Magic of the Heart
Surprise
Today is the day before Halloween. The professors are taking it easy on us since tomorrow is a holiday. Hermione, Ron, Harry and I are all sitting in Transfiguration looking over our assignment for the class. It is quite easy. It is just a review over what we have learned so far this year. Ron and Harry aren't really paying attention because they are too excited about tomorrow. Hermione and I are just sitting looking for an answer to a question in our books. Hermione has her hand on my knee and my hand is on hers.
I find the answer we are looking for and I am about to show Hermione when she squeezes my leg hard. My head shoots up and I look at her. She is in pain. I quickly stand up and move over next to her.
"Mione? What is it?"
"Cramps, really bad cramps." I see sweat starting to form on her forehead and her breathing quickens and shallows. She starts swaying back and forth. She looks at me and her eyes roll back and she falls backwards. I catch her and lower her to the floor.
"Mione!" I shout everyone looks over. Ron, Harry and Professor McGonagall rush over to us.
"What has happened?" McGonagall asks.
"She was complaining about bad cramps then she passed out. I need to get her to the hospital." I am panicking. Hermione has always been healthy then I come into her life and she has three different things happen to her in two months.
"Potter, Weasley carry Miss Granger to the hospital wing. Miss Larson you may go with them. I will inform Madam Pomfrey you are on your way." Harry picks Hermione up and Ron helps me up. I hold Hermione's hand as we hurry.
"Mione love you are going to be alright. I'm here, I'm never letting go of you." Tears are streaming down my face as we enter the hospital and Madam Pomfrey is waiting for us.
"Mister Potter please lie Miss Granger over here." Harry lays her on a bed. "Now can you tell me what happened?"
"Nothing we were in class and then she was complaining of severe cramps and she passed out. What is wrong with her? Help her please." I beg.
"Alright Miss Larson calm down. I will check her out. Mister Potter, Mister Weasley if you will please wait outside?" they both nod and leave. Madam Pomfrey casts spells and charms on Hermione trying to figure out what is wrong with her. She stops over Hermione's abdomen. "Hmm…Miss Larson do you know if Miss Granger has been sexually active in the last few months." I turn a bright red.
"Y…yes. Why?"
"Do you know who she has been with?"
"Me" I say.
"Hmm…has she been with anyone else perhaps a male student." My eyes go wide in shock.
"NO! She has only been with me. What is wrong with her?"
"I need to wake her then I can tell you. Ennervate" Hermione stirs and opens her eyes.
"Mmm Anna, what happened?" she looks at me I smile and stroke her hand.
"You passed out in class. Harry carried you to the hospital. Madam Pomfrey examined you and found something so she woke you so she can tell us."
"What's wrong with me?" Hermione looks at Madam Pomfrey.
"Miss Granger what I have to tell you is very serious do you want Miss Larson here while I tell you or would you like her to leave?"
"No I want her here. I hide nothing from her. What is it?"
"Miss Granger you are pregnant." Both mine and Hermione's jaws drop.
"Wha…wha…what do you mean pregnant? I haven't been with a guy since last spring." She looks to me. "I swear Anna I haven't."
"How is it possible. " I think. "Could it have been your birthday, when we you know?" I look at Hermione.
"I don't know." Hermione is still in shock.
"Madam Pomfrey can you tell how far along she is?" I ask. My hands are shaking. Hermione grabs my hands to help me calm down.
"Miss Granger you appear to me approximately 10 weeks."
"What?" I shout. "I didn't even know Hermione 10 weeks ago." I stand up and stare at Hermione. "Who is he? I want to know who did this to you." I pace back and forth. Hermione watches me.
"There was nobody right before you." She looks at me. I stare deep in her eyes and see the truth.
"But then how can you be pregnant and 10 weeks along."
"Well I don't know how but you have to remember that most healers and doctors add on the two weeks between the end of one's period and the date of possible conception."
"Oh yeah!" I say and sit back down next to Hermione.
"I may have an explanation for how Miss Granger is pregnant." Madam Pomfrey cuts in. "I remember when you two said something about a bright white light that appeared when you two were together."
"Yeah I remember telling you that. What caused the light and how does that have to do with Hermione being pregnant?" I ask.
"Well I was researching it and found a rare ancient magical bond that happens only between two female witches who are either bisexual or lesbian. It is called verus diligo materia or True Love Mates. There hasn't been record of it in the past 500 years. But I'm not sure it is it. There are a few other things that happen before the white light."
"What are they?" Hermione asks.
"Well first you are drawn to each other without ever meeting before. If you had met for only a few minutes you would feel empty without them near. Did that happen when you first met?"
"Yes it did. We ran into each other in Diagon Alley about a week before we were to come to Hogwarts. I had troubles sleeping because my bed felt so empty." I answer.
"Yeah same thing happened to me." answers Hermione.
"OK then when you first touched be it a hand shake or bumping into each other you would feel shocks all the way through your bodies." I nod and so does Hermione. "Then when you first kiss on the lips a purple aura emits from both of you."
"Yes that is exactly what happened..."
"On the train here." I finish Hermione's sentence.
"And then I am guessing you two consummated your new feelings and relationship and a white light appeared."
"Yes exactly." I say.
"What does the white light mean?" Hermione wonders.
"The white light is both of your magical cores merging as you orgasm together to conceive a child from your love and magic."
"But we have climaxed together since then and there hasn't been a light?" Hermione asks.
"That is because you were already pregnant Miss Granger."
"But why is Hermione pregnant and not me?" I ask
"Well it said that the witch with more pureblood is the sire of the pregnancy and is to be the provider to the carrier. And since Miss Granger is a muggle born and you are a pureblood she is obviously the carrier."
"OK." I say. Hermione is just watching us two converse back and forth. I look over at her. "Mione?"
"Huh Yeah I'm OK." She moves her hand to her stomach and looks down.
"What are you thinking?" I ask
"I…I...I don't know." She just keeps looking at her flat stomach. I place my hand on her's. "I'm just shocked I guess. I had no idea that something like this could happen especially to me."
"Are…are you happy about this?" I ask timidly. "I know we both had no say in this but I want to keep the baby. I know we only found out a few minutes ago and we are so young and still in school but I have always wanted children but never knew if I would have any. But once I met you I knew that was now a definite possibility in the future." I smile. Hermione looks up and smiles. "I will be with you for everything. I am never going to leave you. I love you now and forever." I see a tear fall from Hermione's eye.
"I love you too and I want to keep her too." She wipes the tear from her cheek.
"Her?" I ask.
"Yes since we are both women only x chromosomes are available so we will only have little girls when we have children."
"You are so smart my love" I lean over and kiss her. I rub her flat stomach and look down at it. "Our baby, our daughter." A tear streaks down my face.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you but am I to assume you are keeping the child?" Madam Pomfrey asks.
"Yes we are." Hermione says smiling.
"OK well I need to call Professor Dumbledore and McGonagall down here so you can tell them. There are certain activities that you will not be able to do Miss Granger and also special accommodations are going to be made as the pregnancy progresses."
"Alright." Hermione says. Madam Pomfrey goes to her office and summons Dumbledore and McGonagall. A few minutes go by and they enter the hospital wing.
"Afternoon Miss Granger, Miss Larson. Poppy said you need to speak with us." Dumbledore says and he reaches Hermione's bed.
"Yes Professor we do." I say. I look at Hermione and she takes over the conversation.
"Umm…Madam Pomfrey found out why I fainted today and why I have been sick. You see I'm pregnant." Professor McGonagall gasps.
"Are you sure Poppy?" McGonagall asks.
"Yes I'm positive."
"But how?"
"The verus diligo materia." Dumbledore answers before Madam Pomfrey can.
"That's right. How did you know sir?" Madam Pomfrey asks.
"I could tell the first time I saw these two together that there was something special between them. But I didn't know what until now. That is the only thing that can cause pregnancy between these two ladies without using certain spells."
"Yeah we know that." I say.
"Well I guess we are going to have to limit your classes Miss Granger." McGonagall says.
"What? Why?"
"You can't very well transfigure yourself and there are some ingredients in potions that are dangerous to pregnant women. You can still take the classes but only do the theory work and no labs. Unless Miss Larson here is willing to have you practice transfiguration on her."
"No no I can't do that." Hermione says. "If I mess up then I will be without my love and my baby's mum. I'll just stick to the theory work." Hermione says sadly.
"You wouldn't be without me." I smile. "I'd be there as whatever you transformed me into." I say cheekily. Hermione slaps my arm. "Hey!"
"No I want you not some object that used to be my lover."
"I was only joking." I lean in and kiss her cheek she smiles and takes my hand.
"What else do we have to do Professor? You know to keep her and the baby safe." I look back and ask.
"Well, since you already have your own room no need to worry about that, just getting things for the baby as her due date nears. Poppy, when is Miss Granger's due date?" McGonagall asks.
"Well according to when they told me when the conception occurred I'd say mid to late May."
"That gives us 7 months." I say looking back at Hermione.
"Yeah 7 months to build up the courage to tell my parents." Hermione says.
"Hey now you are a Gryffindor you have plenty of courage and you are plenty brave. I'm the one that should be worried about tell my folks. I'm the one that knocked up my girlfriend." I smirk.
"Well how about you invite them to our Halloween celebration tomorrow and tell them then." We hear Dumbledore comment. I look at Hermione.
"Do you want to do that? I know when we tell them we would have only known for 24 hours but we do have to tell them. I think the sooner the better. I was going to owl them and ask them to send me something but I might as well have them bring it in person." I say.
"OK I guess that will work but I don't know how I am going to control my emotions long enough to tell them." Hermione starts tearing up.
"I'll tell them."
"OK invite your parents and I'll invite mine." she says. I kiss her chastely on the lips.
"Madam Pomfrey is Hermione well enough to go?"I ask
"Yes she may go whenever."
"Come on love. We missed lunch and I bet you are hungry" I smile helping Hermione off the bed.
"Yes I am. You know me too well." She gives me a peck on the cheek and we leave.
"Those two are something else." McGonagall says.
"Yeah but they are perfect for one another." Says Dumbledore.
"Yeah, I'm glad Miss Granger found Miss Larson because I was afraid she might end up with Ronald Weasley and he is so wrong for her." Madam Pomfrey comments and Dumbledore and McGonagall nod their heads.