It's me again! So, here's chapter six! Whoo! And I know I got several reviews saying that things in the story were moving sort of fast (The couple already thinking about baby names) so I'm sorry about that. I can't really relate to the pregnancy thing,(lol!) so I'm trying to keep it as realistic as I can. I'm also quite anxious to get to the wedding, seeing as about a month has passed since the proposal. I'm expecting this story to be about 13 chapters, so expect the wedding in chapter... nine. I think. I don't actually have any of this stuff planned out, I just find a spare hour, type the chapter as I go along, and then upload it on to this site. So, expect like two chapters a week, me thinks. Enjoy!

P.S. Make sure you read the AN at the bottom; it's really important.

Keep holding on..

Keep Holding On

Chapter 6

Three days later, Hermione convinced Ron to go to the burrow for brunch and tell the family about the baby and the accident. Ron had agreed that morning to stay later than usual so Hermione and Mrs. Weasley and Fleur could all continue with the wedding planning. The threesome had mutually decided on a wedding in late November, and it was September 13th. Hermione really wanted a simple wedding at the Burrow, but Fleur was pestering her about a beach wedding. Then Mrs. Weasley would remind Fleur that it would be in November, so the beach would be a miserable place, and then she would remind Hermione that Audrey and Percy, and Fleur and Bill had all gotten married at the Burrow and maybe they should switch it up.

The venue was a mystery. However,they had previously settled on a color palette. The centerpieces would be red roses with black pansies, and the bridemaids' dresses would be white silk with red ribbons and they would wear red hair ornaments. The groomsmen would be dressed in black suits with the matching red tie. Hermione had not yet picked her dress, but they would get to that later.

As expected, Mrs. Weasley had no trouble cooking brunch for the 12 guests: Mr. and Mrs. Wealsey, Fleur, Bill, Harry, Ginny, James, Ron, Hermione, George, Katie, and Fred. The small group was halfway through the meal, although Ginny and Hermione were barley eating anything at all. Hermione decided it was only a matter of time before Mrs. Weasley picked up on that, so she decided to make the announcement before Molly made assumptions.

Reaching under the table to squeeze Ron's hand for support, Hermione said, "Everyone, Ron and I have an announcement."

Mrs. Weasley smiled, and Katie looked up attentively. Slowly, everyone else put down their utensils and stopped their conversations and looked up at Hermione and Ron expectantly.

Ron swallowed. "Well... Hermione's pregnant!"

Everyone around the table gasped and then everyone beamed. Molly started crying, and George (who was sitting on the other side of Ron) thumped his little brother on the back. "Wonderful mate, wonderful." He said. Ron and Hermione grinned, and their eyes met for a moment. Ginny was watching all of this, and when her brother and her soon-to-be sister-in-law's eyes met, and lit up, Ginny got the courage to speak her news.

"Not to take the attention away from Romione," she began tentatively yet jokingly, using the nickname Ron hated but Hermione found cute. "but I have some news of my own to share."

Harry stopped congratulating his best friends and looked up, puzzled. "What is it, Gin?"

"Yes, tell us dear." Mr. Weasley said.

"Well... I'm pregnant as well." She said quietly.

Harry's eyes just about popped out of his head.

After Ginny's news, the excitement in the Burrow seemed to envelop the house and everyone it. It had a cozy/claustrophobic feel.

Harry had jumped out of his chair. "Are you sure? Completely positive?" Ginny nodded, tears welling in her eyes. Not wanting to explain her and Harry's sex life in front of everyone, she motioned for Harry to follow her into the parlor. The couple left and as soon as the door shut Mr. Weasley let out a heavy sigh.

"Gwandpaw, what's the mattah?" Toddler James said, the picture of innocence.

Mr. Weasley looked up, but when he spoke it wasn't to his adorable one-year-old grandson. "It's just...Ginny's only just turned twenty-four, and she's already pregnant with her second child? She's still so young...A child..."

Mrs. Weasley smiled somewhat sadly. "I know honey. But times are changing. It's fine." Her husband nodded.

For the next ten minutes, Mrs. Weasley rambled on and on about how she was so lucky to have so many grandchildren, and Ron, Hermione, George, and Katie talked about politics at the Ministry of Magic. No one was overly excited about the topic, and it was clear their minds were elsewhere.

Finally, Ginny and Harry came back in, hand in hand, albeit looking a little worse for wear.

"So, you guys...figured it out?" George asked shamelessly.

"Er...yes." Harry said. "She's pregnant."

Fleur jumped up, clapped her hands, and ran over to Ginny. "Wonderful! Zis is so wonderful! Ze boy will be so happy!" She cried, motioning towards James. "A little... Well, ve don't know ze gender yet, I suppose. But still! Another sibling! How nice!"

Hermione looked towards Ginny. "Oh, yes. You do need to go to the doctor, as soon as possible really. You could come with me tomorrow..." That led Hermione to explain why she had to go tomorrow, and when she revealed it was for a checkup, she had to then explain about the accident. She didn't go into the gory details, and she really minimized the whole thing. Everyone was worried but not too upset or frazzled.

The meal went on for a few more minutes, and when everyone had cleaned up, all the men went into the living room to discuss the Chudley Cannons, and all the women (save for Katie-she had preferred to join in with the men in the qudditch discussion) headed into the parlor to continue with the wedding planning. Ginny had brought along some bridal magazines (she had loads left from the planning of her wedding, which had been a year ago, right after James was born) and Hermione flipped through them, with Fleur going "Ooh! Zat is beautiful!" or "No, no. Too...something. It is just bad."

Finally, Hermione had narrowed it down to her top three dresses. She didn't make a decision, and although Mrs. Weasley warned her not to wait much longer, she reassured herself and knew that when she made the decision she wanted to be happy with it and she couldn't rush it. So she didn't.

Okay, hope you liked it! So, I have a surprise for you guys because you've been so awesome. YOU get to choose Hermy's dress! On my profile I have links to my three favorite dresses, and you pick your favorite one and vote for it in my poll, also on my profile! The poll closes May 20th, unless I tell you otherwise. So please review and/or go VOTE!