"Ginny,"

"Good evening Madame Trickle"

"How are you feeling?" Ginny smiled,

"Fat,"

"Well you are in your fourth month now, lots of changes hormonally; we can now probably know the sex,"

"It kicked, earlier this week," Madame Trickle's face lit up,

"Oh dear, that's just wonderful!" Ginny smiled as Madame Trickle continued to gather things together

"It was pretty great" Ginny nodded thankful to have a female to share these moments with

"Well lets just see what we have here," she had Ginny lie down on the bed and after performing an incantation rubbed her hands over her belly in an almost sonogram like manner,

"Well?" Ginny asked getting somewhat apprehensive

"It's a girl Miss Weasley," she was beaming as the words left her mouth, Ginny froze her eyes beginning to well up with tears,

"Really?" Madame Trickle brought Ginny in for a hug,

"Yes, should we contact the father?" Ginny's face went white,

"No, he um, I'm doing this on my own for now, he's a very busy man," her heart was racing, Harry wouldn't know he had a daughter until after she was born,

"You are going to be just fine Miss Weasley. I wouldn't worry too much, but just be careful this month, you are likely to experience mood swings and a significant increase in sexual drive" Ginny copped out a laugh.

"Are you kidding?"

"No, with all the hormonal changes it's perfectly natural," she said now gathering together some potions and vitamins she wanted Ginny to take,

"Wow, um, okay?"

"Here," Madame Trickle said now giving Ginny the bottles, "Take each twice a day, and I will see you next month"

Ginny left the hospital wing in a daze, she would have a little girl, a daughter, she walked back to her flat and put on a pot of tea. As soon as she turned on the water she wrote a quick letter to have Pig deliver to Dane,

"Come by for some tea if you can- GW"

She shot flames in the fire and changed into her night time clothes, a large sweater and a pair of very comfortable flannel pants she stole from Harry when they were still going out.

She got out her books and very diligently began to do her school work; she had very little this weekend but was behind considering how little she had been able to get done with her friends visiting.

After she finished her essay on Ancient Runes she pulled "Witches and the Womb" out of her book bag. Just as she was beginning to get comfortable she heard a knock,

"Gin?" it was Dane, she had almost (but not entirely) forgot that she invited him over

She got up quickly to get the open the door for him,

"Hey you" she said, it was such a relief to see him here, he reached in for a hug and set his books down on her kitchen table,

"So… what is it??" he asked getting excited

"I'm having a baby girl," his eyes lit up,

"Ginny that's great!" he ran up to her and picked her up off the ground for a hug, "You must be so excited!"

She smiled broadly, "I am very excited, and very excited to be able to share this moment with you!"

Dane smiled now putting her down on the ground, "So what are you reading?"

"Just a book I ordered from London a few weeks ago, it's a book on pregnancy,"

"Oh boy what's in store for us this month?"

"I'll get fatter; mood swings will increase, and apparently have an increase in my sexual appetite"

"Yeah- wait what?" Ginny laughed

"Apparently my sex drive increases this trimester which is just as well because my sex appeal decreases significantly,"

"If it makes you feel any better, you are still by far the most beautiful woman at this institution," he said sitting down on the couch

"Say that to me when I'm nine months pregnant, twenty pounds heavier, and my feet are swollen three times bigger, and I'll know you're lying," she sat in the chair across from him

"You're going to be a mom; in less than six months a little baby will be here, it's all so surreal"

"You don't know the half of it,"

For a few moments Dane just sat there, Ginny looked at the fire, he watched her in the calm way she her hand on her stomach, as though she was rubbing her baby's back. She was beautiful and for the first time since he had ever met her she seemed to be at peace.

"Well, I have an early class tomorrow, but I would love to come by and pick you up for lunch,"

"I wish I could, but I am going to be studying, I have exams coming up and with all the stress of the baby I haven't been paying attention in class at all"

"Okay well then I guess I'll just see you at eight then,"

"Night Dane, thank you for coming by, you are the best friend I have had in a long time,"

"You have Hermione,"

"She had Ron and we didn't see each other much,"

"Harry?"

"Was my everything and now he's just in the waiting room, you're here,"

"Yah but I won't be getting lucky," he laughed

"Shut it you!" She went into hug him goodbye; he always had a way of making light of situations that seemed to get too complicated. Some of her wished she had met him in a place where Harry didn't exist, because she was sure that Dane would never hurt her. He would never turn from her and if he chose would spend the rest of his life sacrificing everything for her.

Dane left and Ginny sat back on the couch to read her book again and slowly but surely she began to fall asleep.
Harry went through his first practice as a professional seeker, it felt just like his days at Hogwarts, a sense of urgency overwhelming him. The wind blowing through his hair and the utter freedom he felt brought him away from any worry or his anxious feelings about Ginny.

"Harry come on; hit the showers we are going out tonight!" Oliver yelled as Harry continued zipping about the sky,

"Alright I'm coming!" he went down and met Oliver outside the locker room.

"The guys got a private room down at the Pub, we are going to get you entirely too intoxicated to function," Oliver said slapping Harry in the back

"I don't know about that," Harry said now smiling,

"Oh come on Harry you can only be dark and brooding for so long"

Harry just shook his head as they made there way down the road and into the pub. It was Harry's first real bonding experience with the team. He knew a few of the guys only vaguely from practice.

"Harry it's about time you got your skinny ass a drink! Now come over here Potter we are just exchanging tales of the dames!" Hugh said motioning Harry towards him,

Harry followed Oliver reluctantly towards the guys,

"Now Robert was just about tell us of his latest sex-capades with the lovely Chelsea,"

"Hugh I told you its only when I come into town and really I do not kiss and tell… and if I were too you are going to have to buy me a hell of a lot more alcohol"

"Boo you're a bore Bobby, now Harry you are the chosen one and all, how many ladies have you 'Chosen'" he said his eye brows raised in Harry's direction

"None of your business Hugh," Harry said taking a swig of his beer,

"Oh come on Harry! You and the Weasley girl, Ginny, you guys had a thing going on there for a few years didn't you?" Oliver offered,

"Yes Ginny and I had a 'thing' for almost two years but its been over for months now,"

Hugh jabbered with the other boys for a while (and since they all were now slightly more intoxicated), they were saying things that had any of their mothers heard would have sent them straight to church, or locked them in their rooms for years.

"So you and this girl of yours…" Hugh replied trying with very little tact to get some good stories about THE Harry Potter

"Honestly Hugh, I prefer not talking about it,"

"Agh," Hugh said smiling, "The good shag is gone and now we are left lonely. Now I'm sure we can find you a lady!"

"No."

"What is this?" Hugh asked now circling Harry, the other boys starting to laugh, "Dame broke your heart?" Harry was starting to get very frustrated, before it was fine just a few little games but now it was personal

"Hugh, if you don't back off me right now I will send your arse right through that wall," Hugh's eyes widened a bit, the other boys got quiet, "Sorry, but I need to leave,"

"Alright later Harry! See you tomorrow," Oliver said as Harry slammed the door,

"Oh man, that lady did a number on his head," Robert said looking at Oliver,

"Know anything about it Oliver?" Hugh said looking to get some kind of dirt,

"Just a long tortured story better left untold," and that was that, they went back to talk about all the things boys talk about in a drunken stupor.

Harry stumbled his way into his flat, trying hard not to knock anything over he pulled out his photo album Ginny had given him their last Christmas together.

They were pictures of happier times, in most of the pictures their hands were interlocked, bodies intertwined in some way, they would be laughing and then as if the whole world stopped they would pause and look at each other. Freezing time where they saw fit.

"Ginny I love you," Dane was saying, "I promise I will never let you hurt again," he was holding her, "There are moments when I look at you and I can hardly breathe, it is impossible for me to hide these feelings as much as I try"

She didn't let him finish, she kissed him, there were no fireworks, but there was a calmness that soothed her body, put her at ease.

"You and me Gin, always" he kissed her head and she fell asleep on his chest, then her clock started dancing towards her screaming and screaming,

"Oh my-"Ginny woke with a start, breathing quickly she walked over and started her shower.

She had been dreaming about Dane again, most nights it was Harry but when she was feeling particularly calm she thought of Dane, a few nights ago she dreamed they lived in Muggle Surrey, with a small garden, everything normal. Her daughter played in the yard like any other kid.

When she dreamt of Harry it was in a different sense, it was him fighting for her. They were intertwined in front of a fire making love. Their small family was huddled together; her daughter knew who her father was. It was in these dreams that made Ginny feel anxious. She missed Harry, she missed the passion they had, their romance may have been tumultuous but never once did it run short on love, it was as though sometimes they were just too tired to keep going, yet they always did. Hermione often asked Ginny why she tortured herself with him, Ginny wouldn't hesitate, "I'm in love, if it were easy, it wouldn't be any fun".

Sorry this one took so long; I bet I had some of you going there for a while with Ginny's dream! Hope you all have a merry merry Christmas!!! God bless! I promise promise promise you guys are going to like how it all ends up... its the road that makes it so dang fun:-D