Chapter Three: Finding Ron

Hermione was shocked as she fell into the potion, sinking quickly. The potion was too thick! She couldn't float. A panic started to rage inside her as she suddenly started to worry about Ron. Would he be ok? He had been stunned! He can't move!

Suddenly, a bright flash a pale blue light went through the entire potion, engulfing her. She could feel the magical properties affecting her, but she couldn't tell what had happened. All she knew was that there had been a major change to her body…and then suddenly, before she could reason anything out, the potion turned to water, and she quickly started swimming towards a stunned looking potions professor.

At the same time:

Ron didn't know what to do; he couldn't move at all, thanks to the stunning charm. But Hermione was in danger! The potion was thick, nothing could be seen through the dark purple gook. He knew he was sinking quickly towards the bottom. Suddenly, a brilliant pale blue light appeared to emit from him, freeing him to move, and lighting up the entire potion. And then he blacked out.

Snape's POV:

He watched as one of the two students started swimming towards him. The other student was no where to be seen. Snape watched, dumbfounded, as Harry pulled his friend out of the cauldron. The headmaster and nurse came in about then, and Snape mentally sighed in relief at the thought that he had saved a sample of the potion before transfiguring it into water.

"What happened, Severus?" Albus asked. "Miss. Brown told us that both Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger fell into the potion. I only see one of them, and she's soaking wet!"

"I transfigured the potion into water so we could see them and get them out. I'm not sure what happened, maybe Miss. Granger can help us figure that out."

"Very well." The three adults quickly walked over to Harry and Hermione, who was crying in his arms.

Albus quickly decided to get the students out of the room.

"Class is dismissed, students. I expect that no one will be in this room when I return." With that said, the headmaster led the two students to his office, closely followed by a panicky nurse who wanted to make sure Hermione was ok and a rather flustered potion master, staring into his crystal vial.

Once everyone was seated, Albus faced the sobbing girl.

"Hermione, what happened when you fell into the potion?"

"I-I-I'm not sure," she sniffled, "we fell in and I started sinking. I couldn't see Ron and I panicked and then this blue light appeared and something magically happened but I don't know what, I just feel…different, somehow, and the it was all water, and no Ron!" Hermione burst into tears; Harry trying desperately to calm her down.

"I saw no bright light, Albus. It must have stayed within the potion," Snape replied to the headmaster's raised eyebrow.

"Poppy, dear, I think you should escort this young women into a closed off room in the infirmary. Mr. Potter can follow you. Check her for anything and everything."

The nurse nodded and shepherded her charges out of the office.

"I see you managed to save a sample. Can we figure out what concoction the students actually made?"

Snape merely nodded and the two went through a door to find a magical device created to tell you what a potion is or does. The Potions Master poured three drops of the potion into the device. The results shocked the two men.

Meanwhile:

Poppy had just finished checking the girl over, and couldn't find anything wrong with her, except one thing. But she didn't believe it. Well, it wasn't something that was wrong with the girl, per say, but Poppy didn't think the girl would have done such a thing. Once more, she tested the girl, and the result was positive again.

"Madame Pomphrey, that's the fifth time you've done that test. What is it?" Hermione asked.

"My dear, it's a test that has told me five times now that you are pregnant."

"Pregnant! How could I be pregnant! I've never done anything more than kissed a guy in my life!"

Just then, the door burst open, permitting Professors Snape and Dumbledore to enter the room. "She is indeed pregnant, Poppy," Snape told the nurse, "And she carrying the missing student!"

"I'm what!" Hermione cried.

Harry watched the whole thing, dumfounded, holding Hermione's hand. Not that he had much of a choice since she was gripping it so tightly that he couldn't feel it anymore.

"We need to summon Mrs. Weasley, Poppy, please." Dumbledore asked the nurse.

The woman looked torn between staying with her patient and following instructions. In the end, she left, leaving the two men to explain things to the two students.

Inside Poppy's office:

Mrs. Weasley's head was in the fire, and Poppy was trying to explain to the fiery woman that her son was alright, but that she needed to come to the school immediately.

"What is going on? What did he do?" Molly cried.

"A potions mishap has affected two of the students; your son, and Hermione Granger. We need you to come to the school immediately."

Molly yanked her head out of the fire and quickly flooed to the school. "Take me to them!" she demanded.

Nervously, the nurse obliged.

"I can't be pregnant with Ron's child! We've never done anything!" Hermione cried at the two women entered the room.

"You're not." Albus told her.

"Where is Ron?" Hermione and Molly yelled at the same time.

Albus turned and greeted Mrs. Weasley.

"He's right there," Snape said, touching Hermione's stomach.

"What?" Molly gasped.

"Hermione is pregnant with Ron."

The room was suddenly silent.

Harry broke the silence, mercifully. "You mean to tell us that Ron is currently not his sixteen year old self, but a fetus, and that fetus happens to be in Hermione's womb?"

His question was stated in such a calm manor that it was hard to realize that he had even asked it.

"I'm afraid so, Mr. Potter," Albus replied, sadness in his eyes.

"I can't give birth to my BOYFRIEND!" Hermione cried out hysterically.

"Will he ever be able to be himself again?" Molly asked, hurt in her eyes.

"I don't think he can be you're boyfriend right now, Hermione. I'm sorry. As for what you ask, Molly, I don't know. He may have to grow up normally a second time."

The two affected women fainted simultaneously.

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