Expecting Ginny

Arthur just stood there. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. Severus Snape was the father of his first grandchild. May took a few steps back and gave him a few minutes to take it in before she spoke again.

“Ginny really wants you to come in,” May explained. “She's very upset.”

“I don't blame her,” he said walking past the medwitch and into the room.

Ginny was sitting on one of the beds in the room with her head in her hands crying. Her father walked over and kneeled down in from of her. He reached his hands up and gently pried her hands away from her face.

“Snape,” she whispered looking at her father. “It can't be! I don't remember it at all.”

“May says that you blocked it out because it upset you so much,” Arthur explained. Ginny nodded slowly. “You don't have to keep this baby Ginny. If you are too uncomfortable having it or don't think you're ready you can get rid of it.”

“No!” Ginny cried shaking her head wildly from side to side. “I'm having this kid. It's part of me and I don't want to give up part of me.”

“No one said you had to,” Arthur spoke in a gentle voice trying to calm her. “You don't have to do anything you don't want to. I just hope that you plan on telling the rest of the family soon. I know you're scared but no one can help you out and comfort you if they don't know what is going on.”

Ginny didn't say anything for a long time. She just sat staring into space thinking everything over. Her mother would know quickly simply because she was her mother. Mothers seem to know everything you are trying to hide from them. It was her brothers she was worried about. They might want to hunt Snape down and kill him. She wouldn't mind Snape dying but she didn't want to see one of her brothers get hurt.

It only took a few minutes of thinking to realize her father was right. She was going to need a lot of care and comforting and she couldn't get that if no one knew what was going on.

“Can you tell them?” Ginny asked finally. “I think it would be good for them to know but I can't bare the thought of telling them myself.”

“Of course I can tell them,” Arthur said giving a warm smile. “You don't even have to be in the same room.”

“Thank you daddy,” she said pulling him into a hug. “Thank you so much.”

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When Ginny and Arthur walked out of the fireplace and into their house they weren't surprised to see the Molly, Ron, Bill, Flure, Harry, and Hermione sitting down to lunch.

“I'm just going to slip upstairs and take a bath,” Ginny whispered to her father. “Calm me when it's all over.”

Arthur just nodded and watched his daughter walk off up the stairs. It was in the moment that he realized she wasn't his little girl anymore. She was going to be a mother in less than a year and that would make her a woman. He sighed to himself before sitting down at the table.

“I found your note,” Molly said sliding a sandwich in front of Arthur. “I was glad to see you doing something with Ginny. Where did she go anyway?”

“To take a bath,” Arthur explained simply pushing the food away. “We need to have a family meeting.”

Harry and Hermione made to stand by Arthur waved for them to stay where they were. There was no point making them leave the room. They would know about it soon enough.

“Is something wrong with Ginny?” Ron asked. “She looked kind of sick.”

Molly sat down next to Arthur at Ron's question and looked at him with worried eyes. She was fearful that Arthur's answer would be 'yes'.

“I wouldn't go as far as to say something is wrong with her,” Arthur said. His voices caused some relief in Molly. He looked down at his sandwich to avoid everyone's eyes. “Ginny...Ginny is going to be a mother.”

Chatter broke out at the table. Everyone was asking questions at once and Arthur was only able to remember a few.

“What?”

“Whose the father?”

“When did this happen?”

Arthur held up his hand to signal silence. All questions stopped by everyone looked like they wanted to say something.

“You have this understand that someone took advantage of Ginny,” Arthur explained. These words caused a gasp from most of the table. “She was so upset by it that her mind blocked it out.”

“Who did it?” Bill demanded. “I'll kill him!”

“I think I know who did it,” Hermione said. Arthur's head jerked in her direction along with everyone else at the table. “Was it Snape?”

“How did you know that?” Arthur asked in surprise.

Molly let out a long cry shaking her head. There was no way she had heard him right. The rest of the table was thinking along the same line.

“She's been talking in her sleep,” the bushy haired girl explained. “She's been saying Snape's name. I didn't tell anyone about it because I figured she was just having nightmares about Dumbledore's death.”

“Les pauvres chers,” Flure whispered.

“That dirty old git,” Harry said looking from Ron to Hermione. “Is he going to get away with this?”

“He better not,” Ron said looking at his dad. “He isn't he?”

“Of course not,” Molly cut in. “He can't. He broke so many laws when he took her like that.”

“Everyone calm down,” Arthur said raising a hand. “Once Ginny has calmed down a bit I will take her to file charges. Until then I don't want you to ask her many questions about it. The rape was a horrible thing but this baby is still a Weasley.”

“Yes,” Molly said smiling slightly. “I'm going to be a grandmother.”

“That's right Molly dear,” he said looking at his wife. “Ginny wants to keep this child. This baby is a good thing. You kids finish lunch while I go up and talk to her. Molly you should come up too.”

Molly nodded and got to her feet. Together Molly and Arthur headed up stairs to Ginny's room. He couldn't help but notice how nervous his wife seemed.

“Don't worry,” he said patting her shoulder. “Ginny is going to pull through this just fine.”

“But she is so young,” she said looking at her husband. “I was older than her when I got pregnant with Bill.”

“Things are different with Ginny,” Arthur explained. “You must remember what she's been through. She's not made of glass. I just noticed today how much she had grown up.”

Molly didn't say anything because she knew her husband was right. Ginny had been through so much already. When they reached Ginny's door Arthur knocked lightly.

“Come in,” came Ginny's reply.

Arthur opened the door and they walked inside. Ginny was sitting on her bed already wearing her nightgown. It was nightgown that was Arthur had never seen her in before. It barely went past her ass and was made of a light silk. Judging by the surprised look on Molly's face she hadn't bought it for her.

“Oh,” she giggled. “Hermione bought this for me as a joke but I kind of like it.”

Molly smiled walking over to her daughter. She sat down on the bed and touched her cheek.

“How are you feeling Ginny?” she asked.

“Alright,” she shrugged. “I'm upset but it's nice to know you guys are going to be here to support me.”

“Of course we are dear,” Arthur said sitting down on the opposite side of Molly. “The whole family is going to be supportive. We'll be with you through the whole thing.”

“Thank you so much,” she said hugging her mother and then her father. “If it's ok with you guys I'm feeling tired and I need a nap.”

Molly nodded and got up to leave the room. Arthur didn't move. He was too ashamed of himself to move. When his daughter had leaned into hug him the feeling of her barely clothed body against his had done something it had never done before. It had aroused him. That was just wrong. Ginny was his daughter.

“Arthur,” Molly said gently. “Let's leave her alone.”

“Yes,” he said with a nod and jumped off the bed. “Yes we'll let you get some sleep.”

He and Molly left the room without another word. Ginny sat on the bed staring at the door. She had noticed her father's face after she had hugged him. It had looked so surprised and slightly scared. What had the been about? Oh well. It was most likely nothing. She crawled under the blankets and went to sleep.

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French to English

Les pauvres chers – the poor dear

Note : As you can see a little Ginny/Arthur is showing up here. I didn't mean for that to happen. If it gets worse I'll add incest to the warnings.