The snow was falling heavily on the ground as Azlyn and Ginny made their way to the quidditch field. Ravenclaw and Slytherin were playing which also meant that Logan and Azlyn weren't speaking. Every time the two teams played each other, they would get into a fight over who would win. It especially did not help that Logan was on the Slytherin team. Then soon after the game ended they would makeup and everything would be normal again.

"Are you sure your mom will send it without asking questions?" Ginny wondered aloud as she wrapped her cloak around herself tighter.

"Yes, my mom is wonderful like that. She won't ask questions. She will however send a letter telling me that I had best be careful and that whoever it was for should talk to their parents about it." Azlyn brushed some of the hair out of her face that the wind had whipped around.

"I wish me and my mom were as close as you and your mom." Ginny sighed.

"That could have something to do with the fact you have seven brothers and I am an only child."

"True"

The match was fun but in the end as always Slytherin won. The group of friends gathered into Draco's sitting room and sure enough Azlyn and Logan were snuggled up together on the sofa. Ginny laughed as she curled herself into Draco's arms in front of the fire. He kissed the top of her head before rolling his eyes at the couple on the couch.

"What are you two laughing at?" Blaise asked from one of the overstuffed chairs where Pansy was napping on his lap.

Ginny pointed to Azlyn and Logan which caused Blaise to smile knowingly. It was such a peaceful time with only the sound of the crackling fire in the room. Ginny wished this was how it could be all year. Just the six of them hanging out like this. But in the back of her mind she knew it probably never would be the same again.

"Azlyn, I need a favor." Ginny whispered as they took their places in potion class.

"What do you need?" Azlyn began copying down the potion they were supposed to make and Ginny started measuring out ingredients.

"Okay so you know how I told you that Draco and I were safe when we had sex."

"Yes, I remember"

"Well as it turns out um we weren't"

"What?" Azlyn practically yelled.

" is there something you wish to share with the rest of the class?" Professor Snape glared from the front of the classroom.

"No professor, I'm sorry." Azlyn apologized.

"Get back to work then!" He snapped before turning back to what he was doing.

"So I repeat what?" Azlyn whispered at Ginny.

"We were both stupid apparently we both forgot can we move on please." Ginny begged quietly.

"Fine what do you need?" Azlyn finished their potion and bottled it bringing it up to the front. When Snape nodded that they could go Ginny quickly followed Azlyn out into the hall.

"Do you think your mom can get a muggle pregnancy test and send it without asking any questions?" Ginny asked as they made their way to Draco's room together.

"Probably, but Ginny do you really think that you could be pregnant?" She whispered the last word afraid of people overhearing.

"I don't know Azlyn. I just don't know."

Ginny was brought out of her thoughts by an owl tapping on the window. Azlyn jumped up out of her seat and let the owl in.

"Lucky, good girl" She took the package and letter from it before petting it on the head and sending it on its way.

"What's that Azlyn?" Logan asked looking down at the package in her hands.

"It's nothing."

"Oh really?" Blaise had joined them now since the owl had woken Pansy who was standing and stretching. Ginny and Draco stood as well. Azlyn was giving Ginny a pleading look. But before Ginny could think of anything, Logan grabbed it out of Azlyn's hands. He tore the brown paper off and the room went silent. Everyone was staring at the pregnancy test in his hands.

"Azlyn?" He looked worried and Ginny noticed that the color had drained completely out of his face.

"Logan, it's…"

"Mine" Ginny finished afraid that in two seconds Logan would be passed out on the floor if he didn't calm down. All eyes in the room turned to face Ginny. Suddenly she wasn't feeling so great and ran for the bathroom. Azlyn grabbed the box and followed her, leaving Draco to explain.

Azlyn held Ginny's hair while she puked and gave her a cold towel to wipe her face with when she was done. She helped her stand up and then passed her the box.

"Do you want me to go get Draco?"

"Yes, please just have him wait for me in the bedroom." Ginny watched Azlyn as she retreated out of the bathroom shutting the door behind her. Then she took a deep breath and opened the box.

She walked out of the bathroom to see Draco sitting on the bed.

"Everyone left. I told them we wanted some privacy and that we would tell them what it says tomorrow." He stood and wrapped his arms around her.

"Thank you" Ginny could hear that her voice sounded weak. She was tired and everything hurt.

Draco just stood there holding her for the next few minutes in silence while they waited. It took all the strength she had left to pull herself away from him and speak.

"It's time." He nodded at her words and intertwined his hand with hers before leading her into the bathroom.

She picked up the test off the counter and stared down at it. She was completely not shocked by the results. She had known, really since the day after they had sex. She was a Weasley, and they were extremely fertile. The little pink plus sign was just reinforcing what she already knew.

Tears fell from her eyes and she could feel Draco shaking slightly behind her. It was a completely overwhelming moment and Ginny found herself to be sobbing. And together they slid onto the floor with Draco cradling her in his arms. After awhile, the tears subsided and they just stayed there in silence.

Ginny had no idea how long they stayed like that before he picked he up and brought her into the bedroom and put her on the bed. Carefully he lifted her turtleneck sweater over her head and tossed it onto the floor. He kneeled before her and took her hands into his.

"Ginny, love?" She hadn't spoken in hours and her eyes were devoid of their usual sparkle. She blinked in surprise almost as if she had been lost in a daydream and the tears began to pour from her eyes once again.

"What are we going to do?"

"I don't know. But we will figure it out. Probably not today and probably not tomorrow, but we will figure it out. I promise I'm not going anywhere." He looked up at her and wished that just for a moment her smile would come back.

"I'm scared, Draco." She whispered.

He stood and wrapped his strong arms around her. He kissed the top of her head and laid her back on the bed. "Me too, but we will be okay." He was determined to stay strong for her sake. She looked so tired and so weak and it was frightening him. He quickly used his wand to light a fire in the fire place and could instantly feel the room beginning to get warmer. Quickly he changed out of his clothes into green silk pajama pants. He also grabbed a silver t-shirt from one of the drawers and brought it back to the bed with him. Carefully he managed to unbutton Ginny's jeans and slide them off of her. The entire time he couldn't help but stare at her stomach and think about how in her body was the tiny miracle of their child. Even under the stress of what this meant he found himself smiling at the prospect of Ginny being the mother of his child.

Ginny watched him carefully while he got ready for bed and came to help her. Under normal circumstances she would laugh at him and tell him she was not a child. But she was just too tired and too overwhelmed to care. Suddenly, she noticed him smiling down at her bare stomach.

"Draco?" What could possibly be making him smile in this situation? He looked up into her eyes startled by her voice. "Why are you smiling?" She asked in a confused voice.

"Because no matter how awful this is, I am still happy that you are going to be my child's mother." He replied after helping her sit up and unclasping her bra. He pulled it aside and gently pulled the t-shirt over her head. "I don't want our child to think that he or she is an unwanted mistake."

"What are we suppose to think of this as?" Ginny made a vague hand motion towards her stomach.

"An unexpected miracle?" Draco slid into his bed next to her.

"That will go over so well with my parents." Ginny laughed. "I can see it now, 'Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant with Draco Malfoy's baby. It's an unexpected miracle that we are both so excited about.' And then they reply with 'That is so wonderful dear we are so through the roof that our fifteen year old daughter is having the baby of none other than Draco Malfoy. Let's just run out and tell the world."

"Mom? Azlyn and her Americanism is rubbing off on you." He noticed how she was beginning to use the American terms for things. She promptly grabbed a pillow and smacked him in the head with it. "No fair" He whined.

"How is this unfair? There is no fairness in a pillow fight?" She had jumped up and was kneeling over him. The she noticed him staring intently at her stomach. "Oh right, I guess I forgot for a minute." Her smile was gone again.

"No, don't do that. You were smiling and laughing two seconds ago and now you're sulking again. Yes, this situation isn't all that wonderful but we might as well except it and move forward."

"You're right this isn't wonderful but I'm not you. Unlike you, I can't hide the fact I'm going to be a parent at fifteen. Unlike you, I can't afford a baby. I can't afford a nanny to watch a baby while I go to school. For all I know, I won't even be allowed to come back next year. So, I'm so fucking sorry that I'm sulking while you are thrilled." During her rant she had stood up and put her jeans and bra back on and as she finished she tossed Draco's t-shirt at him. She made her way towards the door pulling her sweater on as she walked. Draco jumped out of bed and caught her arm before she could walk out of the room.

"Ginny, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I just don't think we need to act like this is the end of the world. I have to look on the bright side of this. Yes, this sucks and we are completely unprepared to raise a child. And I know that we come from two very different families and this is going to be very difficult. But all I am asking is that you at least try to find something good in this."

"What could possibly be good about this?" She questioned angrily. "Let me go, I need some time to think" She pulled her arm out of his grasp and opened the door. He followed her into his sitting room.

"It's after curfew; if you get caught you'll get in trouble." He tried to find a reason to keep her from leaving.

"Since when do you care about breaking the rules? Me being in your room is breaking the rules." She turned and left without another word.

One she was back in the Gryffindor dorms she ran right into her ex-boyfriend Craig in the common room.

"It's late; shouldn't you be upstairs sleeping in your dorm?" He was still peeved at their breakup. She almost couldn't blame him. She started dating Draco not more than half an hour after their breakup.

"You're right I should be and I am." She went to walk away from him but he caught her wrist before she could walk past him. "Let me go" She said through gritted teeth.

"You know, love. I'm a prefect and it's my duty to report students out and about after hours." The pressure on Ginny's wrist was beginning to cause pain. "But I'm sure we can work something out. Malfoy won't even have to know." He whispered hoarsely as he pulled her closer to him.

Suddenly Ginny heard footsteps on the stairs before Ron rounded the corner and stopped dead in his tracks staring at the scene in the common room. Craig didn't notice him until a second too late and practically jumped away from Ginny. She grabbed her wrist and rubbed it, sure that there would be finger shaped bruises there in the morning.

It took a few moments for Ron to process what he had just witnessed before making his way to Craig and punching him square in the face.

"If I ever catch you so much as looking in my sister's direction again I swear I will kill you. Now get out of here." Ron was menacing when he was angry. The red in his face nearly matched his hair as he spoke and Craig practically ran towards his dorm.

"Are you alright?"Ron's face returned to normal as he turned his attention to his little sister.

"Trust me that was not the worst thing that happened today." She sank into the sofa near the fire and he joined her.

"Did Malfoy do something? If he did, I swear, I'll kill him." Ron's face was beginning to turn red again.

"No, I wish you wouldn't call him Malfoy. He is actually the best boyfriend I have ever had." Ginny spoke quickly to calm down her brother. "And he didn't deserve how I spoke to him tonight" Tears threatened to spill over from her eyes.

"You two got in a fight tonight? Do you want to talk about it? I promise I will try to be as unbiased as possible." He pulled her into a hug.

"Sort of, we have two very different views on something. He thinks there is something positive about it but I think that is ridiculous. That …" The tears were streaming down her face.

"What is it?" He asked. She sighed staring into the fire. She had to tell him, at some point she had to tell all of her brothers and her parents. She took a deep breath and looked Ron in the eyes.

"I'm pregnant."She whispered before breaking into sobbing.

His reaction took her completely off guard as he wrapped his arms around her and let her cry into his shoulder. He remained completely silent until she pulled herself together and looked up at him.

"Draco is trying to find the good in this and I was being so cruel. He was just trying to cheer me up and I got so angry and over reacted. Oh Ron, What am I going to do?" She spoke quietly as stray tears rolled down her face.

"Tonight, you're going to go upstairs and curl up in bed. Get a good nights sleep, you need it. Then tomorrow, talk to…"He paused as if it pained him to speak the next word, "Draco. Be calm and decide what you two want to do now. Then you should probably owl mum and dad. You can either tell them in the letter or ask them to meet you in Hogsmeade. Also you should probably speak to Dumbledore find out if there are rules about this." She was surprised. It would have been totally normal for him to freak out and throw a fit but he didn't.

"When did you get so smart?"

"I guess Hermione is starting to rub off on me." He laughed gently before helping her stand. "You're strong. You'll get through this. Now go to bed."

She slowly climbed the stairs up into the fifth year girl's dorm and headed straight for the bathroom. Turning on the shower she began to strip out of her clothes. She stood before the mirror in just her bra and underwear staring at her still flat stomach. It was hard to imagine it becoming round and pregnant as she knew it would. It was even harder to imagine the tiny human being that was her child or would be her child. Draco's and hers…It was strangely comforting when she added Draco's name in. Everything would be just fine as long as he was there. It had to be.

The next morning she was shaken awake by Hermione sitting on the side of her bed.

"Ron sent me, said you should wake up. It's after ten and Draco Malfoy is sitting in the corridor outside the common room. Did you two get in a fight? Ron won't tell me"

"Yes we did but it's fine." Ginny scrambled out of bed and opened her trunk looking for something to wear. But as soon as she bent over she regretted it. It took a moment for her to overcome the feeling of nausea before she could continue her search. She finally settled on a pair of dark jeans and blue t-shirt and threw them on quickly. She pulled on her warm black boots and grabbed her black jacket prior to grabbing her wand off the nightstand and shoving it down the side of one of her boots. "Thanks Hermione" She called before dashing down the stairs and out into the corridor where Draco was sitting against the wall.

He stood as soon as he saw her. She wrapped her arms around his body and sighed as his arms came around her protectively.

"I'm so sorry Draco, I overreacted" She pressed her face into his warm chest.

"I'm sorry as well. I shouldn't be thrilled about this. I know that. But I can't help how I feel Ginny. I've messed up so many things in my life. But this, this is my chance to do something right. To be the father to my child my father was never to me." He had taken her hand and they were headed away from the Gryffindor tower towards the headmaster's office. "I've also thought of a way for you to finish school. You're the smartest in your class. You can see if Dumbledore can let you take your OWLS over the holidays, move you into sixth or even seventh year classes when we come back and take your NEWTS with the seventh years at the end of term."

"I would be done with school a year before you instead of a year after. Isn't that slightly odd to you?" She questioned as they paused before the statue that led them into Dumbledore's office.

"Well I was thinking maybe I could take my NEWTS with you. We could finish together. Be done with school, both of us before the baby comes."

"You'll be the only one who can get a job though. I won't be seventeen for a year after I finish school if this works." They had climbed the stairs to Dumbledore's office during their brief discussion. Draco knocked gently on the door and it opened automatically leading them into the large room.

Dumbledore sat at his desk, looking at them with knowing eyes. Ginny took a deep breath trying to calm her nerves. They each took a seat in front of the Headmaster's desk, keeping their hands laced together the entire time.

"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Weasley, what brings you to see me on this bright Sunday?" He was always in such a good mood. It was rare to see Dumbledore in any mood besides happy and Ginny wondered if today she would get to see him in a different one.

"I'm pregnant" Ginny decided that there was no need to drag this out. She watched the expression on Dumbledore's face very carefully but never saw it change.

"Seeing as how there are no current rules regarding this, you are not required to actually inform me but I am glad that you have come to me."He adjusted his glasses on his face before continuing. "I'm assuming you have some sort of plan in place, am I correct?"

"Yes professor, I was thinking that perhaps Ginny could take her OWLS over the holidays. Then if she passes she could be moved up into sixth or seventh year classes and take her NEWTS at the end of the year. I was planning to take my NEWTS then as well so that we could be out of school before the baby arrives." Draco spoke with such certainty and determination in what he was saying that Ginny was sure that they could do this.

"I have no problem with that. Unfortunately I cannot approve such things. You will have to have a hearing before the Ministry of Magic and they will be the ones who determine whether or not you will be allowed to finish school in that way. I must warn you though. If you go before the ministry they can choose to not allow Ginny to finish school at all." For a moment Ginny was sure she saw doubt in Dumbledore's eyes as he spoke and it made her nervous.

"It's a chance I am prepared to take." Ginny knew it was her only chance. Besides she had to have a plan before she told her parents because she knew it was going to be bad when her parents found out.

"Allright, I'll send the owl immediately. Your parents have to be notified as well if you are going before the ministry Ginny, I can send them an Owl asking them to come to Hogwarts, if you would like to tell them yourself. If you would like Draco, I can also ask your mother to come."

"No thank you, Professor. I'm not really on that great of terms with my mother right now. She has not handled my father's imprisonment well." He wrapped an arm around his girlfriend. "But I would like to be with Ginny when her parents arrive so I can be there when we tell them."

"I will get right to sending out the letters. You two should go enjoy your Sunday and I'll see you later when Mr. and Mrs. Weasley arrive.

Draco led Ginny out of the office and to the great hall. They took a seat at the Slytherin table next to their friends.

"Hey, we were getting worried about you two." Blaise said putting down the Daily Prophet he was reading.

"So, what's the news?" Pansy questioned looking between the two of them.

"Not here." Draco said firmly looking around to all the other students having a late breakfast. "You should eat, love." He put some fruit down on her plate and she ate it slowly.

"I'm not really all that hungry" She started to push the plate away and pulled her hand back quickly. She had almost forgotten what had happened the night before, but sure enough five finger shaped bruises wrapped around her wrist as a dark reminder. She didn't want Draco to see them; she knew he would react badly. But it was too late as he grabbed her hand and pulled her arm up over the table to inspect her wrist.

"What the hell?" He placed his fingers over the bruises gently trying to see if a hand was really the cause. All of their friends looked across the table at them and the marks on Ginny.

"Once again, not here" She pulled her hand back and stood, knowing her friends would all follow her out to the lake. It was quiet there next to their favorite tree.

"Who did this Ginny?" Draco was furious. Who would dare lay a hand on his Ginny?

"It's fine, Draco, Ron took care of it already." She didn't want the boys of Slytherin going after Craig no matter how much she hated him.

"I didn't ask you if it was taken care of. I asked you who did this?"

"Promise me that none of you are going to do anything to him, and then I will tell you." Ginny crossed her arms over her chest and stared him down.

"Fine, we promise." He was grinding his teeth together. She knew it meant he wasn't happy about the fact he couldn't' do anything. But it was all she needed from him.

"Craig, he got a little too comfy last night and wasn't please when I turned him down. Ron caught him and broke his nose. Can we please just let this go for now?"

"Fine, we will let this go, for now" Draco sighed defeated. "But remind me to thank your brother."

Ginny smiled at the thought of seeing Draco thank Ron for something before turning to face the rest of their friends.

"So?" Azlyn asked curling into Logan's arms.

"I'm pregnant" Ginny stated waiting for their reaction.

They were silent.

"Stunned speechless?" Draco questioned wrapping his arms around Ginny.

"How are you going to tell your parents, Gin?" Pansy questioned.

"And what are you going to do about school?" Logan wondered.

"Dumbledore is sending a letter to my parents requesting they come to Hogwarts. So they should be here before the end of the day. And I'm going before the ministry to see if I can take my Owls over the holidays ten my Newts at the end of the year. Draco is going to ask if he can take his Newts with me so we will both be done with school before the baby arrives." Ginny explained leaning back into her boyfriend's chest enjoying his warmth.

"Wow, I can't believe that you're going to be done with school this year. And that you're going to be a mom" Azlyn shivered as snow began falling again.

"And the holidays are only a month away Gin. Are you going to be prepared for your Owls by then?" Blaise asked.

"I'll have to be Blaise. I don't really have any other options." Ginny stared out at the lake watching the snow fall onto the ice. This defiantly wasn't how she had planned her life to go.

A few hours later Ginny and Draco were headed back up to the headmaster's office. Once inside she noticed her parent's seated in front of the headmaster with matching worried expressions on their faces. They stood when the two teenagers entered.

"Mum, Dad, Hi" Ginny was nervous and she knew it showed in her voice.

"Ginny, what is going on? We got a letter from the headmaster asking us to come immediately. Did something happen? Are you hurt? Why is Draco Malfoy here?" Her mother hugged her before standing back next to her father.

"Um, Draco and I are dating mum. We have been for a little while now. And um you're here because the school is required to let you know that I am going before the ministry to see if I can take my Owls over the holidays and my Newts at the end of the year so this will be my last year at Hogwarts." She rushed the last part knowing what was coming. Draco wrapped his fingers around hers giving me strength.

"But Ginny why would you want to finish school this year? You wouldn't even be able to work, you're too young." Ginny's father questioned.

"Because, mum and day, I am…um I am…pregnant" The last work was barely above a whisper but they heard it.

Her mother immediately burst into tears. "Oh Ginny, you're so smart how could you let this happen?"

"Because we were being stupid and I'm so sorry mum. Please don't hate me." Tears spilled from her eyes and Draco squeezed Ginny's hand encouragingly.

"Darling, I could never hate you. I'm dissapointed but I could never hate you. I trust your judgement and your decisions. So, if you are happy with Draco and you think that this is the right thing to do, then I am allright with it." She pulled Ginny into another hug and kissed the top of her head. It was then she realized her father had said absolutely nothing. She stepped back into Draco's waiting arms and looked up at her father. She couldn't read the expression on his face and he was just staring at her.

"Daddy?"

"Who are you?" His voice was angry and directed at Ginny. "My daughter would never do something so careless and stupid."

"I made one mistake Dad. I'm still Ginny. I'm still me."

"No, my Ginny wouldn't be with the son of someone I hate. My Ginny wouldn't be having a baby when she is fifteen. My Ginny wouldn't disgrace our family like this. You are not her. You are not a part of this family. Not anymore."

"Are you... are you disowning me?" She couldn't believe it.

"Yes, I am" He was distant and cold.

"Arthur!" Her mum was shocked. "She is our daughter. You can't just tell her she is not part of our family anymore."

"Yes I can. I won't have out family disgraced by this. I don't want her anywhere near out home." He stormed out of the office the door slamming behind him.

"I'm so sorry Ginny. He'll come around. It might take a while but he'll come around." She quickly followed him away.

"That is not really how I expected that to go." Ginny said before heading for the door.

Draco followed her to his room, where she pulled her boots off and collapsed in front of the fire. Tears spilled from her eye and she buried her face in her hands. He went over and sat next to her.

"It'll be okay. You and me will get through this together. And when we hold our baby for the first time, this will all be worth it."

He wrapped his arms around her and she leaned back against his chest. As long as he was there, it would be okay. He would keep her safe and happy. And it was all she needed.