Chapter Four
As Ginny walked along the corridor of the first floor at the Ministry of Magic she had a cheesy grin on her face. There wasn't anything noticeably interesting to make her smile, she was just on a high after the magical night she'd had with Harry.

"Minister for Magic's Office," Luna said uninterestedly as yet another person called in to complain about not having had a response to their letter of complaint. Ginny appearing at the door was a welcome distraction and she dropped her headset on the desk.

"You'll never guess what happened last night!" Ginny squealed. Luna raised her eyebrows. What on earth had got her best friend into such a hyper state? She honestly couldn't think of anything off the top of her head.

"What?" Luna asked curiously.

"Harry and I we, you know," Ginny whispered. Luna's mouth dropped open.

"You didn't?" she gasped.

"We did," Ginny confirmed.

"Was he?" Luna questioned.

"Uh huh," Ginny grinned.

"And are you?" Luna continued.

"I don't know," Ginny confessed. She hadn't thought of the fact that she might be pregnant so she was glad Luna had brought it up and reminded her. Having a baby wasn't what she'd imagined in her life right now but she wasn't opposed to being a mother. It would certainly put a dent in her tour schedule with the Holyhead Harpies but there were ways to work around that.

"You probably should..." Luna pointed out. Ginny nodded.

"Speaking of which, what did George say?" Ginny enquired. She was pretty sure that Luna wouldn't be at work today if George had responded negatively.

"We're going to get through it. I hadn't planned to be a mother at this time in my life but George is going to be there to support me and I love him," said Luna.

"That's great, I'm so happy for you," Ginny said warmly. She was truly happy that her best friend had found a guy that she felt that way for and could have a life with because she only wanted for her friends what she had herself. George and Luna were perfect together and would be great parents.

"Thankyou," said Luna, standing up from her desk. She grabbed her purse from the floor and walked around the desk.

"What are you doing?" Ginny asked as Luna grabbed her arm.

"We are going to find out if you're pregnant," Luna said determinedly. She dragged Ginny toward the door that was reluctant to follow now that she knew her friend's intention.

"I cant, I have to get to training," Ginny protested, trying to escape her friend's grasp. But Luna wasn't having any of it. She held Ginny in an iron grasp and dragged her towards to the elevator. She managed to hold her all the way until they got onto the street and she could Apparate.

"Do I really need to do this?" Ginny asked ten minutes later when she and Luna entered the bathroom. Luna shoved her into a stall so she opened the box and followed the instructions. Luna had been smart and bought a digital test so all that it needed to do was flash up 'pregnant' or 'not pregnant.' She anxiously awaited her results as Luna tapped her foot impatiently outside the stall.

***

Hermione fixed her hair for the sixth time as she waited by the bar at the Leaky Cauldron. Viktor still hadn't arrived but she'd only been there for ten minutes so there was still time for him to show up. She glanced to the side again when the door creaked open and her face lit up when she saw it was Viktor.

"Herm-own-ninny!" he cried delightedly as he walked forward to embrace her. Hermione hugged Viktor and they went over to find a table. The waitress took their order and Viktor started talking about Quidditch, which wasn't really a surprise.

"I haff to be back in Bulgaria tomorrow for training but I haff the night off vich is good," Viktor said as he sipped his Firewhisky. Hermione nodded although she wasn't too interested in Viktor's training schedule.

"My friend Ginny is Chaser for the Holyhead Harpies. She'll be off to Ireland tomorrow for her first match," Hermione added, wanting to contribute something to the conversation.

"Really, have I heard of her?" Viktor asked curiously.

"Probably not, it's her first season," Hermione explained. She twirled the straw in her Gillywater absentmindedly as she searched for a new conversation topic.

"I don't know if I am playing the Holyhead Harpies. I vill have to check," said Viktor. They both welcomed the arrival of their meals and Hermione busied herself with cutting her potatoes into many tiny pieces.

"I apologise that I could not come to Harry's wedding. I had a... uh prior engagement," said Viktor. Hermione didn't recall Viktor's name being on the guest list, but she supposed he might have found out about it somehow. She'd probably mentioned it in one of her letters to him...

"That's fine. You couldn't help if you had an err... prior engagement," Hermione answered. She shoved the potato in her mouth and washed it down with Gillywater before she looked at Viktor again.

"You look different since I last saw you. Did you change your hair?" Viktor asked curiously. Hermione blushed but she couldn't remember if she'd done anything to hair or not since she'd last saw him. She wasn't an expert on guys but it felt as if Viktor was flirting with her which wasn't good. She was with Ron and she didn't want Viktor getting the wrong idea.

"I don't think so," she said vaguely as she toyed with her carrots. Viktor took a sip of his Firewhisky, seeming as uncomfortable as she felt. Fortunately he started talking about Quidditch again and all she had to do was nod and agree. Viktor didn't seem to notice that she wasn't that interested in the upgrade on broomstick speeds.

***

Ron was on his way home from work when he Apparated into Diagon Alley. First he went to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes to see George. His brother was just packing up the shop but Ron was eager to find out what had been making him so distant the last few days.

"George, what's going on?" he asked but his brother had Apparated out to avoid talking to him. He kicked the shelf and a box of Puking Pastilles fell down, hitting him in the head one by one.

He went back out of the shop, mentally planning to ambush George tomorrow on his lunch break. He decided to stop at the Leaky Cauldron for a drink before going home and calling Hermione. He wanted to see what she was doing for dinner tomorrow.

He pushed opened the creaky door to the wizarding pub and saw a familiar head of bushy brown hair sitting at the nearest table. There was his girlfriend Hermione, sitting across from none other than the Bulgarian Quidditch star, Viktor Krum.