Here's chapter 8.
There was a pretty even vote on the last chapter so I'm not deciding just yet.
Hermione sucked in a gasp, and squeezed her eyes shut.
"Uhh.. How early do we have to do it?" She asked, biting her lip.
"We?" He asked, his eyes widening in shock and happiness.
"Umm You have to do it before you're 3 months a long or it won't work." He said.
"How long does the potion take to make?" She asked, sighing.
"2 weeks, Hermione you can't actually be considering this." He said, shocked.
"Draco, I don't want to have his offspring." She said, pointing towards Ron.
"But you're also not ready to have sex with anyone." He said, putting his head in his hands.
"Something else is bothering you I can tell. Do you not want to?" She asked, feeling kinda rejected.
"Of course I want to Mya, you have no idea how much I want to. But I'm going to feel like I'm raping you if I do this." He said, his voice laced with pain.
She grabbed his chin and pulled him to her, kissing him sound on the mouth.
His hand instantly came up, cradling her cheek as he kissed back fiercely.
She ran her hands through his hair, as her stomach erupted in butterflies.
The kiss grew deeper and deeper, small moans escaping from both their mouths.
"Ahem." They both turned to see Ginny and Harry standing there, arms an crossed.
"Can we help you?" Draco asked, putting on his snobbish pure blood voice.
"Just didn't want to see the skank shagging her boy of the week in front of us." Ginny smirked.
"Shut your mouth bitch, remember that day we were in your room, and you said the hottest guy in school was Draco, and that there were so many things you'd do to his hot body?" Hermione smirked, as Ginny blushed.
"Oh really now? Well sorry but I'm not gay." Draco said, an evil look on his face.
"Oh but Draco, that things a girl." Hermione said sarcastically.
"Could have fooled me, look at that ugly face." Draco said, rolling his eyes.
"Don't talk about my girlfriend that way Malfoy." Harry growled, wrapping his arm around Ginny.
"Ooh scary." Hermione laughed.
"You've changed Hermione, what happened?" Harry asked, glaring at her.
"I decided I'm not gonna take your shit anymore, I'm not going to let three idiots be the ones to take me down. I'm standing up for myself and whether you believe me or not, Ron raped me. And as soon as the veriteserum is finished you'll know the truth. So go ahead and try to tear me down, I'll just keep rising from the ground." Hermione said, and Draco applauded her. (A\N: Last part is Skyscraper lyrics lol)
"Why do you try so hard to keep this lie going?" Harry asked, confused.
"Because it's Not a lie. You weren't there when she came into the room battered and broken, you weren't the one that wiped her tears, you can't fake that." Draco said, his voice rising.
"Please, don't make me laugh you're just as much involved in the lie as her." Ginny said, scoffing.
Harry looked doubtfully at Ginny for a second before she pulled him over to Ron.
"Come on Mya let's get out of here." Draco said softly.
She nodded and as they walked out she grabbed his hand, holding it tenderly.
He smiled at her, bringing the hand up to his lips and kissing it softly.
"So where did this put us?" Draco asked, referring to the kiss they shared.
Hermione stopped and turned to him, blushing.
"Where do you want it to put us?" She asked, timidly.
"I want us to be together officially." He said, looking a little nervous.
"Well then I guess you have a question to ask me then don't you?" She said, smiling.
He got down on one knee and looked up at her. "Hermione Granger, would you do me the wonderful honor of being my girlfriend?" He asked, as she giggled.
"Why yes I'd love to." She said, a huge smile on her face.
He stood up and kissed her tenderly, just barely brushing his lips to hers. He pulled away with a shuddering breath.
"Merlin you have no idea how much I've wanted to do that for the last month." He said, licking his lips.
"I'm sorry I made you wait so long." She muttered guiltily.
"Don't you ever be sorry, you were worth the wait." He smiled.
She smiled back at him before biting her lip. "I want to go ahead and start the potion." She said.
"Why don't we wait, we have to do it within 5 hours of the potion being complete or it won't work and I don't want you to rush into things." He was rambling slightly, scared for how them making love would effect her.
"Draco I don't want this baby I'm honestly against abortion, but I don't want to have my rapists child. And I know you well enough to know you'll be gentle with me, and sweet and if anything hurts you'll stop. You'll be the exact opposite of him, and that's all that matters." She said, grabbing his hand and squeezing it.
"You're right Mya, I will. I'd never do anything to hurt you." He said, kissing her again.
"So where would we find the ingredients for this?" She asked, biting her lip.
"Um I know someone who knows how to make it and likes me a lot because he happens to be my Godfather." He said, biting my lip.
"Snape?" She asked, not liking the thought of going to someone who hated her for help.
"Trust me Mya, he'll help, he absolutely despises Potter and Weasley. He believes you, that's why he's working so hard to make the potion. He despises men who rape women." Draco said, spitting out Ron and Harry's surnames like they were vile.
"But what we're doing is illegal, he surely wouldn't agree to it." Hermione said, whispering the word illegal as if someone could hear.
"I'm his favorite person in the whole world, well besides some girl he used to be in love with." Draco said, as Hermione gasped.
"He used to be in love? What was her name?" She asked excitedly.
"I don't know Lily something he wouldn't tell me her last name." He said, shrugging.
"That's weird, Harry's mom's name was Lily." She said, causing them to pause and look at each other in shock.
They both burst into laughter after a few seconds. "Haha as if!" Draco said, as Hermione agreed still laughing.
After they wiped their tears of mirth they walked hand in hand down to the Potions class room.
Upon entering the classroom they saw that Snape wasn't in there.
"Let's sit and wait, he always comes and checks his Potion cupboard around this time to make sure no one's been in it." Draco said, pulling her over to a desk.
"That man is serious about his potions." She said, laughing.
"Yes, yes he is. But enough talking." He said, kissing her.
She pushed him away laughing. "We could get caught Dray." She said, as he rolled his eyes.
"It's not like we're shagging, just a kiss." He said, pouting.
She sighed sarcastically before leaning in and kissing him.
The kiss grew more and more heated as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"What the devil is going on here." They heard a voice drawl from behind them. (A\N: That line will only be funny if you've seen A Very Potter Musical.)
Hermione jumped back from Draco, blushing profusely as she started stuttering.
"I-I'm sorry Professor." She muttered, giving Draco an 'I told you so' look. He simply smirked back at her.
Draco's expression turned serious. "Snape, I need to ask you a serious question." He said, as Professor Snape arched his eyebrow.
"You called me Snape instead of that ghastly nickname Sev, this must be serious. What is it then?" He asked, his expression bored but his eyes showing curiosity.
"Do you know how to make the potion that removes a baby from a womans body?" Draco asked, biting his lip as Snape actually let the curiosity show on his face.
"Ah yes the foetus remotionem potion, I am familiar with it. Might I ask why?" Snape asked, though he was pretty sure he already knew the answer.
"I'm pregnant sir. With.. Ron Weasley's child." It was the first time Hermione had said his name without stumbling over her words and she was proud of herself.
"Well I can understand why you'd want this potion then, I don't know of any woman that would be happy to give birth to her rapists child." He said, his voice darkening at the word 'rapist'.
"Could you give us the ingredients, so I can make it for her?" Draco asked, looking at his godfather hopefully.
"Why that's absurd." He said, and both students looked crestfallen before he spoke again. (A\N: Another Very Potter musical quote lol)
"The potion can be quite dangerous if made wrong, so I'll make it for you." He said, as they both smiled.
"Oh Professor thank you!" Hermione shouted, running up to him and wrapping her arms around him in a hug.
His eyes widened slightly and he awkwardly patted her back, as Draco chuckled slightly.
"Yes well." Snape said, clearing his throat. "Would you like me to get started on it today?"
"Yes I'd be okay with that." She said, smiling.
"Well then you may go back to your common room, Draco I'd like for you to stay so I can talk to you privately." Snape said, as Draco gave Hermione a look that said he wasn't gonna let her leave alone.
"Draco don't worry I'll be fine, Harry and Ginny are probably still at the hospital wing, and our common room isn't that far away." She said, but he still looked unsure.
"If it will make you feel any better I'll have my wand out at all times and be on guard." She said, and he sighed.
"Fine, but please be careful." He said, softly.
"I will be." She smiled at him.
After she left Snape walked over to Draco and looked down at him.
"I assume you're going to be the one the that helps her complete the process." He said, and Draco nodded.
"Are you sure this is what you want? This potion can cause a magical bond to form, and that can never be broken. She will be the woman you're tied to until death, but it will not be the same for her. I know that you have strong feelings for her and want to protect her but how do You feel about this situation?" He asked, concerned that his godson was in over his head.
"It's more then just strong feelings Sev, I'm in love with her. I want to be with her the rest of my life, I want her to be able to move on from him, without having his kid to remind her what he did. She is the most important thing in the entire world to me, and I will face anything I have to for her." Draco said, his voice holding absolutely no doubt.
"You are aware of the other potion used in these situations correct?" Snape asked, not really wantign to give Draco this option but knowing it was the right thing to do.
"No. What is it?" Draco asked, his voice slightly confused.
"It is known as the puer meus potion, it is almost completely the same as the foetus remotionem potion, but instead of removing the baby, it would make you the father." Snape said, as Draco's eyes widened slightly.
"Really?" He asked, voice filled with shock.
"Yes, I know you care for her, but if you're not ready for that kind of commitment, then I will go ahead and start on the foetus remotionem." He said, as Draco bit his lip.
"I will talk to Hermione about it. I will let you know by tomorrow. But know this, if we do the other potion it will be my decision as well." He said, and Snape nodded.
Meanwhile, as Hermione was headed towards her common room she was stopped by none other then Ginny.
You have got to be kidding me. Hermione thought bitterly.
"Well, well, well if it isn't the little whore." Ginny said, smirking
"What do you want?" Hermione asked, crossing her arms to show Ginny she had her wand.
"What did you do to my brother?" Ginny growled, stepping closer to Hermione.
"I did nothing. But I assure you he got only half of what he deserved." Hermione sneered, letting Ginny know she wasn't going to back down.
Ginny's hand suddenly came in contact with the side of Hermione's face, causing her head to whip roughly to the side.
"Go ahead bitch, hit me back, you're little army isn't here to protect you." Ginny said, as Hermione rubbed her stinging cheek.
"Think again." They heard someone say from behind Ginny. They to turned to see Pansy standing there, flanked by Blaise and Teddy.
As soon as Ginny completely turned Pansy's fist connected with her jaw, causing Ginny to fall to the ground.
"I told you, you mess with Hermione, you mess with me." Pansy growled, before jumping on Ginny and hitting her as many times as she can.
Pansy got about five hits in before Ginny finally found her footing and flipped them over, bashing Pansy's head into the concrete floor repeatedly.
Pansy kneed Ginny in the stomach hard, causing Ginny to roll off of her, coughing.
Pansy quickly stood up, wiping blood off of her nose.
She roughly grabbed Ginny's hair and pulled her up to eye level.
"I'm not done with you bitch, you better sleep with one eyes open because if I have to I'll get the password from Hermione." Pansy growled, before spitting in Ginny's face and dropping her back to the floor.
Blaise grabbed Pansy and kissed her roughly.
"That was so damn hot you don't even know." Blaise said, as everyone besides Ginny- who was still a bloody mess crumpled up on the floor- started laughing.
"So what were you down here for, and especially alone?" Teddy asked, as they walked off from Ginny.
"Uh Draco and I were talking to Snape about something, and Snape was wanting to talk to him in private." Hermione said, biting her lip.
"Oh well what was it?" Pansy asked, as Hermione looked down.
"I'm uh.. Pregnant." She whispered, silently hoping they couldn't hear her.
"WHAT?" They all yelled, causing Hermione's already red cheeks to darken.
After checking to make sure there was no one around Hermione explained everything, by the end all of them were slack jawed.
They all pulled her into a hug, letting her know that they'd be there for her no matter what.
"I take it they know?" Draco asked, and they turned to see him leaning up against the wall smiling.
Hermione nodded as he came up and joined in on the hug.
"He will have the potion started soon." He said, wanting to talk to her about the other potion in private.
He looked at her for a second before tensing up.
"What?" Hermione asked, before noticing he was staring at her cheek.
"Why is there a hand print on your cheek?" He asked, his voice getting low.
"Ginny decided she wanted to chat." Hermione said, as his eyes darkened.
"Don't worry Drake, I already kicked her ass." Pansy said, smirking.
"Remind me to buy you a butter beer next time we go to Hogsmeade." Draco said to Pansy, as she gently ran his hand over Hermione's cheek.
"Oh don't worry I won't forget." Pansy said smiling.
Draco laced his fingers with Hermione's as they headed towards the common room, and Blaise did the same with Pansy.
"I really need a girlfriend." Teddy said, sighing at being the only who didn't have someone to hold hands with.
"Awww come on I'll hold your hand." Draco said, holding out his hand.
"Oh yay my life is complete!" Teddy said, grasping Draco's hand dramatically as everyone laughed.
She placed a hand on her still flat stomach, still in slight denial that there was another life in there.
As she looked at everyone's smiling faces she couldn't help but smile as well.
I'm definitely going to be okay. She thought to herself.
If only she'd seen the young Ravenclaw that had been standing in the corridor just a few minutes ago.
Okay this is your last chance. I need a solid answer, no either or.
I will tell you this right now, things will be just as hard for her if she gets rid of it, as they will if she doesn't.
And IF she does keep it, Draco will not be upset he'll be perfectly fine.
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It will also not be as fast of an update for the next chapter because I am a photographer, and I am currently working on someone's senior pictures.