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Chapter 18-- Telling the Family
"Both of you?" Ron spluttered as Harry looked remotely dazed.
"I guess so..." Hermione said, looking down at her knees.
"Are you two even dating?" Ginny asked, as Ron turned a vivid shade of pink.
"Kinda sorta... ," Hermione said.
"What do you mean, 'kinda sorta?'" Ron said indignantly.
"We've been dating for about a month and a half," Hermione said quickly. Ron looked satisfied.
"And how far along are you?" Ginny asked.
"A month and a half," Hermione said.
"Did you start dating the night of mine and Harry's wedding?" Ginny asked quickly.
"Yeah," Ron said.
"And was the reason you and Hermione not at the cutting of the cake was because you were... er... busy?" Harry asked.
"Yes," Hermione said shortly.
Ginny started laughing.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"That's what I had in mind when I planned that maid of honor and best man dance!" Ginny exclaimed.
Hermione and Ron turned beet red.
Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione talked in the sitting room for about an hour. Then, they headed outside where Mrs. Weasley was busy sending off patronuses to the members of the Order and to the rest of the family.
"Ron! Hermione!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed, accidentally sending a shining silver goose their way. Hermione ducked, and the goose hit Ron squarely in the face. He grimaced as the goose fell to the ground, got back up and headed off to its destination. Hermione giggled.
"Good to see you!" she said, bustling over to give them hugs.
Hermione looked over Mrs. Weasley's shoulder and tried to get Ginny's attention. Ginny walked over to her mother's side and tried to find the right words to explain the fact that she was pregnant and to give Hermione the "go-ahead" to scrounge up the nerve to annouce her pregnancy.
"OH! Ginny, dear! I nearly forgot to ask! What were the results of the pregnancy test?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"I'm having another baby," Ginny answered, looking over at Hermione.
"Actually, both of us are," Hermione supplied nervously.
Mrs. Weasley's expression went from excited and happy to shocked and slightly dismayed.
"Hermione Jane Granger! You're not married and you haven't been dating anyone! Who on earth is the father?" she asked. angrily.
"That would be me," Ron said, stepping forward. "Hermione and I have been dating for nearly two months."
Harry and Ginny took this statement as a chance to back out of the backyard. Just as they rounded the side of the house they heard Mrs. Weasley's voice screeching-- magnified many times louder than its normal tone.
"RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU?"
They heard a slight murmer and then--
"I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR SISTER DID! SHE HAD A DAMN GOOD REASON! WHAT WAS YOUR REASON?"
Harry and Ginny jumped and then they heard Hermione.
"I know it was a mistake, but I'll take care of the baby whether Ron wants to or not..."
"RONALD WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THAT BABY REGARDLESS! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TWO! "
Harry and Ginny jumped as Mrs. Weasley came bustling around the corner of the house, tears in her eyes. They got up and went into the backyard to check on Ron and Hermione. However, Ron was gone.
"Ron went into the house to talk to Molly," Hermione sniffed, "I can't believe I thought she would be happy about this whole thing..."
"Mum'll be okay with it soon enough. Watch. By this evening, I bet she'll be apologizing left and right for yelling at you while you're pregnant and all," Ginny said, comfortingly. She sat down on a tree stump next to Hermione's chair.
"I think I'll go check on Ron," Harry said, and he headed into the house. Hermione and Ginny watched him go.
"Well, sorry about what happened between you and Mum and Ron..." Ginny began awkwardly.
"I won't pretend I wasn't surprised that she got that mad about all of this... I mean, we're older than you and Harry were when you found out that you had to get pregnant. And look how well that turned out," Hermione said.
"Yeah, well. Ron's the youngest of her sons. I see where she was upset about that. And believe me, she gave me the full lowdown before James was conceived."
"You know, sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if I would have carried Harry's baby instead of you," Hermione began.
"What do you mean?" Ginny asked.
"Well, I just wonder what it would have been like. Not that I want to have his baby or anything," Hermione added quickly.
Ginny smiled. "So, what are you planning on naming the new baby?" she asked.
"We haven't really talked about it. We did a little talking when I first suspected I was pregnant. I think he knew before I told him, actually. But, he likes the name Bridget for a girl. I like the name Brooklyn. For a boy, I like Mason, but he likes Adam. What do you think?" Hermione asked.
"I really like Brooklyn. If you don't name your baby that, I might name mine that if it's a girl. I don't like Adam. Too plain. What about Antoine?" Ginny suggested thoughtfully.
"Maybe for a middle name," Hermione laughed.
"Yeah, a bit too French," Ginny said.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ron were sitting in the kitchen talking.
"Did your Mum get that mad when Bill left for France and didn't tell her that Fleur was having a baby until they got back home?" Harry asked Ron as he watched him bury his face into his hands.
"No. It was mostly because Bill and Fleur were married and they had already had a house and were moved out and had jobs and all of that," Ron said. He kicked his foot onto the floor quite forcefully.
"I still can't believe both Ginny and Hermione are pregnant. They're due around the same time, aren't they?" Harry asked Ron.
"Yeah. I think so," Ron said, looking out the kitchen window where he watched Hermione and Ginny talking animatedly.
"Are you nervous? This being your first kid and all?" Harry asked.
"What do you think? Right when I thought she was pregnant, I started getting cold chills. And now that I know she is for sure, they won't go away no matter what I do. Harry, what on earth are we going to do?" Ron moaned.
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