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'I'll Be Seeing You' – Billie Holiday
The rustle of noise from the next memory brought the younger Draco out of his thought.
The crowd made their way to a small clearing of tables.
Suddenly Harry Potter appeared levitating a record player ahead of himself and placing it on a nearby table. Theo was right behind him, carrying a tattered old box of records. Placing it on the ground beside the table, he filed through the records as if searching for a particular one. He plucked one and was about to place it on the platter when it was intercepted by Ron Weasley.
"That's not the right one. Malfoy said this one." Ron said gesturing to the Billie Holliday record in his left hand.
"Oh, er...right!" surrendered Theo, snatching the proper record from Ron.
"I forgot to tell you to thank Ronald for that! You narrowly missed having your first dance as Mister and Missus being to Karma Chameleon instead of the beautiful number we're about to hear." Snickered Theo.
"I told Hermione we couldn't trust you with that responsibility. Honestly we were both pleasantly surprised when a decent song came on." Reminisced Draco.
"Speaking of, here comes our girl" winked Theo "she's just behind that tosser leading her out to dance! Oh, wait that's just you, mate!" Giving Draco a playful shove.
Draco's smile fell to a sneer before he shook his head and placed his eyes back on his wife.
As Hermione and Draco reached the center of the clearing they saw Harry wave his wand at the record player. She smiled big as she realized what song was playing. Sweet and slow music filled the air as Draco placed a hand on Hermione's waist and took a hand in his, while her remaining hand snaked around his neck, gently stroking the hair at the nape.
They danced slowly through the clearing as other couples started to join them. Ron with Lavender, Harry with Ginny, Author and Molly, so on and so forth.
Including two Theodore Notts wearing very solemn expressions as the younger Theo dipped the elder to the ground.
Draco and Hermione were even closer now, swaying back and forth as the song played on.
"What's this song?" The younger Draco asked.
"Hermione's favorite. It's called 'I'll Be Seeing You'. Her mum used to sing it to her as a child. Usually we would dance to it at our flat so I figured it was the best choice for our first dance."
"Oh..."
"W–Whenever we would see each other off to work, we'd sometimes say it to one another...like a goodbye." He added as an afterthought with a bittersweet smile.
The song came to a close as cheers and clapping erupted around them. The newlyweds playfully bowed and faded away.
XXX
It was suddenly a bright morning in Hermione and Draco's flat. Sunlight was flowing through each window while Draco sat in his study, his grey eyes scanning a fresh copy of the Daily Prophet perched loosely between his hands. Narcissa Malfoy had just taken a seat opposite him, tea in hand.
Draco's ears perked at the sound of a door shutting and a small laugh.
"Hermione!" He shouted after her, "My mother has just stopped in for a visit!"
She only responded with yet another laugh. And another. Curiously, he folded his newspaper and moved toward the door to see what had gotten into his wife when out spurted more laughter; growing exponentially more maniacal. Narcissa followed on his heels.
Draco's and a set of two Theo's right behind her, each were uncertain of what was happening but the elder Draco wore a knowing smile.
"Are you alright, love?" He asked worriedly.
She sobered a bit upon seeing his concern accompanied by her mother-in-law, but her eyes still looked as if she were trapped in a dream-like state.
She was so insanely happy she didn't even cringe as she normally would have when spotted by Narcissa Malfoy while wearing her old, worn muggle dungarees.
"Check... Uh, check the bathroom counter, Draco." She said through a massive smile and a stifled giggle.
Draco hesitated with furrowed brows before walking into their bathroom and returning with a small plastic stick.
"What is this?" He said while tapping a small window that housed two bold pink lines in innocent curiosity.
Narcissa then extended a hand to which he placed the strange stick.
Hermione laughed again before excitedly squealing "I'm PREGNANT!"
"H-how do you know?" Draco stuttered, his face relaxing, a shocked smile taking over.
"Did you see those pink lines?"
At this moment Draco nodded and rushed toward her, wrapping his wife in a tight embrace, swinging her through the air before excitedly crashing his lips into hers. "A baby! This is amazing!"
"What magic is this?!" Narcissa implored with a gasp, still staring at the pregnancy test.
"It's not magic" Hermione said simply. "It's muggle!"
"Merlin! Thats rather impressive for muggle technology! How does it work?" She asked.
"Well, erm, I peed on it..."
A disgusted look stole Narcissa's face as she dropped the test to the floor faster than one could say "scourgify".
It seemed that realizing you were holding a stick your daughter-in-law urinated on was enough of a shock to cause Narcissa to finally realize the news that was brought from the bathroom. Suddenly, her face broke into a smile as well, though it looked strange perched upon the elder Mrs Malfoy's face. She moved to hug Hermione before wrapping her arms tightly around her son and congratulating them on the new Malfoy heir.
The silence of the four men viewing the memory was as quickly broken as it was unsurprising by the elder Theo.
"I can't take it anymore! Did she really take a piss on that stick?" He blurted with a look of bewilderment upon his face.
This was closely followed by the younger Theo gasping between laughs "T-the look! T-the l-look on your mum's face!" While clapping each Malfoy on the shoulder repeatedly.
XXX
They were once again in Draco and Hermione's flat. A smile spread across Draco's lips when he laid his eyes upon their sofa.
Hermione was sprawled across it, wearing baggy black trackies and an oversized dark-green t-shirt that read "HOLYHEAD HARPIES" in gold on the chest. Her hair was pulled back into a messy, unraveling braid. She was carefully balancing a plate of marmalade-slathered toast on her enlarged abdomen in between quakes of baby kicks.
He loved when she lounged around like this.
Her Draco appeared from the kitchen and lifted her feet to sit beneath them on the sofa.
"Hurry, Draco! Give me your hand! She's kicking!" She glowed.
She giggled as Draco laid a soft hand upon her belly just as a big kick shook the plate. They shared a look before he said "You're so sure it's a girl?"
"I've got a good feeling I'm right." She said with a wink. "But we'll find out at ten o'clock. We've got an appointment."
"Where?"
"A muggle office. They've got this new technology where we can watch the baby in 3D! And they can tell us whether she's a boy or girl." She specified, her voice dripping with excitement.
"Well I could tell you right now what he is! We don't need muggle technology."
"Is that so?"
"Yes! Hand me your engagement ring."
Confused, because she was expecting something from his career as a Healer, she slipped the moonstone ring from her petite finger and handed it over with a flourish.
"We'll see about this Draco."
He leaned over and grabbed a stray book off of the coffee table before transfiguring it into a long string. He then slipped Hermione's ring onto the string.
"You better turn my book back when we're done! I was reading that!" She scoffed "This is an old muggle wives tale anyway!"
"I promise, your boring book about mountain trolls will be back in no time! I assure you though, there is nothing muggle about this. My family has been doing this for generations and it's always been right! My mother did it, her mother before her, and her mother before her!" He explained as he puffed his chest in confidence.
Hermione rolled her eyes before removing the plate of toast and placing it on the coffee table.
He leaned over her stomach and dangled the ring before tapping it with his wand and muttering something Hermione couldn't make out. The ring started spinning in circles and an arrogant grin burst onto Draco's face.
"It's a boy! See? I told you!"
"Gee, mate, best not quit your day job." Quipped the younger Theo.
Hermione snatched her ring, carefully taking it off her book-turned-string before placing it back on her finger where it belonged.
She then handed the string to Draco before kissing him sweetly on the lips. "Turn it back and grab your coat."
"What? We're not still going are we? The charm is always right!" he whined.
"Your coat, Draco." she groaned as she rolled her eyes again.
He transfigured the string back into the giant book and moved toward the closet, slipping his coat over his t-shirt.
"Hurry up before I change my mind, Hermione!"
She pecked him on the cheek and slipped her hand into his. "Oh, hush! It will be fun! We'll even get to hear her heartbeat!"
"His. And that's strange? Why would you listen to a heartbeat?"
She only shook her head before enlarging the fireplace to fit both of them and tossing a handful of Floo Powder down. "The Leaky Cauldron."
The scenery changed in a flash, unlike how it changed between memories.
"There must be more to this one, eh?" Asked Theo.
Draco nodded.
They followed Draco and Hermione through the door of The Leaky Cauldron and out into Muggle London.
"It's just this way!" Hermione said with a smile and a light reassuring squeeze to Draco's hand.
"After this, lets be sure to stop by Quality Quidditch Supplies and pick a toy broom for our boy." He winked. "Little League Quidditch! Ah, can you imagine the weekends wearing jerseys with our last name on them? You'll be a Quidditch mum, bringing sandwiches and snacks."
Hermione smiled at the way her husband was showing his enthusiasm.
They walked a short few moments down the street before Hermione took a right and stopped in front of a small office building. "Here we are!"
They entered and were greeted immediately and brought back to a tiny room with all sorts of strange muggle contraptions.
"How are you today, Mr and Mrs Malfoy?" The technician asked with a warm smile.
"Great, thank you!" Exclaimed Draco, followed closely by Hermione rattling off about how excited she was.
"Well, Mrs. Malfoy, if you'll just lie in this chair, we'll get started."
"Call me, Hermione, please." The technician responded with a smile.
Hermione pulled her shirt back to expose her stretched skin. Suddenly Draco looked nervous.
"This'll be cold" The woman said as she squirted a strange goo onto Hermione before grabbing a strange wand-like device in her hands.
"Gross!" Theo said, staring at the goo.
"You don't pee on that do you?" Draco whispered for only his wife to hear.
Young Draco and both Theo's looked on nervously awaiting the answer.
Draco chuckled at the memory.
Hermione almost giggled out a "no" when suddenly her husband almost jumped out of his chair beside her.
"What's that noise?"
"That is your baby's heartbeat!" The technician grinned as Draco grew mesmerized with the sound. Hermione was right. This was exciting.
"Most dads are pretty clueless in my office, Mr. Malfoy. Ask any question that comes to mind!"
The technician swirled the wand around Hermione's stomach for a while, looking up at a glass box all the while before pointing at it and saying "So do mummy and daddy want to know the baby's sex?"
They both nodded eagerly
.
The younger Theo nodded right along with them.
"Well look right here." She pointed at the glass box's image "This is the pelvis."
"Look, Draco... do you see a tiny penis there? Because I don't." Hermione squinted.
"Whoa now! Are we sure she was a girl? I imagine it would be rather tiny even if she was a boy. Like father, like son, eh mate?" Theo winked before nudging Draco.
"Oh ha, ha! Now shush!" He retorted with a piercing glare.
"No...I see... It's a girl isn't it?" Draco said happily.
"Yes, you're indeed having a little girl." She beamed. "Here, I found her face. Look at that wee button nose. Looks just like her mum already!"
Hermione suddenly burst into tears and Draco stood from his chair to kiss her happily.
"A little girl... Now let's go get her a broom!" He grinned.
Hermione giggled and the technician flashed him a confused smile.
"I must say I'm rather hurt as her godfather, that I wasn't invited on this magical muggle outing!" Theo huffed before jokingly throwing his nose into the air.
"Yeah, I better be invited next time!" Quipped the younger Theo, wiping away tears, turning to the Draco of his age.
Draco rolled his eyes and smirked while the younger Draco silently prayed to Merlin for a 'next time', though he would never admit it.