It was four a.m. and Hermione was exhausted. Natalie kept her up all night, while Ron slept. It wasn't easy being a mother, protecting your child from your father, working all day, and coming home and finding a mess in your living room!

"Natalie, please go to bed. Mommy's tired..." Hermione yawned as she put on another episode of Sesame Street on for her. It was the most scariest show she ever watched.

Natalie stuck out her tongue, and laughed at the T.V.

"Daaa!" Natlie said pointing at the T.V. She always said that when BigBird came on. "Sinnerrr."

Natlie started to make funny noises as Hermione was falling asleep on the couch. She heard a bedroom door open. She looked to see who it was. Ron.

"Your up!" Hermione said happily.

Ron nodded."I have to work today."

"What are you talking about? It's Saturday." Hermione reminded him. "You don't work on Saturdays."

Ron sighed."Oh yeah! Anyway, Natalie didn't go to bed at all tonight?"

Hermione shook her head and yawned."She's been up all night. I can't get her to go to bed."

"Go to sleep and I'll watch her," Ron said.

"Are you sure you can handle it?" Hermione asked suspiciously. "You have to watch her every second!"

Ron laughed."It's fine. Go to sleep, she'll be okay. I'm not like George."

Hermione gasped."Your nothing like George."

Ron kissed her before she went to the bedroom and slept.

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Later that day, Natlie eventually fell asleep, and Hermione eventually woke up. She never knew that being a parent was such hard work!

And it didn't help with Ron sleeping all night and working during the day when she was stuck with the housework. She wasn't going to take it much longer.

"We're going clothes shopping today," Hermione told Ron while they ate breakfast.

"Where?" Ron laughed."Gothic Express?"

"That's my store, not hers. Hers is Baby Gap." Hermione said.

"Oh, so you can only decide where she gets her clothes from?" Ron asked.

"What are you talking about, Ron?" Hermione asked with curiosity. "We're her parents. You can do what ever you want. Remember? You can go shopping with her, visit Harry, go to the mall..."

"Fine." Ron rolled his eyes.

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Natalie still didn't fall asleep again that night. She was playing with her blocks and kept knocking them over. She laughed.

Hermione rolled her eyes. She was so tired! Anywhere she laid down she fell asleep right away. Ron was already sleeping. Lucky him, Hermione thought. Then something awoke her. She heard glass break in the kitchen.

She sat up. She could feel the adrenaline building up in her, making goosebumps appear. Somebody broke into their house. Hermione picked up Natalie, and ran into the bedroom. She shook Ron.

"Ron! Ron! Get up!" Hermione begged as she kept shaking him.

"Dadda!" Natalie said.

Ron opened his eyes."W-what? What happened?"

"Someone broke into our house!" Hermione exclaimed.

Ron sat up."What are you talking about? Didn't you lock all the doors?"

Why is he blaming me? Hermione thought.

"Yes, Ron! He broke through the window." Hermione said.

Ron sighed and rubbed his eyes. He got up, went in the closet and got the gun.

"Stay in here with her," Ron said.
Hermione nodded.

Ron walked out to see who it was. He stayed as quiet as possible. Adrenaline rushed through him. He had three people to protect. Natalie, Hermione and himself.

He saw the person in the living room.

"No! Ron, please-" the voice sounded depserate.

Ron shot the gun without even thinking. Then, he realized who it was.

"Dammit!" Ron said aloud.

Hermione could hear him.

"Hermione!" Ron called.

Could Ron be in trouble? Hermione put Natalie down.

"Mamma!" Natalie cried.

"It's okay, I'll be right back. Stay on Mommy's bed." Hermione could feel her eyes watering.

"Hermione!" Ron called again; more serious this time.

"I'm coming!" Hermione said. She ran out of the room into the living room and gasped.

"Call 911." Ron said emmidiatly.