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Ch.21
As Hermione sat in the waiting room, she felt too nervous. She felt like she was going to hyperventilate, even with Draco sitting beside her, holding her hand. Just as she was about to make a run for it, a mediwitch came to the door. Hermione knew it was for them, they were the only ones waiting in this part of the hospital.
"Hermione Granger? Yes follow me please." The kind mediwitch said, before turning away. Draco stood, grasping her hand, and making her follow him down the hall. He squeezed her hand when they entered the room, trying to ease her nerves.
The mediwitch had Hermione sit on the bed before she began to talk. When Hermione was comfortable, the witch looked back up at her. "So it says here that you are here to see if you two are expecting, is this right?" She asked, with a smile. Hermione nodded, not trusting words.
"Well, the good news is that there is a simple spell that I can use to tell you if you really are. If you will, lift your shirt up to your breast for me." the witch said. Hermione did so with shaking hands, looking at Draco. He gave her an assuring nod, making her feel better.
"Now when I do this spell, if your abdomen glows blue, then you are pregnant, and if it glows red, then you are not. Lay back and try to relax dear, it wont hurt at all." The witch said. Hermione did as she was told and Draco moved to hold her hand. Hermione looked up at him, a small smile on her face. She knew that he was with her through anything and that helped her move past her nervousness. They both shared a silent moment before turning back to the mediwitch, showing that they were ready.
The witch murmured words that Hermione had never heard before, and she felt her abdomen grow a little warm. She looked down at her stomach in surprise. First nothing seemed to happen, but then slowly, her stomach began to glow a light blue, that became darker after only a couple of seconds.
Hermione tried to process it, and remembered the witch telling them blue meant pregnant. She looked up at Draco and saw first shock, then a smile forming on his lips. "Well that answers your first question, congratulations." The mediwitch said happily. Hermione felt a sudden change in her mood as it sunk in that she was really pregnant. Draco kissed her, making her giggle.
"Now I know that now you probably have many other questions that you would like answered and I would gladly answer them for you.' the witch said once they broke apart again.
"Is there any way that you could tell me how far along I am?" Hermione asked. "Yes from what I can tell I would say that you are about seven weeks along my dear." the witch answered her. "Now, would you like to hear the heart beat, and see the baby?" she asked them. Both Hermione and Draco nodded eagerly, making the older witch laugh a little.
She made Hermione lay back down and put a gooey potion onto her stomach. As she spread it around she pointed to her abdomen with her wand murmuring a spell under her breath.
At first, nothing happened, but then a small picture came into view just above Hermione's stomach. After a moment of fuzzy darkness, the mediwitch pointed to a little white thing in the picture. After a moment they both realized that it was their baby. It was tiny right now, but still it was their baby. The mediwitch murmured another small spell and they heard the heart beat surrounding them.
At that moment, Hermione felt all of her fear slip away, and into nothingness. She had never been so happy in her life, and wondered if she wouldn't just die now. She looked at Draco who squeezed her hand while they watched the little picture that was their baby.
When they had finally seen their fill of the baby, the mediwitch wiped Hermione's stomach off and allowed her to sit up again. She handed little pictures of their baby, and smiled at them. "Now, I would like you to come back in about a month, so we can have a check up and make sure that everything goes smoothly for mom and baby. By then, we should be able to see what gender your little one is." the mediwitch said as they stood to leave.
"But I thought that you had to be farther along to see that?" Hermione said, a little surprised. "Oh well dear, in the wizard world, we are more advanced in these things. By that time, we will be able to know for sure, if that is what you wish." she said.
After Hermione and Draco made an appointment for the following month, they went back to the Manor, realizing how late it was getting. They were going to be a little late for lunch, but once they found out why, neither one thought that Narcissa and Lucius would care.
As soon as they stepped out of the floo Draco caught Hermione into a forceful kiss. She returned it, feeling more happy then he could ever know. When they broke apart he looked into her eyes, making her knees weak like always. "I love you." He said, making her kiss him tenderly again. "And I love you." She said as they walked toward the dining room.
As to be expected, both Narcissa and Lucius were sitting in the dining room, waiting for them. They had not started lunch yet, which Hermione found a little strange. "Mother, father, we have to tell you something." Draco said as they sat down.
"Of course, but first, we need to speak to you both concerning something that came today. We aren't sure, but we think that it may have come from Hermione's father." Lucius said. Hermione looked at him in shock.
"How do you know?" She asked quietly. "We received a letter from someone today. It was addressed to us, and we never thought anything of it." Narcissa said handing Hermione the letter from across the table.
Hermione opened the letter to find a short paragraph, and read quickly, needing to know something, anything.
Lucius,
It has come to my knowledge that a certain witches daughter has come into life in these past couple of months. Just realize my reaction when I realized that my Harmony was very much alive. I do not think that she would want to see me, but if you would, please send word on how she is and what kind of a person she had become. I know that after everything that has been done to her, I am sure she will not want to be anywhere near an old Death Eater, but please send information to me, for I am desperate to know what ever has become of her.
Sincerely your,
Nathan Kenton
Hermione stared down at the parchment in confusion. "Who is this?" She asked, wondering if she had ever seen him before. "He is my age. We met in Hogwarts, he is that last in his blood line. He was a Death Eater, both times around, but like us, renounced himself about three months prior to the final battle. He had not wanted it anymore. I do not believe that you have ever met him, he was always away during those times. I never would have even thought of him, but now that I think about it, I do remember the way that him and your mother used to be. They never came right out and said it, but most knew that they were together in some form." Lucius said.
Hermione looked down at the paper, not sure what to think. Could this man truly be her father? She was a little relieved that he was not one of the ones that tried to kill her, but she could not get her hopes up yet. There was still a chance that the man was wrong.
"Hermione, don't worry, you don't need to think about that now, what was your news?" Narcissa asked, seeing the internal battle in the girls eyes. Hermione looked up at Draco and remembered their news.
She grinned brightly, not being able to hold it in. Draco kissed her softly before turning to his parents and handing them the pictures of the baby without a word. They looked at them slightly confused before realization hit them.
Narcissa was up first, pulling Hermione away from Draco into her own arms. "Oh dears this is wonderful!" She exclaimed not letting Hermione go. Lucius shook Draco's hand and smiled at them both. "But how far along are you? When did this happen?" Narcissa said when she finally let Hermione go and reached for Draco.
"We will explain, but first lets start lunch." Draco said and they all agreed. As they ate, Draco and Hermione explained about Ginny and Harry and how it had only occurred to them last night that there was a possibility that Hermione was. They told them about the visit and how Hermione was seven weeks along. By the end of lunch the women were talking about the wedding excitedly, knowing now that it would have to be in a couple of months.
Hermione's mind was slipping back to the man claiming to be her father, but she let it go for now. As she looked up at Draco all she wanted at that moment was to talk about their soon to be marriage and the life that they would be bringing into this world.
Okay, so there was the next one! Now i know that Kenton is not a name that anyone knows, but I couldn't think of someone already known that would fit the story, so I made one up! Yes Hermione is pregnant, and yes the wedding will be soon! i hope you all enjoy it! Like always, please review, I love your feedback!