A/n Thanks to my reviewers. Nothing else much to say but enjoy.
Now most groups would scream and run around in circles like a chicken without a head, not our friends though, never them.
"Voldie's kid wants to kill us. Am I supposed to be surprised?" Draco asked moving to sit at the large table Keanna was at.
"Shocked," Ginny added
"Phased in the least," Seamus too moved to the table.
"Yeah right," Keanna and Ginny said at once.
"Another day in the office, eh?" Charlie said, looking around at the four. He couldn't believe how much Ginny, his little Ginny the girl who would be jumping on his bed every Christmas just so he would come downstairs with her, was so grown up. He knew his parents and brothers, especially Ron, didn't see it. After she and her group saved the world they still treated her like the four year old she once was. Draco, Seamus, Ginny, and Keanna were far from young. They proved that every second of every minute of every day of every week of every year. They were very much grown up.
"Yup, hopefully Ginny won't be used as bait this time," Keanna said, shivering slightly remembering her best friend after the battle.
"From your mouth to God's ears," Ginny said as she to joined the table. Keanna sent a quick email to Dumbledore explaining everything and took another sip of her coffee.
"How do you like that?" Ginny asked, watching her friend.
"Like it? Who said I liked it? Nasty stuff but only thing that keeps me from falling asleep,"
"You've got mail," the computer said, blinking. Keanna quickly read through it and relied the information to the others.
"He wants us to…train." Keanna said, her eyes narrowing in confusion. "Live life as normally as possible, and meet me every Tuesday and Thursday in Hogsmede. Train?"
"Yeah as in athletical actions. To help you build something up," Draco said, running a hand threw his hair.
"I know what train means! What are we going to train,"
"We'll have to wait and see. Why don't we all go to bed and the entire gang can meet up for dinner tomorrow," Seamus suggested.
"Good Plan,"
Ginny was about to follow the others out when Draco's warm arms wrapped around her waist. She leaned back into him, allowing him to smell her auburn hair.
"Another evil, do we ever get a break?" she whispered but Draco simply smiled and lifted her chin so she was looking him in the eye. A soft kiss was planted on her lips. She greedily returned it. Every one of their kisses was like the first, wonderful. Virginia Annabelle Weasley was in love.
Ginny woke up around one the next day. Keanna was at the kitchen table, a tea mug in one hand and the daily prophet in the other. Her hair was in a low ponytail and she wore a robe and her pajamas.
"Morning Sleepyhead, I've been up for an hour," she said without even looking up.
"Hmmm, we were up until three in the morning," Ginny poured herself a cup of tea. "Where's the milk?" she asked looking in the fridge.
"On the table, hun. Are you sure you had enough sleep? It's in plain sight," Keanna said putting down the paper.
"I'm fine, a shower and I'll be just peachy,"
"Okay, hurry though I want to take one two," Ginny entered the bathroom, which was decorated in greens, and turned on the shower. She undressed and stepped into the warm water. She allowed it to flow over her body, instantly relaxing her. She squirted her strawberry shampoo into her palm and massaged it into her hair. One rinse and shave later she stepped out of the shower and dressed in sweat pants and a large tee shirt.
Keanna took her shower and Ginny started to clean the house. Once all the clothes were in the laundry Keanna appeared in similar clothes to Ginny. The two finished cleaning when an owl appeared, bearing a note from Seamus that told them to meet the gang in the muggle world at seven. At six the two started getting ready. Ginny slipped into a black halter top dress that went to her knees and strappy sandals. Her hair was half down half up. Keanna was wearing an off the shoulders light blue top and a black mini skirt. Her hair was parted down the middle.
The two jumped into Keanna's jeep (which was in the street save the driveway) and set off to the group dinner.
"Hey Gin, what was up with you and Draco yesterday? I looked back to find you two snogging,"
"I think I'm in love with him," Ginny said looking out the car window.
"Wow, love's a powerful word, Ginny. It's something you don't take lightly," Keanna responded, a calm look on her face. After a year in England her accent still hadn't faltered, she still sounded like she just came from the states.
"I know, but that's just it I don't think I'm taking it lightly. I think I love Draco, the thing is I don't know if he loves me back."
"How can he not? I've seen the way he looks at you," Keanna said, tucking her hair behind her ears as they parked the car.
"I just don't know," Ginny stepped out of the jeep and closed the door. The two entered the restaurant and saw the group at a large table. Ginny sat next to Draco as Keanna took the seat in between Seamus and Charlie.
"Hey Kean, you okay? You're pondering," Seamus asked, leaning so he thought only she could hear him.
"Ginny thinks she loves Draco," she whispered back.
"I'm not surprised," He returned and looked at Gwen.
"You love her don't you?" Keanna asked watching the blonde girl converse with Ginny.
"Yeah," he got a glazed over look in his eyes which soon returned to normal when Keanna hugged him.
" I want front seats at the wedding," she whispered in his ear before sitting back down and flashing him a smile. He smiled shyly back and turned to join the conversation.
"Keanna can I talk to you alone?" Charlie asked grabbing her hand and leading her outside. "What's up with you and Seamus? I thought that was over!"
"What are you talking about?"
"You two being all lovey dovey in there!"
"We were not!"
"Were too"
"Not"
"Too"
"Not"
"Too"
"I hugged him because he told me he loved Gwen."
"And that smile, you always give me that smile…." His eyes locked on the ground.
"I joked to him about a wedding."
"Oh,"
"You and Ginny…" she was cut off as he placed a firm kiss on her lips. After the initial shock Keanna responded, not aware that the others watched them from out the window. Ginny grinned and leaned a head on Draco's shoulder. He responded by wrapping an arm around her waist and kissing the top of her head. Even if a new dark lord was on the way, the six were happy. For now that is.
Morning came swiftly as Ginny rolled herself out of her bed. A small owl zoomed around the living room, tearing apart one of Keanna's books. A towel clad Keanna was standing yelling at the owl.
"Pig," Ginny whispered as she pulled out her wand. The owl froze in mid air and landing in Keanna's open palm. (A/n for all you nasty minded people the towel is still held up).
"He was ripping up my only copy of Jane Eyre," Keanna said motioning to the book. The cover was slightly torn and some pages frayed but nothing irreparable.
"Did he leave a letter?" Ginny asked, sitting on the couch. She sat Indian style her elbows on her knees and her chin resting in her hands.
"Yeah," Keanna grabbed a letter from off the table, handed it to Ginny and went to go get changed. She emerged a few minutes later dressed and smiling. Ginny read over the letter and grinned.
Ginny-
I realize that things haven't been good between us since you blew up at us in the Great Hall last year –Ginny laughed here- but I thought you should be the first to know since you and Kelin are friends. We're getting married. The date is a month from now. A short engagement but we can't wait. Kelin wants you to be her maid of honor and Keanna to be a bride's mate. Your gang is invited, please owl me back.
Love,
Ron
"Ron's getting married," she stated as she wrote a quick reply on the back.
"Took them long enough," Keanna replied as she entered the kitchen. She started to make pancakes the muggle way, humming Mr. Big Stuff.
"It's in a month, I'm the maid of honor." Ginny said taking a seat at the kitchen table. She tucked her hair behind her ears and started reading the daily prophet.
"That's great," The brunette flipped over the pancakes.
"You're a brides mate,"
"Wow, I didn't expect that. Kelin and I were never really close I mean we talked but still,"
"You know you're happy,"
"Of course," Keanna flipped the pancakes on a plate and grabbed the two of them tea mugs. It suddenly dawned on her that she was a witch and she waved her wand filling the cups with tea.
"Death eater attack last night," the two turned to see Seamus and Gwen at the door. They unlike Ginny were dressed.
"Oh God," Keanna said sitting down, biting her lip.
"How many, Seamus," Ginny asked.
"I don't," he started
"How many, Seamus!" Ginny cut him off.
"The Creevys, Longbottoms, and twenty muggles," he replied sadly.
"No, oh god," Keanna said, putting her head in her hands. The three were close to Collin and Neville, not too close but close enough. Ginny had gone to a few dances with Neville and been the subject of many of Collins pictures. Keanna had tutored Neville and had helped Collin with his pictures.
"That's what I said," Gwen sat down next to Ginny, who had tears in her eyes.
Keanna was crying into her hands, too many deaths. "Where are the others?" she managed.
"On their way," Seamus said, watching his two friends and girlfriend.
"I'm going to go get dressed," She got up, tears falling silently as she entered her room. She quickly dressed and entered the living room where everyone was. Charlie and Draco had arrived. She ran and hugged Draco who hugged her back.
"It's okay, love" he whispered into her hair as she cried. He didn't really know the deceased but he did know that Ginny did.
"They shouldn't have died," Keanna whispered, tears falling onto the carpet. Charlie sat next to her and put a comforting arm around her shoulders. She leaned on him crying into his chest. Seamus and Gwen sat a similar way.
The funeral was held the next day and the six found themselves crowded in the cold cemetery. Keanna was crying into Charlie, Ginny was leaning into Draco, and Seamus had his arm around Gwen. Hermione was crying as was Kelin and Ron and Harry looked deeply upset. The bodies of Neville and Parvatii Longbottom were lowered into the ground followed by Collin's and his wife Amy's. The wind blew and a passerby would have cried upon seeing the funeral and the six people who lived this constantly. Death, Pain, Happiness, Love, Life.
A/n How sad, I practically cried when I wrote the last line, but it states the truth. Next chapter up ASAP. I'll start it as soon as I finish typing this.
Rhi
