Well, here I am again though I have to say that I'm a little frustrated, since I seem to have lost some of my beloved readers I cherished so much like Padfoot and Cadence so , just know that I miss you, plus this last chapter didn't get replies from all the others. I hope though that this doesn't mean that you guys got bored of my story...Anyway, I won't give up just yet, since I have a new reader and some of the old ones still here!

Chapter 17 continue

Harry apparated to the Ministry with James. The boy was a little nervous about having to testify all about the events in Austria. He looked at his father; he seemed quite nervous too but the boy couldn't understand why.
"Dad, what...?"
"Jamie, now that we're gonna get in, there might be some...some reporters waiting", Harry said and the boy groaned.
"What? Oh, come on dad, isn't there another way to get in?"
"There is but you have to work here...they won't let you in", Herry replied.
"This sucks! Why didn't you tell me from home?"
"So you wouldn't come?"
"No, so I could come better prepared! Look at me!" James said pointing at his casual clothes and his pale, black bags under the eyes face. "How am I gonna make the front page looking like this?"
Harry grunted and rolled his eyes indignantly.
"That's your problem?"
"Well, yeah! I have a music career to preserve, hello! I can't have pictures looking like crap! It will ruin my image!" James said seriously.
Harry rolled his eyes again and grabbed the boy's arm dragging him inside.

Hermione apparated home with Artemis to find Mrs. Weasley in the kitchen cooking and her son sitting there watching her.
"Hey, dear, weren't you supposed to be at work?"
"Hey, Molly", Hermione nodded. "I forgot some papers", she said and turned to her son. "Hey, honey, will you be a dear and go bring those papers to mummy?"
Hugo grunted but got up.
"Where are they?"
"In my bedroom, second drawer left", Hermione said and the boy nodded and left. "Molly, this is Artemis", Hermione said introducing the two women. The girl shook Molly's hand. "She's a fellow auror".
"Oh", Molly smiled. "Well, nice to meet you, dear. How come you two work together? I thought Harry was your partner?"
"He is but he's on a sabbatical...until today at least", Hermione shrugged. "Plus Artemis is working with us in the Apostollo case anyway", she added and the girl nodded.
"Oh, this Apostollo case...", Molly said shaking her head. "You're lucky", she added addressing Artemis. "You seem like you were too young when we had You-know-who terrorizing us...it's really hard to see the madness repeat itself".
"Actually...I had some of that madness in my life..." Artemis said. "My mother died during that last big battle in Hogwarts".
"Really? I didn't know!" Hermione said. "I'm sorry".
"It was a lot of years ago", the woman shrugged. Hermione nodded and then coughed.
"So where's everybody else?" she asked mostly because she wanted to change the subject.
"Well, Hugo is getting you your stuff, Albus is upstairs and Ginny went to see Luna with Lilly and Rose", Molly answered.
"Oh, yeah she told me. They're discussing if Ginny could start writing for the Quibbler".
"Ginny shouldn't", Molly said shaking her head. "She's pregnant; and she has a house to..."
"Oh, Harry's wife is pregnant? I didn't know!" Artemis smiled.
"Yeah she is", Hermione nodded; then she turned to Mrs. Weasley. "Molly, we're talking about Ginny. She spent almost half a year not working since she quit the Prophet and honestly it's getting on her nerves!"
"Well, she shouldn't be considering to work again now with the baby coming!" Molly said indignantly. "It's not like they don't have money!"
"Tell me you didn't have a fight with her before she left".
"No...not a big one at least", Molly replied cutting a carrot in small pieces for the soup.
"She's a columnist, Molly, it's not like her job is dangerous!"
"In times like these it is! Especially with the things she writes!"
"That's why she became a journalist in the first place, so she could give people the truth when others didn't. You should be proud of her", Hermione pointed out.
"Well, whatever", Mrs. Weasley shrugged as Hugo came handing his mother the papers she wanted.
"Thanks", Hermione smiled. "How come you didn't go to Luna's?"
"The boys wouldn't be there; they've gone somewhere with their father", Hugo replied.
"I see...So, we'd better go, then", Hermione told Artemis.
"Yeah, we'd better".

"I don't know, Lu", Ginny said as she sat in Luna's couch with her friend sitting in the opposite armchair with Rose and Lilly at each side of her.
"Know what?" Luna asked.
"If I can come writing for you now with all that's happening", Ginny responded.
"You mean Apostollo, huh? You know, he might be member of the Nomad conspiracy", Luna saud and Ginny smiled.
"I don't think so, Luna", she responded not even asking what that conspiracy was. "Who else but a Death Eater would want to hurt my family? Who else would have kidnapped my son?"
"Well, you have a point", Luna admitted. "How's James?"
"He's pretty shaken but hopefully he'll be okay", Ginny said.
"Of course, he'll be okay! He's a strong kid; he took after his godmother!" Luna said proudly and Ginny laughed.
"I guess he did", she said. "Well, anyway that's why I'm not sure if..."
"Don't worry about it Gin", Luna stopped her. "Your safety comes first".
"Yeah, that's what my mum said", Ginny said rolling her eyes. "She's all about 'how are you gonna work in your state' and stuff".
"Wait...what state?"
"She pregant!" Lilly and Rose yelled together in Luna's ears.
"And I just got nearly deaf but whatever!" Luna laughed. "That's great news Gin! Hey, I've got dibs for godmother!"
"You're James' godmother, Lu!" Ginny laughed. "McGonagall is Albus' and Ron and Hermione Lilly's...don't you think that Neville should do something too?"
"Well, fine, but the next one is mine", Luna announced.
"The next one?" Ginny exclaimed. "Honey, I have a family, I'm not trying to make a band!"
At the end of her sentence a loud apparition pop came from outside.
"Are you expecting anyone?" Ginny asked Luna getting up.
"Not really, but it could be..."
"Wait, Lu, don't go out", Ginny stopped her cluthing her hand. Luna gave her a confused look but Ginny ignored it and approached the window, a bad feeling growing inside her.



-So I know I said that there will be action in the next post but there was some information I had to give before that...there will be another post later today or tommorow, so stay tuned!-

-Angie-