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James and Hermione slept on the couch all night. Every couple hours, Hermione would shake, cry, or mumble, and James would whisper that everything was going to be okay.
"What the hell is this?" Ron voice startled them both awake.
James had ended up laying behind Hermione with his arms around her. Hermione, immediately jumped off the couch and straightened her clothes.
"Ron, calm down! It's not what it looks like." she pleaded.
"I sure hope not because seeing my girlfriend sleeping in the arms of another doesn't look good." Ron stated.
Ginny and Harry were standing behind Ron lookin shocked and angry.
"Um...'Mione, I think breakfast should be put on hold for a little while." James inputted rising. "Ron seriously, it was nothing. I wouldn't even think of her like that. It would be like kissing my aunt."
"What?" Ron said.
"Hermione, why don't you go first?" James said.
Hermione nodded, nearly in tears. James grabbed her hand to give it reassuring squeeze, which made Ron cringe.
"Would you guys please have seat?" she sighed.
Harry sat on the arm of a chair while Ginny sat in the chair. Hermione sat on the couch with James next to her. Ron, to James's dismay, sat as far away from Hermione as possible.
"I'm unsure of where to begin, really." Hermione stated looking to James.
"How about the most important part." James stated and glanced at her stomach.
"Okay, well, I'm pregnant." she said.
"What?!" Ginny exclaimed.
"I thought you two were waiting?" Harry questioned.
"We are." Ron stated, the look of disgust on his face deepening.
Hermione closed her eyes and braced herself for the outburst after her next revelation. James once again took her hand.
"It's Malfoy's." she stated the tears now freely flowing.
"What?!" Ron exclaimed. "Of all the people to cheat on me with you had to choose Malfoy. I mean, come on, even Neville would have been less of an insult! Or maybe you're doing every guy who asks but me!"
Hermione burst into uncontrollable sobs. James wrapped his arms around her and glared at Ron.
"Damn you, Ron and your Weasley temper. If you would shut up, not jump to conclusions, and listen to the whole story, you'd understand!" he yelled.
"What's there to understand?! I'm dating a whore! Plain and simple!" Ron responded.
"It was unconsentual!" Hermione managed to choke out.
That shut Ron up in a heart beat. There was a few minutes of shocked silence. In which, James could see how stupid Ron was feeling. He also felt Hermione sobs calm and turn into hiccoughs.
"What happened?" Ginny asked, finally breaking the silence.
"Three months ago, I was patroling down in the dungeons when Crabbe and Goyle grabbed me." Hermione replied, pulling herself away from James.
Ron offered his hand but she refused. James knew from stories that, though she forgave him easily, she loved to keep him hanging. She found it to be the best kind of payback. Or, at least, that's what his mother told him about her.
"They dragged me off into one of the classroom, where Malfoy was waiting. He told me that Voldemort had given him a mission to get me to cut myself off from the two of you. He said that Voldemort left how he was to do this up to him." Hermione continued more tears falling.
Ron moved closer and put his arm around her shoulder. She didn't refuse it this time, instead she laid her head on his shoulder.
"So he told me his way was the best way. Because his way he could make me fear him enough to where he could be able to do it again, if he wanted to and the fear would also, stop me from telling you guys. That would then make me lose faith in our friendship." she took a deep breath. "Then he made me ask him what his way was. When I did he said, that it would be better if he demenstrated it than if he explained it. He then..."
She stopped and began crying some more. Ron held her as tight as he could and began rocking her.
"I know it's hard." James said rubbing her back. "But you're almost done. Just finish. I promise, you'll feel better."
"You don't have to say it." Ron whispered.
"After he was finished, he put a dagger to my throst and told me if I told anyone he kill them. Then he took off the locket you gave me, Ron, and put a spell on it. It acted as a Dark Mark, it would burn when he wanted me and if I didn't come he would punish me."
She finished and buried her head deeper in Ron's shoulder.
"Who else knows?" Harry asked.
"About the baby or the conception?" Hermionee replied.
"Both." Harry said.
"Only you four and Malfoy know about both. Dumbledore and Pomphrey know about the baby. I refused to tell them about Malfoy." Hermione answered.
"Why?" Ron said, "Dumbledore could've stopped it."
"Ron, she was scared of what Malfoy would do. He knows a lot of evil men and is Voldemort's right hand's son. Look at what he put her through just to break you three apart." James said. "Plus, she has the baby to worry about now."
"Okay, so we go to Dumbledore now then." Ron said standing up.
"Actually, I have a promise to keep, first?" James stated.
He knew telling Dumbledore would probably distract Hermione from his end of the deal, but he had to let her know that she could still trust men.
"What, promise?" Ginny asked.
"Hermione has known almost all week that I am not who I say I am. So she made me promise her that if tells her secret, then I'll tell mine." James explained. "And seeing as how she held up her end of the deal, I have no choice."
Ron sat back down next to Hermione. Once again, looking completely dumbfounded.
"First of all my first name is James. But my last name is not Miller. Miller is the last name of a good friend of mine. My real last name is Weasley." James stated.
"But how?" Ron asked. "We don't have any other siblings and you're to old to be any of our sons."
"I am not a sibling but I am a son. And Ginny, I think you know who I belong to." James responded and glanced at her stomach.
Ginny looked down and touched her stomach.
"My son." she said tears in her eyes.
James nodded.
"Wait!" Harry said suprised. "You can't be pregnant. We use protection all the time."
"Contraceptive Charms are only ninety nine percent effective. Which is why I always tell you to use a muggle condom, but no. You feel that it's not neccessary." Ginny ranted.
"But you said Weasley. Wouldn't it be Potter?" Harry asked James.
"Unfortunately, due to a mistake, which I will get to in a minute, you don't live to see my birth. Which means you won't be able to sign the borht certificate."
"Wait, I die?" Harry asked shocked.
"Let me explain. On my timeline, Ginny announces her pregnancy in about a week. At which point, Dumbledore decides to put most of the Weasleys into hiding, so the pregnancy can't be used against Harry, and the family can't be used against Ginny." James explained. "You move into Godric's Hollow under the Fidelius Charm, making Hermione Secret-Keeper."
"Are you saying she's gonna betray us?" Ron asked, " 'Cuz if you are, I don't belive you. She would never."
She does." James answered. "But it's not her fault. She never tells you guys about Malfoy. And he finds her and uses her fear of him and her pregnancy to break her. By this time, she loses faith in your guys's ability to protect. Malfoy knew this, so he convinced her that the only way for her to stay safe was to betray you guys, take the Malfoy name, and raise the baby, like a happy family. It doesn't happen though, about a month after Hermione gives birth, he becomes abusive towards her."
"I'll kill him!" Ron said standing up.
"Ron, don't!" Hermione said pulling him back down. "Let James finish."
"I grow up believing the betrayal was willing until I was twelve, when I heard the whole story. I made sure the family I had left knew the truth." James continued.
"Who's still alive?" Ron asked.
"I can't tell you. I've already said too much about that night." James replied. "Anyway the remaining Order members fought Voldemort hard, but we just couldn't get the better of him. At fifteen, six of my friends and I got together and tried to figure out how we could change the past. It wasn't until about two months ago, when our frend Melinda, an active witch, visited some friends in America and broke back a spell that could send us back."
"So, you came back here to keep Hermione from betrying us so Harry doesn't die?" Ginny asked.
"Yes, I originally thought that her pregnancy was what caused it but because I got here I late I found out it was only part of it. It was more her lack of faith in you guys." James explained.
Ron opened his mouth to speak but James stopped him.
"I know, it wasn't something you guys did on purpose. It was something that just happened. I understand. Now that you guys know, you can help her. That's all she needs. Someone to protect her. Which is why we slept on the couch last night."
"What's that got to do with any of this?" Ron questioned.
"When she left last night, I knew she wasn't going patroling. I knew he had called her. I could see the fear in her eyes, the way she rushed out without even saying goodnight to you. So i pretended to go to bed but snuck out under your old cloak, dad." He answered looking at Harry with a smile.
Harry smiled back.
"It's good to know some things run in the family." Harry said.
All five of them laighed.
"When I found her, Crabbe and Goyle were dragging her into a room, so I followed. When I got in there, Malfoy was questioning her about the pregnancy. After she confirmed it, he attempted to kill the baby but i stopped him. I got her out and brought her back here. She asked me to stay with her because she has nightmares after he's with her." James explained.
"Well, with all that said, it's time to go see Dumbledore." Ron said taking Hermione's hand and heading to the protrait hole.
"But we can't." Hermione protested.
"We're going!" Ron said. "I won't let you have that future. You deserve to be happy and I'll gonna make sure you get the chance. Now, let's go."
"He's right, Hermione." James said. "This could save us all. Dumbledore can get rid of him. He can expell him. Maybe, even get him locked up. He won't hurt anymore after this."
Hermione took a deep breath and nodded. She let Ron lead her out of the portrait hole and the others followed.
A/N: This chapter is slightly disappointing. I apologize. I've been trying to figure it out for awhile but couldn't get very far. I wanted James to come clean but not reveal too much but I'm afraid I didn't give him enough. Review and let me now what you think. If you have any ideas for improvement I'd love to hear them.
