I'll Always Remember You
By Duck Goddess
Disclaimer: None of this belongs to me except the plot.
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bill – Er, I wasn't trying to make Ginny a bitch; I was trying to do the opposite, in fact. I'm sorry you don't like her…
sugary sweet – Yeah, I know his dueling was kinda bad. Sorry about that. Ginny already has her memory back (sort of) so now they just need to get together and get married!
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Wolf's scream – Yes, I thought the duel was 'odd' as well, although I put in Mr. Weasley's line for a bit of humour. Yes, she's more than neurotic…I have to admit she's desperately trying to convince herself that Harry doesn't love her because she doesn't want to get her hopes up.
A/N: This chapter is kind of short because I put the H/G bit in the next chapter. Also, I forgot to say last chapter: Happy 13th Birthday, eatingmania!
Chapter Fifteen – Hermione's Really Pregnant?
Harry lay on the sofa at Ron and Hermione's house after telling them what happened at The Burrow. They were sitting across him, staring at him like he was about to break.
"What?" he snapped.
"Nothing," Ron said hastily.
"Well, then, stop staring at me," Harry said irritably.
"So, do you think Ginny's still mad at you?" Hermione asked, changing the subject.
"I don't know. I mean, he was saying how Daphne was better in bed than her! I was just defending her but she has to shout at me! I don't get it! She even hexed me!" Harry protested.
"Yeah, women are mad. I mean, they're perfectly normal," Ron said quickly as Hermione shot him a glare.
"Well, I know she won't be mad at you for long. Ever since you two met, she's had feelings for you," Hermione reasoned.
"Yeah, right," Harry scoffed.
"Why won't you ever believe me?" she said angrily.
"Because it's not true! I can feel it! If she liked me then why would she go off with Smith?"
"She didn't know! She told me after you two slept together –"
"WHAT?" Ron roared, interrupting Hermione, "YOU SLEPT WITH MY SISTER?" His face was very red now and Harry got the feeling that he was about to be killed, despite the fact that they were best friends.
"Er…yes?" Harry said weakly.
"You shagged my baby sister. My eighteen-year-old baby sister," Ron said slowly, advancing towards Harry.
"Harry. Disapparate. Now!" Hermione warned, "I'll hold him off!"
"HOW COULD YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER LIKE THAT? SHE'S NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU OR ANYTHING! YOU – YOU'RE MEANT TO BE MY BEST FRIEND! ALTHOUGH I SHOWED SIGNS OF SUPPORTING YOUR RELATIONSHIP BEFORE, THIS IS THE LAST STRAW!" Ron bellowed, raising his wand.
Harry's heart sank. Even Ron thought that Ginny didn't like him. Feeling even more disheartened, he Disapparated. He knew that what he was doing was cowardly but Harry just wasn't in the mood to face a very angry Ron. Defeating the Dark Lord was enough.
"You git!" Hermione shrieked furiously, "WE'RE MEANT TO GET HARRY AND GINNY BACK TOGETHER! NOW YOU JUST MADE HARRY THINK THAT GINNY DOESN'T LOVE HIM AT ALL!"
"WELL MAYBE SHE DOESN'T! SHE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING TO ME!" Ron yelled back.
"SHE'S SAID STUFF TO ME!"
"BUT THEY…THEY…YOU KNOW! SHE'S MY SISTER!"
"SHE LOVES HIM! HE LOVES HER! YOU'RE SUCH AN IDIOT!"
"Oh my God, I am…" Ron breathed.
"Finally, you admit it," Hermione said heatedly, "Now go talk to Harry. And you CANNOT kill him just because they slept together. Even though they were both drunk, they love each other inside."
"They were DRUNK?" Ron said incredulously. He quickly Disapparated after seeing the look on his fiancée's face.
When Ron Apparated into Harry's flat, he was gulping down Firewhisky and staring into space.
"Harry?" Ron said carefully.
"Did you come here to kill me? Because I'm hopelessly in love with your sister and I don't have a chance with her and I got drunk with her and shagged her?" Harry said bitterly.
"No," Ron replied, wincing at his friend's tone, "I came to apologize."
"Hermione put you up to this, didn't she? You're only doing this because you feel sorry for me, right? Because you know that I don't have a chance with Ginny!"
Ron rolled his eyes. Harry was back into his self-pitying-mode.
"No," he said slowly, "I really believe that you and Ginny are in love with each other. But I still get to kill you AFTERWARDS for sleeping with her. I mean, how could you do that to her? I thought she was –"
"Ron, you're rambling," Harry reminded him.
"If Ginny really did like me, then why would she go with Zacharias Smith?" Harry reasoned.
"I don't know. Hermione's the one with all the crap."
Harry sighed. "You don't have to do anything, Ron. I understand. You can go if you want to."
"No, I can stay if you want –"
"GO!"
Ron quickly Apparated back to his house to find Hermione kneeling by the fireplace.
"Who are you talking to?" he asked.
"Luna. Apparently, Ginny's been moping as well," Hermione replied.
"Yeah, she's gone mad," Luna piped up from the fireplace, "She's all 'oh, if Harry liked me he would have done something' and all this shit like that."
"Harry thinks that if Ginny liked him she wouldn't have gone off with Smith. Why did she go with him, anyways?" Ron asked interestedly.
"Because she didn't know that she liked Harry then but she knows now," Hermione said exasperatedly.
"Ah. Ohhh," Ron finally said, "I get it now!"
"You know what? They can't keep doing this to each other! We HAVE to get them to talk to each other! Have you realized that they don't talk to each other as often now? They only talk to each other about once a week!" Hermione cried.
"You're right. They don't talk. And they claim to be 'best friends'," Ron said gloomily, using air quotes.
"That is strange. It's probably because they're hiding their love for each other. Instead of arguing like you two, they don't talk at all," Luna said.
Ron and Hermione exchanged glances. Then, Hermione yelped.
"I'VE GOT IT! LUNA, YOU'RE A GENIUS!" she yelled.
"Okay, what's your brilliant idea?" Ron asked wearily.
"Remember how they locked us in that toilet the summer after sixth year? We can just lock Harry and Ginny in a room until they finally admit it to each other!" she said excitedly.
"That's a good idea. How do we trick them into it?" Luna asked.
"We could say that I'm pregnant but I refuse to come out of my room so that they Apparate in," Hermione suggested, "And we take their wands."
"You would do that? You'd say that you're pregnant?" Ron said, surprised. Hermione nodded shyly.
"Okay, Luna, you Apparate back to your flat. We'll send you both owls and you Apparate into the room, okay?" Hermione ordered.
"Alright. Ginny's calling. Bye!" Luna called. She disappeared from sight and the engaged couple looked at each other.
"So, do you want to get pregnant?" Ron asked casually.
"We're not even married yet!" Hermione replied, smacking him.
"We can still have sex!"
"We'll do that later. Come on, we have to send those owls."
Ginny walked into the kitchen, opening and shutting her eyes blearily.
"Lu?" she called as she made toast with her wand. There was no reply.
"Strange," she said to herself, munching on her toast.
"Morning, Gin!" Luna said brightly.
"What were you doing?" she asked.
"Talking to Hermione and Ron."
"Is it me or do you talk to my best friend and brother more than I do?" Ginny asked suspiciously.
"Aren't I your best friend too?" she asked, looking hurt.
"You and Hermione are both my best friends," Ginny replied, rolling her eyes.
"Well, I think it's just you. You know, you haven't talked to Harry in a while. Apart from the duel at The Burrow, of course," Luna said casually.
"I know," she said softly, looking at her feet.
"I remember you guys talked for AGES in the summer. You were with him 24/7. Strange how you only talk to him once a week now."
"Well, I guess we're both busy with Auror training," Ginny replied, shrugging.
"But you guys are still 'best friends'?" Luna asked, using air quotes like Ron.
"Of course! I mean, we're still close and all. We just don't talk as often," she said.
"I can't believe the wedding's a year away! We have to wait for a WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR!" Luna whined.
"Yeah. But they've planned quite a lot," she replied, "I can't believe RON'S getting married! I mean, now I'm the last single Weasley! Mum's going to be like 'Ginny, find yourself a nice boy! Not many of them are left, you know'." Ginny rolled her eyes.
Maybe you won't be single by then, Luna thought slyly.
"Hey, look, there's Pig!" Ginny suddenly said. She went to the window and opened it. Pig zoomed in and she snatched the letter. She ripped it open and gasped.
"What does it say?" Luna asked, inwardly smiling.
"It's Ron!" Ginny said breathlessly, "Hermione's pregnant! But she refuses to come out of their room! So if we want to see her, Apparate straight into her room!"
"Do you want to see her?" Please say yes, please say yes, Luna thought.
"Of course!" Ginny said indignantly, "My future sister-in-law and best friend is carrying my future niece or nephew! I HAVE to see her!"
"Okay, let's go!" Ginny Disapparated and Luna followed with a sly grin on her face. The plan was in motion.
A/N: Please review! H/G bits next chapter!