I know that it always seems like something happens to delay my writing but this time it was absolutely no fault of my own. My computer decided to get like the worse virus available. I was computer-less! But it has been fixed. so Hopefully there wont be anymore problems. Hope you Enjoy!

-Kris

Ginny blinked several times. "But…how? How is that possible? I…would know you…"

Rachel smiled. "I went to Beauxbatons."

"But you're not French."

"No," Rachel laughed. "No, I'm not. I was supposed to go to Hogwarts but my family moved to France the year before I was supposed to start school so I just went there instead."

Ginny stared at the girl for a moment and grinned. "Does Dudley know?"

Rachel's grin dropped quickly. She looked down. "No. I have wanted to tell him. And I was going to. But I knew who his cousin was and I knew that his family wasn't all that supportive of magic. And I already had a daughter…I was afraid that if I told him…I would loose him. Dudley really isn't the same person that Harry left here. And I don't know what I would do without him. But there is only so much a person can take." She sighed and sat down and the bench and put her head in her hands.

Ginny put her hand on Rachel's back. "You have to tell him. And I don't know why you think that Rae would be a reason for Dudley to leave you. He loves her. I can tell. I really think that he feels like she is his own daughter, and that is a special thing. But Rachel, you can't keep this a secret from him. Rae will start to show signs before long, and I don't think it will take long for Dudley will recognize them for what they are."

"I know. I feel horrible for having to lie to him. About a lot of things: where I went to school, who Rae's father is and how he died…important things like that. Things that I so wish I could go back and tell the truth about. He deserved to know before he married me."

Ginny paused. "Why did you lie about Rae's father? What couldn't Dudley know?"

Rachel stayed quiet for a minute. "He was a wizard too. His name was Eddie Peterson…"

"Wait," Ginny interrupted. "I know that name. But how?"

"He went to Hogwarts. He was a Ravenclaw. He was two years ahead of Harry. Anyway, we met the summer after my 3rd year when his family came to France to stay at their summer house. We became inseparable that summer. And about a month in, Eddie asked me to be his girlfriend. It was difficult. I mean I was about to start my 4th year, he was about to start his 6th. And there was the fact that he lived so far away. But we decided to try and make it work. And for the next two and a half years, we held a romance through letters and occasional visits." Rachel smiled at the memory. "I fell so hard for that boy. I would read his letters a thousand times. And I would mark off days until we were to see each other again. Anyway, the July before my 6th year, when I was 16, Eddie and I decided we wanted to get married. He was eighteen, and we loved each other so much. I couldn't imagine being without him." Rachel blushed. "Plus, I had made a promise to my family that I would wait until marriage to have sex…and Eddie and I had been together a long time…and you know…well…we didn't want to wait." Ginny grinned. "Anyway, we ran off and got married. Our parents were furious with us for not telling them before we did it, but they were happy for us and supported us. Eddie moved to France and we got special permission for me to live in this little flat with him right off school bounds. Then, in February, Raeanne was born. On Valentine's day. She was really early, and it was kind of touch-and-go for a while, but she pulled through. We were so happy." Rachel stopped as a tear fell down her cheek. She signed and continued. "Then about a month after Rae was born, there was a death eater attack in downtown muggle France. Eddie was there and he fought…"

Ginny gasped. "He was killed. He was in Fred and George's year. I remember that they were really upset about it. I knew his name sounded familiar."

Rachel nodded. "Well, after that, I was devastated. I was a 17 year old widow with a new baby. I didn't know what to do. So, I talked to Madame Maxime and we came up with a plan for me to go ahead and finish school. Mine and Eddie's parents took Rae which allowed me to take 14 hour days. It was horrible. I missed my husband. I missed my daughter. I missed sleep. But it was worth it in the end. When school let out that year, I was finished. So I packed mine and Rae's things and moved here. We got a house down the street from Eddie's parents and they baby-sit her sometimes. Even now. Dudley is so great about sharing Rae. And Eddie's parents really like him too. But you're right. I need to tell all of this to Dudley. He deserves better." Rachel stood. "Thank you for listening, Ginny."

Ginny stood and smiled at her new friend. "It's no problem. I'm happy to listen anytime. Now…you go in there and show your husband just how much of a witch you are."

Rachel laughed. "Nice." With that, she turned and walked toward the house.

HPGWHPGW

" 'inny!"

Ginny looked up and smiled as Harry came out of the house with Teddy in his arms. She stood up and walked to Harry and took Teddy and hugged him close. "Hello sweetheart. Did you miss me?"

Harry grinned. "I sure did. I think Teddy did too." He laughed and leaned down to kiss Ginny on the forehead.

Ginny rolled her eyes and laughed "Not you!"

Harry winked at her and put an arm around her waist. "Are you about ready to leave? Dudley and Rachel are upstairs talking about something and Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon took Rae to get some ice cream. But they said they would be in touch with a time for us to come to dinner. I think they are actually going to owl me! Can you believe it?"

"Amazing." Ginny laughed. "And I'm ready. And by the way…I know why Rachel had to talk to Dudley."

"Tell me."

Ginny leaned in and whispered into Harry's ear. When she leaned back she busted out laughing when she saw Harry's face.

"No way!"

Ginny laughed. "Oh yeah. And that's not all…"

HPGWHPGW

Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny sat around the fireplace that night telling stories about their Christmas.

"Yeah," Harry said as he retold part of his day. "But that's not the best part."

Ron gaped. "What could be better than all that?"

"Dudley is married. And has an adopted daughter. And…"

Hermione grinned. "You're right. That is really unexpected. But that's good for him."

Ginny chuckled. "That is SO not the most unexpected part."

Ron sighed. "Well…tell us."

Harry looked at his friends. "Dudley's wife and daughter are witches."

With that the whole room began to laugh at the irony of the day. The unforgettable, unexpected, hilarious irony.

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