Denial

This also has 2 parts so sit tight and enjoy

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The Celebration

It was now 9:00 and it's two hours until the big celebration. Draco didn't eat dinner that night; but he insisted that Hermione eat because she is now eating for two.

Last night after the news:

As Harry and the gang walked back to the Gryffindor tower a little discussion took place.

Harry: I can't believe it guys. She is actually pregnant.

Ron: I know what you mean; man. A few years ago, I could have sworn she was asexual.

Ginny: Harry, Ron, don't say that about her. She loves him. I can't believe you would think of her like that. She is suppose to be both of your best friends'.

Harry: She is hon, but...

Ginny: No buts Harry. I thought you of all people would understand what love does to a person.

Harry: I do, but that doesn't mean getting pregnant.

Lavender: Why don't we drop the subject about that right now? (Turning to Ginny and Parvati) We have to pick out our outfits.

Harry, Ron and Seamus said in unison: Girls!

Current Day:

11 o'clock was fast approaching and Hermione came in first. When she arrived inside, she was shocked. They were having a party in less than 2 hours and nothing has changed. The furniture was the same, there was no music; everything was the same. She walked into the common room and took a seat. As she let out a loud sigh, Draco came downstairs.

"Hi Love"

"Where's everything?"

"I'm fine, thank you." Draco said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry. I'm just a little stressed out over this party."

"Stop stressing. I don't want anything to happen to you and the baby." He said while rubbing her belly.

"Okay..." she closed her eyes and said "...so where is the decorations?" She opened her eyes anxiously, awaiting his answer.

"They're right here."

"I don't see anything."

"Do you want me to prove it to you?"

"Yes." She said placing her hands on her hips.

"Okay, then."

Draco clapped his hands and everything appeared. It all seemed to be placed under an invisible spell. There was several bowls of punch, music and a different light setting. The room changed from a very bright room to a gloomy gray, to a red, to a green and back to the gray. She looked impressed. She never thought that he would have done something like this. Not to mention the introduction of a bar. To Hermione, it was all too good to be true.

"How did you come up with that?"

"I've been looking through one of your books of advanced spells and I stumbled upon it."

"It's seems like you know the spell well..."

Draco cut her off and said "...what can I say? I'm genius."

Hermione giggled and continued "as I was about to say, have you had any prior practice?"

"Why, yes."

"Where?"

"That's not important right now. What's important is you getting changed into another outfit."

She smiled and said "Ok, then; I'll be down in about an hour."

"Do you mind if I join you?" Draco asked, while sporting his world winning smirk.

"Do you want to?"

He smiled and said "Of course; and besides it's the weekend."

"You're right; it's the weekend. But I don't think so. Maybe later."

"Come on, Hermione."

"Draco, hon, stop begging. It doesn't suit your character. It's sexy, but it just doesn't."

Draco stood up firm, wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a smothering kiss. After a few minutes, their tongues finally decided to play 'field hockey' in each others' mouth. In one swift move, his tongue was out her mouth and back into his. He then began moving from her lips to her cheeks andher jaw. He finally arrived where he wanted to go; to her neck. He sucked the special spot behind her ear and was thanked by a moan. Knowing that he left a mark, he moved on.

Without knowledge to Hermione, he moved her to the desk. When they arrived to the desk, he picked her up and rests her gently on top of it. While he nibbled on her neck, she bit her lip. He then moved back up to her lips. As they were kissing, he moved his ands under her mini skirt. As hissmooth hands moved towards her thighs, she stopped kissing him. She pushed him off and said "I think we better stop."

"What? Why?"

"We just can't right now."

"Come on, I know you want it."

"Not right now. I gotta take a shower." I can't believe I almost did that, Get a grip Hermione. Damn these hormones.

She walked up the stairs and disappeared into her room. An hour and a half later, she came downstairs. She was wearing long fitted blue jeans pants, a red and blue sleeveless top and red sandals. When she got downstairs, she noticed that Harry, Ginny and Ron was already there. Harry and Ron were talking about their quidditch practice from earlier that day. Ginny, while being on the other side of the room, just stared at the ceiling. Draco was nowhere to be found, but Ginny, be the obvious bored person in the room, found her first. She got up from her quidditch talking boyfriend and brother and walked over to Hermione.

"Wow; Hermione. You look great."

"Thanks. Have you seen Draco?"

"The last I saw of him was when he went upstairs."

"Oh, thanks."

Harry heard Hermione's voice while she was talking to Ginny and immediately shut up. He turned around in the now centered couches and said "Hi Hermione. Wow; you look amazing."

"Hi Harry; and thanks."

Ron didn't say a thing. He just stared at her. He was distracted by the baming of the door. Hermione walked over to the door and opened it. It was Parvati, Lavender and Seamus. Before Hermione could say any sort of greeting, Lavender ran to Ron;wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him. While Ginny, Seamus and Parvati's eye almost popped out of their head, Hermione was the least surprise. Mainly because a few nights ago she caught Ron and Lavender snogging in the dungeons' alcove. She looked at Seamus and Parvati, whose eyes just went back to normal, and welcomed them inside.

Parvati looked around the room and said "Where's Draco"

Seamus and Hermione said in unison "So it's Draco now?"

"I just thought that I should because of you, Hermione. Anyway, where is he?"

"Upstairs; I guess."

"Oh. Well, did you go to Hogsmeade this morning?"

Hermione's face turned beet red and she said "Umm...well you see, umm... I kinda slept late. I didn't make it."

Parvati smiled and said "If I were you, I wouldn't have gone either. That is so much better than any Hogsmeade trip."

Hermione smiled. At this time Seamus was getting fairly bored listening to Hermione and his girlfriend's conversation. So he turned to Parvati and said "Hon, I'll be over by Ron and Harry if you need me."

Parvati just kept talking to Hermione so he repeated himself. "Did you hear me, hon? I said..." but he was cut off by Parvati "...You'll be over by Ron and Harry if I need you. I heard you the first time. I'm not deaf."

"Sorry." He kissed her on the cheek and went over to the two snogging couples on the couch.

Hermione excused herself from Parvati and went upstairs, wondering what was taking Draco so long. She went straight in his room without knocking and suddenly stopped. Draco was standing by his bed putting on his boxers with his back facing the door. She wanted to move, but somehow, her foot was planted to the floor.

"Like what you saw?" Draco asked without turning around.

That brought her out of her trance. She walked into the room right when Draco was turning around. She closed the door behind her and walked towards him. When he saw her coming towards him he smiled. But at the last minute she took a detour and sat on the bed.

She sighed and said "What's taking you so long?"

"As you can see, I just came out of the shower. Besides I was doing something."

"Oh."

After saying that, she got up off the bed and was about to make her way back to the door when Draco gently grabbed her hand. She turned around and faced him again.

"You're not going to kiss me goodbye?"

Hermione reached over and was about to give him a kiss on the cheek when he turned his head and their lips collided. She was completely caught off guard. She was only suppose to kiss him on the cheek and leave but it seems he had other plans. As the kiss became more intense, he moved her over to his bed. Without caring about the others downstairs, he laid on top of her and kissed her deeper. That tiny kiss turned out to be a full blown make-out session.

After 15 minutes Hermione ended the kiss because of lack of oxygen. Both of them where breathing hard. She was about to get up when he moved from her swollen lips to her neck. She moaned but quickly caught her senses. She pushed him off her gently. He didn't care; he continued with his assault on her neck. When she noticed that he wasn't paying attention to her she said "We can't do this. We have everyone waiting downstairs."

When he felt satisfied with his 'work' (hickey) he kissed her lips one more time and got off of her. Hermione was incredibly turned on at the moment but she knew if she gave into it, she would never leave his room so she ignored them and said "Don't take long. We're all waiting on you."

She smiled at him and walked back downstairs. When she was coming down the stairs all the girls stared at her. She was always sub-conscious about her looks, so she was getting a little uneasy. Then she heard Ginny said "I spy, something red that looks fresh."

She looked at them curiously and then took a seat beside Lavender. Parvati stared at her and then smiled. She then turned to Ginny and said "I Know what it is..." she turned to Hermione and said "...Nice hickey"

Hermione turned beet red again, while the girls laughed at her. After the feeling of embarrassment left her, she joined in on the fun. Ginny turned to her and said; between laughs "We were..."laugh"...wondering why..."laugh"you didn't come back..."laugh "downstairs."

"Sorry, I took so long."

"Don't worry about it." Parvati said.

"Well, since the guys are talking about which quidditch team they like best, why don't we do the same with music?"

"Sure" Hermione, Ginny and Parvati said while shaking their head.

"How about favorite American female artist? And song from the same artist"

"I'll go first..." Ginny said. She continued "...My favorite singer is Alicia Keys and the song, 'Karma"

"My favorite singer is Britney Spears; and the song is 'I'm a slave 4 u" Lavender said

Ginny laughed immediately and said "That song really says a lot about your character." All four of the girls laughed; not knowing that the guys were listening to their conversation.

You go Parvati. What about you?" Hermione asked.

Seamus was now listening attentively. He wanted to know what his girl liked and what she was about. "Well, my favorite singer is Christina Aguilera and my favorite song of all time just happens to be from her. It's 'dirty'."

"Now that really tells so much about you." Hermione said while snickering.

"I don't know what's so funny. You haven't given us your song and artist as of yet...but thank you." Parvati said

Hermione stopped laughing abruptly and thought got awhile. "Well, umm...my favorite artist is between Ashanti and Anita Baker..."

"Who's Anita Baker?" Ginny asked while Parvati and Lavender nodded.

"Oh, It's a singer my mom likes. I love her songs its all about love and what not. The same goes for the songs it's between 'My everything' by Anita Baker and 'only u' by Ashanti."

"Wow. What a choice of songs, love." Someone said from the stairs. Everyone looked towards the stairs and found Draco walking down the stairs. He smiled at Hermione and walked towards her.

When he arrived to her, he bent down and kissed her. He then said "Why did you pick those two songs?"

Hermione stuttered and said "Well you see, umm, you see..."

"Point taken. No need to explain."

She mouthed "thanks" and began the party.

The party lasted for 2 hours and was a rather interesting party; if I say so myself. Since there were guys who love to compete against each other, they, the guys, decided to have competitions. There was burping, drinking, singing and kissing competitions. They decided to add competitions that the females could play. There were also truth or dare games. The winners for the competitions are as followed:

Drinking: Tie between Harry andDraco (they couldn't do a tie breaker because both of them were too drunk to give it a chance)

Burping: Ron

Singing: There was actually no winner because the girls sang together.

Kissing: Draco and Hermione

2/2

Denial

A few weeks after the party, Draco got a letter sent by the family owl. He thought it was from his mother but it wasn't. It was from none other than Lucius Malfoy. It went as followed:

Dear Draco,

Miss Parkinson has recently informed me of your extra curriculum activities in school; and I must say that I am greatly disappointed in you. After all the years I taught you right from wrong, you still went behind my back and disobeyed me. When I get through with you, you will wish you never disobeyed me you despicable choice for a human being. After I'm done punishing you, I will teach you what it is to be a Malfoy; and youWILL obey me. After I am finished with you, you will act like a Malfoy or I face my wrath. I want you to fly to the Manor, now! I have other major business to discuss with you.

P.S. Burn this letter when you are done.

Your father,

Lucius Malfoy

Draco looked around the common room, no one was there. Hermione was finishing her last bit of homework in the library. He began pacing back and forth, talking to himself. The common room door opened and Hermione walked in.

She looked at his uneasiness and asked "What's wrong, love?"

Draco stopped pacing and looked at her. She could see the fear in his eyes. She knew only one person could do that to him; his father. He pulled her towards the large sofa and gave her the letter. She read it and then looked in his sorrowful eyes.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll do whatever I have to do to protect you..." he looked at her belly and said "...the both of you."

She smiled and then said "That's sweet but you have to do something. I know it isn't a good idea but, why don't you try to deny everything, he asked."

"I can't. He can see right through me."

"Okay. Then we are in deep shit."

"No we aren't. I will say whatever comes to my head. Everything will be alright."

"Okay. See you when you come back."

"No. I don't know when I will be coming back. Don't wait up."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, just remember, I love you."

"I know. I love you too."

Draco got his broom out of the closet and set out on the quidditch field. He walked onto the field, mounted his broom and flew off. He reached the Manor in a short while. When he got to the house, he noticed the door was unlocked. When he walked inside, he noticed his mother, Narcissa, sitting on the couch facing his pissed off father.

"Hello Draco." Narcissa greeted her son

"Hi mom..."he took a breath and continued "...Why am I here?"

His father's angry voice cascaded through the room as he said "Didn't you get the letter? I said major business. Now stop asking questions..." he faced his son and continued "...Now is this what Miss Parkinson said is true?"

"It depends on what she told you."

Lucius narrowed his eyes and said in a low sort of growl "Is it true that you slept with that mudblood whore; what's her name?"

Draco looked down and thought for a minute. He had to say it, so he did. "Yes. And her name is Hermione Granger."

"Granger? Is that Potter's Best Friend?"

"Yes, but..."

He was cut off by a smirking Lucius "Well at least you're honest." Draco raised his head and mirrored his father's smirk.

"Do you think that, that is the worst of your problems?"

"I don't know what you mean?"

Lucius knew that Draco was playing dumb. He knew that Draco was a smart boy so she slapped him and said "I mean that there is more to this conversation. And next time don't play coy with me. Do you understand me?"

"Yes father."

"Now, what is this I hear about you and this mudblood together?"

Draco eyes grew wide. What am I going to tell him now? Draco thought to himself. So he answered off the top of his head "What ever gave you that idea?"

Lucius knew that his son was playing coy again so he did the only thing that will make his understand "Crucio"

Draco fell down on his knees screaming from the excruciating pain that went through his body. His mother was begging his father to stop the spell. When he finally did, Draco's eye was bloodshot red. He looked almost murderess.

Lucius seemed satisfied with himself so he repeated the question. "What is this I hear about you and that mudblood together?"

Draco didn't wait for another minute or thought of lying again so he sort of said the truth "We were going out for a week, that's all."

Draco got another hard slap across his cheek. He looked at his mother whose eyes were swelling up with tears. He then looked back to his irate father who shouted "What did I tell you about mudbloods?"

"I know what you told me, but didn't you say that Malfoy's are always suppose to have the best?" Raising his voice as well.

"Yes well..."

"She is the best."

"Shut up and listen to me, boy. She may be the best but she is beneath you. You will not mess up the Malfoy by sleeping with a mudblood. Why didn't you choose Miss Parkinson?"

Draco really got mad. Why were his parents always trying to set him up with her? Within seconds he blew his top. "Why didn't I choose Pansy? Why would I choose Pansy? Mom, Dad, how can I put these in better terms for the both of you?..." right then and there a movie that Draco and Hermione watched last month came flashing in his head "...ok. Pansy is the school's bicycle. Everyone's had a ride."

Lucius and Narcissa looked shocked. Was she that bad? They both thought. Draco looked at his two clueless parents and then said "Let me make it short. She's a slut."

Narcissa, who was sipping on her tea, spat it out and asked "She's a what?"

Draco sighed and said "She's a slut. She may seem nice but she is nothing more than a money grabbing slut. You said Malfoy's are suppose to have the best; does she sound like the best? No."

"But..."

"But nothing. Don't you think I would like something unused for once?"

As I said before, he blew his top. Lucius and Narcissa were speechless. They had never heard him talk to them like this before. He sounded dominating. Exactly how a Malfoy should sound. Even though Draco was suppose to get a lecture from him, Lucius was internally proud to call him his son. Narcissa was the first to speak. "By unused you mean..."

She didn't get to finish because Draco finished her sentence. "Pure, untouchable, and as I said before, unused."

Narcissa was still bewildered. Who was this boy in the front of her? He sure wasn't the scrawny boy they grew up for many years. He seemed more mature. It must be this Hermione girl she thought to herself. I have to thank her someday. She concluded. She smiled a small smile and listened to her vexed son. Lucius saw the exchange of the smiles between his wife and son so she interrupted "Enough with this small talk. The reason I called you here is because I found out the most disgusting news in history. But I want to know if it is true."

Draco said in a bored tone "If what is true? Why don't you just come out and say it?"

"Mind you tone, boy. Respect me."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Draco mumbled.

Lucius pretended like he didn't hear that because if he did, he would kill his own son and he needed him to continue the Malfoy family. "Did you get the mudblood pregnant?"

Draco put on his most surprised face and said "She's pregnant?"

"Don't switch the topic, boy."

"I didn't know that she was pregnant..." He kept looking at his father not knowing that his mother could tell he was lying. She came up with the conclusion that he was the father; but was too afraid for his life than to say otherwise.

She was a caring mother in her own way but could not show it sometimes because of her fear for her husband. Secretly she was not for thediscussion about purebloods being inferior to muggleborns. She believed everyone was equal. She loved her son even more now that he has found his salvation through Hermione Granger.

"Father after all you have taught me, I thought you knew me better than that."

"Just answer the question." Lucius said angrily

"No way, did I get that mudblood pregnant." His mother knew he was struggling on the m word but he had to say it. That was what she admired most about her son. He would always do what he thought was right, even if it was wrong to others.

"But Miss Parkinson told me that she was pregnant. If you aren't the father, then who is?"

Draco was now at his boiling point. He was about to crack again any moment but he tried to keep his calm. His hands were shaking and little volts of electricity could be seen coming out of his fingernails. He looked at his smirking father and lost it again "How the fuck would I know. It could be either Potter or Weasel's child." After saying that, he felt an unforgettable churning in the pit of his stomach. Even the thought of another man, especially Weasel and Potter, touching her made him sick. You see Dracois a very possessive man and he would do anything in his power to keep what he has.

"But Miss Parkinson said that she was pretty sure."

"Who would you believe me or her?"

"Well..."

"I can't believe you. You call yourself my father..." He spat at his father "...I don't even know why you listen to that thing anyway. She just wants me back."

"That's good because if it was true I would have killed that mudblood whore, her baby and you. I will not, I repeat, I will not let you ruin the Malfoy's bloodline because of a bastard child. It's not my business who you have in your bed, but make sure that's as far as it goes. Especially for anyone beneath you. Now be gone.

With that said Draco left his father's presence, kissed his mother and left.

Tomorrow we will find out what happens next.