Chapter 29:
Two weeks later Hermione and Draco returned to the hospital wing for their next appointment. Hermione lay on the bed as Madam Pomfrey put some cold gel on her stomach. "Just relax Hermione," the matron smiled kindly as Draco took her hand. "I know muggles do a similar scan but they have to use a machine… we just use our wands."
Hermione smiled up at the matron, "if you look over at the wall – an image will appear in a few minutes."
Hermione grinned at Draco before looking at the wall like the matron suggested. Hermione felt the matron's wand touch her stomach. There was a loud beating noise that filled the room. "That's interesting…" the matron frowned.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked feeling suddenly nervous.
"Nothing is wrong…" the matron smiled, "just interesting."
The picture appeared and Draco gasped, "is it…?"
Hermione looked at the image on the wall, "twins?"
"Bloody hell," Hermione and Draco frowned.
"Yes it looks like you are carrying twins," the Matron smiled. "Everything is going well. How have you been feeling?"
"Erm… I'm ok," Hermione replied.
Draco grinned, "she's been really tired and she's still throwing up. Not to mention she's started having cravings – seriously she's been sending me down to the kitchen in the middle of the night all week."
The matron laughed, "it's perfectly normal to be a little tired that will change soon. In the meantime, get plenty of rest and get Draco to help you with anything that seems to tiring. Try and do some exercise in as well. As for the vomiting – try and eat like normal. At the moment your baby doesn't really need much food. Your cravings are ok but don't overindulge. But it's a great sign that you are hungry – it shows that your morning sickness will soon ease and your body is preparing to nourish you and the baby."
"I've also been getting headaches and feeling faint occasionally."
Draco looked suddenly nervous, "headaches are perfectly normal – I'll give you a potion for them. It could be a result of your hormones but it could also be because of fatigue, hunger or stress. As for the faintness – that's not too much of a problem either. Be sure to sit down or lie down as soon as you feel light-headed. Make sure you keep some healthy snacks with you just in case you need a blood-sugar boost and make sure you stay hydrated."
"Pregnancy kind of sucks; I'm peeing constantly, my boobs hurt, I throw up at least twice a day, I crave the strangest things, my stomach is constantly bloated and I get dizzy all the time."
The matron laughed, "don't worry it'll get easier… eventually."
Hermione and Draco left the hospital wing with big smiles plastered over their faces, "twins?"
"Thank God for Curtis and Aurora – we'll be ready for this," Draco replied as he put his arm around his fiancé.
Hermione laughed as she looked at the small black and white picture in her hands of their babies.
Several hours later, Aurora ran into her parents' bedroom. She couldn't find them anywhere. There on her mother's bedside table was a picture. She picked it up and saw what looked like two tiny babies. "They're having twins…" Aurora thought out loud. "They're replacing me."
She ran out of the room and out of the apartment. She wasn't sure where she was going but she needed to escape. She ran straight to the room of requirements where she found a comfy chair that she could curl into and cry.
Draco and Hermione were sat with Blaise, Ginny, Harry and Daphne in Blaise and Ginny's apartment. "Twins?" Blaise grinned. "Well if anyone can do it you guys can."
"Thanks Zabini," Draco grinned.
Ginny smiled, "gosh. I still can't believe you guys are having babies… real babies." Her smile faltered, "I'm going to miss them."
"I know… it's going to be so hard," Hermione replied.
Draco sighed, "do your kids know?"
"Know what?" Ginny asked.
"That is will all come to an end," Draco sighed.
Ginny and Blaise exchanged a look, "We couldn't tell them."
Harry frowned, "we told Ebony and Castore last week but they're really angry with us."
"They barely talk to us at the moment," Daphne added. "Have you told Aurora and Curtis about the pregnancy?"
"We don't want to ruin our time with them," Hermione told her friends as she touched her stomach, "I don't want them to feel like we're replacing them."
Hermione and Draco returned to their apartment to find Curtis sat reading a book. "Where's your sister?" Draco asked.
"Don't know," Curtis replied coldly.
"What's wrong Curtis?" Hermione asked.
"Nothing," he retored.
"Don't talk to your mother like that," Draco replied angrily.
"Why? You're not really my parents are you?" Curtis smirked, "not like you will be to them!" He threw the picture of the twins at their feet.
"How did you…?" Draco began.
"Curt, we love you and your sister so much. We could never love anyone the way we love you," Hermione told her son.
"That's not true," Curtis frowned. "I'm going to bed. Your door was open, I'm guessing that's why Aurora's not here."
Draco frowned as his son went up the stairs, "I'll go and find her. You need to get some rest."
"I can't rest," Hermione cried. "My baby…"
"Aurora will be just fine. I'll get the guys to help me," he told her as he left the apartment. Hermione crawled onto the sofa. She fell into a fitful sleep as she waited for her fiancé and daughter to return home.
An hour or so later, Draco led his daughter into the apartment. He saw Hermione asleep on the sofa and so pulled her into his arms and carried her up the stairs. Aurora smiled at her parents, "I'll miss you daddy."
"Aurora, I know how it seems… like we are moving on and leaving you both behind but I promise you we're never going to forget about you. You will always be our children."
"I know daddy," Aurora smiled. "I just wish I could meet the twins but I'll be gone before they arrive."
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