Haley found herself back in the Barrow Kitchen. She felt like she was walking around in a fog. Somehow she found her way back up to George's room. She collapsed onto Fred's bed. Burying herself in the covers she shivered. A baby what was she going to do with a baby. She felt a tear travel down her cheek. She quickly brushed it away no she wouldn't cry. She balled her hand her nails biting into the palms.
"Fred." She whisper sobbed her hand moving down to cradle her still flat stomach. She drifted off to sleep tears stained and dried on her face.
"Is she okay?" Molly asked turning towards Hermione.
"She'll be fine." Hermione said. It wasn't her place to tell Molly about her upcoming grandchild. That was up to Haley.
George had seen Haley but had just walked back out of the room not wanting to disturb her. Haley woke up around dinner time the smell of dinner wafting up on the air. She stumbled out of bed and down the stairs. Taking her seat at the dinner table she couldn't bring herself to look at anyone. She knew questions would reside in the eyes of Mrs. Weasley. Questions she wasn't prepared to answer yet. Taking food she poked and prodded. She took tiny bites trying to swallow around the lump in her throat. Only the thought of the tiny life inside her allowed her to eat anything at all. She felt a touch on her arm and looked up to see Hermione looking her. She took a final bite and pushed back from the table. She looked at Hermione and then over at George. She knew he needed to know. He needed to know before anyone else. He was Fred's twin but it was so hard to look at him and think of all that Fred would be missing. She looked over at Ron. Her best friend, her first friend. He had to know to. oh the others did also but not as much as those two men. She swallowed stood up and looked between them.
"George, Ron can I please talk to you both. Hermione if you'd come with us too." Hermione just nodded as Ron and George through the two women a look as they followed them up stairs.
"Now what was that all about?' Molly looked around at her remaining child.
"Don't look at me." Ginny shrugged. "I have no clue."
Walking into George's room she sat down on Fred's bed and motioned for Ron to shut the door behind him. The two men stood by the door as Hermione came and sat beside Haley taking her hand. She looked at the two men. She took a deep breath. How did she say what she had to say.
"I'm..... I ..... Madame...." She couldn't seem to form a complete sentence. She looked at Hermione for help and the other woman squeezed her hand. Her eyes cut back to George and Ron. She bit her lip. Tears shining in her eyes. "I went to see Madame Pomfrey this morning and she told me..." she trailed off again.
"She told you what." George asked anxiously. As Ron looked on with concern. Haley's eyes flew to George but looked away quickly she couldn't say it not well looking into his face, into Fred's face. She looked at Ron. She looked at Hermione she let a single tear fall.
"She told me I'm pregnant." A whispered confession on an air of tension.
"Pre...pre... Pregnant." George stuttered.
Haley could only weakly nod to her head. Ron went to her and sat on the opposite side of Hermione. He wrapped his arms around her. Her head down not able to look at George. She let herself be pulled into a hug by Ron and she let the tears slip down her face.
"Shh we're here." Ron whispered. "We're here. She felt her self being pulled into another set of arms and looked up at George she swallowed and pulled away.
"I'm sorry." She whispered trying to wipe the tears from her eyes. "I'm sorry." She ran out of the room and up to Ron's room slamming the door behind her. Molly heard the door slam and stood up
"I'm going to see what's going on. " Arthur tried to stop her to no avail. He went up the stairs and was behind the other three as the raced up the steps to Ron's room.
"Haley please let us in." Hermione pleaded please." They heard the sobbing behind the door. And Ron tried to open it but Haley had magically locked it.
"What is going on?" Molly demanded. They all looked at her but didn't say anything just continued to try to get through the door. Finally Hermione got it to open and they all rushed into the room.
"Haley." Hermione rushed to her side. Tear swimming eyes looked up at her and then over at George.
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
"Hey it's fine." George said looking at the woman who was carrying his deceased twins child. He knew it must be hard for her to look at him to see him there and not think of what Fred was missing. I'll take care of her. He vowed silently to himself as a promise to Fred. I'll take care of them. He amended quickly.
"Is anyone going to tell me what's going on?" Molly looked at all the crying and shell shocked children. Haley sat up and tried to wipe the last stray tears away.
"Mrs. Weasley I'm going to have a baby." She said looking at the older woman.
Molly just stared at her. Her head and heart racing a baby... Haley Potter was having a baby Fred's baby. And then she broke down into tears herself.
