Ships: Harry/Hermione
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A/N: Thanx 2 my reviewers Stoneheart and Kaiya Kanari. On with the story! YaY!
With a POP!, Hermione landed in the living room of her house. She sat
down on the sofa and put her feet up. Harry was with his team in Albania, and
Iris was-
"MUMMY!!" A small girl with brown hair and green eyes ran into the
room
and leapt into her mother's lap.
"Hello, Iris darling. Did you have fun with Auntie Ginny?" Hermione
asked, putting her arms around Iris.
"Yes! We played with dollies, and flew, and-"
"And almost knocked me out in the process!" Ginny walked into the
room,
looking tired. "That child of yours has too much energy, 'Mione!"
"Hey Ginny, Was she really that active?"
"Oh, she'll be my death!" Ginny teased her, sitting down across from
them
in an armchair.
"Did you two eat?" Hermione asked.
"We were waiting for you."
"That was sweet of you two! What're we eating?" Hermione smiled.
"Shepard's Pie!" Iris squealed, jumping from her mother's lap and
running
into the kitchen.
"How's work going, 'Mio?" Ginny asked, leaning forward.
"Bad. Third murder this week." Hermione hated to be the one to tell
her...
"Really? I only heard about two!" Ginny replied, arching an eyebrow.
"...well, Ginny...er, I don't know how to put this gently, but..er, it's
Draco." Hermione said, putting her head in her hands.
"....what?" Ginny looked beyond horrified.
Suddenly, in the kitchen, there was a loud POP!, and a millisecond after
that, the shatter of porcelain.
"IRIS!" The two grown women shouted, and ran into the kitchen.
Three dishes lay shattered on the floor, and Iris was in the arms of...
(A/N- I should probably leave you here...but it would be too short.)
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, stepping over the glass and kissing her
husband. "You weren't supposed to be home until next week!"
He grinned. "We got let off, considering that I caught the Snitch in the
first 10 minutes." He smiled down at Iris. "How's my little one?"
He picked
her up, and swung her onto his back.
Iris giggled. "I played with Auntie Ginny today!"
Harry looked behind Hermione. "Hey Gin. Did Iris tire you out too much?"
"Only...a lot." Ginny choked out.
Hermione sent Harry a looking plainly saying 'I'll tell you later.' Harry
nodded.
"You wanna stay with us tonight, Gin?" Hermione asked, sending Ginny
a
sympathetic glance.
Ginny managed a small nod, before running into the guest bedroom, sobbing.
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"What happened to Ginny?" Harry asked Hermione once dinner was over
and
Iris was in bed. The couple sat on the couch, Hermione snuggled against Harry.
"You know that case I've been working on?"
"Yeah."
"...Draco's the latest."
"Suspect?" Harry drew away from her, and looked at her in shock.
"No! He's the latest victim! ...suspect, honestly..." She replied,
snuggling against him again.
A giant bolt of shock hit him with these words: ...Draco Malfoy, one of
his dearest friends, was dead....