The Untold Story Of Harry and Ginny
Part 28
"We went to New Zealand!" Ginny laughed to Hermione, remembering her and Harry's honeymoon five months earlier. "I should've known! It was amazing, though. I don't remember if I told you this, but we saw Poppy, Harry's auror partner, there. He had an adorable two-year-old son. Oh, he was just the perfect combination of both his parents, Hermione…"
Ginny seemed to sink into her thoughts. Hermione didn't want to interrupt, but she wanted to ask her a question.
"…Hey, Gin?" she wondered. Ginny jumped a bit when she said this, seeing as it had been silent for minutes.
"Yeah?" responded Ginny as she turned to Hermione.
"You seem really thoughtful about that," Hermione pointed out.
"About what?"
"The little boy you and Harry saw at New Zealand," Hermione answered.
"Oh, well yeah, I am," Ginny admitted.
"Well, what would you think about having one?" Hermione asked. "I mean, you and Harry are as close as you two can get. I'm not trying to persuade you, but I'm just wondering what you think."
"…Well…you see…I don't think now is the best time, honestly," confessed Ginny. "I feel like we together have so much more to do." Hermione nodded and bit her lower lip, trying for it to be unnoticeable.
Ginny noticed.
"…Wait, Hermione," she began, "why'd you bring it up in the first place?"
"Err…because I was just wondering what you thought and what your preferences were," she answered quickly and got up from the couch rapidly. Ginny raced in front of her as she began to go up the stairs to her and George's new house and stopped her.
" 'What my preferences were'?" Ginny repeated while her eyebrows inclined. "Hermione something's going on? What is it? You can tell me."
Hermione looked away from Ginny's stare hesitantly for a second, then turned back and whispered, "Ipregejrhgkdg."
"…What?" Ginny asked and leaned forward a little more, tilting her ear towards Hermione.
"…I'm pregnant," Hermione muttered and closed her eyes as she did. She squinted to see what Ginny's reaction would be. Ginny was standing in front of her, shocked out of her mind.
"You're…you're pregggggggg," Ginny slurred. Then, a smile spread out all along her face as she looked at Hermione with dazzling eyes.
"Hermione! This is great!" Ginny exclaimed and hugged Hermione tightly.
"How long have you known?" she asked.
"Only about a week," answered Hermione, pleased with Ginny's response.
"Have you gone to the doctor?" Ginny asked, suddenly serious.
"Yes, it's perfectly healthy," Hermione replied and smiled. This made Ginny smile.
"Do you know what it is?" Ginny inquired.
"I'm not going to tell George yet, because I don't know what he'll say-" Hermione started.
"You haven't told George?" Ginny intervened, the smile off her face. "Hermione, he's the father-…He is the father, right?"
Hermione giggled and responded, "Yes, of course he is," as she nodded her head.
"But I just don't know how he'll take it," she continued. "I don't want him to worry or obsess…but promise me you won't tell anybody besides Harry. I already know you're going to tell Harry."
Ginny chuckled and nodded, "I promise I won't tell anybody. But you better step it up and tell George fast or I'll start giving hints!"
Hermione rolled her eyes and walked passed Ginny up to her bedroom. At the top of the first level, she said, "Oh, and it's a boy."
*StarStarStar*
"This one looks okay," Harry said to Ginny as they carried their brooms to the next open house. Ginny nodded and they walked inside and looked around. After a while, they came to a conclusion that this wasn't the one. While they were up in the air, Ginny looked over at Harry and said, "Okay, this might be a crazy idea, but I was wondering if you wanted to look for one in Godric's Hollow."
Harry looked over at her, and didn't say a thing for a few minutes, but when he did, he nodded and replied, "Lets give it a shot."
They flew to Godric's Hollow and landed in front of a house that Ginny had looked at before she had come there with Harry.
Harry dismounted his broom and looked at the house, an expression hidden in his face. Ginny walked up slowly behind him until she was standing beside him. She, too, stared at the little flat along with him.
"…I like it," Harry confessed quietly to her. She looked up at him and smiled faintly, assuming he'd act the way he was.
"Lets have a look, then," Ginny mumbled, and took Harry's hand as the two walked in a slow cadence up the walkway and the three steps.
Ginny then twisted the knob slowly, and pushed the door open, letting it open all of the way when she had pushed it gently half of the way. She and Harry stood breathing deeply at the view of the front interior house. After what seemed like eternity gazing at it, Harry took a deep breath and walked forward until he was in the living room around the corner. Ginny was amazed he took the first step, and then she joined him, getting there slowly.
"Everything here just makes me feel…" Harry began, trying to find the right word. Ginny looked up at him as he did, wondering what was going on in his head.
"…Home."
At this, she smiled and hugged him tightly, which made him smile and hug her back.
"That's great, Harry, because I really like this one so far," laughed Ginny after she let go of him. Harry nodded and agreed with her,
"Let's see the rest!" she exclaimed and ran all around the house with Harry following her.
The rest of the tour around the house was filled with comments like, "This is wonderful!" "Oh that's nice…" and, "That could be fantastic!"
After another hour of looking through the house, the two went to the man Ginny had searched that was selling this house and offered him a little over his price, so he said that they would move in next week.
"That's terrific news, Ginny!" Hermione exclaimed as Ginny entered her house again.
"Well…not as good as yours," Ginny protested and smiled as she raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, and by the way, she didn't tell me until early today," Harry said as he hugged his best friend. "I'm so happy for you, Mione."
"Thanks, Harry," Hermione murmured and hugged him as well.
"What news?" George questioned as he entered the living room.
Ginny and Harry's eyes then turned to Hermione, and they stared at her with disbelief.
"I'll tell you once they get going," Hermione informed her husband after he sat down on the couch next to the spot she had previously been sitting at.
"Um…all right," George agreed and furrowed his eyebrows. Ginny then pulled on Hermione's shirt so that no one could hear what he or she was saying except each other.
"You haven't told him yet? Hermione it's been a…week," Ginny finished, realizing it hadn't been that long.
"I was going to tell him tonight anyways, and I've found out enough, anyways," replied Hermione. "I will tell him tonight."
Ginny exhaled loudly and nodded to Hermione. Then, she said her goodbyes to George and Hermione as well as Harry did. Then, the two mounted their broom and flew off to the burrow where they'd be staying for only one more week.
*StarStarStar*
Harry and Ginny again watched Teddy. They were, again, at Florean's Fortescu.
Teddy had finished his ice cream rapidly. Harry and Ginny didn't get any ice cream today.
"I'm done," Teddy stated, his talking improving much since Harry and Ginny had seen him last.
"Okay," Harry said and stood up. "I guess it's time to go, then."
Ginny agreed and Teddy slid off of his chair and held hands with Ginny as they exited the ice cream parlor. As the three of them did, though, Harry stopped right in front of the door where he saw someone in front of Portage's Cauldron Shop.
"Harry what is it?" Ginny wondered and looked back at him in the crowd of people.
Harry didn't move his eyes, but just said, "Go back to the burrow now-"
But a green light had stopped him from talking as he dodged it.
"Go now!" Harry yelled over the massive roars and cries of the other citizens. Ginny then picked up Teddy and ran towards and passed Eeylop's Owl Emporium.
"What's wrong?" Teddy wondered in Ginny's ear.
"Harry just has some work to do," Ginny responded. "But don't make a sound. They could be tracking us too."
Teddy looked up at Ginny with a worried expression on his face and hugged closer to her. She rubbed small circles on his back trying to comfort him, although, they were a bit shaky since she kept looking back and seeing red, blue and green flashes erupt from the middle of Hogsmede. But suddenly, it stopped. Ginny looked back to see that the people had calmed down again, and were pretty much back to their normal selves.
"Okay, Teddy," she panted. "I think everything's okay now."
"Oh is it?" she heard a sinister voice say form behind her between Eeylop's Owl Emporium and Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment. Ginny jumped and turned around, holding on tightly to a shaking Teddy.
"So…I hear you and Potter are officially wed," Yaxely sneered and stepped closer to her, but not far enough for people to see him. "Congratulations."
"Let them be, Yaxely," Ginny and Teddy heard Harry as he stepped in front of them.
"Oh, but why? If I have them, I have you." Yaxely pointed his wand up at Ginny and Teddy. Teddy's breathing became increasingly fast and uneven and he held onto Ginny more tightly.
Harry crunched his teeth together as he spoke this. Then, Yaxely flicked his wand. The next thing that took place happened so fast. Ginny was in shock.
Harry had blocked the light with his hand. It seemed to have absorbed the light. But then he flicked his hand down so that the light bounced onto the ground and disappeared. Instantly after that, had stunned Yaxely right before Kingsley and Ron had come with their wands pointed at him on the ground. Ginny stood there with her eyes wide as they apparated with Yaxely without saying a word to Harry.
After a few moments of breathing deeply, Harry looked at Ginny. Her expression hadn't changed at all.
"I just found out I could do that…" Harry began to explain.
"Just now?" Ginny mumbled, hardly moving her lips. Harry nodded his head.
"You could've really injured yourself," Ginny said, but she didn't look mad.
"But I didn't," Harry stopped her, knowing what she was going to say. "And even if I did, you two still would've been unharmed."
"I would've been harmed knowing that you risked your life to save us," Ginny disagreed. "Your life, Harry."
She couldn't help it, but a small tear ran down her cheek. Harry knew she wasn't mad, she was just in shock that that could've been the last time she saw him.
"Come here," Harry whispered to her and brought her into a nice hug. She hugged him back and sighed.
"Harry saved our lives, Ginny," Teddy whispered. "Don't be sad." He hugged her too.
"I'm not sad, Teddy," Ginny responded and let go of Harry. "I'm just glad he's alive."
Then, she smiled softly down at him and the three hugged again and walked down the street of Diagon Alley.
"What's going to happen to Yaxely?" Ginny wondered. Harry didn't answer. And when he didn't, she knew the answer would be execution.
*StarStarStar*
Ginny was on a chair, reaching up to the ceiling placing a small mistletoe there. When she heard the door click open, she stepped off the chair and quickly placed it back where it was then hastily sat down at the kitchen table, grabbing the newspaper as she did. Then, Harry walked into the flat.
"How was the party at work?" Ginny called to him as he closed the door, took off his cape, wiped the snow out of his hair.
"Fine," he responded. "But nothing much."
Ginny hummed a reply.
"How was your day?" Harry asked as he walked into the kitchen and sat down in the seat next to hers.
"It was good," she replied. "I'm sorry you had to miss going over to Hermione and George's after we were at mum and dad's. It was fun."
"Yeah, me too," Harry answered and put his head on his hand.
"You tired?" Ginny questioned with a small smile.
"It is late," he sighed and looked at his watch. It read 23:00.
"Oh, wow, it is late," Ginny adjoined, also looking at his watch.
"I think I'm going to head up to bed," Harry said and got up with Ginny pursuing him too.
She stopped him when he was in the spot she wanted him and said, "Did you have a good day?"
Harry nodded and replied, "I'm just exhausted."
Ginny raised an eyebrow and looked up at the ceiling, Harry following her gaze.
He pointed his finger up and opened his mouth to speak, but Ginny just giggled and brought his lips to hers. He kissed her back gently.
After they released, she whispered, "Merry Christmas, Harry."
He smiled and replied, "Merry Christmas."
A/N: I was going to post this yesterday…but I got a wee bit busy… ;)… SO how'd you like it? haHA! The evil is over! Yaxely is gone! Mwahhah! Next chapter should be coming soon!