Chapter One
'Oh.' There was a stunned silence.
'Congratulations Mrs Potter,' continued the muggle doctor, deliberately avoiding his patient's obvious shock. He had dealt with many similar situations over the years and he felt the best option was to pretend that nothing was wrong, that a pregnancy could only bring joy and contentment.
'When is it due?' The girl sitting opposite him had gone very pale and become distracted. Not the person who had confidently strode into his office two minutes previously.
'The due date itself is August 13th but babies have a strong tendency to never arrive on the day they are expected. Depending on a variety of factors you should expect to go into labour from almost any date before hand and up to two weeks afterwards. That is,' he consulted his calendar 'August 27th.'
Still the girl said nothing. The Doctor continued, 'As your pregnancy has been discovered slightly later than many these days I will book you in for a scan at the hospital in the next week or so.'
This statement seemed to bring the red-headed girl to her senses again. 'Right, yes, that's fine, thank-you.' She got up to go. 'You will notify me when I need to go to the hospital won't you?' The Doctor nodded and smiled. It was his look of encouragement that upset her the most. How could he even begin to imagine the problems that she was now going to have to face.
'Pregnancy is one of lives most exciting times. You grown into it. I wish I could give more people the news I have just given you.' In this statement, Ginny detected a warning.
'Thank-you again Doctor, you've been a great support'. She walked swiftly out of the office and out of the medical centre. She kept walking not even aware of where she going, there were far more pressing matters than her destination.