Chapter Twenty-Four: Sharing a Home?

The next day Harry made sure he could use the headmistress's office to talk to Dumbledore again, he was so he raced up the spiral staircase and in to the office.

'Harry, we meet again. What's the problem?' Dumbledore said as he walked in.

'Well Ron and I got the cup and it's been destroyed, we rescued Sirius. Now I've found out what the fifth Horcrux is but I have no idea where it might be.' Harry replied.

'What is the fifth Horcrux?' Dumbledore asked.

'It's Ravenclaw's wand, we recognised it as the one that was on the purple cushion in Ollivander's window. But since he's gone I have no idea where it is, there's nothing left in that shop' Harry replied.

'It may look that way to you Harry. We had this problem with the last Horcrux; things aren't always as they appear.' Dumbledore replied.

'It's to do with air, maybe I'll have to fly or float or something' Harry replied.

'Perhaps, but Harry I'm sorry, you're on your own with this one I don't have any idea where it might be but I suggest you start at Ollivander's though' Dumbledore said.

'Thank you sir. I'll let you know what happens' Harry replied.

'Very well then Harry. I will see you later' Dumbledore replied.

Harry left the study, he found Hermione and Ginny in the common room 'where's Ron?' He asked.

Hermione shrugged, looking defiant.

'They've had a fight,' Ginny told Harry.

'What about this time?' He asked.

'About wether or not to move in with mum and dad when school's finished' Ginny replied.

'Don't you want to?' Harry directed his question at Hermione.

'I want to, Ron doesn't, it's a whole pride thing, he reckons he should support his family and not rely on his parents. I told him he'd still be supporting us and it wouldn't be forever. He wouldn't listen so he left. I don't know where he went though' Hermione replied.

'Ok then, do you want me to go and find him?' Harry said.

'Would you?' Hermione replied.

'Ok, I'll see you later' Harry said and headed back out the portrait hole.

He found Ron moping around in the owlery 'Ron, what are you doing up here?' Harry asked.

Ron shrugged 'she doesn't understand Harry' he said.

'Hermione's just thinking logically mate, it's going to be really hard for you to find a place to start with, you should work for a while, save some money up first' Harry replied.

'That's fine and all but I always pictured bringing my first born home to a house that only my wife and I lived in, not to my parents house' Ron said.

'Did you ever picture having your first child at eighteen?' Harry asked.

'No, but it's the same thing. Hermione and I are married, it's no different, just a bit younger that's all' Ron replied.

'What? Ron it's completely different because you guys are so young, you're going to need all the support that you can get. Raising a child as a teenage parent is going to be hard whether you think it's going to be or not' Harry said.

'Do you really think I don't know that Harry? I've thought about it every single day since we found out. Do you really think I'm not scared out of my wits?' Ron said.

'I know mate' Harry replied.

'Do you? Do you know that it doesn't matter how hard it's going to be because I love Hermione and I love that baby more than anything else in the world. Do you know that no matter what happens I cannot wait until I can hold my little baby, to see it? To experience all the great things that I know parenting brings' Ron said.

'Ron, you can still experience all those things at your parent's house. I think you'll be just as happy there, maybe happier. There'd be less stress on you and Hermione.' Harry replied.

'I'm going to talk to Hermione,' Ron answered.

'Ok then, I'll walk up there with you. I think I've just realised something and I need to talk to Ginny about it' Harry said.

They walked back up to Gryffindor tower together; Hermione and Ginny were still sitting in the same seats. Ginny got up when they walked in.

'Harry, can we please talk' Ginny said before Harry could say anything.

'Yeah, I think we should, do you want to go upstairs?' Harry replied.

She nodded; they walked up the stairs together to Harry's bedroom.

Harry sat on the bed, Ginny sat beside him.

'Harry, um… what're you… That is to say… Where are you? Going to live… When you… err… finish school?' She said, fiddling with her engagement ring.

'That's what I wanted to talk to you about Gin. I want to… well… err… I want to… live with you' Harry replied, looking at the floor between his knees.

'You do?' Ginny said, slightly surprised.

'Yeah, I love you, I want to be able to see you every single day' he replied.

'Do you think that we'd get sick of each other?' Ginny asked.

'I could never get sick of you babe,' Harry said placing his hand on her knee and looking up in to her eyes.

'Me neither Harry' She said before she kissed him.

'But Gin, I don't think we can live together, at least not straight away, we don't have anywhere to go' Harry said pulling away from his fiancé.

'What about Grimmauld place?' Ginny asked.

Harry shook his head but then paused 'it's not nearly as creepy now that Sirius is back' he said mainly to himself 'but would you honestly want to live there alone?' Harry asked.

'I guess not, it still creeps me out and living with Sirius's mother would be a nightmare' Ginny replied 'but where else could we go together?' She said.

'We could find somewhere on our own, but it would take a bit of time. What would your parents think?' Harry said.

'That's it!' Ginny exclaimed.

'What's it?' Harry asked.

'My parents' Ginny stated.

'What about them?' Harry replied.

'Would you mind living with them until we found somewhere?' She asked.

'No I wouldn't mind. But it looks like they're going to have Ron, Hermione and the baby with them. Would they really let me stay too?' Harry said.

'It can't hurt to ask. If they say no, why don't we go and stay at Grimmauld place until we find somewhere else?' Ginny asked.

'Ok then, but if we have to go to Grimmauld place we find somewhere else as soon as we possibly can' Harry agreed.

'Ok Harry' Ginny replied. They kissed for a little while, but they thought it would look suspicious if they stayed up there very much longer and privately they both thought that it would probably get suspicious if they went on.

When they got back downstairs Hermione and Ron both looked perfectly happy.

'Figured it all out then, have you?' Ginny asked.

'Yeah' Ron nodded 'we're going to go and live with mum and dad until we're on our feet at least, so why did you two have to talk about?' Ron replied.

'About what's going to happen when school's over? We're going to find a place together hopefully,' Ginny answered.

'What are you going to stay until then?' Hermione asked.

'We thought we might ask mum and dad if we can stay there, if they're not agreeable we're going to go to Grimmauld place,' Ginny said.

'If they say yes would you mind living with a baby in the house?' Hermione asked.

'Are you kidding? I'd love it, I can't wait until you have it Hermione' Ginny replied.

'Could you two not get all mushy and gross right now please?' Ron said.

'Sorry Ronnikins' Ginny said poking her tongue out at her big brother.

Ron poked his tongue back at her.

'So have you guys talked about when you'll get married yet?' Hermione asked wanting to divert away from a fight.

'We've decided on a spring wedding. But we're not exactly sure when it'll be. If I decide not to come back it'll be next spring, if I do come back it'll be the one after. So either way it's a while to go yet,' Ginny said.