This Pain is Nothing

Disclaimer: I still don't own anything...If I did I would pay off all of my debts and go on holiday w/Draco ;)

Chapter Two: The Meeting

As the sun rose Harry blearily opened his eyes. Between Ginny's fretful tossing and turning and the thoughts racing through his mind, he had not gotten very much sleep. All Harry had ever wanted was a family of his own. However, now that the opportunity had presented itself, it seemed impossible. Harry could only imagine the things that Lord Voldemort would do to Ginny and the baby if he knew that Harry cared about them. Even though he had no idea what to do, he knew one person who would. Harry had owled Dumbledore the previous evening, and he and Ginny were to meet the headmaster after breakfast. As Harry turned to face Ginny, he saw that she was already awake.

"Good morning Harry." Ginny handed him his glasses, "You didn't get any sleep did you?"

Harry smiled. Ginny had always been perceptive of his feelings and moods. "Not much, but I can catch up later. We have a meeting in Professor Dumbledore's office after breakfast."

Ginny blanched. "Actually Harry, why don't you go eat breakfast and I'll stay here and get ready. Eating doesn't sound very good right now."

"Are you alright? Is there anything I can do?" What more could possibly be going wrong now?

Ginny laughed. "Harry, don't worry. It's just morning sickness, it will end eventually."

Harry blushed slightly. Of course it's just morning sickness, honestly, how thick am I?

Ginny glanced at her watch. "If you don't hurry down there, I'll be done before you are!"

Harry grinned. "Well that would be a first, wouldn't it?" He ducked out of the door as a shoe was thrown at him. As Harry walked out of the common room the gravity of the situation struck him unexpectedly. Harry thought about skipping breakfast and trying to get Dumbledore to meet him immediately. Then again, maybe not. I wouldn't want to test Ginny's hormones again this early in the morning. Snape glared at Harry maliciously as they passed each other in the hallway. If you only knew what I'd done you would actually have a reason to glare at me, Harry thought gloomily. As he entered the Great Hall, Harry was greeted by several seventh year Gryffindors.

Colin Creevey saw Harry and immediately came over. "Hi Harry! What are you doing here? Don't tell me you failed your N.E.W.T.S?"

"No Colin, I um, am just here to talk to Dumbledore and see Ginny a bit," Harry replied nervously.

Colin smirked. "It's only our first week back Harry; you must be missing her a lot."

"Yeah that must be it," Harry said distractedly as he picked at his bacon and read The Daily Prophet. Harry looked around the Great Hall, watching the students chatting unconcernedly as they ate their food. Harry sighed. I'd give anything to be one of them right now. Harry's thoughts were interrupted as he felt a sharp poke to his arm.

"Let's go Harry, the sooner we talk to Dumbledore, the sooner we can figure out a plan," Ginny said, poking him again for good measure.

"Right then, we'd better be going," Harry grumbled, rubbing his arm. "See you later Colin."

"Bye Harry! Hey, if you still have any of your old NEWT reviews or anything I coul—

Colin was cut off as a mass of bodies separated him from Harry and Ginny.

Harry looked relived. "I thought I would never get rid of him."

Ginny glared. "Oh be nice Harry, Colin just wants to be your friend."

"Whatever," Harry sighed as they came up to the stone gargoyle. "Ice Mice!"

As the stairs wound themselves up towards Dumbledore's office, Harry's stomach clenched. How was he going to explain this to Dumbledore? He had unwittingly given Voldemort a new means of getting to Harry. As the stairs' movement ended, the large door to the office opened up and Albus Dumbledore was seen smiling at the couple.

"Good morning Mr. Potter, Ms. Weasley! What can I do for you this morning?"

Harry's feeling of sickness became more prominent as he and Ginny sat down in the chairs facing Dumbledore. "Well, you see, Professor—

"Please Harry, call me Albus. After all, I am not your teacher any longer now that you have graduated and grown up."

Harry felt his face heat up uncomfortably. "Alright, Albus....It's just that, well, (Harry's face reddened even more) Ginny and I have been together for a while now, and we have been active, I mean, intimate, and we thought we took the right precautions, but, well, how do I say it? Because of our...actions—

Ginny cut Harry off impatiently. "Professor, I'm pregnant. Harry and I used protective magic, but apparently it failed."

Dumbledore's eyes, which had been alight at Harry's obvious difficulty of speaking about his relationship, now faded a little. "Well, this is serious indeed. How many people have you told?"

Harry straightened up. "Nobody except ourselves, of course."

Dumbledore sighed. "Well, we can't let any more people than necessary learn that the child is yours Harry. It's too dangerous. I assume that is why you have come to me?"

"Yes," Harry replied. "What will we have to do? I don't want either of them at risk from Voldemort or his Death Eaters."

Dumbledore was silent a minute before speaking. "Grimmauld Place is empty currently, is that correct Harry?"

"Yes," Harry said, confused.

"Good. Be there in half an hour, and we will hold an Order meeting. However, it will be exclusive to only a few people, and will remain unofficial. I will see you there." With that Dumbledore ushered them out of his office and back on to the revolving steps.

"What was all of that about?" Ginny asked.

"I have no idea, I guess we should go ahead and apparate there."

"Alright, we'll just have to get outside of the school grounds first," Ginny said, walking quickly towards the main entrance.

As Harry apparated to his house he couldn't get rid of the ominous feeling in his mind.

A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed; I appreciate your input very much!!