Hermione felt her stomach drop at Ron's reaction, though she did her best to calm herself down shortly thereafter. All things considered, it wasn't too much of a surprise that Ron wasn't meeting the news with immediate excitement. Even Hermione herself had needed time to let the news sink in before she knew how to react at all, because it was so soon, it was so fast, and even if some of their friends and former classmates were already having children, the reality of having one's own was another level entirely.

"Ron," she said quietly, lowering her gaze for a second before raising it again, giving his hands another squeeze. "Ron, this isn't a joke. I went to see a physician earlier today because I'd been feeling under the weather, and she made the recommendation that I take a test, because I'm late. And this is why."

She took a deep breath. There was no need to panic, Hermione told herself. If Ron took a little extra time to process the information, if he was scared, if he thought it was too soon — all of those reactions were understandable.