Hermione didn't know if she was relieved or not when she entered the room she was sharing with Ginny and saw her sitting on her bed reading, but she was pretty sure that if Ginny wasn't there she would have lost her nerve. Time to rip-off the bandaid. But before Hermione could figure out where to start Ginny waved her wand and cast a muffliato and said "Hey Hermione where have you been, Harry and Ron are off having some guy time with George, I thought we could hang, you have been very sick lately I am worried about you I know you all went through a lot and most of what you guys had to deal with probably hasn't fully registered. I know Harry has talked to me a few times about things that just randomly come back to him and he feels like he wants to just fall over a weep. I want you to know I am here for you if you need someone to talk to. You have not been yourself since the war, I know that we lost many loved ones and are processing everything, but I can tell there is something more going on, I'm just not sure what. No pressure, but I muffliatoed the room so we would have privacy if you want to talk, if your not ready yet I understand, just make sure you let me know when you are, anytime, anyplace."
Hermione was flabbergasted and touched that Ginny cared so much for her that she seemed to sense that Hermione needed her now of all times. She stood stunned for a minute trying to process where to start when she suddenly heard the words "I'm Pregnant" slip out of her own mouth without conscious thought. She put her hands over her mouth half in an attempt to reclaim the spoken words as well as to prevent anything else from slipping out unaware.
Ginny stared at her in shock for a minute then scrambled off the bed ant ran to hug Hermione. "I am going to kill Ron" she joked as she hugged her friend.
"It's not Ron's" Hermione heard herself choke out without permission again as she was being squeezed by her friend. She immediately felt Ginny's arms fall off her.
"What do you mean, who's is it?" Ginny questioned trying not to sound too judgemental and reminding herself that Hermione is her friend. As she was trying to think of who it could possibly be a horrible thought entered her mind. "It's not Harry's is it?" she asked before even thinking it through.
That question got Hermione's brain working again. "What! No way, Ginny, Harry loves you and is loyal to a fault, he would never do that to you. Not to mention that it would be like sleeping with my brother."
Ginny relaxed "I am so sorry, Hermione. I know neither you or he would ever, my mouth just acted before my brain could catch up."
"I know the feeling" Hermione replied trying to lighten the mood a bit.
"Hermione, what is going on, I know you are not the type to sleep around, which is why I thought maybe Harry, I know that Ron left you two alone and thought maybe things changed between you, if not Harry or Ron who? I can not think of any other guy that you are close enough to to even entertain the idea of sleeping with them." Ginny asked trying to push the story along as her curiosity was killing her.
Hermione took a deep breath "It happened when we were at Malfoy Manor" Hermione started. Ginny looked confused. "Bellatrix was torturing me to try and find out how we got the sword of Gryffindor, she thought it was in her vault at Gringotts but that one was a fake. When the cruciatus wasn't getting her any results she decided to try to emotional torture instead."
Ginny gasped realizing what Hermione was trying to tell her. "No Hermione. NO! Where were Harry and Ron, Harry has told me about that night a few times he still has nightmares about it, he blames himself for you getting hurt, but he never mentioned anything about r-r-rape." Ginny now had tears pouring down her cheeks and had returned to hugging Hermione.
"They don't know, I didn't want anyone to know, I wanted to pretend it never happened, but obviously with the baby that can't happen anymore."
"God Hermione, how have you been keeping this all to yourself, I would have gone mad. Do you know who the father is" Ginny asked delicately.
Hermione released herself from the hug and wrapped her arms around herself as if to protect herself from the memory. She nodded and sat on the bed unable to keep herself up anymore as the nightmare was replaying in her mind. Ginny came and sat beside her and put her arm around her shoulders. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but your safe here. I swear I will do everything in my power to protect you from the monster."
Hermione took a stuttering breath "Bellatrix said that I presented the perfect opportunity for Draco to reaffirm himself in the eyes of the Dark Lord because he failed to kill Dumbledore, he needed to prove that he was not weak to help the family reclaim their standing in Voldermort's court."
"I will kill that ferret, and to think I was so proud of Harry for saving that scum, he should have let him burn, he is going to hate himself for that as well when he finds out." Ginny said.
"I don't want to hurt Harry, that is one of the main reasons I didn't want to say anything, I know he will blame himself for everything, he always does, promise me you will help me kick his ass if he does."
"Of course, I will help him through all this just like I will for you and my little niece of nephew." Hermione spun around to look Ginny in the eye clearly surprised. Ginny misunderstanding Hermione's action questioned "are you not going to keep the baby, I will understand if that is your choice, sorry for assuming."
"No I am going to keep it, I thought about abortion to be truthful but the baby is part me and it didn't seem right to punish it for it's father's crime. I was just surprised that you called the baby your niece or nephew, this is going to hurt Ron and everyone so much I wouldn't blame them if they hate me."
"I will never let that happen. This is not your fault Hermione, and if that idiot brother of mine has half a brain he will not let this come between you. My family will never abandon you even if he does, of that I would bet my life on. You are like the sister I never had and even if you don't end up becoming one through marriage I will always think of you as such"
Hermione now had tears of joy in her eyes but pushed forward "I know keeping the baby will be difficult, Draco can never find out, can you imagine what he would do to the baby if he found out his precious pure-blood line had been sullied. How am I going to keep the baby safe? I thought about telling everyone that I just got drunk at a muggle bar or something, that would save Harry and Ron from knowing the truth at least. But Draco would add up the dates if he heard about it." Hermione explained.
"So you would rather have them hate you than know the truth, come on Hermione you are suppose to be the smartest witch of the age. I and everyone else, I am sure, will not let anything happen to you or the baby. Maybe you should come forward and have Draco locked up."
"No, I thought of that but then it would be public record, I don't want my baby to grow up with the stigma of being a rapist's child. Plus even if he was locked up he could send people after us."
"Your right, listen I know that this was hard and I don't want you to have to relive this over and over but I really think we should talk to mom before we talk to anyone else, she will know what to do." Ginny said.
Hermione nodded. "I just don't want her to hate me."
"You need to have more faith in your family Hermione. Lunch is probably ready lets go you are eating for two now we will talk to mom after lunch, but I will be there by your side, I promise, through everything, I will even hold your hand through labour if you want me to." Ginny vowed.
"Uugh, please don't bring that up yet, one thing at a time."