**Disclaimer** I do not claim to own anything that's not mine (J.K. Rowling wrote these amazing things before I could even dream of them). I do claim my main character, Dee.

The stars twinkled above me and I groaned as I rolled on my side. The cold hard ground was not nice to sleep on and apparently I forgot to pack my sleeping bag. Ol' Lark probably swiped it from me, that ol' rascal. At least I had my thick grey sweat pants and black, fur lined, leather coat to help keep me warm. If there were any trees nearby, I'd have put up my hammock but somehow I'd stumbled into the never ending sea of grass. I had been a month now since I'd left Ol' Lark but still I hadn't had any luck catching up to Harry, Ron and Hermione.

As I'd walked, I'd composed letters in my head of how I would tell George about the baby. I wasn't happy with what I'd come up with.

Dear George,

Great News! Your mum is going to kill me, but maybe she'll let me have the baby first…

Dear George,

You're going to be a daddy! Hopefully your mum doesn't kill me…

Dear George,

I love you. We are going to have a baby! I hope that's okay, cuz it's too late to change it now…

Dear George,

I have a bun in the oven and it's yours, of course. No, I'm not talking about food… Hope you still love me. Please don't let your mum kill me…

Once I had given up on coming up with anything good, I decided to just start thinking of baby names. My list was long Boys: George Jr, Robert Erik, Rupert Alexander, Marcus Lee, Daniel Jacob, Nathaniel Paul, Artimus Fowl, Fredrik George, Brian . Girls: Emma Charlotte, Sasha Ann, Jane Leigh, Kelsey Rae, Alyssa Jean, Sophie Marie, Ruby Mae, Delilah Sue, Christina Shea. The choices were almost too many. One thing for sure was that I was clueless about all of this baby stuff. The anxiety weighed on my nerves. I already had to worry about trying to help Harry save the world, now I have to worry about this too. I didn't know if I could handle it or not. I'll just have to hope for the best.

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I must have fallen asleep from exhaustion, since my mind wouldn't stop working. I dreamt of babies crying loudly and evil laughs taunting me. The worst part was when I dreamt that Mrs. Weasley chased me, fully pregnant and fat, around with a broom screaming at me. A rock was poking me uncomfortably in my bottom so I rolled over and slowly stood up. A branch creaked somewhere nearby and I froze. I whipped my wand out faster than lightning and invisified.

"Hello…?" Ron's voice sounded cautious and low as his red head peeked around a tree with his wand out. I'm so glad that he is finally getting to be more practical and cautious. I smiled to myself.

"Hey Ron." I said softly. He startled and dropped to the ground. I couldn't help but to laugh.

"Who's there?" He shouted, sounded pitifully scared. Poor Ron…

"It's me, Dee. Don't shoot any spells at me please." I let him think about it for a minute and sink in before I became visible. He smiled warily at me.

"Whatcha doin out here all alone? Is George around somewhere?" He asked as he walked towards me. I was still being cautious though in case he was an imposter and didn't lower my wand. He eyed it, then me, as if I were being ridiculous. I was hoping I was.

"I have been looking for you. Where is the rest of your party?" I asked lowering my wand slightly so as not to completely offend him. He rolled his eyes at me and stuffed his wand into this pants pocket. Definitely not an imposter. If so, they have been studying Ron for years… I lowered my wand completely.

"I don't know. We had a fight and I stormed off and then couldn't find them again. I feel awful about it really. They have spell guards around them so people can't find them or see them. Talk about being impossible to track." He mumbled grumpily. I sighed and set down on a nearby log. "Not that they'd probably want me to come back anyways. I said some pretty awful things." He continued on. I tuned out his moping. I felt nauseous again. I thought I was done with this part… Ugh. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply. "You feeling ok?" His voice held enough alarm in it to make me feel comforted by his concern. I smiled meekly at him without opening my eyes.

"I'll be fine." I simply said. I felt him sit down next to me on the log. His arm wrapped around my shoulders tentatively.

"Are you sure? You look kinda peaky, as mum would say." I laughed and rolled my eyes at him. His mum would say, HUSSY! Well, maybe not this time… I hoped anyways.

"I'm sure. I'll be fine in about five months." I said casually, wondering if he would catch on to my meaning. He didn't as far as I could tell. He just absently nodded his head. "Anyways, let's find Hermione and Harry. Ok?" He nodded his head in consent. We stood and headed deeper into the surrounding woods, both thankful for our new found traveling companion.

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I hoped George would forgive me. He wouldn't mind being one brother less, would he? I was about to kill Ron. He was whiny and mopey and getting on my last nerve. It had been four days since we had met up and started traveling together but these four days have felt like four years. I was moody and grumpy and he was about to see my troll face if we didn't stop soon and sleep.

"Do we have to sleep on the cold ground again? I thought you were supposed to be some brilliant wizard. Don't you know how to make the ground soft or something?" Ron was whining again about the sleeping conditions. I rolled my eyes at him and suppressed the urge to slap him.

"Make your own bed." I said snippily as I found a soft spot on the cold ground to lie. I curled up and pulled my coat over my legs. It was freezing but I hadn't been getting cold lately and I'd been super tired so I didn't expend any extra energy making beds for us. Ron figured out yesterday that I am pregnant. He hadn't said anything too great about it but he did manage to smile and hug me. So I guess he's not a complete dolt. It was nice at least not to feel like I had to discuss the situation more with him. Sometimes un-talkative men are a blessing.

"You want my blanket?" Ron asked me from his spot on the ground. I peaked over at him. It was very sweet of him to offer. I smiled.

"No thanks. I am good." I replied. Silence stretched across the starry sky and weighed down on us like fog, settling deep and frigid. I shivered a little but then got warm again and tried to clear my mind and go to sleep.

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A deer frollocked across snow covered ground. I sat patiently by a tree, rocking myself, trying to keep warm. Something red flashed across the sky and I jumped to my feet and followed it. Wait… Where am I? Why am I following this red flash? When did it snow?... Snow fell from the sky like powdered sugar. I smiled at the thought. Da used to make cookies for Christmas and sprinkle them with powdered sugar. His favorite cookies, cuz they were lemon flavored. The red flash caught my attention again and I continued to follow. The cold from the snow started to bite into my flesh as I walked.

"DEE! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" Someone shouted at me from behind. I had no time for them though. I had to follow. I had to follow…

*** My sincerest apologies for such the long wait for an update. I have been super busy these last few months with school and work. But now I have a month break from school and break from work, so I will get writing again. Hopefully I'll have at least a chapter a week done. =) My special thanks to FutureRulerOfTheWorld for reminding me to update every so often or so… ;p Thanks everyone for reading, please Review. =)