Shadow - Sequel To Light

Chapter Nine: Pack

After supper, I stopped at my office to check my mail and fix any problems that might have come up. Hagrid still had yet to tell me what the physical barrier for the first event was, wanting to surprise all of the headmasters including myself. My preparations for the first challenge were done and all I needed to worry about was actually getting through the time until the challenge. The babies were going to need some stuff from their nursery and I needed clothes to get through however long I decided to stay in my old room, so I decided to swing by the suite and grab what I needed. Outside of the door, I heard a feminine voice waffle out and paused.

"Hermione, wait!" I heard Ron from down the hall and turned to see him running towards me. "Ginny is here." He huffed and puffed, sounding like he had run across the school.

"I figured. Watch the babies for me." I ordered, pushing open the door and walking in. Inside, Ginny Weasley with her deep red hair sat on one of the armchairs, laughing. At my entrance, Harry turned around and his eyes widened.

"Hermione." He breathed, getting up and coming to me. I held up my hand, letting him know he needed to stop.

"I'm not here for you. I need to grab some of my and the twins' things." I muttered, moving to our chambers and slamming the door behind me. He came in a second later as I grabbed bags and flicked my wand so they packed themselves.

"Love, we need to talk about this."

"No. No, we don't. There is nothing to talk about, especially considering you brought her into our suite. This is our home and you had the gall to bring her here. I have nothing to say to you. I'll drop the twins off for you after lunch this week. If you know what's good for you, you'll ensure you don't have her around my babies." I threatened, walking out and into the babies' room.

"Hermione, please, let's just talk about this." He pleaded as I finished packing the twins' stuff and moved back into our bedchambers. Ginny watched us walk with a smirk on her face and I was so tempted to hit her with some sort of jinx, even if it was a small one.

"There is nothing to be said at this point, Harry. I'm staying somewhere else with the babies until I can even stand the sight of you. And news flash, her being here is far from helping your case." I spat, grabbing the bags and heading to the door. "I hope your mum told you what I said." I paused at the door to say to Ginny. "You stay away from my children and you watch your back because I'm so close to the edge it's not even funny." I warned and she scoffed.

"Ginny, don't antagonize her." Harry snapped and I yanked the door open. "Hermione." He called but I had already slammed the door.

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(Harry's POV......,)

"You need to stop coming around." I snapped at Ginny after Hermione slammed the door.

The first night Ginny had showed up, she had looked pretty bad so I had talked to her for some hours. Her coming back the next two nights hadn't been a part of the plan and I couldn't tell Hermione. How did I explain that I felt so bad for her that first night that I had stayed up all night talking to her? How did I tell my wife that I was meeting with the woman that had attempted to hurt her and our children? I hadn't known how then everything exploded before my eyes. Seeing Hermione as hurt as she had been in Hagrid's cottage had nearly killed me and the way she had packed and taken her stuff broke my heart. I didn't want to lose her over something as stupid as Ginny. I was going to follow her but Ginny grabbed my arm.

"Why? You like me being here and it's fun. I've missed you." She murmured, stroking my arm.

"I already told you to stop doing that." I grumbled, yanking my arm away. "You need to stop coming around here. I don't need you ruining things for my wife and I and that's what's happening. I only talked to you that first night because I still held some compassion for you. I don't love you anymore Ginny, I'm in love with my wife and now I don't even know if that will be enough to save us."

"You don't have to save your relationship, Harry. With her gone, we can be together."

"That is my wife and the mother of my children. I have a family and I'm not going to keep letting you ruin that."

"We could be a family. With her out of the picture, we could take the babies and have a family. I can overlook the fact that you had them with her and we can grow together. I know you still love me, Harry. Why else would you risk your little marriage if you didn't? You want out, Harry, and she's willing to let you go." She smiled, reaching for me.

"I don't want to be let go of!" I exclaimed, stepping back so she didn't touch me. "I love Hermione and I want our marriage to work. I don't know why I risked my marriage. I was stupid, but I won't let it go that easily. I messed up but I'll fix it. Now leave." I ordered, opening the door and waiting for her to walk out. She left, stopping to say something else but I slammed the door in her face. Now to figure out how to get my wife back.