Chp. 25- Coming Clean

Ginny's Thoughts

Ginny's Conscience

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Draco drew her back into his arms and kissed her passionately for several minutes before pulling away so they didn't get caught. They were already pushing their luck as it was.

He waved goodbye and Ginny sighed with satisfaction before turning and giving the password to the fat lady. She raised her eyebrows at Ginny's choice of a snogging partner, but said nothing more. Ginny made her way up to her dorm, and shoved her Potions and Arithmancy books into her bag before slipping it over her head and letting it rest by her side.

She brushed her hair again and pulled it up into a high ponytail before making her way down to the Great Hall. She had a bounce in her step, and she felt like singing. If only she knew how her friends and brother were going to react, she wouldn't have been so happy...

Now:

Ginny entered the Great Hall, taking a seat between Harry and her brother. She grabbed some food and started eating.

"I have something of importance to discuss with you boys after classes and lunch."

Ron and Harry exchanged a puzzled look. Neither had a clue what this could be about, so they shrugged before nodding.

"Alright. We'll meet you here then Ginny and we can go talk."

Ginny nodded at her brother before finishing her breakfast. She drank some pumpkin juice before excusing herself. She made her way down to the dungeons, taking her seat at her table since the door happened to be open. She pulled out her supplies, skimming through the book till the bell rang. She smiled over at Colin as Snape called for attention.

He waved his wand at the board, and it was instantly covered in his tiny script. The students groaned at the amount of notes found upon that board, but instantly shut up when Snape roared for silence.

They all quickly got to work copying the notes, and Ginny scribbled on her roll of parchment. She was the first one done, about three quarters through the period. She felt Snape walk beside her, and he looked down when he saw she was doing nothing. He took in her completed notes before smirking and continuing on his way.

Ginny grinned to herself before looking through her book at some useful potions she knew they would be covering this year. Her head snapped up when she heard the bell ring. She quickly put her things back into her bag and made her way up to Arithmancy with Colin, and they met up with Luna along the way.

The three of them chatted animatedly, before taking their seats towards the front of the room. Ginny arranged her supplies upon her desk before staring out the window at the lake. It was a brilliant blue color and contrasted against the green grass fantastically. Ginny smiled when she saw one of the Giant Squid's legs surface before it submerged below the water again.

Class started, and Ginny groaned to herself when the teacher gave them notes. Two periods of notes? This was a boring day so far...

Ginny took the notes as quickly as she could so she would be done with time to spare. As she sat there, she let her mind wander to what she was going to say to Harry and Ron.

She concluded that she would just come out and tell them the entire story. Well except for the explicit parts, Ginny thought to herself with a cheeky grin.

Ron would definitely kill Draco if she happened to say what exactly they had been doing together, because she was his baby sister, even though she was barely a year younger than him. Ron had just lost his virginity over the summer, and he wouldn't be thrilled to find out that his sister was not far behind him. In fact he was probably going to be bloody irate...

Ginny gulped and she jumped when she heard the bell ring behind her. She stuffed her supplies into her bag and slung it over her shoulder, heading down to lunch.

T minus half a hour till Harry and Ron knew the entire truth of Ginny's already eventful year. She sat down at the almost completely deserted Gryffindor table and ate slowly, trying to postpone the talk as long as she could.

Now that the moment is just around the corner, I'm a bit scared...Ron's going to blow a gasket when he finds out. I'm so not looking forward to his reaction.

It will all be okay in the end though, because Draco will be there for you no matter what. Besides Harry's your good friend, and Ron's your brother. They're going to have to accept this eventually...

I suppose they will, but who knows how long it will be...It could be days, weeks, or even months. Merlin I hope it's not months...

Ginny was brought back to reality as she felt Harry and Ron take seats on either side of her. She was done eating, because she couldn't swallow the lump that had appeared in her throat. She always developed this lump when she was nervous. It was like she couldn't swallow, which she couldn't at the moment.

She told herself to take deep breaths and instantly was relieved a tiny amount. She waited patiently for the boys to finish eating, and once they were done, she motioned for them to follow her.

Ginny lead the way, and she locked eyes with Draco quickly before leaving the Great Hall. He nodded firmly at her, giving her strength to do what she needed to. Ginny walked several floors up to make sure they were away from prying ears and everyone in the Great Hall. The entire trip was silent, and the boys walked behind Ginny, sending curious looks to one another.

Finally Ginny opened an empty classroom door, and held it open for Harry and Ron. They walked in, taking seats on some of the desks. Ginny closed the door, placing a locking and silencing charm over the room before turning towards the two men in the room.

Ginny settled herself upon a desk across them, folding her hands together and placing them carefully upon her lap. She looked up at the boys, connecting eyes with each of them in turn, ending with her brother.

"So what's going on Ginny? You're unusually quiet..."

Ron was staring at her with concern, and Ginny felt like a complete arse. He had absolutely no idea what he was about to find out...

"There's no easy way to tell you two this, but I'm just going to come out and say it. I'm asking you to keep your opinions to yourselves and your mouths shut till I'm finished, alright?"

The boys nodded reluctantly before Ginny started on her story about how Draco and herself had gotten together. The boys listened with horror, and their eyes widened as she informed that she had gotten pregnant with Draco's baby because she hadn't know any contraceptive spells, or she hadn't even thought about using one. They stared at her, unbelieving that sweet little Ginny could do something so sneaky and horrible.

Finally Ginny took a deep breath, done with her story. She grimaced slightly to herself because she knew what was about to come.

Here comes the yelling...

Look out! Ron's going to blow...

Yes, he's a violent shade of red, and that's never a good sign.

"How could you be so stupid Ginny? It's MALFOY! Are you off your rocker?"

Ginny burst into tears at this. They weren't just silent tears either, but big, loud sobs. Ron instantly calmed down once he saw his sister in tears. He closed the space between them, hugging her tightly.

"Ssh Gin...It's ok. I'm sorry I yelled at you. I was just surprised and yelling was my natural reaction..."

Ginny cried into her brother's chest, hugging him tightly. Ron rubbed soothing circles into her back to calm her down some. Harry watched the exchange between brother and sister with slight amusement, and slight confusion from Ginny's off the wall confession.

"Will you please stop crying if I promise not to shout or yell anymore? It's not good for the baby, or you for that matter..."

Ginny finally quieted down till all she was doing was hiccuping and taking in deep breaths to calm herself down. Ron grabbed her face in his hands so he could look her directly in the eye.

"Now I'm not exactly thrilled about your choice in men Ginny, and I'm definitely not happy about the fact that you've been hiding this from me, but I will stand by you the entire way, because you're my sister and I love you."

"Oh thank you Ron," Ginny cried before hugging her brother tightly.

She almost started crying again with relief, but told herself not to, because if she did start crying again she might not be able to stop. Finally she pulled back and looked over at Harry. He gave her a soft smile before standing and walking over to her. He grabbed her hand, giving it a pleasant squeeze.

"I agree with Ron...I'm not thrilled, but I'll stand by you Ginny. You're like a little sister to me, and you tell Malfoy that if he ever hurts you, he has eight men that will hunt him down and kill him."

Ginny laughed before hugging Harry as well. So it was alright now...Draco and herself were free to go out in public, and her friends were ok with it.

Once Harry pulled away, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"So where's my girlfriend? Why wasn't she here to be told as well?"

Ginny paled slightly. She didn't want to get Hermione in trouble with Harry at all...It was all her fault that Hermione had kept this from Harry...

"You can not get mad at Hermione because I made her swear secrecy. It's all my fault that she didn't tell you because I made her swear that she wouldn't tell anyone, especially you. It was difficult for her to agree because she was keeping a secret from you, but I was going to tell you both sooner or later, so she agreed. If you want to get mad at anyone, please blame me."

Harry grumbled before nodding reluctantly.

"Alright...I suppose she had a good reason then, so I'm not going to get mad at anyone. Just in the future can you not tell my girlfriend to keep secrets from me, and share what you're doing with us from the start?"

Ginny nodded in agreement.

"I just didn't want you guys to stop me from being with Draco, and I was afraid of your reactions. I didn't know how to break it to you, but then I got pregnant, so I knew that I had to tell you soon. I'm sorry you guys..."

Both boys hugged Ginny tightly before pulling back. Ginny sighed with relief and smiled softly.

"Well I'm going to go back to the common room to change and drop off my stuff before going to see Draco."

"We'll walk with you then..."

Ginny nodded in agreement and the three of them made their way up to the Gryffindor common room. Ginny left the boys down by the fireplace before walking up the stairs to her dorm. She stripped out of her clothes, opting to wear a pair of black shorts, and a white tanktop.

She could spend the night at Draco's in this...She grabbed her bag, shoving in clothes for the next day and her supplies she would need for classes tomorrow. She slipped her cloak back on and slung her bag on her shoulder before slipping on her shoes and making her way down the stairs. She said goodbye to the boys before making the short journey to the Head common room.

She let herself in and saw the common room was empty. She shrugged before grabbing a book and heading into Draco's room. She'd read till Draco got back.

He's obviously informing his friends...I'll just read till he's back, and I can tell him the fantastic news.

Sounds like a plan dear...Hopefully his informing of his friends is going to go as well as mine did...

I'm sure it will be fine...Ron was probably the one that was going to have the worst reaction, because of the Weasley temper, and he took it quite well.

Ginny set her bag down by his wardrobe and slipped her cloak and shoes off as well before settling herself into the middle of Draco's bed. She cracked the book open and started to read.

Ginny looked up as she closed the book that she had finished reading. It was already seven, and Draco wasn't back yet...

That's a bit odd...I've been reading for about six hours, and he still isn't back...What if something happened?

Nothing happened love...Draco will be up here in now time, and he's going to be just fine...

Are you sure? I mean he could be hurt or something...

Ginny pushed this thought away because it made bile rise in her throat at the thought of Draco lying somewhere, hurt and alone. She shook her head to dismiss this thought...Obviously he was just spending time with his friends, trying to catch up...

She grabbed another book from the bookcase, putting the other one back in its place, and going to lay on Draco's bed again. She pulled the covers over her body as she shivered.

Ginny settled her head down into the fluffy pillows and got comfortable...Too comfortable because a hour later, she was sleeping soundly, the book lying open across her chest. She snored softly as she slept for several hours before a loud crash woke her up.

Ginny sat up quickly, and the book she had been reading fell to the ground with a dull thud. She looked over to Draco's side of the bed, and saw he wasn't there. She looked at the clock and saw it was midnight. Her ears perked up as she heard Draco cussing loudly from the common room.

He was just getting back now???

Ginny crossed her arms across her chest, and she narrowed her eyes as she heard Draco open the door. The sight that greeted her was not one she wanted to see ever again she concluded.

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