Hermione and Ginny pulled the vials away from their lips with a puckered look on their face.
"It said it would be bitter," Hermione said.
"That was an understatement," Ginny said, wiping her mouth on her sleeve.
"Wait what time is it?" Hermione asked, remembering that they needed to wait ten minutes.
"Four forty-five," Ginny said, looking at the clock.
"At four fifty-five, we'll know," Hermione said, more to herself than Ginny.
"Yeah," Ginny said, staring at the clock, as if time was suddenly going to suddenly accelerate forward.
While the girls were waiting for the ten minutes to go by, Harry, Ron, and the twins had completed their match and were now in the kitchen, pouring themselves glasses of water.
"I think you guys need a bit of training before you go back to school," Fred said, indicating Harry and Ron.
"Yeah," George said, "You two were a bit soft out there."
"I think we were a bit distracted," Ron said, taking a seat at the kitchen table.
"To busy thinking about your girlfriend then?" Fred asked.
"Isn't that sweet, Fred," George said.
"Oh Hermione!" Fred said in a mocking tone, he then proceeded to pretend to feel faint.
"Oh shut up," Ron said, blushing.
"Even you seemed to be off your top game," George said patting Harry on the back.
"Yeah mate," said Fred, "Has our baby sister got you too distracted to play a decent match?"
Harry just rolled his eyes, and took a sip of his water. He was trying to keep up the appearance that he was not affected by the information the twins had told he and Ron. Harry could tell that Ron was also trying to keep calm. Ginny and Hermione were smart girls they could figure this out.
Back in Ginny's room, both girls were getting anxious, "What time is it now," Hermione asked, she was not letting herself look at the clock.
"Four fifty," Ginny responded, "Exactly one minute after the last time you asked me the time."
"Sorry, Ginny," said Hermione in a soft voice, "I am just frightened, you know?"
"This wait is awful," Ginny said.
"Yeah," agreed Hermione, "I am afraid."
"Me too," said Ginny.
"What time is it now?" Hermione asked.
"Four fifty, and thirty seconds," Ginny said with a sigh.
"Less than five minutes," Hermione replied, laying back on her bed, and closing her eyes.
"Hermione, what if we actually are pregnant?" Ginny asked.
"Well, we will figure something out. It's not like we are the first two girls to get pregnant before we leave Hogwarts," Hermione responded.
"True," Ginny said with a sigh, "There was that Minny Frozie when I was a first year, she was in her seventh year."
"Yeah," Hermione said, "She turned out all right, and she is training to be a Healer now."
"So it's not the end of the world," Ginny said, trying to reassure herself.
"How do you think Ron and Harry would take it if we were pregnant?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know," Ginny said, "Harry has always said that he wanted a family, he never had one, and he always wanted a chance to have the love of a real family."
"I don't think Ron would be too upset," Hermione said.
"He wouldn't be upset," Ginny said, "I think he would be scared at first, but he will love you no matter what. I see the way he looks at you Hermione; he really wants to be with you forever."
"I know," Hermione said, "I am just afraid."
"Me too," Ginny sighed.
"Ginny!" Hermione said, suddenly sitting straight up.
"What?" Ginny said looking around fearfully.
"What time is it!?" Hermione said, suddenly remembering what they were waiting for.
Ginny's head snapped towards her alarm clock and said, "Oh my, four fifty-four."
In the kitchen, Ron, Harry, Fred, and George were discussing the new lineup for the Irish Quidditch team. Harry and Ron were trying to act as if nothing was wrong, as if their girlfriends could not possibly be pregnant. After a few minutes of pretending that everything was okay, Ron and Harry were starting to break. They both knew that they needed to get away from the twins and talk to Hermione and Ginny. Ron gave Harry a meaningful look, and Harry gave a small nod, indicating that they both knew what they needed to do.
"Um, Harry, could you help me with that, um, thing in my room?" Ron asked.
"Oh, yea, absolutely," Harry said. Ron and Harry quickly jumped up from their chairs, and quickly walked out of the kitchen.
When they left the room, George turned to Fred, and said, "Now that wasn't at all suspicious."
"No, George, not at all," Fred said.
Back in Ginny's room, Hermione was pacing back and forth, rubbing her hands together, and Ginny was laying on her bed, with a pillow covering her face. Hermione, who finally decided she was brave enough, looked at the clock, and said, "Ginny, it's time."
Ginny quickly removed the pillow from here face and looked at the clock, it read four fifty-five exactly. "What does the book say is supposed to happen?" Ginny asked.
Hermione quickly picked up the potions book which was resting on Ginny's vanity. Her eyes darted across the page, and found the spot, and said, "It says that if we are pregnant our stomachs will glow a like sunshine, and if we are not pregnant, there will be no reaction."
Ginny stood up next to Hermione, and said in a trembling voice, "Well, it is now or never."
"Ready?" Hermione asked.
Each girl clenched the bottoms of their shirts in anticipation. "On three," Ginny whispered.
"One."
"Two."
"Three," the girls said in unison. They each pulled up their shirts enough to reveal their stomachs, which were each softly glowing.
Ginny and Hermione stood in silence for a moment, each too shocked to speak.
"Oh my," was all Hermione could say.
"Wow," was all Ginny could muster.
Suddenly there was a soft knock at the door, before Hermione or Ginny had a chance to react, Ron and Harry had let themselves into the room. After they opened the door, they started to walk towards their girlfriends, and stopped in their tracks at the sight of Hermione and Ginny's glowing stomachs. Ginny and Hermione quickly pulled down their shirts, and exchanged nervous glances.
Ginny, who decided to break the silence, said, "We need to have a talk."