Maybe Next Time

Chapter Two

Author's Note:

Hey, guys! Thanks for liking and reviewing! I hope to post around a chapter every 1 / 2 days I adore this story and all the characters (which do not belong to me, they belong to the great and powerful J.K. Rowling, but I'm working on it, haha), so I hope you enjoy!

"She is going to kill me," Ginny sighed. "Probably literally."

"What is it, hon?" Harry stroked Ginny's face. She slapped his shoulder.

"I'm serious!" Ginny shouted. Harry looked shocked. "Sorry, sorry. I'm just panicking. Hermione is going to kill me." She knew she shouldn't yell, and it was quite early in the morning as well. She knew how easy it was to wake Albus up, and once the boys were up, it was very nearly impossible to get them back to sleep.

"Why would she kill you? You're so perfect," Harry tried to kiss her, but she again shoved him away. She sighed another time, and rolled over on their bed to face Harry.

"I made sure this morning, but I was already pretty sure." She sighed yet again. "I'm pregnant."

"What? Gin, that's amazing! This is fantastic!" Harry climbed out of bed, picked her up and twirled her, so she let out a slight giggle.

"Yeah, I guess," she told him hesitantly, her mind reeling.

He broke away, looking hurt. "You guess?"

"No! No, I meant that we only tried once, and now I'm pregnant. Hermione and Ron have been trying for years. I don't want to hurt her," Ginny explained, looking into those bright green eyes that she fell in love with.

"What should we do?" Harry asked, holding her hands.
"As much as I hate to do this, I don't think that we should tell everyone…not yet, at least," she added as he opened his mouth.

"Okay. I trust you." Harry kissed her softly. She smiled against his kiss.

"How did you find out, love?" He asked her.
"Took some tests. Plus, I missed my monthly, so I just guessed as well." She paused.

"We're having a baby," she whispered.

"We're having a baby!" He laughed lightly, and pulled his gorgeous wife closer.

Pregnancy was sneaking up on Ginny. She had been getting morning sickness more and more. When she stood in front of the mirror, she could see her stomach growing in a small bump, which gave her chills of excitement. Plus, her cravings were catching up to her. Harry had given her the strangest look when she had requested pancakes with ketchup on Sunday morning with the boys. Honestly, he should be used to her wild cravings by now. As Harry starting taking time off his work as an Auror to spend more time with Ginny, he also had to put up with her pregnancy and the boys.

"Have you gone to St. Mungo's yet?" Harry asked her one morning as she proceeded to pour pumpkin juice for the boys. Teddy was rapidly shoveling sausages into his mouth while James picked reluctantly at a muffin. Albus was slamming his little hands down on the table, wailing, as he waited for his mummy to give him his food.

"No, I'm planning on going later this week." She sat next to Al, spooning some berry mix into his mouth.

"You won't miss my birthday party, will you?" Teddy asked, his mouth full of eggs.

"Are you dreaming? Of course I won't miss your birthday party! And slow down, I don't want you to choke." Teddy nodded and kept eating, not noticeably slower.

"Jamie, eat some more please," Harry asked.

He slammed his muffin on the table. "No!"

"Excuse me?" Ginny turned to her son. "What did you say to your daddy?"

"I don't wanna eat no more! You can't make me!"

Ginny dropped the sippy cup that Al was drinking out of.
"James Sirius Potter, we are your parents. We can make you do whatever we want you to do. Next time your father or I ask you to do anything, you will listen to us. Understand?" She snapped, and stormed off. Teddy was frozen, his fork halfway to his mouth. James was practically cowering. Al was nearly in tears. And Harry's jaw was hanging.

"Don't. Move." Harry pointed to his sons, and quickly followed Ginny.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked his wife, who was crying in the bathroom.
"Hormones, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She sobbed quietly.

"It's fine. I think that maybe we should drop the boys of with your parents and go to St. Mungo's today, what do you think?"
She nodded, wiping her eyes. "Okay. Okay. Er, I need to go shopping too. You know, for Teddy."

"Great idea." Harry kissed her. "I love you. The boys love you. And I love you too baby," he kissed her stomach.

"I love you too. And the boys, and the baby. I can't imagine anyone else."

"Goodbye! Be good for Grandmum! I love you!" Ginny called to her sons, who waved.
"Bye, Mum! Love you!" James called. Albus blew kisses. Harry and Ginny then Apparated to St. Mungo's.

"Hello, we have an appointment with a birthing healer," Harry told the lady at the front desk. She nodded, and lazily flipped through a stack of papers.

"Names?"

"Harry and Ginny Potter."

Her head snapped up. "Mr. Potter! One moment please, I will hook you up with the next available Healer! Please make yourself comfortable!" She scurried off, and returned moments later.

"Room #137, please! Healer Malfoy will be with you!"

"Malfoy?" Ginny echoed, staring at Harry.

They entered their room hesitantly. A blonde man was standing there, looking at a large screen.
"Hello, how are you doing today….." He trailed off as he made eye contact with Harry. His face contorted. "Potter."

"Malfoy." Harry snarled.

"Got your wife knocked up again, haven't you?"

"Come on, Malfoy! I'm pregnant, for the love of Merlin!" Ginny snapped. Malfoy stared blankly at her, and then assumed Healer position.

"Alright, Mrs. Potter, it looks as though you are around three weeks pregnant. Congratulations. Since your baby is so small, it will be nearly impossible to see on an ultrasound, but I will proceed to let you hear your baby's heartbeat."

Ginny automatically thought of how strange it was to see Malfoy like this…and say congratulations to her. Suddenly, there was a loud pounding echoing throughout the room. Ginny's eyes filled with tears. This was her baby. Her and Harry's baby. This was all real.

She grasped Harry's hands. "I love you," she told him impulsively.

Malfoy then told then basic pregnancy instructions and plenty of tips for the first trimester, including how to help morning sickness, how her baby will grow, and some instructions to keep the baby healthy.
"Drink plenty of water, and we will see you back in a couple weeks."

"One question, er, will you be our birthing healer throughout the entire pregnancy and the birth?" Ginny asked, praying the response would be no.

"Yes, so I will see you back soon." Ginny mentally groaned. Swell. At least she had Harry, and the boys, and her parents, and all her brothers, and their wives. She wouldn't be alone at all.

A/N: Ooh, surprise! Malfoy is a Healer! I actually love Malfoy, sorry for my weirdness, but I swear he's changed, at least in this story! Feel free to review any tips or comments on my story, and I'm currently looking for a beta, so review if you're interested, haha!