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The Two

Chapter 8

Explanations

Ginny jumped off the couch and kneeled down beside the fainted Harry, worried. She slapped him softly on the cheek a few times and said, "Harry! Harry, wake up!" Hermione came through the Portrait Hole and saw Harry lying on the floor and Ginny slapping him in the face.

"Ginny! What are you doing?"

"Harry fainted!"

"Why?"

"Er…well…I said something and he obviously didn't take it very well…"

"What did you tell him?"

"That's not important right now, 'Mione!"

She went back to slapping Harry and yelling, "Wake up, god damn it! Wake up!"

"Oh, Ginny, let me do it!"

Hermione knelt beside Ginny and Harry and waved her wand. Harry's eyes instantly snapped open.

"What—What happened?"

"You fainted, Harry."

"I did?"

"Yes. You did."

"I only faint when something shocks me or something…what made me faint, Gin?"

"Well…I told you something…and well…"

"What did you—oh, wait…it's all coming back to me now. We were sitting on the couch, and we were talking…then I remember you saying…that you were pregnant…is that crazy?"

"No…it's not crazy…it's true…"

"Ginny!"

"I know, Hermione! I know!"

Hermione widened her eyes and stared at Ginny. Harry blinked a few times, soaking this all in. Then he said, "Ginny, I've got to go…er…somewhere…clear my head a little bit…"

"Okay."

Harry got up off the floor and left the Gryffindor Tower. Hermione looked to Ginny, still baffled. Ginny said, "Look, Hermione, I—"

"No, Ginny, hold on. I…when…. why…how?

Ginny laughed and said, "Well, about a month ago, at the celebration party, Harry and I decided we were ready…what do you mean how?"

"How was it!"

Ginny laughed again and said, "It was…great. That's all I can say."

"You lost your virginity before I did…that's not right!"

"What's not right about it?

"I'm older!"

Ginny laughed and went up to her dormitory. She instantly lost her happiness. She couldn't believe this. She was pregnant. It was like a dream come true, and yet a devastating blow. She remembered how Harry had said he had to clear his head. Did this mean he wanted to break-up? Abandon her and his child? Forget all about them? Or was he simply trying to figure this whole thing out. Ginny had a bad feeling that her first instincts were correct.

Harry walked along the corridors; not believing what he knew was true. He got to an empty classroom and sat down to think.

"Ginny's pregnant? She's pregnant with MY baby. There's no way it isn't mine. Why would she have told me if it wasn't mine? Ginny's pregnant? I'm not ready to be a father! I have to leave Ginny. Wait, no, I can't do that! I can't abandon Ginny and my child! I could never do such a thing! But I can't raise a child. I don't know the first thing about being a father. I can't ask my own parents, because for one, they're dead, and another, they didn't technically raise me. I'll never ask the Dursley's for parenting help. They'd screw up my kid's life. Sirius was never a father, and he hasn't been my godfather long enough to know anything about raising a child. I don't think he had a good relationship with his father, so that doesn't help me. I guess I could ask Mr. Weasly. He's raised 7 children. He must know how to raise kids by now. Ginny's pregnant? Wait, wait, wait. Ginny's pregnancy at 16 might not sit well with the Weasly's. How is her family going to take this? They don't even know we're dating! Wait…Ron! Holy shit, I never thought about how her brothers would take this, especially Ron. He already doesn't accept us being together, but he'll KILL me if he finds out I slept with his sister and now she's pregnant. This is too much to handle at one time. Ginny's pregnant?" Harry shook his head, unable to think straight. He kept asking himself the same question over and over, "Ginny's pregnant?" He couldn't believe it. It was too good to be true, but also a little scary, unexpected, and above all, not good. He was overjoyed at the prospect of having a son or daughter, but this young? That was a different story. Harry sighed, realizing his only option.

Hermione was sitting in the Library, thinking about Ginny and Harry's problem. She couldn't believe what was happening with them. Everything was starting to fall apart. Hermione glanced at her watch and realized she was supposed to meet Draco outside the Great Hall in 5 minutes. She picked up her books and told herself, You cannot tell Draco. You cannot tell Draco!

Hermione walked down the corridor and got to the Great Hall. She conjured up a chair and sat down and waited for Draco. 5 minutes passed and still Draco wasn't there. 10 more minutes passed and finally, Hermione saw Draco running down the corridor, one hand behind his back. He stopped in front of her and said, "I'm so sorry that I'm late…I had to get something done." Hermione threw him a questioning look and he pulled his hand out from behind his back and in his hand was the most beautiful bouquet of roses Hermione had ever seen. Draco said to her, "Yellow roses. I know they're your favorite." Hermione was so shocked. She gasped, "Draco! They're beautiful!" She got up and gave him a hug. She pulled back and said, "This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me." Draco smiled, took her hand and kissed it. Hermione smiled and again and they started walking down the corridor.

Draco took Hermione down the shortcut to the Library, but stopped halfway down the hall outside one of the empty classrooms. Draco looked at Hermione and smiled before opening the door. Hermione walked inside and saw the most romantic setting she had ever seen. A table, which looked like a desk covered in a tablecloth, was set in the middle of the room for two. Lit candles were in the middle of the table, giving the room a soft glow. Yellow rose petals covered the extra desks and chairs that were pushed back to the sides of the room. Hermione turned around and around, gazing at everything she saw.

"Oh, Draco! This is the sweetest, most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me, and that includes the yellow roses you gave me earlier!"

"I'm glad you like it."

"Like it? I love it! Thank you!"

"Your welcome."

Hermione ran over to him and kissed him. She draped her arms around his neck. Draco broke the kiss and said, "That's not all."

"There's more?"

"Of course. Right now, dinner is going on, but you're here, spending all of dinner with me. You must be hungry."

"Well, yes, I suppose I am, but—"

"No buts. You're hungry, but you're not eating dinner right now in the Great Hall. You're eating dinner right here."

"Draco what are you talking about?"

"I made you dinner."

Hermione opened her mouth in surprise. She said, "You made me dinner?"

"Well, the house-elves made you dinner. I'm just eating it with you."

"Oh, Draco!"

He kissed her, and then said, "Let's sit down."

They sat down and food appeared on their plates, just like in the Great Hall. They talked all through dinner about everything from house-elves to the seasoning on the chicken.

Ginny entered the Great Hall for dinner. She hadn't seen Harry since he had left earlier. She sat down and said, "Hi, Ron."

"Hi, Ginny."

Ginny started eating but then realized who was sitting next to her. She looked beside her and said, "Ron!" She jumped up and gave him a hug. Then she said, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm not suspended anymore."

"You've been gone a really long time!"

"Dumbledore thought I should have some anger management time. He sent me all the work I missed by owl, so I'm not very far behind."

"Anger management? What's that?"

"Yeah. It's this like class. It teaches you how to control your temper, or manage your anger."

Ginny laughed and said, "It's good to have you back."

Ron nodded in agreement and said, "Where's Hermione? I have to tell her something."

Ginny knew where Hermione was, Draco had told her. He had come to her with questions about her favorite flower and favorite foods and things like that. She wondered if she should tell Ron about Hermione and Draco, but she decided that he would figure it out on his own. Plus, she didn't want to be around when he found out. She said, "You know that shortcut Hermione takes to get to the Library? She's in one of the rooms down that hall."

"Thanks, Gin."

He hurried off to find Hermione.

Hermione and Draco finished their dinner and Draco said, "There's one more thing."

"Draco, you've done enough! Really."

"There's just one more thing. I promise."

He flicked his wand and the room was filled with soft music. Draco stood up and held his hand out to Hermione and said, "May I have this dance?" Hermione smiled and took his hand. Draco waved his wand and the table and chairs moved to the side and created a dance floor. Hermione put her hands behind Draco's neck and played with his soft blonde hair. Draco put his hands on Hermione's waist. They swayed to the beat of the music, staring into each other's eyes. Hermione thought, This is so romantic. Draco really went all out on this. Hermione leaned in towards Draco and closed her eyes. Draco leaned in and their lips touched softly. Slowly the kiss got more passionate.

They were interrupted, however, by a yell from the doorway, "Get your hands off of her, Malfoy!" Hermione broke the kiss quickly and looked towards the sound to see Ron standing in the doorway, his fists clenched. Hermione said, "Ron! You're back! I wasn't expecting you…" Draco looked from Hermione to Ron and said to Hermione, "Are you two together?" Ron yelled, "Well I thought we were, you know, since we fucked and all." Draco widened his eyes and said, "You slept together? Hermione? You told me you weren't ready for sex."

"I know, Draco. I was scared to do it again. I'm sorry."

"Hermione? Since when were you and ferret-boy over here together? I thought you loved me."

"No, Ronald. I'm sorry, but after you hit Harry…what I said to you in the dormitory that night…well that's when I said good-bye to our relationship, if you could call it that."

Draco was standing beside Hermione, still looking back and forth between Ron and her. Ron and Hermione kept arguing and then Draco suddenly broke in, "Just shut up you two. Just shut up for one damn minute! Hermione, I'm willing to forgive you for sleeping with someone and then not wanting to have sex with me. But I have to ask you…do you still have feelings for Ron? If so, then you have to choose between us! I'm not going to be apart of a love triangle." Hermione bit her lip, thinking. Ron broke in, "Of course she still has feeling for me! Were in love you bloody blonde ferret! Now get your hands off of my girlfriend!"

"Ronald! First of all, I am not your girlfriend. Second of all, don't you dare go calling Draco stupid names. Third of all, We are not in love! I—I don't love you anymore. I mean, I still like you as a friend, but I just don't like you…in that way…anymore."

Ron looked stunned, then said, "Well, Hermione…if that's what you've…decided…then all I can do is…accept it." He turned around and walked out of the room, down the hall, clearly upset. Draco looked at Hermione and said, "So does this mean you choose me?" Hermione looked to where Ron had been standing and said, "I guess it does." Draco smiled and said, "Good. I'm glad you chose me over that red-haired weasel—"

"Now wait a minute, Draco. I chose you because you didn't make fun of Ron…yet he made fun of you. I chose you because I thought you were better than that. Then as soon as Ron leaves you start insulting him? I can't believe you. I take back what I said. I choose neither of you. Thanks for dinner, Malfoy." Hermione emphasized on the last word, spitting it in Draco's face. She turned and walked out of the room and ran along the hallway, silent tears falling from her eyes.

Hermione ran past people leaving dinner, ignoring their questioning stares and not answering their questions. She rushed pushed past Harry and ignored his questions. She got to her room in the Gryffindor Common Room and ran over to her bed, now sobbing. I can't believe I got myself into this mess. Ron's in love with me…and Draco loves me. I love Draco…I think…no…I know I love him. He did all those wonderful things for me tonight. Then that blasted Ronald Weasly had to go and ruin everything. If he hadn't of barged in and started yelling at Draco, none of this wouldn't have happened. Wait, that's not fair to Ron. After all, he still thought we were together, so naturally he acted out. And Draco shouldn't have started insulting Ron, either. I hate how they're competing over me. It's just stupid. I love Draco, and I don't like Ron like that anymore. I guess I brought this all on myself. This is all my fault.

Hermione thought about what she had concluded. She realized it was her fault and that she was the only one to blame. Hermione shook her head and told herself to stop thinking about her problems with guys. Oh, wow. And I think I'm having troubles. Think about Ginny and Harry's issues. Ginny's pregnant…I can't believe it. She's the last person I would've expected to get pregnant while she's still in school and before she's married. I wonder how Harry's taking this. I noticed him looking at me a few times this year…then he and Ginny started going out…I have to say…I was a little disappointed…Harry's not that bad-looking. Wait! What are you saying? You love Draco… right? Oh gosh…this is too much. I've got too many problems. I love Draco, and I don't like Ron or Harry…Oh god…

Harry walked down the hallway, and joined the large mass of people leaving people. He was still thinking about how what he had to tell Ginny. All of a sudden, Hermione pushed past him, tears streaming down her cheeks. He said to her, "Hermione? Hermione, what's wrong?" but she didn't hear him. She kept walking swiftly down the hall towards Gryffindor Tower. Harry ran after her, determined to find out what was going on. He got up to the Gryffindor Tower and entered the Common Room just in time to see Hermione run up the stairs to the Head Room. Harry knew he wasn't allowed up there, so he sat down on the couch, planning his conversation with Ginny.

Ginny was sitting on her bed, hugging her pillow to her chest. She felt so empty, so hollow inside. She knew Harry would resent her for this. She knew that he would break up with her and never look at her again. She knew that he would find a new girlfriend soon, one who was responsible and smart enough to use protection, and one who was prettier, smarter, and funnier than her. A tear slid down her cheek at the thought of losing Harry to someone else better than her. She wiped the first tear away, but more kept falling until the point where she was sobbing into her pillow.

Ginny heard a knock at the locked dormitory door. She yelled, "Go away!" The knock came again and Ginny yelled again, "Go away!" The knock came a third time so Ginny got up, wiped away her tears and tried to look normal as she unlocked the door. No sooner had turned the lock when the door came slamming open, and Harry came walking in saying, "For the record, I could've unlocked that door at any time. I was just trying to be civil." Ginny nodded and sat back down on her bed.

"Ginny—"

"Harry, stop. I know what you're going to say."

"You do?"

Ginny nodded and said, "So just get it over with…"

Harry looked at Ginny and said, "Well, I wasn't expecting you to know what I was going to say yet, so I'll just start at the beginning…" Harry cleared his throat and said, "We have to talk."

A/N- Okay, here's chapter 8, as promised! Sorry if it took awhile, I was working on my other story, then this one, and now I have to go back to the other 1. One of my reviewers in my other story said to add more adjectives, more detail, and I carried that review over to this story and tried to be as specific as possible. Hope it showed and is an improvement! Special thanks go out to Lily, one of my best friends, who gave me wonderful ideas and is responsible for this cliffhanger. Special thanks also to all of my patient readers and reviewers. Here are a few shout-outs.

Athena Carlow- You review for like all of my chapters! You rock! Thanks for your interest in this story!

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A flame came to me in chapter 7, and I deleted it because I would prefer not to look at flames. The reviewer said that I spelled my name wrong. Yes, I knew that. I did that on purpose.

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