"Did you see who it was?" Hermione asked nervously
McGonagoll said gravely, "It was Bellatrix and some other Death Eaters. Hermione that proves that it's not safe for you there."
"I understand now."
"Good. You promise you won't go back?"
"I won't."
"Only here and Hogwarts are safe for you."
"Can't I go to my parents place?"
"It's not protected Hermione. If they find you there your parents can't help you defend yourself. You will be all on your own."
"Okay then," Hermione hung her head
"It's for the best."
Somebody must have heard them arrive because more than one set of footsteps pounded down the stairs.
"Ginny, Tonks," Hermione greeted excitedly
"I'll leave you to your unpacking," McGonagoll said and she walked in the direction of the kitchen
"What's going on Hermione?" Ginny asked
"Why do you have your trunk?" Tonks asked
Ginny gasped, "You didn't…you know."
"No," Hermione said quickly
The two exhaled, "Woo."
"So what happened?" Tonks asked
Hermione glanced around and then muttered, "Find Harry and Ron and meet me upstairs in Ginny and my rooms, then I'll tell you."
"Need help with your trunk?" Ginny asked
"No, I've got it," she proceeded to levitate her trunk up the stairs and down the corridors to her room.
Ten minutes later the group of five was assembled in the room that Hermione and Ginny shared.
"Okay what happened Hermione?" Harry asked
"Are you okay?" Ron asked
"Close call but I'm fine," she answered
That just got everyone more puzzled
"Hermione?"
"Fine Bellatrix is after me. She tried to get me to leave quietly but I did what she told me not to do and I spread it around the party that I was pregnant."
"What did she tell you, you had to do?" Harry asked
"She said I was to leave and never come back, never talk to Draco again and I was to never say that he was the father of my baby. She didn't want it to get around that the Malfoy heir wasn't a pureblood."
"But she's not even a Malfoy," Ron protested
"Exactly. So she came after me at the party after she found that I disobeyed her and that's when you guys came along."
"So now she will be after you to make sure that the heir doesn't survive," Harry finished
"Exactly, she'll kill me and kill two birds with one stone, because if she just killed my baby she would have to deal with any other child of Draco's that I had, but if she kills me also well Draco she's hoping will go and fine some pureblood bitch and have her kids and because he's first kids were dead than this knew bitches kids would be his heir."
"Could you have said bitch any more times?" Ginny laughed
"Want me to try?" she challenged back
"That's okay."
"You poor thing," Tonks said
"You know I just think I need to sleep and not wake up for a few days and then when I do this will all be over."
"You should get some rest," Tonks said gently
"So you're my mother know?" Hermione asked
Tonks didn't say anything
"You know that wouldn't be possible seeing as you're only what is it 7, 8 years older than me. Must have been pretty young when you had me. What were you thinking or should I say doing?"
Everyone in the room burst out laughing.
"Come on let's leave Hermione to get some sleep," Ginny said
Everyone agreed and they stood up and walked towards the door. Harry was just reaching for the door knob when the door flew open and somebody came rushing in.
"Wow," Harry said almost getting knocked over, "Slow down will you."
"Sorry," the person muttered and then ran over to Hermione, "Oh my god are you okay?"
Hermione nodded and fell towards him. He grabbed her and pulled her close, "I'm so sorry," he whispered into her hair
"Come on," Ginny whispered to Harry and Ron, "Let's go."
Harry turned and followed Tonks out the door but Ron didn't budge.
"Ron," Ginny pulled at his shirt sleeve. He reluctantly let her pull him out the door. Once the door had closed with a soft click Ron turned to Ginny and said, "You're just letting her kick you out of your own room."
"Ron," Ginny said strictly
"Fine," he muttered and then headed off in the direction of his and Harry's room. Ginny sighed and then walked down to the kitchen. She pushed the door open and grabbed a chair.
"Ginny," Mrs. Weasley scolded, "You can't be in here. We're having a meeting."
"Mother," Ginny sighed
"Ginny…"
"Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not 14 any more and go to obey your every command. I'm 16 and in a few months I'll be of age. I've done as much fighting as anybody here, and most of the time I have no clue what's going on because you won't let me sit in, so I'd just lay off it mother because I'm staying."
"Ginny…" Mrs. Weasley said but only half heartedly
"She'll know anyways," McGonagoll said, "I don't want to but in but she is right she needs to know what's happening Molly."
"Fine," Mrs. Weasley said in defeat
"Good, now let's continue," McGonagoll said, "Okay we have to change our motives. Instead of taking the Death Eaters we have to do what we did for You Know Who. We need to take Bellatrix out…"
"But how will that work?" somebody cut in
"Yeah we thought that getting rid of You Know Who would solve everything and look where that got us," another person added
"Settle down," McGonagoll said
The room went silent immediately
"Okay yes it didn't work for You Know Who because he had a full inner circle of Death Eaters. Know Bellatrix doesn't have anybody like that. She thinks Draco is but he isn't. Now so I think if Bellatrix is gone there's nobody that close that will take over. Lucius Malfoy probably would have but he's dead so that's not a problem. I think most of the new Death Eaters will be glad to get out. I don't know about some of the older ones but we'll have to see…"
"So you're saying that you think this will work but like the plans before will probably not?"
"Anderton," McGonagoll snapped, "Do you have a better plan here. What are we supposed to take out everyone?"
"Well that would be a for sure that nothing would go wrong."
"But do you know how long that would take. Besides Bellatrix unlike You Know Who isn't in hiding. She won't go and walk into the Ministry but she still showed up at the Malfoy New Year's Party. She won't be that hard to get."
The conversation went on for another half and hour and Ginny tuned out but then she heard somebody say, "Hermione," and she perked up
"Yes we need to have guards, but she can't know about it. She was reluctant in the first place to go into hiding. She'll still go to school but no going outside until this has passed."
"What's all the fuss about her for?" the person named Anderton said, "Aren't everyone else in danger as much as her?"
Lupin stood up and said, "You're telling me you didn't listen to what Minerva just said?"
"Well…"
"Uh?"
"Yes I heard it…but."
"There's something else you should know," McGonagoll said
"What?" everyone asked
"The thing is…I don't think Hermione would want me to say this but I have to…"
Nobody had ever seen Professor McGonagoll, Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ever lost for words.
"What is it Minerva?" Mr. Weasley probed gently
"Hermione's pregnant."
"What?" everyone gasped
"Surely we're not talking about the same person here?" somebody said
"No same person," McGonagoll said sadly
Mrs. Weasley jumped up and ran out of the room.
"Molly," McGonagoll called
"Mom," Ginny called and then jumped up and followed her, "Mom," she called out again. Mrs. Weasley didn't stop until she reached Ginny and Hermione's bedroom door.
"Mom," Ginny called out for the last time
Mrs. Weasley reached out and grasped the door knob
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Ginny said
"And why not, Ginerva Weasley? Stop being smart with me," Mrs. Weasley challenged as she turned to door knob and walked into the room. Ginny hung back and for good reasons.
"Ahhhh," Mrs. Weasley came rushing back out to the corridor
"That's why," Ginny said
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a/n So I really enjoy the reviews that have predictions and ideas if you could do that. Thanks. Keep up the reviews, they seem to be slowing down.