About a week later, around 9:00pm, Hermione left the hospital wing carrying
Michelle. She and Draco walked up to the Gryffindor common room. Harry and
Ron are having a game of wizard's chess. Hermione and Draco walk over and
sit on the couch, Hermione still holding Michelle.
"Who's winning?" Hermione asked.
"I am," Ron said. Hermione leans over and whispers something to Draco and he nods.
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked, interested.
"Guys, we have to ask you both something," Hermione started. "We were wondering if you want to be Michelle's godfathers."
"I'd love to," Ron said without hesitation.
"I guess," Harry said wholeheartedly.
"Ok" Draco said. "Can I play the winner?"
"Sure, you can play Ron now, I know I'm gonna lose." Harry said.
"No, you continue your game. I'll wait." Draco said. Eventually, Ron did win, so Draco played Ron, who won again. Michelle had fallen asleep in Hermione's arms so Hermione went to the room and put Michelle down, then she took out some parchment and wrote her parents a letter. It said:
Dear Mum and Dad,
I had the baby. It was a girl, but I already told you that. She is healthy, even though she was born 2 weeks early. We named her Michelle (Meeshca) Arcadia Malfoy So much has been happening to me lately! Draco asked me to marry him and I said yes. We haven't set a date or made any of the plans yet, but I just got out of the hospital wing, so we haven't had much time to talk about anything. We did decide that Harry and Ron are gonna be Michelle's godfathers and they said yes when we asked them. Well, Draco just came in, so I will end my letter here and I will keep you updated on everything.
Lots of Love,
Hermione
She folded up the letter and tied a ribbon around it as Draco came over and sat down.
"What's that?" he asked.
"A letter to my parents keeping them informed of everything."
"I was just thinking, where are we going to live? I mean, we graduate this year, then we will be on our own." he asked, curious.
"Well, I've always wanted to travel as soon as I left Hogwarts, but I don't think that will be possible now. I'm sure my parents will let us stay at my house."
"I've always wanted to travel too, so we can travel and just take Meeshca with us." Draco said.
"I guess." Hermione said.
"Wait, why did I ask where we are gonna live? My mum died, remember? Dad's in Azkaban, so I have Malfoy Manor to myself. We can just live there. What do you think?"
"It's awfully big for just three people though isn't it?"
"Your parents can move in if they want." Draco said. Hermione yawned. "You should go to bed and get your rest. If Meeshca wakes up, I can take care of her."
"Ok, night Hopscotch."Hermione said, kissing Draco on the cheek. She goes to the bathroom, gets changed, and goes to bed. Hermione was asleep for only 2 hours when she heard Meeshca cry. She wakes up suddenly and gets out of bed. Draco heard Hermione get up and walks over to her.
"Hermione, go back to bed, I can handle it. It's alright." he said soothingly.
"No, my baby needs me." Hermione said, trying to push past Draco.
"Hermione, please, just lay down. I promise I can handle it."
"Draco, let me go! I need to get my baby!" Hermione said, angrily, having another mood swing.
"No Hermione! Please, go to bed! Meeshca is fine." Draco said sternly. Hermione, determined to get to her baby, takes Draco's hand and squeezes it really hard and sprains it. Draco screams in pain and Hermione runs over to her baby and picks her up. Rocks Meeshca back and forth until she stops crying. Meeshca falls asleep in Hermione's arms and she puts her back in her crib. Draco is still clutching his hand in pain. Hermione walks over to him.
"Draco, I'm sorry, but you shouldn't get between a mother and her baby. My mom always told me that. Let me fix your hand."
"Hermione, I know you didn't mean to hurt my hand, but you have to understand that I can help you take care of Meeshca." Draco said, holding out his hand for Hermione to fix it. Hermione takes out her wand and does a healing spell on Draco's hand.
"I know you can help, it's just that, the first few weeks, I'm gonna wanna take care of her by myself. It's just the way that mother's are. I can't help it."
"Ok Hermione, but for now, let's just go to bed." Draco said. He was already dressed for bed. Hermione nods and they both get in bed and fall asleep.
The next morning, Draco wakes Hermione up to tell her that he has to go to the Slytherin common room to get something and he'll be right back. Hermione nods drowsily and falls back asleep. Wakes up an hour later to the sound of Meeshca crying. Hermione feeds her, and changes her and gets her dressed. Hermione notices that Draco isn't back yet, so she goes out to the common room and asks Harry and Ron if they've seen him. They tell her that they haven't seen him since he left. She decided to go down to the Slytherin common room and see what's taking him. She wraps Meeshca up in a blanket and heads towards the dungeons. Around the Great Hall, Hermione meets up with Pansy, who still don't know that she goes out with Malfoy.
"Is that your kid, Granger?" Pansy asked.
"Yeah, why?" Hermione said.
"Well, well. Potter's been a bad boy." Pansy laughed.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione asked confused. Draco walks up behind them. Pansy sees him.
"Draco, look what Potter went and done." Pansy said. Draco looked around confused.
"What?"
"He got Granger pregnant!" Pansy said, laughing again.
"Potter? Got my fiancé pregnant? As if! Meeshca is my little girl." Draco said, walking over to Hermione and taking Meeshca. Pansy stuttered.
"Drackie, YOU got Granger pregnant? Wait.....your fiancé?! You're joking!" Pansy said in disbelief. "I thought you went out with a girl you met in America."
"I do. I took Hermione to America this summer."
"What? You took her before you'd take me?" Pansy exclaimed.
"Of course. She's my fiancé. Pansy, we can talk about this later. I have to go. C'mon baby." Draco said. Draco, still holding Meeshca, took Hermione's hand and they walked up to the Gryffindor common room. They sat down on the couch as Harry and Ron walked downstairs. Ron sat on the couch next to Draco and Harry sat next to Hermione.
"What are our plans for tonight?" Ron asked.
"I dunno. Why?" asked Hermione.
"Cause Lavender just told me and Harry that she was having a game of truth or dare tonight and we were wondering if you wanted to come."
"I can't," Hermione said without hesitation.
"Why not?" Ron asked.
"Because I have a baby that I need to take care of," she replied.
"Draco can come too," Harry retorted.
"Ha Ha. I was talk about Michelle," Hermione said.
"Well, if you wanna go, you can. I'll take care of Meeshca." Draco said.
"But I can't leave you to take care of the baby yourself. It's ok. I won't go. We can spend the night together." Hermione said, turning to Harry and Ron. "You guys go on and have fun."
"But 'Mione, it won't be the same without you," said Harry, trying to persuade her to come because he had a plan if she did come.
"Harry, I have a baby now. I can't do the things I used to be able to do. I know you guys want me to come, but I just can't. I'm sorry."
"Hermione, you know I don't like to be bossy, but you can't sit around and not have fun just because you have a baby. Now, you're gonna go out tonight and have fun with your friends. Understood?" Draco said.
"Ok. Fine," Hermione said, finally giving in. "Where and when?"
"Tonight at 9 o'clock in the Room of Requirement," Ron said.
"Who's winning?" Hermione asked.
"I am," Ron said. Hermione leans over and whispers something to Draco and he nods.
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked, interested.
"Guys, we have to ask you both something," Hermione started. "We were wondering if you want to be Michelle's godfathers."
"I'd love to," Ron said without hesitation.
"I guess," Harry said wholeheartedly.
"Ok" Draco said. "Can I play the winner?"
"Sure, you can play Ron now, I know I'm gonna lose." Harry said.
"No, you continue your game. I'll wait." Draco said. Eventually, Ron did win, so Draco played Ron, who won again. Michelle had fallen asleep in Hermione's arms so Hermione went to the room and put Michelle down, then she took out some parchment and wrote her parents a letter. It said:
Dear Mum and Dad,
I had the baby. It was a girl, but I already told you that. She is healthy, even though she was born 2 weeks early. We named her Michelle (Meeshca) Arcadia Malfoy So much has been happening to me lately! Draco asked me to marry him and I said yes. We haven't set a date or made any of the plans yet, but I just got out of the hospital wing, so we haven't had much time to talk about anything. We did decide that Harry and Ron are gonna be Michelle's godfathers and they said yes when we asked them. Well, Draco just came in, so I will end my letter here and I will keep you updated on everything.
Lots of Love,
Hermione
She folded up the letter and tied a ribbon around it as Draco came over and sat down.
"What's that?" he asked.
"A letter to my parents keeping them informed of everything."
"I was just thinking, where are we going to live? I mean, we graduate this year, then we will be on our own." he asked, curious.
"Well, I've always wanted to travel as soon as I left Hogwarts, but I don't think that will be possible now. I'm sure my parents will let us stay at my house."
"I've always wanted to travel too, so we can travel and just take Meeshca with us." Draco said.
"I guess." Hermione said.
"Wait, why did I ask where we are gonna live? My mum died, remember? Dad's in Azkaban, so I have Malfoy Manor to myself. We can just live there. What do you think?"
"It's awfully big for just three people though isn't it?"
"Your parents can move in if they want." Draco said. Hermione yawned. "You should go to bed and get your rest. If Meeshca wakes up, I can take care of her."
"Ok, night Hopscotch."Hermione said, kissing Draco on the cheek. She goes to the bathroom, gets changed, and goes to bed. Hermione was asleep for only 2 hours when she heard Meeshca cry. She wakes up suddenly and gets out of bed. Draco heard Hermione get up and walks over to her.
"Hermione, go back to bed, I can handle it. It's alright." he said soothingly.
"No, my baby needs me." Hermione said, trying to push past Draco.
"Hermione, please, just lay down. I promise I can handle it."
"Draco, let me go! I need to get my baby!" Hermione said, angrily, having another mood swing.
"No Hermione! Please, go to bed! Meeshca is fine." Draco said sternly. Hermione, determined to get to her baby, takes Draco's hand and squeezes it really hard and sprains it. Draco screams in pain and Hermione runs over to her baby and picks her up. Rocks Meeshca back and forth until she stops crying. Meeshca falls asleep in Hermione's arms and she puts her back in her crib. Draco is still clutching his hand in pain. Hermione walks over to him.
"Draco, I'm sorry, but you shouldn't get between a mother and her baby. My mom always told me that. Let me fix your hand."
"Hermione, I know you didn't mean to hurt my hand, but you have to understand that I can help you take care of Meeshca." Draco said, holding out his hand for Hermione to fix it. Hermione takes out her wand and does a healing spell on Draco's hand.
"I know you can help, it's just that, the first few weeks, I'm gonna wanna take care of her by myself. It's just the way that mother's are. I can't help it."
"Ok Hermione, but for now, let's just go to bed." Draco said. He was already dressed for bed. Hermione nods and they both get in bed and fall asleep.
The next morning, Draco wakes Hermione up to tell her that he has to go to the Slytherin common room to get something and he'll be right back. Hermione nods drowsily and falls back asleep. Wakes up an hour later to the sound of Meeshca crying. Hermione feeds her, and changes her and gets her dressed. Hermione notices that Draco isn't back yet, so she goes out to the common room and asks Harry and Ron if they've seen him. They tell her that they haven't seen him since he left. She decided to go down to the Slytherin common room and see what's taking him. She wraps Meeshca up in a blanket and heads towards the dungeons. Around the Great Hall, Hermione meets up with Pansy, who still don't know that she goes out with Malfoy.
"Is that your kid, Granger?" Pansy asked.
"Yeah, why?" Hermione said.
"Well, well. Potter's been a bad boy." Pansy laughed.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione asked confused. Draco walks up behind them. Pansy sees him.
"Draco, look what Potter went and done." Pansy said. Draco looked around confused.
"What?"
"He got Granger pregnant!" Pansy said, laughing again.
"Potter? Got my fiancé pregnant? As if! Meeshca is my little girl." Draco said, walking over to Hermione and taking Meeshca. Pansy stuttered.
"Drackie, YOU got Granger pregnant? Wait.....your fiancé?! You're joking!" Pansy said in disbelief. "I thought you went out with a girl you met in America."
"I do. I took Hermione to America this summer."
"What? You took her before you'd take me?" Pansy exclaimed.
"Of course. She's my fiancé. Pansy, we can talk about this later. I have to go. C'mon baby." Draco said. Draco, still holding Meeshca, took Hermione's hand and they walked up to the Gryffindor common room. They sat down on the couch as Harry and Ron walked downstairs. Ron sat on the couch next to Draco and Harry sat next to Hermione.
"What are our plans for tonight?" Ron asked.
"I dunno. Why?" asked Hermione.
"Cause Lavender just told me and Harry that she was having a game of truth or dare tonight and we were wondering if you wanted to come."
"I can't," Hermione said without hesitation.
"Why not?" Ron asked.
"Because I have a baby that I need to take care of," she replied.
"Draco can come too," Harry retorted.
"Ha Ha. I was talk about Michelle," Hermione said.
"Well, if you wanna go, you can. I'll take care of Meeshca." Draco said.
"But I can't leave you to take care of the baby yourself. It's ok. I won't go. We can spend the night together." Hermione said, turning to Harry and Ron. "You guys go on and have fun."
"But 'Mione, it won't be the same without you," said Harry, trying to persuade her to come because he had a plan if she did come.
"Harry, I have a baby now. I can't do the things I used to be able to do. I know you guys want me to come, but I just can't. I'm sorry."
"Hermione, you know I don't like to be bossy, but you can't sit around and not have fun just because you have a baby. Now, you're gonna go out tonight and have fun with your friends. Understood?" Draco said.
"Ok. Fine," Hermione said, finally giving in. "Where and when?"
"Tonight at 9 o'clock in the Room of Requirement," Ron said.