She heard footsteps approaching but kept her eyes closed, someone lay down beside her and put their arm over her stomach, pulling her to them.

“Hey Baby.” The voice of the man there said, Ginny giggled and opened her eyes, she turned her head to face Harry Potter, saviour of the wizarding world, twice, one of the most famous, probably the most famous wizard in the world, and her fiancée. He lie on his side, one arm over Ginny’s waist, keeping her to him, and the other brushing the fiery halo from the woman’s face.

“Hey.” Ginny replied softly with a sweet smile. She reached her hand up and stroked his face, just staring into his eyes. They leaned in to kiss. Closer, closer...

“Auntie Ginny!” Came a little girls scream, Ginny groaned and banged her head on the ground hard, Harry just chuckled and got up, helping Ginny up also, but before she was off the floor, a tiny red head bombarded her in a hug, Ginny ‘oof’ed and hugged the three year old back.

“Hi Lory.” Ginny said to the girl with a grin, as much as she denied it, she loved her two nieces and nephew.

“Daddy said you’d be down here, and, and said that I could show you my new toy! Look!” Lorraine, Charlie and his wife, Jade’s daughter, excitedly pulled a muggle Barbie toy from her bag, Jade was a muggleborn witch, and she tried to keep to the muggle-way in everything, meaning that when Arthur had first gone to the couples house, he had asked so many questions and marvelled at everything in site, that he annoyed the couple terribly and they would’ve thrown him out had it not been for Molly.

“Wow, she’s very pretty.” Ginny complemented, Lorraine nodded and excitedly pulled the toys accessories out of her bag and showed Ginny each.

Harry watched as Ginny played with her niece, knowing that someday, that would be their child and Ginny his wife. He couldn’t wait until that day.

A little while later, Harry looked down at his watch, they had been outside for quite a while he realised, it would be dinner soon.

“Hey, maybe we should head back, it’s nearly time for dinner.” Harry suggested, Ginny and Lorraine looked up and Ginny nodded.

“Sure, lets just clean these toys up, wouldn’t want to lose them now would we?” She asked her eldest niece sweetly, the girl shook her head and helped Ginny put the small accessories back into her little ‘Blue’s Clues’ bag. After everything was packed up, they stood and Harry picked up Lorraine and grabbed Ginny’s hand before going over the hill and back to the house.

“And she finally comes home!” Ron exclaimed jokingly as the three walked in the door, Harry put Lorraine down and laughed as Ginny threw a bread roll at her youngest brother, who was already at the table with some paper work in front of him.

“Hurry up and get cleaned up you three, dinner will start soon.” Molly said, ushering them to the stairs. Harry, Ginny and Lorraine went to the upstairs bathroom to wash their hands for dinner. For once, a huge rarity, there was no-one in the bathroom, so they went in and washed their hands.

“Can’t reach!” Lorraine exclaimed, Ginny rolled her eyes.

“Then get your stool.” Harry replied, Lorraine pulled it out from under the sink and then stood on it, in between Harry and Ginny. Ginny pulled Lorraine’s hands into her own and started rubbing the soap into the girls hands, Harry joined in a moment later.

Ginny loved the fact that Harry was so good with children, she let him take over washing the soap off of Lorraine’s hands and went downstairs, thinking about her future with Harry.

“Hey Gin, where’s Lory?” Charlie asked as she came down the stairs.

“Oh, she’s upstairs with Harry, he’s just cleaning off her hands.” Ginny explained, Charlie nodded as he saw Harry appear from the stairs with Lorraine, who ran back to Charlie and Jade, who were sitting on the settee.

“Dinners ready!” Molly exclaimed, the family all trooped into the garden to eat because there wasn’t enough space in the kitchen for them all.

Throughout the delicious dinner, it seemed that Jesse, Bill and his wife Michelle’s eighteen month old son, was having an incessant conversation with himself, Lorraine and Mazie, Fred and Alicia’s three year old daughter, were both playing with toys rather than eating, and the adults all talked happily to one another.

After dinner, the kids went to bed and the adults stayed up and talked through the night, Hermione was telling Ginny about her teacher training in the muggle world whilst Ron and Harry were discussing their auror training. Ginny wasn’t so sure of what she wanted to do, though, she had never told anyone about it, not even Harry, she was interested in the fashion career, she loved the flashy clothes and things that models got to wear and she loved the idea of someone wearing her designs and walking down a catwalk. She knew it was a long shot, but it seemed worth a try.

She went to bed that night with a content smile on her face, she was finally happy and living her own life, not one in the shadows of her brothers.

Chapter 2 – Destroying the dream

Ginny slowly woke one morning, she still had her eyes closed and she was feeling around the bed for Harry, instead, when she felt his pillow, she felt a piece of paper, and cut herself on it.

"MERLIN'S CRAP!" She shouted, quickly sticking the cut finger in her mouth, she picked up the paper and read the note.

Ginny smiled despite the stinging pain coming from her finger. 'He is so sweet sometimes.' She thought.

Ginny got up and went to the bathroom, having a nice long bath before she went downstairs, where the lunch was already on the table.

"Good morning!" She exclaimed happily, her family looked at her strangely.

"We were about to send someone up, we thought you were still asleep!" Molly told her, Ginny put her hand to her mouth.

"Whoops?" She muttered, they all laughed.

"Here Gin, I'm guessing that your hungry." Hermione said, moving up to let her soon-to-be-sister-in-law sit next to her.

"Yeh, starved." Ginny said with a grin, "Exercise does that to you."

"Since when did you exercise in the morn- oh." Molly muttered, Ginny and Hermione laughed.

"Argh Ginny, we don't want to know about your sexual habits at the table!" Fred exclaimed, Ginny giggled.

"Sorry, I love annoying you." She stated, then filled her plate.

"Did you hear about the thirty odd Death Eaters they caught?" Hermione asked Ginny, "That's why Harry and Ron had to go to work this morning, the Death Eaters need questioning."

"Oh? I didn't know." Ginny said with a frown. "I wonder why thirty Death Eaters were congregating together anyways. Where were they found?"

"Malfoy Manor." Fred filled in for Hermione, Ginny 'oh'ed in realisation.

"That'd be why." She muttered, Hermione nodded.

"They're hoping to get names of other Death Eaters from them." George said, Ginny nodded.

"I hope that they do." She stated.

The day went by quite quickly, and when Harry and Ron appeared in the fireplace at around eight, Ginny was relieved.

"How long were you there for?" She asked exasperated as she stood and went to hug Harry, he stiffened in her hold and pushed her back slightly. "Harry?" She asked, cocking her head inquiringly. Next she knew, she was on the floor clutching her cheek from where Ron had punched her.

"RONALD WEASLEY!" Molly shouted.

"Be quiet Mum." Ron said, glaring at Ginny. "She betrayed us." He said.

"What?" Nearly everyone asked, Sirius and Remus had come round that day also.

"She betrayed us. She's a Death Eater." Ron repeated, everyone looked shocked, including Ginny.

"What!" She exclaimed, "Ron, I wouldn't! Harry?" She turned to Harry, who looked away from her. "You believe it?"

"Twenty-seven Death Eaters told us Ginny, we're here to tell you to leave before you get taken in." Ron said forcefully, "Though I don't know why we are doing this."

"Ron, I'm not a Death Eater!" Ginny exclaimed, standing back up with a hand on her cheek. "Why would I be? Voldemort ruined my life! Why would I want to be a Death Eater?" She asked rhetorically.

"DAMN IT GINNY! I DON'T KNOW! YOU TELL US! ALL WE KNOW IS, TWENTY-SEVEN DEATH EATERS TOLD US THIS!" Ron shouted, "IF IT HAD BEEN ONE DEATH EATER, I WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT, BUT TWENTY-BLOODY-SEVEN?!"

"RON! Listen to me! I'm NOT a Death Eater!" Ginny shouted.

"Then tell me," Ron said, "Where were you on the first of August? In the evening around the time six till nine?"

"I've already told you that I was around Janine's!" Ginny exclaimed, "Ask her!"

"How can I? She was murdered! And all of the evidence points to you!" Ron exclaimed.

"Evidence? EVIDENCE! What evidence!" Ginny exclaimed.

"All you need to know is that we have it." Ron stated bitterly, "Now leave before we take you to Azkaban." Ginny looked shocked and looked back at Harry.

"Please do not tell me you believe this Harry." Ginny begged, "I would never betray you!"

"Leave Ginny." Ron repeated, Ginny looked at him, then to all her family before speaking.

"You have made the biggest mistake of your life Ronald Weasley, and I won't be coming back when your grovelling at my feet." She stated, before apparting away. Molly broke down whilst the Weasley brothers, Hermione, Sirius and Remus sat there in shock.

"Ron, she couldn't have possibly..." Hermione trailed off.

"She betrayed us all Hermione. Now we've just given her the chance to hide." Ron stated, glancing at Harry, who had collapsed on the sofa with his head in his hands. "You weren't to know mate." Ron said to his friend, who nodded into his hands.

They all sat in silence, just contemplating what had just happened.

Ginny firstly went to Gringotts to get the little money she had before heading off. Having nowhere to go, she apparated to a homeless shelter in London and stayed there for a few nights, thinking about what she could do.

Deciding that she wanted to persist with the idea of her dream career, she brought a small apartment in Borehamwood, which was on the outskirts of London, and she changed her name to Virginia Summers.

Virginia found a job in a small fashion house less than an hours drive from her house (Harry had insisted that she learn to drive) and she worked as a sales clerk, it was a start.

It took her less than a month to get her life back on track, and for that she was glad.

Seven weeks had passed since Ginny had been kicked out, and some shocking news reached the Weasley's and Harry. She was innocent. The Death Eaters main goals were to ruin Harry's life, and in a last attempt, they had decided to try telling Harry that Ginny was a Death Eater, and it had worked. In all of the Death Eaters trail's, they were questioned with Veritaserum, and Dumbledore had told the family after the last trail that Ginny was innocent and that they'd made a big mistake.

They tried owling Ginny, but the owl always came back with unopened letters. The Weasley brothers soon gave up, ashamed at what they had done to their sister, though Harry and Molly kept trying to find her for years afterwards, with no success.

Virginia's biggest shock came weeks after she had moved and settled in. She was unsure at first, but after talking to a muggle doctor, it was verified. She was pregnant. Knowing she couldn't bear getting rid of the baby, she went into work a few days later and told her new boss, Elsa Greenway.

She nervously knocked on the door of her bosses office after the secretary told her to go through.

"Come in." A voice called, Virginia nervously entered and sat in the chair, after a moment of silence, Elsa looked up. "Something I could help you with Virginia?" She asked. Virginia nervously played with her hands.

"I know I've only just been employed, but please hear me out and please let me keep my job." Virginia started, Elsa nodded for her to continue, "I'm pregnant. And I know that might mean that I might be a little late or things but I promise to work just as hard and-"

"Virginia." Elsa said, stopping the young woman’s rant, "I will let you carry on working here. You act much more mature than the others and you look a keeper, but I still expect you to be at work on time." The woman said, raising an eyebrow at Virginia, who looked completely relieved.

"Thank you so much! You don't know what this means to me." She said happily, Elsa smiled at her.

"I also wanted to speak to you today about these drawings." Elsa held up a fashion drawing which Virginia had done, it was a brief sketch of a wedding dress, Virginia looked shocked.

"Oh nuts! I'm sorry, I was bored the other afternoon because there were no customers and-"

"Whoa!" Elsa exclaimed, "I like it girl, maybe you have some more I could have a look at? As I suppose being a clerk isn't the job you want forever. Maybe I could help you reach those better heights." Virginia looked excited.

"Really? Oh, I could bring my sketchbook to you if you wanted." Virginia suggested, Elsa nodded.

"I'd like that, then maybe I could introduce you to one of my private clients whom you could work with." She suggested, Virginia nodded. "Well, you had better get back to work, thank you for informing me of your condition and congratulations." Elsa said with a smile, Virginia nodded slightly.

"Thank you, for everything." She said, then left with a grin on her face.

Throughout the years, Virginia slowly made great leaps in her career ladder. She had a beautiful daughter, Paisley, and she lived for her. Virginia went from being a clerk, to a fashion assistant to Elsa, then she went into partnership with Elsa, then finally, she opened a small shop a little away from Elsa's, designing and making clothes, and also tailoring some to suit certain people. Her shop done well and she was invited to lots of fashion shows, her name was becoming nationwide in the fashion industry. Her daughter was a model in all of her walks and Virginia made a trademark, Summers Designs and sold her merchandise to big shopping stores in London whilst she also worked in her base shop, tailoring for people from all over for thousands of occasions.

Chapter 3 – Letter from Hogwarts

Virginia was up early that morning, she had an important customer coming to work and she was also taking Paisley, who had yet to come down for breakfast.

“Paisley! Get down here or I’ll be late!” Virginia called up the stairs, she then went back down the hall and pulled her hair into a loose ponytail before going back into the kitchen to finish cooking Paisley’s breakfast, bacon rasher sandwiches.

Five minutes after, Virginia heard Paisley running down the stairs and then jump around the last bit. The stairs in the living room curved on the last few stairs and there was a glass wall down the stairs because Virginia had them built when she moved into the house. Around the curved bit was a small round banister, which Paisley always grabbed and swung into the living room on.

The small red head ran into the kitchen and landed on a chair.

“Morning Mum!” She exclaimed, not a bit out of breath, Virginia smiled.

“Morning. The stairs in the hall would get you down here faster y’know.” She commented, Paisley grinned.

“I know, but I don’t really care about that tiny factor.” She said with a grin, helping herself to the bacon sandwiches.

“Now Missy, you need to hurry up, we are going to be late if you don’t and I have to stop by Elsa’s to get some fabric.” Virginia said, finishing the washing up in the sink.

“Oh? Why?” Paisley asked.

“I have a difficult customer, she wants a certain kind of lace on her wedding dress.” Virginia explained sarcastically, Paisley nodded.

“Cool.” She muttered, Virginia smiled.

After Paisley finished her breakfast, they made their way to Virginia’s studios or ‘fashion house’ as Elsa called it. It was the middle of July and it was a great warm summer day, Paisley had finished junior school earlier in the month and nearly everyday she had gone to a summer club with her friends, though today she was going to work with her Mum to help out and earn some extra pocket money.

As she was driving, Virginia thought she spotted an owl. ‘No, couldn’t be.’ She thought, then carried on driving.

They stopped by Elsa’s quickly and then drove to the Summers Designs fashion house. Virginia unlocked the door and was about to enter when an owl swooped down and sat on the windowsill, looking at them expectantly. Paisley looked as shocked as Virginia, who hesitantly approached it and took the letter from it’s leg. She should’ve known Hogwarts would offer Paisley a place, both of the girls parents were pure-bloods, she wouldn’t exactly be a squib.

Virginia handed the letter to Paisley and opened the door, walking in after the owl flew in. Paisley walked over to the table with her letter.

“Hey Mum? You reckon this place is real? Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.” Paisley asked, looking up, Virginia nodded slightly.

“We’ll check it out, P.” She replied, Paisley nodded and read through the lists of things she would need.

Virginia bustled around the room in the shop where she done private work, making sure it was presentable for her customer whilst Paisley wandered around the main shop, waiting for customers with Karl, one of the clerks.

“Hey V.” A feminine voice said, Virginia turned and faced Charlene Yung, her fifteen year old apprentice. Charlene had joined Virginia the year before and was currently going into year eleven. Charlene only took one day off a week, and that was to go to school to learn English, maths, science and French.

“Hey C.” Virginia said fondly, Charlene was a great apprentice and a good friend.

“Anything for me to do?” Charlene asked, looking around, Virginia smiled.

“You can go talk to Karl for a while if you like, Miss-soon-to-be-Mrs Jacobs hasn’t turned up yet.” Virginia said, “She’s late.”

“Oh, they could learn to be on time at least.” Charlene stated, walking out. Virginia went out also, satisfied that the room looked alright.

“Hey Mum, anything I can do?” Paisley asked, Virginia looked around and noticed some child-sized mannequins with no clothes on.

“Yeah, you could find something for those mannequins.” Virginia stated, pointing to them, Paisley nodded and went to check the size of it.

The shop was quite big and had platforms with mannequins all over the place. It also had separate areas, the woman’s, children, men’s and teens areas, then there was a lingerie area too. Because it was quite early still, hardly any customers had come in. Virginia had a small staff load too, they worked efficiently so not many were needed. There was Karl Ainsley, Charlie-Jo Macey and Anne Pone, they were the part-time-clerks, then Phoebe Macey, Charlie-Jo’s elder sister, who was a fitter and also a nurse in training, though Phoebe only came in when Virginia couldn’t work, and finally was Charlene Yung, Virginia’s apprentice. Karl was the only male member of staff in Virginia’s work place, the other school kids thought it ‘gay’ to work there apparently, though Karl didn’t mind as it was quite obvious that he had his eye on Charlene. During the school term, Virginia had other staff, but they preferred to let the teens do full time in the summer for six or seven weeks.

The other two clerks came in later and Miss Kyan, soon to be Mrs Jacobs, was still late.

“Why is she so late! I have work to do!” Virginia exclaimed, the clerks all looked over at her, as did the few customers.

The door opened and a large group of rowdy teens walked in, the girls chatting excitedly whilst they dragged the boys in.

“Hey Charlie!” One of the girls shouted, the pretty black haired clerk looked over and groaned. “Service here!” Charlie-Jo walked over with a fake smile on her face, she obviously didn’t like the girls.

“Man I hate those bitches.” Anne commented, coming from the back of the store and sending sympathetic looks at Charlie-Jo.

“Should we save her?” Virginia asked, Anne shrugged.

“Sure, the commission isn’t worth going through what that lot say to you.” She replied, Virginia nodded and approached the group, hearing the snide comments they made about Charlie-Jo.

“Excuse me, but if you can’t respect my staff, I must ask you to leave.” Virginia said curtly, placing a hand on Charlie-Jo’s shoulder. “CJ, I need you to pop down to the basement and get me a few boxes of the new orders, we should get them put out already. Then would you just put them in the store room for me? We can have a look through later, I think you all deserve something.” She said with a smile, Charlie-Jo nodded.

“Thanks V.” She said with a grin, then nodded and left.

“Whoa! Do we get free stuff if we work’d here? We would get employee discoun’ too!” An annoying girl who was smacking her gum said with a Londoner’s accent, Virginia smiled slightly.

“Well I’m sorry, but I have no spaces on my staff for people who don’t respect my current staff, now if you’d excuse me, my private customer has arrived.” With that, she left and went over to the posh cow who was trying out everything she could to be difficult. “Miss Kyan, how good to see you.” Virginia greeted, “Let me take you to the back. Would you like a tea or coffee maybe?”

“A coffee with two sugars would be nice, oh, and the milk in before the hot water, I cannot stand typical coffee, it has to have the right… richness.” Miss Kyan said pompously, Virginia rolled her eyes at the clerks, who were stifling their laughs because Paisley was doing a very accurate impression of the woman, copying the hand movements and the way she walked. Charlene followed Virginia.

“Charlene, would you mind just quickly getting a coffee for Miss Kyan?” She asked, Charlene nodded and went to the kitchens.

After a few hours, Miss Kyan left and Virginia really could’ve killed her.

“What does she think she’s doing!” She exclaimed, “I want a silk bodice with a panel going down the skirt. It must have roses embroidered on it.” She imitated, the girls giggled. “Argh! Anyway, she’s gone for a few weeks at least. I’ll ask Phoebe to help with some of the hand stitching, I still have to start on that range for the show next year.”

“I’ve got a few fashion drawings I’d like you to have a look at actually.” Anne said thoughtfully, Virginia nodded.

“Just bring them in. I might use some of your ideas in the show of course.” Virginia told the teen, who nodded.

“I’m actually honoured to have you look at them, let alone use them. Your going really far.” Anne said to Virginia, who smiled.

“Thank you. But this big show next year will determine how far I get in America.” She stated with a sigh.

“You’ll do great Mum.” Paisley encouraged, they others nodded.

“We’re still modelling, right?” Charlie-Jo asked.

“Yes. I wouldn’t think of anybody else.” Virginia stated.

“That’s good.” Anne said with a fake sternness in her voice.

“Me and Paisley are gonna go grab some pizza from Heebie Geebie’s, anyone want anything?” Virginia asked, the others nodded.

“Sure, pepperoni please.” Charlie-Jo requested.

“Margarita, only veggie one that I like.” Anne stated.

“Hawaiian.” Charlene said with a smile.

“Margarita too please.” Karl said with a grin, licking his lips in anticipation.

“K then, three margarita’s, a Hawaiian, pepperoni and Paisley would most probably b having the vegetarian mix, am I right?” Virginia asked, turning to her daughter, who nodded.

“Of course, Jake’s gonna have to put some ham on it like usual.” She said pompously, Virginia nodded.

“We’ll be back in less than an hour. I have to pick up some things. I’m handing control of the shop over of Charlene, if any bitches come in and harass you, ask them to leave politely and if they don’t call me.” She instructed, the others rolled their eyes, they’d been through this drill too many times.

“Will do.” Charlene told her boss. “Now go get our pizzas!” Virginia smiled at them all and led Paisley out.

“She acts like our Mother’s sometimes.” Karl stated, the other three nodded in agreement and went their separate ways to work.

Virginia and Paisley were walking in silence to the pizza shop, it was a good ten minute walk but as it was so hot today, they decided to walk.

“Mum?”

“Hmm?”

“What do you think about this school?” Paisley asked, Virginia stopped and turned to face her daughter.

“I personally think it’ll be a great experience.” She said honestly. “If you want to go, go, but anything, and I repeat, anything upsets you, just call me strait away and I’ll come bring you home.” Virginia said softly and with a huge smile, Paisley smiled back and hugged her Mum.

“Thanks Mummy.” She said. Virginia kept her arm around Paisley’s shoulders as they carried on walking to Heebie Geebie’s to get everyone’s pizzas.

Chapter 4 - Behind The Brick Wall

After Paisley had sent back her reply to the school on the twenty-fifth of July, Virginia rethought her plans for the opening of her new store that was coming up in two weeks. She decided that her and Paisley would go a few days earlier so that they could get Paisley's supplies and they'd meet Charlene, Karl, Anne, Phoebe and Charlie-Jo at the hotel on the day of the opening so that they could get ready. The staff of Virginia's fashion house base only knew that Paisley had been accepted into an extremely private school in the north, nothing else. Virginia had explained the need of not telling people about Hogwarts to Paisley as much as she could without revealing herself as a witch who tried to forget her past.

Virginia was in her attic, sitting by a small trunk which held the most prized possessions of hers and Paisley's life. It was sitting open and Virginia was looking at each of the items, Paisley's first teeth, the baby bracelet that Elsa had gotten Paisley after she was born for the christening, Virginia had never regretted appointing Elsa as Paisley's God-Mother. Other item included trinkets and a charm bracelet which she had in her previous life as a witch; she had a new charm bracelet now, as did Paisley. The ring Harry had proposed to her with was in the box also, as well as the one thing she wanted to remain hidden forever.

Her wand.

It was eleven inches, maple, thin, core of unicorn hair and great for defence. That's what Oliver had told her and it had defended her well in the forbidden forest when her, Harry, Ron and Hermione had gone in blindly to search for clues that helped them uncover a load of Slytherin's who were Death Eaters secretly in her sixth year. She remembered it as though it were yesterday.

Ginny could here quiet talking from up ahead and watched as Harry motioned them all to be quiet. He crept up ahead and indicated them to come forward as he peered through some bushes, what shocked Ginny the most was that there were people in the forest, not centaurs, not the giant spiders, Hogwarts students. More specifically, Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy Parkinson.

"The Dark Lord wants us to do it so we shall!" Parkinson shrieked. "So let's go do our job! We have to kill that little slut Weasley if we're to live through this." Ginny's face paled of colour as Pansy continued ranting. The other three looked at her before Harry shot out.

Virginia was glad that Paisley wasn't home, she was spending the day with Charlene and the girls from the shop, seeing a movie and getting an ice cream, then having a girly sleepover. The girls loved Paisley to bits, like big sisters would, they argued, they had fun and they were there for each other.

The two weeks past quickly after Virginia buried her wand back into the box. Soon, they were on their way to Diagon Alley.

Virginia played dumb about knowing here it was and let her daughter drag her into the Leaky Cauldron. Virginia talked to Tom, the bar keeper and asked for a room before the two deposited their bags and made their way out back, where Tom told them how to enter Diagon Alley. It really scared Virginia that he was going on about recognising her from somewhere, she had only gotten away with it by saying she was famous in the muggle world.

Virginia and Paisley walked down the street towards Gringotts, Virginia tried to act ignorant to this world but as Paisley was too busy trying to look in all directions, Virginia wasn't noticed.

"C'mon, Tom said that Gringotts is the big white building." Virginia instructed, dragging her daughter through the doors of the bank, but not after reminding her daughter discreetly not to stare at the goblins.

The two approached a free desk.

"Yes?" The goblin asked.

"Um… Hi, we came to exchange some money." Virginia stated.

"How much exactly?" The goblin asked.

"Five hundred for the time being." Virginia stated, unloading wads of cash onto the desk. The goblin silently counted the money before exchanging it.

"Five hundred muggle sterling into eighty galleons, two hundred and seventy-six sickles and two thousand knuts." The goblin informed them, shovelling the money into a seemingly endless leather pouch before handing it to them.

"Good day to you to." Paisley grumbled. Virginia giggled and pushed Paisley out of the shop.

"Where to first then?" Virginia asked, latching the pouch onto her waistband.

"Um…" Paisley checked her list. "Uniform or equipment first?"

"Uniform." Virginia said, Paisley nodded and scanned her uniform list.

"Where would we buy this stuff?" She asked, Virginia scanned the list also.

"Robes." She muttered, "How about a robe shop?" She said sarcastically, Paisley rolled her eyes.

"Oh, look!" Paisley pointed to a shop. "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions!"

Virginia and Paisley went to the shop and as they opened the door, a woman was immediately upon them.

"Ahh, Hogwarts m'dear?" The woman asked, Paisley nodded nervously and was ushered over to a stool, Virginia sat next to a woman in a chair at the side and sighed.

"Oh, hello." The black haired woman said kindly.

"Morning." Virginia said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, but is that your daughter?" The woman asked, Virginia nodded, slightly confused. "My, you look too young to be a mother." She stated. "I'm Elizabeth Teir."

"Virginia Summers." Virginia stated politely.

"Is it her first year?" Elizabeth asked, Virginia nodded. "My daughter's going into first year also." Elizabeth stated, nodding at the girl who was standing nervously on the other stool.

Paisley stood on the stool and glanced at the pretty raven-haired girl next to her.

"Hey, I'm Paisley." She said cheerfully. The girl turned to her.

"Chenyce." She told Paisley. "Is it your first year at Hogwarts too?"

"Yeah, I didn't even know about it." Paisley said, "I'm probably gonna fail."

"No your not." Chenyce stated knowingly, "Your muggleborn obviously, there are bound to be other muggleborns. Though you wouldn't want to be in Slytherin, my brother said they are all evil sods."

"Oh." Paisley muttered, a bit confused with the strange word the girl was using.

"Got your wand yet?" Chenyce asked, Paisley shook her head.

"This is the first store me and my Mum have been too." She explained.

"Cool, mine and my Mum's too. Wanna come around with us?" Chenyce asked.

"Sure." Paisley replied happily, she wanted to make new friends desperately, so she wasn't alone on her first day. "Shouldn't we ask our Mum's first though?" The two girls glanced over at their mothers, who were chatting.

"Nah, I'm sure they wouldn't mind the arrangement." Chenyce stated, Paisley grinned and nodded.

The two girls walked out of Madam Malkin's sometime after. They were going to go get all of their books before going to get their supplies for potions and other equipment, then they'd go get their wands.

The girls were having a great time and Virginia was having fun talking to the woman who reminded her of her mother, before she was turned out.

They carried on popping into different stores, just chatting, until they went to the emporium for a pet.

"Oh Mum!" Paisley exclaimed, running out of the shop before the two mothers had a chance to enter, Paisley grabbed Virginia's hand and dragged her into the shop, Elizabeth chuckled and followed. "Look! Isn't she adorable?" Virginia gasped, she had never seen anything as gorgeous as it.

It was curled up, asleep, in its cage, its little head resting on its paws. It was a tiny kitten, a tiny powder pink kitten, the colour of cherry blossoms.

"Oh my." Virginia muttered. Elizabeth came up behind her.

"Oh, that is a cute little thing." She commented, "Chenyce wants an owl, so you don't have to mind about her stealing that little thing." Virginia smiled.

"It says that I can have a cat Mum, can I have her? She's beautiful." Paisley said in awe, the tiny kitten, which was no bigger than seven inches. The kitten yawned and lifted its head up, looking at her company curiously.

"Yeah. Of course, it's your decision." Virginia replied, "Sure you don't want an owl?"

"Positive." Paisley stated, Virginia smiled and approached the counter.

"Hi, I'd like to buy the kitten over there." She said to the kind looking woman behind the counter.

"Oh? She's one of a kind she is." The woman stated, following Virginia back to the cage, "You never see cats of that colour anymore."

"How old is she?" Paisley asked as the woman came over.

"She's just over six weeks, so you'll have to take care of her." The woman stated, Paisley nodded enthusiastically.

"I will." She said.

"Good." The lady replied, opening the cage. She carefully picked the kitten up and handed her gently to Paisley, who cradled the tiny creature. "Would you like any cat care items?"

"Yes, we'll need the lot I'm afraid." Virginia said, the lady smiled and just walked back to the counter.

"No problem. That'd be feeding bowl, food, treats, litter tray, litter and travel cage." The lady told Virginia as she got the various things. "I'll do you a deal on them as your new here, eight galleons."

"Is that good?" Paisley asked Chenyce in a whisper, the other girl nodded.

"Okay then, thanks." Virginia said with a smile, handing over the money and taking the items which had been put into a shrinkable container that when you pressed a button, it shrunk and un-shrunk.

Chenyce got a lightning blue owl, and called it Bob, which was a dare from Paisley which she took. Virginia named the kitten for Paisley, she called it Sakura, which is 'Cherry Blossom' in Japanese.

The four made their way to the final shop that they needed to go to. Ollivanders Wands.

The two girls entered first, a bell chimed from somewhere in the back and an old man walked into the room.

"Ahh, I've been waiting for you." Ollivander stated, looking strait at Paisley, Virginia knew that Ollivander would know who she was, but it didn't matter for the moment. "Elizabeth Teir, I hope that wand suits you well, though I do not appreciate the amount of times you have to come back for a new wand." Ollivander said, Elizabeth smiled sheepishly.

"Yeah, I'm just a little clumsy." She said in her own defence, Ollivander smiled suspiciously and turned to Chenyce.

"Hmm, lets see." Ollivander walked off whilst a tape measure flew out and started measuring every inch of the raven-haired girls body. "That will do." The tape measure fell to the floor. "Try this, willow, long, eight and a half inches, core of a phoenix." Chenyce gave it a wave, feeling completely stupid. Some wand boxes fell from a shelf and the wand was whipped away from her hand, another replacing it. "Holly, swishy, ten and three quarter inches long." Chenyce gave it a wave and bright, electric blue sparks flew out. The others clapped at the presentation. Now for young Miss Summers." Ollivander muttered, the tape measure started measuring Paisley this time as Ollivander looked around. "Your father is a powerful wizard Miss Summers, very courageous." He commented, Virginia and Paisley perked up.

"You know my father?" Paisley asked, Ollivander commanded the tape measurer to stop and came back over to them, he glanced at Virginia before handing Paisley a wand.

"I think answering that will get me into some serious trouble." Ollivander stated, glancing at Virginia again. "The time is coming soon Virginia, you'll be telling her soon." He stated. "Beechwood, nine inches, core of dragon heartstring." Paisley waved it but it was immediately snatched away from her hand. "Ebony, phoenix feather, eleven and a half inches." Paisley waved it and a bunch of boxes on Ollivanders desk blew up. "Oh." He muttered.

After another half hour of trying, Paisley started to get frustrated, maybe she wasn't cut out for this? Maybe she should just go to normal high school and be as normal as she could.

"Why, your just as tricky a customer as your father and grandparents. We'll find a wand." Ollivander stated, he left view and came back a second later with a long, thin box, "I wonder." He muttered and silently handed her a beautiful wand. Paisley waved it and immediately felt warmth take over her. "Hmm, ten and a quarter inches, willow with mahogany handle, and a phoenix feather. Very interesting."

"What's so interesting sir?" Paisley asked.

"Your wand, holds parts of your families. The same willow that went into your grandmother's and another woman of your families wands, then the same mahogany from your grandfathers wand. Then the core. This phoenix gave only two feathers to begin with, though around the time you would've been born, he donated another. The other two feathers went to your father and a very evil man. Lord Voldemort." Ollivander explained, Chenyce and Elizabeth gasped, while Virginia's faced drained of colour.

Virginia quickly paid for the wand, as did Elizabeth and then they left. Elizabeth was deep in thought whilst the two girls were engrossed in a conversation. They walked down to the ice cream parlour and ordered ice creams for the girls.

"I'm going to show Virginia my favourite shop, we'll be back before your finished girls." Elizabeth said, the two girls nodded and went back to their conversation as Virginia followed Elizabeth confusedly.

"Elizabeth stopped in a deserted alleyway, she cast silencing charms around them.

"Are you alright?" Virginia asked hesitantly.

"Your Ginny Weasley aren't you?" Elizabeth asked, Virginia looked shocked. "I've researched most aspects of Harry's life, I write the Harry Potter Adventures series, he tells me everything. I mean everything too."

"Please, you can't tell anybody." Virginia begged.

"I won't, I understand why you left, I know what happened with the Death Eater scenario." Elizabeth explained briefly.

"How did you know it was me?" Virginia asked, Elizabeth smiled.

"Random things." Elizabeth stated, "Paisley was talking to a snake whilst you paid for her kitten. The wand details, Ollivander talked about the phoenix and Voldemort's and Harry's wands. I know the two couldn't be used against each other because of prior incantatem, so that was another clue. Then how Paisley looks so much like Lily potter, stunning green eyes and red hair. It made things seem much more simple t work out."

"Oh." Virginia muttered, "Please, not anybody."

"Your secrets safe with me." Elizabeth reassured, before leading them back to the ice-cream parlour.

"You weren't long." Paisley said, she had Sakura in her lap, hiding from the afternoon sun.

"Yeah, it wasn't so interesting." Virginia stated. "So, I want to try a bit of that gorgeous looking ice-cream." She added, Paisley rolled her eyes and passed her Mum the spoon.

"It's white chocolate fruit chip. It's really nice." Paisley told them, before grabbing another spoon and trying a bit of Chenyce's green apple strawberry combo.

They stayed at the ice-cream parlour from a while, just talking about nothing before Elizabeth and Chenyce had to go home to 'feed the family'. So they walked to the Leaky Cauldron together and went their separate ways.

Chapter 5 – Shadows of the past

"Mum?" Virginia rolled over in her bed, but the voice persisted, "Mum?" Was said a little louder, Virginia groaned and opened her eyes, seeing her daughters smiling face in her view.

"Yes P?" She asked blearily.

"We have to go do more shopping today, and open the new store." Paisley said excitedly, Virginia groaned and groggily got up.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. What time is it?" She asked, Paisley looked at her watch.

"Just after nine." She answered, Virginia nodded and got ready for the day, picking out a pair of light purpley/blue jeans and a beautiful purple shirt which was V-necked lowly. She was applying her makeup when Paisley came back in.

"Lets go get some breakfast then." Virginia stated, Paisley nodded and they went downstairs to the bar and restaurant to get their food. They came back upstairs around ten-thirty.

Virginia knew she had to tell her daughter about her past, and chose this time to do so.

"Paisley." Virginia said, Paisley looked at her questioningly, "I have to talk with you." They seated themselves on the big bed in Virginia's room.

"Shoot, Mum." Paisley said with a grin.

"Right, your gonna have to hear me out first alright?" Paisley nodded hesitantly, "Ok then, well, to start, your not muggle-born, you're a pure-blooded witch."

"What's that mean?" Paisley asked confusedly, Virginia sighed.

"It's means that you are born to parents whom are magical." She explained, "I'm a witch Paisley, your father…. was a wizard." Paisley sat there, shocked by this revelation.

"You're a witch?" She asked, Virginia nodded, "But, how?"

"I am, just trust me on that ok? I left the wizarding world after I became pregnant with you." Virginia said, Paisley frowned.

"So you are blaming my not knowing of this on me?!" The young girl exclaimed, "You knew that I would be a witch? You hid my heritage from me?!"

"Paisley-"

"No Mum! That's not fair! Just- Just leave me alone for awhile!" Paisley exclaimed, storming out of the room to think about things, she went downstairs to the restaurant and sat at a table, her head in her hands, elbows supporting her on the table. A little while later, she heard footsteps approach her.

"Are you alright?" A woman's voice asked, Paisley looked up and saw a beautiful woman who looked in her early thirties, she had curly brown hair and cinnamon brown eyes.

"Yeah, thanks, I think I'm fine." Paisley replied, the woman nodded.

"Are you on your own?" She asked, Paisley nodded slightly.

"Sorta, had an argument with my Mum, she's upstairs in our rooms right now." She explained, the woman nodded.

"Well, if your on your own, would you like to join me and my family for lunch? We have a private room at the back." The woman explained, Paisley looked thoughtful and nodded.

"Thank you, I'd like that." She replied, "I'm Paisley Summers by the way."

"Oh, nice to meet you, I'm Hermione Granger-Weasley, I'm a professor at Hogwarts." The woman introduced herself, Paisley nodded slightly.

"Oh." She followed Hermione to a room at the back and entered, there was a room full of red-heads, like her, and then only a few with non-red hair like Hermione.

"Hi all, I hope you don't mind, but Paisley was looking a bit lost so I invited her to have lunch with us." Hermione said to everyone.

"No, that's great Mione, she'll fit right in with that red hair." A handsome looking guy said, "Hi, I'm Ron Weasley." He said, standing and walking over to her, holding out a hand.

"Hi, I'm Paisley Summers." Paisley replied shyly.

"Have a seat Paisley." Hermione offered, gesturing a chair that had appeared out of no-where, she stood there shocked for a moment.

"Oh, sorry." She muttered, blushing and taking the seat, the others laughed.

"Your muggle-born then." A man with black hair stated, Paisley shook her head.

"I don't think so, my Mum said I was a pure-blood or something." She stated, "Though she only just told me so…"

"Oh, that's interesting." The same black haired man muttered, "I'm Harry Potter by the way." He held a hand across the table and Paisley shook it.

"I'm Sirius Black." The other black haired guy said, he looked a bit older than the rest.

"I'm Remus Lupin." Another old man said, he looked much older and his eyes told Paisley that he had been through a lot of pain. "I teach History of Magic at Hogwarts."

"Cool, another teacher. What did you say you taught, Hermione?" Paisley asked politely, turning to the woman.

"Oh, I teach DADA, or defence against the dark arts." Hermione added at Paisley's confused look.

"Oh." Paisley muttered.

"Don't worry, I'm a first year too, so I don't know most of the stuff that happens in the classroom." A red haired girl opposite Paisley stated, "I'm Kaci by the way. It sucks knowing your Mum's gonna teach you." She stated, pointing to Hermione, who mock glared.

"I'm not that bad a teacher!" She exclaimed, Paisley giggled.

"What do your parents do Paisley?" Another red head asked, he was further down the table, past the group of kids. "I'm Charlie by the way." Paisley nodded slightly.

"Too many people." She muttered, "Oh, my Mum's quite a famous fashion designer, we're in London to open a store so we decided to get all of my things also, so my Mum's taking a holiday." Paisley explained.

"Oh? That sounds fun." A pretty woman who sat next to a twin said, "I'm Alicia." She further explained.

"What about your Dad? What does he do?" One of the twins asked.

"Dad? Oh, I have no father." Paisley said with some force, they looked a bit shocked, "Sorry. That's half of what the argument was about." She made up, it could've been true, her father was a wizard, she hadn't known.

"Never mind." Hermione soothed, "A famous fashion designer? What's her name?"

"Virginia Summers, she owns Summers Designs, that's her fashion label." Paisley explained.

"Really?" Hermione asked with some shock, "I love that trademark! The children's recent autumn range is excellent." She commented, Paisley blushed lightly.

"Nice to know someone appreciates some of my designs." She stated, "Me, my Mum and Charlene spent ages on that lot."

"Wait a second, I recognise you!" An older girl exclaimed "You're a model on each of the runs!" Paisley nodded.

"Yeah, I normally model my Mum's work, though I do magazines and things also." Paisley explained.

"That must be fun, being a model." The girl said with envy, "Oh, I'm Lorraine by the way, I'm going into third year Gryffindor." She explained.

"Oh, Gryffindor?" She inquired, Hermione nodded.

"There are four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin." The woman explained.

"Oh, what's the best house than?" Paisley asked.

"Gryffindor!" The others all exclaimed, Paisley sat shock still.

"O…K." She muttered, Remus Lupin chuckled.

"All of us are Gyffindors, or going to be in there." He explained, Paisley nodded dumbly.

"OK then." She muttered, she was about to speak when another red head came in the room. "Oh, hi Mum." Paisley said cheerfully.

Virginia stood in front of the group in silence for a moment.

"Paisley, we're leaving, go get your things." She said angrily, Paisley looked confused.

"Why? We only just got here yesterday! What about the store?" She asked.

"Paisley, please, lets just go." Virginia said, staring meaningfully at her daughter, Paisley came forward and Virginia stood in front of her, now glaring at the others, "As for you, stay away from my daughter you traitors, she doesn't need you in her life." Virginia turned to leave but was called back.

"Ginny! You can't just leave!" It was Hermione, Virginia turned and glared at her.

"I can and I will! And my names Virginia!" She shouted at the other woman. "I want you to have no part in mine or my daughters life!"

"No part? We're your family for Merlin's sake Ginny!"

"Family? HA! What bloody family will turn out an eighteen year old because they believe a DEATH EATER!" Virginia shouted, Paisley looked shocked.

"We know it wasn't you now!" Hermione exclaimed, exasperated, "We're sorry!"

"Sorry? SORRY!" Virginia shouted, "You ruined my LIFE! Paisley was all I lived for. I had NOTHING! And now, I'm a successful career woman and mother on my own! I'm fine without you! I HATE YOU!"

"You need us! Stay! If not for us, than for Paisley! She deserves to know Harry! It's obvious that he's her father!" Hermione exclaimed, Virginia looked as if she had been slapped, Harry looked completely shocked.

"Don't… you… dare… play… that… card… on… me." Virginia said threateningly through gritted teeth. "I won't stay. As far as I'm concerned, I have no family except Paisley. I had no friends before I turned nineteen. And I certainly never wanted to be cast out. As far as I'm concerned, I was raped, and my daughter is a beautiful miracle." She stated, "Let's leave Paisley." Virginia tried to usher her daughter from the room, but Harry, Ron and Hermione cast spells on the door so it wouldn't open. "Open the bloody door." Virginia muttered dangerously, glaring at them.

"Ginny! We apologised! We're sorry!" Ron exclaimed, he approached her, but she took a step back, but still made sure Paisley was behind her.

"Sorry? How can you be bloody sorry Ron?!" Virginia exclaimed, "I was abandoned! By my so called 'family' and 'fiancée'!"

"Ginny please, we're sorry." Harry begged, coming forward also, Virginia shook her head and looked down.

"Open the door, I want to leave. Don't ever try to contact me or my daughter ever again." She stated, Harry opened the door from it's lock for her and Virginia looked at them all one last time. "Let's go to get our things Paisley." Paisley watched her mother leave the room and looked back at Harry, their identical green eyes locked for a moment before Paisley looked down.

"I have no father, please just listen to my Mum, you've hurt her enough already." She whispered, with that, the red haired girl left, leaving Harry heart-broken.

Chapter 6 – Hide and Seek

Harry was determined, he had found out that he had a daughter a few weeks ago, and now he would meet her properly. After a bit of research on the internet, he had found out Virginia’s main workplace was in a town called Borehamwood on the outskirts of London, and he planned on paying a little visit.

Virginia sat in her office, sketching more ideas for her fashion show the next year. Through the window on the right wall she could see Charlene working on a dress with Phoebe, which they were busy making for a school charity show.

A knock on her door brought her out of her musings.

“Hey V, there’s a very fit customer waiting in the shop who wants a tailor made suit, want me to sort out a date or are you going to let him through now?” Charlie-Jo asked with a grin, Virginia looked at her half finished work.

“Why do customers always come at awkward times? Didn’t you tell him we were closed for a while?” She asked, Virginia had shut the shop down for the day so that they could get everything moved around and sorted out. Charlie-Jo nodded.

“He said it was important to see you.” Charlie-Jo stated, Virginia sighed.

“Fine. Tell him I’ll be out in a moment.” She muttered, Charlie-Jo nodded and left. Phoebe and Charlene went to the front of the store to see the fit guy after Charlie-Jo had told them about him. Virginia went out of her office and down the corridor to the main shop. She opened the staff door and looked around, the guy had his back to her, he had messy black hair and wore fitting jeans and a dress shirt. Charlie-Jo, Charlene, Phoebe and Anne were all ogling him, whilst Karl rolled his eyes. Virginia walked forward and up to him.

“Afternoon, how may I help you?” She asked, the man turned and grinned, causing Virginia to gasp. “How- What are you doing here?” She sneered.

“I’m here to buy a suit.” He stated, Virginia glared at him.

“I told you never to contact me again! J-Just leave!” She shouted at him, pointing to the door.

“Ginny-”

“Get… out… Potter.” She spat, Harry sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

“Please, we need to talk about this.” He pleaded.

“What is there to talk about?” Virginia asked, “I was kicked out of my home, from my life and from everything. What more could you say to me?”

“I’m sorry.” Harry murmured, “I never believed it Gin, neither did Mione. We continued searching for you. We just wanted you to know that we’re sorry, alright?”

“No! It’s not alright Harry! I was kicked out of my own home!” Virginia exclaimed. “You didn’t even stick up for me!”

“And I’m incredibly sorry! If I could make it up to you I would Gin!” Harry exclaimed, Virginia sighed.

“Paisley’s been… different for these past few weeks. It’s strange. She won’t talk to me. I didn’t want this to interfere with our lives but it obviously has. You’ve caused enough damage to me and my daughter.” Virginia stated, “I can’t keep you away from her whilst she’s at school, but I ask you to respect my wishes and leave both of us alone. We’ve done fine without you, your not needed in our lives, and I certainly don’t want my daughter anywhere near Ron.”

“Virginia please, I’m sorry. I never believed it in the first place, just, it seemed to make sense at the time.” Harry told her quietly. “It’s eating me up inside knowing I have a daughter out there who I can’t know! Please just give me a chance to make this up to you?” Harry asked, Virginia sighed again.

“Lets just leave it for the moment Harry. Come back another time.” Virginia said to him before walking off and back to her offices. Harry stared after her and as the staff door clicked shut, he turned and walked back to a safe apparition point so he could apparate back to the Burrow.

Harry arrived just in time for the weekly ‘family’ dinner.

“Hey Harry, what’s wrong?” Sirius asked his Godson, who sighed.

“I saw Virginia.” He stated, they all turned to him.

“What did she say?” “Where was she?” “Is she okay?” Came three of the loudest questions.

“She’s alright.” Harry told them, “But she wants us to have no part in hers or Paisley’s lives.” He added.

“Oh I’m sorry Harry.” Hermione said sympathetically.

“Don’t be. It’s my fault for not sticking up for her in the first place.” Harry stated. “Anyway, I’m going to go back.”

“Harry, you should respect her wishes.” Molly scolded, “If she doesn’t want us there, then we shouldn’t go.”

“I’m not giving up on her Molly!” Harry exclaimed, “And I’m not giving up on Paisley either!”

“Harry, she’s asked you not to interfere!” Hermione exclaimed, “You should respect that.”

“It’s not my damn fault she left in the first place! It’s your bastard of a husbands bloody fault!” Harry shouted at the brown haired woman.

“Hey! Don’t you bloody start on me!” Ron shouted.

“It’s your damn fault!” Harry shouted back, “You’re the one who punched her! You’re the bloody one who made her leave!”

“And you agreed with me!” Ron defended.

“I didn’t! I told you I didn’t! But you always had to be bloody right!” Harry shouted. “It’s your damned fault I don’t know my daughter!”

“Harry!” Hermione exclaimed.

“No Harry, it’s not my fault. You didn’t do anything to stop her leaving. So you can have some of the blame also.” Ron stated through gritted teeth. “Everybody makes mistakes.”

“She should’ve been given a fair trail at least!” Harry shouted, “Y’know what? You may have your little family, but I’ve always been stopped from having mine and now it’s just ten times bloody worse because of the fact that I have a daughter I can’t know! Keep your damn family Ron and have fun.” Harry shouted before apparating away.

Chapter 7 – Re-Introductions

Virginia drove to work a week after Harry had turned up to the store. She hadn't told Paisley about his 'visit' and her staff hadn't mentioned it since it had happened. She pulled into her usual parking space before getting out, locking the door and walking over to her store. Charlene had come early today so that she could finish her dress and start on the suit she still had to make for the fashion show in the following October.

"C?" Virginia called out.

"In here." Came a voice from the work room, Virginia smiled and followed the voice. When she saw the dress, she gasped. It was a beautiful shimmering purple prom gown. It had no sleeves or straps though it had matching gloves, which were hanging over a chair. "You like?" Charlene asked apprensively, she had not let Virginia see the dress at all and had made Phoebe help her instead.

"I love." Virginia stated, she felt the soft fabric in her fingers and circled the dress which was sitting on a mannequin.

She spent awhile checking the seams and things until she heard knocking on the door to the shop.

"That better not be those stupid kids again." Virginia muttered, walking back into the store and up to the door, she pulled back a blind and frowned when she saw who stood there, she slowly unlocked the door and opened it slowly. "What are you doing here? I could call the police you know."

"I came to talk." The man stated, Virginia rolled her eyes and opened the door further, before leading him to her office.

"Spill, I haven't got much time until the store opens." She stated.

"Virginia, please can we just talk like adults?"

"Are we not then, Harry?" She asked sarcastically.

"Virginia, I'm truly sorry and I want to make up for all this. Please just give me a chance!" Harry exclaimed.

"How do I know it won't happen again Harry? It's bad enough that Paisley's entering this world, let alone me going back." Virginia said softly. "It's all too complicated right now."

"Let me help you uncomplicated it then." Harry suggested, Virginia smiled slyly and cocked her head to look up at him.

"You can't sew can you?" She asked in mock curiosity, Harry frowned.

"No, hopeless with a needle. Why?" He asked.

"That's my complications right now." Virginia stated, "I have a year to create a range of clothes for a huge fashion show which could lead to me being successful in American or not."

"Ah." Harry muttered.

"Yeah, exactly." Virginia said.

"See, we are talking like adults again." Harry stated with a grin, breaking the small and awkward silence that had fallen over them. Virginia smiled slightly.

"I guess we are." She said, looking up into his eyes.

"I'm sorry." Harry said again, Virginia sighed and shook her head.

"I know it was mainly Ron, Harry. It's just that… I don't know. I don't want to hurt Paisley." She told him, "Or myself."

"I want to be part of your lives, please let me try?" Harry asked.

"Harry, this is an eleven year old girl we are talking about here, you'll have to deal with parenthood for goodness sake! She can't just be a toy to play with." Virginia said to him.

"I know that and I'm willing to do anything for her." Harry stated, "And you." Virginia blushed.

"Harry…"

"Shh, please don't say anything." Harry whispered, closing the small space between them. He looked into her eyes, strait into her chocolate brown depths and leant down slowly-

"Virginia-" Charlene burst in, the two flew apart quickly. "Oh- um- sorry." She muttered, going bright red, Harry nervously ran a hand through his hair as Virginia cleared her throat.

"What did you want C?" She asked.

"Um, just wanted to tell you that Miss Kyan cancelled for this afternoon." Charlene muttered before leaving.

"Oh great. At least I have a free afternoon now." Virginia muttered.

"Maybe I could treat you to an ice cream then?" Harry asked, Virginia smiled.

"Sure, I'd like that." She told him.

"I could manage the store if you wanted, Kyle's here early." Charlene told Virginia.

"Thanks, but I have work that needs to be finished." Virginia stated.

"If it's Miss Kyan's paperwork, I'd be happy to do it, you need a day off." Charlene said, Virginia frowned.

"You sound like Elsa." She accused, Charlene just smirked, stuck her tongue out then left.

"Leave already!" Harry and Virginia heard the teen shout, Harry just shook his head and laughed.

"Want to get some brunch then?" Harry asked, Virginia just nodded.

"Sure, I'd love too." She replied with a smile before following Harry out.

The two pent the day together, firstly getting a McDonalds brunch, then they walked around town for awhile before heading to Heebie Geebie's for a late lunch. They then rented a movie and went back to Virginia's place.

"Argh! I hate this bit!" Virginia squealed, she hid herself in Harry's shoulder when the most gruesome part of the movie came, sticking needles into Jimmy-Angel's eyes.

"They have the whole concept of witchcraft wrong." Harry stated with a chuckle, "I mean, I've never stuck a needle into a guys eye" He added.

"Harry, this is a different kind of witchcraft, it's wicca." Virginia stated, peeking out from behind Harry's shoulder to watch Sally and Gillian bury the body.

"Wicca is a completely strange thing to me. I prefer my wand." Harry told her, taking his eyes off the screen to look at the small woman, who looked up to him.

"I haven't used mine in ages." She said quietly, Harry nodded and leant down, staring into Virginia's chocolate brown depths for a second time that day.

"Mum?" A voice called, breaking Harry and Virginia apart once again, Virginia sighed.

"In here Paisley." She called back, standing up off of the chair, Harry stood also.

The red haired girl walked into the room and dumped her bag on the floor in the corner.

"You'll never guess what happened, Ziggy and Greg got into an argument and…" Paisley trailed off as she looked up at Harry from her position by her bag. She looked between her mother and the man she knew to be her father.

"Paisley, you never really got introduced properly last time." Virginia said softly and carefully, anticipating a blow. "This is your father, Harry Potter."

"Hey Paisley." Harry said to the girl, who stood, looking stuck.

"Um…" Paisley muttered.

"Harry's staying for dinner tonight, so you can talk a little." Virginia added.

"T- That'll be cool." Paisley stuttered. "Um… I'll be back down later." With that, she ran up the stairs. Virginia let out the breath she'd been holding.

"That went well." She muttered, Harry just looked down at his feet.

"I didn't even know about her, it was expected." He muttered. "Maybe I shouldn't stay for dinner tonight."

"No, please stay, she'll want to get to know you." Virginia said to him. "Reckon we should have Chinese or Roast?" She asked, Harry grinned and shook his head. She always knew how to make him laugh, even now after they hadn't seen each other in twelve years.

Paisley sat on the top of the stairs, listening to her parents talk. What had happened between them? Why did her Mum leave in the first place? Harry seemed like a nice guy, but the question of her Mum leaving in the first place was a huge problem to her.

After a while, she went up to her room, it was the second largest bedroom, her Mum's room being the biggest one and it was powder pink. She loved pink, it was her favourite colour. She jumped onto her bed and lay down with her head on the pillow, thinking of nothing much. Paisley laughed as she watched her tiny kitten try to jump onto the bed.

"Hey Sakura, need help?" The kitten just stared at her with big round sapphire eyes. Paisley smiled and leant over her bed, picking the little kitten up and sitting Sakura on her stomach so she could stroke her. "Why did Harry leave? Or my Mum leave? I mean, nothing could've been that bad, right?" The kitten meowed in response and Paisley sighed before going back to thinking silently.

"Paisley! Come down for dinner!" Virginia called up the stairs, she moved back into the dining room where Harry was setting the table. "She'll adjust, in time."

"I know, but it's strange, I've only just found out about her. What do I talk to her about?" Harry asked.

"Well, just be yourself and she'll like you even more." Virginia told him sincerely, she gave his hand a quick squeeze before going back into the adjoined kitchen to get the Chinese food they would be having that night.

Paisley came into the room with her kitten, Harry looked confusedly at it.

"This is Sakura, my familiar." Paisley said to him.

"Oh, she's cute." Harry stated, stroking the soft pink fur of the kitten.

"I know." Paisley said with a smile, walking into the kitchen and getting the kitten food out of the cupboard for Sakura. "Here you go." She placed the dish on the floor and let the kitten eat up, walking back over to her seat at the table. Virginia and Harry were seated already.

They sat in an uncomfortable silence for a moment, not looking at each other.

"So, Paisley, you looking forward to Hogwarts?" Harry asked, Paisley looked up.

"Yeah, it should be fun." She said. "What sort of things do you learn at Hogwarts?"

"Just witchcraft and wizardry." Virginia filled in.

"And quidditch." Harry added with a manic grin.

"Quidditch?" Paisley inquired.

"Yep, quidditch." Harry replied "A great sport played on brooms fifty feet up from the ground."

"Fifty feet up?" Paisley asked, the colour draining from her face. "As in flying? I'm going to fail."

"No you won't." Virginia stated.

"You wouldn't, if I was a natural at flying, you should be." Harry stated. "And your Mum was a great chaser on the Gryffindor team."

"Whoa, hold up." Paisley said, "Gryffindor is a house, right?" She asked, Harry and Virginia nodded, "What's a chaser?"

"Well…" Harry went on to explain every aspect of the game to Paisley, with Virginia adding a word or two every now and then.

They were currently half way through their cookie-roll dipped in chocolate dessert, just laughing and talking about the wizarding world. Paisley wanted to know as much about it as she could before she went to school there.

"Are you coming tomorrow too?" Paisley asked Harry as they finished dinner and he was preparing to go home. Harry looked to Virginia.

"If he wants to come." The woman answered for him, Harry smiled.

"Take that for a yes then Paisley." He stated, Paisley nodded with a grin and hugged him.

"I'll see you tomorrow then Harry." She said awkwardly.

"Yeah, see you tomorrow." Harry replied, watching his new-found daughter walk up the hallway stairs, leaving him and Virginia alone.

"You had better come tomorrow." Virginia said to him.

"I will." Harry told her sincerely. They stood staring into each others eyes once again. Harry leaned down to Virginia's level and kissed her softly on the lips. He came up and looked her in the eyes again before kissing her harder this time, but still soft and full of passion. Virginia lifted her arms around his neck and kissed back heatedly. When they came out of the kiss, both of them had red tinged cheeks from lack of air.

"You better." Virginia muttered. She kissed him again lightly before letting him go and leading him back towards the open door. "If you don't, I'd personally castrate you." Harry chuckled.

"Weasley temper." He stated, Virginia swiped at his arm. "Sorry." He said sheepishly, before kissing her soundly on the lips. "I'll be back tomorrow, for dinner? I'll treat you both."

"Yeah, okay, dinner sounds nice." Virginia replied, "Bye."

"Bye." Harry said with a wave. As Virginia closed the door, she heard giggling behind her on the stairs, she turned to see Paisley, sitting on the top step and nearly falling over with giggling.

"Oooo, that's it Missy! You had better run!" Virginia exclaimed playfully. Paisley giggled and dashed back up the rest of the stairs, Virginia following. Ten minutes later they collapsed on Virginia's double bed, giggling like mad.

"I like him." Paisley stated, Virginia smiled.

"So do I."

Chapter 8 – Meeting the family

“Virginia-”

“No! I’m not going back there.” Virginia stated defiantly.

“Please, they want to see you both, if not for them, then for Paisley, she has a right to know her family.” Harry told her softly. Harry and Virginia had dropped Paisley off with Elsa and were spending the day together, they were currently in the middle of making lunch at Virginia’s house.

“No!” Virginia shouted again, Harry stopped her and held her arms down, looking her in the eye.

“Please, for me, for Paisley.” Harry begged, Virginia looked away from his emerald green eyes and to the floor.

“I don’t know if I could Harry.” She whispered, “I don’t want them hurting her.”

“They won’t, they’ve promised me.” Harry told her. “Give them a chance.” Virginia looked back into his eyes.

“If they hurt her in the slightest,” Virginia said tauntingly, “It’s your balls I’m cutting off.” Harry laughed and kissed her.

“They won’t dare touch her, or I’ll have them first.” Harry said with another laugh before kissing her again.

“We might want to finish the lunch.” Virginia said softly after the kiss with a smile, Harry looked around the kitchen briefly at the unprepared food stationed all around the kitchen. They had been making fudge for some reason as well as making chicken tacos. So they were covered in icing sugar, chocolate and spicy sauce ingredients.

“Maybe we shouldn’t.” Harry said slyly, Virginia smiled and got out of his warm embrace, immediately regretting doing so before finishing their lunch with Harry.

They all arranged a dinner at the Burrow with everybody there for the ‘reunion’. Virginia was hesitant to go, Paisley was excited to meet her family and Harry stayed with Virginia everyday, to make sure she didn’t back out of it.

Virginia sat uncomfortably at the table with all of the people who had turned her out. Paisley looked like she wanted to burst, get to know these people whilst Harry sat next to Virginia, unconsciously supporting her.

"So... Virginia, how’s work?" Molly asked, breaking the tense silence at the table.

"It's fine." Virginia replied shortly, not looking up from playing with her food.

"Mum." Paisley said warningly.

"Paisley." Virginia replied, looking at the girl who scowled.

"Got any difficult customers recently then?" Harry asked, trying to keep Virginia in a good mood.

"Apart from you?" Virginia asked, turning to him with a smirk, Harry rolled his eyes.

"What's it like?" One of the girls asked, it was Charlie and Jade's daughter Lory. "Y'know, being a fashion designer?"

"It's fine." Virginia told her with a small smile, "Though you have to travel a lot, which can be annoying at times."

"Do you like travelling around?" Charlie asked, Virginia knew that her brothers and parents wanted to try patch things up, but that wasn’t going to happen easily.

"It's alright." She said, not looking at him.

For the rest of the evening, the conversation went like that, Virginia would talk politely to the children but wouldn't talk much at all to the adults except for Hermione and Harry.

The adults had all crowded in the living room whilst the kids all went upstairs to talk and play games after dinner.

Once again, a tense silence fell over the group.

"Virginia, we're sorry, we shouldn't have judged you like that." Hermione said quietly, Virginia looked at the brown haired woman.

"What are you sorry for Hermione? You didn't believe any of it. They did." She said to the other woman.

"I still should have stuck up for you." Hermione stated, looking down, Virginia smiled slightly.

"Never mind. I'm not exactly glad to be back... but I am." She said somewhat regretfully.

"Ginny! We've apologised! What more do you bloody want?" Ron shouted at her, Virginia glared at him.

"I shouldn't have been kicked out in the first place!" She shouted, "My daughter wouldn't talk to me for a WEEK because I was too scared to raise her as a freaking WITCH!"

"That's not our bloody problem!" Ron shouted back, standing up, Virginia stood up and glared at him.

"Yes! It is! I was too scared for her own damned safety!" She shouted.

"I thought you came here to forgive us!" Ron shouted incredulously.

"Forgive you?" Virginia shouted, "I only came because Harry made me! He wanted to give Paisley the chance to meet the family who cast me out! I don't think I could EVER forgive you Ronald Weasley!" With that, Virginia apparated out and silence came over the room once more.

"What did you do to her?" A voice asked from the stairs, all of the kids were standing there, Paisley in front.

"We didn't do anything Paisley, Ron and your Mum just got into a fight." Harry told his daughter, who hesitantly walked down the stairs.

"No. I didn't mean now, I meant then. What did you do that made her leave? What does she mean by cast out?" Paisley asked, looking at each of the guilty looking adults.

"Paisley, maybe I should take you home." Harry suggested, stepping to her, Paisley stepped back.

"No!" She exclaimed, "What the hell did you do to my mother? Why did she never tell me about you? Why is she so damn ANGRY?" Paisley was shouting by the time she finished.

"Paisley-"

"Tell me!" Paisley shouted at Harry. "Why won't people tell me anything? What the hell happened back then? Why did I live my life a lie?" A tear slipped down the girls cheek as she stared defiantly at Harry.

"She was believed to be a Death Eater." Sirius stated, Paisley turned to him.

"What's a Death Eater?" She asked.

"Remember that guy, Voldemort, I told you about?" Harry asked, Paisley nodded, "His minions."

"But..." Paisley stopped, "She knew that Voldemort was trying to kill you." She muttered, "Mum would never do that!"

"I know." Harry whispered.

"Then why did you believe it?" Paisley asked quietly.

"He didn't." Hermione and Molly said at the same time.

"Then why did you let Mum leave?" Paisley once again questioned.

"She left quickly. She was accused, Ron punched her, they shouted for a moment before Ron gave her some time to run." Fred explained. Paisley spun and glared at Ron.

"You did this?" She asked, rounding on him, "It's your damned fault! Your fault Mum didn't make friends! Your fault that she had hardly enough to live on! YOUR DAMNED FAULT I DIDN'T KNOW MY DAD!"

"Paisley!" Harry exclaimed, he grabbed her shoulders. "We're going back home now."

"No! It's his fault! I hate you! I HATE YOU!" Paisley screamed before Harry grabbed her tightly before disapparating off. Ron stood shocked, he hadn't expected that.

Harry reappeared in Virginia's living room. He turned and saw her on the sofa, she jumped up as she saw him.

"Harry?" Virginia asked, Paisley ran to her mothers arms sobbing. "What happened?"

"She had an argument with Ron." Harry explained, as Virginia soothed her daughter Harry noticed tear tracks running down Virginia's cheeks.

"I hate him." Paisley kept muttering over and over again.

"I hate him too honey." Virginia said softly, Harry would've laughed had it not been his best friend they hated.

Harry came up to the two and hugged them both, before sitting down. Virginia sat on one side of him whilst Paisley sat on the other.

"So, is our bad karma vented?" Harry asked teasingly, Virginia hit his arm as Paisley rolled her eyes.

"Funny Dad." She muttered. Virginia and Harry stopped and stared at the girl. "What?" Harry smiled and just hugged her, it was the first time she had called him Dad, he was now extremely happy.

"How about we go find all the junk food in the world and just eat it?" Harry asked, Paisley and Virginia nodded.

"Oh! And we can get high on rainbow dust!" Paisley exclaimed, her parents laughed.

"C'mon P, lets go get washed up so we can just go to Tesco’s and lots of other shops and buy anything. Then we'll stay up ALL night watching rented movies whilst making ourselves ill." Virginia stated, dragging Paisley up the stairs, she looked through the glass near the top and smiled at Harry, wiping some of the tears from her cheeks whilst smiling happily.

At ten to eleven, the three stumbled through the front door of the house, laughing hard. They went to the living room and collapsed on the sofa, dropping their bags on the floor in the process.

"Paisley, why don't you go get some spoons for the ice cream?" Virginia asked, breathing deeply to calm herself, Paisley nodded and got up, giggling all the way.

"Oh this is going to be fun." Virginia stated, Harry chuckled and put his arm around her shoulder.

"Hmm, can't wait. I think we could be counted as a family again." Harry stated, Virginia looked up at him.

"Harry, I think we should-"

"Back." Paisley said, walking into the room, Virginia looked to her daughter, then back at Harry before sighing and just leaning into her ex's shoulder.

“Lets watch these movies.” Harry said happily, Virginia and Paisley nodded, Paisley bent down to sort out the DVD whilst Harry and Virginia slumped into the sofa.

“Which movie first? Overboard, Pretty Woman or Finding Nemo?” Paisley asked, Harry snorted.

“That’s easy, Pretty Woman.” He stated.

“No, Overboard.” Virginia stated.

“What about Nemo?” Paisley sulked, “And Doree! The oh so cute Doree is at stake here!”

“Fine, ‘Finding Nemo’ it is.” Harry muttered.

“Yes.” Paisley whispered, Virginia smiled and watched her daughter put the DVD into the player.

They sat and watched the movie, Paisley fell asleep on Virginia who was half awake lying on Harry half-way through the movie.

“V?”

“Mmm?” Virginia murmured.

“I love you, you know that right?” Harry asked, “And if I could turn back time I would just so that I could be there for you and Paisley.” Virginia sighed and turned to look at him.

“Harry, can we please not take this too fast?” Virginia asked, “I don’t want to ruin this, for Paisley.”

“I’m doing this for you too-”

“Harry.” Virginia muttered, “Please don’t. Can we just take all of this slowly, please?”

“I’ll do anything for you.” Harry told her sincerely, he kissed her lightly on the lips and leaned back into the sofa, pulling Virginia and Paisley down with him. Paisley kept on sleeping, oblivious to her parents now ended discussion.

“I’m sorry.” Harry whispered, watching his daughter and ex fiancé sleeping soundly before falling asleep himself.