With you in my Arms

7. "You are kidding! Right?"

Harry and Ginny were lying on his bed, snuggled tightly together.

"How did the trials go with the Harpies?"

She beamed at him.

"Great! It wasn't easy, they are all fantastic players, but I managed and got in as a reserve chaser."

"That's fantastic, Ginny!"

He kissed her enthusiastically. His fiancé was going to play professinal Quidditch. He was bursting with pride. Ginny grinned.

"It means that I will be travelling quite a bit, though."

He still smiled at her.

"I'll be away a lot of weekends and also have a lot of practice."

"I am going to be on the go for long hours as well, once my training is complete."

"That will take another year and a half."

"Well, yeah. Time for you to getting used to the idea, being married to an auror."

Now it was her grinning at him.

"Do you think, we should think about a date?"

"Nae. Not yet. Let us enjoy life together for a bit first."

"Talking about enjoying life, where is Hermione? I haven't seen or heard her since I came here. Where is she?"

"Working."

"It's 11 at night, for Merlin's sake! They can't let their trainees work this kind of hours."

Harry laughed.

"She has been asked to join a special team that is caring for witches or wizards that have attempted to commit suicide. She is doing the night watch."

"Night watch?"

"She is sitting at the bed of a patient and makes sure he or she doesn't do anything stupid during the night. Though she said, they were normally asleep. Sleeping Draught."

"Oh."

"There is only one thing."

"Yes?" Dread was dripping from the word.

"Guess, who the patient is, that she has been assigned to."

"Who?"

"A Slytherin from our year."

"Are you serious? What is he doing in the suicide ward?"

"He has read Rita Skeeter's article and when he added two and two together he very elegantly got five."
"What are you talking about?"

He sighed. He would have to tell Ginny, what had happened. He would most likely need her help soon and Hermione needed a girl to talk to.

"Hermione's baby is also his..."

He held her gaze while the words sunk in.

"You are telling me that she has... with a snake?"

Harry nodded.

"I thought, she and Ron had intended to wait..."

Another nod.

"You are kidding! Right?"

He shook his head.

"She... she did..."

He gently kissed her temple.

"Yes, Ginny, she did. She told me that they got together at the Graduation Party."

"Oh, Great Merlin!"