Love and War

Chapter seventeen

Disclaimer: all characters are from the Harry Potter Universe and belong to JK Rowling.

Hermione's view 

The morning before Christmas, I wake up when a sudden shock of nausea waves over me. I jump out of bed and run to the bathroom, unfortunately there is someone in there. I bang on the door and Ginny opens the door to find me holding my mouth. "Hermione, oh merlin, are you okay?" She looks at me with a shocked look on her face. I push passed her and throw up in the toilet. It pours out of me, and continues for what feels like an hour, but is only a few minutes. Ginny bends down next to me, pulling my hair out of the toilet. I lean back after everything that was in my stomach has come up. "Are you okay?" Ginny asks me concerned. "Yes, I must have eaten something that didn't agree with me," I say thinking about everything I had for dinner last night. "Could you be pregnant, since the last time you ate food was last night and if what you ate made you sick you would have thrown up after dinner not this morning," Ginny says which surprises me a lot. My brain races over a lot of different things. What if I was pregnant, what is going to happen? "We should go get you a pregnancy test than to be sure," Ginny says helping me up off the floor. We head to Ginny's bedroom to get changed before heading downstairs. I try to find comfortable clothing, I put one of Draco's shirts on, which calms my nerves slightly. We head downstairs and walk past everyone as I don't particularly have a conversation with anyone this morning as there is so much on my mind at the minute. We step out the door and apparate into Muggle London to get some pregnancy tests. 

Once we arrive in Muggle London, we head straight for the pharmacy. I grab a few different tests off the shelves, going to the counter to pay for them, trying not to make eye contact with the woman serving me. She puts them into a bag, giving me a small smile, not saying anything, afraid she may upset me. I take the bag giving her a small smile back and leaving the pharmacy. I find Ginny waiting outside, then apparating back to the Burrow. I pretty much run through the house to the bathroom. I lock the door behind me and silence the room afraid of what my reaction might be when I find out what the tests say. I open the boxes and take a few different tests out just to make sure I pee on all of them so that I know for sure. Sometimes they are not 100 percent correct, that's why I bought some different ones. After peeing on them all I set a timer and walked away from them trying not to get myself worked up and causing myself to vomit again. After the timer has gone off, I nervously walk up to the sink where the tests are sitting. As my eyes land on the tests, they begin to water as my life is really about to change forever. I push the tests back into the bag and leave the bathroom heading to my room to find Ginny waiting anxiously for me. 

"So, is that happy or sad tears?" she asks me nervously. Without saying a word, I hand over the bag for her to have a look, as I am trying to process everything in my head. "Oh merlin, Hermione," Ginny says hugging me, "how are you going to tell Draco?" I hadn't yet thought of that, what was he going to say, what was everyone else going to say. Would Draco hate me? "Stop over thinking everything, just breath, everything is going to be okay we are all going to be here for you. I promise," Ginny says holding me tightly. At least I am heading to Draco's in two days, I just have to get through Christmas Day tomorrow with the whole Weasley family. I spend the rest of the day in my room not wanting to speak with anyone. 

The morning of Christmas I get the courage up to head downstairs with everyone, unsure about whether I should tell everyone about my news or whether I should tell Draco first. I think I should keep it to myself instead so Draco can find out first. I go down stairs in my Christmas jumper Mrs Weasley made me in first year. I head downstairs and everyone is there. We sit around the tree opening presents and exchanging gifts. I got many books, a new jumper from Mrs Weasley, and Ginny gave me her gift away from everyone else. She had gotten me my first baby gift; it was a pair of knitted baby booties. They were green and red, colours of both mine and Draco's houses. I pack them into my trunk along with the rest of my presents, before heading down for Christmas lunch. The table is full of home cooked food that Mrs Weasley has prepared for everyone. I sit down next to Ginny and Mr Weasley. 

After lunch everyone heads outside for a game of Quidditch, and I stay behind to help clean up. Mrs and Mr Weasley watch me concerned that I have not said much the whole day. "Hermione, is everything okay?" Mrs Weasley asks me. "Yes, there is just a lot going on in my head at the minute," I say looking away from them both. "Hermione, you know you can tell us anything, we will always be here for you," Mr Weasley says bringing me into a hug. My eyes start to water, and I hug Mr Weasley even tighter, before saying into his chest, "I'm pregnant and it's Draco's." Mrs Weasley comes up and hugs me as well. "I am happy about it I promise, I just didn't think it would happen this early in my life. I love Draco and I am happy it's his, I'm just so scared about what is going to happen now," I cry but trying to reassure them. "Hermione, you know we love you and we will help you with anything, you always have us. We will be here if you need anything. We love you, and are happy for you," Mrs Weasley says. Both Mr and Mrs Weasley give me one more hug before I head outside to watch everyone play Quidditch before we come back inside for dinner. That night I go to bed feeling a little better, not as scared as I was when I first found out. That night I go to bed so tired from the day and not getting sleep the night before. Hopefully tomorrow goes as smoothly as today did with Mr and Mrs Weasley.