A/N: Something was mentioned in a review that I wanted to mention. When Dumbledore gave Hermione the notebook to use at 8 months it wasn't a typo or a blonde moment, don't worry it will be explained in this chapter.

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Chapter 6

Hermione sat on the couch right next to Severus and snuggled up to him.

"Everyone will be here in 5 minutes. I am so nervous. What if they hate me for this?" Hermione said and really seemed ready to panic. Wrapping his arms around her, he said, "Don't worry, they won't hate you. By the way, I told the teachers earlier today about the baby. Do you want to know what happened?"

She nodded and settle into his arms a lot calmer. Slowly at first, he told the story about the teachers meeting. She smiled and nodded at the part where Minerva exploded with her questions. As soon as he had told her the last of the story, there was a knock at the portrait. Hermione looked at Severus for a moment in mild panic and he nodded at her in encouragement. Standing up, she walked over to the portrait and opened it to allow all of her friends in. First came Draco and Harry, who went to sit on the loveseat that they seem to have taken over lately. Neville walked in and paused upon seeing Severus. Ginny and Luna walked to opposite sides of him and grabbed his arms. Pulling him, they all sat in the comfy couch Hermione had conjured before Severus had arrived. Closing the door, Hermione went and sat beside Severus but didn't touch him. She was so nervous, but she didn't really want to give anything away yet.

"Okay. I know you guys have been waiting all day to find out why I passed out yesterday in the Library." She waited a moment for them all to nod. Then, glancing at Severus for support, she continued. "Well, for the few nights before that I hadn't eaten any dinner and some times I would skip lunch as well. Being in the condition I am, my body was under too much stress." While saying all this, she was looking at Harry to watch for his reaction. When he didn't react, she was forced to continue. "When Severus took me to the Hospital Wing and I woke up early this morning, Madam Pomphrey informed us both that... I am... Ummm... Pregnant." This last word she said was only a whisper, but everyone heard it as if it was spoken normally. Glancing away, she waited for everyone to leave and never want to talk to her again. Surprisingly, she didn't hear anyone move. Slowly she glanced up and was surprised to find Harry and Draco smiling at her. Ginny had her hand over her mouth as if she was trying to hold in a laugh and Neville was nodding. She didn't know why anyone would nod in this situation, but she just put it down to him hanging out with Luna too much, who was also nodding.

"Why are you two nodding? Aren't you all going to walk out and never speak to me again? What is so funny Ginny?" Hermione asked all this and then looked at Severus with a questioning look. Shrugging, he reached his hand and placed it on her leg for comfort.

Finally Ginny reacted. Jumping to her feet and screaming, she ran over to Hermione to hug her. Hermione had never seen Ginny like this or expected this kind of reaction from her. With wide eyes, she hugged Ginny back and waited for her to stop screaming.

Finally, Ginny let Hermione go and stopped screaming. She started talking almost immediately.

"Oh My Gosh! This is so exciting. Congratulations, Hermione. Oh, and of course you too, sir." She remembered to turn to Snape at that moment. Severus had a strange look in his eyes at that moment, so, not sure what it was, Ginny shut up and went to sit back down. She really hoped he wasn't contemplating on how to dispose of the body after he killed her for that display. By this time Draco was laughing at her reaction.

"You are so pathetic, Weasley." Turning toward Hermione and Severus, he continued. "Can I assume that this is your baby, Sir?" After Severus nodded, Draco said, "Congratulations, both of you. So I am assuming you will be keeping the baby? What will you do when you get further along? Obviously you will be out of school by the time the baby is born, so that won't be a problem."

"Draco, you sound as if you have thought about all of this?" Hermione said and looked at Harry to see his reaction to it. When she saw his face covered in red, she had a pretty good idea why Draco had thought about it. Smiling, she looked back at Draco and said simply, "I see. Well, that's good to know, since you don't seem to want to tell us about it at the moment."

"We were going to tell you. I promise we were." Harry said reassuringly.

"Now I know I am missing something here. What the heck is going on? What aren't you telling us?" Ginny demanded, but Luna spoke to Hermione and changed the topic back to Hermione and Severus quickly.

"You're due in September, right?"

"Yes. September 18th. Just before my 19th birthday" Hermione answered suddenly realizing this. "Wow, that is such a coincidence. This is the best birthday present ever. Even though it wasn't planned." She looked at Severus and smiled.

"Actually, Hermione with your use of the time turner you will be turning 21. Didn't you know that?" Luna stated in her dreamy voice.

Hermione looked at Luna for a moment and then nodded. "You're right. Wow, that's great. And to answer your questions, Draco. Yes we are keeping the baby. I really don't believe in abortion. The reason that I am telling you now, is I was hoping you would help me when I get further along. Dumbledore has already said that he will find me some place to live so that Severus can have access to check on me. Also he has given me a notebook to use when I get further along." She paused and frowned. Looking at Severus, she said, "When he gave me that book he said not to use it until I was 8 months along, but I won't be in school when I am that far along. I will only be 6 months when we graduate. What was he thinking?"

Severus grinned. "The old mans going senile, he just made a mistake. Start using it when ever you feel you need to use it. Hopefully you don't get morning sickness, but if you do go ahead and use it. I know Dumbledore said not to, but there could be circumstances where you need to use it." Hermione nodded and smiled.

It was apparently Harry's turn to react now. Standing up, he walked over to Hermione and sat in the empty spot on the couch next to her.

"Are you happy about this baby?" He asked softly.

"Yes, I am. I was a bit surprised at first, but as soon as Severus told me that he was happy about it, I realized that this is what I wanted. I will definitely finish school way before the baby gets to be too big inside me, so that won't be a problem. I just hope it's not more than the one." Hermione laughed at that and turned to Luna, who was shaking her head. "Luna, why are you shaking your head? What is there to shake your head about?"

Luna tilted her head and looked at Hermione for a moment before she replied with, "You will see."

Shaking his head, Neville stood and walked over to Hermione to hug her. "Congratulations, Hermione, Sir."

Hermione watched Neville go to sit back down. She had noticed that he had been really quiet lately. Earlier when he said he had something he needed to tell her, she could tell it was important, but every time he tried to tell her and they would be interrupted, he would say it wasn't important and disappear for a while.

"Neville, You told me you needed to talk to me and Harry. There are no interruptions in here, so please tell us." Hermione asked.

Neville looked around at all of his friends. Plus his Teacher. Sighing, he said, "Well, I was on the seventh floor trying to find the room on requirement again. I was just looking for some place to be alone. I turned the corner into the hall that usually holds the door when I saw something I didn't ever expect to see again. Or maybe I should say someone. I saw..." Before he could continue, they all heard something at the door. It wasn't a knock. It was a voice.

"He saw me!"

A/N: Don't hate me! I love leaving you guessing. I hope you like this chapter!

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