A/N: Hey guys, so I got a couple flames on my last chapter, but that's understandable. Just to let you guys know, that happened to one of my friends as well, so that's why it was so difficult to write. Oh, a couple people mentioned that the last chapter was 'overdramatic.' How can you over-dramatize a MISCARRIAGE? Seriously, come on. Think of something better than that, flamers. Anyway, I hope this chapter cheers you up some. Much love.

Chapter 26

Girl's Night…In.

A WEEK LATER

"Ginny? Where are you going this time?" Harry asked as Ginny once again left his side and got out of bed.

"To have a girl's day with Hermione." Was Ginny's short reply.

"Uh, Gin? Are you sure that's such a good idea?" Harry asked softly.

"It's a lovely idea." Ginny snapped, getting dressed.

"But, she's in the hospital."

"So? You can still have fun if you put your mind in a different place." She said, throwing her long hair up into a ponytail.

"Well I suppose that's true. Uhm, well, I hope you two have fun." Harry said, sitting up and throwing his legs over the side of the bed. "Should I have Ron come hang out here?"

"Sure." Ginny replied brusquely. Harry fingered the bedspread.

"Hun? I know you hate this question, but are you okay?" Ginny sighed and leaned on her vanity, her head bowed.

"Just uptight is all." She replied, straightening up and finishing her makeup.

"Okay. I guess I'll see you later then?" Ginny nodded as she grabbed her purse and a large duffel bag. "Okay. I love you." Harry said in a small voice. When Ginny turned, Harry was surprised to see her eyes welled up with tears.

"Oh Harry, I love you too." She said, crossing over to him. He reached out and took her hands, pulling her to stand between his legs. "Don't sound so apologetic just because I'm having a bad day." She gave him a soft smile.

"It's only nine in the morning. It will get better." Harry returned the smile and pulled her down into a soft kiss.

"I hope so. I'm not entirely sure when I'll be back. I'll either owl or floo you when I know." Ginny told him, stepping away to slip on her shoes.

"You don't have to. I know you'll be fine."

"It's okay Harry, I will anyway." She smiled, wiped the tears out of the corners of her eyes, and kissed him again. "Love you."

"I love you." Harry replied and watched as Ginny disappeared. He sighed, stood up and pulled his flannel pants over his boxers, then went to floo Ron.

"Hi Ginny." Ron said to his sister as he passed her in the halls of St. Mungos.

"Hey Ron. How's Hermy?"

"Well, dying to see you." Ron offered up a smile.

"You going over to our house?"

"Yeah, Harry flooed me and asked me to. Whatcha got?" He asked, indicating the duffel on her shoulder.

"Just girl stuff. So I'll see you later then?"

"See you, sis." Ron gave her a hug, which she returned before they both went their opposite way again.

Ginny stood outside Hermione's door, trying to collect herself, before plastering a broad smile to her face and knocking.

"Come in!" Hermione called. Ginny was pleased to hear she didn't sound that bad today. Ginny opened the door and went inside. Once she saw Hermione, her smile turned into a more genuine one.

"Hey dollface. What's up?" She asked, putting her stuff in a chair and plopping down on the end of her friend's bed.

"Not much. This awful ceiling that I've been staring at for about, I don't know, five hours." Hermione said, smiling to indicate she was kidding. Ginny noted the smile didn't even come close to her eyes, which normally such a soft cheery brown, looked empty, black and sad.

"Oh. Well I have something else for you to stare at today." Ginny replied.

"Oh really? What might that be?" Hermione asked, genuinely interested. Ginny smiled, got up and went over to her duffle bag. She pulled something out and Hermione gasped. "A DVD player?" She gave a small laugh, which made Ginny laugh as well.

"But of course. I thought we might have a girl's day. If you have to be here instead of home, we might as well make the best of it." She connected the DVD player to the TV with directions from Hermione. "Okay, I think I did it right. Now, I have about a gazillion movies, so pick one." Ginny sat on the bed with a stack of movies in her lap. She started calling out names of them, then handing the cases to Hermione.

"How about this one first?" Hermione suggested, holding up one.

"Ah, I haven't even seen it yet."

"Me either." Hermione handed 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' over to Ginny and she put it in, grabbing the remote.

"Budge over." Ginny said, poking her friend playfully. Hermione smiled slightly and shifted over to where Ginny could lay next to her. "Oh, and due to the outrageous food they're giving you here, I brought goodies." Ginny pulled another, smaller bag out of the duffel onto her stomach and opened it.

"CHOCOLATE!" Hermione cried, snatching a Honeyduke's Chocolate Bar from the bag. Ginny looked at her in surprise. "Do you have any idea how long it has been since I've even got a whiff of chocolate?" Hermione said, ripping off the wrapper and taking a bite.

"I can only imagine." Ginny laughed, taking out a bar of chocolate for herself before settling the bag between them and starting the movie.

"Ginny?" Harry asked, knocking on Hermione's door. It had gotten to be midnight with no word from Ginny, so naturally, Harry was a little worried. He could hear some kind of music coming from inside, but couldn't hear anything else, so he pushed the door open slightly, and when nobody shrieked at him to get out, stepped into the room. He looked at the bed to see Hermione and Ginny curled up, candy wrappers everywhere.

"Ron. Ron, look." He whispered towards the hallway. Ron came in warily after him. He was afraid he'd walk in on them talking about something "embarrassing" so he had made Harry go first. He looked around his friend and saw the two girls, fast asleep, the menu screen for a movie still on the TV.

"Should we wake them?" Ron whispered. Harry shook his head.

"Well just clean some stuff up, turn off the TV and lights and leave. Come on." Harry walked fully into the room and started carefully plucking wrappers off the girls. He couldn't possibly get the plastic bag which they seemed to be protecting fiercely, even in their sleep from between them, so he just threw the wrappers in the trashcan as Ron put all the movies which had been strewn everywhere back into the duffel bag.

Harry popped the movie out, put it in its case, then tossed it to Ron. He turned off the TV. He and Ron both kissed Hermione and Ginny on the foreheads, then crept quietly out of the room, Ron flipping the light off before he shut the door. They both listened at the door until they were satisfied the girls hadn't been faking, then both headed to the apparition ward.

Within the dark room a suppressed snort sounded, followed by another. Someone giggled, and a different giggle followed. Soon the room was practically shaking with laughter from the two girls in the bed. They died down into chuckles, then giggles, random snorts, and finally silence. Happy silence, though. The kind of silence in which you can tell someone is smiling broadly.

"That was fantastic." Hermione whispered.

"I know! That was priceless. They really thought we were asleep."

"If we had been I would've woken up. They made a bloody ruckus."

"Hah! I know! And they probably thought they were being extremely quiet."

"I bet they were on the other side of the door for a minute before deciding we really were asleep." Hermione chuckled.

"Yeah, probably." Ginny laughed. They both lay in the dark, completely quiet for a few minutes. Ginny realized this and decided she should speak before Hermione's thoughts got to deep. Right as she opened her mouth, Hermione spoke.

"Thank you, Ginny."

"Whatever for?" Ginny asked in surprise.

"Just for being there for me. I had a lot of fun today." Hermione said softly.

"You're welcome. I had fun too. It was great when we laughed and had girly time."

"Do you think I'm a horrible person, Ginny?" Hermione asked feebly.

"What? Of course not, Mione! You're one of the greatest people I know!" Ginny replied truthfully.

"I think I'm a horrible person. I do. I had so much fun today, I really did, and I felt so…so guilty. I mean I would forget all about everything sometimes today, and then I would feel awful." Hermione sighed shakily.

"I can't say I know how you feel, but I do know what you mean. I have never lost anybody as close to me as you have, and I can't possibly imagine the pain, but I want you to know that I'm here for you. Hell, me, Ron, Harry, your parents, my parents, my family, our friends. We all love you and we don't want you to feel like you have to be miserable.

"Of course you will still feel miserable, but remember, it's okay to be happy sometimes. I couldn't ever imagine what's going on in your mind, but if you let us help. Just, let us all have fun once in a while. You know, that baby is counting smiles. Every time you smile, the baby says 'hey! My mummy smiled! How many is that? Four?'" Hermione gave a shaky laugh. "Five! Five smiles!" Ginny joked.

"Thanks Ginny. That really means a lot." Hermione sniffled.

"Anytime you need to talk. About anything. What to cook for dinner, or when Ron is being a prat, you know you have me. I'll always be here for you, dollface."

"You're a really great friend you know."

"Well, so are you. Cause if you weren't. I sure as hell wouldn't be here."

"And I sure as hell wouldn't want you here." Ginny tsked. "What?" Hermione said, a smile in her voice.

"Ron has rubbed off on you so much, and you don't even realize it." Hermione snorted.

"What do you mean?"

"Hermione, two years ago, you'd be damned if you even thought a curse word."

"Oh…well…point taken."

A/N: I thought that was an okay place to leave off. I'm dying to watch Beetlejuice, for like, the millionth time, but yeah. This chapter was mainly Ginny cheering Mione up some and helping her recover. Obviously. But anyways. Yeah, I hope you guys liked and I hope you review. Guys if you get me to 900 I will probably cry with happiness. I was ecstatic at 700. I may hyperventilate or faint or something. Hell I may go into a coma if I get 1000 one day. Anyway, you guys rock and I hope you'll push the button! Much much and more love.