Hello all! Okay, just so you don't get confused, I realized how dumb it was to make that last chapter so short, so before you read this, go back a chapter and read what I added to that last chapter. It isn't much longer, but it's more than 500 words now, lol. For all of those Draco/Hermione ship haters, this is for you! And for those of you who thought that was what this was... sorry?

As always, none of the characters are mine. I just love messing with their imaginary lives :)

Draco was starting to not like his life. It had been a week since he'd last seen Hermione and Essie Ann. I wish I had never become friends with her.

NO! I could never wish that. I wish I had fallen in love with her before Severus got her. I wish I had petitioned for her. Essie Ann would be mine, then. Hermione would be mine, then. I could tell Severus to bugger off, then. His thoughts continued on to how much he hated the Marriage Law when the arrival of the Daily Prophet arrived. He wasn't in the mood to read it but the main headline caught his eye.

MARRIAGE LAW ABOLISHED

Draco snatched the article immediately and scanned the article. It said population was back to an acceptable amount and due to the amount of complaints couples were now able to file for divorce. Draco wasn't even able to shout for joy over this bit of news when he heard the pop that announced the arrival of a house elf.

"Master Malfoy, you has a guest, Sir!" Draco's new house elf, Feisty, bowed so low his nose touched the floor before standing up.

"A guest?" Malfoy dropped his feet from the couch to the floor. I never get guests, he thought. "Who is it?"

"Feisty knows not. She and young guest tells Feisty they friends, Sir."

Draco set his book aside and waved a dismissive hand towards Feisty who disappeared with a snap of his fingers. As he made his way down towards the entrance hall he heard a familiar giggle. Essie Ann? His pace quickened and as he rounded on the stairs he saw the two girls he loved. His first thought was to tell Hermione the good news he had just read but one look at her face wiped the information from his head. "Hermione, what's wrong? What are you doing here?"

"I had to talk to you." Hermione hesitated and glanced at Essie. "Can someone watch Essie Ann while we talk?"

Draco reached the bottom of the stairs and snapped his fingers.

Feisty reappeared again, "Yes Master Malfoy?"

"Take Essie Ann into the sitting room and watch her."

"Please," Hermione added on, still not comfortable with elf 'service'.

Essie looked up to her uncle. "Can I take Draco with me? She gets scared without me."

Human Draco then noticed the white fluff ball in Essie Ann's arms. "Yes, Draco can go with you." He waited until she was out of sight before escorting Hermione into one of his studies. He sat down next to her before he spoke, "What's the matter? I thought Severus didn't want you to see me."

"He doesn't know I'm here," she admitted. "I left as soon as he left for classes."

"What did he do now?" He hesitantly held her hand between two of his.

Hermione held her breath for a second before whispering, "I'm pregnant."

Draco smiled. He didn't care if the child would be a Snape; he would have another little one to coddle. "That's wonderful Hermione."

"Severus didn't think so. I told him this morning. He asked me how far along I was and abruptly left." Hermione pulled her hand from Draco's and dropped her face into both of her hands.

"That's just how he is 'Mione. That's more of a reaction than what you got when you told him about Essie Ann."

"I know." She lifted her head and gave him a weak smile. "I guess I should just learn that this is what my life is like. You think I would have figured that out after six years."

Draco suddenly remembered the article. "It doesn't have to be."

"What are you talking about?"

"The Prophet. This morning the main headline was about the Marriage Law. It's being abolished. You can ask for a divorce."

She could barely understand him he was talking so fast. "What?"

"You don't have to live with Severus anymore. You can marry me," he said as he held her hand again.

Leave Severus? For some reason, that thought cause a pain to shoot through her chest. "I-I don't know if I can do that," she whispered and stood.

"What do you mean? The last time we were together you said if things were different—"

"I know what I said," Hermione snapped. "I can't just leave him, though. He took care of me even though he didn't have to. He could have just ignored me that first year, but he didn't. He could have let me marry... your father, but he saved me." She paused and looked back to Draco, but she couldn't bare the hurt in his eyes. "Plus, Severus has been different lately. He's been around a lot more this past week and he's been really attentive."

When Draco didn't say anything, Hermione sat down next to him again. "I have to see if things will work with Severus. After all he's done for me I can't just take off with his children."

Draco stood quickly and strode to the window. He couldn't look at her. "For the last six years, I was constantly by your side. I fell in love with you during that time. I knew nothing could come from it, but just being by you helped. But now," he hesitated. "But I won't stand by your side while you...woo my godfather."

Hermione choked on the lump in her throat. "Draco—"

"I think you should go," his voice was very low and he didn't turn from the window. He heard Hermione move to the door and quickly turned to catch a last glimpse of her as she disappeared from the door. "I'll always love you, Hermione."

Hermione quickly collected her daughter and quickly made her way back to her rooms at Hogwarts ignoring Essie's comments of 'What's wrong Mummy?' She was almost to the door to the Snape quarters when she froze. There was a man standing outside her door she would know if she lived for 1,000 years.

"Mummy, who's that?" Essie tugged her mother's sleeve as she pointed towards the man.

"Harry?"

hahaha... Okay, not that funny, but you'll never guess why Harry's back :) now you must wait because I've neglected my other story for too long... I seem to be doing two chapters on one, two on the other. Hope you liked these! Let me know what you think!

Hope all is well:)