Last time:
"I'd never do that" Draco said angrily, "I need to find her."
Draco walked the remaining 10 feet and disappeared, heading to the one place he figured she would go... the burrow.
Now:
As Draco landed outside of the burrow, he noticed that Harry and Ron were flying around, oblivious to their surroundings. He shook his head and approached the door. He gave a quick, firm knock and was soon greeted with Molly.
"Mr. Malfoy, come in, come in, How can I help you?" she asked cheerfully.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Weasley, I was actually here for Hermione."
"Hermione? She hasn't been here at all." Molly replied, confused, "Is something wrong?"
"Define wrong" Draco said in a dejected voice, " We had a little...incident, and I'm afraid she may have taken something I said the wrong way."
Molly could tell the boy had something heavy on his mind, so she ushered him into the kitchen and sat him down for tea.
"I know you don't know me very well Draco, but Hermione is like a daughter to me and I may be able to help, now tell me what happened."
Draco took a deep breath and sighed, "You don't kill anyone do you?" he asked, knowing that in most circumstances he would be running from an angry father.
Molly laughed, "I assure you I will not cause you harm, now out with it."
"Well Mrs. Weasley, Hermione is... pregnant and I'm afraid I took the news a little harder then I should have."
Molly's eyes went wide, " Hermione... pregnant?" she asked in a shocked voice, " how far along is she?"
"Poppy says two weeks along. Hermione was using muggle birth control, but Poppy told us after she found Hermione pregnant that the pills only protected witches to an extent. Hermione was upset and I'm afraid I said the right thing at the wrong time."
"What did you say?"
"I simply said that we were too young and I wasn't ready."
Molly rolled up a newspaper and swatted the blond over the head, "Bad Draco, bad" she said in a friendly tone, "I think you need to find her and set things straight. I realize you are both young, but if you love each other, you will find a way to deal with this, after all, it's not like the baby will appear tomorrow, you two have nine months to work this out."
"Thanks Mrs. Weasley." Draco replied, "I need to go find her. Do you have any clue where else she might be?"
"Have you checked her parents house?" Molly asked
Draco paled, " Is her father a large man?"
Molly laughed and nodded yes
"Damn" Draco swore.
"I'll fetch Harry and Ron, they will be able to tell you how to get there."
Molly jumped from the table, not even considering that Draco may have been to her parents house at some time, and walked outside without giving Draco the time to stop her. A few minutes later, Harry, Molly and Ron walked back into the kitchen where Draco was still sitting.
"So you managed to get her knocked up." Harry said while shaking his head, "I knew this program was a bad idea."
"It wasn't intentional Potter, things happen sometimes." Draco retorted.
"Yeah, well, you're not the one who's going to blow up and still have to complete her schooling with a baby."
"I'm going to be there for her Potter." Draco said angrily, "Now if you don't mind, I need to head to her parents house."
Harry walked out of the room, leaving Molly and Ron behind. Ron approached Draco and put his hand on the boys shoulder, "I know Hermione means something to you, but you have to understand that Harry and I consider her like a sister. We are just worried about her because this isn't a small thing to deal with." Ron paused for a minute, trying to figure out when he became the calm one, "Just take care of her, I'd really hate to see you get beat up by a gang of redheads and the boy who lived." he chuckled.
"Don't worry, I'll do my best" Draco answered. He thanks Molly for her hospitality and left for Hermione house.
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When Lucius and Narcissa arrived back at the manor, he had discovered that Hermione had run off in tears because of Draco's reaction. True, Lucius wasn't thrilled about the timing, but things could have been worse, a lot worse. He dressed in more comfortable clothes and was getting ready to set out and search for her himself when he spotted the brown, bushy hair, sitting by the lake.
He never had a daughter before, but hoped he didn't mess things up to bad by trying to talk to her as this was a situation he wasn't used to. He walked across the grounds and sat down next to her on the dock.
"Been an interesting day hasn't it?" he stated
Hermione looked over to him and started crying again, " I didn't want this." she stated, "I love Draco, but I'm not ready for this either."
Lucius sighed and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, " Things happen, sometimes they are unexpected, but I can assure you that things will be alright in the end."
"You didn't see Draco's face. He looked at me as if I ruined his life." she said in a low voice, " We still have another year of school and for all everyone knows, Draco and I still hate each other."
"Draco does not think you've ruined his life. He was in shock, which is understandable in this circumstance, as a matter of fact, he is out right now looking for you."
Hermione nodded, "But what am I going to do, I'm only 17. I wasn't hoping for children until I was in my min twenties." she asked.
Lucius gave her a pat on the shoulder, "No matter what happens, you will always have your parents, you will always have Narcissa and Myself, and you will always have Draco. I may not have raised him right in the beginning, but this baby is his responsibility too and he will live up to his responsibility."
"I hope your right Lucius, I really do." she stated glumly.
"I'm always right, I'm a Malfoy." he teased, causing Hermione to chuckle, "Now come along, you need to eat and get some rest, you've had a long day."
Hermione smiled and linked arms with her future child's grandfather, heading for the manor.
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An hour later, Draco arrived back at the manor, three shades whiter then normal. He walked into the dining room to find his father eating lunch.
"Has Hermione come back?" he asked immediately
"Yes, I found her out by the lake a while ago. She is in her room taking a nap." Lucius cocked his head, noticing his sons complexion, "Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?"
"Mr. Granger" Draco replied.
Lucius couldn't help but laugh, he could imagine what his reaction would be if a boy showed up at his door asking for his pregnant daughter.
"I take it they took the news well?" he asked
"Better then it could have been, I'm in one piece at least." he answered, "If you'll excuse me father, I need to talk to Hermione"
Lucius nodded his head and Draco left, heading up the stair to her room. When he opened her door, he noticed she was curled in a ball in the center of the bed, still fully dressed including her shoes. He approached the bed and removed her shoes carefully before climbing in the bed with her and covering them both up, he would wait to talk to her once she had some sleep.