The rest of the train ride was uneventful, though a member of the family remained at the door the entire time, they had been told by Neville what had happened and weren't taking any chances, hell Mia had two escorts to the toilet every hour. It seemed as though everyone on the train knew that she was pregnant halfway through the trip, not that anyone was able to talk to her about it as her escorts were rather forceful.
At the station, Mia had shot off and given Hagrid a huge hug, the man tenderly touching her stomach before letting her go on her way. The squeeze in the compartment was nothing compared to that of the 4 seater carriages, Mia was in her spot on Draco while Nev and Ron were playing seat to Ginny and Luna respectively. As it was a warm and clear night the carriages were open, and when they saw the castle in all of its glory, all bar the redhead pair of the group sighed at returning home.
The murmurs were far louder as they head inside, mainly due to the fact that Mia was wearing a plain black dress under her robes as well as the fact she and Draco had their arms back around each other's waists again. With the other 5 playing guards, they all stepped into the castle and instantly stopped as not only Mia's clothes but Draco's also changed, "What the bloody hell?!"
They were all expecting Mia's to gain Gryffindor colours as she entered, as it had, but Draco's formerly silver and green crest was now scarlet and gold. Mia shook her head, the others starting to giggle, "It would seem you are far braver than you are cunning and deceitful. Hogwarts herself believes you belong with us lions than you do with the snakes, which I am happy for because that was the only place we couldn't watch out for you."
"Oh Severus is going to scream," Draco practically doubled over in laughter, "Just think of the looks on Lucius and Narcissa's faces."
That broke them, all 7 of them were busting their guts in the entryway of Hogwarts, causing a traffic jam so bad that Dean Thomas, a fellow Gryffindor, came up and called over their laughing, "Move it or lose it people!"
"Damn, sorry," quickly they moved into the castle and the Great Hall.
Dropping Luna off at the Ravenclaw table, the rest of them head towards the last table, the blonde gulping, "Enemy territory."
"Not anymore it's not," Ron said from across the empty dishes, "Now this is home."
"Hey, what's Malfoy doing here?" Seamus Finnegan asked from a few seats down.
"He's one of us now, spread it down the table please," Ginny called back.
Draco watched in amazement as the information was distributed and how most people either shrugged neutrally or gave him a nod. Mia could see his confusion and took his hand under the table, squeezing it gently, "See everyone knows that you were worst with us sitting here, so if we accept you then they will also, or they just won't care. You've joined the pride, we're not going to betray you or let others attack you without giving them one hell of a fight."
"I blame you for this," he grinned at her, touching their foreheads together, "And I also thank you for this."
"I did nothing, you're the one who decided to change for the better, to do what was right instead of what was easy. You changed Hogwarts' mind, not me."
"Yeah but I wouldn't have had a reason to change if you hadn't trusted me to tell me about these two," his hand ghosted over her bump.
Mia just sighed, she knew she wouldn't win, so relaxed against him as the headmaster did his usual start of term announcement. As soon as the tables were groaning with food, she saw in the corner of her eyes the two biggest gossips in the entire school stand, "Oh god no."
"How could you hide this from us? How far along are you? Boy or girl? Have you chosen a name? Who's the father? Is it Malfoy? How long have you been dating?" Lavender and her gossip god friend Parvati Patil bombarded her with questions as soon as they were within hearing range.
She tried to ignore them until their hands reached out and went to touch her bump. Just as she was going for her wand, Draco had slapped the offending appendages, wound his arms protectively around the brunette, pulling her into his lap, and glared at the gossips, "How dare you try and touch Mia without her approval."
"Please, we've been roommates for years, she doesn't care," Lavender tried.
While wands were still away, the other 4 Gryffindors were on their feet, their own glares joining in, Harry's words cold as ice, "Go sit back down and never try to touch Mia again or we won't stop with just words. Let it be known Lavender, I will be asking Professor McGonagall if it is allowed to not have a female prefect for our year."
Her badge being on the line seemed to make the witch move, dragging her friend towards the seats they had vacated. As soon as they were gone, the others sat back down and Draco let Mia return to her place, smiling at them, "Fiona and Gwen have no chance of having boyfriends until they're 50, do they?"
"Better chance of sprouting wings from their butt cheeks and flying around the world," Neville said with a straight face.
"Good to know"
After dinner, the houses head to their areas in the castle, Mia and Draco embracing their friends just outside of the great hall, before heading towards the library. Just up from their favourite room of the castle the pair found a gorgeous woman with black as night hair and large wings coming from her arms, "Ma'am, are you the goddess Isis?"
"That I am child," she spoke perfect English, she'd obviously been in the castle for a long time, her eyes softening when she spotted the twins, "You are glowing with your pregnancy."
"Thank you ma'am," Mia yawned widely, "Oh, I apologise."
Isis waved her off, "It is but a sign you are giving everything to those you carry. If you assign a password, I can allow you both to enter."
"New beginnings," Draco said.
"How wonderful," the portrait swung open and the pair stepped inside.
The suite was a tasteful combination of the four houses in colour. There was a lounge, a small library area with desks, a nursery, large bathroom and a single bedroom. Walking in there, they found two beds, their trunks at the end of them, "It would seem that the castle knew this was the way to have it."
"Yes it would," the blonde yawned himself, quickly grabbing out his night clothes and groaning slightly at the lion on them, "This is going to be an interesting term."
Mia chuckled, pulling out the large shirt of Draco's she had stolen as her sleep shirt and some boxers, "That is the biggest understatement in all of history my friend."