* The 3pm meeting *

Harry rarely saw Hermione so eager to dismiss someone during Wizengamot meetings, especially when she was the one calling for them. But today she was suspiciously glancing at her watch every half hour, and Harry couldn't help but wonder why. Last time he's seen Hermione this eager, Ron was coming back from a very long mission. As the head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports was talking about arrangements for the new Quidditch World Cup, three interdepartmental memos flew in the courtroom, two of them landed in front of Hermione and the other in front of the head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Hermione opened one of the memos. "Your 3pm meeting is in your office" it read. Hermione grabbed her quill, scribbled something quick and threw the memo in the air. Harry thought for a minute. He remembered hearing Ethel, Hermione's assistant, say that her agenda was free from 3pm onwards, so how come she had a meeting at 3? As he saw Hermione play anxiously with her quill, it clicked on his head. How come he hadn't thought about it? It made perfect sense. Him and Ginny were going through the same. No children in the house as all of them were at Hogwarts already, so they were experiencing a sort of honeymoon phase all over again. He was sure Hermione and Ron were going through it as well. They had never been all by themselves as a couple. They got together as soon as Hermione found out she was pregnant with Belle, so they didn't know what it was like to be childless for some years. They didn't get to experience what it was like to be just the two of them. So it was understandable, Harry thought, that they wanted to rediscover their relationship. But... during office hours? He was sure that wasn't something Hermione would do.

"So... if there's nothing more to talk about, meeting dismissed." Hermione said, standing up and gathering her stuff. Everyone stood up and walked to the exit. Hermione did the same and quickened her pace. Harry followed her.

"Hermione, wait!" he called. Hermione turned her head to see him but didn't stop walking so he sped up until he was walking next to her.

"Yes, Harry?" she asked.

"I was wondering if we could talk about..." he started before she cut him in.

"Is it really important? Because I'm really in a hurry today." she said.

"Actually, I wanted to talk to you about the Aurors budget..." he started as they walked in the lift.

"Look, Harry: we already talked about it last month and I already gave you a fair amount of galleons." she said as they reached level one. They walked out of the lift and she started walking quickly through the corridor.

"I know, but I was thinking that maybe you could..." he started as they reached her assistant's desk.

"Harry, I really have to go. So, unless you have an urgent case or a proposal for me to read, then we'll have to talk about it on Monday." she said, then turned aroud and smiled at Ethel. Harry sighed.

"Come on, Mione! I know you have free the rest of the afternoon. You're telling me Ron can't wait for a few more minutes?" he asked. Hermione turned around and looked at him, confused.

"Ron?" she asked. "What does Ron have to do with this?" she asked later.

"It's normal. I mean, kids are all gone to school. It's understandable that you guys want to... reconnect as a couple." he said, blushing a bit. He sighed. "I know he's the 3pm meeting." he said. Hermione looked at him

"Actually... he isn't." she confessed. Harry looked at her with big eyes. Could she...? No, it wasn't possible. But... really? Could she really have someone on the side?

"Then who...?" he asked, unable to continue as Hermione's door office opened and a little blonde girl ran to her with the biggest smile on her face shouting "NANA!". Hermione smiled, turned around and kneeled down to embrace the little girl in a hug.

"Hello, darling! How are you? Look how pretty you look today!" she said, kissing the little girl. Seconds later, a redhaired girl walked out of the office.

"Amelia, sweetie. We were going to... Oh! Hi mom! Hi uncle Harry!" she greeted them. Harry smiled. Hermione got up with little Amelia in her arms and walked to her eldest daughter and gave her a hug.

"How are you today, sweetheart?" she asked lovingly.

"Good. Although nauseas hit me again. I threw up in your bin, I'm so sorry. But I already cleaned it." Belle answered. "Thanks again for watching her while I go to the doctor's and then to work. I don't think I'll be out too late, but I don't think either of us will be picking her up before 6." she added. Hermione smiled.

"It's an absolute pleasure. I love spending time with her. We're gonna have so much fun, right Ami?" Hermione said looking at her granddaughter in her arms and kissing her cheek. The little girl giggled and wrapped her arms around her grandma's neck.

"She's your 3pm meeting?" Harry finally asked. Belle and Hermione startled, totally oblivious that he had been there the whole time. Hermione looked at him and nodded. "Why did you keep it a secret?" he asked confused.

"Because you know what they are like. Even though I'm the minister, they'll still talk about the fact that I took time off my day to spend it with my family and stuff, and I'm really not in the mood to hear about it, Harry. Besides, I don't need anyone's permision to fulfil my grandmother's duties." she answered. Belle kissed her daughter and gave some recommendations to her mother, then she kissed her uncle's cheek and left. Harry looked at her and he couldn't believe his eyes when he noticed a small bump protruding from her green jumper.

"Is she...?" Harry asked. Hermione sighed and nodded

"And you can't tell anyone yet." she said. Harry frowned.

"Why not?" he asked.

"She and Adam want to announce it at Christmas when all the kids are home." she explained.

"Since when do you know...?" he asked.

"A month or so. She found out when Adam proposed to her. They decided to tell everyone about the engagement but leave the pregnancy under wraps until Christmas as a kind of surprise. Besides, she wanted to be safe and sure everything was ok." she explained. Harry just nodded. "Now, if you excuse us, we're going home to change some clothes and then we have a date at the park." she said, smiling at the little girl in her arms. Harry smiled as well and looked at them as they walked out the office and to the lift, Amelia talking animously to her grandma in her nonesensical English about everything and anything. He couldn't think of a better meeting to have on a Friday afternoon.