A/N: Forget the hiatus I think I can write more if the chapters are a little smaller. And I want to give a shout out to DanielWhite, someone who always gives me feedback and has been an avid reader and to all of you because since writing this I feel like we are all friends.
Chapter Twenty Eight: Reconciliation
It had been a week since Harry decided to stay at the Auror Apartments and decided to try make amends to Ginny, he knew it was Abi's birthday in two weeks as well as Christmas so he wanted to be around them and just thought of all he was doing, he had called Ron and was waiting on him to come over when he heard a knock at the door, it was Ron.
"What's wrong mate?" Ron asked looking at him.
"I want you to take over the Corps for a while so I can relax at home with Ginny and the kids." Harry said looking tired.
"Good mate, she's in bits Hermione is around right now, she's been helping Ginny detox the spell left traces so Hermione gave her a spell to counteract it." Ron said smiling at his brother-in-law. "You look like hell, when's the last time you slept proper?"
"Last week, I can't sleep without her beside me Ron, I'm heading there now mate and thanks for doing this." Harry said hugging his oldest friend and brother-in-law and Apparated to the manor, he knocked on the door and Ginny answered. "Can I come in?" Harry asked.
"Of course you can." Ginny said looking at her husband. 'He looks terrible oh Merlin I hope he forgives me.'
The two of them walked into the living room were Hermione saw them smiled and hugged Ginny and gave Harry a knowing look and a smile and left. The two of them sat on the sofa and looked at each other for several minutes until Harry began crying.
"I'm sorry Ginny, I know I haven't been around as much as I should've and I'm going to change that starting now…I miss you and the kids, all week I've been in that apartment crying because of what I done…I understand you probably needed the spell to relax and I shouldn't have overreacted just when Sirius told me about great players who lost their positions and I didn't want you to lose your dream job I know the Harpies mean the world to you and I know you are a big girl but I worry about you and Teddy and Abi because without you all I'm nothing but a obsessive trying to catch someone." Harry said sobbing his eyes out and Ginny remembered the night she saw him in Gryffindor Tower and remembered how she wanted to comfort him.
"Harry…you did nothing wrong…you've always been a great husband and dad…you've been trying to stop a great evil and I just snapped at you…my mom and your mom explained how that spell can kill and I won't use it again…and you aren't ruining our marriage you're looking out for it because it means so much to you and I know why…Harry you always try to be the best at what you can be…and I've been starting more fights than anything and I know you feel like without the Elder Wand you can't beat Umbridge but remember that with our bond I feel your pain and I want you to know…you're not worthless…you are worth the world to me and to Teddy and Abi." Ginny said hugging me and crying into his shirt. The two then decided that they needed to trust each other more and leave the war outside.
That day Harry and Ginny went shopping for Christmas convincing Ron and Hermione to take the kids for the day, they went to Diagon Alley to pick up some presents for the kids, a miniature broom for Teddy and the latest kids Quidditch set and little Quidditch robes with the Harpies symbol on it and the Harpies Quidditch players replicas, for Abi they got lovely Veela clothes and a small owlet called Sally and some dolls, for Ron and Hermione they got a great muggle/magical home entertainment system and tickets to see an orchestra Hermione wanted to see, for Harry's parents they got matching parent and child pyjamas that could let the parents know if the baby needed anything and a lullaby wand for Maria, for Ginny's parents they got Celestina Warbeck tickets and a small car with enlargement spells placed on it, for the Weasley brothers and partners they got them all matching goblets and dress robes and dresses and mini robes for kids.
"Nothing like a bit of shopping in the afternoon Ginny is there huh?"
"Nothing at all Harry when do you have to go back to Hogwarts for classes?"
"January twelfth." Harry said smiling as he requested some time off to relax.
"Perfect…so I've been thinking, maybe just us, Ron, Hermione and our parents for Christmas because we had too many last year." Ginny said sitting down on a bench.
"That sounds amazing to me…and Ginny I'm sorry again for leaving." Harry said kissing her cheek.
"Ha-ha, I'm sorry for being an idiot." Ginny said laughing and kissing him.
The two went home when they noticed the door blown open and Dobby unconscious.
"Dobby, are you ok?" Harry asked getting the elf awake.
"Yes sir, Dobby is fine sir, but Dobby is afraid Master Harry's cloak and stone is gone sir." Dobby said rubbing his bleeding head.
"Was it Umbridge Dobby, did she take them?" Harry asked looking scared.
"Yes sir, she took them and then knocked Dobby out."
Harry and Ginny looked at each other and Ginny gave a smile to Harry to show her support of whatever decision he makes and told her they needed to go the study.
"Pass me 'Advanced Spell Making', 'Locator Spells' and 'English to Latin: a simple guide' please Ginny." Harry said sitting down and pulling a book out.
"Ok, Accio Advanced Spell Making, Accio Locator Spells and Accio English to Latin!" Ginny said and the three books appeared. "What are we making a tracking spell?" Ginny asked looking amazed.
"No…Ignotus told me to keep the Hallows safe, I think they're the keys to the Limbo Gate…so if we can make a locator spell we can find the gate because I think I have this all figured out now Ginny." Harry said creating different spell parts on the paper and magically making some disappear.
"You do?" Ginny asked looking amazed.
"I think Riddle accidentally turned the Elder Wand into a Horcrux…he had it when I killed him and remember he killed Snape with Nagini so it was a part of his soul that killed him…when I duelled him I think a small portion clung to the Elder Wand and now Umbridge is under its control…I felt weird with that wand, like I was going to kill all the time since I lost it I feel better." Harry said finishing the last part and six spells remained on the paper. "It's time to see which one of the spells work, if any."
"Well try the first one." Ginny said looking at them on the paper.
"Locare limbo porta…" Harry said pointing his wand to a globe and making movements. "…nothing, locus limbo laetior!" He said using the second one and was surprised when the globe moved revealing a portal in Scotland's highlands. "There…I'll go after Abi's birthday…we all will minus the kids." Harry said looking at Ginny who smiled.
The next two weeks passed by and Christmas was there they sent the Weasley men their gifts and relaxed with immediate family and relaxed as the day passed and decided to call it a night then Harry woke up realising it was the 26th and it was Abi's birthday they decided small party friends and family, Parvati and Dean were there as they were Abi's godparents and Ron and Hermione were there with all the Weasley clan and the Potters and Dursleys who wanted to celebrate with them and Harry curiously asked if babies at one can display magic.
"Yeah if you dumb enough to leave your wand near them." Bill said laughing as Fleur looked daggers at him as she had left her wand near Victorie and her eyebrows flew off. "Sorry dear."
Harry then amidst everyone's protests handed his wand to Abi and was blown back by a Reducto. "A small redhead with a powerful Reducto, why is that familiar to me, oh yeah just like her mom." Harry said holding his head and smiling at them
"I'm telling you James, you and him are peas in a pod." Lily said laughing.
"What do you mean mom?" Harry asked casting a healing spell on himself.
"He did the same on your birthday." Sirius said laughing his head off holding Simone his baby girl. "I believe you cast a full body bind on him."
"Oh Merlin I married an idiot." Lily and Ginny said together.
"Merlin." Abi said looking at them.
"Did she just say Merlin?" Harry asked looking amazed.
"What is it with our kids waiting a year to talk?" Ginny asked laughing and smiling.
A/N: Small chapter I know, but now for the interesting stuff…it is time for the war baby.