Forever Yours

Chapter Eight

"How long have I been here?" Hermione asked, her hand on her head and her eyes shut. Hermione opened her eyes and Madam Pomfrey was fumbling with a bunch of papers. "Madam Pomfrey?" Hermione called, sitting up. Madam Pomfrey turned around and saw the girl.

"Your up! Here drink this," she said, giving Hermione a purple cup. "What were you thinking? Honestly! Sneaking out! Going off by yourself! Miss Granger do you have any clue what could have happened to you? Especially in your condition. I would have thought you were smarter than that, Miss Granger. Now, tell me, why is it you snuck out of the Hospital Wing?" Madam Pomfrey asked, her hands on her hips.

Hermione looked down at her hands on her lap, thinking for an excuse. "Well, I-" Hermione started, but Madam Pomfrey cut her off. "Miss Granger do you take me for a fool? I will not if your lying and don't think I can't make you tell the truth!" Hermione looked nervous at these words. Should she tell Madam Pomfrey why she was out? It was all confusing and Hermione wasn't sure what to say.

Madam Pomfrey had helped her out so far, so Hermione decided to go with the truth. "I was trying to get to Harry's." Hermione told the older woman and before the woman could ask why, Hermione answered it. "For money. I know Harry and I haven't been too close, but I know that if I needed money he would give me it. I wasn't even going to ask for the whole thing, just enough." Hermione continued to look at her hands.

Madam Pomfrey sighed and sat down on Hermione's bed. "Miss Granger, why don't you ask your parents?" Hermione was tearing, now. "They won't give me it." Hermione said simply, allowing a few tears to fall down her cheek. Madam Pomfrey sighed. She put her hand on top of Hermione's in a comforting way. "Miss Granger, your not going to like what I'm going to say," she took a pause. "Hermione, I think you should push towards abortion." Hermione looked up as she heard the word.

"What? How can you even say that? Why would you say that? You said there is a chance for it to live so why would I?" Hermione shouted. "Because Miss Granger, even if you do get the money for this baby, in months, what will you do? You don't have a job! You don't have a house, or even a father for that matter? Your seventeen years old Miss Granger, you cannot handle a baby!" Madam Pomfrey got up from the bed.

"I did my research and at the Hospital, its two-thousand galleons a night, and you might be there for a really long time. Miss Granger I don't mean to sound harsh, or even sound like I don't care, because I do. I am only worried for yourself and the well-being of your baby." Madam Pomfrey said, looking at Hermione. "I'll find away to get the money, even if I have to give myself for it." Hermione said, crying.

Madam Pomfrey nodded. She was a bit disturbed by Hermione's words. I'll find away to get the money, even if I have to give myself for it. She didn't know what Hermione meant, she had a clue, but she didn't want to talk any longer. She could see Hermione was deeply upset by her words, and to be honest she was too.

Hermione laid back down on the bed, and continued crying. She would get that money, somehow. Just thinking of the money made Hermione realize just how much she had come to love her baby in such a short period. She was willing to do anything for her baby, and she would do anything if that meant her baby would live.

"How much are we talking about?" Draco asked Madam Pomfrey, his voice soft. "Well," Madam Pomfrey started, "one week can be about fifteen thousand." Draco nodded. "Ok, here." Draco said slowly, signing a piece of parchment. He handed it to Madam Pomfrey. "Use it for her. And keep a close I on her, I don't trust her."

Draco walked down the path of the room. He walked out the door, with one last look at Hermione on her bed, sleeping. Hermione had feel asleep from crying, earlier. Draco left. Madam Pomfrey decided not to wake Hermione, she needed her sleep.

Madam Pomfrey walked over to the desk in the back of the room and started to do some paper work...

A/N: I know that its short, but the next chapter will be longer. Hermione is gonna do something... Hmm... I wonder what... I'm sorry for the long wait. I was very lazy, and than it was only read-only mode... REVIEW!