(A/N: Sorry this took so long, but with Finals and Fanfiction being down, it was hazard. But I managed to bang this one out anyway.)
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Morning, August 30…The clock beeped 5:30am when Jason Malfoy woke up. Ginny woke up groggily. "It's your turn Draco. I got him last night."
"Yeah yeah." Draco said getting out of bed and moving to the baby crib. "Come on Jason, we're going to feed you hot milk-like tasting crap." Draco said carrying him into the kitchen. All of a sudden, a voice rang out from the stairs that sounded like Percy's. "Will you shut that kid up?! I have to go to work in a few hours!"
"Yeah, Percy has to have his beauty sleep." Ginny said before falling back asleep. Draco came back into the room carrying a sleeping Jason. He set him back down in his crib, and then went to the fold out bed he and Ginny were sleeping on, and fell asleep almost immediately.
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Three hours later, all the Weasleys, Malfoys, and soon-to-be Potters were sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast and listening to the Wizards radio news. "Ok now here's the plan for today." Mrs. Weasley said catching the attention of everyone at the table. "I'm taking Ginny shopping for school, Arthur and Percy will go to work as usual, and Fred and George will go to their shop. Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Draco, you can come with us if you wish, or you can stay here." Mrs. Weasley finished, taking a long swig of coffee.
"We'll come with you. I always enjoy going to Diagon Ally." Harry said.
"Good, then finish up and get dressed. We're leaving in 45 minutes." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Wait a second mom. Who's going to take care of Jason?" Ginny asked. "I can't take him to Diagon Ally. It's too dangerous."
"We'll take care of him Ginny. Harry and I can stay home for one day can't we?" Hermione said.
"Ok…I guess." Harry mumbled. "We can go any day Harry. We're not in school anymore you know." Hermione said. "Besides. This can be great practice for our future too." Hermione gave him a sly smile.
Mrs. Weasley saw the look too. "Not until you're married." Everyone at the table laughed.
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In Diagon Ally…
"Ok I'll go get your books for next year Ginny. How about you go get your robes and anything else you need, and we'll meet back at the Leaky Cauldron at say…lunchtime?" Mrs. Weasley said.
"Sounds good mom. See you in a few hours. Come on Draco." Ginny said heading for Madame Malkin's Robes for all Occasions with Draco following.
"Don't you think we should have taken Jason with us? I mean this is the time where a baby gets to know who his parents are." Draco said.
"Relax Draco. Jason's fine. Besides, we'll only be gone for a few hours. I don't think Jason will never know who we are because we didn't spend 4 hours with him." Ginny replied.
"You're right. So how does it feel to have him out finally?" Draco asked.
"Wonderful! I can fit into all my other clothes again, I can sleep on my stomach, and it doesn't feel like I'm carrying a dead animal anymore. Keep in mind, once the first trip to Hogsmeade comes around, you're taking me dancing." Ginny said happily.
"All right, dancing it is, but I don't think Hogsmeade has a nightclub." Draco replied.
"Sure it does. You just never looked. You think magic people don't know how to have fun other then a joke shop?" Ginny said. "Here we are."
Ginny and Draco then bought new robes for Ginny and the rest of the stuff on her school list…and some extra, and then met her mother at the Leaky Cauldron. When they got home, Jason was crying and Hermione and Harry were desperately trying to calm him down. "Oh thank God you're home!" Hermione said handing Ginny the wailing Jason.
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Monday September 1st…September 1st found Ginny and Draco on the train to Hogwarts. Even though Draco graduated the year before, he couldn't leave Ginny with Jason for the greater part of the year. They were going to stay in the same room they were in last year with Jason so they won't have to be separated. They were sitting across from each other in their own compartment, and Jason was sleeping next to Ginny in a Baby seat. About ten minutes into the ride, Ginny and Draco's compartment slid open and 2 girls walked in.
"So it's true. You really did get pregnant and marry a Malfoy." The blonde girl said taking one look at Draco and sneering.
"Why did you choose him? You could've done better." The Brunette added.
"How nice to see you again Brittany, Melodie. Have a good summer?" Ginny asked with a cool expression on her face.
"What? No hello to me? You know, now that I'm a qualified wizard, I'm allowed to use some minor curses with nothing against me." Draco said leaning back and crossing his arms.
That shut them up. "See you at school Ginny. I'm sure everyone will love to see your kid." The blonde one, Melodie said, and they left the compartment.
"That's what I like about you." Ginny said
"What?" Draco asked with an upraised eyebrow.
"Your cool, calm, collected attitude. You take embarrassment very well. Like a little incident with Moody back in your 4th year. I didn't see it, but I heard you actually had color in your face when you were turned back into a human." Ginny said with a grin.
Draco was blushing a deep crimson. Ginny was about to start laughing when Jason woke up crying. "Oh will you look at that. Jason is hungry again. Ginny can you hand me his bottle?" Draco asked picking Jason up.
"We're out. I was going to breast-feed him until we got to the school. Give him here." Ginny said unbuttoning the top of her shirt. Draco handed her Jason. "Just make sure nobody comes in here for the next 10 minutes." Ginny said.
"Ok." Draco complied and put a locking charm on the door of their compartment.
The rest of the trip went without any more hitches. Some more students came to see Jason, but not to criticize Ginny and Draco. With about three more breast-feeding sessions, Ginny was feeling kind of rung by the time they got to the school. "Now I know why most women have kids in their 20's." Ginny said.
"Well we'll just have to use formula for awhile. I'm sure the house elves can make it." Draco said picking up Jason and his baby bag. "I'll meet you at our room later tonight."
"You're not going to the feast?" Ginny asked.
"No, I have to unpack everything and set up Jason's crib and stuff. Besides. I don't want anybody else to ridicule you just by seeing me there sitting next to you." Draco said.
"Oh you're so sweet. I'm going to give you something special tonight." Ginny said putting on her school robe. "See you later." And Ginny went out of the compartment with the other students.
Draco looked at Jason and into his golden eyes. "How about that. Not even one year old, and you're already attending Hogwarts. You're going to be a Gryffindor like your mother, Jason. Your eyes told us that much." Draco said silently.
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Later in the school year…
"Damn Snape!" Ginny cursed one day slamming the door behind her as she walked into her room. Ginny dropped her bag on the floor, then plopped herself down on the couch.
"Now what did he do?" Draco asked carrying Jason with him from the bedroom.
"Oh just gave me twice as much homework as normal…I didn't wake him did I?" She asked.
"No you didn't. I was just playing with him. Any particular reason why Snape gave so much homework?" Draco asked handing Jason to Ginny.
"He said I spoke out of turn, so he gave all the Gryffindors double the amount of homework." She replied still fuming.
"And did you speak out of turn?" Draco asked.
"No, I sneezed twice. He's been hounding my ass all year because he knows you married me. Stupid git." Ginny said walking to their small kitchen and warming a bottle of milk. "Boy I can't wait until I graduate so I can get away from him." She said.
"Watch you language in front of Jason. Well school years go by fast. And guess what? There's a Hogsmeade trip this weekend so you can relax a little bit." Draco reassured her.
"It better." Ginny said. After feeding Jason, she then laid him down in his crib. "Come on let's go to dinner." To solve the problem of having someone watching Jason, Ginny and Draco employed Dobby to watch him when they weren't there. Dobby was happy to help, and it meant an extra 7 sickles an hour. Ginny rang Dobby's "beeper," a magical thing that called him, and he was there in 5 minutes.
"How long today mistress Ginny?" He asked.
"Just until after Dinner. If Jason wakes up, that usually means he either has to go to the bathroom, or he's not sleepy, but he shouldn't wake up. I just fed him, and Draco was playing with him before. Have fun Dobby. Bye Jason." Ginny called following Draco out their door.
