con't from last chapter

May 25, 1998

28 weeks/7 months

Due date: Aug. 17 1998

Miranda and Jason waited in the common room and finally Hermione and Draco walked down the stairs. Hermione flopped down on the love seat and Draco sat down beside her.

"So what are you guys doing here?" Hermione asked her parents.

"We just came to talk to you," Miranda said simply.

"About…?" Hermione pressed.

"About how you're doing," Jason said.

"And what's going to happen after you graduate," Miranda added, "Where are you going to be living before and after the baby comes? Are you prepared? Have you bought anything yet for the baby?"

"Wow, slow down you're giving me a major headache," Hermione said as she gripped her head.

"Do you need to go see Pomfrey?" Draco asked her.

"No I'll be fine," she replied.

"You sure?"

"Yes I'm sure Draco," she said shortly.

"Fine," he put up his hands in defeat.

"So…" Jason prompted.

"So…well," Hermione stuttered.

"We're going back to my place," Draco said, "And that's where we'll live."

"Okay then," Miranda said.

"Wow it's getting chilly in here," Jason said, "I forgot how cold this place could be even in the summer."

Oddly enough just as he said that a blanket started to rise from the chair and draped itself over Jason.

"Thanks Hermione," Jason said.

"It wasn't me," she said, "Draco?"

"Not me either."

Everyone looked around the room nervously.

"That was strange," Draco said.

"Oh my god Jason," Miranda cried, "Hermione hand me your wand, please, hurry."

Hermione reached into her pocket and grabbed her wand. Miranda passed it to Jason and said, "Okay try something."

"Miranda it won't work," he said quietly like he wasn't going to get all worked up because he didn't want to be disappointed.

"No try," she insisted.

Jason muttered a spell and the clock on the mantel started to rise. It was wobbly but that might have been for any number of reasons like the time since he used his magic last and, or it because it wasn't his wand.

"Yeah," Miranda cheered, "Here let me."

Jason handed her the wand and Miranda gave it a flick and bowl of fruit appeared in front of them. Hermione reached over and plucked an apple from its midst and bit into it. "Mmm thanks Mom…wait you just conjured because there was nothing for you to transfigure there."

"Yeah, so?"

"Mom you have done any magic in years and years and the first thing you attempt is to conjure and it worked."

"I see where you get your brains from," Draco laughed.

"Hermione we'll be right back," Miranda practically screamed. She grabbed Jason and pulled him off the couch and over to the fireplace. It was another one of those times when it was lucky that the Head's Dorm had access to the Floo Network.

"Wait Mom," Hermione called.

"What?"

"My wand."

"Oh sorry," she handed it back to Hermione and then ran back over to the fireplace and threw some Floo Powder in and disappeared. Jason did the same thing.

Hermione rested her head against Draco's chest and started to laugh, "Oh my god, I can't believe that. Did you see her face?"

Miranda and Jason reappeared with their own wands and their cloaks.

"You saved even your cloaks?" Hermione said stunned.

"Never got around to tossing them," Jason said.

"Oh Hermione dear, I saw Ginny and she wanted you to meet her in the Room of Requirement whatever that is. I've never heard of it but she said you would know where it was."

"Okay," Hermione tried to get up off the couch by herself but it didn't work. Draco had to give her a little boost, "Thanks," she said.

Hermione walked out of the Portrait Hole and her mom followed her. "Play nice Draco/Jason," they said.

They walked to the hallway outside the RofR and Hermione started pacing back and forth thinking of a place to meet Ginny. A door appeared and Hermione reached for it. She walked into the room and couldn't see a thing. "What's going on? Ginny are you here? Why is it pitch black in here?"

The lights flashed on and Hermione saw the majority of the upper classes female population in there. Including some of the teachers.

"Oh my god you guys," Hermione said as tears started to trickle out of her eyes, "Thanks you."

Ginny walked forward with McGonagoll behind her. She opened her arms and Hermione gave her a hug. "I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm crying. It seems to be all I do now."

"That's okay," Ginny turned to Hermione's mom and said, "Thanks Mrs. Granger."

"Call me Miranda, Ginny."

"Are you sure?"

"Or if you can't do that at least call me by my real name, Mrs. Nott."

"Sorry what was that?"

"I'll explain later," Hermione whispered.

"What happened Miranda?" McGonagoll asked.

"We got it back."

"Oh congratulations. You'll be moving back I assume?"

"Of course we will be."

"Well we're lucky to have you back."

"Okay I'm confused," Ginny said.

"I told you I'll tell you later. That is only if you stay in my dorm."

"Wouldn't miss it. Okay now do you want some food?"

"Oh please."

Hermione walked through the crowd of people that she had come to know over her seven years of being at Hogwarts. She grabbed some food and then Ginny led her to a 'special chair.'

"So how do you like your engagement party?" Ginny asked.

"Ginny do you even have to ask?" Hermione laughed, she was feeling much better than she did a mere hour ago.

"Okay well now that you've sat down it's time to stand back up and cut the cake," Ginny said.

"There's a cake?"

"Yes," Ginny let her over to it and handed Hermione the knife.

Hermione slid it into the soft cake and started to hand people pieces. By wizard tradition people didn't give engagement gifts or wedding gifts except the family of the bride and groom. That was because unlike the muggle world where you needed contraptions to do every day stuff, wizards didn't need those things. In such there would have been very little to buy. Once Hermione was back in her seat her mom walked up to her and handed her a small wrapped package. Hermione tore the wrapping paper off of it an opened the box. Inside was a silver bracelet with tiny diamonds on it.

"Oh it's beautiful," she cried, "Thanks," she jumped up and hugged her mom.

The people started to clear out and finally it was only the teachers, Ginny, Hermione and her mom left. Narcissa walked in the door. She had missed the party but wanted to come see Hermione anyways.

"Okay," Narcissa said coolly, "What are you doing here Evans?"

"I was just about to explain it to them, Black," Miranda said coldly back at Narcissa.

"Mom," Hermione said sharply.

"Mom?" Narcissa raised her one eyebrow. Hermione had to keep herself from laughing. It looked so funny, almost like she had stared in the mirror for ages so she could do it.

"Yes Narcissa, have a problem with that?" Hermione said, "Oh I forgot, should I be talking to you or not. Jeez I can't remember it changes so much, one minute you're kind to me and then the next your back to being the Death Eaters wife."

"Hermione stay out of this, your mother and I have some things to discuss. Like how she stole my boyfriend."

"He left you," Miranda sighed, "And for very good reasons."

"Oh really…" Narcissa couldn't think of a come back quick enough.

"Lost for words are you?" Miranda chuckled.

"Ladies, ladies," McGonagoll said stepping between them, "I'm getting to old for this," she muttered.

"So what are you doing here?" Narcissa asked, "And why is Hermione calling you mom? Hermione is a mud….muggleborn."

"Okay, that's it," Hermione pulled out her wand and pointed it at Narcissa, "I've had it with you. I see where Draco got it from. That is the last time you will ever say…"

"Hermione no," McGonagoll said.

"You know I'll do it. No point stopping me. It'll be here where she's 2 minutes away from the hospital wing or it could be in the middle of a forest with nobody to help her. Ever."

"Okay that's enough," McGonagoll said.

Ginny reached out and lowered Hermione's arm and then pushed her back into a seat.

"So what happened?" Ginny asked Hermione's mom.

"Okay I'll explain."

"Finally," the teachers whispered.

Miranda went on to tell everyone what had happened. Once she was done Ginny, Miranda and Hermione walked back to the Head's Tower. They stepped through the portrait hole and saw Draco sitting in front of the fire with a few of his books studying. Hermione marched over to him and said, "You're mother is a right old bitch, you know that don't you."

"Tell me something I don't know," he muttered.

"She's got like split personalities," Hermione ranted on.

"I know."

"And…"

"I know Hermione, I've lived with her for eleven years plus holidays."

"Oh yeah, sorry."

"Well Ginny and I are going up to bed," she said, "Goodnight," she leaned over and kissed him and then said goodnight to her parents and walked upstairs with Ginny.

"So my mom saw you?" Draco asked.

"You could say that," Miranda replied as she sat down next to her husband. The three of them talked for awhile about everything and anything and then Miranda and Jason went and Flooed home. Draco walked upstairs and snuck into Hermione's room. They were asleep so he pulled the covers up over Hermione and kissed her on the lips and said, "I love you," and then he walked out and to his room. Little did he know that Hermione wasn't asleep and neither was Ginny. As soon as they heard the door close they silenced the rooms and started to talk.

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a/n sorry for the long wait. I'm going to give you a hint of what's going to happen…okay are you ready…so there is going to be more stuff going on with Narcissa Malfoy and you'll find out some secrets about her…there you go are you happy. You know how it goes, please everyone that reads this could you review. It's not hard and I accept anonymous reviews.

If anybody has any baby names I would love to hear them. I can never thing of names. Thanks.