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Yet again I cannot remember when it was I last posted so I figured it was probably time. And thanks again for all the support for this story.

Saturday February 3, 2007

Today was, thankfully, a girl's day. Hermione was in desperate need of one. And even better: today was an adult girl's day. Lately their girl's days had been dominated by their daughters, but today Hermione and Ginny were leaving Rose and Lilly home with Harry and the boys so they could go have a good adult girl time.

They had already hit up a few clothes shops where instead of buying clothes for their children they actually shopped for themselves, modeling new outfits for each other and buying clothes they probably wouldn't have an occasion to wear any time soon. Hermione certainly had not needed that red dress, but Ginny had convinced her to buy it anyway.

But the need for food finally had the girls leaving the shops and heading for one of their favorite restaurants.

"We have to get that double chocolate cookie ice cream surprise for dessert, Hermione. I've been craving chocolate all day." Ginny said desperately as she eyed up the dessert menu before the girls had even ordered their lunches. "It's that time of the month you know."

Hermione nodded her head sympathetically. She knew how that went; when it was her time of the month she craved chocolate and salt alternatively. One minute she would be chowing down on chocolate pudding and the next she would be eating pretzels, and then she would be dipping her pretzels into the pudding.

That's when Hermione's eyes widened. Holy mother of Merlin! She hadn't had her period in January! Unaware of the panic going on in Hermione's head, Ginny was perusing the lunch menu for her best lunch option, but when she finally looked up it was to see Hermione's frantic eyes as she pulled her calendar out of her purse.

Ginny's brow wrinkled in confusion as she watched her friend flip through the pages desperately until landing on what she was looking for. And then Hermione seemed to go limp as she collapsed back into the bench seat, staring at Ginny with eyes full of fear.

"Hermione, what's wrong?"

"Gin…I…I never miss it…I've always been regular…oh my…"

"What are you talking about?" Ginny asked desperately.

"I missed my period."

Ginny's mouth dropped open, "Are you suggesting that you're pregnant? But you haven't had-"

"Yes, I have."

"What?"

"Shh!" Hermione cried frantically looking around to make sure no one was watching the two of them or listening in on their conversation. Thankfully no one seemed interested in what was going on in their corner of the restaurant.

"Hermione, what happened?"

"In France, Malfoy and I got drunk." Hermione whispered.

Ginny gasped, "No! Are you messing with me right now?"

"Do you not see the look of panic on my face right now, Gin? Would I joke about something like this?"

"But how?"

"We were drunk celebrating on our last night and things got carried away. Next thing I knew I woke up in bed next to him, naked. I ducked out of there as soon as I could."

"Well, maybe you aren't pregnant."

"Maybe, but I've always been regular and on time, Gin. And I haven't been on the potion since shortly after Ron's death. And I'm pretty sure we were both too drunk to cast the contraceptive spell."

"Shit."

"Shit is right."

The two sat in silence for a while, which was only broken by the waiter coming back to take their order. The two of them ordered solemnly and once the waiter was gone they turned back to the matter at hand.

"After this we'll go back to your place and I'll perform the spell on you." Ginny said. "Then we'll know for sure and we can decide what to do from there."

Hermione nodded; it was all they could do for now.

After their lunches were eaten the two of them skipped dessert and headed to Hermione's. Ginny was too frazzled at the moment to be craving chocolate as passionately as she had before. Of course by the time night came around she would be longing for that dessert, but there were much bigger matters at hand at the moment.

"Alright, just do it Gin." Hermione insisted once they stood in Hermione's living room.

Lifting up her shirt, Hermione watched as Ginny pulled out her wand and pointed it hesitantly at Hermione's stomach. In that moment Hermione was reminded of the day years ago when she and Ron had stood in a similar position and found out that Rose was on her way. That had been so different; they had been scared, but so excited at the same time. This time Hermione was only filled with fear.

Hermione shut her eyes in fear, not wanting to see what color her stomach would glow. Taking a breath Ginny cast the spell and watched as Hermione's stomach glowed gold.

"You're pregnant, Hermione."

Hermione's eyes snapped open just in time to see the gold slowly fade away as the spell dissipated. It was true; she was pregnant with Draco Malfoy's child. At that point Hermione broke down into tears.

Ginny wrapped Hermione in her arms immediately, holding her close as her friend sobbed into her shoulder.

Once she had cried herself out, Hermione pulled away from Ginny and wiped her eyes.

"I have to tell him Gin, this is his baby too. And we will decide what to do together."

"You wouldn't get rid of the baby would you?"

"Of course not! I just need to find out if he's interested in being a part of this child's life."

Xxx

Sunday February 4, 2007

Draco,

I know this is last minute and completely out of the blue, but I need to speak to you about something of great importance this afternoon. If you and Scorpius could come to my house, Ginny will take the kids out to ice cream so the two of us can speak in peace.

Sincerely,

Hermione

Draco was puzzled. What did Hermione have to talk to him about that the kids couldn't be around for? She wasn't going to bring up the night in France was she? She had seemed way too embarrassed about it to say anything at all, so why after all this time was she going to bring it back up? But maybe it didn't have to do with that at all, maybe it was a sensitive issue about work or about the children that she couldn't risk them hearing.

Regardless of what it was, he penned a letter back saying he and Scorpius would be there in a few hours. He spent those two hours continuing to wonder what was going on and judging by her serious face when he and Scorpius stepped out the fireplace he knew it was something serious.

Scorpius and Rose rushed to greet each other excitedly talking about ice cream and Aunt Ginny. Sure enough Draco noticed Potter's wife come around the corner and take a hand of each child. After sending a reassuring smile to Hermione, Ginny ushered the kids into the fireplace.

"Thank you for coming." Hermione stated formally once the flames in the fireplace had died down.

"No problem." Draco replied taking a seat on the couch as Hermione indicated with a sweep of her hand.

Taking a deep steadying breath, Hermione sat down on the couch next to him and turned to him. Noticing her hands were shaking, she clasped them together and rested them in between her legs. She still hadn't figured out the best way to come out with this information, but maybe the best way was just to be blunt about it.

"I don't know if you remember, but we had sex our last night in France and I found out I was pregnant yesterday." Hermione said suddenly, completely catching Draco off guard.

Her stared at her with wide eyes, his mouth hanging open unable to produce any coherent words at the moment. He knew they had had sex! But pregnant! Surely she was mistaken, but this was Granger; she wouldn't present information without being absolutely sure it was the truth.

"Pregnant?" He finally stuttered.

"Yes." Hermione nodded. "I realized I missed my period last month and Ginny preformed the spell on me to confirm I was pregnant yesterday."

Draco ran a hand through his blond hair, "I was too bloody drunk to cast the contraceptive spell."

"And I haven't been on the potion since shortly after Ron died."

Draco nodded mutely. Of course she wasn't. She probably hadn't had sex since Weasley died and he had probably been the only guy she had ever had sex with. And then there he came in getting her drunk and getting her pregnant.

"I plan on keeping the baby and I just need to know how much you want to be in its life." Hermione said, breaking through his thoughts.

"Of course I want to be in its life!" Draco cried passionately. "I never thought I'd have another child after Scorpius."

"Me either after Ron died."

The two sat in silence for what felt like hours but was really a matter of minutes. During those minutes Draco decided something.

"We have to marry."

"What?" Hermione yelled.

"We can't have a baby out of wedlock, Granger."

"This is the twenty first century; we wouldn't be the first wizard and witch in this situation."

"But you're forgetting about Rose and Scorpius. What will this mean for them? They'll share a sibling, but not really be related themselves? You've seen them; they practically act like brother and sister anyway and would love if they got to live with each other and have a little sibling together! If we didn't marry what would other kids say to them when they got to Hogwarts?"

As Hermione considered what Draco had just said she had to admit he was right. It was a tricky situation. If they didn't have Rose and Scorpius to consider, having this baby and sharing custody would be their best option. But as parents already, they knew that their children always came first.

"They come first." Hermione agreed solemnly. "But what do we tell others?"

"The truth; we won't be the first to marry because I got you pregnant."

It would definitely be different than her first marriage; that for sure. That marriage had been built on love and friendship and this one would be built on the happiness of their children.

"How will this work?" Hermione asked.

"We'll marry soon and move into my house in Wiltshire."

"No! I will not live in that manor!" Hermione cried hotly.

Draco shook his head, "That's my Mother's house. I own a much smaller house in the countryside. My flat is too small for all of us, and I think its best that we not start this marriage in the house you had your old one."

Hermione nodded; he was absolutely right, but as she looked around the living room she had raised Rose for the last four years a wave of sadness overwhelmed her. But what could she do? There was no time turner for her this time and now she and Draco would have to face the consequences of their actions.

"Let's take this step by step," Draco started, "we'll go to St. Mungo's to confirm the pregnancy first. Then we'll sit down the children and explain the situation to them the best we can. Next we'll go to the Ministry for a civil ceremony and then we'll move into my house in Wiltshire."

Hermione was happy that Draco was taking the reins in this because at the moment her emotions were all over the place, leaving her too much of a wreck to think of all the logical steps in this endeavor they were about to begin.

"What about our parents?" Hermione gasped, feeling completely ashamed of herself at the thought of telling her parents that she had gotten pregnant outside the bonds of marriage.

"We'll tell them before we go to the Ministry. They'll have to understand; we are doing the right thing in the eyes of their generation."

"True." Hermione agreed. "But that doesn't make it any easier."

Xxx

Monday February 5, 2007

The first step in their endeavor was to make sure Hermione was really pregnant. The spell Ginny had preformed was much more reliable than muggle pregnancy tests, but there was always room for error. And it was also a good idea to determine where she was in the pregnancy and begin prenatal care as soon as possible.

However, at this point until the pregnancy was confirmed by a Healer, both Draco and Hermione weren't allowing themselves to think much past this point. Once it was confirmed they would be faced with sitting their parents and children down, but first things first.

Hermione and Draco had both ducked out of the office for a long lunch to St. Mungo's where they nonchalantly made their way to the proper wing of the hospital. Thankfully no one had paid much attention to the odd couple and they had made it into an exam room without notice.

"Ah Hermione, it's good to see you!" Healer Watson smiled as she entered the room. "How is Rose lately?"

"Wonderful; she's going to be five this year." Hermione replied.

"I can't believe it's been five years since I delivered that adorable red headed girl of yours! Now, who is this with you?"

"This is…this is…"

"Draco Malfoy." Draco interrupted, holding his hand out to the healer.

Healer Watson smiled warmly at Draco and shook his hand before she turned back to Hermione with a knowing look. Healer Watson had been in the baby business for over thirty years so she was pretty sure she knew what was going on between the blond and brunette, but it wasn't her place to make assumptions.

"So, what brings you two here today?"

"My friend preformed the pregnancy spell on me and it was positive."

Healer Watson nodded and pulled out her own wand. She quickly preformed the same spell, yielding the same result Ginny had. Draco watched in fascination as Hermione's stomach glowed gold; he had missed out on all the wonders of pregnancy with Astoria since she had moved home so her mother could take care of her for the nine months. He had wanted to witness everything, but she had insisted and he had been left alone until he was called and told his son had been born.

"Well, let's see if we can find the fetus in there." Healer Watson explained as she waved her wand, causing Hermione's belly to project an image onto the wall in front of where she lay. All three of them turned to the image, Draco and Hermione in wonder, and Healer Watson with a practiced eye.

"See that little thing right there?" Healer Watson asked pointing to what appeared to be a small mass on the projected image. "That's your baby."

"Wow." Draco breathed, unable to take his eyes off the mass on the wall.

Hermione was in a similar state; she had forgotten how amazing it was creating a new life. She felt tears fill her eyes and looked over to see Draco in a similar state. His reaction filled her with relief; at least if he was excited it would make this whole marriage much easier.

"Now it's too early for much else at this point, but come back in a few months and we'll be ready to hear the heart beat and find out the sex!"

Xxx

"Well, this is happening, Granger."

"Hermione. If we're going to have a baby together and get married we have to call each other by our first names, Draco."

"Right." Draco agreed. "Now to tell our parents and our children."

"The kids will definitely be easier and they may help our case with our parents if they know first."

"Smart, Hermione, let's do that."