"Ron, tell me it's not true. Please tell me it's not true." Ginny said at lunch the next day.
"What? That I'm dating Luna now, yep, that's true." Ron said proudly.
"Yes that. Why are you dating her though?" Ginny asked.
"What," Ron said angrily. "I can't get a girlfriend? I can't get out, but you can?"
"No, that's not what I …" Ginny started but Ron got up and walked away before she could finish. She turned to Harry, who gave her a sympathetic look.
"He's just upset over Hermione dating Malfoy, don't worry about it." Harry told her and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, he had a crush on her for years." Ginny said.
"Yeah. So…cough…any news on…uh… you know…" Harry looked to her stomach, not being able to say what he was thinking.
"Oh…um…yeah, a bit." Ginny looked to the floor and bit her lip nervously. "There' a spell...I'm going to try it out tonight.
"Really?" Ginny nodded. "Well, I want to be there. When you do the spell you know." Harry said, scratching the back of his head.
"Of course, I want you to be there too. Listen, Harry we better get to class." She said as she gave him a light kiss on the lips. "See you tonight.'
"See you." Harry said, getting up and heading toward the dungeons for potions.
"We're not after you or Draco, Narcissa, we want Lucius. All you have to do is tell us where he is." Voldemort said.
" I already told you, he told me he was leaving the country and to tell Draco. That was all he told me. He didn't tell me anything in specific." Narcissa lied.
"Liar!" Voldemort yelled. "Tell me the truth."
"Come on, Sis." Bellatrix pleaded. "Is Lucius really worth this?"
"I love Lucius, but I cant put his life in front of Draco's and my own." She lied again.
"I've already told you all I know."
"Fine, if you wont tell us, we'll get Draco to. And if he doesn't say, we'll make him." Voldemort said, turning and leaving Narcissa tied up in the damp cellar of the Malfoy manor.
"Today, we will be making a potion called mindonus. You will be able to read minds temporarily after taking it." Professor Snape announced. "You will be working in pairs that I assign. Granger and Potter, Weasley and Malfoy, Finnigan and Parkinson." Snape continued as everyone moved next to their' partners. "Ingredients and instructions re on the board. You will find what you need on the table. Get to work."
"I'll go get the stuff.' Hermione said as she walked up to the front of the room. Soon she came back with her hands full. She sat down and began to sort through them.
"So…" Hermione said, pouring the ingredients in to the caldron. "What's new with you and Ginny? You both seemed a bit weird at lunch."
"What? Nothings wrong." Harry said too quickly.
"Mmmhmm, sure." She said sarcastically.
"We were just weirded out that Ron and Luna were going out. And don't be so sarcastic, you sounded like Malfoy." Harry lied, not being able to tell Hermione that Ginny might be pregnant. He couldn't even say it himself.
"Its Draco. And why are Ron and Luna going out?" She asked.
"Well I think Ron felt left out. I mean you have Malfoy." Hermione glared at him.
"Sorry, I Draco I and I've got Ginny. And Ron wanted someone too. I think he was also upset about you dating Mal…Draco. He's had a crush on you for years." Harry said.
"I know, I've just never seen him as more than a friend I guess…does that say counterclockwise or just clockwise?" Hermione asked feeling uncomfortable on that subject.
"Counter and its supposed to be light green when its done." Harry answered knowing she was starting to feel uncomfortable and wanted to change the subject.
"Yeah," Hermione said stirring the potion a few times, watching the Dark green get lighter. "We're done! Lets go give it to Snape."
"Okay." Harry said getting up And following Hermione.
"What do you want ?" Snape asked Hermione.
"We're done." Hermione said.
"Is that so?" Hermione and Harry nodded. "Let me see it." Hermione handed him the caldron. He looked at and swished it around a bit. "Everything seems to be in order. Granger, try some out on Potter. Back to your seats."
They walked back and Hermione took a big sip of the potion. Harry was trying to block out all thoughts o Ginny and their…err…recent 'events'. It was now he wished he mastered occlumency.
"Ready?" Hermione asked. Harry nodded.
'This is it.' he thought. ring, ring the bell to switch classes rang. 'Saved by the bell' Harry thought as he got up to go to Care of Magical creatures.
He walked through the hallway towards the grounds. As he passed the now empty Transfiguration classroom he felt an arm reach out and pull him in.
"Harry, I can't wait. I have to find out now." Ginny said.
"Can't wait for what?" Harry asked.
"I have to see whether I'm pregnant or not." Ginny said shakily.
"Oh that, so your going to do the spell. What will happen? Harry asked.
"Well I point the wand to my stomach and say the spell. If its black, I'm not. Pink it's a girl; blue, a boy; and two colors are twins." She said quickly.
"Ok, lets get this over with." He said.
Ginny pointed the wand at her stomach; her hand was trembling. "Pregito," she whispered. Her eyes were shut tight "What is it Harry"
"It's…It's…It's…" Harry said un able to say it out loud.
"Yes?" Ginny said. Then she looked down to see what color it was. "Oh my god." She gasped. Harry just nodded.