the key to happiness - dramione

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Hermione Granger, age 25, the Minister of Magic. Mother to Helga and Deam Malfoy. Engaged to Draco Malfoy and lives in Malfoy Manor with him.

Draco Malfoy, age 24, working at the ministry. Father to Helga and Deam Malfoy. Engaged to Hermione Granger and lives in Malfoy Manor with her.

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"Granger not on-..." Hermione coughs and interrupts Draco.
"Me." he then finishes.
"I won't, I'm fine." she tells him. "I'm going to the bathroom."
"I'll go with you." Daphne offers and they leave the room together.

A few minutes later they're sitting next to each other on the bathroom floor. The door is open and Hermione is leaning her head on Foahnes shoulder.
"I'm sorry." Hermione blurts out.
"Huh? Don't apologise for being nauseous. Hermione you didn't do anything wrong."
"Alright alright."

"What's on your mind?" Daphne asks.
"I'm a mother."
"You sure are."
"But do you really think I'll be a good mother?"
"Of course! The best of them all if anything."
"I don't feel that way..."
"I promise you Hermione, all will be well. If I would get to choose I would definitely pick you to be me mom."

"That would be weird."
"Sure would." Daphne laughs. "But you get what I mean, right?"
"Yeah I do, it's just... I've read so many books about parenting that I found at the library and although I absorb all the information it's definitely harder than they say it is."

"Oh Hermione, although you've always been such a know-it-all you still-"
"Excuse me!"
"You know you're a know-it-all."
"Fine, I'm a know-it-all and have been one since day one." Hermione laughs.

"Yes, so anyway what I was gonna say was that although that this isn't something you can learn from a book you're gonna nail it because you're such a genuine person." Daphne smiles and Hermione hugs her.
"Thank you, I'm feeling better actually." she replies. "Oh my god! We're you gonna tell me about this ring?! Did you get engaged and without telling me?!"

"Shhhh! We were going to tell you together when we were all gathered!"
"Oh, oh no! I promise I'll act surprised when you tell the others then! But oh I'm so happy for you!"
"Actually Pansy noticed the ring too on our way over here so both her and Blaise knows too."
"Oh so Draco is the only one who doesn't know yet then?"

"Yes but don't tell him he's the only one who doesn't know, he'll go crazy." she whispers.
"I won't, I won't." Hermione laughs. "The ring is so pretty!" Hermione holds Daphne's hand and studies the silver ring with a big green diamond in the middle.
"Maybe we should get up and leave the bathroom." Hermione suggests and they stand up together.

"Okay so don't tell Draco about-"
"Don't tell Draco what?" Draco suddenly interrupts. He has just walked into the room and since the door had been open they hadn't noticed him before.
"Nothing!" Hermione exclaims way too quickly.
"Daph?" he tries but she just shakes her head instantly..

"Alright then, Granger are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, a bit. I'm not feeling sick anymore, I have no clue where that came from."
"Maybe you just need something to eat, I made soup for you." he tells her and the three of them leaves the bathroom. Draco takes them to the living room where Pansy, Theo, Blaise and the babies are.

Draco has placed a tray with soup and a piece of bread on the table.
"Thank you." Hermione says, kisses Draco in the cheek and sits down on the couch.
"Feeling better Hermione?" Theodore asks her.
"A bit yes." she says and nods at the same time.
"Okay I guess we have some news then." Theo smiles and looks at Daphne who nods.

Theo who's holding Deam walks over to Daphne.
"Theo asked me to marry him last night!" Daphne exclaims
"WHAT?" Draco shouts surprised. Theo nods excited and Daphne holds up the hand with the ring on her finger.

"Oh wow! Congratulations!" he says and the others join in, pretending that they didn't already know about their engagement. Hermione starts eating and the groups starts taking about what they've been doing this past week. Pansy glares a bit at Blaise.

"Pansy? Hello?" Theo tries.
"Huh what?" Pansy wonders.
"Daph asked if you did anything particular when you visited Hogsmeade the other day." he explains.
"Oh no I just... I just... Fine! I went on a date! And yes y'all know who it is!" she eventually shouts.

"What?!" everyone spits out at the same time, and Blaise looks a bit scared as he now stares with wide open eyes at Pansy.
"Who?! Who was it with?"
"Hmm?"
"Yes. Tell us who you went on a date with last Wednesday."
"No way." she says abruptly.

Draco seems to be realising something and looks over at his best friend, sitting right next to him on the couch.
"Uh Malfoy? Why are you looking at Blaise like that?" Hermione asks.
"You went on a date with a girl last Wednesday!" he says to Blaise who stands up.

"How... how do you even know that Pansy's date was on a Wednesday?" Blaise spits out.
"Daphne just said-" Theodore begins.
"Oh god! Fine. We went out! Me and Blaise went on a date. Are you guys happy now that you know?"
"Yes very!" Daphne shouts and Hermione agrees with her. "Now tell us more."

"No but, what else is there even to say?" he mumbles.
"Well for example, are the two of you a couple now or was it just a weird 'we are pals why are we doing this' date?" Hermione continues although Pansy and Blaise doesn't seem to be wanting to talk about it too much.

"No I mean it wasn't our first date, so I mean... And I... Wait, are we a couple Pansy?"
"Well I suppose that perhaps we are that then."
"Then yes Hermione, we're a couple." Blaise replies. The friends talks for hours until they eventually decide to come home before dinner.

The next days goes well and Hermione is feeling better and together Draco and Hermione learns how to be parents. One Saturday at the end of January Ginny, Harry and Ron comes over to visit.

As Ginny comes inside she directly takes Deam and Helga from Hermione's arms.
"Harry, Harry look, we got to get a second child." she exclaims. "They're soo cute, I think I'm going to die! Harry look, all three of us has the same orange hair colour right now. Don't you want another one of these?"

Both Hermione and Draco laughs at her as she continues talking about how adorable their twins are.
"Very cute Ginny, but you know I don't...."
"Please, please, please, please, please."
"Ginny." Ron interrupts. "That's enough."
"You're not the one I'm talking to Ronald." she hisses. "Harry look at the adorable children."

"Don't Ronald me! Ginevra."
"Ginny can we please take this later? I don't want to be standing here discussing this."
"Hermione how can he even say no while looking at these two cuties?"
"I am not getting involved in this discussion of yours." Hermione is quick to say. "But you're indeed right, who can say no to these two?"

"Hell have to work less"
"Ron's right!" Ginny agrees and Harry gives Ron a look. Ginny gives Deam to Draco and smiles at Harry.
"Ginny, let's talk later." Harry sighs. "Because it's not about that I don't want more children."
"Yes, I knew I was gonna convince you!"
"Talk later I said, not make babies later."

"Harry!" Ginny yells at him and gives him a rude look.
"I'm gonna convince him later than." Ginny whispers to Hermione and she chuckles. 'Good luck' she mimes back. Hermione looks over at Draco who is carrying Deam in his arms but doesn't seem to notice that she wants to go down.

Draco and Ron are staring at each other with rage in their eyes, which nobody else has noticed til now.
"Draco." Hermione tries. "Hello, Draco? Draco what are you doing?" No reaction. She places a hand on his shoulder. Draco jumps up in the air when Hermione does this and accidentally drops Deam who falls towards the floor.