The chapter you've all been looking forward to, not the longest but I didn't think it needed to be.

Gender and Names

A week had passed by quickly and on the morning of the 28th of April at the Malfoy-Zabini residents, the trio were seated at the table eating breakfast in silence.

Draco was the first to break the silence looking at the two in front of him, " do you think tfinding out the gender will make it feel more real?"

"Not for me it doesn't," Hermione said first, "being pregnant and actually feeling the changes in your body is enough for me."

"I don't know I think it feels pretty real right now but I do see what you mean everything can start to move forward when we know the gender. You know baby clothes, wall colours, names and that Muggle thing women do." Said Blaise smiling, "even though I want a boy I'd be happy either way,"

"I'd love a little girl but I'm sure I could handle twin boys if that came around,"

"I'm wanting two boys, don't ask me why I just do." Draco said, "Of course I'd be happy with a girl nether the less."

Hermione smiled at her two men before delving into deep thought. It was the day after she visited Tonks that Ginny rushed into her house demanding to speak to Hermione urgently. Upon her seriousness Blaise had rushed out of the house straight to the outdoor library he had grabbed hold of her hand and ran back into the house. Ginny then proceeded to tell Hermione the news that she had only just learnt of, she was expecting a baby girl in a few months' time. Upon hearing the news Hermione pulled her friend into a tight hug and held her tight. She could hardly hold the excitement of hearing her best friend was going to have a daughter. Ginny proceeded to tell her that Neville was over the moon and they had already come up with a name for their daughter; Franchesca Brook Longbottom, Frankie for short. Ginny needn't explain the choice of the name both knowing it was dedicated to Frank who was now able to live his life again.

"Hermione… Earth to Hermione … can you hear us?" the bushy haired Gryffindor snapped back into reality looking at Blaise and Draco who were both chuckling.

"Sorry what did you say?"

"I said are you ready to go?"

Hermione blinked a few times and nodded, taking Blaise's hand they headed towards the door. Very little conversation was shared all wondering what the news was that was going to change their lives forever. Walking into the hospital wing Hermione smiled at Madam Pomfrey who smiled back softly patting the bed beside her.

Madam Pomfrey asked a few questions surrounding her health and how her body was changing. After a few measurements taken she was finally asked to raise her top.

"Let's have a look here," the midi-witch mumbled peering at the screen beside the bed, she zoomed over to baby A and quickly did all the necessary checks. "Baby A here on the right is perfectly healthy now on to Baby B," she moved her wand over Hermione's stomach so she could see the second baby, like before she followed the pattern of health checks on the baby softly humming as she went before turning to Hermione, Blaise and Draco. "Baby B is also perfectly healthy however it does seem to be a little smaller than its twin which is perfectly common in twins as one twin can be a little more dominant. There isn't too much of a difference in size so there is nothing to worry about," the trio relaxed and smiled looking at the small creature on the screen.

"Madam Pomfrey is it possibly to know the sex of the baby?" Blaise asked staring at the screen.

"I shall have a look it's all down to how the baby is laying. I'll look at baby A first," she moved her wand back to the first baby and whispering a few enchantments the image on the screen rotated so they were looking at the baby in a different angle. She then moved her wand on to baby B and followed the same movement so she could see the second baby. She replaced the image back to how it was beforehand and smiled once more at them. "It appears that you three are to be blessed with twin boys."

"Boys!" Draco and Blaise beamed at the news staring at the screen with the largest grin Hermione had ever seen. She could feel the tears coming to her eyes as she looked at the screen, two bouncing bundles of joy and they would be males, the two boys in front of her finally had one each to carry on their baby names. The disappointment of not having a girl vanished as quickly as it arrived, she couldn't have been happier with the news.

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An hour later the trio were seated once more around the kitchen table with a piece of parchment spread out between them.

"I really want them to have a Muggle sounding name as their first name," expressed Hermione for the third time.

"But why? They will be Wizards not Muggles they should have a wizards name." argued Draco, "No point naming them after a Muggle when they aren't one."

"That's not the point Draco, you've complained about your name enough times and yours is a Wizard name and I refuse to follow your family in odd names."

"What do you mean odd names, our names aren't odd!"

"So you're telling me that Narcissa, Bellatrix, Andromeda, Lucius, Rodolphus, Nymphadora, Draco, Sirius and Regulus are not odd. I've never heard of a Muggle with that name but I've heard of Muggles with the names Blaise, Fred, Molly, Katie, James."

"She's got a point Draco your family does have weird names." Blaise said, "We could always have a Muggle name for their first so they don't get bullied or embarrassed over their name. I know that if anyone calls your dear cousin by her given name; Nymphadora she explodes and her hair turns red."

"Fine I see your point. So, what names have you got in mind Hermione?"

"For first names I like I've listed, Adrian, Christopher, Lee, Oscar, Oliver, Thomas, Ashton and Alexander. I haven't thought of any middle names as of yet.

"I like Adrian, Alexander and Thomas, not fond of the rest." Blaise said.

"I like, Lee, Alexander and Adrian and Oliver," Draco said looking at the list.

"Well I think we've decided we all like Alexander and Adrian so they should be the first name. So Draco what do you have in mind for their middle name?"

"What do you make to this, Adrian Lachlan and Alexander Hagan? It's a bit of Muggle and a bit of Wizard as well?"

"You know what Draco I like it," said Hermione smiling squeezing his hand. Blaise reached over and squeezed her other and they all glanced to her stomach. Hermione released Draco's hand and tore the parchment three times. Each piece would be sent to their respective parents and as she dipped her quill into the ink she smiled. Taking her quill she scribbled the names Adrian Lachlan Malfoy-Zabini and Alexander Hagan Malfoy-Zabini.

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