The Baby Project

Muggles Only

"Hermione," Draco shut the door behind him and walked over to her, "I am thinking, you never got to turn me into a muggle for the weekend, and since neither of us has any essays, perhaps we could do that starting now? No magic?" Draco was hopeful that this would take the stress off her mind. 

"I don't think you would like being a muggle very much," Hermione said, walking toward the bedroom.

"Well, I have never had the opportunity to try it out before. Plus, I am sure there are skills I need to know how to do." 

"What do you mean?" Hermione turned around and stared at him right in the eyes. Her eyes were dull and cloudy, like she was trying to hold back tears. 

"Well, I mean, you are Muggle-born, and I didn't know if you were going to want to live in the wizarding world or a muggle town. I just figured if I knew how to do more muggle things if we ended up there. I would be able to fit in better."

"Oh, Well, if you really want to." She wiped her nose and started back for the couch. "The first thing I am going to teach you is about TV. The good thing about this one is we can watch movies on it, and regular cable." Hermione looked over at Draco, who had joined her on the couch. 

"Movies and cable. Got it." Draco nodded his head, and Hermione laughed. "What?"

"Do you even know what cable is?" She asked him, she was smiling again, and that made Draco happy. He didn't even care that he had no idea what she was talking about. 

"I remember that movies are like stories you watch. You told me that before. I am not sure what cable is, though."

"Well, cable has a lot of shows, which are like short movies that play every week, and if you start one show and watch it every week, it is like a really long movie."

"I see. Cable and movies." Draco smiled. 

"Well, what we are going to start with is a really famous movie, and we will eat popcorn." Hermione smiled and got up. She summoned some popcorn and heated it with her wand; she had to cheat and use magic because there was no microwave. 

"Hey, you're cheating." Draco stood up and walked to Hermione.

"Draco, there is no microwave, and that is how you make popcorn the fastest way. So I had to improvise. I will have to find one, though, so I can show you how to use one. Muggles love them."

-"What do they do?"

"They reheat your food so that you can have your leftovers." 

"I do not know what leftovers are." Draco looked down at the floor; he felt like a real ass.

"It is when you don't eat all your food, and you save it so you can eat it again." Hermione opened the popcorn and put it in a bowl. It smelled delicious, and Draco couldn't wait to try some. 

They sat down, and Hermione put on Titanic. She then put the bowl in Draco's lap because he enjoyed it so much, and Hermione pulled a blanket over her legs. They sat there slightly awkward for a while before Hermione finally settled into the crook of Draco's arm and leaned against his chest. Draco didn't take his eyes off the screen the entire movie, and he couldn't wait to watch another one.

"Hermione, can we watch something else?" He looked down at her only to find her sleeping. He smiled to himself and picked her up carefully before walking her to the bedroom. He laid her down softly and pulled the blankets over her. He watched her sleep for a while before going back out and turning the TV off. He thought of a great idea, but he needed help. 

He walked over to Potter's and knocked on the door. Harry opened it up and had a panic on his face immediately. 

"She is fine, Potter, relax." Malfoy invited himself in and walked into the kitchen.