Chapter 20—Settling Down

Harry and Ginny spent the whole day looking around their new house and oohing and awing over every single thing they saw. The house really was perfect… more so than either of them could have imagined. There was just one thing missing.

"It's too bad Mum and Dad and Ron and Hermione and everyone live so far away now," Ginny said, sighing. She put James in his crib and turned off the light.

"It's not really that bad," Harry said. "We can always Floo or Apparate over there."

"But it's not the same," Ginny said, as they walked toward their bedroom.

"Can you think of a place in London where we would have been able to get a place as nice as this, Ginny? I mean, this house is perfect!"

"I know…" Ginny said. "I'll get used to it eventually."

"So, how's the baby doing?" Harry asked, embracing his wife and putting one hand on her stomach.

"Fine. At least, I think everything is going fine. There hasn't been anything to let me know anything is wrong…" Ginny said.

"Good," Harry said. "Are you ready to go to bed?"

"Yeah. I start work tomorrow."

"I know," Harry said, irritably.

"What?"

"I wish you didn't have to go to work. I wish I made enough money to support you and James and the baby. But I don't."

"If you get the Quidditch job then you will," Ginny said, soothingly.

"Yeah, but… I'm nervous!"

"And I'd say you were a fool if you weren't! Everything will be fine. Besides, this might only be temporary. I really don't fancy seeing myself as a secretary."

"You don't?"

"No! I always wanted to be a professional Quidditch player and then get married and start a family, after I was rich and famous and had this glamorous life. But then, I had to grow up. I had to go through the whole thing with this prophecy and James and all… and it's all been worth it. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world."

"Really?" Harry asked, disbelievingly.

"Really. I can't ever imagine doing anything else except for raising James and the rest of our kids."

"So do you really think I'll get that Quidditch job?"

"I think they'd be fools not to pick you as soon as they saw you." Ginny said, smiling.

The next morning, Ginny got up late. She rushed around all morning, dropping things and forgetting where she put everything. She picked up James, grabbed her purse, kissed Harry goodbye and Flooed to work.

Stepping out of the fireplace, she saw a large woman with black hair and piercing blue eyes glaring at her.

"You're late!" the woman barked.

"I know, I know," Ginny said. "But I couldn't find anything and James here was crying all night long…"

"No excuses!" the woman barked again. "Here at the French Ministry, we don't accept excuses, especially in the Auror Department! And why on earth did you bring a baby here? This isn't a daycare center!"

"Excuse me?" a woman with bright blonde hair scooped up a crying James from Ginny. "Zere is no need for zhouting! I will watch over ze baby. He can play with my zon. He weel be fine. And you zhould be azhamed for yelling at a pregnant woman, Madame Beelski!"

"Madame Weasley!" Madame Belski yelled, "You could lose your job for this! I am your supervisor!"

Fleur winked at Ginny and shashayed through the cubicles to her desk. "Don't worry, Geeny! He weel be fine!"

Ginny just smiled and Madame Belski frowned. She showed Ginny to her desk and gave her some files to sort.

"And do not bring your children to work in the future!" Madame Belski added forcefully.

Ginny frowned. She hoped her job wasn't going to be like this every day.

Sorry this chapter is so short, but I'm in my school's computer lab and I have no choice but to cut it off here. The bell's about to ring. I figured you'd wanta small chapter rather than no chapter, so here you go. Please review! PLEASE!

Also, please note that I am going to change my penname. I'll let you guys know what I'm going to change it to before I change it. Thanks!

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