The Unexpected

School decisions

Dumbledore looked up from his food. "This is very good, Remus. You're a great cook." Remus smiled. "Thank you," Sirius and Magnolia shared a look knowing Remus hadn't been the one to cook the meal. Magnolia looked back down at her plate and moved her food around with her fork. Remus tilted his head. "Magnolia is everything okay?" Magnolia nodded. "Mhmm, I just think if I eat anything, I'll be sick. It's fine. I'll just eat something else later." Magnolia lied. She pushed her plate away, still staring at the dish on her plate. It was the dish she had gotten on her and Draco's first date. 

 Remus nodded. "Hmm. So Dumbledore, what choices does Magnolia have? Will she be able to continue her schooling? Can she take maternity leave? Can she raise the baby at Hogwarts?" Dumbledore nodded. "She can chose to take a few months off or not. We are willing to give her, her own room if she'd like. Would you like that, Magnolia?" Magnolia looked up. "Hmm? Sorry, I uh, I wasn't listening." She whispered. Her mind had drifted off to Draco. 

"Dumbledore was talking about how you'd get your own room at Hogwarts and you can choose to take a break after the baby's born or going right back to school and having the baby stay with you." Magnolia bit her lip. "I would love to have my room. More privacy would be great but I would have to think about the other thing." Dumbledore nodded. "That's alright. You still have a few months," Magnolia nodded and looked down at the table. Her mind drifted off to Draco again as Dumbledore turned back to Remus.

"She won't be required to wear the uniform. I assume soon it won't fit." Remus nodded. "We'll have to take you shopping before school." Magnolia looked up. "Take who shopping?" Sirius chuckled as Remus looked at her annoyed. Sirius leaned over the table. "You, Evans." Magnolia looked at him confused with furrowed brows. Sirius had so many nicknames for her, sometimes she had no idea he was talking to her. "Me?" Sirius nodded. "Yep, you're Evans." Magnolia shrugged. "Alright, I'll go with it. Why are we going shopping?" Remus sighed. 

"Because you need maternity clothes before school." Magnolia nodded. "So I don't have to wear the uniform?" Dumbledore nodded. "Well won't people get suspicious?" Dumbledore chuckled. "I'm sure they'll notice, Miss Potter." Magnolia chewed her lip. "Maybe I should transfer than. I really don't want to-""No, no, no. No running away. You have to own up to this." Magnolia looked over at Remus. "But he-""No. I don't care. This was a mistake made by your choices so you have to own up to this and part of that is people finding out. Part of that is him finding out." Remus lectured. 

Sirius tilted his head. "Does Fred not know?" Magnolia shook her head. "No, my uh ex doesn't. Me and Fred slept together after we broke up so we're not really together." Harry tilted his head. "Your ex? Who's your ex?" Magnolia felt a lump form in her throat. "You don't know him." She croaked out. Harry nodded. "Oooooh, hmmm, well then okay." 

Remus nodded. "Alright so what about prenatal care? Will she have proper medical care?" Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, Remus. Poppy is trained in it on the rare occasion that this happened." Magnolia nodded. "So she'll do ultrasounds and deliver the baby if I go into labor at school?" Dumbledore nodded. "Yes. I've already spoken with her too." Magnolia nodded as she stared at her hands. "Okay." She whispered. 

Magnolia walked into her shared flat and fell back onto the couch. George looked over at her. "Everything alright?" Magnolia shook her head. "Where's Fred?" George jerked his head towards the bathroom. "Shower. What's wrong?" Magnolia groaned. "Everything but right now I need food." 

Magnolia pushed herself up and walked over to the fridge. She yanked the door open and pulled out a yogurt tub. Magnolia pried the lid off and grabbed a spoon. George stared at her for a minute before his eyes flickered to the yogurt. "You realize we have individual sized yogurts, right?" Magnolia shook her head as she scooped some yogurt up. "Not strawberry. We only have plain," George nodded before walking over to the couch. 

"I have to go shopping with Remus and Sirius next week and I want to kill myself. Why couldn't Voldemort have done the job?" George's eyes widened. "Jeez. Way to be optimistic." Magnolia glared at him. "I'm pregnant and I'm sixteen. I have the right to be a pessimist." George nodded as he picked the remote up. "You got me there. What do you want to watch?" Magnolia shook her head. "Nothing. I think I'm just going to go to bed. I'm tired." George nodded. "Okay. Night." Magnolia left with her yogurt. "Goodnight, George." 

Magnolia pushed the door to her room open. Her and Fred were sharing, having shared a bed before it wasn't awkward for them. The door open and Fred walked in to Magnolia laying on the bed, eating yogurt. He was wearing shorts and no shirt. He tilted his head. "You good?" Magnolia nodded. "Yep, just enjoying some yogurt and I have to go shopping next week with Remus and Sirius so I'm mentally preparing for that." Fred chuckled. "Th-that's rough." Magnolia nodded. "Yeah. It is. I'm honestly kind of excited to see those two interact in public." Fred smiled. "It would be funny." Magnolia chuckled. "Tell me about it." 

Fred looked over at the yogurt. "Want me to take that to the kitchen?" Magnolia looked down at the yogurt container. She nodded. "Sure." Fred took the yogurt from her and walked out. Magnolia laid down and hit her pillow a few times. 

Fred walked back in. "So what are you going to do when the baby's born?" Magnolia shrugged. "I'm not sure. Do you think George believes that you're the father?" Fred nodded. "Definitely. He's not the smartest tool in the shed."  Magnolia nodded. "Hmmm." 

Fred walked over and climbed into the bed. Magnolia stared up at the ceiling. "I couldn't stop thinking about Draco today. Do you think I'm doing the right thing here?" Fred nodded. "Yes and no. I mean Malfoy does deserve to know but he is Malfoy," Magnolia placed a hand on her flat stomach. Fred looked over at her. He furrowed his brows at her silence. "Mags?" Magnolia turned her head towards him and then looked back at the ceiling. She shook her head. "It's not fair. He doesn't want to be like this. He doesn't want to be mean." She whispered. 

"HA!" Fred laughed. Magnolia looked over at him. "Oh, you're uh, you're being serious." Magnolia nodded. "He's nice, Freddie. He loves me." Fred scoffed. "Then why did he dump you, Mags?" Magnolia bit her lip. "Not because you think, Fred. He uh, he wants to protect me." Fred rolled his eyes. "That's what every guy says." Magnolia chuckled. "Draco's not like every other guy." Fred nodded. "You're right. He's worse." Magnolia rolled her eyes. "You're just jealous that he got a girlfriend and you didn't." Fred scoffed. "No. I'm not jealous of him because of that. I can get a girlfriend easy." Magnolia scoffed. "Alright then do it? I bet you five knuts you can't get a girlfriend by Christmas." Fred nodded. "You've got yourself a deal, Potter." Fred propped himself up and stuck his hand out for Magnolia to shake. 

She took his hand and laid it back on her stomach after pulling it away. Fred rolled over onto his side, facing away from Magnolia. "I'll show you, Potter. I can get a girl in a week." Magnolia chuckled. "Someone seems confident. Would you like to change the deadline?" Fred shook his head, frantically. "No."