Punnet Squares
By: SingingShooter
Authors Note: I do not own Harry Potter I just play with the characters. I also do not own the book: Starring Sally J.Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume, and the phone numbers I use are not real.
Chapter 9: When Everyone Finds Out
Ginny made her way threw her rounds checking on everyone. Her last stops where Kyle and Kaitylin. Her first stop was Kaitylin, walking into her room she saw the little Hispanic girl sitting in her bed reading a book.
"What are you reading?" asked Ginny
"Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself," replied Kaitylin.
"Now what is that about?" asked Ginny.
"It is about this girl who moves to Florida after the Second World War that has a wild imagination and everything that happens to her!" said Kaitylin
"Sounds Exciting!" said Ginny, "Want to hear something else exciting?"
"Yeah!" said Kaitylin
"Kyle was right," said Ginny. Kaitylin looked confused for a second then her eyes when bright.
"Twins?!" said Kaitylin in a hushed whisper.
"Yeah," said Ginny matching her volume, "but you can not tell anyone, no one at all." When Ginny and Harry found out that they where having twins they both agreed not to tell anyone until the Weasley Christmas party. Well except for Kyle and Kaitylin.
Ginny finished checking on Kaitylin and said good bye.
'She will be able to go home soon.' Thought Ginny. Walking right into Malfoy.
"Oh sorry," said Ginny
"Forgiven Ginerva," said Malfoy and he started to walk away. Standing for a moment Ginny then turned and called out,
"Merry Christmas Malfoy," Malfoy turned around almost surprised.
"Merry Christmas to you to Ginny," he said and turned around a corner and was out of sight, and yelling distant. Ginny started walking away to see Kyle.
"Hey Kyle!" called Ginny walking in to see the boy. He was reading a book to, "How are you doing?" asked Ginny
"Great!" replied Kyle, "Oh and guess what!" said Kyle
"What!" said Ginny
"I'm going to get out of here soon!" he said
"Really?" said Ginny. Now that she thought about it, it made her sad. She always looked forwarded to seeing Kyle and a happy face.
"Yeah Dr. Malfoy came in and said the cancer is almost gone so I can go home in a few weeks!"
"That is wonderful!" said Ginny.
"Yeah it will be great!" said Kyle "I'll get to see my mom and dad again!"
"Hey Kyle, I have some exciting news to," said Ginny. Kyle leaned in closer to listen. "You know how you said that you thought that I was going to have twins?"
"Yeah, you look like my mommy did when she was going to have my…..sisters," dropping at the last part.
"Well I found out recently that I am having twins!" said Ginny
"That is exciting!" said Kyle. Checking everything out, she then asked.
"Kyle what are your sisters' names?" she asked
"Cecilia and Anna," he said.
"Those are pretty names,"
"Yeah they are," said Kyle, Ginny started to get up to go and leave starting her winter vacation. "Nurse Weasley?" he called out.
"Yeah?" said Ginny turning,
"Never mind," he said
"Are you sure?" asked Ginny
"Yeah, Merry Christmas!" he said putting on a cherry face
"Merry Christmas to you to Kyle" said Ginny walking out the door.
Ginny was driving her car to Harry's house, where she would drive with him to her parent's house. Pulling into the driveway she turned the car off, opened the door and got out of the car. She walked up to the house and unlocked the door and made herself comfortable inside.
"Hey Ginny!" called Harry
"Hey Harry, Ginny Replied
"Ready to go?" he asked
"Yeah," said Ginny "I left my stuff in the car."
"Alright," both of them getting up, walked to the door and got there coats of the rack and shrugged them on. Then pulling on scarves, mittens, and a hat, Harry opened the door and let Ginny walk out. Harry walked out and locked the door and they both walked down their cars. Ginny unlocked hers and grabbed her suitcase and threw it into the trunk of Harry's opened car. Then she hopped into the car and sat down in the passenger seat and shut the car door. Harry started up the car and they backed out of the driveway and started driving to Ginny's parent's house.
They did not talk the entire car ride, both nervous about what they where about to do.
"At least we only have to tell my parents," said Ginny, getting a weak chuckle form Harry.
When Harry was a year old his parents where murdered by a group of psychos who thought the Nazi party was still around. His parents had foiled a few of their attempts to murder people so they killed them. He was then sent to live with his mother's sister who denied him past the basic needs. He later met his godfather, Sirius Black, who had been charged wrongly with his parent's murder. Once the right man was caught (he turned out to be the leader of the group, once he was caught everybody kind of left and stopped the Nazi activity) had been caught, custody had been moved to his godfather. He lived with him for a while, and then when he was eighteen he died form cancer.
The ride went back to the silence it had had before, which gave Ginny some time to think.
'Kaitylin will be out soon, Kyle in a few weeks,' thought Ginny. 'Malfoy called me Ginny…Wait a second….He called me Ginny! Where did that come from? Yes this was definitely weird….what did Hermione say?'
"Why won't Malfoy call me Ginny?" she asked
"Do you call him Draco?" stated Hermione
"Well….No…"
"Now why?" Hermione asked.
"Because he is my boss, and I have to be formal with him,"
"Exactly, Malfoy believes to be formal to everyone, I think the only time he would called someone by a nickname was if he liked them,"
"Where here," said Harry, pulling Ginny out of her thoughts. Ginny's house was a very strange house. Her father was an architect, and had designed the house himself. The house was tall and narrow, with a room on each floor. Out side were her two nieces and her nephew playing with brooms.
"Maggie! Stacy! Arthur!" called out Ginny.
"AUNT GINNY!!!" they yelled running and almost knocking her over they hugged her knees. Letting go of her, Ginny managed to hug them individually, she then proceeded what had been happening.
"What where you guys playing?" asked Ginny
"Quidditch!" said Arthur.
Quidditch, that had been a game that Ginny and her brothers played when they where little. Everyone had a broom, or a shovel, or some other stick like thing. In a perfect game there were three Chasers that would try to score in the hula hoops on the garage and on the tree on the opposite end with a soccer ball nicknamed the Quaffle. Two Beaters would throw balls that they called Bludgers at the opposing team trying to get them out for a few minutes. The Keeper would guard their post and try not to let the Chasers score. The there was the seeker that played either another position or just sat out looked for the 'Snitch' that would be a tennis ball that the parents would throw in when they wanted the kids to come in soon.
"Though we need more people," said Maggie
"Another team of three, because me and Maggie are chasers and Arthur is the seeker."
"What about the beaters?" asked Ginny
"Grandma wouldn't let us have beaters."
"Who is going to throw in the snitch?" asked Ginny
"Grandma said she would," called Stacy. Ginny thought about playing but, that would leave Harry alone, and he was not into playing children's games.
"Ginny!" called multiple voices form inside, so Ginny made her way inside, Harry following her. Then another chorus came of "Harry!" and so 'hellos' and 'how are you' rang out for a while. Ginny looked around at everyone, Charley was there with his fiancée, the twins with their wives where here. Percy was home which surprised Ginny because ever since Percy had decided to become a musician and their parents had gotten into an argument he had not talked to anyone. He had who Ginny had guessed was his wife who was holding a baby in her arms. Looking around though she could not find Bill and Fleur, making her way to her mother she asked.
"Where are Bill and Fleur?"
"Come with me," said her mother dropping the cheery look she had on when she had come over. Leading her into the kitchen, "Take a seat," she said and Ginny took a seat across from her mother. "Well you know that Fleur was expecting?" Ginny nodded. "Well, she…she…." Her mother started to look teary, "they lost the baby," starting to sob. Crossing over Ginny gave her mother a hug. "Fleur and the baby apparently had different blood types and the body rejected the baby," Ginny's mouth made an 'O' shape, she had heard of this when mothers did not have blood test done of both them and the baby. Fleur was afraid of needles so it would make since that she did not want a blood test. "They asked if they could spend Christmas alone, and I said that I understood."
After a few moments of hugging her mother said "Let's go back and enjoy the party." Stepping out of the kitchen they went back and enjoyed the festivities.
Dinner was served and everyone agreed to wait a bit before opening presents, giving Ginny some time to go to the bathroom. Washing her hands she thought about if she and Hermione should tell about them both being pregnant. They had there appointments, and they where fine, and they already had the present set for her parents. Both Ginny and Hermione had stuck the ultra sound pictures in a card addressed to her parents. 'no we are going to go threw with it.' Ginny thought walking out of the bathroom and into the living room where the tree had been set up with a nativity set up next to it on the mantel and took her seat between Percy's wife and Harry. Ginny looked at the baby she was holding.
"Do you want to hold her?" she asked
"Sure," said Ginny minding the baby's head she healed the little girl. "So what is you name Percy did not say?"
"Oh, my name is Penelope and the baby is Penny."
"Ginny, I am Percy's sister,"
"Yeah he talked about you a lot." Said Penelope
"Really?" said Ginny.
"Yep, he said that you where the one who inspired him to become a musician," she said
"Really?"
"Yep, apparently he used to sing and play for you a lot and he decided that he wanted to continue." Ginny smiled and remembered all the lessons and times her and Percy played music together. Ginny gave up on music when her parents fought Percy not to do it.
"I met Percy, because we had the same flat together, and I had some money problems and Percy let me live with him,"
"Romantic," said Ginny.
"Yeah, then we eloped and got married and a few months later Penny came,"
"So how long have you and Percy been married?" Ginny asked.
"Almost a year now…" said Penelope.
"Alright time for presents!" called Ginny's Dad. The kids started shouting 'Presents! Presents!' her dad passed out one present to everyone to open and so wrapping paper was unwrapped everywhere, choirs of 'awesome!' and 'thanks!' and 'Oh my gosh I love it!' ran around. Then came the last present for her parents, Ginny and Harry and Hermione and Ron's, Harry got up and excused him self to the bathroom and Ginny panicked. 'He is leaving me to deal with this alone…that bastard.' Mrs. Weasley read the outside.
"To: Mom and Dad. From: Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione." then she opened the envelope and pulled out the two cards reading the out side she opened them and looked inside. A look of shock came over her and she opened the other card and saw the picture. "Which one of you two is having twins?" asked her mother
"I am mom," said Ginny
"Congratulations both of you," said Mrs. Weasley "Come and give me a hug," both Hermione and Ginny got up and hugged her mom.
'Good she isn't mad,' thought Ginny 'but someone isn't going to sleep in a bed tonight.'
"So who is the father?" asked Mrs. Weasley
"Harry," Ginny said almost wanting to take it back as soon as she said it.
"Ron," said Hermione.
So everyone talked about babies the rest of the night. Harry came back in the middle of the conversation and Ginny was still mad at him.
'Yeah,' Ginny thought 'I'm not staying the night at his house for a while.'
The vacation ended and Ginny and Harry drove to Harry's house. Ginny was still mad at him for what he had done. They got home and Ginny hoped right into her car and drove home. Walking inside the house Ginny checked her messages and got her laundry started. When the phone started to ring, 'I'll let the answering machine get it,' and so it did.
"Hello you have reached 773-889-4469 or Ginny Weasley; I am sorry I can not come to the phone right now but if you leave your message and phone number I will call you back as soon as I can. Now please leave your message after the beep."
Beepwent the answering machine
"Hello Ginny, this is Draco Malfoy, your boss. I have been trying to reach you all week, but your probably still on vacation. I just wanted to say I am sorry for being so informal with you calling you Ginny. I would like it if you called me back just to let me know I am forgiven. My number is 773-337-8466, call me back-" Ginny grabbed the phone before he hung up,
"Hello Malfoy, I am sorry I just go home when you called."
"Yes I just wanted to say I am sorry for being so rude,"
"Malfoy it is alright,"
"Okay," he said
"I would actually prefer you calling me Ginny, instead of Ginerva or Weasley,"
"Alright, but only in an informal setting," said Malfoy
"Fair enough," Ginny said, 'not that we will be in an informal setting any time soon,'
"Oh and Ginny," said Malfoy,
"Yes Malfoy?'
"If we are in an informal setting together if I am to call you Ginny than I would prefer if you called me Draco,"
"Deal," said Ginny, "Well good bye Draco,"
"Good bye, Ginny," and he hung up the phone.
Ginny went back to cleaning up the house when the phone rang again, and once again she let the answer machine pick up the call.
"Hello you have reached 773-889-4469 or Ginny Weasley; I am sorry I can not come to the phone right now but if you leave your message and phone number I will call you back as soon as I can. Now please leave your message after the beep."
Beepwent the answering machine
"Hello Ginny this is Harry," 'yes I am still mad at you,' "I just wanted to say that I was sorry, I should not have left you like that, well if you want to talk again soon you can call me, if you have forgotten my phone number is 773-366-6331, bye," and he hung up.
'I am not forgiving you anytime soon Harry James Potter,' thought Ginny. 'Not for a while,' going about the house fuming she was folding her clothes when the phone rang again
RING RING
"WHAT THE FUCK!!!" said Ginny, 'way to many phone calls to day…'
"Hello you have reached 773-889-4469 or Ginny Weasley; I am sorry I can not come to the phone right now but if you leave your message and phone number I will call you back as soon as I can. Now please leave your message after the beep."
Beepwent the answering machine
"Hey Ginny I just wanted to call you and tell you that me and Ron have settled on a name, James Arthur if it is a boy, Caitlyn Margaret if it is a girl, any way call me back soon either at my house 773-889-7678 or at Ron's house 773-889-3863. Bye Ginny!" and she hung up to. Ginny walked over to the phone and pulled out the phone cord from the wall and walked up the stairs and fell on her bed.
'No more people today.' Thought Ginny, 'No more people today.' And she fell asleep.
