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Can We Make It	By : Jenxiaris Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 10938 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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8 weeks later

Harry, Ron and Hermione were in the room of requirement. It was the first time the trio had been really alone together since the Marriage Law had been introduced and they were grateful for the time together and the ability to be just them for a few hours.

The room had provided them with a close replica of the Gryffindor common room and they were all curled up in plush red chairs surrounding a roaring fire.

Hermione had her hand over her stomach and her feet up on a matching footstool; she was struggling to find a comfortable position.

"Are you okay 'Mione" asked Harry, if it were possible, he had become even more kind and caring since Ginny got pregnant.

"I'm okay Harry, I just can't get comfortable. I can feel every move the baby makes and it's just gotten really uncomfortable as it's gotten bigger. Carry on with what you were saying"

"Okay… Just so strange, everyone we grew up with is having babies, doesn't seem real" Harry continued their conversation from before.

Ron began to snore.

"Oh that's nice. We finally manage to get just the three of us together and he falls asleep" said Hermione, stifling a laugh.

"Well I think Luna's been keeping him up at night" said Harry blushing.

"Why are you blushing Harry?" She enquired "Why is that embarrassing y-…. oh I see, she's twenty-three weeks right?"

Harry nodded.

"Yeah, I guess he would be tired" Hermione was thinking back over the last few weeks. The only time she let Draco out of the bed was for lessons and even then, she wanted to rip his clothes off and ride him on the desk. She couldn't even begin to imagine how horny Luna must be, carrying twins.

"Well, let him have a nap then. He's going to be even more tired when those babies come." she said.

Hermione transfigured the chair Ron was sleeping in into a bed so he would be more comfortable and she and Harry moved to the other side of the room onto one of the plush couches to continue the conversation without waking him up.

"So, how are you and Ginny doing?" Hermione asked Harry.

He blushed even more.

"I didn't mean that Harry" Hermione said in an exasperated tone. "I meant everything. Have you chosen a name for the baby yet? It must be easy now you know what you're having"

"Yes we have. We're lucky it was a boy, because we couldn't agree on a girl's name before the scan" Harry told her.

"Well? What is it?" Hermione asked.

"James Sirius Potter" Harry beamed.

"Obviously James after my father and me, Sirius because Ginny and I both loved him very much" Harry told her.

"I think it's perfect" Hermione said, shuffling around trying to get comfortable and failing miserably.

"Sorry Harry, I'm going to have to stand up, I am still listening. It's just that the baby moves less if I am walking around"

Harry helped Hermione up and then kneeled down in front of her.

"Listen up in there. Give your mummy a break or me and your uncle Ron are going to have to deal with you when you come out" Harry told the baby.

Hermione giggled, "What on earth are you doing Harry?"

"Shhh. This is what uncles are for" Harry told her.

"You're just as bad as Draco, he never talks to me anymore. He has long conversations with the baby instead" she laughed, making Harry laugh along with her at the thought of the Slytherin Prince on his knees talking to her belly.

"I'm the same with Ginny. Whenever I talk to the baby he kicks so I do it all the time"

All the laughter woke Ron "Huh… What are you doing on the floor Harry?" he asked groggily.

"Oh, nice of you to join us; Harry was just having a little chat, uncle to baby" Hermione told him.

"Huh?" Ron was never very eloquent, especially after just waking up.

"Nothing. So we were talking baby names. Have you and Luna decided on any yet?" Hermione asked as Harry sat back down in the chair by the fireplace.

"Yeah, sort of. Luna keeps changing her mind all the time"

"So what are they?" Harry asked. Hermione was walking back and forward to try and calm the baby down.

"Brandon for the boy and Alice for the girl; I quite like Alice but not so sure about Brandon. Every time I try and talk to her about it she just asks if there is anymore pudding, so I've given up"

"The names are sweet Ron" Hermione told him rubbing circles into the spot where the baby currently felt like he was hitting her with a beaters bat.

"Could be worse mate, she could've chosen something like Wrackspurt Radish Weasley, I'd be happy if I were you" added Harry.

"Yeah, I know. I just wanted to give the babies family names, that's all" Ron said, he seemed a little defeated.

"Well, why not give them middle names that are from your family. Compromise with her, she picked the first names and you pick the middle ones" suggested Hermione.

"I might try that, although I don't know what's going to go with Brandon" said Ron.

….

Later that day Hermione was back in the flat eating a huge bowl of cereal that she had rested on her belly.

Draco came in and kissed her on the forehead. "How was your day with your friends?"

"It was good; nice to be just the three of us again. It's been a long time" She replied, spooning another load of cereal into her mouth.

Draco looked hurt.

"I didn't mean anything bad, darling. It's just that we spent seven years together and one of those was on the run, in a tent with no one else around. I've missed being able to just be Hermione, Harry and Ron. We talked and laughed and we were just teenagers for a little while. In two months I'll be a mum and then I won't be able to do that anymore"

At that moment the baby kicked and the bowl moved.

"Oh my word! Did you see that?" Hermione asked a little startled.

"Yeah, I did" Draco said laying a kiss on Hermione's temple.

The baby kicked again and the bowl moved with it.

The couple laughed.

The baby gave a third kick. This time it actually hurt Hermione a little and the bowl went flying off her belly and onto the floor.

"Oh Merlin; that was a hell of a kick, I'm starting to think there is a quidditch team instead of baby in here" Hermione said rubbing the spot where the baby had knocked over the bowl.

Draco took out his wand and cleaned up the mess and Hermione went into the kitchen for another bowl of cereal. Draco followed her in and put his arms around her from behind and placed his hands over the baby.

"I love you" he whispered into her ear. Ever since they had made up two months previously he was constantly telling her, making sure she knew without a doubt how he felt.

"I love you too, now let me eat my cereal" was Hermione's response.

"Cereal? It's nearly dinner time, why are you eating cereal?" Draco asked.

"Normally it's a potato salad by the ton, or fish and chips or Anchovy Pizza even though you hate fish. Where has cereal come from?" Draco had been rather disgusted over his wife's eating habits over the last two months!

"I don't know. Why don't you ask the baby? It's his or her choice, nothing to do with me" Hermione replied pulling away and going back to the living room with her bowl of cereal.

Hermione kept shuffling around on the couch trying to get comfortable, but the baby was practically doing back flips inside her and without much space to do them in.

"Babe, why don't we walk up to the castle and have dinner tonight? Walking normally makes the baby sleep, and after we can go see Blaise and Lavender" suggested Draco.

"Ok, but we do we have to see Blaise and Lavender? Blaise normally comes here" asked Hermione, not thrilled by the idea of spending an evening with Lavender.

"Did I forget to tell you when I came in? Sorry. Blaise just told me today at lunch, they are finally pregnant. For sure" Draco said with a smirk. He was happy for his friend, who had been very excited when he had told him earlier.

"Oh that's wonderful! Yes of course, we should go and see them after dinner" Hermione replied while putting out her hands for Draco to help her up.

"But first…" Hermione took Draco's hand and waddled towards the bedroom and revealed that she was wearing the underwear he had gotten her for Christmas.

"Really?" Hermione had been a little too uncomfortable in the past week for them to do anything in the bedroom.

"Mmhhmm" she said and closed her eyes, touched the bra strap and turned it into Draco's favourite outfit, a blood red bra and panty set and they proceeded to make love until dinnertime.

….

They walked up to the castle and joined the Gryffindor table for dinner.

"So is anyone going home for Easter tomorrow?" asked Neville who had his arm around Hannah who had just started to show.

"Yes, we are" Ginny replied indicating herself and Harry. "Mum would go mental if we didn't"

"What about Ron and Luna?" Neville asked

"Where are Ron and Luna?" Draco asked before Ginny could answer.

Hermione pulled Draco towards her and whispered into his ear "Do you remember what I was like when I was 23 weeks pregnant?" raising her eyebrows a couple of times.

"Oh, right"

Ginny continued "they are going to stay with Luna's father now that the house has been rebuilt fully"

"We're staying here. Gran decided to redecorate the house since we're at school now, to be ready for the baby and she doesn't want Hannah around the fumes" Neville said, laying a hand over Hannah's tiny bump and laying a kiss on her temple.

"We will be going back to the Manor but I think we might go to the Burrow at some point since we didn't manage to get there over Christmas" said Hermione.

Draco put his arm around Hermione and whispered in her ear "I'm sorry about that baby" kissing her temple.

"Forget it" she murmured back.

They had dinner with their friends and then made their way back to the Marriage Wing to see Blaise and lavender.

….

Draco knocked on the door holding Hermione to his side; she was tired from the walk to and from the castle and her back was beginning to ache. Blaise answered the door and beckoned them inside.

"Err... Blaise, mind if I use the bathroom?" Hermione asked.

"Sure, you know where it is" he replied and motioned for Draco to follow him into the living room where Lavender was sat on the couch.

"Joys of pregnancy guys, you've got it all to come. I think that's the tenth time she's gone to the bathroom since lunch" said Draco.

"Congratulations Lavender, I didn't get the opportunity earlier" Draco said.

"Oh, thanks Malfoy" Lavender replied, although she gave him a dirty look.

"Look Lavender. You are married to my best friend, can we just start a fresh. Forget all the past stuff. We barely knew each other; I didn't even tease you that much. My wife got the brunt of it and she's forgiven me. What do you say?" Draco asked.

"You're joking right? Your father threw hexes at me during the final battle. You were a death eater. You tried to kill Dumbledore. Do you really think I want someone like you in my baby's life or mine? I hate the fact that Blaise is your friend. I don't want you anywhere near me"

Hermione had come in during the conversation and was standing by the living room door listening to everything that is going on.

"Hold on a second Lavender; there is a lot you don't know about him and his family, just like I'm sure there is a lot we don't know about yours. Now he has apologized and asked to start again and he's right, out of everyone in Gryffindor I have the most right to hate him and I am very happily married to him, so I think it's time you grew up" Hermione said getting very worked up.

Draco came over and put his arms around her "Calm down baby. It doesn't matter. Relax; you don't want to get upset"

"I can't believe this girl. We went through a war. We lost so many people. There is so much more important stuff in life than her petty grudges. I'm sorry Blaise but I can't stay and listen to her anymore. You know you're welcome to come over whenever you want but I really must go now" Hermione said, leaving Draco's embrace and walking out of the front door.

"Sorry Blaise, she's a bit emotional at the moment, I better go see if she's okay. Congratulations again mate" Draco left as Blaise went into the living room to have yet another row with Lavender.

Draco got back to the flat and found Hermione in the living room, pacing. She was absolutely furious. He went and put his arms around her "Baby, calm down. I'm used to it and most of what she said is true, I was a death eater and I suppose it's fair if people don't want me around them"

He was used to people reacting like that to him. But as long as he had made an effort to apologize he was satisfied. Hermione however was not soothed in any way by his words.

"I can't say anything about your father, there are probably things he's done no-one even know about, but you had no choice. I won't allow dumb little Barbie's like Lavender treat you that way!" Hermione fumed.

"What's a Barbie?" Draco asked, not understanding the reference to the muggle toy.

"Oh, sorry; I forgot you wouldn't know what that was. Look I'm just angry. Let's forget about it and finish packing for the Easter holidays and go to bed, I'm exhausted" Hermione said leaning into his embrace.

"Just let the house elves do it and go lie down babe" Draco said, placing a kiss on her forehead.

"I will not. You know how I feel about house elves. I can't say anything at the Manor because it is your mums house and thankfully she treats them quite well, but I will not have house elves do something I can do quite well myself" she said, walking away from him towards the bedroom where her trunk was sitting open with some of their clothes and books in.

Draco sighed and followed her into help.

They went to bed that night and Hermione curled herself around Draco, falling asleep straight away. He lay awake a while, feeling the baby kick against him and thinking over the past and how different things would have been if the dark lord had never existed.

….

The next morning the students going home filed into the carriages that would take them to Hogsmeade Station. They took the long train ride home with their friends and with promises of coming to the Burrow during the holiday; Hermione and Draco went and met Narcissa outside of Kings Cross Station.

"Oh my dear you look wonderful!" beamed Narcissa when she saw Hermione.

She kissed both her son and daughter in law on the cheeks as the driver put their luggage in the boot of the car and they piled in and were driven back to the Malfoy estate.

"So how have you been feeling, Hermione?" Narcissa asked.

Hermione was curled into Draco's side "I'm fine Narcissa, a little tired and a bit uncomfortable but it's nothing I can't handle" she replied, struggling to keep her eyes open.

"That's good dear. Why don't you have a nap, it will be a while before we are home?" Narcissa suggested.

"No no, I don't want to be rude" Hermione said, sitting up.

"Nonsense, it wasn't that long ago I was in your position. I know how tired you must be feeling. If you feel the need to sleep don't worry on my account my dear" Narcissa said.

"Well, I am tired, if you don't mind I think will" Hermione said, curling back into Draco's side and quickly falling asleep.

"Thank you mother. She is always worrying about doing something wrong in front of you. I think it's because she knows there are certain things expected of her as the next Lady Malfoy" Draco whispered to his mother.

"Well, there are things I will teach her when she is ready, but I think finishing school and having the baby are more important don't you" Narcissa replied.

"I agree completely mother, I keep telling her not to worry yet but Hermione always has this need to excel at everything she does" Draco said moving some hair out of her face as she slept.

"How are things between you both now? I was so worried when you went back to school after Christmas" Narcissa asked.

"Fantastic mother; she is incredible. I'm so grateful that the ministry put us together. I can't tell you how much I love her, there are no words" Draco said looking at the sleeping witch.

He looked up to see tears in his mother's eyes. "Mother? I'm sorry did I say something to upset you?"

"No my son. I am so happy. All I have ever wanted was for you to be happy and now you have a wonderful wife and a baby coming, I couldn't be more pleased" Narcissa replied.

They continued to talk in whispers until they arrived at the Manor and Draco woke Hermione up to get out of the car.

"Come on sweetheart, it's time to get out of the car" he whispered in her ear as he stroked her cheek.

Hermione opened her eyes and smiled "Hey, are we there?"

"Yes my love. Come on, you can't be comfortable" Draco said offering her a hand to help her out of the car. "Mother said she has made another change to the house and wants to show us, are you ready?" Draco asked leading Hermione up the stairs to the front doors of the Manor.

They found Narcissa in the foyer and followed her down the hall towards the main lounge of the house.

Hermione pulled back "Err... Where are we going?" she still wasn't ready to go there.

"Don't panic dear, just take a look" replied Narcissa.

Hermione took the last few steps and looked at the spot that should have held the door to the lounge.

Instead of a door there was a portrait of Hermione and Draco. It had obviously been painted from their wedding photo.

"Time for a new beginning don't you think?" said Narcissa. "I've had the room stripped of all furnishings and blocked off. This painting is here to show everyone, but most of all you that you are part of this family" said Narcissa, placing a hand on Hermione's shoulder.

"Oh Narcissa. You shouldn't have gone to all that trouble for me" Hermione gasped, trying to hold back tears.

"Nonsense. It was no trouble and you are worth every second of the work my dear. You have made my son happy and you are two months from giving me my first grandchild. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you are one of us now" Narcissa said. She also looked like she was holding back tears.

"Thank you Narcissa, I am very proud to be part of your family too" Hermione said, hugging her mother in law.

…

A week later Hermione was sitting having a snack in the dining room when Errol flew straight into the dining room window making Hermione jump. "That bloody bird, I don't understand how it's still flying" Hermione muttered to herself as she waddled out to the front of the house and around to the window to find Errol flat on his back with a note addressed to her attached to his leg.

She called Slinky to take care of the old owl and went back inside to read the letter.

Dear 'Mione

Mum wants to invite you all round for Sunday lunch tomorrow. Everyone will be here. She said to extend the invitation to Draco's mum as well. Hope you're doing okay. Can't wait to see you.

Lots of Love

Ginny

P.S. Can you believe how bad Errol looks now?

Hermione got up and went in search of Draco and Narcissa. She found both in Narcissa's Parlour playing a game of cards.

"Mrs. Weasley has invited us to lunch tomorrow, would you like to come Narcissa?" she asked.

"Oh, really? Well, I suppose if she is sure" Narcissa hesitated.

"Mrs. Weasley wouldn't have invited you if you weren't welcome Narcissa, please come" Hermione asked.

"Alright" Narcissa replied although she wasn't sure how well the day would go.

…

The next day Hermione, Draco and Narcissa were to be found by the fireplace in the foyer of the house getting ready to floo over to the Burrow.

"Are you sure I should come, Hermione dear? I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable" Narcissa asked, worrying her lip.

"Yes, I am one-hundred percent sure. Now let's go" She motioned for Draco to go first as she didn't want to risk falling out of the floo at the other end. He was going ahead to make sure he would catch her.

After he disappeared in a flash of green flames, Hermione took a pinch of floo powder and stepped inside the grate "The Burrow" she called and found herself whirling around fireplace after fireplace until she landed in Draco's arms in the kitchen of the Burrow.

They moved to the side and a moment later Narcissa stepped out, brushing soot off her beige suit.

"Mum, I just heard the floo activate" they heard Ginny scream through the house from the living room, a moment later Mrs. Weasley came bustling into the kitchen.

"Oh Hermione, I'm so glad to see you" She pulled Hermione into a warm hug.

"It's good to see you too Molly" Hermione hugged her back.

Molly saw the others over Hermione's shoulder "I'm so glad you came with Hermione, I was worried you wouldn't" she said leaving Hermione's embrace and going to wrap her arms around Narcissa.

"Hello Draco dear" she kissed his cheek "Come in come in, sit down. The boys are out playing quidditch in the orchard, but for obvious reasons the girls are all in the living room" Mrs. Weasley told them.

"I think I'll join the boys, too many pregnant women in one room for any guy" Draco said, kissing Hermione's cheek and walking off in the opposite direction.

"Come on then, sit down" Mrs. Weasley prompted.

Narcissa saw Pansy sitting on the couch and sat next to her. "Pansy dearest, how are you? Draco told me you were having twins" Narcissa greeted her.

"I'm fine thanks Narcissa, yes its twins. Fred and Christopher" she replied.

"Lovely my dear" Narcissa smiled.

"Have you met my sisters-in law, Ginny and Luna" Pansy introduced them. At this moment her breeding showed. She introduced them eloquently, although she couldn't actually get off the couch, without assistance.

"I believe we've seen each other in passing" Narcissa replied diplomatically.

A moment later there was the sound like a stampeding elephant coming from the back door indicating that the boys were back and Mrs. Weasley got up to put the lunch out.

Narcissa stood "Would you like some help Molly?" she offered.

"Help would be lovely" replied Molly and the two mothers went off to the kitchen, although having never had to cook Narcissa could only really set the table.

The boys and Mr. Weasley joined the girls in the living room. "Hermione, lovely to see you" Mr. Weasley said sitting down on his chair.

"Hello Arthur. How are you?" Hermione replied.

"Oh fine fine. To be honest, just trying to keep Molly calm. Fleur is due any day now you know. We're just waiting on Bill's head to come poking through the floo and we'll be off to St. Mungo's for our first grandchild." Mr. Weasley informed her.

"Oh of course, I didn't realise she was due already, though I suppose it makes sense. Everyone I know is having babies, it gets a little confusing" Hermione told the group.

"DINNER!" Yelled Mrs. Weasley from the kitchen and the group got up and some walking some waddling went into the kitchen.

…

A few days later found the couple on the Hogwarts Express on their way back to school. Hermione was snacking on a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans and reading her Charms textbook for the third time that year.

Their NEWT's were going to start in less than two months and the baby was ten weeks away so she tried to study as often as Draco and the baby would allow.

The baby was beginning to really exhaust her. She kept waking up throughout the night in discomfort. Draco had found her a few times curled up asleep in one of the soft armchairs in the Manor library and had started to insist that she slow down on the studying, after all she knew the years textbooks by heart anyway.

"Baby, why don't you put that book down and rest? We have another few hours before we get back to school. We could go and find the others even" Draco asked.

"I've only got a couple more chapters Draco" she replied, not really listening to what he was saying.

"Okay, darling" Draco said, lying back in his seat. He obviously wasn't going to get through to her.

…

Once they got back to school, Hermione threw herself into her studies. Draco kept finding her in the middle of the night, reading in the living room.

Draco couldn't get her to stop; she was in full revision mode, with colour-coded timetables stuck up all around the flat.

This continued for two weeks. Draco could barely get a conversation out of her that wasn't to do with schoolwork and was getting worried as she was getting heavy bags under her eyes and looked exhausted constantly.

One lunch he gave up on trying to get Hermione out of the Library and went down to the Great Hall.

There he found Harry and Ron eating at the Gryffindor table. He sat down and got a sandwich from one of the platters in the middle of the table "How the hell do I get your friend to take a break? She just won't stop" Draco asked them, exasperated.

"There is nothing you can do mate. Once Hermione starts revising you might as well talk to a wall because she won't stop" Harry told him.

At that moment Blaise came running into the hall "Drake. Quick you have to come with me to the hospital wing"

"Huh" Draco asked with half a sandwich hanging out of his mouth.

"Hermione collapsed!" Blaise yelled.
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