Ginny stood outside the room that held the Weasleys and took some deep calming breaths, she was Ginny Potter – she could do this.
She entered the room, noticing that Bill and Percy as well as Arthur were there, but her eyes never left Molly. The woman tried to spring out of bed to hug her daughter but found she couldn't move. The water jug on the bedside cabinet flew across the room, missing Arthur's head by mere centimetres, and loudly smashed into the wall. The four Weasleys watched in amazement as the jug then repaired itself before gently gliding back onto the cabinet and even refilled with water. Ginny hadn't used a wand or uttered a spell, it was a tremendous display of magic well beyond the capabilities of anyone else in the room, and her control was unbelievable.
"Ok, anyone calling mum and dad names now knows what to expect though I may not do the repair half of the spell. I'm Ginny Potter now by my own choice and if everyone here can accept that we can move on, if not then there's really no point of me being here." You could have heard a pin drop as Ginny spoke. "If everyone stays nice and calm then we can discuss anything that anyone wants but Ginny Potter is non-negotiable, it's who I am now."
'Was being Ginny Weasley so bad? What's so special about being a Potter?" asked a tearful Molly.
Ginny pulled out her emerald pendant to gasps from Molly, "this is not what you think, could you explain it please Bill."
"That pendant is worth a fortune but the protective charms on it are the best I've ever seen. Harry said what it was protecting was priceless."
"Thanks Bill, this may look like an expensive identity bracelet but its real function is as a voice-activated portkey that will take me to mum and dad no matter where we are. Ginny Weasley would be a prisoner of Dumbledore and used as a tool for whatever he had planned, Ginny Potter had the tools not only to escape but got the elves and goblin artefact out of there as well. I sat this morning with friends as they swooned over the Hogwarts pictures in today's Prophet, what they didn't know was that I was responsible for some of them. Dad wants me to be in charge of the new shops in the non-magical annex, mum, gran, Winky and I were the ones who set them up."
"But you shouldn't have to do that, why do you have to work?" interrupted Molly.
"I am on the board of Stag Industries, this means I get paid a salary that's more than Bill's, Charlie's and Percy's combined. To earn that gold my job is to help bring the young purebloods and full bloods willingly into our changing world by showing them the advantages of embracing the non-magical world."
Molly was looking at the young woman in front of her and not seeing the little girl she thought she knew, and it wasn't just the smart way she was dressed. This Ginny exuded confidence and was talking about changing the world the way Molly spoke about a treacle tart recipe. Molly was renowned for her stubbornness but she was not totally stupid, Ginny's continual use of 'mum and dad' was there to see if she could handle this situation. She had spoke long into the night with Arthur and had decided they needed Ginny in their life as much as they could get. She would still push to get her daughter back but never cross the line like she did yesterday, Percy's quip of Ginny getting married and Molly not being there would break her, that was not going to happen.
She was still Molly Weasley though and had to say something, "but when do you have time to have fun? Your still only thirteen and shouldn't have to be bothering with stuff like this, can't you leave it to the adults?"
Ginny gave a wry smile while shaking her head, this was the argument that she was sure would come up, "since Christmas I've spent my time shopping, swimming, sunbathing and snogging Neville, if that's not having fun then I don't know what is."
Bill and Percy burst out laughing, both had seen her on the island and the way the family looked after her, and the chances of anything more that the occasional snog happening was nil. Molly felt as if Ginny was deliberately pushing her buttons to see how she would react, Arthur's hand was squeezing her shoulder reminding her to think before speaking and that shouting was a definite no-no.
"What do Harry and Hermione think about you being so young and snogging a boy?"
"Mum and dad know Neville and I will be married and we are trusted to keep our relationship at a level appropriate to our age, and I never want to disappoint them. Those two are some act to try to live up to but I aim to do my very best that they never regret their decision to adopt me."
"I don't think there's any danger of that Ginny, I signed those papers and have no regrets. Never doubt for one minute that Harry and Hermione love you, so do the Grangers and Winkie threw herself in front of you, saving your life. Your new family are something else and I'm proud to know them," said Bill
Percy's eyes were tearing up as he spoke, "I'm very proud of you Ginny, I always thought you were the smartest of us all and am delighted to see you prove me right."
"Thanks Percy, mum and dad want to talk to you today about a job offer so you can come back with me. A word of advice though, leave Percy the Prat at home, we don't need reports on cauldron bottoms but someone who can think for themselves."
"Do you know what the job offer is?" asked Molly.
"Of course I do and it's very good but they'll tell you about it, I'm here to see what's going to happen to you two" replied Ginny.
You could now cut the atmosphere with a knife as Ginny continued, "this is my idea and I want you to consider your situation before dismissing it. Arthur is still serving his time for the crimes he committed and you Molly are homeless and broke. You burned your bridges with the person who wanted to help you when you insulted mum, had you insulted him you may have been forgiven but insulting his family is the worst thing you could do."
Molly at least had the decency to look embarrassed.
"My idea will get Arthur out of here, give you an apartment as well as all your meals thrown in, and two salaries that will allow you to save for a place of your own again."
The Weasleys were all of the same opinion, this offer was just to good to be true and there must be a catch somewhere.
"Since you're all obviously waiting on the catch I'll tell you what it is, you have to put up with the twins all year. Hogwarts needs caretakers and I am authorised to offer you both the jobs, with the new non-magical annex and the chamber facilities it will take two to handle the job. At the moment the elves have been working very hard but they're now starting on their own village and then the werewolf settlement after that. You'll see Charlie every day as well so, what do you think?"
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