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My Best Enemy's Baby	By : caseyjarryn Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 51681 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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A/N: I cannot tell you how sorry I am for taking so long to update!! I've had this chapter written for a while, but I wasn't at all happy with it... I've done a bit of a rewrite now, It hasn't been beta'd at all so I'm sorry for the mistakes and I hope you like it...

Chapter Twenty

Finally it was almost time for the guests to arrive, and Hermione couldn’t remember why she wanted to have the dinner party in the first place, it was bound to be a disaster she thought to herself nervously as the fire turned emerald and the first of the guests stepped into their home.

Draco grinned at his friend as he brushed soot off his clothes before they clapped each other on the back. “How are you, mate?” asked Blaise in greeting.

Hermione stood awkwardly next to the couch with a smile plastered on her face as she waited for Draco to officially introduce her to his friend.

“Pansy might be a bit late” Blaise was saying to Draco, “She’s having a few family problems at the moment”

Draco nodded in understanding, apparently having already heard from Pansy, before he turned to Hermione. “Blaise, I’m sure you remember Hermione.” He said; his voice sounding strained.

Hermione smiled and wiped the palms of her hands on her dress before holding one out for Blaise to shake. Hermione was relieved when after a short pause Blaise extended his own hand to her and offered her a hesitant smile.

They were saved from making any awkward conversations when the floo activated again and Harry, Ron, Fred and George all piled out of the fireplace one after the other. Hermione immediately greeted them all with warm hugs and the room was filled with loud chatter as the friends greeted each other.

Harry greeted Draco warmly with clap on the back, and shook Blaise’s hand without any sign that they had once been in rival houses. Ron, while he had hugged Hermione warmly, was now standing off to the side glowering slightly, still not comfortable with the idea of being friends, or civil to, Slytherins, or as he liked to call them; Death Eater scum.

Luna turned up about minute after Harry and the Weasley’s arrived, Neville a few minutes after her, and Pansy had managed to be there only 15 minutes late. Draco and Blaise each pulled the girl into a hug when stepped from the flames and she politely said hello to all the others. Hermione raised her eyebrows at Draco when she noticed Pansy blush and stutter a greeting to Ron, who seemed oblivious to her discomfort, but he ignored her silent questioning by directing everyone to take a seat in their magically enlarged dining room.

Mipsy, the house-elf who had assisted Hermione in the kitchen that day, carried out a tray of roast lamb surrounded by crisp skinned potatoes, the elf carefully started carving up the meat oblivious to the shocked looks on Hermione’s friends faces. Hermione blushed and hastily thanked Mipsy for all her help that day before striking up a conversation with Neville about how the plants in his new greenhouse were going.

Blaise was looking quizzically at Luna as if trying to remember something, and after everyone had helped themselves from the dishes on the table he asked her “Luna, weren’t you in the year below us at Hogwarts?”

Luna looked up at him with her trademark dreamy smile playing across her lips, “Yes” she said calmly and for a moment it didn’t seem as though she would explain but she swallowed a mouthful of mashed potato before elaborating, “Instead of going back to Hogwarts I’ve been travelling this year with Rolf, you might know of his grandfather Newt Scamander? Just last month we discovered a new magical species, I believe that this rare new creature may be related to the Crumple-Horned Snorkack, but I’ll need to do some more research to be sure.” Her face lit up with her passion for her work, “Dad will probably put an article about in the Quibbler about it as soon as it’s been properly classified if you want to know more about it.” And with that, Luna just smiled again and turned back to her food for a moment before turning joining a conversation between Neville and Ron.

Blaise turned to Draco and mouthed “Crumple-Horned Snorkack?” to which Draco simply replied with a bemused shrug.

The conversation at the table moved on to what everyone else had been doing in the four or so months since school had finished and what their plans were for the future. Hermione was sure she caught Pansy staring admiringly at Ron on more than one occasion during the meal.

When they had almost finished eating their deserts, chocolate self saucing pudding with ice-cream and cream, Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes all evening, they seemed especially fond of making fun of the Slytherins, brought up the topic of baby names.

Hermione had completely forgotten that she had asked them to think of possible names for the little one who was currently kicking inside her womb.

“We’ve each made a list” said Fred indicating to his brother. George cleared his throat and pulled out a scrap of paper and reading the first name on his list.

“Georgina” he said with a grin and turned Fred, who had pulled out his list and they proceeded to take turns in saying a name from each of their lists.

“Frederica”

“Georgette”

“Fredwina”

“Georgiana”

“Wilfreda”

“Georgetta”

“Winifred” Fred concluded their lists, “Any of them take your fancy” he grinned at a laughing Hermione, and a scowling Malfoy.

“We’ll keep them in mind” Hermione replied jokingly shaking her head at the twins as she stood to start clearing the table.

Once the table was cleared with the help of the Gryffindor’s - the pureblooded Slytherins wouldn’t dream of actually helping someone clean - Pansy asked Hermione what names she and Draco had come up with for their daughter.

“We have both been so side tracked lately that we haven’t really discussed it much, at least since the first time we tried to agree on a name; and judging from that experience I think it’s going to be rather difficult coming up with one we both agree on.” Hermione grinned at Draco, thinking of his horrible suggestions. “Did anyone come up with any – serious – suggestions?” She smiled at the Weasley twins.

“Ron and I made a list last night; we thought that you would want a name that had a suitable meaning as well as being a nice name.” Harry said as he handed over a small list of names scrawled messily on a piece of parchment, the meanings stated next to each name.

Ron blushed slightly as Hermione smiled at the list, “These are great guys” she commented before looking back up and reading the names out; “Quinn, meaning ‘wise’, Mika and Sorcha both meaning Intelligent.” She smiled at her two friends.

Ron cleared his throat, “We figured that with the top two Hogwarts students as he parents she won’t be able to help but be smart.” He paused for a moment before continuing tryin to hold back the grin that was trying to break through his serious look, “We thought about names that meant beautiful as well, but we figured it’s possible that she will take after the slimy git.”

Hermione just laughed, in too good a mood to feel offended that he would think her daughter could ever possibly not be beautiful, despite who she would end up looking most like. She leant over and gave Draco a kiss saying “I think she’ll be absolutely stunning if she takes after Draco”

Draco smirked at her, “Well, we can only hope that she doesn’t inherit your horrid hair.”

Hermione looked mock offended and slapped him on the arm before kissing him again, intending for it to be a quick peck, but Draco had other ideas and held her in place for a moment longer, swiping his tongue along her lips before letting her go. He smirked when he saw that Hermione’s cheeks were flushed, her eyes lowered.

When she looked up again Ron was scowling at the pair of them, obviously not too pleased with their little shows of affection.

“Perhaps we should have added a few of the names that meant evil snake on the list” Ron muttered under his breath. Hermione raised an eyebrow questioningly in Ron direction causing him to look up defiantly, speaking to Hermione but glaring at Draco he said “How do you like the name Lilith? or perhaps Belinda? I personally think Desdemonda fits pretty well, that one means ‘Spawn of the Devil’” he spat out in Draco’s direction.

Hermione glared at him, taking Draco’s hand “Are you quite done, Ronald?” She said with ice in her voice. She couldn’t believe he was still being a prat about this after so long. She had thought that he had accepted her decision to live with Draco to raise their child.

Everyone at the table was quiet, Ron looked at Hermione and Draco’s intertwined hands with disgust as he rose from his seat and stormed to the floo.

Harry sighed and pushed his chair back, “I’ll go after him” he Hermione quietly but Hermione put her hand on his arm and shook her head to stop him.

“Leave him, he’s obviously still feeling hurt. I had thought that he was starting to come to terms with everything; but obviously not.” Hermione suddenly wasn’t feeling up to entertaining her guests. “I’m really tired; I think I’m just going to go to bed.” She turned to Draco, “Draco could you make coffee and tea for our guests? There is a cheese platter in the fridge for supper.” And with that she stood from the table and made her way from the room without another word.

It wasn’t long after Hermione finished showering and had slipped into bed that Draco came into the room, undressed and slid in to the bed next to her. He pulled her up against his chest, his arm wrapped securely around her waist with his hand splayed over her swollen stomach.

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Again, I'm really sorry about the wait!! I apologize for any errors there may be!! I'm looking for a Beta at the moment, so if anyone is interested let me know! :)
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