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Proposal...
Teddy's birthday was in the middle of the April, so Ginny decided to have a birthday party here at the Manor after all she had already persuaded Andromeda to settle here at Malfoy Manor rather than staying at her house far off in the muggle world...
She had wheedled , pleaded, pouted, gave a puppy eye...Seeing this, Andromeda had relented and she and Teddy shifted and made Malfoy Manor as their home too.
Her sons were so thrilled and they gave her a big hug and kiss on her cheeks, crowing,"You're the best mum in the world!"
Ron had bought the Quidditch season tickets for everybody. They all went to see Chudley Cannon vs. Puddlemere United match.
Ron,Hermione , Harry, Ginny , Lucas, Derek and Teddy used the portkey Ron had acquired from the ministry to reach the quidditch stadium.
"Wow, Awesome!" Lucas and Derek breathed, looking up at the immense structure of the stadium.
Teddy simply smiled at seeing his cousins excited to see the quidditch matches and he chatted with them , pointing out things and explaining it too.
Ginny agreed with them. "It is beautiful!"
Colorful flags flew from numerous poles around the walls. Each entryway was flanked by paintings of a logo consisting of two black Cs and a speeding cannonball with "Chudley Cannons" arched above the left side of the door and the banners colored in navy blue emblazoned with two crossed golden bulrushes with "Puddlemere United" on the right side of the door itself.
It was a match between Chudley Cannons and Puddlemere United.
Everybody climbed up the stands to the top level , Ron had bought his Chudley Cannon banners, flags and told his nephews and Teddy to wear the Chudley hats on their head.
Ginny was wearing navy blue robe to show her support for Puddlemere team.
She had already warned the boys not to believe Uncle Ron's words about his team and they listened to her.
They followed Harry's way of wearing both colors to show support to both teams.
Harry and the boys wore dark blue muggle jeans and Chudley Cannons shirt .
Ron felt happy seeing his nephews wearing his favorite team shirt. Teddy opted to wear Puddlemere shirt but he changed his hair to orange for loyalty to Uncle Ron. Hermione wore the same as Ginny.
Harry purchased the omnioculars for himself and the recording play for the boys so they can record any future match and watch it again at home too.
"Oh Merlin, not omnioculars!" Ginny exclaimed," Did you remember how you missed out watching out the some of the important plays by Krum and the England Chasers at the world cup last time because you were so busy watching the recording at a slow pace." She quirked her eyebrow at him.
"No, this time I won't miss out any play. And if I do then it doesn't matter. " He whispered,"After all we do know who will win."
Ginny try to stifle her laughter but couldn't. They laughed and try to act innocent, not wanting Ron to know the reason.
The boys ooh aah, happily watched the high speed of the brooms zooming around the pitch and the fast bludgers hitting the players with velocity.
Ron was pointing out the type of plays the chasers had employed to the boys and how they move around the field and so boys were asking numerous questions to him and he answered them all.
Hermione was reading the pamphlets of both team and inbetween watching the plays too.
She noticed how Ron was enjoying his time, talking to the boys. She smiled at seeing them and then turned to see what Harry and Ginny was doing.
They were sitting close and flirting and arguing about who was the best player of all and kissing in between too. She rolled her eyes at them.
Oliver the captain of the Puddlemere team blocked almost all of the goals and their seeker caught the snitch far soon making Ron's favorite team lose again.
Ginny teased her brother telling him his team will always lose and he should try supporting other teams as well.
Ron glared at her for the remark against his favorite team.
"Harry, tell her to stop teasing my team." Ron demanded childishly.
"Ginny, stop teasing Ron. How would you feel when your favorite team Holyhead Harpies loses and Ron tease you?" He tried to act referee between brother- sister.
"Hear Hear!" Ron grinned, and Ginny scowled at him. She childishly stuck out her tongue at him. Ron too stuck out his tongue at her.
Lucas, Derek and Teddy were wide eyed and giggled seeing them childishly bantering about their own favorite team.
Harry and Hermione was enjoying the brother sister bonding over Quidditch and from the corner of his eye he noticed the team members on the field talking to the reporters.
"Come on, boys. Want to see the Famous keeper of Puddlemere United. He was our captain at Hogwarts."
"Really?" Derek asks Harry. He nodded and called Ginny and Ron to his attention.
"Can we get his autograph? " Lucas asked.
"Yes, ofcourse. " He replied.
Ron and Harry took the boys to see one of their favorite quidditch players Oliver Wood and other team players too.
They greeted the players and they gave autographs for the boys. Then they went into London for lunch, then back to the Manor for the small party.
The Weasleys, The Malfoys, Harry, Andromeda and Severus were gathered around the small table in the center and Teddy proceeded to cut his cake, while being surrounded by his cousins Lucas and Derek, and the Weasleys children and Carlo (Blaise and Luna's kid).
Teddy opened his presents. Ron gave him Quidditch through the ages latest edition book which record old famous plays, Hermione got him a new children's book, and Harry and Ginny gave him the latest wizarding toys. Severus gave him the potions kit as usual. Lucius gave him a small pony which he can learn to ride . Lucas and Derek was a bit sullen and pleaded their grandfather to buy for them too. He told them they will get it on their eighth birthday. Then they relaxed and all in all, the party was success and Teddy had a great eighth birthday.
On May second, everybody woke up early. Lucius, Ginny, Harry, Derek, Lucas, Andromeda and Teddy were quietly eating breakfast and no one was in the mood of talking. The boys understood the reason and they too were looking solemn.
Severus took Derek, Lucius took Lucas, Andromeda took Teddy and Ginny took Harry, all apparated side along to the Malfoy graveyard...
Ginny looked around and it has been eight years the last time she was here before she went away.
Now she is calm and it was good that she had said her last goodbye to Draco in the weird dream she had few weeks back.
She had told Lucius and Severus about her dream talk with Draco, how he was happy and approve of Harry and her relationship. She had also told them that Narcissa passed her message through Draco that they need to find someone in their life. They can't remain alone forever.
They had tuned out the conversation at this and didn't agree with this point. Severus was feeling conflict inwardly and subtly looking at Andromeda.
Ginny was determined to make them happy anyhow. Andromeda heard this and was staring at Severus thoughtfully. She too had received her messages from Narcissa and had cried for her sister.
Severus, not wanting to see any female cry in his presence, kindly offered his handkerchief to her and went quietly back to his seat, trying to act indifferent.
Lucius stared and arched his eyebrow at him. He ignored and simply stared at the fireplace, thinking of his friend Narcissa's words.
Ginny was already bit surprised to know that Severus has some slight bit feelings for Andromeda.
She had noticed Severus's subtle caring attitude towards Andromeda, and catching Lucius questioning look at Severus.
She felt happy inwardly that she will not have to use her matchmaking skill at all. After all its already happening. Only thing she has to do is to ensure they are okay and not hurt all. They have plenty of common interest between them. Maybe she will try to bring them together alone often in the future incase. She doesn't want to rush it too quickly.
Lucas shook Ginny, thus bringing her out of her thoughts. She took a deep breath, slowly guided her boys towards the path to Draco's grave. She was holding both of their hands tightly. Harry was holding Teddy's hand and followed them a bit behind, trying to give them space. Teddy was standing quietly beside his Uncle Harry and Andromeda look on, watching Severus and Lucius ahead.
Draco's grave was decorated in a simple, elegant manner. The inscription was straightforward:
Draco Lucius Malfoy
Order of Merlin, Second Class
Son, godson, husband, father
5 June 1980 – 2 May 1998
His last words
'Whatever happens, be happy'.
Died valiantly while protecting his wife and his father
There was a branch of flame burning in front of the stone, which Ginny recognized as Eternal Fire, charmed to burn eternally. In addition, there were dozens of single flowers one over the other, still fresh, by a stasis charm.
It was exactly how Ginny told Lucius to write Draco's words on the marble slab. She knelt down in front of it, slowly touching the slab and then placing the fresh flowers on it. Her sons too knelt down on either side of her, did the same.
Lucas took out a photo out from his pocket, asked softly to her, that he wanted her to stick the photo next to their father's name.
Ginny nodded and saw which photo Lucas had selected. It was a picture of the entire Malfoy family including Severus looking happily. She casted the sticking charm to the photo and pasted it of the top side of the slab.
Severus was reminiscing memories of his prat, snarky Godson and his childhood tantrums and boasting of wanting to make potions and become Potion Master like his uncle Severus. Lucius too put the fresh flowers on Draco's name.
He too was reminiscing Draco's childhood days and how he saved him at Hogwarts .
Harry and Teddy came and joined them , knelt and put their own flowers on it. He silently hugged Ginny from behind, whispering softly to the boys.
"Someone very wise once told me that the dead we loved never truly leave us. "
"And it is true, you know. Your father lives on in you both."
Lucas and Derek smiled slightly at Harry.
Blaise and Luna came and hugged Ginny silently. He gave a one arm hug to Lucius.
They remained quietly for a few mins and then apparated straight to Hogwarts gates, and began walking from the gates to the Memorial Stone.
There were already crowds of Witches and Wizards stopping by to commemorate the anniversary of the end of the war.
They stayed for about a half hour, Ginny and the boys saw Draco's ,Dora's and Remus 's and Ted Tonks 's names on the memorial stone.
The Weasleys were already there, waiting for them, around talking quietly together about their fallen friends' .
There were a few laughs, more than a few tears, and a lot of hugs and kisses as they embraced other friends who joined them to pay their respects.
After leaving Hogwarts, they all went back to the Burrow for a small party for Victorie's birthday, glad to have another hour or so together before it was time to split up again and get back to their own lives.
As usual the third Sunday of the month arrived.
Everybody arrived for the family gathering at the burrow.
Harry had waited long enough to propose, he decided that he would do it today. Then he had a fleeting thought when he glanced at the older adults before meeting Ginny. He changed his direction and walked towards them.
After making sure that Ginny was busy chatting with the Weasley spouses. Taking a deep breath, he went towards them, he flicked up wandless silence charm around them with his hands. It was unnoticed by the Older adults. They gazed at him with a questioning look on their face.
He stood and fumbled absently in his pocket as he was glancing at Ginny then looked back at them.
The adults knew what he wants to talk as seeing him fumbling around in his pocket. They could see a square shaped box in his pockets.
"Could I speak to you all for a moment?"
"Of course, Harry," Molly said in a reassuring tone, secretly thrilled for her daughter and adopted son's future happiness.
"What is it, Harry dear?" Andromeda inquired, smiling at him.
"Everything okay? I noticed you put up a silencing charm around. "Lucius drawled, smirking at him.
"Everything alright. I just..." Harry swallowed nervously, and then fumbled in his pocket for a moment before pulling out the item he had always carried for so long...
It was a ring. An emerald heart shape cut in a platinum band. Harry took a deep breath, and spoke.
"I have bought a ring for a while ...It's an emerald ring. Ginny likes my eyes " Harry rambled...
Molly interrupted him, "Are you asking us for permission that you want to marry our daughter?"
"Only if you all agree," Harry confirmed, looking at each and every adult in the eye.
"Harry!" Arthur smiled. "As Ron would say, it's about bloody time. You're like a son to us, you know that. But you don't need our approval to get married."
Harry's eyebrows rose with shock.
"We know," Arthur grinned. "We know you very well. We have all been waiting for you to announce the engagement. We have observing Ginny's left ring since we heard you both started dating."
"We're happy you've found each other at last. Ginny is a grown woman, and quite capable of making her own decisions. You don't need our approval."
"All the same, I'd like to know I have it." Harry said.
"Of course you do!" Molly cried standing and rushing to hug him tightly. "We couldn't be happier! "We have always known that you love our Ginny long time ago. Now it seems finally you got your wish. I am just thrilled for both of you. "Molly greeted him with a hug again.
Harry turned to face Lucius and Severus too with a hopeful look.
" Mr. Malfoy ? Mr. Snape?" Harry asked, trying to be formal, knowing that their approval is the most important.
Lucius and Severus arched their eyebrow high up at hearing their name formally.
"I need your both permission to marry Ginny." He asked hesitantly, inwardly holding his breath waiting for Lucius and Severus 's approval.
There was a moment of silence and all were waiting for Lucius to speak. And he did.
"Yes, as Arthur said , we have been waiting for this moment too. I am glad that you are a good young man and have seen your devoted love for Ginny."
Lucius 's heart swell and his respect for Harry increase because Harry asked for his permission to marry he thought that he would ask permission from Arthur and Molly and not them. But he was wrong.
"I only want happiness for Ginny and my grandsons and you too. You will be a good father to them. And..," Lucius stood up and pat his shoulder with a squeeze. "You are like a son to me too. "
Harry hugged him tightly, felt happy that Lucius accepted him wholeheartedly and as a son too.
He knew it but it felt nice for him to hear the actual words spoken face to face too. Then they broke up the hug and turned sideways to face Severus.
"What Lucius said, I agree with him. You are a good person after all you are Lily's son. I have watched you grow up to be a strong, noble young man. You are a very good person at heart too. Take care of them. "Severus said to him.
Harry felt happy and relieved at getting the adults' blessing. "Not all except the boys. He better go and ask them too. "He thought.
After shaking Lucius, Severus and Arthur's hand again, and impulsively giving a hug to Molly and Andromeda who gave a nod for agreeing with them and releasing the privacy charms on the room,
Then Harry went to search the Malfoy Twins, there he found them playing with their cousins in the far off side of the garden.
He quietly sneaked up behind them and picked them up high and swung around playfully,"Oh I have caught you both. Now you can't escape from me." He playfully let a growl and they squealed, laughing.
"Harry! " Derek laughed .
Teddy pounced upon Harry from behind. "Ha! Caught you,"
Harry felt unbalanced and he sent silent cushioning charm on the grass and he bought them down. All started laughing. For a while he played with them.
Then he took them to the side, away from the rest of the children. He gestured Teddy to go on and they will be back in a min.
"Listen boys, I want to speak to you for a moment," Harry said to them.
"Okay." Lucas said.
They remained quiet and look serious at him, waiting for him to speak. He cleared his throat and trying to ask them properly.
"Lucas, Derek. You know that I love your mother," Seeing the boys nodding and smiling. "And I always thought of you both as my sons. "
For a moment, none of them spoke, and then Harry was shocked as both the Malfoy twins launched themselves at him. He immediately embraced their hug.
"Really, truly?" Derek asked with a huge smile.
He thought that he like Harry already and he made them laugh and cool too. He and Lucas had imagined that how their father would be like and they saw Harry doing all such things that any normal father does for their sons.
"Yes. I love you, Derek and you too Lucas. "
"Truly."
"If you marry mum then does that mean you will be our dad?" Lucas hesitantly asked with a smile.
"Yes, and I would be very happy if you both call me as your dad. I am thrilled to see you accept as your father in your life. But I will never replace your real dad. He will always be your father and me as your dad. Okay?"
Harry noticed the extendable ears on the ground near them and guessed that it must be Teddy.
"Teddy,you can come out here."
He saw from the corner of his eye, Teddy approaching them slowly .
He raised a questioning look at him and Teddy smiled, saying," What Uncle Harry?" He said innocently as if he had not eavesdropped on them.
"What do you think about me and your Aunt Ginny? " He inquired.
"Its cool, Uncle Harry. Now you can live with us after you marry Aunt Ginny. You always wanted to be near to Aunt Ginny all time. " Teddy laughed, trying to dodge Harry's hands. But then he sobered up and frowned to himself.
"What is it now ,Teddy?" He asked with concern.
"It's nothing ,Uncle Harry." Teddy shrugged.
He pulled Teddy by his shoulders near and lifted his chin up and urged to speak what was going in his mind.
"Can I call you dad too?" He asked timidly.
Harry heard this and felt his heart ached for Teddy.
Yes, he had known that Teddy wanted to call him but he had not wanted to replace Remus as a father for Teddy. But then things have changed.
He will have to talk to Ginny and then to Aunt Andy about this.
"Sure you can." He replied and saw Teddy smile widely . He hugged Harry and then went back to join the Malfoy Twins.
It was midnight, Harry and Ginny was sitting on the loveseat and looking out of the window of her large bedroom suite. A million stars gleamed in the heavens, the moon, and a bright crescent moon above in the sky.
As Harry had his arms around her, Ginny rested her head on his shoulders as they watched the stars in the sky.
They were relaxed and found time to themselves. The boys had taken most of their time and thankfully asleep at the moment. Severus, Lucius and Andromeda too went to their room.
They sat there in comfortable silence for a while. Harry took a deep breath as he stared up to the stars, then he leaned down to kiss her on the cheek, and she tilted her face up , noticed his expression as he was being calm outwardly but was feeling jittery inside himself.
He was touching his pocket out of habit, checking to ensure that the box is still there.
"What are you thinking?" Ginny asked.
"Nothing serious. Just thinking ….." Harry replied quickly. Ginny hummed to herself.
"I noticed that you were talking to father, Uncle Severus, Mum and dad..." She trailed off and stifled her smile, knowing what he has been doing at that time. But she had pretended not to notice him.
The Weasley spouses were giggling and demanding her to tell them everything about this upcoming moment. She had been waiting for him to spring a surprise.
Each time she sees him fumbling his pockets absent mindedly and tried to tell her but then he would suddenly change the topic.
She felt frustrated at him and she felt like tying him to the bed and forces him to propose her outright now. But then she had been patient because she knew that he want her to have a good perfect time and all...She love Harry's romantic side too.
She remembered asking Hermione that whether she and Harry were moving too fast or that she has been ready for marriage so soon after months of dating.
Hermione told her that she had married Draco too early and that too at a young age. Yes,Hermione was right, if she and Harry were confident of their love and trust for each other then there was nothing in wanting to marry soon.
"Oh that...err...I wanted to ask something about ...investments to Lucius. "
"Investments? Really Harry?" Ginny stood up and scowled at him. She decided that she would propose him before he does. She waited for a sec.
"Harry..."
"Ginny..."
Both stopped speaking, gesturing for the other to speak.
"You speak first..."
"No Ginny, You speak first."
"Alright. I speak first." Ginny said.
"I want to …" Harry said.
They both stared at each other, both breaking into a laugh.
Then Emerald eyes gazed into chocolate eyes with full of love shining all over his face.
Ginny," He whispered, looking into her eyes, "I don't want to be alone ever again."
He slowly dropped to one knee, and Ginny hold her breath and wanting to blurt out saying yes before he finished saying his speech.
He produced from his pocket a small velvet box and opened the lid to reveal a beautiful tiny two heart shaped emerald ring with diamonds around the band.
"Ginny, You know I never really knew what love was until I met you," Harry locked gaze with her, reached to lift her hands and kissed her knuckles.
"No one has ever been as perfect as you, you are always in my thoughts in everything I do, and I know without a doubt the one I love is you, only you Ginny."
"You're the light that I've been seeking all my life, only you can make me whole. Just one touch and you complete me. Will you marry me? "
Ginny 's eyes shone with happiness and love ,trying to find her voice again. "Yes! Yes! You complete me too. I love you too."
Harry took the ring from the box and placed it on her left finger.
He stood up as she threw her arms around him and kissed him. He picked her up and spun her around as they both laughed.
"Now you won't ever have to be alone," she whispered as she pulled his lips to hers again.
"Thank you. I want to be a husband to you and dad to Lucas ,Derek and Teddy too." Harry said .
Next day, Ginny woke slowly, taking a while to realize that she was sprawled across Harry's chest. She smiled down at him, noticing how peaceful he looked in sleep. She brushed some stray hair out of his eyes and noticed the ring gleaming on her left finger. It was all real. It actually happened. This seemed to rouse him, as he gently eased his eyes open. When he saw her, he smiled broadly.
"Hmmm," he murmured. "I could definitely get used to this forever."
He raised his head to kiss her. She felt as if nothing could touch them as long as they were together. And as she kissed him, Ginny felt as if she had finally come home.
Soon everybody came to know about their engagement.
She proudly showed her ring to her mum, Hermione, Luna, Fleur, Penelope, and Aunt Andy too.
She told them about how he proposed and sighed that he is so romantic. The Weasleys spouses glared at their husbands saying that they were not romantic when they proposed to them .
Seeing their wives complaining about them, the Weasley brothers told Harry that he was making them look bad in front of their wives .
"Since when you have become poetic." Ron glared at his best mate. He has never seen Harry so romantic .
"Poetic? I only wanted to say how I feel for Ginny and the words just came easily to me and I said . It was the spur of moment. Maybe it's my luck." Harry grinned impishly at them.
The Weasley brothers were teasing him and he didn't mind it at all. Seeing Harry not ruffled at their teasing. Fred and George was put out by it.
Ron came by and whispered to Harry and showing a yellowish old parchment in front of his eyes.
He was surprised and asked,"How did you get this ?"
"Simple. I had this for ages . You were depressed and drunk at Grimmauld. You said a lot about Ginny and how you wrote a reply to her but you never sent it because it was a secret and nobody else was supposed to know it."
"I wanted to know what you had said was true. It was when I came to know about your love for my little sis. So I sneaked and searched your trunk and found it. It was funny..."
Harry interrupted and demanded him to give it back to him. But Ron dogded him and yelled out "Fred..Take this.."
"Ron, No! Please ..." He yelled .
Ron was running from him and managed to give it to Fred and immediately hide behind Hermione and Harry glared at him. Everybody was watching this .
"What is going on?Harry?" Ginny came over to them.
George gave a loud whistle and thus attracting everybody's attention.
"We got some secret information about Harry and would like to let our little sister know ..." said Fred.
Ginny was looking at Harry with a questioning look and he shook his head and groaned ,"I think you will love it. Its only even you know. I didn't even know that Ron had it with him for so long. He knew about this.."
"I have a small old piece of paper in my hand and I am going to read out to all of you." George said with a smirk.
"Who knew that your wish came true, Gin?" Fred asked with a mock wonder .
"Yeah remember that poem she wrote. What was the poem say ...?"
"Fred , George! Not again!" Ginny warned them. "This is too much."
"Just listen please , little sis. You will know what Harry had replied to your poem and he didn't tell you."
"Very bad ,It is our duty to tell our sister what her dear Harry has been writing it long time ago."
Harry groaned and he shot a betrayed look at Ron. Ron ignored it and shrug his shoulders.
"What! It was a niceeee poem."
Ron laughed and whispered to her,"It's only fair you get to hear his embarrassing love poem for you."
Ginny raised her eyebrow high up at hearing this and stared at Harry. He gave her a shy smile and close his eyes.
Fred and George cleared their throat and began singing. The rest of Weasley brothers sung along with them.
"Little sis, Here is harry's reply to your poem..."
"Her eyes are as brown as a hot chocolate," Fred started singing again.
"...Her hair is as red as red wine..." Continued George.
"...I only wish she is mine, she's really divine,..."
"...The girl who conquered Harry Potter's heart..."
Harry was looking elsewhere and the Weasley brothers were roaring with laughter.
Ginny turned his face and kissed him tenderly. "You really wrote it ?"
He nodded,"Yeah ."
"Not bad..Since it has no rhyming words. " She was trying hard to restrain her laughter.
"When did you write it?" She asked with a amused smile.
"After the war. I was depressed not able to find you, got drunk and wrote a poem ." He replied and she remained silent at this.
"Ron managed to find out my secret and he took it without telling me, probably waiting to find a perfect time just to have a laugh at me." He muttered and glared at his best mate .
Hermione was chastising him for embarrassing Harry. Molly was scolding Fred and George and telling to leave the happy couple alone.
She giggled and her giggling affected him and he chuckled at their old teenage selves. Molly and Hermione , Fleur and all awwed at him for being so adorable .
Harry and Ginny decided to have a wedding in July.
Lucius discussed with Molly and Arthur about the weddings details. Harry tried to help with the wedding by telling that he wanted to pay on his behalf too.
Molly glared at him and said a firm No. Lucius told him that he will handle everything and he need not worry at all.
Lucius wanted Ginny to have a grand wedding since she had a small secret wedding with Draco at Paris.
This time he promised to himself that his daughter in law will get her dream big wedding even though she told him that she and Harry are alright with having a small wedding.
He was stubborn and she agreed to let the adults decide the details for her wedding. She was content and happy.
She and Harry talked about where to live after the wedding. Harry told her about his plan of rebuilding the Old Cottage at Godric Hollow into a Manor.
He shown her the blue print of his dream home to her. Ginny like the drawing of his Manor and can't wait to see it. He said that by using magical means , it will be ready before the wedding. They talked through the night about their future home.
And he also talked about letting Teddy live with them .She agreed and said that her boys love Teddy and they are a trio.
On a Sunday morning, everybody was relaxing and being lazy to go out. They had brunch and set to do whatever they want.
"Aunt Andy , are you busy?" Ginny asked her . Andromeda was reading the Potions magazine in the veranda.
"No I am not." She replied. Then she and Harry came and sat on one of the big loveseat opposite of Andromeda.
"We wanted to ask you something important. Please feel free to stop us if you don't want to listen further." Ginny said softly.
She nudged Harry and urged to say. Andromeda noticed and turned to face Harry. She knew it must be serious.
"Well we want Teddy to live with us after the wedding. I mean he loves being with his cousins . " He hesitantly asked. He was afraid of asking far too much from her.
"You want Teddy to stay with you both ? But he is already living here with you all ?" Aunt Andy asked .
"No,I mean after the wedding , we will be living at our new home at Godric Hollow." He replied.
She remained silent for a while and in deep thought.
"What made you decide this?May I know the real reason." She questioned them with a strange expression.
"Well Teddy heard me telling Lucas and Derek that they can call me Dad . He asked me whether he can call me the same as them." Harry replied.
"Oh. I understand now. " Andromeda looked at them, feeling sad for Teddy and how he craved for more family affection.
"So? "
"But you will be busy after all you will be newly wed and would need time to yourselves?"
"We have already talked about this. Yes, It will be in the beginning." Ginny quickly replied.
"But I have you,Father,Uncle Severus,Luna , Blaise,mum,dad and brothers to take care of the boys when we want time to ourselves. We will be comfortable . " She reassured her.
"Yeah, like Ginny said,I love having children and would love Teddy to live with us too Lucas and Derek would be very happy . " Harry said.
"I have no problem because most of the time he is with Lucas and Derek all time. They are very close in the same age more or less. He looks at you as a father figure and I am sure he looks at you , Ginny , as a mother figure too." Andromeda said it as its a fact.
"But on one condition that Teddy get to visit me on some weekend days or whenever I have holidays too."
"Sure, there is no need of conditions. We will send the boys to you as often as you want. I am sure that Father and Uncle Severus will want them here too . " Ginny smiled broadly and Harry hugged Andromeda.
"You both win." Andromeda said and Ginny jumped up to hug her Harry gave her one arm hug .
Two weeks before the wedding...
Harry took her out for another outing . He apparated her to Godric Hollow.
Ginny was awed to see the place. It was a newly built Manor in place of the old wreck Potter cottage.
"Our home is ready!" Harry said with a huge smile.
"Wow! It's beautiful . It is more than what I have imagined . " Ginny exclaimed .
" Come on, let's go and see the inside and make sure that I have done everything to your approval. It was finally ready last week... "
They entered the large gate; there was long range of small well-groomed bushes along both sides to form a pathway to the Manor.
On the both sides of the bushes, a beautiful lawn is spread around as far as the wall is fenced around the property of Potter estates. You can see almost all types of colorful trees and flowers fluttering in the breeze across the lawn.
She and Harry entered the Manor; she saw the large living room, the parlor, Kitchen and dining room. Then she climbed down one floor down to see the storage room, and rooms for the house elves . She approved of it all .
Then they moved through the ground floor, up the stairs, through the heavily-carpeted hallway, there were one large master bedroom suite and three bedrooms for her boys and a study room for her and Harry and there was a loo in every bedroom. Harry had converted one of the bedrooms for the boys' toys room to play.
Then on the second floor, again there were one master bedroom and five guest bedrooms, and a library.
Then he showed Ginny through the back door the Manor, he had built a small swimming pool, a quidditch pitch and facilities for muggle games for the boys.
Ginny kissed him and he smiled through her kiss, happy that she likes their future home.
"I can't wait to live here with you." she said softly.
"Same here. July is too far. Maybe we should elope?" Harry asked jokingly.
"It is very tempting. But then we would not want to disappoint everybody again. I mean I have already done it once."
Ginny became sober; his words reminded her of Draco. Draco too said the same words to her at Hogwarts and this was how they got married without telling her family.
Harry knew that whatever he said as a joke reminded Ginny of her past. "Hey it was a joke. I just meant to say..."
Ginny hushed his lip with her hand and smiled,"I know. Come on lets go back. The boys must be waiting for us to know about their new home and all..."
Time passed by, everybody was busy for the wedding preparations.
Hermione, Luna and Fleur had taken Ginny for her wedding gown shopping. Ron and Blaise had taken Harry for his tailor made suit.
Ron had told her that Lucius had been meeting Amelia most of the time at the ministry.
He wanted to make sure that there was no more future threat and he had asked for security protection for their wedding. Then he proceeded to tell of his own observation that he felt that Lucius and Amelia are very good friends.
Hearing this, reminded her of how Severus and Andromeda talked much about their common interests - Potions and Healing. Maybe Lucius and Amelia became friends over their capture of Lestrange and such. It would be nice to see someone else apart from her and Uncle Severus, caring for Father too. .
Lucas ,Derek and Teddy started having their lessons from Severus, Lucius, Aunt Andy, Molly every alternate day. Molly would set chores for them when they would visit the burrow. Or join them to teach how to pluck some fresh vegetables in the garden. They enjoyed it more.
Severus would teach the three boys Potions and get them to make basic ones. And also teach them Occlumency. That's a long term study. Aunt Andy would teach them herbology, teaching them the magical properties of plants in the greenhouse near Malfoy garden.
Lucius would teach etiquette , languages such French, Latin, history of the magical and muggle world, and so on.
Ginny would teach them maths, arithmancy, ancient runes. Whenever Luna visited them she would tell them about whenever she found during her travel of magical creatures for her father or some interesting knowledge about the world.
Blaise would take them to his wine making factory and they were fascinated to see how grapes were used in making wine and such.
Then sometimes her sons would call Jason, their American childhood best friend on Ginny 'magical mobile. The four would discuss everything that had happened that week in some sort of language they had developed in their years of friendship, even Teddy soon became friends Jason too.
Ginny too talked with her best friends Mary and Paul, told them of her upcoming wedding with Harry and soon they would be expecting a wedding invitation. Mary squealed loudly and said that finally at last she has someone to cherish in her life again.., and they would definitely come for the wedding.
A/N: Finally. I have been busy the entire week. So much work. I felt it requires three more chapters to end. Will update it alternate day. Lets see how much time I need . But I will definitely finish the story ...
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By Ice Queen Malfoy