Chapter 14
It had been 3 weeks since Hermione's scan and the girls had finally been able to figure out how to make a concealment top and Hermione was grateful as she had started showing and Pansy had started making comments on her weight. Hermione was sat on her bed finishing work for history of magic when Ginny walked in "Hey momma bear, how you feeling today" Ginny asked in her usual bubbly tone "I'm good, just a little tired and I wasn't sick today...and stop calling me momma bear" Hermione smiled "Not sick today? That's great. You know Harry's getting suspicious right?" Ginny asked "Yeah I know, he asked me the other day if I was still sick and why I was eating so much. I just told him that I was stressed with school work, which isn't exactly untrue, I'm so stressed about all this work we have to do and I'm scared about the baby and absolutely terrified about telling Harry and Draco. Oh God and Ron, what will Ron think..." Hermione was rambling so Ginny cut her off "Hermione, worrying isn't good for the baby and Ron isn't here anymore, I will handle Ron and as for the work, maybe if you told the teachers they'd go easy on you" Ginny suggested "No Gin, I don't to be treated any different from the others, I'm pregnant not dying—" Hermione got cut off by a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, she took in a sharp breath and doubled over in pain "Hermione? What's wrong? Are you okay? Is it the baby?" Ginny bombarded her with questions, none of which she answered as she was concentrating on breathing through the pain, "I'm going to get help" Ginny said worriedly "No" Hermione breathed out "The pains going" she panted out "I'm okay" Ginny looked at Hermione "Are you sure? I really think you should see Madam Pompfrey Mione" Ginny suggested "No, Really Ginny, I'm fine and I don't want Madam Pompfrey knowing about this, you know she'll tell Dumbledore" Hermione stated. She was so stubborn, Ginny thought to herself. There was no point in arguing with her, Ginny knew she wouldn't go to Madam Pompfrey. Hermione and Ginny left for their classes. Ginny watched Hermione with a close eye for the rest of the day, worried about her friends condition.
The rest of the week went rather smoothly, Hermione hadn't had another pain and there were no more snide remarks from Pansy thanks to the concealment tops Hermione and Ginny had made, all she had to do was survive one more week and then hello Christmas break "Hey momma bear" Ginny whispered inn Hermione's ear as they walked to "Hey" the two girls chatted as they made their way to history of magic class "Out of my way Granger" Draco snarled as he pushed passed her on the landing of the staircase shoving her into the wall, Hermione dropped her books and slumped down the wall as her hands flew to her stomach, the sharp pain had returned and tears stung her eyes "Oh my God, Hermione" Ginny gasped. Draco turned around on the staircase to see Ginny holding a pained Hermione "Oh, come on. I barely touched her" He said walking back towards them. Hermione had both her hands wrapped around her stomach taking in deep shaky breaths "Get up Granger, stop being dramatic" Draco spat looking at her crippled frame slumped on the floor "She's not being dramatic moron!" Ginny spat as Draco reached them "She's pregnant, you idiot" Draco just stared at Hermione trying to absorb what Ginny had just announced, he was drawn out of his trance when Hermione whimpered "Hermione, you're bleeding" all three of them looked down to find the thick crimson liquid trickling down her thigh. Draco didn't miss a beat, he instinctively picked her up in his arms and she cries out in pain "I'm sorry" he whispered in her ear and she nuzzles into his chest with one arm around his neck the other clenching her stomach.
"Where are you taking her?" Ginny asked following behind him, "I'm taking her to the hospital wing" Draco stated without slowing for Ginny "You can't" Ginny all but shouted at him "Why not?" Draco questioned still walking with haste "Because no one knows about this Draco, not Madam Pompfrey, not Dumbledore, not even Harry knows" Ginny huffed out struggling to keep up "well tough, Madam Pompfrey is about to find out" Draco said through gritted teeth, he couldn't believe that she hadn't told anyone except Weaslette.
As they entered the hospital wing Draco called out for Madam Pompfrey "We need some help. NOW!" he placed Hermione down on the hospital bed "What happened to her" a frantic Madam Pompfrey asked "She's pregnant and she's bleeding" Draco stated, he watched as Madam Pompfrey examined her, Ginny stood at the foot of the bed with her arms wrapped around herself. Each time Madam Pompfrey tried to examine Hermione's stomach she would whimper in pain, Draco watched her face as it contorted in pain and fresh silent tears rolled down her cheeks. He got down to her level and whispered in her ear "You have to let her look at you Granger, okay" She nodded before replying "It hurts Draco" she sobbed to him. He stroked her hair trying to comfort her "I know, and I apologise for what I'm about to do" Hermione gave him a quizzical look "Stupefy" Draco whispered with his wand pointed at her side he watched as Hermione's arms went limp and her eyes closed "Thank you Mr. Malfoy" said madam Pompfrey; Draco nodded and got out of the way so madam pompfrey could work on Hermione, He grabbed Ginny and walked her out of the hospital wing.
Once they were outside Draco turned to Ginny "Why didn't either of you tell me that she was pregnant?" Draco questioned his tone low as he tried to keep his temper in check "Are you serious? After the way you left her and treated her since. You really think she'd tell you? Anyway we only found out a few weeks ago!" Ginny retorted in an angry manner "What makes you think it's yours anyway?" she questioned back "Oh, give it up Weaslette. I know I'm the only person she's had sex with" Draco thought for a moment, he hadn't seen any changes to her physique "How far along is she? Or doesn't she care enough to know" he spat, his anger starting boil over.
"How dare you suggest that Hermione doesn't care about her child! She is scared out of her bloody mind and she is all alone in this you selfish prick, and she's just over 4 months pregnant; as if you even care." Ginny yelled back at the blonde "Of course I care!" Draco shouted "That is my child too, and if I had known sooner Granger wouldn't be in this on her own" he paused for a moment taking a breath trying to simmer his growing anger "4 months" he whispered to himself in astonishment "how did she manage to hide it, she must be showing? At least a little?" Draco questioned "She figured out how to make concealment tops, she wears them under her robes; although she's pregnant, the tops only show what her body looked like before she got pregnant" Ginny explained, Draco nodded "Smart" he stated. For the next hour Ginny and Draco sat against opposite walls in silence, the doors to the hospital wing opened and the sound echoed through the halls. Draco and Ginny both stood and faced madam pompfrey "Miss. Granger is going to be fine" Ginny sighed in relief "And what about the child?" Draco asked impatiently "Both miss. Granger and her child are doing fine, though I must say she did give us quite a scare, while examining her we found that it wasn't the first time Miss. Granger has been in this situation" Madam pompfrey paused before continuing "she must have been in agonising pain, where she went and why she didn't come to myself I will never know" Madam pompfrey sighed and returned to the wing; as Ginny followed, Draco reached out and grabbed her "why didn't you tell me that this had happened before?" He sneered, visibly angry with what madam pompfrey had told them "I didn't know! She had a pain in her side not too long back, but she said that she was okay. I had no idea that she had bled before, I swear" Draco let her go and walked into the hospital wing and Ginny trailed behind him.