It had been a few weeks since Hermione and Charlie finally reconciled after their first fight, it seemed that everything was finally starting to get back on track for them. They had fallen back into their routine and the whole Weasley family were grateful that they had managed to sort things out, no one had wanted to chose sides or see their marriage end after such a short amount of time. They had managed to forgive each other just in time to mark Ginny's, as well as Angelina and Lavender's 7 month of pregnancy.
The whole family had decided to gather at the Burrow once more to celebrate the occasion, the girls were nearing the end of their pregnancies and they couldn't have had much different experiences. Ginny seemed to be miserable, although she had enjoyed the first few months of her pregnancy her belly had now grown that much she could no longer see her feet, her feet and ankles were constantly swollen and her back was in constant pain, she couldn't wait to give birth and enjoy the feeling of having her baby in her arms.
Angelina had experience a much more smoother experience so far, although not without it's concerns, she had begun experiencing Braxton hicks only a few days ago and she hadn't see George move so fast since his beater days at Quidditch, they had went from their home to St Mungos in what seemed like a matter of seconds. She just knew that George was going to be an amazing father, even though she knew how worried and panicked he was, as soon as that baby was born and placed into his arms everything would fall into place.
Lavender had seemed to have it the easiest, which she had no problem in bragging to everyone about. "It's just been the most amazing and beautiful experience" She sighed happily as she leaned into Ron's side and caressed her bump. Hermione had to stop herself from rolling her eyes, surely it hadn't been all that rosy in the 7 months she was pregnant but she was trying to not to judge too much, she knew everyone's pregnancies were different and often at times people could have relatively pain free and simple pregnancies, aside from that Hermione had finally gotten over her jealously of the three women, it had been petty and upsetting at first because Hermione had liked to be first in everything, she knew it wasn't a race or an exam, but she had wanted to be involved with being one of the first women to be pregnant. But she was okay with it, in fact she couldn't have been more happier for them. She knew that eventually everything would work out on its own and she could just envision the moment when she got to tell Charlie that he would become a father, it would make the waiting worth it.
Harry watched from across the room as the family socialised together, everything was peaceful and he still couldn't believe how lucky he had gotten all those years ago when the Weasley's helped him get onto the Hogwarts Express. He couldn't think of a better family to be apart of, and the fact he was officially family with Ron and Hermione made it even more special, he could never repay the people in the room for everything they had done for him throughout the years.
It was a family gathering that seemed so special to everyone for so many reasons and Ginny was glad that the family felt whole again. With the help of Seamus she rose from the sofa and clinked the side of her glass of orange juice to gather everyone's attention."I'd like to make a speech" she smiled as all eyes in the room turned towards her. "I just want to say thank you, to everyone for everything. I know that I haven't been the easiest person to get along with in the last few months because of the pain I've been in. But you have all done so much to help me feel more comfortable and to make this journey easier for Seamus and I" Ginny smiled and took Seamus' hand in her own.
"We couldn't have done anything without you. So cheers" Ginny raised her glass to everyone in the room and they followed suit. "Just before you all lose attention in what I'm saying, I have a very important question to ask a very special someone in this room"
Hermione raised her eyebrow as Ginny's eyes landed on her, she felt her face flush with heat as all eyes turned to her.
"Hermione, these last few weeks have been really difficult for you" Ginny smiled sympathetically as Hermione cringed at the reminder of the pain she had caused Charlie and her family. "But everyone has their rough patches in life, and you have gotten through your first one with your Husband and I pray that you don't have to go through another one for a long, long while"
Hermione laughed and felt tears beginning to form in her eyes, she didn't know where Ginny was going with this but she was certainly feeling loved.
"Ever since we met you have been nothing but a big sister to me, always looking out for me and protecting from trouble...And Ron" Everyone in the room bar Ron laughed which made Ginny giggle more.
"Sorry Ron, but if Hermione didn't protect me then you would have tons more bat bogey hexes your way" Ginny grinned as Ron flinched from the memories.
'Fair point, and don't worry I remember our fights quite clearly so I'm glad we didn't have any more" Ron admitted
"Anyway" Ginny continued before she got more side tracker, "Hermione, you have been a big part of my whole life and I couldn't wish for a better sister. What Seamus and I would like to ask you is...Would you like to be our baby's Godmother?"
Hermione had no words, out of everything she thought Ginny would ask, she didn't expect to be asked that. The tears she had felt forming now began to trickle down her cheek, she looked to Charlie who was beside her and he was grinning like a mad man as he nudged her forward. "Go on"
Hermione sniffed and made her way over to Ginny, "You really want me to your baby's Godmother? Even though I tend to mess up...A lot?"
Ginny laughed and hugged Hermione the best she could with her bump getting in the way. "Of course we do! We couldn't imagine a better person to be Godmother for us. And we don't care if you mess up, everyone messes up. God knows I've messed up a lot but we'll make mistakes and we'll grow from them. You'll be one of the best role models for our little baby and we couldn't ask for better than that"
Hermione was so overwhelmed with love she couldn't find any words to convey her gratitude to Ginny, so she just hugged her as tight as she could, without hurting the bump, and put all her unspoken words into it, which seemed to work as when she pulled away Ginny was wiping away her own tears. "If you couldn't tell, that was yes by the way"
After the whole emotional speech from Ginny, Hermione excused herself to use the restroom, she needed to tidy herself up as more than likely her mascara had run, the one day she didn't wear waterproof mascara and something emotional had to happen. She locked the bathroom door and turned to the mirror, as she had predicted her make up had run and she looked like a wet raccoon. "Note to self, wear waterproof mascara at all times"
Hermione opened up her small beaded bag to get her make up out when she saw an unopened box of pads at the bottom of it, she frowned and lifted the box out. They were definitely unopened, how long had they been in there for? Hermione's heart began to pound in her chest and not wanting to waste another moment, she unlocked the door and ran to Ginny's old bedroom, thankfully Molly hadn't gotten around to fully redecorating it just yet so many of Ginny's old things, including her calendar were still around.
Hermione grabbed the calendar from the desk and flicked it open to the right month, her body ran like clockwork and she had never missed a period in her life, every month it would come on the same date and she never had to worry. Until now. She put her finger on the day it would usually come, and counted until the day they were on. Her eyes widened as she realised just how long it had been.
It had been 3 weeks. She hadn't had her period in 3 weeks
