Once everyone was seated with their partners, Dumbledore continued on to talk about Parenting 101. His voice rang throughout the Great Hall with nothing but silence following. Hermione heard her own heartbeat from how quiet her peers were.

"You all will spend tonight in your new dorms. For gentlemen with the last names A to L, you and your partners will be escorted by the Head Boy, Mr. Draco Malfoy, to your dorm. This will be known as the East Wing Tower. Miss. Hermione Granger will escort those who are left to the West Wing Tower. Tomorrow, timetables will be given out. Partners will receive corresponding timetables.

"Parenting 101 will take place before Potions. It will be taught by Professor McMiggins, though she is unfortunately not here at the moment. You all will meet her tomorrow in class. The class will be broken down into three parts: Pregnancy, Adolescence, Puberty. Throughout this year you all will learn what it is like to raise a child. Once the year is over, your child will cease to exist."

A chill ran down Hermione's back at the last statement. It sounded too harsh to hear that her future child, real or not, would just disappear.

"Professor Snape will now explain how your child will be produced," Dumbledore said, taking a step back to let the raven haired professor come to attention.

Snape looked as bored as ever while he slightly glared at the students. His thin lips pressed to a line and his charcoal eyes looked just about dead with boredom. "The process is quite simplistic, so even those who...struggle...to grasp basic concepts will understand," he drawled, his eyes lingering on Harry. "Tomorrow, each of you will brew a potion. Once the potion has been brewed to perfection, all female students will ingest the potion and undergo the first part of class- Pregnancy."

A wave of shudders took over the majority of the girls. Hermione fidgeted in her seat frowned slightly. This is definitely mad, she thought.

"Pregnancy will last only for three weeks. Once it is completed, a child made with DNA from both parents."

"It's not going to come out the normal way, is it?" blurted out a female Hufflepuff.

Several girls nodded, wondering the same thing- Would that have to go through actual labor?

Snape narrowed his eyes at the students before shaking his head. "Madam Pomfrey will cast a spell to put the potion in full effect. A light will appear and the sprogs will appear. After being measured and given a name, they will be sent to a nursery set up in the Hospital Wing. However, pregnancy and labor will feel real." The same Hufflepuff who had asked the question opened her mouth once more. "No more questions. Professor McMiggins speak of the rest. Now off to your dorms," Snape drawled.

How completely brief and Snape-like of him, Hermione thought. She looked at Dumbledore to see him beckoning her over, as well as Draco. She got up from her seat and walked to the Headmaster, not realizing how nervous she was until she felt her knees shake. But the moment she saw Malfoy, who seemed at ease with the whole ordeal, walk confidently to Dumbledore, Hermione mustered up all of her courage and willed herself to walk normally.

"I apologize for not mentioning any of this earlier, but the password for the East Wing Tower is Turnet Nosce. The West Wing Tower's is Veni Vidi Vici. When you both arrive at your dormitory, choose a password," Dumbledore said quietly. Then he cleared his throat and said," Please follow Ms. Granger and Mr. Malfoy to your designated dorms. Have a wonderful night."

Hermione arrived at the Heads' Dormitory before Malfoy. She didn't mind waiting, especially because it gave her a reason to study the portrait door. It was of a lioness and a serpent that seemed to be in an argument. The lioness was crouched, ready to pounce, but the serpent was circling around her in a predatory manner. Hermione felt compelled to tell the serpent to bug off and find another lioness to piss off. But she continued to watch their little dance of hisses and growls, not noticing that time was flying by.

It was only when her eyes felt heavy that Hermione knew something was wrong. She knew that she had been waiting for Malfoy for longer than necessary.

"Where is that prat?" Hermione asked herself. She sighed and looked at the portrait. The lioness and the serpent seemed to have heard her question, and the lioness roared loudly. Hermione covered ears and flinched at the sound.

Suddenly the portrait door swung open and a confused Draco Malfoy was staring at Hermione. "Well there you are!" he said accusingly. "What the bloody hell are you doing? Do you want to wake the whole damned castle?"

Hermione gaped at Draco, feeling annoyance bite at her. "Excuse you? I was here waiting because I thought you were still out!" Hermione huffed. She crossed her arms and glared at the Slytherin. "And you were in there the whole time, without any regards as to how I would get in the dorm."

She marched towards the portrait door and pushed past Malfoy, too tired to argue any further. Hermione entered their dorm, and stepped foot into a fairly spacious common room. The walls were made of grey stone and the floor was a dark cherry wood floor. Two creme armchairs a matching love-seat were positioned around a fireplace. A staircase to the right of the common room came to Hermione's attention, and she saw that it led to an indoor balcony.

Hermoine made her way towards it, slightly awed at the beauty of the dormitory. Once she got up the stairs, she saw three doors. The first door was white with a gold handle. The second door was a light brown with a copper door knob. The last door was dark brown with a platinum knob.

"The password is Semper Paratus. First door is yours, the last one is mine. The middle one is the bathroom. Our rooms connect to it as well."

Hermione jumped at the sound of Malfoy behind her. He stared at her for a moment, slightly amused.

"Go to be, Wifey. It seems tomorrow will be a long day," Draco said with a slight smirk.

Hermione narrowed her eyes at him and flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Don't ever call me that," she seethed.

Draco raised an eyebrow. "What? Wifey?"

Hermione cringed at the sound of the word and scrunched up her nose. "Piss off, Malfoy." She opened the door to her room and stepped in before slamming the door shut. Looking around the room, she saw that it was neutral, with plain wooden furniture and white walls. The bed was white and grey. Hermione knew that this would be her faux child's room. Which meant that she and Draco would share a room together.

The thought made Hermione's skin crawl, and she shuddered. Then she made her way to her trunk and pulled out a hair of yellow shorts and a large white shirt. She changed into the clothes and discarded the dirty ones into the hamper in the the corner of the room. Her feet felt cold on the wooden floor, but the room was warm overall.

Hermione found her toiletries and brought them with her to the bathroom. She noticed it was a bit smaller than her room but still big for a bathroom. The walls matched the common room but the floor was made of white and grey tiles. There was a toilet, shower, and a double sink. Hermione sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. She began to brush her teeth and comb through her hair, starting her usual nightly routine.

Just as she was finishing, the door opposite to the one she came through opened, and Draco walked in. They made awkward eye contact before Hermione scurried out of the room and closed the door loudly behind her. She jumped into her new bed and covered her face with her hands.

"Tomorrow will definitely be a long day."

A/N Okay, I know. Short and crappy chapter. I've been busy and I'm not at my A-game. But I'm refusing to give up on this story. So...tada!

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