YAY! Another chapter.

I won't keep you all long…

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Chapter 13: Dreams and Information

Hermione was at the Burrow, standing next to their tree. She was looking down into the water of the small creek, seeing her reflection. It was peaceful and a nice escape, but Hermione couldn't help but wonder why she was there. She has been living in Romania for the past few weeks, which was nowhere near the Burrow.

Suddenly she saw another shadow next to hers. Looking over, she spotted the one person she never expected to see again.

"Fred!" She yelled while throwing her arms around him, getting as close as she could, due to her belly.

Fred looked down at her large abdomen, and smiled. "You are so beautiful." He said while placing his hands on her baby bump.

Not being able to hold it in any longer, Hermione broke down into Fred's arms. She sobbed into his chest.

"Fred, I miss you so much. I don't think I will be able to do this without you." She said into his shirt.

Fred rubbed her back, and waited for the cries to slow. He gently sat down on the fallen tree, pulling Hermione with him. After pulling her into his lap, Fred placed a light kiss on her temple.

"Hermione, you are a strong independent woman, you can do this." He said, comforting the woman.

Shaking her head, Hermione disagreed. "Our baby is never going to get to meet you. How is it supposed to have a father now?"

"You're right, our children will never meet me. But that doesn't mean they can't have a father. I know you will make the appropriate decision, when the time is right of course. I also know that you will not decide anything too rational." He looked down at her surprised face, "Yes, I'm giving you my blessing on taking the chance on falling in love again. We both know who ever he is, won't be as great as me, but he will hopefully be a close second." He added with a chuckle.

"You want me to forget you and find someone else?" She questioned pulling away.

"I know you will never forget me. You will always hold a piece of me in your heart." Fred told her before giving her a kiss.

Once he pulled back, Fred moved Hermione off his lap, and stood up.

"From what I can see, you and Charlie are good for each other." He said with a grin, before starting to walk away.

Charlie? Hermione thought, but shook the thought out of her head. "Don't go." Hermione pleaded.

Fred turned around and looked at his love one last time, "I have to 'Mione."

"Did you say 'children?'" She asked after playing their conversation over in her mind.

The only reply she got was Fred's hearty laugh, and he was gone.

-.-

Hermione awoke with a start. Her dream had been so vivid; it was like Fred was alive again. But, she was forced to remember he was gone.

She rubbed her palms over her round stomach. Being 20 weeks, her stomach was bound to be more round and noticeable, but Hermione wasn't sure if it was the right size.

The dream came back to her memory. 'You're right, our children will never meet me,' Fred had said. Children, as in more than one.

Was it possible?

Deciding to wait until her appointment later that day with Jill, Hermione tried to get back to sleep. For some reason, sleep would not come.

Hermione sat up in bed and grabbed the book and note pad that was on her bed stand. She started flipping through the pages of the baby name book. Every once in a while she would stop, and write a name she liked on the note pad.

Eventually it was a reasonable time to start getting ready for the day.

She went into the office for the morning; edited a couple new laws, organized for a new dragon to be shipped over, and still had time to relax. Not that Hermione wanted to, but had to relax, per Healer Campbell's orders.

Finally it was two in the afternoon, and Hermione made her way over to the clinic. When she reached the doors, she found Charlie waiting for her.

From what I can see, you and Charlie are good for each other. She pushed the memory of her dream from her head, and smiled at the red head.

"Right on time." Charlie commented. "Shall we go, Miss Granger?"

"Charlie, thanks for doing this, for being here. It really does mean a lot to me. I'm not sure if I would have been able to get through all of this without you. Since Fred isn't here, you have been the next best thing. Thanks for being a friend." She said while wiping a stray tear.

Charlie wasn't sure why, but hearing Hermione call him a 'friend' stung. Shaking off the feeling, he smiled. "Of course, Hermione. You were my little brother's girlfriend, and my littlest brother's best friend." He could visibly see her cringe when he mentioned Ron. "Did I say something wrong?" He asked.

Shaking her head, Hermione smiled. "It's nothing. Now, let's get this appointment over with."

Charlie and Hermione walked into the clinic, and met Jill, who was waiting for them.

"You're late." She said, while leading them to a cot.

Hermione smiled, "Sorry, it was my fault." She said while climbing onto the exam bed.

Jill got to work and started waving her wand over Hermione's abdomen. She kept doing the process until suddenly, she stopped.

Seeing the worry in Jill's eyes, Hermione started thinking bad thoughts. "Jill, is something wrong? Is it the baby? Is it hurt?" She started questioning.

"It's none of that. Your babies are fine. You, Miss Granger, are having twins. Identical it seems."

Waving her wand over the witch's midsection one last time, Jill conjured the sonogram image.

"I have no idea how I didn't catch this before. I am sorry that I didn't. But it appears that for the first part of your pregnancy, baby one- the baby we were always seeing- was wrapped around baby two or somehow in front so we only saw one. It's nothing to be concerned about, it was almost as if baby one was protecting baby two. Since you didn't have the best diet for the first half, which is why you weren't gaining the appropriate amount of weight. However, now that you are in Romania, a stable location, you are more at ease." She said explaining why now, at twenty weeks; Hermione was just learning she was having twins.

"Fred was right?" Hermione asked under her breath, not aware that Charlie could hear.

Jill finished the appointment, and gave Hermione the picture of her children. "If you have any questions, just ask. I'm here almost every day." She said before leaving.

Hermione didn't say much as she used Charlie's help to get off the cot. She kept staring at the moving sonogram picture in her hands. Twins, as in two, as in more than one. It's not that she was worried about supporting the babies financially- the ministry had given her a reward in her help of defeating Voldemort- she was just surprised. Everything would be twice as much. Twice as many dirty nappies to change. Twice as much food to buy. Twice as much clothing to wash.

Hermione wasn't prepared. For once in her life- well since she had found out about the pregnancy- Hermione Granger was not prepared.

By now the two had walked to Hermione's house.

"Hermione, are you okay? That was a shock back there." Charlie commented while rubbing the back of his neck.

Hermione nodded and took a deep breath while unlocking her door. "Yeah, I'm fine, I was just surprised." She said while sitting down on her chair in the living room. "Two babies?" She questioned while placing her hand on her swollen stomach.

She looked over at Charlie who had started chuckling. His chuckles grew into a laugh, and before long he was bent over on the chair laughing so hard Hermione thought he was going to throw up.

"Charles Septimus Weasley." Hermione said with a warning voice.

Finally Charlie stopped laughing and could talk. "How do you know my middle name?" He asked.

"I have my ways." She replied, "Now, are you going to tell me what you were laughing about?" She questioned

"Well you are having twins. And their father is Fred. It just made me think of all the trouble that Fred and George got into, and now your twins have part of those genes."

Sighing, Hermione placed her head into her hands. "Merlin, help me." She said.

"I am sure you will do fine, Hermione." Charlie said with a grin still on his face.

Hermione nodded, and the two fell into a comfortable silence.

"Hermione, can I ask you a question?" Charlie asked.

"You already did." Hermione replied with a giggle, and laughed even more at Charlie's eye roll. "But I will let you ask one more."

"When I mentioned Ron, back at the clinic, you flinched. Why?"

Staring into Charlie's eyes, Hermione wasn't expecting this question. She knew she would have to tell him sometime, she just hoped it would be later.

"Well, when I left Ron and I didn't part on good terms." She answered, hoping that would be enough to satisfy his curiosity.

"I know that, but you flinched- almost as if you were expecting something like a hit." When he saw Hermione look down, Charlie's eyes widened. "He hit you?" Charlie asked with his voice full of anger and rage.

All Hermione could do was nod.

"That bloody prat! I should go to England and kill him now. No woman deserves to be hit!" Charlie almost couldn't believe it. His own brother? His father made sure all the men in his family knew that was unacceptable. "You don't deserve that Hermione."

Hermione nodded, "I know." She spoke quietly. "He is the reason I left, to get away from him."

Charlie pulled the young witch into a hug. "I will not let anything happen to you again."

Hermione nodded and smiled. She believed him.

All right… so Charlie knows about the whole abusive Ron thing.

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