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Chapter 25: Parenting by WickedDiSaster

The next day, Hermione woke up in the same position; she was cuddled up in his chest and he, who had apparently been awake for a while, was playing with some strands of her curly hair.

She gave a small yawn and limbered up, without really breaking their embrace. “Welcome back, Sleeping Beauty”

“Good Morning, Handsome,” she replied with a soft kiss.

They remained quiet for a while until a thought crossed Hermione’s mind.

“Draco, how come we never talked about that day?”

“What day?”

“The day they were born.”

“It was the best day and the worst day of my life.”

“What do you mean?”

“They cut you open,” Draco said with a serious voice.

“I imagined they had,” she smiled at him. “They call that a surgery,” she rested a hand on his chest. “How long was I out?”

“They said it would be a couple of days after they finished, it wasn’t even a night,” he replied, “but I guess we can blame Kath for that.”

“What time was it when she woke up?”

“It was around four or five in the morning.”

“So, are you going to tell me what happened while I was gone?” she pressed lifting her head to have a better look at him, frowning at the sight of his furrowed eyebrows.

The flashes of memory of what the muggles had done to her ran through his mind draining whatever colour he had in him, making her realise what had happened. “They made you watch!” she gasped.

“They didn’t seem to have time for anything else,” he said, taking a hand to his furrowed front; “I wouldn’t have complied if they tried to throw me out anyway.”

She raised a hand to his cheek and caressed him, “I meant to ask for what happened after the surgery.”

“They started collecting everything, connecting and disconnecting their-, things, while the muggle that took care of you explained everything to the rest. I remember vaguely that one of the muggles tried to make me leave, but another shooed him out of my way, she took me to the twins. They were in one of the corners of the room, they had them connected to their contraptions, almost the same way they had you. That was the first time I saw them.” He smiled, “After a little bit, another muggle tried to take them to a-, ward. I was still in a daze of shock. I remember telling them that you’d want to see them when you woke up. They started babbling about procedures that I tuned out, when Mr Harrison came and told them off.”

“After a while, Madam Pomfrey checked on them to make sure they were alright. I remember Snape was the only one talking to me,” he had the trace of a smirk, “all your buddies were trying to ignore me. Anyways, I eventually told them to keep their devices away from my babies and the Hogwarts’ nurse glared at me for a while before she placed the necessary charms in Kath and Casey and left us alone.”

“They came back from time to time to check them up until you woke up. They checked on you too,” Draco told her placing a finger in her nose.

“All your friends were there, they were taking care of the security, Obliviating the muggles, taking turns to visit you in small groups. Potter and Weasley stayed the longest though, until the Weasel’s mother dragged them out.”

“Draco!” Hermione admonished him, punching his arm for how he referred to her friends. Draco rolled his eyes at her.

“Then you woke up and you know the rest.”

“I remember waking up to the sight of you holding Kath,” Hermione said beaming, “I can’t believe I never asked about their first hours of life. When did you start to love them?”

“I don’t know, I never told you this, but when I saw them for the first time, it shocked me that they were blonde.”

“But everyone in your family is blond.”

“That’s just it, I had never seen them as mine, not until then, they were your babies, they were your reason to live, not mine; up until that point they were the reminder of what I had done to you, every time I thought of them, I remembered that you would die and that it was my fault.”

“Draco,” she pursed her lips.

“Wait, let me finish,” he said holding a hand up and continued. “But then you didn’t die, and even after how horrible it was what those muggles did to save you, or how horrible things I yelled at you when they were born, the possibility of your recovery materialised then. I started to think of what you’d want, I started to see them for what they were – your reason to live and you had lived.”

“They were so small and they were my only company for a long time until you woke up, and I think I learned from you, the sight of you when you looked at them, the first time I held them in my hands, the first time you nurtured them, the way they made you smile. I’ll never forget those.”

“Come here,” she ordered, and bent down to kiss his lips.

“Thanks,” he whispered, “for coming back to me.” He caressed her cheek with the back of his hand.

“Always,” she softly replied, “always.”

*

“We’re visiting your parents today. Harry gave me their slips with the address yesterday.”

“OK. At what time?” Draco yelled from the shower.

“As soon as you’re ready, we’re leaving.” Hermione answered.

Draco groaned.

*

They’re arrival to Malfoy Manor was welcomed with an ecstatic Narcissa, who started pampering the twins like royalty.

The interaction between father and son could be described as tense at best, until Draco decided to lift Casey up from the sea of gifts his mother had prepared for them and relieve her from her annoying sister, who was currently making a disaster with the wrapping paper and the toys.

Draco walked towards his father, handing Casey to him, “I believe you haven’t been properly introduced to this one, I think you’ll find interacting with her is a more pleasant experience; she behaves like a princess.”

Lucius raised an eyebrow at his son’s disguised offer of piece, before taking hold of his granddaughter. Draco heaved a sigh.

“This is the closest you’ll get to an apology, you either, take it or leave it.”

Lucius took his granddaughter from Draco. “Is this her doing?” Lucius asked looking at Hermione.

“You could say that.”

“I really like her, you know.”

“She grows on you,” Draco smirked at his father.

“I do believe she does,” Lucius smirked back.

“How’s everything working with the Ministry?”

“They want me to declare against the Death Eaters captured in exchange of a full pardon.”

“Dumbledore spoke in your behalf?”

“Obviously.” Lucius tickled Casey’s tummy.

“I guess it helped that you fought for the light in the last battle.”

“It does, I have you to thank for that, but that’s not all.”

“What do you mean?”

“They’re going to give you an order of Merlin, Draco. Dumbledore and Potter declared you were spying for the order.”

“What?” Draco’s tone dropped a notch.

“That helped more than anything, being the father of a hero.”

The dumbfounded expression in Draco’s face would be reason of mockery for years to come.
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