The next morning Harry awoke to find his wife's head resting on his shoulder. He slowly reached for his glasses on the nightstand and he gazed down at her as she came into focus. She was so beautiful with her hair was spread all around her. He felt her stir slightly so he pulled her in closer to him, wrapping his other arm around her as he planted a kiss on her temple.
"Good morning." She murmured into his bare chest. She looked up at him and smiled. "I love you."
"I love you too." They shared a lingering kiss. "How are you feeling?"
"Wonderful." She replied but at his raised eyebrow, she laughed. "Well actually I'm a little sore but other than that I feel wonderful." She sat up and stretched. "I really want to take a long, hot shower."
Harry observed her every movement in wonder. "You are so beautiful love."
Ginny giggled and moved to lie on top of him. "Thank you."
"I thought you were going to get a shower?" He asked and he embraced her as she made herself comfortable on top of him. It felt wonderful to have her naked body pressed against him.
"Hmm… yes I suppose I shall get up… but only if you are going to join me."
"In the shower?" Harry asked hoping that was what she meant.
"Absolutely." She purred before kissing him again. "You can help me wash my hair."
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Several hours later, the couple wandered down the stairs in search of food since they had missed breakfast. Mrs. Weasley was bustling about preparing sandwiches when they entered the kitchen. Remus and Mr. Weasley were talking softly at one end of the table but both looked up and smiled as they entered before continuing their discussion. "Good afternoon." Mrs. Weasley told them with a smile. "I was about to bring a tray up for you."
Harry blushed but Ginny grinned. "No need now Mum since we are up. Have you seen Ron and Hermione this morning?"
"Oh dear yes. Your brother could not go for long without food." Mrs. Weasley informed them while she laughed. "I expect that they will be down for lunch soon."
"Afternoon, you two." Hermione told them, as she came in to the kitchen at that moment, followed closely by Ron.
"Hey." Harry said as he and Ginny took a seat next to each other and began to eat. Ron and Hermione sat across from them.
The door to the kitchen opened again and Bill walked in with Tyler. "Well, good afternoon to you all." He deposited the baby into Ginny's outstretched arms. "Fleur will be down soon."
The door burst open again and the twins came in. When they caught sight of Harry and Ginny their faces split into identical evil grins. "Good morning Potters." Fred said to them casually.
"No my dear twin it is definitely afternoon. They missed breakfast this morning." George explained to his brother.
"Right they missed breakfast. They must have been too busy to join us." Fred lamented.
"They must have thought that we would not miss them if they skived off breakfast but we did miss them." George added pretended to wipe a tear from his eye.
"Terribly." Fred added with a shake of his head before handing George a handkerchief.
"That's enough you two." Mrs. Weasley told them as she folded her arms. Harry sighed in relief that she had finally intervened. He didn't think he could turn an even deeper shade of red but he wasn't willing to find out.
"Right you are Mum." Fred told her. "We have that share transfer for you Harry. We wanted to give it to you this morning."
"But of course you were not here." George continued.
"And Mum stopped us from visiting your room." Fred finished as he handed Harry the parchment.
He opened it and grinned before passing it over the table to Ron and Hermione. "Here is your wedding present." Ginny looked sideways at him and it occurred to him that he didn't tell her about giving Ron and Hermione ten percent of the shares to WWW. He whispered in her ear what he had done and she grinned.
"Harry, is this what I think it is?" Ron asked incredulously. "We can't accept this mate."
"Course you can!" Harry told him indignantly. Ron's pride was getting to be a bit much. He looked over and saw that Hermione looked stunned. Ginny started to giggle. "What's up?" He asked her.
"You made Hermione a part owner of a joke shop Harry!" Ginny gasped out between her laughs. Fred and George started to laugh too. "She spent all her time confiscating Fred and George's products and now she a part owner of all those jokes! She is now aiding and abetting future generations of law breakers!"
Harry started to laugh as well followed shortly by Ron. "Fine Harry." Ron told him. "We'll keep them… thanks mate."
Hermione had a small smile on her face but she just shook her head at them. "You will…" She stopped and looked over at the fireplace that had flared to life.
Madame Pomfrey came through the emerald flames. "Ah good! I know you two are on your honeymoon but Mrs. Finch-Fletchley has gone into labor and she is asking for you Ginny."
Ginny nodded and finished her last bite before standing up and handing her nephew off to her mother. Harry too quickly finished his sandwich and got up. "We're ready to go." She told the nurse.
"Their house is not connected to the Flu network so we will need to take this portkey." She pulled out a piece of parchment. "The Headmaster arranged it for me." They placed a finger on it and they were off.
They landed in a nice living room and were immediately welcomed by Justin. "I'm glad you are here! Susan's aunt Amelia is up with her right now but…" He looked quite frazzled but Harry thought he detected something else in his eyes.
Ginny grinned at him. "Why don't you have a cup of tea with Harry and then come up to join us." She patted him on the arm and left with Madam Pomfrey.
"What's wrong Justin?" Harry asked him solemnly.
Justin looked up sharply. "I just feel like something isn't right here."
"What sorts of wards are in place?" Harry questioned shrewdly.
"Just a few standard ones. We wanted to do more but this is the best that we could do." Justin ran a hand over his face. "I have a bad feeling in my gut that I can't shake."
Harry nodded. "Go and be with your wife. I'll stand guard and beef up the wards. If you want I'll cast the Fidelius Charm."
Relief washed over the other man's face. "Thanks Harry that would be great! Will you be the secret keeper?"
"Yes if you'd like." Justin agreed so Harry went on. "I'm going to check the house over and then cast it. Everyone in the house will be included in the charm so I need to be sure that there is no one else in the house. I'll also need the house address so I can cast it."
Justin looked nervous again but he told Harry what the house address was as Ginny came into the room to talk to him. "Susan is asking for you." She informed him and Justin followed her out.
Harry did a quick search of the house and verified that no one else was in the house. He even attempted to summon Wormtail but the rat was not in the house. He moved back to the living room and began to cast the complex charm. It was difficult and arduous to cast the charm, even for him, because it took over an hour to complete the casting. As the hour completed he felt the secret lodge itself inside his heart. It was a small burden that weighed on his heart. He took a deep breath and looked around. He cast several spells to check the house over and grinned when he realized that the house was fully warded. He walked over to a window and looked out at the afternoon sky. There were a few clouds and Harry thought it might rain in a couple of hours.
He continued to gaze at the sky for several minutes but something caused him to look over towards a clump of trees that bordered the dirt road outside of their home. What he saw made his heart stop. Five masked Death Eaters stood looking around for the house.
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Harry ran up the stairs quickly and knocked on the door where he knew they were. Ginny opened the door and looked at him in concern. "What's wrong Harry?"
He pulled her into the hall and closed the door. "Death Eaters are outside. I have to go out and take care of them."
"What? I thought you cast the Fidelius Charm! Why do you have to go out there?"
"I need to love. I have to make sure that they go to Azkaban." He told her before pulling her into his arms. "I don't want you to come out of the house for any reason."
She tried to pull away from him but he held on. "Harry I'm not going to let you get hurt."
"Voldemort isn't here so I will be fine. There are only five of them but I wanted to warn you. Right now my job is fighting Death Eaters and yours is delivering babies." He whispered into her hair.
She sighed. "I'm only giving in because I know that you can take on five of them easily. Be careful though! I don't want to be a widow after only one night of marriage. I have plans for you tonight." She gave him a saucy smile and Harry felt his breath hitch.
"I love you." He said before he kissed her.
"And I love you." She kissed him back before heading back into the room.
Harry walked down the stairs and into the living room. He looked out of the window but did not see them. He moved around the first level to look out of each window until he found them along the back of the house. They appeared to be testing the area in an attempt to locate the house. He Disillusioned himself then Apparated behind them and started to fire stunners at them. He hit two of the five before they had time to react. The other three quickly turned and start to shoot curses at the area surrounding him. He dodged a few curses before he took out two more with a Reductor Curse before stunning them. Harry saw the other one pause and knew he was going to Apparate; Harry was not going to let him. "Accio Wands!" He screamed and wands started to fly towards him. "Stupify!" He yelled and shot red light at the last Death Eater. The red light moved towards the helpless Death Eater and he was down. Harry breathed a sigh of relief. He broke all of the wands and then bound the five separately before he tied a single rope around all five. He briefly contemplated removing their masks but he didn't really want to know who they were. "Portus." He said tapping the single rope that attached them and watched as they disappeared.
Harry walked back in to the house and went up the stairs. Ginny came out of the door and threw herself into his arms. She held on for a few minutes before kissing him. "I'm proud of you."
Harry blushed. "It wasn't anything really."
"It was." She told him. "I watched from the window up here. You had all of them restrained in a matter of seconds. It was impressive." She kissed him. "I need to go back. Susan is already pushing so it won't be long until we have a baby." She grinned and went back in.
Harry moved through the house and checked it over again but found nothing out of place so he went to the kitchen and found a pot to make tea. He sat down and had a cup before cleaning up and patrolling the house again. Harry thought about Mad-Eye and knew that the ex-Auror would be proud of his 'constant vigilance'. After another hour Harry heard the sound of a baby's cry and smiled. The new baby was in the world safely. Ten minutes later Ginny called to him and he walked up the stairs and into the birthing room. He greeted Madam Bones and grinned at Susan who was holding the baby and Justin who was sitting on the bed next to his wife and child. He walked over and looked at the baby who had strawberry blonde curls.
Justin looked at her. "Sophie Amelia Finch-Fletchley."
Harry grinned. "She's beautiful."
"Thank you Harry." Susan said looking at him and he could tell she wasn't just referring to his compliment of the baby.
"Any time." Harry told them.
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"Susan is fine." Ginny reassured Hermione and Ron later that evening. They were all sitting in the library at Grimmauld Place. The new furniture had transformed the library. Before it had been shabby and dingy but with the new rugs and comfortable new couches the room had been transformed. Harry and Ginny sat on the blue couch and Hermione and Ron sat across from them in the light green couch. "They named the baby Sophie and she is beautiful."
"I'm glad everything went smoothly. I was not sure what would happen since the Death Eaters had planned for this baby." Hermione said grimly.
Harry and Ginny looked at each other. "Right… well five Death Eaters did attack but I had already cast the Fidelius Charm so they could not locate the house."
Hermione gasped and Ron's mouth fell open. "Did they try anything?" Hermione asked.
Ginny started to laugh. "They didn't have time. Harry went out and stunned them before sending them by portkey to Azkaban."
Ron laughed. "Well done mate." Hermione shook her head but she was also smiling. Crookshanks wandered into the room and hopped up onto Ginny's lap and she scratched behind his ear.
Harry looked over at the cat that was occupying his wife's lap. "Have there been any more rapes?"
Hermione answered. "No. I have been paying attention but since the pregnant mothers were moved and those who were in danger were relocated there hasn't been anyone else attacked."
"Good. I saw Malfoy when I was at Azkaban. He was dirty and disheveled but he still managed to insult me. After seeing him I avoided the rest of the prisoners. I wasn't sure I would be able to restrain myself if I saw Zabini."
"Bloody bastards got what he deserved." Ron said darkly. Hermione didn't even reprimand him for his language. She looked as if she agreed.
Ginny let out a sigh and Crookshanks hopped off of her. "Let's talk about something else. I haven't practiced my Animagus form since school ended and I have wanted to keep going with it."
"Well you were not allowed to use magic." Hermione told her simply. "But now that you are married you can."
Ginny looked at Harry. "I really like the sound of that."
He laughed. "I do too." He kissed her softly. "Okay so why don't you show me how much progress you have made."
Ginny transformed her paws and was able to hold it as long as she wanted but when she tried to turn her arms she only managed it for a few seconds before her hands reappeared. Hermione went next and managed to turn her hands into the otter's paws but could not hold it. Ron could transform both of his arms into the dog's front legs and he could hold the transformation for about a minute.
"I'm impressed." Harry told them. "Well done."
"Thanks!" Ginny said before she stood up. "I think it's time for us to head to bed." She held out a hand to Harry to pull him up but he tugged and she landed in his lap. "Are you not tired?" She asked him.
Harry stood up cradling her in his arms. "I know how tired you are after helping to deliver that baby so I'll be nice and carry you up to our room." She grinned and kissed him before they moved towards the door.
"Oi! You are making me look bad!" Ron yelled at him.
Harry stopped and faced Ron and he saw that Hermione had a smile on her face. "Well don't just sit there, you prat!"
Ron laughed and stood before scooping Hermione into his arms. She shrieked and then giggled. "Ronald Weasley!"
"Yes?" He asked innocently.
"I love you." She kissed him.
"I love you too Hermione."
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The next several days passed lazily for the newlyweds. Harry and Ginny awoke late and retired early each night taking full advantage of their free schedules. On Thursday Pru came to dinner with the family and after dinner they all congregated in the drawing room to talk. When a lull fell in the conversation Remus stood up and kneeled in front of Pru. The women in the room all started to smile and Pru looked like she might faint.
"Prudence Scotch, I love you so much. Will you marry me?" He asked her in a quivering voice.
"Yes. I love you too Remus." She replied firmly. He slid a ring on her finger and she pulled him into her arms for a passionate embrace.
"Well," Harry whispered to Ginny. "I didn't see that coming." The four friends were sitting together on one of the large couches.
"I did." Ginny told him.
"Really?" Harry gazed at Remus and Pru. He was really happy for them.
"Yes. Hermione and I knew he was going to propose to her a week ago." She informed casually.
"How did you know that? Did he tell you?" Harry was put out that Remus wouldn't talk to him about it.
"Of course he didn't say anything." Hermione told him. He looked over at her and noticed that Ron was also paying attention to their conversation. "A few days before we got married he started to look nervous and he turned green whenever she was in the same room."
Harry shook his head. How women noticed these things was a mystery to him. He got up with the rest and went over to congratulate the newly engaged couple.
"I thought you told me you weren't going to get married." Harry asked the old werewolf with a smile.
"Yes well I was lucky enough to find a woman who could love all of me." Remus told him as he pulled him into a quick hug. "I took some of my own advice and decided to be happy with the time that we have."
"Life is uncertain. I am looking forward to living in peace." Pru agreed as Remus put an arm around her shoulder.
Ron grinned. "Harry will make sure we have peace. He'll weaken Voldemort before eating him and life will be normal again." He and Harry started to laugh at the image but Hermione inhaled sharply.
"What did you say?" She asked looking at Ron.
Ron looked confused. "Uh… the bit about eating him? I was joking Hermione!"
"OH!" She started to pace again. "OH! That makes sense! He would have to be weak and I bet it would do it. He couldn't possess Harry for long and…" She stopped and sprinted out of the room.
"What the bloody hell was that about?" Fred asked incredulously.
"George!" Mrs. Weasley bellowed. "Watch your language!"
George turned to his mother indignantly and he pointed at his brother. "He IS FRED!"
Mrs. Weasley looked flustered but turned to look at George resolutely. "I'm sure you were thinking it even if you didn't say it."
George grinned before he kissed her cheek. "Mother dear you do know me too well."
Hermione burst back in with a large and very old looking book. She dropped it on the floor and knelt down to flip through it. Everyone crowded around her. "I found this in the library here over Christmas. The author explains all about possession and how it has been used as a weapon. Here!" She began to read from the book. "'Possession will weaken the soul of the host body over time.'" She skipped down several paragraphs. "'It is possible to separate the soul from the body when it is weak though it still requires a strong will and an abundance of magical energy from the possessor.'" She looked up at Harry. "This is it Harry! You possess him, displace his soul and then consume it in your Animagus form! That is your power! Garuda is a force of good that consumes evil but especially snakes. Your power is like that of a Dementor only good. You aren't heartless like they are. THIS is how you can defeat Voldemort, Harry! By using the power of the Garuda!"
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A/N: Hello all. Since everyone is sick around here, I will make no promises for updates over the next few days although I will still try for once a day. Sorry I ended this chapter so abruptly.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and THANKS to my beautiful and talented editor.
Nightwing 509: Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
weselan: I'm glad you like them. When I read about them in GOF I was hooked. It would be so nice to havereal faeies at a wedding. You're right about the title… 'all over the world' would probably be more accurate.
mysticruby: I loved the baby thing too… it gives me the warm fuzzy's when I see men act all maternal.
Thegrandnicodemus: I am glad you like it and that there weren't too many mistakes. I'm working on that. As far as rating go I was thinking 'better safe than sorry.' OOH! You know someone who knows about Garuda? PLEASE let me know if you find out anything more that I haven't shared. I know some of the stories about him and his mom OR let me know if I have some facts wrong. Thank you for reviewing.
Harrie: Ah well… I'm fairly shy about sex so I wanted to make it more idyllic because I wouldn't really be comfortable writing more. I think it goes well with the story though. I'm glad you like it (and that the Latin looks correct). Thanks!
RyougaZell: (sigh) I realized from your review that I should have mentioned their fate sooner. Right now they are just in Azkaban and while I would love to feed them to a Dementor that isn't going to happen since I had Harry kill them all… Anyway, I do have something in mind for their fate… but you'll have to wait for a while to find out. I promise that there will be more of them.
Lourdes: It was hard for me to even write what I have! (I'm actually blushing right now) Sad really, especially at my age. I'm just not comfortable with writing really descriptive sex scenes… so I decided to go for sweet so that I could post it without squirming in my seat. You are right; it was rushed because I really didn't want to write it! I don't really like weddings… I might have been able to work up more energy for it if I had not caught the flu (going along with my period…) It's been a miserable few days and I did want it over with so I posted what I had. I will contrive not to do that again though because you are right, it was not up to par. Thanks for keeping on my toes!
kazziedal: I'm glad you like it! I didn't plan for it to come out on Valentines but I suppose it's an appropriate time for it.