Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters except of course (eventually)
the baby. Everyone else is owned by JKR
Draco slowly walked down an empty path, pulling his cloak tight to his body in an attempt to block out the frigid November air. Above him tree branches provided a canopy, and all around him were hard callous stones in all shapes and sizes: polished, carved, and serving only one purpose. Inside his body his daughter was being completely still for the first time in months, almost as if she could sense what was going on in the outside world. Finally, his journey down the path ended, he had found what he was looking for. Tucked far in the back, next to a small wooded area, was a plain stone with the words engraved on it: Harry J. Potter-Malfoy 1980-2003 Beloved Husband, Godson, Friend. Sadly missed by all. He saved the world . . .a lot. Draco sunk to his knees beside it, running his hand over the smooth, cold surface of the stone. As another cold breeze swept through the cemetery, Draco took a deep breath before beginning to speak.
"Hello, my love. I'm sorry it took me so long to come see you, it was just too hard. For awhile there, I couldn't even bring myself to get out of bed, let alone come here. I just wanted to die, I wanted to be with you so bad. I still do, but I can't think that way anymore, I have a reason to live now. I'm going to have a baby, Harry, a little girl. We're going to be fathers, can you believe?
Everyone is being so supportive of me, Harry. I never imagined that people would ever care about me the way they do, except you of course. Now I've got this whole network of people who love and support me, it's amazing. You should have seen all the gifts I got at the baby shower . . . A BABY SHOWER! FOR ME! Hermione arranged it all, and everyone was there. Even your godfather was there, and I hadn't seen him since . . . since I lost you.
Don't be mad at him though, he was really sorry he wasn't there for me right after, but it was just as hard on him to lose you as it was on me. I'm sure you can understand that, right? He promised he'd be there for me and the baby, and I believe him.
I just wanted to let you know all of this, Harry. Of course, you probably knew it all already. I believe in my heart that you're out there, looking after me. Soon your work will be doubled, and you're going to have to be a guardian angel to this little girl. She is your daughter after all.
I can't wait to see her. I hope she looks exactly like you, so that every time I look at her, I see you, my love. She's going to be here soon, I'm only a month away from my due date, I'm supposed to be having her on December twenty-third, she's almost a Christmas baby. I'm so scared. It's going to hurt, I know it is, and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to handle it. It's all going to be worth it though, everything I've gone through in this pregnancy will be worth it, just to have out beautiful daughter here. I just wish you could be here to see her.
She'll know about you, though, I promise. I plan on telling her all about her other daddy. So will Molly, and Sirius, and Ron and Hermione, I'm sure Uncle Severus will even throw in a few stories about you. So don't you worry about that, you may not be here, but your daughter will know you just the same.
I'll be back soon Harry, I promise. I'm not going to stay away so long this time. Just as soon as the baby is born, I'll bring her for you to see. Even though I know you will have seen her already, just to bring her here will make it more real for me. So until next time my love, you will be in my dreams."
Draco pressed his lips to his fingers, then laid them gently against the headstone in a farewell gesture. As he stood to leave the baby kicked against him hard, making her presence known for the first time in over an hour. The walk back to the entrance gate was slower than when he had arrived, as he was reluctant to leave his Harry again.
Just as he reached the edge of the cemetery and he prepared to apparate back home, and sharp ripping through his midsection caused him to double over in pain.
Draco slowly walked down an empty path, pulling his cloak tight to his body in an attempt to block out the frigid November air. Above him tree branches provided a canopy, and all around him were hard callous stones in all shapes and sizes: polished, carved, and serving only one purpose. Inside his body his daughter was being completely still for the first time in months, almost as if she could sense what was going on in the outside world. Finally, his journey down the path ended, he had found what he was looking for. Tucked far in the back, next to a small wooded area, was a plain stone with the words engraved on it: Harry J. Potter-Malfoy 1980-2003 Beloved Husband, Godson, Friend. Sadly missed by all. He saved the world . . .a lot. Draco sunk to his knees beside it, running his hand over the smooth, cold surface of the stone. As another cold breeze swept through the cemetery, Draco took a deep breath before beginning to speak.
"Hello, my love. I'm sorry it took me so long to come see you, it was just too hard. For awhile there, I couldn't even bring myself to get out of bed, let alone come here. I just wanted to die, I wanted to be with you so bad. I still do, but I can't think that way anymore, I have a reason to live now. I'm going to have a baby, Harry, a little girl. We're going to be fathers, can you believe?
Everyone is being so supportive of me, Harry. I never imagined that people would ever care about me the way they do, except you of course. Now I've got this whole network of people who love and support me, it's amazing. You should have seen all the gifts I got at the baby shower . . . A BABY SHOWER! FOR ME! Hermione arranged it all, and everyone was there. Even your godfather was there, and I hadn't seen him since . . . since I lost you.
Don't be mad at him though, he was really sorry he wasn't there for me right after, but it was just as hard on him to lose you as it was on me. I'm sure you can understand that, right? He promised he'd be there for me and the baby, and I believe him.
I just wanted to let you know all of this, Harry. Of course, you probably knew it all already. I believe in my heart that you're out there, looking after me. Soon your work will be doubled, and you're going to have to be a guardian angel to this little girl. She is your daughter after all.
I can't wait to see her. I hope she looks exactly like you, so that every time I look at her, I see you, my love. She's going to be here soon, I'm only a month away from my due date, I'm supposed to be having her on December twenty-third, she's almost a Christmas baby. I'm so scared. It's going to hurt, I know it is, and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to handle it. It's all going to be worth it though, everything I've gone through in this pregnancy will be worth it, just to have out beautiful daughter here. I just wish you could be here to see her.
She'll know about you, though, I promise. I plan on telling her all about her other daddy. So will Molly, and Sirius, and Ron and Hermione, I'm sure Uncle Severus will even throw in a few stories about you. So don't you worry about that, you may not be here, but your daughter will know you just the same.
I'll be back soon Harry, I promise. I'm not going to stay away so long this time. Just as soon as the baby is born, I'll bring her for you to see. Even though I know you will have seen her already, just to bring her here will make it more real for me. So until next time my love, you will be in my dreams."
Draco pressed his lips to his fingers, then laid them gently against the headstone in a farewell gesture. As he stood to leave the baby kicked against him hard, making her presence known for the first time in over an hour. The walk back to the entrance gate was slower than when he had arrived, as he was reluctant to leave his Harry again.
Just as he reached the edge of the cemetery and he prepared to apparate back home, and sharp ripping through his midsection caused him to double over in pain.
