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Chapter Nine
Ginny woke up with a start, "What's wrong?" Harry smoothed the hair out of her face.
"Where's Ron?" She gasped.
"Right here, holding my nephew… Mum and Dad are here too." Ron had James in his arms at the foot of Ginny's bed.
"But… Malfoy escaped, and you killed him… and then Harry--"
"Killed Malfoy? But you were asleep when they told us… Malfoy was captured by the St. Mungo's guards a mile from the hospital and was thrown into a windowless room." Harry put his hand on Ginny's forehead, "Are you feeling alright Love? How did you know Malfoy had escaped?"
"But… but Madam Pomfrey came in and… and then you three stormed out and you fought him, and then Ron killed him." Ginny was pointing at Ron.
"No… you fell asleep and Madam Pomfrey came in and whispered in my ear that Malfoy had tried to escape but they had caught him…. Ron kill him? Why Ron couldn't harm a fly." Harry chuckled.
"I can too mate." Ron gave him a dark look before handing off James to his mother.
Molly positioned James in her arms and turned to her daughter, "I think I know what happened Dear, you were only half asleep when you heard Malfoy had escaped and you dreamt the rest."
Ginny shook her head, "It was so real… Well, can I see my son then?"
Molly stood up, "Oh of course, he's probably ready for a feeding. Oh and you and I are going to have a talk later about getting married behind my back Mrs. Potter."
Ginny gaped at her mother and took the baby. "Oh…"
Harry cleared his throat, "We're lucky he came late in the year. I just have my NEWTs. Then we'll have the whole summer with him." Harry smiled down at James.
"Yes well…" Ginny looked around at everyone, "A little privacy please." She huffed. Everyone filed out of the room but Harry. "I can't believe it was just a dream." She sighed, pulling open her shirt and helping James latch on.
"Weird that Ron was the one to kill him." Harry murmured.
"I should have known it was a dream, just by that fact… he was so cold about it."
Harry smiled, "I have a surprise!"
"What is it?" Ginny looked up from the small baby.
"The adoption papers!" He pulled a thick stack of folded papers from his back pocket, "All ready to go. You just have to sign them and he'll officially be my son."
"Don't you need Malfoy's signature as well?" Ginny asked, positioning James to burp him.
"No because we're married." Harry shrugged.
Ginny smiled and leaned over careful not to squish James, "You're brilliant." She kissed him chastely before turning back to the baby.
"Ginny the baby needs to be changed and Harry's waiting to open his NEWT results with you, Merlin I shouldn't have to say that in the same sentence." Molly grumbled.
Ginny rolled out of bed and swooped up her son, "Well hello there Mister Man." She cooed before laying him down on the changing table, he giggled and smiled up at her, "Mum where's Harry?" She called over her shoulder. They were living at the Burrow until they could find a place of their own, Grimmauld Place was just too old and musty. Ginny wanted a place of her own, somewhere homey like the Burrow, and Ginny was only sixteen after all, she needed her Mum around to help with the baby.
"Right here Love." He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and kissed her neck softly.
She smiled and picked up the baby, "Let's go downstairs and open Daddy's results shall we?" She asked James. He gurgled in response. Ginny sat down, James in her lap at the kitchen table.
Harry opened the letter with a shaking hand, "Potions… Exceeds Expectations. Defense Against the Dark Arts… Outstanding. Charms…Exceeds Expectations. Transfigurations… Acceptable. I've passed? I've passed all of them!" Harry smiled.
"That's wonderful Love!" Ginny smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"Wonderful…" Ron grumbled.
Molly put a hand on her hip and sighed, "Oh cheer up Ronald. Getting an Acceptable in Potions isn't anything to turn your nose up to. You still passed all of your exams and you were still admitted into Auror training."
Harry smiled up at Ron, "That's brilliant Mate. We'll be training together."
"Oh he's just upset because Hermione is going abroad to study Arithmancy." Ginny rolled her eyes, bouncing James on her knee, "Yes he's just a big ol' spoil sport isn't he." She cooed at James.
"Don't go turning my nephew against me already Gin!" Ron laughed. "And why on earth was Harry in your room last night?" He shot a look of disgust at his best mate.
"We're married Ron. I can sleep in the same bed as my husband if I want to. Mum doesn't have a problem with it, why should you?" Ginny huffed.
"Really mate…. Weren't you there for the birth? If that didn't kill your libido I don't know what will." Ron shuddered.
"Ronald Weasley! Stop discussing such matters at the breakfast table!" Mrs. Weasley swatted at Ron.
"Ginny was too." Ron rubbed his head.
Ginny rolled her eyes, and handed James to Harry, "I'm going to take a shower. Can you manage?" She laughed.
"I think I'll be okay." Harry chuckled back.
After a long soak in the tub Ginny came back downstairs with a smile on her face, "Ah, I feel human again." She sighed, sitting down on the couch. "Where's James?"
"Napping." Harry pointed to the play pin on the other side of the room.
She looked around, "And where are Mum and Ron?"
"They went to Diagon Alley." Harry shrugged.
"So we're alone?" Ginny grinned mischievously.
A/N: So this chapter was almost as lame as the one before. But I already have ideas for the next chapter and hopefully it will be as good as the story used to be. If not I might just have to end it early. Hope you like the twist. Please R/R even to tell me you hate it and I should stop writing haha. I wasn't quite sure about the adoption thing. So if that's not the correct laws I apologize. Also, I'm probably done with the random twists and turns. But I'm not sure yet… *evil laugh*
