Chapter 23
Everyone's eyes bugged out at this remark except for Harry and Adora Potter.
"Y…you're what?" Arabella stuttered.
"Harry and I will be having a baby in seven months," Ginny said smiling from ear to hear holding her stomach dearly.
"When did you find this out?" Susan asked sitting there in awe.
"They had it in the Daily Prophet," Harry offered.
"Why should we believe the bloody paper?" Bridget asked still moody towards her older brother, "No matter how much we have threatened them about talking crap on us they still do. So how are suppose to know when it's fiction and fact? So, so seven months before I am an auntie!" Bridget squealed and Ginny shook her head yes, as best friends hugged each other.
"Congratulations!" Arabella said jumping up and hugging her nephew and niece-in-law, "Oh I can't wait!"
Everyone was getting all excited and talking excitedly about Harry and Ginny's little bundle of joy that would enter their world in a few months.
Adora turned to her niece, "Susan aren't you going to say anything?"
Susan nodded and stood up, "Draco and I are also expecting a baby."
"What!" Arabella laughed and ran to her niece and nephew-in-law, "You…your pregnant too?"
Susan bit her lip nervously and nodded, "Yes."
Harry turned to Draco to see if this was true and Draco just gave him a simple nod. Harry's mouth dropped and Ginny turned to Harry to make sure Harry didn't go after Draco.
"I…I'm fine," Harry muttered to Ginny.
"How far along are you?" Arabella asked her little niece.
"Three weeks, I told Draco this morning that I was a week late. So we did a pregnancy test this morning and we found out that I was pregnant."
"Oh wow!" Ginny said her eyes lighting up, "That means we'll be having our babies together!"
Susan had tears in her eyes and nodded, and the two to-be-mummies hugged.
Susan pulled back and turned to Ginny, "I'm kind of scared."
"You are?" Ginny pulled back in surprise, "You are already a mummy with Bree. I'm the one that has no experience."
"Oh that's the easy part…I'm scared of the delivery."
"I'm scared about both."
"Really?" Susan asked and Ginny nodded.
"Well you can borrow Breeanna anytime."
"Roselyn too," Arabella said hugging Susan and Ginny. "I will be there for the both of you too."
"I'm so excited for the both of you!" Bridget began to sing and dance around the dining room and everyone laughed.
Everyone's eyes bugged out this time and Bridget stopped and grabbed her stomach, "What?" Bridget turned to Adora, "Am I pregnant too?"
Everyone began to laugh except for Harry, Harry just looked angry.
"That bastard that raped you didn't get you pregnant did he?"
"No Bridget and no Harry," Adora said shaking her head.
"Then why did everyone stare at me? This is Ginny and Susan's time to shine."
"Your voice," Draco spoke up honestly.
"Yeah I know I suck," Bridget laughed.
"No, no you don't." Arabella said smiling and walking over to her youngest niece, "Love you have a beautiful voice. That's why we stopped and looked at you in awe, although it shouldn't surprise me."
"Why not?"
"Your mother had the most beautiful voice I had ever heard," Arabella said smiling from ear to ear. "Sounds as if you have inherited your mum's voice."
"Awesome!" Bridget smiled, "I didn't get mum's hair or eyes, but I got her voice!"
"You should join the Hogwarts choir next year."
Bridget nodded, "I think I will."
"Can we eat now?" Harry grumbled, "I am starving."
"Oh yeah," Arabella laughed. "Yes let's eat and we have lots to be thankful for. Harry and Ginny are expecting a baby, as are Sadie and Draco, Bridget has Lily's beautiful voice, and Adora…"
"Adora will be traveling the world for Seer studies after she graduates," Adora spoke up in third person. Everyone at the table turned to Adora and looked at her in awe.
"Y…you're leaving us?" Bridget stuttered, "Why?"
Adora laughed, "I am not leaving you guys. But I need to explore my seer powers and I need to learn more. My powers have advanced more than I could have ever imagined, but I know I can still reach to more. Besides I am going to talk at some schools encouraging students that are showing Seer powers to go for it."
"What do you mean students?" Susan asked as she ate some mashed potatoes.
"I will be stopping at Wizarding Schools all over the world," Adora said smiling.
"What about Ron?" Harry asked.
"What about Ron?" Adora asked.
Harry and Ginny looked at Adora as if she had lost her mind, "You have told Ron haven't you? Ginny asked.
"No not yet, I was going to do that during this vacation."
"He wanted you guys to move in with one another," Harry stated.
"I know he did," Adora said continuing to eat trying to ignore them all and for them to all drop this subject.
"Adora he loves you," Draco spoke up and everyone turned to Draco wide eyed. Was Draco Malfoy actually standing up for Ron Weasley?
"I know he does."
"Then why are you just going to leave him like that Adora?"
"Why do you care Draco?"
"Honestly?"
"Yes honestly," Adora said standing up outraged that not one of her family members could see her side of it.
"Because you really love him and I see the way he looks at you. You are only pushing him away because you are afraid."
"He's going out into the field, and he's going to be an Auror."
"And you are too much of a bloody coward to love him because you think you'll lose him."
"Shut up!" Adora yelled at Draco and everyone just sat there. Adora had never yelled at Draco like this.
"No, because I am right."
Adora got up and walked out of the house.
"Where is she going?" Arabella asked as Roselyn and Breeanna were crying because of all of the yelling.
"Where else?" Draco said shrugging his shoulders as he sat back down at the table and finished eating his dinner. "Weasley's house, she's finally going to tell him the truth."
"Why do you care?" Ginny asked coldly and then again there was everyone looking at Ginny surprised as Ginny was always telling Harry to be polite to Draco.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me, why do you care?"
"I care about Adora breaking her heart over your brother because she is scared of commitment. Potter you are right, I don't really give a damn about your brother."
"Draco!" Susan said looking at him, "Don't say that! That's a horrible thing to say!"
"It's true, so why would I lie."
"Draco hold your tongue," Sadie warned.
"Don't tell me what to do."
"Wrong move Malfoy," Harry groaned.
"You shut it too Harry!" Susan yelled and then Susan turned to Arabella, "Sorry about dinner." Breeanna was screaming, "I have got to go. I thought my family had gotten over me marrying a Malfoy and I thought my husband had gotten over me being a Potter. Obviously I was wrong. Now I am taking my daughter and my unborn child out of here." Susan picked Breeanna up and walked out of the room to Floo home.
"Uh oh," Bridget spoke up. "You two are in trouble."
"Excuse me?" Harry and Draco spoke at the same time.
"You defiantly don't want a pregnant woman mad at you."
"That's for sure," Ginny said getting up and going to the family room to Floo to her mom's house. "Don't expect me back Harry, I'm going to my mother's house."
Arabella looked around and then decided to keep eating if her nephew and nephew-in-law were too stupid to run after their pregnant wives. Bridget did the same as Arabella.
"What am I suppose to do?" Harry asked looking from his Aunt Arabella to his baby sister Bridget and to his brother-in-law Draco.
"Don't ask me," Draco said speaking up. "I am as clueless as you are, Potter."
"Obviously the two of you are stupid," Bridget said putting her fork and knife down. "If the two of you had any brains you would chase after your pregnant wives."
At this moment Draco and Harry jumped up and ran to the fireplace to Floo after their wives.
"Are all guys this stupid?" Bridget asked looking at her aunt as Arabella put more mashed potatoes on Roselyn's plate as she ate with her hands in her high chair.
"Yes but sometimes we women can be almost as stupid as those men."
"Really? How?"
"Yes we can, and as you are acting as if Oliver Wood means nothing to you."
"Aunt Bella drop it, I do not care for Oliver Wood. I have told him over and over again that I only want to be friends with him and he just can't get it through his thick skull."
"If you say so," Arabella said shrugging her shoulders while keeping a close eye on baby Roselyn.
"I do."
"So where is Terry?"
"Oh him?"
Arabella laughed at her niece, "Yes him."
"At his parents for the holidays."
"He hasn't come by to visit."
"I know."
"Why not?"
"I don't know, should I invite him over?"
"It's up to you…I would think that since Terry is your boyfriend, that you would want him over here."
Bridget nodded and got up, "I am going out into the garden."
"Okay," Arabella said nodding.
"Mrs. Black?" Dobby had appeared at Arabella's side.
"Yes Dobby?"
"Would you like Dobby and Eshmu to clean up the dinner things?"
"Yes please," Arabella said smiling at the house elf as Arabella got up. "I need to give Roselyn a bath," Arabella giggled. "Look at her face."
"Very cute baby misses, and she looks like late master. Merlin bless his soul."
"Yes," Arabella nodded getting a bit chocked up. "Come on Rosie."
Bridget had been humming in the garden sitting on her favorite bench, but this was when she heard something behind her.
'Oh Merlin!' Bridget hid behind a bush, thinking it was a Death Eater.
Unfortunately it had been a Death Eater, "Bridget I heard you. Where, oh there you are." He helped her up and Bridget sighed.
"What are you doing here Blaise?" Bridget hissed at her ex-boyfriend.
"I told you that I wanted to get back together with you."
"Yes and I told you that I am happy with Terry and that you are still with Hannah Abbott."
"Yeah, but I have to be with Hannah."
"Why?"
"Complicated."
"I know you are a Death Eater," Bridget said tapping her foot.
"Yeah but I have to be, you know my father."
"Look at Draco he didn't join the Death Eaters."
"Yeah but he killed his father for your sister."
"I am with Terry, now leave me alone."
"No," Blaize said pulling her close and landing his lips tightly to Bridget's.
"Leave her alone," came a growling voice from behind Blaise.
Blaise pulled his lips off of Bridget and Bridget's eyes got huge, the voice wasn't who she expected it to.
"Terry!"
"What do you want Boot?"
"I said leave Bridget alone."
"What are you going to do?"
"Protect my girlfriend."
"No," Bridget spoke up. "Terry please go away."
"Are you cheating on me with him! For Merlin's sake Bridget, everyone at Hogwarts knows that he is a Death Eater!"
"No I am not cheating on you with him!" Bridget yelled, "But please go away! I am a Potter and I can take care of myself if I need to."
"If you need to!" Terry yelled just outraged, "Come on Bridget! All Death Eaters and You-Know-Who wants you dead! This is a set up!"
"I said shut up and leave!" Blaise Zambini yelled and threw the 'Crucio' curse at Terry Boot.
"No!" Bridget screamed as Terry began to yell and scream in pain. "Quit it Blaise!"
"No," Blaise said laughing.
"Damn it I said quit it!"
Blaise shrugged carelessly and took the curse off of Terry.
"You bastard!" Terry yelled and drew out his wand.
"Stupefy," Blaise said lazily.
"I hate you!" Bridget yelled at Blaise, "Leave me and my boyfriend alone."
"Come on Bridget," Blaise said pulling Bridget close. "You know you don't hate me, you love me."
"I don't love you, but I never said I hated you."
"You are right you hate my friend, Neville Longbottom."
"Bastard!" Bridget yelled as she spat in Blaise's face and smacked him across the face. Then the unbelievable happened, Blaise's usual black hair began to turn an odd sandy blonde color. Blaise's usually narrow face began to turn a more circle shape, and before Bridget could scream all of the color in her face.
"Neville!" Bridget shrieked and tried to run away but Neville's grip on her was too strong.
"You aren't going anywhere."
"Let go of me!" Bridget began to cry.
"Avada Kedavra." Neville said pointing his wand to Terry Boot and killing Terry, "That's what that bastard gets for dating you."
"You are trying to ruin my life!"
"You bet your arse I am," Neville said placing his finger and making one of Bridget's fingers onto an old boot.
"No! You can't make me go with you!"
"Yes I can and I love hearing fear in your voice," Neville cackled and began to kiss all over Bridget's neck.
"HELP ME!"
Then Neville Longbottom and Bridget Potter had been taken away with the Port-key.
Oliver Wood apparated just feet away from where Bridget had been, "Damn it! Just seconds away." Oliver was about to disapparate, but then he noticed something just feet in front of him.
"Oh Merlin," Oliver gasped. Oliver disapparated away and within moments Oliver was back with none other than Albus Dumbledore.
"Yes Oliver, that is Mr. Terry Boot."
"Do you want me to contact the family?"
"No," Albus said shaking his head. "They would want to hear it from me, but please inform Arabella Black why there will many wizards and witches here today. We have to get them investigating this and processing the death of this young soul. Wait a minute, wasn't Mr. Boot Miss Potter's boyfriend?"
"Yes sir he was."
"Oh dear, well where is Miss Potter?"
"I have no idea," Oliver said honestly. "I was trailing Neville Longbottom like you had told me and I felt him come here and by the time I had followed, neither Neville nor Bridget were here. I did find Boot dead."
"Mr. Boot was most likely trying to save Miss Potter from Mr. Longbottom. I shall go inform the ministry so they can begin to investigate the case. I need you to run and tell Arabella what's going on real quick, and I would like you to go and find Miss Potter. Did you find out if your suspicions correct?"
"Yes sir, Neville Longbottom had indeed been one of the spies Lord Voldemort had in on us. We know that Longbottom had trained for the Order with Ron Weasley and right before Longbottom raped Bridget was when he joined the Death Eaters."
"His family is disappointed in him and I don't want to think what Alice and Frank would think of him. After all they were part of the Order and both of them were Aurors."
"Why would he join Voldemort after Voldemort is the reason he never knew his parents."
Albus Dumbledore sighed, "Unfortunately Mr. Longbottom doesn't see Voldemort as the killer of his parents. True didn't throw the 'Crucio' curse on them, but they were there because of Voldemort. Most likely Mr. Longbottom will try to get to the top and then order the death of his parent's torturers."
Oliver gasped, "Of course it all makes since now."
"Now please Oliver hurray. Inform Arabella of what will be happening on the estate and please try to find Miss Potter before it is too late."
"Yes sir," Oliver nodded as he disapparated.
"Oh Merlin," Dumbledore sighed. "Please look over Miss Potter if she is in Mr. Longbottom's grasp."
"You are what!" Ron yelled blinking at his girlfriend in awe, "You're leaving me!"
"No, I mean unless you want us to break up."
"Of course I don't want us to break up, but Adora you are going to be gone for two whole years traveling and studying to be a Seer! You are a bloody Seer!"
"You wouldn't understand Ron."
"Yes I do. You are scared of what we have."
"No Ron I am not! I am not asking you to wait on me if you don't want to. I understand that there are more beautiful women out there than me, but I am to be the best seer since Cassandra Trewlany and I am going to prove it. I am going to make it come true."
"Adora," Ron sighed. "What about us? I wanted us to move in together, I imagined us getting married one day, and having children!"
"Ron I am not ready to marry."
"I know you aren't," Ron lied as he felt the engagement ring box in the pocket of his trousers. Ron had wanted to propose to Adora tonight and he was going to show up at the Black Manor and ask her to go on a fancy date with her tomorrow night, the last night of Easter vacation.
"Ron I love you…"
"Then why can't we stay together?"
"Ron I have to do this, being a Seer is my destiny.
"And what? Not getting married to me isn't part of your destiny?"
Adora sighed, "Ron I am not destined to a certain man to marry as Ginny and Sadie had been. If you can't accept me going around the world after graduation, then maybe we should part."
"No Adora you don't mean that."
"Actually I do," Adora said with a tear in her eye.
"Dorie please don't, I love you."
"I'm sorry but I have to do this."
"Okay," Ron said nodding. "Just please don't leave me, I love you."
"Ron I don't want you to wait on me."
"But what if I want to wait on you."
"Fine," Adora broke.
Ron threw his arms around her and held her close, "Don't scare me like that again Dorie. I can't lose you."
"I don't want to lose you neither, but I don't want you to throw your life away with me by waiting on me."
"I won't be throwing my life away," Ron laughed pulling back to look Adora in those chocolate eyes of her that he loved so much. "I would wait forever for you and besides most of the time with you being gone I will be training to be an Auror. A year and a half is how long it takes to be an Auror. Then the next half a year I will be busy with missions to get me really good. So by the time you come back, we can start to settle down."
Adora smiled, "That would be nice…if we are still together then."
"We will be," Ron said holding Adora close again. "We will be."
