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AN I don't know what Draco's birthday is so for this fic it's January 30th. If you do know for sure what his birthday is please tell me and I'll try and change it.
Chapter 4
A Comfortable Silence
Hermione stood there trying to hide her smile, but not doing very well. Draco just stood there with that serious look on his face.
"Don't laugh. I'm being very serious here." Draco said making Hermione's smile drop.
"Well you didn't seem interested in me the other night so I thought that Godric would be a lovely name for a boy. I certainly wouldn't be naming my son Salazar." She said huffily.
Draco stood there for a moment before breaking into a huge smile, remembering the schoolgirl Hermione wearing the same look. This smile confused her very much.
"What are you smiling at?" She said curiously.
"That face just reminds me of school." He said loosening up a bit.
"Professor... Hermione. I just needed to know why, why did you..." He began slowly, but Hermione interrupted him.
"Draco, do you remember when your father escaped from Azkaban?" He nodded, so she continued. "Well Severus received a letter from him a few months after he escaped, and said that he knew about us and that if something wasn't done about it, we would both die. Severus said he knew Lucius would not hesitate to kill you if we were together."
"What are you talking about? What letter?" He asked confused.
"Severus said that we shouldn't tell you. That you wouldn't let me go if you knew. I wanted to tell you but I loved you too much to risk your life for me."
"But I had already risked my life Hermione, don't you understand that?" He said getting slightly angry.
"I know you did Draco, I just didn't want you to die for me. Severus said it would be better for Lucius to be caught before I came back to you. We both know you are an amazing teacher and I didn't want to take you from your students." She said quietly, not wanting to have to speak about it much longer.
"You know you mean more to me than my students Hermione." He said strongly.
"I know that Draco. But from my look on things I would prefer you to go on teaching and enlightening those kids. Not dying for me. I would have hated it if you had decided to stop teaching." She said almost like she was trying to tell him off for being so selfish.
"Where did you go?" He asked trying to change the subject.
"I went to Harry's. He really didn't want to even look at me but when I told him what was happening he let me in." She finished as though that explained everything.
"But I thought he still hated us, why would you go there?" He said confused again.
"Because I still trust Harry. I have always trusted Harry. Once he knew that he was the only person I still felt safe with he began to forgive me. He insisted on coming with me to see you, but I wasn't sure you would appreciate it like me. Then I found out I was pregnant and the whole world fell down around me. I wanted you there for the pregnancy and Harry was able to help me through it as much as he could without actually being you himself." She said remembering what Harry was like.
"So you came back because you found out Lucius had been killed by an auror." He said understanding everything.
"Yes. It was such a relief that it was now and not in six months time. I would have died if you hadn't been at your child's birth." She said with a tear rolling down her cheek.
As soon as Draco saw that tear he wrapped his arms around her as though trying to protect her from his father's memory. He led her to the couch and sat with her on his lap, cradled in his arms.
"Do you forgive me Draco?" Hermione asked scared that he might still hate her.
"Of course I do. It's Severus I need to have a word with." He said plotting a horrible tongue lashing for the older man.
"Draco please don't, he went through so much during the war. He can't even teach properly now because of his injury. Leave him and let him do his research in peace." She said. They did not talk about Severus' injury because Severus didn't want to be treated any differently, and they thought that talking about it was also out of the question.
"Only on one condition." He said. Hermione could see in his eyes he was plotting something.
"What would that one thing be?" She asked hoping it would not be horrible.
"Well you would have to marry me of course. Our son can't have unmarried parents."
"What makes you think we're having a son? Don't you want a daughter?" Hermione replied, getting defensive.
"Let me rephrase that. Our son or daughter can't have unmarried parents." He said emphasizing daughter.
Satisfied with that Hermione laid her head on his shoulder. She knew she hadn't answered his question, but the thought of him begging her to marry him was too tempting. After 15 minutes of sitting there in a comfortable silence Draco kissed her forehead, bringing her out of her happy thoughts.
"Can I take this comfortable position and silence as a yes?" He said in a voice just louder that a whisper.
Nodding, she moved her head towards his and gave him a softest kiss that was followed by another kiss full of all the passion that she had built up during her absence. Draco put just as much passion into the kiss as well. Suddenly he pulled back with wide eyes and put his hand to her stomach.
"It kicked!" He said smiling like a kid in a candy store.
"It does that." Hermione replied smiling at his reaction.
"When are you due?" Draco asked absent-mindedly with his ear to her belly.
"January 30th.Draco"
"My birthday?" He asked himself. "Hey my little baby we're going to have the same birthday!" He added speaking to Hermione's stomach.
For most of the night they sat there on the couch with Draco's hands almost glued to her belly, and him asking hundreds of questions about the pregnancy and what it felt like and anything else he could think of.
AN: Thanks once again to all my reviewers. If you have any ideas or things that you would like included in this story please tell me and I'll do what I can.
AN I don't know what Draco's birthday is so for this fic it's January 30th. If you do know for sure what his birthday is please tell me and I'll try and change it.
Chapter 4
A Comfortable Silence
Hermione stood there trying to hide her smile, but not doing very well. Draco just stood there with that serious look on his face.
"Don't laugh. I'm being very serious here." Draco said making Hermione's smile drop.
"Well you didn't seem interested in me the other night so I thought that Godric would be a lovely name for a boy. I certainly wouldn't be naming my son Salazar." She said huffily.
Draco stood there for a moment before breaking into a huge smile, remembering the schoolgirl Hermione wearing the same look. This smile confused her very much.
"What are you smiling at?" She said curiously.
"That face just reminds me of school." He said loosening up a bit.
"Professor... Hermione. I just needed to know why, why did you..." He began slowly, but Hermione interrupted him.
"Draco, do you remember when your father escaped from Azkaban?" He nodded, so she continued. "Well Severus received a letter from him a few months after he escaped, and said that he knew about us and that if something wasn't done about it, we would both die. Severus said he knew Lucius would not hesitate to kill you if we were together."
"What are you talking about? What letter?" He asked confused.
"Severus said that we shouldn't tell you. That you wouldn't let me go if you knew. I wanted to tell you but I loved you too much to risk your life for me."
"But I had already risked my life Hermione, don't you understand that?" He said getting slightly angry.
"I know you did Draco, I just didn't want you to die for me. Severus said it would be better for Lucius to be caught before I came back to you. We both know you are an amazing teacher and I didn't want to take you from your students." She said quietly, not wanting to have to speak about it much longer.
"You know you mean more to me than my students Hermione." He said strongly.
"I know that Draco. But from my look on things I would prefer you to go on teaching and enlightening those kids. Not dying for me. I would have hated it if you had decided to stop teaching." She said almost like she was trying to tell him off for being so selfish.
"Where did you go?" He asked trying to change the subject.
"I went to Harry's. He really didn't want to even look at me but when I told him what was happening he let me in." She finished as though that explained everything.
"But I thought he still hated us, why would you go there?" He said confused again.
"Because I still trust Harry. I have always trusted Harry. Once he knew that he was the only person I still felt safe with he began to forgive me. He insisted on coming with me to see you, but I wasn't sure you would appreciate it like me. Then I found out I was pregnant and the whole world fell down around me. I wanted you there for the pregnancy and Harry was able to help me through it as much as he could without actually being you himself." She said remembering what Harry was like.
"So you came back because you found out Lucius had been killed by an auror." He said understanding everything.
"Yes. It was such a relief that it was now and not in six months time. I would have died if you hadn't been at your child's birth." She said with a tear rolling down her cheek.
As soon as Draco saw that tear he wrapped his arms around her as though trying to protect her from his father's memory. He led her to the couch and sat with her on his lap, cradled in his arms.
"Do you forgive me Draco?" Hermione asked scared that he might still hate her.
"Of course I do. It's Severus I need to have a word with." He said plotting a horrible tongue lashing for the older man.
"Draco please don't, he went through so much during the war. He can't even teach properly now because of his injury. Leave him and let him do his research in peace." She said. They did not talk about Severus' injury because Severus didn't want to be treated any differently, and they thought that talking about it was also out of the question.
"Only on one condition." He said. Hermione could see in his eyes he was plotting something.
"What would that one thing be?" She asked hoping it would not be horrible.
"Well you would have to marry me of course. Our son can't have unmarried parents."
"What makes you think we're having a son? Don't you want a daughter?" Hermione replied, getting defensive.
"Let me rephrase that. Our son or daughter can't have unmarried parents." He said emphasizing daughter.
Satisfied with that Hermione laid her head on his shoulder. She knew she hadn't answered his question, but the thought of him begging her to marry him was too tempting. After 15 minutes of sitting there in a comfortable silence Draco kissed her forehead, bringing her out of her happy thoughts.
"Can I take this comfortable position and silence as a yes?" He said in a voice just louder that a whisper.
Nodding, she moved her head towards his and gave him a softest kiss that was followed by another kiss full of all the passion that she had built up during her absence. Draco put just as much passion into the kiss as well. Suddenly he pulled back with wide eyes and put his hand to her stomach.
"It kicked!" He said smiling like a kid in a candy store.
"It does that." Hermione replied smiling at his reaction.
"When are you due?" Draco asked absent-mindedly with his ear to her belly.
"January 30th.Draco"
"My birthday?" He asked himself. "Hey my little baby we're going to have the same birthday!" He added speaking to Hermione's stomach.
For most of the night they sat there on the couch with Draco's hands almost glued to her belly, and him asking hundreds of questions about the pregnancy and what it felt like and anything else he could think of.
AN: Thanks once again to all my reviewers. If you have any ideas or things that you would like included in this story please tell me and I'll do what I can.