A/N: Oh I am so on a roll, I don't want to stop! Here is chapter 7. Oh and
thanks Malfie for the great review!!
Chapter 7: Hermione's Confession
Everyone in the room stared up at the figure disappearing up the stairs. Soon their eyes fell on Hermione. She soon felt extremely uncomfortable. Before she could say anything, Draco spoke up, "Don't stare at her, she hates that," he placed a hand on Hermione's shoulder, "Honey, do you want to go?"
Hermione felt the tears form in her eyes. She felt her heart wrench as she heard Ron slam a door shut. She closed her eyes tight and she couldn't stop the tears from falling from her eyes, "Yes," she muttered out.
Ginny moved to her, "Herm, don't leave. He's just tired, from the trip, you know?"
Hermione shook her head and looked up at Ginny, "Your brother wants nothing to do with me anymore. It's my fault, it's all my fault."
Hermione took a deep breath and gathered her things, including Joshua's baby carrier. She looked over at her husband and nodded, "Right, well," Draco turned to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, "We apologize for such a short visit, we will be by to see you soon," Draco shook Harry's hand and nodded to the rest of the group.
"I- I love you-you all," stuttered Hermione. Draco guided her out the door.
At the shut of the door, silence fell over the room again. Everyone jumped at the sudden outburst, "THAT SLIMY GIT! HE HAS NO RIGHT!"
"Harry, calm down," Ginny tried calming her husband.
"No, I will not," Harry moved to the stairs, "He has no right," and he ran quickly up the stairs.
He reached the closed door and without knocking stormed in, "RON! You have no right to treat her like that, she did nothing-"Harry stopped, "what are you doing?"
Harry moved closer to see Ron holding a photograph. He saw the figures smiling and waving up at Ron as they held each other. It was a picture of Hermione and Ron at the celebration party for the fall of Voldemort. Ron had just gotten out of St. Mungo's and still had visible wounds. The Ron in the photo stared lovingly at Hermione. She returned the same look. Harry thought back to the train ride after Draco and Hermione's wedding, what Ron had told him. He was suddenly startled by Ron's voice, "this is the night, the night we started our relationship. The night she told me she was in love with me."
Harry quickly realized what he should have known all along, "You, you two were together, secretly."
Ron hesitated and nodded slowly.
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Draco watched as Hermione placed the sleeping baby down in his crib. She flicked her wand and lullabies were heard from within the crib. She turned to see him standing there and walked past him. He followed her steps quickly and grabbed her arm, "Aren't you going to explain what happened today? Why all of a sudden this Ron mess is your fault."
Hermione looked into her husband's eyes, "You deserve that more than anything." She led her husband into their bedroom and sat on the bed, "Draco, I didn't know it was going to blow up like this I didn't. It's just I ran into you and you, you made me realize I wasn't still in love with Ron."
"What? You were in love with him then?" asked Draco, who to Hermione seemed unusually calm.
She nodded, "But it sounds as though you knew this."
"No I didn't Hermione. Anything else?"
Hermione sighed, "We were, well, together. Right after he got out of St. Mungo's. Secretly, we didn't think it was the right time, what with all that was happening."
"Understandable. So, how did it end?" Draco sat next to Hermione, becoming very fascinated with his shoes.
"When I got news of Hogwart's, we got into an argument. I told him I couldn't be with him while I was teaching. I wanted to stay focused. We ended it well, I thought. Still the best of friends. He ran across Luna, which really was hard to see. Before I knew it, they were engaged. Fortunately, I left for Hogwart's."
"Hermione, you lied to me. You told me you were never really in love. And here you are, telling me you were and even in a relationship. I just don't know why you didn't tell me."
"There's more Draco," Draco felt his stomach drop.
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"She what?" pressed Harry.
"You heard me," mumbled Ron.
Harry was in shock, "But Ron, what, I mean how, I mean, bloody hell!"
Ron stood tall, "It was her decision to abort. I told her that we could do it another way, but she was insistent. She wasn't going to give up Hogwart's."
"Well, that is what happens when you make mistakes, you must suffer the consequences. She chose not to be safe, not the baby."
"That is what I told her, but it was her choice, and she did it."
Harry looked at his best friend in shock. He wanted to be mad that no one had told him, but he wasn't about being selfish, "I guess woman have that right, huh?"
"It disgusts me," added Ron, "but some people believe in it."
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Hermione sat on the bed in silent tears as she watched Draco pack up a suitcase, "I will be by tomorrow to see Joshua. I just need time to think this over," she nodded as he continued, "I could have handled this a lot better if you had told me this to begin with," she nodded again, "I do love you Herm, I just, I need to be alone."
"I understand Draco," she watched him close the suitcase and followed him out the door. He stopped at Joshua's door and entered.
He bent over and kissed the sleeping baby on the head, "I love you my boy." He stood up and walked to Hermione, I will see you tomorrow," and with out another word or one last kiss, he turned away.
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Chapter 7: Hermione's Confession
Everyone in the room stared up at the figure disappearing up the stairs. Soon their eyes fell on Hermione. She soon felt extremely uncomfortable. Before she could say anything, Draco spoke up, "Don't stare at her, she hates that," he placed a hand on Hermione's shoulder, "Honey, do you want to go?"
Hermione felt the tears form in her eyes. She felt her heart wrench as she heard Ron slam a door shut. She closed her eyes tight and she couldn't stop the tears from falling from her eyes, "Yes," she muttered out.
Ginny moved to her, "Herm, don't leave. He's just tired, from the trip, you know?"
Hermione shook her head and looked up at Ginny, "Your brother wants nothing to do with me anymore. It's my fault, it's all my fault."
Hermione took a deep breath and gathered her things, including Joshua's baby carrier. She looked over at her husband and nodded, "Right, well," Draco turned to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, "We apologize for such a short visit, we will be by to see you soon," Draco shook Harry's hand and nodded to the rest of the group.
"I- I love you-you all," stuttered Hermione. Draco guided her out the door.
At the shut of the door, silence fell over the room again. Everyone jumped at the sudden outburst, "THAT SLIMY GIT! HE HAS NO RIGHT!"
"Harry, calm down," Ginny tried calming her husband.
"No, I will not," Harry moved to the stairs, "He has no right," and he ran quickly up the stairs.
He reached the closed door and without knocking stormed in, "RON! You have no right to treat her like that, she did nothing-"Harry stopped, "what are you doing?"
Harry moved closer to see Ron holding a photograph. He saw the figures smiling and waving up at Ron as they held each other. It was a picture of Hermione and Ron at the celebration party for the fall of Voldemort. Ron had just gotten out of St. Mungo's and still had visible wounds. The Ron in the photo stared lovingly at Hermione. She returned the same look. Harry thought back to the train ride after Draco and Hermione's wedding, what Ron had told him. He was suddenly startled by Ron's voice, "this is the night, the night we started our relationship. The night she told me she was in love with me."
Harry quickly realized what he should have known all along, "You, you two were together, secretly."
Ron hesitated and nodded slowly.
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Draco watched as Hermione placed the sleeping baby down in his crib. She flicked her wand and lullabies were heard from within the crib. She turned to see him standing there and walked past him. He followed her steps quickly and grabbed her arm, "Aren't you going to explain what happened today? Why all of a sudden this Ron mess is your fault."
Hermione looked into her husband's eyes, "You deserve that more than anything." She led her husband into their bedroom and sat on the bed, "Draco, I didn't know it was going to blow up like this I didn't. It's just I ran into you and you, you made me realize I wasn't still in love with Ron."
"What? You were in love with him then?" asked Draco, who to Hermione seemed unusually calm.
She nodded, "But it sounds as though you knew this."
"No I didn't Hermione. Anything else?"
Hermione sighed, "We were, well, together. Right after he got out of St. Mungo's. Secretly, we didn't think it was the right time, what with all that was happening."
"Understandable. So, how did it end?" Draco sat next to Hermione, becoming very fascinated with his shoes.
"When I got news of Hogwart's, we got into an argument. I told him I couldn't be with him while I was teaching. I wanted to stay focused. We ended it well, I thought. Still the best of friends. He ran across Luna, which really was hard to see. Before I knew it, they were engaged. Fortunately, I left for Hogwart's."
"Hermione, you lied to me. You told me you were never really in love. And here you are, telling me you were and even in a relationship. I just don't know why you didn't tell me."
"There's more Draco," Draco felt his stomach drop.
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"She what?" pressed Harry.
"You heard me," mumbled Ron.
Harry was in shock, "But Ron, what, I mean how, I mean, bloody hell!"
Ron stood tall, "It was her decision to abort. I told her that we could do it another way, but she was insistent. She wasn't going to give up Hogwart's."
"Well, that is what happens when you make mistakes, you must suffer the consequences. She chose not to be safe, not the baby."
"That is what I told her, but it was her choice, and she did it."
Harry looked at his best friend in shock. He wanted to be mad that no one had told him, but he wasn't about being selfish, "I guess woman have that right, huh?"
"It disgusts me," added Ron, "but some people believe in it."
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Hermione sat on the bed in silent tears as she watched Draco pack up a suitcase, "I will be by tomorrow to see Joshua. I just need time to think this over," she nodded as he continued, "I could have handled this a lot better if you had told me this to begin with," she nodded again, "I do love you Herm, I just, I need to be alone."
"I understand Draco," she watched him close the suitcase and followed him out the door. He stopped at Joshua's door and entered.
He bent over and kissed the sleeping baby on the head, "I love you my boy." He stood up and walked to Hermione, I will see you tomorrow," and with out another word or one last kiss, he turned away.
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