Chapter 20
N.E.W.T.s were creeping into the Seventh Year's life quickly but surely. Adora, Ron, Harry, Susan, and Draco were studying more than they had ever studied in their entire life. N.E.W.T.s would change every Seventh Year student's life that passed through Hogwarts castle. N.E.W.T.s would be the weapon that would get you the dream job you had always wanted or the weapon that would your want to be employer would use to push you away. To tell you that you didn't have a chance to get the career you had always dreamed of. N.E.W.T.s could be a treasure of a lifetime or a complete burden that would live on your back for the rest of their days.
"Ron you aren't studying enough," Adora said not looking up from her notes.
"Stuff it love."
Adora looked up from her notes and laughed, "What?"
"Stuff it love."
"How can you stay stuff it and love in the same sentence?"
"Easy I say stuff it because you are starting to annoy me about studying. I said love because I love you."
Adora smiled at Ron, "You are so bonkers."
Ron closed his book and put his notes away, "I so tired of studying." Ron said looking around the Head Boy and Girl's Common Room.
"Yeah but you need to keep studying."
"No one asked you Susan," Ron said cutting eyes at her.
"Well Adora is right, these demon things we have to take decide how we will succeed in life."
"Ek," Ron said rolling his eyes. "You sound too much like her."
Adora and Susan stuck their tongues out at Ron. Draco spoke up, "Weasley is right you know. You two sound too much alike."
"Stuff it love," Susan said sticking her tongue out at her husband.
"Okay now you are starting to sound too much like Weasley," Draco said in disgust.
"Can you all shut up," Harry growled. "Study or don't study, either way shut up. Some of us are trying to study."
"You look somewhat agitated," Ginny commented laying on Harry's bed, painting her nails.
"Of course I am!" Bridget Potter yelled.
"Oh? Why are you agitated?"
"They just strut around the entire bloody school being all couplish."
"Couplish? Is that even a word?"
"Who bloody cares! I made it a word, so get over it."
"Okay," Ginny said nodding acting all calm. Ginny was laughing inside, "So they are being all couplish. Who is being all couplish? Adora and Ron? Harry and me? Susan and Draco?"
"No, no, no. I'm use to you guys being all couplish and you guys are my family so it doesn't matter if you guys are all couplish."
"Gee thanks," Ginny said sarcastically. "Okay so who is being all couplish?"
"Them!"
"Who?"
"Lovegood and Wood," Bridget spat.
"Luna and Oliver? Why are you on last name basis?"
"Because they are so evil!"
"Evil, since when? What since they got together?"
"Of course, I mean no, I mean…"
"You still care for him don't you?"
"No I don't!"
"Bridget yes you do! If you care for Oliver, why are you with Terry and not Oliver."
"I don't love him! Just leave me the hell alone!"
"Fine," Ginny said shrugging and rolling over to eat more of the wonderful chocolate that Harry had bought for his wife.
March flew by much too fast for fifth and seventh years and Easter was just days away.
Of course none of the family members had gotten over the death of both Anthony or Sirius, but time was healing their hearts. Arabella didn't look a mess anymore and she was trying to get over the loss of her true love. Arabella knew that she would never get over Sirius's death but Arabella knew she couldn't grieve the loss of her husband for the rest of her life. Arabella had to raise little Roselyn on her own, the only child they ever had.
"Ma?" Arabella sat up from her four poster bed to see baby Roselyn standing up in her crib and just a smiling from ear to ear.
"Hi baby," Arabella said getting up from her bed and walking over to the baby's crib. "Hello my beautiful baby Roselyn."
"Mama!" Roselyn said smiling at her mother as she reached up from her mummy to pick her up.
"Hello baby," Arabella held baby Roselyn in her arms and walked over to the changing table and began to change Roselyn's dirty nappie.
After changing the dirty nappie; Arabella had dressed Roselyn into a powder pink dress, white socks with little pink bows on them, a pink and white ribbon in Roselyn's black hair, and finally little black buckle shoes with black bows at the top.
"Papa's favorite outfit for you," Arabella said with a sad smile. Arabella placed Roselyn on the floor and took the baby's hand in her hand. Roselyn was old enough to walk now and all Roselyn wanted to do now was walk, walk, and walk! Arabella was just happy that Roselyn was able to walk before Sirius was taken from them so viciously.
"Let's go get some breakfast and start another wonderful day."
"I am so ready for this Easter holidays," Ron said smiling from ear to ear in the back compartment of the Hogwarts Express as the train was on it's way to King's Cross.
"I don't see why," Susan said trying to feed a very sick Breeanna. "All we will be doing all holiday is studying for bloody N.E.W.T.s."
"Yeah," Ron sighed. "But at least we don't have to worry about any annoying people in the Common Room."
"What Common Room?" Adora asked yawning.
"Gryffindor."
"Since when have we been studying in Gryffindor Common Room?" Harry asked looking at even more notes, "All we ever do is study in Adora and my Common Room."
"Yeah well, at least we aren't around Slytherins anymore."
"Yeah," Bridget said raising her cup of pumpkin juice to Ron. "No more stinking Slytherins."
"Uh," Terry Boot said looking at Draco. "I thought Malfoy was in Slytherin."
"No," Susan said trying to rock Breeanna to sleep now. "Draco was moved to Ravenclaw last year. Thought you would know as you are in Ravenclaw."
"Oh," Terry Boot said nodding his head.
Susan turned to Ginny, 'What the hell does she see in him?'
'No idea.'
'You know I can hear the two of you,' Adora said looking at the two of them. 'And Bridget can probably hear you too.'
'Nope,' Susan said telepathically to his Aunt Adora. 'Bridget is snogging with Terry now so..'
'Shut up all of you! I can hear you and I can't concentrate on kissing my boyfriend because the three of you won't shut up!'
'Well that settles it,' Adora said talking to Ginny and Susan telepathically. 'Bridget can hear us.'
All of a sudden Ginny dashes out of the compartment and into the hallway.
"What's wrong with her?" Harry asked looking oddly at his friends and family.
"I don't know," Adora said turning to everyone else in the room to see if anyone else had an idea what could be wrong with Ginny Potter. Of course our little Seer, Adora Potter, knew what was going on. Adora always knew what was going on but of course she couldn't say a word. You would think that after all this time Harry would quit asking Adora what was going on that Adora couldn't actually be truthful about it. But alas, Harry still hadn't learned this important lesson.
"No clue," Bridget said getting up from her seat and leaving the compartment. "I think I'm going to go see if I can find her."
"Maybe I should," Harry said getting up. "After all I am her husband and I need to take care of her."
"Are you sure Harry? I know you need to be studying like crazy for N.E.W.T.s as they are only three weeks away."
"It's fine Bridget, stay here. I am going to find Ginny."
"That's good," Terry said speaking up and everyone wondered why he was talking. "I need to go find some of my friends from Ravenclaw, are you coming Bridget?"
"Well I want to make sure Ginny is okay."
"She'll be fine, you can go with Terry." Harry said but Bridget could swear that Harry was trying to tell Bridget to stay.
"See even Harry says it's okay, you can meet up with them later."
"Okay," Bridget said shrugging her shoulders and Terry pulled Bridget out of the compartment and they were gone.
Harry left after them and Ron left because he said he had to use the lavatory.
So in the back compartment, all there was left was Susan, Draco, Adora, and baby Breeanna.
"Do you think Harry knows yet?" Susan asked as she laid Breeanna down on the seat. Draco got up so Susan could lay Breeanna down for her daily nap and Draco joined Adora on the other side of the compartment.
"Knows what?" Draco asked looking back and forth between his aunt and his wife.
"Yeah, knows what?" Adora acted stupid.
"Don't act stupid with me!" Susan said as her eyes were dancing on fire, "I know you know."
"So what if I do?" Adora said shrugging her shoulders, "Besides I thought you were denying your powers? You know your destiny."
"Know what!" Draco asked starting to get impatient.
"I am not denying my destiny, but I believe raising Breeanna is on a higher scale than using my stupid powers."
"Stupid powers!" Adora laughed, "You have got to be kidding me! You have no idea how much good you would bring into this world if you would use your bloody powers!"
"Enough," Susan hissed. "I am not using my powers except for telepathic messages and reading the minds of my loved ones."
"Susan…"
"No," Susan growled and Draco saw the fire dancing on Susan's now dull green eyes. Susan was serious. Draco had a feeling this conversation had a bit more to do then with Susan just not using her powers, but he was not going to be the guy to push a Potter woman…let alone two Potter women. Draco didn't want to end up a dead Malfoy.
Susan went on, "Do you think she knows?"
"I don't know what you are talking about," Adora said ignoring her niece and started to study for N.E.W.T.s again.
"Unbelievable," Susan sighed.
"No what's unbelievable Sadie is that you are going to deny what you have been blessed with! You have no idea how many people would love to have…"
"NO!" Susan said through her teeth.
"Oh Merlin," Ginny groaned laying on the floor of the lavatory.
"Ginny?"
"Harry?" Ginny asked her eyes wide as she opened up the lavatory door, "What are you doing here? This is the Girls' Lavatory!"
"What is going on?"
"Ek," Ginny said getting up and washing her face at the sink. "I think I gave Breeanna her little cold. I'm telling you this Flu is kicking my arse."
"Nope, I don't think that's it."
"What?" Ginny asked turning around to Harry.
"I found a pregnancy test in the bedroom trash can and I know it's not mine."
"Y…you found that?"
"Yeah," Harry said nodding and taking Ginny into his arms and holding on tight. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Harry could feel Ginny crying softly, "I figured you would be mad at me."
Harry pulled Ginny back and looked straight into her chocolate brown eyes, "Why would I be mad? Why would I be mad about us having a baby?"
Tears leaked down Ginny's porcelain face, "Because we haven't gotten rid of Voldemort yet. I'm too scared to bring a baby into the world with Voldemort still on the loose."
"After Voldemort is gone there is still Autumn, and then there is Desdemona. There will always be evil, but we will get through this and destroy Voldemort. Ginny I can't express how happy I am about you being pregnant! We are going to have a baby!" Harry pulled Ginny into a bone crushing hug and then pulled back to look her back in her eyes, "Maybe it's time for the twins to come. This could be a sign of times getting ready to change."
Ginny's face lit up a bit, "I didn't think of it like that."
"You are happy about this baby aren't you?"
Ginny smiled the first true smile since she found out she was pregnant, "Of course I am. I am just scared for the baby's safety."
"I understand," Harry said pulling his wife close.
"Excuse me?" Came a voice Harry really didn't want to hear.
"Yes Hannah?" Harry asked not turning around, he really didn't want to look at the school slut that somehow Susan was still friends with.
"I need to use the lavatory and you are in here, and as you are Head Boy…I don't think it wise for you to be in here."
Harry turned around to Hannah, "You are correct. Thank you Hannah, come on Ginny."
As Harry and Ginny were about to leave the Girls' Lavatory, Hannah spoke once more to the Potters. "Is it true what I heard?"
"What did you hear?" Harry asked through gritted teeth.
"That Ginny is pregnant?"
Harry felt his stomach drop, how could he be so stupid. Of course with them talking about it in the open that someone would find out.
"Yes it is," Ginny spoke up and Harry gave Ginny asking why was she confiding in Hannah.
"Congratulations," Hannah said smiling at the couple as they left the lavatory.
"Harry where are we going?" Ginny asked looking at Harry wondering why they just dashed out of there, but of course she was kind of happy because they were finally out of the Girls' Lavatory.
"Head Boy and Head Girl's Compartment."
"Oh yeah, but why didn't we all just go in there earlier?"
"No idea," Harry said shrugging his shoulders as they headed up the front of the train as their destination was the Head Boy and Girl's compartment.
Autumn smiled at herself in the mirror as she began to get ready for a special night out that she had planned. Maybe Autumn's father had been right, maybe it was time for a nanny. Autumn did need help out here and there, now that her mother was dead, and it wasn't as if Desdemona didn't know her mother or anything.
"Ma, Ma, Ma!" Desdemona said toddling over towards her mother.
"Hi Desi," Autumn said not taking her eyes away from the mirror. "What are you doing up? You are suppose to be taking your nap in your playpen."
"Sorry," a male voice said from behind Autumn and she turned around to smile at who had just picked her daughter up on his hip.
Autumn had finished getting ready and smiled as she reached over to take Desi from Neville, "It's okay. I'll just get her nanny to put her to sleep after I leave."
"Where are you going?"
"Millie comes back from Hogwarts today as it is Easter break, and we are so going out tonight."
"Where are you two going?"
"Cauldron in Hogsmede, the hottest club in the Wizarding World of course."
"How is Voldemort's daughter and a Death Eater going to get into Hogsmede?" Neville asked handing Desdemona to her mother.
Autumn kissed Desi's forehead before setting the baby down into the playpen, "Duh! Have you ever been to Cauldron before?"
"No."
"Cauldron is the hottest club in The Wizarding World, and it's all masquerade all year long. So Millie and I can go and enjoy ourselves without having to worry about Aurors or members of that silly Order try and kidnap us."
"Neat."
"Why do you ask?"
"Well I was going to see if you wanted to have a nice evening in Knockturn Alley, but I see you already have plans."
"You know you could always come with," Autumn said getting so close to Neville that there was absolutely no room between the two of them.
"Wouldn't want to interfere on a Girls' Night Out."
"Sure it starts as a Girls' Night Out, but at the end of the night I am going to be so wasted that I'll want to shack up with a very sexy man. Preferably a man with light brown hair and blue eyes."
"Have anyone in mind?"
"As a matter of fact I do," Autumn said turning away from Neville and back to her vanity. "So are you going to come along or not? Because if you don't come than I'll just dance with some other hottie and shag a different guy."
"I'm game," Neville said smiling and throwing himself upon Autumn's bed.
Autumn joined Neville and looked into his blue eyes, "I have no idea why Potter would choose Wood over you."
Autumn didn't see it because Neville kept his cool, but inside Autumn's comment was making Neville ready to boil over.
Neville indeed was still in love with the one and only Bridget Lynn Potter. Neville still couldn't believe that Bridget had slept with Oliver Wood over himself and for Neville to get what he wanted that he had to rape Bridget. Thanks to Bridget Potter, Neville would be on his way to Azkaban in a few months. Neville swore on his parent's souls that he would get his revenge on Bridget Potter.
"What are you thinking about?"
"A way to make Potter pay for what she did to me."
"What do you mean?"
Neville sighed, "You better not get use to me being around."
"Why not?" Autumn asked sitting up on her bed and looking at Neville oddly, "Don't tell me I am losing another man to a damned Potter!"
"Kind of."
"What!"
"Not in the way Malfoy left you. You see after I graduate from Durmstag, I will be headed to Azkaban for ten years for raping Potter."
"Not if I have anything to do with it," Autumn said with an evil grin as an idea was forming into her evil brain.
Arabella smiled as she saw the children get off of the Hogwarts Express on Platform 9 ¾. Roselyn began to get fussy and Arabella rocked the stroller again to try and settle the one and a half year old baby.
"Kids!" Arabella yelled and smiled to see the Potters and Malfoys smile and head towards Arabella. After plenty of hugs Arabella smiled at the young adults in front of her.
"Now," Arabella started. "We will all be celebrating Easter at my house this Sunday. So that means Susan and Draco, I expect you at my house no later than ten thirty on Sunday."
"We will be there," Susan nodded. Draco, Susan, and Breeanna would be riding in the Limo back to the Black Manor and then Flooing over to their little cottage.
"Who all is staying with Roselyn and me?"
"Ginny and I will," Harry spoke up.
"Me too," Bridget said smiling from ear to ear as she was playing Peek-A-Boo with her little cousin.
"I will if it's okay," Adora said blushing.
"Of course it is alright dear, okay let's head home."
During the ride home Arabella smiled sadly to herself. This would be the last holiday that she had most of the children staying with her. Arabella hated for all of the children to move out in a couple of months and that it would only be three people living in that huge house.
Arabella needed to take Adora, Harry, Sadie, and Bridget to Gringotts during Easter break alone. Truth was that everyone one of the Potter children would be inheriting a Potter home. Bridget didn't really need to find out about her house until next year, but Arabella knew how much Bridget hated being out of the loop, so it would be the perfect opportunity to tell Bridget as well.
Adora would be inheriting Anthony's old home, Harry would be inheriting the remains and land that Godric's Hollow had been. Susan would be getting the home in Hogsmede and Breeanna was to inherit the home in Milan.
It was so funny how James and Lily had set up their last will, it was if they knew all of the Potter children perfectly.
Adora would of course take her late father's home with open arms as Adora tried so hard to get as close to her late parents. Adora would be able to raise the family she had dreamed of, and be as close to her family.
Harry would of course want Godric's Hollow and would want Arabella to tell him exactly how it had been, so he could build it exactly how it had been years ago. Harry would want the kitchen, dinning room, living room, downstairs bath, all five bedrooms the same, and the bathrooms. Arabella could just imagine herself stepping into Harry's home and feeling at home because it would be James and Lily's old home as well. It would be the home that Ginerva and Harry would raise their beautiful children with.
Susan always wanted a comfy little home in Hogsmede and it was just remarkable that Susan would be getting that home. Susan had always dreamed of a comfy little home to raise her family in. Sure it was only Draco, Sadie, and Breeanna for now, but everyone knew that Susan was ready to have children of her own. Susan just wanted to know what both herself and Draco expected to do for their career before they started to raise another child.
Bridget was the Potter that loved to be so very different and Bridget would most likely be the child that would explore the world after she graduated from Hogwarts. In fact Bridget had always been fascinated with the fashion world and Bridget had always wanted to visit Milan. Arabella knew that once Bridget knew that she had a home in Milan waiting for her, well Bridget would be ecstatic.
Yes, telling the Potter children about their entire inheritance would be Arabella's main objective during the Easter Holidays.
