Ginny felt awful for the entire night. She simply had to show Remus how sorry she was. She couldn't believe that it was her that had said those cruel words to him. His face was completely blank, showing no sign of emotion and that scared Ginny to no end. That night, feeling in need of peace, she made her way up to the Astronomy Tower, not aware that the person she'd come to think about was sitting, looking up at the stars.
Ginny's eyes welled up as tears threatened to spill. She slowly made her way over to Remus, who still kept his eyes fixed on the stars, determined not to look at Ginny. She sat down next to him and studied his face intently.
"Remus?" she questioned softly. No response. Remus just continued to stare up at the sky.
"Remus, please talk to me" she whispered "I'm so sorry for what I said earlier, I-I was upset and I shouldn't have taken it out on you, I-"
"You should have realized that Sirius hasn't changed at all" Remus spoke harshly, his eyes hardening. Ginny whimpered.
"I'm sorry. Please, please forgive me. I forgave you for what happened with Parvati, even if it wasn't your fault. Why can't you forgive me?"
Remus' gaze turned to look at Ginny. His expression softened slightly on seeing Ginny, she looked exactly the way she did when he first met her; confused and vulnerable.
"I forgive you" he told her "but I don't forgive Black" Ginny reached over and gently caressed his cheek, which made Remus smile.
"So-are we back to being a normal couple or are we going to have another drama?" Ginny teased. Remus chuckled softly.
"I guess you could say we're back to normal"
Suddenly, Ginny let out a yelp on accidentally cutting her hand on a piece of broken glass on the floor.
"What the hell is glass doing on the floor? Doesn't anyone realize that that's dangerous?" Ginny cried, trying to stop the blood from seeping out of her hand. Remus quickly muttered a spell and a bandage appeared.
"Give me your hand" he instructed. Ginny quickly did as she was told and he gently tied the bandage around her hand. As he tied to knot, Ginny winced and pulled her hand away.
"Sorry" Remus apologized "I didn't mean to hurt you. I guess my hands aren't as soft as yours" Ginny blushed.
"Well, no, they're not, I-I mean, yes, they are, but-" Suddenly, Remus leaned forward, a hand on Ginny's cheek as he kissed her. Ginny immediately responded and wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling happier than she had done in ages.
As they pulled apart, they both looked flushed.
"Well, that was . . . interesting" Remus stated "I never knew there could be such passion in one kiss" Ginny giggled and put her head on his shoulder.
"I suppose we're going to have to plan the wedding soon. We haven't actually had a chance to discuss it properly" Remus told her. Ginny's head snapped up and stared at him.
"We're still getting married? You still want to marry me?" Remus smirked.
"No, I want to marry a monkey, of course I want to marry you, you silly thing!" Ginny blushed bright red.
"Oh"
"So, let's go tell James and that lot"
"Yeah, let's tell Harry, Ron and Hermione too. And your older self, I'd love to see how he's going to react" Remus laughed.
"You're gorgeous and I want the whole world to know" Remus stated, marveling at Ginny's beauty. Ginny wrapped her arms around Remus' neck and leaned in to whisper in his ear.
"And you're a sex god, but I think we'll just leave that between us two" Remus blushed and nodded, before leaning in to give Ginny another breathtaking kiss.
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The next morning, while everyone was sitting in the Great Hall eating breakfast, they were, needless to say, extremely surprised, to see Remus and Ginny walk into the Great Hall holding hands and grinning broadly. Harry, Ron and Hermione burst into applause, while James wolf-whistled and Lily cheered.
"So, how are you doing Gin?" Ron asked as soon as his sister sat down next her fiancé. Ginny placed a hand on Remus' knee, but so that nobody could see.
"Oh, I'm doing great" she told him, running a hand along Remus' knee making him squirm slightly.
"Moony, you alright?" Harry questioned. Remus nodded, grinning widely as he pinged Ginny's bra. She glared daggers at him. Remus shrugged, looking innocent.
Hermione giggled, watching the couple flirt endlessly with each other.
"Hey, how about we go to 12 Grimmauld Place for the day and discuss the wedding plans there?" Remus queried. Ginny nodded.
"Hey, can we come?" Lily asked. James nodded in agreement.
"What about Nar, Lucius and Sev, can they come too?"
"Sure"
"I'll go and ask them now" she said and with that, she dashed off.
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As they entered 12 Grimmauld Place, Mrs. Weasley, Black, The Lupin's and The Potter's looked up, smiling broadly on seeing who it was.
"Shame Sirius didn't come" Lily said sympathetically. Remus stared at her incredulously.
"Shame? Shame? Lils, he tried to break Gin and I up for good! And you're saying it's a shame he didn't come along!" Lily smiled sheepishly.
"Sorry"
Suddenly, Lupin appeared out of the fireplace, smiling when he saw who was inside the house.
"Aren't you supposed to be teaching?" Black asked.
"Not today, I've got a day off" Lupin informed him.
"Oh, right"
As everyone settled down, Ginny launched into a sort of wedding that she'd like.
"I've always wanted a Christmas wedding with snow all over the ground, that's always been my dream" then she turned to Remus "but this isn't just about me" Remus smiled, then discreetly winked to Narcissa and Lily, who nodded.
"Hey Gin, can we give you a present?"
"A present, whatever for?" she questioned.
"Well . . ." Narcissa trailed off and grinned "You'll have to come upstairs to see it. Marie, Charlotte, Miranda, Lily and I chipped in to buy it"
Ginny groaned.
"Why do I get the feeling that this isn't good when it involves Marie and Charlotte?" All the females walked upstairs and Remus turned to James.
"Did you write down what she said?" James nodded.
"Every word" he confirmed.
"Excellent, we'll have to plan for this Christmas then"
"You're actually going to do a Christmas wedding?" Lucius questioned incredulously. Remus nodded.
"Of course!" Lupin watched the scene, feeling happiness well up inside of him. He had a brilliant life with Ginny!
"How on earth are we going to get snow on the ground? That just isn't possible!" Severus exclaimed.
"Ever heard of a snow machine?" Zak asked. Max laughed.
Suddenly, a horrified cry came from upstairs.
"YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME?!" All the males looked to each other in amusement.
"Sounds like Ginny's happy with the present they bought her"
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"I am not wearing that!" Ginny cried.
"Aw, c'mon Gin, it'll be good!"
Ginny was holding a 'sexy' nightdress that the girls had chipped in to buy. It was a dark red and extremely short.
"All you need now is a whip" Marie joked. All the other girls laughed, making Ginny blush.
"It's a present for you to give to Remus, I'm sure he'll love it!" Lily exclaimed, winking at Ginny. Ginny looked absolutely horrified at the idea.
"He'll laugh!"
"No, he won't!"
"Believe me, I know him a lot better than you lot! He's gonna laugh his head off!"
"We thought this would cheer you up" Narcissa said with a grin. Ginny folded up the nightdress and put it away.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept-"
"Yes, you can and you will! That nightdress was expensive" Miranda informed her.
"B-But, I-"
"Why don't you show Remus now?"
"Now?!" Ginny questioned, looking shocked. The females nodded.
"What do you want me to do? Walk up to him and say "I want you right now in the bedroom baby?""
"If it'll work! Aw, c'mon, we wanna know what his reaction to the dress is! I bet he'll love it"
"Yeah, well, that's your opinion" Ginny grumbled.
"Tough luck, change into it now and we'll get him up here" Miranda told her. Ginny sighed in defeat as she walked into the bathroom to get changed.
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"Oi Lupin!" Narcissa called out, grinning madly. Remus looked up.
"Your fiancée's got a little present for you upstairs, why don't you go upstairs and see her?" All the female's shared knowing looks as they started giggling. Remus eyed them suspiciously.
"Why do I not trust any of you?"
"Oh Remus, just go upstairs for goodness' sake, please!" Lily pleaded. Remus continued to eye them all suspiciously, yet he complied.
As he walked into the bedroom, he shut the door and turned around. Ginny wasn't anywhere to be seen!
"Gin?" Remus called out.
"Yeah?" The voice came from the bathroom.
"Come out. The girls said you had a surprise for me"
"Uh . . . I-I'd rather not"
"Why?"
"B-Because, I just don't want to" Remus sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Gin, c'mon, just come out"
"Alright, alright, just-promise me you won't laugh, okay?" Remus furrowed his brow in confusion, why would he laugh?
"Alright, I promise I won't laugh" he told her. As Ginny stepped out of the bathroom, he had to clap a hand over his mouth to stop himself from bursting into hysterical laughter. The nightdress itself was very sexy, but the fact that it was a few sizes too big for Ginny just made it seem funny. Ginny put her hands on her hips as she narrowed her eyes at Remus.
"Fine, laugh" Remus burst out laughing and fell on the floor. He rolled around on the floor, until Ginny grinned evilly and pulled out a whip. He immediately stopped laughing and looked apprehensive.
"Uh, if I say sorry, will you not hurt me?" he questioned worriedly. Ginny shook her head and slowly walked over to him. Remus didn't fail to notice that the nightdress clung to her body, showing all of her curves as she came closer to him.
She lay down next to him and pressed her mouth against his. He responded with a strong passion, neither of them wanting to break away from the other. His hand trailed down her nightdress, which made Ginny break away, grinning all the while.
"You don't seem to find my nightdress that amusing anymore, do you?" Remus shook his head and grinned quite wolfishly.
"On the contrary my dear, it looks very sexy on you"
"Hmm . . . are you trying to get out of your punishment Mr. Lupin? Because let me tell you now, it isn't working"
"Oh, I wouldn't dream of it" he drawled, leaning in to kiss her again.
Outside the door, all the girls gave each other high fives. Remus Lupin and Ginny Weasley were definitely a couple again.
