Chapter 12
The following day Hermione wasn't seen, she didn't turn up for breakfast or any of her lessons. Ginny was worried as Hermione would never miss a lesson, not even to avoid Malfoy. During lunch Ginny went back to the dormitories and found Hermione locked in the bathroom. Again. "Hermione?" Ginny asked softy as she knocked the door and waited for a response "Yeah Gin?" Hermione replied "You okay in there?" Ginny asked worriedly "Yeah, I'm okay. Probably ate something bad last night just feeling a bit sick. Could you grab my assignments for me please?" Ginny thought about it for a moment. Hermione being sick yesterday and blaming it on bad food even though they ate the same thing at lunch and the same today even though she knew Hermione didn't eat last night after what happened at the ball between her and Draco, and Harry's comment about Hermione being ill off and on for weeks, her slight weight gain and weird eating habits and sleeping patterns. Something was up "Alohomora" Ginny whispered and the bathroom door opened itself up to reveal a very ill Hermione "Ginny please go away" Hermione begged her friend "Not until you tell me what's going on" Ginny demanded.
"I'm just sick Gin, I don't know what's wrong" Hermione cried "I've tried potions and spells and nothing is working! I'm still sick and I just want it to stop" Ginny hugged her friend as she cried into her. "Hermione? I think I might have an idea as to why you're ill, but you have to get dressed first, we're taking a trip".
Hermione got dressed and the two girl took a trip to the muggle world "what are we doing Gin? If we get caught we could be in big trouble" Hermione whined as the two drove pass buildings "Don't worry no one can se e us, magic car remember?" Hermione sighed and leaned against the window slowly falling asleep. When Hermione woke up, the car was parked down a side street and Ginny was gone. Great. Hermione waited for her friend to return; Hermione almost jumped out of her skin when the car door swung open and Ginny hopped in "Where did you go?" Hermione all but shouted "to get these" Ginny replied holding up two pregnancy sticks "are those?" Hermione couldn't finish her sentence "yep, pregnancy tests and you're gonna take them" Ginny told her friend. "I'm not pregnant Gin" Hermione laughed "We'll see" Ginny responded before starting the car and heading back to Hogwarts.
Back at the dormitories Hermione had peed on the stick to amuse Ginny and they were both waiting anxiously for the results "Has it been 2 minutes yet?" Hermione asked impatiently "nope, not yet" Ginny replied. After what felt like the longest two minutes the world has ever known Hermione picked up the stick and turned to her friend "So?" Ginny asked with a beaming smile on her face "It's positive" Hermione mumbled before collapsing onto her bed "I'm going to be an aunt!" Ginny shouted. She is way too pleased about this "Hate to break it to you Gin, but this isn't Ron's child" Hermione said "well duh, I know that, but I'll still be aunty Ginny" both girls laughed at her comment before Ginny started to ramble about baby names and rooms and what the baby will look like when it's finally here, while Hermione just lay on her bed, her hands lightly tracing her stomach thinking about how she was going to tell Draco, it's not like she can hide it for much longer, people had already started noticing her weight gain; in all honesty, she was scared shitless.