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Draco was sitting in the Slytherin common room with Crabbe and Goyle while Crabbe and Goyle had a heated discussion about something with their heads pressed close together, but Draco was simply stating down at the coffee table. In some ways what happened that day had haunted him. He didn't know how to handle it, so he just didn't. He avoided her. When God forbid they passed in the hallway, she didn't speak nor did he... it was a quite strange way to live, but it seemed fitting.
As he sat there with amazingly beautiful thoughts but hopelessly forbidden thoughts running through his mind, the door opened and Pansy walked into the room, plopping happily down beside Draco. Her eyes were bright with excitement and Draco regarded her with tired eyes. Her whole bubbly person was radiating fresh gossip and for a moment Draco regretted associating himself with such activities at all. Pansy beamed at him, make up glittering brightly on her face. Draco's mind spun to a picture of Hermione. She wore no make up at all. She was just flawless.
"You won't guess what I just heard! It's phenomenal!" Her high soprano voice was booming in a way that made Draco believe she meant for the whol Slytherin clan to hear the news she came to bare. Even Crabbe and Goyle's heads snapped up at the sound of her voice. They stared at her with confused expressions as she beamed at Draco.
"Yes, Pansy?" Draco asked with little enthusiasm.
She, being oblivious to Draco's disinterestedness, continued to tell her new discovery. "Draco, Parvati's just seen Hermione Granger in the library. She's finally done something wrong." Her eyes danced in the light of the sun glinting thought the window.
Draco's heart lept a little with the sound of Hermione's name. "What are you talking about, Pansy?" He asked her, prolonging the moment. He didn't want to hear the words he could almost see bubbling on her lips as she sat there beside him. It was way too possible. It was too completely easy. It was utterly and truly to gossip worthy. He didn't breath.
"Hermione Granger is pregnant." The words rolled off her tongue and Draco's face paled. He couldn't believe she could say this with a smile on her face, but then she was Pansy. This was exactly what he had been afraid of... but this is mad. This is Hermione Granger. She couldn't be... he couldn't even think the word. "I, personally, think it's the Weasley boy's baby. I don't know that for a fact, though, but she is. Parvati saw her in the library. She was reading a book about pregnancy." Pansy continued, but Draco was rationalizing. Hermione could've just been reading. That's who she is. She reads for no good reason. That's just what Hermione does. She was just simply reading..that's it. Hermione Granger wasn't having a baby..she couldn't be.
*Ah oh oh oh*
Ginny's eyes focused on Hermione who hadn't seen her yet. "Hermione?" Ginny whispered to tell Hermione that she was there, but then her eyes focused on the title of the book in her hands. Ginny's heart was in her stomach. She silently thanked God that she made Harry wait outside. "Hermione!" Her scream was piercing.
Hermione's head snapped up and she groaned at Ginny. Her face softened quickly though. "Hi, Ginny." Her hands were shaking and the bookk fell from her hands and hit the floor with a loud thud. Ginny took a step forward, closer to Hermione, but her eyes were focused on the book that had just fallen to the floor from her hands. "Ginny, look at me, please." Hermione begged, feeling her eyes well up with huge, fat tears.
Ginny shook her head. "Hermione, please, don't tell me...this is happening." Ginny begged, but Hermione shook her head, feeling as if she was about to start sobbing. Ginny sat down beside her, taking one of Hermione's hands. "Hermione, tell me this isn't happening." Hermione shook her head again, tears spilling over and streaming down her face. "Hermione, please. Tell me the truth. Whose baby is it?"
Hermione looked at Ginny, her eyes red and puffy from crying. Her heart was weary. She looked Ginny in the eyes, shaking her head sadly. Ginny thought this was Ron's baby. "It isn't Ron's baby, Ginny." Hermione sobbed, cringing into her shoulder.
"Then whose is it?" Ginny asked, unable to think of anything else. "Hermione, who else is there?"
Hermione looked into Ginny's eyes and felt her heart breaking all over again. "No one. I love Ron. I truly love Ron, but he made me mad Ginny. I went brainless when this happened. I just wanted to make Ron mad. I never even imagined of it going this far, much less a baby."
"Hermione, tell me whose baby it is." Ginny begged against Hermione's hair.
Hermione's shoulders shook. "Draco Malfoy."
Ginny gasped.
"Hermione!" Harry's voice cried out. Hermione's face crippled. She looked up to see Harry standing in front of them.
"How long were you listening?" Ginny asked, frowning deeply.
"I heard enough." He said, running fingers through his hair.
"Harry, I don't know how this happened!" Hermione told him out of misery. "I'm sorry."
Harry looked at her, eyes tired like he hadn't been sleeping. "Come here, Hermione." He said, reaching out to her. Hermione stood up and ran over to him. He hugged her with a frown on his face, not sure what he should do or how he should react to this. It was too soon.
"Well, this is just brilliant." Hermione heard Ron's voice say, breaking the hug and looking at him.
"Ron." She begged, but he just shook his head. She couldn't breath. "Please, Ron." He watched her for a moment, but didn't move. "I need you now, Ron." She told him and finally he rushed over, wrapping his arms around my neck. "I love you, Ron." She promised him, only a whisper in his ear.
"Hermione… what's going on?" He asked her, but she shook her head. "You can tell me. I promise. I'm sorry, I know I've been a jerk, but I love you. I'm so sorry. Please just tell me what's wrong. Just tell me, Hermione."
Hermione took a step back, but held on to him. He frowned at the fresh tears in her eyes, wiping them away. "I'm sorry, Ron."
His eyes melted in sorrow. "You have no reason to be."
She nodded in the quietest way possible and then took another step away. "I'm having Draco Malfoy's baby."