Baby Baby: Harry Potter Style

By Crazy4Cocopuffs

Chapter Five: A Night of Surprises Part 2

Last Chapter:

Draco's voice stopped her at the doorway. "Mione, what is going on?"

"My water just broke." He looked at her dumbly. Hermione shook her head and rephrased it. "I'm going into labor. We're having the babies, like, now! Now get to work!"

"I'm going, I'm going!" Draco grabbed his wand off of his dresser and magiced himself into new clothes. Then he ran to the nursery and pulled the two requested bags out of the closet. He returned to his bedroom just as Hermione left the bathroom fully dressed. Draco helped her down to the living room fireplace. They had to travel by floo powder because apparating was dangerous for the babies. Draco stepped into the fire and pulled Hermione in with him. He had the bags hanging from his shoulder. Taking a handful of floo powder from a bag at his waist, he threw it into the fire and called out, "St. Mungo's Birth Center!"

And they disappeared.

Hermione and Draco appeared in the waiting room of St. Mungo's. "Wait here. I'll let them know it's an emergency." Draco said, settling Hermione into one of the empty chairs and put the bags next to her.

She nodded. "Okay, Honey, but hurry!" Hermione's face was flushed from the pain of the contraction that was hitting her.

"I'm going, I'm going!" Draco practically ran to the front desk. Once he reached it, he looked at the receptionist and said, "I'm…and…pain…having the babies!"

The middle aged lady looked at him and said calmly. "Sir, the mental illness ward is in the main building. I assure you, you're not having any children."

"No, not me. My WIFE! She's having the twins and she's in pain and it's getting closer together and someone broke her water and…and…I brought the luggage." He took a breath and closed his eyes for a second. He opened them when he heard the receptionist begin to laugh.

"Well, sir, that was quite a speech! Here's some papers for you to fill out," She handed him a clipboard and pen. "Do you have a regular doctor that you would like called?"

"Um…yeah. Ginny." He said, looking at the papers in his hands.

"Ginny what?"

"Oh, sorry. Ginny Weasley."

"All right, sir. Have a seat and you'll be called shortly."

"Thank you. She's gonna have the babies."

The lady laughed. "I know sir."

He made his way back to Hermione, who was leaning her head against the back of her seat. When she saw him approaching, she asked, "What did she say?"

Draco answered as he sat down next to her. "I have to fill out these papers, she's going to call Ginny, and you need to relax."

Hermione smiled and leaned against her husband. "Thanks, Draco. You're the best."

"That's why you married me." He smirked.

She hit him gently on the chest. "And so humble too."

"Okay, enough fun time. I need help with these questions."

"Okay, shoot." She sat up straight in her chair, like she was being tested.

Draco chuckled and began to asked her what he didn't know. "Full name?"

"You should know this! Hermione Anne Michele Granger Malfoy."

"Didn't you drop the 'Granger'?"

"Yeah, until I found out that my initials spelled 'HAMM'. So I put the 'Granger back. I don't like being associated with anything pork, thank you very much."

Draco laughed. "Okay, next question. Is this your first pregnancy?"

Hermione looked appalled. "Honestly, Draco. You've known me since I was what…eleven? Have you ever seen me pregnant?"

"Well, no. But there was a large amount of time before I knew you. You never know." He smiled as her jaw dropped.

"You think I was pregnant at TEN? Honestly, Draco, who do you think I am?"

"I'm just joking Darling. Calm down."

"Yes, well-" She was cut off when Ginny apparated into the center of the waiting room.

"Everyone else is closing up your house. They'll be here soon. They didn't take you in yet?" She asked, walking over to them.

Hermione shook her head. "Not yet. They gave Draco a bunch of papers to fill out and we're still waiting."

"Let me see what I can do." With a wink, Ginny headed over to the receptionist and began to discuss the situation.

"Well, the sooner we get in there, the-OWWW!" Hermione clutched at Draco's hand as another contraction hit her.

Draco pulled her close and rubbed her back, saying comfortingly, "It's okay, baby, just breathe." She began to breathe in and out as she held onto Draco.

Soon the contraction had passed and Hermione release Draco's hand, still trying to regulate her breathing.

Ginny walked over to them, pushing a wheelchair in front of her. "Here we go, 'Mione. Hop on in and let's go to your room."

Draco helped her into the chair and Ginny pushed her down a long hallway, Draco tagging close behind with the luggage. He had handed the paperwork to the receptionist as he passed her.

The group turned down a hallway and stopped in front of door number 175. Ginny pushed Hermione into the room and helped her into the bed that stood in the middle of the room. Hermione laid down and after covering her with a blanket, Ginny transfigured her clothes into a hospital gown.

Hermione was about to say something when a familiar voice called through the hallway, "Is this it? Where's Hermione? Hey, lady, point a finger, would ya! My best friend's having a baby or two and I want to see her!"

"Ron?" Hermione called out, a wide grin on her face. Next to her, Draco was shaking his head, an amused look on his face.

"We're in here, Weasley." He said and a few seconds later Ron, Harry, Padma, Luna, and Neville appeared in the doorway.

"Howdy Malfoys." Ron said, flicking an imaginary cowboy hat. "Can we come in?"

Hermione laughed and called out. "Ronald Weasley! Get your behind in here! I need my friends!"

Draco pouted from her side as everyone entered the room. "Oh so I don't count anymore, is that it?"

She patted his hand. "You count Honey. Who else is going to bring me breakfast in bed and act out my little sex fantasies?" Hermione managed to keep a straight face. Ron and Harry looked sick and Padma, Ginny, and Luna started giggling while Neville stared blankly at Draco.

"'MIONE!" Draco blushed and looked shocked. "That's SUPPOSED to be PRIVATE!"

Straight faced, Hermione answered, "Don't worry baby. Everyone loves a man in a Zorro costume. But I think that the vampire costume is my favorite."

Draco was speechless but everyone else began to laugh hysterically.

"Malfoy! Vampire costume! And he! With the thing!" Ron was having trouble putting together a full sentence.

"Does he wear a cape, 'Mione?" Asked Padma once she caught her breath. But Hermione's answer sent her into insane laughter again.

She said, "Oh yeah. He even uses fake fangs!"

Draco began banging his head against the nearby wall. He stopped when he heard Hermione give a pained scream.

"All right, everyone OUT!" Ginny shoved the group out the door and slammed the door behind them. Harry, one of the first people shoved into the hallway, conjured up enough chairs for the crowd and lined them up against the walls so they didn't block the hallway.

"Have a seat, everyone." Harry said, taking his own seat. "I have the feeling that this is gonna take a while."

"Not too long, I hope." Neville announced, taking a seat next to his wife. "I know it's supposed to be a miracle and everything, but it sounds downright painful."

"You have no idea." Luna and Padma chorused. They giggled.

"And now we wait?" Ron asked Luna.

"Now we wait." Luna nodded.

An hour later, Draco dashed madly out of the room, followed by Hermione screaming, "DRACO MALFOY! YOU ARE NEVER TOUCHING ME AGAIN!" As the door closed behind him, Draco collapsed into an empty chair (Neville had gone for coffee) and closed his eyes, breathing heavily.

"What happened?" Harry asked urgently.

"Hermione's in a lot of pain. It shouldn't be long now. But she's getting a little… cranky." He opened his eyes and looked from Harry to Ron and said, "If you ever have kids, make sure the mother has lots and lots of drugs."

Harry and Ron nodded, but Luna and Padma said, "Hey!"

Padma added, "How'd you like to have to squeeze something the size of a quaffle out of a hole in your body that's the size of a snitch? How would you feel?"

"Ouch." Ron said, shaking his head in disbelief. Harry just sat there looking appalled.

Draco nodded and stood up. "I'd better get back in there. Hopefully Ginny cast a pain-relief spell. I don't need another table thrown a me."

"She threw a TABLE at you?" Luna asked.

He nodded. "At my head, to be exact. Oh well, here we go." Draco slowly pushed the door open and stepped inside.

Hermione was much better tempered, as Ginny had given her a potion to help with the pain. She smiled at Draco as he came in. "Hey Honey. Where did you go?"

"I just went to…to check on everyone. Are you feeling better?" He asked.

She laughed. "Yes, much better. Ginny said it shouldn't be long now. How long did you say, Gin?" She asked Ginny, who was sitting in the chair next to Hermione, writing in a folder while a nurse was preparing a pair of bassinettes.

"Within the hour. Actually, I'd say that you should start pushing at the next contraction." Ginny answered, standing up and offering the chair to Draco. He nodded and sat down, reaching for Hermione's hand.

"Well, that's good." Hermione said.

Draco looked confused. "Why is that so good, 'Mione?"

She giggled. "Because it's starting silly."

"WHAT?" Ginny and Draco cried out simultaneously. Ginny dashed to Hermione and checked her. Sure enough, it was time for Hermione to push. "Okay, Hermione, this is it. It's time to push. Take a deep breath and push down." Ginny coached.

Hermione smiled up at Draco, who was now holding her hand, and after taking a deep breath, began to push. After five minutes of hard pushing, Harry and the group outside of the room heard the welcome sound of a baby cry. Inside the room, Ginny handed the baby to the nurse after showing him to his parents and saying with a grin, "It's a boy!"

Draco planted a kiss on Hermione's forehead, watching as the nurse started to clean up his son. 'My son.' He thought, looking into the tired face of his wife. 'I can't believe that I…WE…have a son.'

His thoughts were cut off by Ginny saying to Hermione, "Okay, one more time. Take a deep breath and push."

Hermione nodded and did what Ginny said. After two strong pushed and a broken hand for Draco, Ginny, who was now grinning from ear to ear, held up the baby for the happy parents to see and announced, "It's a girl!"

Hermione started to cry and as she gripped Draco, Ginny noticed that Draco's hand was injured. "Let me fix that." She said, handing the baby to the nurse to get cleaned up. Ginny whispered a healing spell and within seconds Draco's hand was fully healed.

"Thanks." He said to Ginny, the grin never leaving his face. He kissed Hermione, pushing strands of hair off of her face.

"Excuse me." The nurse said from behind him. Draco turned to see the nurse carrying a pink bundle of blankets and Ginny, who stood directly behind her, was holding a blue bundle. "Here you go Miss. Two adorable babies." The nurse placed the baby girl into Hermione's arms and Ginny handed the baby boy to Draco.

"We'll leave you two alone." She said as she ushered the nurse out the door.

Left alone, Hermione and Draco were mesmerized by the small treasures in their arms. "Can you believe that we made these?" Draco asked from his position by Hermione's head.

"It's truly amazing." She answered. "But we can't just call them…well, them. They need names. What about…Amara Crystal for this little girl?"

Draco smiled and nodded. "Sounds perfect. And for this little guy…how about Jared?"

"No middle name?" Hermione asked, reaching one hand up to touch the baby boy's head.

"Any ideas?"

"What about Draco?" Hermione smirked at him.

"As a first or middle name? And enough with the smirk. I taught you that smirk!"

"Either or. I think that Draco Jared sounds good to me."

"But it might get annoying after a while. You know, calling for Draco and both of us show up."

"We'll just have to call him 'Jared Draco'. Or we could call you 'Drakey-Poo'." Hermione laughed at the disgust on Draco's face at Pansy's old nickname for him.

"I don't think so." He said quickly. "Jared Draco is just fine. Here. Take Jared and I'll tell everyone the good news."

"Okay." Hermione said, shifting Amara into a one arm hold and taking Jared in the other. As Draco turned the handle to step out of the room, he heard Hermione whisper to baby Jared, "Hey there, Jared. I'm your Mommy and this is your sister, Amara." He smiled and closed the door behind him. Almost instantly, he was bombarded with questions about Hermione and the babies.

"Is Hermione okay?"

"Are the babies okay?"

"Are they boys or girls?"

"Did you pick out names?"

"What do they look like?"

"How's 'Mione doing?"

"Are they identical?"

"Okay, okay, ENOUGH! I can only answer one question at a time. Here goes. Okay, Hermione and the babies are fine, we have one boy and one girl, Amara Crystal and Jared Draco, at Hermione's request. They look identical but you can't really tell until they're older. They both have a little bit of light brown hair and blue eyes, but the eyes can change."

"Well can we see them?" Harry asked, excited.

Draco nodded. "Sure, just let me check with 'Mione." He peeked into the room and, seeing Hermione in almost the exact position he had left her in, smiled and asked, "The crowd's getting restless. Can they come in and see the kids?"

"Sure." She said, looking up. "Send them in."

"Okay." Draco said and pushed the door wide open. Turning to the group, he said, "And now, introducing the new and improved Malfoy family!" Standing aside, he grinned as they sprinted into the room, anxious to see the newcomers.

The girls began to fawn over the babies almost immediately.

"Oh, they're so adorable!" Luna said, touching Jared's hand. He wrapped his tiny hand around one of her fingers and Luna began to grin. "He's strong too." She added. Neville nodded from next to Luna, too much in awe to say anything.

"She's so sweet." Ginny cooed from the other side of Hermione as she lightly brushed the soft hair on Amara's head.

"They're both beautiful, 'Mione. I think their names are perfect." Padma said. She was standing next to Ginny and was examining Amara's tiny hand.

"Well, let's get the other guys involved." Hermione turned to Harry and Ron, who were standing with Draco by the door. "Harry, Ron, come here."

They looked at each other then shrugged and went to stand on either side of Hermione. Immediately, they smiled at the babies in Hermione's arms. The girls had moved over to stand at the foot of Hermione's bed. Hermione looked at them and asked, "Do you guys want to hold them?"

Harry looked excited and Ron looked a little nervous but both nodded. Amara was handed to Ron and Jared was given to Harry.

"Wow. He's so small." Harry said, looking at the tiny person in his arms. Holding him in one arm, Harry waved a finger in front of Jared, who quickly grasped it in his hand. "A he's got good reflexes. I think we have a future quiddich star on our hands."

"Well, he is my son, Potter. Look at the genes." Draco said, coming to stand behind Harry and grinning.

Harry grinned back and lowered his face so it appeared he was telling Jared a secret, although he spoke normally. "Just be glad you got your mommy's good looks, kid. And hopefully her brains too."

"Hey!" Draco protested and lightly slapped Harry upside the head.

"Okay, okay, sorry." Harry said and then turned his attention back to the baby.

Ron was used to holding babies, since he came from a big family, but as he held Amara, his face lit up and his grin went from ear to ear. "This is so cool, Hermione. She looks just like you." He sat down in the empty chair next to Hermione's bed.

"Thanks Ron." Hermione said. She smiled as her best friends looked at her children in amazement. "Wait a second. Has anyone called the-"

She was interrupted by Mr. and Mrs. Weasley coming through the doorway, followed by her parents and Draco's mother.

Mrs. Weasley went directly to Ron and started to compliment the babies. "Hermione, dear, look at these beautiful angels!"

"Thanks, Mrs. Weasley. Mom, Daddy, Narcissa, come meet you grandchildren." Harry and Ron had just placed the babies back into Hermione's arms. "This is Jared Draco Malfoy and Amara Crystal Malfoy." Mrs. Granger looked at Hermione, who nodded. She picked up Jared and held him close, saying, "Oh, Darling, he's so precious."

Mr. Granger went to examine his grandson with his wife. Draco, who was standing next to his mother, gave her a hug and said, "We're glad you're her, Mom. Would you like to hold Amara?"

Narcissa nodded and Draco placed the baby into her arms. She smiled as she looked at the baby in her arms. "Well, well, well, Amara, I'm your grandmother. But I don't like the sound of grandmother, so you can call me Nana, okay?" When baby Amara smiled up at her 'Nana', Narcissa laughed and hugged the baby. "Draco, Hermione, she's just the cutest thing."

"Yes, so is this little man." Mrs. Granger said, coming to stand next to Narcissa with baby Jared. "Switch?" She asked.

Narcissa nodded. "Switch." And they did just that, with the help of Mr. Granger. Narcissa handed Amara to Mr. Granger, Mrs. Granger handed Jared to Narcissa, and finally Mr. Granger, after placing a quick kiss on the baby's head, handed Amara to his wife.

While the whole 'adoring of the grandchildren' ritual began all over again, Draco went to Hermione and kissed her forehead. "You did good, Baby." He said, smoothing back her hair. "Actually, you did amazing."

"Thanks, Honey, but next time we have kids, you're popping them out. Deal?" Hermione grinned.

"I'll try, I promise." He said, noticing how she was starting to look sleepy. "Nap time?" He asked, holding her hand in his own.

"I think so. But I'd rather sleep at home. Can we go home yet?"

"I don't know. Let me ask Ginny."

Hermione nodded and Draco went over to were Ginny was standing with the rest of group. "Ginny," He said, "'Mione wants to go home. How long do we have to stay here?"

"As long as the babies are fine, you can leave as soon as I sign you out." Ginny answered. She walked over to a cabinet in one corner of the room and opened the doors to reveal a small lit fireplace. Taking out a pouch, she reached in and threw some powder into the fire. "Front office please." She said into the fire. The woman from the front desk appeared in the flames.

"Yes, Dr. Weasley?" The lady asked.

"Hello Mrs. Klibit. Could you withdraw Mrs. Hermione Malfoy from residence, please? She's going to go home."

"Certainly, Doctor. Anything else?"

"That's all, thank you." Ginny nodded.

"All right, she can go home now. She is officially withdrawn. Goodbye Doctor Ginny."

"Thank you Mrs. Klibit." Mrs. Klibit disappeared from the flame and Ginny closed the cabinet. "Hermione can go home whenever she wants to." Ginny told Draco, who was standing next to her.

"Thank you, Ginny" He said before going back to Hermione. She was watching the whole thing through half-closed eyes. "Ready to go home?" He asked.

She nodded and opened her eyes. "Let Mom and Mom carry the babies and Daddy can take the bags. I want everyone to come back with me." She looked at her friends. "Can you guys come back to the house with us?" Hermione asked.

"Sure," Everyone said. Ginny added, "I've still got the day off and I want to make sure you're settled."

"Thanks, Gin." Hermione said as Draco transfigured her hospital gown into comfortable jeans and a t-shirt hen picked her up, 'bride-over-the-threshold' style. "Thanks Honey." Hermione told him as she snuggled into him.

Draco kissed to top of her head and watched as his father-in-law gathered Hermione's bags and each grandmother held a baby, ready to apparate home. "Let's go, people!" He said and with a POP Draco and Hermione disappeared, followed shortly by their family and friends.

While everyone else settled in the living room and began to pass the babies around, Draco carried Hermione to their bedroom and laid her under the covers. She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. He left her after planting a kiss on each closed eyelid and each cheek. "Night, 'Mione. Sweet dreams."

Draco left her to sleep, closing the door behind him, and went to listen to more praise about his perfect children.

Almost two hours later, everyone had gone home, leaving Draco with two sleeping babies. Ginny had left first, after checking on Hermione. She was followed by Neville and Padma, who said they had to visit Padma's parents before they went to sleep. Next to leave were Luna, Harry, and Ron. That left Narcissa and Mr. and Mrs. Granger, who stayed until the babies fell asleep, then left together discussing throwing a post-baby shower (Hermione had declined a baby shower because she had felt too tired through her pregnancy) for the twins.

Draco carried the twins into their nursery for the first time. It was around eleven and as he placed the babies into their cribs, Draco said to them, "Okay, listen up you two. This whole stay up late thing was a one time deal, got it? Tonight was a special occasion." As Draco lectured the twins, he didn't notice Hermione standing in the doorway in her bathrobe, a smile on her face. He kept talking. "Well, I guess you figured this out already, you are your mother's children, but I'm your Daddy. Man, that sounds great. I just wanted to let you know the ground rules."

He leaned over Jared's crib. "Jared, your job is to look after your sister. She's going to be a handful, I know it, and so I'll need a hand. Keep an eye on your Mommy too, if I'm not around. I can't wait to teach you quiddich and how to trick Mommy into giving you anything with a smirk. Just don't grow up too fast, okay?"

He walked over to Amara's crib and looked at her sleeping. "You, young lady, need to help you Mommy and me out. Trust me, sweetie, I'm going to spoil you two rotten. That's the Daddy job. Keep aneye on your brother, okay? He's going to be a troublemaker. And no dating until you're thirty, understand? And that's only if I like the guy. Oh well. I guess it's a bit soon for the dating speech. Good night, princess." He kissed her on top of the head, then went over to Jared and did the same.

Only when he turned to leave did Draco notice Hermione standing there. ""Mione! How long have you been standing there?" He asked, startled.

"Long enough." She said, her smile evident in the moonlight from the nursery window. "So she's not dating until she's thirty, huh? You realize that I'm not even thirty yetand I have a husband and TWO children, right?"

"But you married me." Draco wrapped his arms around her. "If the match is perfect, you've got to grab the person before they get away."

"Whatever." She pulled him out of the nursery and closed the door. "Follow me." Hermione led him back to the bedroom and they laid down on the bed, wrapped in each others arms. "We did good, didn't we?"

"Yep. We did good." Draco answered. "They're perfect babies."

"Jared has your face."

"And Amara has your eyes. Do you know what I thought when I saw those brown eyes she has?"

"What?"

"I thought 'Oh great! Another girl to turn me into Jell-O with a look."

Hermione laughed. "I thought the same thing when I saw Jared smile. He has your smirk." She closed her eyes and pulled Draco closer.

Looking at Hermione, he asked, "Are you happy, Love?"

She opened one eye and peered at him, nodding. "Yeah, I am."

"How happy? More like a 'winning the lottery' happy or a 'oh-my-god I'm getting married to the perfect Draco Malfoy' happy?"

Hermione giggled sleepily. "Close to the second one, but even better. It's more of a 'Everything is perfect and I want to scream and shout it from the rooftop' kind of happy."

"That's an intense kind of happy."

"Well, that's how happy I am. Good night, sweets. Yawn I can't keep my eyes open any more."

"Good night, Love." Draco gave her a good night kiss, changed his clothes into black silk boxers, and pulled Hermione as close as possible. He fell asleep with the biggest smile that had ever been seen on the face of a Malfoy.

AN: Sorry it took so long. I actually finished it a week ago and thought I posted it, but I didn't, so here it is. Next chapter will be the grand finale, so keep reading and REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!