The Marriage Law

Life

Two weeks later, Harry, Hermione and Draco were well settled in their new home.

It was a spacious cottage quite detached from general population and Narcissa had done a good job in furnishing it along with Pansy and Lavender.

The trio made a couple of changes and moved right in. As discussed earlier, they'd made the whole of second floor into a giant bedroom for the three with a very large bed, a beautiful balcony facing mountains and a large bathroom with attached dressing room and closet.
The aisle in the middle of the dressing room had already been used multiple times for things that it was not really made for.

The kitchen on the ground floor was fully stocked by a house elf hire of Draco's mother and she'd agreed to manage the gardens herself. After her gardens in the manor were destroyed, she hadn't really wanted to build another until she saw the beautiful area around their home.

Within the week, they all were ready to embark on the next journey. They'd received their Newt results already and were eager to move forward.

Harry had already received his letter to the Auror Academy for his two years of training and his schedule was all set.

Hermione had recieved her confirmation of admission into healer school as well and she would be attending the morning session of classes for first two years before getting started on clinical rotas.

Draco had also started visiting his new office and had already sorted through all the mess left after the war.

Without even realising, the three became so busy in their work, months passed by like days. They rarely spent quality time together, much less enjoy good sex.

Draco started his potions apprenticeship with the new Hogwarts potions professor as well when his business got all stable. His ultimate dream was actually work in potions research after all.

Hermione left early in the morning, usually before her husband even woke up and returned in the late evenings. Harry had strange hours. Sometimes his training started in the morning but sometimes he started after noon and stayed back till late nights. Draco on the other hand had double working hours. He worked in the office in the mornings and learned at Hogwarts at nights. He even had to stay over nights depending on the potions he was working on.

Life became too hectic too soon for them.

Still they had the restrictions of the marriage law over them, so three months before their two year deadline, the three took a day off to discuss matters. Harry prepared a meal for his husband and wife, both of whom were studying till late at night. They all ate silently before sitting on the couch to discuss their future.

"Hermione, ... Are you ready to have a baby? "

Harry asked bluntly, breaking the silence making the witch nervous.

"I... I've been thinking about it. We only have three months to announce the pregnancy before the consequences appear. And well, I've stopped the potion last month... But we haven't had the chance since, to...you know-..."

Harry looked at Draco and Hermione before sighing.

" Let's go out on a date tonight, it's been so long."

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Many hours later, the three stumbled out of the floo all done with the day and expecting the same outcome from the upcoming night.

After spending the day out exploring museums, parks, bookstores, and having  their dinner in a romantic setting arranged in a rooftop restaurant, the three were all ready to get back home.