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PunkRock101: Guys, this is actually my stepsister in case you go through my reviews one day. I told her to review each chapter of my story because I review all of her stories and she actually did. Although she had a bit of fun as she did them. So Lindsay get's this title. If you guys read Degrassi fanfiction's then you should go and check her stories out. ps I actually never read her stories anyways. And she never even read a single word of my HP stories.
So I hoped you all loved my previous chapter. I am going to continue with the story and I am actually having more chapters than I thought of, because I am adding more stuff to the story.
The Price of Love
Chapter 18: Winter Surprises
Harry POV
I woke up the next morning with Hermione sleeping on my shoulder. Her arm was around my chest and I had both my arms around her. I didn't dare move I was afraid to wake her up. The sun was shining through the curtains over her beautiful face. I felt her chest rise up and down with each breath she took. I could get use to waking up every morning with her in my arms. I looked over at my watch that was on the the table beside my bed. It was already almost 11.
"Harry." came a faint whisper besides me.
I looked back to Hermione, whose eyes had fluttered open. "Your suppose to be asleep." I said.
"Well, I think it is about time we woke up anyway." Hermione said wrapping the sheet around her body and sitting up.
I groaned in my pillow. "Can't we just stay in here all day? No one will bother us." I protested.
"Harry we already missed breakfast, and I bet Lavendar and Ron will be coming here soon anyway." Hermione said.
"Oh, they'll understand." I replied. Hermione opened her mouth to argue until the faint sound of a knocking at the front door came.
"If they'll understand so well, then you go talk to them." Hermione said.
"But, I'm not even wearing anything. And all I have is the comforter." I told her.
"And I have the sheet. But you'd said that they would understand." Hermione restated. She reached over the side of the bed and grabbed my boxers, throwing them at me. "Put them on and go."
I slipped them on under the comforter and made my way to the door trying to fix my hair. The door knocked again. "Hold on." I said louder.
I opened the door and Ron and Lavendar stood there. Lavandar instantly turned away while Ron's eye grew wider. "No wonder you guys missed breakfast." Ron said.
"Harry please, that is an image I don't want stuck in my memory." Lavendar said still not looking at me.
"Fine, I'll go get something on." I said. I allowed them in the common room as I went back to my room. I shut the door behind me to find Hermione had made her way to her own room. I put simple clothes on for the weekend. As I went back out I found Hermione had changed into a sundress quicker than I could. Her hair was still slightly messy and she hadn't bothered to put any make up on, but she was still beautiful in my eyes.
"About time mate." Ron said.
"Shut up, I am still half-awake anyways." I said rubbing my eyes.
"Well, I am sorry that we woke you up at 11 in the morning. I thought you guys would be up by then at least." Lavendar said.
"Well I am sure we aren't the only ones who, well you know, last night." Hermione spoke up. I made my way into the seat next to her.
"Well, actually I stole your idea mate, like you did last year in the Room of Requirement, but we were too late." Ron began.
"You mean someone else was already in there?" I asked.
Ron nodded his head. Lavendar just remained silent. "Who?" Hermione spoke for me.
"Holly Radcliffe and Jeremy Gibson." Lavendar almost whispered. Hermione and I broke into laughter. The thought that Lavendar and Ron had walked in on one of my Quidditch stars was just too funny.
"It's not like we have our own rooms." Lavendar snapped.
"Well you could have told me, I would have let you use Hermione's room." I tried to calm her down.
"Excuse me?" Hermione asked. "I don't want them in my room."
"I'm just teasing you 'Mione." I said wrapping my arm around her. Her head leaned against my shoulder as Lavendar had to butt in.
"Awwwww, you guys are so cute." Lavendar said. "It's no wonder why Har-" she cut off.
"Lavendar!" Ron quieted her.
"Why Harry what?" Hermione asked.
"Why Harry asked you out last year." Lavendar fixed. Hermione settled at that. That was a close call.
"So what are we doing today?" Ron asked.
"I dunno, but we have Quidditch practice tomorrow and it has been forever since I have been on my broom." I said.
"You wanna go down to the field today? We could get some practice in earlier." Ron suggested.
"Yeah, that sounds okay. You girls wanna come and watch or would you rather prefer staying indoors, doing each other's hair?" I teased.
"Ha ha, very funny Harry, but I would actually like to come down." Lavendar said.
"You do?" Hermione asked her. "Knowing, you, you'd probably wanna stay in here and gossip about last night or something along those lines."
"Life isn't always about gossip you know." Lavendar said.
"Oh really, that wasn't my impression of you when last year you came up to the room about two weeks into the school year and said 'Oh did you hear the rumors about Harry Potter and who he wants to ask to the Winter Ball?'" I commented.
Lavendar just laughed. "Those were the good old days." she replied.
"No, not as funny as when Ron and the guys and I had that party when you and Ginny had a little 'girls night'." I commented.
"That was the worst game of truth of dare I ever played." Ron spoke up not laughing.
"It was only when we dared you to go streaking in the 7th floor corridor when you told us you wanted to ask Lavendar to the Winter Ball." I responded back.
"Yeah, but that was the night I also got it out of you that you had a crush on Hermione." Ron spat back at me.
"Don't remind me." I said.
"Then we asked them out the next day." Ron said.
"You went all the way though. I only asked Hermione to come with me to Hogsmeade. You asked her if she wanted to be your girlfriend." I remarked.
"Why didn't you just ask me out though?" Hermione asked next to me.
"Because I was afraid you would say no. I figured that if you would say yes to a date at Hogsmeade, and if it went good, then maybe you would consider going out with me." I answered her.
"Why would you think that?" she asked.
"Because, I thought maybe you only wanted to be friends." I admitted.
"Whatever, that's all in the past anyways. Hermione you should get ready to go down to lunch, it's almost noon." Lavendar said.
"Yeah, Harry wait for me please." Hermione asked.
"Yeah, I better wash up too though." I said.
Hermione POV
Later that day I was sitting in the Quidditch stands with Lavendar, watching Harry and Ron practice. "So did you catch Harry and Ron last night?" I asked her.
"Oh, um no. They were walking back when I finally got outside." Lavendar replied.
"Oh, I couldn't get it out of Harry, he said he would tell me later but he never did." I said. "Oh well."
Harry was playing chaser and Ron was blacking all of Harry's shots. "Did you ever think about it?" Lavendar asked me.
"About what?" I asked.
"About what is going to happen to all of us when we get out of here." Lavendar questioned.
"Well, I dunno. I know that Harry was planning on training to be an Auror. I want to become a Healer." I said.
"No, I mean our friendship." Lavendar asked
."Oh Lavendar, we will always stay friends. I am sure that Ron and you will still be together and we'll still see each other." I reassured her.
"Hermione I need to tell you something." Lavendar said. She turned to look me straight in the eye and I knew this had to be serious.
"Lav, what's wrong?" I asked.
"Hermione you promise me that you cannot tell a soul." Lavendar said taking my hands.
"Of course." I answered her.
"Hermione, I'm pregnant." she said softly.
"You're what?" I asked.
"I know, I know. I can't believe it eaither but I'm afraid to tell Ron," Lavendar said.
"Wait, how did this happen?" I asked.
"Over the break. I was over the the burrow and Ron and I shared a room. One night, we well, you know. I missed my period and I am starting to get morning sickness. I don't know what to do Hermione." Lavendar answered me.
"Well, you have to tell Ron," I said. "But Lavendar, this is wonderful."
"Wonderful? Hermione I am not even out of school yet. And I haven't even thought about my career. And what is going to happen whem my mother finds out?" Lavendar started to panick
"Lavendar, we will get through this, trust me. But you have to tell Ron Lavendar, I mean he is going to find out one way or another."
"I'm scared though, what if he hates me?" Lavendar asked.
"He has a right to know though. He needs to know this Lav, and the sooner he does the faster he is going to help you." I answered.
"But what if he leaves me?"
"He won't."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because he loves you." I simply said.
Lavendar looked up at Ron who made another save as Harry tried to score in the lower hoop. "He's going to be a father and I am going to be a mother."
"You're both going to make wonderful parents." I said.
"But what about you and Harry, have you talked about living together?" Lavendar asked.
"I assume we are, but I just got back, we really haven't talked about anything yet." I said.
Ron and Harry had finished, Ron set the timer as he released the Snitch and Harry set back to searching for it. "Hermione I just have one question." Lavendar said.
"What?" I asked.
"Will you and Harry be the godparents?" Lavendar asked.
"Of course Lav," I answered as Ron came flying towards us.
"C'mon Lav, wanna go for a ride?" he asked.
"No thanks, I am not really in the mood for one. Can we go for a walk though, there is something I need to tell you." she asked Ron.
They both left and as they went out of sight, Harry came into view with the small little snitch in his hand. "I still got it." Harry smiled.
I smiled back but I could tell that Harry knew something was wrong. "What the matter?" Harry asked me.
"Well I guess you have a right to know, but you can't say anything about it until Lavendar or Ron tell you." I said.
"Okay?"
"Lavendar's pregnant."
"She is?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, over the break." I told him.
"And, um, how did Ron take the news?" Harry asked me.
"Lavendar is telling him as we speak." I said. "But Harry, I was just wondering about something." I said. We made our way out of the Quidditch pitch and were heading back towards the castle.
"What would that be hun?"
"What are we going to do after we get out of Hogwarts? I mean are we going to move in together or are am I just going back to my parent's place?" I began shooting a thousand questions off at one time.
"Honestly 'Mione, you worry too much, it is the end of the year and you're already worried about living arrangements?" Harry asked.
"I know, I'm sorry, I shouldn't listen to Lavendar as much anymore." I said quickly.
"Wait, Lavendar was talking about this?" Harry asked me.
"It was probably because she was under a lot fo stress from the baby." I said.
Harry and I made our way back to our common room and sat down in the couch by the fire. I snuggled up next to Harry as I stared into the fireplace. "And to think that you pulled me through that almost two months ago." Harry broke the silence. I felt an arm go around my waist as Harry held me closer. I rested my chin against his shoulder. "What are you thinking?" he asked suddenly.
"I'm pondering to myself." I said.
"About what?" Harry asked.
"Why are you so curious?" I asked.
"Because I just want to know, that's all."
"How are we going to keep on living? I mean the minute that you were born you were practically marked for death and now that you've killed the person out to destroy you," I was cut off.
"'Mione, please, as long as I still have you, I couldn't ask for anymore." Harry cut me off. Harry kicked his shoes off and began to lie down pulling me with him. I was practically on top of him through, resting my head on his chest, listening to him breath in and out.
"It is moment's like these where I am so happy you are out of the hospital wing." I said.
"Me too 'Mione." I said.
Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door, I groaned as I got up off Harry and went to go see who it was. I opened the door and saw a teary eyed Lavendar standing there. She came in almost immeidately and threw herself onto a seat by the fire. "Lav watch it, you're going to hurt the, well you know." I said.
"I don't care about it anymore!" Lavendar almost shouted as she began to cry into her hands. "And you don't have to lie you know, I would have figured you would have already told Harry by now."
"Well, yeah I mean I had to tell him were the godparents." I said.
"Were what now?" Harry spoke up.
"It doesn't matter anymore now though, none of it does. Ron hates me now Hermione!"