RIBBONS AND BOWS

PERSONAL THOUGHTS.

Draco Malfloy was someone no one had ever thought would become a father, but here he was walking his precious Nessa to school. His wife was gripping his arm silently trying to hold in the tears. They had decided on sending her to Muggle school until she was old enough to go to Hogwarts. Her little hand was wrapped around his and he was stifling choking on his tears. He told his wife that he wouldn't cry and he was determined not to. Her blonde hair was sticking up in two little pigtails with frilly bows wrapped around them. Her little jumper was pink with green flowers splayed across the entirety of it.

A squeeze reassured him as a hand slipped from his arm to around his waist. He smiled at his wife as she nudged him toward the classroom. He moved toward it ushering his little baby inside. Blaise was leaning against the wall and he watched as his lover released him to go talk to their little precious's god father. "Hey there princess, how's Cara?" Hermione let Blaise pull her into an embrace and she settled into it with ease.

"I'm fine prince just a little sad. It's hard watching her start her first day of school." Blaise pulled away from him and watched as Draco talked to the teacher holding their precious baby's hand. Blaise glanced at the little girl before looking back up Hermione. They had been friend's quite a long time. Much longer than she had been with Draco, but then again, it was so obvious that the two former enemies were going to end up together.

Hermione Granger became friends with the Slytherin in their seventh year. With the war completed and things back to a somewhat normal. She was head girl and he head boy and being thrown together so much caused a friendship to hesitantly form. She began to trust him and he her. They both needed some sort of comfort after the war. They dated for a little bit but found it wasn't working out. They stayed friends and then after graduating Hermione and Draco ran into each other at a Ministry dinner party.

Of course she knew that he was a part of the ministry but had never made contact with them. Being secretary to the Minister of Magic had been a hard job at the time, though now she was a stay at home mom. She met Draco and they had a falling out until finally she collapsed in his arms and he apologized. A year later they were married and now they had precious little Nessa Cara Malfloy. Her middle name given to her by Blaise, because Hermione and Draco deemed him the perfect godfather.

"Go say by to mommy and uncle Blaise." Draco pushed his daughter toward the two of them and Hermione held her arms open to the blonde headed girl. She was so full of energy and she bounded into her mother's arms as the twenty five year old began to shed tears. She hid them from her daughter as the five year old told her all about her teacher and the two classmates she had met. Hermione nodded delicately handing her over to Blaise.

"Hey there sweetie! Are you excited?" The little girl bobbed her head up and down but then she reached a hand out to her mother. Hermione took her little hand as the girl smiled.

"Don't cry mommy I'll be home later." Hermione nodded stifling her tears as Blaise put her down and she ran into the classroom. Draco smiled at the teacher and went to comfort his wife. As Hermione squeezed his hand he safely put her in their car as Blaise punched Malfloy on the arm.

"Why are you crying mate?" Draco glared at him narrowing the stormy eyes that Hermione loved so much.

"I am not." Hermione and Blaise winked at each other with a knowing look.

"Yes you are sweetie but it's okay we won't tell." Draco pouted as he got in the driver's seat ignoring the two's laughter.

"If you can't handle her first day of Kindergarten how are you going to handle her getting married?" Draco looked at her with a serious expression.

"Avada Kedavra!" Hermione looked shocked and he just chuckled. "Kidding honey, I'll just borrow one of your father's little muggle killing machine things."

"You're not borrowing one of those either sweetie." Draco shrugged as he rubbed her hand before pulling in the driveway.

"I think we should have another one."

"Another what?" She asked suspiciously as they walked hand in hand up the pathway.

"A baby. How about a boy this time?" Hermione shook her head.

"How about no." Draco pouted at her and she nudged him.

"I think yes!" Picking her up in his arms he crashed his lips to hers and led her in the house kicking the door shut behind them. "I think I could get used to Nessa being at school."