Draco frowned at the entrance to Jas' room. It wouldn't open. She'd changed the password. How rude! Frustrated, he banged on the wall.
"Jas!" he called. "Open up!"
No response, he knocked harder. He barely stopped himself from falling through when the door was wrenched open a minute later.
"Weasley?" he questioned in shock, not expecting to see him there despite what Harry had said. Especially not expecting to see him there looking exhausted and dishevelled.
"Malfoy?" Ron said irritatedly. "Can I help you?"
"What are you doing here?" Draco demanded.
"I was sleeping. Was."
"And why were you sleeping in Jas' rooms?" Draco questioned. "Your girlfriend is on the warpath you know. Apparently Longbottom saw you and Jas chatting." Draco smirked in satisfaction as Ron winced and glared at him.
"And how do you know that?" Ron asked accusingly.
"Harry asked me to come and make sure you weren't doing the dirty on Granger, which it seems you are . . ." Draco trailed off at Ron's suspicious look. "What?"
"Harry?"
"As in Harry Potter, you've met right?" Draco said sarcastically.
"Yes." Ron growled. "Since when are you on a first names basis?"
"Aren't we getting off topic here?" Draco said averting his eyes. "Why are you here in Jas' rooms?"
"I-" Ron began, but was broken off by a small cry from within the rooms.
"Is there a baby in there or something?" Draco asked.
"No." Ron answered quickly, too quickly.
"And you're not lying there are you?" Draco said sarcastically, pushing Ron aside and walking into the rooms.
He stopped in his tracks when he saw Jas standing by a crib in the living room, cradling a small crying bundle in her arms. The sound of Ron shutting the door woke him up out of his stupefied trance.
"Jas?" he asked tentatively taking a step forward. She smiled at him gently before drawing her attention back to the now quieting child in her arms. Draco glanced back at Ron, then to Jas again. "Weasley?" he questioned accusingly.
"She's not mine!" Ron defended.
"Good." Draco said.
"Banning." Jas whispered, Ron snickered.
"Shut up Weasley." Draco snapped.
"Draco, come here." Jas beckoned. Hesitantly he walked forward until he stood by her side. He idly noted that Weasley had just dropped down exhaustedly into a chair. "Isn't she gorgeous?" Jas said. Draco looked down at the sleeping child and couldn't have disagreed.
She had tufts of black downy looking hair covering her tiny head, and when she opened her eyes sleepily and gazed at him he inhaled sharply. The right eye was a dazzling crystal blue, while the left was a deep familiar looking obsidian.
He watched as Jas gently lowered her into the crib.
"Severus doesn't know." she whispered sadly.
"He would have been here otherwise." Draco said.
"Mmm." She agreed. "I'm leaving tomorrow." She told him, gazing at the floor.
"What?" he asked, shocked.
"Leaving, as in departing, out of here, adios . . ."
"Why?" he asked.
"Don't be dense Draco. It's not safe here for me or Bethany." She told him. He nodded in understanding.
"Bethany?" he asked, taking a step forward and watching the sleeping infant.
"Do you like it?" she asked and smiled when he nodded. "Bethany Evelyn Snape."
"Snape?"
"You think I want to name my child after my father?" she asked incredulously.
"Good point." Draco conceded. "Can I stay here until you go?" he asked.
"Sure." She smiled. She turned round to tell Ron that he didn't have to stay if he didn't want to, but was faced with his snores and unconscious form instead. "I guess Ron's staying too." She commented.
"He's unconscious, it's not so bad." Draco said and jumped out of the way as she swiped at his headwith her hand.
"Stop it. He was here all through it."
"Well I would have been if I'd known!" Draco defended. "And just him? Do you have the displeasure of being able to declare that Weasley delivered your child?" he sneered.
"Don't be ridiculous, how would Ron know how to do that?" she rolled her eyes. "Madame Pomfrey was here obviously."
"Does Dumbledore know then?" Draco asked, sitting down on the sofa.
"I haven't told him directly, but I'd be shocked if he didn't." she replied, sitting down next to him and laying a tired head on his shoulder. "I doubt there's much that goes on around here that he doesn't know about." She said with a yawn.
"It always makes me nervous when people say that." he said.
"Well if you didn't do anything wrong it wouldn't be a problem would it?" she smiled at him affectionately and closed her eyes sighing.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?" he asked. She opened her eyes and blinked then nodded.
"Stand up." She instructed him and pulled him to the side before taking her wand out of her pocket and pointing it at the sofa which subsequently unfolded into a bed, complete with pillows and covers.
"Sofa bed?"
"Mmhmm." She nodded as she pulled back the covers and sunk into the bed.
Draco glanced over at Weasley who was sound asleep on the other sofa. He wandered over to the crib that held the sleeping baby Bethany and watched her for a few moments. When he looked up Jas was sound asleep on the sofa. Quietly, so as not to disturb her, he lay down on the other side and closed his eyes.
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