The Potter Twins
A/N: Thanks to:
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First off, I am absolutely positively sorry for taking so long to update. I had lost my notebook that had this chapter in it, and I had recently just been slacking on everything, so I feel bad. But now I shall try and make regular updates!
-Chapter 10- Acceptance?
"Pregnant?" stuttered Draco.
"Yes, pregnant Draco," Michelle said.
"With Weasley's child I presume," Harry growled.
"Well Ron is my boyfriend, so yes, I am pregnant with his child. Why is it so hard for you two to understand that?"
"It's just hard to believe with all those morals you had. I mean, you wouldn't let me in your pants and we had been best friends six years before-hand, but yet, you'll go ahead and sleep with Weasley when you never even said two civil words to each other," Draco said bitterly.
"Oh calm down Draco! Look, it happened. Now I'm pregnant."
"And you're going to get rid of that baby," Harry said.
"Like an abortion?"
"Yes, exactly."
"No! It's my baby and I'm keeping it. Madam Pomfrey has agreed to talk to Dumbledore for me, because I'm going to start showing before the school year is over," Michelle said, automatically clutching her abdomen.
"Come on 'Elle, be reasonable. You're only seventeen! Weasley doesn't know yet, how do you think he'll react? And how do you expect to care for the baby? Have you thought of all those things?" questioned Harry.
"Yes, I have. I can only hope that he'll respect my decision to keep it and he won't freak out. As for caring for the baby, I have enough money in my vault to live on for a bit. And once I am almost out of money, I can get a job or something."
"OK...well I guess you should go inform your lover boy."
"Oh no! Not yet, I can't. I mean, it was hard enough to just tell you two and neither of you are the father!"
Draco and Harry shared a look unnoticed by Michelle before they each grabbed one of Michelle's arms and lifted her.
"Put me down right now!" shrieked Michelle as she was carried out of the common room. "Woman with child is being man-handled!"
"Be quiet Michelle, we're taking you to Weasley. As much as I detest him, he deserves to know that he's going to be a father, any guy who's girlfriend's pregnant deserves to know," Draco said calmly as he and Harry continued to walk through the halls with a kicking Michelle.
"But I don't want to tell him yet!" whined Michelle.
"Oh great, soon we're going to have two babies around," muttered Harry.
Michelle scowled down at her brother. "Do you know where he is, oh great brother of mine?"
"Draco, hold onto my dear sister while I consult with Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs," Harry said, taking out the Marauder's Map that he had managed to swipe from the Weasley twins in their third year. After a quick look at the Map, Harry announced, "He's in the Gryffindor Common Room. I'll get Hermione to get him. You two can stay here while I go get her."
"Is she going to hear about this too?" questioned Michelle.
"Well she will be hearing about it later..."
"Whatever, I'm only going to tell Ron right now. What are you looking at? Go find your precious Mudblood," spat Michelle, inwardly gasping at herself. She really did not mean to sound so vicious, but she did not want everybody in the school to know about her condition.
Harry did not say anything as he took off down the hallway. The Marauder's Map informed him that Hermione was in their common room, so that is where he headed. Once Harry reached Hermione, he grabbed her arm.
"Come, I need you to get Weasley for Michelle, it's really important," he said.
"What's so important?" questioned Hermione as she allowed herself to be dragged from the common room.
"Umm...I'm not allowed to say, it's not my right."
"Oh alright," sighed Hermione as they reached Draco and Michelle.
Draco was behind Michelle, holding her around the waist, causing Hermione to raise an eyebrow at the two, not knowing that he was doing that so Michelle would not bolt.
"Take Michelle to the Ancient Runes classroom, no one's there. They can talk in there," Harry said, glancing at the Map.
"OK," Draco nodded.
"Will anyone tell me what's going on?" asked Hermione.
"No, this isn't any of your concern Granger," snapped Michelle.
"I'm just going to take her away now before she bites one of our heads off," said Draco, pulling Michelle away by the arm.
"Let me go Malfoy, I am perfectly capable of walking on my own you know," growled Michelle when they had been walking awhile.
"I think you'll bolt," Draco replied.
"I won't, I've decided to tell Ron willingly. Now let me go!"
"I don't trust you," Draco said, holding Michelle around the waist once more and hoisting her up before walking off.
"Put me down now Draco. Students could start to talk about how you're holding me and we're both seeing different people, so that is not cool."
In fact, there were a couple of younger girls giggling at Michelle struggling against Draco. Draco nodded merrily at the young girls as he and Michelle entered the Ancient Runes classroom. Once Draco had shut the door, Michelle broke free of his clutch. Storming to a corner of the room, Michelle plunked herself into one of the desks.
"You're a bugger, you know that Malfoy?" huffed Michelle.
"So I've been told," Draco replied, folding his arms across his chest as he leant against the wall.
"What was that all about with Michelle?" asked Hermione as she and Harry made their way to the Gryffindor common room.
"You're a girl Hermione, think about it," Harry shrugged.
"Oh," Hermione replied as she thought about it for a second.
"Thanks for getting Weasley for me because I don't know where the Gryffindor common room is," lied Harry after a moment of silence as they climbed up the stairs.
"It's nothing; I just wish I knew what this was all about."
"You'll know all about it sooner or later."
"Fine…umm…stay here and I'll go get Ron," Hermione said before walking off.
Leaning against the wall, Harry only had to wait five minutes before Hermione came back with Ron. When they reached Harry, Ron looked totally confused as to why Harry was waiting to see him.
"What do you want Potter?" asked Ron.
"Michelle wants to talk to you," replied Harry coolly.
Ron looked around. "Well, where is she?"
"Obviously not here…she's in the Ancient Runes classroom waiting for you, it's important."
Ron nodded as Harry took Hermione's hand and led the way to the classroom where Michelle and Draco waited.
"So…how are things between you and Ginny?" asked Michelle when neither had spoken since they entered the classroom.
"Pretty good, we're just like how we were when we started dating," Draco responded.
"So you're not cheating on each other yet?"
"Why are you bringing that up now?"
"You both have a track record of cheating on your – shall we say – lover? That's the only reason I ask," Michelle said quite calmly.
"Well we haven't cheated on each other, that I know of at least," Draco said as a knock was heard on the door. He walked over to it and opened the door, revealing Ron, Harry, and Hermione.
"Oh Ron!" cried Michelle, rushing to Ron and throwing her arms around him.
Ron rubbed her back gently, not sure what was going on.
"Come on Malfoy, they have to talk," Harry said, dragging his best mate out of the room.
Once the three unwanted teenagers were gone and the classroom door was shut, Ron decided to question Michelle with what was bothering her.
"What's up Michelle? You haven't been this anxious to see me, well, ever," Ron said, looking at her face.
Michelle wiped at her eyes that were threatening to let tears escape. "I don't know how to say this…"
"You can tell me whatever it is…unless it has to do with us breaking up, than I don't want to listen to it."
"Oh Merlin no!" Michelle fidgeted her hands around. "I guess I'll just say it. Well Ron…I'm pregnant."
"Where are you heading off to Malfoy?" asked Harry when Draco had started to walk away from himself and Hermione.
"I'm going to go see Ginny, is that OK with you, mum?" retorted Draco.
Harry rolled his eyes. "Whatever, see you later Malfoy."
Draco waved his hand behind him as he walked away.
"Do you want to go down to the lake?" asked Hermione as Harry threw an arm over her shoulders.
"We could…but I wanted to go back to one of our dorms and have a little fun," Harry grinned, raising an eyebrow provocatively.
"Hmm…alright," Hermione replied, smiling as they headed towards the stairs.
"You're pregnant?" repeated Ron.
"Yes Ron, I am," Michelle replied.
"You're absolutely positive?"
"One hundred percent; Madam Pomfrey did a pregnancy test on me earlier today."
"Wow…so you're pregnant. We're going to be parents," Ron said disbelievingly.
"Yeah," Michelle smiled weakly, but it fell when she noticed that Ron was still stunned about the news. "Are you OK with this Ron?"
"Am I OK with this?" he asked sarcastically, shaking his head. "I'm not even finished school and I just learned that I'm going to be a father."
"Well how do you think I feel? And I'm going to be the one carrying around the baby inside me."
"So you aren't going to get an abortion?"
"No, I want to keep this baby. But I guess you don't…"
"I'm too young to be a father and I have no way to provide for you or the baby. And how will my family react? Merlin! My family thinks I hate you, and I'm positive that they aren't too fond of you either. Besides, we wouldn't be in this situation if you had some sort of potion."
"Don't turn this around as it being my fault!"
"So you're saying this is my fault?"
"No, I'm not saying that. It was both of our faults in a way."
"OK, I can deal with that. But I'm not ready for this, it's too much. I mean, we haven't even been together for that long. To be enemies then short-term lovers to having a child is just too much for me to deal with right now."
Michelle's lip started to quiver. "Well when you are ready to deal with it Weasley, let me know."
Without hearing a response from Ron, Michelle quickly exited the classroom, trying in vain to hide her tears.
"Hermione, you take some sort of birth-control potion, right?" asked Harry while he threw a shirt on.
"Yes, of course I do. You've never worried about that before though," Hermione commented as she walked over to Harry and snaked her arms around him. "What's troubling you?"
"Oh nothing, I just don't want an unplanned pregnancy, that's all," he smiled as he kissed Hermione briefly.
"We don't have to worry about that sort of thing. It would be irresponsible of me to have sex with you if we didn't use some sort of birth-control."
"Yeah, irresponsible," Harry repeated.
Hermione gave Harry one last peck on the lips. "As much fun as we just had, I have to go finish up my Transfiguration homework."
"Wow, Hermione Granger the bookworm actually put pleasure before homework?" asked Harry, clearly astonished.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I did. But it won't be becoming a habit," added Hermione when she saw the grin plastered on Harry's face.
"Damn," laughed Harry.
Hermione smiled and headed to the door. "I'll sneak in here later tonight before you go to bed."
Harry grinned at Hermione once more before she took leave of his room. Lying back onto his bed, Harry stared up at the top of his canopy. After some time and serious thinking, Harry got off his bed and headed to his trunk.
Opening it up, Harry moved some stuff around until he came upon a pouch. He lifted it from its resting spot and spilled out its contents. There were three keys for two separate back accounts.
The first one that Harry put back into the pouch was the one for his account. The second and third ones that Harry held onto were to another account that Sirius had left for him and Michelle. Stuffing one of the two keys back in the pouch, Harry clutched the third one. Sirius had left the keys in Harry's possession and had told him not to tell Michelle about her half until she was married, and in turn, he could not spend his half until he was also married.
Sighing, Harry gripped the key harder and left his room once he shut his trunk.
As she cried on her bed, Michelle did not notice Pansy and Blaise whispering in the corner.
"Umm…Michelle?" asked Pansy timidly after awhile.
Michelle wiped at her eyes hastily. "What do you two want?"
"What's up? You haven't cried, well, ever since you've been here. At least not in front of us," Blaise pointed out.
"Well I've had a bad day, alright?" snarled Michelle.
"Did you break up with Weasley, is that why you're crying?" asked Pansy.
"No, and you two wouldn't understand. So why don't you just go fuck off?"
Shrugging to each other, Pansy and Blaise and left the seventh year girls dorms so Michelle could be alone. Once her friends were gone, Michelle buried her face into her pillow and let out a sob.
She did not know why she was crying exactly, because technically, neither she nor Ron said anything about breaking up, and she was actually excited about becoming a mother. Plus, it was true what Blaise had said, Michelle had not been this vulnerable when her friends were around since she met them. Blaming her damn hormones, Michelle wiped her eyes once more before sitting up. Slowly, the door opened.
"Hey Michelle, sorry to bother you, but Harry's in the common room and he wants to talk to you," Pansy said, sticking her head in the doorway.
"OK," Michelle said, getting off the bed and leaving the room. She quickly walked over to Harry. "You wanted to talk to me?"
"Yeah, but not in here," Harry replied. "I don't think anyone's in the boys' dorms, let's go there."
Michelle nodded as she and Harry headed to the boys dorms. Harry had been correct; there were no occupants in the room.
"So? What's up?" asked Michelle, sitting on Draco's bed.
Harry just handed Michelle the key.
"What's this?" asked Michelle, turning the key in her hands.
"It's to another vault that Sirius left to us. He didn't want me to give it to you until you were married, but under the circumstances, I thought I'd give it to you now," Harry replied, shrugging. Michelle smiled at her twin brother. "So how'd it go with Weasley?"
"Well when I first told him, it seemed like he was going to be OK with the whole thing, but then, he wasn't. He said that it was just too much for him right now. That he wasn't ready to be a father yet."
"And he thinks that you're ready to be a mother?"
"I tried to make it obvious that I wasn't, but I doubt he could figure it out. So I told him to let me know when he was ready to deal with the whole thing."
"Do you think he'll come around?" asked Harry, sitting next to his sister.
"I don't know. But I hope that he does," Michelle replied sadly, wrapping her arms around Harry in an embrace.
A/N: Yay! Another chapter! It only took me…what? Five months? Wow…I'm so sorry it took so long to get another chapter up. Please review and I hope I can get another chapter up soonER than before. :D