"I need to get out of this wretched building!" Umbridge shrieked at a very frightened hotel manager.

"I'm sorry ma'am but you have the most dangerous form of flu we've seen in years. We can't let you out." Umbridge growled, yes growled, at him as she turned back to Greyback who was having a sneezing fit.

"Why can't we just apparate again?" he asked. "Because you twit, you know that somehow this is effecting our powers." He coughed in her face and she slapped him.

"Let's go. We've got to figure out a way out of here."

"Professor Malfoy, there's someone here to see you." Draco looked up from his desk wearily, his son had been missing for weeks now.

"Send them in."

It was dim in the room but he could make out three very distinct figures. The first was tall and thin, second short and a woman, and the third tall and lanky yet still muscular.

"Potter, Weasley, Granger." he nodded as they approached him.

"Actually I go by Weasley now." Hermione said taking a hold of Ron's hand.

"Malfoy, we know where Scorpius is." Harry said. Malfoy's head snapped up and his eyes grew serious.

"Tell me everything."

Half an hour later they were all sitting in Malfoy's office, him at his desk, Harry pacing back and fourth as he told the story, Ron sitting in a chair against the wall and Hermione on his lap.

"So...now they're in some hotel in the middle of Australia?" Draco asked. Harry nodded. "What the hell are they doing there?" he asked. Ron rolled his eyes.

"Have you not been listening? They're there hiding out. We're going to check back up on them tomorrow as soon as we further develop our plan." he snapped. Draco glared at him.

"I want in." they all looked at him dumbfounded before Ron started laughing.

"Very funny Malfoy. Don't worry we'll let you know if anything happens." Draco seethed.

"I'm serious!" Hermione stood up and walked over to his desk.

"You have to be dedicated. Ready to fight to the death." Draco gulped.

"I know." Harry walked over and looked him square in the eye.

"No backing out."

"I know."

Ron walked over and stuck his hand out. Draco shook it.

"Welcome to the right side Malfoy."

Scorpius stood in the doorway of their room as Rose slept an uneasy sleep. He watched her toss and turn, with an occasional whimper, but he wasn't sure

whether he should wake her or not. After a while, she stopped, drifting into a

very deep sleep. He let out a sigh of relief and walked into the sitting room.

He collapsed onto the couch, trying to let what he just heard sink in. Rose

was having HIS baby. He and Rose had practically spent the past two weeks in

bed, he should've known the spell wouldn't work that many times.

"What am I gonna do?" he muttered to himself.

"What are you gonna do about what?"

Scorpius sat up, only to find Albus strolling in and sitting on the arm of

the couch.

"Nothing," he said, flipping around.

"What's wrong, mate?" Albus asked.

Scorpius sighed, not knowing whether he should tell Albus or not.

"It's just that Rose isn't... well," he began.

"What do you mean? What's wrong with her?"

"Well, nothing's WRONG, per say..." he continued. "She's just, uh, having

some complications..."

"You mean she's sort of traumatized?"

Scorpius shook his head. "Well, a little, but she's strong."

"So what's wrong with her?"

"She's uh..." Scorpius sighed and pointed at his stomach.

"No..."

"Yes!" Scorpius whined.

"Bloody hell Scorp, I'm gonna kill you!"

"I'm sorry!" he yelled. "We used the spell, just, something went wrong."

"Well, you've got to get rid of it!" Albus cried.

"No, no, she doesn't want to," Scorpius explained.

"Then what are you gonna do?"

"I... I don't know," he sighed. "We're getting married anyway, but she has

her whole Wyatt Witches Choir career, which she can't do if she has a baby in

her hands, so I was thinking she should just have the baby and I'd take care

of it."

"Yeah but-"

Albus was cut off my a loud shriek coming from Rose's room.

Albus and Scorpius both ran into her room to find her sitting up in bed, breathing heavily with red eyes.

"What happened Rose?" Scorpius asked gently, sitting down beside her. She shook her head.

"Nothing. Bad dream...but it was so real." she whispered. Scorpius stood up, I'll go see if Stella knows anything about this.

Albus walked over to where his cousin now was just leaned back against the headboard looking tired and put out.

"Scorpius told me Rose..." he said quietly. She looked at him and groaned.

"Don't be angry with him. He's scared Rosie...more than he lets on." She sighed.

"Then why doesn't he just leave? Leave me, and the baby, and if he leaves he can escape this whole damn mess with Umbridge. He'd be better off without me Al." she cried grabbing her cousin and clinging onto his shirt.

He gave her a hug knowing right now she probably needed family...and he felt really bad for her. Before he could say anything though, Scorpius had appeared in the doorway.

"Albus could you give me and Rose a minute alone?" he asked. Albus nodded and walked out, closing the door behind him.

"D-did you hear everything I just said?" Rose asked timidly. Scorpius nodded and leaned against the wall.

"I'm sor-" he cut her off.

"Don't even give me that Rose! How could you think I would just get up and leave when things get hard? My father and grandfather might have done that, but it's not me!" he exclaimed. She just blinked at him.

"B-but why sh-should you stay? You h-have no reason!" she finally cried out, light tears streaming down her face.

"I have every bloody reason Rose!"

She shook her head.

"No you don't! You're not the one that wants the baby, I am! And now you don't l-l-lo..." she was crying so hard it was hard to finish her sentence.

"I don't what?" he asked.

"Love me anymore!" She exclaimed. He was silent for a minute.

"How...how could you think I don't love you anymore? Rose...I'd give my life for you. I STILL have nightmares about them using the cruciatus curse on you. Half the time I only sleep a couple of hours because I have to protect you!" she sat up on her knees.

"No one asked you to protect me!"

"I have to because you're the best thing that's ever happened to me and I don't know what I'd do without you!" he yelled and then the next thing she knew he was kissing her, full force on the lips, forcing them both back onto the bed. He pulled away.

"Rose, please never doubt I love you." he said. She nodded.

"If I didn't...you wouldn't be wearing this right now." he said holding up her left hand and showing her her engagement ring.

"You gave that to me before."

"You're right..." he said pulling it off quickly then getting off the bed and standing up. She looked at him dumbfounded before he got down on one knee.

"Rose, will you marry me again? Because I still want to spend the rest of my life with you and you mean the world to me and...what else did I say before again?" he asked chuckling. She took the ring from him and put it on her finger laughing.

"Of course I'll marry you." he stood up and quickly kissed her on the lips before she put a hand on either side of his face.

"Now...what's your grand idea?"

"Oh, my idea, eh?" Scorpius said in a seductive tone.

Rose nodded, tracing circles on his chest.

He brought his lips down to her ear and brushed them lightly. "Let's make it

twins."

Rose suppressed a laugh and slapped him lightly.

"Hahaha," she whispered back. "Although, that doesn't sound like a bad

idea... but seriously what's your idea?"

A serious expression came over Scorpius's face as he sat her down on the

bed.

"Well, I know how badly you want to sing in the Wyatt Witches Choir," he

began. "And with a baby, I see how that can be hard. So I was thinking, I

would stay home with the baby so you can have a career."

"Oh, Scorp, you really don't have to do that," Rose exclaimed.

"But I want to," he insisted. "I don't even know what I want to do with my

life. Being a stay-at-home dad actually sounds like fun."

"This is so... urgh, this is too much for me..." Rose whined, rubbing her

face.

"Shhh," he hissed. "I know exactly what to do to make me feel better..."

"Hello Albus." Hermione chimed as she, Ron, Harry, and Draco walked into their suite.

"H-hi guys...didn't know you were coming." he stuttered.

"Just came to check up on you all. Where's Rose and Scorpius?" Ron asked looking around suspiciously.

"They're asleep. Rose has been sick the last week or so. Throwing up every morning." she sighed. Hermione's eyes bugged out of her head.

"What is it love?" Ron asked her.

"Nothing, I just need to go wake Rose for a moment."

"Mione, if she's sick you should really let her sleep." Hermione glared at Ron which shut him up.

When Hermione opened the door to the master suite sure enough both Rose and Scorpius weren't in bed but she heard talking coming from the bathroom.

"Kill me. This is torture!" Rose whined.

"I know Rosie...just...isn't there some sort of potion you could take?"

"No! I'm fairly sure there's no such thing as a morning sickness potion." Hermione's heart almost stopped right then and there. Rose was pregnant. Her daughter, her seventeen year old daughter was pregnant.

"Eh-hem." she cleared her throat and Rose walked out of the bathroom wearing a robe, her dark red curls piled on top of her head in a bun. Scorpius was wearing just his pajama pants with no shirt on.

"Oh...mum...when did you get here?" Rose asked shifting nervously.

"Couple of minutes ago. Scorpius, would you mind if I talk to Rose alone for a second?" He shook his head, kissed Rose's temple, and left the room.

"You heard what we were saying...didn't you?" Rose asked hanging her head. Hermione crossed her arms.

"Yes, I did. Rose...you're seventeen years old. How could you be pregnant?" Rose's eyes filled with tears.

"What I mean is...you should have your whole life ahead of you. Not to be tied down so young." Rose just nodded. "And I know I should probably be preaching to you about abstinence but that would make me a hypocrite since when I was your age when your father and I first..." Rose gave her a look and she stopped. "But Rose, how could you not be more careful? I taught you better than that didn't I?" Rose nodded.

"We used the spell mum, every time..." Hermione cut her off.

"Every time? Merlin Rose, how many times has there been?" Rose's eyes went up like she was doing math in her head. After about three minutes Hermione spoke up again.

"I just can't believe this is happening. This is going to break your father's heart you know..." Rose's eyes welled up again.

"Say something Rose."

"I'm scared mum." she whispered, so quietly Hermione almost didn't hear it.

"Oh Rosie..." she sighed throwing her arms around her daughter and rubbing her back while Rose sobbed onto her shoulder.

"I think I've cried more in these past few days then I have in my whole life." she sniffled, semi laughing a few minutes later.

"That happens." Hermione replied smiling slightly.

"Are you mad?" "I'm disappointed Rose, but I'm not going to blame it all on you." Rose gave her mother another hug.

"I'll always love you Rosie." Hermione said.

"I love you too mum." Hermione wiped a tear out of her eye before standing up.

"You should shower. We've got a lot to talk about with you four." she said before patting her on the back and leaving the room.