Chapter 19: Finding Out...
Easter. Ginny is roughly 4 months.
"Ginny I love ou. I have always loved you. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life with anyone else in the world. I want to raise your child as my own."
"I love you too Harry. Harry, Harry! He's here! Behind you! Voldemort!"
Ginny screamed as a flash of green light blinded her...
"Oi Ginny! Wake up! We've gotta go!" Ron yelled.
Ginny woke quickly, sweat dripping from her forehead. She sighed, it was only a dream. It was so real though. The images kept running through her head. Seeing Tom brought back memories of a time that she would rather not remember. She studdered at the thought. She would rather think of Harry. Then she realised, she was going to see her parents today. Today was the day that they would be finding out. As much as that thought scared her, she knew it had to be soon. She quickly got changed into her loosest jeans and a baggy top and packed what she needed for the long weekend. Normally students weren't allowed to leave during Easter but Dumbledore had given the four of them special permission to stay at Grimmald Place to allow Ginny to talk to her parents about her situation. It had to be done, whether Ginny wanted to or not.
Ginny's life was nearly back to normal. Even though she had a baby growing in her stomach who had the most fowlest taste in food and also the fact that girls throughout the school where constantly whispering behind her back. Some girls were saying that Ginny was pregnant with Harry's baby but most of them were laughing it off, saying she was just getting fat because of all the eating. She wished that everyone would stop it though, the girls around Hogswarts could be so childish sometimes.
She walked down the stairs and looked up at her brother, her best friend and the guy that she had loved since she was 11. She smiled weakly. Her nerves were beginning to take a hold of her. Only Hermione knew the real reason why she was starting to look like she was going to be sick.
"Finually! Can we go now?" Ron said impatiently
"Sure Ron. Are we going to leave by floo?"
"Yeah. From Professor Dumbledore's office" Hermione answered
"Ok, well let's go!"
The foursome reached the entrance to the Headmaster's office. The passage to Professor Dumbledore's office opened as Harry said the password. They all walked in to see a smiling Dumbledore waiting for them.
Ginny started to make her way to the fireplace when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Ginny, can you wait for a moment?" Dumbledore smiled.
She nodded and watched the others floo to Grimmauld Place. Ginny walked up to Fawkes and began to stroke him softly.
"I was wondering when you would be wanting to talk to me. Has Madam Pomfrey been telling you about my progress?"
"Well, yes but that isn't the reason I wanted to talk to you. I was wondering, how are you?"
She looked at her Headmaster curiously. "I'm fine, really! Well better then I as at first. The morning sickness has eased but I'm still craving some weird food" Ginny smiled
"I meant how are you in yourself?" Professor Dumbledore looked down at her with a worried look on his face.
"Well, I'm better. I mean it's getting easier. I've realised that this has happened for a reason, right?"
Dumbledore looked at her penseively. "Well yes and no." He then opened his mouth to say something more but thought better of it.
"Miss Weasley, I need to let you know that Mr Thomas will be coming back to Hogwarts for the last couple of months. He isn't aware of your state but he does feel extremely guilty about what happened on Christmas Eve Even though he was controlled by Mr Malfoy he does feel horrible about what he did."
"About Malfoy, what is going to happen to him? Considering he is still running around the school like he owns it!" Ginny was beginning to feel angry at the mention of his name.
"He will be punished for his actions in due time, but at the moment I feel it is best that he stays here at Hogswarts until then. If he is removed from this school, I'm afraid that he will cause more trouble in the real world. He at least can be watched here"
Well you are doing a great job of that!" Ginny yelled
"I know you ar upset and you have the right to be but..." Dumbledore sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry Professor. It was my hormones talking. I think I'm just a bit worried about telling my parents"
Dumbledore smiled, " That is OK young lady! Now I think you should get going. Your family will be waiting for you"
Ginny stepped into the fire place,"Thanks Professor. Grimmauld Place!"
She tried to steady herself as she stepped out of the fire place at the Order's headquarters. Ginny began to clean the ash from her robes when she was grabbed by her mother."Oh it's so good to see you Ginny! I kept on having a horrible felling that something terrible had happened to you!" Ginny's cried.
"Mum! Geroff! I'm fine but I do need to talk to you and Dad." Ginny replied
"Why? What's wrong? What has happened?"
"Not until Dad gets here!"
"Well Ok then. I'm getting some sandwiches ready for lunch, your father will be home soon from his mission and we can talk over lunch. Now go and put your bags up to your room and clean up"
Ginny walked up to her room that she shared with Hermione and placed her bag on her bed. She slumped onto her bed thinking about how she was going to explain her situation to her parents.
"Hey Ginny. I was wondering where you were. What did Professor Dumbledore want?" Hermione asked
"He just wanted to know how I am." Ginny sighed
"Look Ginny, if you need someone to be with to tell your parents about the baby then I can be there for you for moral support. It's the least I can do"
"Thanks Hermione I might take you up on that. You are a really great friend" Ginny smiled.
Ok, this is a large chapter (well for me!)so I'll post the next part in the next couple of days!