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Chapter 26

Daily Scandals

Harry and Ginny moved as one. Their wands pointed at the concealed spot, where the voice had spoken from. Voldemort's laugh echoed all around them. Harry couldn't see a thing. His scar burned with fire and force that almost brought Harry to his knee's. He remained standing, but barley, his eye's filling with defensive tears from the sheer pain of it all.

"SHOW YOURSELF!" shouted Harry

"Why? And ruin the fun of our game Harry? You still want to play, don't you? Only there isn't anyone here to save you now. Gone are your parents and Black, the meddlesome fools! Gone is the muggle loving fool, Dumbledore. My we are alone, aren't we Harry?" the cold voice of Voldemort taunted him.

"NO! He's got me! He'll always have me!" yelled Ginny

' Gin, please don't. He'll only turn on you ' thought Harry.

' Let him try ' said Ginny resolutely

' I don't want him to try, Gin ' argued Harry ' Please? '

' Fine '

"Who is that? Could it be the Weasley? I saw your picture in the prophet. So my connections were right after all. Your extra activities last year seem to be true, my Harry you have been busy" said Voldemort as he gave a snicker. Harry almost laughed as he thought about the two parts of Voldemort's soul in his possession. Of course he'd been busy, in more way's than one! "She loves!" Voldemort issued a high pitch laugh. Harry turned to the main echo of his voice.

"Leave her alone" Harry's voice was a dead calm and held an air of power lined with anger.

"Now Harry what fun would that be?"

"I'm warning you Tom, leave her alone!" said Harry

"How dare you say that name in my presence" spat Voldemort. Harry heard the swish of a cloak and tried to follow the sound as Voldemort moved unseen around them. "Tom is dead! Only Voldemort remains and he, I will live forever!" Ginny snorted.

"Forever? You really think so?"

' Ginny! '

' Sorry '

"Foolish girl! I have gone beyond any wizard to insure my immortality" Ginny snorted again.

"Whatever you say" she said ' Sorry ' Harry would have cut his eye's at her, if he'd had the time, but was still trying to see into the fog.

"What do you want Tom?" asked Harry.

"You've known what I've wanted since our first meeting. First the stone, then the prophecy" said Voldemort in a colder tone.

"I will find a way to defeat you Tom, and along the way I'm going to take as many of your Death Eater's that I can. Including Snape!" yelled Harry. Not wanting to lead Voldemort to the fact that he knew the real reasoning why Snape had killed Dumbledore, and all on Dumbledore's order's. His prior self loathed Snape. His present self still loathed him, but he would not have Snape's blood of all people, on his hand's too!

"Yes, I am rather proud of what Severus has turned into" said Voldemort making Harry sneer. "Do you disapprove Harry of my followers?"

"I disapprove of all who associate themselves with you Tom!" said Harry, starting to play Voldemort's game.

"Well, maybe you would join me and train them better. Join me and I'll make sure you have everything you ever wanted, or needed."

"With your death Tom. I'll have everything I'll ever want!" said Harry and he found it very hard not to turn and look at Ginny, who Harry felt pride flow through her, and she smiled inwardly at him.

"Oh that could be re-arranged, Harry" tormented Voldemort as Harry heard him move around them again. Harry felt his griffin roar to life.

"You have taken the last part of my life with Dumbledore. I won't allow you any more leverage! I WON'T!" shouted Harry his rage was growing as Voldemort laughed menacingly around them.

"Now, now Harry we've gone quite off topic. I'm afraid your girlfriend is rather bored"

"I warned you, leave her alone!" said Harry his voice crisp and heated.

"Oh, but Harry. Your the one who brought her into our little game. She's here because of you!" taunted Voldemort, except this time he hit an open wound. He knew Harry was still sore. Harry swallowed the hard lump that had formed itself in his throat. Cutting off his breathing. His knee's going weak at the thought.

' Don't listen Harry. I'm here because I want to be! ' said Ginny

' He's right though I brought you into this.'

' No! He's not right, I brought myself into this! ' shouted Ginny in his mind. "No your wrong! I'm here because I despise everything you've done, and not just to Harry, but to everyone. Your evil and I will live to see your end!" yelled Ginny, as her body started to show signs of accidental magic.

"A Gryffindor, I presume? My Harry your becoming quite predictable" sneered Voldemort.

"Really? And you're becoming weak, shallow, and you can't even gather enough courage to show your face. I can smell the stench of your fear from here Tom" Harry sneered back, as his eyes stared harder into the fog.

"Weak? Shallow?" Voldemort's voice was low and whispery. His astonishment that Harry would speak to him like that was evident in his word's. "Fine! I will show myself, if only to prove my power over your weak and pathetic mind. Potter" said Voldemort.

The next thing Harry knew. The fog lifted, and they were drenched in complete darkness. Harry reached out and found Ginny's arm. He took her hand in his and pulled her to him. His only thought to keep her safe, as much as he could.

An incandescent green mist erupted in front of them. A dark shadow emerged from it's depths. A dull white light centered on the shadowed figure. Harry saw the unmistakable form of Voldemort. He was clad in a back hooded cape. The hood pulled up over his eye's. His snakelike mouth and nose, and weak jaw line visible under it's hem. His long arms hung loosely at his sides, and Harry was slightly surprised to discover that Voldemort had been mere paces from them, and he knew that neither Voldemort or he had realized this till now.

"Hello Harry. It is your fear that I smell, your wand is useless in a dream, boy. Didn't Dumbledore teach you anything?" said Voldemort his mouth giving a sneering smile. "The innocent blood of a Weasley. The fun I could have"

"NO!" shouted Harry as he felt Ginny's tremble of sudden fear, but her body didn't show any signs weakness.

"What's that Harry? Maybe I could take her now, and you'll finally give up your charade of trying to thwart me?" Voldemort laughed, he thought he had Harry.

"You'll not lay one finger on her Tom, or I will not rest until I disintegrate you. Your qualm is with me. Leave her out of this!" Harry's voice though threatening and held at full venom made Voldemort stop laughing as Harry starred him down from across the way. ' It's just a dream ' thought Harry, his sudden fear for Ginny was growing considerably mountainous.

' Harry? ' questioned Ginny

' It's just a dream, If he takes you I'll kill him ' yelled Harry in his mind.

"What are you doing?" Voldemort's face was suddenly in full view as his hood was sent flying off his head. His snake red eye's, protruding and held in a sudden alarm.

' A dream ' said Ginny as she listened to Harry's thought's running through his mind.

' That's it Gin, we can do anything in a dream ' said Harry realizing this to be true.

"Stop that!" shouted Voldemort as he took a step back, then realizing he was retreating and showing weakness he stopped mid-step. "No it can't be" Voldemort sounded involuntarily in awe as Harry and Ginny began to glow a bright almond gold. Their hands connected between them and Harry concentrated with all his strength. Borrowing where he lacked from Ginny, as she gave it freely. Harry levitated them in the air.

' Just a dream ' thought Harry and Ginny in unison.

Harry moved them closer to Voldemort, who now took a full step back away from them. His white long Skeleton hands pushing the air in front of him, as if afraid that they might reach out and touch him.

"You can not have control of our minds, Tom" said Harry and Ginny as one. "You are not welcome here ever again" There voices were calm, but deadly and held a distance that echoed around them. Their body's hovered to a stop two paces in front of Voldemort.

"You can not do this! I am the greatest wizard that ever lived" shouted Voldemort defiantly.

"Albus Dumbledore is the greatest wizard" said Harry

"The only spot you've managed to fill, is the ugliest" snapped Ginny. Harry snickered.

"You will pay for tha-"

"Oh so I've heard. What's it this time?" taunted Harry. "Make me suffer? Suck out my soul? Kill me? Oh gee where have I heard that before?" mocked Harry.

"I can see how it would become tiresome" said Ginny a mischievous glint in her eye.

"To right it does" agreed Harry

"You'd think by now, he would have learned" snickered Ginny. Harry grinned in spite of himself as he saw Voldemort seething in anger. His red snake eye's cut in a slit and held a glow to the menacing look that bore on his face, as he starred at the teenage couple in front of him, still just barley out of reach.

"You know Ginny I'm growing quite hungry" said Harry

"Me too! Let's blow this silly dream" agreed Ginny, stifling a laugh.

"Enough of your childish adolescents. Harry you could be so much more than what they are allowing you to be! With me, I could teach you to become more powerful. A true wizard"

"He already is" said Ginny anger evident in her tone. "Harry is far greater than your small mind could ever comprehend. You neither hold the sincerity, compassion, or the love it takes to be great. Harry is and has always been great" Harry felt his chest swell with pride hearing Ginny talking so highly of him.

"You wench-" spat Voldemort, but stopped immediately and took another unexpected step back, as Harry's eye's met his. Anger soared freely powered by the griffin. Harry was enraged.

"Never again Tom! Do you understand me? I will not have you talking to her that way" Harry's blood was pumping with heated raw anger, all stemming from his heart, the griffin roared it's approval. Harry had his eye's cut looking in the red eye's of the most powerful Dark wizard ever. Harry's fear abated, gone. He had Ginny, and he needed to protect her. She was his, and his alone! Then trying with all his might to remember the little he had managed to learn of the power of the mind. Harry concentrated, Ginny listening to his thought's tried the same.

"Try all you want Harry, I have the most power here, even in your own mind" said Voldemort.

"See that's were you're wrong Tom, I have power over my own mind" said Harry. As he gave another mind push, full of as much power as he and Ginny could make.

"NOO!" Voldemort's high pitch voice echoed one last time around them, as he was thrown unmercifully from their dream. Harry and Ginny awoke with a sheen of cold perspiration on there foreheads. Their eye's snapped open so suddenly that Hermione screamed. Harry and Ginny had their wands drawn and pointed at the chests of their two best friends.

"Err ...Harry? Ginny?" said Ron as he tried to take a step back so quickly that he tripped and fell on his bum.

"Harry! Ginny! Wake up!" shouted Hermione who was next to Ginny, who had her wand pointed at her still.

' Brother, friend ' these two thoughts came from Ginny's mind and Harry blinked as the focus of Ron came into view.

"Hermione?" Ginny said attentively.

"Ron?" Harry said blinking again as he looked down as he saw his best mate on the floor looking up at him from the ground.

"Harry, Ginny are you both alright?" asked Hermione gaze flicking to both there wands. Harry lowered his wand as did Ginny and both stowed them out of site. Harry held out his sweaty hand to Ron, who hesitated, but finally taking it brought Ron back to his feet.

"Sorry" muttered Harry as Hermione hugged Ginny.

"What happened?" asked Hermione as she turned to hug Harry "You two started glowing and your rings went blue... and...well, we were really scarred"

"Yeah mate, we even sent Collin to fetch McGonagall" said Ron

"Voldemort" whispered Ginny as she turned and buried herself into Harry's open arms. Harry sent her comfort, trying to calm her.

' Voldemort knows ' thought Harry

' He's known since last year ' said Ginny

' It's different to hear him say he knows ' said Harry grimly

' Harry it's been in the Daily Prophet, as well as the Quibbler, but it's going to be alright, we'll get through this together ' vowed Ginny

' I don't want nothing to happen to you Gin. I love you, you're my life! Voldemort will be after you full force now '

' And by the time he reaches me, we'll have found all parts of his soul and you'll be able to kill him for good! ' said Ginny confidently.

"Mr. Potter, Miss. Weasley" McGonagall's curt voice filled the common room. Hermione jumped slightly, but after the tiring events already Harry and Ginny just looked up. Ron seemed to have noticed her coming in already. "Come with me. Mr. Weasley, Miss. Granger you two too!" The four teenagers nodded and passed by a confused looking Colin Creevey.

McGonagall lead them to her office and conjured chairs for them all to sit on. Harry withdrew his wand again and transfigured two of the hard chairs into a squashy one, much like the one they had just recently vacated. Ginny smiled weakly and pushed him down into it's soft comfortable filling's. Ginny sat on his lap, Harry wrapped his arms around her. He was trying to comfort her as much as possible. Ginny was strong, hell she was his strength, but he also remembered his first encounter with the glowing red eye's. This had been the first time Ginny had come face-to-face with him since year two. Dumbledore looked down upon them blue eye's twinkling merrily. McGonagall smiled at his transfiguration spell before she spoke again.

"Explain, please?" Hermione leaped right into her and Ron's side of story. Explaining what had happened. Harry tightened his arms around Ginny as her body shook slightly.

' Are you alright Gin? '

' His eye's... they were... so...'

' I know, I tried to keep you from that Gin, I'm so sorry ' Harry felt tears begin to intrude in his eye's, but held them back. For her, he held them back. He was to be her pillar of strength today.

' Harry, are you sometimes ever.. frightened about the outcome, of all this I mean? ' Harry paused, when hadn't there been a time he hadn't thought about the final battle looming ever as close now.

' Gin, if you want to stop seeing me- '

' NO! Harry James Potter whatever gave you that idea? No, I was just wondering if you ever looked in his eye's and saw your own fear starring back at you? '

' All the time ' said Harry ' though never as much as I did tonight, when he said he was going to take you, I felt so much... I even scarred myself a bit. '

"Glowing? " interrupted McGonagall "Why were you glowing?"

"I'm not sure exactly" said Harry, coming back to the main conversation taking place. He told what had happened in the dream as much as he could, Ginny helping in his mind, where he couldn't remember. Harry conventionally left out the beginning part of the dream, although Voldemort hadn't seen them physically he knew that he had heard them, as both he and Ginny were making noises. Both Harry and Ginny blushed at the thought.

"Professors? How was it we were able to get out of the dream, and push Voldemort out just the same?" asked Ginny

"May I Headmistress?" asked Dumbledore from his frame.

"Please do" said McGonagall.

"Occlumency" said Dumbledore simply.

"Sir, I never learned Occlumency properly, remember?" said Harry regrettably.

"Oh no, you didn't, but you remembered enough to give yourselves the upper hand. You were after all connected with Miss. Weasley were you not?" asked Dumbledore.

"Yes sir, we were holding hands" answered Ginny.

"So it's simple. You combined your magic, again and Harry must have remembered the power of the mind. Where ever he might have learned that?" said Dumbledore winking slightly in Hermione's direction, who smiled as her cheeks grew pink. "Well, I must say excellent, well done"

"Thank you sir" muttered Harry and Ginny.

"I insist that I take you to the hospital wing" said McGonagall, marking the end of the conversation.

When Harry and Ginny had been cleaned up and changed they both drank a phial of Dreamless potion. Harry was glade that his hair was finally back to the coal black it normally was. They had said Goodnight to Ron, Hermione and McGonagall. Madam Pomfrey wasn't too happy Harry was in here already and only after three days of school. She had been hoping with no Quidditch she wouldn't be seeing him.

"Now, Madam Pomfrey, I have to see you. It wouldn't be a school year for me, if I missed the hospital wing" teased Harry though sleepily.

"There's to much truth in those words Mr. Potter." said Pomfrey "Now sleep both of you" She turned and walked back to her office and slipped into an adjoining room, that Harry supposed was her bedroom.

The moment the extra light disappeared Ginny slipped quietly from her bed and crawled into his. Harry smiled and moved over to accommodate her. She kissed him deeply and Harry enjoyed her kiss. He massaged her back and ran the length of her torso with his hands, he cupped her bottom and she ground her hips into his, Harry gave a groan and pulled away. Ginny rolled on her side and placed her bum in his groin. Maybe he wasn't so tired after all! He heard Ginny giggle as she wiggled again and Harry smiled into her hair. He hugged her tighter to him.

' Sleep Gin ' Though she giggled again, they were both soon sleeping peacefully.

The silent Halls were quiet and no one saw the tall black seventh year bloke. His long slanted eye's becoming wild, with alacrity. As an idea formed in his mind. He laughed silently and slipped out of the doors. Making his way to the owlery, he used a reliable school owl as he tied a package to it's leg. School owls were after all untraceable, and more unnoticed leaving at this time of night. He stood still momentarily making sure no one had seen it, or him. The had not. He was slightly humming to himself as he slipped back into his canopy bed that was still warm, like he'd never even left it.

"What is the meaning of this?" Madam Pomfrey cry's woke Harry up and he felt Ginny stirring beside him. Sometime during the night he had rolled on his back and she curled to his side. Her hair splayed across his chest and his fingers had tangled themselves in her long hair, though relaxing for both. His other hand held hers on his stomach. Harry smiled up at the school nurse.

"I thought we were suppose to be healing Madam Pomfrey?" said Harry innocently.

"Healing not... not-"

"Not what?" asked Ginny matching Harry's tone of innocence.

"This is a school Mr. Potter, Miss. Weasley. Do what you wish on your own time, but I insist that while you are in here, I still have rules." said Pomfrey her cheeks puffing out, as her nostrils flared slightly. "Kindly move to your own bed Miss. Weasley"

"Oh alright, fine" said Ginny raising her head. She smiled at Harry and kissed him greatly while Pomfrey sputtered behind her. Harry was in no mood to push Ginny away, or for her to leave his side. But he also wasn't in the mood to listen to Pomfrey's tone of reasoning. Ginny grudgingly got into her own bed as Ron and Hermione came in the doors. They held fresh clothing and their school bags.

"Good morning everyone" said Hermione cheerfully

"A little too good for some" said Pomfrey eyeing Harry who smiled back, as she checked them over and declared them good for the day, so they could leave. Ron and Hermione handed them fresh robes and left so Harry and Ginny could get dressed. Pomfrey waved her wand and yellow curtained screens came to life splitting the couple up. They quickly dressed and left the hospital wing. No one other than Colin had known about last nights events, and no one seen them enter the hospital wing so no one was glancing anymore curiously at them, any more than normal. They sat down and ate breakfast.

"Hermione don't! Not here" said Harry as he saw her mouth open to ask the questions he knew was coming. She closed her mouth and didn't say anything during the whole half hour it took to eat. They barley had fifteen minuets before first class and Harry lead them all into the noisy courtyard. The air already was starting to turn nippy and Harry brought Ginny to his side to make sure she didn't get too chilled. She smiled gratefully up at him, for neither had there cloaks on.

"So, what are you going to do Harry?" asked Hermione

"What do you mean what am I going to do?" asked Harry, he saw her glance at Ginny nervously. "Oh you mean about Ginny?" Hermione cut her eyes at him.

"What do you mean, what's he going to do about Ginny" snapped Ginny menacingly. "In case you haven't noticed Hermione I'm a head of you in Defense"

"Oh Ginny I didn't mean it like that, I'm sorry. I just thought that Harry was going to try and be a git or something and break it off with you again"

"Hey" said Harry indignantly, though silently he knew he had been a git when he broke up with Ginny at Dumbledore's funeral. But Ginny was already talking.

"Just because we dream of Voldemort Hermione doesn't mean we're going to break up" said Ginny ignoring Hermione's apology. Hermione sent an anxious look at him.

"Hermione, Voldemort knows we're together. Has since it happened the first time. It was all over the Prophet a month ago. Did you think he doesn't read about it? About me?" said Harry.

"Oh of course. You're right Harry. I'm sorry" stammered Hermione. As the school bell rang across the yards of Hogwarts. Harry shifted his school bag and said goodbye to Ginny as he climbed the stairs to double Charms.

The Halloween feast was set to start when Harry and Ginny walked in, most students was still starring as various magazines still continued to print misinformation about them being married, and even Ginny expecting. Harry found this part humorous speaking they were still just touching and still learning each other. Ginny's innocence remained intact. He'd even gotten a letter from Bill saying that Harry better watch himself. Harry knew the Weasley's didn't believe the rubbish being printed, but seemed to be without doubt, when they thought it was putting images in his and Ginny's mind. And unfortunately it was! Harry was having dreams of Ginny, him a boy and twin girls. Harry liked the dreams, and Ginny was always found glowing with pride and love after each dream. Harry would always rush to see if glow was still there or not. Every time he was not disappointed, it was there and if anything growing brighter with every dream.

Harry smiled as Ron and Hermione followed behind them. His two best friends going out had been weird at first, now he couldn't imagine them apart. They fit, perfect. Harry's mind clouded though as it always did. His mind was a constant reminder that it had already been a month since they had last discovered a Horcrux. It had been a month of no news and it was starting to obscure his way of clear thought. Ginny would often have to calm him down in ways only she could. Though Harry always enjoyed these times, he wanted to be done with Voldemort and was starting to get apprehensive, just waiting for some kind of information.

"Okay, no troll lose, no ghost around us. Yep we can really enjoy this now!" said Ron as he clapped his hands together as a great sound of wings could be heard. Harry looked up to see thousands of live bats hanging from the rafters in the ceiling, though since it was still transparent like the nighttime sky outside, they looked like they were simply hanging in mid air. Harry smiled as together they flew from their perched spots and over the heads of the students. Harry laughed as Ron's hand smashed into a flask of pumpkin juice as it steadily smeared across the table. Harry waved his wand and the liquid disappeared. Laughing Harry stowed his wand away as the ghost came floating in, as much of a dramatic appearance as they could pull off, since all the student body knew about them. Harry lifted his goblet as Nearly Headless Nick went floating by. He wobbled his head at Harry, fluffed his ruffle and continued on with their performance of who was the scariest. The bloody barren won, of course and it was with great satisfaction when they tucked into the treats and food that cluttered the table.

Harry Ron and Hermione had finally learned the complex cleaning charms and had moved on to conjuring big items out of thin air. Harry was fine when it came to pales of water, tea tray's, and books. But he couldn't make a desk stay for more than a few moments. Ron was fairly behind as he couldn't make it appear at all. Hermione could now make a tree appear in the middle of a corridor, or class. Neville was fainting every other class as he often forgot to breath while his face screwed up, red in concentration. He could be seen leaving the hospital wing, on average.

Harry had managed to turn into his Animagus Griffin four times now. Ginny could turn into her phoenix when she had taken about fifteen minutes on concentrating on it. Hermione was outsmarting them here, as she could turn into one at will, almost. Even Ron had started to accept his spider form. As he had turned into it once, and in his mind countless times. Ginny often joked to Harry, that he had made peace with it. They had barley seen Hagrid apart from at meal times. And they hadn't heard any tree's being uprooted in the Forbidden forest lately.

Ginny kept proving herself in potions and Defense. Hermione wasn't to happy to learn that Harry was the top grade here, Ginny the second and she was the third, so Harry tried to steer clear from that subject, though Hermione could be seen pouring over books in the library or common room. Trying to learn something that Harry and Ginny hadn't or couldn't. Ron tried making her feel better by telling her he was fourth, but all to no avail. Harry felt she was taking her pride into too much account. As It was borderline obsessive.

So one week before Christmas break Harry and Ginny walked down to breakfast to find Hermione pouring over a defense book she ordered, while she held her spoon full of cereal halfway to her mouth. Ron beside her looking bored, and irritated. Harry sat down across from Ron, who shot him a look as if to say 'mental' and Harry gave one nod of his head.

A large owl flew in, landed in front of Hermione as she pushed a knut into it's pouch and it flew away quickly. Hermione barley opened the pages when she gasped. Ron looked at the paper and Harry watched his face drop. Ginny gave him a confused look.

"What is it?" asked Harry who rolled his eye's as Ron and Hermione continued to ignore him.

"Hermione!" said Ginny sharply.

"What?" asked Hermione fairly distracted.

"What's going on?" said Harry, his annoyance close to it's edge again.

"Oh hold on ..almost done.. okay here" said Hermione grimly handing over the once again folded paper. Ginny took it and opened it back up. Harry held one end, while she held the other as both their jaws dropped. It showed them snogging in the Hospital wing. Harry watched the picture as Ginny and him kissed and his hands trailed her sides his hand even cupped her bottom once, before Ginny laid beside him and wiggled her bottom half, then they appeared asleep, before the process started all over again, repeating itself. Harry gulped. He was dead. If Bill or Charlie saw that, he would be!

' No you won't. Let's read what it say's '

' Do we want too! ' Harry was slightly nervous as to what might be written inside the hard black word formed beneath the bold headline that read.

A True Love Story.

Harry Potter, seventeen is in love. Ginevra Weasley, sixteen seems to have been the one to capture the young hero's heart. As seen in the above photograph. No one seems to know why the young couple was sent to the hospital wing only after three day's at Hogwarts School, but it seems clear that the young couple are quite comfortable around each other. Ginevra Weasley a pure blood witch and thee only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley who together have seven kids total, including six older brothers, Ginevra being the youngest. You may ask when they met? We found out. "They apparently met in his second year at school, her first. No one would have thought they would have gotten together. It was obviously so unobvious" said Lavender Brown a fellow Gryffindor. When exactly did the couple finally give into their love? "I know last year they were together, everyone thought they had broken up, though it might have just been hope for us girls" says Romilda Vane another Gryffindor student. Who seems to hold Harry Potter in highest regard.

Daily Prophet reporter, Alex Smarky went to investigate the alleged allegations that proclaim the young couple to be married. A secret meeting with the Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour seems to be when the alleged wedding ceremony happened. As it has since been confirmed that Miss. Weasley was made of legal age at that time. Other students say that Harry is rarely seen out of the company of his hearts love Ginevra Weasley, known as Ginny by friends.

Ginny Weasley, a sixth year student is a smart ambitious, pretty girl who is currently attending seventh year Defense and Potions with Harry along with Hermione Granger and brother Ronald Weasley, who it appears to be Harry best friends. "I was more than happy to accept Miss. Weasley in my class. She has more than proved her abilities in the art of potion making. Second in the class" say's Professor Slughorn potions master at Hogwarts.

It also appears that Harry is taking all the necessary classes to pursue a career as an Auror a passion shared by Ginny. A career she will not be able to do, if the second rumor is true. Why might the couple marry at such an age? Some say that Ginny Weasley is with child, the baby's father? None other than Harry Potter. "I don't doubt if she is pregnant and that their married, Potter's always overdoing things" says Pansy Parkinson a seventh year Slythrin. Proof to prove either case of truth is coming up short. Arthur Weasley refused to comment as he was seen leaving work yesterday, he called the allegations "Distasteful" and "Inaccurate Promulgation". Should a letter, or a speech came into play by either Harry or Ginny than the Prophet will be there to report on it's understandings. The Daily Prophet gives Congratulations where it is expected, or due, to the young couple who dares to love in these hard times of war.

' Okay, Now we're going to have to do something ' said Harry

' I agree, but what? ' asked Ginny

' I need to speak with your Dad ' replied Harry

' For what? '

' They want us to say something, well it might be time we have to! ' said Harry as he stood, and walked up to the teacher's table.

"WHOA... CONGRADULATIONS POTTER!"

"YEAH CONGRATS POTTER'S"

Continued shouts, cheers, cat and wolf calls were heard through out the Great Hall as Harry approached McGonagall.

"Yes Mr. Potter" she spoke as if she knew he was going to be up there.

"Professor McGonagall. I suppose you've read today's Prophet?" said Harry nodding towards the opened paper in front of her. She gave a grim nod. "Right, well I'm going to need to speak with Mr. Weasley, can that be authorized?"

"Under the circumstances, I would think that could be arranged. I'll contact the Weasley's for you"

"Thank you Professor." said Harry nodding his head once at her before turning on his heel, and walking back to the table. Hearing more calls and cheer's, Harry rolled his eye's.

"Let's get out of here" said Ginny.

"GO GET HER POTTER!"

"I think that would be best" said Hermione as Harry nodded his head. Ron looked down at his second helping of eggs and bacon with longing, before laying down his fork and grudgingly getting to his feet.

"GET SOME FOR ME HARRY!" called a student from the Hufflepuff table. Harry groaned mentally and McGonagall's curt sharp voice could be heard as they disappeared into the corridor. Harry walked straight outside into the cold air. He ignored it's bitterness and walked across to the edge of the lake. Making a large smooth stone appear, he picked it up and threw it into the lake, breaking the layer of fine ice that had formed there. Hermione, Ron, and Ginny watching his actions.

' You're angry ' said Ginny, as if blaming herself for the prophets article.

' No, but not happy either ' said Harry sighing mentally. ' This is my fault there attacking you Gin, and I'm sorry '

' There's nothing you did, you didn't ask them papers to write all that stuff. Plus if we are to be married one day, I will have to get used to it. Won't I? '

' I suppose, but when we are older people wouldn't have attacked you as much '

' Oh no, see that's where your wrong. Reporters were going to no matter what age I am, or what my accomplishments are '

' Gin, there saying that you're pregnant with my child. It even has ideas and dreams filling our heads at random times. Well, my head anyway ' said Harry admitting that most of the dreams were coming from him. The thought of having a family one day was thrilling, and exciting for him. To experience and give the parental love he never received, to his own child. The simple thought plagued him. And to have the enjoyment of sharing it all with Ginny, this thought made her give a small smile. Harry blushed.

"So what did you have to say to McGonagall?" asked Hermione looking suspiciously between them. Harry knew that she knew something was definitely up. They were living on borrowed time with their secret 'worms'. As she shared a nervous glance with Ron, who just merely stood back out of the way, looking like he really didn't know what to say.

"I arranged with McGonagall to meet with Mr. Weasley" said Harry

"Why?" asked Ron finding his voice.

"Because I'm tired of reading rubbish and them attacking Ginny, by saying that she's ..we're expecting" said Harry.

"I bet mums none too happy too!" said Ron looking weary.

"I've also got to ensure Mrs. Weasley that she's not" said Harry knowing that this was going to take some push and shove.

"I'm sure they already know she's not" said Ron confidently, but Harry caught Hermione's eye before she looked away all too quickly.

"Hermione? What aren't you telling us?" said Ginny matching her tone to that of Mrs. Weasley's. A demand of authority etched in her voice.

"Err...What? Oh okay fine!" Hermione stammered, but gave up as she met Harry's eye again. "Mrs. Weasley thinks that you've been... already" she let the sentence hang as she became uncomfortable and looked around her feet. "She even thinks that you, Harry were planning on asking Ginny to marry you before Christmas, or at."

"So she thinks that Ginny might be, thinking we've already done the deed" confirmed Harry as Hermione nodded her head nervously.

"Hermione what was that book, mum gave you in the kitchen?" asked Ginny suddenly remembering the scene, as it too brought an image to Harry's mind.

"She gave it to me, to teach you a few spells that would prevent pregnancy. But I wasn't suppose to say anything until next year." said Hermione quietly.

"If you weren't suppose to say anything till next year, than why did she give you the book now?" asked Harry, but his eye's went wide as Ron's face went red, and not from the cold. Hermione knelt down to retie her shoe.

"Hermione, you and Ron have already..." said Ginny leaving the sentence hanging. Ron went scarlet as he quickly became interested in the castle behind him.

"Wait Mrs. Weasley can't possibly be that thick" said Harry giving his best friends an easy out.

' Wait I could've had fun with this one '

' Eww, to weird ' said Harry as Ginny mentally agreed, but argued that it would have been funny anyway.

"Well, obviously she can" said Hermione deeming it safe to stand upright again.

' That's going to be a hard conversation ' thought Harry ' No, Mrs. Weasley your daughter is still innocent.. '

' Harry be realistic, I'm not exactly looking forward to that talk either. ' They both agreed it was going be the most awkward experience of there lives.

' Why can't we just owl, be easier ' said Harry hopefully.

' Think we could put that in a letter? '

' I certainly hope so ' said Harry earnestly.

"Harry, I think you should release a statement" said Hermione.

"WHAT?" said Harry, Ron, and Ginny.

"Not just you, Mr. Weasley, and Ginny too" continued Hermione.

"Why?" asked Ron his face back to normal color again, though now truly pink from the cold air.

"Not a public statement, maybe owl them, or meet with a reporter, along with Mr. Weasley and Ginny. And well, these allegations are going to start bringing in the owls, now that the Prophets reported it." said Hermione. Harry knew she was right, only remembering all to well, what the wizardry world did during the fourth year triwizard tournament, and the fifth year Quibbler. He certainly didn't want Ginny's hands to turn up like Hermione's had.

"What do you suggest?" asked Harry resigning to the ultimate choice of having to do another interview.

"I suggest the Quibbler again. It got good feedback the first time." said Hermione.

"Yeah and Luna's dad could sell it again and make some money off you, Harry" said Ron. Ginny rolled her eye's.

"Good to know we could help" said Ginny sarcastically. The bell rang signaling the start of another day. Harry kissed Ginny goodbye as she walked to her class and Harry trudged up to his. He wouldn't see her for another two hours, but was glad that they could still talk.

Hermione was saying that an interview would be best to get them out of the mess. "-it'll only escalade if you don't"

"Hermione. I know already. We've already agreed to do it, alright!" said Harry. "I'm just wondering how to write to Mrs. Weasley about this all, so I don't have to talk to her in person"

"I could help you both there. I'll write it out and you can copy it and sign it." said Hermione glad to be of some kind of service. Ron just shrugged his shoulders as they slipped in the Charms class and Harry began working on his desk, he managed to make it stay throughout the entire lesson. Much to his surprise.

Defense lessons were stepping up, as they were to duel each other. It was found early on that Ginny and Harry couldn't fight each other, as neither one wanted to hurt the other, and because they already knew the spells both of hem were going to cast anyhow! So Harry had been unwittingly placed with Dean. Ginny with Seamus. Within two spells Seamus was on the floor dripping with Bat bogey's, Dean's tongue was glued to the top of his mouth, then in a full body bind. The rest of the double lesson went to learning a new creature.

"This creature is a figment of the imagination, it feed's on your fantasy's, as well as lies, and it really doesn't exist." said Noviskie walking through the aisles of desk. Even though Ginny had received her new books in the post. She preferred to leave them up in her dormitory, as this enabled him to hold her hand under the desk. Harry smiled as she would scoot close and lean up against him. "Does anyone know the creature of which I speak?" Hermione raised her hand. "Miss. Granger?" Harry snickered when he noticed that Noviskie hadn't even turned around to see who had there hand in the air.

"Bugbear, sir. It's a terrifying creature that sucks you into it's reality. Every time the person thinks of someone, that person will conveniently enter the picture" said Hermione

"Go on" encouraged Noviskie.

"There really also hard to dispose of. Once you realize that you've been pulled into there reality, they change form. Usually a goblin, or a ghoul. These creatures are known to be agile, and wise."

"Does anyone know how to dispose of one?" asked Noviskie "No, and does anyone know why?"

"Because there not suppose to exist, anymore" said Hermione, not even bothering with her hand.

"Correct. So I suppose no one knows the incantation of how to get rid of one? No, we'll practice it now. Without wands, as of course I don't have a bugbear, as Miss Granger so rightfully put it. There simply not suppose to exist. The incantation is Realusum Imporspiuse" said Noviskie "Go ahead give it a try"

"Realusum Imporspiuse" the class shouted back. Harry finally got the incantation down after the fourth time of saying it, and Ginny had it on the second, along with Hermione. Ron learned on the fifth. Seamus still hadn't gotten it down by the end of class, and was the only one assigned homework of practicing the incantation.

"Harry, Harry". Harry looked up to see Dennis Creevey running at him. Harry cringed. "Harry I finally found you Harry, Professor McGonagall wanted me to give you this Harry. Oh and Harry I wanted to say congratulations Harry". Harry never thought he'd hate the sound of his own name, until he had met the Creevey's. Harry opened the letter and scanned the word's. As Dennis walked off.

"Okay, Mr. Weasley will be here tomorrow and hopefully we could send a letter back with him to Mrs. Weasley." said Harry.

"Sounds good, but what about this umm interview thing?" asked Ginny

"Well, I think we'll run it by Mr. Weasley first, then we'll set up a interviewer from there." said Harry and Hermione nodded in agreement.

"When Harry entered McGonagall's office the next day. It was with relief that he found Mr. Weasley alone without his wife. Ginny relaxed a bit too. Ron looked spacey, as did Hermione.

"Mr. Weasley" said Harry

"Harry, how are you?" Harry noted that Mr. Weasley seemed a bit stressed.

"Alright, sir I want to say a few things before we get started. I want you to know that what I said in the kitchen at the Burrow still applies and always will. Secondly Ginny and I haven't...err... done... err.. anything" finished Harry rather lamely. But Harry took in Mr. Weasley sigh of relief.

"Harry I trust you, it was more the well, thee other part. You know about the pregnancy that Molly was worried about." said Mr. Weasley

"Oh we have a letter for mum explaining everything in our own words" said Ginny handing over the letter that Harry, Ginny and Hermione had put together earlier that day.

"So what's the plan?" asked Mr. Weasley

"We were thinking of conducting an interview" said Harry "See it worked in my fifth year when no one believed I was telling the truth about Voldemort being back, so Hermione figured that it just might work this time too!"

"Seems likely it would. People tend to listen when you talk, Harry" said Mr. Weasley. "But what does this all have to do with me?"

"Well, there not only going to want to talk to Harry, and Ginny, Mr. Weasley" said Hermione

"Hermione thinks it would be wise if you or Mum said something" said Ron "I think they preferred it was you" Mr. Weasley gave a knowing smile at the four teenagers, as Harry noticed Dumbledore leaning in his chair listening, taking in every word. McGonagall looked grim and crossed between amused to horrified.

"Well, it would certainly support the truth, and I will support my bon-fire through anything" said Mr. Weasley

"Dad, don't call me that!" said Ginny hissing slightly at the nic-name.

"Dumbledore? Do you think it's wise?" asked Mr. Weasley turning to face him in his frame.

"In fact I do, this need's to be dealt with, before an innocent person gets hurt in it's process." Dumbledore laid eye's on Harry and Ginny. His blue eye's twinkling again.

"I want to do it in the Quibbler again" said Harry

"Who's to interview?" asked Mr. Weasley.

"I prefer not Rita gain, she's the one that got this whole thing started so maybe this Smarky women from the prophet." said Ginny and Harry nodded his head in agreement.

"Okay, just let me know when and where Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, I'm sorry but I must return to work" a few minutes later Mr. Weasley left and by the end of the hour a letter was sent by Hedwig to Alexander Smarty requesting the interview of a lifetime, according to Ron.

As Harry laid down in bed that night mentally and physically feeling drained. He was not looking forward to the weeks events. He was sure that Smarty would accept his terms and conditions and give the interview. He hoped Mrs. Weasley would be alright now that Harry and Ginny had wrote her. As he amused himself in Ginny's thought's, he found himself blushing as he discovered Ginny was learning the contraception charm. This was going to be interesting, thought Harry as he heard Ginny give a giggle, before closing his eye's and welcoming the sleep that overtook him immediately.

AN :

Okay, here it is. The 26th chapter in the long mine. I do want to say that the next chapter won't be hardly anything like this one or last one. I'm working on the last unidentified Horcrux, then we'll have Nagini then Voldemort himself. But until then, I do have some, what I hope will be surprises as I have been told I'm becoming predictable. Do you think so? Mmm! I'll work on that. Though don't expect the Horcrux in the next chapter! I'm still not sure how long the total amount of chapters will be, I'm just letting these little letters on my keyboard take me to the next adventure. So please review as I look forward to some more than others I must admit! Good reviews are way better! LOL!

Thanks and take care, until next chapter...

HogwartsAngel101

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I have been accepted into two fanfic web sites, as I will also be putting this story on them as well. I'll let you know the site, and any links. But all sites will be updated simultaneously.