A/N I am so sorry! I overworked my beta in the beginning of the week with a challenge piece I had written, so he was running a day behind, then was down all yesterday after I got the revisions! Hopefully, next week will be on time.

Ginny arrived in Harry's flat nervously excited. She had stopped by to see her father and fill him in on everything that had happened before she left the Ministry, and now she had big news for Harry. She looked around and tried to figure out where Harry was in the small flat. She didn't see him in his bedroom, and he wasn't in the kitchen or living room. She checked Hermione's old room, but Lily was in there alone, sleeping peacefully. She couldn't imagine that Harry would go very far if Lily was still there, so she circled the flat again looking for him. With every room she checked Ginny's heart began to beat faster.

Thoroughly confused and starting to get worried, it finally occurred to Ginny that she hadn't checked the bathroom. When she opened the door the shock of the image before her made her freeze before she could react. Harry was draped over the toilet, retching. He moved so he was sitting on the edge of the tub, leaning his chest over his knees, and she noticed that his clothes looked ripped, as if he had been tearing at them.

Ginny finally snapped back into reality and hurried over to Harry. She dropped to her knees in front of him and pulled his face up in her hands. Her heart was filled with love for him, and she was desperate to make him feel that. He seemed to realize she was there for the first time.

"What's wrong, love?" Ginny whispered, stroking his hair like her mother used to do when she was young.

Tears began to trickle down Harry's face and he dropped his head on Ginny's shoulder. She wrapped her arms around his back and slowly began to rock him like a baby. She whispered words of comfort in his ear, knowing that the words weren't what mattered.

Ginny lost track of time, but Harry eventually seemed to calm down. He pulled away from her slightly and smiled sadly. "I'm a real mess, huh?"

"You're my mess," Ginny whispered. "Let's get out of the bathroom and we can talk." She stood up, took Harry's hand and led him to his bedroom. She gently sat him down on the bed and took him in her arms again. "What happened?"

"It's silly, really," Harry said awkwardly. "I can't believe I lost it like that… I just couldn't handle it all of the sudden."

"It's only fair that you get to lose it every once and a while… How many times have you helped me when I've lost it?"

"I don't mind helping you," Harry said softly, taking Ginny's hand. He leaned his head back against the wall behind them and closed his eyes. "It was stupid, really. I was just rocking Lily, trying to get her to go to sleep and I almost fell asleep myself."

"You freaked out because you thought you could have hurt her," Ginny interrupted.

Harry looked at her surprised, but then nodded his head. "Apparently you know me well."

Ginny shrugged before pulling Harry closer. "We've been down this road before."

"But it wasn't just that this time. It was like I realized for the first time that I'll probably never be normal. I won't be able to rock my children to sleep; I won't be able to do simple spells to help them as they grow up… I might as well be raising them as muggles! I don't want to spend the rest of my life not being able to do things for myself!"

"You've been surviving on your own so far," Ginny said reasonably.

"But I can afford to have my own dishes blow up in my face when I try to clean them; I can't do that to so someone else, especially my child… our child…"

Ginny's heart broke for Harry. She hadn't even considered how much having his magic off balance would affect his everyday life. The fact that he had been thinking about their family only made her want to fix things for him more. "We'll work something out," she finally said soothingly, running her hand through his hair.

"It just scares me. I've never been normal before, and now it looks like I'm never going to be normal. It's not fair!" Harry let out an agitated scream. "Why is it always me?"

"Shh!" Ginny said. "Lily's sleeping in the next room," she reminded him.

"It feels so strange having her here," Harry commented. "It kind of feels like we're our own little family."

"One day we will be," Ginny said gently. "Lily is Hermione's family, and one day we'll have our own." Harry sighed and kissed her hand. They lay in bed in silence before it occurred to Ginny that she never told Harry her news. "I stopped by to see my dad today after I left Ron."

"What'd he say?"

"He was worried about how Ron was holding up, but he was glad we told him. That wasn't the interesting thing though; he told me that he wanted us to come over for dinner tomorrow night."

"Will Ron be there?" Harry asked.

"Actually," Ginny said slowly, "everyone will be there. Dad wants to have a small family get together for George and Katie."

Harry groaned. "I don't know if I'm ready to face all of your family at once."

Ginny turned so she could look at Harry's face. "Wasn't it you who just wanted to feel like a part of my family again a few days ago?"

"Oh… yeah that was me, wasn't it?"

Ginny laughed and kissed Harry's cheek. "Don't worry, the only reason my brothers weren't giving us their support before was because we were sneaking around behind Ron's back. We're not doing that anymore."

"Still, it has been a year. A lot has changed."

"You mean we weren't sharing a bed every night a year ago?" Ginny asked with a smirk.

"Maybe."

"It'll be fine, don't worry. They don't know about the sleeping together stuff, but if things are too awkward, we won't stay long."

"Promise?" Harry asked.

"Promise. Now, why don't you try to get some sleep? I have a feeling Lily will be waking us up before the night is over." Ginny and Harry got under the covers of his bed and got comfortable in each other's arms.

"Night, love."

"Night, Harry."

Ginny quickly glanced at her watch while pacing in the kitchen at the Burrow. Harry was due to arrive in a few minutes and she was a nervous wreck. She had purposefully told him to arrive earlier than her father had told her brothers to come with the hope that he would be able to face them one at a time instead of all at once. She only wished that there was a way Ron could avoid being the first one that had to speak to Harry. She was terrified that they'd both end up in St. Mungo's before they had time to even serve supper.

Ginny quickly turned her attention back to the food she had cooking on the stove. She wasn't surprised when her father asked her if she would mind cooking, but it didn't mean she that enjoyed doing it. She had prepared a roast with potatoes, along with a fresh salad. It wasn't anywhere near as good as her mother's cooking, but she knew it was better than what her father or brothers could do. If she had had more warning, she would have gotten Charlie to come over so she could start to teach him a few things.

"Dinner smells lovely, sweetheart."

"Thanks Dad. I hope it tastes as good as it smells," Ginny replied, setting a tea kettle on the stove. "Where's Ron?"

"He flooed over to Padma's flat to go pick her up," her replied.

Ginny rolled her eyes. "I suppose she's not capable of getting here by herself," she said sarcastically.

"Ron's just trying to be a gentleman," her father assured her.

"More like he's trying to avoid Harry for as long as possible," Ginny snapped. She turned away from the stove and smiled apologetically at her father. "I'm sorry, I'm just nervous and I'm taking it out on you."

Arthur walked over to where she was standing and pulled her into a hug. "I know, Ginny, I know." He pulled away and turned her so she was looking out the window. "I think your guest has been pacing in our garden for the last five minutes or so. I'll keep an eye on things in here, you go bring him in."

Ginny pulled her apron off and handed it to her father. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Thanks, Dad." She walked over to the back door and went outside. She watched Harry amusedly for a few moments before speaking up. "Would you mind doing a bit of weeding while you're out here?" she called.

Harry stopped in his tracks and looked over at her guiltily. "Would you settle for a nice new path?"

"How long have you been out here?"

"A few minutes?" Harry replied.

Ginny laughed. "Well, you can come inside. It's safe, I promise. It's just me and Dad here right now."

Harry breathed a visible sigh of relief. "Alright." He walked over towards the door and wrapped his arms around Ginny's waist. He leaned down and kissed her gently.

"Hello to you, too," Ginny murmured, leaning her forehead against Harry's with her eyes still closed when Harry broke their kiss. Harry sought out her lips again and Ginny felt herself begin to melt in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck to support herself as she deepened their kiss.

"Is that your tongue in my sister's mouth, Potter?" an amused voice called.

Ginny broke their kiss but kept her arms around Harry's neck and refused to let him pull away from her. "Stuff it, Fred," she said, never looking away from Harry's face.

"Well at least charge admission next time," Fred teased. Ginny moved her arm so it was around Harry's waist and turned to face Fred. She was surprised to see Luna standing with him, but she tried to keep her face blank.

"Hello, Fred, Luna," she said, noting the large package in Luna's arms. "Where are George and Katie?"

"Well, George and I were working with Luna on that mirror of hers at the shop and realized we were running late. So, I invited Luna to come with us, and George went to go pick up Katie and Angelina."

"We would have been here sooner but I wanted to pick up a present," Luna added.

"Well, you're still early as it is, so no worries," Ginny replied. She noticed that Harry hadn't said a word and that Fred was actively ignoring him. She was determined to get them to loosen up a bit. "Harry, you've met my brother Fred, right?" Both Harry and Fred looked at Ginny like she was insane. "And of course you remember Luna, don't you, Harry?"

"Pleased to meet you," Luna said as if nothing was strange about the situation.

"What are you playing at, Ginny?" Fred asked.

"Well, if you two are going to act like complete strangers I figured I should probably introduce you properly," Ginny replied huffily.

"I'm sorry, Gin," Harry said quietly. "It's just strange to be here again." Harry walked away from Ginny and approached Fred. "It's good to see you again," Harry said, extending his hand. Fred looked down at Harry's hand and frowned. Ginny felt her heart begin to race and she started to panic. She breathed a sigh of relief when Fred laughed and pulled Harry into a tight hug.

"Good to have you back, mate!"

Harry laughed and patted Fred on the back. "It's good to be back!"

"Well if you two are quite finished, we should probably go inside. I left poor Dad in there watching the food," Ginny spoke up, unable to keep the smile off her face.

"Well then, we probably should get inside if we want to have anything to eat tonight," Fred said. He put his arm across Harry's shoulders and led him into the house. "Hullo, Dad!"

Arthur looked up from the food, startled. "Hello, Fred. Ginny, you should probably get back to the food. I'm afraid I may have made a mess of things."

"I'm sure it's fine," Ginny assured him. She felt like she was on cloud nine. So far Harry had a good reception. She assumed that George would go along with whatever Fred said, and she knew that Charlie had already spoken to Harry. The only thing she had left to worry about was Ron, and she didn't think he'd cause a scene with Padma there. She turned her attention to the food and tried to keep an ear on the conversation going on behind her.

"How's business been?" Harry asked.

"Absolutely brilliant. We'll make a fortune if we can manage to mass produce Luna's mirrors. Of course, I don't know if the ministry will like it very much," Fred replied.

"May I have a tour of the house?" Luna asked suddenly.

"It would be my honor to give you the tour," Arthur replied, extending his arm to her. They disappeared up the stairs while Fred and Harry sat down at the kitchen table.

"That one's a bit batty, isn't she?" Fred asked. "She's been here before, hasn't she?"

"Not in many years," Ginny said as she checked on the roast. "And yes, she is a bit batty," she added with a laugh.

"It is good to see you again, Harry," Fred said.

"It feels good to be here again. This is the place where I felt more at home than anywhere else." Ginny smiled at their exchange, glad to see that things weren't awkward between them.

"We always enjoyed having an extra test subject around the house," Fred joked. "Ron and Ginny were always looking out for us to come after them, but you were a pretty easy target."

"I trusted you," Harry replied. "I didn't think you'd ever do anything that would kill or permanently damage me. Why didn't you wait for Angelina to come?"

"Oh," Fred said slowly. Ginny could hear tension in his voice. She had a feeling that Fred and Angelina had finally had their talk. "The thing is, we're not together like that anymore. We're still friends, but the reason she's coming tonight is because she's Katie's best friend, not my girlfriend."

"I'm sorry," Harry said awkwardly.

"Its fine," Fred replied. Ginny abandoned her food and walked over to Fred so she could put her arms over his shoulders. Fred patted her arm gently and let out a long breath. "We weren't meant to be anything but friends. I'm fine, really."

"I know, but it always hurts to end a relationship," Ginny said. She placed a kiss on the top of his head and went back to the food.

"So, how are things in your relationship?" Fred asked.

"Brilliant," Harry replied immediately. "I don't remember when I've ever been this happy."

"How'd Ron take it?"

"I don't really think it's sunk in with him," Ginny answered for Harry. "I think he was more preoccupied with everything he learned about Hermione."

"What did he learn about Hermione?"

"I don't think that's any of your business, Fred," Ginny said quickly. "That's between Ron and Hermione."

"What's none of Fred's business?" Charlie asked as he walked into the kitchen with Tonks.

"Why Hermione broke up with Ron," Fred said. "And I think that it's every bit our business. If she wasn't ever with Harry and we've shut him out all this time we deserve to know why."

"Because Ron's an idiot," Ginny replied sarcastically. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that tonight was not the night for her to take out all of her aggression towards Ron. "Hello, Charlie, Tonks."

"Hello," Tonks said, sitting down next to Fred while Charlie sat down across from her.

"I agree with Fred," Charlie spoke up, obviously not ready to let the topic of Hermione drop. "You know, Ginny, and so do Tonks, Harry, and now Ron. I don't see why we all can't know. We're all family here."

Ginny put her hands on her hips and glared at Charlie. "Because it's not my place to tell you anything!"

"Actually," Harry interrupted quietly, "When I went to see Hermione this afternoon she gave me her permission to tell everyone if they needed to know to make them understand. She doesn't see any point in hiding it anymore now that Ron knows." Ginny turned her attention back to their dinner. She didn't think she could pretend to stay calm while she listened to what Hermione did again.

"Well, hurry up and tell us before Ron gets here," Fred said eagerly. "Was she cheating on him like he thought? Not with you Harry, of course."

"No!" Harry exclaimed. "Hermione only acted in what she thought was Ron's best interest. She did everything she did because she loves him."

"Funny way of showing it," Charlie said dryly.

"Do you want to know or not?" Harry snapped. Tonks was shooting daggers at Charlie with her eyes.

"Sorry, please continue," Charlie replied sheepishly.

"I'm sure you all remember the attack on Hogsmeade," Harry began, sounding very nervous. Fred and Charlie both nodded. "Well, you know both Hermione and I ended up in the hospital wing after that. Hermione was hit with a curse that day and she hasn't been the same since."

"What kind of curse?" Fred asked.

Harry looked at Tonks and she nodded. "It's a terrible curse that the Death Eaters developed to help purify wizard bloodlines. It basically renders a woman barren. They used it on muggles and muggle born witches when they didn't have time to actually kill them," Tonks explained.

"So, Hermione can't have children?" Charlie asked, his face scrunched in confusion.

"Right," Harry said. "She was devastated. All she could think of was how much she knew Ron wanted a big family like his own."

"So she dumped him?" Fred asked.

Harry nodded. "She told him that she didn't love him anymore. She knew that if he knew the truth he wouldn't ever let her go, but she convinced herself that he'd never be truly happy without a family of his own."

"While I don't agree with her logic, there's still something I don't understand," Charlie said slowly. He looked like he was trying to work through something in his mind. "How did Ron get it through his head that she dumped him for you?"

"I can explain part of that," Ginny said, turning away from the food again. "Ron and I went to go see Harry and Hermione after the Hogsmeade attack and we found them in a somewhat compromising position."

"I was trying to comfort Hermione…. Actually, she was comforting me a bit, too." Harry's voice sounded choked up, and Ginny wished he didn't have to go through everything again. "That was the day Lupin died. I just fell asleep in her hospital bed, it was purely innocent. I didn't even know they had seen us for a long time."

"But Ron would have been acting irrationally if he had come to that conclusion simply from seeing you asleep in the same bed," Fred argued.

"No one said Ron was acting rationally," Ginny said with a sigh. "But there's more to it than that. Hermione and Ron had been having problems ever since her parents were murdered. She felt guilty, and Harry was the only person she would talk to about it. Ron was being great about giving her time, but I'm sure that doubts were starting to form in his mind when she would only go to Harry for help."

"So, what finally set him off if all of this had been brewing for awhile?" Charlie asked.

"When he went to see Harry in the hospital after Voldemort had been destroyed, he overheard something and took it the wrong way," Ginny began slowly. "He heard them saying 'I love you' to each other."

"It wasn't like he thought, though," Harry added quickly. "I love Hermione like my sister, I always have. But I could never see her as anything more than that, honest!"

"But Ron didn't take the time to question it or think about it, he just started yelling," Ginny finished, unable to keep the anger out of her voice at this point. "Poor Harry had just woken up, and Ron went off and blamed him for Mum's death among other things."

"Ginny, that's not important now," Harry said quietly. "He didn't know what he was saying."

"No, I think I want to hear this," Charlie insisted. "Ron said that you were responsible for Mum's death?" Harry looked down at the table and refused to speak.

"Bill and Percy's as well," Ginny answered. "He also kept letters from me that Harry had sent that would have explained things."

"Ginny," Harry said, pleading her to stop with his voice.

"No, Harry. You're innocent and they need to know why you stayed away," Ginny said firmly.

"So Ron broke apart our family even more for no reason whatsoever?" Fred asked, his rage obvious.

"Fred," Harry began but he was cut off.

"No, Harry. You were a part of our family and we needed all the family we could get," Fred said. "We lost too much to lose someone else for no reason. I can't believe Ron!"

"He was hurting," Harry argued. "He didn't know what he was saying."

"He should have listened to you. You were his best friend and he should have known that you would never do that to him," Charlie said. "We need to tell Dad about all of this." Ginny noticed that Charlie had almost turned his back to Tonks. Tonks was resting her head in her hands, looking at the table dejectedly.

"Actually, Charlie, Dad already knows," Ginny said with a sigh. She hoped that her brothers wouldn't be too hard on their father; he had been through too much already. "Dad is involved with Harry's case at the Ministry… he's known the whole time." Both Charlie and Fred paled considerably. They sat in silence for a few moments before Charlie stood up from the table and walked out of the kitchen. Fred looked like he considered leaving as well, but continued to just sit in silence.

"I knew this would happen," Tonks moaned. "He's never going to forgive me for keeping this from him."

"He's just hurt that so many people he loved knew and he didn't," Ginny explained. "I felt the same way at first, and I didn't have as many people know as he does. I got over it, though, because I realized that being angry wouldn't solve anything." Ginny had a feeling the conversation would have gone for hours if her father hadn't walked back into the room with Luna on his arm.

"And that brings us back to where we started," Arthur said, smiling.

"Thank you very much," Luna replied, looking around the room dreamily. "It's a shame that your house is infested with stilomytes." Everyone continued to sit in silence until Fred burst out laughing. Slowly everyone but Luna joined in his laughter.

"Where's Charlie?" Arthur asked suddenly.

"He needed some time to himself," Tonks explained. "He was a bit overwhelmed by our last conversation."

Realization crossed Arthur's face. "I'm just going to go speak to him. Is dinner almost ready, Ginny?"

"It's ready whenever we are," she replied. "It's under warming charms right now waiting for us."

"Come and get us when everyone is here then," Arthur said as he walked off in search off Charlie.

"You know you're all right, Luna," Fred said. "You're a much needed breath of fresh air in this house."

"Maybe you should open a window," Luna replied.

"Hello, everyone!" George called as he walked in the backdoor followed by Katie and Angelina. "The guests of honor have arrived!"

"Hey you guys!" Ginny said, trying to pull in all of her emotions to put a smile on her face. "Congratulations again!" She noticed that George was looking at Harry somewhat uncomfortably, and she hoped they wouldn't have to have a repeat of the conversation they had just had.

"Are we late?" Katie asked, looking around the room nervously.

"Actually, Ron and Padma still aren't here yet," Ginny replied. "But I think we should eat outside tonight judging by the number of people we have here, so if the boys would move everything outside we can start as soon as Ron gets here. George, will you and Harry get the table and chairs?" They both nodded and everyone started to move outside. Before Fred could leave Ginny grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back towards the food. "Stay for a minute," she said whispered.

"What's up, Ginny?" Fred asked when everyone was gone from the kitchen.

"I just wanted to make sure that you're okay with everything," Ginny said quietly.

"Well, I want to kill Ron, but I'm fine. Don't worry about George, I'll fill him in on everything later. I'm sure he, Charlie, and I will all be having a nice long talk with Ron sometime real soon."

"But not tonight?" Ginny asked hopefully.

"I wouldn't do that to Katie, or to you. I know how important it is to you that everything goes well with Harry being here tonight."

Ginny leaned over and kissed Fred's cheek. "Thank you. Now grab those plates and head outside." When Fred joined the others outside Ginny walked over to the window. She smiled as she saw George and Harry talking like no time had passed since their last family dinner. She finally was starting to feel like she had her family back. For the first time since the end of the war, she actually believed that everything might turn out okay.

"Did you start dinner without us?" Arthur asked as he and Charlie walked back into the kitchen. Ginny was glad to see that Charlie was looking much better than when he left the room.

"No, just setting things up," Ginny replied. "If you two will grab those last few plates of food all we'll have to do is wait for Ron and Padma to get here."

"They're still not here?" Arthur asked. "I hope nothing happened to them."

"Actually, I have a feeling it's more of an avoid Harry for as long as possible thing," Ginny said, trying to hide her annoyance. "But let's go join everyone outside. If they're not here in about five minutes we'll start without them."

"Sounds like a plan," her father replied as he picked up a basket of rolls. Charlie silently picked up the platter that held the roast and followed their father outside. Ginny took off her apron and placed it on the hook by the door before going outside. The sun was shining on them all and it actually looked like everyone was enjoying themselves. It reminded Ginny of the last time they were all together before things had gotten so bad. All of her brothers, except for Percy, had come home for her sixteenth birthday. Of course Percy had made an appearance later that night… Ginny shuddered at the memory of discovering her brother's dead body.

"Ginny!" Ginny looked up and saw Harry smiling at her. "You looked like you were in your own little world there."

Seeing Harry smile was enough to warm the cold feeling that thinking about Percy had left in her heart. "I was just thinking about the last time we were all together and happy," she replied.

"Do you want to know what I was thinking about?" Harry asked as he put his arm around her shoulders.

"What?"

"The way your hair looks in the sunset."

"I love you," Ginny said softly as she leaned over to kiss him. Ginny was startled out of their kiss by someone coughing behind her.

"Excuse us… you're kind of blocking the door," Ron said awkwardly.

Ginny pulled away from Harry, blushing. "Sorry about that. I'm glad you two are finally here. We were all waiting on you to start eating."

"Oh, I'm so sorry to keep you waiting," Padma said. "It's all my fault, really. I had bought two gifts for George and Katie and was trying to get Ron to tell me which one he thought they'd like better, and then I couldn't figure out what to wear…"

"It's fine, really," Ginny interrupted. She didn't know how long she could talk to Ron or Padma without losing her temper, so she decided that the best plan would be to join the others and start eating as soon as possible. "Let's just go join everyone else to eat."

They walked over to the picnic table and Ginny was happy to note that Harry never removed his arm from her shoulders. It almost felt as if he was sending a message to Ron.

"Well, it's about time you got here, Ron," George said. He didn't seem to notice that Fred and Charlie were glaring at Ron. "You shouldn't keep a pregnant woman from eating!"

"Sorry," Ron mumbled, taking a seat at the table between Padma and his father.

"Well, everyone dig in!" Ginny said, taking a false cheerful tone. She hated it, but she couldn't deny that the tension had returned to their home when Ron arrived. The friendly banter had disappeared and everyone was eating in silence. If Harry hadn't made an effort to keep some kind of physical contact with her while they ate she thought she might have gone insane.

"The food's excellent, Ginny," Angelina said. "Thank you for fixing it for all of us."

"It really is," Katie agreed. "I just wanted to thank all of you for welcoming me into your family. I'm so sorry we didn't have a big wedding that you could all be a part of, but at the time it didn't feel right."

"Well, I guess this is as good of time as any to give you your present," Charlie spoke up. He pulled a small box out of his pocket and enlarged it before handing it to Katie. "This is from Tonks and me."

Katie's face lit up in a smile and she quickly tore open the package. "Aw, it's a crib! Look George, isn't it cute?"

"It is," George beamed. "Thanks Charlie, Tonks!"

Panic sat in and Ginny gripped Harry's leg. "I didn't get them anything," she hissed under her breath as everyone examined the crib box.

"I've got it under control," Harry replied softly. "This is from Ginny and me," he said, handing George an envelope.

George looked at Harry curiously and opened the envelope. "Oh, this is too much you guys!"

"What is it?" Katie asked eagerly.

"A trip to the Virgin Islands," George replied, sounding astonished.

"Well, I didn't think you two had gotten a honeymoon," Harry said.

"We didn't," Katie said before she burst out laughing. "The picture on the brochure looks just like the birds you and Fred were turned into at Ginny's birthday party!"

"Well, that's ironic," Ginny said, suppressing her own laughter. She saw Harry catch George's eye and wink. George's jaw dropped.

"Here, this is from me," Arthur spoke up, handing Katie a small box.

She opened it and pulled out a key. "I'm sorry, what is this for?"

"That is the key to the trunk that holds all of George's old baby things. It belongs to you two now," he replied smiling.

"Oh, Arthur this means so much to me! All of my stuff was destroyed when…" her voice trailed off and tears filled her eyes. "I'm sorry, you'd think I wouldn't be so emotional about it after all this time."

George pulled his wife into a tight hug. "It's okay, love. You're allowed to miss them… especially now."

"Here, maybe this will cheer you up," Padma said, producing another package from her robes.

George took the package and opened it. "Look, luv. It's a changing table. Thanks, Padma."

"It's from Ron as well," she said quickly.

"Thanks, Ron," Katie sniffed. "Thank you all. This really means a lot to us. George, I hate to seem rude, but I'm really tired. Would you mind if we called it a night?"

"Not at all, I know you haven't been sleeping well. Angie, are coming back with us or are you going to stay?"

"I think I'll head on with you two," she replied. It was the first time that Ginny realized Angelina and Fred hadn't actually spoken to each other the entire night. In fact, every time she looked at Fred he was talking to Luna.

"Actually, before you all go I need you to sign something," Tonks spoke up, pulling a parchment out of her robes. She looked around the table uncomfortably before speaking again. "You all have to sign a confidentiality agreement saying you won't speak to anyone about Harry and Ginny's relationship until after the World Cup."

"Is that really necessary?" Charlie asked, sounding hurt.

"Unfortunately, it is. We can't take any risks with this information. Harry and Ginny have already been getting threatened," Tonks answered.

"What!" Fred, Charlie, and Ron exclaimed.

"Well, now you definitely have to sign," Tonks added. "You weren't supposed to know about any of that."

"If my sister is in danger then I deserve to know," Ron said hotly. "Does this have anything to do with what happened to Dustin? I don't think she should be put in dangerous situations."

"I thought we discussed this Ron," Ginny said, glaring at him. "You have no right to decide anything about my life."

"Whoa, there," George said. "What am I missing?" He exchanged a look with Fred that clearly said 'I'll tell you later.'

"Just sign the paper and you can all leave if you want to," Tonks said with a sigh. "But I've been instructed not to let you leave here tonight until you do."

Arthur stood up from the table, suddenly looking very old. "I won't let you take the full blame for this, Tonks. We've both been instructed to keep you here until you sign, at all costs."

A feeling of dread came over the table and Harry hid his face in his hands. Ginny rubbed his back lovingly and looked at her family. "Just sign it." With much mumbling and complaining the paper was passed around the table until everyone there had signed.

"We're going to go now, but I expect a full report on what's going on here later," George said as he stood up from the table. Everyone said their good byes and told George and Katie congratulations again.

"I left your present in the living room," Luna said as George, Katie, and Angelina began to walk towards the house.

"Thanks Luna," George called. "I'll see you tomorrow at the office."

"What'd you get them, Luna?" Charlie asked.

"A series of books that I enjoyed as a child," Luna replied. "They really are fascinating and the illustrations are wonderful."

"They were brilliant," Fred added.

"I'm sure they'll love them," Tonks said. "Charlie, would you mind if we called it a night as well?"

"Not at all," he replied, standing up from the table.

"I think we're heading out, too," Ron spoke up.

"It was good seeing you again, Ron," Harry said with a shaky voice. "I guess I'll see you two in Tibet then?"

"Of course," Padma said sweetly, elbowing Ron in the ribs.

"Right," Ron said. "Good night. Don't wait up, Dad."

As they walked away Fred turned to Ginny. "I thought Ron didn't like her that much back at Hogwarts," he commented.

"He didn't, but he was also in love with Hermione at the time," Ginny replied. "At first she was really bringing him out of his shell again, but now I'm afraid he's taking advantage of their relationship to hide from us."

"Hide from me, you mean," Harry said. "It's okay, I'm not surprised. I'd rather him be here and ignore me the whole time than not come."

"He's probably feeling guilty and awkward," Arthur spoke up. "He knows he was wrong, but he's not quite ready to make up for his mistakes."

"Ronald always was stubborn," Luna added airily.

"Right," Fred said with a chuckle. "Harry, would you mind helping me put the table and chairs away?"

"Sure." Harry pulled out his wand and began to levitate the charm closest to him. Ginny watched him nervously, hoping that this was an area of his magic he had control of. As soon as the thought crossed through her mind the chair exploded. "Damn it!" Harry yelled. He turned away from the remaining Weasleys and Luna and stormed towards the pond.

"What the hell was that about?" Fred asked, but their father simply shook his head. "Well, Luna, are you still living with your father?"

"Oh, yes. Daddy couldn't keep up a house himself. Men are completely useless with that kind of thing," she replied, twirling her hair around her finger.

"Well then, let me walk you home." He extended his arm to her and she took it. They walked out of the yard and towards Luna's home.

"Do you want me to talk to him?" Arthur asked.

Ginny shook her head. "I'll do it." She took a deep breath and began to retrace Harry's path. She found him sitting at the edge of the pond, picking the grass out of the ground and tearing it to shreds. She plopped down on the grass beside him and took his hand in her own.

"It's okay, you know."

Harry's shoulder's tightened. "No, it's not. I can't even do a simple levitation charm anymore. I'm not even a real wizard now, and I'm worse than a squib. I know exactly what I'm missing, and if I'm not careful I'm going to hurt somebody."

"We'll figure something out. There has to be a way to fix things," Ginny insisted.

"You think you can figure out something the people at the Ministry can't?" Harry snapped.

"Well, excuse me for caring," Ginny replied huffily. She moved to get up but Harry grabbed her by the arm.

"I'm an idiot, I'm sorry."

"I love you; I just want to help," she said softly.

Harry reached over and brushed her hair out of her face. "I know. I love you, too. I'm just feeling very frustrated right now. Being faced with all of these inadequacies didn't bother me nearly as much when I wasn't really focused on my future… our future."

"We'll be fine. Ron will come around, Hermione will come around, Charlie will finally get up the nerve to ask Tonks to marry him, Fred will work out whatever tension he's got going on with Angelina right now, George and Katie will have a healthy, beautiful baby," she paused to kiss Harry gently, "and you and I will face whatever comes our way together. I'm in this for the long haul, Harry, no matter how bloody moody you are."

"You sure? I'll let you off the hook now if you want- no hard feelings."

"Just you try. You're not getting rid of me." Ginny leaned over and kissed Harry again. "And if you want out of this I'm afraid I'll have to have you certified."

"Most people probably find me certifiable, anyway," Harry said with a chuckle.

"There's that smile I love," Ginny teased. She rested her head on his shoulder. "So, you think we should tell my brothers about our sleeping arrangements next time we're all together?"

"Not bloody likely!" Harry exclaimed laughing.

"Come on, it's getting dark," Ginny said, pulling standing up from the ground and then helping Harry up. "We want to have plenty of time for personal things before we get down to Ministry business, don't we?" she asked with a wink.

"Definitely," Harry replied. He put his arm around her shoulders and they started walking back towards the Burrow. As they walked in silence, Ginny promised herself that she would try and figure out a way to help Harry get his magic under control.

A/N I was completely overwhelmed by the response to the last chapter... Thank you guys so much! I've been feeling a bit burnt out lately, but your reviews have been keeping me going, so thank you.