Auribus Teneo Lupum *Dramione*

Chapter One

She was alone, more so than she had ever been in her entire life.

Leaning her head back, she allowed the the cool night air to calm her frantic heart, unsure of what the next course of action would be. She had never planned on this happening, though if she had been more careful she wouldn't be in this mess.

And what a mess it was.

Taking a deep breath she slowly rose from the ground, dusting off her backside and picking up her discarded robe. The party was still in full swing inside the ballroom, though she had no desire to re-enter. It had been a mistake coming, because seeing Ron all over his new fiancée was enough to induce vomiting, though she really didn't need any help with that lately.

No, this whole night had been a mistake, but she had foolishly allowed herself to believe that she could walk right up to him and tell him of her pregnancy. She had every intention to do so, until Lavender had gushed that she was two months pregnant. Her heart had dropped to her feet and she barely had enough time to excuse herself from the well wishes of the Weasley family and friends before her legs buckled beneath her.

She had been a fool to believe that Ron loved her, to believe that he would leave his fiancée for her. She had been stupid to believe that she was in the right, and now she was the one left pregnant and alone. There wasn't any way she could ever tell him about the baby, but how could she possibly keep him from knowing the truth? She refused to abort her child, and she knew there wasn't any way to say it was another's because everyone would want to know who the father was.

"You alright there Granger? You bolted out of there pretty quick." The voice belonged to the very last person she wanted to be around at this time.

"Get lost Malfoy. I don't have the energy to deal with you." She didn't turn around, just simply rested against the wall.

"See, I wouldn't dare leave a lady out here by herself looking the way you do." She turned around at that and lifted one perfectly filled in brow.

"Looking the way I do? Pray tell, how exactly do I look?"

"You're white as a ghost and look as if you could fall over at any given time." Great, she looked as bad as she felt.

"I'm fine, just tired. You can assure your mother than you did your chivalrous duty." She just wanted him to leave her alone so she could gather her wits.

At that moment she felt her stomach lurch and she barely managed to turn before she threw up in the bushes that decorated the pathway. How long she kneeled there she was unsure, but she felt a presence at her back the whole time.

Finally the heaving stopped, though she stayed on the ground, rocking back on her bum with a soft thud.

"Yeah, I can't say I believe that you're fine there Granger." He knelt down besides her, offering her a cloth so she could wipe her mouth. She took the item from him and set about cleaning up the best she could, tampering down her embarrassment at throwing up in Malfoy's presence.

"You see, I happened to come across a file the other day while doing my rotation in OB. Imagine my surprise when I saw that it had your name on it."

Her eyes widened in shock as she took in the serious expression on his face.

"You can't say anyth-" she started, before he placed a hand up to stop her.

"Legally I can't say a word, and you know the last thing my family needs is any type of controversy."

"Then why say anything at all?" Now she was cold, tired, on edge, and hurt. Why would he even bring any of this up?

"I wasn't going to. I had assumed it was Ron's but I had also assumed it would have been a welcomed surprise; I had no idea he had gotten engaged to the blonde bimbo."