The Proposal

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Right on the stroke of five the kitchen fireplace erupted into green flames and Hermione arrived home.

Teddy who was helping Mrs Weasley make buiscut dough was the first to greet her.
‘Aunty ‘Mione!’ He said hugging Hermione around the legs and covering her in flour.

‘Ted Lupin look what you’ve done! Hermione’s covered in flour!’ Harry admonished.

‘Oh that’s not problem Harry really’ Hermione said as Teddy turned scarlet and muttered ‘Sorry’ ‘I’d rather be covered in flour than have to relive the day I’ve had’

‘Bad huh?’ Harry said handing her a tumbler of Firewhiskey.

‘Thanks, Oh that’s an understatement’ Hermione said sitting down at the table ‘I’ve spent the whole day doing pointless paperwork! Well apart from the meeting I had in Hogsmeade at least I could relax there. I feel like I’ve been a magnet for stupid people all day’

Harry laughed.
‘Well you’re home now’ He said ‘Hey guess what?’

'You’re mad and I’m not’

‘Ha ha no Ted can do magic’

‘Really?’ Hermione said in interest loking at Teddy who was pouring chocolate bits into a bowl of biscuit dough closely supervised by Andromeda ‘Can you really Ted?’

‘Uh huh I was wrestlin’ with Uncle Ron when Nanna and Harry came home and I said ‘Expelliarmus’ and his wand went flying away’ Teddy said reveling in telling the tale now that he knew he wouldn’t get in trouble ‘ And I did the same thing to Nanna and it worked there too’

‘Really can I see?’ Hermione asked in interest getting out her wand.

‘Sure!’

Teddy pointed his wand at Hermione and for the third time that day said….

‘EXPELLIARMUS!’

Hermione’s wand flew out of her hand into the air and landed with a clatter on the floor. She Like Ron, Harry, Andromeda and Mrs Weasley stared at Teddy incredulously ad made no immediate attempt to get her wand.

‘Accio wand!’ She said after a few moments ‘Ted where’d you learn to do that?’

‘Nowhere’ Teddy said with a nonchalant shrug of his shoulders ‘I was jus’ having fun with Uncle Ron and it happened ‘I was only playing aroun’ with the trick wand Uncle George gave me at Easter. I didn’ mean it’

‘You should have seen Ron’s face’ Harry said ‘He was as floored as I was’

‘I can imagine’ Hermione said finishing off her Firewhiskey ‘It’s unusual to show magic so early. I didn’t show anything til I was seven’

‘That’s what Mrs Weasley said about Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny’ Harry said ‘And Andromeda said Tonks didn’t show anything til she was seven either. I’m going to chat to Minerva tonight about it’

‘I was going to suggest you do that’ Hermione said getting up.

‘You playing Quidditch tonight Aunty ‘Mione?’ Teddy asked squishing his fingers in the biscuit dough.

‘No Teddy I am not playing Quidditch tonight’ Hermione said hoisting her bag over her shoulder ‘I broke my arm last time I played Quidditch. I’ll just be an interested spectator’

‘Aww 'kay’

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By six o’clock and Ginny still hadn’t arrived Mrs Weasley noticed him hovering around the back door and pushed his Firebolt at him.

‘Go and Play Quidditch’ She said firmly ‘Ginny’s probably stuck at work. Babies don’t just arrive in business hours you know’

‘I know’ Harry said taking his broom reluctantly ‘I’m just getting nervous about later on you know’ He added in a hiss.

Mrs Weasley hugged him.
‘Harry everything will be fine’ She said softly ‘Just go and relax. Ginny wouldn’t want you to to sit around and mope especially on your birthday’

‘S’pose’

Harry strode out of the kitched mounted his broom and kicked off. His broom rose in the air and flew off to the clearing where Bill, Charlie, Ron, Dean, Seamus and Audrey Percy’s wife were playing Quidditch. George was on the ground with a grass stain on the leg of his trousers clearly having just fallen off his broom.

‘Great we didn't think you were going to come!’ Ron said hovering in the air ‘You okay George?’

‘Yeah I’ll live’ George said remounting his broom ‘Okay Harry four to a team. You me Bill and Seamus on one one team Dean, Ron, Audrey and Charlie on the other. We can’t use Bludgers or Snitches here otherwise people in the village will get suss so instead Ron will keep for his team and I’ll keep for our team. Everyone else is a chaser okay? We’ll set a time limit of an hour or til Mum calls us for dinner whatever comes first okay?’

‘Got it’ Harry said whizzing off ‘LEEEET’S GOOOOOOOOO!’

Seamus threw the Quaffle to Harry and Harry took off to the nearest hoops nearest to him. Audrey zipped after him and tried to swipe the Quaffle form him but she failed and has to do a 360 to stay on her broom.

‘Yaaaaaaay go Harreeeee!’ Seamus bellowed.

For the next hour Harry played a rough hard and vigourus game of Quidditch then he and the others trudged back to the house sporting various injuries. Harry had another cut lip countless bruises and his pants were ripped again from falling off his broom.

‘Harry this is the second cut lip today what is it with you?’ Mrs Weasley admonished in amusement pushing him down into a chair ‘All of you SIT!’

They all sat down and waited for Mrs Weasley to treat their various injuries. She healed Harry and Seamus’s cut lips and everyone’s bruises with the same purple goo she’s put on Harry’s first cut lip then made them all take a measure of Refreshing Potion.

‘Awww but Mum we only played Quidditch not a duel to the death’ Ron protested weakly ‘Imagine how rough it would have been if we had bludgers! We’d be coming in woth broken bones then!’

‘And thank goodness for that!’ Mrs Weasley exclaimed corking the bottle of Refreshing Potion ‘What would you have done if Harry had ended up in St Mungo’s with a broken bone because of that?’

‘Moved the party to the emergency department’ Charlie said with a great snort ‘Ah c’mon Mum it’s Harry’s birthday time for a bit of fun. Don’t fuss so much’

‘Hmmph oh Harry an owl came for you about half an hour ago’ Mrs Weasley pointing to a parchment letter perched against the fruit bowl ‘I think it’s from Ginny’

Harry grabbed the envelope and ripped it open. It was from Ginny as the parchment bore the St Mungo’s letterhead;

‘Dear Harry’ It read ‘I’m really sorry but I’ve been held up at the hospital with a woman who’s been in labour all day. I’ll come home as soon as I can. Have fun in the meantime Loads of love Gin’

Harry swore.

‘Gin held up at St Mungo’s?’ Ron asked digging into a batch of buiscuts that had just come out of the oven.

‘Yeah with a lady who’s been in labour all day’ Harry said throwing the note in the fireplace and setting fire to it with his wand. ‘Oh well no point in dwelling on it’

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Twenty minutes later when all the food was being carried outside to the tables. The fireplace erupted into green flames and Ginny arrived back at the Burrow looking tied and worn out.

‘Gin!’ Harry said putting down a tureen of peas and helping her out of the fireplace.

‘Oh Harry I’m so so sorry I’m late!’ She said hanging up her cloak on the hook by the fireplace ‘This one witch came in just after I got to work this morning and was in labour all day! I had to stay with her!’

‘That’s okay’ Harry said ‘You can’t help that. Boy or girl?’

‘Girl’ Ginny said ‘Tenth baby I’ve delivered this week’

‘Hungry?’

‘Yeah I could eat a hippogriff I had to miss lunch. I’ll be down in a minute. We eating at the end of the garden?’

‘No on the lawn’

‘Okay be down soon’

Ginny disappeared upstairs and while she was in the shower Harry dashed into his room and retrieved the engagement ring from his dragon hide satchel. He put it in the pocket of his trousers and went back downstairs to help take the food outside to the trestle tables that had been set up on the lawn. Bill and Charlie had charmed two chairs to rise onto the air and fight like they had with the tables in the Summer before Harry’s fourth year.

Splinters were flying everywhere as the two chairs attacked each other like a pair of rabid dogs and George’s mate Lee Jordan was vanishing the resultant mess with ‘Evanesco’ before they showered down onto the gathered guests and set food.

‘There’s going to be nothing left of those chairs after you’ve finished with them’ Harry said to Bill setting a tray of roasted vegetables onto a nearby table ‘What do you plan on sitting on?’

‘Charlotte’s lap’ Charlie said swinging his wand so his chair caught Bill’s with a particularly violent knock.

‘Sod of you will not!’ Charlotte retorted ‘Sit on your bum you lazy git’

Laughing Harry picked a chair and went and sat down to wait for Ginny. She emerged from the house quarter of an hour later wearing a floor length floaty blue green dress and matching slip ons. Her hair was done up on a messy bun and she looked more relaxed then when she’d arrived home. Mrs Weasley followed with the leg of lamb.

‘Okay everyone please dig in we’re all here now!’ She said.

Everyone took a seat served themselves then there was companionable silence as they all tucked in. Ginny was sitting on Harry’s right and McGonagall was sitting on his left.

‘Remember what we taked about last week Minerva? Harry said slicing up a piece of lamb.

‘Yes’

‘Well I’ve decided to take you up on your proposition’ Harry said so quietly McGonagall had to stop slicing a carrot and lean closer to him ‘I’d love to return to Hogwarts’

‘Oh Harry that’s wonderful!’ She said lighting up ‘When do you want to announce it?’

‘Not yet’ Harry said ‘I’ll tell the Weasleys and that’s it. I get hasseled enough by the press I don’t want to have to put with any more than I have to til the time comes. I trust them not to spread it about’

‘I understand we can go over details later’ McGonagall said ‘All the teachers come back to school about a week before term starts to get organized and discuss the curriculum you need to attend that but apart from that you don’t need to do anything’

‘Good’

‘What about Teddy?’ McGonagall continued.

‘Well I was thinking I’d work during the day at Hogwarts then apparate or floo back to the Burrow at night’ Harry said ‘Mrs Weasley wouldn’t mind looking after Teddy during the day and I’m going to send him to that new muggle-esque school near Maidstone in the new term so he’ll have something to fill in the day while I’m away’

‘Ah I see you’ve thought about this a lot haven’t you?’

‘Yeah every day since our meeting in Diagon Alley’ Harry said ‘Ted’s my first priority you know that and I wouldn’t take the job unless I could figure something out for him’

‘I understand totally’

After dinner there was a break where everyone mingled (And Bill and Charlie resumed their chair fight) then Mrs Weasley brought out an enourmous Black Forest cake with elaborate cream decorations and ‘Happy 24th Birthday Harry’ written in hazelnut vanilla praline lettering.

‘Wow Molly that’s really fancy you didn’t have to go to all that effort’ Harry said.

‘Yeah she did’ Ron said eyeing the cake greedily ‘Great job Mum but oughtn’t Harry ought to have a cake for his own? It’s not really fair to make such a big cake with ‘Happy Birthday Harry’ on it just for me you might’ve thought about him at least’

Everyone gathered groaned at Ron’s bad joke and moved aside so Mrs Weasley could set it down on the table. She lit all 24 candles on it with a sweep of her wand and extinguished all the garden lanterns with another sweep.

All the guests then gathered on a semi circle around the table and began to sing….

‘Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Harry….
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuu’

George and Lee set off some bright and colourful fireworks and Ron, Seamus, Dean and Lee whistled loudly as Harry leant forward and blew out all of the candles in one great big long sustained blow. There was enthusiastic applause then Mrs Weasley re-ignited the garden lanterns.

Harry cut the cake and distributed it to all the guests then took a deep breath. Now was the moment. The moment he’s been stewing on for weeks the time to ask Ginny the most important question of all.

‘Hey everyone can I have your attention please?’ He called walking over to the table where the rest of the cake was and setting down his plate ‘Everyone! Just a sec’

All conversation ceased as they paused to look at Harry. Harry noticed Mrs Weasley looking teary and Mr Weasley looking tense. But everyone had their attention on Harry and didn’t notice.

‘Uhm-this-is-ahm a peculiar situation for me to be in’ Harry began stumbling over his words as a swoop of adrenalin swept through his stomach sickeningly ‘I'm really crap at public speaking I don’t really know where to start’

‘Try the beginning you git’ George said witheringly ‘That’s a good place to start most things’

Harry rolled his eyes.
‘Okay here it goes’ He said ‘During the planning of the final battle four years ago now I learnt loads about the value of a good friendship and that has been especially true since. It’s not been an easy path to recovery for any of us here especially me but one person has made things not so crap. This person has been there every day to be a shoulder cry on and even a swift kick up the bum when I’ve needed it. This person has been the one constant in my life Gin can you come here a sec?’

Ginny put down her flute of champagne and walked over to him looking puzzled. The air was electric as everyone waited to see what was going to happen.

‘Ginny I love you so so much!’ Harry said tears springing to his eyes as he reached into his pocket for the ring ‘You’ve been there constantly every day since the end of the war and if I hadn’t been such a stupid great git I would have gotten with you sooner than sixth year. What I’m saying is……’

Harry dropped to one knee and flicked open the ring box with a finger.
‘Ginevra Molly Weasley wil you marry me?’

Harry’s eyes overflowed with emotion as the feelings he’d been holding in for the past few weeks overflowed him. Mrs Weasley burst into tears and Ginny squealed like a stuck pig her small hands flying to her mouth, which was hanging open in shock. She spun in a circle and like her mother burst into tears.

‘YES!’ She squealed ‘YES YES YES! I will so marry you!’

Harry slipped the ring on Ginny’s finger then got up and kissed her softly on the lips. When they broke apart Harry picked Ginny up and swung her in a cirlcle to wolf whistles and catcalls from Dean, Seamus, Lee, Ron and George and loud and enthusiastic applause from everyone else. Even stuffy old McGonagall was dabbing at her eyes with her laced tartan hanky.

‘Took you long enough Harry!’ George said coming forward and pumping his hand ‘Thought you were going to pop the question years ago. Good on ya Gin’

Ginny wiped her eyes and hugged George hard.
‘Thanks Georgie’ She said ‘I know of everyone you and Fred would have approved the most’

'Yeah Fred would’ve wondered what took you so long too’ George said with a grin ‘I wish you all the happiness Gin. You look after her Harry or I’ll kill you’

‘GEORGE!’ Mrs Weasley exclaimed coming forward and hugging Harry ‘Congratulations you two. See I told you she would say yes’ She added in a whisper in Harry’s ear.

‘Thanks Molly’ Harry said returnng the hug.

Harry and Ginny made their way back to their seats sat down and for the first time Ginny was able to properly take in the appearance of her engagement ring.

‘Harry it’s beautiful!’ Ginny said holding her hand up so the lantern light glinted off the diamond, and platinum creation ‘Did Hannah make it?’

‘Yeah she did’ Harry said ‘Actually she helped me a lot in creating it’

‘I’ll owl her when she and Neville return from their honeymoon and say thanks’ Ginny said leaning on him and sipping her Firewhiskey.

Ron and Hermione approached the table and sat down.

‘Hey guys’ Harry said yawning slightly in the warm night air.

‘Hey’ Hermione said kicking off her shoes ‘Good birthday this year’

Harry grinned.
Yeah it is’ He said running his fingers through Ginny’s hair ‘If I never get another birthday gift it’ll be okay tonight is enough to last a lifetime’

‘Great that’ll save me a load of money’ Ron joked stretching lazily and putting an arm around Hermione who swatted him ‘Any ideas of a date?’

‘Nah not yet Ginny said yawning extravagantly ‘Harry’s only just proposed. There’s plenty of time to set a date yet. Hermione you’re my best friend will you be my bridesmaid?’

Hermione went pink.
‘I’d love to!’ She said ‘Can I plan your hens night?’

‘Of course’

‘Oh by the way I’ve accepted the D.A.D.A job at Hogwarts’ Harry said almost conversationally swirling his Firewhiskey in it’s tumbler.

‘Really?’ Ron said in great interest ‘I thought you might’

‘You did?’

‘Yeah I did. I didn’t think being an Auror really appealed to you any more especially after that incident at Flourish And Blotts and to me teaching seemed to be the next natural step. You’re a part of Hogwarts and Hogwarts is a part of you. It’s a natural progression’.

‘I suppose it is in a way’ Harry conceded ‘As a teacher I’m allowed to have guest speakers so you and Hermione will have to come in at some point during the term and tell all my students how wonderful you are’

Ginny laughed.

‘Sod off’ Ron said ‘I’m no good at teaching’

‘How do you know?’ Hermione said resting her head on his shoulder ‘You’ve never tried’

‘Hmmph. So Harry when are you going to announce it to the world?’ Ron asked ‘Shall we draft a letter to Rita Skeeter now?’

‘Oh fuck off you do that and I’ll hex your cock off and attach it to your forehead with a permanent sticking charm’ Harry said making a face ‘I don’t want anyone knowing any time soon. I want to keep my last few weeks to myself. I was even thinking about going back to work in the Auror office til the teaher’s orientation week’

‘Why not?’ Hermione said her gaze following Kingsley who was near the table where the cake was deep in conversation with McGonagall ‘You need something to keep you occupied in the meantime. And if you tell Kingsley the situation he’ll keep mum til you go to Hogwarts. The once you get involved in the orientation week you’ll be sheltered somewhat from unscrupulous people like Rita Skeeter. Not that Minerva would let that slag anywhere near Hogwarts’

Harry got up.
‘You’re right ‘Mione’ He said brushing a thumb across Ginny’s cheek ‘Be back in a sec okay?’

‘Okay’

Harry pulled his cloak around him and made his way over to Kingsley and McGonagall.

‘Harry!’ Kingsley exclaimed ‘Congratulations! Set a date yet?’

‘Nah not yet’ Harry said ‘Geez I only proposed to Gin tonight it’s a bit early to start setting dates though I think Gin wants wants to get married pretty soon’

‘And you?’

‘Oh I’m the same, definitely the same I should’ve asked her years ago’ Harry said ‘But I was a stupid great git’

‘No you were not a stupid great git!’ McGnagall admonished ‘You weren’t ready before now. Love is not something you rush into. Now was the time for you and Ginny and you did it beautifully’

‘Thanks Minerva I was wondering could you give Kingsley and I a minute? I need to have a chat’

‘Of course’ McGonagall said.

After McGonagall walked off Harry led Kingsley over to an abandoned table that was away from the main group of guests.

‘What can I do for you Harry?' Kingsley asked peering at him inquiringly.

‘I was wondering how you’d feel about me coming back to work for a while’ Harry said.

‘Of course I’d like to have you back in the Ministry’ Kingsley said ‘I’m sure Mack and Ron would love to have you back in the office too I think they prefer going out in the field not being behind a desk as acting head, But only for a little while?’

‘Yeah I’ve been offered another job and I’ve accepted it’ Harry said.

‘Oh yes doing what?’

‘The Defence Against the Dark Arts post at Hogwarts’ Harry said ‘Minerva offered me the job a week and a half ago and I accepted the position tonight. I was going to hand in my official resignation for the Auror Office to you at some point in the near future but I need something to fill in my time til the term starts and I was wondering if it would be okay if I came back to head the office until the time as I start at Hogwarts’

‘Of course I would!’ Kingsley said brightly ‘Even if it is only for a short time. When do you want to start?’

‘How does Monday sound?’ Harry said ‘I’ve been on long service leave for six months and I’m starting to get itchy feet. I need to get out there on the field and get some bad guys or at least write a report’

‘I thought you hated paperwork’

‘Yeah I do but I’d rather do that then stew all day at the Burrow’ Harry said with a grin. ‘I know all the heads of department are off to Cardiff on Monday for a conference and it’d be a perfect time for me to come back where there’s not much to do’

'It would be’ Kingsley said ‘Sure I’ll owl Mack tonight and tell her she can go back to regular duties as of Monday, I think you’ve made the right decision to come back Harry the Ministry’s been very different without you’

‘Thanks’ Harry said ‘Your support means a lot to me’

‘No problem’ Kinsley said with a toothy grin and raising his flute of champagne to Harry ‘Well your life is all falling into place isn’t? You’ve got a good woman and a dream job it couldn’t get much better could it?’

‘Nah it couldn’t’ Harry said with a grin ‘Now it’s your turn to get a girl, you’ve been singe for ages, how about putting an ad in the lonely hearts column of the Prophet?’

Kingsley snorted loudly.
‘You are kidding aren’t you?’ He said ‘That would be a real good look the Minister Of Magic publicly displaying how desperate he is’

‘Are you deperate?’ Harry said with a grin ‘Been a while has it?’

Kingsley rolled his eyes
‘No I’m not desperate’ He said ‘Believe it or not I’ve gotten used to being on my own, you do get used to it after a while’

‘So when did you last get laid?’ Harry said with a grin.

‘Harry!’

‘Well?’ Harry said with a grin.

‘Well I’m not going to go into details but believe me it’s been a while’ Kingsley said.

‘Well I wish I could help but I don’t know any single women’ Harry said with a chuckle ‘Unless you want to switch teams, I know plenty of single guys’

‘Oh fuck off Harry’ Kingsley said rolling his eyes as Harry laughed loudly.

‘H-h-h-how about Tobias in the Apparition Test Centre’ Harry said through a great snorting laugh ‘He’s a sausage jockey’

‘Potter you are so juvenile’ Kinsley said ‘Is Ginny marrying a three year old?’

Harry laughed.
‘Just jokin’’He said ‘Ah someone’ll come along for you I’m sure of it’

‘I hope so’ Kinsley said ‘So when are you going to release the news of your and Ginny’s engagement?’

‘Dunno yet I suppose I’ll have to chat to Gin about that’ Harry said ‘We’ll probably get Cho Chang from the Prophet to write a piece ‘It’s sure as hell not going to be Rita Skeeter I refuse point blank to deal with her. That woman is trash to me especially after all that shit she published about Dumbledore. If she comes within a mile of me I will hex her to oblivion and will happily go up in front of the Wizengamot for it!’

‘I’m no fan of hers either’ Kingsley said ‘She’s always ferreting about the Ministry looking for some morsel of information’

Harry and Kingsley chatted for several more minutes before the conversation subject turned to Kinsleys school days.

‘What house were you in?’ Harry asked out of interest.

‘Slytherin’ Kingsley said with a grin seeing Harry’s forced expression ‘Oh come on we’re not all bad. Not all of us are pure blood maniacs’

‘Yeah I know’ Harry said ‘Sorry but from day one of my life in the magical world I learnt to take all Slytherins as bastards. Most of them I met were’

‘I understand totally’ Kingsley said with a deep chuckle ‘It was peculiar though all my children were in Gryffindor. I’m the only Slytherin ever in my family most of us were in Ravenclaw. Though both my maternal grandmothers were in Hufflepuff’

‘So you’re the family mutant then’ Harry said with a grin.

‘Ha ha verry funny’ Kingsley said rolling his eyes ‘So where will you and Ginny live after getting married?’

‘In the Manor I've had built at Godric’s Hollow’ Harry said ‘I’ve had it built from scratch. I felt it was best to leave Mum and Dad's old place as a monument to the war, Gin and I plan on moving into it soon with Ron and Hermione, it’s a huge place and would be nice to have my friends there’

‘Having a housewarming?’

‘Of course and you’re invited, one can’t move into a new house without a good loud raucous piss up’

Kingsley chuckled.
‘Yeah that’s true’ He said.

Harry stood up
‘Well if you’ll excuse me Kingsley I have a fiancée to go and socialize with I expect we’ll see each other when you get back from Cardiff’

‘That we will’

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After the last guest had left and everyone went to bed Ginny and Harry crept outside in their night things and made their way down to the bottom of the garden where family functions were usually held under the enormous old weeping willow tree.

‘Ah just us’ Harry said pulling Ginny close as they sat underneath the Willow watchig the summer sky stars.

‘Yeah just us’ Ginny said leaning back into him ‘It’s nice being part of a big family but once in a while I like being alone’

‘Yeah me too’ Harry said as a red shooting star went zooming past in the inky black sky ‘It’s nice to have time and space to think once in a while’

‘You’re not going to have much time to do that once you’re the Hogwarts D.A.D.A teacher’ Ginny said with a laugh ‘You’ll have snotty little first years asking dumb questions’

‘Yeah probably’ Harry said grinning reminiscently ‘So you’ll have to have some really smart questions for me when I come home of a night or I’ll go nuts’

‘I’ll start writing down a list’ Ginny said ‘How does reciting the recipe and method of Polyjuice Potion sound? Or the genetic makeup of a Norweigan Ridgeback?’

‘Harry laughed out loud.
‘Sounds good’ He said kissing her neck ‘I was thinking about telling everyone at breakfast tomorrow morning I’m taking the job. You Ron and Hermione know but your parents don’t and I’m sure I can trust George not to say anything’

‘Nah George’ll keep quiet’ Ginny said ‘He doesn’t want you hassled by the press any more than the rest of the family does’

‘Tomorrow’s going to be mad’ Harry said ‘With all the last minute organizing for Katie and George’s wedding it’ll be like just before Bill and Fleur’s’

‘Oh and that was a barrel of fun’ Ginny said ‘Well I know George and Angelina’s wedding is not going to end up interrupted like Bill and Fleur’s was there’s no murderous band of Death Eaters out there now’

‘That we know of’ Harry said with a snort.

Ginny slapped him on the arm.
‘You nit’ She scolded with a giggle ‘Yur scar hasn’t hurt since the end of the war and you know it only ever hurt if Voldemort was about and I saw you kill him with my own eyes so there is no possibility of things going arse up’

‘Yeah I know. I was only joking but for seven years I was conditioned to Voldemort coming after me and that’s a mindset hard to get out of’

‘I know’

And as Harry sat on the cool grass under the starry summer sky with Ginny he knew at this point in time his life was complete. The bad guy was gone and He and Ginny were getting married and things he thought couldn’t get much better than that.

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*THE END*
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