This chapter is a little shorter and maybe a tiny bit rushed but if i had skipped bits out it would have just gone on and on and on, and you'd loose interest half way through. So here is the next chapter and waited surprise.
How it Ends
"Yellow Draco it turned yellow," gasped Hermione staring at her stomach in shock. She couldn't believe it. Draco looked at her stomach and gently lent over to kiss her soon to be large stomach.
"This means you're pregnant with more than twins Hermione. You're probably pregnant with Triplets. Triplets Hermione," he couldn't believe it, "I'm off to tell my parents the results!" he jumped up and ran from the room.
Hermione just continued to lay on the bed in shock. She never even noticed Hedwig fly into the room; it was until she bit her that Hermione noticed the bird. Stroking her she handed her an owl treat that she kept in a bag beside her bed in the bedside table. Ripping open the envelope she recognised the familiar curvy handwriting from Ginny.
"Mione I took the test my stomach turned blue, I'm pregnant! I just can't believe it. Have you taken yours yet? If you have you just got to let me know Hermione Malfoy, was really tempted to put Granger there haha,"
Love lots Ginny
Smiling happily Hermione turned over the parchment and scribbled hurriedly on the back
Congratulations, my stomach turned yellow. At the moment I'm in a state of shock!
She sent the note back with Hedwig; she had just begun to relax when her bedroom door was swung open and Narcissa ran into their room and wrapped her skinny arms around Hermione. Hermione had passed shock now and was now in complete astonishment the prim and proper Narcissa Malfoy had ran into her bedroom and flung herself at her. Narcissa Malfoy did not run nor fling herself at people for as long as she had known her. Glancing over her shoulder she saw the aristocratic look that was usually plastered on her father-in-laws face absent and replaced with a mixture of shock, happiness and fear.
"Lucius why do you look so scared?" Hermione asked amused that this would make the great Lucius Malfoy worried.
"Because I know you'll want me to babysit. How the bloody hell am I going to babysit at least three babies!" Draco and Hermione tried to hide their grin. But Narcissa held a blank look that worried Hermione.
"What is the matter Narcissa?" she asked timidly.
"What if – what if there isn't just three. There might possibly be more in there how will you both manage if you have more children then you can manage. I know how you feel about the use of house elves and you'll not want a nanny," What Narcissa said had started a block of worry to settle itself comfortably in her mind.
"Draco I need to visit my mother and then I'll book a hospital appointment to see how many children I'll be bearing!" she gushed.
"Hermione try not to worry," Draco said squeezing her hand attempting to comfort her. She smiled up at her handsome husband tightening her hand to measure his.
"Will you be able find out if you're going to have a boy or a girl?" asked Lucius, he hoped that with at least three children they would have one of each sex.
"Yes and I'll find out when I am 20 weeks pregnant, and I do want to know what sex they'll be,"
"How do you find out if it's going to be a boy or a girl," Draco asked cautiously.
Well they place a cold gel on your stomach. They then place this sort of machine that'll allow you to see inside your stomach so you can see the child. It's really simple to tell if it'll be a boy or a girl. If it's a boy it'll have something between its legs if it's a girl there won't be," explained Hermione, she nearly burst out laughing when she saw the wide eyed clack jaw expression on each of the three blonde Malfoys.
"Does – does that hurt?" whispered Draco awestruck.
"Nope the gel is just a little cold," she told him simply. She thought more on the ultra sound the idea of taking Draco, Lucius, and Narcissa to witness it would be amusing but sweet as she could imagine their expressions. Lucius smiling proudly as he saw the first image of his grandchild. Narcissa looking teary eyed as she gazed at the image then to Draco, her and finally Lucius. Draco would stare lovingly at the image on the screen and then at her, he would lean down and kiss her on the lips. If they saw more than three in her stomach all four of them will stare at the screen in shock. "I've been thinking would you like to come to the ultra-sound with me?"
"Yes," said Narcissa speaking for all three of them. Hermione smiled and announced she was heading to the library to get out all the books on pregnancy as she could. As she left the room the three blondes shuck their heads in amusement. Hermione would always be Hermione no matter what her surname was.
The following few days seemed to speed by, Hermione had visited her parents and announced her news on been pregnant. They like the Malfoys had been ecstatic at the news they had hoped that Hermione would one day give them a grandchild. But when she had admitted that she was to have triplets or more they were more shocked they just stared at her in disbelief. Their baby girl was to have an extremely large family. They knew that their daughter lived with her husband's parents alongside her husband. So there was four pairs of hands if she needed it but they all knew how stubborn Hermione was and refused to have too much help she had always said from a young age that she would raise her children the right way with no nanny or babysitter. She wanted a hand on approach; she wanted to see her babies grow up.
Hermione's mother had taken her to the hospital so they could book an appointment for her scan. Hermione and her mother had always been close but with her attending Hogwarts they had drifted remarkably. Jean Granger truly hoped that the birth of her grandchildren would bring her daughter and herself closer than before.
Today was the day that she would have her ultra-scan and would finally know the million dollar question. How many children were there in her stomach? She had made sure that Narcissa, Lucius and Draco were dressed in suitable Muggle clothes. Lucius and Draco were wearing a pair of dark jeans and a polo shirt neither were happy about their outfits but decided to stay silent they couldn't be bothered with an argument. Narcissa on the other hand didn't seem to mind the outfit she had been given; it was light with a flower pattern reaching down to her knee her sandals were flat as she was naturally a tall individual. Together the four entered the Muggle world and headed straight to the hospital. It hadn't taken long as they were now sat nervously in the waiting area to be called.
"Hermione how much longer will this take?" asked Lucius annoyed he had never been a patient man and this was just torturous.
"It shouldn't be much longer now," she smiled at him. She herself was hoping it wouldn't be much longer as the chairs were extremely uncomfortable. Waiting another five minutes Hermione was finally called and together they walked into the room. Before entering the room Hermione swiftly turned to face her husband and in-laws.
"I don't want you to ask stupid questions that any Muggle would know, if you are confused about something wait till we are back at the Manor and I'll do my best to answer it.
"Hermione it's a pleasure to meet you, this must be your husband," said the doctor. She stuck out her hand for Draco to shake; Hermione elbowed him in the arm looking directly at the woman's hand that he was now shaking. "You must be Lucius and Narcissa the budding grandparents," both nodded and took a seat. "So Hermione will you lay on the sofa and raise your top so your stomach is bare," said the doctor. Doing as she was told Hermione laid on the sofa with Draco sitting on her right holding her hand. The doctor squeezed the cold clear gel on to her flat stomach. She picked up the instruments and switched it on and placed it on her stomach.
Lucius and Narcissa leant forward their eyes wide as they stared at the screen. When Hermione told them that they could actually see inside her stomach they didn't quite believe it but they were shocked that they could see this black and white image that was the inside of their daughter-in-laws stomach.
"Now let's have a look here," Hermione looked at the screen and her eyes widened. She knew what to look for unlike the other Malfoys. They looked at the screen with interest but Hermione looked at the screen in shock at what she saw. And by the look on the doctor's face she also looked shocked. She did a recount and could hear the doctor mumble under her breath.
"Well Mrs Malfoy I hope you have a big house," said the doctor.
"Don't you worry about that, we have a huge house," trembled Hermione slightly the number she counted had terrified her.
"Good cause Mrs Malfoy you are expecting sextuplets!" Hermione sighed that was the amount she had counted.
"What are sextuplets?" asked Draco confused.
"It's what you call have six children at once," mumbled Hermione looking at him in the eye. He however stared at her his jaw hanging loose the words six children running through his mind.
Hermione glanced over towards the direction of Lucius and Narcissa they were in a similar state as Draco, eyes wide and jaw wide open. Well if there was one way to make the prim and proper Narcissa Malfoy and cold but collected Lucius Malfoy lose their composure this was it.
"Yes you definitely have six in there" she pointed to each one of the white blobs on the screen. "We'll call them A, B, C, D, E, F," she once again pointed to each one of the blobs as she said the letter. After another 20 minutes of conversation they were finally allowed out of the hospital. They travelled to Hermione's parents' house and informed her parents of the news. Just like Lucius and Narcissa her parents also seemed to suffer the catching wide eyed and slack jaw disease. They had chosen too floo back to the manor and once they had arrived Hermione owled the news straight to Ginny.
The pregnancy had taken its toll on Hermione; it had been a very surprising 8 months since that day. The news she was to have six children all at one go was something she never expected to have. She had been sent on bed rest at 22 weeks. And to be honest she did not enjoy it, she was amazed that she had managed to 36 weeks. Of course the sextuplets would be born early. These were the thoughts that were slashing through her mind as she had felt another stab shoot through her abdomen. She was ready to get the babies out of her; the pain was exhausting and well painful.
She was been given a pain potion before entering St Mungos by Severus Snape but the pain was still unbearable. What she feared the most was the upcoming operation. She was fully aware that she could not push 6 children through a small hole. It would take her a week. Well maybe not a week but she still didn't want it. She however wasn't the only one to realise this situation. The midi witches at St Mungos had discussed this with the wizards that took serious events; they had done operations for witches in the past when their offspring wouldn't arrive easily. Today was Hermione's big day. She had started feeling the contractions around 2 am. Her water broke half an hour later. She was rushed into hospital to have the operation that would bring her children into the world. She had felt the injection in her back, and felt her stomach been split open but felt no pain now. It was similar to the injection a woman would have had with a caesarean section.
Draco was at her side holding her hand and stroking her hair. He was more nervous that she was but that was possibly because he was offering her comfort.
Hermione thought back to the 8 months that had passed. The mood swings, cravings, aching back and swollen ankles had been a nightmare. Their sex life had pretty much become non-existent as she became larger, but her stomach was the only thing that had grew, she now supported a rather impressive set of boobs that Draco was extremely pleased about. She unfortunately hadn't been able to discover the sex of their children as her stomach grew that quickly she had trouble getting places.
"Mrs Malfoy we'll be delivering your first child in a few moments," said the midi witch who was helping with the delivery. As soon as she had said this she felt them pull a baby out of her. The noise of a baby cry echoed through the room, she was given a quick glance at her first child; a boy before he was whisked away to be checked for any medical issues. A few seconds later the same happened again but this time they pulled out a baby girl. The labour operation lasted an hour. After the first boy and girl were pulled they were followed by another girl, boy then girl until they had their sixth child; a boy.
She was wheeled back to the ward and was greeted by a room full of people; Lucius, Narcissa, Jean, Howard, Mr and Mrs Weasley, their seven children and their partners.
"You did it sweetheart," said Draco kissing her forehead lovingly.
"No we did it," Hermione told him.
"Can we have family member only for the time being please," asked the midi witch. The Weasleys left the room leaving the six.
"I've noticed a baby each," chuckled Lucius as he looked around the room. The babies had already been placed in the room before Hermione arrived, she was positively sure that she would not be having a goodnights sleep tonight or for a very long time.
"Have you thought of any names yet?" asked Jean from her seat beside Hermione's bed. Hermione smiled at Draco before nodding her head. They had come up with the names months ago while she was on her bed rest. They had thought of six girl names, six boys' names.
"Yes we decided to name them around, star signs, months and seasons." The four adults looked at one another nervously. "The first boy we'll name Scorpius October, the first born girl is to be called Gemini May, second girl April Aries, the second boy Leo March, the final girl Summer June and the final little boy Winter Pieces." Hermione told them. As she said the name each babies name appeared on the front of the crib.
"You're going to have a very a very long few years ahead of you my dears,"
"We know but we're ready," and on the 6th of March they really were.
One more chapter too go. The next one will be an epilogue on how Hermione and Draco cope with their bundles of six. Now with the names I decided if Celebs give their children odd names then so can the Malfoys.
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