Wow, I managed to update earlier than usual. Kool, so now you can get an extra chapter until my next update, sometime next week. But let's move on and read this chapter!
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Harry's POV
I woke up and checked the clock. Damn, it was six in the morning! I didn't like that at all, since I went to bed late. Reaching around, I put my glasses on and got out of bed, making sure I didn't wake up Ginny
Since I was now wide awake, I decided to head downstairs and do some more thinking, but Draco was already there in the lounge room, facing the fireplace, lost in thought
"You're early," I said
"Yaaaah!"
He jumped off the lounge and spun around
"Harry, please don't do that, I've just returned from fighting and I'm still recovering. You scaring me like that could finish me off"
"Uh-huh, so why are you here in six in the morning?"
"Ron attacked us last night"
That killed any joy I was having over scaring Draco
"What?"
"I mean, he came into our room and attempted to kill my baby girl, until I threw him out the window"
Yeah, I could see that Draco's nose was a little red, as if someone had bashed him a few times
"Is Elizabeth alright?" I asked
"Yeah, sure, she's fine. It's me whose not"
"Okay then, we know Ron's still alive"
"Yeah, now tell me, is that a good thing or a bad thing," Draco muttered
I shot him a glare
"The bad thing is your father is still alive"
"Oh yeah, that's definitely a bad thing"
Draco sat down, as I sat across from him
"So, what do we do?" he asked
"That's a good question. We looked at your old house and found nothing"
"Maybe nothing to the naked eye, but what about magic"
"You think Lucius and Ron were hidden with magic?"
Draco gave me a look that said What-are-you-stupid?
"Of course, Potter, they would use magic to conceal themselves and when we left, they would have came back and resume whatever they were doing"
"That could always happen"
Draco got up
"Well, I'm going to see if Hermione's awake. You can sit there and mull things over"
He left the room and I leaned back against the lounge, thinking hard
End POV
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Draco's POV
I made my way up the stairs and into my room, where Hermione was busy brushing her hair. I walked over to the crib
"Morning," she said without turning around
"Morning to you both"
I peeked into the crib and saw Elizabeth asleep. Hermione laid her brush down and came over, giving me a hug
"There's something I want to show you"
"What's that?" I asked
"You missed out on it, so now I'm going to show you"
I had an idea, as she brought out the Pensieve and looked at me
"Is this what I think it will be?"
"Take a look"
I took in a deep breath and plunged into the memory. I found myself in the same room, but it was darker, as Hermione appeared next to me
"Aaaahhh!"
I turned around and saw the past Hermione lying on the bed, the bed sheet soaked with sweat and blood, as she panted
"Come on, Hermione, you can do it," said Ginny
"Oh my God," I said, "This is when Elizabeth's born?"
Hermione nodded. I walked over to the bed and laid a hand on her past self's shoulder, not that she would feel it. And watching her give birth, I felt saddened and ashamed that I missed the birth
A baby's cry!
I looked up and saw Ginny wrap a blood-covered newborn baby in a blanket, before handing her to Hermione, just as Harry and Ron came bursting into the room
"It's a little girl," said Ginny
"She's beautiful," said past Hermione
"So, Ginny delivered our baby girl," I said, looking down at the child, "She is beautiful, even though she's covered in blood"
I sat down on the bed and watched as Elizabeth's eyes open just slightly
"I can't believe I missed it," I said
"Well, there you are, you've seen the birth"
I got up and walked over to the present Hermione, wrapping my arms around her waist
"Let's go back," she said, "She might be awake"
I felt a pull on my body and I found myself back in the room, only this time, there was a crib there. I broke away from Hermione and headed over, as Elizabeth wiggled under her blanket. I smiled at her
"Come on, darling, out of bed," I said and I picked her up
"Shall we go downstairs?" asked Hermione
"Yeah, let's go"
We left the room and went into the kitchen, where Harry and Ginny were, sitting at the table, staring off into space
"Okay, who died?" I asked
"Oh no one's died," said Ginny, "But Fred and George, their shop was attacked"
"By who?" asked Hermione
"By Ron," answered Harry
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Now what will happen? Find out in the next chapter! See ya