A/N: There are some mildly sexual things in this chapter… I just wanted to warn you…
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Dumbledore was notified of Hermione's discovery and he arrived at Grimmauld Place the next day to speak with everyone. It was breakfast as usual in the busy house. Bill and Fleur had already left for Gringotts leaving Tyler with Mrs. Weasley although Ginny was holding him at that moment while he slept. Mr. Weasley had also left for the Ministry and the twins were on their way to Diagon Alley. The rest, minus Remus who was always gone before breakfast, were sitting at the kitchen table when the Headmaster arrived by Floo.
"Can I get you anything?" Mrs. Weasley asked him.
"No thank you Molly." He replied jovially. Mrs. Weasley took a seat at the table and watched them quietly as they talked. "I am interested to hear what Hermione has to say." He sat down and faced Hermione who was sitting but also bouncing slightly with excitement. "Hermione… what made you come to this conclusion?" He asked her pensively. "We have already discussed how harmful possession of Voldemort can be for a wizard. Quirrell is an unfortunate example of such. Why would this not poison Harry's soul?"
"It will poison Harry's soul if it was Harry's body doing the magic." She informed him.
"Then how…" He stopped and a smile played across his face. "Ah yes, I see. That is a brilliant deduction as always, Hermione. I had not even thought to ask if he could perform magic in his Animagus form but as a deity he is not completely an animal."
Hermione picked up his train of thought. "He therefore still has the ability to use his wand. He has hands and he can still speak and I am confident that the magic is still there. I have not had him test this yet but I am confident that he will be able to do everything as Garuda which will protect his life."
Harry watched all this in fascination. Last night he had taken the book up to bed with him and he had started to read it but had only made it about halfway through when Ginny confiscated it and demanded his attention. It was enough though; he knew how to actively possess someone and he was confident that he could do so with Voldemort. He looked up when Hermione asked him to change into Garuda. He did so and looked out at everyone.
"I don't know how I missed it before but he is holding his wand still rather than it being magically stored like his clothes." Hermione commented and pointed to the wand in his right hand.
"Magically stored?" Ron said with a laugh.
"Well…" Her cheeks held a hint of pink. "How ever you want to say it. His clothes are still technically there but kept as part of his other form and his wand should have been 'stored' as well when he changed, but he still has it in his hand. Harry cast some sort of charm."
"Avis." Harry replied and bird flew out of his wand before circling to face him. "Oh! I forgot that I control birds. Uh, land over on that cabinet." He instructed the birds and they flew over to where he indicated, twittering madly.
"Harry." Ginny whispered. He looked over at her and saw that Tyler was starting to stir. "Shut them up."
He looked over at the bird. "Stop making such a racket." He ordered and they calmed immediately.
Ron looked on in awe. "Do you suppose that would work on Pig?"
Harry laughed. "It's worth a shot I suppose."
"Can we focus please?" Hermione begged impatiently.
"Sorry." They muttered together.
Dumbledore laughed appreciatively. "Yes let us try to stay on task." He turned to Harry. "Have you read up on possession?"
Harry blushed and looked down. "I read some of the book last night."
"Why didn't you finish it mate? OW!" Ron cried when Hermione hit him. "What'd ya hit me for?" She gave him a certain look and understanding dawned across his face. "Oh. Right then."
"I read the instructions on possession and I am confident that I can do it again." Harry told the Headmaster. One of the birds rustled its feathers and Harry turned to look at them. He seemed to understand what they wanted although they did not speak. "Right. You can leave out the chimney if you go quietly." The birds took off and silently went out the fireplace. At everyone's questioning gaze, he explained. "They were getting restless." He turned back into himself since the birds were now gone.
"If you do possess Voldemort it will not work in the same way as the Dementors. You will not kill him just by displacing him." Dumbledore informed him. Hermione began to protest but the Headmaster held up a hand to forestall her. "He can separate the soul from the body but because Voldemort has gone a long way on the road to immortality and he will likely be able to survive as he did sixteen years ago when he tried to kill Harry as a baby." He studied Harry closely.
"Yes." Hermione agreed. "After you have separated his soul from his body you must consume it but he is not likely to stay still for long so we will need a way to hold Voldemort's spirit so that you can consume it."
"Isn't Garuda supposed to fly really fast? Couldn't he just catch him since he moves so quickly?" Ron replied.
"That might do it." The old man let out a deep breath. "I'm afraid that this is all conjecture anyway. We won't know what will happen until after it is attempted. I must stress to you that you have to ensure that his body is uninhabitable so that he cannot rejoin his soul and his body. It is also imperative that he not possess someone else while he is in spirit form or they will die when he is forced from their body." He gazed deeply into Harry's eyes. "It would be best if you could face him alone."
"I understand." Harry told him.
He heard Tyler start to whimper and turned to see Ginny standing up and trying to comfort him. "He's hungry." She handed the baby to Harry and moved over to help her mother warm a bottle.
"Hey Tyler." Harry told him with a smile and the baby stopped crying to study Harry. "Your Nana and Aunt Ginny are making you a bottle if you can hold on for a little bit." He started to rock the baby but Tyler was squirming so Harry transferred him to his shoulder. He kissed the baby's head in an attempt to comfort him. "Just a little bit longer."
"It's ready." Mrs. Weasley informed him.
Harry sat in a chair and cradled in the small baby again before deftly placing the bottle in his mouth. Tyler's fussing stopped instantly and he began to drink. Mrs. Weasley sat again and continued to observe their conversation. Harry was surprised that she did not voice an opinion. Ginny sat down next him and he noticed that Dumbledore was watching him intently. "What will happen if he takes control of me when I eat his soul? Didn't Mr. Fisher say that his soul might be too foul to consume?"
"Yes he did." Hermione agreed. "But in essence you won't be consuming Voldemort's soul; Garuda would be. I was focused on Garuda swallowing his whole being and if you did then Mr. Fisher was likely right and you could not survive. Voldemort's body was made from the worst form of dark and powerful magic and his soul is a cesspool of evil. I just could not see how you or Garuda could survive such malevolence." She paused to take a deep breath. "Ron had said months ago that maybe it was a combination of both but I did not make the connection for how you personally could reduce Voldemort to manageable pieces, as it were. Do you understand?"
"Not completely." Harry admitted. He shifted his arm a bit so that Tyler was closer to his chest.
Hermione went on. "By separating his soul from his body and weakening him in the process of possession, it becomes more likely that you will be able to destroy him." She stood up and began to pace. "The process would work something like this. First you would possess him causing him to weaken. Secondly, when he is weak enough you need to force him from his body and then destroy his body… probably by burning it. Lastly you will need to consume his soul, which will destroy him forever. To be safe you should probably change back to yourself."
Tyler spit the bottle out at that moment and Ginny draped a cloth over Harry's shoulder so he could burp him. He shifted the baby upright and patted his back until he let out a soft burp. Harry felt him start to drift off again so he moved him into a more comfortable spot. Harry thought about what Hermione had told him and more concern surfaced. "So you really think this is going to work?" He asked her before turning to look at Dumbledore.
"I believe that Hermione is correct." He reassured him. "I would have doubted it had I not seen you destroy all of those Dementors."
"You told me that I couldn't possess Voldemort like I did the Dementors." Harry informed him with a furrowed brow. It seemed as if they were talking in circles.
"YOU can't Harry!" Hermione informed him. "Garuda can! He is a god and therefore by nature more durable than you could ever be. If you possess him while you are Garuda then your soul does not become contaminated like it would otherwise. Don't you see?"
Finally he did and everything clicked into place. "Yes I think that I finally do. I just hope it works."
"I do too." Ginny told him concernedly. "You are so good wish children that it would be a shame if we never had one."
Harry smiled over at her. "The only reason I am good with children is because you have been teaching me how to be." He winked at her. "Is that the only reason you want me around love?"
"Of course not!" She too was smiling. "Whom else would I warm my cold feet on at night?"
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He kissed Ginny on the neck and worked his way slowly down her collarbone with butterfly kisses. She moaned softly and shifted under him. BANG! BANG! "Blast." Harry muttered. "Someone's at the door." He told her.
"Ignore them and get back to work!" She told him before pulling his face down to kiss her. BANG! BANG! BANG!
"Ginny?" Came the muffled voice of Mrs. Weasley. "Madam Pomfrey is here with your potion!"
"Damn." Ginny said on a sigh. "Go get dressed. She has the potion to stop my cramps. I get my period tomorrow." She told him as she got up and threw on some clothes. She looked over to make sure that Harry was decent before she opened the door to let her mother and the nurse in. "Thanks for stopping by today Madam Pomfrey." She said politely.
"It is perfectly fine dear. Now we will need to do a pregnancy test before I give this to you." Madam Pomfrey told her briskly as she set down the potion on the nightstand. "Please go lay flat on the bed and lift your shirt."
Harry was taken aback. "Why do you have to do a pregnancy test?"
"If she was pregnant and she drank the potion she would hemorrhage and die within a matter of minutes. The potion is volatile as it is and pregnancy completely disrupts how the body functions." She moved over to Ginny and pointed her wand. "Lumenos Parvulus." Nothing happened. Harry looked at the nurse. "Not pregnant."
Ginny sat up and drank the potion that was offered to her. "Shall we go down and eat something then?"
"I would love a cup of tea, thank you." Madam Pomfrey replied and the two older women left. Ginny turned to Harry. "Maybe I'm not like Mum after all."
He pulled her into his arms. "I thought you wanted to finish school without being pregnant?"
She sniffed. "I did but… I'm being stupid aren't I?"
He pulled her in tighter. "No. I've fallen in love with Tyler and I am looking forward to having a baby with you." He felt her nod.
"I think that's it. We have been looking after Tyler all day while Bill and Fleur are at work. I know it is better to wait though."
"When do you cast the contraceptive spell again?" Harry asked.
"I'll have Hermione do it tomorrow. You are supposed to do it on the first day of your period." She told him and pulled back to wipe the tears off of her cheeks. "Let's go down."
He grabbed her hand and pulled her in for a kiss. "I love you, you know that right?"
"I love you too Harry." She then grinned mischievously. "As soon as we are done with breakfast we can come back up here to finish what we started this morning."
Harry swallowed reflexively. "I'll eat fast."
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"Are you all right love?" Harry asked Ginny ask she climbed back into bed early the next morning. She was no longer naked but had put on a pair of knickers. She curled up slightly with her back to him and he moved over to cuddle up next to her. He put his hand on her lower abdomen and felt her relax against him.
"I'm still a little uncomfortable. Just a heavy feeling." She told him. "I love you Harry."
Harry smiled and kissed her temple. "I love you too."
After about an hour the two got up and dressed to go down for breakfast. They met Hermione and Ron on their way out and Ginny pulled her to the side to ask her to do the contraceptive spell.
"What's she up to?" Ron asked Harry.
"Contraceptive spell." Harry told him shortly.
"Ah. Let's go down then. I'm starving."
They walked down into the kitchen and found Mrs. Weasley rocking a fussy Tyler. All of the food was on the table so Ron got started but Harry went over to his mother-in-law and talked to the baby. "What's the matter Tyler?" He asked softly.
"He has gas but he doesn't want to settle so I can work it out." Mrs. Weasley told him. "Do you want to try?" Harry took Tyler from her and went to sit down. "Now put him on your legs with his head near your knees so he is cradled. Good then pump his legs like he is running until he gets rid of the gas."
Harry started to pump the baby's legs and thought it was more like peddling a bicycle. Tyler continued to cry for several minutes when suddenly the gas released and his face relaxed. "That smells." Harry commented and Ron, Remus and Mrs. Weasley laughed.
The women walked in and Ginny walked over to kiss her nephew. "Gas?"
Harry laughed. "Not anymore."
She grinned but wrinkled her nose. "Yes I smell it and that is quite a smile on his face. Come here my little love." She picked him up and he started to babble at her.
"I wanted to let you know that Pru and I will be getting married here on Saturday." Remus told them quietly. Harry looked at him and saw that he was looking peaky.
"That soon?" Harry asked.
"But that is only two days passed the ninth!" Hermione exclaimed. "I mean I believe that the full moon is on the ninth, right?"
"Yes it is. We wanted to have as much time together as possible before I transformed again. I shall be tired certainly but it will be worth it. We also wanted to have it on a Saturday so that means this week." He explained calmly. "It will be just those who live here that are invited and Professor Dumbledore, of course. Because I will be recovering from my transformation we have decided to just have a small ceremony and then eat dinner down here in the kitchen rather than a formal party."
"Oh Remus are you sure? Isn't there anyone else that you would like to invite?" Mrs. Weasley's concern was palpable.
"Yes Molly, we are quite sure and no, there is no one else. Neither of us has any family outside the people that live here." He turned to Harry and smiled. "Since this is also your house I suppose I should ask if you mind Pru moving in."
Harry laughed. "Of course I don't mind. But it's Ginny's house as well so she has to agree."
Ginny winked at Remus. "I suppose it's all right with me."
"Good! Now that it is settled I think I shall leave you for the day. I will see you all tonight." He put his dishes in the sink and left.
"Do you have any idea where he goes every day?" Ron asked Harry.
"No clue and to be honest I'm not entirely sure that I want to know."
"Quite right." Mrs. Weasley interjected. "You are not in the Order."
"Mum, we are old enough now you know." Ron exclaimed. "We will be joining soon. Harry really needs to know what is going on if he is going to defeat Voldemort."
The matriarch looked like she was going to argue but she stopped and tears welled up in her eyes. "I just don't know if I can lose anymore children." Hermione rushed over and hugged her surrogate mother.
"We know Mum." Ginny told her vehemently as she rocked Tyler. "We certainly do not want to die but we each have a part to play in this and you taught us never to hide when someone was in need."
"I know but what will I do if I lose another one of you?" She asked rhetorically and then started to cry.
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Remus and Pru's wedding that Saturday was a simple but elegant affair. Dumbledore married them in a ceremony that was becoming very familiar to Harry and he clapped with every other Weasley when they kissed. He could see the love that shown through them and it made him feel content that his father's friend had finally found a love that he had craved for so many years.
The women hugged and the men shook hands. "I'm really happy for you." Harry told Remus.
"Thank you Harry." Remus replied. "I'm happy and thankful that I have found someone as wonderful as your mother."
Harry's face split into a grin. "I know you have wanted this."
"Yes and I am going to treasure every second that I can with her." Remus looked over to his new bride who was talking to Fleur and holding a sleeping Tyler. "As I said to you, if we don't live our lives to the fullest then Voldemort has already won."
"I'm going to defeat him Remus." Harry told him earnestly. "I know how and I want a life with Ginny. I am going to do this."
"I know you will Harry. I remember over Christmas you were asking me if you should ever love someone and lamenting that you probably would not beat Voldemort. Look at you now." He placed a hand on Harry's shoulder and looked into his eyes. "You have found love, gotten married and you are even changing nappies."
Harry laughed. "I've been told a few times that I will make a good father. I just hope I'll be as good as my own dad was."
"You already are Harry." Harry face froze in shocked, which made Remus laugh. "You have grown into a fine man despite not having a real father for most of your life. You know how to show love Harry and that is sometimes the best thing a father can do for his child."
"Ginny is the reason I know how to love. She taught me how."
"She showed you how to express it but you already knew how to love and you paid attention to her teachings."
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Later that evening as Harry and Ginny snuggled together in bed his conversation with Remus kept playing over and over again through his head.
"What's wrong Harry?" Ginny asked him as she cupped his face.
"Remus and I talked about me being a father."
"Oh. Are you worried about that?"
"Everyone seems to think that I will be great at it and I do love being with Tyler but I'm still nervous that I won't be as good when it's our child." He ran a hand through her long hair. "I didn't really have a great father figure in my life until I met your dad and then I only had him for a few months each year."
She propped herself up on her elbows and looked into his eyes. "You do amazingly well with Tyler. I was quite surprised at how quickly you picked up on how to care for him." She kissed his cheek. "As for loving our child… I think that you will love them as much as you love me."
Harry sucked in a breath at the thought. "Is that possible?"
"Yes Harry it is. The love that a parent has for a child is limitless and your heart will just keep getting bigger to accommodate us all. You love Tyler, right?"
"Course I do." He told her honestly.
"Then I am not concerned at all that you will love our child." She kissed his neck.
"Is love enough?"
"Absolutely." She whispered in his ear before she started to nibble on it. "I love you and that is always enough."
"I love you too." He groaned at her kisses. "I'm so glad that I have you."
"Less talk Harry."
"I'm so glad you enjoy this as much as I do." He laughed and then flipped her onto her back so that he lay on top of her. He looked down into her beautiful brown eyes. "You are gorgeous, do you know that?" He kissed her deeply.
"Flattery will get you everywhere Harry."
"I'm so glad you decided to marry me."
"Me too." She assured him. "Me too."
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A/N: Okay just a bit is about the pregnancy test. If she had been pregnant then her belly would have glowed hence the "Lumenos" (supposed to represent light) and "Parveulus" means: child, infant, young, little /very small, tiny etc. in Latin although it is the male version or some such thing. I still have to rely on my friend again for translations so any imperfections can be taken up with him.
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