A/N: Alright well here's the second chapter more Harry/Hermione in this one. This is the second to last chapter so be on the lookout for the next one. Sorry for the mistakes. Please enjoy and as always please review. Hope you guys like it!
When Hermione got back to the common room Harry was asleep on the couch in front of the fire. She walked behind it and was about to go upstairs to get some of Ginny's things for her, she assumed Ginny would be staying with Draco tonight when a voice called her back.
"You're not getting away that easily," Hermione jumped and turned around to face Harry her hand held over her chest and rapidly beating heart.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione asked while trying to slowly back up the stairs.
"Don't play dumb Hermione," said Harry flicking his wrist in her direction.
Hermione looked around trying to figure out what he did when she backed into an invisible wall. She glared at him before walking back down the stairs again.
She walked up in front of the couch her hands braced on her hips still glaring at him. "Let me go!" She ordered finally.
Harry smiled. "I don't think so. Where's Ginny?"
Hermione felt her heart sink, so all he wanted to know about was Ginny.
"She's in my room. I was just going up to get her some clothes." She replied keeping her facial expressions and voice carefully neutral.
"You're lying," he informed her.
Hermione sighed and let her hands fall to her sides as she sat down on the couch beside him. Harry scooted closer to her as soon as she got comfortable and took her hand in his, something that Hermione did not fail to notice.
She looked up at him inquisitively, but he wasn't looking at her, but instead looking into the fire.
She sighed, "I can't tell you, Harry."
Harry stiffened, "You once said you could tell me anything."
Hermione smiled slightly and nodded. "Everything, but this," she replied.
She looked back up at Harry who was staring at her. He blushed and looked down at their intertwined fingers and started drawing designs on her open palm. Hermione shivered.
"Are you cold?" Harry asked.
Hermione nodded. "Just a little bit," she said though she didn't mean it.
Harry turned his body to face her, then scooted back to the end of the couch, stretching out his legs and pulling her to lay between his legs with her head on his chest.
Harry conjured a blanket a blanket and pulled it over both of them then whispered a spell to douse the fire.
He silenced her protests with a few words.
"Hermione please just sleep with me here tonight, I never have nightmares when you're with me."
Hermione smiled. "Alright, Harry, but only tonight." She said sounding completely normal, but inside Hermione Granger was a nervous, panicky mess.
When she finally drifted off to sleep it was nearly morning.
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Ginny bounced in early the next morning a large grin on her face. She was anxious to tell Hermione how her talk with Draco had gone. When she didn't find Hermione I her room she had naturally gone to check the next most probable place she would be, the Gryffindor Common.
On a normal day this early in the morning Ginny probably would have passed right by the couple sleeping on the couch, but today was not a normal day. Ginny was wide awake and completely aware of her surroundings when she spotted Harry and Hermione lying together on the couch.
She was just about to walk over and wake them up, but decided not to disturb them instead opting to sit on a nearby chair and wait for them to wake up.
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Hermione woke later confused at first to find herself not in her room on her big comfortable bed, but instead on her best friend Harry's chest in the common room. Looking around to see if anyone had seen them together she found a certain red haired witch smiling wickedly at her.
Ginny held up her left hand and Hermione saw a very large princess cut diamond ring on her finger. She held back a gasp and quickly disentangled herself from Harry's arms eager to hear all the details of last nights talk.
Harry mumbled something in his sleep and Hermione froze. She let out a sigh of relief when she realized he was still asleep and pulled totally away from him following Ginny out of the Gryffindor Common Room all the way to the head boy and girl's common room. Once there Hermione wasted no time asking questions about the night before and how Draco had taken the news of the pregnancy.
"I don't want to spoil this moment, Ginny," said Hermione after a while, "but you have to tell Harry."
Ginny nodded the grin that was once on her face fading.
"Will you come with me?" she asked. When Hermione hesitated she added, "Please, Hermione it would really help to have you there."
Hermione nodded hesitantly. "Let's get this over with now," she said standing up Ginny one step behind her. "We'll take him to the room of requirement."
They walked out of the common room together once again and made their way towards the Gryffindor common room once more.
Upon entering they found many students trying to finish assignments due that day and several others waiting for friends so they could go down to the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Wait down here." Hermione told Ginny and Ginny nodded sitting down in one of the over sized chairs by the fire immediately drawn into a conversation with Lavender and Parvati.
Hermione walked up the stairs towards the seventh year boys' dorm room.
Since she had already seen Dean, Seamus, Neville, and Ron down in the common room she didn't hesitate to open the door without knocking.
"Harry I…." she started, but gulped and blushed a bright red when Harry turned around and finished zipping up his pants.
He walked over to his trunk as he said, "Hi Hermione."
"Harry, I'm sorry I didn't realize you were changing. I'll just wait outside…"
Harry pulled on the shirt he'd gotten out from his trunk. "Don't worry about," he said not the least bit bothered by her walking in on him changing. "What did you need?"
"Oh," said Hermione her cheeks slowly fading back to their normal color, "Well Ginny and I thought we'd talk to you now. Well actually I'm just kind of going to be there for moral support."
Harry frowned, "For me or for her?" he asked.
"Both." Hermione said finally gaining enough control over her body to walk up to Harry and grab his hand pulling her with him out the door and down the stairs. Ginny was waiting for them looking like she was about to walk the plank. She smiled tightly at them and led the way to the room of requirement.
When they walked in they found a nice comfortable room with a couch and a couple chairs.
Ginny settled into one of the chairs and Harry sat down across from her on the couch. Hermione hesitated then looked at Ginny who smiled at her and nodded slightly at Harry signaling that it was okay for her to sit next to him. Hermione knew he was going to need a little bit of support.
Ginny wasted no time, as soon as Hermione sat down she said it, "Harry, I'm pregnant."
Hermione winced and looked over at Harry hesitantly, not even sure if she wanted to know what he was thinking at the moment.
Harry's face was stone, "Who?" he asked quietly.
"Draco." Ginny whispered looking him directly in the eye.
Harry swore.
"Jesus, Gin you told me there was another guy, but Draco blood Malfoy?"
Ginny continued, "I love him, Harry. We're going to get married."
"He has changed, Harry," said Hermione.
Harry looked over at her and his eyes softened before he turned back to Ginny. "What are you going to tell your family?"
"The truth," replied Ginny, "but not until Christmas break."
"You have to tell Dumbledore too." said Hermione.
Ginny nodded looking like she was about ready to puke. "At least Draco will be with me."
"Well, I'm glad you found someone who loves you." Said Harry finally and Hermione looked at him in shock. She couldn't believe he had accepted it that quickly. She looked back to see him and Ginny sharing a knowing look. Now what was that all about? She wondered.
"Thanks Harry."
Harry smiled slightly and stood up. "Let's go get some breakfast!"
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"Hermione, you should tell him!" said Ginny for the third time that morning.
Hermione had told Ginny about her feelings for Harry and now Ginny wouldn't stop bugging her about it.
"You can tell him at the dance." Ginny was practically jumping up and down in Hermione's bed from excitement.
Hermione looked at Ginny in confusion, "What dance?"
"The Christmas Eve Dance of course, don't tell me you forgot?"
Hermione looked sheepish. She had forgotten and the dance was only a few days away. She panicked, "Ginny, I don't have anything to wear. "What am I going to do? Oh, this is a disaster. Everyone has already gotten there clothes for the dance and I don't have anything!"
"Calm down." Ordered Ginny and to her surprise Hermione quieted at once. Ginny smiled smugly then continued, "I'm sure Dumbledore will give you special permission to go to Hogsmeade and I really want to get some baby books anyway, I'll go with you.
Hermione smiled gratefully and nodded, "Great idea, but there is no time to waste. Let's go ask him right now. After all I am head girl and it's Christmas Break. I can't imagine him having any problems with it."
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It turned out that Hermione was right and they were on there way to Hogsmeade no more than a half an hour later. They searched through several gown shops with no luck. Finally they came upon a small shop about a mile away from the center of Hogsmeade.
"Come on Hermione. I'm sure you'll be able to find something in this one."
Hermione sighed and followed Ginny into the small shop. At first it looked as if this shop was going to be the same as all the others. They were about to leave and try another store when Ginny shouted to Hermione from the other side of the room.
"Hermione I've found something," she yelled.
Hermione hurried over to Ginny who was holding one of the prettiest dresses she had ever seen. It was a strapless white dress with black embroidery across the skirt and bodice.
Hermione squealed and grabbed it from Ginny running to the changing rooms to try it on.
When Hermione came out of the changing room she looked like a goddess. The dress fit perfectly. Hermione grinned at Ginny.
"Oh my God, it's perfect," whispered Ginny in awe.
Hermione just nodded extremely happy to have found a dress that she absolutely loved. She changed out of it quickly and took it up to the cashier wincing at the price, but getting out her money anyway.
Ginny and Hermione walked back to Hogwarts with large grins on their faces.
A/N: Alright well that's it. Next chapter is the Christmas Eve ball, so be on the lookout! That will hopefully be the last one. Please R/Rand if you want to see the ring you can go to http://www.bluenile.com/product_details.asp?oid=5230&page=1&show_all_pages=1&col=3&row=1&pos=3&set_shape= and click princess-cut diamond. If you want to see the dress you can go to http://www.gownsbysimpleelegance.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SE&Product_Code=AG3030&Category_Code=BG .
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