Haha I'm back and here is the next chapter, It's taken awhile for me to get back into this story just because I wasn't happy with how it was going, heck I'm not sure I'm happy with how it's going now.

Oh the Baby Shower

12 children were completely out of the question. Hermione knew this for sure. She hated being pregnant, the swollen feet the backache and the mood swings where too much. She was only five months along and she was now looking forward to the birth just so the pregnancy would end. Ginny had laughed at her when she admitted that, she was terrified of going into labour and even more terrified of actually pushing the baby out. Molly had told her each labour was different but the first was always the hardest.

Draco and Blaise had been a huge help but the constant fear for her health was starting to really get on her nerves. She wasn't allowed to get out of bed without one of them helping her. One of them would always walk behind her in case she slipped, she had taken to hiding but then they panicked that someone had kidnapped her.

When she told Maria of this she just smiled sympathetically at her. Narcissa had been no help either; she had just laughed and shuck her head.

The only peace she got was visiting Bellatrix. If someone had told her a few years ago, that seeing Bellatrix Lestrange would be the highlight of her day while being pregnant she would have sent them straight to St Mungos.

"You know, you never did tell me what you've decided to name the twins," Bellatrix said as she sipped her tea.

"I completely forget. We sent a letter to our parents but completely forget to send you one," Hermione said embarrassed and Bellatrix rolled her eyes smirking.

"Nice to know my own nephew forgot about his dear Aunt Bellatrix."

"Seeing as Draco isn't here I vote that we blame him. He's not here to defend himself." Bellatrix laughed but agreed.

"So what are you naming them?"

"Firstly we're having twin boys,"

"Excellent news, you're able to keep the family name of the Malfoy's and Zabini's going."

"That's what we thought, we've decided that the first born will be Adrian Lachlan Malfoy-Zabini and the second will be Alexander Hagan Malfoy-Zabini."

Bellatrix rolled the names out over tongue and nodded, "Rather Muggle wouldn't you say?"

"Yes, I wanted to have their first names Muggle. Nothing against your family but you don't have normal names. I eventually won the argument against Draco for having Muggle names and he chooses the middle names Lachlan and Hagan."

"I like them, good strong healthy names for two boys."

"Good because if you didn't like them it would be tough luck." Bellatrix laughed and nodded.

They continued to talk for a little longer but were interrupted when Rodolphus walked into the room dusted with pink spots all over his robes. A bit of pink paint was locked in his beard and on the side of his cheek. The paint can and ladders in his hands left a little to imagination.

"I've finished painting the nursery go and have a look. Tell me what you think." For someone who was seven months pregnant Bellatrix jumped out of her seat and hurried towards the door. Rodolphus and Hermione shared an amused look but followed after her. The nursery was on the second floor a couple of doors down from the master bedroom.

Bellatrix bounded up the stairs and almost ran to the room in excitement. She flung open the door and gasped. Rodolphus and Hermione appeared moments later and it was Hermione's turn to gasp. The room was decorated in soft pinks with gold and silver stars decorating the walls. Beside the window a beautiful mahogany rocking chair sat allowing whoever sat in it to see perfectly out of the window. The crib was of rich mahogany with pink blankets already fitted. Bellatrix said nothing but slowly walked into the room and headed straight towards the crib. Silently she lifted the soft brown teddy bear and stroked its head before walking towards the rocking chair. The wood was soft against her hand and she smiled before turning back to face Hermione and Rodolphus.

"Roddy it's beautiful," she whispered, her voice croaked from emotion filling up from inside her. "You did all this for me," her eyes filled up and she looked at him with emotion Hermione didn't know she had.

Hermione stood at the door and watched with a small smile as Rodolphus approached Bellatrix, he wrapped his arms around her back allowing her protruding stomach to sit between them. He kissed her forehead and held her as she buried her head in his shoulder and took a deep breath.

Eventually Bellatrix raised her head and looked at Hermione smiling widely. "What you think?"

"It's beautiful; I love it I must say though I'm surprised it's not green." The two ex Slytherins shared a laugh.

"Believe me if it was a boy it would have been green." Rodolphus said winking causing both Bellatrix and Hermione to laugh.

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The Manor was full. The trio had decided to throw a baby shower early and everyone was attending. With the amount of guests invited it was decided that their house was too small to host it so with a little pushing Lucius had allowed the Manor to be used.

Inside the large drawing room sat: Lucius and Narcissa, Marco and Maria, Jane and Allan along with Remus and Tonks, Bellatrix and Rodolphus, Harry and Pansy, Molly and Arthur, Ron and Lavender, Ginny and Neville, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, Andromeda and Ted, Sirius and Celine, the Patil twins along with Crabbe and Goyle and all the other members of the Weasley family. The manor was packed and Lucius was already dreading it.

"Are we going to play Muggle Games then dear," chuckled Jane, she looked around the room of people and smiled, there was no way some of them would play the games she knew her daughter had in mind.

"Of course mother," the wicked glint in her eyes worried everyone around her.

"Are we doing gifts first or games first?" Narcissa asked, she wouldn't admit it but she was secretly looking forward to the games but the present behind her was something she desperately wanted to give to them.

"I don't mind," Blaise admitted he looked at everyone and he watched his mother quietly as she looked back the present behind her. "How about presents first?" he was greeted with a room full of nods and one by one gifts were handed to them.

Ginny and Neville had given them a matching set of blue sailor baby grows that said I love my daddy on them. Parvarti and Crabbe had bought a selection of milk bottles with blue farm animals; they told them that when one was drinking from them the animal on the bottle would make a noise. Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape handed them a total of six packs of nappies with 20 inside, there were mixtures of farm animals, Quidditch equipment and toys scattered along the waistband.

Harry and Pansy's gifts were Muggle, he handed them two sets of baby monitors to alert them if the babies were crying. Molly and Arthur practically bought the entire boys section of the baby clothes aisle with multiple pairs of baby grows and tops in different sizes and colours. The other Weasley's bought plush toys and large wooden blocks. Padma and Goyle handed them bibs with the words I love mummy and I love daddy written in blue. They came in packs of 4. Bellatrix smiled when Rodolphus handed over the large box. Inside the box were two high chairs, one white and blue another white and green.

Sirius and Celine handed over a couple of baby books; a mixture of Wizard and Muggle. Ron and Lavender handed them a mobile with lions roaring as the mobile rotated. Andromeda and Ted handed them a box with a small blue baby bath so it would be safe to bathe the twins. Remus and Tonks grinned when they handed Hermione two baby seats that vibrated when a switch was flicked.

Jane and Allan Granger had given them a two seated pram. Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy passed over two baby changing tables that changed colour depending on the baby's mood. Marco and Maria Zabini handed them a beautiful engraved pine rocking chair.

"Thank you all for the gifts; I can't believe what we've been given. How we'll get them back to the house will be interesting," laughed Hermione.

"Yeah thanks a lot everyone, we'll not need to buy anything for ages now," everyone chuckled but the trio grinned.

"Now can we play games?" Jane asked smiling.

"Of course mother," she grinned, "Blaise Draco would you be so kind to bring the bottles in," laughing they stood and walked into the kitchen, everyone looked at one another confused before Draco and Blaise returned with around 40 baby bottles filled with pumpkin juice.

"A baby shower is a time to celebrate the upcoming birth of a new baby, at a baby shower the games are always associated with baby activities." She explained and everyone looked at her and then down to the baby bottles sat in front of them. "Each of you have a bottle filled with pumpkin juice, the winner is the first to drink all their juice with the lid on." She watched amused as many closed their eyes in horror and slight amusement. "I hope you left your pride outside," chuckled Jane as she picked up the bottle eyeing it carefully.

One by one everyone picked up the bottles and looked at them all thinking the same thing. How hard could it be?

"Three two one," cried Blaise and everyone brought the bottle to their lips. Drinking the bottle was harder than they thought, the repetitive motion was beginning to hurt their jaws and as soon as Bellatrix saw Lucius sucking the bottle like a baby she burst out laughing. It was like a domino effect after that, watching some of the most intimidating men in the wizard world drink out of a bottle was too much for some and before long the entire group where laughing as they tried to be the first to empty the bottle.

A minute later Narcissa raised her bottle in to the air with a smug look on her face.

"If you work that quickly Narcissa I'm not surprised Draco is an only child, Lucius has the wrong opening" smirked Snape as he watched the blonde's eyes widen. He laughed as the flying baby bottle speared straight past his head.

Lucius' muttering of "I wish" set the laughter off once more and he found his own bottle hurtling towards his head.

"Hermione what is the next game?"

"You need to get into groups of fours and you can't have your partner in your group. Together the group has to dress one of you in adult size nappies. The first to complete the task wins."

"There is a twist you don't get to pick who goes in to the nappy." Draco leant behind him and picks up a top hat with shreds of parchment in them. "Everyone's name is inside the hat, Hermione will pick out 9 names and those names will go in the nappies and the teams will work around them,"

Draco lowered the hat allowing Hermione to place her hand in and pick out a name. "Name number one… Narcissa Malfoy," she said laughing at the look on her mother-in-laws face. Beside her Lucius was laughing hysterically.

"Name number two… Remus Lupin. Name number three… Blaise Zabini. Name number four… Allan Granger. Name number five… Sirius Black. Name number six… Lavender Brown. Name number seven… Pansy Parkinson. Name number eight… Andromeda Tonks and finally name number nine will be… Severus Snape,"

"No!" he snapped scowling at the trio furious.

"C'mon Snape it'll be a right laugh," chuckled Lucius winking at Hermione who was laughing. Everyone was thinking the same; Severus Snape in a nappy was going to be the highlight of the year.

Everyone else split up to get into groups and on Draco's count the wrestle to get their adult baby into a nappy started.

"Snape get on your back…"

"…Potter don't you ever say that to me again"

"Watch were you put your hand Weasley…"

"…Sorry"

"Hermione you are so in trouble when I get out of this nappy…"

"... stop moaning Sirius."

"Which one of you felt my arse…

"… sorry Pansy."

The game ended with Sirius jumping to his feet in a large white nappy standing proudly.

Snape stood up after him scowling; if you looked him in the eye you would die on the spot. But nobody could take the two former enemies seriously standing there scowling while wearing matching white nappies. The entire room erupted into laughter at the sight, and one by one everyone that was wearing a nappy stood up and looked at one another amused.

"Describe to us the next humiliating game," said Remus chuckling as he removed the nappy he was wearing.

"The final game we've planned is upstairs," Blaise pulled Hermione up by her feet and together they walked up the stairs with everyone following them.

"As a baby ages the first thing it learns is to move. Starting here you are to crawl around the third floor of the manor. You are forbidden to walk or apparate from one side of the floor to the other. The first back wins. Hermione is excused from this activity because her stomach touches the floor when she crawls." Hermione nodded sheepishly. "So if any of you who are pregnant don't want to compete you can step out." Blaise said eyeing Tonks, Bellatrix, Celine, Pansy and Lavender.

"If it's okay with you I'll sit out, I don't fancy crawling at 8 months," said Tonks and the trio nodded. Bellatrix also excused herself because of her large bump but the other three chose to continue. Pansy looked at Harry for his advice but he simply told her to do whatever she felt comfortable doing. She sat on the floor and got on to all four before nodding her head to show that she was okay with it.

"Won't Lucius, Draco and Narcissa have an unfair advantage because they actually live here?" said Jane looking at the three blondes who smirked.

"Possibly but they are on all fours and Narcissa and Lucius aren't getting any younger mum their knees may give up on them." Bellatrix was heard snorting beside her but Jane rolled her eyes and crouched on all fours muttering something along the lines of obnoxious daughters and stupid ideas.

Everyone copied Jane and Pansy and crouched on their knees; standing behind Snape she could hear him cursing Draco, Blaise and her for forcing him into this.

"Okay on the count of three you'll all set off and the first one back wins.

"One…" everyone started pushing and shoving each other.

"Two…" The group looked forward waiting for the confirmation to go.

"THREE!" Hermione cried and everyone set off crawling down the manor. From behind those crawling could here Tonks, Bellatrix and Hermione laughing, and the view they were probably giving to them was funnier than a certain potions master in a giant nappy.

"Who'd you think is going to win?" Tonks asked as Hermione waved her wand so a large screen peered in front of them showing what was happening.

"Maybe Draco he's young enough and he knows the house so he hasn't got an excuse,"

"I hope Pansy is careful," said Tonks watching the pug faced girl laugh as she pushed past Goyle.

"I bet she'll win," laughed Bellatrix watching Rodolphus fighting with Snape and Lucius.

A few minutes later the first head appeared, Ron was power crawling down the corridor with Draco and Professor McGonagall following quickly behind.

"C'mon Ron do it for the Gryffindors," laughed Hermione cheering him on.

"I can't believe McGonagall has managed to keep up, she's the eldest of them all," laughed Tonks and the other two nodded.

"There's one fit old lady, that or she has really good knees," laughed Bellatrix.

Ron was the first to cross the line and dropped to his stomach in relief, Draco was second and Professor McGonagall crossed third.

"I think I've had my fair share of games Miss Granger," Hermione decided against correcting her Professor and just nodded her head. The babies were kicking and she wanted nothing more than to sit down and relax.

The rest slowly crossed the finish line and fell to a heap on the ground.

"How the hell did Minerva finish 3rd," said Remus surprised.

Rodolphus looked at Snape smirking, "You a good few years younger than her Snape and she's got more stamina than you," he rolled his eyes but looked at the smug Transfiguration Professor.

"Anybody for tea?" Allan asked sitting on his bum rubbing his sore knees. "How I did this as a baby I'll never know."

"How you did it, I crawled across this floor as a child and it's marble how I have knees is the surprise," said Draco standing up. "I've never been so grateful for my feet as I am now." A muttering of agreement was heard and they all headed back down the stairs to have tea in the drawing room.

Later in the evening the trio were back home looking through their gifts and recalling the memories of today's events all agreeing they'd never forget this day because Severus Snape in a man size nappy scowling at Sirius Black also in a man size nappy was something you'd only see in a dream.

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