Hermione sighed as she and Remus walked out of her office. It was as if as soon as the door opened the two boys looked over. Harry looked as if he was trying to stay calm and come up with some rational reason for what he had just witnessed, where as Ron looked as if he was going to attempt to kill Remus with his bare hands if given the opportunity.
"Um, guys we need to talk," Hermione said to them, looking at her two friends.
"Yeah, we do," Ron said nodding. "So, can you two explain yourself? I mean, Hermione! Lupin really? Is that why you told me you wouldn't go on that date with me last weekend?" he asked her.
"Um, yeah," she said rather quietly, looking down at her feet now. "Ron, I'm really sorry. You too Harry. I didn't mean to keep this a secret from you, but I had to. You have to understand that."
Harry just nodded. "Hermione, you should know that you can tell us anything. Even if you had told us, we wouldn't have told on you. Both you and Lupin mean a lot to us," he said to her. Ron just let out a snort, not saying anything more.
Hermione shook her head. "No, that's not it," she said tearing up slightly.
"What?" Ron asked her. "You have more to tell us other than you're sleeping with Lupin?" he asked. "Maybe that's why you have top marks. Tell us, slept with any of the other staff lately?" he asked coolly as he looked at her with an icy glare.
Hermione just looked hurt and pushed Remus off of her and ran out of the room crying. Both Remus and Harry looked over at Ron.
"Way to go mate," Harry said to him. "Did you really have to go and say something that stupid?"
"What? I'm not the one-"
"Not the one what Ron?" Remus asked cutting him off. "I think you could have at least given her the decency to explain this all before shooting your mouth off like that," he said crossing his arms and just looking at him.
"Yeah, well, I think you should have the decency not to date someone who's your student," Ron snapped back at him. "Let alone sleeping with her."
Remus sighed and looked at him. "You don't even understand it. It's more than that with her. You know, she used to come in and talk with me while you were off with Lavender and Harry was with Ginny. Did you know that?"
Harry looked over at him. "No, I didn't at least. Ron?"
Ron just looked over at Harry for a brief moment, then at Lupin, then the floor. "No, I didn't," he muttered quietly.
"Well, she did. She was helping me get over dealing with Sirius being gone," Remus said, getting rather quiet at the end of his sentence. Harry looked over at him, having this horrible feeling in his stomach as he heard Remus said Sirius's name. No matter what, it would always hurt when he thought about Sirius being gone.
Harry sighed. "Well, it was a rough time for all of us. I'm sure she knew that you would be having a hard time."
Ron on the other hand was much less sympathetic about the situation. "Yeah, he was playing that he was having a hard time when the whole time he was just getting a hard on," she said keeping his cool tone.
Remus just looked over at Ron, not pleased with his comments. "Mr. Weasley, I would watch your mouth. Even though I am your friend, I am still your professor and demand the respect that goes with the position."
"Well, give me a reason other than that, and perhaps I will give you the respect," Ron said to him. This was a low blow to Remus. He had always thought of Ron, Harry, and Hermione as his friends. But now, now it was all different. "After all, I hardly doubt a man your age sleeping with a girl of eighteen is hardly someone who deserves respect."
Remus put a hand to his head. "Damn it Ron, just…just stop," he said tiredly. "This is getting no where. Now if you don't mind, I am going to go find Hermione. I would tell you to go do it, but I hardly doubt she would be more than thrilled to see your face right now," he said quietly as he headed for the door.
As he left, Harry looked at Ron. "Are you ok?" he asked him.
"Do I look ok Harry?" Ron asked him. "I mean, Hermione is our best friend."
"Exactly," Harry said to him. "And she's also the smartest person we know. She's a big girl Ron; I think she knows what she's doing."
"Yeah," Ron sighed. "But, still."
"Still what?" Harry asked him. "They're our friends. If they're happy the least we could do is be happy for them," he said.
"You just don't get it Harry!" Ron said getting irritated about the whole thing. "You wouldn't get it."
"Don't get what Ron?" Harry asked him.
"I-" he started, but was cut off as Remus came back in, this time with Hermione who clearly had been crying and must only have stopped recently.
Ron looked over at her and sighed. "Hermione, I'm really sorry," he said to her, feeling really bad for making her cry. "I just over reacted."
Hermione simply nodded and sniffed, seeing as her nose was running some from her little bout of crying she had just been through. "Well, then you better sit down for what I else I have to say," she said quietly.
Both Harry and Ron looked at each other, and then did as they were told and took their seats. Remus went and put his hands on Hermione's shoulders, rubbing them gently as he tried to calm her down. Both of her friends could tell something was up.
"Hermione?" Harry asked. "What is it? I just said you could tell us anything," he said.
Hermione nodded. "I know, I know," she said to them. She looked down at her feet, then back up at her two friends, close to the verge of tears again. She wiped her eyes and looked up at them both. "Ron, Harry, I'm…." she paused and took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "I'm pregnant," she said softly.
Both Harry and Ron just stared in silent awe. Hermione just started crying and turned around to give Remus a hug.
He held on to her, rubbing her back comfortingly. "Shh, it's ok," he said to her.
"You knew?" Ron asked.
"Of course I knew," Remus said to him.
"And you're still with her?" Ron asked.
"Of course I am! What kind of question is that?" Remus asked, looking upset at Ron. "I love her and I'm going to be there for her and the baby," he said.
Harry just looked at Ron for a moment, then got up and went over to Hermione. He too gave her a hug. "Well, I'll be here for you too," he said to her. "Just, don't cry."
Hermione smiled slightly and hugged him back. "Thank you Harry."
Ron got up and went over to Hermione. "Um, how far, I mean, how long…" he muttered, trying to find the words.
Hermione let go of Harry and looked at him. "Oh, just over a month," she said. "But, I only just found out a couple of days ago," she whispered.
Ron nodded his head. He looked down at his feet, then went and gave Hermione a hug. "Well, I'll be here for you too," he said quietly to her. "And don't worry, I won't say anything."
"Thank you Ron," Hermione said hugging him back. "Thank you so much."
Ron nodded once more as she let go of him. He then looked over at Remus. "And, I'm sorry for yelling at you. I was just, upset."
"It's alright Ron," Remus said to him.
"I just, I guess I see that you two are really happy together," he said.
"We are, Ron," Hermione nodded as Remus wrapped an arm around her waist. "We really are." Remus smiled and kissed the top of her head gently.
Harry smiled at them. "Well, as long as you two are happy. And if you need anything, you know you can ask us. After all, what are friends for?"
Hermione smiled and went and gave both Harry and Ron a hug, "Thank you guys," she whispered. "You two really are the best friends anyone could ask for."
a/n: Thanks to SailorHecate,lughnasadhfirecat, fadedglory, rhiannon-shaxington, Angelic Bladez, pureangel86, siriusly lupine, Aljinon for leaving me a review. Thanks guys. It was wonderful seeing that people are actually reading the story and liking it. So, keep it up, I love hearing what you have to say. Thanks a lot. - Laura
