Draco and Hermione - Between the living and the grave

17. I love you!

Chapter 17

A few weeks had passed and both Draco and Hermione and Ginny and Harry were settling into being new parents.

Hermione hadn't strayed far away from her little girl, which meant Draco was doing a lot of running around for her, getting her school work and collecting food from the great hall.

Ginny on the other hand was going to most of her classes, taking her tiny baby with her who was asleep during most of her time, only really waking to be fed or changed.

Hermione hadn't seen Ron since coming back to the castle, and that was exactly how she liked it, but she had run into Pansy a couple of times.

The first time was in the Prefects bathroom when Draco had convinced Hermione to go and have a relaxing bath and had offered to look after Mackenzie whilst she was gone.

"Pansy, um... hel-"

"Don't you... dare talk to me mudblood!" Pansy had spat with a sneer, taking Hermione by surprise before storming past her as she exited the bathroom. Not before she bumped Hermione on her way past, deliberately.

The second time Hermione was taking Mackenzie for a quite walk in a stroller through the grounds. She walked past Pansy who was walking back to the castle.

"Filthy mudblood." Pansy spat on her way past Hermione, sneering.

"In case you don't know Pansy,' Hermione yelled as she stopped and swung around to yell at Pansy who also turned back to face Hermione.

"Draco and myself are bound together so if you don't know the meaning... it means I'm no longer a muggle!" She yelled before turning and continuing on with her daughter in the pram without even seeing the look on Pansy's face.

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A few days after Hermione had last seen Pansy she was sitting in the arm chair in the shared common room watching her daughter trying to already crawl.

Apparently Mackenzie was growing just as quickly out of the womb as she was growing in Hermione's womb.

Ginny and Harry's little girl was almost the same, and professor McGonagall had been right. The two babies were linked and would be most likely the rest of their lives.

She watched her daughter intently, making sure the tiny baby didn't go near the fireplace just as Draco entered.

"She's trying to crawl already!" Hermione said as she got to her feet and walked over to Draco who had stood in front of the fire place.

Wrapping her arms around his waist and leaning her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.

"I can't believe this. It's only been a couple of weeks since we had her and it's like she's almost 12 months or older already!" Draco replied as he looked down at Hermione and saw her staring up at him. "What?"

Just as Hermione was about to speak Ginny and Harry came in from the portrait hole with Lilly as both Draco and Hermione looked at them.

Hermione grinned. "Hey guys um... would you mind watching Kenzie for a little bit for us?"

Ginny raised an eyebrow with a questioning glance as Hermione raised both eyebrows.

"Oh um, sure!" Ginny exclaimed with a nod as she put Lilly down on the floor next the Mackenzie as Harry went to protest but Ginny glared at him.

Harry looked between both girls. Before sighing. "Sure Mione, no problem."

With a nod and a wide smile Hermione grabbed Draco's hand and dragged up up the stairs.

"What was..." Harry started but Ginny raised an eyebrow at him with a grin.

"OH! OH GROSS!" He groaned as he screwed his face up.

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They lay in bed, Hermione with her head resting on Draco's bare chest as she lay on her side with one leg draped over his. Draco had one arm under her, around her waist holding her and his other arm was resting under his head.

"Malfoy?" Hermione lifted her head to look at him as he replied with a 'hmmm?'

"Do you know why I chose you that night Ginny bought me back from the grave?"

Draco looked down to meet her gaze. "I'm hoping it's because you secretly had a crush on me all these years and found me utterly irresistible?" He smirked at her as she returned his smirk, almost better then he does it.

"Well yes but... no." She frowned as Draco dropped his smile and within a second he had flipped her onto her back and was hovering on top of her.

"Granger," he replied as he kissed her neck and felt her instantly react to him. "If you ever tell anyone I'll never admit it... but," he said as he began trailing kisses down her neck onto her collarbone.

"I used to pick on you because I DID... do have a crush on you!" He said as he began kissing in between her naked cleavage.

"Oh!" She moaned as she slightly arched at his touch. "Oh merlins beard Malfoy!"

Draco grinned as he looked up at her. Her deep brown eyes staring straight back at him and that's when it slipped out.

"I love you Granger!"