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Hermione was glad that her friends could keep secrets because nobody found out about her being pregnant. That is until April when she started to show. She woke up and rolled out of bed. Draco looked at her and started to laugh.

"What's wrong?" she snapped.

"Well…"

"Spit it out Draco, I'm warning you."

"Hermione…"

"Draco I will not stop to hex you into the next centaury, now tell me."

Draco was used to these death threats they came regularly now with Hermione's hormones.

"Well…ah…Hermione I don't think you'll be able to hide the fact that you are pregnant much longer."

"Why?"

Draco glanced down at her stomach, "Because Hermione the bump has arrived."

"Great," she said. She summoned her things and stormed out of the room repeating, "Great, just great."

Draco started to laugh quietly or what he thought was quietly because Hermione screamed, "Stop laughing. This is your fault."

Ginny later found Hermione crying in her bedroom which she had barricaded herself in and wouldn't let anybody come in. Except Ginny that is.

"Oh Hermione," Ginny sighed, "come on you already missed charms and everyone was worried. Harry and Ron tried to cover for you but well Flitwick didn't exactly believe them."

"Ginny…I…can't…" she said through her tears.

"What was the Hermione?"

Hermione picked up her wand and the door slammed closed.

"Hermione, what's wrong?"

"They're going to know I'm pregnant, and they're going to think I'm a slut."

"Hermione," Ginny sat down on Hermione's bed, "they already know."

"You told them?" Hermione screamed.

"No Hermione you did," Ginny replied softly.

"No I didn't," she cried.

"Hermione did you forget New Year's? Hermione they knew this whole time and they never said anything. They aren't that bad."

"So they knew?"

"Hermione everyone knew, that's why Draco was laughing this morning. He thought you knew that everyone knew."

"Oh god, oh god, maybe they're not saying anything but they sure are thinking it."

"Maybe but…the point is Hermione they aren't talking about you."

"How am I going to show my face? The head girl pregnant, I bet this is the first time."

"Hermione I bet it isn't, and about showing your face well you already have just now you know that they know. So now time to get up, you have Potions in 10 minutes."

"Oh kill me now," she moaned and rolled over.

"What do you want me to say?"

"I don't know and I don't care just make it good."

"Okay."

"And…"

"And what?"

"Whatever you do don't let Malfoy in here."

"Hermione…"

"Don't sigh at me and then try to argue with me. You are my best friend but that doesn't make you immune from being hexed into next week."

Hermione heard the door close.

Outside Harry, Draco and Ron were waiting. Ginny put a finger to her lips to tell them to be quiet. They walked down the stairs and into the common room.

"I guess you heard everything," Ginny said.

"Sure did," Harry said.

Draco was sitting quietly in the corner with his head in his hands. Ginny walked over and crouched down beside him and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Draco," Ginny said softly.

He didn't answer.

"Draco," she said again. She glanced over at Harry and Ron and motioned for them to leave for a minute.

Once the two where gone Ginny said, "Draco talk to me you're acting like a baby."

Draco looked up at her and said, "Ginny please just leave me alone."

"Draco, Hermione needs all the support she can get right now."

"You know you sound like my mother."

"I am not your mother and I hope to god I'm never like her," Ginny cried but then once she realized what she just said she went quiet.

"Yeah and for you I hope you aren't either," Draco laughed.

Ginny realizing it hadn't offended him started to laugh also. "Okay," she said more seriously, "but you have to pull it together, for Hermione. She needs everyone to support her now. The school has even though she doesn't think they have and she's not even friends with half them. You're her fiancé so it would be pretty bad if strangers supported her and you didn't."

"Okay."

"Great, so you might want to go up and talk to her."

"You heard her she doesn't want to see me and she called me Malfoy."

"I know Hermione and that was her twisted way of asking for your support. She's testing you. If you don't go up and aren't persistent about seeing her than she'll think you don't love her, but if you go up there and don't take any of her excuses to be alone she'll know you love her."

"Are you sure?"

Ginny nodded, "And if she gets mad tell her it was my idea and I'll get to see next week sooner than expected."

Draco started to laugh and Ginny smiled, "Good now go."

Draco stood up and headed for the stairs.

"And Draco."

"What?"

"Don't ever let me here that this is hard for you because it's a million times harder for Hermione."

He nodded and then ran up the stairs.

Ginny smiled to herself and walked out of the Head's Tower. Sitting with their backs up against the corridor walls and staring at the portrait hole were Ron and Harry.

"So what happened?" Harry asked as he stood up and wrapped his arms around Ginny.

"Told him to get his act together," she whispered.

Harry leaned towards her and caught his lips with her hers.

"Mmm," she said softly.

"Ah Harry," Ron said, "This would be awkward enough with my best mate snogging somebody in front of me but did you forget that the person you are snogging in front of me is my baby sister?"

Harry looked up and said, "Did you say something Ron?"

"Never mind," he turned and walked away, "Just don't let any of my brothers catch you because they won't be as forgiving as I am."

Harry turned back to Ginny and saw that she was laughing, "Think we should listen to him?" Harry asked.

Ginny didn't answer she just grabbed his shirt and pulled him up against her again and pressed her lips against his.

"Well that's an answer in itself," Harry said.

"Harry," Ginny said sternly.

"What?"

"Shut up and kiss me."

And he did. They didn't even pull apart until Remus who had been standing over them for a good few minutes trying to get their attention made a loud bang from his wand.

"Shit," Harry screamed, "you didn't have to do that."

"I believe you should be in Potions," Remus said to Harry, "And you in Transfiguration," to Ginny.

"Sorry Professor," Ginny said sheepishly.

"None of this Professor stuff please."

"So I can call you Uncle Moony?" Harry asked seriously.

Remus looked over at Harry sadly, "You haven't called me that since you were 14 months old. It was the last time I ever saw you and you're parents before you went into hiding…" he trailed off and walked away.

Harry looked distant and Ginny wrapped her arms around him, "I'm sorry Harry," she whispered.

Harry picked up his bag and walked off.

Ginny sighed and slid down the wall until she was sitting on the cold stone floor.

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Meanwhile Draco walked up the stairs and knocked on Hermione's door, "Hermione," he said.

"Go away."

"Hermione we need to talk."

"I said go away Malfoy," she snapped.

He reached and turned the door knob which to his surprise was not locked. He pushed the door open and walked in, "Hermione I know I'll never know what it's like to go through what you're going through but I want to help you."

Hermione stayed staring off at the painting on the wall behind his head.

"Hermione please I'm sorry…and I love you."

"Sorry didn't hear that," she said.

"I'm sorry for this morning and I love you."

"You're going to have to come closer because I still can't hear you."

Draco walked over and sat down on her bed. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry and I love you."

"Then kiss me," she said as she looked directly into his eyes.

He picked her up and started to kiss her passionately. Finally he pulled away and said, "We have to get to Defense, we can't be missing it right now with everything that's happening."

Hermione smiled at him and stood up.

"You weren't really mad were you? You were just testing me right?"

"No," she said, "I'll be honest with you I was mad but then Ginny came and talked to me and I realized it wasn't me that was mad it was my hormones that were making me mad. And I realized I couldn't be mad at you because it was as much my fault as it was yours. Also apparently the whole school knows because I told everyone, well some people and that's why you were laughing because you thought I remember telling them. You shouldn't be apologizing I should."

"Hermione its fine."

"No I'm sorry. I'm sorry for blaming you and for testing you."

"So you were testing me?"

"Yes," Hermione replied.

"Well we have to get to class in 20 minutes and you need something to eat."

They rushed out the door and out of the Tower only to find Ginny sitting in the corridor.

"What's wrong Gin?" Hermione asked.

"Oh just Harry's upset and I can't stand it when he's upset because of missing his parents or any reason for that matter."

"Come on we're going to get something to eat."

So the three went to get some food from the kitchen and then they headed off to their classes.

Draco and Hermione walked into Defense 5 minutes late.

"Sorry Professor," Hermione said.

"That's okay, just take you're seats."

And they did.

Class went fine. They had been fine since her morning sickness stopped. The first few months back after Christmas Break had been absolute hell for her and for Draco.

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a/n hadn't had an argument in here in awhile so I had to add one.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO HAPPEN? I"D LOVE TO SEE THEM BECAUSE FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL (this chapter) AND GRAD I HAVE NO IDEAS AND IF I DON"T GET ANY I"LL JUST SKIP TO GRAD.

Sorry for the long wait. I had writers block and then my computer went down and then I had more writers block. So thanks to all that stuck with me.