Chapter 8: Wisdom of the Heart

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Author's Notes: Otra vez para Debbie, mi amor, conectate de vez en cuando por el msn!

Also this is dedicated to my fabulous beta reader who is beta reading (duh) the chapters, she corrects them, so you get to have them nicer!!  (Beta's Note:  * blushes * Thanks…)

OH MY  DEAR GOD! I'VE SEEN HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS!!!! O_o IT'S SO COOL!!!!!

Although there were few things I didn't like. Two of them. The movie is great, but I hate that they give Hermione all of the lines! I mean, how the hell did she know what "mudblood" is?! In the book she don't know! It's Ron who tells her! I mean, sure, Emma Watson did the scene really good, but are they trying to get her nominated for an oscar?! That scene, I liked it, but that thing about Hermione was a bit… dunno… I mean, they take all of Ron' lines! He is like a worm who the only thing he does is to follow Harry and Hermione! I don't like that! And well, the other thing is that, we all know people love Hagrid, but at that point of cheering in the finnal scene? I mean, no! They cheer for Ron and Harry, not for Hagrid! I found that really suspicious… Hmm…

Well, now the good… Ron, Rupert Grinnt, absolutly, his faces, his lines, everything of him is so cute! Harry, Daniel Radcliffe, amazing, I liked him more in this movie! Hermione, Emma Watson, really good. Lockhart, AMAZING! HE'S SO DAMN FUNNY! Snape, Alan Rickman, my gosh he's sexy!! And well, he's an amazing Snape! Malfoy's father… woa… one of the bests!!! And Dobby!!! I almost eat him!! He's so adorable! When he hits himself!!! I love him!!!

I found rather… cute? Dunno if it's the word, but I found it nice to see Richard Harris on the screen as Dumbledore for the last time. He was better than in the first one. We are going to miss him. And well,good luck to his replace, you have all my suport!

Oh! DO you imagine what PRISIONER OF AZKABAN is going to be? Who do you think should play Sirius and Remus? Well, Remus is so obvious! Ewan McGregor! (I LOVE HIM) and Sirius, well, Johny Depp, but the problem is that he ain't inglish! SO Christian Bale should go for Sirius! Chrisitan Bale and Ewan McGregor as Sirius and Remus… gees, that would be something amazing! =D


Alaskantiger: sorry about the repeating, it's just that my computer has been acting strange! I'm glad you liked the chapter!

ronniekins8: hey there! Let me know when you update! Otherwise I forgot to read! Have you seen the movie? It's so cool!

Potty For Potter: sorry for the mistakes! English ain't my first language… so… sorry *blushes * anyways, so "poned los boligrafos sobre la mesa" is the only thing you know in Spanish? Well, that little thing you know, is soooo from Spain! In Latin America we say "pongan las lapiceras en la mesa" hehehe. Much difference! Now you know something else! ;)

SiriDragon: It was supposed to be sad ^_^ I'm glad you liked the chapter! Kissex!

Katie Bell: Thanks for another great Chapter Correction! An applause for Katie! *people aplause, whistle and everything loud * Yiha! Thanks!

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Kissex!

ML

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Dear Harry:

Hello! I'm in Sydney! I don't believe I'm finally here! It's so strange to be here, but I like it! The coach was extremely nice to me. The rest of the team was as well. I've already signed the contract. I'm staying at a hotel at the time, but the coach, Jack, is helping me to look for an apartment.  There are some that are quite nice, but I still have no clue about it. The good thing about Sydney is that the weather is really hot, or at least right now! It's amazing!

Anyway, I can't keep on writing, I have to go now. How's everyone? How's mum? Dad? Tell them that as soon as I've found a place to rent, I'm going to write them. Send my greetings to Fred, George... everyone.  Take care of Ginny.  How is she? How is Hermione?

Bye,

Ron

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"Miss Hermione Granger!"

Hermione looked up from the magazine she was reading. She saw a nurse smile at her, and making her a sign, so she would enter in the doctor's room. (She saw a nurse smile at her and make a gesture for her to enter the doctor's room.) Hermione stood up and entered in the room. The nurse led her to a bed, where she was going to be examined.

"Please, lay down here, Dr. Richards is going to be in a few minutes. Just relax and wait for her, please."

Hermione nodded and laid down on the muggle bed. She tried to relax, but couldn't. She knew she was already pregnant, wizard things like the pregnancy test never failed. But still, she needed the confirmation of a muggle doctor. That's why she was here, in a London Hospital, waiting for her doctor to come. She knew what Dr. Richards was going to tell her, but she still wanted to hear it from a muggle doctor.

Hermione looked around the room. The walls were pink, and had a lot of baby pictures on them. Some of them were prettier than the others, but still, she found them lovely. Will it have the Weasley red hair? Hermione asked herself. She smiled and touched her stomach. It was the first time she ever thought of her baby, and now she felt as it had been there all her life. Somehow, Hermione felt that her little baby was talking to her… and it felt wonderful.

The door opened and a female doctor came in. She was blonde and  dark eyes. She had a sweet but strong face and was in her mid-50's.

"Hello there, Hermione."

"Hello, Dr. Richards," Hermione answered politely.

"Oh, please, call me Monica… Dr. Richards it just too formal."

Hermione nodded but said nothing.

"So how have you been, Hermione? How's everything going?"

Hermione had known Monica Richards ever since she was a baby. She had been her pediatrician since she had been born, and had been her mum's doctor during her pregnancy. Hermione had called Monica, to ask her when she could have a check up, because of her doubts. Monica had arranged her a meeting, and now, here they were.

"I'm fine, thanks. What about you, doctor Richards?"

"Monica," said the doctor and then giggled. "Hermione, we've known each other since you were… since you were in your mother's stomach, and you still can't call me Monica?"

Hermione smiled shyly. "You're right, Monica"

"There you go." Monica said. "I'm fine. Tired, but fine. So, let's go back to you… You told me you have been having… well, morning sickness, you've been feeling dizzy, and that you have been throwing up a lot. And you were wondering if you are pregnant?"

Hermione nodded.

"Have you had any delay? With you period, I mean"

"Yes. Uh… I'm over a month late."

Monica nodded. She started looking at the monitor, that was showing Hermione's uterus. They were quiet for a few moments.

"Any more symptoms?" Monica asked, still looking at the monitor.

"No," Hermione answered "But those are the basic symptoms I've been having… and well, I was wondering if… if there was a chance of me being pregnant."

"Have you had any sexual encounter with someone during this last… month and a half?"

Hermione closed her eyes. Of course. Ron. Hermione took a deep breath. She didn't want to think of Ron. It was too painful. Besides, what was she going to do once the doctor told her she was pregnant? Hermione already knew about Ron going to Australia. She had said nothing, because she didn't want to see him again. What he had done was unforgivable. She still couldn't believe it. It was Parvati, for God sakes!

And besides, if she told him… what was his reaction going to be? Hermione didn't want Ron to be with her again just because of the baby. No, if he wanted to be with her again, then it would be because he was willing to do it. She didn't want to be with him only because it was the right thing to do. Hermione couldn't take to be in a shallow relationship. She didn't want them to be together and be fighting all the time. She preferred to be a single mum than have a bad relationship with her baby's father.

"Hermione?"

Hermione opened her eyes. She had been thinking about Ron, and had forgotten to answer to Monica. Hermione apologized.

"It's ok. But you didn't answer. Have you had any sexual contact during last month and a half?"

Hermione nodded. "Yes."

"Well…" the doctor said staring at the monitor. "That explains it. Hermione, do you see that little thing on the monitor?" The doctor was smiling. She pointed at something in the monitor. It took a while for Hermione to see what she was pointing at. "That, Hermione, is your baby"

Hermione started at the monitor for a while, and then smiled, still shocked because of the news. She couldn't believe it! She was pregnant! Well, of course she was, but now it was official. After thousands of pregnancy tests, magical and non-magical ones, she had finally gotten the answer she was waiting for! A baby! Her baby!  Her and Ron's baby!

Suddenly Hermione's smile disappeared. Monica saw this.

"Hermione? Are you ok? You don't look too happy."

"What?" Hermione looked from the monitor to the doctor. "No, of course I'm happy… it's just.. it's just that I can't believe it… and yet, it's true"

Monica smiled. "That's how everyone reacts, don't worry."

Hermione nodded once again (A/N: Too many nods in this chapter =p) and continued looking at the monitor.

"How are you going to tell the father?" the doctor asked as she started cleaning the cream off of Hermione's stomach. Hermione turned her head quickly to the doctor.

"What?"

"How are you going to tell the father of your baby? I mean, he's the father, he deserves to know."

"Oh," Hermione was quiet for a few moments. "The father of my baby and I… broke up."

"Really?" Dr. Richards looked disappointed. "Oh god, Hermione, I'm so sorry. What are you gonna do?"

"What do you mean what am I gonna do? I'm keeping my baby, if that's what you mean. And well… with the father's baby, he moved out to Australia, so I'm not going to tell him. I don't feel like I want to be with the father of my baby again, just because of the baby. It's just not the right thing. And I couldn't bare to have a shallow relationship."

"But Hermione.. you have to tell him. He's the father, he has the right to know!"

Hermione was starting to get frustrated. What she did about Ron was her business!

"I know, but I don't want him to know. Or at least not yet."

"Raising a baby alone, when you are so young, can bring you many troubles. You'll need help."

"And I have help. I have my friend's help. My parent's help. I just hope I can count on the help of my doctor."

Hermione had already made her decision. She felt stronger now. She wasn't going to tell Ron. Not now.. It was going to be hard, yes, but she didn't care. She was going to be a mother, and that's all that mattered. And if she had already made her mind, then nobody was going to make her change it back.

The doctor smiled.

"Of Course you can, Hermione, I'm your doctor after all. But I want you to know that becoming a mother is really hard. You are going to have to work, raise a child all by yourself. It's going to be hard. Especially for you."

"What do you mean, especially for me?"

"Hermione," Monica smiled "You can't live without having a job. Ever since you were little you couldn't stay quiet. You had to do something (A/N I'm having a HUGE Déjà vu Right now!) productive. You always wanted to do your homework, study, you loved those things. And I know you do. But having a baby, when you are so young, makes you have less time for you to study or work. A baby needs a lot of attention. And you are going to need help. Believe me."

"Well…" Hermione realized that the doctor was right. She was going to need help. "If I get help, it's going to be my friend's help. They're going to help me"

"I see it's useless to talk with you, so I call this off. I know you've already made up your mind, and there's nothing I can do to change it back."

Hermione nodded. She put her shirt back on and stood up. After the appointment was finished, she went out to have a walk on the muggle streets. She needed some time alone. After a while of thinking of what the doctor had told her, she made a decision. I'm going to tell Harry, she thought. He's going to help me. And so is Ginny.

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When Harry and Ginny arrived at their apartment, they were extremely tired. They have gone to Hogsmeade to have a drink at the Three Broomsticks, and then they went to have a walk to Diagon Alley, and now, at 9 PM, they were both exhausted and hungry.

"Why don't we order a pizza?" Harry asked. Ginny nodded happily. As a witch she was she had never tried pizza before, but once she started dating Harry that changed. He used to take her to some muggle restaurants in London, or they would just order some pizza. And she loved it.

Their apartment had some muggle things. A TV, because Harry loved to relax with a good muggle movie; a stereo; and a telephone. The telephone was for Ginny and her father. Arthur loved to use the phone instead of the fireplace, and Ginny wanted it to order pizza.

It was next to this phone that Ginny, when she was about to call for the pizza, found a small note from Hermione.

Please, come to my place. We need to talk. There's something important I have to tell you.

Hermione

Ginny grabbed the note frowning, and then walked to her and Harry's room, where she found him changing himself into his pyjamas.

"Hey Harry, you better dress yourself again. Herm wants to talk to us."

"How do you know? Did she call?" Harry asked sitting on the bed.

"No, she left this note. She must have come today when we were out and left it. She says she has something important to tell us."

Ginny handed him the note and sat next to him. Harry read it and then looked at his girlfriend.

"Let's go then." Harry got up, grabbed his jeans and his black shirt and started to get dressed again.

"What do you think she wants to tell us?" Ginny asked looking at the note.

"I have no idea," Harry said as he put on his shirt. "I just hope it's a good thing." He put on his glasses. Ginny got up. "Me too."

They went to their living room and Harry grabbed the Floo powder and threw it in the fireplace. He and Ginny stepped onto the grate. Ginny hugged Harry, and he yelled, "Herm's Place!" (A/N: not that original with Hermione's house's name.)

When Harry and Ginny arrived at Hermione's living room, they found her laying on a couch, looking at the ceiling. Her eyes were a bit red, and Harry thought it was from crying.

"Herm?" Ginny asked. It took a few seconds for Hermione to realize that someone had called her name.. When she realized Harry and Ginny were there, she sat straight up and smiled at them.

"Hi, thanks for coming."

She motioned them to sit next to her on the couch. Harry sat on one side of Hermione, and Ginny on the other. Hermione looked nervous.

"Herm? Are you ok?" Harry asked worriedly.

"No… yes… but I've got something to tell you."

"What is it?" Ginny asked.

"Well…" Hermione didn't know where to start. She was so nervous! She was going to have a baby, the father of her baby wasn't there, and the only people she could trust right now were her best friends, who were there with her. But she had already made her decision. And she wasn't going to change it.

"After… after Ron and I broke up… well… I… I started feeling dizzy…I started throwing up in the morning... well, the dizzy thing had started a couple before the party, but... Well, I started having morning sickness... I thought it was because of well... you know… I was really depressed, but then, a few days ago I realized that my period was late.. and that I should have had it at least two weeks ago... Just at the same time as the party, and well, I took some pregnancy tests... and then I went to the doctor..."

"What did they told you?" Ginny asked, already knowing the answer.

"I'm pregnant."

It took a while for Harry to realize what his friend had just told him, even though it was the answer he was expecting.

"Congrats." Ginny said unsure.

"Thanks." Hermione smiled.

They were quiet for a few minutes then...
"Hermione, are you sure?"
"Yes. I've taken thousands of tests, and I'm sure. I'm pregnant."
"And what are you going to do?" Ginny asked. Hermione sighed.

"I've decided to move on with this. I'm going to keep my baby, that's for sure."

Harry looked uncomfortable. "Hermione? Can I ask you a question?"

She nodded. "Is it Ron's?"

Hermione sighed again "Yes, it is."

They said nothing for a while, although Ginny wanted to scream from joy! She was going to be an aunt! But Ron was going to be a father... and then one question plopped in her head. Was she going to tell him?

"I don't know..." Hermione said unsure.

"You don't know what?" Ginny asked frowning.

"I don't know if I'm going to tell Ron or not..."

"Did I ask that out loud?" Ginny said nervous. Hermione nodded.

"I mean, not for now... but he's the father, and he deserves to know. I know that, but I just.. I can't let him know about this right now… I just can't… I don't want him to be with me only 'cause of the baby. I can't live a lie... I've decided to do this on my own. To do it without his help. I know I may be doing something wrong, but... what would you do if you were in my place?"

Ginny thought about it for a moment. She was right, it wasn't fair for her or her baby to be living a lie, but apparently, Harry didn't see it that way.

"Hermione you must tell him! He's the father after all. He needs to know!"

His friend shook her head. "No, Harry, this is complicated. I know, but I can't tell him, not now. He is the father...  But I can't tell him right now. He's starting a new life and so am I."

"Hermione..."

"Hermione nothing. Harry, I've made my decision. I know I'm young and everything. I know I'm going to need help, and that's why I told you first. Because I want you to help me. I need you to help me. I can't do this on my own… but I can't do this with Ron either."

"I'm going to help you," Ginny said grabbing her friend's hand. "Besides, it's my niece who you are talking about! I'm going to be an aunt!!! I'm so happy!! Just wait until mum finds out...!!!" Hermione didn't say anything. Ginny then asked. "Wait, you are going to tell mum, right? And dad? And the whole Weasley Family? Right?"
"Yes, I don't know if they are going to understand... but yes, they need to know."

"Just like Ron," Harry said lowly.

"Harry... no… not now. I know you are his best friend… but... no... Harry, please, I can't. I can't tell him now. Please. I'm not going to tell him. Ginny isn't going to tell him... are you going to tell him?"

Harry thought about it for a moment. He knew Hermione trusted in him more than anyone, and he would do anything for her. She was his best friend. But this not only involved her, but also Ron. Was he able to hide something this big from Ron? His best friend? His two best friends were in trouble, and he had made a mental promise to not fail any of them. But if he did tell Ron, then he would be failing Hermione, and if he didn't tell Ron, he would be failing him. He was trapped. But he needed to respect Hermione's decision. And respecting Hermione's decision, was also respecting Ron's decision to live  somewhere else, start a new life. If he told him, then Ron was going to come back here. No, he wasn't going to tell him. He was going to keep the secret, it was going to be hard, but he was going to do it. And he was going to help Hermione through this.

"Harry?" Hermione said to him again, "Are you going to tell him?"

Harry shook his head. "No. No, I won't."

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