Chapter Fourteen

"I'm sorry Hermione, there is no other way" Draco said holding her close, "They won't be able to get past my fathers wards without me, I really don't want to go back to that shithole"

"Promise me that you will come back to me" Hermione whispered.

"I swear it" he said placing a soft kiss on her lips, "You can kill me yourself if I don't come back" he smirked at her,

"You are a nightmare" she smiled weakly.

"You love it really" he smiled,

"Sorry guys, but we have to get going" Harry interrupted, "Hermione, Ginny will be going with you and Kingsley to the safe house, I will come and get you both when it is safe" he said,

Hermione hugged Draco a little tighter,

"Please come back soon" she whispered; Draco gave her one more kiss before they left.

Harry stepped through the barrier, Draco's hand on his shoulder.

"Hold back a bit" Draco said, before placing his hand on the wall beside the door, "I Draco Lucious Malfoy claim Malfoy Manor as birth right and my welcome Harry James Potter and his Aurors to the manor" he winced as a pain shot through his palm "Fuck that hurt, he cussed

"What did you do" Harry asked,

"Gave you a free pass to go through the manor, well from anything my tyrannical father put in place, there could be spells Dolohov has put up so best to keep our guards up" from ahead of them came a slow clapping

"So, the prodigal son returns," Antonin said from the top of the staircase, "Wouldn't daddy be so proud"

"Antonin Dolohov, you are under arrest, for coercion, the use of Unforgivable curses, kidnap, war crimes and Murder…and that just off the top of my head" Harry said his wand pointed at the man,

"You're in my house now" Antonin said, "And I'm not alone" the group where suddenly surrounded by masked figures,

"Potter, you look after Hermione for me" Draco yelled before slamming his on the wall, "I DRACO LUCIOUS MALFOY REJECT ANY DEATHEATERS FROM THE MANNOR DISABLE THEM NOW" a loud banning ran through the manor before every death eater collapsed to the floor, Draco included.

*Three months later*

Hermione looked at the healer,

"How far?" she asked,

"I would say around 20 weeks" The woman said,

"Can you tell paternity this early?" she asked,

"This early, we can, but there is a risk of miscarrying" she explained,

"Hermione, it has to be his, the pregnancy before was accelerated the child would have been born by now if it wasn't his" Ginny said holding her friend's hand,

"Would you like to know the gender?" the witch smiled clearly oblivious to the turmoil in Hermione's mind,

"Not this time" Ginny smiled, "Thank you" Ginny took Hermione by the hand and lead her from the room where Harry and Ron were waiting out in the hall for them,

"Hermione?" harry asked,

"Harry not now." Ginny said, "I'm taking Hermione up to the ward to see Draco" she said, "Go home I'll explain later"

Ginny guided Hermione to the chair beside Draco's bed,

"Hermione, you should speak to him, tell him your news" Ginny encouraged,

The magic that Draco had invoked had taken out every death eater on the Manor property, causing each and everyone of them to collapse on the floor unconscious allowing Harry and the aurors to contain them just in time for all of them to awaken in Azkaban. Draco on the other hand hadn't woken up, he had remained in the coma.

Harry had returned to the safe house and had to tell Hermione, she hadn't been the same since, she just sat in the room that he and Ginny had set up for her, she barely ate or drank just staring at nothing. This morning Hermione had collapsed and Ginny, Harry and Ron had rushed her to St. Mungo's, scared that their friend was in danger.

Two month later *28 weeks pregnant*

"Are you sure you are ready for this?" Harry asked as he carried Hermione's last box into the small muggle flat she just signed the lese on,

"Like you, Ginny, Ron, Molly, Charlie, Bill, Fleur…um Minerva and Andromeda and countless other have said, Draco would want me to take care of our child, I can't do that if I continue the way I have been." She said resting her hand on her now prominent bump.

"I know we said you need to get moving again, we didn't mean move out" Harry said,

"I know, but you and Ginny have the twins on their way and you will need all the room possible, besides I think I need to do this for me…I think I was using you all, deep down I knew you guys wouldn't let me starve, but it let me wallow in self-pity, now it's time I got my act together, besides, I've spoken with Minerva I'm heading back to Hogwarts in September, Minerva and I have an arrangement, Dobby and Winky are going to be nannies for me while I'm working and I'm only teaching years one to three until this one is a little older" Hermione said,

"You know we're here for you too, Molly said she's looking forward to mover grandchildren to spoil and specifically mentioned you" Harry smiled hugging his friend.

*2years later*

Hermione entered her chamber, kicking of her shoes,

"Dobby?" she called,

"Mistress Hermione, how was your day?" the elf smiled,

"Exhausting" she smiled, "How was Persephone today?" she said heading to her work desk,

"The little miss had Dobby running around today, but Dobby is happy to chase the little miss" he smiled, "She just went down for a nap" he smiled, "Do you need me to remain while you mark homework" Dobby smiled,

"No, she should be asleep for an hour or so, then I'm taking her to see her father, but thank you Dobby" Hermione smiled,

"Of course, miss, Dobby is taking a personal day on Monday, but Winky will be around to assist you" the elf smiled,

"Thank you, Dobby, enjoy your day off" she smiled, slipping into her chair and beginning to work through the pike of second year essays on the Limitations of Transfiguration.

An hour later she got to her feet making her way to her bedroom where she could hear her daughter talking to herself

"Hello Persephone, did you have a nice nap" she smiled lifting her from her cot,

"Mum, mum, mum" she squealed. Before Persephone had been born Hermione was terrified that the child was a result of the attack on her, but the moment she had been put in her arms she knew that Draco was her father, the young girl had Hermione's nose and curls, but her fathers steal eyes and the Malfoy platinum blond hair.

"Shall we put that pretty dress on to go see Daddy" she smiled carrying the girl over to the changing table,

"Daddy" the girl squealed, pointing at the locket that Hermione wore,

"That's it daddy is in here" she smiled opening the locket revealing Draco's smiling face.

Hermione landed outside St. Mungo's before dashing into the main entrance in an attempt to stay dry,

"Wet" Persephone giggled, Hermione pulled out her wand and cast a quick drying spell on herself,

"Indeed" Hermione smiled, "ready to see Daddy"