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Life goes on...
Days passed into weeks ….
Harry and Ginny were enjoying their new relationship.
They had gone to the burrow to celebrate Fred and George's birthday, they announced to the entire family at the burrow about their relationship.
Lucius and Severus had given their blessings to her and gave a stern warning not to hurt her in any way.
Harry took their warnings calmly and told them that he would never dare hurt her and if he does then they have full permission to hurt him. They nodded with a handshake.
Bill smiled knowingly at her, and said that it was about time.
Ron and Percy heard his words but it was Percy who exclaimed loudly," Hell yes! We all have been waiting for this!" He felt shocked and surprised at himself, blushed in embarrassment.
Everybody looked shocked at Percy, yes especially him, they have never heard him cursed before.
Fred said, "wow, little sis! …."
"...you have finally made Percy to curse. We are ….." George joined in,
"...very proud of you after all you are ….."
"...our favorite sister and Harry our ….."
"...main investor and future brother in law." They spoke in union by hugging them in dramatic way.
Ginny and Harry blushed furiously at hearing the last four words and they looked elsewhere and not on each other."
She took out her wand and pointed under their nose, warning them,"No more jokes, or else you know three famous words ...BAT BOGEY HEX..."
They flinched at hearing the fearful painful hex but protested, saying that it was not fair and it's their birthday and they have a right to do what they want. They look at her in triumph, playing the birthday card.
Ron came over to Ginny and Harry, pulling Ginny into a hug and shaking Harry's hand.
"From what I have heard from Hermione, It took you both long enough," He said to Ginny then turned to face his best friend.
"Finally, Mate, It's about time at last. I have seen you moped and brood around for years. "
"I thought you would never take the step to approach Ginny and confessed your feelings." Ron said with a smirk.
"But I am glad to see that you and Ginny are happy. I don't have to warn you anything about hurting her since I know about your true feelings. "
"And you Ginny, take care of my best friend. Please don't hurt him. I promise you that my best friend will never hurt you and he truly Lo... (Harry cleared his throat in warning)...I mean he truly cares for you. Just take care of each other. Okay."
Harry wanted to say those treasured three words to her and not let someone else say on behalf of him.
Ginny pretended not to notice his clearing throat warning to Ron .
"Yes ,Ron. I understand. I promise you that I will never hurt him and I truly care for him a lot. "
She hugged him, whispered softly in his ear.
"I am proud of you. You have made Harry happy. You are like his older brother and best friend too. And Hermione, his older sister. You both are his family. "
Harry was touched at Ron's acceptance of him and Ginny. And he hugged Ron tightly, "Thanks a lot. I can't say how happy I am."
"Now enough with the emotional stuff. Come on, mate. Let's go outside while the ladies talk." Ron said.
Hermione rolled her eyes, at her husband . Harry laughed . Ginny chuckled.
They went and joined the Weasley men outside, talking about mundane things and laughing whatever jokes Fred and George cracks about.
While having dinner, Ginny and Harry both kept glancing at each other, their hands were clasped underneath the table, interfering with their eating their dinner, and smiling all time.
Everybody noticed them and was smiling, all looking at the other, stifling their smiles seeing Harry's adoring besotted look at Ginny. .
After everybody had their full supper, and were relaxing in the living room.
Fred and George were passing a plate of candy to all. Nobody dared to take it and be a victim of their pranks.
They had created their own sweets and planned to sell during Christmas.
They wanted to see what everybody thinks of their creation. They humored everybody by telling them to eat the sweets and watch out the fun.
It was actually a candy sweet, once eaten, would make the person sing the song they are feeling towards the person they love.
Feeling brave, Harry agreed to test the candy.
"Wow, mate. Feeling brave, are we?" Ron said with an 'Are you stupid 'look. He had enough experience with the twins and their need to test their products on others.
He tasted the candy slowly; everybody looked on, seeing any effect on him.
After a minute, he got up from the couch, bends and offered his hand to Ginny.
Ginny gasped at seeing his unusual reaction, turned to stare at her brothers," What did you do?"
"What is he doing?" said Ron to Hermione in whisper. She couldn't understand what the candy was supposed to do.
"Look at Fred and George. They are not worried. They are smiling widely. "She replied.
Ginny put her hand in Harry's and stood up, moving close to him.
Harry then danced with her, twirling her around, and serenading her with a love song in front of everybody including all her brothers and her sons.
The Weasley brothers minus Fred and George, dropped their jaw in surprise and gawking at them in disbelief; their spouses gasped loudly, giggling ,seeing Harry romancing their little sister right here in the burrow.
Ginny have blushed so deeply in her life and mortified about them dancing in front of her parents and her brothers. Then she calmed herself and laughing, enjoying their dance.
Fred and George catcalled and whistled at them. On top of it, Fred had secretly arranged their magical version of mistletoe above them when Bill - Fleur, Ron-Hermione, Percy - Penelope, joined in dancing along with them.
"Harry! Ginny! Look up …"
Fred and George were sitting on the couch and eating popcorn, feeling pleased with their success, winked at them.
"Oh Merlin. I don't want to see them doing that..." Ron turned back to them and screwed his eyes. Hermione rolled her eyes and amused.
Bill and Percy were looking elsewhere and too not wanting to see them …
Harry grinned and looked down at her, Ginny putting her arms around his neck and kissed him tenderly.
Derek and Lucas saw everything; they were sitting and playing with their cousins, hearing the loud laughter voice of their uncles and aunts, they came around and understood what was going on.
Victorie sighed, "It's so cool, you know, I bet that Uncle Harry will marry Aunt Ginny very soon."
"Why so soon?" Lucas asked.
"Huh, its simple, Because Uncle Harry have wanted to marry Aunt Ginny for so they are together which means they will marry and have babies. Then you will have your wishes, you will get to play with your baby brothers or sisters like me."
She looked at Dominique and Louis who were playing the muggle toys Lucas and Derek bought for them.
Molly and Lucy agreed with Victorie,saying ," She is right, Lucas. Be prepared for the wedding anytime."
Lucas and Derek glanced at each other then looked at their mother and Harry dancing with deep thought look on their face.
"Victorie was right, they had wanted a younger sibling to play and teach may things like their cousins too. They never gave a thought about that possibility of having younger siblings. After all they have their god brother Little Carlo to play with. "
Harry whispered it to her, that this was one of his wishes to kiss her in the burrow, reminding her that he met her here for the second time in the past.
"I am very grateful to Fred and George for fulfilling my wish to kiss you in front of all your brothers. "
"Oh is that so? Have all your wishes fulfilled now?" Ginny asked in amusement.
"Not yet. There are more, like flying with you, challenging you to the snitch, and many more that you never thought of." He said with a leer.
"Harry! Not here when everybody can hear you." Ginny scandalized and watched around to ensure nobody heard him.
"Maybe later one day we will see if I can fulfill all your tantalizing dreams ..." She whispered in his ear and move out of his grasp, running back to where her mother and her sisters in law were sitting. Harry had a stupid grin on his face .
Ginny was looking forward to Harry's way of telling and showing her how much he had noticed her in the past .
They decided to go for a trip to Diagon alley just for a family outing. Harry had Andromeda's permission to allow Teddy to join them.
Ginny and Harry steered the three boys into the Leaky Cauldron. Silence fell as they started to walk through to the courtyard in back. Ginny felt extremely uncomfortable until Harry touched her lower back and she felt calmed, getting confidence due to him being here with her.
"Do they not get bored of looking at us? I understand it fully how Harry managed their stares for so many years. "Ginny thought.
As Harry and Ginny wove their way around, holding onto the boys shoulders and leading them to the entrance.
"Uh, Mom? Why do we have to come by this way all the time? Why didn't we floo direct to Uncles Fred and George shop?" Derek asked.
"Well that because we don't have access to their floo place. And for security reasons, I didn't want any unknown persons coming through our home by sneaking and using their floo place. "
"Oh! "
Harry pulled out his wand, and opened the gateway into the alley. Once again her sons were still fascinated by the moving wall parting into an alleyway. The Diagon alley was far different than the wizarding shopping center at Boston. Teddy just simply looked on as he was used to it.
Harry remembered about his experience and it's almost similar to what Draco's sons are feeling now.
They strolled along the street, looking at whatever caught their eyes. They stopped at Gringotts to refill their money pouch from the Malfoy vault, and visited Fred and George in their shop.
Ginny kept a close eye on the twins while they were there–she didn't want them to slip anything to her sons and Teddy.
Lucas and Teddy wanted to see the latest best seller wizarding comics and Derek wanted to browse the Potions books .
They spent nearly an hour in the Flourish and Blotts shop.
The shop owner was amused at seeing that the Malfoy heirs were just normal and not arrogant or spoiled children.
Yes, she knows what he was thinking, about the incident where her dad Arthur and Lucius had a muggle fight here in this shop.
"It is so strange, that our destiny were intertwined here in this shop. I, you and Draco met here together. "Harry reminisced...
Ginny just simply squeezed his hand, smiled at him.
After she had purchased their wizarding latest comics books and some books about Potions for Derek, They had dragged the boys out of the shop.
Harry, Ginny and her sons including Teddy were receiving plenty of attention from passersby, but people kept their distance for the most part.
Harry took them to have ice cream sundaes at Florean Fortescue's.
He said," You know I visited this shop during my third year, the owner were so kind to me and offered me free sundaes and tips for my homework. "
"Yeah, I know. We all had rushed back from Egypt when we learned that you ran away from your muggle place. And mum was worried for you. "
"Were you worried about me?" Harry teased.
"Of course I was. Prat." She mumbled, licking her ice cream cone. Harry was having his butterscotch sundaes. They were sitting at a small round table in the corner.
Her sons and Teddy were having strawberry, mint chocolate chips and vanilla ice cream cones in their hand and telling about the things they found at the shop .
They were listening to the boys excited chatting about pointing out the insights of magic. Harry and Ginny did their best to answer their numerous questions of hows and whys .
Then the boys were drawn to Quality Quidditch Supplies. They dragged Ginny and Harry inside and stood, looking longingly at the brooms.
Lucas face lit up. "Can I have that one?"
He pointed to the Lightening bolt, which was clearly the fastest, most expensive broom in the store.
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I said so. And you are only seven .And you both already have a new broom at home."
He looked little put out. He already knew that his mother would say no.
"How about this new snitch, Uncle Harry?" Teddy asked.
"No Teddy."
"No , But I promise you both that when you will go to Hogwarts, your Grandfather will buy you both a much better broom just like he did with your father when he was in school." Ginny reassured her sons, not relenting to their plea.
"Yes, Like your Aunt Ginny said,I will buy you a better broom when you will go to Hogwarts . So until then practice it with your old broom."
Teddy was wise and kept quiet, holding onto Harry's hand.
Harry understood the boys' reason for wanting to buy new brooms.
But then he knew that Ginny was right and He distracted them by telling them they can buy new toys and magical games of tiny version of the national team players playing around on their tiny brooms.
Ginny was checking out the newest robes at Madam Malkin's shop.
Harry were sitting on a stool, waiting for the boys and watching her idly. Teddy was smirking at them , he already had his turn for his robe measurements and it was the twins turn...
They were standing on the pedestal while Madam was taking their measurements and noting in a notepad. They were whining about standing so stiff for so long, Ginny gave a stern look at them and they kept quiet, not wanting to face their mother's anger.
She was browsing the dress robes, taking out the shirt , thinking this would look on Harry. She turned around to see where Harry was. .
"Harry! This shirt would look on you. "She put the shirt in front of him, watching and hmmm, nodding in satisfaction.
"As you say, dear! I will wear anything you choose for me ." He said . Already tired of sitting in the robe for nearly an hour.
As she turned around to look for more shirts, and she saw someone entered the shop.
The person looked familiar, and actually called her name in surprise. "Ginny Weasley?"
"Yes I am Ginny." She tried to recognize the face. Harry stood up in shock and surprise to see her
"It's me, Susan Bones. Now I am Susan Finch -Fletchey."
"Oh, Hi Susan. I am sorry I couldn't recognize you. It's been so long."
"I quite understand. So how are you? "
She turned to see the person next to Ginny, her features morphing to a big surprise," Hello Harry. What a surprise to see you here at the robe shop? "
He greeted Susan formally and ask her,"Hello Susan, yes I am here with Ginny. What about you and where is Justin?"
"Well we are fine." Susan raised an eyebrow, thinking that he is with her that mean they are a couple? Are they?
"I am fine. I have come here for shopping. Justin is on way, meeting our school friends at the Leaky Cauldron."
"Oh, well that's great." Harry said.
Ginny felt jealous and she instantly came close to Harry, and was holding his hand tightly.
What are you doing? Ginny. You are jealous. Be calm and remember that Harry likes you only.
Susan noticed those holding hands and smiled wider.
Ginny didn't expect this reaction from Susan.
And Harry was jumping up and down with glee inside himself, pleased that Ginny was jealous and was possessive of him. He loves this feeling and didn't mind her behavior towards Susan.
"So finally you both are together, am I right?" She quirked her eyebrows at Harry.
Shocked at Susan's enthusiastic question, Ginny was bewildered and glanced sideways at Harry. He was biting his lip to stifle a smile.
"Yes we are together. " Harry replied with a big grin.
"Oh Merlin. I was right! I will have to tell others. They will be happy to hear this, Harry, Ginny. Come on, let's go to Leaky Cauldron."
"Ah, Susan. You go on, We will follow you in a min."
Susan nodded excitedly and she turned back, exited the shop.
Ginny turned sideways and glared at him, "What was that? And why was she so happy to see us? "
"Well?" Waiting for him to reply.
"I don't know. I was also surprised to see her here too. And of course she was happy to see us. What did you mean by why?"
Ginny blushed, feeling slightly jealous, but then knowing there was nothing between them now and it's was in the past.
Harry's expression changed from confusion to amusement, but Ginny wasn't looking at him, so she didn't notice.
"Oh really? Jealous, are you?" He smirked.
"Of course not! And why would I be jealous?" Ginny answered a little too quickly, not letting herself acknowledge that she just might be a little jealous.
"Ah, so you knew about me and Susan? Hermione told you?"
Ginny turned her back and pretended to pick out the robes from the rack.
Harry smirked. He turned her back, forcing her to look at him, cupping her cheeks and kissed her tenderly.
"Hey, you don't have to be jealous of anybody. I am yours. And you are mine. I have already given my heart to you long time ago. There was no else except you in my heart and my life." He said softly and kissed her both hands lightly.
Hearing his sincere heartfelt words, she hugged him tightly; yes she is already falling deeper in love with Harry James Potter.
Harry and Ginny took each of the boys's hand, Teddy in front of them and went towards the Leaky Cauldron.
While walking, Ginny saw someone standing at the entrance of Knockturn Alley, wearing a worn black robe, old white long haired, dirt looking face with wrinkles showing the person old age , staring at her with hateful glare. Flinched at the stare, she quickly looked away. She doesn't know why she felt some uneasiness.
Hearing the shouts from their friends, she pushed away the thoughts, and smiled at them.
"Harry! Ginny! "Its long time, mate!" "Finally!"
Everybody cheered upon seeing the couple coming towards them.
Ginny saw a tall brown haired man hugging Harry and he turned to face her.
"Neville?" Ginny asked hesitantly.
He nodded and Ginny hugged him happily, surprised to see all old school friends around at last.
"Hello Ginny. It's so good to meet you finally after seeing your articles in papers. We were waiting for an opportunity to meet you. " Neville said with a big smile .
Then she met Seamus and Lavender, Parvati Patil with her boyfriend, Padma with her husband Terry Boot, Hannah, she learned that, was engaged to Neville and met Justin, Susan's husband. They all hugged and greeted her while Harry looked on.
Her sons were holding Harry's hands and were looking shyly at them. Teddy was holding onto hers.
She introduced her sons to everyone. They waved Hello at them. The men smiled and all thought the same thing, her sons look like their father Draco Malfoy.
They looked at Harry, and he knew what they were thinking. He too had the same thought at the beginning meeting the boys.
The ladies cooed at them and her sons were preening and grinning widely at hearing the praise.
Teddy rolled his eyes, knowing his cousins' well, they love attention.
Harry was sitting at the table with the rest of the men while Ginny were sitting at the ladies side of the table...
Derek chose to sit on Harry's lap with the men, they were talking about their life and questioning about him and Ginny, how they met and so as so. Teddy was sitting beside him silently.
Ginny were facing the same from the ladies too. Lucas was sitting on his mother's lap and was listening to their talk.
Susan said," Did you know we all are very happy to see that Harry is finally happy. We have been waiting for someone who could bring a smile on his face."
She stared at Susan and then looked at others one by one. All nodded, agreeing that Susan was right.
"I know what you were thinking; you know that I had dated him, but that's ages ago. He was so lonely and I was pining for Justin but he didn't notice me at that time. So we dated briefly and then decided to break up, we became very good friends over time. "
"I swear that I have no interest in Harry at all. He is all yours now and forever if I recognized the sign of love written all over his face now. "
Upon hearing Susan's words, she looked at him and seeing him laughed with his friends.
Feeling someone's gaze on him, he turned sideways and locked gaze at Ginny, grinning with a questioning eyebrow.
Ginny smiled, shrugging her shoulders and turned to face Susan.
She saw her friends' knowing smiles and they shared their life stories with her.
The elf popped in Lucius's study room, told that A Mr. Ron Weasley is here to see Mistress Ginny.
Lucius frowned, thinking that he wasn't aware of Ron coming to the Manor today. He told the elf to let him in the visitor room .
Ron sat on the armchair in the huge visitor room. He was looking around, observing the beauty Malfoy Manor held.
He stood up immediately, seeing Lucius entered the room.
"Hello ."
"Hello Mr. Weasley. Have a seat."
He sat back on the chair and Lucius did the same on the opposite.
"Ginny is out in the pitch with Harry and the kids as well."
"Actually I have to talk to you some news. " Ron looked pensive.
"What news?" Lucius leaned forward, slid his Malfoy mask , prepared to listen the bad news, seeing as Ron is an Auror.
"Well, I had information from sources that one death eater had been in hiding for so long. We couldn't find him. But recently he had been found at Knockturn Alley and according to the sources, we think that he had some reason to take revenge on your family."
"Who?" Lucius was angry to learn that someone wants to target his was so pale, hands grasped tightly on his cane and jaw stiff.
"Rabastan Lestrange."
Hearing the familiar name , he frowned in deep thought, "I thought he was in Azkaban. "
"No, He was not. The ministry is keeping it as a secret, not wanting to scare the public." Ron said.
"How long have you known about this?"
"Two weeks. We have been trying to catch him. Now we know that he is back in London."
"Merlin! When will this end. I am just fed up of this." Lucius cursed, stood up and pacing back and forward.
Ron was shocked to hear Lucius Malfoy cursing and he shook his head in disbelief.
But he understood Lucius's feelings as he too felt the same and worried for his sister and his nephews.
"Anyway we should tell them. It is urgent. "
Ron nodded and he and Lucius went out towards pitch.
At that moment Derek cheered, clapping his hands loudly, "Mom! Mom! Come on. Catch the snitch."
Ron saw up in the sky, there Harry and Ginny were flying around the pitch, looking for the snitch.
They both were racing downward, one hand raised outward as if trying to catch the snitch.
He came near to the boys and joined them by cheering them, "Ginny, Ginny..."
Lucas and Derek held their breath as they saw their mother racing with Harry to catch the snitch.
The snitch was near; Ginny pushed an extra speed and leaned flat across her broom further with her tongue out, full in concentration, hair billowing out. She saw Harry a hairsbreadth away from her.
With huge adrenaline and determination to win over Harry, she pushed the speed to its full limit and managed to catch the snitch and Harry caught her hand . Both tumbled onto the ground , both lying flat on each side.
Ron and her sons jumped up in glee, crowing loudly.
"I can't believe this, Harry. My little sister beat you and she did it spectacularly .Wow, bravo Ginny!"
Ron came over and pulled Harry up from the ground . Harry did the same to Ginny.
"Well, Harry. What did you say, you were an unbeatable seeker and nobody has defeated you until now. "
She were removing grass from her hair, looking at him with a winning smirk.
"To be honest, I didn't believe that I can beat you and I did. Wow. "
"Yeah, I am not surprised. You were a very good quidditch player at school. You are a very good chaser and seeker too. It seems the boys had got their talent from you. You taught them well at Boston. "
"Very true. Now where is my winning kiss?" Ginny teased him .
"Well I didn't lose the match after all I caught you,my snitch." He shrugged, teasing her too.
"But then I don't mind losing to you. "
Harry pulled her close and kissed her .She wrapped her hands around his neck and his hair and returned the kiss with passion.
"Ewww...Please mum. Not again. " Lucas and Derek said loudly.
"As it was thrilling to see your play , I don't wish to see you displaying your PDA in front of the kids " A drawling voice came from behind them.
Ron grinned at them jumped at Lucius's voice.
Harry and Ginny immediately broke the kiss and looked embarrassed.
"Come to my study room right now. " Lucius went back inside the Manor.
After telling her sons to go and play in their room, Ginny entered Lucius's study room.
She knew Lucius has something to talk about and he and Ron looked serious.
Harry was already seated on a chair in front of Lucius's desk and there was a chair beside him too.
Ron stood beside the window, watching over them. Lucius was sitting sideline on his desk, deep in thought.
She settled beside Harry and waited for Lucius or Ron to speak.
"What happened?" Ginny took hold of Harry's hand, seeing Lucius's angry and worried expression on his face.
Ron told her and Harry everything what he told to Lucius.
"Yes. Rabastan Lestrange". She looked deeply worried.
"Oh," she said again. "Do they know where he went?"
"Not exactly, But last time we know that he had been noticed at Knockturn Alley."
"We all should be careful now because Lucius had killed his brother Rudolphus and mum killed Bellatrix, you know. He is out for revenge." Ron said with a solemn tone.
"Revenge?"
"Did you just say he had been at Knockturn Alley?" asked Ginny.
"Yes, Knockturn Alley." Ron replied.
"I think I have seen him. Oh Merlin, It must have been him. I didn't recognize him. He was so different, old and worn out but his eyes were full of hate when he looked at me."
Ginny panicked .
"Ginny? When did you see him? "Harry asked.
"That day we went to Diagon Alley and met our friends at Leaky Cauldron. I didn't know who he was. I just thought him to be someone who distrusts Malfoys. He looks so old. "
"Well we should take precaution, where you go out to the Malfoy International, or the burrow or the manor, always keep in contact with magical mobile or use the patronous charm to send message." Harry said .
Ginny nodded frantically, already worried about her sons's safety.
"Don't worry about Derek and Lucas. The manor 's wards are strong, thick almost rival to that of Hogwarts."
Harry reassured her, looking grim at Ron, clenching his hands.
He was worried about the possible threat. He wanted to go and capture him before he does any harm to Ginny and the boys.
A/N: I think only 2 or 3 chapters left. So keep reading it till the end.:)
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