Two weeks after Ron had woken up he was finally allowed to head back. He managed to take his first unaided steps a few days earlier, even though they were slightly painful he hadn't cared. He would do anything to get out of that hospital and get home. As soon as they'd been satisfied that he could walk unaided and he had healed enough they had let him go. Now he sat on the lumpy sofa in the front room, not really sure what to do with himself. Ginny was hiding in her room as always, his mother had finally stopped fussing over him and had started dinner, and he had completely no idea where Hermione had disappeared to. He was happy to be home, but he wanted to be well so he could be out there searching for Harry. He sighed to himself for the umpteenth time that day and turned to stare out of the window.

Upstairs Hermione was helping Ginny in the bathroom as once again her morning sickness had kicked in without any warning. Hermione's motherly instincts had taken over since finding out Ginny was pregnant. She was there night or day if Ginny needed anything, and lately all that intaled was coving for her, and holding her hair back.

"I'm sure that your mum won't be angry with you Ginny but the longer you leave it the more likely it is that she'll find out accidentally."

Ginny splashed her forehead with cold water letting it drip down her face. Of course Hermione was right but she just couldn't bring herself to have that conversation with her mother yet. Hermione handed her back her jumper and Ginny pulled it on over her head. She had begun to show now, only a small bump, but with her being so tiny and skinny it was noticeable. She had taken to wearing Harry's jumpers. Something her mother didn't question since she just thought she wanted to be closer to him. True really but they also worked perfectly as camouflage.

Ginny pushed her way past Hermione, just in time to bang clean into Fred as he passed. Normally she would have shoved him back but as he had knocked into her he'd full on hit her in the stomach. Instantly she'd dropped to the floor wrapping her hands around her stomach.

"Oh come on I can't have hitten you that hard," Fred protested as Hermione pushed past him.

"Help me," she demanded as she pulled Ginny to her feet.

Puzzlement flashed over his face but he couldn't argue with her, not with the look of anger she had shot at him. Pulling Ginny's arm around his shoulder he carefully guided her to her bedroom. Hermione pulled the covers back and helped Ginny into bed, all the while she kept her hands clamped over her stomach protectively.

"What is going on?" Fred asked, anger flashing in his voice.

There was no way she should have been acting that way. He barely even collided with her, he'd done worse and all she'd done was hit him clean back.

But as Hermione turned to give him some lie there was an almighty crash down stairs. They heard Ron's strangled scream and then a holler of delight.

"What on earth?" Hermione and Fred disappeared out of the door before Ginny even knew what was happening.

She didn't follow though, as Fred's elbow had connected with her stomach she'd felt pain run through her stomach. Now she was scared, scared that the pain she was still feeling was somehow the baby. Scared she was loosing her only connection to Harry.


Hermione took the stairs to at a time, closely followed by Fred. But as she reached the front room she skidded to a halt, unable to believe what she was seeing. There in Ron's tight hug stood Harry, a large beaming smile on his face. All at once she was there with her arms around his neck pulling him out of Ron's grasp and into a tight hug.

"Oh Harry I can't believe its you," she cried.

His arms slipped around her waist and he hugged her back just as tightly.

"I'm glad to see you missed me," he laughed.

Just then Ginny appeared in the doorway. She had heard Harry's name and had wondered what was going on.

When Ginny had reached the bottom of the stairs she had seen him, seen the one person she loved more than anything, safe in their front room. She couldn't move then, couldn't even breathe. He was home. Harry carefully detangled himself from Hermione and slowly crossed the room towards Ginny. At first she took a few steps back uncertain on how to react. But as soon as he was in front of her she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into a passionate kiss.

"My god Harry I've missed you," she whispered into his shoulder.

He kissed the top of her head lightly, squeezing her, "I've missed you to."

Behind them Hermione was gesturing for the others to move in to the kitchen. She knew that they needed to be alone and had an awful lot to talk about. Ginny grasped Harry's hand, still uncertain that it was really happening and not just one of her dreams. She pulled him up the stairs, taking the steps two at a time, and found herself leading him to her bedroom. As soon as the door was shut behind them they became entangled. Harry pulled Ginny's jumper over her head, laughing when he realised it was his. She laughed lightly as he fumbled with the buttons on her shirt, but not once did she push him away. Harry pulled her to the bed and fell, almost on top of her, onto it. Instantly Ginny felt the same bolt of pain in her stomach as before and pushed him away.

"What's wrong," he panted trying to get his breath back.

Ginny had been so caught up in the moment that she had forgotten all that had happened ten minutes earlier.

"Gin, what's wrong?" he said again, this time his voice laced with concern and worry dancing in his emerald eyes.

She gripped Harry's hand and slowly ran his fingers over the bump in her stomach. The confusion flashed across his face and she knew he needed more than that. But as she tried to sit up he pulled her back down and ran his hand a little harder over the small bulge. When his green eyes snapped up she could tell he had realised what was going on. Concern and worry were traced all across his face, the reaction she had expected. But what she hadn't expected was the flicker of excitement. She smiled then and released the breath she hadn't realised she'd been holding.

"Harry your going to be a father," she voiced out loud confirming everything he had thought.

He pulled her on top of him into his arms and into a tight huge. He rather gingerly wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her again.

"I love you Ginny," he whispered into her ear.

"I love you to."


When Molly had returned to find Hermione and Ron sat in the kitchen she had began to shout at Ron for being out of bed, or at lease off the coach. SHe had gone into a full grumble about only leaving him for a second to nip to the shops. But soon forgave him as soon as he told her exactly what was happening. Ten minutes after that she had kidnapped Harry from Ginny and now refused to let him out of her site, that is after finally letting him go from a hug she'd held for five minutes straight. He now sat at the kitchen table, Ginny at his side, and surrounded by the whole Weasley family, save for Mr. Weasley who hadn't returned form work yet. Even Charlie and Bill had joined them after they'd heard the news he'd returned. Molly was now busy cooking away.

"Does any body know?" Harry whispered into Ginny's ear as every ones attention was diverted.

"Hermione, but she worked it out herself."

Harry nodded and put his arm around Ginny's shoulder. He was still in shock really, he loved Ginny so much but she was after all only seventeen. When he had voiced this concern to her, she had pointed out she was almost eighteen and he hadn't cared enough about her age to stop them from having sex. She had a point there but he was kicking himself now for not being more careful, but at the same time glad he hadn't, everything at this point was very confusing.

He looked over at Ron's beaming face and just knew as soon as he found out he wouldn't be seeing that smile for a while.

Ginny leant her head on his shoulder, tilting her head up so she could whisper in his ear.

"We have to tell them, it's getting harder and harder for me to hide it."

He only nodded at that knowing that that was coming. He breathed deeply knowing that nothing could be worse than what he had been though the last few weeks, but he also didn't want to temp fate on that part.

As dinner drew to a close Mr. Weasley had arrived and took up a seat at the table. He passed on tea claiming he had grabbed something while at work, but took great delight on eating two slices of Mrs. Weasley's chocolate cake.

"Since they're all here do you think we should do this now?" Harry whispered to Ginny taking her hand into a tight grip under the table.

She looked gravely at him but nodded.

Ginny cleared her throat to get everyone's attention, and as soon as a hush swept over the table she began to shake.

"Err everyone I have something that I need to tell you," she glanced at Hermione and she smiled reassuringly, "I don't really know how to say this but… I'm pregnant."

For a horrible moment everyone just starred at her, then their eyes swept over Harry and she knew he was in for it worse than her.

Ron looked at Hermione who smiled sheepishly and before anyone knew what was going on he had thrown a punch at Harry. Harry fell backwards off his chair as the punch connected with his jaw.

"Ronald!" his mother squealed and smacked him across the head.

Bill and Charlie just started laughing, and Fred and George sat there in amazement unsure what to say. Molly helped Harry to his feet, while Hermione managed to get Ron to sit back down.

Mr. Weasley cleared his throat unsure what to say really. This wasn't exactly the kind of revelation that he had been expecting from his baby daughter. But as he looked at her he realised she wasn't a baby. She would be the same age Molly had been when they'd had their first in a few weeks, but he still couldn't help but feel a deep worry in the pit of his stomach. He locked Ginny with his eyes and scanned her face.

"Are you happy?" was all he could muster, all his frozen voice box would allow him to say.

"Very," she smiled broadly taking him and Harry in.

He just nodded and smiled, a little weakly, at her and sat back in his chair.

Molly dabbed a towel at Harry's now swollen lip, taking up a seat next to the two of them.

"Well this certainly explains your strange illness," she turned to her daughter and smiled.

Ginny was glad to see it was a true smile, one full of warmth and excitement.

Ron was still shooting Harry dirty looks but as he looked at his baby sister he smiled. She was the happiest he had ever seen her and even though he wouldn't admit it yet he was glad. She had Harry with her, and she had the beginnings of a family, one he knew Harry would look after.

After the revelation everyone had chatted, trying their hardest to make things seem normal. Molly had questioned Ginny on all the symptoms she had been having and after learning she had already developed a bump whisked her off to more private settings. Mr. Weasley had retired to bed not long after that claiming exhaustion from work. After a few uneasy glances around Hermione disappeared after Ginny, leaving Harry sat at the table with all of Ginny's brothers. He would have lied if he had said he was fine with this. Especially with the murderous look that flittered through Ron's eyes.

"Well this is a turn of fate really isn't it, your back a day and you've already knocked our sister up," Fred said a hint of laugher in his voice, but Harry didn't fail to pick up the seriousness in his eyes.

"Actually she's already two months gone," he replied and kicked himself as Ron's eyes widened.

"Two months!" Ron repeated his voice going rather squeaky with repressed anger.

Harry only nodded not wanting to dig himself into a deeper hole. Opposite him Bill took a long swig of a drink Harry knew wasn't soft.

"Well as long as you look after her I think I can forgive you," Charlie nodded his agreement, while Fred and George just smiled stupidly.

"I love her, there's no way I'm leaving her even if you tried to make me," with the last comment he looked at Ron who bit his bottom lip obviously fighting back saying something in return.

Harry pushed his chair back and standing looked at the lot of them, "I'm going to go check on Ginny. Since I only found out today I know just as much as you do."

With some quick goodnights he disappeared up the stairs, saving himself from more of Ron's rath for the moment.