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Wow, once again, thank you all for the reviews. I'm not really sure how long this story will be. I don't want to rush it, but I don't want to have a lot of boring chapters either. But with what I have planned, it looks like it will be a good few chapters!
Chapter 5The Weasley's, Harry and Remus stood looking at the doctor, shocked beyond words. Molly raised a hand to her mouth and closed her eyes. Remus was very pale. Harry, Ron and Ginny were looking at each other, not believing what they had heard. Harry was the first to recover.
"What happened exactly? What did the potion do? Can it be reversible?"
The doctor shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid not. The potion is quite attractive to women who are desperate to have a secret abortion. All the book says is that it will get rid of the child. What it really does is it dissolves the foetus, as well as the whole womb. It then gives out a toxin, which destroys the ovaries. We aren't sure if it is designed to do that, or if it's just a mistake, one, which hasn't been corrected. I'm terribly sorry, but it does pay to do the job correctly under trained doctors."
Harry and Ron looked at each other again, wondering why Hermione would do such a thing. Ron turned to the doctor.
"Can we see her?"
"Well, she is sleeping at the moment, but I will allow you to see her for ten minutes. She has been through a lot and she needs to rest. Follow me," the doctor replied. He turned and led them to a small room, where Hermione lay sleeping.
The doctor left and they crowded around the bed, looking at her. Remus spoke up.
"Well, she looks better than she did this morning."
"Yeah, she isn't as pale."
"Probably from the Blood Replenishing potion they give her."
"Well, thank you for stating the obvious Ronald," came a weak reply. They all turned from Ron and looked at Hermione, who was looking at them with tired eyes.
"Mione! You're ok!" Ginny tentatively wrapped her arms around Hermione, careful not to hurt her.
"How are you feeling, dear?"
"I'm ok, Mrs Weasley, I just feel drained and sore." There was a silence in the room and Hermione looked down, unable to look at anyone in the eyes. "I'm sorry," she whispered.
Harry sat on the bed next to her and took her hand. "Why didn't you tell us Mione? We could have helped you. You didn't have to go through this alone."
Hermione looked at him, tears in her eyes. "I couldn't tell you. You wouldn't have understood. I didn't want you to look at, or treat me differently. I'm so sorry."
"Who's the father?"
Ginny turned to her brother sharply, "Ron! How can you be so insensitive?"
Ron looked down, his ears a shade of pink and mumbled, "Sorry, I just want to castrate the bastard who did this to my friend."
Hermione started crying at this, "I'm so, so sorry, I didn't want this to happen! It was a mistake! I lost the person I loved and now I've lost my baby, all because I was a coward! I was too scared to face you all, I hate myself for what I've done!"
Her three friends hugged her, while she sobbed uncontrollably. Mrs Weasley looked distressed and Remus looked very uncomfortable, not knowing what to do.
"Er, Molly, would you mind if I waited outside?"
"Not at all, Remus, in fact, you three go with him, I need to talk to Hermione alone before we have to go." Harry, Ginny and Ron looked like they would protest, but they soon realised what she meant. She was going to tell her.
They stood up and said goodbye to Hermione, then followed Remus out the door.
Molly looked at the girl sitting in the bed and sighed. She looked so small and fragile. She knew what she had to do. She sat next to her on the bed and put her arm around Hermione's shoulders, in a motherly gesture.
"Hermione, dear, the doctor told us what you had done and the potion you used." Hermione looked up at Molly, who sighed and carried on, as gentle as she could. "He also informed us that, that the potion not only took away the child, but, well, you see, I'm afraid it also damaged you ovaries and your womb. I'm sorry."
Hermione looked at her hands in her lap, taking deep breaths. "You mean, I won't be able to have a child ever again?"
"I'm so sorry, dear."
Hermione bowed her head, letting the tears fall, allowing Molly to pull her into a hug. She was numb. The only thing she felt, however, was the guilt that flooded through her body. She had ruined all her chances of becoming a mother, all because she was too scared of what others would think of her.
She was vaguely aware of Molly leaving and the doctor that had given her a Dreamless Sleep draught. Within minutes she was once again drifting into the welcomed darkness that made her feel light and carefree.
Yay! Another chapter up! Shorter than the others, but I thought that part should be on its own. Well tell me what you all think!