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New chapter, hope you will like it :)
Still swamped in college assignments (I can't really see the end of this, and that's before the exams that starts next week).
Anyway, now that I finished whining (for now), let's go to the new chapter!
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Chapter 11: I Want A Girl
The summer passed by quickly. Ginny spent the week at Sirius' place while the weekends she spent at Tom's. While her friends and her brothers (except from Percy and Ron) came to see her at Sirius' place, her parents kept their distance and so did Hermione and Harry.
Ginny was just finishing her first part of the pregnancy, just about to start her fourth month, although her belly was still flat. At least the morning sickness was gone.
"I want to take you to the train tomorrow," said Tom.
"You can't love, too many people, I don't want to lose you," said Ginny, stroking his face.
They were laying in the bed facing each other after a long love making. He stroked her bare belly.
"I want to see you get on the train safely, I can't chance losing either of you," he said softly, still stroking her belly.
"And you won't, but we will lose you if someone sees you," said Ginny softly, kissing his forehead.
He snuggled to her body, resting his head on her chest. She stroked his hair soothingly.
"I will put on a hood, please?"
"No. My parents will be there, they will know who you are, with or without a hood," said Ginny.
He sighed. He wanted desperately to be there.
"Sirius and Remus will be there with me, and Draco, Blaise and Luna are going to meet the three of us on the platform. I will be surrounded with friends, I will be just fine, I promise," said Ginny.
"O.k."
"O.K.?" asked Ginny, making sure she heard him right.
"O.K." he confirmed.
"If I will see you there I will curse you to next Monday," warned Ginny.
He whined at her, "meany."
"I love you," said Ginny.
"I love you too."
Ginny and Tom just finished their breakfast when there was a knock on the door.
"I will answer that, go get your trunk from upstairs," said Tom.
"Are you sure? It should be Sirius and Remus,"
"I am sure. Go on," he smiled at her.
She kissed his cheek and went upstairs to get her trunk.
Tom opened the door and was stared at by Sirius and Remus. He stared right back. They all knew what he did about sixteen years ago.
"We are here to take Ginny to the station," said Remus.
"I know, come on in, she will be down in a minute," said Tom.
They walked in and he closed the door behind them.
"I am sorry," said Tom.
They stared at him wide eyed. They never expected an apology.
"I wish I have met Ginny when I was actually at that age," he indicted to his young body, "a lot of people would have been alive now, and things would have been better,"
"Thanks. We appreciate the honesty, and we probably would have killed you by now, but we love that kid, and she loves you," said Sirius.
"And let's not forget that "that kid" can wipe the floor with the two of you if you touch her Tom, so there is that," she grinned from the top of the stairs. Wearing some black jeans and a green hoody. Her flammable hair finishing the look beautifully.
"Your hoody is in the wrong color Gin'," said Sirius.
"I think it just right," smiled Ginny.
Tom was smiling at her, his eyes shining.
She went down the stairs, her hands in her pockets and her trunk floating by her side.
"Why bother with a wand, ah kid?" asked Sirius.
She chuckled.
"I will apparate with her trunk," said Remus.
"We will be right behind you," said Sirius.
Remus took the trunk, went outside and apparated with a loud crack.
Tom kneeled down and kissed Ginny's belly, she smiled softly, stroking his hair.
He stood up and captured her lips in a searing kiss. Ginny warped her arms around him, slipping her tongue in to his mouth.
They kissed until Sirius cleared his throat.
Ginny stood on the tip of her toes to kiss Tom's forehead.
"I will write," she promised.
"And I will answer," he replied.
"Love you hon',"
"Love you too, darling," said Tom.
He watched Ginny and Sirius walk out of the house, holding hands and disappear in a turn of a heel.
After joining Remus and Ginny's trunk in a back alley, they walked in to the train station and through the wall between platform 9 and 10 and to the noise and chaos of platform .
"Here come your friends," said Sirius.
Luna, Blaise, and Draco already found each other and were heading their way.
"Have a nice school year, and be careful, you need to watch over that little one resting in your belly," said Sirius, kissing her forehead.
"What he said, and if you need us, just reach out and we will be there," said Remus kissing the top of her head.
"Thank you guys," she smiled at them tearfully.
"Hello," said Luna, and then "why are you crying? What did you do Sirius?"
"Why are you assuming that I did something?"
"Because Lupin is too much of a nice guy to get a girl crying," said Blaise.
"Neither of them did anything wrong," said Ginny wiping the tears off her cheeks, "I am pregnant remember? It's just hormones,"
"You are not showing yet, it easy to forget that you are pregnant," said Draco.
"Well I am, and we need to go," said Ginny.
She hugged Sirius and Remus and with a last wave headed to the train with Draco by her side.
Luna kissed Sirius' cheek, "Write to me,"
"I will," he grinned at her.
"Come on, Lovegood, we will miss the train!" called Blaise.
Luna waved at them and jumped on the already moving train, Blaise right behind her.
Luna, Ginny, Blaise, and Draco were sitting together in a booth on the train to Hogwarts.
"So a baby," said Luna.
Ginny gave her a look. "So Sirius,"
"I am not judging, just curious, and me and Sirius are not having a baby," said Luna.
"Yet," said Blaise, grinning.
Luna rolled her eyes at him, "We didn't sleep together, if that what you are aiming at, Blaise,"
"Yet," said Draco.
"Really Draco?" asked Ginny.
"Sorry, I couldn't help it," he grinned too.
"What will you do when they find out in Hogwarts? I mean, you couldn't hide the pregnancy forever," asked Luna.
"I am not hiding it to begin with, although no one could tell me what the policy of pregnancy in Hogwarts," said Ginny.
"Ask Dumbledore when we get there," suggested Luna.
"I don't have any other choice," said Ginny.
"It will be fine," said Draco.
"I don't think so." Said Blaise, looking at them.
"What do you mean?" asked Ginny.
"For a start it's bad example for younger students, pregnancy before marriage and such, quite archaic if you ask me, but it is what it is. Then you add who the father is and it's a complete mess, Dumbledore won't let you stay,"
She sighed. "Then I will leave. I have learned with Tom through the diary over the past year more then I learn over four years in Hogwarts," said Ginny.
"Besides, the way you manage your magic without a wand, you don't really need Hogwarts," said Luna.
"I will miss quidditch,"
"You are pregnant! You can't play quidditch anyway," said Draco.
"That's an amusing picture, you with a belly on a broomstick in the middle of the sky," smirked Blaise.
"Oh, shut up," said Ginny, rolling her eyes at him.
They all laughed.
The door to their booth opened suddenly.
In the door stood Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"What do you want?" asked Draco.
"That's none of your business Malfoy," snarled Ron.
"If you are here to bother my friends, it is my business," said Draco.
"Shut up!" called Harry.
Ginny waved her hand and the door slide closed in the trio's faces.
She groaned, touching her temple.
"Ginny?"
"I am o.k." she promise.
"You can't use your magic too much, maybe you should ask to leave Hogwarts," said Blaise.
"I will be fine, promise." Said Ginny.
Shortly after changing in to their school uniforms they got to Hogwarts.
When the sorting was finally over, Ginny stood up and went to the Slytherins' table, as she sat down between Draco and Blaise, an empty set of dining tools showed up in front of her.
She grinned. "That was absolutely cool," said Ginny.
"It's Hogwarts," smiled Draco.
"The Gryffindors are staring at you like they want you dead," said Blaise.
She shrugged, "It's not against the rules to eat at the table of a different house," said Ginny.
"Hi guys," said Luna, taking a seat next to Blaise.
Like with Ginny before, a full set of dinning tools showed up in front of her.
"You got to love Hogwarts," she grinned and started to eat. Her three friends chuckled and started to eat as well.
"That's an interesting grouping," said McGonagle.
"They became friends over Ginny relationship with Riddle and that mess," said Snape.
"Ginny?" asked McGonagle.
"I like the little witch, her abilities are unbelievable considering her young age, I can forgive her for being a Gryffindor instead of a Slytherin," said Snape.
"She ended the war that's for sure, but at what cost?" asked McGonagle.
"A cost she was ready to pay long before the revealing of her relationship with Riddle," said Snape.
McGonagle gave him a look. "She confided in you,"
"Yes, so did Riddle, and when I confronted her about it, she was… I don't know, mature considering her young age? Anyway, she knew what she was doing, and she completely transformed him. He stopped caring about the Death Eaters long before he disbanded them."
"She was always a remarkable witch, she just mostly kept it to herself," said McGonagle.
"To be honest, after seeing for myself and hearing about what she is capable of, it's safe to say that Granger lost her title of the youngest gifted witch of our age." Said Snape.
"Miss Weasley is younger," agreed McGonagle.
"And much more gifted. I really wish she was in my house," he sighed as McGonagle chuckled.
Suddenly the doors to the great hall bursted open.
Ginny was full, she wasn't interested in dessert, so while her friends enjoyed their pudding, she wrote in the diary to Tom.
Hi, love.
Hello darling, how are you doing?
I am good.
And the baby?
He is good too.
He?
I think it's a boy, intuition maybe.
Really? I want a girl.
Really? I thought you would like a boy.
No. Girls are more… I don't know, they are just more.
That's good to know. Girls all over the world appreciate your vague praise.
Meany.
Ginny was grinning. Both of the boys were looking over her shoulder in to the diary.
"He is right, you are meany. Messing with him like that," said Blaise.
"Hey! Show me too!" called Luna, and Ginny passed her the diary.
Luna chuckled. "He is adorable, girls probably chased him when he was here,"
"He wasn't adorable back then, but yes, they did chase him. He was the tall, dark and handsome of that time," said Ginny.
They all looked up when the screaming started.
What's going on? I can feel your panic.
"Ginny, answer him!" called Luna, giving her the diary, and pulling out her wand.
In the entrance to the great hall stood Bellatrix and some other former Death Eaters.
Death Eaters. I am fine.
At Hogwarts?! I am coming.
No! We can't risk your arrest.
I will come and help and be gone before they will notice me.
Tom no!
She didn't get any answer.
Ginny shoved her diary to her pocket and stood up.
"We need to get you out of here," said Draco.
"Not when they are hurting small children. Besides, Tom is coming," said Ginny.
"What?! Is he out of his mind?!" asked Blaise.
"I couldn't convince him differently. We are connected, he felt my panic and he asked what's going on," said Ginny, trying to get closer to the Death Eaters.
"And you didn't lie?!"
"I will never lie to him, as he will never lie to me," said Ginny.
She waved her hand and a child that was in front of Bellatrix moved just before she was about to be cursed.
Bellatrix looked up and smiled.
"I am coming for you little Weasley, there is nowhere for you to hide!"
Snape just finished a death eater and was rushing toward Ginny.
"Avada Kedavra!"
"Ginny!" called Snape.
But Ginny opened her arms like to embrace the curse, and just like in the ministry of magic, a golden shield appeared in front of her. The shield blocked the killing curse and shuttered, dropping everyone off their feet, except for Ginny that this time embraced herself for the impact.
Ginny was breathing hard but unharmed.
Death Eaters, students and teachers alike were getting up from the floor and staring.
"Leave or I will kill you, it's that simple," called Ginny. Her voice shuttering the shocked silence.
"You will kill me? I doubt that,"
"If she won't kill you Bella, I will," a velvet voice said from behind Bellatrix and the Death Eaters.
Bellatrix turned at once.
Everyone stared at the stranger, the dark haired boy.
"I cherish this castle, I always have, and I always will. You are contaminating it with your presence, and you are trying to kill my lioness, that is not something I can ignore," said Tom.
Snape and McGonagle shared a look.
"He truly loves her to come here," said McGonagle.
"He truly love them both, Ginny and Hogwarts, both of them his home," said Snape.
"I used to fear and worship you, now you are just another boy,"
"I look like a boy, my power is the same if not stronger, leave," said Tom.
"Avada Kedavra!"
"NO!" called Ginny and Snape together. Ginny for the fear of losing her love, and Snape for the knowledge that if Tom will die, so will Ginny.
Ginny's scream brought magic with it, and the green light just evaporated before reaching its destination.
Bellatrix eyes widened.
Ginny was glowing with power.
"THERE WILL BE NO INOCCENT'S DEATH ON HOGWARTS SOIL!" called Ginny in a voice that wasn't her own.
She looked down, and in her hand was the hilt of Godric Gryffindor's sword.
Ginny took the sword in both hands and slammed it's blade to the floor. The magic that rippled off of it sent the Death Eaters out of the great hall and off the castle grounds while they scream in fear.
The students rushed to the windows to see the Death Eaters disappear above the walls surrounding Hogwarts' grounds.
There was cheering.
Tom rushed to Ginny's side.
He pulled her to his arms.
"You need to leave," she whispered.
"I will, in a minute, just let me hold you," he said softly.
The sword clattered to the ground as Ginny warped her arms around him.
"I almost lost you," sobbed Ginny.
"I am fine, darling, I am fine," he kissed her temple.
"They will come again," said Ginny, looking up at him.
"Not here. Not when one of the founders himself used you to throw them out,"
"That's what it was?" asked Ginny, wide eyed.
"Yes. I never witnessed it before, but I read that it could happen. The founders never stop watching over their beloved Hogwarts." He smiled at her.
"I feel exhausted," sighed Ginny.
"Then go to bed, we will talk in the diary as usual. I love you."
"I love you too." She smiled.
He kissed the top of her head and rushed outside. No one tried to stop him.
Hi,
Some stuff I forgot to tell you.
Small bold writing = Tom handwriting.
Small regular writing = Ginny handwriting.
Big regular writing is the story. (Big bold too).