Chapter 13: N.E.W.T's and Nappies.
Draco's eyes bulged, and he twisted around grabbing a hold on her wrist.
"Come Again?"
Hermione started crying. "I-I'm pregnant."
Draco stood there shocked.
Hermione started sobbing. "Oh I'm so sorry! I know you wanted to wait until we left school, and that I should have told you sooner but I found out last week and I thought it bette-"
Draco felt an overwhelming happiness fill him. He started laughing. He pulled Hermione into a hug and kissed her forehead.
Hermione was shocked. "You're not angry?"
Draco pulled her close.
"Hermione, why would I be angry. It takes two, and why are you crying? We're going to be parents! Yeah, it might be a little sooner than we wanted but just think, we're going to have a Victoire! Our own little Victoire in just a few months!" He said with glee, wiping her tears with his thumb.
Hermione started to giggle. "Our own little baby."
Draco smiled softly and gently placed his hand on her belly.
"Our own little baby." He repeated kissing her softly.
Draco and Hermione went back to their room to go back to sleep as they were still exhausted from yesterday.
Before falling asleep. Draco sat up and started talking to the baby, or rather Hermione's belly. He told it about how he was going to be the best father he could be, and that it was going to be the most spoilt baby in the wizarding world, which earned him a slap across the head from Hermione, he was expecting that though.
The two eventually lay asleep in each others arms.
In the following weeks, Hermione was feeling extremely hormonal. Between mood swings and exams she was stressed out. The N.E.W.T's were nearly over thank Merlin and she was very thankful that baby brain hadn't stopped her from remembering anything needed for exams. Now she just had to wait for Draco to finish his last exam, Muggle Studies. She had finished hers the day before, Ancient Ruins.
As she and Lavender had completed their exams they decided to meet up and go for a walk at eleven o'clock that morning. Hermione was running late as she had slept in. She raced down to the entrance hall, Lavender wasn't there. She checked her watch, she was only five minutes late. She decided to wait and see if Lavender was also running late. Five minutes passed, then ten. Then fifteen and almost twenty minutes had passed when Hermione decided to go looking for her.
Hermione was worried, Lavender was usually quite punctual. She decided to head over to Lavenders and Ron's quarters near the transfiguration classroom. As she approached it she heard a scream for help. A scream so high pitched that it could have only come from Lavender. She ran to the lion statue and stroked the mane, allowing the door to open.
Hermione ran inside to find Lavender crying hysterically on the toilet.
"Oh Merlin! Lavender what's wrong?!"
"I can't be!! I still have three weeks left!! I can't be!" The sobbing, blond girl repeated.
It dawned on Hermione. Lavender was in premature labour. She looked around for Ron.
"Ok Lav. Calm down, deep breaths." She instructed. "Where is that sodding husband of yours?"
Lavender breathed deeply a few times, clutching Hermione's hand when she had a contraction. "Mug-Muggle Studies Exam."
Hermione was panicking, but she didn't want Lavender to know. "Ok, I'm going to get help."
"No! No! Don't leave me here by myself." Lavender begged.
"Look I'm just heading out to the corridor to call for help."
Lavender nodded.
Hermione ran as quick as she could out to the corridor. She looked around and noticed Ginny,Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan coming her way. She called them over.
"Hermione what's wrong?" Ginny asked.
It was answered by one of Lavenders ear-splitting shrieks.
They all panicked. "Lavender's in labour! Look Ginny, you go in there. The healers will want a family member with her and your her sister-in-law. Dean can you get McGonagall, we need to send her to St.Mungo's. Katie and Audrey aren't here and Madam Pomfrey can't do it by herself. Seamus can you come with me to find Ron?"
They all nodded. Ginny ran straight to Lavender. Dean spun on his heel and ran straight around the corner and up the stairs to McGonagalls office. Seamus and Hermione sprinted down to a classroom where the N.E.W.T.'s were taking place. They skidded to a stop. Professor Flitwick was guarding the door.
"Ms. Gra-Mrs. Malfoy, Mr. Finnigan what on earth do you think you're doing?"
"Please Professor we need to get to Ron, Lavender Weasley's gone into labour!" Seamus blurted out.
"The exam finishes in five minutes, can it wait." Flitwick asked.
Hermione was fuming. Of course it couldn't wait!
"Hermione, go up to Lavender, I'll wait here for Ron and bring him up to you." Seamus ordered.
"Thanks Seamus." She said running off.
"Tell Lavender, I said 'good luck to her'. " Seamus called after Hermione.
"I will!" She called back and sprinted off.
When Hermione reached the corridor Dean was running in the same direction, with McGonagall. An painful scream filled the hall.
"Dear Lord!" Exclaimed McGonagall. "Thomas go!"
Dean who was faster sprinted off ahead with Hermione a few feet behind. He ran straight to bathroom and picked up Lavender who was mid-scream. He took her in his arms and bolted to the headmistresses office. It was uncomfortable for Lavender, but it was faster than levitating.
"Mr. Thomas what do you think your doing!?" McGonagall bellowed.
Hermione who understood what he was thinking spoke for him. "Sorry Professor, but sometimes things just have to be done the muggle way."
Dean and Lavender reached the headmistresses office first. McGonagall sent Ginny ahead with the password. The five ran up to the fireplace where Dean flooed Lavender and Ginny to St. Mungo's. Hermione followed.
They arrived in the pristine hospital. Dean ran up to the front desk. The witch looked at the Hogwarts uniforms and the screaming girl in Deans arms. A bed appeared immediately and Lavender was wheeled away.
The witch turned to them. "Ok her name, age, condition and is a family member present."
Ginny who wasn't out of breath at all spoke. "Lavender Elizabeth Weasley, 19, she's in premature labour and I'm Ginny Weasley, her sister-in-law. My brother should be along soon."
"Ok Miss you may go with her." The witch informed her.
Ginny bolted through the doors.
"And you two would be?"
"Dean Thomas, Ginny's fiancé and Lavenders friend." Dean said quickly.
"Hermione Malfoy, a friend." Hermione said still panicking.
The healer looked genuinely interested in the new Malfoy.
"Very well, you can wait over there." She said pointing at a waiting room. "Alert us when her husband arrives."
As Dean took a seat, Hermione waited for Ron standing up.
Dean chuckled. "This is going to be so funny!"
Hermione giggled, imagining Ron's reaction. "I know right!"
The pair laughed and soon enough they got to see it.
A red-faced Ron Weasley came tumbling out of one of the fireplaces. Followed by Seamus and Harry.
"Lav! Lav! Sorry my wife was taken here a few minutes ago, have you seen her!?" He asked a healer.
The healer shook his head.
"She's in labour!" He shouted.
Dean and Hermione were in hysterics.
Ron turned and saw his two laughing friends. "Where is she?!"
Everyone was looking at them.
Dean turned to the healer behind the desk. "That's the husband!" He shouted over, as tears of laughter ran down his face.
Even the healer was laughing. "Over this way Mr. Weasley, your wife is completely fine and has been taken into the delivery room, your sister is with her. "
Ron ran through the doors. Seamus and Harry turned to Dean and Hermione who were laughing hysterically, curled up on the waiting room couches.
Eventually they stopped and the four of them waited for any news.
The doors burst open about two hours later and Ron walked through looking completely shocked.
"I have a daughter!"
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