The Weasley Child

Chapter 8

"I'm pregnant." I blurt out.

The only sound that can be heard throughout the entire kitchen is the sound of glass smashing as Mrs. Weasley drops the plate of rolls onto the floor.

Ginny and Hermione both snap their heads around to look at me and I know what they're thinking. This is not how we planned this. The plan was that i would come down and at the end of dinner tell Mr. and Mrs. Weasley that I had something to say, and after I had told them we would tell everyone else. I kinda panicked with everyone sitting there though.

Mrs. Weasley goes very pale in the face and reaches out to grab onto the edge of the counter. "Oh my." She says meekly as Ron and George run over to help her into her chair again.

Mr. Weasley clears his throat and everyone turns to look at him. "You're going to stay here then of course, you're practically family." He says staring slightly off into space, as if none of us are actually present.

"I was going to be family too." I say taking this as the perfect opportunity to announce the engagement as well. I pull the ring out of my pocket and place it on the table. This all proves to be too much for Mrs. Weasley and she collapses in her chair once again. I look around at the table to observe everyones reactions. Ginny, Hermione and George seem unsurprised, simply because they already knew. Harry stares at me sympathetically, Mr. Weasley continues staring out into space, and Ron looks almost as white as his mother. When I make eye contact with him he quickly looks away.

"I'll be in my room." I say quietly before hurrying up the stairs. I couldn't stay down there with the tension. I shouldn't have told them that way, i know i shouldn't have. i just couldn't stop myself.

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After leaving the kitchen I went immediatly to Hermione and Ginny's room and layed down on one of the beds. I sat there staring at the ceiling for a while before there was a knock on the door. I didn't respond to the noise and a second later i heard the door creak open. I opened my eyes to see George and Ron standing in front of me.

"We brought you some food." George says nodding his heads towards the plate in Ron's hand.

"You mean i brought some her some food and you followed me like a lost puppy." Ron says walking over to me and handing me the plate. "I wasn't sure what you should eat when your, well you know, so i just got a bit of everything we had." He says staring down at the overflowing plate. There must have been a little bit of everything in the household on this plate. I smile at Ron's awkwardness and it feels good. I feel like I haven't smiled in so long.

"Thank you Ron. It was very thoughtful." I say sitting up holding the plate which must way at least eight pounds.

His face immediatly turns red. "Well, I better find Hermione then."

"You mean go snog Hermione?" George says laughing. Ron's face turns an even darker shade of red, one that I didn't know was even possible. He picks up his pace and is out of the room in a matter of seconds.

"He's easily embarassed." George says sitting down on the bed next to me.

"i see that." I say inbetween bites of a buttered role.

George takes in a deep breath before letting out a dramatic sigh. "I'm sorry okay. I truly deeply am. I was a git and i know it. What can I do to make it up to you?"

"Leave me alone?" I snap at him. I'm still mad at George, whether he really deserves it or not.

"How about I take you at to dinner?" George says in a hopeful voice.