Wand Hopping ; D.M.

𝐵𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔

Elsie Granger

We both rushed to Draco and carried him to the sofa where he lay for some time. Did he not want this like I want this? Or was it just the shock of hearing the news at such an odd hour of night?

As he lay, I tried to not overthink and Narcissa's look of worry only made me worry more. She could not reassure me that he is happy about the news as she does not know.

"I will support you and whatever decisions you decide to make," she masked her expression with a smile, "You can always come to me."

"Thank you." I smiled and Draco began to wake, obviously confused as to what had happened. He said the last thing he remembers was waking up, but he was too tired to remember anything more. This led to me needing to break the news once more. "I'm pregnant."

He didn't say anything, but this time he did not faint. Instead his mind worked through what to say and how to comfort me.

"How?" Draco asked as he rubbed his head, "We've used protection."

After hearing this, Narcissa took the queue to leave the room and sip the rest of her tea by the windows that overlooked the garden.

"Maybe twice," I sighed, "We should have, I know. Are you not excited?"

"Elsie," his voice raised, "We don't have stable jobs right now, my dad is trying to fire me, and we are not married either."

"What does any of that matter? We can get married, I have a job and it makes plenty enough to support us both." I tried to seem hopeful.

I have two jobs and even if he has none, I can support us. He can get a new job too or Narcissa could help us for a short time. I'll do what I have to.

"Are you sure it's even mine?" He looked at me confused.

"Who else have I slept with?"

"Lorenzo." he looked at me with a disgusted look on his face.

"We werent dating. And besides that was so long ago, how could it be his?"

"I see the way he looks at you."

"He has a girlfriend and he's just being kind unlike you right now!"

"I'm unkind?" he laughed.

"If you want to accuse me of sleeping with our best friend, you might as well mention everybody else I've slept with. Who's to say the baby is Theo's or even Harry's?!"

"You've slept with Harry?" he sounded disgusted.

I remained silent.

"You come here in the dead of night to tell me youre pregnant! That's really mature and a great decision on your part!" he shouted, loud enough I bet Narcissa heard.

"I didn't know I was pregnant until your mom told me! I came here in the dead of night because I have nowhere else to go! I am being threatened and am in fear! You accusing me of cheating is surely more unkind than my actions."

I stood up and began to walk toward the door. If he despises me so much, I will leave and stay out of his hair. I will raise this child alone if he despises me that much.

"No, Elsie." he pleaded, "I didn't mean it like that."

"How did you mean it? Huh? You accused me of cheating after I told you it's yours! What more do you want?"

He did not respond and sat down once more. I sat on the opposite sofa in silence, waiting for him to be the one to break it. All I yearned to hear was an apology and him saying it was a misunderstanding. I want him to trust me a bit more.