Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, shape or form, own Harry Potter
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A special thanks to: Elora Nova for this question….
Question: What is this symbol? (the symbol Ginny gave Remus for Christmas)
Answer: The symbol is sort of a creation of my own. Think of a pie, or a perfect circle, split evenly four ways. That is the Sioux Indian symbol for ceremonies of calling upon their ancestors for help, or a "Ghost Dance." It is a symbol for spiritual guidance. I added the other perfect circle in the middle where the four lines meet, or in the middle of the four-way cross. I took that from the Navajo Indian symbol from the symbol that guides the animal spirits. So put all that together, and it has a meaning of its own.
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Blue Flowers of Celestial Years
Chapter 14: "The 'Virgin' Ginny"
In a few weeks after the holiday vacations, everything at Hogwarts returned to as normal as possible. The January month is one of the biggest winter months before the "Season of Love" came into effect. Some things have just changed over the holidays…
"Ginny, time to get up." Remus announced as he threw the curtains opened.
Ginny groaned, rolled over on her stomach, and slammed the pillow down over her head. She had made it a habit to practically live in Remus' room the weeks following their little, um, get-togetherness/endless shagging like bunnies.
"I don't want to get up and you can't make me." Ginny countered, her voice muffled from under the pillow.
Remus smirked at the bundled up Ginny; her hands, which held down the pillow, were the only bit of her flesh visible. The rest of her body was bundled under warm, thick blankets.
Walking towards the bed wolf-like, Remus did not utter one sound until he go to Ginny's side; he then proceeded to gently pull the thick blankets off until they were down to her lower back.
The ice-cold air hit Ginny's warm skin like fire and she quickly sat up, trying to pull the warm blankets over her again; only they were held in their place by Remus.
"Remus, give them back!" Ginny yelped, trying to save her body from the cold.
"I don't think so, Gin-Gin; I told you it's time to get up." Remus cooed, giving her that sexy, wolfish smirk that made the women melt.
Ginny glared at him and let the blankets go, knowing that she was not able to resist that smirk.
"Is there a robe I can wear while I'm getting into my cloths?" Ginny asked, covering herself up to keep her body warm. "It is cold, you know."
Remus went to his closet, pulled out a simple robe, and handed it to Ginny.
"I have to get my lesson together." Remus said before he left the room.
Ginny searched the room for her school uniform; she knew Remus threw it somewhere in the corner last night… Ah, there it was! She picked it up, brushed out the few wrinkles, and put it on. It still smelled clean, but Ginny decided to put another one on this evening, since she assumed she would be spending another night with Remus.
Speaking of the werewolf, Ginny thought with a sigh. I know he loves me, he said he loves being with me, but I sense he is still a bit uncomfortable with our new relationship.
It was true; Remus was a bit uncomfortable about "molesting" Ginny. She was still his student, and Remus was still her teacher; and while the idea of teacher/student relationship might sound kinky and arousing to some people, Remus was a man of honor and conscience, so that idea bothered him a bit.
Ginny rubbed her sleepy eyes, trying to force the sleepiness out of her. The only thing that would wake her up right now, which she is not able to get for several hours, is a good shagging from the hot, sexy werewolf.
Ginny sighed again, straightened out her uniform, and exited Remus' room.
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The Great Hall buzzed with chatter during morning breakfast; the clinging of silverware against plates could be heard as students and teachers ate away at the food.
Ginny, as usual, sat with Ron, Harry, and Hermione, and surprisingly, Luna as they chattered away. She only paid half attention to their conversation, smiling at her food
"…inny. Ginny!"
Ginny snapped her head up and only came out of her musings when Hermione called her attention.
"What?" Ginny asked, trying to be civil and not explode since Hermione interrupted her daydreaming about a certain sexy, naked werewolf.
"Are you alright?" Hermione asked, raising an eyebrow. "You seem a bit… spacey."
"Oh, I'm great." Ginny said, dreamily sighing.
"You look radiant; almost like an expecting mother." The bushy-haired woman complemented.
Ginny practically fell over at Hermione's comment; no way could she be pregnant! She and Remus had been careful! Poor Ron just had to be drinking his glass of milk when his girlfriend said her comment, and he promptly choked and spewed the liquid out of his nose.
Ginny had to laugh has her brother had a coughing fit and beat his chest with his fist. Harry laughed as hard as Ginny as he hit his friend on his back, and Hermione shook her head at him.
"Ginny is not pregnant!" Ron choked, making sure the conversation was between his sister and friends. "My sister is still a virgin!"
Ginny stared blankly at her brother, amazed at how little he knew about her life when she was worried about how much she thought he knew. How was she going to tell him the truth? Luna looked at Ginny with a questioning, normal look, but then went back to breezy and dreamy.
"I was just saying she looks radiant!" Hermione snapped. "I wasn't implying that she's with child!"
It just had to be at that exact time that when Hermione said, "she's with child!" that the Great Hall fell silent. All heads snapped at Harry and company from all houses. Many students snickered while everyone except Luna turned red. Ginny inwardly groaned; why does all the embarrassment always happen to her?!
It took a while, but soon the students when back to their conversations, only this time, they had something new to discuss. Ginny stole a glance at Remus; he was looking at her with a blank expression, blinking every few seconds. She shook her head slowly so that only he could see, telling him that she is not pregnant. He raised an eyebrow and gave a small smile in return.
"What I was trying to say, Ginny," Hermione said softly, trying not to have another repeat of unwanted attention. "You look radiant."
"I'm happy, Hermione." Ginny smiled. "I'm so very happy."
Hermione smiled for her friend, nodding. After some minutes passed, the morning mail came in and Hedwig dropped the Daily Prophet in front of Harry.
Harry gave Hedwig some meat and bits of bread, and then she flew off again. Hermione had already snatched the newspaper from Harry while he was feeding Hedwig, and she opened it up, looking at the front news. When Hermione lifted the newspaper in front of her, Ginny saw the back heading in bold print:
The Daily Prophet Apologizes to Miss Weasley and Mr. Creevy
Ginny snatched it from Hermione, causing the other woman to yelp in protest as Ginny flipped it over to the backside. She read the article that proved that she did not pose nude for Colin. Next to the article was the real picture of how it should have been printed.
The Daily Prophet apologizes to Miss Weasley and Mr. Creevy, winners of the Muggle Photographing Contest, for the lies we presented, and for purposely printing the photograph wrong.
Ginny skimmed the article until she got to the last sentence.
Mr. Arthur Weasley has sued the editors of the contest, and a sum of seventy Galleons willingly be presented to each of the individual Weasley and Creevy families for their wrong doings.
"Go dad!" Ginny cried out cheerfully, and continued reading despite Ron wanting to know what their father had done that was so great.
The editors once again apologize for the mistakes and lies, and the prize money, as well as the apology money, will be given to Miss Weasley and Mr. Creevy soon.
"What'd dad do?" Ron asked again.
Ginny smiled and showed the article to her brother.
"Well, apparently Dumbledore did have that little talk with the editors!" Hermione exclaimed gleefully.
"What?" Ron and Ginny said in unison.
"Dumbledore was furious when he saw the lies the Daily Prophet put in the newspaper against you and Colin." Hermione explained. "He, um, had a little talk with them about their behavior towards his students; and everyone knows never to wrong a student of Dumbledore, less he or she wants to pay the consequences."
"Ah, that explains a lot about the Headmaster." Ron said, flipping the newspaper over to look at the front-page news. What he saw made him grow pale.
"What is it?" Harry asked, looking over his friends shoulder at the main headline; he also grew pale and serious.
"What's going on?" Ginny asked.
"V-Voldemort…" Ron stuttered, just recently gotten into the habit of saying the Dark Lord's name, thanks to the encouragement of Hermione and Harry. "You know that he got the Dementors on his side two years ago, right?"
Ginny nodded, remembering that she was in her fourth year when the Second War had begun and the Dementors left Azkaban.
"He used the Dementors to attack a large Wizarding community." Ron continued, but was unable to say any more.
"According to this," Harry continued for Ron. "More than half the people had been sent to St. Mungo's Wizard Hospital because they had the Kiss preformed on them."
Harry's anger rose to a dangerous level, and his grip on his fork was so strong that it bent because of the pressure.
"More than half of them are soulless…" he hissed, dropping the fork down on his plate non-too-graciously.
Ginny looked at the Wizard picture of several Dementors floating about, almost gracefully; their black, ragged robes moved with their bodies as if they were moving in water instead of air. Ginny gave a shutter and trembled as she handed the newspaper back to Hermione.
Ginny knew what sort of nightmares the Dementors made their victims relive. She experienced it first hand in her second year on the Hogwarts' Express; and it was Remus who saved them. Yet she still had to relive her nightmares in her first year with Tom Riddle, even if it had only been for a few minutes.
Ginny could still remember the hissing, clicking tongue when he spoke Parselmouth.
"Ginny," Hermione said quietly. "It's time to go to class."
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"Can you teach me the Patronus Charm, Remus?"
"Good evening to you, too, Gin-Gin."
Ginny sighed, looking at her wand as if hoping that it would teach her the charm. Remus looked seriously at his redhead, wondering what could be bothering her.
"Ginny, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Did you read the Daily Prophet this morning?" Ginny asked, putting her wand on Remus' desk, and continued without bothering to hear his response. "On the front page news was about a Dementor attack… and everyone knows who is in control of them."
"Yes, I knew about it." Remus said sullenly, thinking about those poor, soulless people and their families that had to suffer from it.
"I'm scared of them…" Ginny whispered, feeling weak.
"And it's more than alright to be afraid of them." Remus exclaimed, wrapping Ginny protectively in his arms. "Dementors have the power to make even the most stone-hearted people shiver in fear."
Ginny leaned into Remus' embrace, feeling his warm body behind her. He is her comfort even in her darkest hours of her life.
"Dementors make me remember horrible things… from my first year… and I want them to go away."
Remus held Ginny a little tighter, but it was still gentle.
"Remember what I said about forgiveness?" he asked, resting his cheek on the top of her head, breathing in her sent.
"Yes, and I'm working on that; can you still teach me the Patronus Charm?"
Remus chuckled, giving the redheaded flower a kiss on her temple before letting her go.
"You're a slave-driver, you know that?" he chuckled.
"I'm more than that, but yes, I'll agree I'm a slave-driver."
"Will it make you happy if I teach you the Patronus Charm?"
"Yes," Ginny laughed. "Until I want something else."
"I can only imagine what that could be…" Remus mumbled, handing Ginny's wand to her.
"Whatever I want; you know I'm spoiled, and you just contribute to it." Ginny joked, taking her wand in her hand.
Remus sighed with a smile, and got his wand out.
"Okay, the incantation is Expecto Patronum."
"Ex-Expecto… Patronum?"
"Correct; but you have to search for a good memory, don't let the Dementors take it away from you, and let that be your power."
Ginny thought of a memory, any good memory, knowing that she had more luck with that than poor Harry did when searching for a one.
"Do you have a good memory?" Remus asked, wondering what memory Ginny chose.
Ginny nodded, smiling to herself.
"Now, let your mind return to that point of time; remember the good feelings it gave you, and allow yourself to be consumed by that happiness."
Ginny closed her eyes, remembering the happiness she felt at that time and she consumed herself in it.
"Now, say the incantation."
"Expecto Patronum."
Nothing happened.
"Expecto Patronum." Ginny tried again, watching the tip of her wand and concentrating on her happy memory.
When nothing happened, Ginny got frustrated.
"Expecto Patronum, you bloody wanker!" she yelled at her wand.
Remus tried to hold back a laugh, which ended up coming out in snorts. Ginny glared at him from her profile view, daring him to face her Weasley temper.
"Why isn't it working?" she asked, almost defeated.
"Don't feel bad if you don't get it on the first try." Remus encouraged her. "No one gets it right when they first try it out. Remember, the Patronus Charm is very advanced magic."
Ginny nodded, looking back at her wand, deciding that she needs another memory; one that is more powerful.
"Okay," she said, now determined. "I'm going to get it right!"
Ginny closed her eyes, allowing the new memory to fill her heart and flow throughout her body and in her veins.
"Expecto Patronum." Ginny said, making her happy memory flow more powerfully in her body. She felt a weird, yet wonderful, sensation of that happiness flowing down to her hands and then flowing out into her wand.
As soon as it flowed out of her wand, bright sliver light shot out of the tip. It did not take any form, but it was a very good start.
"I did it! Did you see it? I did it!" Ginny yelled joyously while jumping.
"Great job," Remus commented proudly. "Great job, Gin-Gin."
"Isn't it supposed to take an animal form?" Ginny asked, allowing herself to rest a bit.
"When it is a full Patronus, then yes, it should; and that was very close to it."
"Doesn't the full Patronus relate to the Animagus form?"
"A bit; yes."
"And doesn't the Animagus form relate to the individual's personality?"
Remus paused to think about that.
"Well, according to the book my friends and I read, when we were attempting the Animagus form, it does relate to the individual's personality."
"But what about your Animagus form?" Ginny asked, sitting down in her chair.
"I was always a werewolf since I was very young, so I never attempted it; I'm not sure it can be attempted." Remus replied, sitting down next to her.
"So, if the Animagus form relates to the person's personality," Ginny mused out loud. "Then doesn't that mean that Harry's form is a Stag?"
"It could be; Harry never studied to become an Animagus." Remus said quietly. "Although the Stag was James' form, so I don't know if father and son can be the same animal."
"It could happen, though; right?"
"I don't know."
Ginny sighed, looking at her wand.
"I think I'll try it again." She said, standing up.
"Are you sure you don't want to rest some more?"
"I'm sure." Ginny said, holding up her wand in determination.
Ginny closed her eyes, thinking of another powerful memory. Once again, she let it fill her body as she concentrated on the happiness it brought her.
"Expecto Patronum!"
Another bright, silver light illuminated the room from out of her wand; for a millisecond it took the form of an animal, but it soon diminished before neither Remus nor Ginny could distinguish what it was.
"Well, Merlin's library…" Ginny said, her shoulders slumped in disappointment.
"It's okay, Ginny." Remus exclaimed, wrapping an arm around her. "That was great for a beginner; and that is really saying something."
Ginny turned, facing Remus, and then wrapped her arms around him. Just being able to hold him brought her great joy, and she relished the feel of him pressed against her. Remus held her as well, holding her as tightly as he dared.
"Are you okay with this?" Ginny asked, afraid of his answer. "You know… with our relationship?"
Remus nodded quietly in response, although there was still that voice in the back of his head that told him to get out of the relationship before it evolved into something serious; which was already at that point.
"Remus…" Ginny whispered, pressing herself to him.
"Hmm?"
Ginny leaned up to Remus' ear and whispered something in a foreign language that made him melt. She had been speaking that language to him for a while; enough to know what it meant.
"Aishiteru, Attashi no anata."
That was all he needed to hear.
I love you, my darling.
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AN: That foreign language is Japanese, by the way. Updates are going to be a little shaky because college Final Exams are coming up very quickly, along with a Final Exam Headache; but I will try my best, okay? So, if updates don't happen as often, please don't get angry! (sweat-drop)
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Tante: Thank you for your complements! The whole 'mature Ginny' thing I have going comes from the whole Ginny-Being-Possessed-By-Tom theory. Those students being petrified didn't come from accidents; they were basically attempted murders. Poor Ginny has to live with the fact that she 'helped' to petrify her fellow students. That, I think, would make someone mature quicker than his or hers' peers. I'll try to describe the scenes more when I put the characters into them; thank you for the advice! Um, the web site didn't come up because ff(dot)net doesn't allow people to post web sites up anymore, which sucks. That's why I have the (dot)com, or (dot)net, and even http(slash/slash/) so people know what I am talking about, and it goes up posted. It's a pain, but I deal with it (hence, my name! hahaha… okay, that was pathetic…) Thank you for your review!
LupinFan227: Yes, finally… I don't mind thinking of naked Remus, either… (drools over her Drool Bucket) About the whole 'poor Lavender essay,' fluid tends to sometimes get all over the place during… um, that… so, yea… (slaps herself for blushing so much) Thank you for your review!
Lucky Shamrock: I put Madam Pomfrey's name in my 'add to dictionary' so that helps. It really was making me angry that my computer's spell check kept saying Remus is spelled wrong, and was saying that Romulus is spelled correctly. Remus is so much better than Romulus, damn you, filthy computer scum! (realizes she's yelling at an inanimate object, so she calls her psychiatrist to schedule another appointment) Yea, I know how people write a lot of fan fics about Remus' "twin brother" or "brother" because of the whole "Romulus and Remus" story in Roman Mythology. Gotta love Mythology, though! Thank you for your review!
brokentoy19: Yes, they're together… now… Thank you for your review!
Elora Nova: (ear drums burst and authoress is now very deaf) THANK YOU FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL COMPLEMENT! (realizes she is yelling, so she takes her voice down a few notches) I dream about Remus a lot as well… and my fiancée always teases me about "being in love with a piece of paper." (sweat-drop) I love Indian symbols, too, and you're welcome. Don't make the fic too dark? (reads her notes for a certain future chapter and gets very nervous) Uh, would you… still read it? I mean… there's a possibility that… oh, dear… Thank you so much for your awesome review(s), and I will eternally miss them!
Branmuffinpower: They didn't shag like bunnies… (rereads her chapters) Oh, wait, they did. Well, it's all good… You have a problem with them shagging, and not being married? I have a reason for that coming up in the next chapter. (authoress' fiancée laughs about shagging and not being married) Oh, shut up! (turns back to her reviewer with a deep, deep red face) Hem! "Lady Darkness" is awesome. I hope you can find the time to read it 'cause it just got better; and it keeps getting better! I try not to get too graphic with the sex, although (I am embarrassed to admit) I have written some descriptive lemons in the past… Thank you for your review!
Dangerous Soul: Yea, poor Lavender, but yay Ginny and Remus! I got Blaithin from when I was looking up names for my "future children." I saw that name under "Old Irish" or Celtic language, and I loved it. So, I put that as Ginny's middle name. A lot of fan fics have Ginny with the middle name, "Molly" because that is her mother's name, so it would make sense. But Mrs. Rowling still hasn't put a middle name out for our most favorite youngest Weasley girl. Thank you for your review!
Bonbons: As far as I know, this fic isn't going to end any time soon; but that's as far as I know. I will continue soon, but finals exams are coming up soon. Grr, aurg. Thank you for your review!