Dreamtales

Chapter four: pregnant or not?

There was only one girl/woman that had gotten her period in the month that followed and it wasn't me. I was pregnant. Hermione was the lucky one... I should have known. I didn't want to know how their kids would look like... The thought of it was horrible.

Draco had indeed changed the password, but I knew the password anyway as Blaise had whispered it in my ear, every time Draco found it necessary to change it. Which was once a week... this time it was Parseltongue.

I gave the password and I got in easily. I again knocked on the door to Blaise's room and opened. I got the shock of my life. Blaise was in bed with Pansy...

"Padma! How did you get in?" Pansy shrieked.

"I have the password..." I gave both her and Blaise a dirty look. "But that's not why I came here!"

"Madam Pomfrey's test..." Blaise said getting up.

"It's positive! And so are those of Parvati, Daphne, Trelawney and Madam Pomfrey herself!"

"Madam Pomfrey?" Both Pansy and Blaise were surprised.

"Snape as I understand it did her before he did Hermione... Hermione got lucky, Madam Pomfrey didn't!"

"Padma, will you marry me?" he asked getting on his knees. It was so adorable seeing this Slytherin asking me to marry him in his birthing costume. "Yes. I will marry you Blaise!"

"Do you forgive me for cheating on you?" he asked.

"Well, we weren't really together, were we..." Pansy had dressed during my conversation with Blaise. "... and thus there is nothing to forgive!"

"I will write to my parents immediately and I guess you should write to yours. After that we will tell Dumbledore... he probably knows already!"

"You can use mine..." Blaise said, getting some parchment and two Quills.

I quickly scribbled a note that both Parvati and me were pregnant I that I know was engaged to the father of the baby... a Slytherin named Blaise Zabini!

I didn't see what Blaise wrote but as soon as he got dressed we headed up to the Owlery to send out our notes. Blaise had his own owl, but I used one of the school owls, ours was away... Parvati no doubt!

***

Hand in hand Blaise and I walked to the stone gargoyle that guarded the entrance to Dumbledore's office. As a Prefect I had the password, so after I covered Blaise's ears I gave the password.

"Pepper Imp!"

The gargoyle sprung aside and I let Blaise hear again.

"Why?" he asked simply.

"I won't betray Dumbledore's trust in me, and since you're from a House that has brought forth more Death Eaters than any of the other Houses..."

"Ok, ok... let's tell the man already!" Blaise was starting to lose his patience.

I gave him a quick kiss to calm him down before I knocked on the door.

"Do enter Ms. Patil, Mr. Zabini!"

"You expected us?" Blaise asked. He was surprised. Dumbledore rarely missed a trick...

"Sure I expected all the pregnant ladies to come here... I've already spoken to Remus and Sybill, Severus and Poppy. You two are the third couple..."

"Professor... we wanted to let you know..." I started.

"We are engaged, Professor!" Blaise finished.

"Like I said to the others, we can have a big feast at Hogwarts during the Christmas holidays with all your family and friends... if everyone agrees to marry during the holidays that is..."

I nodded and looked at Blaise. It was the best idea for all of us.

"I guess that's best..." Blaise said after a while.

We stood up, but the Headmaster motioned us to sit down again.

"There are a few things I need to discuss first... Ms. Patil tell your sister, Mr. Crabbe, Mr. Smith and Ms. Greengrass to go to Professor Snape. He will bring them to me...

"Secondly there will be special housing arrangements for the three student couples, starting now..." Dumbledore continued.