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Daughters of Heroes
By Pottermum

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Category: Alternate Universe
Characters:Harry/Ginny
Genres: Drama, Fluff, General, Humor, Romance
Warnings: Intimate Sexual Situations
Story is Complete
Rating: R
Reviews: 128
Summary: Upon their return to England, Harry's daughter meets Ginny's daughter, and they become best friends. Can two plus two make a family?
Hitcount: Story Total: 71679; Chapter Total: 5233
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Author's Notes:
Im posting the last 2 chaps together as a xmas pressie from me to you. Thanks for all the great reviews, much appreciated xx




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Harry, Ron and Teddy were at the Puddlemere United/Cannons match. The timing was perfect; it was a day match, then they were going to the Burrow to celebrate Ginny and Lily's birthdays.

Things were only getting better for Harry and Ginny. They spent as much time together as they could, when their work schedules allowed. Ginny's training had increased as the real season got closer. Harry's workload had lessened slightly with the capture of the remaining Death Eaters. They worked out a time-table for looking after the girls, only occasionally having to rely on Molly and Arthur, or Andromeda.

Harry had explained everything to Ginny and the Weasleys. How Dumbledore had instructed Hagrid to leave him with his Muggle relatives, who despised him and all things magic. Sirius, who had heard whispers about Voldemort's return, had broken out of Azkaban and made his way to England. He'd run into Hagrid and Harry getting their books in Diagon Alley, even though he was disguised as Padfoot. When they had encountered Quirrel at the Leaky Cauldron, and he'd shied away from Harry's touch, Sirius had got suspicious. He'd kept a close eye on him the rest of the day, finally discovering his body had been taken over by Voldemort.

Sirius had intercepted Harry at Kings Cross Station, and taken him to Grimmauld Place. He stayed there and was tutored by Sirius and Remus. Dumbledore had reluctantly agreed, but only if Harry returned to the Dursley's each summer, to renew the blood protection from his mother.

With the return of Voldemort, Sirius had left the country with Harry. By now they knew of the Horcruxes, and with Remus's research helping them, they spent the next three years hunting for them, training Harry for the ultimate battle, and Harry finishing his schooling.

When they had found Hufflepuff's cup, and knew the only three Horcruxes left were the Ravenclaw Diadem, Nagini, and Harry himself, they headed for England. They heard that Voldemort had started fighting at Hogwarts. Harry lured him away to the graveyard at Little Hangleton. Remus and Tonks were with him. Sirius had gone to meet Dumbledore and get the diadem. Once they had it and destroyed it, they Apparated to the graveyard to help Harry.

Voldemort knew that Harry would sacrifice everything to protect his friends, so he quickly used the Killing curse on Remus and Tonks. Harry, Sirius and Dumbledore had fought hard, but at the end, only Harry remained alive.

He'd fled in his grief, returning to Grimmauld Place and securing the house so no-one could get in. He'd ensured that his friends could be buried at Godric's Hollow. He returned to Australia, to recover, and wait for the arrival of his baby daughter. She gave him a reason to keep going, when all he really wanted to do is stay in bed with a bottle of alcohol, and forget all that had happened. Hermione's attitude towards baby Lily actually helped Harry, forcing him to get up everyday to care for his daughter.

Now she was here in England, Hermione had not had the impact in their lives that Harry had feared. She was quite busy at the Ministry. He and Lily had gone out to dinner with her. Lily was nervous and Harry was wary. However, their worry seemed to be for nothing, as their discussion mostly centred around the magical way of life in England compared to Australia.

Harry, Ginny and the girls had accompanied Hermione on a visit to Hogwarts. Hermione carried around a big book, constantly referring to it. It was the one she had purchased the day she had met Ginny, and seen Lily again. Lily and Ali looked on in awe, at the empty Great Hall, and the Gryffindor common room. They went up to the Astronomy Tower, which gave them a great view of the Hogwarts grounds.

Ginny introduced them to Hagrid. She showed them the Quidditch pitch, and pointed out the way to Hogsmeade.

For Hermione, it was a case of a missed opportunity. She and her parents had chosen to send her to Beauxbatons. They had vacationed often in France, and Hermione spoke French quite fluently. Looking around, Hermione supposed she would have been sorted into Ravenclaw, had she attended Hogwarts. She wondered if she would have been Head Girl.

For Harry, it was just another way that his life had been far from normal. He tried to imagine his parents, or Sirius, Remus and Tonks at Hogwarts. He wondered if he would have been sorted into Gryffindor, like his parents, and all the Weasleys. Mostly, he wondered if he and Ginny may have gotten together, had they attended together.

Ron's shout brought Harry out of his wonderings, and he gave his attention back to the match. As Puddlemere scored, yet again, Ron turned to Harry.

“What time are the girls due home?” he asked.

“About two,” said Harry, distractedly. He had spotted the Snitch, and kept his eyes on it.

“Your ex still coming tonight?” asked Ron.

“She's not my ex, she's Lily's mother,” mumbled Harry, wincing as two Chudley Cannons players collided.

Ron shrugged. “Ginny's okay with her being there?” he asked.

Harry looked at Ron. “Yeah, actually, she was the one who invited her. Why?”

“Just wondering. So, you're okay with her being there?” asked Ron.

“Gin and I are hoping she'll agree for me to make Gin Lily's guardian, you know, if anything happens to me. We're just trying to show her the family life that Lily will be involved with,” said Harry.

“Good idea. So, will she want to meet the whole family? Lav's not good with strangers,” asked Ron.

“She was fine with me and Lily,” said Harry, surprised.

“She's better with kids. She-she would have made a great Mum,” said Ron, sadly.

“Is there no chance of you having kids?” asked Harry, gently. He knew Ron would make a great dad, too.

Ron shook his head sadly. “Nah. She doesn't change when it's a full moon, but she can get aggressive, and she gets in a lot of pain. I don't think she could handle being pregnant, and if she lost a baby because of, well, you know. I think it would kill her, emotionally I mean. I don't want her to go through that.”

“What about the Wolfsbane potion. Could that help?”asked Harry.

“It helps Lavender, but it wouldn't be good for a baby,” sighed Ron.

“That's too bad. I'm so sorry, Ron. Is that why you have a couple days of every month?” asked Harry.

Ron nodded. “Yeah. She needs to have me close, when she's recovering. Listen, if it ever becomes a problem for you at work, please come and talk to me about it. Lav will always be my priority, so if you feel you need to change partners, I'll understand. You wouldn't be the first to request I not be their partner. They're all understanding about Lav, and all. But I get that it's disruptive to lose your partner a couple days a month,” said Ron.

“Hey, it's fine. I don't see it being a problem, but if I have any concerns, I'll let you know,” said Harry.

Teddy jumped up. “The Puddlemere Seeker has seen the Snitch!” he cried. “Yes!”

He pumped his fist as the Seeker caught it. “Sorry, Uncle Ron. Puddlemere win, Cannons lose. Again,” he said, gleefully.

Ron groaned. Harry winked at Teddy.

“It's going to be a long season,” moaned Ron.

They took their time leaving, and arrived back at the Burrow around three. The women were bustling around, setting up tables with drinks on them. It was a perfect summer day, and the children were excited about the fireworks George had planned for later that evening.

Harry quickly found Ginny, and whisked her away for a walk. “You look beautiful. Did you have fun at the spa?” he asked.

Harry had treated them to a day spa for Ginny and Lily's birthday. When the other Weasley women heard, they were all envious. To their surprise, Harry had included them all. After all, Angie had just had a baby, and Audrey was pregnant. If anyone deserved it, Molly did. So this morning, they all met at the Burrow for breakfast, then they all flooed to Diagon Alley, so excited.

“Yes, we had a blast. The girls loved having their nails done. Fleur, of course, was quite used to it. Both Angie and Audrey loved the foot massage, Mum was the funniest, though. Her hair looks really nice. I can't wait to show you what I had done,” she said, with a smile.

“What do you mean?” asked Harry, giving her a quick look over. “Why can't you show me now?”

“I had something waxed,” said Ginny, with the emphasis on 'something'.

“You...you...that,” stuttered Harry, with a quick nod down there.

“Uh-huh,” smirked Ginny, at Harry's dumbfounded expression.

“God, I love you. Marry me?” he asked, kissing her hard.

“What?” asked Ginny, shocked.

“Oh, man, I screwed it up. I'm sorry, I was going to wait till we were near the pond, and get down on one knee and ask you properly. Lil's gonna kill me, we went over and over it,” groaned Harry, hitting his head with the heel of his palm.

“Yes,” said Ginny, simply.

“What?” asked Harry.

“I said, yes. Yes, I'll marry you, Harry. I love you so much,” said Ginny, giving him that blazing look he loved so much.

“Woo-hoo,” cried Harry, picking Ginny up and spinning her around. “I love you, I love you,” he repeated, pressing kisses all over her face.

Grabbing her hand, he dragged her back to the family. “She said yes,” he cried, triumphantly.

Ginny laughed as her family yelled out cheers and congratulations. Lily hugged her hard, while she whispered, “Did Dad do it right?”

Ginny laughed and said, 'It was perfect.”

Lily beamed, and high fived her dad. Harry turned to hug Ali. “I had a feeling about you,” she whispered to Harry.

“A good one, I hope?” asked Harry.

Ali nodded. “Whether you were Jay or Harry, I liked you. I'm glad you're going to be my Dad now.”

Harry felt as if his heart would burst. He made a silent vow to Neville, that he would do right by his daughter.

Molly was hugging Ginny. Harry stared at her. “Molly, you look wonderful,” he said.

“Oh, well, it's the way they did my hair at the salon today,” she said, blushing. She patted her hair in embarrassment.

“You look smashing, Mollywobbles,” said Arthur, planting a kiss on her cheek. He grabbed her hand in his, and proceeded to dance her around the yard, much to the amusement of their grandchildren.

“Goodness, there's a lot of people. I thought it was just family,” said Hermione, who had just arrived with Percy.

“This is just the family,” said Percy.

“All these people are your family?” asked Hermione, looking around.

“Yes,” said Percy, proudly. “Hey, what's all the excitement?” he asked Freddie, who had run up to greet him.

“Uncle Harry asked Auntie Gin to marry him, and she said yes,” cried Freddie. “Who's this?” he asked, looking at Hermione.

“Ah, my name is Miss Granger,” she said, politely.

“How do, Mizz Granger,” said Freddie, politely. “We're playing Quidditch later, do you wanna play?”

“Oh, I don't play,” said Hermione.

“Oh,” said Freddie. “So, what do you do?” he asked.

“I work at the Ministry for Magic in Australia. I'm just visiting your Ministry,” she said.

“Boring!” said Freddie. “Hey, Teddy, guess what? Uncle Harry and Auntie Gin are getting married,” he yelled, running over to greet Teddy and Andromeda.

“Goodness. Is it always like this? I'm an only child, with no cousins or aunts and uncles” asked Hermione.

“Really? Yes, it's always like this. It's fun, isn't it? You're here to celebrate your daughter's birthday. Just enjoy yourself, let your hair down. Excuse me, I can see my wife needs me. Why don't you go over and have a seat?” suggested Percy.

He took off in the direction of Audrey. He greeted his family along the way. Hermione watched him go. She had got to know him quite well while she had been at the Ministry. He had seemed to have a high work ethic, like herself. Now she was seeing another side of him.

She tried to hide a gasp as she saw a woman, about the same age as herself, quite badly scarred. She watched as she made her way to the table and sat down. Her husband hovered around her, making sure she was fine. Hermione found it quite touching.

She spotted her daughter, as she and Ali came running up to the table to get a drink. They laughed with the scarred woman and her husband, then Lily leaned over to give the scarred woman a hug. Waving, the two girls ran off. Lily had not noticed her mother.

Hermione saw another red-haired man come out from the house, carrying a small baby. He was quickly summoned. “George, hey George, over here,” someone called.

She saw Harry and Ginny sneaking a kiss behind a tree. She had decided she was genuinely happy for Harry. She never knew much about Harry, or his childhood, although she had read things in the biographies that had been published since Voldemort's demise. She knew he'd had it rough, so she was glad he'd found happiness. She was also glad for her daughter. Lily seemed quite at home with this family.

More and more people arrived. Hermione saw a beautiful blonde woman arrive, and immediately felt plain compared to her. The woman's two beautiful daughters ran up to her to share the news about Harry and Ginny. Hermione quickly surmised that everyone here was happy about the news.

Molly began to bring out the food. Hermione offered to help, but she was told she was a guest, and to stay where she was. She was proud to see both Ali and Lily offer to help, and later, when Molly announced that Lily had made the treacle tart, everyone told her how good it was.

Her daughter was thriving here. She was a different girl from the one who had left Australia not that long ago. She had found friendship and acceptance. Hermione had tried not to feel jealous when Lily leaned over to whisper in Ginny's ear, and Ginny laughed, and gave Lily a hug.

When the fireworks began, she watched as Harry and Ginny snuggled on a blanket together. Ali and Lily came to lay with them, and they were talking quietly, occasionally laughing. Hermione felt like an outsider, although everyone had been friendly.

Hermione was amazed at the fire-works; they were like none she had ever seen. A birthday cake lit up the sky, with Lily and Ginny's name. Then a giant heart, with Harry and Ginny's names in the middle.

Everyone cheered as the final fire-work burst over the sky. “Best ones ever, George,” they all commented.

Hermione thanked Arthur and Molly for including her today. She looked for Percy, to thank him for his help this week at the Ministry. Instead of Percy, she found herself face to face with her daughter.

“Thanks for coming, Mum,” said Lily, politely.

“I had a good time. The fire-works were amazing,” said Hermione.

Lily nodded, and then there was silence.

“Ah, I'm leaving tomorrow. I have an early Portkey booked. I, er, probably won't see you again. For a while, anyway,” said Hermione.

“What time is your Portkey?” asked Ginny, coming up behind Lily, Harry not too far behind.

“Ten,” said Hermione.

“We could meet you for breakfast at the Leaky Cauldron at eight or eight-thirty. Then walk you to the Portkey office,” offered Harry.

Ginny put her hands on Lily's shoulders, and Harry put his arm over Ali's shoulder.

Hermione smiled. “That would be nice. Thank you,” she said.

She walked to the floo, threw some powder in, and called out the name of her hotel. The last thing she saw was her daughter smiling at her, before she was whisked away.

“Mum, Nana asked if we could stay the night. Can we, please? Vic and Dom are too, and Lucy's asking her Mum and Dad. Please?” begged Ali, while Lily was giving Harry puppy-dog eyes.

Harry and Ginny looked at each other over their heads. Silently communicating, Ginny finally spoke.

“Okay, but we'll be here by seven-forty five to pick you girls up.”

Whooping, they ran off to find out if Lucy had been successful.

“You ready to go home?” asked Harry, huskily, putting an arm around her waist.

“Always,” said Ginny. “I do have something to show you, remember?”

Harry's eyes darkened with passion, as he remembered what Ginny was referring to. “I look forward to that,” he said.

Lily and Ali came back, and announced that Lucy had been successful, so it was a full house of granddaughters at the Burrow that night.

“Bye Mum, bye Dad, see you in the morning,” they called, as Harry and Ginny began to depart.

Ginny kissed her mum and dad goodnight. Molly was keen to discuss possible wedding dates, and make some plans. Ginny promised they would talk more about it tomorrow.

“So, when do you want to get married?” asked Harry, when they had arrived back at his cottage.

“Sooner rather than later,” said Ginny, putting her hands around his neck.

“I agree,” said Harry, putting his hands on her bum and squeezing. “Mrs Perfect-Butt Potter!”

Ginny laughed. “Yours isn't so bad, yourself,” she said. “This has been the best birthday ever. I've never gotten a fiance for a present before. Thank you,” she teased.

“You're welcome. So, are you ready to unwrap your present?,” he asked, leading her to their bedroom.

“Oh, I intend to. And play with him all night long,” said Ginny, kissing his neck.

And she did.

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