A/N – the meanings of the names mentioned here are taken from a website of baby names and their meanings, if they are inaccurate in any way it is not my fault! Oh and I apologise for the rather pointlessness of this chapter Enjoy x

Chapter 4 - Crazy

They came to the joint decision to keep the baby. The fact that they were both male held no bearing for them; if Harry or Draco had fathered a child with another girl then they would have to accept responsibility and they would have the baby. At first their main concern was whether Draco would be allowed to sit his exams but with his due date falling in the late fall there would be no problems with working or exams. Dumbledore had had a long chat with the two of them about what they were letting themselves in for and whether they were ready. They had even planned ahead to supporting the baby; truth be told if it wasn't for Harry's inheritance of Grimmaud Place then they would have to reconsider, but as they already had a property of their own to bring the baby up in a lot of pressure was lifted. Harry was going to go on to become an apprentice to the Aurors while Draco found himself a job in an apothecary, in theory it should work, in practice if it all went wrong they would be able to muddle through it. Malfoy had saved money from his allowance and Harry had his own inheritance to tide them over.

The only thing that changed was the living arrangements. Malfoy was moved out of the Slytheryn dormitories and into his own room in the hospital wing. Male pregnancies were rare and aside from the health risks, it was safer for Malfoy to be removed from the Slytheryns though everyone had received a very stern warning from a Professor Dumbledore one lunch time about what would happen to them if any attack on certain person verbal or physical should occur. It was the only way Dumbledore could get his point across without bringing Malfoy specifically into the speech. Although Malfoy's stomach would inevitably increase in size but baggy robes could conceal that and if not a few discreet curses would soon quell the inevitable insults.

With his new room it was easier for Harry to see Malfoy without the prying eyes of the school around him but Dumbledore had made it perfectly clear that the single room was purely for Malfoy's health benefits and was in no way encouraging their relationship over the others in the school. Of course people wondered where Malfoy had moved too but nobody seemed to know and nobody was prepared to ask him. After a few weeks Harry decided to tell Ron and Hermione. They had of course noticed that Harry had a certain glow about him but they assumed it was just love, they couldn't know about his pending fatherhood. Like Harry and Malfoy themselves they were more shocked that Malfoy was pregnant rather than the implications. Hermione was unfazed and treated it as just another thing, she would have been no different if Harry had fathered a child with anyone else. For Ron it was more a wake up call to the seriousness of his best friend's affair. Ron had hoped that it would pass that a break up would follow and they could forget that Harry was ever involved with Draco Malfoy. This proved him not only wrong but showed just how long they were going to be together.

Harry proved himself to be the most considerate of partners during this time. Draco wanted for nothing while Harry was there. If he was uncomfortable Harry brought a pillow, if he was hungry Harry brought food, if he was thirsty the finest butterbeer would follow and all the while he was showered with small gifts of affection and much needed compliments. Each time Harry did this Draco felt his heart swell and if possible he fell deeper in love everyday, but Draco was not the only one affected. Ron and Hermione saw past the apparent sordidness of the affair and through to the loving side of the two, especially true of Harry. As time passed even Ron became openly accepting of it. Harry loved Draco and Draco loved Harry and they were having a baby together, this was how it was and it was a good day when Ron finally realised that it was going to last and frankly, it wasn't that bad, Draco was even likable. Draco became a part of the infamous Gryffindor trio, it was a move that just happened, he was now a major part of Harry's life and so became a part of Ron and Hermione's life and they all liked it this way.

Ron and Hermione had been sitting in the waiting room in St Mungo's during the twelfth week of Draco's pregnancy when Harry had joined them holding a small photo in his hand with the widest grin possible and almost tears in his eyes. He passed the photo to them and merely said, "It's a girl." A couple of days after this Harry and Draco found themselves doing something they would not have imagined, the two of them with Ron and Hermione sitting in Draco's room discussing potential names for the baby.

Each of them had different name books spread out in front of them trying to find a name with an appropriate meaning. Draco had been adamant that any child of his would have a name that meant something relevant. But the continuing search had yielded little of substance.

"Abigail," Hermione said, suddenly. Everyone looked up at her and waited for the meaning, "It means 'joy of her father," she raised her eyes to the two of them, "I think that's pretty appropriate, I mean she will be your pride and joy yes?"

Draco and Harry both smiled, "True," Draco said and Harry's hand instinctively went to his lover's belly where their joy was growing. "I like it," he glanced over at Harry, "you?"

In truth he didn't but he was quite sure they would find something far more appropriate later and so he merely shrugged and said convincingly, "It's alright, can we keep looking though?"

Ron found one soon after, "Cassandra!" he laughed, "it means 'she who entangles men'," they laughed for a moment before Ron realised he was not going to be taken seriously even though he genuinely liked the name Cassandra.

They were looking for a while longer and it seemed as though they would be settling for Abigail when Hermione paused at a page and glanced up at them. "I've found one," she said in a dramatic hushed tone. Harry and Draco looked down, "Aerfen," she said quietly.

Harry smiled, "That's really pretty," he glanced over at Draco, who despite being keen on Abigail seemed impressed, "Aerfen," Harry tried the name out to see how it felt on his tongue, "what does it mean?"

Hermione smiled at them, "it means; end of the battle."

TBC