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I'm so sorry that this took so long to get up but it was homecoming this week.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter characters or the plot though I wish I did.
Chapter 6- realizations
Harry woke up in the middle of the night to Ginny screaming. He decided that this time he would be the one to comfort his fiancé. He hurried down the stairs until he came to Ginny's room. He went inside and saw her sitting up in her bed sobbing. Harry crawled into her bed and gathered her into his arms. She laid her head on his chest and he rocked her back and forth.
He heard footsteps and Lily, James and Sirius came into the room with worry written on their faces.
"She'll be okay. Why don't you go and tell her parents that I've got her and then go to my room. I'll be there in a little while." Harry said quietly while still rocking the girl in her arms. They nodded and silently left the room.
"Gin? Were you dreaming about the final battle again?" Harry asked slowly and softly. He felt her nod against his chest. "Are you sure you're telling us everything in the dream?" There was concern in his voice.
Ginny hesitated than said, "I told you everything, Harry" Finally she drifted back to sleep.
When Harry entered his room three adults sat there waiting for him.
"Why did Ginny scream?" Lily asked.
"For the last two weeks Ginny has had nightmares about the Final Battle. She told us about the dream but I still think there's something she's not telling me. Oh, I don't know, it tears at my heart every time she screams like that. I just don't now what to do." Harry sighed looking at his hands.
"Just be there for her." Lily advised. After a little while the four went back to their rooms to try to get some more sleep.
Meanwhile Ginny was awake again and thinking about her dream. Realization came over her and she knew she needed to talk to someone, to tell them the truth. Not her mum, or Harry's mum, not Tonks or Hermione they would all get hysterical. Then it dawned on her, Professor McGonagall. Tomorrow she would go see her.
The next morning Ginny woke up around eight, she knew Harry wouldn't be up, he was not a morning person. She quietly went down to the kitchen to floo to Hogwarts. When she entered the kitchen Dumbledore, Lily, James and Sirius were standing by the fire.
"Hello Everyone!" Ginny waved.
"Good morning Ginny. We're going to the ministry would you mind telling Harry?" Lily smiled at her future daughter-in-law.
"Oh, actually I was going to go to visit Professor McGonagall. Why don't we just leave him a note?" Everyone agreed and Ginny scibbled a hasty note. Then everyone flooed to their destinations.
When Ginny stumbled into the Headmistress' office she noticed that Dumbledore's portrait was gone. Ginny smiled and saw McGonagall smile too.
"He will be Headmaster when term starts again and I'm not disappointed.. Now, what can I do for you today Miss Weasley?" The headmistress sat in the chair behind her desk. She gestured for Ginny to take a seat and with a flick of her wand brought Tea and Biscuits to the desk.
"Um...I er...was wondering if I could talk to you?" Ginny wrung her hands.
"Of course Miss Weasley." McGonagall smiled noticing her nervousness.
"Please Professor, it would be a lot easier for me if you would call me Ginny." Ginny looked into her ex-professor's eyes with a pleading look.
"Of course, if you would call me Minerva."
"Thank-you. Well you see I can't talk to anyone in my family because they would be hysterical so I came to you. Well in the final battle I was hit by the Cruciatus Curse. When I was at Saint Mungo's the healer told me that I probably won't get pregnant and if I do it could kill me and or the baby." Ginny sobbed tears pouring down her cheeks.
"Oh, Ginny. Dear, I'm so sorry." Minerva was shocked and saddened.
"I haven't told anyone and I know Harry wants lots of children. I can't do this to him, it will break his heart!" Ginny sobbed even more and Minerva could barely understand her.
"Ginny, you're going to have to tell Harry. It wouldn't be fair to him. Now I want you to go down to Madam Pomfrey and she will teach you how to make a birth control potion so you can make it. I believe you take it once a week. And Ginny everything will be alright, just talk to Harry." McGonagall gave the Weasley a reassuring smile.
"Thank-you."
Two hours later Ginny with a small vial in her hand flooed to the burrow. When she stepped into the kitchen Harry jumped up and out of his seat and strode over to her. He gave her a quick kiss than held her by the waist with one arm.
"Gin! The best news, Sirius is cleared!" Harry beamed and Ginny realized that that was what the Potters, Sirius and Dumbledore had gone to the Ministry to do.
"That's wonderful! Harry can we talk in the living room alone please?" Ginny tried to act as if it were just a normal conversation.
"Um..sure. We'll be back in a little bit." Harry told the others in the kitchen.
Once they were in the living room Ginny pulled her engagement ring and handed it to Harry who looked at it in shock.
"What's this for Gin?" Was all he could say.
"Because I know you won't want to marry me." Ginny said quietly.
"WHY THE BLOODY HELL WOULDN'T I WANT TO MARRY YOU?" Harry yelled.
Sirius, Lily, James, Dumbledore, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Fleur, Ron and Hermione were all in the kitchen when Harry and Ginny went upstairs. McGonagall flooed into the kitchen seconds after they heard the door to the living room shut. They barely got through the hellos when they heard every word Harry yelled. They all gasped and McGonagall said,
"I was afraid of this." Some people gave her questioning looks but she just shook her head. Then they heard Ginny's voice return to her spunky self and yell just as loud as Harry.
"BECAUSE HARRY, ONCE I TELL YOU WHAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, YOU WON'T WANT TO MARRY ME!" McGonagall groaned and received a few more looks.
"WELL START EXPLAINING GINNY!" Harry yelled back.
"Harry never has been a patient person." Dumbledore chuckled.
"Neither has Ginny." Ron added.
"And they both love to yell." Hermione sighed.
"Well it just so happens Harry, that the curse Voldemort hit me with made it so I probably will never get pregnant and if I do it might kill the baby and /or me!" Ginny yelled but not as angry as before.
They couldn't hear Harry's response even though the room was dead quiet.
"Ginny." Harry breathed slowly. It felt like a dagger was stabbing his heart, but he wouldn't let her know it.
"Madam Pomfrey gave me a potion that I will take every week that will make it so there will be no way I can get pregnant." Ginny said sadly.
"Look Gin. I know you want a baby and so do I but under no circumstance am I going to risk you dying on me." Harry walked over to Ginny and slid the ring back on her finger and pulled her into a hug stroking her head and back.
"No matter what I will always want to marry you." Harry soothed Ginny.
"Do you think they heard us downstairs?" Ginny looked up at Harry,.
"Knowing us and our yelling abilities, I guarantee they heard us." Harry laughed.
When they got downstairs the whole room let out a breath as they saw Ginny in Harry's arms and the ring still on her finger. Ginny walked over to McGonagall and hugged her.
"You were right. Thank-you Minerva." Ginny smiled.
"So I assume you heard our yelling." Harry addressed the room. They nodded.
"Well I was willing to risk it for a baby, but Harry put his foot down absolutely no." Ginny sighed and Harry pulled her over where he sat down in a chair at the table and pulled Ginny onto his lap.
"I'm not losing you, Gin. We just won't have any children." Harry caught a sob from coming out of his throat but everyone else noticed anyways.
"Oh Harry!" Ginny flung her arms around his neck and they held each other and cried.
Mrs. Weasley, Lily, Hermione, Fleur and McGonagall were also crying and they men looked uncomfortable.
Finally they calmed down and Harry and Ginny kissed slowly.
"I love you, Ginny."
"I love you too, Harry."