Title: Hermione's Helping Hand

Gryffindor Vs. Ravenclaw

The match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff took place two days after the start-of-term. Gryffindor won, though only by ten points. This worried Harry and the others, who knew that Hufflepuff had a good, lead due to the new Head. All three of them worked hard on all the extra work that their Professors had given them, and Hermione, thanks to the enchanted robes, and the fact that Draco was still not around (his classes were filled by Remus), life was good.

However, John's words came back to her, and she knew that soon her and her husband would have to find not only names for them, but also godparents. Hermione knew that nothing bad would happen to them, but she just wanted them to have the same thing that Harry had at one time.

" I don't know why your worried about the whole godparent thing," Severus said, when Hermione told her what they had to be working on.

"I know, but I want to have it out-of-the way."

" Whatever you say, dear," Severus said.

Hermione let out a small intake of air, and then got started on her plans.

The next morning Hermione caught sight of the Gryffindors practicing for their match against Ravenclaw. Hermione knew for a fact that the Slytherins, who were playing against Hufflepuff due to both their loses, couldn't get permission to practice do to the fact that their Head wasn't around. Most people had started to believe that Draco had fallen under the curse of the job, like so many others. Hermione figured that he just didn't want to be around people anymore.

She turned her attention back to the castle and headed down the long corridor to her favorite haunt, the library. However she didn't get that far. Luna had come rushing over, looking very upset.

" What's wrong?" Hermione asked.

" I went to see Madam Pomfrey, because I'm still ill, and she says that I'm pregnant."

Hermione stared.

" What!"

Luna nodded.

" I don't know what to do?"

Hermione also didn't know what to do. She didn't think that Luna and Ron's relationship had gotten as far as the physical. And she told Luna this.

" I know, but I thought that he had use a charm to keep me from getting pregnant. He told me that he had."

Hermione snorted. Ron wouldn't know that charm if his life depended on it.

" What should I do?"

Hermione sighed, figuring that her day had officially gotten bad.

" Look, I'll tell Ron and ask him several questions," Hermione said. " Then I'll get to the bottom of it."

" Well it better be soon, because Madam Pomfrey is sending Mrs. Weasley a letter, telling her."

Hermione groaned, her day had just gotten worse.

" I promise that I will."

And she hurried as fast as her swollen legs could take her.

Hermione arrived at the pitch, just as Harry was telling the team that they were practicing a new move. Hermione pulled out her wand and soon her voice boomed across the stadium. The entire team turned and looked at her.

" I really need to see Ron," she told Harry.

" Why?"

Hermione rolled her eyes.

" Trust me, you'll find out soon enough."

" So what's going on?" Ron asked, when they were outside the pitch.

Hermione told him what Luna had told her and when she got to the part that she was pregnant, his face went white. Hermione knew that he wasn't prepared for something like this, heck; she wasn't prepared for something like this.

" And she's saying that I'm the father."

Hermione nodded.

" Well, I'm not!" Ron said. " Charlie warned me that women lie about being pregnant so that they can get married to the dumb fool."

Hermione at once got mad.

" Ron, I don't think she's lying," she told him. " I think that Luna is pregnant."

Ron huffed at that.

" Well I don't believe it and you can tell her that," he said.

Then he went back inside the pitch.

" Well, I never!" she muttered.

And turned and returned to the school.

Three days later, Mrs. Weasley sent the Howler to Ron. Hermione had warned Harry that it would be in the post and so both weren't present when Ron got his ears chewed off. By the time that Howler was done, everyone knew that Ron and Luna were going out, and that Ron was the father of Luna's baby. Mr. Weasley had sent a letter telling Ron that he was going to marry Luna, to protect the family honor, as he called it.

" But I don't want to marry her," Ron said.

" Well, your going to have to," Harry told him. " Unless you want to never return home."

Ron blanched at those words.

" I do feel sorry for poor Ron," Hermione said to Severus, after dinner.

" Why?"

" Because it happened and I feel like something just isn't right about all this."

Severus looked at her.

" What do you mean?"

Hermione shrugged her shoulders.

" I don't know, I just have this feeling."

February came around and the Gryffindors had their match against Ravenclaw. Slytherin had won and so the Gryffindors, if they won this match, would have to face them, if they should beat Ravenclaw as well. Hermione and Severus did attend this one so that Hermione could show support for Ron in his time of trouble. However, the Slytherins made if very hard for Ron to even protect the posts, but Harry caught the Snitch, and that's all that mattered.