Hermione immediately stopped sobbing though tear were still falling from her eyes. She grabbed her bag and then Ginny's wrist and hissed to Harry "Lie if he asks if I'm here. Lie!"
"Harry? You there?" came Ron's voice.
Hermione went upstairs as fast as she could without making a sound. Dragging Ginny behind her, she went all the way to the guestroom and shut the door. Breathing heavily, she sat down on the bed. Ginny look impatiently at the door. Hermione thought she look like she was ready to kill Ron. Crying was heard from the hall.
"I'll be back okay?" Ginny said leaving the room. "Harry! I've got him!"
"Good, Gin!" came Harry's voice.
Hermione opened her bag quietly and unpacked all of her things. Then sat on the bed waiting for Ginny. Then the door open to reveal not Ginny , but Harry looking tired.
"I told him you came by and left without telling us where you were going." he said. "When I opened the door, that was the first thing he asked me."
"Thanks, Harry."
"Now. Tell me why you are crying , why you are here, and why Ron was here asking where you were? Have you had a row? He said that you left your flat with all of your stuff."
"I saw him snogging Lavender Brown in Diagon Alley today. "
"Mione!"
Harry gave her a tight brotherly bear hug.
"Harry! Stop or you'll suffocate me!"
"Sorry. You listen to me okay? You can stay here as long as you need. As long as you need."
"As long as you help with this little monster!" said Ginny who was standing in the door way holding James.
"Yes! Of course!" said Hermione wiping her eyes.
"Mione?"
"Yeah, Harry?"
"We want you and umm… him to be James's godparents. I asked him downstairs right before he left."
Hermione did not look the way Harry thought she would.
"Thought so!"
"Huh?"
"Yes. Seeing as we are your best friends…"
"I told you!" exclaimed Ginny.
"Well, Ron was!"
Harry nervously looked at Hermione.
"Harry. You can say his name." she said.
"Yeah, well."
Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Want to hold James?" Ginny asked
"Yes!" squealed Hermione .
Ginny handed James to Hermione.
"His middle name is Sirius." said Harry.
"Lovely! It's perfect." said Hermione quietly. " Hey there, Potter! You know you've got a lot to live up to. Because your father is the boy who lived! Isn't that great?"
Ginny and Harry glanced at each other and then started roaring with laughter.
"What?" asked Hermione looking puzzled.
"We just never thought that you'd do that!" said Harry gasping for breath.
"Yeah! It's so unlike you!" giggled Ginny.
Hermione frowned.
"I can be gentle if I want."
"Sorry, Sorry!" said Harry and Ginny.
Hermione handed James to Harry.
"I'm gonna take a nap." She said
"Ok!" said Harry.
"We'll call you when dinner its ready." Said Ginny shutting the door.
Hermione plopped back onto the bed after shutting the door. Crawling under the covers, she stared at the ceiling. Did I do the right thing, leaving him?, she thought. Then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
