"So, are we all going to the Granger house?" Ginny asked as they walked back up to the Head Suite.
"I'm going. I don't know about Draco, but I think wherever you goes, this sick puppy will follow." Severus said. Hermione carried the baby into the room first.
"I'm coming with Ginny." Draco said.
"Then we have it settled." Hermione said, "I have just talked to Dumbledore and we are apparating into a Wizard's tavern in my town and there will be a car waiting for us and we will drive out to my parent's house."
"None of us can drive." Draco said, "And what is a car?"
"I'm a muggle born. I can drive." Hermione said. "And a car is something you can ride in. Like a flying carpet that doesn't fly and it's like a bubble and it rides on four wheels."
"What do you need, Hermione?" Severus asked, "From your room, I mean."
"I just need my backpack, thats got two changes of clothes in it. Aissa and I should be all right when we get to the house. She needs to be fed now though."
"I'll get it." Severus said as Hermione conjured a bottle of formula. She popped it into the baby's mouth and she began to eat greedily.
"Oh, let me take her, 'Mione." Ginny said, holding her arms out.
"Sure. I need to tranfigure her some clothes any way." Hermione took a tissue and made it into another sleeper. Several tissues later she had three sleepers, a blanket, a little robe, a pair of booties and a little hat.
"I'm ready." Severus said, coming out of Hermione's room, "Lets go."
"Oh, I can't wait to walk all the way out the drive." Draco said sarcastically.
"You want to carry the baby while you are at it?" Hermione joked.
"Sure." Draco smiled and took Aissa from Ginny happily.
"Let's go!" Hermione said, holding the portrait hole for Draco and Aissa.
*The Apparation Point, five minutes later*
"I'm glad thats over." Hermione said, taking Aissa from Draco and walking out of the dingy little tavern.
"I am beginning to not like apparating very much." Ginny said. She had splinched herself. Not her body but she had lost her shoes. So she was riding on Draco's back.
"At least you didn't loose your fingers and legs." Hermione said, opening the door to an Audi.
"This is a car?" Draco said.
"Yes. This is a car. We sit in it and it moves." Hermione said, "There doesn't seem to be a car seat so, Ginny, will you hold Aissa?"
"Sure." She said as she, Draco and Aissa slid into the back seat.
"You can have front." Hermione said to Severus.
"Thank you." Hermione got into the driver's seat and adjusted her seat and mirrors. She clicked the key over to on and started it up. Draco let out a terrified scream.
"It's just the car, Draco!" Ginny said, putting her arm on his thigh.
"I know." He said. Hermione looked at the middle console to realize that she was driving a manual. She giggled with delight and zoomed out of the parking lot and down a long country road. She put on the radio and listened to some smooth classical piano music as they went down the roads.
"It's way out in the country." Hermione told Severus.
"I like it out here." he replied. In about 10 minutes, Hermione took a sharp right into a driveway.
"This is home." She said, gesturing to a large georgian brick home. She pulled the car up to the door and stopped it. Draco, Ginny and Aissa got out first followed by Severus. Hermione gathered the keys to the car and her purse and also got out. She opened the door into a bright foyer. "Mum?" she called, "Dad? I'm home."
"Hello, Miss Hermione." a maid said as she went by, "I'll get Dr. Rebecca for you."
"Thank you, Charity." Hermione answered. Draco and Severus finally came in the door, carrying four bags. Hermione took Aissa from Ginny.
"Hermione!" Rebecca Granger cried, coming down the stairs, "Oh, darling, I'm so sorry about your friends." Mrs. Granger swept Hermione and Aissa into a long embrace.
"I'm a terrible hostess, Mum. These are my friends, Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley and this is Severus Snape, the man I've wrote to you about." Hermione said, abruptly ending the long hug.
"We'll all get to know each other in due time." she said, putting a hand on Ginny's shoulder. "I'll have Charity and Elizabeth make up the beds for you."
"Thanks Mum. And this is Aissa, my God-Daughter. I thought that she might want a nap soon."
"Well, hello Aissa. Welcome to my family. I'm your Granny Rebecca." Dr. Granger cooed as she took the baby. "Hermione, you look practically exhausted. Go on up to your room and I'll send up some sandwitches.
"Thanks Mum." Mrs. Granger left the foyer to go towards the kitchen.
"Where are we staying?" Draco asked Hermione as they went up the stairs.
"I thought Aissa would stay with me and Ginny, and if you don't mind doubling up, you and Severus could go in the guest bedroom opposite my room." Hermione said, opening the door into her room. It was a plain room, with cream colored walls and a high ceiling. The carpet was a rich red and the room was sparsely filled. It contained Hermione's huge bed and night table and a large desk and several shelves of books. There was a large antique cradle in front of the fire place. It was tall, with long rockers and a canopy over it.
"Here, I'll put Aissa down, Miss Hermione." Elizabeth said as she put the plate of sandwiches on the desk.
"Thank you." Hermione said, leading Ginny, Draco and Severus across the hall. "This is your room." The room had deep blue walls with white molding and thick white carpet. The two twin four posted beds were on opposite sides of the fireplace and there was also a large white arm chair in there, with a large stack of books beside it.
"This is very nice, Hermione." Severus said, kissing her cheek.
"Yeah. Those beds look comfortable. I think that I am going to take a nap."
"I may have to do the same thing." Severus said, eyeing the beds.
"You two get some napping in while Hermione and I look through her closet and find me some clothes." Ginny said.
"Good night, darling." Severus said, pulling Hermione into a hug, "I am so sorry about your friends."
"I know. Get some sleep." she replied.
"I will." with that Ginny and Hermione left the room to go to the other.
"Lets get cracking on that closet of yours." Ginny said, rubbing her hands together and throwing open the doors to the closet.
"I can't believe any of this." Hermione said, crying softly, "I don't want to be a mother."
"Oh, Hermione. You will be a wonderful Mummy." Ginny said, moving to the bed where Hermione was. She put her arms around her friend and let her cry for a very long time
