Chapter 13 - Surprises
The next morning Hermione woke up and nearly automatically she had to stumble into the bathroom. The sound of her woke her concerned husband up, who quickly sprung up from the bed to check on his wife. He held back her hair as the day before's lunch disappeared into the toilet.
When she finally stopped and had washed her face and brushed her teeth he asked, "Are you ok, love?"
Hermione frowned slightly and nodded, "Yeah, just felt really nauseous when I woke up.."
Draco eyed her in a concerned manner, "Do you think it might be a spell that Parkinson sent at you?"
She tilted her head in consideration before shrugging, "I don't think so, but you can never be too careful..", she stated before turning towards the shower and shooing her husband out of the bathroom, and with a grin, he left.
When she emerged, Draco quickly took her hand and dragged her out of their rooms and up the stairs, causing her to squeak in alarm, "Where are we going so quickly, love?", she asked.
"The hospital wing to get you checked out", was his reply as they climbed another set of stairs.
A few minutes later they were sitting side by side on a bed in the hospital wing, waiting as Madam Pomfrey performed several spells on Hermione after she had explained her symptoms. Finally the stern woman asked, "Are you and your husband.. sexually active?"
Hermione turned scarlet and nodded, wondering what this had to do with anything.
The nurse's next question caused her to turn a color similar to the Weasley's hair, "When was the last time you two were sexually active?"
Draco noticed his wife's embarrassment and answered for her, "The day before yesterdat, Ma'am. Can I ask what this has to do with my wife puking this morning?"
Poppy chuckled, "Well, she's going to have to get used to that, congratulations, you're pregnant."
The recently married couple stared at the nurse with wide eyes, before Hermione managed to choke out, "Pr-pregnant?", at Madam Pomfrey's nod she asked, "How far along am I?"
The nurse performed another quick spell before replying, "I would say about 4 to 5 week along. Come back in another month and I can tell you the gender"
Draco stood there silently, eyes wide even after the usually stern woman had left before saying in an awed voice, "I'm going to be a daddy..", saying it outloud seemed to make it hit home because soon he was hugging his wife tightly with a huge grin and yelling, "I'm going to be a dad!", over and over.
Hermione laughed and tried to escape her husband's arms in order to kiss him lightly on the cheek, "We're going to be parents, and you'll be the best father there is."
Draco chuckled, still grinning hugely, and stated, "That place will probably be held by Harry when Ginny gets pregnant. but I'll try."
The two headed to get some breakfast quickly and rushed to catch Harry before he went back home.
It looked like Harry was just about to leave when they caught him, as he was in his room with suitcases surrounding him, ready to be shrunken and carried. "Hey guys", the man greeted with a smile.
Hermione grinned at Harry, "We have fantastic news to tell you."
Harry raised a brow, "Oh? What is it?"
Hermione took a deep breath to tell him, but her excited husband beat her to the punch, "We're having baby!"
Harry grinned at his two friends, "Congrats guys, how far along are you Hermione?"
Hermione's smile was so wide it appeared like it could split her face into two, "Pomfrey said about a month."
Harry was grinning nearly as widely, "That reminds me, remember how I went home to visit Ginny for a day last weekend?"
Draco and Hermione nodded silently, wondering if he was going to say what he thought he was going to, and he did, "Well, she sent me an owl this morning, she's pregnant too!"
She gave her friend a hug, "Congrats Harry, and send mine to Ginny, ok? Tell her for summer break we'll come visit."
Harry nodded and congratulated his friends once more before grabbing his luggage and flooing through his room's fireplace to his home, with the couple waving their goodbyes.