I SUCK! This took so long and it's not even very good! I hate myself…. But at least I managed to update! :D

Chapter 3:

"Harry, I'm going to work!" Ginny called out and picked up her purse.

"Now?" Harry sleepily peeked out through the bedroom door, squinting at the bright light. "It's 8.30 on a Sunday morning."

"I know," she simply said and started walking down the stairs.

"I didn't think you'd be up already, seeing as you haven't gotten up before ten the last two weeks," Harry answered with a cocked eyebrow. Ginny stuck out her tongue at him. It was true; she had been sleeping a lot. In bed by nine, out of bed by ten.

"I'm going to see Virginia, and tell her that I'm quitting the team for awhile, because of the baby. Besides, I don't feel comfortable flying with this thing!" She patted her stomach, which had actually gotten a bit larger. "I've gained almost 5 pounds already!" The tone of her voice got shriller, and she sounded almost desperate.

"5 pounds is nothing, love," Harry said with a humorous smile.

"But still noticeable!" Ginny retorted. "Anyway, my team mates are starting to get a little suspicious since I haven't taken part in the last 8 practices. And on Friday Jessica asked me how I'd gotten so fat! Way to destroy a girl's confidence. So I'm telling them."

"Fine." Harry yawned. "When will you be home?"

"Oh, I thought I'd swing by the Burrow on my way home, to get some things."

"Alright, I'm going back to bed. See you later." Harry slid back into the bedroom, and in a matter of seconds Ginny could hear his snores again. She sighed and apparated away.

Virginia Stevenson's office was located in a small flat in the middle of London, quite near the visitor's exit to the ministry, actually. The door was invisible to muggles, to them it just appeared to be an empty wall.

Ginny opened it and went inside. As usual, there were piles of old quidditch magazines spread across the room, posters of famous Holyhead Harpies players on the walls, and a huge mountain of quidditch equipment on the floor. Virginia sat behind her desk, reading the Sunday issue of the Daily Prophet. When she heard Ginny she looked up and smiled.

"Good morning Ginny! What can I do for you?" she asked. She put the newspaper aside and leaned across the desk. Ginny hesitantly sat down on a rickety chair, afraid that it would break from her newly gained weight. She cleared her throat before she answered;

"Yeah, I just came to tell you that I have to quit the team, at least for a… a year, I guess."

"Quit the team?" Virginia said with a surprised look on her face. "Why?"

"You don't know?" Ginny asked, astonished. How could Virginia NOT have noticed?

"What do you mean by that?"

"I'm pregnant! Haven't you noticed that I've gained, like, lots of weight in a short period of time?"

"I just thought you'd eaten too much chocolate or something…" Virginia looked a bit embarrassed. "How long are you?"

"Three months."

"Oh. Why haven't you told me sooner?"

"I dunno, I wanted to tell my family first and stuff…"

"Alright then, but it's a shame that I'm loosing one of my best players for so long!"

"Sorry!" Virginia laughed.

"Well, I guess it's too late now, eh?" Ginny was just about to answer when her cell phone buzzed. She opened her purse and dug through it to find the small machine. She'd never quite gotten how it worked, but she thought she'd gotten a text message, from Harry. She pressed the 'open' button and read it;

Need you to come home now. Hermione's here and wants to talk to you. Says it's urgent. Love H

"What's that?" Virginia asked.

"It's a way for muggles to communicate, and I have to go home. Bye!" Before Virginia had time to say anything Ginny had already apparated to outside Grimmauld Place. She quickly opened the door and stepped inside. She heard voices coming from the kitchen and went over there.

"Hey, what's going on?" she asked. Hermione was sitting on a chair, her hair wilder than ever. She looked like she was on the edge to tears. Harry sat next to her, seeming extremely awkward. Hermione looked up when she heard Ginny's voice.

"Oh thank Merlin! Where have you BEEN???!!!!" Hermione practically yelled at Ginny and jumped out of her chair.

"I went to see Virginia," Ginny quickly answered. "What happened?" Hermione glanced at Harry, who still looked completely confused.

"Harry can't hear this," she murmured to Ginny. "He might tell Ron."

"It's about my brother?"

"Well, it's…" Hermione looked over at Harry again.

"Harry, could you give us some privacy?" Ginny sighed. Harry nodded and seemed relieved to get an excuse to leave the room.

"There, we're alone," Ginny said when Harry was gone. "WHAT is it?"

"Ron wants to have a baby."

"So? What's the problem?"

"It's a BIG problem! I can't have a baby! I can't be a mother!" Hermione started pacing back and forth in the kitchen.

"Just tell him that, then!"

"I did. And he was just like ´Oh, Mione, of course you can be a mother! You're so sweet and loving and caring and a bunch of other crap´."

"Well, maybe he's right," Ginny said carefully. "But I guess he can't force you into anything you don't want to do." Hermione groaned.

"This is all your fault!" she yelled. "If you wouldn't have gotten knocked up I wouldn't be in this mess!"

Now it was Ginny who was starting to get mad.

"What?! You can't blame me! It's Harry who's rubbish with condoms!" When she realized what she'd said she blushed.

"Thanks a lot!" Harry shouted from the other room. Hermione quickly shook her head.

"You're right, that was uncalled for," she said. She sunk down into a chair and buried her face in her hands. "I'm just upset."

"I know." Ginny put her arm around Hermione. Suddenly they heard a pop from the living room, followed by Ron's voice.

"Is Hermione here?" he asked hoarsely.

"Um, she's in the kitchen," Harry said.

"Damn," Hermione whispered. "Tell him I went back to the flat." And she was gone. Two seconds later Ron barged into the room.

"She went to the flat," Ginny sighed. And then Ron was gone.

"Bloody idiots," Ginny muttered. She rose from her chair to join Harry in the living room. He was sitting on the couch and she slumped down next to him.

"When will those two learn?" Ginny said to Harry and leaned her head against his shoulder.

"That's just their relationship. Fighting is their way of saying ´I love you´," Harry answered. He put his arm round Ginny's waist. "Do you really think I'm rubbish with condoms?"

"Yes. If you knew how to use them I wouldn't have gotten pregnant. I swear, after this baby, we're getting something else."

"What, you don't want to have more babies?" Harry asked teasingly.

"Let's just wait for this one to come first, shall we?" Ginny glanced down at her stomach. She was annoyed with its already enlarged size. She actually knew that it probably wasn't literally the baby's fault, but because of the amount of chocolate she'd eaten since she'd gotten pregnant. Harry followed her glance.

"I really wish you wouldn't obsess over your weight, Gin," he sighed.

"I'm not obsessing, I'm just a bit annoyed by the fact that this kid only weighs 18 grams and I've gained 5 pounds…"

"Ginny…"

"Okay, okay, I'll just shut up then!" It was quiet for a few minutes. Harry looked at his watch.

"I'm sorry, I have to go," he said and squirmed out of Ginny's grip. "I promised Kingsley I'd meet him today."

"On a Sunday? What for?"

"He thinks he's located some old deatheaters in Scotland, and he needs help putting together a group of aurors to go there."

"Wait, does this mean you have to go, too?" Ginny asked anxiously.

"It might…" Harry seemed a bit uneasy by where the conversation was going.

"You promised me you wouldn't have to go anywhere hunting deatheaters for at least a year!" Ginny said angrily.

"It's not like I have a choice, love. We can't send the newbies on their own and Kingsley's already watching Lucius Malfoy!"

"But why haven't you said anything until now?!" Ginny was yelling now.

"Because I knew you would react like this! You always do! I can take care of myself!" Harry was starting to get really mad now. "You act like I'm two years old!"

"I do not!!" Ginny screamed angrily. "It's you who is so irresponsible I have to watch every move you make!"

"That is so not true," Harry hissed through his teeth.

"Yes it is. I know you're only working as an auror because you still feel guilty about the people who died in the battle of Hogwarts! How many times do I have to tell you, it wasn't your fault.

"You are way off. I'm working as an auror because I want to protect people." Ginny snorted loudly.

"Yeah right. I'm just wondering what is going to happen when the baby is born, cause, you know, you've never reacted well to change."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Harry asked, fuming. Ginny was just about to answer when he mumbled;

"Don't answer, I've had enough of this," and stormed out of the living room.

"That's right, just walk away, you're used to that aren't you, you, you ass!" At first Ginny stared furiously at the door, then she suddenly burst into tears. She buried her face in her hands and started sobbing loudly, to her own surprise. Ginny wasn't normally the type who got emotional. She glanced at the Pregnancy book on the table, and reached over to pick it up, just to get her mind off Harry. She wiped her tears and opened the book.

"Alright, let's see here," she mumbled. "Here it is! 'The third month'."

Dear reader

You have now entered your third month of pregnancy. These are things that might happen to your body during your third month;

Gaining weight. Well duh!

If you have been experiencing morning sickness, that will probably start going away a bit. YEEESSS!!!

Because of all the hormones your body is producing, you might experience moodswings. Don't worry, this is perfectly normal. Oh no. Maybe it was because of the hormones she'd said those horrible things to Harry. The battle of Hogwarts was something she'd always tip-toed around in the past.

Your body will need a lot of sleep, so don't hesitate to take naps in the middle of the afternoon!

Your body will also need a lot of nutrition, so make sure to eat healthy things (see page 145 for detailed nutrition list!)

Ginny stared at the book for a moment. It hadn't mentioned anything about the tender breasts! Perhaps that's in a later chapter…

She leaned back against the cushions and sighed. Another tear trickled down her cheek. She immediately wiped it away. I wonder when Harry is going to come home, she thought. Usually his meetings only lasted two hours tops, but she was pretty certain he wouldn't be home that soon this time.

She yawned, suddenly feeling tired. In a matter of minutes she had drifted off to sleep.

Short chapter alert! You must all be so mad at me… I haven't updated since like October or something. I'm trying to get out a You And Me chapter today or tomorrow also!

Sincerely: TheNewestVampire, who is very sorry!