Thanks very much to my beta reader Kassie, and my second beta reader Julia! Where were you two when I first started lol.
On with the chapter.
"What!" Ron practically screamed.
Taking deep breaths Hermione said "My waters broke Ronald!"
"Okay, okay what should I do?" Ron said taking deep breaths with Hermione.
Grabbing his collar Hermione pulled him very close to her face. "Apparate me to Saint Mungos you dolt." she said letting go of him.
"Right, right."
"NOW!"
Holding Hermiones hand and thought of the front entrance of Saint Mungo's, and with a pop they were there. Leading her through the sliding doors he sat her down on a chair, and went to the front desk.
"Um, my friends water broke. I dont know what to do Im new at this." Ron statuette in one breath.
"Okay bring her up, and please fill this out." the woman said handing Ron a clip board with a parchment attached to it, a quill and some ink. Walking to Hermione he helped her up and led her to a levitating stretcher and helped her on it. Following it to a room he held her hand as it floated slowly to a room.
Waiting for us in the room was a nurse setting the room up, as she smiled softly to Hermione and helped Ron get her on the bed. Casting a spell to change her into a white hospital gown as Ron started to fill out the sheet.
"Ron, go call Harry, your mom, everyone please."
"Okay Hermione one second."
"NOW!" she said loudly as Ron jumped up and ran out the room.
Chuckling softly. "I see your husbands very nervous huh." The nurse said speaking for the first time.
"Oh no, Ron? Hes not my husband. Just my brother." Hermione spoke.
"Well, will your husband be here soon? Wouldn'tt want him to miss this right?"
Turning her head to the side. "There is no husband. The daddy is a dead beat dad."
"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am it wasn't none of my business." The nurse said looking down feeling bad for the woman who has to raise her child alone.
"It's okay." Hermione said keeping her head still turned to the side.
"Push Hermione! Push!" the doctor told Hermione as another contraction came.
"Ow, ow." Ron and Harry said at the same time as Hermione grabbed a hand each and squeezed the life out of there hand.
"Oh my God this is the first and last baby Im having!" Hermione screamed as she pushed.
"This is it Hermione push the babes coming."
"AHHHHHHHH!" she yelled as she dropped her head to the pillow feeling like a watermelon popped out a lemon.
"Congratulations, a beautiful baby girl."
With Harry wiping Hermiones forehead, Ron cut the babys umbilical cord with Hermiones permission. The sounds of a crying baby filling the room.
"Wow Hermione, she is beautiful. Just like her mother." Ron said handing the baby to Hermione.
Cradling the baby, she stopped crying and looked at Hermione with wide eyes, and Hermione started letting go silent tears.
"What will you call her?" Harry asked.
Hermione had been planning to name, if she had a girl, Samantha, but that didn'tt fit. No she had the perfect name.
"Speranza, which means Hope. Hope Elizabeth Granger." Hermione said to the cooing baby girl.
"Excuse me ma'am, but there's um, a few people here to see yo-" Though she never got to finish because the whole Weasley family, McGonagall, and Dumbledore came bustling in. A series of-
"Hermione darling are you okay?"
"Where's the baby?"
"Oh shes beautiful."
"What's her name?"
"I always thought Tiffany was a good name."
"WAIT! One at a time. Shes just had birth you know." Ron screamed over everyone.
"Thanks Ron. Im fine everyone. And thank you. Her name, her name is Hope Elizabeth Granger."
"Thanks to my sources I have heard that the Granger girl has given birth. If its a boy Draco, take him kill her. If its a girl, kill them both, and have your fun with them." a hooded figure with snake like red eyes and a thin mouth said in a raspy voice to Draco Malfoy.
"Yes my Lord."
"Go"
With a bow, Draco left with his robes billowing behind him.
In 9 months a lot of Draco has changed. For one, he got his Dark Mark about 8 months ago, after he had gotten kicked out of school. He got taller at least 6'4 and had been working out a lot and had gotten disheveled. Every girl always dreamed of him scooping them up in his big strong arms. Or so they thought. His hair had grown past his shoulders and he kept it tied up in a black ribbon. His features grew a little stronger. But something that changed the most, was his eyes. They grew darker, cold...and lonely. Since he was little he knew all he wanted to do was follow in his father's footsteps. He didn't even have any remorse when he raped Granger. He just thought about it as sex. Rough sex. But in reality he never saw anyone killed. People probably use to think when he was in school and that he killed every day but truth is was that he didn't. He didn't think, that was his problem. But that night when he was initiated into the Death Eaters, he had to kill an 11 year old Muggle born. An 11year old for crying out loud. And not only did he have to kill her. He had to torture her. Hit her with the Cruciatus Curse and rape her. She was innocent. And he had to do it in front of the rest of the circle. Whilst getting laugh at. And no one will ever know this, but she had silently asked him to kill her. So instead of going on, he said the killing curse when he should have hit her with another one. He had apologized and said he couldn'tt wait. Thankfully his master believed him and it all ended with her body thrown away like a piece of dirt.
The next day while he was walking in Muggle London, he saw two crying parents hanging up a flyer for there daughter. The same girl from the previous night. A smiling picture of her with her arms around the same guy hanging the flyer up. It was one of the few times Draco had felt a pang in his heart.
And now he was being sent to possibly kill his child if its a girl. Yes him and Pansy had gotten married but at the moment they weren'tt allowed to conceive until there master said it was okay. He would always have a hard day out working in the ministry by day and off going on killing raids at night. And you would think Pansy could make it a little easier. But she would always yell her head off that bloody woman. It took every inch of control not to kill her.
With a pop he was gone standing in front of 339 Hallberry street. The Granger residence.
This is it
With a bottle in one hand, a towel over her shoulder, and Hope in her arm she made her way up the stairs to her room where her babys crib was. Even though it's been close to a month she wasn't ready to put her baby's crib in the nursery. She didn't want to be separated from her baby just yet.
Trying to reach for the bottle, Hope started crying to her mother. Looking down Hermione noticed how many her fathers features were starting to come out. Soft silky blonde hair was starting grow, and she was starting to get her fathers eyes too.
"Okay baby okay, one second." Hermione said while sitting down on the chair in her room and holding the bottle to Hopes mouth so she could drink. After about a minute or two Hope pushed the bottle away, Hermione dabbed at her chin and lips and put her over her shoulder to start burping the baby. Slowly rubbing her back Hermione rocked back and forth. Softly humming a tune.
Hearing a couple burps Hermione laid Hope down in her crib, turned the mobile on and a soft lullaby hum came on. Covering Hope up, she stroked her cheek softly till she fell asleep.
Sighing in content she walked to her walk in closet, grabbed out a red tank top, some panties, and some baggy shorts. Mind you, she still had some baby fat to loose so these fit comfortably on her then a nightgown.
Walking to her bathroom she flicked the light on and turned the hot water on to fill her tub, a little bigger thanks to a flick of her wand, and with another one the smell of an ocean breeze bubbles filled the tub. Striping of her clothes, and putting her hair in a loose bun with curls hanging around, she stepped into the tub slowly getting used to the hot steaming water, setting her wand down on the sink. Sighing once she was fully in.
Picking up a rag, she started to wash herself, and gave a soft moan of relief as the hot water worked out her tense muscles. Having a baby wasn't too easy.
Speaking of which, Hope never let her mother rest and the proof of that was her crying. Groaning Hermione got up, wrapped a red fluffy towel around her body, leaving the curls wet that were on her shoulders, and the few bubbles still on her legs. Taking her wand with her she walked to her room, happy the crying stopped but still went to check, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold her wand fell silently from her hand. Her heart stopping in her chest.
There he was. Holding her baby. Their baby. His white blonde in a black ribbon. Saying soft words to Hope. Reaching down as quiet as a mouse she grabbed her wand...but she didn't know what spell to say that wouldn't make him drop Hope.
So she spoke 5 simple words.
"Get. Out. Of. My. House." she spoke to his back.
"Havent you ever learned. Dont tell me what to do, Hermione." he said turning around to face her.
Since when has he been so muscular? No, no, now is not the time.
"Let go of my baby, and leave. I swear to you if she wasn't in your Death Eater arms I would kill you right now. Now leave."
"You see, I have specific orders to do the exact opposite. The lord wanted a boy conceived, obviously she isn't. And the specific order was, kill you and the girl. Actually he said do as I want with you."
"NO!" she screamed raising her arm higher.
"Accio Hope!" she screamed and Hope flew towards her giggling. If only she knew. Catching her she cradled her. Doing a once over to make sure she was okay.
"So our daughters name is Hope. Well was in a few minutes. Bad move Granger." he said raising his wand.
"Draco please. Do whatever you want to me. Kill me rape me I dont care. Just leave my baby alone. Please." she begged with him.
He shook his head at her. "You pitiful mudblood. I'm going to do to you what I should have done along time ago."
Levitating her baby to the bed, she raised her wand as well. You don't threaten a woman's child.
"Oh Harry, your so romantic." Ginny giggled as Harry dipped her while they were dancing. The two of them were on a double date with Ron who finally had the courage to ask Luna on a date. The smiles were soon gone though as Harry looked down at his wrist which was glowing a light blue. Looking over to Ron he noticed the same. They nodded at each other and with an apologize to their dates they apparated with a pop. Just in time to see Hermione cast a spell at a very surprised Draco Malfoy, who was shocked to see them.
"Petrificus Totalus". Hermione screamed at Draco as his arms snapped to the side and he fell.
"Now I wonder what your beloved "master" is going to think when he knows you failed. Taking Hope with her Harry and Ron they apparated with a pop to Grimauld Place.
Hermiones P.O.V
Oh my goodness. Why? I thought it was all over. Can't what he did just be enough? Now he wants to kill me. I'm really too young for all this.
"Hermione." Harry started. "What was Malfoy doing there?
"I wish I would be lying when I say this, but he told me Voldemort wanted the baby to be a boy, since he is destined to be the most powerful. But if I was to have a girl to kill the both of us. I can't go back there. Only to get my stuff. He knows where I live. I guess we could hide out here if that's okay with you Harry. I know you dont really come here often. But he knows were we all live." Hermione said, her eyes pleading with him.
"Of course Hermione. Ron and I will stay with you and Hope. Probably with everyone else to. You know how everyone is." with a chuckle he finished. And I let out a sigh of relief. Looking down at the sleeping baby, I knew we were safe.
"CRUCIO!" Voldemort screamed at the red faced Malfoy who refused to scream.
"I give you one simple task. To kill a mudblood and her child, and you get hit with a little spell. Next time I tell you to do something I expect you do. Dismissed." the snake like man hissed at Draco.
Limping a little, Draco made his way to the fire place. He grabbed some floo powder and weekly yelled. "MALFOY MANOR!" and was instantly covered in soot and was coughing as he fell out his fire place. Leave it to his father to kick a man while he is down though. Literally.
Coughing Draco looked up to see Lucius who gave a swift kick to his son.
"You made me look bad. Disgraced the family name. You're a Malfoy Draco. We show no mercy. Next time dont fail." and with another kick he made his way.
Getting up slowly and painfully with his ribs killing him, he made his way to his room. As soon as he got there he summoned his house elf Effy.
"Effy fetch me pain relieving potions. Now. And some food"
"Yes masters." the elf said and was on her way with a pop.
Ill get you Granger, I swear.
Putting Hope down in a temporary crib, and was staring at the beautiful sleeping baby.
Feeling an arm around her waist she tensed.
"Relax Hermione it's just me." Harry said.
"I'm sorry Harry; I'm just a little jumpy. I dont want anything to happen to Hope. She is my life.
"I know. I promise nothing will happen to either of you. Not while me and Ron are here. And tomorrow everybody coming, and we will go get everything you need from your house." and with that he kissed her forehead good night and left the room closing the door with a soft thud.
"I promise Hope. No one will ever hurt you." Hermione said as she laid down on the bed and sleep washed over her.
"Are you sure this is okay Mrs. Weasley?" Hermione asked handing Hope to an ecstatic Mrs. Weasley.
"Yes, dear. I only had one girl to raise so it will be fun watching Hope. Everything will be fine. Off you go. And do be careful.
"She is fine with us Mom." Ron said as he put his hand on Hermiones shoulder.
"Okay here we go. Bye baby. I love you." Hermione said kissing Hopes forehead.
With a pop the 3 of them were in front of Hermiones house.
"Well let's go." Hermione said and took her key out her purse and opened the door.
Well I thought it was long! Lol please read and review!
Love Tina