A/N: You are all curious as to whether Draco will become a good dad. He will, but I will not make it happen quickly and out of character. He would not take to this quietly, in my opinion. It will happen, though.

The baby is named for my cat. I don't know why I like this name, I just do. The name of the baby has changed from what I had originally written.

The pace of this fic is a lot slower than some of the baby fics I have read recently, but I'll try to not make it plot-less. I have plenty of content to get through.

Trying to tone down my language, because there really isn't that much bad language in the books or movies.

I gave Blaise a bit of dialogue since he didn't even say a word in HBP. And I like him.

I have read a tonne of baby-project Dramione fics, and am attempting to make it as different to all of those, as I can. If any of it seems too much like a fic you guys are aware of, please let me know. I hate plagiarism with a deep dark passion and if I even do it unintentionally, I would like to rectify that.

Currently, I am posting this without really beta-ing it. I'll get around to it tomorrow.

Going to be shaping the baby's behaviour/development from my own two month old nephew.

Not particularly fond of this chapter, but posting it anyway. Still just setting up the plot. It will not be so baby-centric soon. Or it will, but not so gushy.

CHAPTER THREE

"You look like crap, Granger." Draco muttered as he entered the common room, first thing in the morning.

"Least I have an excuse. I guess sleeping upside down from the ceiling with your wings wrapped around you really does not agree with you." She sniped back. Hermione had no chance of being pleasant today after a full two hours of sleep.

"Very funny." Draco said as packed the rest of his work into his bag.

"I do not even know why you're talking to me, Malfoy." Hermione huffed. "You're a worthless human being."

"Ouch. PMS?"

"Bite me!" She snapped as she finished packing the baby's bag, before picking him up from his bouncer and walking out of the portrait with a slam of the door.

~**~

"You're going to have to explain it soon." Harry said as he walked with his two best-friends to the Great Hall for breakfast. The stares the group was getting were nothing new to trio. However all of these were directed at the only girl of the three, and the baby she was currently cradling to keep him happy, as each boy carried a bag of hers.

"Yeah, Lav is already telling everyone how you hid your pregnancy, and since you're such a teacher's pet, you get to take your baby to all your classes." Ron finished.

"I do have to take him to all my classes, except Potions. Otherwise, none of it is her business." Hermione said with more confidence than she felt as they reached the door to the Great Hall.

"Yeah, but everyone is saying bad things about you." Harry tried.

"And thinking even worse things." Ron added.

"When have they not said and thought bad things about me? And anyway, Professor Dumbledore is going to make an announcement at breakfast. Don't worry so much." She tried, as they walked inside.

~**~

"This beautiful baby got a name yet, or are we to call him baby for the rest of the year?" Ginny asked as Hermione and the others got settled at the Gryffindor table."

"I was thinking a lot about it yesterday, and again all through the night while I was waiting for him to fall back asleep. I've decided on Talon."

"Talon? I like it." Ginny finally said.

"Sounds dangerous." Ron said.

"It should. He is a Malfoy, after all." Harry muttered back.

"Shut up." Ginny said to both her brother and boyfriend. "I think it suits very well. Malfoy got his head out of where it has been lodged since we met him?"

"No."

"You need to go to McGonagall, he is supposed to be suffering in this punishment as well." Ron said angrily.

"Professor McGonagall. He will do some of the work too, I'll make sure. Just not sure I could stomach him being the kind of father his own has shown him to be. Talon's only a baby." She said looking to the carrier where he was safely laying next to her on the bench. He was awake and just laying there peacefully. "And while it is not easy, I do not want Talon to be referred to as the punishment, Ronald."

"Git." Ginny muttered, just as several of their classmates entered the Hall and spotted the baby. The Patil twins and Lavender ran over to where he was and started gushing.

"He is so adorable." Parvati said as she they all started pulling faces at him.

"Aww, I want one. That is, if everyone wouldn't call me… well, bad things for having a baby so young." Lavender started, until Hermione glared at her.

" 'Mione, why are you taking that?" Harry said to her, as the three girls continued to make fools of themselves in an attempt to entertain the baby.

"Shhh." She said as she saw Professor Dumbledore stand at the Teacher's table.

"If everyone can take their seats. It appears most, if not all of us is here." The great wizard said as he approached the stand where he made all announcements.

"Before we enjoy our delightful breakfast, I have an announcement to make. Once again, Hogwarts will play host to a guest. This person is unlike all other guests we have welcomed previously. As of next year, the Ministry has enacted a new class to be taught in Wizarding Institutions. A parenting class will be in effect for sixth and seventh year students, groups created with students from every house. To trial this program, a child has been created this very year to be cared for by his parents. Miss. Granger and Mr. Malfoy. Now, onto our meal." He said twinkling in the annoying way he always did, before taking his seat.

The Hall erupted in excited chatter. Some were already complaining about the class they would have to take the following year. Others were speculating on how the Granger/Malfoy child was 'created'.

"Well, if the rumours were not bad enough." Hermione said as she waited for everyone to stop trying to take a peek at her and the baby. "But at least Malfoy will have to deal with the chatter now too."

"Looks like." Harry laughed as he caught eye of the blonde Slytherin. He was being asked questions from every side of his house table but was remaining silent, merely glaring at anyone that dare speak to him.

~**~

"Drake, why would you be in some trial with the Mudblood?" Blaise Zabini scoffed as he and Malfoy walked out of the hall with Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle trailing behind them.

"You think I asked for this?" He snapped. "It's punishment for a fight we got into."

"So, what do you have to do?" Pansy asked, trying to be part of the conversation.

"Nothing. She does all the work. Probably wants control over the thing, and assumes I would do something to hurt it." Draco sneered.

"Like you wouldn't be completely hopeless with a baby."

"Zabini, if I wanted to be a parent at seventeen, I could have done it a thousand times by now and it would certainly not be with Mudblood Granger." He spat out.

~**~

"Are you going to do anything?" Hermione asked as they sat in the common room after classes. The boy was sitting at one table while she was at another, both doing work. She could hear Talon crying from upstairs.

"I am doing something." He smirked, as she stormed up from her homework.

"Son of a…" She trailed off as she mounted the stairs.

~**~

"Had to get away." She explained to her female best-friend.

"Wouldn't have expected anything different from that ferret." Ginny said as she gestured for Harry and Ron to get up from the couch they were occupying to allow them to sit.

"True."

"He really is a cute kid, though. Not so sure this was such a good initiative by the Ministry. Or Dumbledore. I'm sure Lavender is right now trying to figure out how to get a baby so adorable." Ginny teased.

"Don't be so mean to Lav, Ginny." Ron complained.

"Why not? That girl is brainless." She said without shame. "Watch." She said as she spotted the blonde girl descending the stairs with Padma.

"Aww… if it isn't the stunning baby Malfoy." Lavender drawled, her voice more child-like than it usually was.

"It's Talon." Hermione bit back. With Malfoy acting anything like a father, he didn't deserve the name-sake.

"You're so lucky, Hermione." The girl said. "Malfoy sure does make cute kids."

"He's my son too, you know."

"Look at his blonde hair." Lavender continued as if the other girl hadn't even spoken.

"And those eyes." Padma added.

"Back off, Harpies." Ginny finally had enough. "I have to hear anymore baby talk, I may retch."