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I want to write something. I get it that this story is really unorthodox, or I would have found more like it. I love it that you write reviews, it's part of the point, but some of you write in a manner that is rude/offensive, no one force you to read my story, and you can write that you didn't like it, but be polite about it. More than that, you write things about my story rudely, but your profiles are blocked for privet messaging, so you don't even let me answer you which make the whole thing even worse.

And to those who wonder where this forgiveness for Riddle come from, I honestly believe that if he grew up differently he would have been better, not excusing his actions, but he tries to better himself, at least in my story. And there is no way that Ginny came out of her first year with out some darkness and some issues so maybe that is what pull her to Riddle, AGIAN.

And to the others that review, favorite and follow my story, thanks.

If you read all the way to this point, THANK YOU.

So, this is the second chapter for today. Hope you will like it :)

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Chapter 15: Birth And Death

The wedding was celebrated three weeks afterward, in the beginning of October.

Ginny was about to start her fifth month of pregnancy and needed to hide her belly with magic so she wouldn't ruin her look in her golden wedding gown.

The ceremony happened on the weekend, on Saturday. Her friends from Hogwarts were allowed to attend as there were teachers with them, just McGonagle and Snape.

Most of her brothers were there, except for Ron and Percy.

Ginny was pacing in their bedroom. The ceremony was about to begin, and she was stressed. They weren't even sure that the magical marriage spell will work on them since she is underage, and he is physically underage.

At the same time Tom was downstairs in the wedding tent they hired for the occasion. Warming and concealing charms were in place so the guests won't freeze, and the muggles won't notice what is going on.

"What if the spell won't work?" asked Tom, looking at Snape.

"Then today will be just a party and you will need to wait to an actual ceremony until both of you will be seventeen," said Snape.

"Ginny will be upset," said Tom.

"Ginny will be fine…" his eyes were on the entrance to the tent, there, wearing a black dress-robe stood Arthur Weasley.

"What is it Severus?" asked Tom.

"Mr. Weasley is here," said Severus.

Tom followed his gaze and froze, his already pale face losing what little color he has left.

"He came to take her away from me," whispered Tom.

"Maybe not, let me check," said Severus, walking toward Arthur.

By the time Snape got to Arthur, Draco, Luna, and Blaise were already there.

"What are you doing here?" asked Draco, not unkindly. Lizzy was by his side, holding his hand and looking curious.

"I came to see my daughter on her wedding day," said Arthur.

"To stop her from getting married?" asked Luna.

"No. To see her getting married," said Arthur. He was looking at Tom. Snape followed his gaze.

"He is sure you are here to take Ginny away from him, he is in terror," said Snape.

"HIM? In terror?" asked Arthur.

"Yes. That what Ginny was trying to tell you, meeting her, and going back to his kid-like body has changed him. He is practically a scared boy, powerful and full of knowledge, but a boy none the less," explained Snape.

"But all that he have done…" his voice trailed off.

"He apologized to Lupin and Black, about killing the Potters, he apologized to me for breaking his word to me," said Snape.

The others stared at him.

"Lily Evans, or Potter, was my friend when we were children. When I was his death eater and he learned about the prophecy, I asked him to spare her, he promised me that he will and then killed her anyway. Recently he asked to talk to me, and he apologized,"

"And you forgave him?" asked Arthur.

"For Ginny's happiness I did. So did Black and Lupin,"

"Here he comes," said Luna.

Tom stopped next to Luna of all people.

"Mr. Weasley." Said Tom.

"Mr. Riddle, is it?" asked Arthur.

Tom nodded. No matter how much he hated his father for abandoning him and having his name, he appreciate it that it gave him a new name and a fresh start with Ginny.

"Are you here to take Ginny away?" asked Tom, his heart in his throat.

"No. I am here to see her getting married and starting a life that I hope will be happy," said Arthur.

"I will do whatever I can that they will be," said Tom, offering his hand to Arthur to shake.

Arthur stared at his hand for a moment and then took it in his own and shook it.

Luna looked up at Tom, "By the way, I found you gorgeous,"

Tom furrowed his brows, "Thanks?"

"That's miss Luna Lovegood," said Snape as explanation.

"Oh, got it. Ginny told me about you," smiled Tom. She smiled back and they all went to take their places as the bride was on her way to her groom.

It turned out that they were worried for nothing. When Snape conducted the ceremony, the matrimonial spell took, and everyone could see it when it happened.

Ginny kissed Tom on his lips, and they went to the dance floor. There were torches, music, and flowers all over the place, everything glowing with silver, green, red, and gold. The cake was decorated with snakes and lions.

Someone taped on Tom's shoulder, and Ginny found herself in her father's arms.

"Dad? When did you got here?" asked Ginny astonished.

"Just before the ceremony has started. You look beautiful."

"Thank you. Is mom here too? And Ron?"

"No sweetie, their mind is set, I am sorry,"

"No, you are here, I am o.k. with that," she smiled tearfully.

He kissed the top of her head and swirled her around in to the arms of her brother Bill.

Ginny and Tom laughed and danced and ate cake. It was the happiest day of their life.

After the wedding Tom and Ginny sold the Riddles' mansion to some wizard from France that didn't care about the house's history. With the money they got for the house they bought a house in muggle London and turned it to the best place magical orphans can wish for. It wasn't open yet, but they were working on it.

"Tom, I think the baby is coming," said Ginny, just before her water broke.

Tom's eyes widen.

Ginny screamed.

"We need to get to the hospital," said Tom.

"We have decided it's too risky, remember? We don't want anyone to notice you, besides, there is a storm outside," said Ginny, taking a seat on their bed in their new house in London.

It was true. It was a night in February, and rain was pouring outside.

"Right, Severus then?" asked Tom, holding her hand as she lays down and trying to breathe properly.

"Yes!" she screamed as another contraction hit her.

Tom sent his Patronus to Snape.

"You are going to be o.k. Kitten, I promise," said Tom softly, kissing the top of her head.

Snape knocked on their bedroom's door. He got there through the Floo in the lounge.

"Come in Severus," called Tom.

"How is she doing?" asked Snape.

"I have no idea, her water broke about fifteen minutes ago," said Tom.

Snape looked at him with a raised eyebrow and took his place in front of Ginny.

"I can see the head already, next contraction, push, Ginny, alright?"

"O.k." said Ginny just as a contraction hit her and she pushed, screaming, and braking one of Tom's fingers in the process.

A little scream filled the air.

"Congratulations, you have got a lovely girl," said Snape.

After letting Tom to cut the embryo cord, Snape waved his wand a few times and the baby was clean and warped in a blanket.

"Ginny, it's a girl, Ginny?" Tom, holding his new born baby in his arms lost his color. Ginny was not responding.

No, no, no. Not again. His mother died giving him life, Ginny can't die giving life to their baby. She just can't.

Snape was by Ginny's side in an instant, checking for pulse and breathing. There weren't any. He started mumbling some spells and waving his wand in complicated ways.

At the time Ginny was in some white room. It looked to her like the great hall in Hogwarts. In front of her stood people, a lot of them. Some seemed familiar to her.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"We are the dead, the victims of your husband of course," said a young man.

"Am I dead?" asked Ginny.

"Yes." he answered.

"But my baby-"

"She is fine for now, but you did put filth in her veins, creating her with HIM." Said a woman.

"Tom regrets his actions, and he is bettering his ways, he deserves redemption and forgiveness, and our daughter is innocent, pure." she growled.

"Doesn't matter, you will never see her again, you are dead. Just like HIS mother when she gave him his filthy life," said a different man.

"You are dead!" they called all around her.

Ginny was trying to escape, but there was no way out. Then she stood her ground, letting them surround her, grabbed at her, closing her eyes, breathing deeply.

"Enough!" boomed a voice, and the people around her backed away.

She looked at the man in front of her and recognized him from a statue she have seen in the chamber of secrets.

Salazar Slytherin stood in front of her in a cloak of silver and green.

Surprisingly, right next to him stood Godric Gryffindor in a cloak of red and gold.

"You chose to be my heir redemption. While I always preferred the purity of the blood, his ways of actions spilled too much of that blood. I thank you for putting him on the right path."

"And as you did that, chose Slytherin's heir as your husband, you also brought honor to my house, protecting others bravely, joining students together that otherwise would never have chosen to be friends. And of course, the Riddle's magical orphanage you are building, creating a safe home to those who will need it."

"For all of that we give you a choice Ginevra Molly Riddle to the house of Weasley," started Salazar.

She made a face, hearing her full name.

"She prefers Ginny," whispered Gryffindor.

Ginny struggled to hold back a giggle.

"You will need to choose wisely," continued Slytherin.

"You can move on," said Gryffindor kindly, "Or you can go back to your husband and child without knowing what your future hold in store for you,"

"No one ever knows what the future will bring, that's what living means. There is no choice and no question, I am going back to my husband and baby." Said Ginny softly.

"Fare well, Ginny Riddle." The two founders said in union, and she was gone.

Ginny opened her eyes in a gasp.

"Ginny!" called Snape and Tom together.

"I am o.k." she smiled at them.

"You were dead for almost an hour, my spells failed to revive you," explained Snape.

"I was at the great hall in Hogwarts it was scary and weird." Said Ginny.

They frowned at her.

"Can I hold my baby now, please?" asked Ginny, reaching out to Tom.

"Sure, but tell us more," said Tom, putting the baby in her arms.

She kissed her baby's head. "It was very white at first, when it cleared, I was surrounded with dead people, ghosts,"

"Did you know them?" asked Snape.

"Some looked familiar, others didn't. They were angry with me, I started to run from them, but there was no exit,"

"So you stopped." Said Tom.

Ginny looked at him with confusion.

He smiled, stroking her hair. "I know my lioness. When you don't see a way out, you stop looking and get ready to fight,"

"I did that. Then Salazar Slytherin shouted at them, and they clear a path for him and for Godric Gryffindor,"

"The founders reach out to you while you were dead?" asked Snape.

"Yes. Slytherin condemned Tom's former ways and thank me for being his redemption. Gryffindor said that by doing that and getting people to be friends from different houses, and protecting others bravely I bring honor to his house,"

"Once up on a time I wandered what Salazar would have think of me, I wandered if in his opinion my actions were too much," said Tom.

"Well, they were," she smiled at him.

"And Gryffindor referring to Luna, Blaise, and Draco, and of course all the kids you saved against the Death Eaters, and probably your plan for the orphanage,"

"Yeah he mentioned the orphanage. Then they gave me a choice: move on or go back to my baby and my Tom. Obviously I chose the latter,"

"Who were the ghosts?" asked Tom suddenly.

"It doesn't matter,"

"Yes it does. They were angry with you and tried to hurt you and scare you. But you are too young to cause anger among ghosts or to create ghosts to begin with. You didn't kill anyone,"

"Honey, I am alive, and we have our baby. What those ghosts said or who they were doesn't matter," she stroked his cheek softly.

"They were my victims, weren't they? And they were angry with you for loving me, for giving me a second chance, weren't they?"

"Tom stop! I don't give a damn, o.k.? they can rot in hell. I chose to be your redemption, I wanted to be your redemption. It's my life and my decision. I love you, no matter what." She said tearfully.

"That's because you don't know the worst thing that I have done," said Tom quietly, looking away from her.

"Then tell me, and I swear that I will still love you," said Ginny.

"I will leave you to it. Call for me if you need anything, and congratulations," said Snape.

"Thanks." They said together and watched him leave.

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).