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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"DRACOOOOO!" Hermione shouts in shock.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" Ron exclaims and swings his wand so that Deam is saved from the fall, right before she touches the floor.
"Draco! What are you doing?" Hermione cries out. Ron carries up Deam who's hair colour keeps shifting betweeen black and a light icy blue colour.

"Umm I umm ehmm uhhh..." Draco stutters.
"Draco Lucius Malfoy what?"
"Granger I really..."
"Merlin's beard Draco, my name isn't Granger."

"I will..."
"Draco I don't want to hear! This is enough!" She takes Deam from Ron and hurries upstairs. Ginny is just as surprised as everyone and then she leaves, still holding Helga, and goes upstairs after Hermione.

Harry looks over at Ron and then he excuses himself and goes upstairs after the women. Ronald Weasley and Draco Malfoy stares at each other.
"Maybe I should..." Ron starts and takes a step towards the stairs.
"No." fräser Draco. "You should not. Get out."
"What?"

"Weasley, get out."
"Out?"
"Out of my house.."
"Are you kidding me?"
"Get out of my house where I decide."
"You can't be serious."
"Now."

Ron walks scared towards the front door and Draco slams it after him. Then he sinks down on the floor and leans towards the wall. What had he done? Hermione is sitting in the children's room and has put Deam to bed when the redheads girl comes inside.

I'm her arms she's holding a girl with strong blue hair.
"Mummy is sad, should we comfort mummy?" Ginny smiles and hands over Helga to Hermione.
"I just, uggh Draco dropped Diana and she could've gotten hurt, and if it weren't for Ron I don't even know what-"

"Hermione, It's not Draco's fault, him and Ron..."
"I know, but what do I do?" Hermione wonders while Harry comes into the room, he puts and arm around Ginny.
"Hermione, forgive him. We shouldn't have brought Ron here." he tries.

"No, he's allowed to come here as much as he wants. That's not the issue."
"Right, eh?" Harry says.
"What do you mean?"
"Okay so, I know you both pretty well and it's just... He still thinks he can get you back Hermione."

"That's not gonna happen, I'm engaged."
"We know that, but you were engaged to Ron too and yet you left him."
"Oh wow...."
"Hey, you should go downstairs and speak to Draco." Ginny suggests.

"Mhm, will you watch Deam and Helga for me?
"Of course."
"Thank you." and she hands Helga to Harry before she leaves the room. Harry puts the little girl down in her bed. Ginny is standing quiet, watching him as he carefully takes care of her.

"Ginny." he whispers after awhile. "Let's have another baby."
"Seriously?"
"Yes."
"For real?"
"Yes."
"And you're not kidding?"

"Yes, no. I mean no. Seriously Ginny, for real, I'm not kidding. I'll cut down my work hours at the ministry and I'll stop teaching at Hogwarts once a week. Because I too, do want to have more babies with you."
"Harry I love you so so much, but I thought you loved helping to teach defence against the dark arts at Hogwarts..."

"I do, but I've done it for a long time now and I think it's time to quit. Especially if I get to spend more time with you and our family."
"Oh Harry."
"I love you too Ginny." he smiles and kisses her softly.

Hermione puts her hands on the railing by the stairs and looks down at the first floor. She couldn't see Ron or Draco at first but then she notices Draco laying on the floor. His hair is a mess and his wand is laying on the floor too, but further away from him.

Tears falls down his cheeks and his eyes are red. Hermione Granger has never seen him this hurt. So sad and sorrowful. It hurts in her heart to watch him be this broken.

"Draco." she whispers and she knows that even if she's really silent and far away from him he's heard her. Obviously she's going to forgive him. She loves him too much to be mad at him.

Hermione Granger quickly hurries down the stairs and up to Draco Malfoy.
"I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry, I'm sorry Draco." she exclaims and lifts him up in a hug.

She runs her fingers through his hair and whispers in his ear.
"Draco please don't cry, it's horrible seeing you like this. Forgive me. I'm sorry." She feels how her own tears is on their way.

"No no, Granger I should be apologising." he mumbles. "I'm the one who lost control and dropped our daughter."
"Yeah, but everything went well. Right?"
"Mhum..."
"Sit up honey, you're way too heavy."

"You're not strong enough."
"Hey, it's not my fault I don't like sports, you train quidditch way too often for not being on an actual team." Draco sits up, but they're still hugging each other.
"I forgive you Draco." Hermione wipes his tears and they look at each other in a moment of silent.

"Granger, I thought of something." he smiles.
"Okay."
"Maybe we should set a wedding date."
"Oh yes, absolutely. What about this spring?"
"I'd love that."
"Me too, maybe in May?
"Oh yes! Perhaps on the fifth?"

"Yeah that'll be perfect. Draco I love you."
"And I love you Hermione."
"Aweee."
"Huh?"
"You said my first name."
"I've done that before."

"But still."
"Granger stop it."
"And now you've ruined it Draco."
"So?"
"You're cute."
"I'm not cute, I'm Draco Malfoy."

"I love you Draco."
"You just want me to say your first name again so that your stomach gets filled with that happy butterfly feeling.
"Yes of course I am."
"Hermione." he sighs and she smiles brightly.
"I love you." he adds and they meet in a kiss.