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Category: Alternate Universe Characters:Harry/Ginny Genres: Drama Warnings: None Rating: PG-13 Reviews: 32 Summary: The night of Halloween 1981 was when everything changed, when a good man laid down his life to save a child. Now years later the Potters return to the world they had left. For Harry Potter and his family this is only the beginning... Hitcount: Story Total: 27557; Chapter Total: 1915 |
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Disclaimer: I don’t own Harry Potter Another Marauder’s Sacrifice Chapter 10: Christmas Part II The next morning Ginny was the first to wake up and she had to stop herself from stretching out when she felt an arm half-draped across her stomach. Harry still seemed fast asleep, and she couldn’t help but smile as she saw his rested face. Idly she felt the at this point familiar feeling of being poke in the lower back by him and had to stop herself from pushing back on him again. She shifted slightly and he seemed to slide away from her, rolling onto his back. He was still sleep she noted but that didn’t mean he had gone down any. Looking down his body she saw that the quilt had fallen slightly along with his pyjama pants though nothing was showing, that pretty much meant everything was showing. “Like what you see?” Harry suddenly spoke up. “Maybe,” Ginny responded as she trailed her hand across his chest. “Gin…” he trailed off. “Later,” she told him before leaning up to kiss. “Good morning.” “Good morning to you too,” Harry said back. “I should probably head out,” Ginny smiled as she turned away and climbed out of bed. “I need a shower anyway.” “Leaving so soon?” Harry asked as he half rolled onto his side to stare after her. “Of course,” she replied simply before turning back towards him. She leaned down to give him a brief kiss on the lips, her vest top lowering a bit as she did so much to Harry’s appreciation. “I’ll see you later.” And then she was gone… Harry flopped back onto the bed a moment later… Ginny had to suppress the smile as she exited Harry’s bedroom and started walking back to Rose’s room. James was already on the landing and saw her come out of Harry’s room though he simply nodded to her with a smile as she passed him. Once she was back in Rose’s room, she noticed that it was empty with both beds unoccupied. Rose had probably gone to take a shower first which wasn’t surprising considering there were six people currently using it. Good… That would give her time to pick out what he was wearing for the day… It was breakfast when everyone finally came downstairs all at once. Ginny had grabbed a shower just after Rose came out of it and even managed to wash her hair this time. Harry was already dressed and sitting at the kitchen table when she pulled up the chair beside him. “Here you go everyone,” Lily said as she placed down several plates filled with pancakes on the table. “Dig in.” Ginny took picked up a slice with her fork before reaching for her knife only to knock it off the side of her plate and onto the floor. She ducked her head under the table and reached for the fallen knife, nudging Harry’s leg out of the way slightly. Smirking to herself she swapped the knife over to her other hand and rested her left hand on his leg. She sat back up and placed the knife back on the table. Harry sent her a look as she kept her hand in place on his leg and she merely smirked back at him. No one noticed”or at least she did think anyone noticed”as they finished their breakfast. “Are you trying to kill me Gin?” Harry asked later that night as they walked into his bedroom. “Maybe,” she responded with a smirk. “You’re driving me crazy,” he told her before pulling her into a kiss. “Oh?” Ginny mused as she pulled away. “Like last night when you drove me crazy? I believe you still owe me an explanation for that one…” “You mean my dream?” Harry blinked in surprise. “Tell me about it,” she said clearly. “Well erm…” he said unsure where to start. “I don’t remember much of it.” “Harry,” Ginny said softly. “Tell me.” “…You showed up at my door in the middle of the night,” Harry started. “Only it wasn’t like the times where you really came over to sleep in my bed. Last night I dreamt that the only thing you were wearing was your Hogwarts robes.” “Oh? Just my robes huh?” Ginny mused as she slowly walked back and sat down on the end of the bed. “And then what?” “You erm, kind of asked me if you could spend the night in my bed,” Harry stammered out as he followed her over to the bed. “I said yes and then we both climbed into bed. I kind of lost my clothes then and we erm…” “Yes?” Ginny asked the question. “What did we do?” “Would you like me to show you?” Harry inquired back. “Very much so,” she replied. The next thing she knew his lips were on hers and he was on top of her. Neither had any intention of stopping, though thankfully Harry at least had the mind to cast a silencing charm on the room and a locking charm on the door. Needless to say, they were both exhausted by the time they were finished and a hour later Ginny rested her head on Harry’s chest. Ginny woke up the next morning to the other side of the bed empty it wasn’t long before the door swing open, she pulled quilt up her chest. “Don’t panic it’s just me no one is in,” Harry smiled when he saw the panicked look on her face. “Oh … we have the house to ourselves. Does that mean I can get a replay of last night?” Ginny smiled pulling him into her. “Sadly not, I’m making breakfast,” Harry told her pulling away he took of his t-shirt throwing it at her. “Put that on, and I might suggest these,” passing her underwear as well. “That’s not fair, you can’t take your shirt off,” Ginny moan putting the top and underwear on before making their way downstair. “But I also can’t say no to food.” Harry quickly walked over to the stove and started making what Ginny later realised was pancakes. After they were finished, he set them down the table and they both dug in, their stomachs relishing the food. They’d worked up quite the appetite they realised as she finished their breakfast. Once they were done, they left the kitchen and sat down on the couch in the living room. “Were those pancakes nice?” Harry asked her. “They were bloody gorgeous,” Ginny replied with a content smile. “We are definitely having those again.” “Your wish is my command,” he told her with a smile. They talked for a while as they let their stomachs settle before Ginny lay back on the couch, eyeing him as she pulled the blanket beside her over her legs. Harry shot her a puzzled look for a moment before one of her arms slid up his arm and pulled him down on top of her. “I believe you owe me a replay of last night Mister Potter,” Ginny whispered to him. “Well if you insist…” Harry trailed off as lowered his head and started kissing her neck. After a few agonising seconds of kissing along her neck and shoulders, his hands slid down her body and beneath the blanket she was using to cover her lower half. He was about to dip his hands under the t-shirt she was wearing when he heard a crackle from the fireplace. Looking up he saw a surprised Sirius Black step out of the floo with a flash of green fire. “Oh shit,” Sirius blinked before a grin settled on his face. “Sorry lovebirds, I didn’t mean to interrupt.” “Sirius,” Harry said with a glare. “What are you doing here?” he questioned as a now red-faced Ginny pulled the blanket over her whole body minus her head. “Looking for your father actually,” Sirius answered as he completely ignored his godson’s glare. “He’s not here,” Harry told him. “I can see that,” Sirius commented with a nod. “I suppose I should say good afternoon”or is it still morning for you two?” “Sirius,” Harry glared back as he stood up from the couch”and Ginny. Just then then they heard the familiar bell from the front door as it opened and the sound of footsteps from the passage. “I’m home!” they heard James’ voice call out moment before he stepped into the living room. “Oh hey.” “I think I’m going to go upstairs for a bit,” Ginny said as she stood up from the couch and quickly darted up the staircase. “…Was she wearing your t-shirt Harry?” James blinked in confusion as he watched her disappear. “Yes,” Harry answered shortly as he strode passed him. “Sirius wants you for something.” “Oh…okay…” James trailed off confused for a seconds before a grin spread across his face. “We’ll see you both later then.” “Oh and pup?” Sirius asked with a grin. “Good going.” He never saw the stinging hex coming… --- “Are you alright?” Harry asked Ginny who was sitting on his bed, it was later on Christmas eve. Harry had just got out the shower and was now dressed. “I suppose I’m just missing Christmas eve traditions with my family,” Ginny answered with a sad smile. “Well, if you were at home what would you be doing?” Harry asked sitting beside her on the bed. “Making Christmas cookies but it’s fine, I get to spend Christmas with you and your family,” Ginny answered with a smile. “Come on,” Harry said holding his hand out she hesitated but took his hand as he led her down the stairs until they reached the kitchen. “Let’s make some Christmas cookies, I’m no Molly Weasley but I can try.” “What? Do you know what you are doing? Can you even make cookies?” Ginny asked as Harry rooted thought the kitchen trying to find everything. “I will have you know me, mum, Rose and Evan used to make cookie when we were younger,” Harry told her as they started to sort out the ingredients they need. “We are doing everything the muggle way mind you, no whipping your wand out,” Ginny said with a laugh at Harry shock face. “I will have you know you didn’t complain last night when I whipped out my wand,” Harry whispered in her ear earning slap on the chest. “Prat, come on let’s make cookies,” Ginny said pushing past him to start putting the ingredients into a bowl. After making sure everything was set, they slid them into the oven and closed the door. Quickly they set the timer and took a step back, staring at them through the oven door. “We really made a mess,” Harry said staring at the mess in front of them. “We, we didn’t make a mess you made a mess,” Ginny said looking at her boyfriend in shock. “I will show you making a mess,” Harry said as he put his hand in the flour picking up a hand full. “You dare and I will hex you,” Ginny warned as he gave her a devilish grin. “Okay, okay I won’t,” Harry smiled putting the hand full of flour down on the countertop. “Can I trust you?” Ginny asked as she came close to him. “Because we really need to tidy up.” They stared to tidy up as ginny stood at the sink Harry put his arm around her kissing her neck talking her wand out of her back pocket without her noticing putting it in his own pocket. All of a sudden, he picked up a handful of flour from the table behind them and dropped down her shirt. “HARRY JAMES POTTER!” Ginny squealed turning towards him. “This means war,” as she went to get her wand out her pocket as he held it up. “You looking for this?” Harry said as he dodged out her way as she ran towards him “You said no magic.” “Okay then,” Ginny said she turned away and approached the sink. He eyed her warily for a moment before relaxing a little, after all he had her wand. She turned the tap and made a show of starting to wash things. The next thing he knew some water splashed against his top and face, making in sputter in surprise. Ginny laughed as she flicked some more water at his head. “Oh you’re going to get it now,” Harry shot back as he wiped the water out of his eyes. After a few seconds an evil grin spread across Harry’s lips causing Ginny to look at him warily. His hands grasped Ginny’s wand and he brought it up towards her. Silently he levitated the flour around the room and dumped it right on Ginny’s head. “That’s not fair,” Ginny sputtered back looking rather white now that she was covered mostly in flour. “That’s it,” she said as she grabbed an egg off the counter. “Oh shit,” Harry cursed as he tried to dodge. Ginny was a second faster however and managed to lib it right at his head. It struck him right in the forehead and shattered, covering him in its contents. Ginny laughed at the stupefied expression on his face as he tried to shake it off. “Have another scar, scarhead,” she said between laughing. Harry grumbled for a second as he wiped as much off as he could. A grin spread across his face as he quickly darted over to her before she could react. She squealed as he picked her up into his arms and started tickling her, the remnants of the egg spilling onto her shoulder as he did so . Naturally this was the scene that James and Lily walked into… “God I love you,” Harry said between laughs. “You what?” Ginny asked in shock. “Sorry, is there to much blood rushing to your head you can’t hear?” Harry laughed. Ginny wiggled herself a bit so that Harry was forced to drop her slightly and she slid her legs around him so that she could at least look at him in the eye. “I heard you prat,” Ginny laughed. “Did you think this was the best time?” “Sorry,” Harry sheepishly. “I love you too” Ginny smiled before removing some egg of his face and kissed him. “What’s going on in here?” James asked as he stared at the two of them in surprise cause the two jumped in surprise. “Your son is being a prat,” Ginny laughed in response as she tried to get out of her boyfriend’s grip. “I think you two need to go get changed,” Lily commented as she looked between them. “Honestly you two…” “You’re probably right,” Harry mused as he looked down at himself. “We may have overdone it.” “…Nah,” Ginny said shaking her head. “Keep an eye on the cookies for us,” Harry said before he flicked Ginny’s wand once and suddenly the whole kitchen seemed to clean itself. Once it was spotless he proceeded to walk out the door towards the stairs, Ginny still in his arms. Once they reached the bottom of the stairs Ginny gave him a kick to the bum making him yelp in surprise and look over his shoulder at her. “I’m not a horse I don’t move if you kick me,” Harry chuckled “You weren’t supposed to use magic,” Ginny told him. “Are you going to put me down anytime soon?” “Nope,” Harry answered simply as he started carrying her up the stairs. -- It was later that night that Lily entered the kitchen, making sure that everything was turned off. Everyone had enjoyed the cookies that Ginny and Harry made though for Lily, they reminded her of her the cookies her own mother used to make before she died. She sighed at the memory before grabbing the laundry basket and leaving the kitchen. A short trek up the stairs had her entering the room she shared with her husband and father of her children. Say what you wanted about James, she’d at least trained him enough to not leave his boxers in the middle of the floor like he used to do when they first slept together. At least now he piled them next to the door so that she could easily throw them all in the basket whenever she came to get them. Her children on the other hand… Evan was a messy one at the best of times with socks scattered around his room while Rose’s dirty clothes were folded in the corner of her room ready to be taken away. They were expected so she wasn’t really surprised by what she found in their rooms. The surprise came when she entered Harry’s room and found something she wasn’t prepared for. Harry usually left the clothes he needed washing down the side of his bed on the floor”he took after his father in that regard”but that wasn’t what caught her attention. No, what surprised her was when she looked down at the foot of the bed and found two pairs of lacy knickers. She was reasonably certain that they didn’t belong to Harry… Lily shook her head and looked around the rest of the room. There was a bra lying on the chair at the desk near the window and what she knew to be a certain Weasley’s Quidditch top lying on the radiator. She’d suspected it since this afternoon with the way that the two of them were going on, but this just confirmed it for her. Her son wasn’t so innocent anymore… She hastily picked up the various garments and piled them in the basket before taking it downstairs. She threw them into the washer and flicked her wand, starting it up. Afterwards she walked out of the kitchen and entered the living room where her husband was sitting on the couch readying the latest Daily Prophet. “Our son and Ginny are sleeping together,” Lily spoke suddenly as she sat down. “Of course they are,” James nodded as he turned the page. “Wait?” Lily blinked in surprise “You knew?” “Well yeah,” James confirmed before he put the newspaper down. “They haven’t exactly been subtle about it.” “And you didn’t tell me this, why exactly?” Lily asked him with a mild glare. “Lils, they’re both adults and they aren’t hurting anyone. What they do in their own time is their business,” James told her. “How did you find out?” she asked him. “Sirius and I found out earlier today. We kind of caught them,” James admitted sheepishly. “Thankfully they weren’t in the middle of doing anything at that point.” “Sirius knows?” Lily questioned further. “Harry hexed him,” James responded with a grin. “Cheeky dog thought he could mouth off and get away with it.” “So that’s why he spent so much time in the bathroom…” Lily trailed off in realisation. --- It was a couple days after Christmas when an owl appeared at the kitchen window as they sat around for breakfast, James got up to get the letter tied to it leg. “Who’s it for love?” Lily asked as he looked at the front. “Rose,” he answered simply holding out the letter. “That better not be from a boy.” “Shut up and give me it,” Rose said taking it out of her father’s hand. Getting up and walking away. She returned twenty minutes later. “I’m heading up to Hogsmeade to meet William,” she didn’t wait around for a reply she left hurrying towards Hogsmeade shops. “Hi William, I thought you were away with your family?” Rose asked as she stopped in front of him. “Hi Rose, thank you for coming. I know it was short notice,” William said giving her a quick hug. “It’s okay, your letter was strange, are you okay?” Rose asked worriedly. “Can we go to the Three Broomsticks?” William asked and Rose nodded as they walked towards the pub. He ordered them a drink as they sat in the corner. “As you know, I was away with my parents and brother. Well, when we came back there was a letter from the orphanage my parents adopted me from. They had found a letter for me so we went to collect it,” he took a breath before continuing. “It was from my birth mother; it had been lost with everything because they got a lot of kids after the first war. Well, I opened the letter it and it had a picture of my birth parents. My parents knew the man on the picture, but they only knew him in passing. They suggested I talk to James Potter since they knew I was friends with his daughter,” William explained as rose sat there listen but by the end she had a confused look on her face. “Why my dad?” Rose asked confused. “It is believed that he knew of him,” William said as he pulled a picture out of his pocket handing it to Rose. “I think we should head to mine, my dad is there,” Rose said William nodded before making their way out and back to the Potter House. When Rose got back they were all still sat at the table. “Your back, is everything okay?” Lily asked before she saw Wiliam. “Oh hello William.” “Hey Professors Potter,” William tried to smile. “Could we get Sirius here? William would like to talk to Dad and Sirius,” Rose asked. “Of course, I will go floo him to see if he’s home,” James said confused getting up leaving the room. Evan left to go to the Weasley shop it was going to be crowed in the kitchen Rose and Willam sat down. The floo went flaming indicating someone had arrived. “Hawwy,” Theodora screeched as Sirius carried her into the kitchen with James beside her. Harry took Theodora of her Father. Harry and ginny left the kitchen with Theodora. “What’s going on?” Sirius asked confused taking a seat at the table with James. William explained everything before showing them the picture as gasps came from James, Sirius and Lily. “Yeah we knew him, he was our friend in Hogwarts, Remus Lupin.” “He was a hero, he sacrificed himself for me and my family,” James explained. “I don’t need you hyping him up, I know what he did,” William shot back as everyone looked taken back. “Sorry, I don’t mean to sound rude Professor, I just want to know if he could have known about me.” “Remus couldn’t have known,” Sirius told him. “If he did then he would have been there for you no matter what.” “He would never have abandoned you,” James added. “We knew Moony”hell we became Animagi to be there for him”so we can definitely say he would have been there for you if he’d known.” “…What was he like?” William asked them. “I mean I’ve heard what he did to protect your family, but I want to know what he was actually like?” “Remus was…” James trailed off unsure where to start. “Complicated.” “That’s putting it mildly,” Sirius chuckled at that. “As a child he was bitten and turned into a werewolf. We first met him in our first year at Hogwarts,” James continued. “He was quiet and kept to himself mostly. He tried to keep us in line whenever we pulled some prank and generally made sure we didn’t go too far.” “He was a good man,” Sirius told him. “If it wasn’t for him, I dread to think what might have happened to us all.” “…I wish I could have met him,” William said with a sigh. |
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