"So you ready to fool everyone?" Ron asked us as he was in his disguise as one of the ministry workers. Hermione was clutching the invisibility cloak in both of her hands. They nodded and Hermione swung the cloak around her and closely followed the disguised Harry Potter.
"Do you have any idea where we're going?" Hermione whispered to him. He shook his head and continued to walk forward into the ministry and Hermione had a tougher job than he did. She had to worry about not running into anyone and had to be careful to not ram into Harry at the same time.
Soon enough, they had found their old Professor and followed her down to the courtrooms where a muggle born was in questioning about stealing her wand, which she bought from Ollivander's, from another wizard. She noticed that the man who was standing behind her rather awkwardly was Ron. Hermione's mouth dropped slightly because if he began to transform back into a Weasley, they would, to put it bluntly, be screwed.
"Is this the wand that was confiscated from your hands upon your entering the Ministry of Magic this morning?" Umbridge asked holding up a long wooden wand.
"Yes," The woman squeaked.
"And what witch or wizard did you steal it from?"
"I didn't! I got it at Ollivander's… when I was eleven!"
"Lies!" She said slamming her hands on the podium. She looked at Harry who had seemed to have his wand drawn and Hermione's eyes widened. She began hitting Harry's back lightly to tell him to knock it off.
"What are you doing, Albert?" She asked and Harry looked at Umbridge with a look on his face that basically read if looks could kill.
"One mustn't tell lies, Dolores," He said and raised his wand on the rather confused Dolores Umbridge, "Stupefy!" He shouted sending her back into her chair. Harry turned to Hermione and told her to grab the necklace. She did so smoothly and began shoving Harry out the door. Ron had troubles getting out because the woman who was his "wife" was clinging to him tightly.
"Did you get it?" Harry asked looking himself again. Hermione nodded handing it to him and running. She now had the cloak on her arm and was clutching her stomach as she jogged next to Harry. She hated running because the extra weight the baby was causing her was making her belly shake in an uncomfortable way.
"Ron! Come on!" Hermione shouted as spells began flying at them. He finally got off Mary, who had kissed him, and was jogging behind them. A ministry worker, and death eater, Yaxley, was running behind them trying to catch them. Ron, Harry, and Hermione dove into one of the Floo Powder networks. Hermione was taking them back to Grimmauld Place, but Yaxley had been there with them and she shoved him off into a different fireplace and Hermione apparated them to a woods she had been to as a small child. However, along the way, Ron's arm had nearly separated from his body… splinched.
"Harry! Hurry and get the dittany!" Hermione yelled and continued to say comforting words to the shaking Ronald Weasley who was laying on the ground of the woods. Harry began to pull books out and Hermione yelled at him once again.
"Hormones," He muttered and grabbed his wand and pointed it at the bag and muttered, "Accio dittany," and the bottle popped out of the bag and he hurried the bottle to Hermione unstoppering it. She squeezed the clear potion onto Ron's arm and the skin began to reappear connecting his arm to his body once again. She let out a sigh of relief and stood up and began to cast enchantments around the area they were staying to refrain from being found.
"Set up the tent, Harry," Hermione said and continued to cast the enchantments. Harry hadn't any clue where he could find a tent but then the word tent flashed inside of his head. He used the summoning charm to the tent and it came out of the bag and he began to set it up. He recognized it as the same tent that they had used for the Quidditch World Cup back in his fourth year.
"Bring Ron into the tent," Hermione said and Harry picked Ron up from the ground and dragged him to one of the beds in the tent. Hermione put his hands on her waist and let out a sigh she didn't know she was holding in.
"Hermione?" Harry asked. Hermione cocked her head towards Harry and looked at him with a questioning look, "Are you alright? The baby?" He asked and Hermione smiled lightly at Harry who looked concerned.
"Yeah, we're both fine," She said placing a protective hand over her stomach. She looked down at her protruding stomach and let out a sigh.
"You should contact Malfoy somehow, to let him know you're alright," Harry said and Hermione looked at him.
"We can't contact him now that we're on the move, Harry, it's really dangerous. I wasn't expecting to have to relocate," She said and then her eyes widened, "Happy, come here," Hermione demanded.
"Why the hell are calling for Happy?" Harry asked Hermione. He thought it was rather odd that she was calling for a small house elf.
"The house elf that Draco gave me to take care of me. She can deliver a letter to Draco if I tell her to. Besides, she has to stay with me according to Draco," She finished just as Happy made a pop and was standing in between Harry and Hermione.
"Mistress wished to see Happy?" She asked looking at Hermione with her large eyes.
"Yes, I need you to retrieve me some quills, ink, and a piece of parchment," She said and Happy nodded and disapparated to fetch her the things she needed. Happy appeared moments later with the things and Hermione told her to wait until she was finished with the letter.
Dear Draco,
I'm sorry I had Happy give you this letter, but I had no other way to contact you. If you haven't already heard, yes we were at the Ministry of Magic and we did manage to get the horcrux. Only problem, no way to destroy it. We're no longer at Grimmauld Place we had a close call. Yaxley had a hold of my arm and saw the kitchen. I pushed him back in the fireplace, dropped him off somewhere else and apparated somewhere else.
Both the baby and I are fine, don't worry about us. That was Harry's first question to me, actually. I'll let you know if anything happens. Send messages with Happy, along with some snack, please. We don't have any food here.
I love you,
Hermione
"Bring this to Draco Malfoy and do as he tells you to. He should be back at Malfoy Manor. Most likely in his bedroom," Hermione said and Happy nodded taking the letter and disappearing with a loud pop!
"I hope he's okay," Hermione said looking at Harry with a worried look on her face, "What if You-Know-Who found out where he was? What if his father found out? What if-"
"Hermione, Malfoy is fine, I can assure you that. He's a strong person, and can fend for himself. Remember, this is Malfoy we're talking about," Harry reminded Hermione bringing her into a large hug that was probably well needed.
"You're right, you're right," She said and let out a sigh, "I don't know what I would do if I lost him," Hermione said quietly, "I don't want this baby to grow up without a father."
"Your baby won't be fatherless, if it comes to that, which it won't, Ron and I will happily help you out `Mione," Harry said and looked at her, "Go get some rest, Happy will probably be back with a reply and food soon. You can have first pick out of the food," Harry said and Hermione smiled and lay on the large bed and placed her hand on her stomach and rubbed her thumb over the top of it.
"Harry," Hermione said and Harry looked at her, "Thank you, for everything," She said and he smiled at her, "Considering this is Malfoy's baby," she added.
"You're one of my best friends, Hermione, of course I'm going to help you out when you need it. It's what friends do for each other. You have to remember, Malfoy is technically on our side."
"I know," She smiled, "I just wish he didn't have to hide his true status about the war from his family," She added.
"Well, his house is home to You-Know-Who and all those death eaters," Harry said and Hermione let out a small gasp, "What is it? Are you hurt?"
"No, the baby moved, that's all," She said with a wide smile on her face, "It's the first time I felt it move inside of me," She said sitting up and rubbing her stomach. She felt a light nudge against her hand as the baby kicked her lightly.
"That's amazing, Hermione," Harry said and she took Harry's hand and pressed it to her stomach where he met the foot, or hand, of Hermione's unborn son or daughter.
"Yeah, I just wish Draco was here to experience this with me," She said and smiled, "But I can always let him feel some other time," She said and lay back on the mattress and closed her eyes awaiting Draco's reply to her letter.