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The next week was incredibly strange for Harry. He wasn't too sure what to think of what was going on. Ron WAS mad at him, but he wasn't acting like it. He was completely civil to him. Harry figured it was because he had stuck up for him when yelling at Hermione. The past week she had gone into her shell. She didn't speak to anyone, and Harry barely saw her. Ginny, while still mad, was still worried and would check on her every so often to make sure she was still living. Every time Ginny came back Harry would ask her what Hermione was doing and Ginny always told him that Hermione was studying. He knew Hermione was school obsessed, but even she didn't study that much. This was all beginning to be too much. The only thing holding him together was Ginny. She was so wonderful to him and for him. Just thinking about her made him smile. But he needed to focus. The first Quidditch match against Ravenclaw was that evening and he needed to keep himself together for his team. Earlier in the year Harry had been elected Gryffindor's captain. Ron was their keeper, and two 5th year boys Shawn and Anthony, who were the biggest guys in the Gryffindor house, were the new beaters. The three chasers were three 6th year girls who were all muggle born and very coordinated athletically. Right before the game Harry gathered together his team in the locker room.
"Alright team, FOCUS. We need to start the season off well and a win against Ravenclaw would be good for us. Go out there and get Gryffindor a victory! Hands in!" They all put their hands together, "GYRFFINDOR LIONS!" They all broke apart and lined up getting ready to go out on the field. Harry grabbed Ron's shoulder. The only thing that Ron had been doing normally the past weeks was Quidditch. If anything he had gotten better, more aggressive. "You going to be alright?"
Ron shook him off. "Yeah of course." And he walked to the door with the rest of the team. Harry shook his head, as long as his mind was on the game, he would be fine. Harry needed to take his own advice.
*
BANG! "HERMIONE! Get OUT of the bathroom! You have been in there for 45 minutes! There ARE other girls in the dorm!"
"In a minute!" Hermione yelled at Parvati.
"Be sure it's a minute because I can't hold much longer!"
Hermione braced her hands against the sink and looked in the mirror. There was no way this could be happening. She had been careful…and yet it was still happening and she needed to accept it. A tear trickled down her face. If only she had her friends to talk to about it, she would probably feel about ten times better than she did now.
*
"AAAAANNND POTTER HAS THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDORS WIN IT 210 TO 120!"
Harry did a victory lap around the stadium with the team. This felt good. They had played a solid game. He landed and he and the rest of the team headed off towards the locker room.
"Good game team! Solid plays!" He congratulated all of them.
"Harry?"
"Yeah Ron?"
"Can we talk?"
"Yeah of course." Harry sat down on the bench across from Ron.
"Look…I'm sorry about the way I reacted about you and Ginny. I should have been happy for you."
Harry grinned. "No problem. You had every right to be mad. I'm sorry I didn't tell you."
"Don't worry about it"
"So we alright now?"
Ron nodded. "Yeah. I'm going to talk to Hermione. I'm sick of being angry. We all need to talk to her and straighten this out so things can go back to how they were."
Harry put his arm around Ron's shoulders as they left the locker room. "Hate to break it to you, but I have a feeling things will never be the way they were."
*
Hermione sat down on the couch. Ron was on the floor, and Harry was on the chair beside the couch with Ginny squeezed next to him.
Ron started, "Hermione, we all wanted to apologize"
Hermione started to cry.
Ron let out an exasperated groan, "you're crying already?"
Hermione sniffed, "Ignore me"
"Hermione we shouldn't have all gotten angry at you at once. Yeah, you screwed up but we should have been more…understanding I guess. We all abandoned you and we're really sorry." Harry said.
Ginny nodded in agreement.
"We truly are sorry" Ron said, staring into her eyes.
"I'M sorry! I acted terribly and I'm so sorry I hurt you Ron! I just…wasn't thinking and I…I…." Hermione couldn't finish.
Ron got up and hugged her, and Harry and Ginny followed suit.
"You don't know how good it is for us to all be friends again." She sniffled. "I…I want to start being more honest with you all. And I need to tell you something."
They all looked at her expectantly.
"You can tell us anything Hermione" Ron said with a gentle smile.
Harry and Ginny nodded in agreement.
"I'm pregnant"
A/N: Sorry it's so short. It sort of came out, and I would keep going except I like this ending! I will update soon though. I promise. But in the meantime…REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!
The next week was incredibly strange for Harry. He wasn't too sure what to think of what was going on. Ron WAS mad at him, but he wasn't acting like it. He was completely civil to him. Harry figured it was because he had stuck up for him when yelling at Hermione. The past week she had gone into her shell. She didn't speak to anyone, and Harry barely saw her. Ginny, while still mad, was still worried and would check on her every so often to make sure she was still living. Every time Ginny came back Harry would ask her what Hermione was doing and Ginny always told him that Hermione was studying. He knew Hermione was school obsessed, but even she didn't study that much. This was all beginning to be too much. The only thing holding him together was Ginny. She was so wonderful to him and for him. Just thinking about her made him smile. But he needed to focus. The first Quidditch match against Ravenclaw was that evening and he needed to keep himself together for his team. Earlier in the year Harry had been elected Gryffindor's captain. Ron was their keeper, and two 5th year boys Shawn and Anthony, who were the biggest guys in the Gryffindor house, were the new beaters. The three chasers were three 6th year girls who were all muggle born and very coordinated athletically. Right before the game Harry gathered together his team in the locker room.
"Alright team, FOCUS. We need to start the season off well and a win against Ravenclaw would be good for us. Go out there and get Gryffindor a victory! Hands in!" They all put their hands together, "GYRFFINDOR LIONS!" They all broke apart and lined up getting ready to go out on the field. Harry grabbed Ron's shoulder. The only thing that Ron had been doing normally the past weeks was Quidditch. If anything he had gotten better, more aggressive. "You going to be alright?"
Ron shook him off. "Yeah of course." And he walked to the door with the rest of the team. Harry shook his head, as long as his mind was on the game, he would be fine. Harry needed to take his own advice.
*
BANG! "HERMIONE! Get OUT of the bathroom! You have been in there for 45 minutes! There ARE other girls in the dorm!"
"In a minute!" Hermione yelled at Parvati.
"Be sure it's a minute because I can't hold much longer!"
Hermione braced her hands against the sink and looked in the mirror. There was no way this could be happening. She had been careful…and yet it was still happening and she needed to accept it. A tear trickled down her face. If only she had her friends to talk to about it, she would probably feel about ten times better than she did now.
*
"AAAAANNND POTTER HAS THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDORS WIN IT 210 TO 120!"
Harry did a victory lap around the stadium with the team. This felt good. They had played a solid game. He landed and he and the rest of the team headed off towards the locker room.
"Good game team! Solid plays!" He congratulated all of them.
"Harry?"
"Yeah Ron?"
"Can we talk?"
"Yeah of course." Harry sat down on the bench across from Ron.
"Look…I'm sorry about the way I reacted about you and Ginny. I should have been happy for you."
Harry grinned. "No problem. You had every right to be mad. I'm sorry I didn't tell you."
"Don't worry about it"
"So we alright now?"
Ron nodded. "Yeah. I'm going to talk to Hermione. I'm sick of being angry. We all need to talk to her and straighten this out so things can go back to how they were."
Harry put his arm around Ron's shoulders as they left the locker room. "Hate to break it to you, but I have a feeling things will never be the way they were."
*
Hermione sat down on the couch. Ron was on the floor, and Harry was on the chair beside the couch with Ginny squeezed next to him.
Ron started, "Hermione, we all wanted to apologize"
Hermione started to cry.
Ron let out an exasperated groan, "you're crying already?"
Hermione sniffed, "Ignore me"
"Hermione we shouldn't have all gotten angry at you at once. Yeah, you screwed up but we should have been more…understanding I guess. We all abandoned you and we're really sorry." Harry said.
Ginny nodded in agreement.
"We truly are sorry" Ron said, staring into her eyes.
"I'M sorry! I acted terribly and I'm so sorry I hurt you Ron! I just…wasn't thinking and I…I…." Hermione couldn't finish.
Ron got up and hugged her, and Harry and Ginny followed suit.
"You don't know how good it is for us to all be friends again." She sniffled. "I…I want to start being more honest with you all. And I need to tell you something."
They all looked at her expectantly.
"You can tell us anything Hermione" Ron said with a gentle smile.
Harry and Ginny nodded in agreement.
"I'm pregnant"
A/N: Sorry it's so short. It sort of came out, and I would keep going except I like this ending! I will update soon though. I promise. But in the meantime…REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!