Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any affiliated characters. All credit to J.K for her amazing universe that she allows us to play in.
Cursing, sexual innuendos, lemons and fluff ahead.
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Music is my Muse
This chapters song: Bright Lights, Matchbox Twenty
Lyric of choice: Come on home.
Aftermath
Chapter 22
Come on Home
Two months later found an exhausted Hermione cuddled up on the sofa with Theo looking over completed wedding plans that Tuily had delivered Friday night.
"When did she plan all this?" Hermione asked stunned.
Theo laughed as he looked over the guest list. "I have no idea, but its Tuily and she is very efficient."
Hermione nodded as she looked over the drawings the elf had made of the back yard wedding. "She knew I wanted to get married in her garden. Look, Theo, she is having a gazebo built!"
Theo looked over and smiled. "That will look amazing, we can cover it in magical flowers that won't make you sneeze."
Hermione giggled. "I love magic," she said happily cuddling into him as she flipped through Tuily's notebook."
"She wants me in a muggle suit. That should cause a scene," Theo said with a smirk.
Hermione nodded. "She has an appointment set up for me with an exclusive designer in France who has been working on my dress for the last four months. I have my final fitting next week."
Theo shook his head. "So we know she has had this planned for at least four months. Cheeky little elf, I hadn't even proposed yet."
Hermione giggled and rubbed her eyes as she yawned. "I need sleep. I can't believe she sent out invitations already. Are you ready to get married in two weeks?"
Theo grunted. "I was ready to marry you two months ago."
Hermione snorted and then yawned again. "Well, you did warn me if I didn't settle on a date Tuily would."
Theo helped her up and set the notebooks aside before he swept her into his arms. "That I did. Come on Sleeping Beauty lets put you to bed. Two early mornings and you are in bed by eight on a Friday night."
Hermione sighed and tucked her head into his neck breathing in his scent. "I would feel bad except I know you are going out with Blaise and Harry tonight."
"I am, Harry has a lead on where Draco and Luna disappeared too."
Hermione snickered. "I can't believe you lot are tracking them down, just let them be!"
Theo frowned. "I would except we need to check and make sure Lucius hasn't found them before us."
Hermione gave a soft grunt. "He hasn't disowned him yet. Perhaps he has calmed down."
Theo snorted at this and set her in bed stripping off her jumper and jeans. "You are far too optimistic, kitten."
Hermione yawned and didn't argue with him. She had indeed had a few early mornings and was completely knackered and looking forward to sleeping in the next morning.
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However her morning lay in was not to be, she woke up around six in the morning and scrambled over Theo, who always slept on the right side of the bed so he was closest to the door, and raced to the bathroom just in time to be sick.
"Kitten, what on earth?" Theo said sleepily wandering in and crouching down by her side. "What happened?"
Hermione wiped at her mouth and shook her head feeling a bit faint. "I don't know. Do you feel sick? Was the chicken off from last night?"
Theo shook his head. "I feel fine, love. Come on, wash out your mouth and let me get you back to bed, you are pale."
Hermione allowed him to help her and leaned into him until with a slight curse he picked her up and carried her to bed. "Tuily!" He yelled putting his hand to her face.
The elf popped in wearing her night clothes and took one look at her anxious wizard and yelped.
"Mistress is sick?" She said excitedly.
"Why are we excited about this?" Hermione said miserably from the bed. "I feel wretched."
Tuily was quivering and popped out. "That was strange," Theo said frowning at the elf. "I hope she is getting a damn healer!"
Hermione groaned. "Theo, I don't need a healer I need some weak tea and sleep."
"Will you be okay while I get the tea?"
Hermione thought and then nodded. "I think so, I am tired again."
He kissed her head and settled her in before he conjured a bucket and set it by the bed and then rushed out to make her weak tea and some toast. Tuily was already there, however, setting up a tray. "Tuily has peppermint tea for mistress and some toast. Tuily called the healer."
Theo let out a sigh of relief and kissed the ancient elves cheek. "Tuily you are an angel."
Tuily nodded and handed the tray to Theo. "Master Theo should go sit with his Hermione. Tuily will send the healer up."
Theo nodded and then paused. "Tuily, will our healer see Hermione? He was, well not a blood purist but not exactly –"
Tuily cut him off. "Tuily hired another healer."
Theo let out a relieved sigh. "Tuily you think of everything, where would we be without you?"
Tuily tisked and waved him off so Theo rushed up with the tea and toast.
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Hermione was dozing feeling a bit better after the tea and a few bites of toast when a middle age female healer swept in wearing bright blue robes. "Well now, what caused the upset?" The witch said after introducing herself as Agatha, she was clearly French.
"Did Tuily bring you over from France?" Theo asked with an incredulous smirk.
The healer grinned. "I am the Nott healer in Normandy young man. Tuily knows discretion is better in cases such as this."
"What case is this?" Hermione asked sitting up in her dressing gown.
The healer smiled. "Your elf says you are in the family way, dear. Up the duff, I believe you English call it."
Hermione went completely pale and looked to Theo with wide brown eyes filled with shock. "Oh, I couldn't be! I am on contraceptive, Muggle contraceptive."
The healer's smile widened and she shook her head brushing a stunned and smiling Theo out of her way. "Oh my dear, I would laugh but I don't want you to faint."
Hermione shook her head still in denial but the healer waved her wand and Hermione looked down as a golden glow surrounded her abdomen. She put her hands over her womb and looked back up at Theo who was staring at her his face full of happiness.
"Theo?" She asked stunned.
He sank down to his knees and laid his head down on her hands that were cradling their child.
"Oh, kitten," he said in awe.
She shook her head and looked up at the smiling healer. "But, how?"
"O, the normal way I imagine." The healer said grinning at them. "No need to contact the Muggle Vatican."
Hermione grinned at that and then sobered. "But, I am taking the pill; will that have harmed the baby?"
The healer shook her head her eyes calm. "No dear, you should be fine. As to your question about what possibly went wrong with your contraceptive you need look no further than the clear adoration the two of you have for each other. Your magic must be very compatible. I am sure you could have used the charm, a potion, and your Muggle pill and we would still be here today. Now we will check you over and see how this baby is doing, shall we?."
"Oh goodness," Hermione said with a slight sob.
Theo sat up and looked at her his eyes wide as the healer moved over her waving her wand in complicated movements.
"Hmm, one baby." The healers said with a slight smile.
Hermione let out a small sigh of relief as Theo smirked stupidly.
"Do we want to know the gender?" The healer asked them.
Hermione looked to Theo who shrugged. "I don't care. I kind of like the idea of being surprised but it might drive you batty to not know." He said with a smirk.
Hermione rolled her eyes and let out a small huffing breath. "Actually, Theodore, I want to wait too."
Theo chuckled as the healer smiled at them and nodded. "Well, we have a healthy baby. Nine weeks old and nestled in good and tight. Did you just start having morning sickness, dear?"
Hermione nodded looking awe struck down at her belly again. "Is that bad?"
"Oh no dear and many a witch before you have paved the way so there is a potion for pretty much every symptom you will feel except the magical disturbances."
"What are those?" Hermione asked frowning up at the healer who chuckled at her.
"Little bursts of accidental magic as the baby grows. Totally normal and always a good sign for us, but they can be rather upsetting to the witch."
Hermione nodded her face thoughtful. "Is there a-"
Theo interrupted with a wide smile. "A book she can read?"
Hermione tossed a pillow at his head as the healer laughed loudly and nodded. "Many dear, including one written by a muggle born witch I would highly recommend. I have a list for you. Your efficient little elf might have already ordered them for you though, she contacted me two weeks ago, and I have been on standby."
Theo and Hermione looked at her in surprise. "Really?" Hermione said back to cradling her belly with her hands. "Tuily knew?"
"Oh yes, elf magic, dear." The healer said calmly with that slight grin again as if she knew something they didn't.
Theo snorted out a chuckle and nodded before he said. "So do you have something so she doesn't get sick again?"
The woman pulled out a rack of potions from her bag and set them on the table. "Vitamin tonics with nausea relief, a pregnant witches best friend," she said with a wink. "If you are still sick the small orange vials will take care of that quick as can be."
Hermione nodded her thanks and reached for the red potion drinking it and sighing in relief when she found that it wasn't that horrible. It tasted a bit like cherries and oranges actually.
"Is it bad?" Theo asked sniffing the vial when she was done.
Hermione shook her head. "No, not at all."
The healer nodded pulling out another rack of vials. "Two week supply here. I will be back every two weeks to check on you."
"Oh, that frequently?"
The healer nodded. "Yes, dear. The potions don't keep really and we like to have our eye on you. Some women gestate faster than others if they are strong magically which we know you are."
Hermione's eyes went wide. "Theo!" She said urgently. "You better see if Tuily got those books."
Theo nodded and sat down holding her hand as Hermione looked back at the healer slightly agitated by this news, the baby could grow faster? "Is there anything else I should know?"
The healer smiled at her with kind blue eyes shook her head. "No dear and the accelerated growth is in the third trimester which in my opinion is when you really want things to hurry up anyways. I will see you every three days after twenty weeks."
Hermione nodded gratefully and thanked the healer who left and when they were alone again she turned to Theo her face showing her stunned disbelief. "We are having a baby!"
Theo laughed and leaned down to kiss her. "I know, I was here."
Hermione nodded and brought his hand over to her abdomen. "I know, but, it bears repeating."
Theo leaned down to kiss her belly and laughed. "I want to send a notice to the Prophet I am so excited."
Hermione smacked him lightly on the head. "Theodore Henri Spencer Nott don't you dare! Our wedding invitations just barely went out."
"And a good thing too," Theo said with a grin before he froze. "Wait, can we still-"
Hermione started to laugh. "Yes we can, but we are not spending all day in bed mister, I need food and to get used to the idea that I am going to be a mother. I just know this has to be your fault somehow."
Theo laughed and pulled her up hugging her to him. "I happily take the credit."
"Blame," Hermione corrected.
Theo kept grinning. "Whatever," he said before he kissed her senseless and carried her to the shower.
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Hermione kissed Theo for all she was worth her legs wrapped around his waist and her heart beating triple time. A baby! Theo's baby, inside of her. She moaned as he helped her out of her dressing gown and turned on the shower. They kept kissing as she stripped him out of his sweats and pants and then yanked up his t-shirt. He was pulling down her knickers and running his hands up her thighs kissing at her belly playfully.
"Are you really excited?" She asked breathlessly as he moved to sucking on her hard nipples.
"Mmm, beyond excited, I am thrilled. You?"
She nodded. "Happy but worried, it's so soon."
Theo laughed and moved to kiss at her neck as he lifted her up with his hands under her bum and sighed putting her down under the warm water spraying down over them. "Hermione, you were brewing Polyjuice potion as a second year, you excel at too soon."
She snorted and laughed kissing up his chest. "Funny. Just shut up and kiss me and then feed us."
Theo grinned and kissed her lifting her up again and setting her down on his hard length. "I can be quick."
She gasped as he settled in her and then sighed happily. "I don't guess you need to be very quick," she said huskily wiggling and wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
He grunted bracing her back against the wall and setting a strong steady pace. "Not too quick?" He slowed his tempo and she scratched his upper back as he laughed. "Maybe a little quick?"
Hermione moaned and sucked at his neck leaving a mark. "Yes, that quick," she said breathlessly.
Her answer was his moan and his stroke going deeper. She hissed and groaned holding tightly to him as he took away her breath. After what seemed like hours and two stunning orgasms later she felt him quicken his pace and tightened around him as he exploded, throwing his head back and groaning out her name.
He held her up as he lowered her but sunk to his knees resting his head against her belly. Hermione raked her fingers through his hair and she snuggled into her. "Hello there little one, hungry?"
She giggled. "Oh, now you want to feed us?"
Theo looked up grinning his hands spanning her waist and his eyes bright. "I would die for you two, you are my everything."
Hermione gasped and felt her eyes tearing up. "Oh Theo."
He sighed and then grinned. "But you are marrying a Slytherin, kitten. It's very hard to kill snakes."
Hermione threw back her head laughing and pulled him up. "You are ridiculous and I am very glad you are hard to kill, a very attractive trait if you ask me, but stop touching me that way because we can't do this again until you feed me. I really am hungry."
Theo smirked and kissed her nose. "Alright, my kitten; let us feed you two. I am sure Tuily has lunch ready for us."
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Later that afternoon they sat going over the rest of the wedding with Tuily bustling around bossing them around. Hermione looked on in awe as the little elf showed them all the things she liked for the nursery. Hermione felt her head start to spin and grabbed onto the books the healer had listed gratefully as she sat back and let Theo and Tuily decide on which toy rocking horse they wanted to get. She had to admit, the two of them pouring over muggle baby catalogs was rather cute. She half wanted to show them about online shopping but figured she had better not, Tuily would take that to the extreme for sure.
Hermione fell asleep an hour before dinner, which Tuily was insisting on cooking while Theo spoke with his Aunt and Uncle by floo about getting some elves over to help organize the wedding and help Tuily out. Tuily was arguing over this but Theo was standing firm, he didn't want his Tuily doing all the work. Eventually, three elves, all Tuily's nieces, headed over to help out. Tuily grumbled for an hour before she started bossing around her nieces with a wide smile and Theo sat back grateful that was solved. He would head upstairs to sort out where the nieces would stay later.
He was holding Hermione rubbing his hand over her abdomen absently as he though about all that needed to be done when his fire flared he sat up curiously and then reached for his wand when Lucius's face appeared looking rather unkept.
"Mr. Malfoy." Theo said laying Hermione down on the couch and standing up to crouch in front of her blocking the wizards view of Hermione.
The man nodded rather formerly. "Theodore, I come on behalf of my wife whom I am having to sedate. Please, where is my son?"
Theo tilted his head and sighed. "I don't actually know, Mr. Malfoy." At his raised eyebrow Theo ran a hand through his hair. "It's the honest truth, sir. He didn't tell us where he was going either. I would guess so you couldn't torture it out of us."
"Does he have such a low opinion of me?" Lucius Malfoy asked stunned. "To think that I would torture his friends?"
Theo paused and tilted his head. "Well, yes," he said bluntly.
Lucius Malfoy sank back looking like he had been slapped and then closed his eyes. "We want our son back, he is-" The elder Malfoy paused seeming to break down. "He is our world. Tell him, tell him that it's fine, Miss Lovegood, she will be welcomed. Just please tell him to come home."
Theo considered him and was about to speak when Hermione said softly. "You have to make a gesture Mr. Malfoy," she said moving forward to take Theo's hand.
Lucius Malfoy looked at her desperately no sign of malice on his face. "A gesture?"
She nodded. "Letting him know that it's safe to contact us or come back. He is expecting you to disown him, possibly hurt his bride."
"How do I-"
Hermione smiled her face sad. "Try making a statement of support to the Prophet and contacting your solicitor."
"My solicitor?"
"Yes, put Luna down as Draco's bride officially somehow. I bet that your son is in contact with the solicitor. Maybe if he knew you were making legal moves to accept Luna he would be willing to come out of hiding?"
Theo looked at her in awe. "That's, actually brilliant Hermione," he said honestly.
Lucius was looking thoughtful and then nodded his tone respectful. "My sincere appreciation for your help, Miss Granger."
Hermione nodded and moved into Theo's side. "We are announcing our intention to wed in the hopes he contacts us. If he does we will pass along the message that you would like him to contact you."
Lucius Malfoy looked stunned and after congratulating them he ended the floo call.
Theo turned and kissed her passionately. "You are amazing!"
Hermione smirked against his lips. "Of course I am," Then she sighed. "And I am hungry again."
Theo laughed and lifted her up swinging her around before he set her down and pulled her into the kitchen to feed her and send the owl to the prophet announcing their wedding date. Hermione snickered as she saw that Theo listed Draco as his best man. "If that doesn't bring him out of hiding I don't know what would," Theo said with a flourish as he rushed off to send an owl.
Tuily shook her head and tried to make Hermione eat more. They ended up settling for desert as Theo floo called Blaise to tell him about Lucius Malfoy. Hermione smirked as she ate her peach ice cream as her wizard gushed about her brilliant idea and Blaise promised to get in contact with the solicitor the next day to leave a message for Draco, cursing that they hadn't thought of that themselves.
"Draco should be by next week with his new bride," Hermione said to Tuily who nodded with a knowing smile. "If they had asked me I would have told them this last week," Hermione said in a whisper to Tuily who had to leave because she was laughing so hard she started to cough.
"What happened to Tuily?" Theo asked coming back into the kitchen.
Hermione shrugged and handed him his ice cream. "Why do we have three more elves?"
Notes:
Oops, Theo probably should have mentioned bringing over more elves to Hermione BEFORE he did it. Men!
Hope you enjoyed the chapter.
Up Next.
My muse might take us to France for a dress fitting or go right to the wedding. She hasn't decided yet. She has decided however that this fic is coming to an end. You have been warned.
Cheers,
Cjean
