Babysitting

DPOV

I woke the next morning, wrapped tightly on the sheets with Hermione lying on top of me, just the way she was when she fell asleep. Her hair was a crazy mess, but her face was soft and relaxed through state of sleep.

Brushing away strands of hair that had fallen over her eyes I lay lost in thought. Life was looking up to me, the past few weeks had been great- beyond great. I loved Hermione, I had never loved someone like I loved her, not even my own parents.

I would be perfectly happy spending the rest of my life with Hermione. Its not like you have a choice! a voice snapped inside my head.

"I wouldn't change this for anything" I whispered, pressing my lips to Hermione's forehead

As my lips lingered on her skin, she started to stir above me. She groaned and opened her eyes, blinking a couple of times to gain focus before she looked straight down to me and smiled. I couldn't control the smirk that I responded with.

"Hi" she said softly, sleep evident in her voice

"Hi" I whispered. She laid her cheek down on my chest and stayed quiet

"We should probably get up" she said a few minutes later

"I suppose, take a shower with me" I stated, not giving her a chance to deny, I rolled out of the bed and pulled her with me. The both of us settled in the shower, the hot water pounding down on our backs as I reached for the shampoo and coated Hermione's thick curly hair in the soap.

We were set down on the lounge snuggling into each other my legs wrapped around her while her back leaned into my chest, when the fireplace erupted in green flames and Ginny rushed out with Teddy in her arms. After the war Harry and Ginny took on the full guardianship of Teddy Remus Lupin- Andromeda would have been happy looking after him, but Harry had insisted that she had lost so many people in such a short amount of time and that she needs time to recover. She now travels the world and comes back home at least once a month to see her grandson

"Gin? Whats wrong?" Hermione said standing up

"Oh, Harry's got food poisoning and I needed to get Teddy out of the house. Do you mind looking after him for tonight, Id ask mum but her and dad have gone to visit Charlie in Romania and everyone is too drunk from last night" she basically pleaded

"Sure no problem" Hermione said walking over to Ginny and taking the three year old out of her arms and raising him above her head "were gonna have so much fun, aren't we" she said and the three year old laughed, with a mischievous glint in his eyes. As soon as he was settled back into her arms he changed his hair to the same brown with tamed curls in a mop on top of his head.

The sight of seeing her with a child made me want that with her more than anything, and not just as a duty to ourselves and the Malfoy family, but a feeling deep down inside of me, of longing.

"Ginny go home and make sure Harry gets better, well keep Teddy for as long as you want us too" Hermione said as she walked over to me and placed Teddy in my lap. I loved the kid, and that wasn't just because he was my cousin. He was a fun and exciting kid that kept you on your feet constantly

"Oh are you sure, I wouldn't want to be of an inconvenience to you" she rambled

"Princess, Hermione wouldn't have offered to let him stay the night if it was an inconvenience. I said to her then turning back to the kid that was sitting on my legs, changing his hair colour so that it was a dirty blonde colour in with soft waves, the perfect mix between mine and Hermione's hair.

"Oh, ok then. I'll owl you tomorrow" she said and disappeared into the flames. As soon as she was gone, Teddy broke out of his quiet stupor and yelled out "Ice ceam!"

"Lets get out of the house, go to the park and then we can get some ice cream" Hermione said as she walked over and pulled a hoodie over her head.

Eventually we apparated to a park near Hermione's parents house. I held Teddy in one arm and had my other arm wrapped around Hermione's shoulders as she leant into me as we walked towards the play set. teddy started struggling in my arms so I released him and watched as he sprinted towards the playground with other kids.

Hermione sat on the grass a little bit aways from the swings, where we could clearly see Teddy and I sat down behind her, putting my legs on either side of her waist. She leaned back into my chest and I wrapped my arms around her waist and rested my chin on her shoulder, watching the many kids run around us.

"Seeing you with Teddy" she started, then sighed "I just know why you gonna be a great dad" Hermione said turning her face and kissing me on the cheek.

"We will, soon" I said and hugged her closer to me as we watched Teddy go down the slide.

"Im scared" she whispered after a few moments

"What makes you say that" I leant forward and whispered in her ear

"I don't think Im ready to be a mother, things aren't as great as what they appear to be. When where with Teddy we don't see things that Harry and Ginny see" she whispered "I don't know if I could deal with things like that"

"Hermione you faced countless death eaters, fought in a battle and have been married to me for nearly two years. I think that you could deal with a baby. You won't be alone, I will be there next to you the whole time, our family and friends will support us. We can do this" I reassured her.

"I love you" she whispered. I don't think I could ever tire of hearing her say that.

"I love you too" I said

"TAG, your it!" I heard Teddy squeal then I felt his small palm slap my arm.

"Uh oh" Hermione chuckled and she squirmed out of my grasp before she ran to catch up with Teddy. I smiled and jumped up. Hermione was running with Teddy and they had huge smiles on their faces

We ran around the park for I don't know how long. At the moment I was it...again. They were ganging up on me. As they ran away from me I finally decided that I'd had enough, so I sprinted until I caught up with them and bent down grabbing them both around their waist and pulling them down on the ground with me. Teddy thought it was hilarious, laughing loudly as we all caught our breath

"Isn't that just adorable" I heard someone say. I looked up and saw an older couple- around their fifties looking at us with smiles on their faces. We sat up and smiled at them politely

"How old is he?" the lady asked

"He just turned three"

"He looks just like the both of you" she gushed. Hermione opened her mouth to say something

"I'd say he's the perfect mix of the both of us" I said interrupting Hermione before she could say anything- how was she going to explain that he looked exactly like us, even thought he wasn't our kid?

"What's his name?" the lady asked bending down to get a better look at Teddy, who just smashed his face into my chest. Don't blame him, she was scary looking

"Teddy, short for Theodore" she smiled as I absentmindedly started to brush his dirty blonde locks.

"Your very good with him" he husband said, speaking for the first time "he adores the two of you"

"The feeling is mutual, can't wait for the other one to come along" I smirk in Hermione's direction and put my arm around her waist. Oh yeah, the the games begin

"Oh your pregnant?!" the woman exclaimed. Jeez- we don't know you, go away!

"Yes" Hermione said shooting a glare in my direction, I just smiled and kissed her on the cheek "about a month and a half along" she smiled convincingly at them

"Teddy must be excited to have a younger brother or sister"

"Oh of course" she said looking over to Teddy, who was now asleep in my arms

"Well, we wish you the best of luck, and congratulations" the lady said, standing up and walking away.

As soon as they were out of sight Hermione whacked me on the arm.

"Ouch! careful, baby on arms" I said

"What the hell was that, Im not pregnant- why the hell didn't you just tell them he was your nephew! They would have at least left sooner" she huffed. She was cute when she was pissed

"Oh hush, I was just having some fun, just be thankful I didn't tell them about your horny needs" I smirked and stood up, leaving her sitting there in shock

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Slam. Bang. Crash!

Slap

"Ouch!" I cried. Never give a three year old lollies after seven o'clock.

We had to learn that the hard way. I looked on as he giggled and ran away- as if he hadn't just hit me. Hermione, had suddenly decided that she needed to take her nightly shower and disappeared upstairs- leaving me with satan's offspring

"Teddy, come here!" I called after him. He just laughed and started jumping on the lounge. "if you don't go to bed now, then you don't get pancakes for breakfast" I warned, which resulted in him jumping off the lounge and running up the stair into the Hermione's old room, so he wasn't to far away from us.

"Unca Daco" he asked as I tucked him in

"Yeah buddy" I said as I sat down next to him and leaned up against the headboard

"Do you love Aunt Mione?"

"Very much" I answered

"Aunt Ginny said that you have to love someone to have a baby with them. Why don't you and Aunt Mione have a baby?"

I looked at him in shock. Why was he asking me these questions?

"Because having a baby is a hard job, and you have to make sure that you can help the baby all the time. But we want a baby" I said slowly

"Your going to have a baby?" he asked

"Soon hopefully"

"Good" was all he said before he rolled over and closed his eyes leaving me staring at him in confusion. Nosy kids.

Sorry, been a while since I updated and this chapter is only short. But I just thought we could get to see how they are with kids and how they're feeling about having a kid in the household...

Anyway, hope you enjoy

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