The news about the "Malfoy/Granger baby" spread like wildfire through Hogwarts. It seemed like all the students knew now. Everyone had made up stories about what had really happened. It was no use explaining the true story. Of course, not long after that spread people found out about Ginny too and those rumors also spread quickly. All kinds of Malfoy/Granger/Weasley stories had started to crop up.

On the following Friday from the day Snape let the news loose, people were still talking.

Harry, Ron, Ginny and Hermione all went down to the Great Hall for breakfast on Friday. People stared and whispered at Ginny and Hermione.

"That's them." One girl said.

"Can you believe that Malfoy had anything to do with that mudblood?" said a Slytherin girl.

Hermione and Ginny ignored the comments and sat down at he Gryffindor table, flanked by Harry and Ron.

Shortly after they had arrived the mail came. Dozens of owls swooped into the Great Hall carrying the mail. One dropped a copy of the Daily Prophet in front of Hermione. She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the front page. It had a picture of her and Malfoy and a headline the read:

TWO OF HOGWARTS BEST EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED

"I don't believe this!" Hermione exclaimed in outrage.

Ginny, Harry and Ron leaned in as Hermione read the article.

"It has been confirmed that two of Hogwarts best students, Mr. Draco Malfoy and Miss Hermione Granger, are expecting a baby.

"This is shocking news." says Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father.

It has been reported to have been a rape, but Lucius disagrees.

"If my son got any girl pregnant it was NOT by rape. There has to be blame on both sides. After all it does take two to create a child."

Maybe Hogwarts should add sex-education to their curriculum, because Draco Malfoy is not only the expecting father to one baby, but also Miss Ginny Weasley, daughter of Arthur Weasley who works at the Ministry of Magic, is having his child as well.

All three students will finish their year at Hogwarts and both children are due in July.

"This can't be happening!" Hermione exclaimed.

"If mum sees this my life is over." Ginny cried.

"It's alright Ginny." Harry said.

Then an owl flew passed their table, dropping a smoking red envelope in front of Ginny.

Nobody moved. It was a howler. Frightened, Ginny picked it up.

Immediately, Mrs. Weasley's voice bellowed over the Great Hall. Ron, Harry and Hermione covered their ears.

"Ginny Weasley! What do you think you've been doing! If it is true, what I read in the Daily Prophet, if you lied and told your father and I that you were raped when you weren't, I will have your hind!"

The envelope turned to face Hermione.

"The same goes for you Hermione Granger!"

The envelope fell to the table, burst into flames and turned to ashes.

Ginny was very red faced and she had tears in her eyes. Everyone was silent in the Great Hall. They all knew how dreadful and embarrassing it was to receive a howler. After the shock of it all wore off, everyone started talking again.

"Look Ginny, I'll write to your mum and explain the whole story again, okay?" Harry said kindly. Ginny nodded and wiped the tears away from her eyes.