Harry Potter and The Marriage Law

The Secret Admirer

The next couple of months after the Wedding's had finished were busy to say the least, everyone was still adjusting to their new pairings and new marriages. And for the most part, everyone seemed happy, on the outside at least. They had all tried to attend a Weasley family dinner every Sunday evening, and most of the time they could keep to it but often you find some people occasionally dropping out due to work commitments. But then it started happening. 

Pregnancies started happening. 

Unsurprisingly the first couple to announce their addition to the family, was Ron and Lavender. From how hot and heavy they had been during their brief time at Hogwarts, everyone could only imagine what their love life must be like now they've rekindled. When Molly had found out the news she immediately burst into tears, crying that her 'baby boy was going to have his own baby'. Fred and George had immediately started taking bets on how long it would take it before Ron dropped the baby. 

Almost immediately after, it was Ginny and Seamus who announced they would be bringing a bouncing baby boy or girl into the world. They were soon followed by Angelina and George. Angelina was more than happy to recount the story of when she told George the news and he fainted in the middle of their kitchen. Molly Weasley sobbed for a few days, she had only gotten over the shock of the arranged marriages, and now had to get used to the thought of having 3 grand babies. 

It had been at one of the annual Sunday evening dinners when just after finishing dinner, Hermione had found herself distracted from the book she was reading. The cause of her distraction was the three highly excited pregnant woman who were chatting animatedly to each other but their pregnancies.  She couldn't help but closely watch the three pregnant ladies who were across the room, she could make out parts of their conversation. Ranging from talking about if they were going to have a boy or a girl, followed by baby names, which was then followed by baby clothes and talk about decorating the nursery. She sighed to herself and tore her eyes away from them to look back down at her book. She had just gotten back into the spot she was reading when she felt the seat beside her dip down slightly, alerting her that she was not alone. 

Hermione tore her eyes from the page she was currently on and found her husband smiling at her, she couldn't help but smile back as they stared at each other in silence. Finally, Hermione was the first one to break. "And good evening to you" 

"Good evening my sweet wife" Charlie pecked her cheek before draping an arm over her shoulders. "What are you reading tonight?" 

Hermione shrugged, "I was trying to read some Sherlock Holmes but I'm a bit distracted"

"By what?" Charlie was curious now, usually nothing was able to distract Hermione from her reading. Not even him. 

Hermione shook her head, closing the book over. "It's silly" 

Hermione was pleasantly surprised when Charlie didn't laugh, instead he placed one of his calloused hands onto her smaller one, giving it a gentle squeeze. "Obviously it's not silly if it's distracting you"

"It's just..." She sighed, "It's Ginny, Angelina and Lavender"

Charlie quirked his eyebrows, that's what was distracting her? "And why, pray tell, are they distracting you?" 

"All their talking about baby clothes, and nursery's and baby names. It's all baby this, baby that" Hermione ranted. "Don't get me wrong, I am happy for them. I truly am. But ever since they all got pregnant at the same time all they seem to do is talk about babies" 

Charlie bit his lip from laughing, he hadn't seen Hermione become this worked up about something since Ron made a prat of himself at a family dinner as usual. Seeing the glint in her eyes Charlie knew not to let out a chuckle. "What has you so worried? Are you wanting to? I mean are you wanting us to start...trying?" He felt his cheeks flush