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A/N * We have the parents blessing, and everything is finally falling into place! Yeah!! Ok, who believed that? Come on, admit it if you did. I'm disappointed in you. Yes, that's right, you. Did we forget about our dear Mandy? Well, she's back! Brace yourselves folks, this one's intense and sad. Oh, one more thing. *Clears throat in desperate attempt to seem important* REVIEW!!! PLEASE REVIEW!! PLEASE!!
Chapter Nine: Lily
"I can't believe you did that! My parents could have killed you! You know that, don't you? If you had said anything other than what you said, they would have taken you out back and shot you." Hermione and Harry were just coming through the fireplace.
"Lucky choice of words then, wasn't it?" Harry joked. He took Hermione by the hand and guided her down to the couch, pulling her into a loving embrace. The kissed on the couch until Ron and Lavender finally noticed their return and bombarded them with questions.
"Blessing? They not only didn't kill you, they actually gave you their blessing? Way to go, mate!" Ron gave Harry a high five. The four of them sat very comfortably on the warm couches by the fire, Hermione on Harry's lap and Lavender on Ron's. They talked into the night.
At around eleven, Ron and Lavender decided to call it a night. Or so they said. Hermione pointed out to an oblivious Harry that they were obviously off to snog, because they had both gone off to the girl's dorm. Hermione lay down with her head on Harry's lap. He was running his hands through her hair. They lay there, in love, not needing to speak. Just knowing that despite the tough years they were facing raising a child just out of school, they were madly and deeply in love, and their love was all they needed to survive.
"What do you want to name her, Harry?" Hermione voiced her thoughts after about half an hour.
"Her? It's a girl now?" Harry asked with a laugh.
"Yes." Answered Hermione jokingly resenting Harry's comment. "I can tell. I can fell it." Hermione smiled at this thought. Harry ran his fingers along the gentle slope of Hermione's stomach, just as he had that night.
"You can feel her?" Harry asked with a twinge of jealousy. Hermione ran her fingers along her stomach with Harry.
"Yup. There she is. Little Lily Potter. My green eyed angel." Hermione smiled. "God, I hope she doesn't get my hair." She laughed. Harry, however, was thinking about more serious matters.
"You want to name her Lily?" He seemed overtaken.
"Of course, Harry. What else? I don't know about a middle name though. I was thinking Lavender, but it sounds horrible." Harry was glad that Hermione was facing away from him, because as much as he loved her, he didn't want her to see the tear that slid down his cheek.
"Hermione."
"Yes?"
"No, Hermione. Lily Hermione Potter. Our little girl." Hermione smiled, now it was her turn for a tear to fall.
"It sounds so beautiful." She laughed and wiped her tears away. "Isn't it funny how you can love someone so much, who isn't even a person yet?"
"Yeah. I feel like, along with you, Ron and Lav, she's my best friend." He laughed a little. "Isn't that funny."
"It's beautiful. It's beautiful how much we love her. We'll make such a great family." Harry tightened his grip around his dear Hermione. She was right. She was absolutely right.
*~*~*~*~*
"Hermione, sweets!" Mandy caught up with Hermione on top of the steep staircase outside of her Ancient Runes class. Sweets? Hermione thought. She must be up to something.
"How are you, Mandy?"
"Fine, Fine. I heard your news!" Hermione froze. She and Harry and tried to keep it low.
"How?"
"Oh, Padma told me. Don't worry, I won't tell a soul!" Mandy leaned her head in as if they were confidants exchanging gossip. "You two must be so happy!" Hermione smiled. Why won't she go away?
"Yes, yes we are."
"Have you thought about names yet?"
"No, not really." Hermione lied, trying to end the conversation and get to lunch. Mandy gave an evil smile.
"Don't."
"What?"
"You heard me. Don't." Hermione backed up slightly. What was she getting at? "You think I gave him up? Just like that?" Mandy was advancing on her. "You are sorely mistaken." Mandy leaned in and pushed Hermione down the long, steep staircase before running away. As Hermione tumbled down the stairs one word could be heard, if anyone had been around.
"Lily."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione woke up in the Hospital Wing. She had no idea how she got there. All she remembered was Mandy, that horrible Mandy. She was so upset over her and Harry being together, and now with a child, she was willing to push Hermione down the stairs. Hermione scoffed to herself. It was rather petty, really.
Madam Pomfrey, noticing Hermione had woken, came over. She sat down on the bed next to Hermione. This seemed quite uncharacteristic, but Hermione let it slide.
"Hermione, dear."
"Yes, Madam Pomfrey?"
"It seems, when you fell down the stairs, that . . . well, you remember what we talked about last week?" Hermione nodded.
"The baby." Madam Pomfrey nodded.
"It seems, my dear, that you have lost it."
"What?"
"You are no longer pregnant. You lost the baby when you fell. The beginning of pregnancy is a very sensitive time, and falling down the stairs triggered a miscarriage." Hermione was speechless. She sat there in shock as her tears began to fall freely.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione stayed in the Hospital Wing for the rest of the day, not because she was still nursing injury, but because she couldn't bring herself to move. Her Lily, her dear Lily, was now gone.
The hours passed, and Hermione finally got up to return to the common room. She needed to tell Harry. He deserves to know, but more so, she needed the comfort only his arms could provide. She made her way to the common room.
Hermione opened the portrait hole, and looked around for Harry. She couldn't spot him. Ron, however, got her attention.
"Ron! Have you seen - "
"He's up in your dorm."
"My dorm? Why?" Hermione asked, more to herself than Ron, because she didn't wait around for an answer. She ran up the stairs to her room. As she pushed open the door she was enveloped in a red dream. Roses covered every surface, and rose petals were falling (enchanted) from the ceiling. Harry stood in the midst of it. Hermione was so overtaken with love, joy and pure shock that she forgot everything for one beautiful moment.
"Hermione Granger, we said before that everything in the world comes down to two things: True Love and Roses." Harry stepped gently towards his love. "You mean more to me than anyone in the world, Hermione." Harry was now only inches away. He opened a small box that contained a platinum ring with a single glittering diamond. Harry got down on one knee, his leg pressing against the roses that glittered the floor. "It was my mother's. She hid it when they went into hiding, so that I could give to you. Will you do me the honor of wearing it?" Hermione fell to rose covered ground in a fit of suppressed tears.
* A/N * Ha! A cliffhanger!! Will she say yes anyway? You will never know, unless I get some reviews!!! ( I know, I'm horribly evil!!) So go down and to the left. No, a little lower. Yes, right there. Now click the Submit review button. Good! Ok, must go now but REVIEW!!! PLEASE!!!
A/N * We have the parents blessing, and everything is finally falling into place! Yeah!! Ok, who believed that? Come on, admit it if you did. I'm disappointed in you. Yes, that's right, you. Did we forget about our dear Mandy? Well, she's back! Brace yourselves folks, this one's intense and sad. Oh, one more thing. *Clears throat in desperate attempt to seem important* REVIEW!!! PLEASE REVIEW!! PLEASE!!
Chapter Nine: Lily
"I can't believe you did that! My parents could have killed you! You know that, don't you? If you had said anything other than what you said, they would have taken you out back and shot you." Hermione and Harry were just coming through the fireplace.
"Lucky choice of words then, wasn't it?" Harry joked. He took Hermione by the hand and guided her down to the couch, pulling her into a loving embrace. The kissed on the couch until Ron and Lavender finally noticed their return and bombarded them with questions.
"Blessing? They not only didn't kill you, they actually gave you their blessing? Way to go, mate!" Ron gave Harry a high five. The four of them sat very comfortably on the warm couches by the fire, Hermione on Harry's lap and Lavender on Ron's. They talked into the night.
At around eleven, Ron and Lavender decided to call it a night. Or so they said. Hermione pointed out to an oblivious Harry that they were obviously off to snog, because they had both gone off to the girl's dorm. Hermione lay down with her head on Harry's lap. He was running his hands through her hair. They lay there, in love, not needing to speak. Just knowing that despite the tough years they were facing raising a child just out of school, they were madly and deeply in love, and their love was all they needed to survive.
"What do you want to name her, Harry?" Hermione voiced her thoughts after about half an hour.
"Her? It's a girl now?" Harry asked with a laugh.
"Yes." Answered Hermione jokingly resenting Harry's comment. "I can tell. I can fell it." Hermione smiled at this thought. Harry ran his fingers along the gentle slope of Hermione's stomach, just as he had that night.
"You can feel her?" Harry asked with a twinge of jealousy. Hermione ran her fingers along her stomach with Harry.
"Yup. There she is. Little Lily Potter. My green eyed angel." Hermione smiled. "God, I hope she doesn't get my hair." She laughed. Harry, however, was thinking about more serious matters.
"You want to name her Lily?" He seemed overtaken.
"Of course, Harry. What else? I don't know about a middle name though. I was thinking Lavender, but it sounds horrible." Harry was glad that Hermione was facing away from him, because as much as he loved her, he didn't want her to see the tear that slid down his cheek.
"Hermione."
"Yes?"
"No, Hermione. Lily Hermione Potter. Our little girl." Hermione smiled, now it was her turn for a tear to fall.
"It sounds so beautiful." She laughed and wiped her tears away. "Isn't it funny how you can love someone so much, who isn't even a person yet?"
"Yeah. I feel like, along with you, Ron and Lav, she's my best friend." He laughed a little. "Isn't that funny."
"It's beautiful. It's beautiful how much we love her. We'll make such a great family." Harry tightened his grip around his dear Hermione. She was right. She was absolutely right.
*~*~*~*~*
"Hermione, sweets!" Mandy caught up with Hermione on top of the steep staircase outside of her Ancient Runes class. Sweets? Hermione thought. She must be up to something.
"How are you, Mandy?"
"Fine, Fine. I heard your news!" Hermione froze. She and Harry and tried to keep it low.
"How?"
"Oh, Padma told me. Don't worry, I won't tell a soul!" Mandy leaned her head in as if they were confidants exchanging gossip. "You two must be so happy!" Hermione smiled. Why won't she go away?
"Yes, yes we are."
"Have you thought about names yet?"
"No, not really." Hermione lied, trying to end the conversation and get to lunch. Mandy gave an evil smile.
"Don't."
"What?"
"You heard me. Don't." Hermione backed up slightly. What was she getting at? "You think I gave him up? Just like that?" Mandy was advancing on her. "You are sorely mistaken." Mandy leaned in and pushed Hermione down the long, steep staircase before running away. As Hermione tumbled down the stairs one word could be heard, if anyone had been around.
"Lily."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione woke up in the Hospital Wing. She had no idea how she got there. All she remembered was Mandy, that horrible Mandy. She was so upset over her and Harry being together, and now with a child, she was willing to push Hermione down the stairs. Hermione scoffed to herself. It was rather petty, really.
Madam Pomfrey, noticing Hermione had woken, came over. She sat down on the bed next to Hermione. This seemed quite uncharacteristic, but Hermione let it slide.
"Hermione, dear."
"Yes, Madam Pomfrey?"
"It seems, when you fell down the stairs, that . . . well, you remember what we talked about last week?" Hermione nodded.
"The baby." Madam Pomfrey nodded.
"It seems, my dear, that you have lost it."
"What?"
"You are no longer pregnant. You lost the baby when you fell. The beginning of pregnancy is a very sensitive time, and falling down the stairs triggered a miscarriage." Hermione was speechless. She sat there in shock as her tears began to fall freely.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Hermione stayed in the Hospital Wing for the rest of the day, not because she was still nursing injury, but because she couldn't bring herself to move. Her Lily, her dear Lily, was now gone.
The hours passed, and Hermione finally got up to return to the common room. She needed to tell Harry. He deserves to know, but more so, she needed the comfort only his arms could provide. She made her way to the common room.
Hermione opened the portrait hole, and looked around for Harry. She couldn't spot him. Ron, however, got her attention.
"Ron! Have you seen - "
"He's up in your dorm."
"My dorm? Why?" Hermione asked, more to herself than Ron, because she didn't wait around for an answer. She ran up the stairs to her room. As she pushed open the door she was enveloped in a red dream. Roses covered every surface, and rose petals were falling (enchanted) from the ceiling. Harry stood in the midst of it. Hermione was so overtaken with love, joy and pure shock that she forgot everything for one beautiful moment.
"Hermione Granger, we said before that everything in the world comes down to two things: True Love and Roses." Harry stepped gently towards his love. "You mean more to me than anyone in the world, Hermione." Harry was now only inches away. He opened a small box that contained a platinum ring with a single glittering diamond. Harry got down on one knee, his leg pressing against the roses that glittered the floor. "It was my mother's. She hid it when they went into hiding, so that I could give to you. Will you do me the honor of wearing it?" Hermione fell to rose covered ground in a fit of suppressed tears.
* A/N * Ha! A cliffhanger!! Will she say yes anyway? You will never know, unless I get some reviews!!! ( I know, I'm horribly evil!!) So go down and to the left. No, a little lower. Yes, right there. Now click the Submit review button. Good! Ok, must go now but REVIEW!!! PLEASE!!!