tell him I stepped out of the room will you? Someone was supposed to be with you at all times."
"I won't...what exactly is my condition?" Ginny asked.
"Your body is weak from the curse you used, and in your pregnant state it took a lot of your energy away." Margie chattered. "Doc said you wouldn't wake up for at least another two to three weeks. Your aren't supposed to be out of bed. You can imagine how I felt seeing you crawling and sobbing on the floor."
"Yeah. Listen, Margie," Ginny took a breath, "What did you say about me? Did you say I was pregnant?"
"Yes! Didn't you know?" Margie asked sweetly and when Ginny shook her head no Margie looked confused. "How could you not?"
"I....don't know. I was so busy...and the poison I used to take made me not have...good merlin." Ginny muttered, looking lost.
"Its ok love. Let's just get you back to bed, and get you a sleeping potion." Ginny looked stunned as Margie helped her back into bed.
"Margie, where is Draco?" Ginny asked as she was placed on the bed, Margie stopped and looked thoughtful.
"I don't know bunny."
"Does he know about the baby?" Ginny looked angrily at Margie, who was nodding happily. "I wonder where my wand might be Margie."
"It's in this drawer." Margie said pointing to it, and walking over to a cupboard that was placed in the corner.
Ginny saw when she opened it, it was full with potions. She carefully, with aching muscles grabbed the wand, and pointed it at Margie. Once Margie had turned back to her with the dreamless sleep potion and saw her with her wand pointed, she dropped the vile.
"Miss! What are you doing!?" Margie screeched.
"Get out Margie." Ginny told her.
"What's wrong Miss? We can talk about it; I'll even get a head healer in here. Just don't use that wand!! You'll kill yourself if you do!" Margie was backing towards the door carefully.
"GET OUT!" Ginny yelled, feeling worse than she ever remembered feeling in her life.
"Think of Mr. Malfoy, your family, and that baby. You don't want to do this!!" Margie said, trying to calm Ginny.
"GET OUT!!" Ginny screamed. "EXPLARIMUS!"
Margie's wand flew out of her nurse pocket, and threw her back into the hall outside. Ginny felt her energy drain a little bit more, then feel it almost return in a wave. She sighed in contentment.
"Locus domus." Ginny muttered. She remembered the Door Locking charm from a dark arts book that Draco had in his large library.
Her body felt weak, like she needed a nap, but she refused to close her eyes. She was going to stay awake. Carefully she leaned over to the edge of the bed and sat with her feet hanging off. Her back hunched forward and her muscles felt like Jell-O.
"Bugger this." Ginny said out loud.
She stood on wobbly legs and slowly tottered over to the potions cabinet. After fighting it open, Ginny looked through it until she found the Pepper- up potion. She downed it quickly, unconcerned about the baby. Ginny had memorized the effects of every potion while she had been with Terry, and the only side affect to a child when taking the Pepper-up potion was the baby would move a lot.
Once she had the contents drained, she sat down on a chair by the window, and opened it. Placing her fingers in her mouth, she let out a loud high pitch whistle, to be answered by an owl promptly flying though her window.
Ginny summoned a parchment and a pen, and began to write.
Dear Professor Snape,
I find myself in a position at St. Munglo's in need of medical attention, and no idea but that I used a powerful curse to get me here. My condition is weak and my muscles sore. I was hoping to stop by Hogwarts or your home if you might be able to brew me something for my condition, keeping in mind my expecting of child. Please keep this message privet, and reply quickly. Thank you.
Ginny Weasley
She smiled at the letter, hoping that it would reach him alright. Ginny tied it around the owl's leg and kissed his head.
"Please, hurry." She whispered to it. The owl hooted and flew out of the window quickly.
Ginny sat at the open window, while the nurses and doctors tried to open her door. They kept yelling 'Just hang in there Miss Weasley! You're going to be alright!!' through the door at her. She remained quite waiting for them to find a way in.
"GINEVRA WEASLEY! YOU OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!"
Ginny softly frowned and raised an eyebrow. It sounded like Fred.
"No." She said to herself.
After thirty minutes of listening to what seemed like bombs out of her door, Ginny had thought up every detail of her life in the eyes of the ones she loved. They had to know about Terry now. Each and every one of them. A large barn owl flew back through the window, and perched its leg out.
Ginny smiled and took the letter, opening it carefully.
Miss Weasley,
It is hard to comprehend the precise explanation of your correspondence. Why not consent to the help of professional care that of St. Munglo's? I'm in no doubt they are qualified to see to one such as your self and in your condition as well.
Nevertheless, I am currently residing at my summer residence, Snape Manor. I am connected to the Floo network, so you may join me as early as tomorrow morning if that is convenient. Do not bring anyone with you, or any animals. There will be no tolerance for any more guests than you.
Potions Master,
Severus Snape
Ginny grinned at the letter. Clearly he wasn't happy about letting her come, but was curious about her. She carefully stood her body not hurting as much as it had been, and walked over to the door.
The banging seemed to have clamed down enough, and all she needed to do was get to the main floor.
"Hello?" Ginny said loudly though the door.
"Ginny?! Open the door! PLEASE! It's George!" He said. Ginny sighed and went back to her bed and sat down.
"Tonight." She muttered, laying on the bed to take a short nap.
......
"She locked herself in the room?" Draco asked again, loosing his patience.
"Yes sir." Margie answered.
"Why would she do that again?"
"She asked where you where, and when I told her I didn't know, she got mad and hexed me out." Margie said sighing. "Sir, we have been over this at least a dozen times. I went in and she was awake, she asked about her-"
"What do you mean you went in?!" Draco yelled. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE WHEN SHE WOKE UP! She probably woke up, confused to where she was and wondering why I wasn't there!"
"Sir, there are a lot of patients in this facility. We are not able to give that much time with one patient when there are some many others in need." Margie tired to explain.
"I paid you to sit there while I went to answer questions at the ministry. I PAID YOU TO!" Draco yelled louder. Fred put a hand on his arm trying to calm him down. "LOOK, Margie, your going to tell me again why the hell Ginny has locked herself in there. What did you say?"
"Nothing sir. She asked her condition, I told her, she asked how she got here, I told her, she asked where you were, I told her, she asked about you and the baby, and I told her! I answered her every question to the best of my ability." Margie told him, waving her hand around to emphasize her point.
"Wait, she asked about me and the baby? What's that mean?" Draco asked.
"Well, she asked where you were, I told her I didn't know, and then she asked if you knew about the baby, and I told her yes." Margie said.
"She thinks I've run out on her." Draco said to Fred, now ignoring Margie.
Draco ran back down the hall to Ginny's room and began banging on the door with a new vibrancy. She had made no noises for hours, and everyone was beginning to worry.
"Ginny! It's me! Draco!!! OPEN THE DOOR!" He yelled.
"Draco, it's going to be alright." George told him, patting one of the chairs that had been set up in the hall.
Draco closed his eyes tightly and swallowed. He felt them welding up with tears, and knew if he didn't breathe and calm down he was going to make an ass out of himself.
"I love your sister, and Merlin damn it, I'm going to marry that girl." Draco whispered. George grinned sadly.
"We know." George answered, patting the chair again. Draco sat down and put his face in his hands.
....
Ginny woke up late into the night, judging by how the moon was in the middle of the sky. She sighed and went through all of the drawers in the small room. After a bit of searching she found a dirty and ripped pair of trousers, and a equally dirty and t-shirt. Changing her clothes was more of a challenge than she thought it would be, as it consulted with every muscle of her sore body.
After finishing, she carefully removed the door, causing her body to tremble. She slowly walked into the hall, looking at George, Fred, and Draco sleeping on each other.
Her mind raced with possibilities of why Draco was there. Looking down the hall, she saw her mom and dad whispering with Charlie and Bill over coffee. She smiled and brushed a hair out of Draco's face. He sighed in contentment and latched onto Fred, who latched onto him in response. Ginny stifled a laugh and sighed. Scanning the hall again, she noticed Draco's cloak sitting on a vacant chair, and grabbed it.
After slipping it on and putting her hand in the large pockets with her wand still in it, she turned her back on them and walked down the hall. There was nothing left for her but the baby, and if Draco couldn't handle it like she thought he could, then bugger him.
Once she was on the main floor, she searched Draco's pockets, not to be disappointed by the small bag of galleons in them. She took out a couple and walked up to one of the women at the front desk.
"I'll take some Floo powder." Ginny told her setting the galleons on the desk. The lady looked her over and smiled in a rude way.
"Patients cant Floo out. They must portkey." She answered in an offensive voice.
"Well, than that's good I'm not a patient isn't it?" Ginny said snidely. "Now, I believe I said that I would take a bag of Floo power."
"Yes MAIM!" The girl shot back. She threw the powder at Ginny and turned back to her patient log. "Now, I only need your name."
"Why?"
"Receipt." The lady said, looked at Ginny disdainfully.
"Fuck you." Ginny told her as she turned away and walked over to the fireplace.
"WAIT!" Ginny heard yelled at her as she went in to the fire grate.
"Snape Manor." Ginny whispered throwing the Floo powered on her feet.
Ginny stepped out of Snape's fire place and looked around the dark room. It was a study, a large one at that. Summer house indeed.
"Professor Snape?" Ginny called out.
"How can I help you?"
Ginny jumped at the voice behind her and turned to see a old looking elf.
"Uhm, I am the visitor for Pro- um I mean Mr. Snape." Ginny said.
"Shall I wake him from his peaceful slumber to deal with the rudely early visitor that was expected tomorrow or shall I let him sleep as he hardly ever does?" The elf asked. Ginny felt that it was more of the answer that the elf wasn't going to get him up rather than a question.
"Aren't you a house elf?" Ginny asked, perplexed at the good grammar of the elf.
"Yes. Is that question supposed to have an intelligent answer beyond yes? Or maybe it-" The elf would have continued to remind Ginny of Snape if she hadn't interrupted.
"I'd like to be taken to my room now." Ginny told it.
"Yes maim."
.....
Draco was pacing in the hospital furiously. How could this have happened? Weren't the hospitals supposed to have guards and such to keep this from happening? Where could she have gone? Was she safe?
"Sir, like we said, we are sincerely sorry."
"LISTEN, I DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE SORRY! MY WIFE AND MY BABY ARE OUT THERE IN A FALSE MIND!!!" Draco yelled at the staff manager.
"Sir," The man cowered.
"DON'T SIR ME!" Draco shrieked angrily. "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!? I'M DRACO MALFOY! AND YOU'RE IN DEEP SHIT!" Draco barked louder.
"Mr. Malfoy, we do know that she bought some Floo power and left through the net work. Is there anywhere that you know of that she might be at sir? We can contact them for you?" The small man asked patiently.
"No." Draco whispered. He felt himself being turned around by a sincerely looking Mrs. Weasley.
"Draco, dear," She started, when Draco pulled away from her embrace and stalked down the hall and into the apparating pad.
After apparating back to his manor he sat silently on his couch drinking fire whiskey. Ginny had left him. He knew it was only a matter of time before she did, but he never expected this much pain.
"Well of course, you loved her you idiot." Draco muttered to himself.
.......
"Miss, Master Snape will see you in the dinning room now." Said the same elf from the night before.
"Thank you." Ginny told him, walking out of the room and following into the dinning room. Severus Snape sat at a small table in the kitchen in a white button down shirt with his sleeves rolled up, eating a piece of toast with the other hand holding a paper as he read it.
"I must say Miss Weasley, my dear Draco does work fast. He's already contacted every paper, muggle or not, and has a photo of you in each one; a large reward for information to your where bouts." Snape said looking up at her.
"I cannot imagine why sir." Ginny whispered.
"Merlin child, please, have a seat and stop standing there like some sort of guest." He told her with a sarcastic tone.
"But sir, I am a guest." Ginny said softly, sitting across from him.
"No, by the way Draco has written every one of these help ads your family now. You may call me Severus." Severus said giving her a smile. Ginny marveled at his good looks when he smiled. Of course the nose was slightly hooked, but other than that he looked almost normal.
"Family?" Ginny questioned.
"I am Draco's Godfather. So that makes me a sort of family to his wife does it not?" He asked innocently.
"Sir, I'm not to sure if Draco still wants me." Ginny answered.
"Why, now you're just being plain silly child. He has trouble showing feelings. Draco has been betrayed and beaten to a pulp his entire life. What exactly did the dunderhead say to you to make you feel he did not appreciate you to the fullest?" Severus asked eating his toast crust and sipping on coffee.
"Sir, when I woke up, I was all alone in my room. He knew about the baby and yet he left me. I felt that he must not want to be with me after that." Ginny said blushing.
"Indeed. I find that hard to believe the reason that you are here." He told her. Ginny picked up a piece of toast and began to butter it.
"I think I killed Terry Boot, my husband. I'm here to deal with that before I deal with Draco not wanting me because I'm going to be excessively large." Ginny's eyes began to water as she bit into her toast.
"Yes, you did kill Terry Boot with the Avada. I've had to kill a lot of people in my time Ginny. I never felt bad killing those who deserved it like Terry did. If you didn't kill him, I would have." Severus told her. "But, all of this nonsense about Draco not wanting you is bullocks. We both know that he is in love with you and that you are insecure in the fact that you killed someone and that is why you are here."
"Sir," Ginny said as she began to cry into her breakfast. Severus stood and pulled her into his chest as she cried. After a while of her tears she pulled back and stared at him.
"It's alright child. I know why you came here. Who better to talk to about killing someone than an ex-death eater?" He whispered as he took out a handkerchief and wiped her face. "Now, enough of these tears over an idiot like Terry. You go over to that fire place and get Draco to come over here right this instant."
Ginny was startled by the gentleness that he had shown her, and the caring way that he treated her in. She was amazed that he could be so normal. Smiling, she stood and went to the fireplace.
After throwing in some power she took a moment before calling out 'Draco Malfoy.'
"MRS. MALFOY!!" Hannah's voice screeched. Ginny smiled and nodded, watching as Draco burst into the room and tripped over a coffee table only to slam on his back onto the floor in front of the fireplace. Ginny's eyes widened as she stared at his pained expression.
"Draco!? Are you alright?" Ginny asked.
"Ginny!?" He said happily. "Where are you!?"
"Severus Snape's." She told him.
"Move back I'm coming." Draco whispered getting off of the floor.
Ginny stepped back, her body aching from the night before and watched as Draco stepped through the fire, embracing her in a tight hug.
"Ginny," He repeated over and over, kissing her hair, ears, neck, and face. "Don't ever do that to me again!"
"I wasn't sure if you would want me." Ginny whispered, tears rolling down her face.
Draco wiped them away and kissed her soundly on the lips, only to be interrupted by a cough. Draco looked over to a smirking Severus Snape, drinking out of a white china cup.
"Severus! Did you? Oh thank you!" Draco said, shaking Severus' hand. "Thank you."
Severus nodded and motioned for them to sit down. Draco, holding Ginny's hand sat down and stared at her.
"Why did you leave the hospital Ginny?" Draco asked. Severus yawned and stood from the table.
"I think I'll just let you two be." He told them walking from the room quickly, Ginny mused that if he had been wearing robes they would be billowing.
"I had to...I can't explain it. When I woke up and you weren't there I was worried about you and then when she told me...I knew I killed him Draco. I knew it. I thought that you didn't want me now that I had killed someone. I felt so dirty. Then she told me I was pregnant. Oh Draco. I can't even explain what pain that hurt me." Ginny whispered crying.
"You don't want the baby?" Draco said in a hoarse voice.
"Of course I do!!" Ginny said sobbing. "I just thought you didn't want me."
"Oh Ginny! I'll always want you. Marry me. Please?" Draco asked her, pulling her towards him. Ginny looked up happily.
"Do you mean it, or are you only asking because I'm pregnant?"
"Ginny, I love you. I wanted to marry you even before I knew you were going to have my baby. Of course I mean it that is if you want me." Draco said looking at her hopefully.
"YES!" Ginny cried happily, wiggling into his arms. Draco genteelly held her before releasing her and planting kisses on her face.
"Now, one more question." Draco whispered.
"Yes?" Ginny purred.
"Why did you come to Snape of all people?!" Draco said laughing.
"Why thank you Mr. Malfoy for your confidence in me. It is astounding that people might come to me of all people to get advice and comfort." Severus said entering the room with a baby child in his arms.
Ginny looked up at the man and then at the beautiful child. Her jaw dropped open and she sat very still for a second.
"Here Miss Weasley." Severus said, pulling a vile out of his pocket while managing the child in one arm. Ginny took the vile, and drank it without question.
"I guess that makes two now?" Draco asked moving to take the child from the glaring Severus.
"Yes it does Uncle Draykie." He sneered as Draco took his baby girl.
"What's her name?" Draco asked. At this Severus smiled and his face began to color.
"Winifred, after her beautiful mother." He answered.
"Sir, I never knew..." Ginny trailed off, taking the beautiful black haired baby from Draco.
"That I had children? It was a recent development. I married after the war to the loveliest woman." He told her grinning. Ginny smiled and rocked the baby gently. Winifred had dark rich eyes like her father, and a straight nose.
"Lovely my arse. That woman is the devil." Draco said to Ginny.
"DRACO!" Ginny hissed.
"It's the truth. She's the same as this big ole greasy bat; they both are viciously mean and sneer at everything. Her cloaks even do that little fly thing like his. In other words, she's a female him." Draco explained, looking at a smirking Severus.
"He's only mad because she saw straight though him when they met, and wont bend to his so called charms." Severus said reaching for his child. Ginny passed the baby back into his arms and smiled at Severus.
"If she is anything like you sir, you should feel very lucky to have gotten such a great woman. Do not let her go." Ginny said. Severus smirked at Draco and nodded.
"That potion was a muscle relaxer. The pain from the Avada should ease off in about a day or two. Until then that relaxer should do the trick." He told her.
"Thank you sir." Ginny said, leaning up and pecking him on the cheek. Severus blushed but smirked at Draco's glare.
"Anytime Miss Weasley. I'm sure Winnie will want to meet you soon. And little Severus too. He'll be really excited to learn he has an Aunt Ginny." Severus said smiling at her then glaring at Draco. "He better get an Aunt Ginny."
"Oh he will sir. And a cousin too, little Draco." Draco said putting a hand on Ginny's practically flat stomach.
"Merlin help the world if that child is in fact a boy." Severus muttered. Ginny laughed and nodded.
"I don't think your dear little Winifred would be able to handle such a handsome little boy that Draco would make. Another heartbreaker Malfoy." Ginny joked with Severus.
"Indeed." Severus said, already glaring at her stomach. Ginny laughed at him and headed towards the fireplace with Draco.
"Thanks again." She told him before Flooing over to Draco's.
"If you think for one minute that you are leaving me than you are insane." Draco told her as he picked her up in his arms, carrying her up the stairs.
"Oh Draco I love you!" Ginny whispered. Draco grinned and called Hannah.
"Please send four dozen yellow roses over to Severus Snape's house and one bottle of Fire Whiskey please. Then call the Weasley's and tell them I found her, and then the press. We won't be available for a few days, and we won't be receiving visitors unless they are Mrs. Malfoy's family." Draco told the elf. Ginny grinned and let him take her to his room.
"Ginny?" Draco said as he laid her on their bed.
"Yes?" She whispered.
"Draco Jr. or Riley Malfoy?" He said kissing her stomach.
A/N- Ok, Maybe like one or two more chapters. I had to get Severus Snape in there because I thought it only fair that he should be happy. Hehe. Sorry.
Chapter Twenty
Ginny groggily opened her eyes, red hair greeting her. Her vision blurred and she could barely keep here eyes open.
"Thirsty." Ginny muttered before closing her eyes and letting herself slip back to sleep.
Ginny woke again a few days later, pressure in her hand. She looked over at the sleeping frame of Draco. He had dark rings under his eyes, and he was emitting a soft snore as his head was propped up on his hand. She smiled and squeezed his hand before closing her other hand over his, and going back to sleep.
Draco woke up to find Ginny's other hand over his. He had been so excited when she had woken the other day and said she was thirsty. It was a sign. It was a miracle that she was alive.
He softly brushed a hair from her face. She was free now, free from Terry...and him. Draco paused at that thought in his head. Would she want to leave him? Could he let her? He placed his hand that had previously brushed the hair from her eye onto her thin stomach. There was no movement but he knew of the child in her stomach.
"I won't force you to be with me Ginny. I'll support you and my child no matter what." Draco told her. He stood from aside her bed and left for a cup of coffee.
Ginny woke three days later, looking around her empty room at St. Munglo's. She sat up and instantly regretted it. Her every muscle was on fire, aching with the need to lie back upon the soft cushions of the bed.
"Help." Ginny whispered into the room as her body trembled on her supported hands, causing her to fall back. Her body screamed obscenities at her for such a stunt.
"Why am I alone?" Ginny whispered. "Draco?"
'Where is Draco?' Ginny's mind wondered. 'Why isn't he here? Did Terry kill him? Did Draco kill him? Why am I here? Why am I alone? Is everyone dead?!'
"HELP!" Ginny weakly cried out. When no one came, she began crying. Something didn't feel right, she felt so tired and worn out. What had happened to put her in the hospital.
"Don't cry now Miss." Said a soothing voice of a young girl. Ginny looked up as a woman walked through the door.
"Why am I here?" Ginny managed to get out. The woman set down a trey of eggs and bacon down next to Ginny's bed and frowned at her.
"Why Miss, you're here because you are ill." The nurse told her. Ginny's eyes watered up and she cried as she spoke.
"Yes, that's obvious! I want to see my medical chart." Ginny told the woman, who laughed.
"Nonsense! Now you just eat your breakfast." The nurse said. Ginny took a look at the steaming eggs, and threw up, directly on the nurse.
"Gross!!" The nurse said as she left the room in a hurry. Ginny began crying again as she wiped her mouth.
"Bloody hell." Ginny sobbed out, her entire body stiff as she pushed her self up and got out on the clean side of her bed.
Her weak legs collapsed on her and she fell to the floor on her face. The cold tiled floor bruised her soft face as she cried on it.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Ginny muttered to herself as she dragged her raging body to the end of her bed. Her arms and legs throbbing, begging for her to stop moving, but her mind urged her on. She had to know.
Finally, she was at the edge of her bed, and threw her exhausted arm up, swatting her chart down from its cubby. It landed on the floor a few feet from her and she wept at the work that it would take to get it.
"MISS!" A woman's voice rang out. Ginny laid her cheek on the floor staring at a new nurse, this one older than the teenage looking girl from her previous encounter.
"What are you doing?!" The lady asked as she bent and helped Ginny move to a chair. Ginny rested her head on the back cushions of the chair.
"I want to see that chart and I want to see it right now!" Ginny told her.
"Alright Miss Weasley, you wait right there." The nurse said, picking the folder up from the floor and handing it to Ginny.
The nurse zapped away the mess of throw up and smiled at Ginny reassuringly. Ginny tried to smile at the woman as she tried to read the gibberish of the chart.
"I'm sorry about Linda, she's very new and I thought you would be asleep. I didn't know you would have been awake or else I would have brought the food myself." The woman said as she started to pull of the soiled sheets. "I'm Margaret, but you can call me Margie if you want."
"Margie, will you read this to me?" Ginny asked.
"Why love? Don't you know why you are here?" Margie asked, slipping the new sheets on the bed.
"No." Ginny said letting her arms slap on her lap.
"Well bunny, you used some pretty powerful magic, and in your condition, rendered yourself unconscious for a week and a half; caused quite a commotion here at the hospital. That man of yours was quite the dramatic frantic boy. Doc had to slip some fire whiskey in his coffee to calm him down." She paused and smiled at Ginny. "That's why when I saw Linda run to the lavatory in a hurry with throw up all over her, I was right worried. Mr. Malfoy left specific instructions for your care... you won't tell him I stepped out of the room will you? Someone was supposed to be with you at all times."
"I won't...what exactly is my condition?" Ginny asked.
"Your body is weak from the curse you used, and in your pregnant state it took a lot of your energy away." Margie chattered. "Doc said you wouldn't wake up for at least another two to three weeks. Your aren't supposed to be out of bed. You can imagine how I felt seeing you crawling and sobbing on the floor."
"Yeah. Listen, Margie," Ginny took a breath, "What did you say about me? Did you say I was pregnant?"
"Yes! Didn't you know?" Margie asked sweetly and when Ginny shook her head no Margie looked confused. "How could you not?"
"I....don't know. I was so busy...and the poison I used to take made me not have...good merlin." Ginny muttered, looking lost.
"Its ok love. Let's just get you back to bed, and get you a sleeping potion." Ginny looked stunned as Margie helped her back into bed.
"Margie, where is Draco?" Ginny asked as she was placed on the bed, Margie stopped and looked thoughtful.
"I don't know bunny."
"Does he know about the baby?" Ginny looked angrily at Margie, who was nodding happily. "I wonder where my wand might be Margie."
"It's in this drawer." Margie said pointing to it, and walking over to a cupboard that was placed in the corner.
Ginny saw when she opened it, it was full with potions. She carefully, with aching muscles grabbed the wand, and pointed it at Margie. Once Margie had turned back to her with the dreamless sleep potion and saw her with her wand pointed, she dropped the vile.
"Miss! What are you doing!?" Margie screeched.
"Get out Margie." Ginny told her.
"What's wrong Miss? We can talk about it; I'll even get a head healer in here. Just don't use that wand!! You'll kill yourself if you do!" Margie was backing towards the door carefully.
"GET OUT!" Ginny yelled, feeling worse than she ever remembered feeling in her life.
"Think of Mr. Malfoy, your family, and that baby. You don't want to do this!!" Margie said, trying to calm Ginny.
"GET OUT!!" Ginny screamed. "EXPLARIMUS!"
Margie's wand flew out of her nurse pocket, and threw her back into the hall outside. Ginny felt her energy drain a little bit more, then feel it almost return in a wave. She sighed in contentment.
"Locus domus." Ginny muttered. She remembered the Door Locking charm from a dark arts book that Draco had in his large library.
Her body felt weak, like she needed a nap, but she refused to close her eyes. She was going to stay awake. Carefully she leaned over to the edge of the bed and sat with her feet hanging off. Her back hunched forward and her muscles felt like Jell-O.
"Bugger this." Ginny said out loud.
She stood on wobbly legs and slowly tottered over to the potions cabinet. After fighting it open, Ginny looked through it until she found the Pepper- up potion. She downed it quickly, unconcerned about the baby. Ginny had memorized the effects of every potion while she had been with Terry, and the only side affect to a child when taking the Pepper-up potion was the baby would move a lot.
Once she had the contents drained, she sat down on a chair by the window, and opened it. Placing her fingers in her mouth, she let out a loud high pitch whistle, to be answered by an owl promptly flying though her window.
Ginny summoned a parchment and a pen, and began to write.
Dear Professor Snape,
I find myself in a position at St. Munglo's in need of medical attention, and no idea but that I used a powerful curse to get me here. My condition is weak and my muscles sore. I was hoping to stop by Hogwarts or your home if you might be able to brew me something for my condition, keeping in mind my expecting of child. Please keep this message privet, and reply quickly. Thank you.
Ginny Weasley
She smiled at the letter, hoping that it would reach him alright. Ginny tied it around the owl's leg and kissed his head.
"Please, hurry." She whispered to it. The owl hooted and flew out of the window quickly.
Ginny sat at the open window, while the nurses and doctors tried to open her door. They kept yelling 'Just hang in there Miss Weasley! You're going to be alright!!' through the door at her. She remained quite waiting for them to find a way in.
"GINEVRA WEASLEY! YOU OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!"
Ginny softly frowned and raised an eyebrow. It sounded like Fred.
"No." She said to herself.
After thirty minutes of listening to what seemed like bombs out of her door, Ginny had thought up every detail of her life in the eyes of the ones she loved. They had to know about Terry now. Each and every one of them. A large barn owl flew back through the window, and perched its leg out.
Ginny smiled and took the letter, opening it carefully.
Miss Weasley,
It is hard to comprehend the precise explanation of your correspondence. Why not consent to the help of professional care that of St. Munglo's? I'm in no doubt they are qualified to see to one such as your self and in your condition as well.
Nevertheless, I am currently residing at my summer residence, Snape Manor. I am connected to the Floo network, so you may join me as early as tomorrow morning if that is convenient. Do not bring anyone with you, or any animals. There will be no tolerance for any more guests than you.
Potions Master,
Severus Snape
Ginny grinned at the letter. Clearly he wasn't happy about letting her come, but was curious about her. She carefully stood her body not hurting as much as it had been, and walked over to the door.
The banging seemed to have clamed down enough, and all she needed to do was get to the main floor.
"Hello?" Ginny said loudly though the door.
"Ginny?! Open the door! PLEASE! It's George!" He said. Ginny sighed and went back to her bed and sat down.
"Tonight." She muttered, laying on the bed to take a short nap.
......
"She locked herself in the room?" Draco asked again, loosing his patience.
"Yes sir." Margie answered.
"Why would she do that again?"
"She asked where you where, and when I told her I didn't know, she got mad and hexed me out." Margie said sighing. "Sir, we have been over this at least a dozen times. I went in and she was awake, she asked about her-"
"What do you mean you went in?!" Draco yelled. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE WHEN SHE WOKE UP! She probably woke up, confused to where she was and wondering why I wasn't there!"
"Sir, there are a lot of patients in this facility. We are not able to give that much time with one patient when there are some many others in need." Margie tired to explain.
"I paid you to sit there while I went to answer questions at the ministry. I PAID YOU TO!" Draco yelled louder. Fred put a hand on his arm trying to calm him down. "LOOK, Margie, your going to tell me again why the hell Ginny has locked herself in there. What did you say?"
"Nothing sir. She asked her condition, I told her, she asked how she got here, I told her, she asked where you were, I told her, she asked about you and the baby, and I told her! I answered her every question to the best of my ability." Margie told him, waving her hand around to emphasize her point.
"Wait, she asked about me and the baby? What's that mean?" Draco asked.
"Well, she asked where you were, I told her I didn't know, and then she asked if you knew about the baby, and I told her yes." Margie said.
"She thinks I've run out on her." Draco said to Fred, now ignoring Margie.
Draco ran back down the hall to Ginny's room and began banging on the door with a new vibrancy. She had made no noises for hours, and everyone was beginning to worry.
"Ginny! It's me! Draco!!! OPEN THE DOOR!" He yelled.
"Draco, it's going to be alright." George told him, patting one of the chairs that had been set up in the hall.
Draco closed his eyes tightly and swallowed. He felt them welding up with tears, and knew if he didn't breathe and calm down he was going to make an ass out of himself.
"I love your sister, and Merlin damn it, I'm going to marry that girl." Draco whispered. George grinned sadly.
"We know." George answered, patting the chair again. Draco sat down and put his face in his hands.
....
Ginny woke up late into the night, judging by how the moon was in the middle of the sky. She sighed and went through all of the drawers in the small room. After a bit of searching she found a dirty and ripped pair of trousers, and a equally dirty and t-shirt. Changing her clothes was more of a challenge than she thought it would be, as it consulted with every muscle of her sore body.
After finishing, she carefully removed the door, causing her body to tremble. She slowly walked into the hall, looking at George, Fred, and Draco sleeping on each other.
Her mind raced with possibilities of why Draco was there. Looking down the hall, she saw her mom and dad whispering with Charlie and Bill over coffee. She smiled and brushed a hair out of Draco's face. He sighed in contentment and latched onto Fred, who latched onto him in response. Ginny stifled a laugh and sighed. Scanning the hall again, she noticed Draco's cloak sitting on a vacant chair, and grabbed it.
After slipping it on and putting her hand in the large pockets with her wand still in it, she turned her back on them and walked down the hall. There was nothing left for her but the baby, and if Draco couldn't handle it like she thought he could, then bugger him.
Once she was on the main floor, she searched Draco's pockets, not to be disappointed by the small bag of galleons in them. She took out a couple and walked up to one of the women at the front desk.
"I'll take some Floo powder." Ginny told her setting the galleons on the desk. The lady looked her over and smiled in a rude way.
"Patients cant Floo out. They must portkey." She answered in an offensive voice.
"Well, than that's good I'm not a patient isn't it?" Ginny said snidely. "Now, I believe I said that I would take a bag of Floo power."
"Yes MAIM!" The girl shot back. She threw the powder at Ginny and turned back to her patient log. "Now, I only need your name."
"Why?"
"Receipt." The lady said, looked at Ginny disdainfully.
"Fuck you." Ginny told her as she turned away and walked over to the fireplace.
"WAIT!" Ginny heard yelled at her as she went in to the fire grate.
"Snape Manor." Ginny whispered throwing the Floo powered on her feet.
Ginny stepped out of Snape's fire place and looked around the dark room. It was a study, a large one at that. Summer house indeed.
"Professor Snape?" Ginny called out.
"How can I help you?"
Ginny jumped at the voice behind her and turned to see a old looking elf.
"Uhm, I am the visitor for Pro- um I mean Mr. Snape." Ginny said.
"Shall I wake him from his peaceful slumber to deal with the rudely early visitor that was expected tomorrow or shall I let him sleep as he hardly ever does?" The elf asked. Ginny felt that it was more of the answer that the elf wasn't going to get him up rather than a question.
"Aren't you a house elf?" Ginny asked, perplexed at the good grammar of the elf.
"Yes. Is that question supposed to have an intelligent answer beyond yes? Or maybe it-" The elf would have continued to remind Ginny of Snape if she hadn't interrupted.
"I'd like to be taken to my room now." Ginny told it.
"Yes maim."
.....
Draco was pacing in the hospital furiously. How could this have happened? Weren't the hospitals supposed to have guards and such to keep this from happening? Where could she have gone? Was she safe?
"Sir, like we said, we are sincerely sorry."
"LISTEN, I DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE SORRY! MY WIFE AND MY BABY ARE OUT THERE IN A FALSE MIND!!!" Draco yelled at the staff manager.
"Sir," The man cowered.
"DON'T SIR ME!" Draco shrieked angrily. "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!? I'M DRACO MALFOY! AND YOU'RE IN DEEP SHIT!" Draco barked louder.
"Mr. Malfoy, we do know that she bought some Floo power and left through the net work. Is there anywhere that you know of that she might be at sir? We can contact them for you?" The small man asked patiently.
"No." Draco whispered. He felt himself being turned around by a sincerely looking Mrs. Weasley.
"Draco, dear," She started, when Draco pulled away from her embrace and stalked down the hall and into the apparating pad.
After apparating back to his manor he sat silently on his couch drinking fire whiskey. Ginny had left him. He knew it was only a matter of time before she did, but he never expected this much pain.
"Well of course, you loved her you idiot." Draco muttered to himself.
.......
"Miss, Master Snape will see you in the dinning room now." Said the same elf from the night before.
"Thank you." Ginny told him, walking out of the room and following into the dinning room. Severus Snape sat at a small table in the kitchen in a white button down shirt with his sleeves rolled up, eating a piece of toast with the other hand holding a paper as he read it.
"I must say Miss Weasley, my dear Draco does work fast. He's already contacted every paper, muggle or not, and has a photo of you in each one; a large reward for information to your where bouts." Snape said looking up at her.
"I cannot imagine why sir." Ginny whispered.
"Merlin child, please, have a seat and stop standing there like some sort of guest." He told her with a sarcastic tone.
"But sir, I am a guest." Ginny said softly, sitting across from him.
"No, by the way Draco has written every one of these help ads your family now. You may call me Severus." Severus said giving her a smile. Ginny marveled at his good looks when he smiled. Of course the nose was slightly hooked, but other than that he looked almost normal.
"Family?" Ginny questioned.
"I am Draco's Godfather. So that makes me a sort of family to his wife does it not?" He asked innocently.
"Sir, I'm not to sure if Draco still wants me." Ginny answered.
"Why, now you're just being plain silly child. He has trouble showing feelings. Draco has been betrayed and beaten to a pulp his entire life. What exactly did the dunderhead say to you to make you feel he did not appreciate you to the fullest?" Severus asked eating his toast crust and sipping on coffee.
"Sir, when I woke up, I was all alone in my room. He knew about the baby and yet he left me. I felt that he must not want to be with me after that." Ginny said blushing.
"Indeed. I find that hard to believe the reason that you are here." He told her. Ginny picked up a piece of toast and began to butter it.
"I think I killed Terry Boot, my husband. I'm here to deal with that before I deal with Draco not wanting me because I'm going to be excessively large." Ginny's eyes began to water as she bit into her toast.
"Yes, you did kill Terry Boot with the Avada. I've had to kill a lot of people in my time Ginny. I never felt bad killing those who deserved it like Terry did. If you didn't kill him, I would have." Severus told her. "But, all of this nonsense about Draco not wanting you is bullocks. We both know that he is in love with you and that you are insecure in the fact that you killed someone and that is why you are here."
"Sir," Ginny said as she began to cry into her breakfast. Severus stood and pulled her into his chest as she cried. After a while of her tears she pulled back and stared at him.
"It's alright child. I know why you came here. Who better to talk to about killing someone than an ex-death eater?" He whispered as he took out a handkerchief and wiped her face. "Now, enough of these tears over an idiot like Terry. You go over to that fire place and get Draco to come over here right this instant."
Ginny was startled by the gentleness that he had shown her, and the caring way that he treated her in. She was amazed that he could be so normal. Smiling, she stood and went to the fireplace.
After throwing in some power she took a moment before calling out 'Draco Malfoy.'
"MRS. MALFOY!!" Hannah's voice screeched. Ginny smiled and nodded, watching as Draco burst into the room and tripped over a coffee table only to slam on his back onto the floor in front of the fireplace. Ginny's eyes widened as she stared at his pained expression.
"Draco!? Are you alright?" Ginny asked.
"Ginny!?" He said happily. "Where are you!?"
"Severus Snape's." She told him.
"Move back I'm coming." Draco whispered getting off of the floor.
Ginny stepped back, her body aching from the night before and watched as Draco stepped through the fire, embracing her in a tight hug.
"Ginny," He repeated over and over, kissing her hair, ears, neck, and face. "Don't ever do that to me again!"
"I wasn't sure if you would want me." Ginny whispered, tears rolling down her face.
Draco wiped them away and kissed her soundly on the lips, only to be interrupted by a cough. Draco looked over to a smirking Severus Snape, drinking out of a white china cup.
"Severus! Did you? Oh thank you!" Draco said, shaking Severus' hand. "Thank you."
Severus nodded and motioned for them to sit down. Draco, holding Ginny's hand sat down and stared at her.
"Why did you leave the hospital Ginny?" Draco asked. Severus yawned and stood from the table.
"I think I'll just let you two be." He told them walking from the room quickly, Ginny mused that if he had been wearing robes they would be billowing.
"I had to...I can't explain it. When I woke up and you weren't there I was worried about you and then when she told me...I knew I killed him Draco. I knew it. I thought that you didn't want me now that I had killed someone. I felt so dirty. Then she told me I was pregnant. Oh Draco. I can't even explain what pain that hurt me." Ginny whispered crying.
"You don't want the baby?" Draco said in a hoarse voice.
"Of course I do!!" Ginny said sobbing. "I just thought you didn't want me."
"Oh Ginny! I'll always want you. Marry me. Please?" Draco asked her, pulling her towards him. Ginny looked up happily.
"Do you mean it, or are you only asking because I'm pregnant?"
"Ginny, I love you. I wanted to marry you even before I knew you were going to have my baby. Of course I mean it that is if you want me." Draco said looking at her hopefully.
"YES!" Ginny cried happily, wiggling into his arms. Draco genteelly held her before releasing her and planting kisses on her face.
"Now, one more question." Draco whispered.
"Yes?" Ginny purred.
"Why did you come to Snape of all people?!" Draco said laughing.
"Why thank you Mr. Malfoy for your confidence in me. It is astounding that people might come to me of all people to get advice and comfort." Severus said entering the room with a baby child in his arms.
Ginny looked up at the man and then at the beautiful child. Her jaw dropped open and she sat very still for a second.
"Here Miss Weasley." Severus said, pulling a vile out of his pocket while managing the child in one arm. Ginny took the vile, and drank it without question.
"I guess that makes two now?" Draco asked moving to take the child from the glaring Severus.
"Yes it does Uncle Draykie." He sneered as Draco took his baby girl.
"What's her name?" Draco asked. At this Severus smiled and his face began to color.
"Winifred, after her beautiful mother." He answered.
"Sir, I never knew..." Ginny trailed off, taking the beautiful black haired baby from Draco.
"That I had children? It was a recent development. I married after the war to the loveliest woman." He told her grinning. Ginny smiled and rocked the baby gently. Winifred had dark rich eyes like her father, and a straight nose.
"Lovely my arse. That woman is the devil." Draco said to Ginny.
"DRACO!" Ginny hissed.
"It's the truth. She's the same as this big ole greasy bat; they both are viciously mean and sneer at everything. Her cloaks even do that little fly thing like his. In other words, she's a female him." Draco explained, looking at a smirking Severus.
"He's only mad because she saw straight though him when they met, and wont bend to his so called charms." Severus said reaching for his child. Ginny passed the baby back into his arms and smiled at Severus.
"If she is anything like you sir, you should feel very lucky to have gotten such a great woman. Do not let her go." Ginny said. Severus smirked at Draco and nodded.
"That potion was a muscle relaxer. The pain from the Avada should ease off in about a day or two. Until then that relaxer should do the trick." He told her.
"Thank you sir." Ginny said, leaning up and pecking him on the cheek. Severus blushed but smirked at Draco's glare.
"Anytime Miss Weasley. I'm sure Winnie will want to meet you soon. And little Severus too. He'll be really excited to learn he has an Aunt Ginny." Severus said smiling at her then glaring at Draco. "He better get an Aunt Ginny."
"Oh he will sir. And a cousin too, little Draco." Draco said putting a hand on Ginny's practically flat stomach.
"Merlin help the world if that child is in fact a boy." Severus muttered. Ginny laughed and nodded.
"I don't think your dear little Winifred would be able to handle such a handsome little boy that Draco would make. Another heartbreaker Malfoy." Ginny joked with Severus.
"Indeed." Severus said, already glaring at her stomach. Ginny laughed at him and headed towards the fireplace with Draco.
"Thanks again." She told him before Flooing over to Draco's.
"If you think for one minute that you are leaving me than you are insane." Draco told her as he picked her up in his arms, carrying her up the stairs.
"Oh Draco I love you!" Ginny whispered. Draco grinned and called Hannah.
"Please send four dozen yellow roses over to Severus Snape's house and one bottle of Fire Whiskey please. Then call the Weasley's and tell them I found her, and then the press. We won't be available for a few days, and we won't be receiving visitors unless they are Mrs. Malfoy's family." Draco told the elf. Ginny grinned and let him take her to his room.
"Ginny?" Draco said as he laid her on their bed.
"Yes?" She whispered.
"Draco Jr. or Riley Malfoy?" He said kissing her stomach.
A/N- Ok, Maybe like one or two more chapters. I had to get Severus Snape in there because I thought it only fair that he should be happy. Hehe. Sorry.