A/N: I have two things to say. One, this is NOT a slash between Harry and Ron. I partnered them up to add a little humor to the story. Second, I reread the first chapter and decided to bring the story to a more serious place. I don't think it will fit right with where the story is going. Now enjoy…

Day 1: Monday

Hermione sat up in bed. Today was the day. The day that would be start of torture she was being put through: two weeks with Malfoy. She shuddered.

"Hermione, get up so we can go to breakfast." Ginny said walking into the room. Hermione didn't move so Ginny took the liberty of picking out clothes for her and threw them on the bed. Hermione finally got up and after changing, she walked with Ginny to breakfast.

The morning went by way too fast for Hermione. Suddenly, it was time. She walked with Harry and Ron dragging her feet. Harry and Ron seemed to be doing the same.

"Nice of you to show up." Snape said with a sneer. "Ten points from Gryffindor for each of you."

"WHAT? That's not…" Harry started but was pulled into his seat by Ron who didn't want to get into more trouble.

"You all should know who your partners are by now. So before you get together, I will pass out your babies." Snape said as he walked around, passing the dolls out to the mothers. When he came to Harry and Ron, he smirked. "Which of you is the mother?" Snape asked. "Actually… which one of you is going to pretend to be the father?" Harry clenched his fists under the desk and gave Snape a glare. Ron did the same. Getting no answer, he dropped the baby on the desk and walked away.

Having passed out all the babies, Snape said it was time to pair up. Hermione slowly dragged herself from her seat to walk toward Malfoy.

Here goes nothing…

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When Draco had found out that Mudblood would be his partner, he had spent the rest of the night seething. But now that he had some time to think, this could be fun. He loved to pick on her and now here was his chance. Two weeks to torture her to no end.

As she walked toward him, he watched her. It had been two years since he had last seen her. After turning over to the light side, he had been put into hiding. He did small things to help the order, and therefore never saw the Golden Trio much at all. She had grown into a woman and had managed to tame her bushy hair. It was now a little past shoulder length and straight.

She's attractive… WOAH! Where did that come from?

She sat down in the chair next to his. She put the baby on the desk but before either could speak, Snape spoke up. "Now that you're with your partner, I can go over the project in detail. These dolls are specifically made for this sort of thing. You have to treat them like real babies. They will need to be fed, changed, cleaned, and of course… loved. They will cry and even pee and poop. They have been tampered with magically to do anything else the muggles couldn't get them to do. The only difference between the doll and a real baby is simple, it's not alive. You will not come here everyday. Instead, you will use the time to take care of the child together. All meals, you must sit together with you're partner. You have to take the baby to class with you. And one more thing… NO nannies."

At that a few people groaned but inside, Draco was screaming. I have to eat with her too? Great!

"So Mudblood… looks like we have to spend lots of time together." Draco said looking slightly disgusted.

"Yeah ferret, looks like we do. How do you want to split the responsibilities?" She asked.

"How about you take care of the baby, and I do nothing?"

"How 'bout no!" She answered glaring at him.

"Just kidding around."

"I will take the baby for the rest of the afternoon. Then at dinner, you take her and…" Hermione began but Draco stopped her.

"Hold on! The baby is a girl? How do you know?" He asked annoyed.

"Look at Harry's and Ron's." As Draco looked over at them, he noticed that the diaper had somehow come off and he had a full few of the doll's privates.

"Okay I get it."

"As I was saying." Hermione said. "I will take the baby for the rest of the afternoon. Then at dinner, you take her until the next morning. I will take her at breakfast until lunch when you take over. Then I get her at dinner and for the rest of the night. We can keep switching off like that. Get it?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Draco said rolling his eyes. It did sound like a good plan though. "What about weekends?"

"Well were being forced to spend time together so…" Hermione let the statement hang in the air. They both knew what that meant.

Snape started speaking once again. "Each care will get a baby pack. There will be diapers, toys, clothes, and a few empty bottles. Baby food will be on the tables at all meals so make sure to feed the baby. You will come to class on Friday during the second period so you can restock. I will also be checking on how you're doing. Until then, class dismissed."

As they stepped out of the classroom, Hermione suddenly grabbed Draco's arm. "We forgot to name the baby."

"Get your filthy Mudblood hands off of me Granger." He spat. "Now I have to burn these clothes." (a/n: I hate that they have to wear robes so I'm going to pretend they don't have to wear them anymore)

"Okay that's IT! I can't take it anymore." Hermione shouted angrily. Then next thing Draco knew, he was pinned against the wall. One hand on each of his shoulders. He could feel her breath on his face.

Damn, she's strong…

(a/n: I've read a lot of stories where Draco pins Hermione to the wall. So I thought it would be a fun twist to have Hermione doing the pinning.)

"I don't want to do this as much as you don't. But right now, we have no choice. In order to get a good grade we have to work together. So stop acting like a bloody baby, get over it, and be a man." With that, Hermione turned around and stalked off.

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When dinner arrived, Hermione walked into the Great hall to find an extra table set up. She knew that it was the seventh year table. She spotted Harry and Ron but no Draco.

Good! I'm not ready to deal with him yet…

Hermione was tired. She had been with the baby since her little fit. It had been crying non stop. All the babies had. So most teachers just gave up and let us try to calm them down. She sat down between Harry and Neville. She filled a bottle with warm milk and started to feed the baby when Harry spoke up. "What have you named the baby Hermione?"

"We haven't decided yet. You?"

"Ron and I decided to name him Sirius." Harry said blushing.

"Oh Harry! Sirius would have loved that." Hermione replied.

Draco suddenly appeared at her side. He stared at Neville with a look that said 'Move! You're in my seat.' Hermione looked at him and said, "Please? Thank you Neville." Draco sat down and to Hermione's surprise, apologized.

"I'm sorry. I've been thinking about what you said and your right. We have to work together for the next two weeks. So truce?"

"Truce." Hermione said smiling. "I have some ideas for the baby's name." She said changing the subject. "Elizabeth?"

"No."

"Camilla?"

"No way!"

"Crystal?"

"HELL NO!"

Getting frustrated Hermione stopped to think. Suddenly her eyes lit up. "Dakota!"

"Dakota Malfoy…" Draco muttered thinking. "I like it."

"You mean Dakota Granger." She said pointedly.

"Uh no. If were going to pretend to be married, you're taking my name." Draco replied.

"Whatever!" Hermione answered but she was blushing.

After they were finished eating, Hermione tried to make the baby burp. As she was patting Dakota on the back, she heard the baby belch. Then she realized that along with the belch, some food had come out and hit Draco square in the face.

"This project is getting better and better." She said before cracking up.

A/N: Well this isn't really a cliff hanger but I couldn't think of one. Let me know what you think!

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