A.N. / Hope you've enjoyed the chapters, this one will be really fun for me
to write. If you'd like to read my other fanfic, Time after Time, it's not
with this saga. It's a story on Lily and James while they were at school
read it; I've gotten a lot of good responses about it!
Chapter 23
When Sirius got back at the Daily Prophet with Susan and Draco, Anthony was already back with Bridget...and for some reason the Keeper of the England team. "Has the boy been back yet?" Sirius asked Arabella.
"No not yet, we've been waiting here for the boy and for you three."
Someone finally came back and it wasn't the boy it was a really squat fat man, "Minister Black. How nice to see you, I was in a meeting."
"I don't give a damn," Sirius said, his anger getting the better of him. "We need to have a meeting now."
"Okay, Minister lets go."
"No, all of us."
"All of you?"
"Yes, we all own the only stock in this newspaper." Draco spoke up, and the editor went ghostly white when he saw Draco Malfoy and Susan Potter. The editor looked around; he knew why they were all here.
"F-fine, yes w-we can go in my office. R-right this way. Go on sit down," the editor turned to his secretary. "Hold all my calls and don't let anyone in, this is an important meeting." She nodded and the editor went inside his office where all his stock holders were. "Now, Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Miss Evans, and Mr. Malfoy how can I help you?"
"You forgot a few of us," Harry piped up and the editor's eyes almost popped out of his head. "My two sisters, my aunt, and myself all have part of the stock to, if you don't mind."
"No, I'm sorry Mister Potter, and Misses Potters." The editor apologized and Adora rolled her eyes, she couldn't stand people like this editor. He was the kind of person who loved to ruin people's lives and then suck up to them when he felt a lawsuit. "So what do you need Minister?"
"You read every story that goes through and appears on the newspapers, right?"
"That is correct."
"Did you not see the article written by Millicent?"
"Yes, Minister I did."
"So you know that they wrote a very horrible article about my goddaughter and soon to be niece and her boyfriend who is my cousin on my father's side?"
"Yes, sir."
"And why did you publish it?"
"I thought it would be a good article and let the people of our community know what was going on."
"Well let me tell you something." Sirius said standing up making the editor look up at him. "You see all these people in your office right now?" The editor nodded. "We all own stock in your newspaper, and if you don't stop your writers from writing horrible stories about my family we will close this paper down, do we have an understanding?" The editor nodded his head yes. "Tomorrow I want a full apology letter from Millicent in the letter, and after she turns it in to you I want you to fire her. Then I want an apology letter about Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. They are not broken up, got it?" He nodded again. "Good," Sirius said and his smile was coming back. "We must be off, oh and one more thing. Tomorrow Arabella and I are getting married, I want it in there. And a congratulations we're also having a baby girl. Good day."
They all followed Sirius out of the office; okay Bella and I are going back to the house. Harry?
"Ginny and I are going back to her house and visit with her mum."
"Alright, meet Bridget at the Leaky Cauldron at about five thirty." Harry nodded and Ginny and himself left. "Bridget?"
"Oliver and I are going back to the house."
Sirius nodded, he knew what was going on about the party decorations. "Alright, I'll meet you there in a little while." Bridget and Oliver headed to the fireplaces. "Susan you and Draco go with Bella and me. Then you can do what you want. Anthony can you meet me at the house in about an hour?" Anthony nodded and apparated out.
"Where are we going dear?" Bella asked.
"Help Draco pack some of his things," Sirius said telling half a lie.
"Alright."
***
When Harry and Ginny were back at her house no one was there and she saw a note on the kitchen table.
Dearest Ginny and Harry,
If you receive this I'm still not back. The twins needed help at the shop, it's really busy and Ron can't handle it on his own. The twins had to visit their store in Egypt today. I should return later on, be good.
Love, Mom
"What does she mean be good?" Ginny asked Harry and he chuckled.
"She meant like make a baby."
"Oh," Ginny turned so red that she matched her hair. "We haven't....done...that yet have we?"
"NO!" Harry laughed. "No not yet. But, we love each other lots."
"I know that silly. You want to see your birthday present?"
"You have me a present?" Harry asked amazed.
Ginny nodded, "I found it last night when I woke up in the middle of the night. I'm guessing I bought it before we came home."
"Yes! I want my present! Let's go!" They ran up to Ginny's room so he could unwrap his present.
***
Bridget and Oliver were back in the ballroom decorating. Oliver was a lot of fun, he made her laugh a lot, and it had been a long time since she'd been around a guy that could make her laugh...that she was attracted to. Bridget was up on a very high ladder hanging up streamers, "Be careful up there, I wouldn't want to bring you to St. Mungo's."
"Oh, I'll be fine!" Bridget said, he'd already warned her ten minutes in the last twenty minutes.
"I'm serious, Bridget."
"So am I," she turned around fast to mess with him, but she felt herself falling. The floor was coming to fast closer and closer to her. She started to scream, and then she found herself in the arms of Oliver Wood. Bridget smiled at him, she hadn't realized how pretty his blue eyes were, and he smiled back at her. His face was coming closer and closer to her their lips were going to touch.
"Bridget?!" Bridget jumped out of his arms to see Mrs. Weasley. "Oh, dear I'm so sorry! I didn't know. I left a note for Harry and Ginny telling them I went to help Ron with the store to help you with the decorations...but I see you have enough help." Molly started leaving.
"No! Mrs. Weasley it's okay, I had fallen from that ladder and Oliver caught me...nothing was going on, I swear. We could use your help, you sure you don't mind."
"Oh of course not!" She said excited. "We really need the help, don't we Oliver?" Oliver nodded his head, but he really didn't want Mrs. Weasley there. He really liked Bridget, and he was hoping that odd moment, he'd have finally kissed her...but it had been up rooted.
"Look dear, let me do the streamers." She muttered a spell and the streamers went up. The doors to the ballroom opened and there was Anthony Potter.
"Need any help?"
"Yes, grandfather!" Bridget said, "Could you cast a charm to make bubbles fall down and all different color lights flash on and off?" Anthony nodded and flicked his wand!
"Yes!!" Bridget exclaimed excited.
"Bridge, not trying to rain on your parade, but the things Mrs. Weasley and I are helping you with...couldn't Oliver have done that?"
She turned to him, "Oh my! I did forget about that," she turned to Oliver. "I forgot. I'm sorry!"
"No, it's okay. Now that the decorations are done, we could go get some ice cream in Diagon Alley. Do you want to?"
Bridget turned to her grandfather, "Tell Sirius that we are done with the decorations. Oliver and I went out to get some ice cream, we will be back later."
"I'll get Molly to, because I have to go to the Three Broomsticks and get some butterbeer and then stop by Honeydukes to pick up some sweets for the party." Oliver and Bridget went to the fireplace and Flooed to the Leaky Cauldron. Molly started chuckling.
"Molly may I ask what is so funny?"
"You don't like him do you?"
"He seems to be a very nice boy, and he does have a nice career...for now, but he's four or five years older than her...he seems to be rocking the cradle doesn't he?"
"How do you know he has intentions in Bridget?"
"Look at his eyes; he's dying to kiss her...or maybe even more..." Anthony said now starting to feel sick and worried about the little girl that he raised up from birth.
***
"Sirius, I'll kill you!" Arabella screamed at her soon to be husband. "HOW DARE YOU BRING ME AROUND ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS RESPONISBLE FOR MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW'S DEATH? A PERSON WHO HELPED MY NEPHEW AND NIECES BECOME ORPHANS?! I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU ANYMORE!!!"
"Bella, breath, please breath." Susan went up to her aunt. "Think about the baby. You don't want to cause her any stress. Five months going good, don't give her any stress." Arabella took a few breaths obviously trying to calm down.
"Okay, I'm calm. Susan, dear how did you get in this traitors life?"
"She's pregnant with my half sister or brother." Draco said and Bella's eyes popped out.
"Once a Death Eater always one, isn't that right Cat? I can't believe Lily and I actually trusted you! As soon as you started seeing Peter we should have guessed. They catch Peter and he dies so you shag another Death Eater and get knocked up? You got what was coming to you."
"Bell!" Sirius yelled with surprisement "How could you..."
Bella turned around, "No, how could you bring me into her presence. You know how much Lily and James meant to me..."
"They meant a lot to me to, Bella."
"Obviously they didn't Cat. Or you wouldn't have betrayed them."
"I didn't! Bella get this through your think skull! I was with Peter, Voldemort made me join. I never told him a thing. I was all Peter. I couldn't leave...he'll kill me."
"You didn't leave afraid that he'd kill you...well guess what LILY AND JAMES ARE DEAD AND THEIR CHILDREN DON'T HAVE THEIR PARENTS!"
"Sirius if you really love me, you'll take me away from this scum."
"Bella..."
"Sirius," anger was rising in her voice.
"Alright," Sirius helped Bella up and they walked to the fireplace.
When they got there Draco and Susan hadn't moved yet, "Susan? Are you coming?"
"We have to get her somewhere safe."
"What the hell for, she helped in the murder of your parents."
"I'm doing it for the child she is carrying."
Bella's eyes bugged out, "Your...you're...pregnant?" Catarina nodded, "Did you love him?" Cat shook her head no.
"After you are forced to become a Death Eater, you learn that rape is a way of life. I was forced to be with Lucius after his wife left him. I didn't mean to get pregnant...but I did. I'm not asking for the children's help...but their helping me with because my child needs it."
Bella felt her heart going out to Cat...they use to be such good friends...but she heard a voice telling her to forget it. "Fine you two bring her where she needs to be, get Draco moved into his flat and then meet Bridget at the Leaky Cauldron at 5:30." She Flooed home, she didn't want to see her old friend again.
"Okay, Catarina. I'll be right back, I'm going to make sure that the house- elves have your bags packed and sent alright?" Cat nodded and Susan stayed in the room with Cat.
"Take care of him won't you?"
"What?" Susan asked Catarina.
"I'm not supposed to have children, and this could kill me Susan."
"Then why the hell are you going through this pregnancy?!"
"Because Susan, the point of life is to reproduce and bring children into this world. Please don't tell Draco, I'm not sure if it will or not. But, if I do promise me one thing."
"Okay," Susan responded.
"If it's a girl name her Bree, it's after my mother's name Brianna. If it's a boy name him Will, after my father's name William. Promise me that."
"I promise Cat, but you'll make it and be able to name your little baby."
"Okay." Catarina sat down on the sofa couch she was so use to sitting down at. Susan sat beside her trying to think about how Cat must be feeling.
***
Harry began to open up the package that Ginny had given him for his birthday. There was a letter and Harry read it out loud, hoping it would trigger any of Ginny's old memories.
My Dearest Harry,
I've been working on this since the New Years. I hope you have a great sixteenth birthday. Enclosed is something I hope is as dear to your heart as it is to me.
Lovingly yours always, Ginny
Harry unwrapped the package, it was a photo album. Inside were pictures of Ginny and himself. On the Hogwarts Express, of them in Masquerade at the Halloween Dance, in the hallways together, at Christmas, New Years, in the Common Room, the train ride back, and Ginny's last time at the Evans' Manor before she lost her memory. After that were just blank pages. Ginny must have put the last pictures in the night before her attack. He hugged Ginny, "Thanks so much, it means the world to me."
"I figured it would, I just wish I could remember."
"You will soon, in time, I swear." He kissed her forehead, and she handed him back the rings. "What are you doing?"
"Hold on to them until I remember. Make it special like it was the first time, please."
Harry nodded and took them back, then looked down at his watch. "Ginny we've got to got to the Leaky Cauldron and meet Bridget.
"Alright, let's go." Ginny said getting up, but she noticed that Harry didn't pick up the picture book that she'd just given him. "Is there anything wrong with it?"
"No, but I want you to look at it and try and remember."
"Harry, I obviously wanted you to have it, so take it with you." Harry sighed and picked up it.
"Ready to go?" He said walking over to the fireplace that was beside Ginny's bed. Remember stand in the fireplace, throw down the Floo Powder and say 'The Leaky Cauldron!' alright?" Ginny nodded, and stepped forward. Harry handed her the Floo Powder and said, "I'll meet you there when I get there."
Ginny nodded, threw the Floo Powder down and yelled, 'The Leaky Cauldron!'"
***
Bridget was looking down at her watch, neither couples had showed up and they should already be here. The people who would be showing up for the surprise party should be arriving in the ballroom soon. Oliver could see how tense Bridget was getting, "They'll be here soon."
Ginny came out of the fireplace, followed by Harry. Then seconds later were Susan and Draco. "So remind me why are we here on our sixteenth birthday?" Susan asked looking back and forth at her two siblings.
"Got me, I was told to meet Bridget here with Ginny at five thirty."
"Yeah, she told me to meet her here with Draco at five thirty. What's going on little sister?" Susan asked starting to get suspicious.
I wanted to be with the two of you at the same time, since this is the first birthday that we get to. Now Arabella, Sirius, and Grandfather want us to meet them at the Evans Manor, so let's go." Bridget and Oliver Flooed and before Susan did she turned to her older brother.
"Is it just me, or does this seem a little fishy?"
"Seems a little fishy."
"I thought so," she said before she Flooed, followed by Draco, Ginny, and Harry.
When they arrived, everything looked pretty much the same. Harry headed for the kitchen, Susan and Draco for the parlor, and Ginny for the bathroom.
"Wait!" Bridget yelled and they all turned around to see what was the matter. "I need the two birthday twins to follow me, this is a birthday present from Oliver and me."
Harry walked up to the two of them playing the big brother roll, "What do you mean from the two of you...are you two seeing one another?"
"No, Harry, shessh. Your as bad as a muggle drill sergeant. Oliver and I are just friends, and he helped me out with this present all day...so in other words it's from the two of us."
"Okay," Harry replied, still not buying it.
"Alright, Draco cover up Susan's eyes. Ginny you cover up Harry's. Draco and Ginny smiled at one another, they knew what was going on, Susan had approached them yesterday and made all the perorations.
They opened the ballroom doors, "Alright you can take your hands off of their eyes." Bridget said smiling.
Susan looked around, "Um, okay Bridget. This sucks all there is, is darkness."
Bridget smiled and clapped her hands twice the lights went on and everyone jumped up and yelled "Surprise Harry and Susan! Happy Sixteenth Birthday!" The ballroom looked wonderful! Harry looked down, he was dressed as a knight, and he glanced over at Ginny, she was now a fair Lady. Susan looked at herself, she was a princess from the medieval ages, and Draco was a prince. They looked over at Bridget she a Rock-n-Roll star, and Oliver completely matched her. The surprise party ended up being a Masquerade party, too. The decorations were fabulous, the guests were all of Harry and Susan's friends from Hogwarts, the food was great (thanks to the House- Elves), and the music was fantastic! They had a D.J., and he had to be from a Wizarding Family, other wise Sirius and Bella wouldn't ever have hired him. Sirius and Bella were dressed up as Greek Gods.
"Which ones are you suppose to be?" Susan asked Bella and Sirius.
"No clue. Just got a sheet and some other stuff and POW! Here we are!" Sirius said feeling very special.
Towards the end of the night, Ginny slipped and fell and hit her head. She was unconscious for a few minutes and she woke up and looked at Harry questionably. "Harry?"
Harry took her in his arms, "Yes, babe it's me. It's your Teddy Bear, my Snuggle Bunny."
Ginny's head really hurt, really badly. "What are we doing here? What's going on? You had just left yesterday for camp for the Order...and now your back?"
Harry's heart jumped into his throat, her memory was back...and on the best day ever...his birthday. "You remember everything?!" Harry said getting excited.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Ginny asked starting to get agitated.
"Gin, after I left you went out to eat with Bridget..."
"Yeah, I remember that."
"Then you passed out and have had amnesia since then, Gin today is Susan and my sixteenth birthday."
"No, it's not."
"I swear Ginny. But this is great your back on my..." He grabbed her hand and pulled her up on a table in the middle of the dance floor and grabbed the microphone from the D.J. "Attention, attention everyone. I have an announcement, just moments ago Ginny Weasley, slipped and bumped her head...she now remembers everything until she got amnesia." Everyone in the room began to clap loudly. "Yes, yes I know it's a miracle and it's wonderful that it happened on my birthday. Now," Harry said bending down on one knee. "Virginia Noel Weasley, will take this ring and be my wife?" Harry said happy as he could ever be, glee apparent in his face.
Ginny started to cry, and she said nice and clearly. "Harry, I'm sorry, I can't." She jumped off the table and dashed through the doors of the ballroom, with Harry James Potter running after her....
Chapter 23
When Sirius got back at the Daily Prophet with Susan and Draco, Anthony was already back with Bridget...and for some reason the Keeper of the England team. "Has the boy been back yet?" Sirius asked Arabella.
"No not yet, we've been waiting here for the boy and for you three."
Someone finally came back and it wasn't the boy it was a really squat fat man, "Minister Black. How nice to see you, I was in a meeting."
"I don't give a damn," Sirius said, his anger getting the better of him. "We need to have a meeting now."
"Okay, Minister lets go."
"No, all of us."
"All of you?"
"Yes, we all own the only stock in this newspaper." Draco spoke up, and the editor went ghostly white when he saw Draco Malfoy and Susan Potter. The editor looked around; he knew why they were all here.
"F-fine, yes w-we can go in my office. R-right this way. Go on sit down," the editor turned to his secretary. "Hold all my calls and don't let anyone in, this is an important meeting." She nodded and the editor went inside his office where all his stock holders were. "Now, Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Miss Evans, and Mr. Malfoy how can I help you?"
"You forgot a few of us," Harry piped up and the editor's eyes almost popped out of his head. "My two sisters, my aunt, and myself all have part of the stock to, if you don't mind."
"No, I'm sorry Mister Potter, and Misses Potters." The editor apologized and Adora rolled her eyes, she couldn't stand people like this editor. He was the kind of person who loved to ruin people's lives and then suck up to them when he felt a lawsuit. "So what do you need Minister?"
"You read every story that goes through and appears on the newspapers, right?"
"That is correct."
"Did you not see the article written by Millicent?"
"Yes, Minister I did."
"So you know that they wrote a very horrible article about my goddaughter and soon to be niece and her boyfriend who is my cousin on my father's side?"
"Yes, sir."
"And why did you publish it?"
"I thought it would be a good article and let the people of our community know what was going on."
"Well let me tell you something." Sirius said standing up making the editor look up at him. "You see all these people in your office right now?" The editor nodded. "We all own stock in your newspaper, and if you don't stop your writers from writing horrible stories about my family we will close this paper down, do we have an understanding?" The editor nodded his head yes. "Tomorrow I want a full apology letter from Millicent in the letter, and after she turns it in to you I want you to fire her. Then I want an apology letter about Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. They are not broken up, got it?" He nodded again. "Good," Sirius said and his smile was coming back. "We must be off, oh and one more thing. Tomorrow Arabella and I are getting married, I want it in there. And a congratulations we're also having a baby girl. Good day."
They all followed Sirius out of the office; okay Bella and I are going back to the house. Harry?
"Ginny and I are going back to her house and visit with her mum."
"Alright, meet Bridget at the Leaky Cauldron at about five thirty." Harry nodded and Ginny and himself left. "Bridget?"
"Oliver and I are going back to the house."
Sirius nodded, he knew what was going on about the party decorations. "Alright, I'll meet you there in a little while." Bridget and Oliver headed to the fireplaces. "Susan you and Draco go with Bella and me. Then you can do what you want. Anthony can you meet me at the house in about an hour?" Anthony nodded and apparated out.
"Where are we going dear?" Bella asked.
"Help Draco pack some of his things," Sirius said telling half a lie.
"Alright."
***
When Harry and Ginny were back at her house no one was there and she saw a note on the kitchen table.
Dearest Ginny and Harry,
If you receive this I'm still not back. The twins needed help at the shop, it's really busy and Ron can't handle it on his own. The twins had to visit their store in Egypt today. I should return later on, be good.
Love, Mom
"What does she mean be good?" Ginny asked Harry and he chuckled.
"She meant like make a baby."
"Oh," Ginny turned so red that she matched her hair. "We haven't....done...that yet have we?"
"NO!" Harry laughed. "No not yet. But, we love each other lots."
"I know that silly. You want to see your birthday present?"
"You have me a present?" Harry asked amazed.
Ginny nodded, "I found it last night when I woke up in the middle of the night. I'm guessing I bought it before we came home."
"Yes! I want my present! Let's go!" They ran up to Ginny's room so he could unwrap his present.
***
Bridget and Oliver were back in the ballroom decorating. Oliver was a lot of fun, he made her laugh a lot, and it had been a long time since she'd been around a guy that could make her laugh...that she was attracted to. Bridget was up on a very high ladder hanging up streamers, "Be careful up there, I wouldn't want to bring you to St. Mungo's."
"Oh, I'll be fine!" Bridget said, he'd already warned her ten minutes in the last twenty minutes.
"I'm serious, Bridget."
"So am I," she turned around fast to mess with him, but she felt herself falling. The floor was coming to fast closer and closer to her. She started to scream, and then she found herself in the arms of Oliver Wood. Bridget smiled at him, she hadn't realized how pretty his blue eyes were, and he smiled back at her. His face was coming closer and closer to her their lips were going to touch.
"Bridget?!" Bridget jumped out of his arms to see Mrs. Weasley. "Oh, dear I'm so sorry! I didn't know. I left a note for Harry and Ginny telling them I went to help Ron with the store to help you with the decorations...but I see you have enough help." Molly started leaving.
"No! Mrs. Weasley it's okay, I had fallen from that ladder and Oliver caught me...nothing was going on, I swear. We could use your help, you sure you don't mind."
"Oh of course not!" She said excited. "We really need the help, don't we Oliver?" Oliver nodded his head, but he really didn't want Mrs. Weasley there. He really liked Bridget, and he was hoping that odd moment, he'd have finally kissed her...but it had been up rooted.
"Look dear, let me do the streamers." She muttered a spell and the streamers went up. The doors to the ballroom opened and there was Anthony Potter.
"Need any help?"
"Yes, grandfather!" Bridget said, "Could you cast a charm to make bubbles fall down and all different color lights flash on and off?" Anthony nodded and flicked his wand!
"Yes!!" Bridget exclaimed excited.
"Bridge, not trying to rain on your parade, but the things Mrs. Weasley and I are helping you with...couldn't Oliver have done that?"
She turned to him, "Oh my! I did forget about that," she turned to Oliver. "I forgot. I'm sorry!"
"No, it's okay. Now that the decorations are done, we could go get some ice cream in Diagon Alley. Do you want to?"
Bridget turned to her grandfather, "Tell Sirius that we are done with the decorations. Oliver and I went out to get some ice cream, we will be back later."
"I'll get Molly to, because I have to go to the Three Broomsticks and get some butterbeer and then stop by Honeydukes to pick up some sweets for the party." Oliver and Bridget went to the fireplace and Flooed to the Leaky Cauldron. Molly started chuckling.
"Molly may I ask what is so funny?"
"You don't like him do you?"
"He seems to be a very nice boy, and he does have a nice career...for now, but he's four or five years older than her...he seems to be rocking the cradle doesn't he?"
"How do you know he has intentions in Bridget?"
"Look at his eyes; he's dying to kiss her...or maybe even more..." Anthony said now starting to feel sick and worried about the little girl that he raised up from birth.
***
"Sirius, I'll kill you!" Arabella screamed at her soon to be husband. "HOW DARE YOU BRING ME AROUND ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS RESPONISBLE FOR MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW'S DEATH? A PERSON WHO HELPED MY NEPHEW AND NIECES BECOME ORPHANS?! I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU ANYMORE!!!"
"Bella, breath, please breath." Susan went up to her aunt. "Think about the baby. You don't want to cause her any stress. Five months going good, don't give her any stress." Arabella took a few breaths obviously trying to calm down.
"Okay, I'm calm. Susan, dear how did you get in this traitors life?"
"She's pregnant with my half sister or brother." Draco said and Bella's eyes popped out.
"Once a Death Eater always one, isn't that right Cat? I can't believe Lily and I actually trusted you! As soon as you started seeing Peter we should have guessed. They catch Peter and he dies so you shag another Death Eater and get knocked up? You got what was coming to you."
"Bell!" Sirius yelled with surprisement "How could you..."
Bella turned around, "No, how could you bring me into her presence. You know how much Lily and James meant to me..."
"They meant a lot to me to, Bella."
"Obviously they didn't Cat. Or you wouldn't have betrayed them."
"I didn't! Bella get this through your think skull! I was with Peter, Voldemort made me join. I never told him a thing. I was all Peter. I couldn't leave...he'll kill me."
"You didn't leave afraid that he'd kill you...well guess what LILY AND JAMES ARE DEAD AND THEIR CHILDREN DON'T HAVE THEIR PARENTS!"
"Sirius if you really love me, you'll take me away from this scum."
"Bella..."
"Sirius," anger was rising in her voice.
"Alright," Sirius helped Bella up and they walked to the fireplace.
When they got there Draco and Susan hadn't moved yet, "Susan? Are you coming?"
"We have to get her somewhere safe."
"What the hell for, she helped in the murder of your parents."
"I'm doing it for the child she is carrying."
Bella's eyes bugged out, "Your...you're...pregnant?" Catarina nodded, "Did you love him?" Cat shook her head no.
"After you are forced to become a Death Eater, you learn that rape is a way of life. I was forced to be with Lucius after his wife left him. I didn't mean to get pregnant...but I did. I'm not asking for the children's help...but their helping me with because my child needs it."
Bella felt her heart going out to Cat...they use to be such good friends...but she heard a voice telling her to forget it. "Fine you two bring her where she needs to be, get Draco moved into his flat and then meet Bridget at the Leaky Cauldron at 5:30." She Flooed home, she didn't want to see her old friend again.
"Okay, Catarina. I'll be right back, I'm going to make sure that the house- elves have your bags packed and sent alright?" Cat nodded and Susan stayed in the room with Cat.
"Take care of him won't you?"
"What?" Susan asked Catarina.
"I'm not supposed to have children, and this could kill me Susan."
"Then why the hell are you going through this pregnancy?!"
"Because Susan, the point of life is to reproduce and bring children into this world. Please don't tell Draco, I'm not sure if it will or not. But, if I do promise me one thing."
"Okay," Susan responded.
"If it's a girl name her Bree, it's after my mother's name Brianna. If it's a boy name him Will, after my father's name William. Promise me that."
"I promise Cat, but you'll make it and be able to name your little baby."
"Okay." Catarina sat down on the sofa couch she was so use to sitting down at. Susan sat beside her trying to think about how Cat must be feeling.
***
Harry began to open up the package that Ginny had given him for his birthday. There was a letter and Harry read it out loud, hoping it would trigger any of Ginny's old memories.
My Dearest Harry,
I've been working on this since the New Years. I hope you have a great sixteenth birthday. Enclosed is something I hope is as dear to your heart as it is to me.
Lovingly yours always, Ginny
Harry unwrapped the package, it was a photo album. Inside were pictures of Ginny and himself. On the Hogwarts Express, of them in Masquerade at the Halloween Dance, in the hallways together, at Christmas, New Years, in the Common Room, the train ride back, and Ginny's last time at the Evans' Manor before she lost her memory. After that were just blank pages. Ginny must have put the last pictures in the night before her attack. He hugged Ginny, "Thanks so much, it means the world to me."
"I figured it would, I just wish I could remember."
"You will soon, in time, I swear." He kissed her forehead, and she handed him back the rings. "What are you doing?"
"Hold on to them until I remember. Make it special like it was the first time, please."
Harry nodded and took them back, then looked down at his watch. "Ginny we've got to got to the Leaky Cauldron and meet Bridget.
"Alright, let's go." Ginny said getting up, but she noticed that Harry didn't pick up the picture book that she'd just given him. "Is there anything wrong with it?"
"No, but I want you to look at it and try and remember."
"Harry, I obviously wanted you to have it, so take it with you." Harry sighed and picked up it.
"Ready to go?" He said walking over to the fireplace that was beside Ginny's bed. Remember stand in the fireplace, throw down the Floo Powder and say 'The Leaky Cauldron!' alright?" Ginny nodded, and stepped forward. Harry handed her the Floo Powder and said, "I'll meet you there when I get there."
Ginny nodded, threw the Floo Powder down and yelled, 'The Leaky Cauldron!'"
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Bridget was looking down at her watch, neither couples had showed up and they should already be here. The people who would be showing up for the surprise party should be arriving in the ballroom soon. Oliver could see how tense Bridget was getting, "They'll be here soon."
Ginny came out of the fireplace, followed by Harry. Then seconds later were Susan and Draco. "So remind me why are we here on our sixteenth birthday?" Susan asked looking back and forth at her two siblings.
"Got me, I was told to meet Bridget here with Ginny at five thirty."
"Yeah, she told me to meet her here with Draco at five thirty. What's going on little sister?" Susan asked starting to get suspicious.
I wanted to be with the two of you at the same time, since this is the first birthday that we get to. Now Arabella, Sirius, and Grandfather want us to meet them at the Evans Manor, so let's go." Bridget and Oliver Flooed and before Susan did she turned to her older brother.
"Is it just me, or does this seem a little fishy?"
"Seems a little fishy."
"I thought so," she said before she Flooed, followed by Draco, Ginny, and Harry.
When they arrived, everything looked pretty much the same. Harry headed for the kitchen, Susan and Draco for the parlor, and Ginny for the bathroom.
"Wait!" Bridget yelled and they all turned around to see what was the matter. "I need the two birthday twins to follow me, this is a birthday present from Oliver and me."
Harry walked up to the two of them playing the big brother roll, "What do you mean from the two of you...are you two seeing one another?"
"No, Harry, shessh. Your as bad as a muggle drill sergeant. Oliver and I are just friends, and he helped me out with this present all day...so in other words it's from the two of us."
"Okay," Harry replied, still not buying it.
"Alright, Draco cover up Susan's eyes. Ginny you cover up Harry's. Draco and Ginny smiled at one another, they knew what was going on, Susan had approached them yesterday and made all the perorations.
They opened the ballroom doors, "Alright you can take your hands off of their eyes." Bridget said smiling.
Susan looked around, "Um, okay Bridget. This sucks all there is, is darkness."
Bridget smiled and clapped her hands twice the lights went on and everyone jumped up and yelled "Surprise Harry and Susan! Happy Sixteenth Birthday!" The ballroom looked wonderful! Harry looked down, he was dressed as a knight, and he glanced over at Ginny, she was now a fair Lady. Susan looked at herself, she was a princess from the medieval ages, and Draco was a prince. They looked over at Bridget she a Rock-n-Roll star, and Oliver completely matched her. The surprise party ended up being a Masquerade party, too. The decorations were fabulous, the guests were all of Harry and Susan's friends from Hogwarts, the food was great (thanks to the House- Elves), and the music was fantastic! They had a D.J., and he had to be from a Wizarding Family, other wise Sirius and Bella wouldn't ever have hired him. Sirius and Bella were dressed up as Greek Gods.
"Which ones are you suppose to be?" Susan asked Bella and Sirius.
"No clue. Just got a sheet and some other stuff and POW! Here we are!" Sirius said feeling very special.
Towards the end of the night, Ginny slipped and fell and hit her head. She was unconscious for a few minutes and she woke up and looked at Harry questionably. "Harry?"
Harry took her in his arms, "Yes, babe it's me. It's your Teddy Bear, my Snuggle Bunny."
Ginny's head really hurt, really badly. "What are we doing here? What's going on? You had just left yesterday for camp for the Order...and now your back?"
Harry's heart jumped into his throat, her memory was back...and on the best day ever...his birthday. "You remember everything?!" Harry said getting excited.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Ginny asked starting to get agitated.
"Gin, after I left you went out to eat with Bridget..."
"Yeah, I remember that."
"Then you passed out and have had amnesia since then, Gin today is Susan and my sixteenth birthday."
"No, it's not."
"I swear Ginny. But this is great your back on my..." He grabbed her hand and pulled her up on a table in the middle of the dance floor and grabbed the microphone from the D.J. "Attention, attention everyone. I have an announcement, just moments ago Ginny Weasley, slipped and bumped her head...she now remembers everything until she got amnesia." Everyone in the room began to clap loudly. "Yes, yes I know it's a miracle and it's wonderful that it happened on my birthday. Now," Harry said bending down on one knee. "Virginia Noel Weasley, will take this ring and be my wife?" Harry said happy as he could ever be, glee apparent in his face.
Ginny started to cry, and she said nice and clearly. "Harry, I'm sorry, I can't." She jumped off the table and dashed through the doors of the ballroom, with Harry James Potter running after her....