DMM CH.17

Draco began to stir about three hours later, muttering partial curses as the sunrays poked through the blinds, practically blinding him in the process. Rubbing his eyes, he finally became awake enough to take in his familiar surroundings. "Hmmm, let's see. Wooden bars, stuffed snake, green and silver blanket…great, I'm back in the bloody, uh, crab, crub, crib, that sounds right, crib." Sitting up, he heard the sound of a bell outside the door, ringing over and over again. "Will that incessant ringing just STOP FOR MERLIN'S SAKE? I can barely hear my own thoughts!" Covering his ears in order to block out as much of the noise as possible, Draco merely sat there, waiting for the 'annoying Bookworm' to make an appearance.

Hermione suddenly heard a bell ringing near the bedroom. She had just finished child-proofing all of her school supplies, cosmetics, and kitchen appliances. Glancing at the clock on the microwave, she made her way to the bedroom door. "Seems like you had a nice nap Draco, since you slept for about three hours." She said with a smile. Draco made to say something, but no sound came out of his mouth. Grabbing her wand, Hermione canceled the silencing spell from earlier, mentally hitting herself in the head for not doing it once they got back to the apartment.

"There, now you'll be able to notify me without the alarm's help." She said as she lifted the tot out of the crib, resting him at her hip. As she turned to leave the room, an awful stench made its way to her nose, causing her to scrunch it in disgust. Resting one hand underneath Draco, she concluded that it was time for one of the worst parts of babysitting or parenthood, changing the nappies. "After we get you changed and clean, do you want to go to the Great Hall for breakfast or eat in the apartment instead?" She asked as she laid him down on the changing table.

Draco's eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of their sockets when he realized what she was doing. Within moments the toddler was putting up one of the biggest fits of the century, complete with kicking, slapping, biting, spitting, screaming, and throwing anything at his guardian. Hermione, after a few tries, pinned the miniature 6th year down as she 'accioed' (A/n: did I even spell that right?) her wand from wherever it was thrown during the tantrum. Soon, the mini Malfoy was put in a small body bind, stopping all movement except for the eyes, and his guardian was unbuttoning his onesie. "No no no NO! This cannot be happening! This has got to be the most embarrassing moments in my life, well, aside from the 'bouncing ferret' episode in fourth year. How am going to live this down!" Shutting his eyes as tightly as physically possible, Draco waited for the laughter to begin.

Hermione watched as the Slytherin who struck fear into all first years turned toddler gave in unwillingly to the inevitable. With the onesie unsnapped, the girl practically went on autopilot, grabbing the baby powder, wipes, and nappy to set to work. Once she got the dirty nappy off, it disappeared completely, bringing relief to the witch's nose. Realizing that her charge was not going to open his eyes soon, she made quick work of replacing the diaper and changing his clothing. Releasing Draco from the body bind, Hermione gathered him in her arms again and headed for the kitchen. "Seeing as you couldn't answer before, I'll ask again. Do you want to eat in here or go down to the Great Hall?" She said as she finished buttoning his overalls' strap (for those who need the image, he is wearing a green t-shirt and denim overalls).

Still frustrated about being changed, Draco turned toward Hermione and blew raspberries in her face. Laughing as she wiped the spit off of her nose, the toddler decided that this was the perfect opportunity to see how much damage he could do. He blew more raspberries at her so he could get his hands in her hair while she was preoccupied, then tugged as hard as he could muster. Satisfied at the yelp of pain coming from the 'Mudblood', he continued the game of tug-a-war with her head until she finally got him literally out of her hair.

After finally getting the Slytherin's hands out of her hair, Hermione grasped both of them in one hand and marched over to the highchair. Locking him in place, she then started her search for any baby formula of baby food. Checking the pantry first, she was surprised to find a note suddenly appearing on one of the shelves. Picking it up and bringing it into the light, she began to read, what seemed to be, Dumbledore's handwriting.

^.this is what the letter says.^

Dear Miss Granger,

It has come to my attention that I have forgotten to explain how to fully operate the kitchen. There are a few things that you should know. First and foremost, this kitchen is of the magical variety. As you may have noticed, there is no food stocked, and there is a reason for that. In order to retrieve a certain food item or a lot of them, depending on what you are making, simply close the pantry or icebox door and say 'Nutrimens (list items here) Acquiro' with a simple 'swish and flick' of your wand and the items will arrive there within a few seconds. Other than that, it shall work like a normal kitchen.

Good Luck,

Albus Dumbledore

Headmaster

^.end letter.^

"Hmm. Well, this shouldn't be too hard." Thought Hermione as she closed the pantry door and moved to the icebox/refrigerator. Taking out her wand, she repeated the Latin phrase "Nutrimens bottled baby formula, eggs, milk, butter, Acquiro" with a swish and flick. A small pop resounded around the room, startling both her and the pouting tot at the table. Opening the door, there on the top shelf were two bottles filled with formula, a carton of eggs, a pitcher of milk, and a stick of butter. Happy with her success, she set out the items and set to making herself scrambled eggs and milk for breakfast. (time laps here) After setting her plate and the bottled formula down on the table, Hermione unlocked the highchair and picked up a very reluctant and cranky Draco. Cradling him in one arm and picking up the formula with the other, the Gryffindor tried getting the stubborn teen-turned-toddler to take the tip (try saying that 3 times fast).

Draco struggled to get out of the girl's grasp, but to no avail. She had his arms pinned to his side and was trying to make him drink the vial concoction in that degrading baby bottle. Keeping his mouth shut tight, his squirming continued on and did not let up.

Hermione saw that he wasn't going to give in on his own soon, so maybe a distraction would help like it did the previous night. "Still as stubborn as always. I would have thought that you might cooperate, given your current troubled position." She paused as his gaze turned into one of confusion. "Don't think that you are getting away with all of these tantrums that you have had lately. Once you get done with your breakfast, I'm going to see if there is a playpen anywhere around here and set it up while you are back in your crib for a time out." His eyes widened and he opened his mouth to protest, giving Hermione the perfect chance. Soon, he started to willingly take the bottle's contents, that is, after glaring at his guardian while she sent him a small victory grin.

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