After sitting in the girl's common room talking with Hermione and Draco for
a couple of hours, Ron walked back to the boys dorm. Ron realized that
since Draco's father was sent to Azkaban, he had changed. He actually was
all those things that Hermione told him he was. He really was taking care
of Hermione well, and he really cared about her. Meanwhile, back in the
girl's dorm, Hermione and Draco were sitting talking about the baby.
"So, what should we name her?" Hermione asked.
"I dunno. Jade?" Draco asked, not really sure cause he's no good at picking names.
"Umm... I was thinking of Michelle Arcadia. What do you think?"
"I like it. But she needs a nickname. What do you think of Meeshca?"
"Meeshca? I love that. So, at least we have her name decided even if we have nothing else decided."
"Don't worry Bongo, we'll get it done. We have 2 months left. C'mon, we're gonna be late for lunch."
As Hermione and Draco enter the Great Hall holding hands, they notice that everyone turned and was staring at Hermione. Draco noticed that everyone was staring at her and since most of them were first years, he looked really intimidating to them.
"What are you staring at?" he asked, sounding as mean as he could. After settling them down and telling them to continue on with their meals, Dumbledore walked over to Hermione.
"Mrs. Granger," he said, but not in a mean tone. In fact, it sounds sweet and soothing. "How come you decided to take the spell off?"
Hermione hesitated to answer, but she eventually did, "Ron asked me to take the spell off because he thought the only reason I was using it was to prevent them from finding out, but they know now, so he asked me to take it off. I can put it back on if you wish."
Dumbledore looked at her and smiled. "It's ok Mrs. Granger, you may leave the spell off if you wish. But I'm afraid some people are going to react like those first years did. So, as long as you promise me that you won't get upset if they stare at you, then I give you the permission to leave the spell off." Hermione nodded and Dumbledore showed them where Ron and Harry were sitting and he returned to his seat. Hermione sat next to Harry and Draco sat across from her next to Ron. Harry looked a little shocked at Hermione's new appearance.
"Hermione, what happened to you?" he asked.
"Ron convinced me to take the spell off and I did."
"But...." was all that he could say.
"Harry, if you really are uncomfortable seeing me like this, I'm afraid that the only way to get past it is to not look at me, because Dumbledore has given me permission to leave the spell off."
"'Mione, I'm not uncomfortable seeing you like that, it's just that it's gonna take some getting used to."
Hermione smiled and they all enjoyed their meal. They discussed what they were going to do the rest of the day. When they were all finished, they walked upstairs to the Gryffindor common room and Hermione sat on the couch. Then she remembered that she has her puppy, which she still hasn't named, upstairs in the dorm. She got up and started towards the dorm when Draco came over to you.
"What do you need? I'll get it." he said.
"I was just gonna go and let the puppy out of the room." she answered back.
"I'll go get him. You go back and sit down. You know you are supposed to relax and rest." he said, heading upstairs and Hermione went back over to the couch and sat down.
"Hermione, your puppy is so cute. Where is he?" Harry asked, trying hard to help her through this time and also trying to get to like Malfoy.
"Draco is gone up to get him."
Just then, Draco walked back down holding her puppy. When he got to the bottom of the stairs, he put the puppy down and the puppy immediately ran over to Ron and started licking his face. Ron started to giggle from the tickling and then the puppy stopped and ran over to the couch and jumped up next to Hermione and into her lap. Then he curled up on her lap as she began to rub him.
"What did you name him Hermione?" Draco asked as he sat next to Hermione.
"I haven't named him yet." Hermione said with a sad tone.
"Well, what about Jakes?" Harry asked. "Dudley had a hamster named Jakes once, and he was just as fat as Dudley." Everyone laughed at the last remark, then Hermione added.
"Ok, Jakes it is then." Hermione said, smiling.
The next 2 months went by slowly, since nothing interesting happened. In fact, those 2 months were pretty boring. It was now the day before Valentine's Day and Hermione and Draco were casting spells and adding baby furniture and things to the spare room that Dumbledore had made in Gryffindor Tower. He said that the three of them should have a separate room, so he used his wand and made one in a corner of the Gryffindor common room. It was fully furnished and even though it looked small on the outside, it was the size of the girl's dorm inside.
"I think that's about it don't you?" Hermione asked Draco. It was well after midday, actually it was dinnertime and they were both getting hungry. They had spent all day getting settled in their new room. Draco magiced a small table in the middle of the room with a romantic candlelight Valentine's dinner on it for the two of them. Draco walked over and hauled out Hermione's chair as she sat down, then he sat down himself.
"This is so romantic Drackie"
"A valentine's dinner for my beautiful valentine."
"You are so sweet." she said.
They enjoyed their dinner and then Draco cleared the table and things with his wand. Then they both sat down on the bed. Draco pulled out a little box from his pocket and slide down on one knee.
"Hermione, since we've started going out, I've changed. I've come to love you deeply and I care about you so much. I want you to be mine forever. Will you marry me?"
"Oh Draco, of course I will." Hermione said. Draco slipped the ring on her finger then sat next to her on the bed and they shared a kiss. As the kiss started to deepen, Hermione pulled away and clutched her stomach.
"What's the matter Bongo?
"Draco, I need to go to the hospital wing, I'm going into labor."
"But Hermione, you're not due for another 2 weeks!"
"Draco, I don't care. I'm going into labor. My water just broke." Hermione said, having a mood swing. Draco helps Hermione down to the hospital wing, along the way, they met Ron and Harry, they asked what's wrong and Draco told them she was going into labor and they followed them to the hospital wing. As soon as Hermione was laid down on a bed in the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey came out and shooed Ron and Harry out. She instructed Hermione through the delivery with the help of Draco. Hermione was in labor for only a short time. When she did give birth to her daughter, she was relieved. That was the hardest thing she has ever went through. Madame Pomfrey cleaned the baby off and handed the wrapped bundle to Hermione. Tears started to form in Hermione's eyes when she realized that she just brought this life into the world. Draco stood over her rubbing her hair, staring at his daughter in amazement.
"Our little girl," was all the Draco could say.
"Yes, she looks just like her dad." Hermione replied, overjoyed.
"But she had your eyes," he said. At that minute, Harry and Ron came in and stood up next to the side of Hermione's bed, looking at the baby she was holding.
"Hermione, you are going to make an excellent mother." Ron said.
"Thanks Ron."
"Can I hold her?" Harry asked.
"Sure" Hermione said, handing her to Harry. Harry takes her and rocks her in his arms.
"She has your eyes 'Mione." said Harry.
"Draco said the same thing. I think that she looks like Draco."
"What's her name?" Ron asked.
"Michelle Arcadia Malfoy. But her nickname is Meeshca." Hermione replied.
"Why is her last name Malfoy? You and Draco aren't married." Harry retorted.
Hermione shows Harry and Ron the ring on her finger. "We aren't married yet, but we will be."
"Congratulations Hermione. You too Draco." Ron said, happy for them.
"Yeah congratulations" Harry said, but he didn't sound too happy about it. He knew deep down that he didn't want them to get married. He wanted Hermione for himself. He didn't think she deserved a snot like Malfoy and when she told him that she was pregnant with Draco's child, he almost cried.
"Thanks you guys." Hermione said. Michelle started to cry in Harry's arms. Harry passed her back to Hermione immediately. "She's just hungry. Do you guys mind? I don't think it would be appropriate for either of you to see my upper chest area."
"Sure 'Mione." Ron said, kissing Hermione's forehead. "You have a beautiful little girl. See you later." Harry left without a word as Hermione fed Michelle.
"So, what should we name her?" Hermione asked.
"I dunno. Jade?" Draco asked, not really sure cause he's no good at picking names.
"Umm... I was thinking of Michelle Arcadia. What do you think?"
"I like it. But she needs a nickname. What do you think of Meeshca?"
"Meeshca? I love that. So, at least we have her name decided even if we have nothing else decided."
"Don't worry Bongo, we'll get it done. We have 2 months left. C'mon, we're gonna be late for lunch."
As Hermione and Draco enter the Great Hall holding hands, they notice that everyone turned and was staring at Hermione. Draco noticed that everyone was staring at her and since most of them were first years, he looked really intimidating to them.
"What are you staring at?" he asked, sounding as mean as he could. After settling them down and telling them to continue on with their meals, Dumbledore walked over to Hermione.
"Mrs. Granger," he said, but not in a mean tone. In fact, it sounds sweet and soothing. "How come you decided to take the spell off?"
Hermione hesitated to answer, but she eventually did, "Ron asked me to take the spell off because he thought the only reason I was using it was to prevent them from finding out, but they know now, so he asked me to take it off. I can put it back on if you wish."
Dumbledore looked at her and smiled. "It's ok Mrs. Granger, you may leave the spell off if you wish. But I'm afraid some people are going to react like those first years did. So, as long as you promise me that you won't get upset if they stare at you, then I give you the permission to leave the spell off." Hermione nodded and Dumbledore showed them where Ron and Harry were sitting and he returned to his seat. Hermione sat next to Harry and Draco sat across from her next to Ron. Harry looked a little shocked at Hermione's new appearance.
"Hermione, what happened to you?" he asked.
"Ron convinced me to take the spell off and I did."
"But...." was all that he could say.
"Harry, if you really are uncomfortable seeing me like this, I'm afraid that the only way to get past it is to not look at me, because Dumbledore has given me permission to leave the spell off."
"'Mione, I'm not uncomfortable seeing you like that, it's just that it's gonna take some getting used to."
Hermione smiled and they all enjoyed their meal. They discussed what they were going to do the rest of the day. When they were all finished, they walked upstairs to the Gryffindor common room and Hermione sat on the couch. Then she remembered that she has her puppy, which she still hasn't named, upstairs in the dorm. She got up and started towards the dorm when Draco came over to you.
"What do you need? I'll get it." he said.
"I was just gonna go and let the puppy out of the room." she answered back.
"I'll go get him. You go back and sit down. You know you are supposed to relax and rest." he said, heading upstairs and Hermione went back over to the couch and sat down.
"Hermione, your puppy is so cute. Where is he?" Harry asked, trying hard to help her through this time and also trying to get to like Malfoy.
"Draco is gone up to get him."
Just then, Draco walked back down holding her puppy. When he got to the bottom of the stairs, he put the puppy down and the puppy immediately ran over to Ron and started licking his face. Ron started to giggle from the tickling and then the puppy stopped and ran over to the couch and jumped up next to Hermione and into her lap. Then he curled up on her lap as she began to rub him.
"What did you name him Hermione?" Draco asked as he sat next to Hermione.
"I haven't named him yet." Hermione said with a sad tone.
"Well, what about Jakes?" Harry asked. "Dudley had a hamster named Jakes once, and he was just as fat as Dudley." Everyone laughed at the last remark, then Hermione added.
"Ok, Jakes it is then." Hermione said, smiling.
The next 2 months went by slowly, since nothing interesting happened. In fact, those 2 months were pretty boring. It was now the day before Valentine's Day and Hermione and Draco were casting spells and adding baby furniture and things to the spare room that Dumbledore had made in Gryffindor Tower. He said that the three of them should have a separate room, so he used his wand and made one in a corner of the Gryffindor common room. It was fully furnished and even though it looked small on the outside, it was the size of the girl's dorm inside.
"I think that's about it don't you?" Hermione asked Draco. It was well after midday, actually it was dinnertime and they were both getting hungry. They had spent all day getting settled in their new room. Draco magiced a small table in the middle of the room with a romantic candlelight Valentine's dinner on it for the two of them. Draco walked over and hauled out Hermione's chair as she sat down, then he sat down himself.
"This is so romantic Drackie"
"A valentine's dinner for my beautiful valentine."
"You are so sweet." she said.
They enjoyed their dinner and then Draco cleared the table and things with his wand. Then they both sat down on the bed. Draco pulled out a little box from his pocket and slide down on one knee.
"Hermione, since we've started going out, I've changed. I've come to love you deeply and I care about you so much. I want you to be mine forever. Will you marry me?"
"Oh Draco, of course I will." Hermione said. Draco slipped the ring on her finger then sat next to her on the bed and they shared a kiss. As the kiss started to deepen, Hermione pulled away and clutched her stomach.
"What's the matter Bongo?
"Draco, I need to go to the hospital wing, I'm going into labor."
"But Hermione, you're not due for another 2 weeks!"
"Draco, I don't care. I'm going into labor. My water just broke." Hermione said, having a mood swing. Draco helps Hermione down to the hospital wing, along the way, they met Ron and Harry, they asked what's wrong and Draco told them she was going into labor and they followed them to the hospital wing. As soon as Hermione was laid down on a bed in the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey came out and shooed Ron and Harry out. She instructed Hermione through the delivery with the help of Draco. Hermione was in labor for only a short time. When she did give birth to her daughter, she was relieved. That was the hardest thing she has ever went through. Madame Pomfrey cleaned the baby off and handed the wrapped bundle to Hermione. Tears started to form in Hermione's eyes when she realized that she just brought this life into the world. Draco stood over her rubbing her hair, staring at his daughter in amazement.
"Our little girl," was all the Draco could say.
"Yes, she looks just like her dad." Hermione replied, overjoyed.
"But she had your eyes," he said. At that minute, Harry and Ron came in and stood up next to the side of Hermione's bed, looking at the baby she was holding.
"Hermione, you are going to make an excellent mother." Ron said.
"Thanks Ron."
"Can I hold her?" Harry asked.
"Sure" Hermione said, handing her to Harry. Harry takes her and rocks her in his arms.
"She has your eyes 'Mione." said Harry.
"Draco said the same thing. I think that she looks like Draco."
"What's her name?" Ron asked.
"Michelle Arcadia Malfoy. But her nickname is Meeshca." Hermione replied.
"Why is her last name Malfoy? You and Draco aren't married." Harry retorted.
Hermione shows Harry and Ron the ring on her finger. "We aren't married yet, but we will be."
"Congratulations Hermione. You too Draco." Ron said, happy for them.
"Yeah congratulations" Harry said, but he didn't sound too happy about it. He knew deep down that he didn't want them to get married. He wanted Hermione for himself. He didn't think she deserved a snot like Malfoy and when she told him that she was pregnant with Draco's child, he almost cried.
"Thanks you guys." Hermione said. Michelle started to cry in Harry's arms. Harry passed her back to Hermione immediately. "She's just hungry. Do you guys mind? I don't think it would be appropriate for either of you to see my upper chest area."
"Sure 'Mione." Ron said, kissing Hermione's forehead. "You have a beautiful little girl. See you later." Harry left without a word as Hermione fed Michelle.