Harry spent the next several days working at the ministry, he had only told Ginny of his venture to the quidditch pitch. He wasn't really sure how the ministry would take the fact that he might be withdrawing from the Auror Program until a later time. He just knew that he wanted to do something that he truly enjoyed, especially now.
He would have fun if it killed him. He would hang out with Ron more, especially now that Hermione was so busy with wedding plans. He had finally decided to tackle the letter back to Ginny. He knew what she was doing, she was trying to be distant to make him feel less connected, he didn't want that for their friendship as he was sure she didn't.
Gin-
I'm so glad to hear everything is working out for you, I knew it would. The try out went phenomenally I couldn't have asked for better conditions flying through the pitch. Ron is fine; we have been seeing each other more because Hermione is always off with your mother working out wedding details. We miss you Ginny, keep writing, it's always good to hear from you!
Harry
It was kind. It was a letter that said nothing of the agony which had been his the past few days. It was simply a way of breaking the ice. He was fine without her. He was getting along just fine. He would continue to tell himself this until he actually found it to be true. Yet then again he knew, that he would be, because in the end he and Ginny were meant to be.
He would hold on to that faith alone, that is the faith that would get him through the rough nights, there is no man on this earth who could love her like he could, and soon she will come to know that.
"Well good evening Miss Weasley" Ginny nodded to the mediwitch,
"Dane, could you go, I'll talk to you later okay?" he didn't argue, he walked out
"What can I do for you?" Ginny wasn't sure how to say it exactly,
"For the past month I have been throwing up daily, and I've been much more tired than usual,"
"It's alright dear, we will check, don't worry your in good hands"
"Okay," her mind was racing. She didn't know what to do; all of a sudden she began to regret her selfish desire to separate from Harry.
"You are five weeks along miss, you will need to come see me monthly for a check up, don't worry about your classes, you should be fine, I will set up a meeting with the Dean, and you can explore your options" Ginny's face went white, she couldn't be kicked out, she couldn't
"They- they won't kick me out will they?" The woman laughed
"Sweetheart you are not a child anymore, you are allowed to have children, it will be alright" it surprised her. The woman was right, she wasn't a child, she was a grown woman who just happened to be pregnant. This couldn't be the first time this had happened.
Ginny left the hospital wing in a daze. She was going to have a baby, Harry Potter's baby, she would be a mother. This time was supposed to be about finding herself and becoming independent, was their anything more independent than a single mother?
She arrived back to her dormitory at around midnight; she put on a pot of tea and went through her letters,
Hermione had written her saying she would come at the end of the month, she complained about the wedding plans and hoped Ginny would be able to come. She told Ginny to keep her head up about meeting new people, what would Hermione say if she knew.
'Oh Ginny you really should have been more careful! Well talk to the dean I'm sure you this has happened before! You must tell Harry he will be a great help!'
That would be Hermione's advice talk to a teacher, and most of all tell Harry.
The next letter came from Harry, the try outs had gone well. He was sure to make the team. He sounded so happy, for the first time since they had broken up he sounded happy. He was probably just putting on a show for her, but still at least he was trying to make peace with the situation.
She was going to wait to tell him at least until after her meeting with the dean, her letter back was warmer than the first she described more so the school and told him that she had been feeling a bit under the weather.
Her meeting with the Dean was scheduled for the next morning at 8:00, she was exhausted and when her head hit the pillow at 1:17 she fell straight to sleep. Her sleep was restless she had nightmares about the trouble she would be in with her mother; they would make her come home from school. She wouldn't be able to finish if they knew.
At 6:45 her alarm woke up she got out of bed and dressed for school, she brought out her potions lab manual tucked it under her arm and took a deep breath; she had to remain calm and collected.
She walked swiftly to the dean's office, her head held high. She ran through the conversation in her head, she would do everything she could to be able to stay.
"Ginny Weasley here to see Dean Gates," the secretary nodded
"Yes, he's been expecting you, please have a seat" the woman went to the door, "He will see you now"
"Yes, ma'am" Ginny stood up and walked into the office,
"Miss Weasley, it's so nice to see you, how are your classes going?" he asked smiling
"They are a bit of a challenge sir, but I am learning loads," she was now sitting in a chair in front of his desk
"Well the medi-witch in the hospital wing informed me of our little situation," Ginny nodded, "Would you like us to inform your professors so they can allow you to miss or leave class when you are feeling tired?"
Ginny shook her head "Sir, I don't want any special treatment, I would prefer people not knowing until it becomes obvious"
"Very good, now after the baby comes we can arrange for you to have a week off to recuperate, more if needed,"
"I'm sure it will be fine, I wouldn't want to fall behind"
"Right, now after the baby comes we may be able to shift your schedule to allow you to have more time in the evenings to spend with your child. We will assign a house elf to your quarters to watch the child when you aren't there, don't worry Ginny, you are not endanger of losing your scholarship, we will do all we can to accommodate your situation"
Ginny gave a half hearted smile, she could stay at school. It would be hard but she would be able to stay, no one would have to know, not for a while at least.
"Ginny!" she heard Dane yell from behind her,
"Hey Dane",
"So what did the dean say? You aren't leaving are you?" Ginny smiled,
"No, I can stay, after the baby comes they can higher a house elf to watch it while I'm in class" he nodded
"Good, I'm glad to hear that, what are you going to tell Harry?"
"I don't know yet, he's so happy right now, I don't know what to tell him, he's trying out for a professional quidditch team. If I tell him he'll throw all that away,"
"He would do it because he loves you, it's his kid too" Dane said softly
"I'm not going to run away from him, I will tell him, just not yet"
At this point they just sat down next to each other on a bench over looking the mountain.
"It used to be so much easier, when we first started dating the summer after Voldemort was defeated it was like walking on a cloud; every step was a new adventure,"
"What happened?"
"I went back to school, I tried to distract myself with head girl duties and Quidditch, but my mind always wandered back to him, he snuck into to see me, and when I was supposed to be studying I couldn't I just wanted to be near him, and then I realized I felt incomplete without him. I had never been so scared in my life"
"Really?"
"I don't want to need another person to make me happy; I want to be happy on my own terms,"
"I know what you mean,"
"Really?" she said one eye brow cocked in disbelief
"No, but I can understand where you are coming from" he used a side smile that she had come to be quite fond of
She nodded,
"I just wanted to let you know that I'll be here for you whatever you need,"
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
"Everybody needs somebody, you just got lucky with me" he smiled nudging her in the side,
"Thanks Dane you're really sweet"
They just sat there, Dane put his arm around Ginny and pulled her close, she rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. For the first time since she left Harry she felt safe, she could breathe slower, her heart was calmed.
Dane walked her back to her quarters,
"Thanks again, I really needed somebody tonight"
"Your welcome, I, I like you Ginny, I understand you aren't really available for anything right now, but it would be quite impossible for you to run me off at this point"
Ginny smiled, "Thank you" he gave her a hug, and kissed her head lightly,
"Goodnight," he walked away and Ginny walked back into her quarters feeling bad for him almost, he deserved better than to like her, but she was thankful for the friendship had offered to continue giving.
"And Harry Potter, Puddlemore United" Harry's heart leapt, he would be able to play with Oliver Wood, which meant having at least one friendly face among his teammates.
"Harry this is great!" Ron exclaimed as they walked into the Burrow to share the news with the rest of the Weasley's
"Oh Harry, that is wonderful news! You boys must stay for dinner! We will have Fred and George over, Bill and Fleur would love to come over too I would assume, oh it will be so nice to have the family together! Perhaps we could invite Remus and Tonks, they have been so busy lately-"
She went on until it seemed as though the entirety of London would be coming. Harry was excited though to see Neville, Luna, Dean, and Seamus. It would be fun to have the gang all back together, minus Ginny obviously, but his friends none the less.
For the remainder of the evening Harry and Ron had a guy's night, they vowed to play wizard chess until Harry beat Ron, but at around 11:30 it was getting a little old. They opted to shoot firewhiskey as they sat on the balcony of their flat looking over London.
"Are you nervous about the whole 'marriage' thing?" Harry asked, not really knowing why,
"Nah, it's Hermione, we always knew she would be in our lives annoying us in some way, she just gets to annoy me while we have children together," he said now laughing
"That's great Ron; it's about time you made an honest woman out of her"
"I wish, to be honest we haven't done anything 'dishonorable' in our whole courtship" Ron said slightly exasperated,
"Really?" Harry's voice squeaked slightly, they had never really brought up this subject primarily because Harry viewed Hermione as a sister, and well Ginny was Ron's sister, he had always just assumed,
"Really, I mean I have tried of course, but alas to no avail"
Harry became awkwardly silent
"Oh yeah, I know about you shagging my little sister, deflowering her"
Harry shifted uncomfortably,
"You're just lucky she didn't get pregnant or you would have every Weasley brother on you making you sorry old Voldy couldn't kill ya"
"Yeah well lucky me she decided to move over the river and through the woods, not to mention the Alps, to get away from me"
"Eh, I wouldn't dwell, Hermione said she is having trouble making friend's there, besides who wants to date Harry Potter's ex-girlfriend and risk you killing them in their sleep" Ron was beginning to talk with his hands now
"Touché"
"Yes well here is to being a virgin until I'm married and I can finally ravish my girlfriend"
"Ron it's nothing to be ashamed of, I assume it's actually nice to have it to look forward to. All Ginny and I were going to have to look forward to was not having to sneak past filch, or your bedroom. Sometimes I think if we had waited things would have turned out differently"
"Oh you mean you wouldn't be moping around like your heart is dragging along on a leash behind you as Ginny proceeds to dance her little Swiss feet on it" Harry laughed,
"No I mean, she wouldn't have felt so trapped, I wouldn't feel so rejected, and so jealous at the thought of any man ever touching her but me"
"Why would you feel rejected? She said yes, mine on the other hand never even wants to be in the mood"
"She told me when we were in bed together right after we had, well, talk about a happy memory of our last time together"
"Wow, harsh?"
"Yeah, then I proceeded to throw up in her bathroom, and she went on to tell the rest of the world how great she was without me" the buzz had now left the flat, and the weepy stage had begun
"Egh," they sat in silence for a while,
"You aren't going to tell anybody that are you?"
"No and I would appreciate you not telling Hermione how badly I want to shag her,"
"Truce"
OKAY GUYS TRUST ME ABOUT DANE, I KNOW HIM. YOU WILL LIKE HIM DARE I SAY LOVE HIM BY THE END OF THIS. JUST WAIT ON HARRY AND GINNY THEY ARE DOING WAITING HENCEFORTH THE WORLD MUST ALSO WAIT. ITS FINALS WEEK AND IM NOT SURE HOW MANY CHAPTERS I WILL GET IN BEFORE CHRISTMAS BUT THE MORE R&R THE BETTER!