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Chapter 1- Welcome to Puddlemore

Hermione smiled as Draco opened up the door, allowing her to get out of the limo.

She got out and watched him close the door. He turned around and pointed to the woman standing at the bottom of the stairs.

"This is Olivia, " he said, "She's my grandmother's personal assistant. She also makes sure everything is set and ready for parties and such."

Hermione smiled as Olivia shook her hand, "I'm Hermione Granger."

"Hermione will be helping me out with Natalia and Jason until I find someone to take care of them when I can't." Draco told her.

Olivia nodded, "Well, Prince Draco, the Queen requests your presence in the Library. Would you like me to show Ms. Granger her suite?"

"Thank would be great, thank you. And have Adam fix her up a little for dinner." Draco replied, smirking evilly.

Hermione glared at him.

Olivia smiled and nodded, "Right this way Ms. Granger. I'll show you to where you'll be staying."

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Hermione gasped as she stepped into her suite.

"This is absolutely gorgeous! Are you sure this is my room?" she asked.

"Yes it is. We give only the best to our guests."

"Well, I don't know what to say. Thank, I guess."

Olivia smiled, "Now, if you'll follow me into the bathroom, I will do my best to get you ready for dinner."

Hermione nodded and followed her into the bathroom where there was a huge vanity for her to get ready.

She looked around the bathroom and smiled. She could get used to this….

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Hermione walked quietly down to the kitchen for dinner. She hoped she was going the right way. Olivia gave her directions, but she could vaguely remember them.

Just as she turned the corner, she nearly collided with a little girl.

"Oh! I'm sorry! Are you alright?"

The little girl nodded, "I'm fine!"

Hermione smiled, "Do you know where the dining room is?"

"Uh huh! I was just going there to meet Jason, Daddy, Nana, and my new nanny!"

Hermione tilted her head slightly, "Are you Natalia?"

"Yup! That's me! Want me to show you where the dining room is?"

Hermione smiled once more, "Sure, I'd love that."

Natalia smiled back and began skipping down the hallway Hermione had just come from.

After about a minute, she glanced at Hermione, "Are you here to see my Daddy?"

"Yes I am."

"Are you his new girlfriend?"

Hermione's eyes widened, "No, no I'm not. I'm here to talk to him about-"

"We're here!" Natalia exclaimed pushing an oak door open.

They entered the room to find Draco trying to get a little boy into a booster seat.

He looked up upon hearing the door creak open. His jaw dropped when he saw Hermione.

"Uh, y-you look g-great." he stuttered as the little boy squirmed in his hands.

Hermione smiled as she turned around to model her sophisticated black dress.

Natalia giggled, "Daddy, you're drooling."

Draco snapped his mouth shut and wiped his chin, finding that he really wasn't drooling.

He placed the little boy in the booster seat and walked over to Hermione.

"I see you've met my daughter Natalia." He said motioning to the little girl who was playing with the little boy in his seat.

Hermione nodded and smiled.

"Is that Jason?" she asked looking at the little boy.

It was then that she noticed how much the two children looked like their father. They both had those mysterious gray-blue eyes. Natalia had curly blonde hair that was pulled up into a ponytail. Jason on the other hand, had much shorter blonde hair like one year olds usually do. They looked nothing like their mother, who Hermione figured to be Pansy Parkinson.

Draco nodded, "Yes. Well, we're just waiting from my grandmother, then we'll start eating."

"Alright. Oh, and thank you so much for my suite! It's absolutely beautiful!"

"Good." Draco replied shortly.

"Hello my dears." A voice said suddenly.

Everyone turned to see Constance Malfoy, Queen of Genovia, enter the room.

"Nana!" Natalia exclaimed running over to her.

Constance smiled and hugged her.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, your Majesty." Hermione said curtsying nervously, earning a roll of the eyes from Draco.

"Oh please, there will be no need for bows or curtsies. And please call me Connie." Constance said kindly.

Hermione smiled, "Alright Connie. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Constance smiled back, "It's a pleasure to meet you too."

"Gram, this is Hermione Granger. She's going to be helping me with Natalia and Jason for a little while."

"Oh dear, pardon me, I thought you were Draco's new girlfriend. You know Draco, time is running out." Constance reminded him.

Hermione raised her eyebrows and glanced at Draco.

He laughed nervously and wrapped one of his arms around her shoulders.

"My grandmother jokes around a lot. She's such a funny woman, don't you agree?" he asked forcing a smile.

"Oh yes," Hermione replied playing along, "Very funny."

"Well, welcome to Puddlemore Castle Hermione. And welcome to the family. Why don't we sit down for dinner." Constance suggested smiling gently.

Hermione smiled and sat next to Draco at the elegant table.

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Hermione smiled sadly as she watched TV from her bed.

Just as her favorite part of the movie came on, there was a knock on her bedroom room door.

"Come in." she called turning off the television set.

Draco opened the door and smirked at her, "Can we talk?"

Hermione nodded and sat up, "Sure, what's up?"

He walked into the room and stood in front of her bed.

"You're probably wondering why my grandmother said that time was running out." he started.

Hermione shrugged, "Yeah, I was wondering what that was about, but I could tell you didn't want to talk about it."

"Well, when a King and Queen divorce, the children that they had together become illegitimate." Draco started.

Hermione nodded, showing him she understood, despite the fact that she already knew that information.

"But when a Prince and Princess divorce, the main caretaker of the children gets one year to remarry, without their children losing their place in line for the throne."

"So how long do you have left?" Hermione asked.

"Four months." Draco said slowly.

Hermione's eyes widened, "Four months?! You've had eight months to find someone! What have you been doing?!"

"They're all sluts!" Draco exclaimed in defense.

Hermione glared at him, "So you expect me to be your last resort?! This isn't about helping you with your children, is it?!"

Draco smirked, "You're getting this all wrong Granger."

"Don't try to fool me! I'm not that blind!"

"I hired you to take care of my children so I would have time to find a new wife! I'm sorry if you got the wrong impression!" Draco exclaimed.

Hermione stared at the ground and watched Draco's feet as he paced back and forth.

"Look, tomorrow the kids and I are going to spend the day at the park. It would be nice if you could join us." he said finally.

Hermione looked up at him, "Sure, that sounds great."

Draco nodded awkwardly, "So, uh, I'm going to go tuck the kids in. I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

He turned to leave and opened the door.

Hermione stood up and walked over to him, "Can I come? I'd like the kids to be more familiar with me."

Draco shrugged, "Sure, whatever."

Hermione frowned and followed him out of her suite.

They walked side-by-side, not saying anything for the longest time.

Finally, Hermione spoke up.

"I'm sorry for accusing you of trying to…seduce me. I know it must be hard raising two kids by yourself." she apologized.

She heard him take in a deep breath and then let out a sigh.

"Thank you," he said slowly, "Everybody thinks it's easy, raising kids. But it's not. It's the hardest thing I've ever done. And it's also the best thing I've ever done."

Hermione smiled, "Well I think you're a great father."

Draco laughed gently, "How can you say that? You've only been here a day."

"Still, I've seen enough to prove that you love your children more then anything else."

Draco nodded, "Well, here we are. It's quite a ways from where you're staying, but I figure you can handle them during the day and I'll deal with them at night."

"Oh yeah, that seems fair." Hermione said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

"You have no idea." he muttered opening the door to the room.

The two walked through the door and saw Natalia jumping on her bed and Jason playing innocently with his blocks on the floor.

"Alright guys, get into bed." Draco said walking over to Jason and picking him up.

Natalia sat on her bed and stared at Hermione.

"Are you my new mommy?" she asked.

Hermione smiled nervously, "Not exactly. I'm going to help take care of you and Jason until your daddy finds you a real mommy."

Natalia frowned, "Can I still call you mommy?"

"Uh…"

Hermione glanced at Draco. He shrugged at her as he wrestled Jason into his pajamas.

Hermione turned back to Natalia, "Sure sweetie."

Natalia gave her a big, toothy smile, "YAY! Can you help me get ready for bed?"

"Sure."

"First, I get my pajamas on, but they're already on. So now, you can brush my hair."

Hermione smiled and brushed her curly blonde hair.

Natalia hugged her when she was done, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. What's next?"

"Beddy time!" Natalia answered climbing into her bed.

Hermione leaned down and pulled up her covers, tucking her in.

"Goodnight Natalia. Sweet dreams." she whispered, giving her forehead a kiss.

"'Night 'night." Natalia whispered turning on her side and closing her eyes.

Hermione walked over to Jason.

"Goodnight Jason. Sweet dreams." she repeated, kissing his forehead lightly.

He gurgled something incomprehensible in return. Hermione smiled and tickled his stomach, causing him to giggle. She watched Draco kiss Natalia goodnight, then followed him to the door.

"Goodnight guys." Draco whispered.

He turned off the light and closed the door quietly.

"Well, goodnight." Hermione said softly.

"Do you want me to walk you back? Your room is kind of far from here…"

"No, that's alright. Thanks anyway." Hermione replied.

She stood there for a moment longer, then walked away.

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