Chapter 11: Discussions
A few weeks had passed since Draco and Blaise joined the Order. Hermione had managed to convince the girls to let the boys stay in the guest room when they weren't at Hogwarts. And while the boys were sill not totally welcome (i.e. Moody), they had helped the Order foil many of Voldemort's operations. And for those who are wondering, Voldemort didn't care that Hermione had escaped because he had grown so frustrated with his plan to lure Harry into a trap that he switched back to his old plan: send his spies to various parts of Britain and hope that one of them had found Harry.
As for the twins, things were a lot easier now that Hermione and Draco had more help than ever taking care of their children. In fact, the girls were particularly excited about having babies in the house. Nevertheless, Hermione and Draco were very grateful and thought they couldn't have been any luckier.
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Draco was sitting on the bad, cradling Columba in his arms. He and Blaise weren't on missions right now, and after making sure nobody was watching them, they took the liberty of visiting Hermione. Right now, Blaise was in the bathroom (I think I ate something really bad), leaving Draco somewhat alone in the guest room.
The door opened. Hermione was standing there, holding a sleeping Lyra in her arms. She smiled a little at Draco.
"Hey."
"Hey yourself."
"Where's Blaise?"
"Bathroom, he ate something."
Hermione giggled. "So, how's old snake face?"
"Well, he's angrier than ever, mainly because he still hasn't found Harry. But also because he thinks that there was something more to your escape."
Hermione stopped smiling. "Draco…every minute that you're out there, spying on You-Know-Who…I know that what you're doing is for the greater good, but I worry… worry that you're not going to come back, worry that the twins won't have a father."
"But I'm still here."
Draco conjured a cradle and set Columba down in it. Then he gently took Lyra out of Hermione's arms and set down in the cradle with her brother. Draco smiled at Hermione, coming closer to her. Hermione hot closer as well, and their lips were centimeters away…
"Hi Hermione!"
Blaise was leaning on the doorway, wearing a good natured smile on his face. Draco and Hermione pulled away, their faces red with embarrassment. Glancing between the two, Blaise quickly realized that he had ruined a moment between the two.
"Sorry, did I interrupt something?" No answer. "…I'll go away now."
Blaise left. The lovers turned back to each other.
"Now where were we?" Draco was grinning from ear to ear. Hermione grinned back.