Draco felt as he was in what Weasley like to refer as "the dog house", properly an expression he gained over the years from being married to Granger as it most definitely not a wizarding one. But like it or not - Harianna was refusing to speak to him, well she was being civil but the pregnancy had hardly been spoken about and Draco wanted to know exactly how things stood. Instead, an awkward silence greeted him of a morning, and remained so throughout the day, Draco had never known working and living with someone to be so difficult, and Weasley was his work partner.

Harianna's reaction to the news of being pregnant startled him. True Draco did not know how to take the news himself - a baby? He was going to be a father? Could he be a father? Though his parents' had given him everything he could have ever asked for, his mother had been protective and he looked up to his father so much, that Draco copied how his father acted, and that had not led him down the right path.

Could he do the right thing now? Draco would stand by Harianna no matter her choice, but he could not get over her breakdown at the news. And the length of time it had taken before Harianna was calm enough to return home.

Had he been wrong - had she not wanted children after all ... Harianna had told him that she wasn't good with small children - but he had seen first hand how she was with Teddy and the Weasley brood. There had to be more to it ... to cause her to break down uncontrollably for hours.

Draco sighed, and poked at his dinner, he hadn't felt like eating and Harianna hadn't said a word to him all day. He wanted answers ... but he did not want to pressure them out of her and he felt guilty about how he had gotten answers into her chosen career.

'I'm keeping it ...'

Harianna had spoken so softly, almost whisper-like, she did not look at him, her face had turned away as though frightened by his response.

'I'll stand by you ... whatever.'

Harianna relaxed slightly, though she still did not look at him, 'And we should tell Teddy.'

Draco nodded. That was fair enough.

'And I'm sorry I accused you of getting me pregnant ..' Draco raised his eyebrows at that, but she did not say anything further.

'I don't understand why she said it.'

Draco sighed heavily and took a sip of coffee from his cup. Granger gave him a small smile.

'Because ... it takes two ... and well -' Granger's cheeks turned pink, 'she knows it takes two -'

'After all these years of being married to Weasley ... you're still blushing about sex?'

Granger scowled at him, 'No. But ... Ria spoke to Ginny and I, about you ... said a few things. Oh, don't worry,' she added when Draco folded his arms, 'we couldn't get anything more out of her apart from that your wings were "wow". Harianna's quite private when it comes to personal matters.'

'Anyway ...' Granger said, 'she knows you weren't the only one at fault ... after-all she had been willing.'

'Try telling that to Weasley ... he doesn't seem impressed -'

'Ron's,' Granger seemed almost hesitant in how to correctly respond, 'protective - think of it as though he's as an older brother. Ria's been through ... so much. As you know her childhood was not exactly all that great. She never had what one would call a normal year at Hogwarts. It was why after the war she sought out refuge in the Muggle world.'

'And met the love of her life.' Draco sneered, feeling jealous.

'Correction, Theo was at one time, the love of her life,' Granger said, 'He was everything she needed at the time, she needed it. Don't get me wrong she never forgave herself, for what happened. And she never got over what happened after her capture -'

'What do mean "what happened after"?' Draco said.

Granger looked at him square in the eye, 'I ... I shouldn't have said that, not if she hasn't told you.'

'Did something happen at the trail?' Draco said.

'Something like that.'

Draco was unconvinced, 'You're worse at lying than Weasley. Try again, or did you swear to an Unbreakable Vow too?'

'No ...' Granger replied softly, 'I couldn't ... we thought I was pregnant at the time.'

'So why can't you explain what you meant?'

'I don't want to betray Ria,' Granger sighed, 'It's her place to tell you, is all.'

'Is there anything you could tell me ... something to help me at least.'

Granger cringed, 'you - I never said anything - Ria lost more than a husband.'

'That's it? Fantastic! How is a cryptic clue meant to help me?'

'You're the Auror ... isn't it you're job to figure it out,' Granger retorted. Though her face scrunched up, before she added, 'And you should know ... Ria always wanted a family ... keeping the child was never going to be an issue for her.'