a/n- Okay, here is the next chapter. I think a lot of people have been waiting for this chapter! Enjoy!

a/n- update I can't believe I made this mistake! My first reviewer for this chapter reminded me that a quote later in this chapter is not original! I totally forgot where I got it from and didn't put in a disclaimer! The quote is from an episode of Dawson's Creek. I know its kind of a dumb teen drama, but it was a female bonding thing in my family! My mom and sister and I used to watch every episode. I thought it fit the story. I wrote this chapter a while ago and totally forgot about it. I'll put a formal disclaimer at the end after you're done reading so I don't give it away!

Chapter Five: Meant to Be

With school now in high gear there was very little time for fun or relaxation. Jack and Lily were busier than ever at the ministry and with their head duties. Not to mention that Qudditch had once again started up. Harry still loved teaching more than anything he had ever done his whole life. His students were both challenging and amazing. The only thing that would have made things better would have been if he had more opportunities to spend time with Lily or Ginny for that matter. She had spent two weeks presenting evidence to the ministry about the orphanage, hoping they would provide more funding in the years to come. She had been so busy in fact that she hadn't been able to look for a house in Hogsmade yet. Harry was in the process of making some decisions that would hopefully solve that problem however.

Lily spent both Saturday and Sunday mornings at St. Mungos working as a healer and gaining more experience. She spent her week with Jack at the auror department doing whatever it was auror's did now-a-days. Whatever that was Harry wasn't exactly sure. He, Ron, and Hermione were all researching and trying to figure out what Malfoy was doing that allowed him to control her so much. So far there was no luck

Since Jack and Lily were obviously not in any of his classes and they left for the ministry before dawn, the only time he got to see them was at dinner time on a rare occasion if they got back early.

With everyone so caught up in their own business the Christmas holidays seem to creep up on them. They were going back to Ron and Hermione's house to celebrate the season together. Ginny was even taking time out to join them at the insistence of both Harry and Hermione.

About a week before they were going to leave, Harry was in his quarters reading some essays his third year students had written. It was a sunny but chilly early Sunday afternoon and he was just thinking of going to visit Ron and Hermione when there was a knock at the door.

"It's open," Harry called from his desk.

The door opened to reveal a nervous looking Jack Weasley who let himself in and closed the door behind him. "Hi Harry, how's it going?"

Harry put down the essay he was reading and leaned back in his chair casually. "Fine, everything's going great. What can I do for you, Jack?"

Jack took a seat in a chair in front of the desk and took a deep breath. "Well, there is something that I need to ask you."

"Ask away," he replied standing up and coming around the desk to sit on the edge of it closer to Jack.

"Ok well…where should I start?" he asked himself. He took another deep breath and said what he came to say, "I want to ask your daughter to marry me." Harry stayed where he was and blinked several times. He sure had not seen this one coming. Jack took his silence as a bad sign and began to ramble on. "I told you once that she and I had talked about getting married the summer after we graduated. Well, that would be this summer. I love her more than anything on the face of this earth and I promise you that I'll spend the rest of my life trying to make her even half as happy as she makes me-"

Harry smiled and cleared his throat, "You just caught me a little bit off guard there Jack! I knew marriage was something you two had talked about, but I never expected you to come to me and ask my permission."

"I wanted to do it right," Jack said sincerely, "I am aware of the fact that we are both young and you're probably thinking we should wait, and under other circumstances I would. But because of the world we live in…I just don't see how we can wait any longer than we already have. I already lost her once and it nearly killed me. I realize now looking back on those days that something inside me died the night we found out she had been killed, and that part of me didn't come back to life until we found her alive in Malfoy's hellish prison."

"I've told you before; there's no one I would rather see my daughter end up with than you. I've seen how you are with her. You treat her with respect and as her father I thank you for that. But don't forget I am also your godfather, and I care very much about your happiness as well as hers. I'm sure the two of you will be very happy together. You have my blessing," Harry said holding out his hand to shake Jack's.

"Thank you Harry," Jack said beaming as he stood up to take Harry's hand.

"When do you plan on asking her," he wondered as they both returned to their seats.

"I was thinking of asking her on Christmas morning," Jack said looking nervous once more.

"Look Jack, I see the way Lily looks at you. She absolutely adores you and couldn't love you more. You're a great guy and to tell you the truth she'd be a fool if she turned you down." Harry stared at Jack for a moment in amazement, and then went on, "One of the weirdest things about coming back to a life you left is how much the ones you love have changed in your absence. You were just a baby the last time I saw you before I went into hiding, and now look at you!"

"I've seen pictures of you holding me at my christening," Jack said as they moved into the living room to sit.

"Yeah that was the last time I was home before everything went to hell. Your dad got in touch with me in the states and told me Hermione had given birth to a baby boy. I got here as soon as I could. They were so happy to be parents and they loved you so much from the moment they saw you. I've never seen them happier," he said contemplatively.

"My dad never let me forget who my godfather was. He told me all sorts of stories about you and the kind of person you were. When Lily came to Hogwarts he told us both stories of the three of you in school. She always loved hearing about you."

Harry laughed at the thought of all the things Ron must have told them. He remembered to ask the question he had been wondering since his return, but kept forgetting to ask. "Who are your brother's godparents?"

"You're their godfather and Aunt Ginny is their godmother. Just like me," Jack said smiling strangely.

"But I was dead…didn't people think that was unusual?"

"Yes they did, but Mum and Dad didn't really seem to care. They said you were their best friend and it was your right. Though they knew you were alive so that made a little bit of a difference."

"They told you about that?" Harry asked shocked.

"Not until you came back. I understand why you had to do what you did. Lily knows too, and she understands as well," he said earnestly.

"Hmm," Harry said reflectively, "So tell me Jack, when did you first fall in love with my daughter," Harry asked grinning.

"To tell you the truth I really can't remember a time since I've known her that I haven't loved her. We were so close as friends, and when I realized I had deeper feelings for her I was afraid to ruin our friendship. I would say it was Lily that made the first move. She's always been good at seeing what's inside my head!"

"Hmmm, yes I've heard about that," Harry said sarcastically.

The Christmas holidays were just about as normal as to be expected. Somehow everyone in the Weasley family found out that Jack was going to ask Lily to marry him on Christmas morning. But fortunately when Christmas Eve finally rolled around Lily still didn't have a clue.

It was after twelve o'clock and Harry, Ginny, Jack, and Lily were all sitting up talking about random things long after all the other children had gone to bed. Ron and Hermione went up to bed at around eleven and Jack and Harry were on the current topic of the last Gryffindor Qudditch match, which they had won of course.

"It really was a great match," Harry said laughing.

"No it really wasn't! We played terrible! The guys were so tired looking. It's a miracle we managed to win the match in the end. We have higher hopes for a more dignified victory against Slytherin when we play them after the holidays."

"I'm sure you'll do fine," Ginny assured as she rested her head on Harry's shoulder and yawned widely.

Harry nodded his head and glance over at Lily who had her head resting in the crock of Jack's neck. Her arm was around his waist and he didn't recall hearing her say a word in the last few minutes. Her chest rose and fell rhythmically and her eyes were closed, causing a contented look to grace her face. She looked happy, comfortable, and completely safe in Jack's arms.

Jack noticed what Harry was staring at and looked down at her as well. She was sleeping. "She can sleep through anything if she's tired enough," Jack said brushing a long black curl out of her face lovingly.

"How's she been doing lately," Harry asked, "I don't get to see you guys as much as I would like when schools in session."

"She still has nightmares on occasion, but they're never as bad as they used to be. I know she's exhausted half the time because of all the stuff we've got going on. She only has attaches during training really, and when she has them they're mild. To tell you the truth something really funny happened recently. We planned on going to Hogsmade a few weekends ago with everyone else, but we got back from the ministry so late the night before we didn't even make it up into bed really. We passed out in our common room! We slept through the entire Hogsmade trip and didn't wake up until Brad came to see if we were going to skip dinner as well! I really hope things settle down soon," he wished.

Ginny nodded her head in agreement. "I know what you mean. If anyone deserves some peace it's you two."

"Lily is determined to make things settle down if they don't naturally. She wants nothing more than a normal life," he said smiling to himself.

"Speaking of settling down...I guess you'd better get going to bed. You're going to need to be wide wake in the morning," Harry said standing up, "Are you just going to let her sleep down here?"

"No, I'll carry her up to my room. I'll see you tomorrow Harry. Goodnight Aunt Gin," he said gathering Lily up in his arms and walking toward the stairs.

"Goodnight," they both said as they watching Jack carry Lily away.

With the teenagers were out of sight, Harry turned and looked down at Ginny's head of red hair which still rested on his shoulder.

"Hey, you still with me?" He asked teasingly.

Her head snapped up towards him and tried to wake back up again. "Yeah, I'm awake."

"Are you up to taking a little trip with me?" He asked calmly brushing the hair off her forehead.

"Where are we going?"

"That's for me to know and for you to find out," he said kissing her on the tip of the nose and pulling them both into a standing position. He stepped back from her and held out his hand. "Do you trust me?"

"Yes," she said uncertainly.

"Then take my hand. I have a surprise for you," he told her. She shook her head and smiled at his secrecy, but took his hand in the end. "Close your eyes," he instructed. She did as she was told and soon felt them being apparated to another location. It wasn't long before she felt the floor under her feet once more. She kept her eyes closed even when she felt Harry let go of her hand and leave her side.

"Just hold on one second, love. I need to light a candle or two," he explained as he fumbled around for a few minutes. Soon he rejoined her from behind and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her back to his chest. She could tell they were inside some building because it was warm, but other than that she had no idea where they were.

"Okay Gin, open your eyes," he whispered in her ear.

The sight which met her eyes was that of a completely furnished family room glowing in the light of a raging fire. She looked back at him puzzled before stepping out of his grasp to look around. There were pictures on the mantle place. One of Ron, Harry, and Hermione at Bill's wedding long ago. It was taken the day before they left to go fight Voldemort. Next is a picture of Harry and herself taken just a few weeks ago. They were sitting at the dinning room table at the orphanage having dinner with the kids. There was also a picture of Lily and Jack taken after the most recent Qudditch match.

"Harry, where are we?" She finally managed to ask when she turned to face him.

"In Hogsmade," he explained vaguely with a knowing smile on his face.

"Who lives here?" She asked more specifically.

"I bought the house a few weeks ago. Ron and Hermione have been helping me fix it up. Come on, let me show you around."

Harry took her on a grand tour of the house which had four bedrooms, three bathrooms, formal dinning room, and a very spacious backyard among other things. It was when they reached the final bedroom at the end of the hall on the second floor that Harry appeared to have a glint in his eye.

"And this is the master bedroom," he said opening the door for her to see the large room filled with oak furniture and a welcoming fireplace. The bed was huge and adorned with a blood red comforter. There was a door on the right leading to the master bathroom and a door on the left leading to the walk-in closet.

"Harry, this is amazing," she said as she walked around the room looking at all the little details. She walked over to the bed to examine the comforter when she noticed a small black box sitting atop one of the pillows. "What is this?"

Harry cleared his throat and walked over to her. Taking the box into his right hand and taking her hand in his left. "Gin, I wanted to do this hear away from everyone else because I don't want to push you into anything you're not ready for."

"What's going on?" Ginny asked nervously tucking a strand of hair behind her ear and blushing.

"You do that when you're nervous," Harry pointed out. "I love that I can still make you nervous. I also love that I know you do that when you're nervous."

Ginny's face only turned a brighter shade of red and she seemed to have lost the ability to speak. Harry took this to his advantage and composed himself before he went on. "I love you, so much. I don't know what I ever did without you in my life, but now that I have you back I never want to let you go. You know me better than I know myself. I've come to realize that I'm nothing without you." He opened the box to reveal a gorgeous diamond ring set in silver. "So this is what I'm offering you. A life here with me…forever. I know it's not enough. You deserve better, but this is all I can give you and I'll just have to hope that my love will be enough. I am also aware that this might be too soon for you, and I understand that. If you can't answer me now, then the offer will still be on the table for as long as you need to make up your mind, okay?"

Ginny swallowed the lump which had unexpectedly appeared in her throat. "Yes," she somehow managed to saw, thought the voice it was said in sounded strangely alien to her.

He took another deep cleansing break and took the plunge. "I'm asking you to be my wife. Ginny, will you marry me?"

Ginny's eyes had long since glazed over with joyful tears as she listened to Harry's proposal. She honestly couldn't believe what she was hearing. When he concluded she took his face in her hands and kissed him properly on the mouth. She could feel him smile against her lips as he wrapped his arms around the small of her back and pulled her closer to him. "Yes, I would like nothing better," she said when she pulled away. "You've always been enough for me, Harry. I could never ask for anything better. You make me so happy!"

After removing the ring from its box, and placing it where it would remain forever, on Ginny's finger, Harry picked her up and spun her around several times before steering them over to the bed and gently lowering her body onto the soft surface.

"Did you come up with all this on your own?" She wondered as she gazed up at him.

Harry chuckled. "Yes, actually. The house and everything was all my idea. Ron and Hermione just helped me fix it up in time for Christmas. I wanted to ask you here because I know Jack will be proposing to Lily tomorrow morning and I wanted this to be separate. I wanted it to be special."

"It was. I love you."

"I love you too. Can I marry you tomorrow?" Harry asked pulling her into a hug and borrowing his face into her hair. Her laughter shock her shoulders.

"I think my parents might have something to say about that," Ginny let him down gently. "But I would rather us do it sooner than later," she admitted meaningfully.

"Really?" Harry asked, hope gleaming in his eyes.

"I think we've waited long enough don't you?" She said cupping the side of his face as he looked down at her with nothing but love in her eyes.

"Let me work on it," Harry told her with thoughts in his mind.

"I like the sound of that. Don't leave me waiting, love."

"Never," he assured her before walking over to the door to the master suite and shutting it quietly.

That night, Harry and Ginny spent the first of many Christmas eves in the house they now shared together. After years of separation, they had found each other again and both of them felt they'd already wasted enough time. They were ready to start their lives together right here and now.

Meanwhile, Jack didn't get to far up the stairs after leaving his godfather and aunt to their devices before Lily began to wake up. "Jack…where are we going?" she mumbled against his chest. She didn't raise her head up to look at him; in fact she kept her eyes closed.

They reached the top of the stairs and entered his room. He closed the door as softly as he could with her in his arms. "I'm taking you to bed with me, Potter. And there's nothing you can do about it."

"Oh is that so," she said looking up at him through sleepy eyes.

He set her down on the bed and walked over to his dresser to take off his shirt and jeans. He found a different shirt to sleep in and was about to put in on when he felt arms encircle his body from behind. He turned around to face her and wrapped his arms around her waist as well. She definitely seemed more awake now and not quite ready to go back to sleep.

She smiled up at him and spoke in nearly a whisper. "It feels nice to have some time to relax for once. I know we've been together pretty much every minute of the year so far, but it's not the same as when we're here. I've missed you."

"I missed you too," he said leaning down and kissing her affectionately. His lips left her mouth and traveled from her jawbone to her neck and then to her collarbone. She was wearing a navy tank top and he moved the strap off her shoulder with his left hand. He continued to kiss her even after she giggled when his lips found the most ticklish part of her neck just below her ear. He pulled her body even closer to his in response to her laughter. He loved to make her laugh.

"I've missed this too," she said in a very low voice.

"It's been a while," he replied pulling away and cupping the side of her face with one of his hands, the other hand on the small of her back. "Are you still tired?" he asked as he began to walk them towards the bed.

"No, I'm not tired at all." She smiled seductively up at him and pulled her arms around his neck pulling him to her once more.

"I thought I explained to you what that look does to me," he said when he pulled away from their long kiss.

"Why do you think I keep doing it? I know it drives you crazy," she answered running the tips of her finger nails in tiny circles at the base of his neck.

"Hmm," he said as he gripped the bottom of her shirt and pulled it over her head. He then reached down and undid the tie to her sweatpants. They fell to the floor in a heap.

"You know, you're incredibly sexy when you wear those," he said running his index finger along the waist band of boxers she was wearing. She often wore them for extra warmth in the winter time when she was just lazing around the house, or sleeping. With the exception of her bra, boxers was the only thing either both had on.

He kissed her deeply on the lips this time as his hands ran across her back lightly. When he pulled away from her she looked rather lightheaded. Jack moved them down onto the bed and kissed her bare shoulders lightly. He pulled back and took a moment to take in her appearance as she lay there beneath him. He brushed her cheek with the back of his hand and sighed in an almost cleansing manner.

She took notice of his pause. "What…what is that face for?"

"Nothing," he answered still looking down at her in wonder.

"Come on Jack tell me," she pleaded. When he didn't answer this time however she flipped them both over so she was straddling him on his waist and holding his hands above his head. "I guess you're going to have to tell me now," she said with a smirk.

They both laughed allowing him to wiggled his left hand away from her grasp and pulled her face down to meet his, meeting her lips with new found passion. She loosened her grip on his right hand after a few minutes and a soon let go of it all together. He moved her off of his body and covered her body with his once more.

Christmas morning arrived early for the Weasley family. The sun was just beginning to roll over the horizon when Jack heard his little brother Joe call from the door asking them to get up and go downstairs. He heard everyone else pass by their door seconds later and head down the stairs.

Jack opened his eyes and all he could see was the black hair in front of his face. "I think that's our cue to get up."

"I hate getting up early," she groaned not even attempting to raise her head.

"I know, love. But we'd better get down there before they send someone up here and you're still not wearing anything!"

She suddenly sat up and pulled a blanket around her tightly. "I'm not the only one who's indecent, Weasley." She stood up with the blanket pulled around her body under her arms. "I'm going to get dressed and you had better think about doing so as well! I'll meet you downstairs."

She left the room leaving Jack alone to compose himself for what he was about to do. After a few moments of thought he got dressed and went downstairs to find everyone waiting for him and Lily.

"Morning everyone," Jack said when he came into the room.

"Morning," the family chimed. Harry and Ginny were both sitting on the sofa. For some reason, Jack had the feeling they were still wearing the cloths they had been wearing last night. His dad was talking with his younger brothers by the Christmas tree and his mother was in the kitchen making tea and coffee for everyone.

"Where's Lily?" Joe asked.

"She's getting dressed. She promised to be down in a few."

"And she kept her promise," Lily said brightly as she entered the room and kissed her father and aunt and uncle good morning.

The majority of the next hour and a half was spent opening gifts and laughing with each other. Hermione and Ron showered Harry with gifts they had apparently been saving up for years.

"I can't believe you guys did all this," Harry said as he opened his final present holding sweaters knitted by Ron's mother, one for every Christmas he had missed while he was away.

Lily's gift to Jack brought laughter for everyone. It was a pocket watch similar to the clock that hung at his grandparent's house. There was only one hand with her name on it and in the place of the numbers were locations; AT THE MINISTRY, AT THE HOSPITAL, IN BED, SCHOOL, HOME, WITH YOU, SICK, IN DANGER, TRAVELING, etc. Jack loved the gift so much that he kissed her in front of the entire group, causing her to blush profusely.

Jack gave Lily a pale blue jewelry box which held a picture of them hovering on their broomsticks together on the inside lid. After Jack and Lily were done opening their gifts to each other they sat back to watch everyone else for a moment, taking in the memory. Lily leaned back against Jack's shoulder as one of his hand rested on her knee. Little did they know they had an observer.

"Jack, do you love Lily?" Joe asked from the floor eyeing his older brother and smiling devilishly.

Everyone laughed at the naïve little boy's question. Jack put an arm around Lily's shoulders pulling her closer, "Of course I love Lily! Don't you love Lily?"

"Yes, she's the only sister I have," he said looking over at his mother who put a hand over her mouth and fought back tears.

"So you think we should keep her then," Jack said laughing still.

"Always and always," Joe said holding his arms out wide as if to embrace the thought.

"Well, looks like you're stuck with us now Potter," Jack said playfully as he gazed down at her smiling face. It had been a while since she smiled this way. Most of her smiles these days seemed forced or halfhearted. But this was the old Lily, the Lily he had fallen in love with years ago.

"I wouldn't have it any other way," she said returning his gaze. They shared a very innocent kiss before returning their attention to Kyle who was now opening his present from his parents.

After several minutes had passed, Jack handed Lily the final gift under the tree, to her from Harry. She opened the gift slowly and was startled slightly when something fell out. It was a photo album.

"And you were making fun of us for all the pictures we take," Hermione said from across the room.

"Well, these are a little different," Harry said studying her face as she opened the album and looked at the first picture. Jack looked at the picture on the first page over her shoulder and he glanced up at Harry and saw the tears in his eyes.

The first picture was of Harry holding a tiny baby in his arms. He was looking down at the infant with nothing but love in his eyes and tears on his cheeks. He wasn't paying any attention to the camera at all. "That was the first time I held you in my arms," Harry said quietly. "You were so tiny."

Lily adoringly turned the page and saw a picture of her father with his arm around a woman holding with a baby in her arms. The woman kissed the baby's head lovingly and then the proud parents turned and gave each other a small kiss. "Mom," she said looking up at her father.

"Yes, she was so happy," Harry said with sadness in his voice. "She never loved anything more than she loved you."

Lily set the album aside and went over to hug him. "Thank you so much," she said in half a whisper.

"I just wanted you to see how happy we were when you were born. I would give anything to go back and change the way things ended up, but unfortunately I can't do that. This is the best I can do," Harry said as he released his daughter and looked down at her tear streaked face.

"I'm hungry," Joe said breaking the silence.

"Well, let me go see what I can do about that," Hermione said walking into the kitchen. The group in the living room began to clean up the mess and put away presents while Hermione prepared breakfast. Jack turned around after a few minutes and noticed Lily wasn't there.

"She went outside for some fresh air," Harry said reading his mind.

"Thanks, I'll be right back," Jack said as he grabbed his coat off the hock and headed out the back door.

He found Lily leaning against an oak tree facing the house. Her black hair provided quite a contrast to the pure white snow. She smiled warmly as he approached her.

"What are you doing out here all by yourself?"

"Just thinking," she said looking at him with a dazed expression on his face. "Jack, can I ask you something?"

"Anything, love," he said leaning against the tree next to her with his hands deep in his pockets to escape the bitterly cold December wind.

"Do you really want to have kids?" she asked looking at him slightly embarrassed.

"Yes, as long as you're their mother! Why do you not want to have kids?"

"Yes, I do want to be a mother, now more than ever after looking at those pictures of my mother holding me. They looked so happy. I guess I never realized how strongly I felt about being a mother until I looked at those pictures," she said looking down at the snow on her shoes. She looked over at him and noticed the way he was staring at her and blushed and looked away.

He seemed nervous all of a sudden and she was about to ask him why when he spoke up first. "You left before I could give you your Christmas gift."

"No, you gave it to me don't you remember-"

"Yes that was part of it," he said cutting her off. "But that wasn't all of it."

"Do you want to go back inside then," she said moving away a few inches.

He took her hand to keep her from moving way from where she stood, "No, I can give it to you out here."

"Okay, well what is it?" she asked anxiously.

"Well, my gift is slightly selfish because I really think I'm getting the better end of the deal," Jack shifted from one foot to another and took several shallow breaths.

"Jack, what is it?" she said laughing.

"I have always told you that I'd ask you a certain question one day," he stated watching her reaction closely. She appeared to be catching on to what was about to happen because her eyes widened and she took several deep breaths to calm herself. "Today is that day. I love you so much that it physically hurts sometimes. When I'm not with you I feel out of place, like I'm not where I belong. I want to spend the rest of my life waking up next to you in the morning and going to sleep with you in my arms every night. You're my everything. Lily Elizabeth Potter…will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

Lily's other hand that was not in his tight grasp moved slowly to cover her mouth as a tear escaped through the corner of her eye. He reached in his pocket and retrieved a small black box. He opened it in front of her and she let out a faint gasp. She nodded her head yes unable to speak. Jack could have jumped for joy, and probably would have if she hadn't wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed him lovingly.

She pulled away and brushed his cold cheek with the back of her equally cold hand. "Nothing would make me more happy than spending the rest of my life with you," she said gazing up at him through tears of joy.

He took the three stoned diamond ring out of the box and placed it on her ring finger. Then took her in his arms and kissed her again. He only pulled away when he heard noises in the distance. He looked back toward the house and found his entire family standing at the patio window smiling and clapping for them. Lily followed his gaze and laughed as well at the sight of them.

"Shall we," he said offering her his arm gesturing toward the house.

She nodded and took his arm in hers keeping close to his side as they crossed the snow covered lawn. They entered the house and the clapping grew louder as their family greeted them with hugs and congratulations. The separated from each other to go around and give everyone hugs.

"Was I the only one who didn't know this was going to happen," she said after hugging Andrew.

"Yes," Jack said from across the room next to his mother.

Jack's mum crossed the room and gave Lily a rib crushing hug, "I'm so happy for you two," she said loudly as she pulled away.

"Welcome to the family officially now," Ron said as he hugged his goddaughter and then walked over to ruffle his son's hair. "I guess you guys are all grown up now. It seems like only yesterday you were both in first year. Now you're getting married."

"DAD," Andrew and Kyle said in unison shaking their heads.

"Well it does," Ron said defensively, "And you two will be hard-pressed to find a girl half as great as Lily is!"
Lily blushed and made her way over to her father. He hugged her tightly and raised her feet off the ground as he embraced her small body causing her to giggle inspite of herself.

"Be happy," he softly commanded as he released her into the waiting arms of her fiancé.

"I will," she said looking up at Jack with nothing but love in her eyes. When Lily looked at Ginny who was standing next to Harry, however, the smile on her face dropped to a look of joyful shock. "DAD!" She screamed suddenly.

Harry couldn't help but jump at her outburst. "What!" He exclaimed looking around to see what had caused her sudden change in tone.

"You proposed to Ginny!" She excitedly accused running over to Ginny and throwing her arms around her.

Harry had been nervous about how he was going to tell his only daughter that he was getting married. He knew she didn't have a problem with them seeing each other, but marriage was a completely different ball game. However, judging by the look of pure elation on her face, she wasn't in the least upset. Harry turned his gaze over to Ron and Hermione, who both knew he was planning on proposing to Ginny last night because they helped him fix up the house in time. They both had the biggest smiles he'd ever seen plastered on their faces.

"Congratulations, Harry," Jack said walking over to him and shaking his hand.

"Thank you, Jack," Harry beamed at him.

"I can't believe you didn't say anything!" Lily said as she moved over to him and gave him a warm embrace.

"Well, we didn't want to overshadow Jack's proposal," Ginny explained.

"Don't even think about it," Jack dismissed as Lily walked back over to him and he wrapped his arms around her from behind.

"This is perfect," Lily proclaimed.

Harry looked down at Ginny and pulled her to his side. "You're right, it is perfect."

a/n- There you have it! Please please please review! I didn't get that many for the last chapter which was highly disappointing. The more reviews I get the more motivated I'll be to update!

Disclaimer: The line, "You do that when you're nervous," Harry pointed out. "I love that I can still make you nervous. I also love that I know you do that when you're nervous," is taken from an episode of Dawson's Creek. It belongs to their writers, not to me. And while I'm at it, just thought that I'd remind you all that I am not JK Rowling and Harry Potter and co. do not belong to me, they are members of JK Rowling's world.

Thanks again to the sharp reviewer who pointed that out! Sorry for the mishap!