Being Undead. ~COMPLETED ~

Twenty One: Hermione.

Harry walked in and sat down on a chair as we where taking up the other two - seater sofas.

"Hello Harry." I said pleasantly. 

"Hey Hermione." Harry replied. "What was that fight with Ron for?"

"It was about him. And by the way we broke up and I can't even bare to look at him anymore." I said as I got angered. Ginny noticed and came to my side and discretely put Draco's hand on my back as he tangled his fingers in the tips of my hair. Harry didn't notice.

"Okay. And Ginny what's with you and Hermione?" He asked and I started choking on air and so did Ginny.

"WHAT?!" We both asked him shocked as we where both hunched over coughing onto the floor. I had broken out of Draco's grip.

"You two seem closer than you where before and the look in Hermione's eye gives it away and then Ginny returns it." 

"Are we looking at each other when we do this 'look'?" Ginny asked air quoting look.

"Yeah."

"It's a best friend look. And while me and Hermione love each other it wouldn't be in that way. More like a close sibling love rather than a together look. I'm a Veela anyway and I know who my mate is and it's not Hermione. It's Blaise, Harry." Ginny said apologetically. Harry nodded.

"Oh and Hermione -" Harry started before Severus walked in wearing a mask. I knew who it was though. I could tell his eyes from anywhere because they had a hint of green in black. A green identical to Harry's.

"Hermione Granger. I need to speak with you." He said. His voice was deeper than I remembered and if you didn't know his eyes you wouldn't have known in was him. His scent was black berry. Weird. 

"Okay. Harry, rain check?"

"Yeah. I need to talk to these three anyway."

"Don't. Kill. Each. Other." I said very clearly and scarily. Blaise and Harry nodded but Ginny and Draco just smirked. I rolled my eyes at them and walked out to the teachers cabin and then through another door decorated as a nursery.

"Is she alive?" I asked tears beginning to form thinking of the worst. 

"You should be able to - " He started before I ran through the nursery and to a cot at the end of the room around a corner. I picked up the small baby and smiled at her as she touched my face.

"Hello baby." I said to her bouncing her in my arms lightly. I baby talked with her and played with her. I read her a book while Severus guarded the door. Making sure nobody saw me with a baby. She was four months old and she was mine. 

"How long has it been?" He asked sitting next to me as I was now sat in a rocking chair reading in silence. She was asleep.

"Four months."

"Wow. You've missed a few things as a mother. She can crawl and almost walk now."

"Really?"

"Yes. Her medical conditions have been healed. How did she get hem anyway?"

"Ron. He tortured me when I was pregnant as well physical abuse. I gave birth to her just before my parents died and then I went back to the burrow and he almost rapped me."

"Oh. I can kick his ass in if you want."

"No thanks. Draco already got there then I broke his ribs."

"Well, I'll have to thank Draco then. When are you going to tell him?"

"When I can figure out how."

"You have to tell him that she's your child and his - " 

"I know. But how am I going to explain all of that?"

"Tell Ginny first."

"Okay. Thank you Severus. And I'm guessing you're alive the same way I am?"

"Yes. But I don't need blood and you do. I know about your outburst with Ron and what Ginny and Blaise did to help. Loyal friends. Keep them close. Don't push them away when Draco is yours. And he will be."

"What do you mean?"

"Draco is your vampire's mate. I do know about these things and so do you. He was your soul mate before you where a vampire. It's incredibly strong now and you need to bond with him this year before Christmas."

"I know. But doesn't i involve consummating?"

"Yeah. About that. You will get pregnant again when you do bond with him."

"Great. Just great."

"What? Don't you want another child?"

"Yes but not when my first child will only be very young. They might be in the same year at Hogwarts with completely different birthdays. How will that look on me and Draco?" I pondered.

"Bad. But it's a requirement. Otherwise you and Draco both die."

"Oh fuck." I whispered.

"Mind your language." Severus said and I rolled my eyes.