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Hermione fumed as she stalked down the corridor to her muggle studies class. She had barely gotten any sleep last night for dreams –no, nightmares- continued haunting her mind of working with Draco. Well, it wasn't as if she hadn't worked with him before, but it was just that this project lasted all year and she would have to live with him. Oh the horror.
"Mione, are you alright?" She heard Ron ask from behind, slightly out of breath from trying to keep up with her.
"Fine," She answered sharply before entering the classroom.
Hermione quickly found a seat as far away from Malfoy as possible before settling down and awaiting the teacher's arrival.
"What's wrong?" It was Harry this time and she sighed.
"Malfoy." She said simply and turned back to the front of the room. Then she changed her mind and turned to face Malfoy and glare at the side of his head, trying to burn a hole through it.
Oh, but why does she try? His head is obviously too thick to be penetrated.
Just then she noticed professor Kane enter the room and she reluctantly turned away.
"Ah, let's go ahead and get straight to the point, why don't we? I'm Professor Kane as you all know and I will be conducting this new project for all of you. As you know, you and your assigned partner will be required to share living quarters and live as a family. And what family is complete without children? Once you receive your passwords and maps, you will find your children in their rooms. These are in fact as real as children can get, because the spell we have used is very advanced and complex. You are required to take care of these children and they will grow, much faster than a normal child, so that you may experience different age groups. But of course around the end of the year, when the project is finished, they will disappear. Any questions?"
Hermione raised her hand.
"Miss Granger."
"Are we allowed to use magic?" She asked.
"Yes you are," Many audible sighs of relief were heard around the room. "But, not every spell. There are a number of ones that will not be permitted because you must learn to take care of these children on your own."
"How many children will we have?" Parvati Patil questioned but Hermione already knew the answer of course.
"A random number is chosen for each couple." Professor Kane answered.
"What about our classes?"
"You will have classes for only half of the day and during that time, you may drop your children off at a certain classroom that will be used for a somewhat Daycare." He answered and looked around. "No more questions? Well then you may come up with your partner to receive your password and map leading to your living quarters."
Hermione looked at Harry and Ron sadly before heading over to Draco reluctantly.
"Hurry up." She commanded impatiently as he took his time sauntering over to her in line.
"And since when do I listen to you, Granger?" He asked acidly and she winced at his tone.
She didn't answer though, just waited until it was their turn to receive their password.
"Here you are, your password and the map to your dormitory." Professor handed them a small slip of paper and a larger one containing the map.
Draco just continued through the door but she muttered a quick thanks and hurried to follow him.
"Do you even know where you're going?" She asked him when she caught up to him.
"No, but you do. Lead the way, mudblood." He said and she scowled at his smirk. She just wanted to slap it off of his arrogant little face….
But she didn't of course, no, she just continued in the direction of their dorms. She didn't even turn around to see if he was following because frankly she didn't care.
"What's the password?" Malfoy asked blankly as they reached a large portrait of a knight in silver armor.
Hermione pushed past Malfoy to stand in front of the portrait where she glanced down at the written password before looking up again.
"Unity."
The portrait swung open to reveal the loveliest room she had ever seen.
Hermione made her way into the midnight blue room and looked around in awe. It was just so pretty!
There were beautiful plush armchairs and sofas in the middle of the room. There were large elegant windows that had their black velvet curtains drawn back to reveal a beautiful view of the school grounds. There was a bookcase filled with novels pushed against one wall and a small table pushed against another.
"It almost reminds me of home…" She thought she heard Draco mutter and she turned to look at him questioningly. "What?" He asked defensively when he noticed her staring.
"Nothing." She said and moved to the winding staircase on the right. There were four doors up there, so she decided to venture into the first one.
She threw open the door and was met with a horrible clash of colors. This appeared to be their bedroom- wait, their? She was not sharing a room with Malfoy.
But then she remembered they were a married couple of course they had to share a bedroom.
But at least there were two beds.
One bed looked identical to her four poster in the Gryffindor common room, the red and gold and everything. But the other bed was a dark green four poster with a silver trim. She assumed this was Draco's bed but their room looked it belonged in a Christmas card.
The carpet was a deep red color, the walls a green. There were two oak bureaus on each side of the room and a small end table next to each of their beds.
"Oh well, it'll have to do…" She said to herself before opening the door adjoining their room and a large elegant bathroom.
She left the bedroom and made her way into the next one. When she opened the door she gasped.
This room was a light pink color complete with, red curtains, white carpet, a small white bookshelf, a toy box, and two white cribs featuring two sleeping girls.
Hermione quietly made her way over to the first crib and peered down at the beautiful little girl inside. She had Draco's platinum blonde hair but Hermione's curls. But she didn't have bushy curls, just soft ringlets unlike Hermione. The baby had pink rosy cheeks that contrasted with her pale skin. Her features were a perfect mix of Hermione's and Draco's. But this child was adorable as a child should be but….there was something intriguing about her, she was beautiful in a different way. A subtle way.
Like her father. Hermione thought but then scolded herself. She had to admit Draco was very good looking but in a usual way. His beauty was more….eccentric than most.
Hermione moved over to the next crib and smiled down at the little girl.
She had Hermione's light auburn hair and of course it was extremely unruly. She had the same pale skin and rosy cheeks as the other baby did but this ones features were more Hermione's than Draco's though the two were obviously twins.
Hermione smiled at the two girls who were obviously her daughters and left the room quietly, so as not to wake them. But when she reached the next room, she heard voices inside. She opened the door and blinked twice at the sight.
Draco was standing up and edging towards the door, unaware to her presence, and there was a small blonde boy attached to his leg.
"Get….off!" He was saying to the boy urgently but the boy just held on tightly. Hermione couldn't see his face clearly but he looked to be about three years old or so. The room was a light blue and was very similar to the girl's room except there was a small bed instead of a crib.
Hermione burst out laughing despite herself and the bickering stopped as the two turned to look at her. Hermione almost choked on her laughter though when she saw their faces.
The little boy was the spitting image of Draco. He had Draco's white blonde hair that hung slightly in his eyes, the alabaster pale skin, the silver grey eyes, his light pink lips, his nose, his everything!
"He looks just like you!" She exclaimed and Draco rolled his eyes.
"No, you're kidding right?" He asked sarcastically.
"And what are you doing to the poor boy?"
"What? Oh, I didn't do anything. I just came to see what was in the room and then he jumps up and yells 'Daddy!' and then latches himself onto my leg!" Draco said and Hermione laughed again. She knelt down in front of the wide eyed boy and smiled at him.
"Mommy?" Came his small voice and Hermione's heart swelled.
She nodded and the boy jumped up and hugged her. She hugged his small figure close, relishing the feeling.
Just then, a loud cry was heard from the next room over and then another shrill cry.
"It must be the twins, come on." She said as she released the boy and just settled for holding his hand and leading him to the twins' room. Draco followed curious as to how many children they really had.
"There's two more?" He asked once they reached the room and Hermione nodded before moving over to pick up the bushy haired baby. She noticed that the baby had Draco's grey eyes and she smiled.
"Well?" She asked as he just stood at the entry. "Are you going to help or not?" She asked and gestured over to the crying blonde girl.
He shrugged and reluctantly moved over to gingerly pick up the baby. The little girl didn't stop crying though and he actually looked to Hermione for help.
"You don't do this much do you? Here, hold her like this, yeah hold her head up….there." Hermione demonstrated with the little girl she was holding and Draco imitated her.
The blonde baby stopped crying immediately in his arms and he smiled down at her. The little boy moved to examine his little sister with Draco and Hermione couldn't help but smile. Maybe these would be the key to unlocking Malfoy, who knows? He seemed different around them than other people.
A few minutes later, when Hermione calmed down the baby she was holding, they just stayed there cooing the babies and the little boy sat quietly and watched with Draco's smile on his little face.
"Oh! We should go down for lunch now before it's over." She said after she looked at the small white clock in the room.
"Yeah, I guess," Malfoy replied as he stood up with the little blonde girl still in his arms. "Hey, um…kid…" It seemed he didn't know how to call the little boy and it was then that Hermione realized that they hadn't named the children.
"Oh no! They don't have names!" She exclaimed and Draco sighed.
"This is Violet." He said as he looked down at the little girl in his arms. She giggled and reached up to touch his cheek and Hermione grinned at the exchange, despite her dislike for Malfoy.
"Okay then this is…..Victoria." She named the little brunette. "And….Bennett." She said and smiled at the children's names.
"Bennett, Victoria, and Violet." Draco confirmed as he looked up into Hermione's eyes. And for the first time ever, there was no hate reflected in them. "Are we going?" He asked after a moment of staring and Hermione snapped out of her daze.
"Yeah, let's go." She said and started towards the door with a giggling Victoria in her arms. "Bennett, come on, honey." She called and the small boy caught up with her and grasped her hand.
"Are we going to eat, Mommy?" He asked lightly and she wondered if this was how Draco acted when he was little. Bennett was quiet and observing…just like Draco when he wasn't insulting people.
"Yes, are you hungry?" She asked him and he nodded.
"Yep," He said as they exited through the portrait hole and started towards the Great Hall.
Tell me what you think. And if Draco is too nice for you, what kind of father isn't nice around their kids? The children are changing him. He isn't going to be all friendly with everyone else though, people don't change that fast.
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