Dracos hands curled up and uncurled as he watched the Healers run around, He felt a bubble of panic rise in his throat as the healer came to him. Everyone in the room rose "How is she?"Asked Harry who was pale as he held his son James tightly, The healer smiled "Who is the father?"She asked softly as she looked around at the room filled with men with children.
Draco was trying to beat down nerves as he answered "M..Me"He said The healer nodded "The baby is fine Mr. Malfoy, You have a daughter"She said Draco smiled as he felt a chair being pushed behind him he looked up to see Ron smirking "You lookin Paler Ferret"He said as the boys laughed and patted Draco on the back "Do you want to see her ?"The Healer asked He nodded as the kind woman shown him around to the door that held his Daughter and his wife.
"Here is your daddy"a voice called from the door as a women with a small pink bundle with a blonde hair sticking out, Draco took a few steps closer out of curiosity of seeing his Daughter for the first time. "Mr. Malfoy, What do you want to name her?"Asked the healer as she stepped into the room, Draco looked down at his wife who smile kindly at him with her long frizzy brown hair that had smoothed out through the years and her brown eyes that glimmered with a sharp intelligence that rivaled any other witch of her time.
Draco felt a sense of happiness fill him, He never through that he would be with Hermione Granger and when they ended up together he realized that he got a actual family that had shown him love that he never had while growing up and he would raise his daughter with everything he never came close to having, He came closer as Hermione winced as she shuffled so Draco could sit beside her and see his daughter who was shuffling around.
The sight that Hermone saw when Draco looked at there beautiful daughter who was a spitting image of a female Draco, His blue eyes widened and his mouth curled up in a small smile. Hermione loved Draco and at this site it made her love him so much more "She looks like you"Hermione said softly as he nodded as he stared at the small baby that he help create.
Hermione never saw him this peaceful sense the first night the nightmares from the Malfoy manor didn't haunt him, When the war was over Hermione couldn't see the cocky ignorant little boy that had called her mudblood. She could only see a man haunted by a past he never deserved, Hermione smiled and placed the baby in Dracos arms, Draco stopped breathing a little as he held the baby softly so he didn't hurt her.
Draco let out a sigh as he looked into her bright blue eyes that glimmered like her mothers, He hair was blonde like a Malfoys but it had a curl that could rival Hermione's "Lydia"He said softly as Hermione nodded "Lydia Rose Malfoy"said Hermione looking up at the Healer who smiled and nodded "Happy Birthday Lydia"Said the healer as she walked out a smile on her lips.
Hermione and Draco sat in silence as they watched there little girl look around with wide eyes, But soon Hermione turned and looked at Draco a small frown was on her lips "Do you ever regret not going back to the Malfoy manor?"She asked he voice was soft but demanded her question be answered. Draco looked up at his wife who had seen so much and at there worst nights they stayed up just holding on to each other both of them fighting back the sleep that would dig up nightmares from the war.
"No,Hermione I don't"He said as he touched Lydias forehead and felt her wisps of blonde hair lightly graze his skin, Hermione knew that it hurt him to even step on to the property and see the large house that was like a constant reminder of all of the pain and screams that she and him had endured, Hermione smiled again and placed a hand on his knee "That is good, I guess Harry and Ron are waiting to see her?"Hermione asked as they switched the topic with ease that only they could manage.
Draco sighed and nodded "Yes they do"He said cooly as he watched Lydia again Hermione was shocked over how easily Harry and Ron had accepted Draco into the family and even helped her with moving into his apartment only a couple of years ago, Draco stood up and placed Lydia in the plastic hospital bed that was made for infants but these had zoo animals running around the rim, Hermione smiled as she sighed and leaned back knowing that Draco would be the greatest dad ever.
"You will be a fine father, Draco"Said Mr. Wealsey as he slapped the skinner blonde boy who paled at the thought of bringing home his daughter he could only nod as Mrs. Weasley laughed "Oh Arthur, Remember when we brought Charlie home..I swear we almost sent him back because of his vomiting issues."She said as the older man turned red and looked away from his mother.
Draco's eye went wide and he went a translucent pale that only a first time father could get, Mrs. Weasley noticed and tutted as she smoothed out Draco hair "Oh now I am quiet sure that Lydia will not do that..She might be like Fred and George who was never a problem until they grown a strong set of legs "She said as Draco looked down at the small plump woman who was trying her best to comfort him until Hermione was discharged from the hospital.
"Oh but I asure you Fred and George was not the most awfulist, Percy was the pickist baby..He only would take his bottle a certain way and if you didn't he would cry for hours."She said as Ginny nodded her body had grown into a mothers figure as she held James who was laughing at Fred who was making faces at him.
"Don't worry Ferret, James only cried once every hour when he got a little peckish"She said as she rubbed the small boys back, Draco nodded as he looked up at the ceiling as the sound of careful footfalls to his attention away from praying to god for help, There was Hermione red faced (from walking down 6 flights of stairs no thanks to the healer who 'forgot' about her) as she tried her best not to wince as the pain from her nether region got worse.
Hermione paused as she saw her husbands head turned up and his face a deathly pale "Oh is everything alright?"She asked as she walked to fast making a pain shoot up her 'area' making her wince a little "Oh yes hon, Just telling Draco that everything would be fine."Said Mrs. Weasley as She hugged the younger witch who was slightly hurting.
Hermione shook her head knowing that whatever the older witch had said she didn't want to know...
The first night that Lydia was home Draco and Hermione stayed up watching there little girl sleep, Hermione noticed that Draco was unusually quiet "Draco, Whats wrong?"Asked Hermione as she rubbed Dracos back as he leaned over the crib to check on Lydia. His eye where shadowed by dark circles and he placed his hand on her back to make sure Lydia was breathing "What if Lydia is like Fred and George?"He asked Hermione frowned and wondered what in the hell Mrs. Weasley told him.
"If she ends up being a prankster than we will deal with what she does, But Fred and George turned there pranks into a business bigger then Zonkos"Said Hermione as Draco nodded what she said was true but..."What if she is like Percy or Charlie who had a vomiting problem"He said as rubbed Lydias back lightly. Hermione smiled and let out a light giggle which made Draco look up at her with a frown "Draco, I am sure that she will not be Percy for heavens sakes!"Hermione said as she threw her hand up and rolled her eyes.
"And if she has a vomiting problem than so be it...Draco what has gotten you all fearful over Lydia?"Hermione as she watched Lydia's hands curl and uncurl like her Father does when he is nervous "Mrs. Weasley..."was all he needed to say "She told you about her kids"Said Hermione remembering walking into the room and Draco's Pale fearful expression.
Draco nodded as he watched his wife shake her head from side to side "Lydia is our child not one of her's, And besides you can handle everything cause your a Malfoy...remember?"Hermione said sarcastically as she walked out of the door. Draco shook his head remembering when they found out that Hermione was having a girl and all of the remarks about how much of a handful she would be and he answered with Malfoys can handle everything but of course that was a complete lie cause when ever he would cry his nanny would take him away from his father so he couldn't interrupt his work.
Draco leaned down and kissed Lydia on the cheek and inhaled her baby sent "I promise Lydia to be a good father to you, I will do my best and raise you right...I might make a mistake but if your anything like your mother you will hold on...or punch me..."Draco shook his head at the memories of there 3rd year "I love you...My baby girl."Draco walked away from the crib and into the room that held Hermione who heard everything "You will be a wonderful father to her Draco...You will never be like your father"Said Hermione as she laid down on the bed her eyes fluttering closed.
Never was a word that Draco would live up too...