Okay I've decided to put the song at the end to make the next chapter come sooner
Swings of All Sorts
This Christmas Eve finds a young Hermione Granger alone in the Girl's Dormitory wondering what course her life has taken.
"I'm eighteen, pregnant, engaged, fat, in school, talking to myself. What is wrong with me," she wonders out loud, "I'm a fat hideous beast aren't I?"
"No you're not."
"What are you doing invading my space I want some alone time! Just get out," She said throwing one of her pillows.
"Okay Hermione, I'll leave."
"No don't go! I'm sorry Ron you went through all this trouble to break the rule to get up here although I don't know how. I don't know how you'll ever want me back. Don't call off the engagement. I'm sorry I love you. Please forgive me. Don't go, don't leave me I'm sorry," she pleaded into his shoulder.
"I would never leave you Hermione you're the one and only woman I could ever love."
"You're just saying that." She exclaimed struggling to get out of his arms.
"No Angel," he said calming her, he tilted up his chin and looked into her eyes, "I'm not, and to answer your question, no there is nothing wrong with you."
"Don't say that, I know there's something wrong with me, I know it. Why don't you just say it? Choose one thing that's wrong with me."
"Er you-well your um…"
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
"No Ginny come on in," said Ron turning towards the door grateful for the interruption.
"What are you looking at, eye-balling her like that?" A sudden anger filling her eyes, "I thought I was the only woman you could ever love, and here you are having an affair right before my very eyes."
"She's my sister, Hermione!"
"Don't you take that tone with me. I think that whole sister nonsense is just a cover up."
"Don't argue with her when she's like this just change the subject." Ginny whispered out of the corner of her mouth to Ron standing next to her.
"What are you whispering about over there?"
"She was just-"
"I don't want to hear it, just go!"
"Come on Hermione, don't be like that."
"Leave!"
"I-"
"I said go!" She ordered pointing to the door tears starting to flow. She heard footsteps and a door close.
"Hermione there's no reason to feel jealous we're-" Ginny tried to sooth.
"Don't! I don't need to be comforted by the woman my fiancé's going to leave me for."
"Fine, I'll leave you to wallow."
"Good leave that is just what I want you to do." Hermione crying over the book she took from her nightstand that she was no longer attempting to read.
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"Here Hermione let's go to the boy's dormitory. We can open our Christmas gifts there."
"I don't think anyone else is in their dorm, let's go." Hermione said attempting to get up three times before continuing, "My stupid fat stomach, I need help getting up."
"Give me your hands…and up you go."
"Can you get the presents?"
"Yeah, if you get the door."
"Follow me." Hermione traveled down the stairs, through the common room, and back up the other flight of stairs stopping at the 7th year boy's dorm. "Boy's I hope you're decent cause we're coming in."
"Hermione!" Ron screeched as he rolled over and fell out of his bed taking his sheets with them, "I'm not dressed."
"We're going to be married soon I'm going to be seeing you in this state a lot more." She pointed out going to help.
"Ginny be good and shield your eyes for me."
"Why Harry it's not every day I get a free show."
"Please?"
"Fine, but a Happy Christmas indeed." Ginny commented shutting her eyes as Harry climbed out of his bed and got his trainers and blue jeans out of the trunk.
He pulled them on them began scavenging for his shirt, "Where did I put that shirt?" He wondered out loud digging under his bed.
"I'd try on Ron's trunk."
"Why would it be over there?"
"Because I took 'em and put 'em there."
"Ginny," he sighed, "your eyes are supposed to be closed."
"I know but it's not like I've never seen you like this before."
"Is there something about that that I should know about? Something relating to my sister."
"Quidditch Ron. When he got dressed for quidditch."
"Oh, let's open the presents."
After settling down on a bed whether it be theirs or not. They began opening theirs presents, paper flying everywhere.
"Wow a refill for my broom care kit. Thanks Ginny!"
"You're welcome Harry, I'll give you something else later. I love the necklace that you gave me. Could you help me put it on?"
"Er- sure. Come over here," he said patting a cleared space on his bed. Ginny got up and walked over and sat crossed-legged on Harry's lap. "There you go." He said after clasping the necklace.
"I like it here."
"Where is that?"
"In your arms, it feels…safe. I know that's one of the last things you were expecting to hear with all this chaos but that's what I feel safe…and at home."
"It feels right with you here."
"Baby clothes, baby booties, bottles, diapers. What is your problem people! Why can't I get any presents? Oh what's this…" She began ripping the paper off a particularly large gift, "Two books but there's no title on it," She opened it her anger disappearing overcome with curiosity, "or words in it."
"On of them is a journal, see love, I wrote your name in it…Hermione Weasley," He said sitting behind Hermione, placing his head on her shoulder, reaching around her. "The other one is not just any book but whatever book you want it to be. It took quite a bit of magic to get this to work, but we all know how much you like to read so we've been working on this for a few months now. Go on angel, think of a book any book muggle or magical. Concentrate real hard."
"There To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. I used to love this story when I was younger."
"Do you want to read it now?"
"Oh I saw Dudley reading that book, well trying to for a school assignment it was priceless…Good times… good times."
"Come let's leave Harry in his Lala land."
"Yeah, I've got another surprise for you downstairs."
"Really Ron?"
"Yeah, Ginny cover her eyes until I say to open them." Instructed Ron walking over to the tree cover in ornaments and such. He pulled Harry's invisiblility cloak off of… "Open 'em"
"A baby swing?"
"Ron I don't think that was the best thing to give her."
"I made it with my bare hands and some muggle tools dad has laying around the house. So it might have to be tested out with a sack of potatoes or something."
"I love it, and I bet the baby will too!" She exclaimed flinging herself onto an unsuspecting Ron, which would have knocked him down had he not been used to her doing this during her mood swings.
"About that, Hermione I have something to show you." He said stumbling towards the couch and dragging her down with him.
"What?"
"When you were in Saint Mungo's the Healer, Healer Hooper, had to give you a sonogram to make sure that the child was okay, anyway I got this memory for you to see so that you won't feel left out. It was a significant point in our offspring's life and ours. I want you to see it. I don't think that McGonagall would mind if we borrowed her pensieve for a while.ealerH"
"I don't need your stinking charity! I don't want to see it from your eyes I want to see it from mine," She took a calming breath, "but since I can't do that I want you to tell it to me in detail then I can hear what the secret is."
"Sure but I want to take you somewhere first. So that you can feel the wind against your face, but I don't intend to get to harm or to make you feel sick."
"Okay."
"But go get a coat and blanket, it's cold where we're going. No, I don't want to hear any objections go and meet me back here in a two minutes. Get Ginny to make sure that you're all zipped and buttoned." He said handing Hermione over to Ginny, before rushing into the boy's dormitory.
"Harry quick I need to borrow the map."
"Alright what's this about?"
"I want to take Hermione out of the castle for a wind rushing experience."
"You're aware she's like," he began counting his fingers, "four months pregnant?"
"Yeah, I'm aware." Ron answered pulling on his coat and wrapping his scarf.
"And you know that she's having twins?"
"I think I know how many children are on the way."
"You also know we slept till like noon and it's around five right now and all most dark right?"
"Bloody Hell Harry just give me the damn map!"
"Fine!" Said Harry fishing it out of his trunk. "Here," he grunted thrusting the map in Ron's hands.
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"Ron where are we going?"
"It's just around this tower. Here!"
"I don't see anything."
"Behind the trees."
"Oh it's beautiful!"
"Not as beautiful as you."
"You're just saying that."
"No I'm not. Want to ride?"
"Ronald I'm pregnant, I can't get on a swing!"
"But I built it for you, I used some magic with this one though."
"Oh alright, I'll swing on one condition."
"What's that?"
"That you push me."
"Wouldn't have it any other way."
"Okay," she said timidly sitting down, "just not too high or I'll get queasy."
"I know." He promised pushing her in a calm silence for a good five minutes before she yelled.
"I'm king of the world!"
"Yes, you are," he said stopping her mid-swing.
"Why'd you stop?" she wondered as Ron stepped in front of her.
"Dance with me?" he asked offering his hand.
"But there's no music."
"Lady we're in love, we can make our own."
"Oh alright, for you." She said taking his hand.
"Would you like to hear about your sonogram?" He asked as they began to sway the music of their souls.
"Sure."
"Okay you passed out as you know so I went to get a Healer to make sure that you were alright. Well he left and came back with a sonogram because he likes to use the muggle methods," he took a breath and hurriedly added, "andtheydon'tlethimhaveawandsincehewasfired."
"What, I didn't catch the last part?"
"The thing is well…I'll come back to that because I'm worried you might leave me if I tell you right now. So he put the microphone against you and the room was filled with a multiple heartbeats. So I was like 'That's more than one heart isn't it? Oh no it some kind of freak with two or is it three hearts, an extra head, and tentacles growing out of its chest' and Ian, the Healer, said something about there being more then one fetus so there was a chance we were going to have twins possibly triplets. Then I bellowed 'Bloody Hell!' the backed against the nearest wall, slid down it and muttered 'twins?' so then the sycophantic Ian was like 'it's almost mid-night thirty hungry?' I was thinking I you were awake you'd be giving him a lecture about proper English."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"You might want to cover you ears because I'm about to shriek," she took a deep breath and began jumping around best she could, "AHHH! YES! YES! YES! I want to shout it to the world," she stopped for a second, "Can I?"
"Yes."
"I'M HAVING TWINS! TWINS! TWINS! TWINS! I SO TOTTALLY WIN I'M ENGAGED TO THE BEST MAN IN THE WORLD AND HAVING HIS FIRST TWO CHILDREN AT THE SAME TIME. TWINS I'M THE WINNNER UH-HU OH-YEAH DO THE CABBAGE PATCH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She stopped jumping and spinning around to give Ron a kiss, "I love you."
"I love you too. You really think I'm the best man in the whole wide world?"
"Yes. RONALD WEASLEY IS THE BESTEST, STRONGEST, FASTEST, SWEETEST, HANSOMEST TALLEST, SEXYEST BEAST ALIVE!"
"I think you're getting kind of giddy…You really think I 'm sexy?"
"Yes!"
"May I have this dance?"
"hmmm….Well I must say that you are very dashing but what would my fiancé have to say about it?"
"I'm sure he'd understand."
"Well it has been almost ten minutes since I last danced. So why not."
"What number would you like for this evening?" he asked taking her hand in his, pulling her close.
"Well I am having twins so I'd have to say selection two."
"Twins you say? You're joking, with that figure of yours."
"Quite the charmer aren't you, my what have I gotten myself into I think I shall go to my fiancé right now and tell him that the engagement is off, for I have found another."
"Not the charmer is he?"
"He has his moments but I think not."
"Why I should ask you to marry me right here right now?"
"But I have this engament bracelet."
"Well that can be arranged." Ron said sliding the braclet of her wrist and sticking it into his poket as he let her go and went down on one knee, "It's such a beautiful night you know? I've never just stood out in the snow. You look so beautiful with the snow around you, like the angel that you are, only of the snow. Snow Angel I love making those."
"Ron, your babbling."
"Sorry, Hermione love of my life, I know we've been on this road before and you said yes but know I've got a ring to help prove it. So Hermione Granger I was just wondering you know, I you wouldn't mind giving me your hand in marriage to have and to hold till death do us part?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! YES! Or course I'll marry you no hesitation this time or wait or fights boiling over. YES a thousand times more! Until the end of Earth because Ronald Weasley I love you more than is strictly decent."
"Thank you. You mean so much to me." He said placing the a gold ring with a medium dark Asscher cut Lapis Lazuli flanked by two small pearl shaped Carnelian engraved with 'I love kindergarten' on her hand. "I've got no money now, but I'm rich-rich with love."
"You know I never did get that dance."
"Well then it seems I owe you one." He said standing up, "Your hand Mademoiselle?" He questioned extending his own.
"Why miser how lovely." Exclaimed Hermione taking his invite.
"Music selection number two I think it was." Hermione nodded as he pulled her close humming. "It's late at night and we're all alone. Just you me and the radio No one's coming, no one's gonna telephone. Just me and you and the lights down low - and we're Slow dancing, swaying to the music, slow dancing, just me and my girl. Slow dancing, swaying to the music, no one else in the whole wide world. Just you, girl
And we just flow together when the lights are low
And shadows dancing across the wall
The music's playing so soft and low
And the rest of the world so far away and small
Slow dancing, swaying to the music, slow dancing, just me and my girl
Slow dancing, swaying to the music, no one else in the whole wide world
Just you, girl.
Hold me, please hold me, don't ever let me go
And as we dance together in the dark
There's so much love in this heart of mine
She whispers to me and I hold her tight
You're the one I thought I'd never find
Slow dancing, swaying to the music, slow dancing, just me and my girl
Slow dancing, swaying to the music, no one else in the whole wide world
Just you, girl"
"It's in a song parody, to the Backstreet Boy's "I want it My Way"…Want to here it?"
"I'm not sure, is it safe?"
"Yes."
"Are you going to sing it in that angelic voice of yours."
"Yes."
"Then lift your voice and sing till earth and heaven ring."
"Yeaaaaaa
We are...on fiiiire
We have...desiiiires
But one...is that way
One Backstreet boy is gay!
But we...don't waaant to
Be mean...since now heee's a queen
Don't ask please...Whiiiich Backstreet Boy is gay?
TELL ME WHO!
Ain't sayin' that it's AJ
TELL ME WHO!
Ain't sayin' that it's Howie!
Tell me whoo
I never wanna hear ya say
Which Backstreet Boy is Gay?
Now I can see him; he's in women's clothes
But he don't need an IUD
Yeaaaa!
He likes village people
He's playin' croquet
His dog is a pekaneeeeeese!
He is...on fiiire
His back...perspiiirrred
Don't say...
Don't say...
Don't say...
WHO'S GAAAYY?
HE'S ALWAYS SAY-IN'!
Aiiinn't nuttin' but a butt-ache!
Aiiinn't nuttin' but a fruuuiit-cake!
I never wanna hear you saaaayy!
Whiiich one of us is gay?
TELL ME WHO!
Ain't sayin' that's it's Briiiiaaan!
TELL ME WHO!
Ain't sayin' you can court Kevvviin!
Tell me who...
He's bakin' up a sooooflay!
Which Backstreet Boy is gay?
Okay...we're all gay!"
"That's weird. Where did you learn that song?"
"Over the summer at my parents house when I was looking on the Internet, the World Wide Web;" seeing his dumb founded look she added, "Some muggle invention."
"I love you." He whispered in her ear as they spent their night beneath the stars.
"Lift your voice and sing, till Earth and heaven ring," from the Negro national anthem. Everyone here has probably heard the Backstreet Boy's. I love you more then is strictly decent is from After the End on read it it's awesome. The song Ron starts singing is Slow dancing by Jonny Rivers. "Which backstreet boy is gay" is from Gilmore Girls; when Dean broke-up wit Rory and then Rory went to a Chilton party and kissed Tristan…yeah.
Next chapter coming soon I think i'll give you a little preview
"What are you doing?"
"Remembering."
(fast forward)
"Remember when we ran into Draco- I mean Malfoy on halloween?"
"Right we were trick-or-treating."
That's all I'm going to give.