Disclaimer: These are getting just useless so here we go: For the rest of this 'story', nothing I 'write' is mine, ok?

A/N: Hello, again! I'm sorry…last chapter was rather short so I am going to cough try cough to make this one LONG! Oh, and have any of ya'll noticed, but like five chapters all take place during one day! That's just crazy so this one's gonna end that 'day'.

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Chapter 17

What's a guy/girl to do?

By the time Harry and Ginny had reached to top of the stairs, Harry was almost completely filled in on the Ron and Hermione situation.

"So, let me just get this straight….Hermione Granger…Hermione Good Girl Granger, is pregnant out of…what was the word?"

"Wedlock…you know the thing we just did…" Ginny supplied.

"Right. Wedlock. Ok, so Hermione is pregnant out of wedlock with Ron's baby?"

"Uh huh. And it was not looking to pretty on the Ron and Hermione front."

"Well, I—"

But Ginny never found out exactly what Harry was going to say because at that moment, the door to her room was opened rather viciously and Ron stormed out.

"Fine! Fine! Go off and…and be…be a scarlet woman if you want! Hey, why don't you go and marry Krum, huh? I won't stop you, 'Mione, so this is your last chance!" Ron yelled at the door that was now shut.

Rather violent shouting came from the other side, but since Ron was yelling back, it was hard for Harry and Ginny to understand what was said. They simply stood there in the hall looking stunned. Ron turned to look at them.

"I thought it was the right thing to do!" He said exasperatedly before turning and storming up more stairs to his room.

Ginny looked at Harry.

"I'll take Hermione, you take Ron."
"Erm…ok." Harry said and started to walk up the stairs.

"Oh! Harry, it might be a long night, so…if I don't see you tonight, I love you, and happy wedding, darling." Ginny said grinning.

"Happy wedding? Oh yeah, this is exactly what I was expecting to happen on my wedding day."

Ginny smiled before disappearing behind Hermione's door.

Harry sighed and walked up the stairs and opened Ron's door.

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Harry walked into Ron's bedroom to find his best friend sitting on his bed looking thoroughly put-out.

"So….a baby, huh?" Harry said sitting down across from Ron.

"Yeah…a baby…my baby…our baby. And, do you know what she just told me?" Ron said looking up at Harry.

"Erm…no. Enlighten me, please."

"We sat down and she kinda was feeling like the baby was a major life changing thing, which," Ron backtracked quickly at the look on Harry's face, "it is! It's completely life changing! But…see, she was making it out to be something that would completely ruin her life! So, I thought I was doing to the right thing, see, so I asked her to marry me."

"What?" Harry looked up rather quickly, his head was spinning.

"Yeah! I did the whole, 'down on one knee, romantic crap proposal' thing, and d'you know what she said to me? She said, 'Get up, Ron. I'm not marrying you.' I mean, talk about a major blow to the old ego! She seemed to think that marrying me was wrong, because apparently, apparently I'm…what was it…oh yeah…apparently, I'm 'only asking her because I don't want to be ashamed in the face of society and feel guilty because there's going to be a child somewhere that I fathered that will probably think ill of me'. Well, yeah, I mean, I was kinda following those lines, but that's not the only reason I asked her! To tell you the truth, mate, I've had a ring ready for ages, just waiting for the right time, but apparently, this wasn't it! I mean…what's a guy to do?"

Ron took a deep breath and looked at Harry expectantly.

Harry was looking rather alarmed at being asked this question.

"Well…I dunno mate…my girlfriend actually said yes when I asked her." Harry started laughing, but his laughter died quickly at the look on Ron's face.

"It was just a bit of humor…erm…tell you what, let's just let Ginny work with Hermione and see what happens, okay?"

Ron said nothing, but nodded glumly and hid his face in his pillow.

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Ginny's room…

"Hermione, what happened?" Ginny asked as she sat down beside her sobbing friend.

"Your brother—your brother had the nerve t-to ask me if—if I wanted an abortion!" Hermione wailed.

"Oh, he didn't! Ron!" Ginny was aghast.

"And—and then he t-tried to act all s-sweet and loving and asked me t-to marry him!"

Ginny raised her eyebrows.

"Um, 'Mione, most girls…when the father of their child asked them to marry them, I don't think they would be upset…"

"Ginny, don't you see! He only asked me because I'm pregnant!"

"Um…so?"

"So?" Hermione raised her head to stare at her friend in disbelief, "So, he didn't ask me because he wants to marry me, he asked me because he feels like he has to marry me! He can't face the fact that he is going to have to face society as an unwed father!"

Ginny gaped open mouthed at Hermione.

"Um, darling, have you taken any potions yet?" Ginny asked.

"No, why?" Hermione asked curiously.

"BECAUSE YOU"RE ACTING LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT! RON LOVES YOU, OK? HE LOVES YOU! HE'S HAD A RING READY FOR WEEKS, JUST WAITING TO ASK YOU! THE POOR THING HAS TO BE CRUSHED!" Ginny screamed.

Hermione cringed at Ginny's words.

"He's…he's had a ring ready for weeks?" She whispered timidly.

"Yes. I saw him buying it." Ginny said bluntly.

"I—oh my god what have I done! He's furious with me! But…I can't marry him! I just can't, Ginny! All my life I'll feel like he just married me for our baby! Oh, Ginny just put yourself in my situation…what's a girl to do?"

Ginny sat very quietly for a moment.

"I—I can't give you an answer, Hermione. Harry is the only one I love, and he loves me and…I just can't imagine me in your shoes…just…go with your gut."

Hermione sighed.

"That's really all I can do, isn't it?" She smiled sadly.

"Yes, it is. Now, let's go down to the party. And smile for Merlin's sake! It's a party!"

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Hermione and Ron successfully managed to avoid seeing one another on the stairwell but they weren't so lucky once they were both downstairs. In the interest of her unborn grandchild, Molly Weasley continued to push them together during the party, and Harry and Ginny would have to rescue them. Under the influence of butterbeer however, this was not easily accomplished. It also didn't help that Harry and Ginny were the center of attention, therefore making it incredibly hard for them to rush off and help their feuding friends. While shaking hands with Mad-Eye Moody, Ginny saw Ron gesturing forcefully at Hermione who was getting red in the face.

"Erm…excuse us, Mad-Eye." Harry said, for he too had seen this taking place.

As Harry and Ginny got closer to Ron and Hermione they noticed that people were backing out of their way forming a circle around the fighting couple. By now, shouting had incurred.

"HERMIONE, DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT I ASKED YOU TO MARRY ME BECAUSE I LOVE YOU?" Ron shouted angrily.

"No, Ronald it didn't, okay? The ONLY reason you asked me is because of THIS BABY!" Hermione screamed.

Suddenly, the room grew very quiet and everyone was watching Ron and Hermione. It was at that moment that Hermione realized what she'd just let slip. Bursting into tears, the distraught girl ran out of the room with Ron chasing after her. Much to Mrs. Weasley's dismay, that seemed to be the cue for everyone to leave. Soon, the only people left were Mr. Weasley, his upset wife, Harry, and Ginny. Percy had gone to work, Bill had left with Fleur, the twins went back to their flat above their shop, and Charlie was out with a 'friend'.

"Arthur, this house has gotten entirely too empty." She said sadly, sitting down to her knitting.

Mr. Weasley's eyes seemed to grow tired.

"You've noticed it, too? I feel quite old, you know, watching all of our children run off to their own homes."

Mrs. Weasley smiled.

"Well, at least little Ronnie and Ginny, and Harry and Hermione of course, are still with us."

Harry shifted nervously.

"Um…actually Mrs. Weasley…I've sort of…gotten us a—a house."

Ginny looked up quickly, a smile spreading over her face.

"Honestly? A house of our own?" She asked excitedly.

"If you want it, but if you don't that's fine." He said hurriedly.

"Of course I want it! Oh, can we go to it now? Please?" Ginny said, not noticing her mother's face.

"If you want." Harry said pulling out his wand.

As her two 'children' disappeared, Mrs. Weasley sighed and looked out of the window, noticing that her youngest son was unsuccessfully trying to talk to his former girlfriend.

"Do you think they'll make up?" She asked worriedly.

Mr. Weasley sighed.

"All in good time, Molly….all in good time."

Later that night however, even after everyone had gone to bed, Mrs. Weasley couldn't help but notice that her youngest son came in alone.

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A/N: Another kind of short one, I know. Sorry! Gosh I got super sappy at the end and felt like I had to end it really quickly. But at least I ended the 'everlasting' day! Review and tell me if ya'll liked it, and if ya'll have any ideas that ya'll would like to see in this story, please tell me, I really won't mind. Kat