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Harry's story
Two months passed.
Harry still continued to see Ginny at the Manor; it almost became second nature for Harry to visit her and her sons in the mornings. He wanted to accept the Malfoys as his family too.
He took Ginny,Derek and Lucas to meet Andromeda and Teddy , who is Harry's godson. The Malfoy twins were more excited than before.
They learned that Great Aunt Andromeda and Teddy was from their Grandmother Narcissa side of the family.
Ginny was nervous to see Dora's mother.
Andromeda saw Ginny and she hugged her tightly.
She scolded her,"Where have you been for so long? You had scared a lot of people here."
"I am sorry, But I had no choice. "
Ginny bought her sons in front of her,"Here , meet my sons, Lucas and Derek. They are mine and Draco's sons."
"Hello boys,I am your great aunt Andromeda, Call me Aunt Andy . Come here. " She hugged them.
She couldn't believe that Narcissa 's grandsons are so cute and looked exactly like her nephew Draco.
Her eyes were misty, thinking of Narcissa,her sister.
She somehow knew Narcissa had dreamed of having grandchildren running around the manor,full of happiness and laughter around.
It seems her dreams were fulfilled.
"Teddy, Don't be shy. Here, come and see your cousins. They are your Uncle Draco's children. And she is your Aunt Ginny,your Godmother too."
Yes,Dora had told her when Dora was pregnant with Teddy.
Andromeda gently called out to Teddy. Ginny turned around to see where Teddy is.
Ginny saw Teddy peeping out from Harry's legs.
Ginny kneeled down and opened up her arms, gestering him to come to her. Harry nudged him forward.
Teddy felt shy , and came near Ginny. She hugged him tightly.
"I am sorry,Teddy. I had not been there for you. But now onwards I will be there for you just like how your Uncle Harry was there for you."
Ginny wiped her tears and Teddy changed his hair color to match Ginny's hair and eyes color too.
Lucas and Derek gapsed in surprise.
Harry explained to the boys about their cousin Teddy's ability to change his hair and eyes color too. They were fascinated with him.
In no time they became fast friends and they went off in their world , playing in Teddy's room .
Harry and Ginny narrated the story to Andromeda. They spend the whole day conversing about their life.
Ginny was thinking of getting ready to start working at Malfoy International .
Next day, Ginny took her sons to Malfoy International. They were thrilled to see their mother and grandfather's office.
She introduced her sons to her colleagues with pride. They ooh aahed especially the ladies, telling Ginny , that her sons are cute and handsome.
Ginny simply smirked because she knew what her sons were doing. She knew that inwardly they both are preening from hearing all the praise about them all sides.
She simply shook her head,silently laughing, there, just like their father use to ,feeling proud of themselves .
On Saturday morning, Harry and Ginny were strolling along the Malfoy Garden , watching her sons putting on their roller skating shoes on and ready to skate around the pitch .
Lucius had arranged the smooth surface around the circumference of the pitch for the boys. So the boys could skate and play their muggles games here easily.
"What are you thinking now?" Harry questioned seeing her in deep thought.
"Well I was just thinking how much time has changed. Well before we were not friends, just acquaintances. Now we are friends. You know what, I like our friendship. It's comfortable." She smiled easily.
"That's was because you had a crush on me, you didn't know how to act around me. And the valentine card I got in second year." Harry teased her.
"Oh, please don't remind me of that. It's true that I had a crush on the boy who lived, and I didn't know the real you. Then after the chamber, I learnt that you were just a normal boy with a huge destiny. My brother's best friend. "
Ginny groaned .
Harry was pleased to hear that Ginny sees him as the normal Harry.
"And by the way, I did write the poem, but I didn't send it to you. It was the twins,they stole my poem and sent it to you as a prank . When I saw and was very livid . I was so embarrassed. I hexed them badly with my favorite hex ."
She grinned at the memory .
"Ouch! That's must have been painful. " Harry winced, not wanting to experience Ginny's hex.
Ginny chuckled at seeing Harry's expression.
She stared at Harry thoughtfully.
"Since you know so much about my life, How about you tell me about your life? What did you do the last eight years? I know the general ones you have told before. "
She just settled herself on the bench,watching her sons skate with glee...
Harry too sat beside her ,twisting himself around so he could face Ginny.
"What would you like to know? " He raised his eyebrow at her.
"I would like to know from the beginning. I only know the general gist of your life story. "
"From the beginning as in from my first year or the beginning after the war?" He raised his hand through his hair, making it more messy.
Ginny felt conflicted, should she pry more into his personal life or not. She wants to know both.
"It's alright, I will start from my first year. I am telling you because I want you to know everything about me, after all friends share everything. Right? It's my turn now."
Harry gaze at her eyes deeply.
Harry closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath, taking his time to arrange his thoughts.
"Did you know that I never knew that I was a wizard till I got my Hogwarts letter? Hagrid told me a short version of what happened to my parents and about Voldemort and why I am famous in the wizarding world."
Harry paused...
Ginny thought ,"Yes, I heard it from Ron about your life. But I need to hear it from your perspective."
"I was so happy when I learned that I was a wizard and there was another new world out there for me. "
"But I wasn't prepared that everybody knew me and they were all shaking hands with me when I first visited the Leaky Cauldron. I mean I was one year old at that time. It was actually my mother who did it after all she saved me . But the world saw me as their savior ."
" I didn't know how to react ...It's was unbelievable . "
Ginny agreed with Harry whole heartedly at this point.
"Hagrid forgot to mention one important detail-Hogwarts platform ;I didn't know how to get on Hogwarts platform . "
"It's was pure luck I met your family and managed to reached the Hogwarts express on time. I was afraid that I would miss it and be left stranded alone in London. I dislike my Muggle relatives too much that I didn't want to go back to them."
"Yes, Ron had told her about Harry's muggle relatives. And I have seen them on the station too. Horrible people they are."
"That was when I met your brother Ron, and he became my first new friend. I never had friends before because of Dudley. I wanted his friendship and was afraid of losing a new friend over another. I rejected Draco's hand of friendship because he made a rude remark of your family. "
"Yes, Draco told her and he had apologized to her at Grimmauld."
"Yeah, that was the turning point between my Draco and them. I understand it really." She thought.
"You know the full story of our first year with Professor Quirrell .Then I met you at the burrow for the first time, you were blushing and shy to meet me. Ron told me that you had a crush on me. I didn't know how to react to you or talk with you. "
Ginny blushed and cursed her eleven year old self for blushing too much.
"Then the diary incident occurred and you were in danger. I was so scared at that time, knowing you were Ron's little sister and I had to save you at any cost. Merlin, I have never seen such a huge basilisk. Luckily Fawkes the phoenix and the sword of Gryffindor save our life. "
"Yes, it was a horrifying experience for us both. How foolish I was."
" Time went on , it never occurred to me to talk with you and share our common experience of what happened in the chamber of secrets or I should have had comforted you whether you had nightmare or not. It was like you had slipped into the background. I regretted not having talked to you at that time."
"No, it was okay. At that time we were not friends really. You should not have felt guilty. Uncle Severus had helped me to deal with my experiences and later on , Draco made me feel better and now it's just a memory to me. It doesn't haunt me anymore."
Ginny reassured him , smiling too.
Harry frowned and nodded at her explanation.
He should not have felt jealous about Ginny being comforted by Draco. It was in the past and not now, he reminded himself.
But he is relieved to know she was healed and not haunted by her past experience.
"Glad to hear that you were alright and not bothered by those old memories."
Ginny urged him to continue.
" Then Voldemort returned and Cedric died. I was so angry that the world had put me on a pedestal to save them from Voldemort and yet when I told the truth about his return, Nobody believed me. I was shocked by their reactions . I was so wallowed in my own pitiful life. "
Yes,she had seen his teenage angry mood on and off during School.
"After Mrs. Malfoy's death, Draco and Mr. Malfoy came to Grimmauld place. I then realized that the world is not divided only into Death eaters and Light side. But there is grey side too. "
"Yes, I was impressed, the Malfoys had been spies for Dumbledore for so long and yet nobody knew it all those time. It must have been very difficult to lead two lives, the normal life and the spying part of life. "
"I actually wanted to tell Draco that I understand his position, about his mother's situation and he being helpless and his life totally out of control and all..But our history was too much. I left him alone , thinking that he needs space to come to term with reality. He didn't need an old rival to help in his life. "
He trailed off...seeing Ginny sad gaze.
Oh,that's why you didn't talk to Draco all these time.
"Then the Department of Mysteries incident happened. I was a fool for rushing there so quickly . And Sirius died due to my reckless act . After that I vowed myself to fight Voldemort to the death. "
Ginny reached out and hold Harry's hand for comfort. Harry tightens his grip in return.
"Dumbledore told the prophecy and I learned that I was the boy Voldemort had chosen as his enemy. Just because of a stupid prophecy , I couldn't believe that Dumbledore and Voldemort took it seriously and destroyed my life . "
"Then Dumbledore showed me about Voldemort's history , using the pensieve memories, horcruzes, and I was to tell only to Ron and Hermione and you too. "
"But somehow you told to Draco too . We all three were angry at you for not keeping the secrets to yourself."
Ginny shrugged.
"I felt my instinct that Draco can help you all . So I did and the mission was successful."
"Whenever I tried talking about Draco, Ron would always stop the conversation and start complaining about you and Draco . Hermione and I got fed up of him and we tried our best to convince him about Draco being a good friend to you and he wouldn't betray you."
"But Ron was so damn stubborn...We just kept quiet, didn't want to create more conflict among us...But really I thought that it was nice that Draco has friends like you, Luna and Blaise too."
Ginny smiled slightly. Then why didn't you tell me.
"At that time I was so involved in my plan to defeat Voldemort. I didn't have time to date anyone seriously. But I had a crush on someone, more like fancying. But the witch, whom I like, didn't like me well at that time. We had a big fight, after that we barely talk to each other. So I pushed my feelings away for a time being. "
Harry's eyes shifted to her . He blushed and Ginny saw his pink cheeks.
She wondered who had won Harry Potter's heart , the same way she won Draco's heart .
"Then Dumbledore died suddenly. I ,Ron and Hermione were planning to defeat Voldemort and Draco helped us in creating new spells in defeating the enemies, and for detecting and destroying Horcruzes. I was surprised by Draco's skill and he was almost as smart like Hermione. "
"I settled for a civil truce to Draco. I was hoping to be friend to Draco after the war and hopefully everything will be alright. "
Ginny felt proud of her Draco. He was the best.
"But I heard that Voldemort was approaching Hogwarts, we all rushed over and defeated one of the Horcruzes, yes, and it was in the hidden room. And Severus gave me Dumbledore's memories and I learned that I was a horcruz. "
"My world tumbled down and Dumbledore knew that I was to be sacrificed and then Voldemort would have been mortal. And I did, I didn't know why. Maybe it is because inside myself, I thought I was alone in this world and had no family of my own. So I went to the forest and allowed him to avada me and I was dead for a few mins. "
Ginny gasped loudly.
"Oh, Merlin! Harry, surely there are many people who love you so much. My family loves you as a son and brother too. Uncle Severus and Lucius like you and respected you a lot. I know very well that they love you too. Even me too.
Harry thought, "She included herself. Does she love me as a family or …..."
Ginny squeezed his hands tightly, reassuring herself that he is alive and sitting beside her.
Harry gave her a feeble smile.
"Then imagine my surprise, I felt that I was still alive and well you know how Voldemort was defeated."
"Yes, that's was one of the happiest and worst day of my life. We won but Draco died." Ginny choked out.
Ginny swallowed her tears, not wanting to cry anymore. It has been eight years now.
"Yeah, I felt the same too. It was also one of the happiest and worst day of my life too." Harry felt haunted , relieving that day.
Ginny was surprised at this.
"What? I can understand the happiest part but worst day, but how?" She was bewildered.
"Yes, it was for me. "
Harry then turned around straight , bend down to put his elbows on his knees. He was watching the boys.
"I was so full of joy that God have given me a chance to live freely and enjoy this second chance of life. "
His tone was full of melancholic , wistful of longing, hope and love .
"I wanted to meet the witch so badly because it was because of her, I was so determined to allow Voldemort to kill me so that she would enjoy the new world free of War and taste the new freedom. But I couldn't meet her, as I was so exhausted, I thought I would talk to her next time when I feel strong enough. "
Harry recalled his memories, feeling of terror through him, not able to find Ginny.
Ginny thought,"Who was that person Harry wanted to meet so badly?"
"When I woke up, I searched for her, she was nowhere. Then your mother screamed loudly calling out your name, and then we all learned that you disappeared.
Ginny felt guilty at the thought of making her family scared with her disappearance.
But then she couldn't regret it , it was the only choice she had thought of at that time.
"We all thought, some rogue death eaters had kidnapped you or killed you. I felt so angry such that I and Ron took up Auror training seriously and became aurors . We searched you everywhere. Ron and I arrested all death eaters and forcibly fed veritaserum and they had no knowledge of you at all. Ron and I almost gave up searching you up."
She stared at the ground, still listening to him.
" For Five years I was working as Auror, I felt tired , didn't enjoy my job anymore. "
Ginny perked up, wanting to know the exact reason.
"One day Ron and I decided to go to a pub for a drink. There were some men who were drunk, they were talking about Mr. Malfoy and how He is still rich, expanding his empire, they were badmouthing your entire Malfoy family, something inside me snapped, and I fought with those men . "
"Ron pulled me back and I was fed up of the world. Everywhere Malfoy International was responsible for improving the life style of Wizards and witches , me included. And these men were talking badly of Lucius ,that he had hookwinked everybody and he deserved to be in Akzaban. "
Harry 's eyes were blazing with anger.
She was shocked at hearing this. She didn't know this . Nobody told her about it.
"Then the next day I resigned as an Auror and decided to make use of my fame to change the world. "
"With Hermione and Luna's help , for one year , I was enjoying and started learning more about myself, the Potter history,heritage."
"Then the last two years, I met Mr. Malfoy, requested for his guideness . I started my investment firm. Appointed trustworthy managers to handle it. I wanted to be free. My managers usually handled it and I just have to visit it and check upon it to ensure that it runs smoothly."
"I spent most of my time helping with the Draco child care center, and use my money to start a preschool. And all sort of things..."
"I made a public speech at the Daily Prophet office , with Luna's permission ofcourse , told them the real story, made sure everybody else got credit including the Malfoy Family too. I reminded people not to judge everybody by their name, but judge by how they act towards you or others. "
"Fred and George needed my help as I was their primary investor ,helped them, gave them some idea, then out of the blue, they made me permenant partner ,So I decided to work with them most of the time whenever I can."
"I didn't want people to control the way of life for me. I want to control my own life. "
"Here I am now standing in front of you, the changed or new Harry Potter "
Harry stood up and bowed in front of her and smile shyly .
Ginny spoke after a min," Wow, You did a lot of change in this world too. You did it well by becoming a business man like Father. "
"Because I have seen how Malfoy International helped improve the world by moving into 21st century and not stuck in the old days. I was inspired by Lucius and well..."
Harry replied to her unspoken question.
Ginny stood up and hugged him tightly.
Harry's heart beat loudly. He couldn't believe that Ginny hugged him. He returned the hug too.
He savored the moment in his mind and he could cast a huge patronum , using this memory, right now if he want .
"That really great! I am so proud of you. You know what..."
Harry perked up, wanting to hear more of Ginny's praise. Her words really soothed his heart.
"What?"
"I really like this Harry now. The Old Harry was a bit naive, angry, brooding, bit arrogant and ignorant too. "
"What about the new Harry?" Harry teased her and curious too.
Ginny step back , observed him slowly.
"The new Harry is self-confident , smart , clever, observant and loyal too for now. I will find out more later on."
Harry was blushing full red. Harry felt flying after hearing Ginny's praise.
"Aha, you still are not used to accepting compliments from others. Wow, I have never seen you blush before. Pay back for you having made me blushed too much before my first year."
Ginny and Harry laughed heartily.
It was nighttime .
After helping her sons settled into bed. She bend down and kissed their forehead , whispering,"Good night and Sweet Dreams, Love."
She closed their bedroom door. Went to her own suite .
She climbed onto her bed and covered herself with a comfortable duvet.
She pulled the duvet upto her neck and burrowed her head into the fluffy pillow.
She smiled happily , reminiscing her day with Harry, their talks.
She groaned and muttered ,"Oh,I forgot to ask him who was the witch he fancied during School. "
She couldn't remembered anybody whom Harry had a crush or maybe even love deeply to the point that he sacrificed and her image was the last thought before Voldemort avada him.
Surely not that stupid Cho? I hope not.
Why was she worrying about Harry's love life? She shook her random thought.
Maybe next time I will ask him or I can easily find out from Hermione and Luna too. Yup!
She slept soundly in her bed.
A/N: Ginny knows that Harry love someone long time ago but who? Will she find out? Watch out! keep reading it!:)
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