Chapter 29 Pansy/Goyle with the prompt baby. Also for the Seven Fics Challenge (character - Goyle)
Pansy had kept away from the wizarding world for nearly six months. She couldn't risk seeing someone she knew, the questions would be unbearable. Surprisingly she'd learned quite a bit in those months. Both about muggles and, more importantly, herself. She realized that she couldn't ignore her problems forever. Eventually she'd have to face them and the sooner the better.
That was why she planned the trip to Diagon Alley. She spent the entire time hoping that she wouldn't see any of her classmates. They had enough to ridicule her for without finding out her secret.
She thought she was safe when she walked back to the Leaky Cauldron without seeing anyone give her a second glance. But then she heard some one call her name.
She turned slowly not quite recognizing the voice. When she saw who it was she nearly turned and ran. It was none other than Gregory Goyle.
"Hey Pansy," he said. "It's been a while."
Pansy was about to say that it hadn't been that long when she noticed his raised eyebrows. He'd noticed. Of course he had. It had been six months after all.
"What?" she asked cooly.
"You're..."
"Pregnant, I know."
"When? Who?"
"Malfoy, who else!" Pansy answered angrily.
Goyle opened his mouth to reply but Pansy wasn't finished yet. "We were dating! I thought he was going to marry me! That's the only reason I let him do it! But then he left me three days later! Maybe I wasn't good enough for him! I found him and told him I was pregnant but he completely denied that we'd even done anything and he said that if I said anything to anyone he would do everything he could to make my life miserable! It's not like there's anyone I can tell anyway! The whole world hates me and I'm all alone with this stupid baby and... I don't know what to do."
The end of her rant wasn't as effective as Pansy had intended due to the fact that she was crying so hard. People passing on the street were staring so Goyle put his arm around Pansy and apparated her back to his house.
After a few minutes of sobbing Pansy dried her eyes and stood up. "I'm sorry," she said. "I completely lost it back there."
'It's fine," Goyle replied.
"Well... I should be going," Pansy said.
Goyle nodded and walked her to the door. As she was about to apparate he said, "Pansy, I'll uh... owl you sometime."
Pansy almost smiled, "Thanks."
