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Chapter 10

Nikky ignored Hermione's request to go to the Hospital Wing to help with her nausea. It was nothing to worry about. She returned to the cabinet and got the cabinet about three quarters of the way done. She couldn't wait to be finished with this whole thing and just be locked up in her room like before.

Monday rolled around and she knew she wouldn't be able to escape Draco. They had potions together. Luckily she was paired off with Hermione and Snape had everyone occupied all evening. When the bell rang she rushed out the door trying to avoid him but he caught up with her in the hall and grabbed her arm. "Let me go Draco." She tried to loosen his grip. "No Nikky. We need to talk."

"No we don't. It's over Draco."

"Why Nikky?"

Before she could answer Ron punched Draco in the face. "She said to let her go." The two began brawling on the floor. "Knock it off!" Nikky shouted. Hermione pointed her wand at the two and pulled them apart. All of a sudden the torches in the hall blew out and everything went pitch black.

"SOON HOGWARTS SHALL BE DESTROYED!" The voice of You-Know-Who echoed in the halls. "AHAHAHAHAHA"

Students were screaming and huddled together even as the torches lit back up. Nikky felt really hot all of a sudden. "Let's get out of here Nikky." Hermione pulled on her arm. "Hermione… I…" Nikky started but then fell to the ground.

"Crucio!" Her father yelled. Electricity surged through her body. She was unable to move, to yell or even think. Everything was in excruciating pain. Her father got mad very easily. This time it was for answering too many questions incorrectly during their charms lesson. Her body now bared the scars from his curses. Luckily she was able to conceal them by using her powers as an animagus. She never bothered with changing her appearance because her father always knew it was her.

The scene changed to Hogwarts. There was snow covering the ground. Holiday excitement was in the air. Everyone was enjoying their last feast before the holiday vacation. There was a loud bang. All the windows in the Great hall shattered and fell. The building shook. The students began to scream and sound of her father's laughter echoed off the walls.

Nikky awoke with a jolt. Sweats poured down her face. Her stomach was in knots. She threw her head over the side of the bed and threw up. "This is what I was saying Madame Pomphrey. She's always sick lately." Hermione explained. "I see." Madame Pomphrey came over to Nikky with a cool wet rag. "You haven't been holding anything down have you?"

Nikky looked up at her. Then shook her head no. "How long has this been going on?" "A week or so. It started right after Thanksgiving." Hermione butted in. Madame Pomphrey shot her a look. Hermione shut her mouth. "Well I'm surprised it took you this long to pass out from the dehydration. Unfortunately it's not going to go away anything soon."

The girls looked at Madame Pomphrey with a confused look. It was an odd expression for Hermione considering she was miss know-it-all. "You're pregnant." She explained. "Of course! Why didn't I notice it sooner?!" Hermione said more to herself then anything. "Eat this once a day and you'll be able to eat and drink. We don't need you or the baby getting dehydrated again." Nikky just held the chocolate bars. "I also want you to come see me in a couple weeks just to follow up. It's going to be ok." Madame Pomphrey was gathering up her things. "How far along is she? Are wizarding pregnancies the same as muggles?" Hermione asked back to her old self.

"About 2 months. It's the usual time symptoms start to show up and yes it's just like muggle pregnancies. The only difference is the actual birth process is a little more sped up and less painful." Madame Pomphrey walked off to her office. Nikky sat there speechless holding her piece of chocolate. "Well someone's been busy." Hermione said. "Huh?" Nikky brought back to reality.

"You're going to have to talk to him now. You know that don't you." Hermione said as a matter of factly. Nikky's eyes filled up with tears. "Don't worry Nikky. I'll come with you to tell him if you want." Nikky wished she could tell Hermione the truth behind why she was crying. Her father was going to now not only kill her but her unborn baby and possibly Draco too. She was only sent to Hogwarts for one reason only and she's messed it up. She only had a week to finish repairing the cabinet. She could run away but knows her father would find her. He has many people in his circle.

Nikky wiped her eyes and stood up gathering her things. "Where do you think you're going? You need your rest and some chocolate." Hermione ordered her. "Not now Hermione." She flung her book bag on her shoulder. "Are you on your way to tell Draco?"Hermione asked. "No… I don't know….. maybe." "Would you like me to come with you?" Hermione asked. "No thanks. I think I can do it on my own."

Draco wasn't who she was going to find. Although if she ran into him she might as well tell him. What good would that do anyway? It would only put him in more danger and in her way of completing this cabinet. She put the last few charms on it and needed to test it out. She placed an apple in the cabinet and shut the door. She waited a moment or two and reopened it. It had disappeared. She shut the door and waited. There was a thud. Before she could reach the handle the door swung open and out came Bellatrix, her father's right hand man... or women in this case. She smiled a yellow tooth smile. "It's about time you finished this cabinet. I was telling your father you were the wrong person for the job. It should have been my nephew who should have been given the task but he insisted it be you. You better not let anything happen to this cabinet before your father is ready to enter or there'll be hell to pay." She scratched Nikky's face with her sharp nails and vanished back into the cabinet.

Nikky wiped the blood off her face, covered it up with her powers and covered the cabinet back up with the dusty quilt. It was getting late and she knew she must return to the Gryffindor tower before Hermione sends out a search party.

She rounded the corner and bumped into a larger Slytherin boy knocking her to the ground. "Watch where you're going stupid." Then she heard Draco's voice. "What's the problem here Goyle?... You dimwit that's Nikky." Draco slapped Goyle upside the head. "Sorry Malfoy." He said backing away. "I'm not the one you need to apologize to." Goyle stuttered "Sorry Nikky."

"Now get on out of here." Draco said. Nikky didn't really want to be left alone with Draco right now.

Draco extended out his hand for her. She hesitated but grabbed it. "Did he do this to you?" Draco asked pointing to her face. "Do what?" She grabbed her face then remembered the scratch marks left by Bellatrix. "No. I uh... ran into Filch's cat. I took care of Mrs. Norris though." Draco went to touch her face but Nikky backed away. "Look Nikky. I don't care what my father thinks or what he's said to you. He doesn't matter. What matters is what I feel for you and what you feel for me." She could feel tears swelling up in her eyes. "It's not that simple Draco." "Why can't it be Nikky?" He grabbed her hands. "It doesn't matter what others think about us as long as we're both happy. It can be just the two of us if we want."

She wanted to explain everything to him. About her father and his plan. About his father's threat. About the baby. Everything! She wanted to lift some of this burden off her shoulders. She wanted to be held by Draco and just cry. She always felt safe with him. "It's not just the two of us Draco." She might as well reveal one secret. "But we can make it." He clearly didn't understand what she was saying. "Draco…" The tears were not rolling down her face. "It's ok, Nikky." Draco wrapped his arms around her. She thought about fighting him off but this is where she wanted to be. No matter what was going on in the world, this is where she felt face. The tears came down as if a faucet had been turned on. All the stress she's been experiencing, the demands of her father's plan, the classes, the baby and everything in between.

"Draco… there's something I need to tell you." She opened her mouth to tell him about the baby. "Students out of bed I see." It was Snape. "I suggest you return to your common room Draco. Nikky I would like a word with you about your grade."

"Can't you talk to her about her grade during regular hours?" Draco asked. "Good night Mr. Malfoy."

When they arrived to Snape's office he made sure no one had followed them. "I expect you know what this is about." He stated. Nikky had no idea. "My grades?" She said. "You really aren't very bright are you? Your father's plan." Nikky's mouth fell open. How did Snape know? What's going to happen now? Would she be going to Azkaban? "How do you know?" She asked. "Your father made sure that I see to it that you accomplished your task. I'm sure he'd be very thrilled to hear you've been spending more time with Malfoy then com…" He began but was interrupted. "It's finished."

"What do you mean it's finished?" He asked. "I completed it tonight. Bellatrix came through." "Is she still in the castle?" Snape sounded a bit concerned. "No. She left." "Good. You may go now."

Nikky walked back to the Gryffindor common room wondering who else knew about her task. She didn't remember ever meeting Snape during one of her father's meetings. Plus why would he wait until now to check up on her? Hermione was asleep at one of the tables with her head on a book when she arrived to the common room. She figured if she let her sleep it meant she wouldn't be asking her how her talk with Draco went. She arrived to her room to find the window open and an owl sitting on her bed with a letter.

I hope you didn't get in too much trouble with Snape. I'm really glad you're talking to me again. I hope we can work things out and get back to how things were before Thanksgiving.

Draco

Draco, I need to speak to you first thing in the morning. There's something I have to tell you and I don't want to do it by owl. Please meet me out by the lake by 7.

Nikky

Nikky tossed and turned all night. She was scared of what Draco would say or do when he found out about the baby. It didn't scare her nearly as much as what her father would do. 6:00 o'clock rolled around and Nikky decided to get out of bed and head down by the lake. She was surprised to see Draco there before their meeting time. "Good morning beautiful." He said kissing her on the cheek. She didn't feel beautiful. "What's the big secret you wanted to tell me?" He was smiling. She wasn't sure why. Maybe it was nerves. Maybe he was just scared of what she was going to say. "I'm pregnant."

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