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For The Sake Of A Name	By : Bickymonster Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 52498 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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AN: I present to you all, chapter 10, enjoy.

Warnings and disclaimers apply as always.

I am also looking for a new beta for this story (and maybe some of the others, apart from Erotes), if you are interested, please let me know.

Previously:

With many hugs and goodbyes, Hermione left with her family, promising to send presents and see them all in the new years. The Weasley's left soon after once Sirius had assured Molly that he had every intention of joining them at the burrow and was planning to write to Remus Lupin to request his attendance too.

-#-

It was wonderful being back home in Grimmauld place and both Potters found themselves surprised how quickly they had come to think of the place as such. They moved Draco's few belongings from her room to Harry's room on the floor below; choosing it because of its larger size, much more luxurious en-suite and the room next to it which Draco had set her heart on becoming a nursery.

Sirius had of course protested them moving into one room, however when Draco started to cry and then Harry began to berate him about upsetting his wife, he had given in quickly, consoling himself that they couldn't exactly get into any further trouble by sharing a room.

They had all settled into an easy routine eating meals together, spending evenings reading and talking in the front room; it was peaceful and both Harry and Draco made quick work of the homework they had been set.

Christmas day rolled around and the three of them floo-ed to the Burrow at 8.30am to join the Weasleys for breakfast; Remus had written back telling them he wouldn't be joining them as he was still abroad trying to find work and was off into the mountains to talk with a tribe who had apparently created some interesting potions to help with Lycanthropy.

Sirius had sulked about that for a while and had only not written back to explain everything that had been going on with Harry because his godson had begged him, insisting it was a conversation best had in person. Sirius had conceded the point and didn't really want to stop Remus from going into the mountains if it really might get him some answers.

"Come in, come in." Mrs Weasley took both Harry and Draco by the hand and led them both to the large kitchen table, sitting them down next to the twins and putting plates of eggs, sausages, beans and toast in front of them.

Sirius took a seat further down the table next to Mr Weasley and everyone was greeting the three of them warmly. Draco smiled at the ease with which they accepted them amongst their family; Ron, Harry and the twins joked easily with each other; Bill and Charlie were soon in deep conversation about odd goblin festive traditions with Sirius and their father, Percy listening in carefully looking as though he felt he should be taking notes and Mrs Weasley took great joy in making sure she was filling peoples plates faster than they could clear them.

It was only Ginny who didn't look completely comfortable with his presence there and whenever he looked in her direction she would narrow her eyes slightly as she pointedly looked away. Draco had noticed this behaviour at school once or twice before early on in the term but assumed she had moved passed whatever had been bothering her. Now Draco found herself wondering if she had just been too busy to notice those looks in more recent weeks and decided that she would make a point to talk to the youngest Weasley child when she got a chance.

-#-

Draco was not sure she had ever laughed so much in a single day before and by the time Mrs Weasley put a huge Christmas pudding and a mountain of mince pies on the table, she was quite sure she would literally explode if she ate another bite.

"Did you have fun today?" Harry asked, as he came up behind his wife.

She was stood looking out the kitchen window at the falling snow as the evening was drawing to a close and he wrapped his arms around her, loving her warmth against him.

She hummed in contentment, "It was wonderful, I only dreamed that a real family Christmas could be this..." She waved her arms to indicate everything around them.

Harry chuckled deeply and kissed her temple, "Well I will do my best to make sure that every Christmas is like this one then, Love."

"Harry....?"

"Yes, Draco."

"Why doesn't Ginny like me? I mean, everyone else seems to have accepted me but she gives me these looks sometimes." Draco asked quietly.

"Really?" Harry thought for a few minutes. "I can't say I have noticed, but I will ask her about it if you like."

"No, it's okay, not today anyway. It can wait."

"KISS, KISS, KISS" came a chant from the door way to the living room.

The young couple turned to see the twins pointing to above their heads where they had levitated a small sprig of mistletoe. Harry rolled his eyes and sharing a smirk with Draco, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her with all the passion he could muster; earning a round of whooping from the Weasley boys. Draco jumped up, wrapping her legs around him, her arms around his neck, as his hands moved to cup her arse so she was held against him.

"Oh... are you kidding me?!" came Ron's annoyed voice from near the twins, "I so did not want to see that."

This had the whole family laughing as the youngest Weasley son turned around and walked back the way he had just come, shaking his head.

-#-

Sirius was definitely not looking forward to seeing his two young wards return to school the next day, he had loved having them around for the last couple of weeks and the new years eve they had had with just the three of them was one of the best he could remember. The house was simply too empty without them but he knew they had to return and complete their education, and his not wanting them to leave was incredibly selfish.

He had not said anything to either of them but his sour mood had made it rather obvious none the less. They had finished packing quickly given they had only brought the essentials back with them and sat down for their evening meal in a rather morose silence.

"Come on Sirius, this is crazy, how are we supposed to leave you here alone when you are already this depressed and we haven't even left yet." Harry snapped slightly.

"I will be fine, Harry." Sirius droned

Draco gave Harry a pointed look that said that she wasn't buying it either.

"Will you at least promise to find something to keep yourself occupied, you are a free man again, that means you can go out and see the world. And no more turning down Mrs Weasley's dinner invitations. Okay?" Harry told him sternly

Sirius glared at him but with a roll of his eyes consented. "Yeah, yeah, okay, I will try."

"Thank you, Sirius, we will just worry about you otherwise." Draco told him with a small smile.

"The last person you better be worrying about is me, young lady." Sirius insisted.

"Well do as Harry told you and then I won't have to." She smirked and returned to eating her bowl of stew.

"Sometimes I forget your wife is a Slytherin, Harry." Sirius mumbled, earning matching grins from Harry and Draco.

-#-

"These holidays have so gone too quickly, can't believe we are back again already." Ron grumbled as they sat in one of the thestral pulled carriages.

"So you haven't missed me at all then?" Hermione asked sweetly.

Seamus, Dean, Harry and Draco were all struggling to hold back laughs when Ron began stumbling over his words.

Draco groaned slightly as the rocking of the carriage was making her feel a bit nauseous and she had been having hot flushes and muscle aches all day. Harry tilted her head onto his shoulder and gently massaged her lower back.

"Thanks." She whispered to him, making him smile.

The others were used to these small interactions between the pair by now and said nothing and soon they reached the castle. Hermione climbed out quickly followed by Seamus and Dean, heading quickly into the entrance hall as it was snowing again.

Harry held out a hand to help Draco down, she had to jump slightly due to her petite height, and Ron had a definite put out look when he followed them, presumably from the mocking remark Hermione had made.

"Oh cheer up, Ron, she was just teasing." Draco told him with an elbow to a ribs.

"Yeah, just think about the big welcome back feast that is waiting inside the great hall." Harry was wearing a big grin, which Ron returned at the prospect.

-#-

Blaise gave Draco a smile as she came into the great hall walking between Potter and Weasley, the three of them laughing at something. The petite girl caught his eye and gave a small smile in return.

"What you smiling at?" Pansy asked moodily as she sat down next to him.

"Oh, nothing, don't worry about it, just looking forward to this feast." Blaise dismissed his heart still warmed slightly with the thought that the friend he thought was lost to him had actually smiled back.

"It is one thing for Draco to be married to Potter, but now she is laughing and talking with Weasley and Granger like they are friends." Pansy grimaced at where Draco was sat at the Gryffindor table, leaning against her husband and smiling easily, happiness written all over her face.

"You really need to let it go, Pansy. Draco is happy, just leave them be." Blaise just sounded frustrated with her. "If you don't people will start to think you are jealous, though whether of Harry or Draco would be up for debate."

"Oh, Shut up, Blaise." Pansy snapped.

-#-

It was a few weeks into term and Harry was at quidditch practice one Saturday, leaving Draco under the watchful eyes of his two best friends.

"It is kind of freaking me out you watching me eat, Ronald." Draco told the red head in the seat next to her, without looking up from the sandwich she was eating.

Hermione snorted her amusement from her other side.

"I am sure that Harry told you that there would be hell to pay if anything happened to me, but honestly we are just having lunch, I am fairly sure I will survive." Draco looked up with a soft smile.

Ron rolled his eyes but did turn his attention to his own lunch. Draco sighed and put her sandwich down; nausea, just great, stupid morning sickness. She got to her feet and mumbled that she was just going to the bathroom to Ron and Hermione, who looked concerned but nodded none the less.

The blonde walked along the table towards the large doors when she realised just how dizzy she was becoming, everything feeling like it was shifting under her feet and her stomach churning. She tried to cry out for help but her head was spinning and she had just a split second to mentally panic about falling before she felt her legs give out.

-#-

Blaise was once again desperately trying to ignore Pansy's analysis of the week's pureblood politics and was starting to feel the beginning of a stress headache. Looking up he noticed Draco make excuses to Weasley and Granger and leave the Gryffindor table; he frowned and got up, intending to try to talk to her, he felt like they were on the verge of being able to salvage some semblance of a friendship.

He rolled his eyes at Pansy's squawking protests and didn't even turn around when she indignantly called out his name. He had just reached the end of the Slytherin table when he noticed that Draco didn't look well, glancing at her two appointed guardians they too seemed to have noticed that the petite blonde was looking rather unsteady on her feet.

He picked up his pace without even thinking and managed to reach her and fall to his knees just in time to catch her mid-fall.

"Draco..." He exclaimed, looking down at the girl who had narrowly missed hitting the floor hard, she was unconscious and Blaise found himself painfully aware of just how small and frail she seemed in his arms.

"Thank you." Granger breathed in what sounded like relief.

"Come on, Draco, wake up." Weasley brushed the hair from her face and gently shook her; the affection they were both showing her made him jealous that they were in her life, but glad that she was at least being cared for.

"She should see Madam Pomfrey." Dumbledore had apparently made his way over to where they were gathered, the whole hall watching in silence.

Nodding Blaise stood up, Draco still in his arms.

"You're not taking her anywhere Zabini, she is my best friend's wife, pass her here." Weasley growled.

"Draco was my best friend since we were two years old, I will carry her, but you are more than welcome to come with us, both of you; I know she and Potter would both want you to stay with her." Blaise told them as calmly as he could manage with Draco still unconscious in his arms.

"Mr Finnigan, Mr Thomas, would you be so kind as to fetch Mr Potter, I believe you will find him out on the Quidditch pitch, please send him in the direction of the medical wing." Dumbledore called to where they were standing at the end of the Gryffindor table and both ran off into the castle grounds as quickly as they could manage.

They made their way quickly through the school, Dumbledore having ordered the other teachers to keep the rest of the students in the great hall to stop everyone following.

"Madam Pomfrey."Weasley called out as he had run ahead to forewarn the healer.

"Mr Weasley, no yelling, this is a place of healing." She snapped as she looked up from her desk at the far end of the room.

"It's Draco, she collapsed in the great hall."

That got the healers attention and she jumped up from her seat just as the others reached the wing.

"What is it with Potters and my medical wing." Madam Pomfrey mumbled with a roll of her eyes as she indicated that Blaise should lay Draco on one of the beds.

-#-

Draco started to opened her eyes carefully but closed them again when the whiteness of the room hurt her head. She could hear the school healer quietly muttering spells as she tried to remember what happened; she had been in the great hall and... oh... she had collapsed.

"Is she going to be okay?"

That sounded a lot like Blaise, why would he be there? Though it did register how concerned he sounded.

"Well it would seem she has at least regained consciousness, isn't that right Mrs Potter?"

Draco groaned, "What happened?"

"You passed out, Draco." It sounded as though Hermione was right by the side of the bed.

"Just because you are a Potter now, young lady, doesn't mean you have to come visit me." Madam Pomfrey told her lightly, "Just doing a few spells to check you over... oh..." She exclaimed, causing all eyes to turn to her suddenly, including Draco's which flew open.

"What is it...? You know what happened?" Draco asked quietly, she was sure it was her pregnancy but knowing that Madam Pomfrey and Blaise had to believe that this was to be a new revelation.

"I think it best we wait for Mr Potter to get here..." The healer suggested.

"He has been sent for and I would imagine he will be here shortly." Dumbledore announced, making Draco aware of his presence for the first time.

"What is wrong with me?" Draco demanded sitting up slightly.

"Draco, maybe it is best we wait until Harry gets here..." Ron almost pleaded.

Madam Pomfrey cast another spell and Draco watched as a series of runes floated over her middle.

"No way...." Blaise gasped, looking at Draco with wide eyes and it was obvious he knew exactly what the runes meant.

"What. Is. Wrong. With. Me." Draco demanded, "I don't care if anyone here knows, I just want you to answer me."

"Mrs Potter... Draco." Madam Pomfrey sat down on the edge of the bed and gave her a slightly sad look. "Draco, you're pregnant."

The room was deathly silent and Draco found herself not having to fake her anxiety, her breathing was getting rapid and she felt slightly sick, now that Blaise knew it was only a matter of time till everyone knew.

"Draco?" Harry was standing in the doorway with Seamus and Dean behind him.

"Harry." Draco sat up properly as her husband came over to her.

"Did I just hear that right?" Harry asked as he sat down in the edge of the bed facing Draco, on the other side from the healer.

"How far along?" Draco asked Madam Pomfrey.

She looked nervously around at all the people in the room until Dumbledore nodded. "About nineteen weeks."

Harry grasped Draco's hand, "Draco, it's going to be okay, Love, we will figure this out."

"Be okay? Harry, I'm pregnant, as in a baby, how the hell is this going to be okay? Oh Merlin... They won't let us keep it will they?" Draco had tears on her face as she spoke their fears out loud.

Madam Pomfrey shook her head sadly "I would normally recommend an abortion at your age, but you are too far along." the healer told them.

Draco scrabbled to get away from her with a horrified expression on her face, climbing onto Harry's lap, clinging to him as if for dear life. "Please, Harry."

Holding her tight against him Harry glared at the healer, "No-one will be taking our child, Draco, I promise, Love. We will do whatever we have to."

"Draco, I promise you I will help in any way I can; I will not see a child taken from its parents." Dumbledore assured her.

"Maybe we should give you guys a minute." Hermione suggested when no-one wanted to speak.

Harry gave her a small smile as Draco nodded against his chest where she was still crying softly.

"Draco." Blaise spoke softly and the blonde looked up curiously. "I won't tell anyone, your secret is safe with me, okay."

She nodded her thanks and gave a weak smile, snuggling closer to Harry; watching as Blaise left, followed by Seamus, Dean, Hermione and Ron.

"I really need to do a scan and make sure everything is okay, Draco." Madam Pomfrey was stood a few feet from the other side of the bed watching them carefully. "I promise I will do nothing that could harm you or your child. I just want to make sure that both you and the baby are healthy, we may even be able to see the sex of the child if you would like."

"We will figure this out, but I really do think it would be best if you would let Madam Pomfrey check the baby." Dumbledore told them, placing a hand gently on Harry's shoulder and giving them a look over the top of his half moon spectacles.

Draco nodded her consent as she moved back onto the bed and lay down nervously, still grasping her husband's hand tightly. He leaned down and kissed her forehead, sitting on the bed next to the pillow.

The school healer waved her wand in a complex pattern, speaking a charm that they didn't recognise, and soon a grey image began to appear near Draco's abdomen which showed something even the inexperienced teens could recognise as a baby.

"Wow." Harry sighed.

"That's our baby, ours, we made that." Draco was just staring at the screen as, for the first time, it became so incredibly real that there was a small human life growing insider her.

"Do you want to know what sex it is?" Madam Pomfrey asked, when they had had a few minutes to try to take in what they were seeing. "You might want to consider this carefully, because despite Dumbledore's best efforts you may not be able to keep this child and..."

"We will keep our child, no-one will take it from us, I won't let them." Harry glared at the witch before looking back at Draco was nodding as she smiled up at him.

"Okay, well it looks like it's a boy and he is in excellent health from what I can tell. Congratulations to the both of you" Madam Pomfrey looked like she wanted to say a lot more but when she noticed the stern expression Dumbledore was wearing she held her tongue.

"I would really like to take Draco back to our rooms, this is clearly a lot to process." Harry looked pleadingly at the Headmaster, who nodded his consent despite the quiet protests the healer was spluttering out.

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Gruffard - I updated twice in 24 hours to celebrate my birthday, we will be back to our once a week updates now :) Pansy is definitely a complete pest and she will bring problems along the way for the young couple. There aren't really Voldemort problems because he was never resurrected in their fourth year but there are still the same pureblood prejudices and Pansy just being a bitch. Narcissa is very much under Lucius' thumb in this story, it will take longer for her loyalties to become clear. Glad you are still enjoying this. :)

Heartstart - I have decided what the baby will be but I am not sharing so you will have to wait and see ;) I have about 90% of the plot of this story planned out in my head and I know exactly where it is going (the epilogue is already written).

Delia Cerrano - I know what you mean, it is difficult to keep up with when things are being updated, hopefully this new email system will work and allow people to stay up to date with my stories. :) There isn't a lot Lucius can do, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try, he has left himself without an heir and needs to fix that as quickly as possible. He is still a blood relative to the child and therefore does have a small claim there should the ministry deny Harry and Draco parental guardianship rights. Yeah, I really like Blaise too, he always seems less pretentious than the other Slytherins, as though he was more comfortable with just being who he is, which is exactly what Draco needs now.
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