Just Old Friends
Chapter 24: Reactions
"It was the Infructuosus curse Harry, that's what he used on me. I can never have children."
Harry saw the small tears that still sat in Ginny's eyes; he leaned over and hugged her tightly to his chest. He could smell lavender in her hair as he rested his chin on top of her head. She was crying gently and they sat like that for ten minutes before she pulled back.
"See that's my secret, I took a curse for Hermione so now she can have children and I can't."
"I'm so sorry Gin, I didn't know"
"It's alright like I said I'm use to it, and hey its not as if I have anybody to have children with."
"But one day you might have."
"Yeah and I can still have the fun that is involved in making a baby I just don't ever have to worry about getting pregnant."
She wiggled her eyebrows at him and he couldn't help but laugh at her. She grinned as she popped a chocolate in her mouth.
"Harry?"
"Yeah?"
"Has anyone taken you to see Luna yet?"
"But Gin, she's dead!"
"I know that I mean her grave."
Harry looked at her as she put another chocolate in her mouth.
"No, and if you eat anymore of them you'll get fat!"
"I'll take you tomorrow before work and I don't care, I like chocolate"
She stuck her tongue out and Harry reached out and grabbed it between his thumb and finger.
"Do that again Weasley and I'll really pull your little tongue out of your head."
He let her tongue go and rubbed his fingers in her shirt.
"Ginny?"
"What?"
"Have you spoken to Neville about not having children."
"Why? We're not together anymore."
"But he works on discovering new cures maybe just maybe he'll be able to find a cure for you."
"It's incurable"
"At the moment, most things are incurable to begin with but who knows in the future–"
"In the future I can adopt children if I ever want any, but at the moment I'm happy. Come on not many girls my age can say honestly that they don't worry about ending up pregnant, I can though."
Harry looked at her face she did seem happy and he nodded at her, the spent the afternoon just chatting and laughing and it was with light hearts they headed to the ministry at eight o'clock.
First of all I'd like to apologise for the long time without posting but I have been really busy, but on the bright side I finished my exams yesterday which means I'll have a bit more time to post but I start back at University on Monday so if there isn't much post its because of the workload.
Annie well since this is a story based on Harry and Ginny falling in love it wouldn't work if she was dead would it Annie, use your head! Yeah Ron is still a bit funny but I like the way this is going, and I think I'm nearing the end of it, but I'll explain that when you get back and I can email you.
Brilliant author16 Yes Tonks will be happy you've agreed but so will Remus because it means he gets to be a dad. As for the whole Ginny thing you'll have to wait and see but they will not be using the method you suggest if and that's a big if they have children it will be through a magical cure.
Maiden of Hope thank you I was hoping to tie in everything else so you could understand the beginning and why it was like that
Potter4prez yep you knew it but its good for now. Yeah exams were all right I think I only failed one of them so that's a plus and good luck with yours
Chica91 thanks I'm glad you liked it and that you thought it was a surprise there will be more to come yet! Oh and I'm glad you haven't been hurrying me to post more. I'm trying to upload the first chapter of EYL on mugglenet but I've had it rejected twice, but I'm working on it now so you should have a new story on there soon as well.
Avadne Yes hyper-angry Annie can't be nice at least there's a few thousand miles between her and me when she's like that ;D I'm glad you liked all the posts and I can't wait for you to update it looks like we're both now waiting on Annie.
Jessie yep big family and now the only Weasley who can't have kids (well from the ones alive) but it'll work out well Jessie, I was think of your story and Claire when I wrote this, so you've inspired something there.
Okay with that said I have some bad news for you all. Annie (who is the first person I've replied to on here) is my lovely beta. Well Annie's parents have decided its time for a family holiday. Now she's not back until next week, I think, no sorry it's the week after next. Well she's not back till February.
Well the problem is that this is the last chapter of this story she has beta read. So the story is now again on hold until she returns, I'm sorry for this but its summer over in Australia so we must let her have her holidays since we will want ours in our summer.
But if you're at a lost of what to read maybe you could try to read another one of my stories its one called Choices it's a MWPP story but telling it through choices instead of in this style.
Well have a good week and there will be more in February
Kristina