A house near Hogsmeade
Hermione woke up with a shock when someone called her name. She looked around confused. It took her a few minutes to realize that she wasn't in her room, she still sat in front of the fireplace. It were Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil who had woken Hermione up.
"Hello sleepy head!" Lavender smiled.
"Lavender? Parvati?" Hermione asked surprised, "What are you doing here?"
"Well, it was quite boring at home, so..." Lavender said.
"...and we thought we could cheer Harry up a bit. All allone here at Hogwarts..." Parvati continued.
"...but apparently we're too late, cause you are already here." Lavender finished.
"I'm not here just for fun..." Hermione muttered.
"We know," Parvati whispered, "So how is it like to be...you know...pregnant?"
"How do you know?!?" Hermione whispered with a shocked expression.
"Euhm, Ron was yelling it throughout the whole school..." Lavender said.
"...until Harry finally could curse him with a Silencing Charm." Parvati finished.
"Oh no!" Hermione shouted.
"It's ok, Hermione, we would've found out eventually." Lavender tried to comfort her.
"I'm so ashamed." Hermione said.
"For what?!?" Parvati shouted. Hermione looked at her in surprise.
"Yeah Hermione, for what?" Lavender asked, "For having a baby from the hottest wizard here at Hogwarts?"
Hermione snorted, those girls were out of their minds.
"It's not really an everyday event to have a baby when you're not even sixteen, you know!" Hermione said sarcastically.
"Ok, maybe you two lovebirds were a little too excited, but it's normal to have children on a young age here in the wizarding world, Hermione." Lavender said.
"Jeez, and we thought that you've read every book available about wizards!" Parvati added.
"Listen Hermione," Lavender continued, turning Hermione's confused face in her direction again, "Wizards are almost extinct, so it's a must to start having children on a young age. Most couples start having kids when they're graduated. So, you're not that early, only a year or two."
That point of view made Hermione relax a little. But then she thought about Draco.
"Girls, thanks for the advice, but I'm thinking to...to let someone adopt the child." she carefully said.
"Why on earth would you do that?!?" Parvati exclaimed.
"Because the child has no father." Hermione muttered.
"What do you mean?" Lavender asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Draco has left Hogwarts this morning."
"You're kidding right?" Parvati asked surprised.
"No." Hermione said with tears in her eyes again.
Parvati hugged her and Lavender said: "I really can't believe that Draco Malfoy would do such a thing, and if he does, I'll chase him back to Hogwarts even if that's the last thing I do!
Hermione gave her a small smile. "Thanks girls, you really know how to cheer someone up!"
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The girls had locked themselves up in their room and for once, Hermione gave in to the cray giggle attacks of the two friends. They kept chatting and giggling until something ticked against the window when the sun had already set. Hermione walked over to the window and looked what it was. It was Fawkes. Hermione opened the window and let the Phoenix fly inside. While Parvati and Lavender admired the bird, Hermione took a small letter from it's paw:
Dear Miss Granger,
I would be delighted to invite you for a cup of tea. I hope 6.00pm is good for you?
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Hermione looked on her watch, it was a quarter to six. How convenient, she thought. She excused herself and left the room, with Fawkes flying behind her. She arrived at Dumbledore's office at exactly six o'clock. Hermione knocked carefully and entered.
"Ah Miss Granger, on time as usual!" Dumbledore smiled, and he invited her to take a seat with a wave of his hand. Hermione didn't see that Dumbledore was smiling, she didn't even take a seat. She only stared with a hand on her mouth to another person in the room.
It was Draco Malfoy. At least she thought he was. There was something different about him. His hair was neatly combed back, he wore some sort of costume robes with a grey tie that matched his eyes perfectly and he had a small leather briefcase sitting on his lap. All this made him look five years older.
"Hello Hermione." he said softly, rising from his seat and leading her to her own seat. They observed eachother in silence, until Dumbledore said: "Go on Draco, tell her!"
He had bright twinkles in his eyes and he tapped his fingers on his desk, like a small child that was waiting to open his present. Hermione looked from Dumbledore to Draco, clinging her hand around the grip of her seat.
"Hermione, forget every negative thing you must've thought or heard about me today," Draco said, "Because I'm staying. I'm not the type to run away from responsability. I'll always be there when you need me."
Hermione nodded slowly.
Draco didn't look at her for a moment, then he said: "I understand completely if you don't want me to see the child. But you must know that I love you. I really love you Hermione Granger. I was just too stupid to realize it back then in Hagrid's hut."
Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Hermione's hands were shaking.
"You love me?" she asked with a little voice.
"I do," Draco said, he had tears in his eyes and he fell on his knees before Hermione's seat, "Please Hermione, don't hate me."
"I don't," Hermione cried, holding him tightly, "I still love you."
She let go of him for a second and asked: "But you accept this child? You're not angry?"
"Why would I be angry? Having a child with you is the most incredible thing I've ever experienced!" Draco said, and he took Hermione's hands, "Listen, I may be young, but I'm going to take care of you and our child."
"How?" Hermione asked, "We're still at school."
"Professor Dumbledore?" Draco asked with a smile.
"I'll give you a small explanation, Miss Granger. To get rid of the confusion." Dumbledore said, "As you know, this year's the year that you must choose what kind of profession you'd like to study for. I arranged that Draco could start earlier, even before the NEWT's. He chose for a job at the Ministry. And with his results, it's perfectly possible. Today, I've found a trainee post for Draco at the Ministry of Magic in London. He will assist Arthur Weasley at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and he will get a little payment for that."
"Not that I really need it right now with my inheritance," Draco continued, "But anyway, I've got a part-time job and think I've found the perfect home. There's a house for sale just outside Hogsmeade. It's not as big as my former house, but it's got everything we need. That is, if you'd like to come live with me."
"Our own home?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, for the three of us." Draco smiled.
Hermione smiled too and gave Draco a big hug. She felt all her fear fade away. He loved her, he would never leave her side again and they would raise their child together.
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Draco and Hermione were walking next to the lake, holding eachother tightly. They were going to inspect the house near Hogsmeade.
"Isn't it illegal to live together?" Hermione asked, "I mean, we're not adult yet."
"Not if you have a guardian." Draco explained.
"Snape would have to come live with us?" Hermione asked, shocked.
"No, no!" Draco laughed when he saw Hermione's expression, "When you're sixteen, you're an adult by law, eventhough you have to go to school until you're eighteen. I'm becoming sixteen next month, 12th of January. So, we only have to live one more month at Hogwarts."
They walked a couple of minutes in silence, just enjoying eachother, before Hermione asked: "So what's with these special robes you wore yesterday evening?"
"They're called Official Ministry Robes For Trainees And Possible New Workers."
"Where did you get that from?" Hermione laughed.
"Peter Weasley."
"Ah, you mean Percy." Hermione corrected him.
"Whatever, I was glad I could say goodbye to him when Dumbledore called for me. Otherwise, he still would be explaing how to carry your briefcase." Draco shrugged.
Hermione smiled. After another ten minutes they reached the house Draco was talking about.
"You call this a house?" Hermione asked bewildered.
"Yes, what do you call it?" Draco asked with a smile.
"A huge mansion!" Hermione said, when she saw the 'house'. Draco hadn't lied, it wasn't as big as Malfoy Manor, but it was still worthy to carry the name 'Manor'.
"Oh well, it's your money." Hermione shrugged, and she entered the gate. Draco laughed and followed her. The saleswizard stood near the entrance.
"Welcome, welcome!" he said, before he raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure you are the possible buyers?" he asked surprised.
"Yes we are. This Hermione Granger and I'm Draco Malfoy. Nice to meet you." Draco said and he shook the wizard's hand.
"Oh, now I understand!" the wizard said, hearing Draco's last name and connecting it to the 'filthy rich', "Let's get inside ,shall we?"
The saleswizard showed them every room of the mansion. Draco interrupted the man sometimes to ask a question. But Hermione just followed with admiration in her eyes, she had absolutely no questions. This 'house' was more than perfect.
"Good," Draco said when they left the mansion again, "We'll buy it."
"You...you buy it?" the man asked surprised, then he got a big smile spread over his face, "Oh fantastic!"
"I trust you send me all the necessary papers?" Draco asked.
"Yes sir, don't worry about that, it'll be arranged."
"Good." Draco said, shaking the man's hand once more.
After saying goodbye to the saleswizard Draco and Hermione walked back to the castle, arm in arm. When they entered, Harry came their way.
"Hi 'Mione everything ok?" he asked Hermione with a smile. Then his smile faded, he turned to Draco and said: "We have to go to Dumbledore's office after dinner for our punishment."
He turned around and headed for the Great Hall.
"And a Merry Christmas to you too, Potter!" Draco shouted to his back.
"Stop it! Both of you!" Hermione said loudly and she left Draco to go to the Gryffindor's table.
"Whatever you say, my love!" Draco said with a smile, walking to the Slytherin side.
A terribly long author's note: Yay, another long chapter! And I reached 40.000 words!!!! It makes it easier for you to find my fic now! O well, we finally know what's Draco's choice. I checked , they say Hermione's birthday is September 19, so she's fifteen at the moment of this story. We don't know Draco's birthday, so I took January 12 to make him sixteen and adult soon.
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Hermione woke up with a shock when someone called her name. She looked around confused. It took her a few minutes to realize that she wasn't in her room, she still sat in front of the fireplace. It were Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil who had woken Hermione up.
"Hello sleepy head!" Lavender smiled.
"Lavender? Parvati?" Hermione asked surprised, "What are you doing here?"
"Well, it was quite boring at home, so..." Lavender said.
"...and we thought we could cheer Harry up a bit. All allone here at Hogwarts..." Parvati continued.
"...but apparently we're too late, cause you are already here." Lavender finished.
"I'm not here just for fun..." Hermione muttered.
"We know," Parvati whispered, "So how is it like to be...you know...pregnant?"
"How do you know?!?" Hermione whispered with a shocked expression.
"Euhm, Ron was yelling it throughout the whole school..." Lavender said.
"...until Harry finally could curse him with a Silencing Charm." Parvati finished.
"Oh no!" Hermione shouted.
"It's ok, Hermione, we would've found out eventually." Lavender tried to comfort her.
"I'm so ashamed." Hermione said.
"For what?!?" Parvati shouted. Hermione looked at her in surprise.
"Yeah Hermione, for what?" Lavender asked, "For having a baby from the hottest wizard here at Hogwarts?"
Hermione snorted, those girls were out of their minds.
"It's not really an everyday event to have a baby when you're not even sixteen, you know!" Hermione said sarcastically.
"Ok, maybe you two lovebirds were a little too excited, but it's normal to have children on a young age here in the wizarding world, Hermione." Lavender said.
"Jeez, and we thought that you've read every book available about wizards!" Parvati added.
"Listen Hermione," Lavender continued, turning Hermione's confused face in her direction again, "Wizards are almost extinct, so it's a must to start having children on a young age. Most couples start having kids when they're graduated. So, you're not that early, only a year or two."
That point of view made Hermione relax a little. But then she thought about Draco.
"Girls, thanks for the advice, but I'm thinking to...to let someone adopt the child." she carefully said.
"Why on earth would you do that?!?" Parvati exclaimed.
"Because the child has no father." Hermione muttered.
"What do you mean?" Lavender asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Draco has left Hogwarts this morning."
"You're kidding right?" Parvati asked surprised.
"No." Hermione said with tears in her eyes again.
Parvati hugged her and Lavender said: "I really can't believe that Draco Malfoy would do such a thing, and if he does, I'll chase him back to Hogwarts even if that's the last thing I do!
Hermione gave her a small smile. "Thanks girls, you really know how to cheer someone up!"
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The girls had locked themselves up in their room and for once, Hermione gave in to the cray giggle attacks of the two friends. They kept chatting and giggling until something ticked against the window when the sun had already set. Hermione walked over to the window and looked what it was. It was Fawkes. Hermione opened the window and let the Phoenix fly inside. While Parvati and Lavender admired the bird, Hermione took a small letter from it's paw:
Dear Miss Granger,
I would be delighted to invite you for a cup of tea. I hope 6.00pm is good for you?
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Hermione looked on her watch, it was a quarter to six. How convenient, she thought. She excused herself and left the room, with Fawkes flying behind her. She arrived at Dumbledore's office at exactly six o'clock. Hermione knocked carefully and entered.
"Ah Miss Granger, on time as usual!" Dumbledore smiled, and he invited her to take a seat with a wave of his hand. Hermione didn't see that Dumbledore was smiling, she didn't even take a seat. She only stared with a hand on her mouth to another person in the room.
It was Draco Malfoy. At least she thought he was. There was something different about him. His hair was neatly combed back, he wore some sort of costume robes with a grey tie that matched his eyes perfectly and he had a small leather briefcase sitting on his lap. All this made him look five years older.
"Hello Hermione." he said softly, rising from his seat and leading her to her own seat. They observed eachother in silence, until Dumbledore said: "Go on Draco, tell her!"
He had bright twinkles in his eyes and he tapped his fingers on his desk, like a small child that was waiting to open his present. Hermione looked from Dumbledore to Draco, clinging her hand around the grip of her seat.
"Hermione, forget every negative thing you must've thought or heard about me today," Draco said, "Because I'm staying. I'm not the type to run away from responsability. I'll always be there when you need me."
Hermione nodded slowly.
Draco didn't look at her for a moment, then he said: "I understand completely if you don't want me to see the child. But you must know that I love you. I really love you Hermione Granger. I was just too stupid to realize it back then in Hagrid's hut."
Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Hermione's hands were shaking.
"You love me?" she asked with a little voice.
"I do," Draco said, he had tears in his eyes and he fell on his knees before Hermione's seat, "Please Hermione, don't hate me."
"I don't," Hermione cried, holding him tightly, "I still love you."
She let go of him for a second and asked: "But you accept this child? You're not angry?"
"Why would I be angry? Having a child with you is the most incredible thing I've ever experienced!" Draco said, and he took Hermione's hands, "Listen, I may be young, but I'm going to take care of you and our child."
"How?" Hermione asked, "We're still at school."
"Professor Dumbledore?" Draco asked with a smile.
"I'll give you a small explanation, Miss Granger. To get rid of the confusion." Dumbledore said, "As you know, this year's the year that you must choose what kind of profession you'd like to study for. I arranged that Draco could start earlier, even before the NEWT's. He chose for a job at the Ministry. And with his results, it's perfectly possible. Today, I've found a trainee post for Draco at the Ministry of Magic in London. He will assist Arthur Weasley at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and he will get a little payment for that."
"Not that I really need it right now with my inheritance," Draco continued, "But anyway, I've got a part-time job and think I've found the perfect home. There's a house for sale just outside Hogsmeade. It's not as big as my former house, but it's got everything we need. That is, if you'd like to come live with me."
"Our own home?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, for the three of us." Draco smiled.
Hermione smiled too and gave Draco a big hug. She felt all her fear fade away. He loved her, he would never leave her side again and they would raise their child together.
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Draco and Hermione were walking next to the lake, holding eachother tightly. They were going to inspect the house near Hogsmeade.
"Isn't it illegal to live together?" Hermione asked, "I mean, we're not adult yet."
"Not if you have a guardian." Draco explained.
"Snape would have to come live with us?" Hermione asked, shocked.
"No, no!" Draco laughed when he saw Hermione's expression, "When you're sixteen, you're an adult by law, eventhough you have to go to school until you're eighteen. I'm becoming sixteen next month, 12th of January. So, we only have to live one more month at Hogwarts."
They walked a couple of minutes in silence, just enjoying eachother, before Hermione asked: "So what's with these special robes you wore yesterday evening?"
"They're called Official Ministry Robes For Trainees And Possible New Workers."
"Where did you get that from?" Hermione laughed.
"Peter Weasley."
"Ah, you mean Percy." Hermione corrected him.
"Whatever, I was glad I could say goodbye to him when Dumbledore called for me. Otherwise, he still would be explaing how to carry your briefcase." Draco shrugged.
Hermione smiled. After another ten minutes they reached the house Draco was talking about.
"You call this a house?" Hermione asked bewildered.
"Yes, what do you call it?" Draco asked with a smile.
"A huge mansion!" Hermione said, when she saw the 'house'. Draco hadn't lied, it wasn't as big as Malfoy Manor, but it was still worthy to carry the name 'Manor'.
"Oh well, it's your money." Hermione shrugged, and she entered the gate. Draco laughed and followed her. The saleswizard stood near the entrance.
"Welcome, welcome!" he said, before he raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure you are the possible buyers?" he asked surprised.
"Yes we are. This Hermione Granger and I'm Draco Malfoy. Nice to meet you." Draco said and he shook the wizard's hand.
"Oh, now I understand!" the wizard said, hearing Draco's last name and connecting it to the 'filthy rich', "Let's get inside ,shall we?"
The saleswizard showed them every room of the mansion. Draco interrupted the man sometimes to ask a question. But Hermione just followed with admiration in her eyes, she had absolutely no questions. This 'house' was more than perfect.
"Good," Draco said when they left the mansion again, "We'll buy it."
"You...you buy it?" the man asked surprised, then he got a big smile spread over his face, "Oh fantastic!"
"I trust you send me all the necessary papers?" Draco asked.
"Yes sir, don't worry about that, it'll be arranged."
"Good." Draco said, shaking the man's hand once more.
After saying goodbye to the saleswizard Draco and Hermione walked back to the castle, arm in arm. When they entered, Harry came their way.
"Hi 'Mione everything ok?" he asked Hermione with a smile. Then his smile faded, he turned to Draco and said: "We have to go to Dumbledore's office after dinner for our punishment."
He turned around and headed for the Great Hall.
"And a Merry Christmas to you too, Potter!" Draco shouted to his back.
"Stop it! Both of you!" Hermione said loudly and she left Draco to go to the Gryffindor's table.
"Whatever you say, my love!" Draco said with a smile, walking to the Slytherin side.
A terribly long author's note: Yay, another long chapter! And I reached 40.000 words!!!! It makes it easier for you to find my fic now! O well, we finally know what's Draco's choice. I checked , they say Hermione's birthday is September 19, so she's fifteen at the moment of this story. We don't know Draco's birthday, so I took January 12 to make him sixteen and adult soon.
Thank you for so many reviews! reaaly, you almost made me cry, when I looked in my mailbox this morning!!! Keep up the good work! :-)
Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's : I don't think telling stories is insane, I think it's a gift :-)
Amber Lee1 : Tom Felton really is a hottie, isn't he? I couldn't live myself if he would die!
That one girl : I love to hear that people don't go to sleep until they've finished reading my story! It's feels like I'm the author of the Harry Potter books myself! :-)
Hector : you're right about Dumbledore in chap 22, I'm going to chance that. thanks.
Demetre Ironhilt : Yeah Isaacs rocks! I so want to see him in Peter Pan! And Shakespear rocks too!
Mini Minerva : Thank you! You rock too! :-)
Kole17 : You're not the only reader who's been driven insane by my cliffies :-)
Miabi : thank you for putting so much time in my fanfic!
Jessica : I was thinking of those crazy pregnant rituals too! You'll have to read on, and maybe you'll find one ;-)
Rwth : Thank you for the review! So kind! I know what you mean, some stories I read are like Jane Austen novels, so confusing :-)
Pendragon: Thank you for your humungous review! :-)
silver_blue_eyes: A novel? *blush*
Blue Flame Angel : What do they speak in Belgium? Belgian of course :-p , no they speak dutch, french and german. Can you believe it? Three languages in a country that could be Bush's backyard :-)
Muznakh : Hoi! Leuk je ontmoet te hebben! En bedankt om m'n fanfic te lezen. Tis bovendien eens plezant om even in het nederlands te kunnen schrijven!!! :-) *Ok this is the Dutch I'm talking about, it's a probably a crazy language for you to read, but it's MY language and I love it! Especially 'cause about 5,5 billion people don't know what I'm saying!
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