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WARNING: This is an AU fiction from HBP but it may contain some spoilers for HBP (I haven't decided yet but I'll warn you before I put something in there) so you have been warned I will retain some of HBP's happenings but others will be changed. If you feel this is wrong please tell me so that I can reconsider the context. For explanations please send me an email or review to ask me.
Last Chapter Synopsis: Harry and Draco left on their last Mission, the boys separated for the first time for different locations for different lengths of time. Harry left for France for 4 weeks and Draco for America for 6 weeks.
3 weeks later;
" Come on, Hermis, admit it."
" NO, it's- there's no way!"
"12 galleons that's what's gonna happen."
" Gambling Zambini? Honestly Ron's been too much of an influence." Hermione laughed into her cell phone as she walked out of her apartment to her car.
" Influence? Hermis dear I do not get influenced merely swayed in a direction I would not previously have gone had it not been for present company." Blaise replied.
"Now your sounding like yourself, and stop calling me 'Hermis', and what you are implying is not going to happen."
" I bet you it is, why do you deny the truth so?"
Hermione rolled her eyes as she got into the driver's seat. " I don't deny the truth only the improbable, now if you don't mind I need to go to my doctor's appointment. I'll see you and Pansy later."
"Alright come over to the flat afterwards alright?"
" Okay Blaise I'll be there. Now bye."
" Alright bye. Oh and Hermis?"
"Yes?" she sighed.
" Get those galleons ready." Click
" Who owes you galleons?" asked Ron as he saw his roommate hang up the phone.
"No one as of yet but after her appointment Hermione will." Blaise answered while walking to the couch and flipping on the television.
" So she's still denying it eh?"
" Yep, it's kind of weird actually."
"How so?"
"Well think about it, Hermione Granger is going to be having a baby with Draco Malfoy, whether she believes it or not, and here we are Ron Weasely and Blaise Zambini living together trying to convince her that she's pregnant."
" Yeah I guess so, If anyone told us this back in Hogwart's days I would've had them put in St. Mungo's" Ron said. Blaise laughed.
" And that's not even the weirdest part!"
"No?"
" Not in the least, we're the ones convincing her because Draco's not here to do so, and that's because he andHarry Potter are off on an expedition to rid the world of Death Eaters." Blaise explained " And if that's not enough they are actually best mates, and to add to that the person getting Hermione through this is none other than Pansy Parkinson," At this point Ron started to laugh. "And if that doesn't get you Pansy can't be the with her all the time because she is off planning her wedding to the aforementioned Potter." Blaise finished, taking a deep breath, he noticed Ron trying to control his laughter. "What?"
" I dunno, maybe I guess the fact that our being roommates is the only thing that makes sense, and that's ludicrous as well." Ron said after reigning in on his mirth.
" Who would've guessed the only sane ones in this soap opera of ours would be us?"
" Who says you're sane Zabini?"
" I could say the same to you Weasely," Blaise said getting up, " Don't you have to get to work? We have got a rent to pay you know."
"Yeah yeah, I'm only still here because you decided to relay our lives to me as if I could forget," Ron said amused, he got up put on his jacket, walked to the door, he turned, " I'm going now, owl me at work tell me what she says alright roomie?"
" Yeah alright see ya."
An Hour Later
Hermione made her way up the flight of stairs to Blaise's apartment in shock. ' I can't believe it.' She softly knocked on the door. Pansy greeted her.
" Hey 'Mione, what did the doctor say?" Pansy asked, but the seeing Hermione's face she pulled the young girl inside. " Are you sick? Is it something bad?" Pansy questioned worriedly.
"No, it's nothing like that I'm just in a little shock that's all."
"Hey Pans was that her?" Blaise called from the kitchen.
" Yeah, we're in the sitting room." Pansy called back.
" So?" Blaise prodded Hermione as he walked into the room.
" 12 galleons was it?" Hermione asked. Blaise erupted in laughter.
" I knew it! Pay up Hermis."
" Excuse me, but what are talking about?" Pansy asked confused.
"I bet Hermis here 12 galleons that she would go to the her appointment today and find out that she was to be expecting a child rather than a flu potion."
" Wait that means she's-"
" Pregnant." Blaise interrupted.
" Oh that's great Mione! Wait, why aren't you more excited?" Pansy wondered, " Aren't you happy?"
" Yes, but it's just that Draco and I haven't talked about this yet I'm worried about what he'll say I mean we're not even engaged." Hermione explained.
"Oh hogwash!" Blaise scolded, " you know should know as much as I do that Draco will be ecstatic to hear that you are to carry his little one."
" Yeah, but we're not even-"
"Engaged. I know but you love him and Merlin knows Draco is crazy about you. Engagement is just a formality. Hell with the way you two are you might as well already be married." Pansy exclaimed.
" Alright, alright I get it! He'll be happy, now onto the next subject. Where are we going to lunch, I'm starving!" Hermione relented.
"Said the pregnant woman," Blaise quipped, earning him a smack in the head from Pansy. " Ow! Okay we'll go as soon as I write an owl to Ron telling him we're expecting a Dramione in…?"
" 7 months, August." Hermione informed him.
" Right 7 months," Blaise said leaving the room, " I'll just write that owl and we'll be off."
Moments later he walked back into the room grabbing his jacket, " So where are we going?"
One week later
Near 10 o'clock' on the evening Ron, Blaise and Hermione sat waiting in Hermione's apartment for the arrival of Pansy and Harry. Then they heard it, a tell tale sign of the two's arrival.
"No Pansy, I won't allow it!" They heard Harry sigh frustrated.
" But honey, please I mean it would look so good with the way I have it planned please?" Pansy pleaded. Then the two stepped inside.
" No, no absolutely not, this is one thing I will not back down on." The three looked at the quarreling couple with increasing amusement.
"OK, now what is it that will absolutely not be happening that Pans has her mind so dead set upon?" Blaise jumped in before Pansy had the chance to try and reply to Harry.
"Pansy here would like to strip me of my right to choose the color of my robes for the wedding." Harry answered with a sigh.
"Geesh! You haven't been back for what more than a few hours and your already arguing over the wedding?" Blaise questioned incredulously.
" So what did she want you to wear exactly?" Ron cut in before Harry could say anything.
" She wants me to wear these ridiculously frilly mint green robes for the ceremony!" Harry replied vehemently. At the words mint green both Ron and Blaise erupted in a fit of laughter.
" What?" Pansy cried defensively. Hermione chose now to intervene.
" Alright, come on Bridezilla, let us get some refreshments and then we'll give Harry my news." At the reminder of Hermione's pregnancy Pansy immediately forgot about the previous argument. The boys erupted in another fit.
"What pray tell are you two so hysterical about?" Harry spoke again amused.
" Bridezilla!" Ron gasped before going into another bout of laughter. The girls came out of the kitchen with some iced tea.
" Alright boys, settle down and drink your tea." Hermione chastised before sitting down in an armchair sipping her tea.
"Yes mum!" they chorused before sharing a look and laughing again.
"Alright! What is going on?" Harry asked confused and slightly annoyed at being left out, "and what news?" he asked while moving to sit on the couch by Pansy.
"Honestly these two have been nutters since I told them my news last week," Hermione answered with a shake of her head, the boys laughter subsided to light chuckles, " and the news I have is that I am expecting."
" Expecting what?" Harry wondered still a little confused then his eyes widened slightly, " A baby?"
"No a gorilla you idiot, of course a baby" Ron said.
"Honestly Potter didn't you expect it?" Blaise asked with a roll of his eyes. Harry shook his head. " Well you should have."
" Yes you really should have," Ron said before making his voice deep and saying, " because the are the Days of our Lives." Before he and Blaise dissolved into another fit of giggles. Yes, giggles. Harry looked to Hermione who just shrugged her shoulders, he turned to Pansy who rolled her eyes.
" They've been watching too many muggle soap operas." She told as if it would explain everything, which it did.
" Oh." Was all he could say before chuckling himself. ' Mione's gonna be a mum, wow.'
" So," Hermione said standing up. " I'll go get refills and then we can talk about mint green robes and Ron's raise in salary."
" I'll help." Harry spoke hastily before speeding out of the room, leaving his fiancée with Ron and Blaise.
In the kitchen:
" So, you're pregnant?" Harry started conversationally.
"Hmm" Hermione murmured looking distractedly out the window.
" What is it Mione?" Harry asked walking toward her, " Expecting an owl?"
" No, wonder who it's from?" she muttered curious as to who would be owling so late into the night. She opened the window letting in a regal looking owl who, after she relieved it of its message, promptly flew away. She opened the letter impatiently.
" So, who's it from?" Harry asked after seeing her open the letter, grabbing a glass to fill it with tea.
" Oh my god!" She cried before running out of the room. He put it off as morning sickness and picked up the fallen letter, seeing no harm in reading it. When he finally read its contents he took in a sharp breath.
Pansy, Ron and Blaise's conversation halted abruptly when they saw Hermione rush into the bathroom looking sick.
After hearing the sounds of retching, Pansy got up to go check on her. After Pansy was out of the room Blaise and Ron looked at each other worried.
Hearing the sound of glass shattering both boys took off for the kitchen where they were met with the sight of a white faced Harry clutching tightly to a small piece of parchment. They saw the pile of broken glass at Harry's feet.
" Merlin Harry what happened?" Ron breathed. Harry turned to look at him with wide eyes; he handed both boys the letter.
Dear Miss Granger,
It is with great regret that I inform you that at 11:15 am this morning Death Eaters attacked a group of our men, these men were caught by surprise, some were killed and some taken hostage. They were taken to an unknown location and we are unaware as to their current condition. I am sorry to tell you that one of the men taken was Draco Malfoy.
We will keep you informed of any new information we come across.
My deepest sympathies,
Lt. Todd Rebken
Ron and Blaise turned to each other with wide eyes. Draco was missing.