Name: The girl next door
Whom I happen to hate…
Rating: M
Summary: Draco Malfoy and his family have to be part of the Death Eater rehabilitation program. To do that, they must give up all their money; give up magic for a year, and move into a muggle neighborhood, guess who his next-door neighbor is? A funny story!
Author: Chaos
Warning: Does not follow all of the books plot.
A/N: "The cautious are wary of their enemies. The wise are also wary of their friends."
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Chapter 16: Nikki's Secret
By the time November began to come to a close Hermione began to wear slightly larger clothes. It wasn't that she didn't fit into her old ones but they began to show a slight bump that had become her stomach.
Harry and Ron were completely oblivious that Hermione was pregnant, and when she had made excuses to go see Madam Pomfrey they hadn't suspect one bit. They simply though she was going to study and learn something more about Healing. That was just the type of person Hermione was.
Nikki however was less convinced. She watched Hermione dangerously close. Hermione and Draco talked about her often. Wondering how much she knew. Sure Nikki Malden had her sanity issues like her cousin Luna but she wasn't dumb, and she didn't know what type of person Hermione was.
When Hermione confronted her about this. Nikki looked down slightly pink in the cheeks, her top piercing glowing in the light.
"I'm sorry but you've been visiting Madam Pomfrey a lot. You've been out of the Hospital Wing for only a month. I wanted to know why all the meetings," she said. "And don't tell me your going to study cuz that is bull," she had answered, finally getting her courage back.
Hermione sighed.
"Well next time just ask me," Hermione said and began to explain. And that is how Nikki Malden came to know that Hermione was pregnant.
Hermione began feeling very bad about this. Tons of people already knew she was pregnant, it was only a matter of time before Ron and Harry would find out. But she wouldn't say anything until they knew she was dating Draco, and they wouldn't know until the banquet.
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"Why do you think, dark wizards, like Voldemort and Grindelwald, used different truth potions when Veritaserum is easily the best truth potion," Professor Buehler asked. The class stared around. Hermione slowly lifted her arm, she felt like she had extra weight on them.
"Yes, Miss Granger," Professor Buehler asked.
"Because Veritaserum forces the drinker to speak and other potions don't," she explained. The class looked questiongly at her.
"That's stupid. If they want answers why use a potion that doesn't force someone to speak but just tell the truth when they want to," one of the Ravenclaws asked. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Because they're cruel. They get their kicks out of torturing people. This way when someone refuses to talk they have a reason to torture them. But when the victims finally decide to speak, they know they're telling the truth," Hermione explained.
"Well, well, well," Professor Buehler said. "You really are a smart witch," she complimented. Hermione blushed slightly.
"Miss Granger is right," she continued. "I want an essay about how the Dark Wizard Grindelwald reached power, and how he got his 'kicks'" she emphasized the word 'kicks'. "Two feet long," she said A few of the Quidditch players for either house groaned. The rest wrote it down neatly on a piece of paper, somewhere. "Due next class," she continued when she heard the groans.
As the bell rang, Hermione joined Ron and Harry in the end of the room to file out of the classroom. Professor Buehler called Nikki back. Hermione watched as Nikki made her way to the new professor, who now had curly brunet hair and piercing green eyes.
The professor said a few words and Nikki blushed. The professor continued talking. Nikki pulled her hand out and touched the professor, suddenly her eyes turned completely black and her head flew back. Hermione gasped, and Nikki snapped out of it. Both Nikki and Professor Buehler looked at each other and Hermione, who had now just noticed everyone else had gone.
Hermione ran. Nikki began to run after her leaving Professor Buehler standing in her classroom for only a moment before smiling and walking up to her office.
Nikki finally managed to catch up to Hermione was sitting in a corridor catching her breath. Nikki looked at her and sat next to her after a moment. They didn't talk for a while. Hermione looked anywhere but Nikki, then she suddenly found her Gryffindor courage.
"What was that?" she asked. Nikki looked at her carefully. Then sighed, Hermione had told her, her secret. It was only right that she tell her hers.
"I'm a seer," she said. Hermione looked curiously at her.
"Like, someone who sees the future?" Hermione asked. "Like Professor Trewaley?" she said breathless. Nikki made a face.
"Except I can actually see the future," she laughed. Hermione giggled slightly. Nikki then thought of a way to prove to Hermione she was an actual seer. She lifted her hand and touched Hermione's stomach. She took a few deep breaths.
Then her eyes turned as black as the dead of night and her head flew back again. She stood in this position for a few moments. Hermione stared at her unsure of how to take this. Nikki's waist long hair was flying backwards, pictures zooming through her mind.
"Congratulations Parents," Said Madam Pomfrey said handing Hermione a small baby wrapped in blankets. "It's a boy," .
Hermione smiled down sweetly at the little baby in her arms. She couldn't believe something so small, so perfect, so…wonderful had been created by her, and the love of her life. Draco leaned down and gently touched the forehead of the small child.
Hermione smiled and helped Draco pick it up. He smiled at her, so kindly, love was apparent in his eyes. It made Hermione smiled to see Draco like this. He rocked the baby slightly up and down.
"Hi, I'm your daddy," he whispered carefully, as if the baby's innocent ears were to fragile to hear and actual voice yet. "And I love you, so much you will never even realize it," he said. Hermione smiled brightly.
Madam Pomfrey took the baby to clean properly, promising to bring it back quickly. Draco smiled down at Hermione and kissed her hungrily.
"I can't believe we have a little boy, he's perfect" she said. Draco smiled.
"Yeah, our little boy," he said sitting on the bed next to her. Perfect
Nikki suddenly came from her trance taking a gasp of air. Hermione stared wide-eyes. Nikki smiled at her. Hermione looked curiously wondering what she had seen. Nikki smiled brighter than ever.
"It's a boy," she said.
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That night, in the room of requirement Hermione had told Draco what Nikki had told her, about being a seer. Draco didn't seem surprised at all, he said there was something funny with her, anytime he was near. "Nothing can surprise me really anymore with that family," he had said. To which Hermione slapped his arm playfully at.
"She also saw my, our, future," Hermione said. Draco suddenly looked interested. "Well a big part of it anyway," she said. Draco looked at her in a way as if to rush her to tell him what Nikki had seen.
"It's a boy," Hermione blurted. Draco's eyes looked up shocked. Hermione smiled widely. Draco's hand flew at Hermione's belly. He made slow rubbing gestures on it, smiling.
"My heir," he said slowly. "My son," his eyes gleamed with love. Hermione smiled. "Nathan James," he said. Hermione nodded. Draco looked up at her.
"Yeah, Nathan James," she agreed to the baby's name. Draco, happy with this new information jumped on top of Hermione kissing her hungrily. Hermione smiled into the kiss but didn't protest.
Draco began to kiss lower and lower into her neck making small shivers run up her spine. He suddenly stopped and looked down at her eyes.
"I'm really happy about this," he said. Hermione nodded.
"I know, me too." she answered.
"I don't want you to have any doubts that I'm happy," he explained. Hermione answered by locking her lips with his. He smiled and pulled her ear away kissing her right behind it, making every hair in her body stand up. She smiled.
"I love you," she whispered. Draco looked down at her and smiled.
"I love you too," he answered, and they sealed the deal with a kiss.