Draco was a bundle of nerves as he sent Hermione a message. He knew she had her scan this morning and was excited to find out the outcome but he was apprehensive to tell Hermione what Bellatrix had said as he had no idea how she would react. Steeping out of Severus' floo, he thanked his Godfather and headed off to the common room to wait for a reply.
"Oh Dray, I was so worried about you." Pansy cooed before Draco had even stepped foot into the common room.
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that." Draco drawled.
"Calm down mate, she's just saying what we were all thinking." Blaise said.
Before Draco could respond, he felt his ring heat up, meaning Hermione was on her way to the ROR. Turning on his heel, Draco left the common room and his friends behind as he went to see his beautiful girlfriend. Getting there, he found Hermione lying on the sofa, hand on her stomach.
"Are you just going to stand there staring all day or are you actually going to come over and say hi." Hermione said without looking up.
"Hey beautiful." Draco said.
Hermione sat up and Draco sat down, pulling Hermione's head into his lap.
"How did your scan go today?" Draco asked.
"Not how I expected." Hermione said, not looking at Draco.
"Hey, what happened." Draco said softly, turning Hermione's head so she was looking at him.
"It's twins Draco." Hermione whispered.
"That'll be why you're so big then." Draco laughed.
"So this isn't a problem?" Hermione asked as she sat up, looking at Draco.
"No of course not. I'll admit that it makes things more dangerous and we've now got two children who will depend on us but that just makes me more determined to do right by you and our children." Draco smiled.
"Our son and daughter." Hermione said.
"We're going to have a son and daughter?" Draco asked.
"Yeah." Hermione laughed as Draco's face lit up. "And I've thought of names for them."
"What were you thinking." Draco asked.
"How about Orion and Nova Malfoy?" Hermione asked.
"You kept with the stars?" Draco asked.
"Of course I did." Hermione said. "Now what do you think?"
"I love them." Draco smiled.
"Good I'm glad." Hermione said. "Now how did the meeting go?" Hermione asked.
"Before I tell you, could you possibly go and fetch Potter so he can hear too?" Draco asked.
"Sure." Hermione said hesitantly as she rose and left to get Harry.
Ten minutes later, the door opened and Hermione entered, flanked by Harry. Sitting down awkwardly on the sofa beside Hermione, Harry looked to Draco, waiting for him to speak.
"I'm just going to be blunt." Draco sighs. "Voldemort knows."
"V-Voldemort knows." Hermione spluttered, paling.
"Yes. Voldemort knows." Draco said.
"Does he know you're the father?" Harry asked.
"No." Draco confirmed. "He only knows that Hermione is pregnant."
Hermione began to pace.
"What did he say?" Hermione asked, panic in her eyes.
"He said that although he does not know who the father is, he is confident he will find out." Draco said.
"And how does he plan to do that?" Harry asked.
"He didn't say. All I know is that we now need to do all we can to keep Hermione safe. There is me, you, Severus and my Aunt." Draco said to Harry.
"Bellatrix?" Harry screeched.
"Yes. She came to me after the meeting and told me that she knew the baby was mine and that she wanted to help." Draco said.
"I don't mean to be rude, but how do you know you can trust her?" Hermione asked.
"Because she told me that she was forced to become a Death Eater just like me and that she doesn't want this life and that she wants to do everything she can to help and I do believe her. If she wasn't who she said she was, she would have told Voldemort about me being the father by now but she hasn't and that's enough for me." Draco said confidently.
"If you trust her, then I trust you." Hermione said, walking over to Draco and taking his hand.
"Thank you." Draco said. "Do you believe me Potter?"
"Yeah, I do." Harry said.
"We're all going to do everything in our power to keep you and Orion and Nova safe." Draco said.
"You've chosen names?" Harry asked.
"Yeah." Hermione said. "What do you think?" Hermione asked.
"I like them, they're nice." Harry smiled.
The trio spent a long time talking about everything and anything, all the while, Draco and Harry knew they had their work cut out for them.