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Can We Make It	By : Jenxiaris Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 10939 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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After getting a little sleep Hermione and Draco were allowed to take Anthony home; once Madam Pomfrey had given him a clean bill of health.

Draco flooed over to the Marriage Wing and got the overnight bag that Hermione had packed a few weeks before and the buggy Hogwarts had provided.

Once he was back he did his best to change the baby's nappy and put on his new clothes while Hermione was given the once over by the nurse.

"You are both fine to go home Hermione. Do you have any questions before you go?" Madam Pomfrey enquired.

"No, I think we're okay at the moment Madam Pomfrey. Between the childcare classes and everything you've already explained, I think we're just ready to go home now" Hermione said, getting dressed and finally out of the hospital gown that was beginning to irritate her.

"Errr… Babe, how do I do this again?" Draco asked trying to work out how to do up the terry cloth nappy.

"Oh Draco, Professor Sprout showed you five times! It's like this" Hermione slowly slipped off the bed and went to show Draco the proper way to fold the nappy.

"I'll never understand that" Draco stated.

"Well, we'll be leaving Hogwarts in a month and I'm getting the muggle disposable ones because I hate these things" Hermione told him, while buttoning up Anthony's baby grow and bending to kiss him on the forehead.

She wrapped him in her old blanket that her mother had given her for Christmas and they strapped him into the buggy.

After thanking the old nurse for her help, and with Draco pushing the buggy they took their son home.

…

Ten minutes after entering the flat, they heard a quiet knock on the door. Draco opened it to find Harry, Ron, Ginny and Luna.

"Hi" they all whispered, entering the small hallway.

"Go in guys, he's asleep but I'm sure Hermione would love to see you" Draco told them, taking the 'It's a boy' cards that Ginny and Luna were holding out to him.

"Hey" Hermione quietly said with a tired smile as the group entered the living room.

"Hey, I'm sorry we didn't see him last night 'Mione but Luna and I we're knackered" Ginny explained giving Hermione a congratulatory hug before going over to the buggy in the corner of them room and sneaking a peak at the sleeping blonde baby.

"It's fine Gin. I couldn't have really handled any more visitors after Harry and Ron left anyway. Fourteen hours of labour, not to mention the defence exam really did me in" Hermione said, laying her head back against the couch.

"Harry said you didn't take a pain potion. You are brave! I want them to pump me with everything they've got when this little one decides to come out" Ginny said running her hand over her protruding belly.

"Well, I read that it was better for the baby and I think I only threatened actual bodily harm on Draco once but to be honest I could use one now. I'm still really sore" Hermione told the girls as Harry and Ron took another look at the sleeping baby and Draco went into the kitchen to get drinks for everyone.

"I bet you are. How big was he?" Ginny enquired.

"9lb. Madam Pomfrey gave me some potions that are safe to take while breastfeeding. I think I might have to now actually" Hermione said, slowly pulling herself up from the couch and going over to the small overnight bag Draco had brought to the hospital wing for her.

"Baby, I would have got it for you, go and sit down" Draco said, coming out of the kitchen with a tray of glasses and a jug of pumpkin juice.

"No, I need to move around. I've been lying in a hospital bed for nearly twenty-four hours" Hermione said uncorking a small vial of blue potion and swallowing it in one.

Everyone sat down as Draco handed out drinks and they talked for a few minutes until they heard a cry coming from the corner of the room.

Draco jumped up instantly and went over to the buggy. "Come here little man" he said picking the baby up and cuddling him.

"He'll be hungry love. It's been a couple of hours since Madam Pomfrey helped me feed him" Hermione said from the couch, where she was undoing her shirt.

"Whoa, what are you doing?" Ron exclaimed, when he noticed that Hermione was about to unclip her feeding bra.

"Getting ready to feed my son Ronald, is there a problem?" Hermione asked as Draco handed Anthony to her.

"Well no, but give a wizard some warning will ya" Ron said looking anywhere but at Hermione, who was struggling to get the baby to latch on properly.

"I think we'll leave you guys to it" said Ginny, smacking Ron across the head as she walked past and gave Hermione and surprisingly Draco a kiss each on the cheek.

The two couples left and after a little struggle Hermione managed to get Anthony latched on and feeding properly.

"Love, can you get me the feeding pillow? It's in the nursery" Hermione asked Draco as she tried to get comfortable on the couch.

He came back with the triangular pillow and placed it under his son, sat down on the couch next to Hermione and enjoyed the rest of the day with his family.

….

The next morning Draco woke to the sound of crying next to the bed. Anthony had obviously just woken up and was lying in his cream and brown bassinet next to Hermione's side of the bed.

He quietly got out of bed and picked the baby up. "Come on son, we don't want to wake up mummy" he quietly cooed at the baby, taking him from the room. Draco tried slightly more successfully to change the baby and snuggled him on his chest but Anthony was obviously hungry so Draco conceded defeat and went to wake Hermione.

She smiled when she saw them "how are my two favourite men this morning?" she said, undoing her feeding bra and taking the baby from Draco.

"Oh Merlin" he whispered to himself.

"What?" enquired a very tired Hermione.

"Nothing babe" he replied.

"Tell me Draco" she pushed.

"Just that I've missed you the last few weeks and now one of my favourite parts of you look even better and they're on show, a lot!" Draco said.

"Oh" Hermione said, covering herself and trying not to laugh.

"Sorry love, but he gets priority" Hermione said running a finger down Anthony's cheek.

Draco got back into bed and kissed the top of his son's head.

"I wouldn't have it any other way" he told her, as she leaned back against him and continued to feed the baby.

A moment later there was a tapping at the window. Draco flicked his wand to open it and Errol managed to make it through without collapsing for once.

Draco took the envelope from him and put him on the bedside table to rest with a treat before opening the letter.

Dearest Hermione and Draco

Congratulations! We were so pleased to hear your news yesterday. And what a lovely name you have given him. Remember dears if you need anything, do not hesitate to come to us.

Bill, Fleur, Charlie, Percy and Audrey all send their congratulations also.

Looking forward to seeing him and both of you soon!

All our love

Molly and Arthur

There were cards from Bill, Charlie and Percy attached to the note also, although Charlie's looked like Molly had written it for him.

"That was sweet of them" Hermione said to Draco as she looked through the cards.

"Yes it was. Do you want to go back to sleep babe? I can burp him and take him into the living room" Draco said taking the baby, who had just stopped eating and was looking up at his parents from his feeding pillow.

"No I'm okay, he only woke up twice last night to eat. Lets all get up" Hermione said, slowly climbing out of bed. She was still a little sore; after all pushing out a nine pound baby without a pain potion was not easy.

Hermione sat on the couch with Anthony as Draco made breakfast.

They were just finishing the food when they heard a knock at the front door. Draco answered it as Hermione put Anthony into the bassinet that she summoned from the bedroom.

"Look whose here" Draco said leading George and Pansy each carrying a twin into the living room.

"Hi, how are you feeling" Pansy asked as she walked carrying a fussy Christopher over to Hermione and giving her a one armed hug and looked down at the sleeping newborn.

"Oh Hermione, he absolutely beautiful" she told her.

"Thank you. Is Christopher okay? He's seems a little unsettled" Hermione asked holding her arms out to take him off her exhausted friend.

"He's a got colic, had us up all night" Pansy told her.

"Yeah, but we don't mind" George said coming over to take a peek at Anthony after handing Fred to Draco for a cuddle.

"He's got the ferrets hair hasn't he" George joked.

"Hey!" Draco spoke up.

"Only joking. Oh and here's a card before we forget" George said, pulling another 'it's a boy' card from his robes.

"Thanks" said Draco, taking the card and putting on the window ledge along with the others they had received.

" Take a seat guys, do you want anything to drink" said Draco, flicking his wand so that the breakfast plates flew into the kitchen.

"Wow, how did you manage to get him like that?" Pansy whispered to Hermione, taking Christopher back from her, as he was getting very fussy now. "A year ago he would've laughed in your face before offering a drink"

"Well, he's really been trying, I think before he was just like that to keep his father happy but once the pressure of that was gone, the real Draco shone through. He's been ever so good the last two days. He does everything, I just sit here" Hermione told Draco's oldest friend.

"Lucius is an awful man. I was always afraid of him when I was little. Then again my parents were no better. I could always go to Narcissa if I needed anything though; I guess that's where Draco gets his good side. Pansy said, placing the now crying Christopher over her shoulder and patting his back.

Draco came back out of the kitchen floating drinks beside him and they all sat talking about babies and parenthood for a while. "I am so glad he waited until the exams were over to make his appearance, well just barely anyway. I don't know how you've done the last two weeks to be honest Pansy" Hermione said.

"Well George took time off from the shop anyway so he just had to look after them on his own while I was in the exam hall. I was really tired though, can't even remember half the exams. I'm kind of running on empty really" Pansy said, leaning back against George as she fed Christopher and Fred at the same time.

"You've done great Angel" George told her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

"We actually wanted to talk to you about something" George told the couple. "We would very much like it if you would agree to be the twins godparents"

"Wow, thanks guys" Draco said and upon seeing the beaming smile on Hermione's face "we would love to"

They talked until Christopher and Fred were both fed and burped then they left.

….

For the rest of the week, Hermione and Draco received visits and cards and presents from their classmates.

A week after Anthony was born Hermione was going stir crazy in the house and decided to brave the school grounds for the first time.

As it was almost July and very warm outside, they dressed the baby in a t-shirt and shorts and put him in his buggy with a thin blanket to take a walk down to the lake.

On the way there, they were stopped several times by younger students who wanted to congratulate them and take a peek at the sleeping baby.

They made it to the tree where they had sat weeks ago and decided on names for the baby and watched as some first years played with the Giant Squid.

"Amazing isn't it" Hermione commented as she fed the baby, feeling a little like a human udder.

"What's that Love?" asked Draco.

"Not five months ago we were sitting here choosing names for Anthony and now he's here. I still can't believe it" Hermione said leaning into Draco's embrace, stroking the baby's tiny little tuft of blond hair.

"Do you still wish that the ministry hadn't imposed the law?" Draco asked, a question that had been playing on his mind since he had admitted that he loved her.

"No. I wish they hadn't forced this, but I'm a great believer in fate. I think if we are meant to be we would have been anyway; and I'm so happy love" she said giving him a peck on the lips.

"I Love You" Draco told her. "I love you and I love our little man, and nothing will ever change that" he kissed her neck and shoulder as Anthony stopped feeding.

Draco took him and burped him, causing Hermione to laugh when he brought his milk back up on Draco's black t-shirt.

"Clever boy, catching daddy and not mummy for a change" she cooed at the baby as Draco tried to clean himself up.

"Why don't you just use Scourgify?" asked Hermione, laughing at the look on his face as it dawned on him that he was in fact a wizard and didn't have to walk around with baby puke on his top.

"Ha Ha. Still love me with puke on my top? " he asked, waving his wand at himself.

"Hmmmm, I don't know. What do you think Anthony? Do we still love daddy when he's covered in puke?" she asked the baby.

He smiled up at them.

"Oh! Look babe he's smiling" Draco exclaimed.

"Hate to break it to you love, but he's too young, he's just got wind" Hermione said, although she still loved the non-smile smile that her son was pulling at the moment.

"HEY, DRACO! HERMIONE!" they heard shouted from further up the hill that went back to the castle.

Ron ran down towards them, trailing behind him was a slow walking Luna and Ginny.

"What's happening Ron?" asked Hermione, he was running straight at them.

"Been looking for you guys everywhere. We're meeting Harry at Hagrid's for tea then just chilling since all the exams are finished. Do you want to hang with us?"

"Yeah, I'd love to see Hagrid, he hasn't met Anthony yet" she said "Is that okay with you Draco?" Hermione asked, as they were both rather tired and she didn't want to make Draco go if he didn't want to.

"Maybe you should just go and hang out with your friends. I don't think Hagrid likes me very much" he whispered to her.

"Nonsense, it's not like you and he have ever actually had a conversation and things have changed. I don't want to go without you" she said back.

"Okay, lets go then" Draco said, preparing himself for an uncomfortable afternoon.

…

They made a very slow walk to Hagrid's where Harry was waiting for them. Hagrid was so happy to see them all together like they used to be and even held Anthony, who pretty much fit in his palm.

"He's an 'andsome one, isn't he?" Hagrid said handing him back to Hermione with a tear in his eye.

"Look at ya, not so lon' ago, you was this little girl, no 'igher than me knee, now you're a mother" he said blowing his nose in his old tablecloth sized handkerchief.

Hermione just smiled.

"An' young Malfoy here. She's happy youngen' keep it that way" Hagrid warned, although he did give him a wink, indicating he accepted him.

They spent the afternoon, struggling to chew through Hagrid's famous rock cakes, a first time experience for a rather disgusted Draco and talking about their plans for when they leave Hogwarts.

"Obviously Harry and I have to live here next year since the girls will be in seventh year" said Ron, "But we both got accepted into the Auror programme before we even came back to school so we're all set"

"Yeah, it's good to know what we're doing. Now I don't have to hunt down pieces of a madman's soul or hide all the time I don't think I would know what to do with myself" Harry joked. Everyone laughed, even Draco.

"Well, we still have holdings in many businesses, despite my father so I'll have to run all of that. Should keep me busy enough" Draco said, more than ready to be out of school and home with his family.

It came to Hermione, who looked a little forlorn. "You guys know I always wanted to join the ministry, preferably in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, but now, I don't know if it will happen" she said cuddling the baby close to her.

They left a little while later, politely refusing dinner with Hagrid and went their separate ways.

…

After feeding Anthony and putting him in his Bassinet, Hermione went and got in the shower.

Draco spent the time that she was in the bathroom to think about what she had said earlier and the look on her face.

He wouldn't stop her doing anything, ever. He decided to tell her that when she came back out.

Ten minutes later Hermione dragged her tired body into bed and curled onto her side, hoping for at least a few hours of sleep before the baby woke up for his next feed.

"Hermione, can we talk for a second?" Draco asked, gently pulling her so that she turned over.

"What is it Draco?" she asked, her eyelids dropping as she spoke.

"It's about earlier at Hagrid's hut. You know that I would never stop you doing anything don't you? If you want to work at the Ministry then I would do anything I can to help you, you know that right?"

"I know Draco. The thing is, we have a baby now and like you told me when we were first married, when we leave school I'll be Lady Malfoy. Lady Malfoy isn't supposed to work. I love you and Anthony more than life itself, but I kind of feel like my choices have been taken away more than we realised at the start of all this" Hermione explained.

"Listen Hermione. Yes, on paper you will be Lady Malfoy, but times have changed, something that you actually had a hand in bringing about. Merlin knows we don't need the money but if you want to work, if it will make you happy, then I insist that you apply as soon as we get out of this school" he told her, pulling into his arms for a proper cuddle.

"What about Anthony. I need to look after him more than I need to work" she mumbled into his chest.

"Mother is always home and most of the time I will be too. You won't like it but if we ever truly are stuck one day, my old house elf can chip in. She was my nanny after all. I want to make you happy and I have the means to make it happen, so if it is what you want then you go and get it" he said, laying back with her snuggled in under his chin.

"Okay Draco. Lets discuss it properly when we're had some sleep. It's not urgent yet, I wouldn't leave Anthony for work yet anyway" she said closing her eyes.

An hour later Anthony woke up and the couple began their nightly routine of only a few hours sleep.

…

Two and a half weeks later the Great Hall was filled with the family and friends of the seventh years.

They were having a form of graduation ceremony for the students, and each one was about to find out their NEWT results.

Narcissa had brought Henry and Jean with her so they didn't struggle to get there and was sitting with Anthony curled into her arms asleep, as they waited for the ceremony to begin.

Mr and Mrs. Weasley were there along with George, Ginny and Luna to watch Harry, Ron and Hermione take scrolls from the Headmistress and Mrs. Weasley was cooing over her grandchildren, whom she hadn't seen since the day they were born.

The ceremony began and the seventh Years walked up in line to the head table where Professor McGonagall handed them their results and a scroll that acted as a certificate to say they had finished at Hogwarts.

There was much clapping and cheering, much to Mrs. Weasley and Narcissa's distain, they were both worried about their grandchildren waking up, and eventually the ceremony came to an end.

Mrs. Weasley came over and congratulated Hermione and Draco on completing their schooling and cooed over the baby that Hermione had already got back into her arms. "Hermione he is an absolute treat. Congratulations dear" she was saying as Anthony grabbed her finger and held it tight.

"Thank you Molly" Hermione said, smiling at the woman who had been a surrogate mother to her during her school years.

Photos were taken and promises of regular visits were made before all the parents left.

They had just a few more days and they would be leaving the wonderful old castle for the last time.
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