Chapter 11
When
Harry woke up the next morning he checked around the dorm making sure
that he had no other 'visitors' to see him. He was relived to
find that there was no one waiting to kill him. He got out of bed,
put his glasses on and got dressed before getting his school stuff
ready. He was just about to walk down into the common room when
Hedwig flew into the dormitory.
"Hedwig, you're back, thank
you." He said as he took the letter from her.
She hooted at him and flew of to the Owlery. He looked at the letter and recognised it as Lupin's handwriting. He walked downstairs and sat on the nearest chair his hands shook as he opened the letter.
Harry,
Congratulations
on your news. It was a bit of a shock to hear that you and Ginny were
expecting but I hope that you are going to look after her well. Now
you mentioned your mother and father and of course Sirius. I think
that your parents would be disappointed in what you have done,
however I feel that they would be proud of the way you appear to be
handling it so far. Sirius would be extremely happy of the news and
would also be very proud of you.
I am thrilled for you and Ginny
and hope that things go well. Write us soon with more news.
Lupin.
He put the letter into his bag and smiled. Lupin was the first person to not get mad at him or hate him for what he and Ginny had done. There was a noise behind him that made him jump.
"Hey, Harry don't worry, it's only me, I'm not going to threatened you like my lovely brothers did." Ron said.
"Oh
hey, did you really see me jump?" Harry said.
"Yes about 1
foot in the air Harry, those 4 have got a lot to answer for."
Just then Ginny came downstairs,
"Which
4?" she said.
"Ummm, I dunno." Said Harry.
Ginny looked at Harry and then Ron, she reached for her wand and then Ron let the whole story out. Ginny stood there as Ron and the Harry explained what had happened the day before.
"Why did you not tell me?" Ginny said.
"I'm
sorry, I didn't want to worry you." Harry said.
"I am going
to kill them for sure, they've treated you so badly and it's not
all your fault." Ginny said as she sat down next to Harry. When
Hermione came downstairs they all went off to breakfast. After that
Ginny and her friends went to their divination room while Harry, Ron
and Hermione went to their Defence against the Dark Arts class.
Professor Vesta, the new DADA teacher was much like Lupin, she was a
very competent teacher and they had learned much throughout the year
so far. After that class they all had potions Professor Slughorn was
still teaching them. After potions a small boy came running up to
Harry.
"Are
you Harry Potter?" he said.
"Yes, I am." Harry said.
"Oh
thank goodness, I've got a message from Professor McGonagall she
said that you have to go to the Hospital Wing right away." The boy
said.
"What's
happened?" Harry said.
"She didn't say she just said that
you were to go." The boy said.
"'Mione,
Ron, I'd better go, I'll see back in the common room." Harry
said.
"Ok, Harry, I hope it's nothing serious." Hermione
said.
Harry
walked to the Hospital Wing and when he got there saw Ginny lying on
a bed. He ran over to her and grabbed her hand.
"Gin, what
happened?" He said.
Ginny looked at Harry and started to cry. Harry sat on the bed with her and held her close.
"Harry, the baby, it, I, I don't know how it happened. I'm sorry." She said through the tears.
"Ginny,
what happened." Harry said.
"I, well I lost the baby." She
said.
When Ginny said the words Harry felt his world come crashing down around him. Why had this happened? Why now? Harry had just begun to feel really happy, he had a beautiful girlfriend and he was going to be a father except now he wasn't. He looked at Ginny who was waiting for a reply. Harry smiled at her and spoke,
"Gin, it's okay, you don't need to apologise about this, and it wasn't you fault." Harry said as Ginny buried herself closer into Harry and sobbed. It was at this moment that Madame Pomfrey came over.
"Mr Potter, she has told you then?" she said.
Harry nodded with tears in his eyes. Madame Pomfrey spoke again,
"It's
very common in first pregnancies, Miss Weasley, is there any history
of miscarriage in your family?"
"My mum had a couple." She
whispered.
"Well, sometimes, it can happen to daughters too, you should still be able to take a baby to full term in the future." Madame Pomfrey said.
She
turned and went back to her work. Harry pulled a chair up and sat by
Ginny's side, they talked about how they were going to tell
everyone about what had happened and a few other things. About an
hour after Harry had gone to the hospital wing Professor McGonagall
came to see Harry and Ginny.
"I was sorry to hear about the
baby." She said.
"Thanks." Harry said.
"Potter, I am giving you the rest of the day off and don't worry, I've cleared it with your teachers." She continued.
"Oh
thanks Professor." Harry said.
"Now Miss Weasley, how are
you?" Professor McGonagall said.
Ginny looked up at Professor McGonagall and spoke,
"How
do you think I am?" she said.
"Ginny, I'm sorry. Listen I
have to go and get on with my work." Professor McGonagall said.
Harry
and Ginny said goodbye to Professor McGonagall and she left the
Hospital Wing. Harry sat with Ginny for 3 hours until he decided that
he should go back to the common room and tell Hermione and Ron. Harry
said goodbye to Ginny and walked out of the hospital wing. As he was
walking along he didn't notice the people walking past him and he
didn't even notice the route he was going. Suddenly Harry let out a
huge scream and fell to the floor sobbing.
"What's wrong
Potter, Baby not yours?" a voice said above him.
Harry
looked up to see Malfoy stood over him.
"Malfoy, I am not in the
mood right now." Harry said.
"Awww,
poor little Potter." He carried on.
Harry got up and stood in
front of Malfoy.
"SHE LOST THE BABY. OKAY? NOW WILL YOU JUST GET LOST," Harry said screaming at Malfoy, tears pouring down his face.
Malfoy put out his hand and he put it on Harry's shoulder.
"Harry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…" he said his voice trailing of at the end of the sentence.
Harry
looked at Malfoy, he was smiling at him.
"Thank you Draco."
Harry said.
Malfoy and Harry walked off in separate directions.
Harry walked up to the Fat Lady and spoke.
"Pygmy Puff." He said through the continued sobbing.
The
Fat Lady swung open and he walked through into the common room,
Hermione and Ron were waiting for him. Harry sat down on the couch
and curled himself up on it, still crying. Hermione walked over to
him and sat next to him.
"Harry, what's happened?" She
said.
"Ginny, she, she lost the baby." He said as he looked at
Hermione.
"Oh Harry, I'm so sorry, is she okay?" she said.
Harry nodded as Ron came over to Harry and spoke,
"Harry, mate." He said as he came and sat down next to him. Hermione and Ron helped Harry upstairs to the Dormitory and lay him on his bed. Harry continued sobbing until he fell asleep.
