A/n: I'M BAAAaCCCCCKKKKK! I have NO IDEA what to name this fan-fiction, so for now, it will just be "The Sequel to 'Why can't I?'" So, if anyone has an idea for a title, or has something they want to happen in this story, leave me a review, message me, or email me at munkiegirl2000(at)aol(dot)com.
Chapter One:
A few months had passed since Blaise's funeral, and it was time for graduation. Ginny, since she was in McGonnagall's good graces, was allowed to graduate early.
Hermione and Ginny were in the heads common room. Neither could believe that they were graduating. "I can't believe that, after today, we won't be Hogwarts students anymore!" Hermione exclaimed.
"I know! I'm glad I'm graduating at the same time as you and Draco, it will be so much easier with the baby and such." Ginny got a sad look on her face as she mentioned her baby. Not that she wasn't excited about the baby, she was ecstatic about it, she just missed Blaise. "Blaise would have graduated today, too," Ginny said quietly, her eyes misting. She shook the thought of him from her head. "So, have you and Draco found a place for us all to live yet?"
Hermione laughed. "No, not yet. We were planning on just staying at the Burrow until we find a place, then us three could all look together. We want to make sure that you and the little one will be happy, too," she said, patting Ginny's expanding tummy. "So, any idea what you're having yet?"
Ginny smiled slightly. "Well, Pompfrey says that it's too early to tell, but I think that it's going to be a baby boy." Ginny looked at her stomach. "Gods, I'm already sick of being pregnant, and I'm only two months along!"
"It can't be that bad, I can't wait until I have kids of my own," Hermione sighed.
"If you tell Draco that, you'll be having a baby right after you guys get married!" Ginny teased Hermione. "Since you guys are getting married in a few weeks, you should start trying right away!" Ginny was giggling.
Hermione laughed as well. "Imagine, a baby with curly platinum blond hair! I pity Draco and my kids."
"What about our kids?" Draco asked, sneaking up being Hermione. "I didn't know that we had any kids."
Ginny burst out laughing. Draco gave her a weird look. "Sorry, the little one makes me laugh a lot more," Ginny managed to say.
"Okay... So, are both of you ready for graduation?" Draco asked his fiancé and Ginny. Still standing behind Hermione, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek lightly. "We need to get going, we don't want to miss out on graduation.
Hermione stood up as Draco went to pull Ginny out of her chair. "Pregnant women and cushy chairs don't mix!" Ginny huffed. Hermione and Draco just laughed.
The group began to walk down to where the ceremony would take place. Harry, who had been waiting outside the dorm, met up with them. "Hey, you guys," he said. "Hey, 'Mione, we have a few minutes before we have to be at the ceremony, can I talk to you about something? In private?"
She looked at Draco and Ginny. "I'll see you two in a few minutes, okay?" Draco nodded, and led Ginny to the ceremony, conversing with her about house plans.
Harry waited for them to get out of earshot before saying, "Hermione, I have a problem."
"What's wrong, Harry?" Hermione asked, concern evident in her voice.
"I-I think I might like Ginny," Harry admitted. "Truthfully, I don't think I ever got over her. Do you think it's too soon after Blaise's death for me to tell her how I feel?"
Hermione paused before answering. "Well..." she bit her lip, not entirely sure what to say. "I don't really know. I think you should wait a little bit to tell her. Wait at least until we are all back at the Burrow."
"Okay. It is going to be weird not having Ron with us this summer, don't you think?" Harry said, his eyes getting a far off look to them as he thought about his best friend.
"Yeah," Hermione agreed. "I'm still in shock of all that Ron did. He did everything with us growing up, he had so much ahead of him! Why in the world did he have to kill Blaise?" Tears had begun to form in Hermione's eyes.
"I wish I could answer that... maybe that would take some of Ginny's sorrow," Harry answered quietly. He put his arm around Hermione in a brotherly fashion. "Come on, Draco and Ginny will wonder what's taken us so long."
"So what made you rediscover your feelings for
Ginny?" Hermione asked as they walked.
"I'm not entirely
sure, I think they were just there all along," Harry said. "I
just chose to ignore those feelings because Ginny was so happy with
Blaise. Her happiness is all I want."
Harry and Hermione talked the rest of the way to the ceremony, catching up on each other's lives. They arrived just as everyone was lining up. Hermione walked over to her spot on stage next to Draco.
"Are you ready to make our speeches?" Draco asked her, wrapping his arm around her.
"Of course. What about you?" Hermione put her head on Draco's shoulder. She looked down at the ring on her left ring finger. The rubies and emeralds on her engagement ring sparkled as the sunlight reflected off of them.
"Of course," Draco answered. He held Hermione closer. They both looked up as McGonnagall (since Dumbledore is dead) began to speak.
"Greetings, everyone! Today, we are here for our graduating class! Who would have expected the last seven years with these students to go by so quickly? They have learned so much during there time here at Hogwarts! Students, each and every one of you has a bright future ahead of you. I would like to present our head boy and girl, Hermione Granger, and Draco Malfoy. Each would like to make a speech addressing their thoughts on their graduations. Mr. Malfoy, if you wouldn't mind going first?"
Draco nodded, then stepped to the forward of the stage. "Hello, fellow classmates and their families. I can't believe that today is my last day ever as a Hogwarts student! We have all learned so much here, all of which will help us as we step into the real world. Everyone of you has different talents, and everyone of you will succeed in whatever career path you choose." Draco's speech continued on for a few moments longer. By the end of it, the majority of the girls, Hermione and Ginny included, had tears in their eyes.
Hermione made her speech. "Draco and I will now read of the names of the graduates." She and Draco alternated on and off with names. "Brown, Lavender."
"Bickle, Landon."
"Catalamdingdong, Marsha."
"Finnagin, Seamus."
The list went on and on. Hermione smiled as she read the last few names. "Potter, Harry. Thomas, Dean. Weasley, Ginerva."
Professor McGonnagall stepped back up the the front of the stage as the names ended. "Thank you everyone for coming here today. Everyone here will surely miss what all of these students have added to Hogwarts, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
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A month later, two weeks after Draco and Hermione's wedding:
"My babies are all grown up!" Molly sobbed one afternoon. Arther put his arm lovingly around his wife.
Ginny smiled. "Don't worry, Mum, sometime this little one-" she pointed to her tummy- "will be growing, and you can spoil him."
Molly brightened immediately. "That sounds perfect!" She put her face close to where the baby was. "You will be spoiled by your Grandmama, yes you will!"
"Mum, he's not born yet, I doubt he can hear you," Ginny laughed.
"Yes, he can!" Molly debated.
Ginny, smart enough not to continue the debate with her mother, decided she was hungry. "Mum, when will dinner be ready? The baby and I are starved!" She said.
"Soon enough," was the answer. "Draco and Hermione, weren't you two and Gin planning on looking at homes after dinner?"
"Yep," Hermione answered. "Hey, Harry, do you want to come with us?"
"Sure," Harry shrugged. "That'll be fun."
"Okay, foods ready!" Molly said, placing plate after plate on the table in front of everyone.
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"Okay, so what kind of house do we want?" Draco asked Hermione and Ginny.
"Well, I think it will need lots of room, so our kids will have plenty of room, plus, Ginny, your baby will want plenty of room, too. I guess a large-ish home?" Hermione suggested.
"It needs to have trees, and a pretty yard," Ginny added.
"I have the perfect idea then. Would you guys rather floo, or apparate there?" Draco asked. Harry just watched, his attention fully on Ginny.
"I don't think I should apparate to much in my condition, so how about we floo there?" Ginny said.
"Okay," Draco got out his floo powder. (A/n: thats a fun phrase! Floo powder. hehehe). "Just say Miana's Way, but keep your eyes closed. Harry, you can leave your eyes open if you want, but I want the house to be a surprise for the girls." Harry nodded, and both Hermione and Ginny closed their eyes tightly.
"Miana's Way!" They each cried out as their turn to floo came. Hermione stepped out of the fire place, Ginny right behind her. "Draco, can we open our eyes yet?" she asked.
"Not yet. Harry, can you take Ginny's hand? I want to lead them outside first," Draco said. Harry took Ginny's hand as Draco took Hermione's. "Okay, you can look now."
The girls opened their eyes. "Wow..." Hermione sighed in awe. "This house is amazing, Draco!" She threw her arms around her husband, kissing him. The house was an off white two-story house, complete with a wrap-around porch, plenty of trees and wildflowers, and a tiny pond on the corner. "What do you think, Ginny?"
"I love it!" Ginny looked around the yard. "Look at how pretty it is out here, Hermione! This will be perfect to raise children!"
"The inside is even better," Draco informed the squealing girls. "There is six bedrooms. One for me and Hermione, one for Ginny, one for the baby, and one for our ba- I mean, more for when 'Mione and I have kids," Draco said, hoping no one caught his slip-up. Fortunately for him, the only person who noticed was Hermione. "Would you guys like to see the inside?"
The other three people nodded. Draco gave them a quick tour. "Ginny and Harry, will you two be fine by yourselves for a moment? I need to show Hermione one other room before we go back to the Burrow."
When Ginny and Harry nodded, Draco took his wife's hand, and led her down the hall. "Close your eyes," he whispered into her ear. He guided her into a yellow room. "Okay, open them now."
Tears came to Hermione's eyes as soon as she opened them. "Is this for...?"
"Yep," Draco said, putting his hand on Hermione's stomach.
Hermione smiled. "I think we should tell everyone tonight, don't you agree?"
"Whatever you want to do is fine with me," Draco answered, sweetly kissing her. "After we move everything in, we'll set up this room more."
"Okay. I'm ready to go, if you are. I can't wait to tell everyone!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Me either."
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"Dinner was amazing, Mrs. Weasley," Draco complimented Molly.
"Why, thank you dear!"
Molly and Arther decided to through a bit of a summer gathering, so everyone's family was there. All of the Weasleys (except for Ron), Draco's parents, and the Grangers had all just finished the meal that Molly had made. Hermione smiled at Draco as they both stood up. "Everyone?" Draco started. "Hermione and I have an announcement to make." Everyone got quiet.
"We're pregnant!" Hermione shouted out, her voice gleeful.
Ginny squealed. "We're going to be mothers together! When are you due? When did you find out? Do you have any idea what you're having?"
Hermione laughed. "Well, since it is currently July, the baby is due in... April? We just found out, so we have no idea what we're having."
"I'm going to be a grandmother!" Jane Granger cried out, tears of joy streaming down her face.
"Me, too!" Narcissa said. Both she and Jane went in to hug the couple at the same time, forming a tangled group hug.
"Congrats, you guys!" Harry said, clapping Draco on the back.
Ginny was still squealing. "Is your nursery what Draco was showing you earlier at the house?" She hugged Hermione, her tummy hitting Hermione's.
Hermione laughed. "Yep, it is right by Draco and my bedroom. Gin, you know what we need to do now?" She cast a sly grin at Draco. "I say we need to borrow Draco's money and get our maternity clothes sometime soon."
Draco smiled. "How much will you need?"
It was a perfect day. The house was bought, and Ginny and Hermione were ecstatic that they were going to be mothers. Well, perfect for the most part, until George came running in. "Mum! Dad! We have a problem! Ron's here!"
"Honey, Ron is in Azkaban! He won't be out any time soon!" Molly reassured her son.
"That's what you think," came a voice from the dark. Everyone gasped as they saw who it was.
A/n: so... that was Chapter one! I need opinions. I also need:
A TITLE
BOY NAMES
GIRL NAMES
(For the names) middle name as well please, if possible )
-Kristan )