Chapter 8-secrets reviled.
Harry had had a relatively easy and fun day after lunch, he had only had one more class and that had been herbolgy. And after that he had been left to his own devices. He was quiet content sitting there planning the Quidditch tryouts that were to begin not to long in the future.
Ginny stood shaking as she watched Harry from the entrance of the common room, "You can do this" she thought, 'no I can't' her thoughts went back and forth. She paced back and fourth as she debated, finally she stood up straight, and gathered her courage, and started walking over to him. Leaning in she whispered. "Hey sexy. He heard the words whispered in his ear as he stiffened he placed the voice. "Ginny." He said coolly as he sat there ramrod stiff.
"You keep running from me Harry and that isn't very nice." "Ginny, it's not that I'm trying to run away from you it's just..." he licked his lips as he tried to think of what to say.
"Don't say it Harry, I know you are with Hermione, but you shouldn't be," "Harry shook his head, "why do you say that?" "Because I know you and her don't have passion, you aren't in love with her Harry." Ginny kissed him on the cheek. "I'll leave you now to think, but, ask your self this can you picture spending the end of your days with Hermione?" Harry thought about Ginny said as she walked away. Meanwhile Ginny was shaking, "it's only a matter of time." She said as she looked at Harry from behind the corner. Harry tried to get back to Quidditch planning when he kept stopping to think about Hermione and everything that had happened that summer. He sat thinking about his feelings. 'I love her but do I love her that way?' he started questioning everything that happened that summer. They had never said weather they loved each other that way. He loved her but he wasn't in love with her. He decided he would talk to her before he went to bed that night.
Hermione sighed as she tried to concentrate on the homework in front of her. It had been a trying day, like she promised she had gone to see Dumbledore. She sighed as she thought of the meeting. He had been so gentle and kind. She had known the moment she looked at him that he knew, his eyes held a look of disappointment, yet his face was full of love and understanding. He had been patient, waiting for her to speak, when unable to do so he gently prodded her, "Hermione what is wrong?" He asked softly giving her time to collect herself. He had been just about to sit when she blurted out the heart of the matter, "I'm going to have a baby." Albus walked over and opened his arms and enfolded her as she started to cry. They had sat like that for what seemed to be hours before he spoke, "Hermione, I'm here for you as well as Harry no matter what. My door shall always be open to the both of you." Hermione opened her mouth to speak. "Perhaps the time has come to tell Harry of the momentous occasion?" he said as he saw her gain her composer. "I'm not sure I can." "You can. Hermione, it takes strength and courage to face the challenges placed before us. Harry loves you and considers you as family; I do not believe you must fear his reaction." Hermione nodded, her courage and resolve bolstered by the love and support she had received from Professor Dumbledore, she swore that by the end of the evening Harry would know the secret she had been hiding. She had entered the common room, feeling calmer. It was then that she saw Harry and weakened in her resolve sitting down she felt tears dampen her eyes. "Hermione?" Ron asked coming into the common room. "Oh Ron. Hi." She said wiping her tears quickly away as she put a smile on that didn't quite reach her eyes. "What's wrong mione?" "OH you know stress of coming back to school, missing my family. Nothing that can't be fixed." Ron knew that something wasn't right but decided to let it pass knowing that she wasn't ready to talk, though he knew that she was hiding something. He was determined to find out what. However, knowing he shouldn't push her he looked around the room content to stay quiet. It was then that Michelle walked into the room and caught Ron's eye. "You get a load of that new girl? She is pretty cold to everyone." "Well Ron how would you feel if you had to transfer in the middle of your school career?" "Oh I know you are right Hermione but everyone has been trying to be nice to her and she never said anything." "Give her time." Ron smiled, "Hey Harry what you doing all the way over there, when Hermione needs cheering up." Harry looked up and blushed a bright red, "oh ya, what's wrong mione?" Hermione shook her head as she kicked Ron underneath the table. "I'm fine Harry just missing the family." Harry stood up and walked over to the table, He gave Hermione a comforting squeeze across the shoulders, "I'm sorry mione." Harry sat down and he and Ron started trying to get Hermione to smile. They succeed finally just before lights out. "It's nice to see that smile Hermione. Don't be so sad." Ron said standing up, as he headed for the boys barracks. "Thanks Ron. Good night." "Be up in a minute Ron." Harry said wanting to steal a few moments for Hermione and himself. He waited till it was all quiet in the common room. "Hermione, what's wrong?" Harry asked getting out of his chair to come closer. Hermione remained silent as she tried to think of the words. Harry wrapped his arms around Hermione, "Hermione, talk to me." "Harry.I." "What is it?" Harry pulled a chair closer thinking this was going to be a long conversation. He had just been about to sit down when she said it... Hermione was bursting at the seems to say it but she wasn't sure how so she just blurted it out "I'm pregnant" Harry missed the chair and fell to the floor. He sat there for a moment as he let it sink in, "Excuse me did?" He said looking serious although with a slight excitement to him Hermione nodded fresh tears in her eyes, Harry sat quiet. Thinking it over for a moment, "I love you." He blurted it out. "I love you to Harry, but we are going to have a baby. Now is not the time." "I think it is the perfect time. Marry me." Harry said before thinking. Hermione's eyes widened, her thoughts racing, "I can't marry you I would be ruining your life Harry." "Hermione I want to be part of your life as well as the babies. I want to take care of you both." Hermione shook her head "No Harry we aren't getting married. She said starting to get angry "Hermione" "Nobel Harry Potter" she said bitterly, "I'm letting you off the hook." "I can't let you do that I helped get you into this mess." "That's right Harry me, It's my choice to keep this baby, I don't need you to take care of me." "But." "Harry I told you because you had the right to know, as the father, please don't do this." Harry stopped and thought for a moment, "Hermione please be reasonable, you can't do this alone, I love you Let me help you." Hermione protested once more, "I'm not going to leave you and my baby all alone. I can't and you can't make me. My parents left me, it wasn't there fault or choice but I have the choice and I can't do it please don't make me Please Hermione.." Hermione looked into Harry's eyes and saw the pain, and pleading that was settled there. She took a deep breath, and nodded not looking at his eyes "You're right Harry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, but I couldn't stand to have you feel obligated to me." "I don't feel Obligated Hermione; I want to raise our child with you even if we aren't together." Hermione looked at Harry "Okay, we'll raise this baby together but please let's leave marriage out of it..at least for now." Harry nodded and hugged Hermione, "It sounds like a plan I can live with." Hermione looked at the clock, "I love you but I'm so tired" Harry nodded, "No more secrets right?" Hermione looked at Harry, "What do we tell Ron?" "Thank I think can wait till another day." Hermione nodded and bid Harry Goodnight, with a kiss to the cheek they headed off to sleep where for one dreams of laughter and children rang and for the other nightmares of losing everything she had dreamed of, and yet finding contentment where she had never thought she would.
Harry had had a relatively easy and fun day after lunch, he had only had one more class and that had been herbolgy. And after that he had been left to his own devices. He was quiet content sitting there planning the Quidditch tryouts that were to begin not to long in the future.
Ginny stood shaking as she watched Harry from the entrance of the common room, "You can do this" she thought, 'no I can't' her thoughts went back and forth. She paced back and fourth as she debated, finally she stood up straight, and gathered her courage, and started walking over to him. Leaning in she whispered. "Hey sexy. He heard the words whispered in his ear as he stiffened he placed the voice. "Ginny." He said coolly as he sat there ramrod stiff.
"You keep running from me Harry and that isn't very nice." "Ginny, it's not that I'm trying to run away from you it's just..." he licked his lips as he tried to think of what to say.
"Don't say it Harry, I know you are with Hermione, but you shouldn't be," "Harry shook his head, "why do you say that?" "Because I know you and her don't have passion, you aren't in love with her Harry." Ginny kissed him on the cheek. "I'll leave you now to think, but, ask your self this can you picture spending the end of your days with Hermione?" Harry thought about Ginny said as she walked away. Meanwhile Ginny was shaking, "it's only a matter of time." She said as she looked at Harry from behind the corner. Harry tried to get back to Quidditch planning when he kept stopping to think about Hermione and everything that had happened that summer. He sat thinking about his feelings. 'I love her but do I love her that way?' he started questioning everything that happened that summer. They had never said weather they loved each other that way. He loved her but he wasn't in love with her. He decided he would talk to her before he went to bed that night.
Hermione sighed as she tried to concentrate on the homework in front of her. It had been a trying day, like she promised she had gone to see Dumbledore. She sighed as she thought of the meeting. He had been so gentle and kind. She had known the moment she looked at him that he knew, his eyes held a look of disappointment, yet his face was full of love and understanding. He had been patient, waiting for her to speak, when unable to do so he gently prodded her, "Hermione what is wrong?" He asked softly giving her time to collect herself. He had been just about to sit when she blurted out the heart of the matter, "I'm going to have a baby." Albus walked over and opened his arms and enfolded her as she started to cry. They had sat like that for what seemed to be hours before he spoke, "Hermione, I'm here for you as well as Harry no matter what. My door shall always be open to the both of you." Hermione opened her mouth to speak. "Perhaps the time has come to tell Harry of the momentous occasion?" he said as he saw her gain her composer. "I'm not sure I can." "You can. Hermione, it takes strength and courage to face the challenges placed before us. Harry loves you and considers you as family; I do not believe you must fear his reaction." Hermione nodded, her courage and resolve bolstered by the love and support she had received from Professor Dumbledore, she swore that by the end of the evening Harry would know the secret she had been hiding. She had entered the common room, feeling calmer. It was then that she saw Harry and weakened in her resolve sitting down she felt tears dampen her eyes. "Hermione?" Ron asked coming into the common room. "Oh Ron. Hi." She said wiping her tears quickly away as she put a smile on that didn't quite reach her eyes. "What's wrong mione?" "OH you know stress of coming back to school, missing my family. Nothing that can't be fixed." Ron knew that something wasn't right but decided to let it pass knowing that she wasn't ready to talk, though he knew that she was hiding something. He was determined to find out what. However, knowing he shouldn't push her he looked around the room content to stay quiet. It was then that Michelle walked into the room and caught Ron's eye. "You get a load of that new girl? She is pretty cold to everyone." "Well Ron how would you feel if you had to transfer in the middle of your school career?" "Oh I know you are right Hermione but everyone has been trying to be nice to her and she never said anything." "Give her time." Ron smiled, "Hey Harry what you doing all the way over there, when Hermione needs cheering up." Harry looked up and blushed a bright red, "oh ya, what's wrong mione?" Hermione shook her head as she kicked Ron underneath the table. "I'm fine Harry just missing the family." Harry stood up and walked over to the table, He gave Hermione a comforting squeeze across the shoulders, "I'm sorry mione." Harry sat down and he and Ron started trying to get Hermione to smile. They succeed finally just before lights out. "It's nice to see that smile Hermione. Don't be so sad." Ron said standing up, as he headed for the boys barracks. "Thanks Ron. Good night." "Be up in a minute Ron." Harry said wanting to steal a few moments for Hermione and himself. He waited till it was all quiet in the common room. "Hermione, what's wrong?" Harry asked getting out of his chair to come closer. Hermione remained silent as she tried to think of the words. Harry wrapped his arms around Hermione, "Hermione, talk to me." "Harry.I." "What is it?" Harry pulled a chair closer thinking this was going to be a long conversation. He had just been about to sit down when she said it... Hermione was bursting at the seems to say it but she wasn't sure how so she just blurted it out "I'm pregnant" Harry missed the chair and fell to the floor. He sat there for a moment as he let it sink in, "Excuse me did?" He said looking serious although with a slight excitement to him Hermione nodded fresh tears in her eyes, Harry sat quiet. Thinking it over for a moment, "I love you." He blurted it out. "I love you to Harry, but we are going to have a baby. Now is not the time." "I think it is the perfect time. Marry me." Harry said before thinking. Hermione's eyes widened, her thoughts racing, "I can't marry you I would be ruining your life Harry." "Hermione I want to be part of your life as well as the babies. I want to take care of you both." Hermione shook her head "No Harry we aren't getting married. She said starting to get angry "Hermione" "Nobel Harry Potter" she said bitterly, "I'm letting you off the hook." "I can't let you do that I helped get you into this mess." "That's right Harry me, It's my choice to keep this baby, I don't need you to take care of me." "But." "Harry I told you because you had the right to know, as the father, please don't do this." Harry stopped and thought for a moment, "Hermione please be reasonable, you can't do this alone, I love you Let me help you." Hermione protested once more, "I'm not going to leave you and my baby all alone. I can't and you can't make me. My parents left me, it wasn't there fault or choice but I have the choice and I can't do it please don't make me Please Hermione.." Hermione looked into Harry's eyes and saw the pain, and pleading that was settled there. She took a deep breath, and nodded not looking at his eyes "You're right Harry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, but I couldn't stand to have you feel obligated to me." "I don't feel Obligated Hermione; I want to raise our child with you even if we aren't together." Hermione looked at Harry "Okay, we'll raise this baby together but please let's leave marriage out of it..at least for now." Harry nodded and hugged Hermione, "It sounds like a plan I can live with." Hermione looked at the clock, "I love you but I'm so tired" Harry nodded, "No more secrets right?" Hermione looked at Harry, "What do we tell Ron?" "Thank I think can wait till another day." Hermione nodded and bid Harry Goodnight, with a kiss to the cheek they headed off to sleep where for one dreams of laughter and children rang and for the other nightmares of losing everything she had dreamed of, and yet finding contentment where she had never thought she would.