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"Molly" Hermione shouted through the house as soon as stepped from the fire, a loud grumble within the house could be heard as children and adults alike ran towards the floo room, bending down she picked Scorpious up into her arms to keep him away from the impact.
"You're here dear" Molly stood in the middle of the doorway to stop anyone barging in.
"Don't just stand there come in, come in"
Hermione held on Draco's hand and led them inside to the kitchen, from the corner of her eye she could see his platinum blonde hair slowly being surrounded by gingers.
"What's your name little man?" Molly tentatively asked the little boy in her arm.
"Scorpious and I am Five" He held up five fingers and smiled proudly.
"Well aren't you cute" Pulling Hermione in for a quick cuddle she whispered her words of encouragement and acceptance for her relationship with Draco, which meant a lot from her Second Mum.
"Boys leave poor Draco alone please" Molly shouted through the mass as she made her way to cuddle the non-phased Malfoy.
"Hermione, where's Teddy and Albus?" Scorpious whispered into her ear, she kind of gathered he might feel like a fish out of water with the amount of people in the house.
"I am sure they will be here soon darling, do you need the toilet?" Hermione noticed his squirming slightly on her hip.
"Can you take me please?" Smiling she led herself and Scorpious from the kitchen up into the bathroom.
Standing outside the bathroom until he had finished she noticed Percy coming down from the loft and onto the second storey of the Burrow.
"Hermione, long time no see" Percy pulled her in for a hug in greeting.
"Good to see you Percy" She heard a quiet 'finished' and a tug on her dress as she peered downwards.
"And who is this?" Percy smiled and bent down to his height.
"Scorpious Malfoy" He held his outstretched hand to Percy, seeing him plenty of times on the front of his Grandfather's Paper, he gathered he might be important.
"Percy Weasley" Percy shook his hand with a wide impressed smile on his face.
"Shall we go downstairs? I am sure everyone is hassling Draco" Percy smirked and allowed the two go down the stairs first.
"Daddy" Scorpious ran to his Dad whom was sitting at the table talking quidditch techniques with Harry and Ron. Hermione stood on the doorway seeing her four favourite boys getting along made her heart swell.
"Hermione dear, Ginny is in the living room" Hermione nearly ran to see Gin as the excitement bubbled up, they had seen each other the day previous, but hey what can you do when girls get together?
"There you are" An aspirated Ginny shouted form the sofa, in between Angelina and Lavender Brown. Obviously she didn't miss the look of disgust sent her way.
"Have you brought your Death Eater" 'Lav Lav'sneered at her, unfortunately Mrs Weasley took this opportunity to enter the room.
"Miss Brown I would very much like it if you were to leave immediately, things of that nature are not be said in this house and I will not have my atmosphere clouded by your narrow mindedness." Molly nearly screeched.
"Yes Mrs Weasley" Lavender hung her head in shame and left to go find Ron.
"Dinner will be ready shortly girls, the boys are teaching the kids to play quidditch … yes I have set the wards up" Mrs Weasley added for an after thought and she left the living room as quickly as she entered it.
"So you and Mr Malfoy?" Hermione's cheek flamed under the scrutiny of the two Weasleys.
"Do you love him?" Ginny outright asked.
"I think I do … Oh gosh" Hermione slowly lowered herself down to the chair next to the fireplace.
"There's nothing to be ashamed of" Ginny probed gently.
"He never divorced his wife, if she comes back that could be a problem" Angelina suddenly popped up.
"How do you know Ang?" Hermione's brow furrowed slightly.
"Um, I work in the divorce section of the MOM, For a divorce to be finalised it has to come through me for approval, I have been working there for 7 years Hermione and I could tell you every single one divorce I have finalised and when." Hermione's face fell a great deal.
"Which means if Astoria decided to come back there would be nothing for you to do but to step down" Hermione inwardly cringed at the notion.
"But she isn't going to, she has been flaunting it in Spain so don't worry about it love"
Hermione tried to forget it but there was an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach, something important she was missing, something she didn't know about.
A child's cry ran through the house, getting closer to the living room door. Angelina and Ginny sat abruptly expecting it be one of theirs but instead Scorpious came running in, tears streaming down the little boys face and arms outstretched for Hermione to pick him up.
"Oh dear me, what happened darling?" She cooed as he snuggled closer to her still bawling his eyes out.
"Fell of his broom" Hermione looked up to Draco leaning on the doorframe smiling at how Hermione cradled Scorpious in her arms and how her body rocked back and forth with his son in a sign of comfort.
"Are you hurt?" She felt his head shake 'no' in her chest.
"Go give it another go then sweetie and if you fall again I am sure Daddy won't make you try again ok?" She swept his fringe from his eyes and kissed his little button nose.
"If I fall again, promise I can come and sit with you Hermione?"
"I promise darling"
Scorpious jumped from her lap and ran to his Dad's outstretched hand.
"Oh, Hermione, your my bestest friend" He called from the hallway before closing the living room door behind him.
"Awww" The girls beside her cooed in a motherly fashion.
"I know" She smiled sheepishly and turned in the spot to face her 'girlfriends' once more.
The next hour the trio of girls had a good catch up, talking children, work, relationship's and what was bothering them. At least Hermione could kind of participate with the children conversation, after all they were her nieces and nephews they were talking about. After their second servings of coffee Mrs Weasley shouted from the kitchen that the food was ready.
"Hermione, I did it" Hermione beamed at the little boy running in from the garden to the kitchen.
"Well done Scorp, but I need to clean you up before you touch anything" The little boy covered in mud, Pulling her wand from her pocket she cleansed his hands, clothes and face.
"There we are, all nice and clean to eat now darling"
The dinner conversation was light and amicable, no bitterness between the old enemies occurred, to Hermione it felt like Draco and Scorp belonged here, they were her family as much as the Weasleys were. Different members of the Weasley family would shoot random questions to Draco in attempts to get to know him better and to accept him into the family, and he replied with as much amicability as they did asking the questions.
"Finished Hermione" she looked down the little boy covered in mash potatoes and gravy
"Oh dear, what are you like sweetie"
Taking her napkin from her lap she made good work of cleaning his hands and mouth, from the corner of her eye she saw Ginny doing the same thing with Albus and Teddy before smirking at her actions.
"Right then children how about we play a little game?" Hermione smiled as all the children jumped up and down and cheered.
"Ok Uncle Ron and Uncle Harry have scattered little bags of sweeties around the garden, there is one for each and every one of you but you only get one"
Hermione noticed the kids trying to see if they could spot Harry and Ron from the nearest window to get a head start, much to their dismay the blue blind was tightly shut.
"On your marks … get set … go" And they were off, all the kids bundled for the door, how none of them get hurt she had no idea.
"You're really good with Scorp" A husky voice whispered in her ear sending shivers down her spine.
"He's a really good kid Draco; it's easy to like him"
"Does that extend to his Father I dare ask?" Hermione bit her lip and nodded.
"Good" He leaned in, closing the distance as their lips connected as one in a small but passionate kiss.
"Daddy I got the first bag" Scorpious came running into the kitchen holding the bag of sweets up as they quickly pulled apart.
"Well done little man" Draco ruffled his hair as Hermione kissed his cheek.
"I'l give Molly a hand with the cleaning up" Hermione slid out of the bench and grabbed a tea towel from a draw to help with the washing up.
"He's a changed man" Hermione smiled fondly.
"He is, the boys seemed to like him and Scorp" Molly 'hummed' in agreement.
"Like they had a choice in my house … and ooo that Lavender Brown has done nothing but get on my last nerve this last couple of months" Hermione couldn't help it as a small chuckle escaped her lips.
"Laugh it up Hermione, it's been marriage this and baby making that. I wouldn't mind it, but you can see Ronald really isn't up for that commitment yet. I fear he will be as bad as my Charlie"
"I doubt that Molly, he just needs to find the right Witch is all" Hermione reached up and placed a glass in the cabinet.
"And you … have you found the right Wizard I dare ask?"
She turned her head to see Draco and Harry running after the children pretending to be dinosaurs, squeals of happiness surrounded the room from the children.
"I think I have, I mean it is still early days to say the 'L' word, but I don't think I have felt this strong towards anyone, nor their kids, now you know I am not the maternal type"
And it was true, she wasn't the maternal type, she had long but accepted that she was going to be a single woman in her 90's, with a few cats living in a nice cottage having her nieces and nephew pop over frequently and sadly enough she was happy with it.
"Hermione love, I think I better get this one home for a bath and bed" Hermione turned and nodded to Draco holding his Son's hand.
"Give me a minute love" Folding the tea towel up and placing it on the counter she retrieved her cloak and Scorpious's coat from the hallway.
"Come here then little munchkin, arms in" She held the coat wide open for him to manoeuvre into.
"Daddy is being a dinosaur Hermione" The little boy, obviously still giddy as a kipper, at least allowed Hermione to zip him into his coat.
"Come on then Mr home time"
She said her goodbyes to the family and allowed them to encircle herself in hugs upon hugs. Of course she didn't envy Draco being the centre of the attention within the Weasley's, receiving more hugs and kisses than she had -especially from Molly-
"We are having a birthday party for Scorpious on Friday and would like it very much if you could all come, it starts at 1.00pm and the floo will be open awaiting your arrival."
Draco asked as casual as he could, sighing happily when they all wholeheartedly accepted his invitation.
Laughing could be heard through the unusually quiet Malfoy Manor as Hermione stepped out of the floo fire with little Scorpious clutching tightly to her hand. They had left Draco at The Burrow being 'Mothered' by the Weasley Women.
"Come here, you still have gravy around your mouth" Hermione licked her cardigan sleeve and whipped the corners of the little boy's mouth.
"Thank you" he whispered shyly as they waited for Draco to eventually come through.
"Rawwwrrr" Draco suddenly appeared, imitating a dinosaur.
"Argh, Scorp run" Hermione and Scorpious ran from the floo room and into the entrance hall, both still screeching as 'Draco the dinosaur' ran after the two.
Somebody clearing their throat loudly near the parlour room made the trio come to a sudden standstill.
"Father" Draco nodded in greeting as he sobered himself up.
"You best come through Draco" Hermione didn't quite like the tone in his voice, the same tone a bearer of bad news would use.
With Scorpious still holding her hand she led them into the room and came to an abrupt stop, nearly making Draco and Lucius bump into her.
There situated next to Lady Malfoy wearing the latest fashion sat a composed Astoria Malfoy.
"I see you finally got a nanny, although I am very surprised to see whom you hired for our son Draco"
Hermione raised an eyebrow at the younger witch, her hand resting rather calmly on her wand.
"Come and give mummy a cuddle then Scorpious"
Hermione watched in silent horror as she stood and outstretched her arms half expecting the boy to run into them.
"You're not my mummy, Hermione is"
The little boy curled himself around Hermione's leg, making this even harder on herself, All eyes turned on her to watch her reaction.
Bending down ever so slightly she gently forced Scorpious to stand up and look at her in the eye.
"Scorp, you know how your my favourite man right?" he nodded with understanding.
"And you know we have had fun over the last couple of days?" Again he nodded.
"Well you see the woman standing next to Grandma?, she is infact your Mummy, and I know she hasn't been around a lot but I am sure she is here to rectify that ok?" Tears rolled down the little boys face.
"Bu.. but Hermione, you have to be my Mummy, you just have to be. Teddy and Albus's Mummy love's them, read's to them, feed's them and even take them to the potty. You love me don't you?" A single tear rolled down Hermione's face as she nodded feebly.
"Then don't go, you can still be my Mummy, please don't leave me" Hermione couldn't stop the tears from rolling more freely now.
"I can't stay I'm afraid, but I can still be your best friend"
"In the whole wide world?" she nodded with as much enthusiasm as she could muster.
"In the whole universe sweetie"
"Will you still see Daddy?" If Hermione's heart hadn't broken before, it had now.
"No Scorp, I am afraid I cannot, but if you still allow me I will be more than grateful to come to your birthday party"
"I think it's best if you stay away" Hermione gritted her teeth at the conniving witch, taking a deep breathe to stop her from hexing the witch where she stood, feeling a little more composed she smiled again at Scorpious.
"I will stay in touch, don't you worry little man"
Nobody was going to stop her, even if they wanted to she had grown a fondness to Scorpious and extending that invitation to his Father. Leaning in she placed a gentle kiss on his forehead and stood to leave the room. Hermione couldn't look into Draco's pleading eyes, she just couldn't. It took every ounce of strength to just leave the room and again that crumpled her.
As soon as the door was closed she allowed the tears to roll more freely than she would want. Wanting to leave the Manor as quickly as possible she entered the floo room and flooed to the one place she felt welcome. Spinners End.
A/N Dont worry guys this still is a DRAMIONE story, but first we have to get the wife out of the way first :D