Sometimes It Be That Way

...A Day in the City

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'You need to find yourself a girl, mate! Or, perhaps the reason you practice three hours a day is that you already found one, and are otherwise incapable of wooing said strumpet. You're not a eunuch, are you?'

~ Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl

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The next day, Hermione decided to introduce Ginny to a little something called the Muggle World. She pulled Ginny out of bed at 7 am and gave her a pair of jeans and a t-shirt she had gotten at a department store recently to wear. Ginny put them on gingerly, grumbling at the fact that her sleeping was disturbed by Hermione's sudden want of bringing Ginny to a movie.

The two girls ate breakfast quickly and hitched a ride with Caroline, who had to go into London anyways. They spent the rest of the morning walking around the department store district in Hermione's attempt to show Ginny the world of technology.

The first department store Hermione brought Ginny into, she immediately tugged the red-haired girl over to the electronics and explained what a television set was used for. They then moved down the aisle of electronics to a VCR and DVD player, which Hermione then explained.

Every once in a while Ginny would ask a question about Hermione's explanation, such as if the electronic actually worked. This particular question led to Hermione pressing the 'on' button on the TV but nothing happened. Bewildered, Hermione had tried turning it on again with no response. Ginny looked a little smug when it didn't work, but Hermione realized that the plug for the TV wasn't in and tried a different TV that she suspected of having the plug in. Immediately on the first try, the TV turned on and the screen came to life, which resulted in Hermione being the smug one.

After they went to the department stores, Hermione took her to a fast food restaurant down the block and the pair of them ordered hamburgers. As soon as they got them and had sat down, Ginny had nearly scarfed hers down while Hermione watched this a little apprehensively. Ginny hadn't had morning sickness the morning before or that morning and she didn't want it to happen right then in the middle of a crowded restaurant. But it didn't matter. Ginny looked fine while she waited for Hermione to finish her food. In fact, she may have looked a little hungry.

After Hermione was done, the two girls then travelled further down the street to the movie theatre. Hermione had desperately wanted to see Pirates of the Caribbean and bought two tickets for them. She then led Ginny to the food area where Ginny instantly brightened and picked a bucket of buttered popcorn. Then, the two of them found some seats up high in the movie theatre and waited for the presentation to come on.

The usual movie previews went by and Ginny asked her what they were. Hermione told her in a whisper and a small, 'Oh,' came from Ginny. After a small silence, Hermione looked over to see Ginny entranced by the previews. She seemed enchanted by the way the camera moved and the way the images flowed from one to another. The special effects made her gasp a little, and the surround sound made her seem a little frightened.

Hermione asked her if she still wanted to watch the movie, and Ginny nodded her head. Hermione then settled back to watch the movie as it started. Every once in a while she would look over to see if Ginny was alright. It wasn't as if she was afraid that Ginny would be really scared of the technology and they would have to leave. It was more of a reflex. She did it and didn't even realize it, and sometimes she would catch herself looking at Ginny.

She sighed and tried to keep her mind focused on the movie, but her mind kept wandering on to what would happen once the baby was born. She had to admit that she was worried. Would Ginny be able to stay in school? Hermione was forcing Ginny to keep going to school, even if she didn't want to or not.

Where would Ginny go once she had the baby? Hermione would still be in school then and wouldn't be able to be there for her if she went to live with Hermione's parents again. She supposed Ginny could just stay in one of the private rooms in the Hospital Wing. But who knew if that was even what Ginny wanted?

A small giggle came from Ginny beside her as Jack asked Will on screen if Will was a eunuch. Hermione smirked a little too at the thought.