After Hogwarts things seemed to balance out for Draco and Hermione, they had bought a decent sized flat just outside of London. Draco was in the necessary three year training course before becoming a healer, Hermione had grown quite a large bump. The Minister for Magic had guaranteed Hermione a brilliant job, as the junior minister for education. Which she was allowed take only after having her second child. She didn't mind this though, as she had found out being pregnant was actually quite difficult.

She spent every moment, when Draco was at work, with Fleur, Lavender, Victoire and Blaire. She had found an attraction to being around babies while she was pregnant. Fleur and Lavender had been preparing her and teaching her everything about pregnancy and labour. Hermione, being Hermione soaked up all of this information.

Ginny and Dean had gotten married in mid-August. Mrs. Weasley cried the whole way through the ceremony and poor Dean had been given the don't-hurt-my-sister/daughter talk of all the Weasley men. The couple had grown closer, they were actually quite close friends now.

Hermione waited for Draco to come home. She sat on the couch rubbing her growing belly. Many women had swollen feet or mood swings, but no. Not for Hermione, she was just really tired all the time.

Draco walked in and sat down next to her.

"How are my girls doing?" He asked, greeting Hermione and her bump.

"Tired, and we don't even know if it is a girl." She told him.

"I'm just saying, I'm certain it's a girl." He said kissing her bump.

"And I already said I don't mind as long as it's healthy." She said looking at her five month pregnant belly.

"Well we already know it is."

Hermione and Draco had been going to monthly check-ups for the last three months. It was now September. The baby was healthy and that was all that really mattered to them. The due date was Christmas Day, 25th of December 1999.

"So, what do you want to do for your birthday?" Draco asked, remembering how good his twentieth birthday had been.

He and Hermione went away for the weekend, then when they got back she had a surprise party planned for him. Hermione had bought him the newest version of the Firebolt, overall it was extremely extravagant and expensive. Now the pressure was on him to match it.

"I don't want to do anything, except sit here on this couch with ten chocolate frogs and DVD's." She moaned.

Draco chuckled, gently moving his hand over his wife's swollen belly.

All of a sudden he felt something move. Draco froze, Hermione gasped. Their baby was kicking. Hermione had felt it kick before but never as much as this.

The smile on Draco's face was euphoric. He sat down next to the couch on his knees.

"Hey little one," He started. The baby started kicking more and more. ", yes we know your there." Hermione smiled at her husband talking to their unborn child. "We can't wait to meet you, and your going to be the smartest, kindest, bravest, most ambitious person in this world." He whispered, rubbing his hand on Hermione's belly. "You'll be beautiful and intelligent and brave and loyal and courageous like your Mummy." Hermione blushed. "And, you'll be cunning and ambitious and you'll have nice hair like me." He continued. "I don't know for sure if your a boy or girl. I think your a girl though, my little girl, but that doesn't matter because in four months, around Christmas time I'm going to meet you. But for now my job is to take care of Mummy, and her birthday is tomorrow so if you think I should take her out to dinner in her favorite restaurant, buy her some books and jewelry and spoil both of you red rotten, kick twice." Draco waited. He felt two kicks.

He looked at Hermione. "Baby wants me take you out tomorrow night."

Hermione thought about protesting but he was just so cute she couldn't.

"I'd like that." She said leaning over to kiss him.

"Good." He whispered kissing her back.

"I love you." She whispered smiling softly, her face inches from his.

"Aeternum et Semper." Draco whispered back.

Hermione looked confused. "Our living quarters password?"

"It's latin for always and forever." He informed her.

"Oh well then. Aeternum et Semper." She said kissing all the way down his jawline, down his neck and to his Adams apple.

She knew this was turning him on.

He tried to cool himself down.

"Hermione? Darling, I don't think you should do that!"  His voice cracked.

"Oh, on the contrary I think I should." She whispered seductively in his ears, looking at him with lust-filled eyes and continuing to kiss him down to his chest.

"Oh screw it!" Draco swore, guiding his wife towards their bedroom.