Chapter 6
A/N I'm sorry for this I don't usually like putting notes at the beginning of a chapter but I have to answer a few queries, firstly Harry and the gang are in their 7th year as stated in the first chapter and the last one, in the second chap I said 6th year, srry guys a muddle on my part I'll get round to changing it asap, Secondly as to Dumbledore banning the relationship, it would be strictly against school rules for a student teacher relationship, possible even at ministry level, plus we saw the dangerous implications of the relationship. And finally as to the Remus-out-of character bit, I know, I know, but I wanted to show he had a more relaxed attitude since coming back (but not that relaxed) otherwise, even a strong HG/RL shipper like myself can't justify the relationship while she is still at school, cos that is kinda outta character as well... :: sheepish grin :: anyhow... onto the story...
Love...cannot be mimicked
"I don't need nobody
anyone to take your place but you
I just couldn't fall for anyone new
Nobody but you"
Hermione cringed as she sat on the grass by the whomping willow after lunch. "What is it?" a concerned Ginny spoke up.
Hermione just sighed, "I'm going to have to tell him aren't I" She went quiet and very pale, "Oh Gin, if the ministry find out about this he'll lose his job... I can't let that happen."
Ginny looked at her friend imploringly, "You know you will have to tell him, but in time it will be easier, besides wait to see what madam Pomfry has to say about it." She gave her a sly look, "You could always tell people it was someone elses."
Hermione raised her eyebrows "Like who, there's no one else in the picture really."
Ginny gave that look that meant she was up to something, "Leave that to me, trust me!" she added at the horrified look on Hermione's face "Look, it'll do you good to get a boyfriend, it'll take your mind off Lupin, please promise me you'll give it a try."
Hermione rolled her eyes, "Ok it might be worth a shot, but just not Neville ok." Ginny grinned.
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Hermione was sat in the back of the defence class watching Lupin with mild interest as he explained about vampires, Lavender and Parvati were sat in front of her eyes gleaming in adoration. Ron was snorting at every other word, he still wasn't talking to Hermione. While Harry frantically made notes.
The lesson was interrupted by a knock on the door and Dumbledore came in,
"Sorry to interrupt your lesson Remus, but I was wondering if I could escort miss granger up to the hospital wing, its nothing drastic just a routine thing," he added to the worried look on the teachers face. Remus just nodded at the elder man, while Hermione quickly gathered her things and with a silent 'good luck' from Harry made her way over to the Headmaster.
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"Ok Hermione dear, firstly Christmas is less than two months away and I would like you to stay here over that period," The voice of Madame Pomfry sounded through the deserted hospital wing. Hermione sat on a bed, while Dumbledore hovered behind poppy. "Now you have a choice, if you are approximately 2 months along, if you decide that you should not wish to proceed with the pregnancy then you have a further month and a half, by wizard law, to apply for a destruction."
Hermione looked blankly at the nurse, "A what?"
She smiled gently at the child before explaining, "A destruction ends the pregnancy without damage to the woman, and without causing pain or suffering to the child, by means of a potion and simple spell." Hermione swallowed tears in her eyes, "They can only be granted by the ministry and an application formed filled in, this is intended to protect the rights of unborn witches and wizards. But in your case I'm sure that they would grant a destruction, you are a young, unmarried girl whose academic potential would be damaged by the responsibilities of a child, add to this the fact that the father is a werewolf, then the request is almost guaranteed. It usually only take 2-3 days for a response to be returned anyway." She smiled at Hermione and bustled about in the stack of paper at the end of her bed.
Hermione felt dumbstruck, she hadn't even thought about the prospect of getting rid of the child,
Madam Pomfry continued, "Now here is the form, I've filled out the medical parts and the reasons for destruction, as well as signed the medical approval section, this is so you do not need to return here should you decided to go ahead with it. Now Hermione dear, give it some thought, although this is a life inside you, your grades will suffer as is the prospect of getting a decent job, life will be tough, consider your options. Should you wish to end the pregnancy all you have to do is fill in your details and sign this box here, attain the father's signature here and owl it to the ministry."
Hermione's eyes widened, "Father's signature?" she questioned.
Poppy looked a little taken aback, "My dear, he has as much say in what happens to his baby as you do, but I doubt there would be any problem with this."
Dumbledore spoke up, "I would like to interrupt at this point poppy, if you would excuse us?"
Madam Pomfry look sceptically at Dumbledore, but nodded slowly none-the- less, "I'll be back in about 20 minutes to take some stats, discuss options Albus."
He looked gravely down at Hermione, "Now on the subject of the father." Hermione aloud herself to swallow, "Am I correct in assuming he has not yet being informed." Hermione shook her head, "As I suspected, Hermione dear there is no rush, as I know how difficult this will to discuss with him, but I must press, he must be told." Hermione nodded this time and Dumbledore smiled a little, "You are a very talented young woman with your whole life ahead of you, and whatever you decide now, will shape that life forever. But I must stress, that you may not engage in any relationship other than that of a student – teacher while you still attend this school. His eyes began to twinkle a little here, but I have no say in what you should decide to do with your life once you leave my care." Hermione's eyes lit up, surely he didn't mean it. "You will cease being a student here once you have sat you NEWTS, and this brings me to the second topic I need to discus."
And with that, they discussed what would happen if she chose to keep the baby, she would be allowed to sit her NEWTS in January but be allowed to stay in Hogwarts after this is she so choose until the birth of her child in June, at which point she would be expected to move on with the other students.
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Hermione sat in the common room explain this to Harry and Ginny, (Ron was off somewhere with Lavender, which was probably a good thing.) when the clock over the fireplace chimed 6, Ginny jumped up, come on Hermione we've got to go. Harry grinned while Ginny dragged a rather bemused looking Hermione out through the portrait hole.
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That night Ginny had set Hermione up with Justin Finch-Fletchly and insisted that she give him a chance, this she did, if only to take her mind off Remus.
The following weeks passed quickly, Hermione and Justin stuck it out, but they never really grew close, Hermione's heart still held out for another.
Her teachers had being informed she'd be sitting the Exams early and had started giving her extra work. This she was grateful of as it meant she only really had to spend her weekends with Justin. She couldn't be to mean, he was a wonderful person, fun to be around and a very devoted boyfriend, but she wanted more, the destruction form lay forgotten under her bed, her mind almost settling on having the child. Hermione was looking for a father.
Remus Lupin stood peering out of the window in his bed chambers, watching the children in the grounds, he sighed as he drank his wolfsbane, Hermione had kept her promise and had sent a goblet of her 'special' brew over for both of the last full moons, even if she hadn't delivered it in person. His heart ached as he watched her running through the long meadow grass by the lake, being chased by Justin, where they finished in a kiss and a long embracing hug, he knew the risked, he wanted Hermione in HIS arms, no matter what the costs.
"I didn't know what to say
I tried to look the other way
When I saw you there with him
Acting like I don't care"
A/N. Ooooooooh quick update yeah I know, bow to be impressed further. A big thank-you to ALL my reviews, I love you loads, and a quick comment as I've spotted a few plot holes and continuity errors, I desperately need a beta to find the things I simply can't spot. I'd offer to return the service to you, either just this fic, or any of my others as well. I plan on working through my current fics one by one and getting them finished, as I feel I have too many on the go at once...
A/N I'm sorry for this I don't usually like putting notes at the beginning of a chapter but I have to answer a few queries, firstly Harry and the gang are in their 7th year as stated in the first chapter and the last one, in the second chap I said 6th year, srry guys a muddle on my part I'll get round to changing it asap, Secondly as to Dumbledore banning the relationship, it would be strictly against school rules for a student teacher relationship, possible even at ministry level, plus we saw the dangerous implications of the relationship. And finally as to the Remus-out-of character bit, I know, I know, but I wanted to show he had a more relaxed attitude since coming back (but not that relaxed) otherwise, even a strong HG/RL shipper like myself can't justify the relationship while she is still at school, cos that is kinda outta character as well... :: sheepish grin :: anyhow... onto the story...
Love...cannot be mimicked
"I don't need nobody
anyone to take your place but you
I just couldn't fall for anyone new
Nobody but you"
Hermione cringed as she sat on the grass by the whomping willow after lunch. "What is it?" a concerned Ginny spoke up.
Hermione just sighed, "I'm going to have to tell him aren't I" She went quiet and very pale, "Oh Gin, if the ministry find out about this he'll lose his job... I can't let that happen."
Ginny looked at her friend imploringly, "You know you will have to tell him, but in time it will be easier, besides wait to see what madam Pomfry has to say about it." She gave her a sly look, "You could always tell people it was someone elses."
Hermione raised her eyebrows "Like who, there's no one else in the picture really."
Ginny gave that look that meant she was up to something, "Leave that to me, trust me!" she added at the horrified look on Hermione's face "Look, it'll do you good to get a boyfriend, it'll take your mind off Lupin, please promise me you'll give it a try."
Hermione rolled her eyes, "Ok it might be worth a shot, but just not Neville ok." Ginny grinned.
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Hermione was sat in the back of the defence class watching Lupin with mild interest as he explained about vampires, Lavender and Parvati were sat in front of her eyes gleaming in adoration. Ron was snorting at every other word, he still wasn't talking to Hermione. While Harry frantically made notes.
The lesson was interrupted by a knock on the door and Dumbledore came in,
"Sorry to interrupt your lesson Remus, but I was wondering if I could escort miss granger up to the hospital wing, its nothing drastic just a routine thing," he added to the worried look on the teachers face. Remus just nodded at the elder man, while Hermione quickly gathered her things and with a silent 'good luck' from Harry made her way over to the Headmaster.
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"Ok Hermione dear, firstly Christmas is less than two months away and I would like you to stay here over that period," The voice of Madame Pomfry sounded through the deserted hospital wing. Hermione sat on a bed, while Dumbledore hovered behind poppy. "Now you have a choice, if you are approximately 2 months along, if you decide that you should not wish to proceed with the pregnancy then you have a further month and a half, by wizard law, to apply for a destruction."
Hermione looked blankly at the nurse, "A what?"
She smiled gently at the child before explaining, "A destruction ends the pregnancy without damage to the woman, and without causing pain or suffering to the child, by means of a potion and simple spell." Hermione swallowed tears in her eyes, "They can only be granted by the ministry and an application formed filled in, this is intended to protect the rights of unborn witches and wizards. But in your case I'm sure that they would grant a destruction, you are a young, unmarried girl whose academic potential would be damaged by the responsibilities of a child, add to this the fact that the father is a werewolf, then the request is almost guaranteed. It usually only take 2-3 days for a response to be returned anyway." She smiled at Hermione and bustled about in the stack of paper at the end of her bed.
Hermione felt dumbstruck, she hadn't even thought about the prospect of getting rid of the child,
Madam Pomfry continued, "Now here is the form, I've filled out the medical parts and the reasons for destruction, as well as signed the medical approval section, this is so you do not need to return here should you decided to go ahead with it. Now Hermione dear, give it some thought, although this is a life inside you, your grades will suffer as is the prospect of getting a decent job, life will be tough, consider your options. Should you wish to end the pregnancy all you have to do is fill in your details and sign this box here, attain the father's signature here and owl it to the ministry."
Hermione's eyes widened, "Father's signature?" she questioned.
Poppy looked a little taken aback, "My dear, he has as much say in what happens to his baby as you do, but I doubt there would be any problem with this."
Dumbledore spoke up, "I would like to interrupt at this point poppy, if you would excuse us?"
Madam Pomfry look sceptically at Dumbledore, but nodded slowly none-the- less, "I'll be back in about 20 minutes to take some stats, discuss options Albus."
He looked gravely down at Hermione, "Now on the subject of the father." Hermione aloud herself to swallow, "Am I correct in assuming he has not yet being informed." Hermione shook her head, "As I suspected, Hermione dear there is no rush, as I know how difficult this will to discuss with him, but I must press, he must be told." Hermione nodded this time and Dumbledore smiled a little, "You are a very talented young woman with your whole life ahead of you, and whatever you decide now, will shape that life forever. But I must stress, that you may not engage in any relationship other than that of a student – teacher while you still attend this school. His eyes began to twinkle a little here, but I have no say in what you should decide to do with your life once you leave my care." Hermione's eyes lit up, surely he didn't mean it. "You will cease being a student here once you have sat you NEWTS, and this brings me to the second topic I need to discus."
And with that, they discussed what would happen if she chose to keep the baby, she would be allowed to sit her NEWTS in January but be allowed to stay in Hogwarts after this is she so choose until the birth of her child in June, at which point she would be expected to move on with the other students.
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Hermione sat in the common room explain this to Harry and Ginny, (Ron was off somewhere with Lavender, which was probably a good thing.) when the clock over the fireplace chimed 6, Ginny jumped up, come on Hermione we've got to go. Harry grinned while Ginny dragged a rather bemused looking Hermione out through the portrait hole.
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That night Ginny had set Hermione up with Justin Finch-Fletchly and insisted that she give him a chance, this she did, if only to take her mind off Remus.
The following weeks passed quickly, Hermione and Justin stuck it out, but they never really grew close, Hermione's heart still held out for another.
Her teachers had being informed she'd be sitting the Exams early and had started giving her extra work. This she was grateful of as it meant she only really had to spend her weekends with Justin. She couldn't be to mean, he was a wonderful person, fun to be around and a very devoted boyfriend, but she wanted more, the destruction form lay forgotten under her bed, her mind almost settling on having the child. Hermione was looking for a father.
Remus Lupin stood peering out of the window in his bed chambers, watching the children in the grounds, he sighed as he drank his wolfsbane, Hermione had kept her promise and had sent a goblet of her 'special' brew over for both of the last full moons, even if she hadn't delivered it in person. His heart ached as he watched her running through the long meadow grass by the lake, being chased by Justin, where they finished in a kiss and a long embracing hug, he knew the risked, he wanted Hermione in HIS arms, no matter what the costs.
"I didn't know what to say
I tried to look the other way
When I saw you there with him
Acting like I don't care"
A/N. Ooooooooh quick update yeah I know, bow to be impressed further. A big thank-you to ALL my reviews, I love you loads, and a quick comment as I've spotted a few plot holes and continuity errors, I desperately need a beta to find the things I simply can't spot. I'd offer to return the service to you, either just this fic, or any of my others as well. I plan on working through my current fics one by one and getting them finished, as I feel I have too many on the go at once...