Chapter Eighteen
"How…how could this happen?" Hermione sobbed into Draco's chest, everything had been so perfect, the three of them where finally a family.
"We will find her my love" he was holding back his own tears gently stroking Her hair, trying to stay strong
"Miss Granger, Mr Malfoy" a nurse opened the door and entered the room followed by Harry Potter. Draco bit his cheek, he had told them to call the Aurors but he hadn't thought that it would be St Potter coming,
"How are you here?" Draco asked, "the Restraining order"
"Hermione" Harry nodded ignoring Draco, Hermione just sobbed harder close to hyperventilating
"Shh" Draco turned his attention back to Hermione stroking her hair. He bit his tongue before letting out a sigh "P…Harry is here to help us my love, isn't that right" he looked at his former class mate
"I'm here to locate the missing child, I just need to ask the two of you some questions" Harry said, Draco glared at him the dipped his eyes to Hermione "I'm sure we will have your child back with you in no time" Harry said catching Draco's hint, he pulled out a note pad
"See angel, Come on" Draco guided Hermione to the edge of the bed,
"Now when did you last see the child?" Harry asked,
"Last night" Draco answered,
"The Nurse came and took her about Five yesterday afternoon" Hermione said through sobs
"Ok, I will speak with the nursing staff next. Now can you tell me what the child was wearing when you last saw it?" Harry asked, Draco was holding back a seething anger that Potter could be so unattached as he spoke with someone who had been his best friend. Hermione looked up at Harry her eyes red a puffy, she made to wipe away her tears
"She…" she started, she took a deep calming breath "she was wearing a pale-pink baby grow and white scratch mittens and soft booties" she managed before fresh tears began to fall.
"Any enemies who would want to harm…" Harry began
"are you saying this is my fault?" Draco snapped,
"That is not what I was insinuating Mr Malfoy. However, I need to explore all avenues, it could be against you, however it could be against Hermione, and then again it could none of the above and be pure a crime of opportunity!" Harry explained, "Listen Mr Malfoy, I don't like you and nothing is ever going to change that! However, the child, a new born, has done nothing to deserve being taken away from her mother. With Ginny expecting the case hits very close to home. I will do everything in my power to find your child" Harry said, he placed a genital hand on Hermione's hand "Hermione, I will find her" he whispered, "and in answer to you question earlier, Minister Shacklebolt removed the order from just me, he wanted the best on the case for Hermione." Harry turned to leave
Narcissa ran down the hall, almost missing the door to Hermione's room at first then almost running headlong into Harry Potter, she didn't apologise just pushed past him and over to her son
"Draco" she said pulling him into a hug, "Any news" she let him go moving to Hermione, who was still sitting on the edge of the bed, Narcissa sat beside her wrapping her arms around the sobbing woman "Shh, it's ok dear" she whispered
"Potter has the best team searching the hospital, they are also contacting anyone who has passed through the hospital in the last twelve hours" Draco took a seat putting his head in his hands, still refusing to cry, trying to remain strong for Hermione.
"Is…is Potter really the best person for the job, I mean with your history with him?" Narcissa asked, Draco didn't want to tell his mother, the same thought was running through his head
"Hermione was his friend for a long time, I don't believe that Potter would go out of his way to hurt me, not this way, not when it would hurt Hermione" Draco swallowed, "Minister Shacklebolt, removed the restraining order from only Harry so he could work the case…"
"We will find her." Narcissa said "And then we will sue the hospital for their incompetence and we will bury whoever stole our angel" Narcissa squeezed Hermione a little
"Why her? She must be so hungry" Hermione sobbed.
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"I'm sorry you can't stay in the room we need it for other patients" the Nurse said
"How dare you" Narcissa snapped, "You lose their child and then throw them out. You will hear from our lawyer"
"Cissy, please this isn't her fault, we would have been annoyed if when we arrived yesterday and there wasn't a bed" Hermione said weakly,
"By all means you can wait in the Family room as long as you need" the Nurse said,
"Thank you" Hermione sighed, moving from the bed assisted by Narcissa she was still sore and weak from the birth the day before.
Harry went over the list of names. The same one jumping out over and over.
"Harry?" he looked up from the list; Hermione was in a wheelchair in front of him
"Hermione, you…and…You should go home I will contact you with any news" he said,
"Would you?" she asked, he looked at her "Would you go home if your child was taken from you?" He looked at her sadly
"no, no I suppose not" he said, "Listen, did Ginny come to visit you last night?"
"Ginny? No, no the last contact I had with her was" Hermione let out a breath, "the restraining order" Harry nodded,
"She was devastated you know?" Harry said
"I had to protect my child, she made it quite clear that if I didn't comply with what she thought was the correct answer that she would have you and Ronald come, kidnap me and how did she put it…oh yeah, remove the spawn" Hermione looked at her former friend "why?"
"It's probably nothing, I really would suggest that you go home and get some rest" Harry said,
"Not without my daughter!" Hermione snapped
"It's going to be a very long night I have the best team looking under every stone, we will find her" Harry said, Hermione turned away "Hermione?" he asked. "Does he truly make you happy?" she looked at him
"What the Hell…Not that it is any of your business!" she said "But Draco was there for me, when you turned your back on me" she said,
"We…we didn't" he began "you…"
"Don't you dare Harry James Potter! You turned you back on me after Ronald cheated on me"
"He Didn't…"
SLAP
Harry wasn't able to finish as her hand came in contact with his cheek
"I found him in bed with Lavender Brown! And then I had to go through the trauma of losing a child, the whole time my friends turned on me as if I was the one who had done something wrong! And then when Lavender came out as having Ronald's child you still refuse to do a little maths and work out that Ron is nothing but a liar and a cheat" she was fuming "I loved him and you…you were like a brother to me, but you both turned on me and left me with no one! So not that it's any of your business but yes Draco makes me happy, he helped me feel again, so do your fucking job and find out who took my daughter and return her to me…then I never want you or any of the Weasleys to come near me or my family again!" she glared at Harry "Do you understand me Potter" Harry gawked at her, she said his name with the save venom that Draco had once used to call her a mudblood, Harry swallowed and nodding, she turned the wheelchair and moved towards the Relatives room.
"Hermione where have you been" Draco asked, she pushed herself out of the wheelchair her legs still wobbly and threw herself into his arms and started crying "Hey it's ok" he whispered looking over to his mother
"Hermione why don't you and I get some food, you haven't eaten all day, you need to keep your strength up. Draco will stay here and come find us if there is any news" Narcissa said placing a hand on Hermione's shoulder.