The Parent Trap

Chapter One

"I HATE YOU DRACO MALFOY!!" Hermione Granger screamed at her husband, she threw the nearest object at him, which happened to be a vase. Draco used his reflexes to duck and missed being hit by a few centimetres. The vase however shattered into a million pieces behind him.

"MY MOTHER BROUGHT US THAT!!" Draco yelled back.

"DO I LOOK LIKE I CARE??" Hermione continued to shout. Draco's eyes flashed with anger, he was very sensitive of things to do with his late mother. Hermione knew that she had said something bad, she immediately regretted it when the words left her mouth. She calmed herself down, and looked up at her husband who was still angry, she couldn't risk looking into his eyes because she knew that they contained hate for her after what she just said. Instead she walked out of the room and vanished upstairs without saying another word.

Draco on the other hand, sat himself on the sofa, he placed his head in his hands and rocked back and forth. When did things get this bad for him and Hermione?? They always seemed so happy, and suddenly they were fighting constantly.

They both knew that they had rushed into things, it had hardly been that long since they started dating, and yet here they were, 18 months later, married with twin girls. Things had never been more dreadful in their relationship.

After a few moments of peace to himself, Draco got out his wand and repaired the damage him and his wife caused in the living room, he walked out the room and went up the stairs to the nursery.

Inside were two cribs side by side, Hermione was already there admiring their two beautiful daughters. Draco walked up behind her and sighed heavily to let his presence be known. He too looked down at the two identical twins, they were both exactly the same, except they both had different lockets around their necks. One had a "H" the other an "A".

"When did things get so bad between us?" Hermione asked breaking the silence. She looked up at Draco but he merely shrugged. "I'm sick of fighting Draco, it's all we ever do," tears began to form in her beautiful brown eyes, but she wouldn't let them fall. He reached out and rested his hands on her shoulder, she turned around and wrapped her arms around him. He gently decided to stroke her hair and kiss the top of her head. The couple stood there in silence until one of the twins began to cry, then the other one followed soon after.

"I'll look after them," Draco said to her, "you just go and have a lie-down and rest," she smiled at him before leaving the room.

When she got to her own bedroom however, she noticed a white snowy owl tapping on her window, she opened her window and grabbed the letter from Harry, "thanks Hedwig," she said, stroking the owl.

Hermione opened up the letter, there was another object that was with the envelope but fell onto the floor when she opened it. She began to read the letter carefully;

Dearest Hermione,

Congratulations on the twins being born, I'm sorry that my news may bring an end to your happiness but I felt that you should know the truth. Please forgive me one day,

Harry

Hermione read the letter again, what on earth was Harry talking about?? It was then that she noticed that there was an object that fell out of the envelope onto the floor, she bent down and picked it up, but immediately wished she hadn't when she saw what it was a photograph of.

Draco came into the bedroom, and looked at his wife. She was unusually pale and had tears falling from her eyes, she was staring at something in her small hands, but he was unable to see what it was.

"Is everything alright?" he asked quite worriedly.

Hermione looked up and stormed over to him, "explain this!" she demanded and shoved the photograph in his hands. Draco looked down at the photograph, it was one of him and Pansy kissing a few days ago. He was speechless, he honestly didn't know what to say. Pansy had come on to him that day, and he rejected her saying that he loved Hermione, but it was after they had that one kiss.

Hermione's heart began to break with each passing moment of silence, she tried to connect to his grey eyes but they were stormed over. Was he really cheating on her?? More tears began to fall from her eyes, she slowly began to step back.

Draco looked up from the moving photograph, his eyes pleading with her to forgive him. Hermione shook her head as a sign of No, she pushed passed Draco and then went to the nursery.

Draco closed his eyes, he knew that Hermione would never forgive him for this, it didn't matter what he told her, the picture said it all. He followed her into the nursery and noticed that she was packing the twins' stuff into large bags.

"What are you doing!?" Draco asked frantically. He tried to stop her but she wouldn't.

"The girls and I are leaving," Hermione simply answered.

"You can't leave!" Draco began to unpack the things in the bags.

"Please Draco," Hermione looked at him for a moment, "we both know that this is for the best," he didn't like what she was saying but he knew that it was true.

"You can't take them both away from me!" he yelled.

"Fine!! I'll keep one and you can keep the other!!" Hermione shouted back.

"This is ridiculous! Are you listening to yourself Hermione," he grabbed hold of her shoulders and gently shook her, "are you??" she didn't reply, they both stood there staring at each other. Draco noticed the hurt he had caused her, it was all in her face, her tear-tracked cheeks and her red, puffy eyes, her usually loose curled hair was frizzy and wild. He hated her looking like this.

Hermione broke out of his hold and continued to pack, Draco knew that there was noting he could do that could stop her from leaving.

"I'll leave one of the girls with you if you want that," Hermione said.

"Do whatever you please," Draco said fed up, he walked out of the nursery and into his study, slamming the door loudly behind him. Hermione winced at the noise.

Draco sat himself on the chair, he took out a glass and a large bottle of firewhisky from his desk drawer, and poured himself a glass, making sure the liquid filled right up to the rim, he then knocked it back in one gulp. He had missed that burning sensation, it made him feel good. It distracted him from the pain that he was feeling. Hermione leaving him would be the end of his own life, and he couldn't bear to think of a life without her, therefore, firewhisky will be the cure to the aching in his heart.

It was about twenty minutes later, Draco was holding a framed picture of him and Hermione that sat on his desk. He ran his fingers over the glass. The photograph was taken before the twins were born, they had decided to have a picnic in the park. That day had been one of the best days of his life, it was also the day that Hermione told him she was pregnant. He looked at the photo again, the two were sitting on the blanket, laughing, both tumbling onto the luscious green grass, Hermione was already glowing in that picture. Draco smiled at the memory in his head.

He suddenly snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Hermione's heels clicking against the floor, and walking past his door. He quickly got up from his seat, and followed her out the door.

"Hermione wait!" he called after her, she finally stopped when she was about to reach the entrance door of Malfoy Manor, "Hermione, please, we can make this work!" Draco pleaded.

Hermione still had her back turned towards him, she closed her eyes at the tone of his voice, he was practically begging her. She finally turned around to look at him. Draco noticed that she had cleaned herself up from earlier, her hair was now tied up into a ponytail, she removed all make-up, she had dressed herself up in black. She just needs a veil to make herself look appropriate for a funeral, Draco thought.

Hermione sighed, "Draco," she let go of the handle of the suitcase. Next to the suitcase was one of the twins, safely wrapped up in layers of blankets in a carrier. Hermione walked up to Draco, she leaned in and kissed him. She kissed him with all of the feelings she ever felt for him, she felt her arms wrap around his neck, and his own snaked their way around her waist. They finally pulled apart, Hermione moved to his ear, "I love you," she whispered, and then she walked back to the suitcase.

Draco knew what this was, this was goodbye, he stared at her, but he knew he had to accept her decision to do this, because he had caused her nothing but pain during the last 18 months.

Hermione studied Draco for one last time, she picked up the carrier with one of the twins, "I'm sorry."

And with that, Hermione Granger left Malfoy Manor with one of the girls. Draco simply stood there looking at the spot where she was before she apparated. He felt his fingers brushing the place where Hermione's lips had been minutes before.

A/N: Right, that's Chapter One done. So Hermione and Draco have broken up, but what will happen next?? You'll just have to wait and read the next chapter.

Talking about the next chapter, you guys have probably realised that I haven't named the girls yet. If anyone has any ideas what to call the girls I would really appreciate it, they need to start with the letter "H" and "A". I was thinking for A's:

Annabell, Amelia, Amber or April

For H's: Hannah, Harriet, Holly, Hope

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