Rabastan stared at his little bundle of heaven and couldn't believe that a month had passed since his wife of eleven months gave birth to her. She had grown so much and he couldn't help but wish that each moment of her tininess could last months or a year instead of weeks. What amazed him was the amount of thick curly, almost black hair she already had; it was still too soon to know her eye color though. He knew he had to hand her over to Ursula or Bellatrix soon so he could head into work then prepare for another meeting with some of his fellow Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix members that became his and his family's allies after the birth of his Hermione.

He dreaded the day when his little angel took an interest in boys. If he thought he could get away with it he would send her to a convent somewhere in the mountains. Obviously he'd charm the other woman there so that his family and he could visit her whenever they wanted. He sighed as he watched her eyes flutter and she stretched her little right arm rubbing his chest. Her little mouth stretching into an oval as she yawned and then closed into a pout begging for a finger to trace her lips or little pecks being placed on it until she squirmed in his arms and snuggled into him to avoid the annoyance. He did both.

"Rab, you need to head to work. The sooner you get in the quicker you can start and finish. Maybe you won't have much and will be able to leave early." Ursula spoke coming into the den where he was hiding out hoping that no one would think to look in this room.

"Easy for you to say, you get to stay with her all day." He responded sulkily.

"Yes, I get to see her all day and have her through her crabby times when she cries for her daddy. Whom happens to be my husband that as I get to know more I find more attractive than the superficial level and am developing true loving feelings that a wife should have." She crossed the room and stood behind the chair Rabastan occupied. She gazed down at the heart melting scene of her husband doting on their precious baby girl. Although she is only a month old, Ursula can tell that Hermione will be a daddy's girl. She doesn't worry about it though; she herself was a daddy's girl but loved her parents equally.

As she watched her little family she prayed that she'd be able to bring in more little ones to add to the happiness. As the second child of two and her husband being the same they've spoken about how much they loved having a sibling and wanted to provide that for Hermione. They are grateful for Hermione, would be beyond happy for two and ecstatic for three or more.

"I feel the same and would gladly be around for her temperamental moments. I just hate to be away from either one of you let alone both of you." He said looking up into his wife's happy face. "I think I will take your superb advice and head in now so I can get things done. I'll probably delegate almost everything away; I'd be home by two or two-thirty doing that. The meeting is at five because the Death Eaters have a meeting at seven. I hope Severus and the Marauders have been able to put their differences aside to teach and be taught Occulemency."

It was quarter after two when Rabastan and Rodolphus flooed in and were greeted by their wives cooing over Hermione who seemed to be wondering what was happening around her.

"It's amazing how something or someone so tiny can cause two, let alone two powerful and smart witches to be reduced to gibberish." Rodolphus commented jokingly before side stepping a tickling jinx his wife threw at him. "Oh love, you know I only jest. On a serious note Bella you need to not exert yourself, we perform the ritual tonight and if we are successful we'll be welcoming our own little miracle sometime in August." He said with hope shining through his voice.

"Dolphus, I'm not sure if you've done the math or not lately but, Ursula was only pregnant for nine months before our niece arrived here on time, Cissy will have been pregnant for nine mother once she gives birth and if you talk to Molly Weasley I'm sure she'd say the same thing about her pregnancy's except the twins. Multiple child pregnancy never makes it the whole nine months."

"Yes, I realize that but, I spoke to a healer today and he said that while the parents to be don't find out until nine months before, the woman is generally a month or so along by then."

"You went to St. Mungo's, why?" Bella asked worriedly.

"No reason other than to get information on pregnancies and what to expect. Well let's go and have a relaxing afternoon before a night full of stress and fighting. I do wish that Narcissa would give birth already. I swear that she almost hexed me for breathing the last time we were all together."

"Lucius, stop it!" Narcissa exclaimed.

"Stop what?" He questioned, genuinely baffled on what he could have done to upset her.

"You're doing it again just to irritate me." She vaguely elaborated.

"Doing what? I'm just sitting here waiting for the meeting to begin. At this point the room's attention was on the bickering couple. Some trying not to laugh, the ones who have been through what the poor man was going through and would be for the next two months and others, the ones who haven't experienced a hormonal pregnant female of any sort, looked confused and worried.

"You're breathing and moving." She spoke as if that explained everything and made complete sense.

"I'm sorry for having natural bodily functions deer and not being able to stay still for a sustained amount of time dear, I will try harder to resist my human needs." Lucius spoke sarcastically.

"Well I'm sorry if I seem irrational to you but you try and carry around another life in you for seven months. It's your fault, if you weren't such an insatiable good looking fit man I would be able to resist you and I wouldn't be in this situation right now." With that said everyone in the room burst out laughing.

"Really cousin, I don't think that information was needed to be shared." Sirius barked out in laughter.

"I'm sorry Sirius, we all know how 'innocent' you are. It must be hard for you to hear such talk" Rodolphus said with a straight face that he was able to hold for a few moments before his laughter broke free causing everyone to join in including a cooing Hermione who startled awake in her basinet when the laughter initially started.

"Rabastan, Ursula, do you mind if I held her for a moment?" Sirius asked, he'd been dying to since the first meeting but, was unsure if it would have been a wise move on his part.

"Of course you may." Ursula said as she bent to pick up her daughter.

"You only have till she begins her maturing into a woman to have chances like this; I won't trust you around her alone after that. Too many girls have been educated in various areas of physical connections for my mind to be at ease with you or any male you might have influence over that won't be related to my angel." Rabastan added laughingly to which everyone joined and Sirius pulled a playful affronted look.

"Don't worry Rab, the only thing she'll learn from me when it comes to boys is how to spot playboys, fend them off and need be end any chances of the boy having 'fun' until the he graduates." The other men in the room nodded their agreement.

"I will gladly play chaperone when possible if she is ever courted." The gruff voice of Fenrir sounded. "She's a good strong pup and if she was a werewolf she would have only the best choices for mates allowed to speak to her."

"I thank you all and gladly accept your help; although it would be unneeded if I was allowed to send her off to a convent in the mountainous wilderness somewhere." The last part was playfully shot at his wife who promptly ignored him.

"Let's get this meeting started so we may move on to what needs done through the rest of the night." Arthur put in, in an attempt to keep his wife from going into match making mode for there young sons and toddler twins.