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Chapter 3

When Hermione woke up the following morning she knew several things were wrong. One, she had a splitting headache, which could only mean that she drank too much last night. Two, she was not in her own room. Three, there was a very naked man lying beneath her. Hermione opened her eyes and held in a gasp. The room that she was in was Harry's, and even worse, the naked man lying under her was Harry. After the first initial wave of panic was over, Hermione snuggled closer to Harry's warm body. She loved the feel of his muscles on her naked breasts and his hands on her lower back. When she looked at Harry's sleeping face she couldn't help but smile and brush his hair away from his eyes. Suddenly, Harry's eyes opened and Hermione was enveloped in his piercing gaze.

"Hi" he said and smiled at her and Hermione blushed. "Hi" she said. Harry grinned and hugged her close. Hermione squealed as Harry flipped her over and kissed her deeply. Hermione moaned and leaned into Harry's kiss, smiling at feel of his member pressing into her thigh. Harry then kissed all the way from Hermione's nose until her bellybutton while she squirmed at the amazing feel. Then Harry slowly traced his fingers around her wet slit and pushed two fingers inside of her. Hermione started to grind herself onto his hand, her eyes rolling at the sensations he was giving her. She groaned in despair when he removed his fingers but quickly let out a guttural moan of satisfaction when she felt him slowly enter her. She looked at Harry's face and became more turned on when she saw his reactions. She then covered her mouth over his and reveled in the amazing feel of the two of them together. Suddenly, Harry flipped her over on her back and was sliding into her from behind. She never thought she could feel sensations like the ones Harry was giving her now. She didn't know how long they were in that position but before she knew it she could feel her inner walls tightening and then she was screaming Harry's name begging him to go faster. Harry complied and was thrusting into her so hard she knew she would have problems walking for the next couple days. When she came she came with a loud scream and a groan of complete satisfaction. Harry came quickly behind her; one, two three more thrusts and she could feel him spilling his hot seed into her. Hermione fell, exhausted, back onto the bed with Harry falling on top of her. Hermione flipped back over and looked up and the beautiful man on top of her.

"So" she said. "What would you like to do today?" Harry looked down at her and his face just lit up. "I would like nothing better than to spend the day with you" He said. Hermione smiled back up at him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Well then, that means I am going to have to shower and get dressed" she said as she quickly sat up and walked to his bathroom giving him a nice view of her lower back, butt, and long legs. She went into the bathroom, turned the water on and walked back to the bedroom to see Harry, sheet thrown haphazardly around his waist, and said "You're welcome to join me if you want." Harry didn't need to be told twice as he quickly jumped out of bed and joined Hermione in the shower.

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The rest of Harry and Hermione's day was spent walking around a Muggle Park not far from their flat in Diagon Alley. Hermione had on a yellow spaghetti strapped sundress with flip flops and Harry had on a light green polo and khaki shorts. Neither of them tried to hold each others' hand but they let their hands brush every so often. On their walk Hermione made Harry walk into a flower shop with her so she could pick out some flowers for the flat. Harry being Harry, knew that Hermione's favorite flower was Gerber daisies so he bought her a bouquet of them. Hermione tried to pay for them but Harry flat out refused. As they kept walking through the park they were having such a good time enjoying the beautiful day that neither of them heard the camera flash. At one point Hermione saw a young couple about the same age as Harry and herself walk by pushing a pram. Hermione immediately tugged on Harry's hand and pointed at the couple. "Look how adorable that family is Harry. You can tell how much they love each other." Harry smiled at her fondly and wrapped his arms around her. "Mione, do you believe in soul mates?" Hermione bit her bottom lip as she thought about it for a minute. "Mmm.. I wouldn't necessarily say soul mate, but I believe there is that one person out there who is your match; who understands you better than you sometimes know yourself." Harry just looked at her, smiled and said "Let's go home Mione."

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After their great afternoon in the park together Harry and Hermione decided that they were going to take things slow. They made no promises to each other and Hermione didn't want Harry to promise her anything because she didn't want him to feel like she was manipulating him into a relationship. She had seen too many girls throw themselves at him and there had even been a few that he had actually liked but was heartbroken when he found out they were only looking for the fame of being "The Boy Who Lived's Girlfriend." She knew however, as the weeks went by that he was seeing other women because she could smell their perfume in the flat when she woke up in the morning. It was from then on that she really concentrated on work. She tried everything she could to avoid Harry and the other girls he was seeing so she would take extra shifts at St. Mungo's. Anything to keep Harry or anyone else from thinking that she was hurt and upset.

About 2 months after Harry's birthday party, everyone was gathered at The Burrow for a monthly dinner Molly insisted everyone attend. Apparently, Ron and Luna had big news to share with everyone. After dinner, everyone was gathered in the living room waiting for Ron or Luna to make the announcement everyone had been waiting to hear. Hermione was sitting on the couch next to Ginny and Draco and as far away from Harry who was leaning up against the living room wall as possible. Everyone suddenly became quiet at the sound of Ron clearing his throat.

"Everyone… Everyone… Alright so Luna and I have an announcement to make and I'm sure you've all been waiting for it." Ginny leaned over and whispered in Hermione's ear "you can say that again. Luna was over just last week and said that if Ron wasn't popping the question soon she was going to wallop him upside the head." Hermione had to hold in her sniggers at the thought of Luna smacking Ron on the head. She knew how thick headed he could be and understood why Luna would result to such desperate measures. "Luna and I are getting married!" Ron cried. Mrs. Weasley immediately jumped out of her chair for joy. "O I never thought I'd see the day!" she cried and immediately pulled them into one of her bone crushing hugs. After Ron and Luna pried themselves away, everyone was standing up congratulating them. When Hermione got to Luna she gave her a big hug and said "O Luna, I am so happy for you! Finally Ron found someone that he loves more than food." There were several people in the room chuckling and when Hermione turned around she was suddenly face to face with Harry Potter.

"Hi Harry" she said quickly and left the room quickly. She then walked over to Ginny and Draco who were putting on their coats to leave. "Ginny, do you think we could grab lunch tomorrow? I really need to talk to you." Ginny smiled and said "Of course Hermione. The usual place at the usual time?" Hermione smiled back and said "Yes that sounds lovely. I'll see you then. Bye Gin, bye Draco." After Ginny and Draco left she hurriedly said her goodbyes and with one last look back at Harry, she left the Burrow.

The next morning Hermione was extremely busy at St. Mungo's . She had several patients that morning and she was counting down the hours until lunch with Ginny. She had to leave early for the hospital so she was up way before Harry and Ron, which she was thankful for. Unfortunately, getting out of the house faster meant no breakfast and she was famished. When she finally was able to get to the café for lunch she didn't realize how famished she was. She was told that Ginny was not there yet so she sat down at her table and ordered fish and chips. As she sat their waiting she continued to think about the only thing that had been plaguing her mind these past 2 months. Harry.

It was no secret that she had been avoiding him but she was being stubborn and wanted Harry to apologize. "Bullocks, Hermione, I'm so sorry I'm late! Work has been bloody crazy! They almost didn't let me take a lunch break." Ginny said, running up to the table and taking the seat across from Hermione. Ginny was a columnist for the Prophet and usually had a flexible schedule. Hermione smiled "No Ginny its fine, I just got here myself, works been crazy for me too." Once Ginny had ordered her lunch, Chicken Piccata, Ginny finally decided she needed to talk to Hermione.

"Alright Hermione, if you're not going to say anything then I will. What in Merlin's name is going on with you and Harry? You two have been avoiding each other like the plague for several weeks now and it's just not like you two. Then last night Harry came to visit Draco in the middle of the night, scared the shit out of the both of us. He looked completely miserable.

FLASHBACK

KNOCK,KNOCK, KNOCK.

Ginny bolted up from the bed Draco and her shared. "Draco, wake up, someone's at the door." Ginny shook Draco hard and finally he jumped up and groggily said "Where's the fire?" Ginny stifled a giggle and pushed him to the door. "Hurry Draco, it could be important." Draco quickly grabbed his wand and walked to the door with Ginny following right on his heels. Draco opened the door and there leaning up against the wall completely drunk out of his mind was Harry. "Harry? Mate what happened to you?" Draco said helping him inside. "She hates me Dracco. Shee cant ssstandd the lokk off me." Draco set Harry down at the kitchen table and turned to a slightly frightened Ginny. "Gin babe, will you make Harry here a strong cup of tea. A sobering charm won't work until later." Ginny walked briskly to the kitchen and put the kettle on. Draco sat down next to Harry and tried to get him to sit up. "Harry mate, you gotta tell me what's wrong. Who hates you?" Harry looked up at Draco with a dejected face. "it's Mione, She hates me. After we shagged we spent the greatest most wonderful day together. We walked around a muggle park I bought her flowers and we just had the best day ever!" Ginny gasped when she heard what Harry had just said. "You and Hermione shagged?!" She said. Harry looked over at her and nodded. "It was bloody fantastic, she's an angel and now…."Harry trailed off. Draco looked at Harry and said "Go on mate, we're here for you." Harry continued by saying " I thought things were going fine. We didn't really talk about what happened but I thought things would be cool afterwards. It didn't seem like she wanted to be in a relationship and I certainly didn't feel like we should be in a relationship. She's my best friend guys and I kinda freaked. So the next couple days I started to drift away. I thought things could go back to the way they were. I started seeing a couple girls but I usually sent them home after coffee at the flat. It never got serious or anything. Soon, Hermione starts working late and leaving early in the morning. I never see her anymore. And every time I do she gives me a lame ass excuse about how she's too busy to talk and she understands blah blah blah. Now I understand why. She hates me because she wanted to be in a relationship and I hurt her. I knew shagging her was a mistake." After Harry finished, Ginny walked briskly over to where Harry sat and slammed his tea in front of him. "Harry you are an ass. Hermione has liked you for years and you have done nothing but bring woman after woman into the flat. And then you finally notice her when she puts on a black dress and a little makeup. Then you shag her and not expect her to want something out of it? You are daft. Don't you dare even try to sound like the good guy here Harry Potter. You and Hermione both made the mistake to not talk to each other and now look at your relationship. It's practically in ruins. You two need to talk to one another and sort out your feelings." Draco nodded in agreement. "You may not realize it mate, but you care about her a lot more than you think." Harry looked up from his tea and said "Yea I know. I know, I love Mione, I just don't know if I love her like the way she wants me to love her." "Well then," Ginny said. "I suggest you go talk to her. She needs to hear that from you." "Yeah, you guys are right."Harry said. "I'll talk to her in the morning, or when she comes home from work." After that, Ginny and Draco led him to their guest room and put him to bed along with a sobering potion for him to drink in the morning.

End of Flashback

"So I'm going to ask you again. What in Merlin's name is going on? I've heard Harry's side, now I want to hear yours." Ginny said leaning back and crossing her arms. Hermione sighed and said "What Harry told you is the truth. We shagged and it was fantastic. I honestly thought I was more than just another notch on his bedpost. I actually thought he cared about me." Hermione cried. Ginny took out a tissue from her purse and handed it to Hermione. "Hermione please calm down. Everything's going to be fine. Harry wants to talk when you get home from work and everything will be fine. I promise. And if he hurts you remember I do a mean Bat Bogey Hex." Hermione and Ginny both shared a laugh. By the time they finished wiping the tears from their eyes their food had arrived. Just was the waiter set the food down and Hermione got one whiff of Ginny's chicken she bolted for the bathroom. After she emptied the contents of her stomach into the toilet she washed her mouth out and walked back over to a very worried Ginny. "Hermione, are you ok? You still look kind of green." Hermione looked nervously at Ginny. "I don't know Ginny, I've been feeling fine up until a few minutes ago. Maybe I should go home and lay down before my next shift at the hospital." Ginny smiled at Hermione, "I think that sounds like a smashing idea. I'll box up our food and you just head on home." Hermione gave a hurried thanks to Ginny as she dashed home, suddenly feeling nauseous again. When she got home she sprinted to the bathroom and promptly vomited into the toilet. By the time she was finished, Ginny had gotten into the flat and had put their food in the refrigerator. Once she did that, she went and looked for Hermione, finding her on the floor of the bathroom, her face pressed up against the tile floor. "O my," she said. Hermione, maybe you shouldn't go back to work. I think you're too sick to go anywhere. "No!" Hermione mumbled as she got up off the floor. "It's probably nothing. I'll be fine." Ginny glared at Hermione. "No Hermione, you don't understand. If you're sick you don't want to get your patients sicker do you?" "No" Hermione said guiltily. "Well then, you get your skinny ass into bed or I will Bat Bogey Hex you instead of Harry." Hermione grinned back and Ginny and quickly walked over to the fireplace to floo the hospital. When her assistant Megan finally answered the floo, Hermione had her take over all her patients for the rest of the day. After that was done she finally climbed into bed and passed out.

When Hermione woke up several hours later she could hear someone cooking dinner. Then she could smell what they were cooking. Gagging, she sprinted to the bathroom, startling Harry and Ron who were in the kitchen talking. "Hermione?" Ron called out worriedly. "Are you ok?" Harry glared at Ron. "Are you bloody daft? Does it look like she's alright??" He then walked over to the bathroom to check on Hermione. When he saw that she was thus occupied, he went inside and held her hair up as she continued puking. "Mione, what's wrong?" Hermione looked up from her previous occupation and said "What does it look like I'm doing Harry?" Harry looked down at her sheepishly. "I'm sorry Mione, I can tell you're obviously sick. Do you want me to get you anything?" Hermione got up from the floor and walked over to the kitchen grabbing some biscuits from the pantry before making her way back to her bed. "No, Harry, I'll be fine, I'm sure it's just a 24 hour bug. I just need to get some sleep. Goodnight Harry, Night Ron!" she yelled out before she went back into her room to try and sleep the bug off.

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Three days later, Hermione was freaking out. Whenever she tried to eat something, she heaved it back up moments later, and anytime she smelled chicken, or eggs she was running for the loo. In the midst of her sickness, Ginny and Luna stopped by to check up on her. When they walked in the door they found Hermione again bent over the toilet. "Hermione!" Luna exclaimed. "I think it's time to go to the Healer." Ginny said as she helped Hermione up off the floor. "I haven't slept in 2 days!" Hermione moaned to them as she sat down on the couch. Luna had put a kettle on and had come over to the couch as well. "I know Ron and I haven't really been around very much the past couple weeks Hermione, all this wedding planning has gotten incredibly tiring." Hermione smiled at Luna "Luna it's perfectly alright, you're planning your wedding for Christ's sake! You shouldn't be worrying over me. It's just the flu; I'll get over it in a couple more days." Hermione noticed that Ginny was looking very hard at her coffee table. "Ginny what in bloody name are you staring so hard at?" Ginny looked up suddenly at Hermione. "Hermione…. When exactly did you and Harry shag?" Luna practically squealed with delight. "YOU SHAGGED HARRY!" Hermione gave Luna a dirty look then thought for a moment, biting her bottom lip in deep concentration. "It was about 2 months ago. Why?" Ginny then asked "When was your last flo?" Hermione then turned a very bright shade of red, then turned green again. "Oh my God Ginny you don't think…" Luna looked between both girls who both had looks of terror on their faces. "I'll go make sure there is a private room for you Hermione."

When the three girls got to St. Mungo's Hermione thought that she was going to be sick again, but not for the same reasons she had been. When her assistant came in the private room Luna had called ahead for Hermione she had almost convinced herself that she just had a case of the flu. "Alright Hermione, you know the drill, I'll just say a couple spells and in about 5 minutes we will get the results" Megan told her encouragingly. She then said a couple of spells and then left the room for a few minutes. Hermione laid down on the bed and closed her eyes. She was trying to picture herself in a calming place but her heart was racing like crazy and she couldn't think of anything to do to calm it down. Exactly 5 minutes later Megan came back into the room. "Alright Hermione, I just need to say one last spell to activate the others and then we will know your results." Hermione could only nod and look over at an equally nervous looking Luna and Ginny. Hermione closed her eyes for the spell and could feel a tickling sensation in her lower abdomen. When she opened her eyes and looked at Megan she was smiling. 'Congratulations Hermione, you're pregnant."

"You're Pregnant." The words kept playing back and forth in Hermione's ears. "Well" Megan said. "I need to get you some potions; I bet you're experiencing some pretty bad morning sickness right now. That's common for most first time expecting witch moms." Hermione could do nothing but smile weakly. "Thank you Megan. If you could also contact Annabelle from the prenatal ward, I want her to be my mediwitch. And please, don't tell anyone about this. I need to speak to several people before the rest of the hospital finds out and I would like it if the media was to not be informed until I can't hide it anymore." Megan just nodded and left the room. When the three girls got back to the trio's flat they sat down and talked. "Alright, everything's going to be fine." Ginny said hurriedly. Luna then spoke up. "Hermione, what are you going to tell Harry?" Hermione paled at the thought. "Oh, everything will be fine," she said slightly high pitched. "I mean, I don't even think I need to tell him. I don't want to burden him and I shouldn't force him to do anything that he doesn't want to do or be a part of. Everything will be absolutely wonderful" she ended on a choked sob. That was when she broke down. "It wasn't supposed to happen like this! I am not the type of person to forget the contraceptive charm! How could I be so bloody stupid!" she sobbed as Ginny and Luna held her close. After she composed herself, Hermione told Luna and Ginny that she wanted to lie down for a while and to let her know when Harry returned. However when she woke up a few hours later, Luna seemed extremely distressed. "Oh Hermione, I'm so sorry!" "I tried to tell Harry that you needed to talk to him and it was important but he said that it was going to have to wait because he and Draco were being sent on an important Auror conference in Paris and had to leave immediately. Ginny left with Harry so she could say goodbye to Draco." Hermione was extremely disappointed but tried to put on a good face for Luna. "No Luna, that's totally fine. That just means I have more time to prepare what I'm going to say to Harry." Luna gave Hermione a small smile and walked over to Ron's room and let herself in. Hermione just walked back into her room and fell on her bed. "What am I going to tell Harry?"

Four days later, Hermione was busy cleaning up the house as well as fending off the morning sickness she was still feeling when Ginny suddenly burst through the front door. "Hermione have you seen the paper today?" she asked looking very upset. Hermione just shook her head no. "No, Gin, I haven't. Actually I haven't left the flat for four days. Why?" Ginny just shook her head with obvious fury and dropped The Daily Prophet on the kitchen table. "I am going to kill those boys when they get home."

On the front page of the paper was a picture of Harry kissing Cho Chang. Above the picture the headline read, "Potter and Chang rekindle their feelings in Paris." Yes, Harry Potter was definitely not just working while he was at Paris. After reading the article, Hermione wiped a couple tears in her eyes and shrugged her shoulders. "Ginny, it's not like we were in love or anything, he's just the father of my baby and he doesn't know it."

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Alright please don't kill me! I know it's been two weeks. But again, work has been crazy and I have had a crazy bout of writers block. I hope you liked the chapter!

Thank you to all who reviewed. Don't worry there will be lots more Harry in the next chapter.