Winning the Heart of An Almost Seven Year Old

Chapter 12: Message Awaits

(Besorgung machen erwarten)

3 months later….

“Ginny, dear… I know you said that unless you’re sick or something then you’d be in the kitchen but I really don’t want you in here right now. Why don’t you let the house elves take care of it? We can go have a little bit of fun. What do you say?” asked.

“,” Ginny said, sighing in defeat.

“Ginny,” said.

“,” Ginny said. “What’s wrong with me cooking you dinner?”

“Ginny,” said, repeating the pattern. “There’s nothing wrong with that but I just want you to see something and well…. Please Ginny? Please just let the house elves take care of it tonight?”

Ginny looked at him. Looking into his eyes, searching for something that might be the key to why she was suddenly supposed to abandon her kitchen.

“Let me take care of it tonight, please Ginny?” pleaded.

“Oh alright,” Ginny said giving in.

“Thank-you sweetie,” said giving her a kiss on the cheek.

“Hey you can’t just get away with just one lousy kiss on the cheek! Must I remind you that you’re taking me away from the kitchen, which I could easily go right back to it if I wanted?” Ginny asked.

“Sorry,” said quickly as he kissed her, actually he French kissed her.

It’s about time, Ginny thought. He hasn’t kissed me like this in two weeks!  

felt a small tug at the bottom of his cloak. He pulled out of the kiss with Ginny, looked down, and saw at his cloak, trying to get their attention.

“Draco, why the he-“ Ginny started to say but Draco’s hand quickly came against her lips to shush her from saying something in front of their daughter that she needn’t need to hear.

Ginny looked down and saw . took his hand off of her mouth.

“What do you need sweetie?” Ginny asked.

“First, I’ll let you off the hook for calling me sweetie. Maybe because you might have forgotten that my birthday is coming soon. Second, some strange old fart-“

“, don’t say that right now,” said, remembering he used the same exact words when he was in Hogwarts.

“Reword that and please continue,” Ginny said.

“Yes ma’am,” said.

Ma’am? thought. Since when did my daughter start calling her mother ma’am?

“Ok, some strange white headed guy with a beard a mile long told me to say something to you. But it’s in a different language,” said.

“What language?” asked.

“German,” answered.

“Ok, then what is it?” Ginny asked.

Before spoke, said, “But if you don’t mind, in English please.”

“Yes Daddy,” said, as she translated the message in her head.

“Thank-you,” said.

“Mummy, das dritte dei nach das mond von legen ei neu bild ort sich, wil,“ Lizzie said but then Draco had interupted her.

,“In English, I said,“ said.

“Yes Daddy,” said.

“The third day after the moon has set a new image of itself, will be revealed the answer to your question about your daughter,” said.

(AN: up where she’s talking in German, it’s the same as she says after makes her recite it in English)

“What’s that supposed to mean?” asked.

“Has to mean, 3 days after the new moon, we’ll see the answer to our question,” Ginny said.

“, did say anything else?” asked.

“Pro what?” asked.

“The old guy, with a beard down to his knees practically,” said.

“Oh, the old fart,” said.

“!” Ginny scolded. “Don’t call him that. His name is and not ‘the old fart’.”

“Sorry Mum,” said.

A few minutes later…

“Mum?” asked.

“Yes?” Ginny replied.

“Why can’t I call an old fart if Dad calls him that all the time?” asked.

’s face turned beat red as Ginny turned towards her husband.

“Ginny,” simply said.

“, I don’t even want to talk to you right now,” Ginny said and then left the room.

“Geez Dad, what’d you do wrong this time?” asked.

“, go to bed,” said.

“What? It’s only like,” said, stopping to look at her watch. “Like 8 o-clock at night.”

“ don’t argue just go to bed,” said, as he followed Ginny’s shadow to their bedroom.

AN: Besorgung machen erwarten  means the title of the chapter, Message Awaits, in German