Chapter 3: Cassie's Meeting

"Class! You now have a science teacher! May I introduce Mr. Malfoy." Draco smiled at his new class at the magical prep school. Hermione managed to get him a job. He immediately noticed the little Granger girl. Memories flooded back to the night two weeks ago when Draco was reunited with Hermione.

Draco woke up, a small body snuggled against him. Taking a look around the room, he realized he was in Hermione Granger's room.

"Mya, wake up!" Hermione's eyes slowly fluttered opened slowly.

"mmm?" She couldn't really speak.

"I need to get out before Cassie wakes up." He whispered. Hermione shot up. She had forgotten about Cassie being home. Did she wake up in the middle of the night and hear the moaning? What about the bed squeaking? Hermione took a look around the room. There were clothes everywhere.

"You can use the shower, she's guranteed to not wake up for about 3 more hours."

There was a knock on the door.

"Mom can I come in?"

"Just a minute, baby!" Hermione cursed silently as she gathered all her clothes and put them on, giving Draco his, she pushed him in the bathroom. She whispered to him, "Just apparate out!" She kissed him lightly and closed the door.

"Good morning, class!" The young professor greeted, highly enthusiastic. Teaching wasn't his forte, but he wanted needed the job so he could get his experience and teach at Hogwarts.

"Good morning!" the class replied. And thus class began.

The bell soon rang and the class ended.

"Cassie, let's go home now." Hermione stepped into the door of Draco's class. "You know, Drake. Your class really seems to like you." Hermione winked at the man before walking out with her child.

An owl flew to the window.

'An owl from Pomfry?' Draco read the letter silently, he was so taken aback he didn't realize Hermione and Cassie walk back in.

"Drake what's wrong?"

"Hermione… Would you mind if I took you and Cassie out to dinner?"

"Umm.."

"PLEASE MOM! Mr. D is so cool! I wanna hang out with him!" Cassie was jumping up and down with excitement.

"Well, ok!"

"Great! Where do you want to go, Cassie?" Draco bent down to the child's level, a general look of amusement on his face.

"I wanna go to Chinese!"

Draco looked at Hermione, who, in turn, shrugged. " I took her once and she fell in love." Draco laughed and they all piled into his car.

Hermione stood to get desert from the buffet, leaving Cassie and Draco alone to eat.

"Mr. D, are you gonna be my daddy?"

"Do you want me to be?" he asked quietly.

The small girl thought for a moment and nodded. "We look a lot alike. Some kids in class said you looked like you'd be my daddy. Stuff like we have the same nose and hair and eyes… though my hair is messy like the pictures of my mommy. But… I don't have a daddy. Mommy says that it's just me and her and we really don't need anybody else. But, I think she's only trying to cover up that she doesn't want to be hurt."

"You're a smart girl, Cassie. You think a lot."

"I just feel different. Why is it, I'm the only kid in class with one parent?"

"Because, some people are unreliable." Draco felt uneasy saying this, after the letter he got.

"Mr. D, I'm gonna get some more I'll be back." the young girl hopped down and walked to her mother who began dishing her a plate.

'Cassie wants me to be her daddy.' Draco kept thinking this over and over. Hermione sat down at the table as well as Cassie, who immediately began digging into her plate.

In the car on the way to Hermione's, Draco sighed catching Hermione's attention.

"What's wrong?"

"A letter from Pomfry. Cassie, you, me. Everything is mixed up."

"What does Cassie have anything to do with…" Hermione trailed off. A man was standing on her porch, waiting for her. It was dark, and Draco had a very bad feeling.

Hermione lifted a sleeping Cassie out of the car, while Draco approached the man.

"Hermione, come quick." Draco called. Hermione walked briskly, trying not to wake the child.

"Hello, Mya." The voice spoke and Hermione nearly fainted.