Chapter 56: Unusual Placement
A/N: I would like to thank those that reviewed.
To jakesgrl: I'm sorry if I didn't really do a good job with Kingsley and Nymph's wedding, but the site likes to cut some of the chapters off so I had to make it really short.
To everyone else: Thanks
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January was moving slowly and so was Hermione. At a little over four months along she was starting to show her condition and if it hadn't been for the enchanted robes that Professor Flitwick had given her for Christmas she would of looked like a whale instead of a perfectly proportion witch. She muttered as she went up the stairs and almost screamed coming down. Her food cravings didn't help her, which had now switched to eating raw meat. When this happened she ran to see Madam Pomfrey for answers.
"I believe it's due to the father," she said. "He's a werewolf and you're a vampire cat, so naturally you would like raw meat."
"I hope it doesn't stay that way after I have them."
Madam Pomfrey smiled at her.
"Trust me, it won't," she said.
Hermione got news from Luna that she was about due to go to Madam Pomfrey to find out the gender of her child and Nymph was going to St. Mungo instead of trusting her health to 'the old bitty.' Hermione had a feeling that she was talking about Madam Pomfrey.
"Want me to come?" Hermione asked.
Luna shook her head, which made Hermione wonder if there was something else going on. However, she left it alone until it came out at least.
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"So how are things going with Potter's punishment?" McGonagall asked.
"Well," Dumbledore said. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, because you've never punished him before," McGonagall said. "So why now?"
Dumbledore sighed.
"Because he attacked Severus, that's why," he said.
McGonagall looked at him.
"He did it during his third year," she pointed out.
"That was different," he said. "Hermione and Ron were there as well and Remus said that Severus was trying to keep them from telling them the truth."
McGonagall shook her head.
"I don't think that this should be done," she said. "Harry needs his wand fully functioning if You-know-who attacks him."
"Which will happen," Dumbledore countered. "Now onto other unpleasant subjects. Deloris Umbridge is coming and I don't want anything to happen."
McGonagall looked at him.
"And why is she coming?" she asked.
"To inspect the school," Dumbledore said. "She's only going to be here for one day and then she's gone."
McGonagall snorted at that. Nothing was ever simple when it came to Umbridge.
An hour later Umbridge arrived and shook Dumbledore's hand. He allowed it with a smile on his face.
"I would like to welcome you back to Hogwarts, Deloris," he said.
"It's a pleasure to be back," she said. "Now the Minister of Magic wants me to only inspect the school and then you'll get the notice back in a few days on the grade the school has. Naturally I want to know more, but I'm not allowed to."
"Of course," he said. "Follow me."
And she followed him.
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"Alright, lay back," Madam Pomfrey said to Luna.
Luna did as she was told and once again Madam Pomfrey did what she was suppose to do. She muttered the same spells that she had done before and her stomach glowed pink. She put the wand away.
"You're going to have a baby girl," she said.
Luna smiled.
"Thanks, Madam Pomfrey."
And she was gone before Madam Pomfrey could blink.
Meanwhile at St. Mungo, Nymph was going through the same thing that Luna was. The Healer muttered several different spells and then told her the results. Kingsley was with her, of course, and Nymph was delighted that he had come.
"You're going to have a boy and a girl," she informed them.
Nymph wept.
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"You want me to do what?" Severus said when Hagrid told him of what he needed.
"Just for a few days, Severus," Hagrid said. "Madam needs my elp."
"Then tell her that you can't do it, Hagrid," Severus said.
"Can't do that, Professor," Hagrid said. "Now just followed the list and you'll be fine."
And he was gone, leaving Severus to mutter. How in the world did he end up as the temporary Care of Magical Creatures teacher was beyond him?
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Note: Oh no, things are going to get horrible for poor Severus. Next chapter: Severus discovers why Professor Kettleburn retired, he has a meeting with glass, Umbridge corners Hermione, Nymph goes though a horrible changing, and students discover that heads can actually talk underwater.