Early the next morning Trinity was tossing and turning vigorously in her
bed. Dee had been up for half an hour. She looked over at Trinity. She got
up and touched her head. Trinity's eyes opened and she sat bolt upright
nearly knocking Dee flying. She had broken out in a sweat.
"Trin are you alright?" Dee asked in a whisper, getting up from the floor.
"No – really bad night and Really bad dream"
"What was the dream?" Trinity explained about her dream, her baby dying and
her having a still birth with Russell sitting laughing at her. "Ah
sweetheart it's ok – you won't have a still birth – we'll look after you
and make sure you're out of harms way" They were still whispering so they
didn't wake the others. They got up and went downstairs. It was the weekend
and they were planning to go to Hogsmeade. They were discussing what they
were going to wear when George came down the stairs.
"Hey Dee, Hey Trin you ok today?"
"Yeah I'm fine thanks George"
"Malfoy came upstairs looking a bit shell shocked last night hardly slept a
wink – What happened?"
"He just now knows I'm pregnant!" George silently 'ohed' at Trinity's
comment. "So now 3 people know"
"Well actually more know" George said quickly
"What you told people!?" George shook his head "Malfoy told them" again
George shook his head. "Then who?"
"Russell heard us talking last night – he was telling his mates last night
that he might be a father"
"Well he maybe the father but I don't want him near the baby" George hugged
Trinity who had slowly risen to her feet "I'm going to get dressed I need a
walk" George let go of Trinity as she wandered slowly to the dormitory.
Christmas came round slowly. Trinity was four months pregnant and hardly
showing. All the usual signs were there though. Mood swings, Morning
sickness and a craving for barbeque rice cakes. She was sitting in the
common on Christmas morning looking at all the presents, eating barbeque
rice cakes. Gaia walked down the stairs.
"God Trin I know they're less that 3% fat but if you eat them like that
you'll be a big as this school"
"Sorry I just have a fetish about them" Gaia sat down opposite Trin.
"You not opened your presents yet?"
"No I'm waiting for everyone to get up – well my friends at least" She got
up and put the Rice cakes away. She went over to the really tall Christmas
tree and looked at the presents underneath it. She split them into her
friends and other Slytherins. Then she spotted a name she had never heard
said in the common room. "Gaia who's Petal?"
"I have no idea" Trinity looked at the label. 'To Petal, Happy Christmas
Love Malfoy xx' Trinity's heart did a double flip. She went and laid on the
sofa leaving the present in the middle of everyone else's. Gaia disappeared
to get changed. Trinity shut her eyes to relax a little. When she re-opened
them Malfoy was sitting in front of her and everyone else was sitting
chatting.
"Happy Christmas babe" Trinity smiled and sat up.
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS" Everyone shouted at her. She clasped her hands to her
head.
"Not so loud I have a headache" Malfoy got up and sat next to Trinity. He
kissed her forehead. "Shall we open our presents now?" She said getting up
and going towards the tree. She picked up two presents at a time and handed
them round to everyone. She handed the present for Petal to Malfoy then sat
down. "Who the hell is Petal?" She asked quietly.
"Petal is our little girl"
"Since when did we decide that and why is there a present for her she's not
even born?"
"'cause his her first present for mummy to give to her when she's born"
Trinity smiled and kissed Malfoy.
The rest of the week went very slowly. Hogsmeade was very cold, so cold
that everyone stayed in the hogshead. Everyone but Trinity was drinking
butterburs. Trinity was sitting in the corner trying to keep warm. The
atmosphere at Hogsmeade was warm and bubbly. Everyone was chatting happily
about what they had bought and what they had been up to. Trinity was
staring at her stomach.
"What's wrong babes?" Malfoy asked quietly
"Nothing just watching the baby kick"
"The baby's kicking – how can you see it?"
"You just see a little lump" Malfoy and Trinity watched Trinity's stomach.
A little lump appeared and then move and disappeared.
"Oh my god how cool!" 5 minutes later they were all up and out of the door
heading quickly back to the warmth of the common room.
