Snapshots From Life

Chapter 27 - News

Ginny had been cleaning the house most of the day. She had been doing it without magic just to keep herself occupied because she was waiting for Harry to get home from work. While cleaning, Ginny thought about the past couple of weeks.

The team had wrapped up the Sam Martin case in short order after the first interrogation. It only took a couple of weeks for them to sort it all out. As it turned out, Sam was dating Romilda Vane, who had become a reporter for the Daily Prophet. She usually wrote lifestyle articles but did the occasional quidditch story. They had met while Romilda was doing a story about wizards immigrating to Britain. Sam was one of the people she interviewed for her article. They struck up a friendship that led to a romantic relationship. She told him rumors that Ginny was no good, a tramp, and was cheating on Harry, but didn't believe them. She also told Sam about how she had feelings for Harry back at Hogwarts and how Harry never fancied her. Romilda also went on to tell him how hurt she was when Harry kept turning her down. Upon hearing all this, Sam got angry. He took it upon himself to use polyjuice potion and Romilda's credentials to gain access to the locker room and plant the note. He didn't think that an entire investigation was going to launch due to his act. Little did he realize who he was starting trouble with. Since Sam was considered a flight risk, he was being held in the Auror Department Detention Center until his trial. If he was found guilty, which there was no doubt, he was facing a long jail sentence. Once everything was revealed, Tom interviewed Romilda and found she had no knowledge of Sam's plan and was cleared of any wrongdoing. Harry thought Sam would probably get transferred to St. Mungo's because most of the department thought he was mentally unstable. Given the lengths that he went to enact revenge on something that happened years ago, Ginny agreed. Romilda had no hard feelings about anything that happened at Hogwarts and had moved on with her life. Since the case was considered closed, Andromeda and Teddy had gone back home but Teddy still spent about half his time with Ginny and Harry.

Ginny had been meeting with Abagail Cook to help her train so the Harpies would resign her once her contract ran out. Abagail was thankful for the help and she was putting a lot of effort into it. Ginny could see the potential that Abagail had and pushed her just hard enough to unleash it. The training sessions were starting to pay off and Abagail was getting better. Ginny also offered her a shoulder to lean on if she needed it. Ginny sought her out after her interview with Tom and accidently bumped into her under the premise that she was there to meet Harry for lunch and make use of the auror's gym. It wasn't a complete lie, just the part about being surprised to see Abagail. Over time, the two women got along well enough. They weren't exactly friends, but they became a little more than just teammates. Abagail did apologize to Harry for any issue she may have caused. Harry, or course, waved it off and told her not to worry.

Ginny had taken the day off from training so she could go to an appointment at St. Mungo's. Ginny noticed that her menstrual cycle was late and felt a little off and didn't know why. At first, she thought maybe it was the stress of training for the upcoming season or maybe she was getting sick. Ginny tried a pepper-up potion but that didn't do anything for her, so she made her appointment. The healer Ginny saw suggested that she was pregnant. A test was administered, and it confirmed that Ginny was indeed pregnant, just a couple of weeks along. The healer told her that riding a broom and apparition were now off limits. Using floo powder or a portkey were safer ways to travel. The healer gave Ginny a recipe for a prenatal potion to help the growing baby. She also received literature on what to expect while pregnant along with helpful tips on taking care of herself and the unborn child. Part of her was excited at the thought of having a baby that was their own, but the other part of her was scared.

Ginny took a break from cleaning the bedroom and sat down at her makeup vanity. She looked at herself in the mirror.

How's Harry going to react? Will he be happy? I know the timing isn't great, but I just don't want him to be angry. He just got back to work, and I just made captain. No, this is a blessing. A child is a blessing, and this is Harry. Harry loves me and I know he'll love us having a baby. We've talked about having kids and he wants them too. He's so great with Teddy too. He's a great dad, even if he doesn't realize it. I'm not really worried about me being a mum, I've been Teddy's mum since he was a baby. What am I going to tell Teddy? Will he be jealous? Merlin, I hope not. I'll just have to make sure he still feels just as loved after the baby's born as he does now. What am I going to do about quidditch? I can't play or even ride a broom. It's too dangerous. I guess I'll have to have a meeting with Mr. Smith and Allen. I'll figure something out to help Abby with her training, she's going to need it. She may have to replace me in the lineup. Everything has changed now. What am I'm going to tell the family? Mum probably won't let me do anything. Dad will be thrilled. I just hope my brothers don't do anything to Harry. I mean, we are married.