A/N Thank you for reading my story so far. The next few chapters will be
around the same time period. After that I am going to jump around a few
years until the prophecy is fulfilled. Look forward to a spin-off involving
Hermione and Draco' baby. Any suggestions for names for any characters
would be greatly appreciated, sadly though, I have already named Lavender
and Harry's child as well as Draco and Mione's child. But I need many more
names.
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I woke up lying on my bed. We had five minutes until dinner started. It is a Hogsmead weekend, so dinner attendance wasn't absolutely an on time requirement. Mione wasn't beside me. I could hear her in the bathroom retching. I quietly walked in and held Mione's hair as she emptied the contents of her stomach for the third time today. After a few more minutes she stood up and rinsed her mouth out. I let go of her hair.
"Thank you" She said as she hugged me burying her head in my chest. "I really feel like shit right now." I hugged her tighter.
"We can skip dinner if you're not feeling up to it?" I am personally famished. Quidditch has a way of doing that to you, but if Mione wasn't up to it I'd stay with her.
"No, I think I'll be fine. Besides didn't Professor Dumbledore say he had an important announcement to make?" She changed into a different Muggle t- shirt. Right in front of me too. I guess that this is a decent perk. (A/N Sorry about that line, but he is a 17 year old guy. And we all know about them) We head down to the Great Hall. Since this is a weekend, all of the House tables have been split up and we can sit wherever we want. We grab a seat near the back of the room and wait for dinner to start. Potter and Lavender walk in a few minutes later. I feel really bad for hitting him.
"Hey Potter. I'm sorry about that little incident in the hall earlier."
"No hard feelings Malfoy. After all Lavender made me pass out and hit my head pretty hard."
I can't help but laugh. "How the hell did she do that?"
He grins back at me. "Well, I impregnated her. And she told me today. Then I passed out." We look over at both of the girls who are laughing at the two of us.
I come up with some smart reply. "So it was true about those Gryffendor girls." Harry gets the joke. "Yeah it was."
Mione shoots me a sharp look. "What was true?" She looks a bit mad.
I smartly reply. "Oh nothing."
Lavender holds a large glass of water above Harry's head. "Tell us now." She doesn't look happy either.
I figure the joke has lasted long enough. "Just that you make the best fiancé's." Harry and I both burst out laughing. He comes up with a smart idea.
"What did you two think we were talking about."? We are laughing still. The girls are just shooting us looks.
Mione speaks suddenly. "Does it really matter?" She starts to eat as does Lavender. Harry and I shoot each other looks. We have gotten in deep with the two pregnant women this time. All of a sudden Professor Dumbledore stands up and starts to speak.
"Students and teachers, please listen closely. We have found that Hogwarts is a main target of a large Death Eater attack. We are not aware of when this will take place; so all students are to remain within the castle unless accompanied by a teacher. This is for your own safety. Students fifth year and higher will be requested to help defend the others. After dinner I need to speak with the following students. Blaise Zambini, Hannah Abbot, Hermione Granger, Lavender Brown, Padma Patil, Susan Bones, Eloise Midgen, Laura Madley, Lisa Turpin, and Natalie McDonald. Please meet outside of the hospital wing at a quarter after 7." He sat down again. Many of the girls whose names had been called off were giving each other quizzical looks. We finished eating in silence. The girls headed off towards their meeting. After they left Harry and I sat in silence for a little while.
He finally speaks. "Are you worried about this attack?" Worried is an understatement.
"Hell yeah. I am worried that we won't win. I'm worried that Mione will get hurt. I'm worried that I'll die before I get to see my child. Worried is an understatement." I slam my glass down.
Harry starts to talk. "You're not alone man, I'm worried about Lavender, and I'm worried that my child will have to live without having a dad. I sure as hell don't want my kid to end up fatherless." We just sit for a while longer.
~~~
"How long until the meeting?" I ask Lavender as we pour the color-changing potion into Draco's shampoo bottle.
"Fifteen minutes. Just enough to pour some of this into Harry's as well." We laugh as we head towards the Gryffendor dorms. Upon entering the boy's room we laugh. There are clothes strewn everywhere. Quidditch books are lying everywhere.
I've never been in this new rooms so I ask Lavender, "Where are the boy's bathrooms?" She leads me to a small doorway.
Inside are 6 separate showers.
"Here, this one is Harry's." She grabs the bottle and we fill it.
"How did you know that this was Harry's shower?" I tease her.
"Don't ask it's a really long story." She giggles as she puts the bottle back.
I look at my watch. We have five minutes until the meeting. We start to head towards the hospital wing. We walk inside and sit near a few of the other girls. Madam Pompfry and Professor Dumbledore are standing there. After the rest of the girls arrive he starts to speak.
"I am under an understanding that all of you ladies are expecting children. Except for you Ms. Bones, and I am already aware of your situation. Your daughter is in the next room. For your safety we are having you ten ladies and Ms. Bones daughter stay in the extra wing of the hospital for the next few weeks. You will not be allowed to leave for your safety. If something should happen to the school, the entire wing will Portkey its' self to St. Mungos. Your meals will all be served here, and your Professors' will send your work to you. Please notify your fiancé's of this matter. I will be giving you an hour and a half to pack enough of your things to last at least a week. Please hurry." He walks out of the room. None of us realized that there were this many of us that were expecting. We all rush to our rooms and begin packing. As I am finishing up, Draco comes out of the shower. He is completely drenched and is only wearing a towel. He hasn't realized that his hair is a bright pink.
"Where are you going?" He asks, as he gets dressed.
"Professor Dumbledore is having all of us that are expecting stay in the extra hospital wing to be on the safe side." I remember what he said about the giant portkey. I don't realize that I am crying. Draco wraps me in his arms.
"Why are you crying? It's just for a night." He says.
"We are staying there until the attack is over. And if we loose, we will be portkeyed to St. Mungo's. And I don't want to…" I start to sob.
"We aren't going to lose. And don't even think about anything bad happening. We will all be fine." He picks my bag up and we start to walk towards the hospital wing.
"Mione what did you pack? This bag is heavy." He asks as we walk down some stairs.
"Just fifteen books. And enough clothes to last a month." I giggle as he mocks struggling with my bag. As we near the wing I see Harry and Lavender. Harry's hair is a nice shade of green. Draco starts to laugh.
"What the hell happened to Potter? He looks like a large piece of asparagus." I see a mirror.
"I wouldn't be talking Draco. Take a look at your own hair." He looks and gives a surprised cry.
"What did you two do?" He asks as Lavender and Harry greet us. "We look awful Harry." Lavender and I reply,
"Payback for the comments at dinner." We are all laughing. Soon it's time for us to all say good-bye. I begin to tear up again.
"It will be ok Mione." Draco says as he hugs me.
"I know." I reply. Draco and I kiss quickly before Lavender and I head into the Hospital wing.
***
I woke up lying on my bed. We had five minutes until dinner started. It is a Hogsmead weekend, so dinner attendance wasn't absolutely an on time requirement. Mione wasn't beside me. I could hear her in the bathroom retching. I quietly walked in and held Mione's hair as she emptied the contents of her stomach for the third time today. After a few more minutes she stood up and rinsed her mouth out. I let go of her hair.
"Thank you" She said as she hugged me burying her head in my chest. "I really feel like shit right now." I hugged her tighter.
"We can skip dinner if you're not feeling up to it?" I am personally famished. Quidditch has a way of doing that to you, but if Mione wasn't up to it I'd stay with her.
"No, I think I'll be fine. Besides didn't Professor Dumbledore say he had an important announcement to make?" She changed into a different Muggle t- shirt. Right in front of me too. I guess that this is a decent perk. (A/N Sorry about that line, but he is a 17 year old guy. And we all know about them) We head down to the Great Hall. Since this is a weekend, all of the House tables have been split up and we can sit wherever we want. We grab a seat near the back of the room and wait for dinner to start. Potter and Lavender walk in a few minutes later. I feel really bad for hitting him.
"Hey Potter. I'm sorry about that little incident in the hall earlier."
"No hard feelings Malfoy. After all Lavender made me pass out and hit my head pretty hard."
I can't help but laugh. "How the hell did she do that?"
He grins back at me. "Well, I impregnated her. And she told me today. Then I passed out." We look over at both of the girls who are laughing at the two of us.
I come up with some smart reply. "So it was true about those Gryffendor girls." Harry gets the joke. "Yeah it was."
Mione shoots me a sharp look. "What was true?" She looks a bit mad.
I smartly reply. "Oh nothing."
Lavender holds a large glass of water above Harry's head. "Tell us now." She doesn't look happy either.
I figure the joke has lasted long enough. "Just that you make the best fiancé's." Harry and I both burst out laughing. He comes up with a smart idea.
"What did you two think we were talking about."? We are laughing still. The girls are just shooting us looks.
Mione speaks suddenly. "Does it really matter?" She starts to eat as does Lavender. Harry and I shoot each other looks. We have gotten in deep with the two pregnant women this time. All of a sudden Professor Dumbledore stands up and starts to speak.
"Students and teachers, please listen closely. We have found that Hogwarts is a main target of a large Death Eater attack. We are not aware of when this will take place; so all students are to remain within the castle unless accompanied by a teacher. This is for your own safety. Students fifth year and higher will be requested to help defend the others. After dinner I need to speak with the following students. Blaise Zambini, Hannah Abbot, Hermione Granger, Lavender Brown, Padma Patil, Susan Bones, Eloise Midgen, Laura Madley, Lisa Turpin, and Natalie McDonald. Please meet outside of the hospital wing at a quarter after 7." He sat down again. Many of the girls whose names had been called off were giving each other quizzical looks. We finished eating in silence. The girls headed off towards their meeting. After they left Harry and I sat in silence for a little while.
He finally speaks. "Are you worried about this attack?" Worried is an understatement.
"Hell yeah. I am worried that we won't win. I'm worried that Mione will get hurt. I'm worried that I'll die before I get to see my child. Worried is an understatement." I slam my glass down.
Harry starts to talk. "You're not alone man, I'm worried about Lavender, and I'm worried that my child will have to live without having a dad. I sure as hell don't want my kid to end up fatherless." We just sit for a while longer.
~~~
"How long until the meeting?" I ask Lavender as we pour the color-changing potion into Draco's shampoo bottle.
"Fifteen minutes. Just enough to pour some of this into Harry's as well." We laugh as we head towards the Gryffendor dorms. Upon entering the boy's room we laugh. There are clothes strewn everywhere. Quidditch books are lying everywhere.
I've never been in this new rooms so I ask Lavender, "Where are the boy's bathrooms?" She leads me to a small doorway.
Inside are 6 separate showers.
"Here, this one is Harry's." She grabs the bottle and we fill it.
"How did you know that this was Harry's shower?" I tease her.
"Don't ask it's a really long story." She giggles as she puts the bottle back.
I look at my watch. We have five minutes until the meeting. We start to head towards the hospital wing. We walk inside and sit near a few of the other girls. Madam Pompfry and Professor Dumbledore are standing there. After the rest of the girls arrive he starts to speak.
"I am under an understanding that all of you ladies are expecting children. Except for you Ms. Bones, and I am already aware of your situation. Your daughter is in the next room. For your safety we are having you ten ladies and Ms. Bones daughter stay in the extra wing of the hospital for the next few weeks. You will not be allowed to leave for your safety. If something should happen to the school, the entire wing will Portkey its' self to St. Mungos. Your meals will all be served here, and your Professors' will send your work to you. Please notify your fiancé's of this matter. I will be giving you an hour and a half to pack enough of your things to last at least a week. Please hurry." He walks out of the room. None of us realized that there were this many of us that were expecting. We all rush to our rooms and begin packing. As I am finishing up, Draco comes out of the shower. He is completely drenched and is only wearing a towel. He hasn't realized that his hair is a bright pink.
"Where are you going?" He asks, as he gets dressed.
"Professor Dumbledore is having all of us that are expecting stay in the extra hospital wing to be on the safe side." I remember what he said about the giant portkey. I don't realize that I am crying. Draco wraps me in his arms.
"Why are you crying? It's just for a night." He says.
"We are staying there until the attack is over. And if we loose, we will be portkeyed to St. Mungo's. And I don't want to…" I start to sob.
"We aren't going to lose. And don't even think about anything bad happening. We will all be fine." He picks my bag up and we start to walk towards the hospital wing.
"Mione what did you pack? This bag is heavy." He asks as we walk down some stairs.
"Just fifteen books. And enough clothes to last a month." I giggle as he mocks struggling with my bag. As we near the wing I see Harry and Lavender. Harry's hair is a nice shade of green. Draco starts to laugh.
"What the hell happened to Potter? He looks like a large piece of asparagus." I see a mirror.
"I wouldn't be talking Draco. Take a look at your own hair." He looks and gives a surprised cry.
"What did you two do?" He asks as Lavender and Harry greet us. "We look awful Harry." Lavender and I reply,
"Payback for the comments at dinner." We are all laughing. Soon it's time for us to all say good-bye. I begin to tear up again.
"It will be ok Mione." Draco says as he hugs me.
"I know." I reply. Draco and I kiss quickly before Lavender and I head into the Hospital wing.
