It may seem like I'm jumping around rather quickly, but I found it difficult (and quite boring) to just write everyday life, hope you don't mind! :)
This chapter has a few flashbacks in it, hope it's okay :)
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Hermione sighed. "I've hardly lost my baby weight and already I'm piling it back on." She gestured to the array of Christmas chocolates and sweets that had been sent by numerous people.
Laughing, Draco replied, "You look beautiful as always." Enjoying Hermione's blush, he continued reassuringly, "And anyway, that what the Christmas season is all about; overeating and spoiling our children." He paused, looking thoughtful, "And thank goodness we're still together."
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"The Ministry has reviewed your case and they have decided that Leo shall live with," Millicent beamed, "Draco and Hermione."
"No!" Pansy screeched, causing everyone in the nearby vicinity to cover their ears. "How have they got my kid?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "If you cared so much about him, you would have made an effort in the first place. Leo is where he belongs."
"Oh you filthy mudblood!" Pansy lunged forward for Hermione.
Draco stepped in front of her, his face furious. "If you dare say that to my fiancé again, I will not be held responsibly for my actions."
"Fiancé? He's not even got you a ring!"
Hermione smirked and watched Pansy storm out of the office, shouting at Ray to follow.
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"Speaking of, do we have all of their gifts?" Hermione asked.
Draco looked under the extravagantly decorated tree and counted the presents wrapped in bright, colourful paper. "I think so. Well I hope so, it's too late to get any more now."
Hermione sighed and leaned back into Draco with a contented smile. They were extremely excited for their first Christmas as a family and had been preparing for the following day for weeks.
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"Leo sweetheart, we're putting up the Christmas tree!" Hermione called, waving her wand to lower several boxes.
Leo came running into the living room and skidded to a halt in front of her. "We'reputting the Christmas tree?" He asked excitedly. "But Minnie always used to do it."
"I thought that it would be more fun if we all did it together." Hermione said with a smile. She turned as the door opened once more and a tree floated in, followed by Draco holding his wand high. They placed it in the small alcove next to the mirror and stepped back to look at it admiringly.
"That's big tree." Leo breathed, craning his neck to try and see the top.
"Only the best for our family." Draco said proudly, picking Leo up allowing him to get a better look.
Hermione began opening the boxes happily, a mass of shiny, round baubles and long sparkly tinsel could be seen and Hermione became hypnotised by the way they all caught the light.
"You really do love Christmas, don't you?" Draco asked, watching the way her eyes lit up as she found new baubles with tiny Father Christmases on or reindeer or snowmen or magically falling snowflakes.
Hermione nodded, face full of glee. She reached up to put the first decoration on the earthy smelling tree and stepped back in pride. "Come on Leo, let's do the rest!"
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"Come on love, let's go to bed." Draco said, standing up and offering Hermione his hand. Hermione took it, smiling tiredly and together they walked up to their bedroom.
As Hermione got changed in the en suite, Draco popped his head round Leo's to check on him. Leo dreamt with a small smile on his face, hopefully dreaming of The Night Before Christmas which Hermione had read to him before bed.
"Is Leo okay?" Hermione asked, checking on Amira in the Moses basket at the foot of the bed. She took her earrings out and dropped them into her jewellery box before getting into bed.
Draco laughed, "Yes, he had his 'I'm dreaming about happy things and I'll be disappointed when I wake up' smile on." Draco stepped into the bathroom and a minute later slid in next to Hermione.
Draco put his arms around Hermione and closed his eyes. She reached up to kiss him goodnight and then she too closed her eyes.
They awoke the next morning to find a very loud, very excited Leo jumping on their bed and a very loud, very hungry Amira.
"Leo!" Draco laughed, grabbing him and pulling him down. "Shush!"
Leo giggled and placed a finger over his lips. Hermione shook her head at him, her eyes twinkling, and hurried to feed Amira.
As soon as Amira was happy, Leo began jumping again, squealing happily, "Can we open the presents yet? Can we open the presents yet?"
"Yeah Hermione, can we open the presents yet?" Draco asked.
She scowled at Draco. "Not yet." Ignoring their cries, she continued, "After we're dressed."
Leo immediately jumped off the bed and disappeared out of the room. Hermione laughed and picked up Amira to give her a quick bath.
Half an hour later, Hermione finally allowed the boys to go downstairs. They were greeted by several owls.
"Oh look!" Hermione cried. "Shannon sent us a Christmas card!" She began to read out Shannon's message, "Hermione, Draco, Leo and the little one (sorry! Not sure of her name), I just want to thank you again for Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley's autographs, they meant a lot to me! I hope you have a good Christmas and a happy new year, hope to hear from you soon, Shannon."
"That's nice of her." Draco said absent-mindedly, looking hopefully at the gifts.
"I feel guilty now." Hermione said, summoning some parchment and quickly scrawling a happy reply and inviting to meet up with her a few days later. She returned that with Shannon's owl and opened the other cards before turning to the presents.
Leo tore off the paper of lots of new toys and was just as ecstatic with each and every one.
"Look Daddy! A new broom!"
Hermione raised her eyebrows at Draco who shrugged sheepishly, it was safe to say she didn't know about that gift.
Amira's presents also consisted of toys which, although she couldn't fully appreciate them, she enjoyed to pretty colours of the paper and gurgled happily as she ripped it up and screwed it up with her tiny fists.
"Well that was a waste of gold." Draco laugh, not truly meaning what he said. He passed Hermione a small black, velvet box.
Slowly, with bated breath, Hermione cracked open the box. Resting on the red cushion was a thin gold band caressing a round turquoise stone.
"I know it's not the conventional engagement ring and if I were you, I would probably change it," Draco said nervously, fiddling with his ear, "But it was my mums and I always loved it as a child..."
"Oh Draco, I love it!" She flung her arms around Draco's neck and hugged him tightly. "Thank you." She prised it from the box and placed it on her finger, it fit perfectly.
"Honestly?" He asked, still unsure.
"Honestly."
They continued to open their presents (mainly books and jewellery for Hermione and books and Quidditch things for Draco) and soon the living room was full of ripped paper and joyful laughter.
"If only my parents could see me now." Hermione said sadly, looking over her new family.
Draco picked up her hand and squeezed it tightly. "They can and they've always been able to, they know you're finally happy."
Hermione smiled at him gratefully.
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How many of you have seen The Deathly Hallows Part 2? I loved it (although there were many changes from the book) and I cried at Snape's memories and the resurrection stone! Every single fight scene was epic and wow, hasn't Neville grown up!
Mrs Weasley said my favourite line! "Not my daughter you bitch!"
Okay, talk over :P hope you liked the chapter, I'll say at the top when it's the last chapter :)