There For You
Rating: R for attempted suicide and slash. Some language as well.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters they are owned by the amazing J. K. Rowling.
JLCollett – Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad you like the story :-)
malfoy+harry – Eh, school sucks. Lol. I've been writing in study hall and when class gets boring (hah) and here's the next chapter! Lol enjoy :-P
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Chapter 3 ~Surprise!~
On Monday, the two newlyweds did indeed make each other miserable, well, for the morning anyway. Both young men wrote notes stating what they wanted to do to each other in detail. It had gotten so bad that Draco had to ask to go to the bathroom.
'That little devil!' Harry thought. He was just about to ask to leave and the Auror teaching the class, Professor Crispin Reynolds, hated interruptions. Therefore the first person that asked to go to the bathroom could go but anybody who asked after that was told to wait until lunch. Draco stuck his tongue out at Harry and left. Draco returned a full five minutes later looking refreshed. No need to ask what took so long.
When they had their hour break for lunch, Ron apparated home, as always, to eat with Hermione. Harry was on his way to the bathroom when Draco grabbed his arm and pulled him down the hall into an old storage closet. They came out a half an hour later looking satisfied and had just enough time to grab something to eat and get back to class. They promised each other they wouldn't tease for the rest of the day and went back to class.
For the second half of class Harry and Draco were in an amazingly good mood. They spent the entire time sticking their tongues out and throwing paper at each other when Professor Reynolds wasn't looking. By the end of the day, Harry was moved next to Ron and Draco was moved across the room next to a girl he didn't know. Professor Reynolds muttered something about 'immature boys' and 'shouldn't have to deal with a bunch of seven year olds.'
When Draco Ron and Harry got home they found Hermione reading two books at once. This was normally not unusual but today, she was absolutely buried in books and she seemed to be having a panic attack. There were three books on her lap with a fourth on propped up on top open, she had a book in her hand and there were at least ten more on either side of her. In addition to all this there was a laptop on a chair next to her. She had received the laptop from her parents as a graduation gift. Draco and Ron found the device amazing, having never seen one before. It was now opened to a website about Arithmancy, probably put up by a muggle-born wizard or witch who knew something about computers.
"You o.k. honey?" Ron asked.
"She's retiring! I'm gonna get the job!" She half yelled.
"O.k. sweetie, why don't you start from the beginning huh?" Ron said calmly.
"Professor Vector announced that she was going to retire at the end of the school term. Dumbledore owled me to let me know so now I'm brushing up." She replied hurriedly.
"Honey! Calm down! You've got nearly ten months! You don't have to panic!" Ron tried to calm her down. "Lets go and have a nice dinner to celebrate."
"Yeah, we can go to Burtle's" Draco said trying to help.
"That's really expensive." Hermione said cautiously.
"I'll pay, I have more than enough money. I need a reason to spend it, and this is a perfect reason." Draco responded.
It took some convincing, especially for Ron, but Hermione and Ron finally agreed to let Draco pay. The boys calmed Hermione down and Draco promised he would help Hermione brush up on Arithmancy. Everyone knew she didn't need to brush up but as she seemed to be going insane, and the idea calmed her down quite a bit, Draco thought it best to help her out.
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Harry and Draco were leaving in less than a week for their honeymoon. They were very excited and were already packed. Hermione and Ron were also excited about their leaving; they would have the house to themselves for a week and a half.
One morning Draco and Harry came bounding down the stairs laughing but they stopped when they reached the kitchen. Hermione and Ron seemed very distracted.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked.
"I…I'm not sure…we'll find out today at 11:30." Hermione stammered. Ron was shaking slightly and he dropped the mug he was carrying.
"Fuck!" He yelled as the mug shattered, spilling hot coffee everywhere.
"I'll get it." Draco reached for his wand.
"I'm not going to the Ministry today." Ron said.
"Ron…don't be silly." Hermione said half-heartedly.
"I'm not going to let you go alone! Who knows what might happen!"
"RON"
"Harry will tell me what happens and Draco will take good notes for me!"
"You should at least go to class after the appointment."
"Not if it's . . . that! I want to stay with you!"
"Ron! If you want to be an Auror, you cant miss class!" Draco and Harry watched the two fight. It was like watching a tennis match, their heads darted from Ron to Hermione as each spoke.
"Would someone tell us what's going on??" Draco questioned.
"NOTHING!!" The two screamed.
"I'm not going to be a bad boyfriend and leave you alone here! Especially if you're sick!"
"Ron, I appreciate your gesture, really I do! But I don't think I am sick, so after the appointment please go back to class, I know how much being an Auror means to you."
"Only if you're not sick!"
"FINE!" Hermione said giving up.
"Now could someone-" Harry was getting frustrated and was cut of by Hermione.
"I MIGHT BE SICK! NOTHING SERIOUS!" She shrieked and stormed off.
"Nothing serious my arse!" Ron said quietly so Hermione wouldn't start screaming again. Draco raised an eyebrow at Ron.
"WHAT?!?" Ron bellowed and followed Hermione.
"That was…odd." Draco said as he and Harry left for the Ministry.
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Ron never showed up at class. Draco and Harry were getting really nervous. They knew that Hermione would never give in to Ron staying home. It must be something serious. They ended up leaving a half hour early and ran through the house looking for Hermione and Ron. They found the two in the living room. They were both sitting on the couch in shock.
"What's wrong?!" Harry asked panicked.
"Are you o.k.?!" Draco asked desperately.
"You want to tell them?" Ron asked.
"I'm…well…I was ten days late for my period so…so we went to St. Mungo's and they started running tests-"
"She's pregnant!" Ron couldn't bear the long explanation. Hermione glared at him.
"Sorry…" Ron said.
"Hermione! That's great!" Harry said excitedly.
"When is it due?!" Draco asked.
"Early to Mid August." Hermione said, lost in thought, "We're going to have to move out Ron. There's not really a place for it to stay and I'm sure Harry and Draco don't want to be bothered with a baby.
"Don't be stupid Hermione! We'd love to have a baby here! Especially since we cant exactly have one!" Draco said.
"It can have the guest room. I'm sure any guests we have won't mind sleeping on the couch." Harry laughed. Hermione and Ron looked relieved.
"Oh Ron!" Draco said remembering something. "We have a ouch! What was that for Harry ?!" Harry glared at him. Ron and Hermione looked confused.
"Can I see you in the kitchen Draco?" Harry asked.
"I guess…"
When they got to the kitchen, Draco slapped Harry's arm. What Draco didn't notice was that when Hermione was lost in thought, right before she said they had to move out, Ron had eyed her and when he was sure she wouldn't notice he mouthed "I need a ring" to Harry. Ron had been saving up money to buy an engagement ring for Hermione for about a year now. Draco had been about to tell Ron they didn't have class the following day but Harry knew Ron would never be able to get out of the house without Hermione grilling him about where he was going if Hermione knew they had a day off.
He told Draco this, and Draco said he would pretend to be sick and when he "felt better" around lunch he would take Hermione to London for the day. They would get baby books and other things so Harry and Ron could come back, make a nice dinner, and get everything ready for Hermione's return.
Harry and Draco went back into the living room and looked at Ron and Hermione sitting on the couch. Ron had his hand on her stomach. Both were grinning and talking quietly. Draco glanced at Harry and saw the look of longing on his face. Harry had always wanted a child and, though he wouldn't admit it, so did Draco. Draco put his arm around Harry's waist feeling horrible. Maybe they could adopt. Hermione and Ron finally noticed the two boys and Hermione stood up.
"We should go see our parents." Hermione said.
"Um, why don't we wait, you cant apparate and we wont get back until really late."
"Oh honestly Ron, the healer said I can't apparate after the third month."
"Still, I don't want anything to happen."
After they argued for a while about this, Harry interrupted.
"Why don't you wait until Ginny's on break and then you can tell her as well."
"But that's not for three days!" Hermione complained.
"Well you have to owl your parents anyway to let them know your coming." Harry said.
"Oh, I suppose you're right." Hermione said giving in.
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A/N – I had to make the first part with more Hermione/Ron than Harry/Draco. I mean jeez! They're gonna have a baby :-D lol. But here is some Harry/Draco stuff :-)!
Harry and Draco were lying in bed. They had talked about the following day's plans, Hermione and Ron's baby and how they were having a baby at such a young age. It turned out that it had been conceived the night of Harry and Draco's wedding. Now there was a comfortable silence.
"You want a child don't you?" Draco asked. Harry turned to stare at him.
"I…um…well yeah, I guess." Harry said
"I saw they way you looked at Hermione and Ron earlier today." Draco explained. "I'm so sorry we can't have one." Harry nodded.
"Me too." Harry said sadly.
"Maybe we could adopt." Draco suggested.
"That's an option. I guess I kind of wanted to make one on my own though, you know."
"Yeah." Draco kissed Harry sweetly, trying to make him feel better. Harry kissed back and slipped his arms around Draco, putting his head on Draco's chest. Draco pulled Harry into a lopsided hug and ran his fingers through Harry's hair. It wasn't long before Harry, much to Draco's disappointment, was fast asleep.
The next morning Harry cast a spell on Draco to make him feel sick, they had to make it believable, and told Draco it would wear off around 1:00. Harry and Ron left the house to go to Diagon Alley. It didn't take long to find a ring; it was gold and had a dark red stone in the middle. It reminded Harry of Hogwarts and Gryffindor and both knew Hermione would love it.
They waited until 2:30 before heading back to the house, giving Draco and Hermione plenty of time to leave. When they got there, they started cleaning up the house and making Hermione's favorite foods. They ended up being very bad at cooking and decided to order food from Burtle's a half an hour before Draco and Hermione were due back. Harry and Draco were going to go out for the night, so Ron and Hermione could have dinner alone and Ron could propose. Ron went over proposal several times, pacing as he acted it out.
"And you're the most intelligent, beautiful girl I know. And I was wondering, I reach in my pocket, pull out the ring then get on my knee, if you would my wife." He finished.
"Thanks but no thanks." Harry said, giving Ron a hard time.
"Fuck you!" Ron muttered, "Was it ok though?"
"Yeah, it was perfect." Harry answered, "She will say yes, don't worry."
When the clock struck 6:00 Harry called Burtle's for takeout. Ron was bad with phones so he asked Harry to do it. They got the food and came back home to put it on dishes. Ron was a nervous wreck and shattered a plate, so Harry suggested that he deal with putting the food on plates and then on the table. Draco and Hermione came home not 5 minutes after Harry had laid out the food. Draco and Harry snuck off when Hermione was gaping at the table.
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"Hermione is thinking about leaving him." Draco said. The two were at a gay nightclub; they had just gotten drinks and were talking.
"What?!" Harry almost yelled.
"Relax hun, she said she might leave him because he hadn't proposed to her, she said the baby was a reminder that they weren't married and she thinks Ron is scared of commitment. Everything will be ok after tonight." Draco said calmly.
"Oh, o.k. then…" Harry said. "C'mon lets dance." Draco happily followed Harry onto the dance floor, feeling a little fuzzy.
"That spell you cast on me was mean, I was throwing up all morning! I almost couldn't convince Hermione to go."
"Draco, shhh! We're at a muggle club! They wont be very happy if they find out we're wizards!"
The two boys started grinding and making out. Harry couldn't get Draco to shut up about the wizarding world because Draco was getting a bit drunk and he did not know what he was saying, so he had to take Draco home. As they were leaving Draco started screaming "FUCK ME HARRY!!!" over and over and finally collapsed. When they got home Draco was feeling sick. Harry quietly opened the door. As he walked to the kitchen, he heard Ron talking.
"And well…I was just wondering…" He reached in his pocket and pulled out a box. Hermione gasped and Ron got on one knee, "Will you marry me?"
Hermione shrieked and then yelled, "YES!!!!!!!" She threw herself at Ron. He put the ring on her finger and kissed her deeply. By now, Harry was standing silently at the kitchen door, watching the happy couple. Without warning, Draco threw up. Ron and Hermione looked up.
"Ssssorrry." Draco slurred. Harry got his wand and cleaned up the mess.
"I'm so sorry!" He said, "We'll leave you alone now!" He started to help Draco up the stairs.
"That's why you wanted to wait to go to see our parents, isn't it!" Hermione said.
"Yeah, I've been saving up to buy you a ring for a year now."
That was the last Harry heard as he turned the corner. Draco was starting to come around.
"Ohhhh, I'm gonna be sick," he said, running for the bathroom. Harry screwed up his face in disgust and followed Draco in. He kneeled down next to Draco and rubbed his back.
"You alright?" Harry asked when Draco stopped.
"For now. Why did you let me drink so much?!" Draco complained. "Oh, I have a present for you!" He walked into the bedroom.
"I bought it when Hermione wasn't looking." Harry wondered what it was. Draco picked up a book and gave it to Harry. Male Pregnancy was written on the cover in large bold print.
