Over the past three months the morning sickness had become less violent and her stomach was beginning to swell just a bit. It was barely noticeable, at least she kept telling herself that. Hermione was due for her second visit this weekend, the first had been cut short by a sudden assignment the first year's had been given.

This weekend though, Ginny had received a pass to be able to spend the weekend away from the Academy and in the village with Hermione. She would do her best to avoid any comments about her sudden pooch, she would associate it hopefully with stress.

Dane was still around, they did homework together in the afternoons, retired to their quarters and around 8:00 met up again and made their way to the pub where they both engaged in non-alcoholic beverages (Dane had given them up as well to make it easier for Ginny). Sometimes they talked, sometimes they didn't. It was the consistency of a friend that made their evenings seem to pass quicker. And every evening ended with a hug and a kiss on the head.

She was blessed to have him around, someone who still made her feel beautiful, who made her laugh, and always insisted she take the high road and do the "right" thing, whatever that may be.

She had yet to tell Harry, they still exchanged letters weekly, sometimes bi-weekly, he was busy with Quidditch, the season had just started and Puddlemore was on to even greater things than anyone had expected. Harry was only a reserve seeker this year, but if he kept up the flying he demonstrated in practice his coach told him he would be sure to make the team the next year.

"Ginny, you have to tell him soon" in the beginning they discussed it so much Ginny threatened him with a Bat-Bogey Hex, now however she knew he was right

"Dane if you only knew how happy he is right now, he is busy, in the middle of his rookie season, would it do him ANY good to know he has a child at this point? That all of a sudden I expect him to drop everything all his newfound goals and dreams for me? It's not fair Dane, I can't do that to him,"

"Gin, he would want to know regardless of how fair it is"

"After the season is over," she insisted

"What after you have the baby? He won't even have a say in the baby's name? He won't be with you in the hospital? Ginny really?"

"Okay well if the season is over it will be okay for him to deal with something like this. That way he has six months to deal with it before he has to focus back on his career"

"I don't know, it still doesn't seem right"

"WHAT ABOUT THIS IS RIGHT DANE? NOTHING, so just assume that NOTHING will be right with my solution okay?! My feet are going to swell to the size of miniature watermelons, my stomach is going to look like I'm storing four quaffles in it, if I haven't seen him in a year I do not want that to be the way he sees me for the first time"

"Are you at least going to tell that friend of yours who is coming in town this weekend?"

"Not yet, she is getting married next month and the last bit of stress she needs is worrying about me when I am absolutely fine,"

"You're fine? Really?" he had an unwittingly sharp ability to see pass the crap she tended to lay on so thick

"Well, as long as I have you around to keep me sane, I'm fine"

"I still don't see why you don't pal around with girls your own age here they aren't as bad as you think they are once you get to know them"

"The man whose baby I'm carrying was recently named Witch Weekly's Wizard of the Year, I do not want to be asked uncomfortable questions about my ex-boyfriend to his fan base"

"I can see that"

"Harry!" it was Hermione entering his and Ron's flat at the uncharacteristically early time of 7:00 am, he walked over to give her a hug

"Hey Hermione, you do realize Ron won't be awoken for at least another two hours?"

"Yes of course, well I didn't come by to see him, I wanted to see you," she and Harry had always been friends but very rarely were her visits strictly delegated to just him, "I am leaving in an hour to go see Ginny in Switzerland again,"

"Oh, well have fun, maybe you can help her with her Ancient Runes, she has been struggling with that lately,"

"Harry you and I have been friends for a long time, just as I am friends with Ginny, is their anything you want me to tell her?"

"Oh like, 'Harry says hi'?" Hermione looked at him, it wasn't a pleasant look either

"No, I mean do you want me to talk to her for you, I know its been months and you are 'over' her but I just thought that maybe I could try and convince her to-"

"Look Hermione, I am not going to force her into anything, Ginny and I are meant to be, soon enough she will realize it, all I want you to do Hermione is have a little faith"

Hermione left Harry's flat slightly perturbed. Harry was never like this, all floaty and mystical; he was beginning to sound like Trelawney dabbling in the "fates" and the powers that be. Harry had always been driven from a source outside of himself, always believing it was about something greater, maybe this was the same thing, just another way that Harry Potter's life was destined to be different from every other wizard in the world.

Hermione was due at the apparition point any moment, Ginny awaited her arrival nervously. Hopefully Hermione would be so stressed about her wedding she would fail to notice the very subtle difference in Ginny's abdomen.

Dane had offered to go with Ginny to meet Hermione, but last time Hermione visited she seemed entirely too interested in the boy who was so infatuated by the youngest Weasley.

"Hermione!" she had just arrived with a small bag in one hand an abnormally large book in the other

"Oh Ginny! I missed you!" the girls hugged and exchanged pleasantries, it had been entirely too long and Ginny missed her best friend, letters were all well in good but they were nothing like the actual thing

Walking to the Inn down the way Ginny listened as Hermione very animatedly told her about all the wonderful things that would be at her and Ron's wedding.

"It's going to be lovely, I do wish with all my heart that you could come,"

"I know I wish I could too,"

"So how's Dane?"

"Sweet as ever" Hermione shook her head

"But you're still in love with Harry?" Ginny shot her a sharp look

"I am trying to be without a boy for the first time since I was fifteen,"

"Oh how terrible it must be to be you"

"You have no idea" and on it went for the rest of the evening, Hermione trying to pry, and Ginny refuting with all whit she could.

"I stopped by Harry's this morning" Ginny almost spit out her soda,

"No kidding?"

"He wanted me to say hello,"

"That was considerate of him," it seemed strange, there was so much to say but no way to say it. So many feelings she was dying to express but yet she wanted nothing more than to contain them.

Regardless Hermione took the hint, the rest of the night seemed like one straight from Hogwarts, once Ginny asked Hermione about centerpieces and place settings for the wedding Hermione rambled for at least an hour.

They fell asleep at 3AM and didn't wake up until afternoon of the next morning to a knock on the door.

"What the bloody hell," Hermione groaned turning sideways in her bed,

"I'll get it," Ginny got up to walk to the door,

"Morning sunshine," It was Dane, with his bright and shiny grin, and a large paper bag, "I'm not here to ruin your girls weekend, I just figured you guys could probably use some lunch, so here you are," Ginny smiled,

"Thanks, I'll talk to you later tonight okay?"

"Don't worry about it, I'll see you on Monday," He gave Ginny a hug and left, it was these selfless acts that left Ginny so baffled most of the time.

"Whos that?"

"Dane bringing some lunch by," Ginny put the bag down on the bed and started opening it,

"Why?"

"Just because, he does stuff like that sometimes, little thoughtful things, I offered to see him later tonight and he just told me he would see me Monday,"

"And another falls under the spell of Ginerva Weasley"

"It's nice though, having someone who does stuff for you without asking for anything in return, he doesn't expect anything, he knows I'm still in love with Harry, he's just a friend, a really great friend"

"Doesn't change the fact that he's crazy about you,"

"Yah,"

"I am leaving tomorrow morning so what do you want to do tonight?"

"Well there is a pub down the way we could head out to,"

"Do you have any homework you need to do until then? Because I have some reading I could take care of,"

"We can meet up back here at about eight?"

"That sounds good, I'll see you later"

"Alright boys head back early tonight, relax tomorrow, and Monday morning I want to see everyone at the pitch bright and early," Harry wasn't tired, he wanted to see Ron but he would be working at the ministry until late tonight.

He considered his other options, sit in the flat for another evening alone, go to the pub down the street and drink alone, or he could surprise Ginny and Hermione in Switzerland. One visit couldn't hurt. He hadn't seen her in four months; they had been much more civil and if he didn't go now he wouldn't be able to make it again.

He took the afternoon train, it was long, but he figured even if Hermione didn't think he should see Ginny it would be fun to spend the evening partially with Hermione.

As he stepped off the train to the proper apparition point he had a jolt in his stomach, he would be seeing Ginny, for the first time since she left. He arrived at the apparition point at around 3:00 and proceeded to explore the small village. It was filled with locals, and what he assumed were students from Ginny's school.

He stopped by a side café for lunch when he saw a familiar face in the window, it was a girl in up to her nose in a book. He walked to her table and sat down without saying a word. He proceeded to stare at her,

"OH!" Hermione squealed startled, Harry started laughing, "What are you doing here?"

"Well we were let out of practice for the weekend, and Ron is busy at the ministry, I don't know I thought it might be a fun surprise"

"Well I'm meeting Ginny at the pub down the way at eight,"

"That's cool, do you think she would mind if I came?"

"No not at all," Hermione was now smiling broader than she had in her entire trip here. Finally the stalemate that was Ginny and Harry's relationship would come to an end.

Harry walked over to the inn to check in for a room until the next afternoon, he showered, then looked himself in the mirror and tried to remember the last time he saw Ginny there had been a sense of unfinished business. He hoped it wouldn't be too awkward, and he hoped that they would be able to cope as friends, as they had for so many years before they dated.

He pulled on an undershirt and some jeans, his hair was still wet and sticking up in every direction as usual. The weather was cooling down especially now that the sun had gone down. It was seven thirty but he decided it best to arrive at the pub before Ginny did and he was pretty sure that Hermione would be at least fifteen minutes early.

He sat by himself at a table in the corner of the pub and ordered a butterbeer, he was nervous, like he was awaiting a first date; he had butterflies in his stomach which were calmed when he saw Hermione walk in. She too ordered a butterbeer,

"You nervous?"

"Is it that obvious?"

"Just relax Harry, it'll be fine"

"I hope,"

"Well you better start relaxing; Ginny is walking up the path now"

His heart rose in his chest, he took a swig of his drink, and took several deep breaths.

"Ginny!" Hermione yelled waving her hands, Ginny nodded, it seemed she hadn't seen Harry yet, Hermione stood up, as did Harry. Now it seemed Ginny saw him, she now locked eyes with him, staring, he smiled.

"Surprise Gin," he was all he could think to say

"I didn't expect to see you here"

"Yeah well I got off work until Monday,"

"Well come here give a girl a hug!" she reached in, and she felt it, for the first time since she'd been pregnant it moved.

"Whoa was that your stomach?"

"I guess I must be hungrier than I thought" Ginny said quickly as she took a seat

"Well then let's get you some food",

They ordered dinner and talked about old times at Hogwarts. Ginny caught Harry staring at her more than once, not sadly, but with a smile on his face, as though nothing had changed.

"Ginny look," Hermione said nodding her head towards Dane, who caught Ginny's eye and then looked at Harry, he smiled and made his way to their table.

"Hey Ginny, Hermione it's good to see you again," he said giving them both half hugs, "and you must be Harry, Ginny has told me so much about you," he smiled and shook Harry's hand.

"Well I'm going to go order a drink. Can I get you guys anything?" he asked

"No we're fine thanks" Ginny responded,

"Alright well I'll see you guys later then, it was good seeing you again Hermione, and Harry good to meet you"

"You can sit with us if you like Dane," Hermione piped,

"I'll only be able to stay for few minutes I really must get back to the school, but I'm just going to get a soda from the bar" he left to go to the bar,

"Dane is a friend from Ginny's school,"

"He seems nice," Harry responded somewhat slowly,

"He is, he has been very kind to me," Ginny replied looking down at her food, and then to Harry who looked at her now trying to read her expressions.

Harry pulled a chair up to the table soon after Dane had begun to make his way back to the table.

"So what brings you here Harry, last Ginny told me you were Puddlemore's latest and greatest addition,"

"Well they gave us the weekend off and I thought I would catch up with old friends,"

"Well I hope you are enjoying it here, it is a small place but not without its charms,"

"Hermione and I had lunch today in a café nearby, it was quite good"

The conversation was a little stilted, but Ginny couldn't help but notice how neither of the men seemed to share any animosity with each other. At around 9:30 Dane got up to go, and Ginny followed him out.

"You didn't have to do that,"

"Ginny you seem to have it in your head that everything I do is merely for your best interest, when in fact I just got to talk to someone who is more famous than the Weird Sisters, and I get to go write my parents and tell them I just spoke to none other than Harry Potter. It pretty much made my year and I have you to thank for knowing him,"

Ginny laughed, "Well I'm glad I was of some help"

"You always are" he smiled and walked back up to the school

"He seems nice," Harry said first,

"He is," and that was all that passed between them on the subject.

Hermione retired early to her room, Harry and Ginny only stayed a few minutes longer.

"It was really good to see you again, I'm glad to see you are doing so well here"

"Thank you, I've missed you Harry"

"And I you Ginny," the hugged and for a while it seemed as though they would not part, but as they always do endless hugs will end,

"I am catching the afternoon train, but would you like to have a spot of coffee with me in the morning"

"I would like that very much,"

R&R!!! The next chapter will delve into what happens when Ginny gets back to her quarters, and breakfast with Harry.