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That's it, come on. Get up slowly,' Hermione had finally stopped throwing up and was slowly standing up with difficulty, she felt faint. With the help of Draco she managed to wash and gargle her mouth out and then the two of them made their way down the stairs and into the common room where the envelope with the letter poking half way out, lay on the floor.

Hermione sat on the couch nearest the fire and drew her legs up whilst Draco sat on the opposite couch. Neither of them said much for awhile before Draco broke the somewhat awkward silence.

He cleared his throat, 'Are you sure you don't want to go up to the Hospital Wing?' he asked anxiously.

'No. Its fine, it's normal for this to happen during the first few weeks of pregnancy,' she said with a groan. 'This is going to be more difficult than I assumed,' she thought unhappily.

Draco was to say at the least surprised at how confident she seemed to be, he doubted he'd be able to put up with the vomiting if he were in her place, heck he couldn't even bare to witness it.

It seems like the two students whose personalities and beliefs varied by many yards and reasons had finally come to terms with what this school year held and expected of them.

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'Alright then,' he picked up the envelope which lay near the edge of the sofa and finally retrieved the two pieces of parchment from within it.

He picked up the letter and quickly glanced over it whilst he handed the leaflet over to Hermione to read.

The letter he was currently holding read:

Dear Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Granger,

We hope you find this letter in good health and strength. I am writing to you to inform you of the up coming event and programs which will be running through out this year in the 'Future Life Program.' We wish that you will enjoy and take part in these events whole heartedly. We have enclosed with this letter a leaflet outlining with full information what exactly this program is and what it is targeting and also of course the many events which will be running as it is part of this well thought out program.

I hope that you find this leaflet informing and helpful.

Yours Sincerely,

Professor Julianna

He looked up at Hermione; she had a mixture of emotions plastered on her tired face. Draco thought that she mostly looked a bit excited to say the least.

'It's school after all and this is Hermione Granger,' Draco thought sceptically.

Draco handed over the letter he had finished reading to Hermione and she in return handed over the leaflet; both did so without a word.

The bright yellow of the writing clashed horribly with the maroon of the leaflet. Draco squinted his eyes and started reading:

THE FUTURE LIFE PROGRAM

Run by,

PROFESSOR JULIANNA

Supported by,

STAFF OF HOGWARTS AND MINISTRY OF MAGIC

'The Future Life Program,' is a well researched and studied program which has been under construction for approximately seven years. The Department of Magical Welfare have come up with this marvellous idea -Draco scoffed- so that youngsters like yourselves will be able to handle parenthood at these dangerous times in the real world whether it be magical or muggle. Apart from that, it also lets you find out for yourselves with your own experience as to how it will be to have a spouse and go through the tremendous strains of pregnancy and other matters of such. This is indeed, the first time we are putting the Program into action and we dearly hope that you all will benefit, learn and enjoy from this new technique of teaching you about life after school or as we like to call it; the life 'out there.'

The events which will be happening through out the year (in order) are as follows:

October: Nothing official. Whatever you and your partner feel like since the lady will not be up to what she is usually capable of. The condition of the 'wife' will affect the get togethers you will be attending, the food intake and such things will be explained at your Health Classes.

November: You will be leaving the school premises for three weeks in which you will both spend your time in the 'real world.' Therefore meaning; a week in the magical world, a week in the muggle world and the remaining week wherever you and your partner decide to reside within.

December: The both of you will be asked to stay at the school along with your fellow peers. Within this month you will be able to go out to Hogsmeade and get prepared with all the necessary items for your 'baby' since the due dates are nearing.

January: By this time, all the babies will be born and hopefully healthy. A New Years Ball will be prepared for both year groups as a night of celebration and relaxation. You will be expected to attend this event with your partner; your 'child' will be accompanied by one of the school nurses. Enjoy!

February: Valentines Day. You may choose to do whatever you please as long as it is responsible and well thought through. Apart from that this month can be used as a means to catch up with everything that is occurring and revise study notes. Five hours of studying will be required during these days, a Professor will contact you when the time comes to organise such meetings.

March: Your partner and yourself will be expected to visit the 'in-laws' or the 'grandparents of your child.' You will again spend a total of three weeks away from Hogwarts. A week will be spent with the fathers parents, a week will be spent with the mothers' parents and the remaining week can be spent wherever you may wish.

April: This month will be used once again as a breather from all the hustle and bustle of travelling back and forth between Hogwarts and the outside world. Use this time wisely. You may choose to catch up with your friends or simply just read a book. Again, classes will be five hours in length and a Professor shall meet up with you to discuss the scheduling of these study sessions.

May: In the beginning of the month, N.E.W.T. exams will take place. Not to worry, these exams have been especially designed to suit the circumstances in which we have found ourselves in this year. Later on in the month, you and your 'family' may either choose to go on a vacation to a country or place of your choice or you may instead want to reside in at Hogwarts.

June: Come this month, you will have to say goodbye to your 'child' since the program as well as the school year have come to an end. A ball shall be held at the end of this month in recognition of all the many events you have succeeded in your school lives and whatnot. You may go with whomever you wish to. Hopefully, you will make us all beam with pride.

Within these months you will be required to keep your diary updated with anything you feel was exciting or worth me knowing about since I will be looking through them and grading you accordingly. Diaries should be written in at least once every month.

Please turn over for information on your 'child's' growth both inside and outside of the womb.

Draco finished reading the letter after a few moments and was pleased at how much time they were being allowed out of school which was quite surprising considering the circumstances. He turned over the page anxiously.

CHILD GROWTH

As you all very well know, you will be 'parenting' a child of your own this year in regards to the program you are all part taking in. The events which are listed on the back of this page indicate briefly when and where you and your child will be travelling. This page will educate you on the growth and development of your child. We hope you find this informative and beneficial.

Under any other normal circumstances, the growth of the child inside the womb will take roughly nine month. However, seeing as this is a schooling year it will only take up three months since we don't have more than a year to carry this program out. The child will start to develop starting from the second week of September (second week of school) all throughout till the second week of December; hence the due date of the baby will be in exactly twelve weeks.

The child will grow three weeks older every seven days. The child will be thirty-six weeks old when it is ready to be born.

After the child has been born, you will have to nurture it up until it reaches the age of thirteen. The amount of time the child will spend outside of the mother's womb will be six months. It will begin from the time where the mother gives birth to the child (second week of December) all the way to the beginning of the second week of June.

The child will grow a year older every two weeks skipping the ages seven and twelve and moving onto eight and thirteen straight away.

All through out this time period, both the parents must work together to make the child as comfortable as possible. It is not an easy thing to bring a child up but can be immensely satisfying in the long run. We hope that all will go well, and that both the 'parents' will get along finely.

You will be broached about these topics in further detail at your Health Classes which are set to be every Monday. I hope to see you then. Until the,n myself and all of the staff members hope you a safe and productive start to this school year!

Draco finished reading the leaflet and looked up to see Hermione sigh and leaning her head back on the sofa with her eyes closed.

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After reading through both the leaflet and the letter Hermione was anxiously excited, if that were even an emotion. She was thrilled to find out all the activities they were going to take part in this year, how much she could learn. She shivered at just the thought of it. However, a shiver which had nothing to do with the thought of learning coursed through her body at the thought of going out into the chaotic world, muggle and magic. She saw Draco lift his head; he seemed to have finished reading the leaflet, which did not improve her thoughts that night. She sighed and leaned back, relaxing her tensed muscles.

Hermione heard Draco clear his throat and tiredly pulled her neck back up and rubbed it before facing him properly.

'At least we don't have to spend the whole of this year stuck in this hole worrying about our final exams,' Draco said with joy, something Hermione at that moment was not in the mood for displaying.

'Don't make me regret the truce we agreed on,' she pleaded looking at him with annoyance. He really wasn't improving her mood. 'Since when has he ever?' she asked herself with a small maniacal chuckle.

'Look, it's our final year and who knows who's gonna live past this one?' he asked, his eyes gone a shade darker. 'To me, this is just a break before the war. You know it's coming, I know its coming; heck the whole bloody magical world knows its coming so I'm just going to spend the remaining months of my life as normally as I can,' and with that…speech for lack of better word, he got up rather aggressively and began walking up the stairs.

Hermione was too exhausted to do any thinking at that moment so she stood up as well and decided to worry about her words tomorrow.

'Malfoy!' she shouted as civilly as possible, 'Where are we going first? The magical or muggle world?

'What happened to the truce?' he asked with a smirk as he turned to face her with his arms folded across his chest.

'You can't answer a question with a question,' she fired back as she felt her stomach stir uncertainly.

'Granger! Are you listening to me?' Draco's irritated voice seemed closer to her now. He must have noticed the daze she had been in. She swayed slightly on the spot. 'Granger, you need to get to bed,' he said, hating the way he sounded so concerned.

Hermione nodded her head like she was still in a trance and made her snail-like way up the stairs and towards the right hand side of the corridor, her bedroom.

She turned around, he was snatching the pieces of paper that had just been reading, 'Malfoy,' the first term name issue wasn't going well with her. He looked up a bit frightened, her spewing session he still had not forgotten.

'Don't forget, Prefects meeting tomorrow evening,' she said as Draco gave her an incredulous look. She opened her bedroom door only to be stopped with Draco calling out 'Oh, and Granger!'

She turned her head and saw him walking up the stairs with the envelope with the papers safely tucked within them, 'Magical.' With that he swiftly walked into his bedroom.

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Draco was already tired and he had not felt like talking to Hermione anymore than she did. And so he did the only thing he could think of; act in control. He practically lectured her, and that was unusual seeing as she was the one lecturing people and she had been speechless, even if it was only for a few moments. Draco went to bed thinking of what the Prefects meeting tomorrow would end up in, 'Probably girls puking on my carpet' he thought with disgust. Right then, he went to bed trying to not think of the stench of the carpet in a couple of weeks.

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A/N: Alriteeee, I'm pretty sure that about now all you wonderful people out there reading this are about to kill me..smiles weakly

I know this chapter has been immensely miniscule if that is grammatically correct. But the fact remains that I'm going on vacation in like 6 hours :D:D

I know I said I'd update quicker but I haven't, I've been extremely busy and all that crap you people usually hear from me, but I swear... it's the truth!!

And besides, this chapter has basically everything which is gonna be written in this fic add or minus a few things

I'm not gonna promise you anything about the next chapter seeing as ill be returning from the holiday on the 20th of Jan and I'll have bout 2 weeks of summer vacation left..and I'm planning on spending it with a few friends..so we'll see. Besides that, enjoy your holidays for those who have their summer vacation this time during the year
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P.S Thankyouu for all your wonderful reviews!!