Here's chapter 12. Hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 12: The Proper Proposition.

"Hey Deft," Draco rubbed the back of his neck as he sat behind the register. "Have you seen Ryan?"

Hermione shook her head, putting books back on the shelf in the correct places on the Library sides.

"You mean the tall guy, black hair, purple eyes, his ears a little to big for his head." A girl Hermione knew as Natalie asked.

"Yeah that's him," Draco leaned forward interested.

"His house caught fire with his parents still inside, he's being put in a foster home until they can contact his family. If they can find any" Natalie Sighed sadly. "Pretty sad, I've only seen him twice since. He's on home studies, where ever home for him is."

"Wow," Hermione sat down next to him. "Poor kid."

"I really liked that guy too," Draco murmured. "Good lad."

"I wish we could help him," Hermione rested her head. "How much do you like him?"

"A lot," Draco said absent-mindedly.

Hermione smiled.

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Three weeks pasted.

Draco yawned walking into the house. He paused on his way to the stairs as he was passing the kitchen. He caught the look on Hermione's face that said, "Come sit down let have a chat."

Running his fingers tiredly though his hair. He sat down in the seat across from her. That is when he noticed the folder sitting down in front of her.

"What's this about?" he asked.

"I know this is a bit sudden, I've spent tons of time preparing for this little meeting we're getting ready to have." Hermione opened the folder to a photo of Ryan.

"What you want to sponsor him or something? Like those kids on TV" Draco asked Interested.

"Yeah, something like that." Hermione turned the page to their house hold expenses, explaining to Draco things that he already knew, but he stayed quiet and patiently listened to her. What really caught his attention was the next page. Expenses for Ryan. Draco cocked an eyebrow as she started explaining quickly, not giving Draco a chance to speak until she was finished with her presentation.

"You want to adopt Ryan?" Draco tilted his hand before sitting back in his chair and rubbing his eyes.

Hermione looked at him hopeful. "Yes, but I understand how much you don't want children and…"

"Hermione," Draco interrupted, "Are we ready for this?"

"What do you mean?" Hermione sat back in her chair.

"I mean us, are we ready to give up our privacy, our freedom, our spare time, our work habits?" Draco took her hand. "There are more things at stake than what you have on paper. What you have is just a small price to pay."

Hermione's eyebrows came together in thought.

"How about we bring it up tonight at dinner? See what the rest of our family thinks." Draco proposed.

"We have two weeks to decide if we want him, if not another family is going to take him away." Hermione shook her head.

He kissed her Forehead. "How about a shower?"

"I'll take that offer."

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"Let's try to get through this dinner with out any world shattering arguments," Jennifer said.

"How about afterward?" Draco asked before he could stop himself.

Everyone at the table including there new addition Tim.

"Now they're planning things ahead of schedule," Narcissia commented.

"She's trying to organize her murder attempts." Severus told her.

"I am not!" Hermione exclaimed. "That was a once in a life time thing."

"And so is what we want to argue about," Draco muttered.

"Unless it's not about a decomposing body, or any new sexual tricks you want us to share, I'm sure we can discuss it." Miles said.

Hermione blushed. "Very funny Miles."

"Stop calling him that Hermione," Her mother chastised.

"It's fine," Miles said. "She's only been calling me that since she could talk. It's grown on me."

"What are we discussing?" Ron asked. "That could turn into a heated debate."

"Or survival of the fittest." Harry Added.

"I want to,"

"We want to," Draco corrected.

"We want to adopt," Hermione said smiling.

"Why not just have your own children?" Miles asked.

"If we do that we can't pick their age," Draco frowned. "Who wants an infant?"

"No offense Ginny, we'll love your baby too." Hermione said in addition.

"But!" Draco continued. "We can give you baby back when we don't feel like taking care of it any more."

"You can't give an adopted child back to the system that easily." Narcissia said.

"We can if we're completely screwing up. Making the child's life hell instead of better." Hermione pointed out.

"You're not going to screw up the kid," Ginny said pointing her fork at her. "You are both mature adults and fully capable of knowing what not to do."

"How old?" Ron asked.

"16," Draco responded.

"A teenager?" Severus questioned. "That's the "I know everything," stage."

Narcissia laughed. "The "You could never possibly understand," stage."

" The "you know nothing," Stage." Jennifer added. "Are you two sure?"

Draco and Hermione nodded.

"Do you already have a child picked out?" Narcissia questioned.

"His name is Ryan Norton," Hermione informed them.

"The kid from Prose," Ginny asked. "What happened to him?"

Hermione Began telling the table (not the actually table, the people sitting at it.) Ryan's story.

"You aren't doing this out of pity are you?" Ron asked.

"Some what," Hermione said. "But I really want children, and Draco refuses to go near one. When we finally found one he liked, the opportunity unfortunately came knocking. I don't intend to pass it up."

"We don't intend to pass it up," Draco corrected again.

Hermione smiled.

"Well if this is what you two want," Harry started. "For sure, I'll stand behind you."

"We all will," Narcissia added.

"Thank you," The two coursed.

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Short chapter sorry. I'm trying to force out these chapters before I slip into writers block, AGAIN.

Next chapter 9/12/06