Pairing: Dramione

Chapter 14:

Hermione's POV:

We agree on a month. One month to collect evidence. This will be the longest month of my life. As soon as I finish at The Three Broomsticks I pick up Autumn from Harry and Ginny's. I need to be by her.

"Hey Hermione, are you okay? You look like you might faint." Asks Ginny concerned. I shake my head and pick up Autumn. She smiles at me and I burst into tears. How could I not see this smile every day? I couldn't live without Autumn in my life anymore. Ginny hugs me and tries to calm me down and I eventually get ahold of myself and pull myself away from Ginny.

"Sorry, just a little emotional today." I reply sheepishly. She looks at me sympathetically and nods.

"So I have some news. Well actually Harry and I have some news. Harry get in here," yells Ginny. I see him run into the living room by his wife's side. They're both beaming.

"I'm pregnant!" shouts Ginny. They both are smiling at me.

"That's great Ginny. You'll be a great mom and Harry you'll be a great dad. I would love to stay and celebrate with you two but I have a lot to do at home. I'm sorry," I say to them. They nod understandingly and I walk out the door.

We get home and I put Autumn down for a nap before getting out my books. My entire afternoon is studying the Wizengamot codes and conduct and I realize this is going to take a while. They have many restrictions in cases and I know now that this is going to take a lot of work. Before I could really dive deep into my research, Autumn wakes up and I put the books away until her bedtime. Draco sends me an owl sometime around nine and I quickly scratch out a response before going back to my books. By midnight I make myself go to bed because otherwise I will be too exhausted to go to work. I reassure myself if I go to bed now I can wake up before Autumn wakes up and work for a few hours. My sleep is restless and broken because all I'm thinking about is Autumn and the trial. Tomorrow I have to go down to the Wizengamot and tell them about an upcoming trial. I don't plan on having a lawyer; I figure I can handle myself on my own.

Six in the morning comes too soon and I immediately hit the books. Two hours later I make a small dent in my research. I have to read and study faster. Autumn's a happy baby this morning and that makes my day less stressful already. I drop her off at the Burrow and apparate to St. Mungo's before Mrs. Weasley can ask about my haggard appearance. I have to catch myself from snapping at people at work. Autumn may have made my mood better at home but at work it's different. Work ticks on slowly, it seem never-ending. Lunch is where I review my current notes on the trial but after I go to the Wizengamot to talk to them about an upcoming trial.

I get into the Wizengamot and walk into the Floor of Trials (A/N: made up floor) and walk into the Head of the department. He lets me in and I start talking immediately.

"I just need a moment of your time sir," I begin. "I would like to talk to you about a trial. It would be a custody agreement. The father of my child wants full custody of my child and instead I want to remain in full custody of her. I would like this trial to be in a month but whenever you can have this trial would be nice; thank you," I add at the end. He ponders this for a few minutes and gives his consent. The trial will be February 14, Valentine's Day. It will be at ten in the morning. He will contact Gabriel about news of trial and I leave to go back to St. Mungo's.

Work drags by even more slowly in the afternoon than in the morning. I can't concentrate very much today, and I need to pull myself together. I don't want anyone to know. Nobody knows about my rape and I don't want anybody to find out now. Finally my shift is over and I pick up Autumn and go home. I spend the evening with her and play with her. She is the reason I'm doing this trial and I have to remember to be happy and not be crabby around her. After I put my angel to bed I get out my notes and books and resume my studying. When I stop to go to bed I've made a larger dent and I feel better. I have to be positive in this situation. I have to think that I will keep Autumn, that she won't go with Gabriel.

This is going to be a long month.

A/N: Kind of a filler chapter, next chapter will be more dramatic. Thanks for all your support with the last chapter. I was worried I'd get some negative feedback but you guys have been so nice so thank you

AliceGI: I don't want Gabriel to have Autumn either but I don't know how it'll turn out yet. You'll just have to keep reading.

MalfoyTwin: It's a bit ironic, considering I was sorted into Hufflepuff.

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