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Chapter Ninety
“We’re going to tell her parents once we’ve gotten over the shock” Said Harry sitting in front of the headmistress’s desk.
“I know you will both do what’s best and the child will grow up loved by its entire family”
“I’ve had father figures but never a father; I’m scared that I won’t be able to do this”
“You love the unborn child already; you love its mother you can’t go wrong from there on”
“I’m seventeen, how am I ready?”
“We adapt, Harry you are older then your years, you can do this”
He rubbed his forehead “Her family is the only one I have as well, if they don’t see this as something positive how am I to?”
“You want this child?”
“Yes”
“Then you will be fine”
“Her family tried their best to keep me away from her”
“And when they realised it was not good for either of you, that you had a link established between you, and that she was key to your fight against the evil we all faced they changed there minds – they trust you with their daughter Harry”
“And this isn’t going to break that trust?”
“They’ll love you both no matter what happens; they can see you two have a future”
*****
“We’ll wait a while to tell them” said Ginny, as they walked from the hospital wing hand in hand,
“Yeh, we’ve got time until it becomes obvious”
“We’re not waiting until I’m about to pop Harry”
“I didn’t say that now, did I” he grinned,
“I was thinking about a week”
“A week, is that not too soon?”
“I’m going to start throwing up stuff soon; I can’t be bothered to attempt to hide it”
“Ok, a week it is, just don’t go mad and start buying clothes and stuff yet”
“I’m not like that! Give me a week to adjust to the idea and I might be though”
He shook his head smiling until they bumped into Ron,
“How are you?”
“Fine” Ginny said coldly,
“What did they want to talk to you about yesterday?” He asked Harry,
“Nothing that concerns you” He replied angrily,
“If it concerns Ginny it concerns me, she’s my flesh and blood as much as the thought disgusts you”
“What happens to me is nothing to you” Ginny replied for Harry,
“Fine, but when something goes wrong”
“It won’t”
“Right, bye then” he shrugged walking off.
“Do you thing we should start being nicer to him so he might take this better?” she asked Harry,
“If you want, isn’t going to make me like him any better though”
“You’re the one that wants family involved” She smiled,
“I can be selective about what family” He smirked
“I want to tell Hermione before anyone else” She smiled knowing he’d agree “She’s more my sister then my friend”
“Sounds good” he put his arm round her shoulder, holding her closer as they walked to the common room, “Now lets get ready for tomorrow, I can’t believe it’s graduation already”
“I’m packed to go home” she laughed “I’m completely organised so I’ll help you”
*****
“Harry Potter”
He walked up to the podium shaking the hand of each professor as he walked past, he got to Hagrid who smiled wide and proudly enveloped him in a bone crushing hug instead of shaking his hand. Harry grinned as he was released and patted on the shoulder with a hand that nearly made his knees buckle underneath him. He walked back to his seat smiling at Ginny, sitting with the other sixth years. Hermione was smiling holding Draco’s hand but her eyes were teary, Draco just looked happy to be leaving and that he’d finished the year, Ron was holding Amy’s hand, her face was serene, his was somewhat agitated and Harry felt sorry for him as he let go to walk up the steps to the professors.
They would have to make things right between them all before the baby arrived; growing up with this wasn’t going to be the best thing for it. He sighed, smiled as the last student went up clapping along. This was the end of an era and the start of a new life. This was the end of Harry Potter boy wizard and the start of Mr Harry Potter, father to be and Auror in progress.
*****
They stepped out on to the platform, “Its weird this is going to be last time im on the platform to go to school” Ginny laughed a little as she whispered too him
“Give it eleven years and you’ll be here again”
“It’s going to be a while” he grinned as they walked off pushing there trolleys to the exit greeted by Mr and Mrs Weasley and the twins holding a large banner ‘Congratulations Ron, Harry and Hermione’ written on it, with Mrs and Mr Granger waiting with them.
Hermione ran to her mother in a hug, Draco standing awkwardly in the background. Harry let go of Ginny to stand with him as Molly, whacked Ron round the back of the head and then hugged him fiercely. Amy was standing with her trolley smiling as she watched. Ron pulled away from her to step back and moved to Amy taking her hand and pulling her forward.
“Mum this is Amy”
Molly clucked disapprovingly, turning to Hermione but she was hugging Draco. Harry and Ginny watched the transfer of affections as Molly nodded to Amy and she smiled politely back. Draco shook hands with Hermione’s parents, she hugged him again kissing his cheek and left smiling but still teary eyed. She looked back at Molly who smiled and the twin’s who waved and strangely of all Arthurs army salute to her.
“Harry your to come back with us” Mrs Weasley started paying no attention to Draco standing next to him staring after Hermione.
“Sorry Molly, but I’m going to Grimmald place, I’ve got to get Draco acquainted with Kreacher”
She paused, “He can come too” put in Arthur, “You can stay tonight and then leave in the morning”
Harry looked at Ron, who was scowling,
“It would be too awkward given the situation, I’ll come round tomorrow if that’s ok” It looked like it was going to take time to sort this out.
“Nonsense, Ron’s going to have to learn to live with certain things and not be so sensitive”
“I think its best we go back to my place” said Harry shaking his head, Draco nodded.
“If it’s what you think will be best” Arthur replied,
“Thank you for the invitation Mr Weasley” Draco nodded politely to him. Arthur seemed a little surprised as did the twins. Harry wrapped Ginny in a hug, “See you tomorrow” she tiptoed up to kiss him smiling. Harry led the way taking Hedwig’s cage off the trolley and pulling out the wheels on his trunk dragging it along behind him. “There’s an alleyway we can use now the platform’s closed”
He pulled out his wand “I’ll take the trunks, and come back for you; it’s a protected place thanks to the order”
“Sure” He stood waiting for a minute until Harry came back, “Right “He put a hand on Draco’s shoulder and apparated them “Welcome home” he grinned, as they stood on the front step and he opened the door, coming face to face with Kreacher.
“Kreacher, this is Draco Malfoy”
“Malfoy, blood of the house of Black run’s within his veins” Kreacher said excitedly,
“Thought you’d be happy to meet him” Harry chuckled walking past and into the hallway,
“He’s going to be living with us and in a few weeks they’ll be some others as well so I’ll need your help getting the rooms set up”
“Yes Master Potter”
“Come on Draco, I’ll show the rooms for you to pick from – Kreacher would you?” he pointed to the trunks and the house elf snapped his fingers, apparating them to the landing on the first floor,
“Thank you”
“I suppose I shouldn’t be weirded out that you’re nice to house elves” Grinned Draco following him up the stairs,
“I’m friends with you, you can believe anything after that” Harry laughed in reply,
Draco picked out the attic, saying that once he gave it a good clean it would be decent to live in, turning away the use of the other decorated and clean rooms. Harry shrugged “Ok, wherever you want to live” he grinned levitating his trunk into his own room, as Draco did the same.
“Kreacher, what’s for dinner?” called Harry down the stairs,
“Sausages and Mash Master”
“Great”
*****
“Hey Harry” bounced Ginny greeting him at the door in a hug, “Draco” she smiled over his shoulder
“Are you sure this is a good idea?”
“Nope, but it’s got to happen sometime – were did Amy end up?” Asked Harry putting Ginny down,
“My room, I was told to keep an eye on her” she grinned, “She doesn’t snore thank Merlin”
“Hmm” he mumbled “So you going to let us in or keep us waiting out here?”
“Is that Harry?” Molly’s voice calling from the garden as she walked in levitating a basket of laundry inside, “And Draco” Ginny replied,
“Well are you going to let him in?”
Ginny rolled her eyes “I’ll let them both in just to annoy you, shall I, or are you going to pretend that Draco doesn’t exist?”
“I’ll understand if you do, do that though Mrs Weasley, I’m not of a favourite family heritage at the moment” Molly didn’t have a reply to come back with and carried on fussing round the kitchen.
Ron came down the stairs smiling and talking to Amy at that moment, spotted Draco and turned around. Amy was behind him and stood there smirking her arm’s crossed so he couldn’t go back. He sighed, turned back and walked down the stairs.
“Hello Harry”
“Ron” He replied, smirking slightly, Amy must have had words with him about this or he wouldn’t have ran straight outside,
“Malfoy” he nearly spat, Amy nudged him in the ribs, Harry thought she would push him to hard soon, “What are you doing today?” he asked,
“Nothing, just hanging around”
“A bit of packing” put in Ginny,
“Right, packing” Harry stumbled slightly, Ginny gave him a look that asked if he was ok and he nodded smiling, he was nervous to be honest, new start, new life, he wanted it to happen it was just all at once and strange to have to work with.
“Well Amy and I are going into the village, see you later” he grabbed her hand pulling her past them and out the door. Ginny sighed and Molly pretended to turn her attention to the kitchen again.
“Come and help me make a start guys” Said Ginny quickly pulling Harry along behind her, Draco wandering up behind them.
“Harry, what is going on?”
“Nothing”
“Draco” she stared at him, he held up his hands in defence
“Nothing”
“Why do I not believe that?”
“We’re just trying to get along with Ron that’s all”
“You’ve told him haven’t you?” She asked accusingly, glancing at Draco’s face for an affirmative reaction,
“No, course not” he turned to Draco “Excuse us for a minute” he walked outside the room, leading her with him and closing the door. Draco sat on the bed feeling like a third wheel in the dark about what was going on – what was going on between them because as far as he could tell it had nothing to do with Ron.
“I haven’t told him, we’ve only shared a house for one night Gin” he grinned and she sighed,
“I’m just a bit on edge ok, it’s like now I know the signs are appearing everywhere – Amy was talking about kids last night, I couldn’t eat breakfast because the smell made me want to throw up I pretended I just wasn’t hungry, mums looking at me funny like she’s trying to figure it out”
“It’s been a day Gin, she’s not going to notice, and you’re being a bit paranoid”
“PARANOID! The sooner I get out of here the better”
He laughed “Then let’s get packing” he smiled feeling his nervousness ebb away with each moment he was with her. Seeing her start to get anxious made him feel more in control of the situation and that it wasn’t wrong to be scared – “Just calm down a bit sweetheart” he enveloped her in a hug, looking into her eyes, “I’m calming down” she sighed,
“Let’s go back in before Draco feels anymore awkward” She kept a hold of his hand shaking a little but smiling, “Sorry Draco, Gin’s just having some issues at the moment” he smirked and she kicked his shin frowning at him “But it’s my fault if we’re being technical” he said looking down at her smiling and she shook her head at him smiling
“Your entire fault”
“I’m not exactly refusing ownership Gin – packing, lets make a start then” he said changing the subject swiftly a smile still firmly on his face. Draco shook his head trying to figure out the code between them unsuccessfully, he’d tell Hermione she’d know in a moment what was going on.
*****
“Hermione” asked Draco in a sly voice, “Harry and Ginny have been acting strange the past week, what do you think is going on?”
“I don’t really know, they haven’t told me anything”
“They were talking and Harry said she had some issues the other day, they were all set for blaming him for something the way they were talking”
“How do you mean?”
“He said ‘technically it was his fault’, I haven’t asked him, I don’t know what to say and I’m tending to stay away from the burrow and staying in my room when Ginny’s round. They talk about something and then you can come into a room and they look at each other and change the topic”
“Right, so what ever has happened there not bothered by it though?”
“Well no, there all smiles, it’s just weird” He took a sip of his drink looking round the café, diagon alley was full of life again, it was an odd sight when you got used to seeing it empty.
“Hmm, I don’t know, I’m coming over tomorrow anyway, I’ve got to stay with my parents until I start work at the ministry I’ve got to give them some time with me they haven’t seen me that much in seven years”
“Sure, you’re still moving in right?”
“Nothing could stop me” she grinned reaching out to hold his hand,
“Harry would like to know about sleeping arrangements though, they’ve sorted out one room for Angela and Neville – he’ll be coming and going after summer”
“I’d share with you if you want” she shrugged “It’s not like we haven’t done it before now is it”
“I thought you’d think like that” he grinned “We’ve got the attic, I sorted out rent for a few months from the money I’ve got left, and I’ve got an interview at the apothecary”
“That’s great Draco, see your on your feet already, it’s not that bad”
“I’m quite comfortable” he grinned “I’ll be even happier when I’ve got you all to myself though”
“Draco Malfoy being soppy, I never thought I’d see it”
“Only with you Hermione” he smirked “Draco’s a changed man”
“Draco’s my man” she giggled as he brushed his fingers over her palm.
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