The Prefect\'s Baby

Hermione was searching the entire school; she hadn’t seen Draco since saying goodbye to Harry, Ginny, and Luna. She was nearly positive that she had seen him talking with Pansy but it seemed like she turned around for a second and he was gone. Suddenly she heard footsteps behind her. Turning around she hoped it was Draco. It was not. “Ron?”

“Okay.” He said a bit grudgingly. Hermione had no idea what he was talking about.

“O-Okay?” She frowned. “Okay what?”

“I-I’ve decided to help you guys. You know. You and….Malfoy.”

“Really?!” Hermione said surprised.

Ron sighed. “Yes.”

“Oh Ronny that’s wonderful!” She exclaimed before bursting into tears.

“Whoa! What’s wrong?”

“I…oh Ron. It’s been so hard….You don’t even know the whole truth….and I’ve just felt so alone and so scared….scared that I won’t be able to take care of Draco and….and now he’s missing!”

“Hermione calm down. He’s not missing. While I was waiting for you to finish saying goodbye to Harry I saw him walking into the school. So he’s here somewhere. Oh, Hermy You should have asked for help before. You know that Harry and I, well for sure I will always be there for you.” Ron laid a hand on her shoulder and just then Draco arrived at the end of the hallway. “There he is.” Ron said.

Hermione wiped her tears away before turning. Draco was standing at the end of the hallway looking downhearted. “What’s wrong Draco?” Hermione said in a somewhat choked up voice.

“Pansy.” He said quietly.

“What about her?”

“She…she…I think Blaise is going to tell her and…..she doesn’t keep secrets very well. Once they get back….everyone’s going to know.”

“Wait! What? Zabini’s going to tell Parkinson? Tell her what? That Malfoy is pregnant? Doesn’t she already know?” Ron asked.

“Oh Ron.” Hermione groaned, “No one knows. Well Zabini knows, and Nott, Goyle and Crabbe, as well as myself and yourself but besides that no one.”


That night after tossing and turning for several hours Ron went to Millicent’s bedroom for advice. “I don’t believe it.” Millie said after Ron had explained everything from Draco being pregnant to Theo’s father being the father.

“I know. It’s crazy…” Ron sighed as he leaned against Millie’s bed.

“No. I mean. I don’t believe it. Blaise would not do something like that.”

“What? Do you think that Malfoy lied?”

“No, well, yes, I mean he is Slytherin. He hates you. He hates Granger….”

“but would he really pull a prank so far? Grow a belly? Cry in front of me? Kiss Hermione?”

“He-He kissed Granger?!”

“Yes.”

“Oh Merlin! That’s why he’s been coming into the common room looking thoroughly snogged.”

“Millie.” Ron said sternly.

“Yes.”

“That’s not the point.”

“Right. Sorry. But I can’t believe that it’s true.” She paused and then said “You know what? I’m going to confront Malfoy about it.”

“No!”

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“You’re not supposed to know. I just couldn’t sleep and….I needed to talk to someone about it.”

“And you chose me?”

“Well yes, of course, you’re my girlfriend and….”

“You, consider me your girlfriend?”

“Um, er, well I just thought that…I mean we have been on a few….and….”

“Oh Ron!” Millie squealed causing Ron to jump back in alarm, “you’re so sweet.”

Millicent although completely excited to have Ron as her boyfriend still found it hard to believe that Draco was pregnant. So she did the one thing she could think of. She confronted Draco the next morning in the library where he and Hermione were playing chess.


Draco had been utterly shocked when Millie had just randomly shown up and asked “are you really having Mr. Nott’s baby?” but what shocked him even more was Hermione who had her wand out to cast Obliviate on Millicent but instead lunged at Weasley who had happened to show up out of breath and still in his pajamas at the very same time.

“I had too Hermione…” Ron tried to explain as Hermione clawed at his face.

“You’re just like Nott….” Hermione cried reaching for Ron’s hair.

Draco blinked shocked at everything that had transpired in the last few moments and then yelled, “stop”

Hermione spun around. “What!?”

“I said stop. He’s not like Theodore- he’s better than him and it’s alright Hermione. Millicent won’t tell. She’s not like Pansy.” Draco said hopefully.l

“That’s right,” Millie piped up, “Ron was just worried and so he came to me. It’s not like he told the whole school or something and I promise not to tell anyone.”

It was odd at first any of the four would have said but as time progressed the quartet seemed rather content and supportive of each other and until Christmas Eve day they were often found wandering the school together greatly amusing the staff; all of the staff except for Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore who found the whole situation unnerving and nothing more than another symptom of the now suspectedly insane Draco Malfoy.

“It’s harder to sneak around unnoticed with so few students around.” Hermione sighed on said Christmas Eve day finally realizing that the teachers had noticed her new acquaintances with Draco and Millie.

“Plus the fact that we now have twice as many people in on the secret it’s harder to sneak around and Pince won’t allow Millie or Ron into the Restricted Section.” Draco said as he checked to make sure that they were indeed alone in the hallway.

“Well why don’t we use the Room of Requirement? It can turn into whatever we need.” Ron said. Millicent nodded.

“Oh my gods! Why didn’t I think of that?!” Hermione gasped.

“Because although your intelligent your still just a Gryffindor.” A voice answered from behind causing the quartet to turn around in unison to see Terry Boot and Stephen Cornfoot standing behind them.

“Looks like you owe me ten Galleons Ter.” Stephen said to Terry.

Hermione pulled out her wand, “Obliv…”

“Hermione!” Terry gasped waving her charm away. “I’m shocked! Do you actually think Obliviate will work on us? Do you actually think that we just randomly spied on you?” She blinked lowering her wand slightly. “We actually had a pretty good idea Malfoy was pregnant for some time. So even if you did Obliviate us we’d just come back again.”

“What –how did you find out?” Hermione frowned for she was sure that they had done rather well in hiding Draco’s Pregnancy.

“We’re Ravenclaws.” Stephen said as way of explanation.

“You’re not going to tell are you?” Draco said worriedly.

“No.” Stephen shook his head. Ron and Millicent let out a breath of relief.

“But….” Terry smirked as he could feel the air tense, “we want to help.” Hermione laughed at the sound of Draco groaning.

“Yeah.” Stephen said with a grin “how often does someone get a chance to see a real live male- pregnancy?” Draco groaned again and Hermione giggled knowing perfectly well what he was thinking. Which was of course ‘I hope they don’t fall in love with me too’

”What are you going to do Severus?” Dumbledore said worriedly as he walked with Severus to the Great Hall for Christmas Breakfast.

“I’m going to ask him to help me with a potion. One that could be deadly to the child….if there is a child.”

“Severus! I cannot allow you to do that!”

“If Draco is pregnant” Severus whispered so the passing Flitwick would not hear, “he’ll be bonded with the child. He’ll know that the potion is unhealthy and he’ll protest. If he doesn’t protest just a few whiffs of the fumes will cause him to faint. It’s only deadly to the child if the ‘mother’ is exposed for over a half-hour. It will only take a few minutes for him to faint.”

Meanwhile in the Room of Requirement Hermione, Ron, and Draco were exchanging Christmas morning. “Happy Christmas Malfoy.” Ron said stiffly and handed Draco an unwrapped box of Every Flavour Beans.

”Thanks Weasley.” Draco said in turn handing Weasley a wrapped box of Every Flavour Beans. “At least I had the courtesy of wrapping yours.” Millicent, who had given Draco a silver dragon pendent, laughed

“Did you get Draco something Granger?” Millicent asked.

“Well…yes…but it….it’s for the baby.” Hermione blushed. “I knitted it myself. ” she added hastily as she handed him a small box. Inside the box was a small pair of knitted socks.

“Gods” Ron said looking at the socks with a air of disgust, “If my mom had known she would have knitted the baby a sweater.”

“We got you something to Ferret.” Terry who had just walked in said suddenly.

“Shit! How do you guys keep doing that!” Ron snapped.

“What?” Stephen said innocently.

“Showing up! Randomly!”

“It’s a Ravenclaw thing.” Stephen said.

“Your not using a Time Turner are you?” Hermione accused.

“No.” Terry said

”But we’ve heard that you have.” Stephen added.

“What?! Who told you?! I mean….where did you a hear a thing that!”

“Like we said….it’s a Ravenclaw thing. Anywho Draco we got you a book list of books on Male Pregnancy we don’t know what books you’ve already read so we didn’t get you one but you can order something from the list on us.”

“We also got Jr. some beginning reading books.”

“What!” Ron said incredulously, “The baby isn’t even born yet! It can’t even breath on it’s own much less read!” For some reason at that statement Draco started crying causing Hermione to smack Ron upside the head. “Ron! Look at what you did!”

“What? I made Malfoy cry…again. It’s my new hobby.”

A/N: Hey one more chapter- don’t think I can do it? I CAN I CAN! Oh and yes it’s been rushed but like I said before it’s because I hate this story and am just finishing it so anyone who is interested may know the ending.