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Chapter Seventeen

Hermione decided that she should just leave the ball. Nobody would notice and everyone was busy having fun. Despite that, she couldn't stand to see Lavender kissing Ron right in front of her. She hurried out of the Great Hall and decided to go to her room. On her way, she stopped. A feeling of dizziness overcame her. She tried to grab something to hold on to but she couldn't. She dropped like a fly on the floor.

Ron broke off the kiss he was having with Lavender. Lavender on the other hand, was extremely surprised.

"What's wrong now?" She demanded. She put her hands on her hips and stared angrily at Ron.

"I – I have to go to the Men's Room." Ron excused. He searched the crowd for Hermione but failed to find her. Where in bloody hell could she have gone to? He asked himself. Ron continued to walk around and eventually decided to ask someone about Hermione's whereabouts.

"Excuse me, Padma?" He asked.

"No, I'm Parvati." The girl replied. She gave Ron an annoyed look. "What do you want?"

"I just wanted to know if you've seen Hermione." Ron asked politely.

"Why are you looking for her? Isn't my friend Lavender good enough for you?" Parvati said angrily. Ron remained silent and Parvati continued, "Well, if you really want to know, I saw her going up to her room."

"Thanks." Ron nodded. As he walked away, he thought about what Parvati had said. Why was he looking for Hermione? Because I'm concerned about her, because she's my friend, because I'm worried. Why would I be worried? Thoughts ran across Ron's mind as he continued to look for Hermione.

Ron turned the corner and gasped at what he saw. It was Hermione, laying on the floor. He quickly ran towards her and bent down to check on her.

"Herm? Hermione?" Ron asked. He shook her mildly. "Herm? What's wrong?" Hermione didn't stir a bit. "Oh man." He gently picked Hermione up and was surprised that she was quite heavy. His hand accidentally landed on her stomach and he realized it felt…weird. It was rounder than most stomachs but it didn't seem like it was fat. He looked at Hermione's blank face and suddenly developed the urge to kiss her. Nobody would know, he thought to himself. As he leaned forward, he stopped. No, I still love Lavender. I'm not gonna do this.

Ron decided to take Hermione to the infirmary. He climbed the stairs and hurriedly walked to the clinic. Why did Hermione faint anyway? He asked himself. When he got to the clinic, he was about to knock on the door when he heard noises inside the room.

"Ohhh Argus!" He heard Madame Pomfrey shriek.

"Shhh! Poppy don't cause such a ruckus!" Filch scolded.

Ron wanted to burst out laughing but he knew that he might end up dropping Hermione so he controlled himself. He re-composed himself and knocked on the door. The noises inside immediately stopped and Ron heard things moving. Then, someone finally opened the door.

"Er – hello there Mr. Weasley." Madame Pomfrey greeted. Her hair was a little messed up and her lipstick was smudged. "How may I help you?" Her eyes landed on the slumbering Hermione in Ron's arms. "Well come on in!"
Inside, Mr. Filch, the caretaker, was fixing up his clothes. Ron wanted to burst out laughing again but turned his attention back to Hermione.

"So, Pop – er – Miss Pomfrey – I'll be back tomorrow to fix the other beds." Argus said in a serious tone.

"Very well. Thank you Mr. Filch." Madame Pomfrey answered. Filch looked at Ron suspiciously and scurried out of the room.

"Now, put her on the bed, dearie." The nurse told Ron. Ron did as he was told while Madame Pomfrey examined Hermione. "How did she faint?"

"I – I'm not exactly sure." Ron replied. "I found her like this."

"Hmmm…" Madame Pomfrey frowned. "Well I'm going to have to tell you to step outside for now while I examine her."

"Will she be alright?" Ron asked.

"We'll see." Madame Pomfrey smiled weakly and gently pushed Ron outside.

Ron stood outside the door, pacing back and forth. He felt nervous for Hermione. Questions raced through his mind. After about 10 minutes, Madame Pomfrey let him in again. She looked at him skeptically and told him to sit down.

"So, what's the matter with her?" Ron asked. "Probably overworked herself again, huh?"

Madame Pomfrey didn't smile. She looked at him sternly. "Ron, I can't believe you would do something like this."

"Pardon me?" Ron asked, feeling confused.

"Her life will never be the same again. And neither will be yours." Madame Pomfrey continued. "She's too young for this. Both of you are."

"I honestly don't know what you're talking about." Ron told her.

Madame Pomfrey sighed. "Ron, Hermione's pregnant."

A/n: Ahh! That was sort of a cliffhanger huh? Sorry guys if this was so short! I'm just really busy nowadays! I'll try to get another chap uploaded soon to make up for my long delay! Of course, thanks to:

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