A Blissful Collision
Summary: Hermione Granger is late for potions class, and she's lost her essay. She's hurrying along the corridor, where she meets a certain blonde Slytherin… well when I say meets I mean runs into. Follow Hermione and Draco as they grow up and have to deal with problems that test their friendship... Maybe even love.
Disclaimer: I own the characters and everything about this story! Joke – I only own the plot, all the characters belong to the wonderful J.K Rowling :)
A/N: You guys are wonderful! Thank you so much for sticking by me even when I'm so rubbish at updating like I have been with the last few chapters. This is more of a filler chapter than anything, but I'd still love to know what you guys think about everything xxx
A Blissful Collision – Chapter 16
Finally Hermione and Draco were alone with their new arrival.
"You were fantastic, amazing, brave, I'm so proud of you!" Draco grinned, kissing her forehead.
"Are you trying to make up for passing out at the birth of your daughter?"
"Er, maybe. I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you, both of you, I promise." He put one arm around Hermione, holding her close and stroked Evie's cheek with the other hand. "Nothing is more important to me than you two."
The first few months passed in a blur of sleepless nights, dirty nappies and crying babies. Hermione concluded that she could now change a nappy without waking up.
The sound of Evie crying through the monitor woke Hermione. She glanced at the clock, 2am. Right on time. "It's your turn to sort her out," she grumbled to Draco.
"No way, I got up last night for her."
"Liar." She hit him with her pillow before crawling out of bed. She walked into the nursery and carefully picked Evie up. "Hey, what's up? There's no need to cry." She said softly, rocking her gently, slowly calming the little girl.
Evie looked up at her mother, face red from crying and her little grey eyes filled with tears.
'Shhhh its okay." Hermione stroked her daughters face gently whilst feeding her. When she was done, Hermione gave her a cuddle before laying her back down in her cot.
Evie closed her eyes and started to suck her thumb, her breathing slowing as she drifted off back to sleep.
Hermione smiled down at her, before rubbing her eyes and yawning, then traipsed back to bed.
She was just beginning to doze off into a nice comforting sleep when the crying began again.
She groaned loudly and kicked Draco under the covers. "Your turn."
He got up without saying anything and stomped loudly to the nursery. A few seconds later he returned carrying Evie. He climbed back into bed and laid her down carefully between him and Hermione. "Now if she cries, we don't have to leave the bed." He closed his eyes.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Typical man." But Draco was already fast asleep. Evie had stopped crying and seemed comforted by the sound of her parents close to her. "You can sleep here tonight," Hermione said, "but you are back in your cot tomorrow, no matter what Daddy says."
Six months later, Hermione finally decided that it was time for Evie to start sleeping in her own room again.
"But it means we don't have to get out of bed." Draco protested.
"You hardly ever get up for her anyway! Plus I'm sick of her crying in my ear and wriggling about."
"Fine. But I'm not taking blame if she doesn't like it." He smirked at Hermione.
She scowled at him then looked round for Evie. "No Evie. Don't pull that!" She hurried over to the TV and picked the little girl up who squealed with delight. "Now she's crawling, I can't take my eye off her for one second before she's up to no good."
"Come to Daddy," Draco put on a silly voice and holds out his arms from the sofa. Evie grinned and started wriggling in Hermione's arms. Hermione plonked her on his lap and kissed her forehead.
"I've gotta go now, or I'll be late for the interview for that job at the library. Don't forget to put her down for her afternoon nap in an hour or so and I'll be back soon."
"Okay beautiful," Draco replied, not really paying much attention as he clapped Evie's hands together.
Hermione was still rambling on about chores that Draco could do whilst she was gone, before realizing that he wasn't listening to a word she was saying.
"Draco! Are you even listening to me?" She stood in front of him, hands on hips.
"Course I am. You said something about naps, then sit in front of the TV with a beer and relax."
She glared at him. "You. Are. So. Annoying."
He laughed, "I'm only kidding baby." He stood up, holding Evie with one arm on his hip. He kissed Hermione on the lips very gently. "Just go, you'll be brilliant and I'll see you later."
She smiled, before grabbing her coat. "Bye!" She waved before apparating out, leaving Draco standing there with Evie.
He set her down on the floor with a pillow behind her back supporting her and some toys in front of her, before settling back down on the sofa. She looked up at him and Draco leant forward and clapped his hands together. She picked up two of the toys and mimicked his actions, banging them together and grinning up at him. "Clever girl!" He said, enthusiastically. She smiled and continued to bang things together and press buttons on her toys, filling the room with loud tunes that began to get on Draco's nerves after a while. However, if he tried to take the musical toys away from her, the crying started, so he had to put up with it for an hour until it was nap time.
Draco was slumped down on the sofa watching some 'sport' where people hold a ball and run into others for the fun of it when there was a pop and Hermione appeared in front of him causing him to jump up. "Bloody hell. You scared me!"
"Sorry." She said, looking down.
He stood up, "so, how did it go?" He asked, sounding hopeful.
"Well..." She said, biting her lip and looking at him sadly.
"Theres always next time." He smiled reassuringly at her and reached to put his hand on her shoulder.
"I got the job!" She exclaimed, jumping up and down.
"Aww baby that's fantastic – well done!" He grinned before picking her up and spinning her round. "I knew you could do it!"
"I start next week. They said they were going to let me know in a couple of days, but then I was about to leave when the manager came after me and said that I was the best applicant they'd had and wanted to offer me the job." She beamed.
"That's great news! Now you can spend your days surrounded by books – like always." He mumbled under his breath.
She stuck her tongue out at him. "I didn't know you'd be that easy to fool!" She laughed and kissed him once.
He put her down. "That was extremely mean, especially as I've cleaned the house and cooked dinner for us! A celebratory dinner it seems." He smiled.
"Well, that was very kind of you." She grinned back. "Where's Evie?" She looked around.
"I've already given her dinner and put her to bed – in her own cot."
"Good. If she cries tonight, you are getting up for her, since you never do it and she is not coming back into our bed!" Hermione folded her arms.
"Depends what I get in return." He winked before dodging her hand as she attempted to hit him.
"Here comes the choo choo train." Hermione said, moving the spoon of cereal towards Evie's mouth. "Open wide."
Evie opened her mouth as instructed then proceeded to dribble her breakfast down her front.
Hermione tried to wipe her face with a cloth but Evie kept moving her head. Eventually she gave up and fed her another spoonful.
Draco strolled in, "How are the two beautiful ladies in my life this morning?"
Hermione turned and smiled at him. "I'm okay, just so nervous about my first day today, what if I'm rubbish?"
"How hard can it be to sort some books out?" He laughs.
"What if they don't like me?"
"What's not to like?" He kissed the top of her head then looked at his daughter. "It appears that Evie seems to be wearing more of her breakfast than she's actually eaten?"
"You feed her then!" She handed the bowl and spoon to him.
Evie watched them then started to smack her hands on her highchair, not liking the disruption to her feeding.
Draco took Hermione's seat and continues to feed Evie. "I think we know where you get your bossiness from." He smirked at his girlfriend.
"Hilarious." She rolled her eyes. "Does this look okay?" She gestured towards her clothes.
"Perfect," he smiled at her.
"I don't want to leave her." She sat down next to him.
"I know what you don't, but it's not like you are going for ages, just a few hours and you'll be back home with us."
"I know. Just going to miss you both."
Evie had now finished her cereal and stretched both her chubby little arms out towards Hermione, as though sensing she was upset. Draco noticed. "Hey, let's clean you up first; I don't think mummy really wants your breakkie over her work clothes." Draco lifted her out and wiped round her face and hands with the cloth then blew a raspberry on her cheek, causing her to giggle, before handing her over to Hermione.
"I'm going to miss you today, yes I am." Hermione kissed her on her nose and Evie clapped her hands. "She's growing up so fast." She held Evie out in front of her, resting her small feet on her knees. "I think she'll start walking soon, which will be even more of a nightmare than her crawling."
"And talking, then we'll never be able to shut her up. You best get going anyway, otherwise you'll be late."
She handed Evie back over to her daddy. "Hermione Granger is never late."
"Apart from that Potions lesson." Draco did his classic smirk.
"Well, yes. That's an exception." She laughed before leaning across to kiss Evie's forehead. "Wish me luck."
"You'll be fine gorgeous." He kissed her lips then turned back to face Evie who was wriggling about. He leant forward and placed her on the floor and they both watched as she crawled with great speed off to the living room in search of her toys.
Hermione grabbed her bags, "see you later." She smiled before apparating off to work.
"Hey, how was your first day?" Draco called from the kitchen as he heard Hermione enter the living room and drop her bags.
She entered the kitchen smiling. "It went better than expected actually, the people are really nice and there are so many books," her eyes light up at the thought of reading them all.
"Sounds like heaven." He laughed, stirring a saucepan.
She walked over and kissed him on the cheek before picking Evie up out of her chair. "How's my little girl been today? Mummy's missed you very very much." She gave her a cuddle before setting her back down in her chair.
"Have you not missed me?" Draco turned round and pouted.
"You know I have, a lot. Mmm something smells good, what's she got for dinner?"
"Pasta and sauce, she seemed to quite enjoy that last time she had it." He put together her meal in a bowl and brought it over to the table, "you wanna feed her or shall I?"
"I will." She took the bowl and spoon off him. "What have we got here Eve, looks yummy." She smiled at her and then blew on a piece of pasta before moving it towards her.
Evie reached forward and grabbed in off the spoon and put it in her mouth.
"Is that nice?" Hermione got another piece ready, which again Evie grabbed off the spoon and clapped her hands after eating it.
"Well done Evie! What a good girl." Hermione clapped her own hands. Dinner took slightly longer than usual as Evie insisted on grabbing most of the pieces of pasta and wiping them around her face and mouth, along with the yoghurt she had for pudding.
"I think that's the messiest meal she's ever had." Hermione laughed, looking at the state of her daughter.
"And it's only going to get worse as she gets older," Draco pulled a face and lifted her out of her chair, holding her at arm's length. "Bath time for you missy. Make you nice and clean for your bed." Evie blew a raspberry in response to the idea of a bath, spraying Draco with yoghurt and tomato sauce.
Hermione and Draco were cuddled up on the sofa watching their daughter play with her toys on the floor. Her favourite had always been a small brown bear called Teddy, who she took everywhere with her and cried if she didn't have him with her. She was now cuddling her bear, 'talking' to him.
"What's she saying?" Draco asked curiously, his arm around Hermione.
Hermione shrugged in response, "I have no idea. It's obviously a very in-depth conversation though," she laughed as they watched Evie babble away to her bear.
"Sounds like a load of nonsense to me."
Hermione poked him in the side causing him to jump.
"Would have thought she'd have learnt to talk by now, she does have our brains after all." He smirked.
"She'll start talking when she's ready." Hermione smiled. "She adores him doesn't she? I'm so glad I got it from the shop when I saw it." They spent the next 10 minutes sitting in silence, listening to Evie 'chat' to Teddy.
"I'm going to make a drink, do you want one?" Draco said, standing up and stretching.
"No, I'm alright thanks."
"Okay," he wandered off into the kitchen.
"Hey sweetheart," Hermione leaned forward and smiled, "you having a nice talk with Teddy?"
Evie looked up at her then waved Teddy around. "T-t-t"
"Yes, that's Teddy."
Evie screwed up her face a few times, "T-t."
Hermione had read in her books that babies may try and imitate the sound you make so it's best to keep repeating the word.
"That's Teddy, you love Teddy don't you?" Hermione said smiling, emphasising the word Teddy.
Evie sat in silence for a few seconds then looked at Teddy. "Tedted."
Hermione clapped her hands, "you clever girl!" She picked her up, along with Teddy and gave her a big kiss. "Aren't you a smart little girl being able to say Teddy!" Evie seemed pleased and responded by clapping her little hands together. "Tedted."
"Draco! Draco!"
"What's going on?" He popped his head round the door.
"Tedted," Evie replied, cuddling Teddy.
"Wow, well done Evie!" He grinned and came in, taking her off Hermione and spinning her round. She giggled in delight. "Did she just come out with it?"
"Well, I asked her if she was having fun talking to Teddy and she tried to copy me, so I kept repeating the word 'cause that's what it says to do in the books and she just said it."
"Well, I have to say I'm slightly disappointed that your first word isn't Daddy. I thought you'd be Daddy's little girl" He looked at Evie and pulled a sad face.
She reached up and touched his face, before offering him Teddy who she was still holding. "Aww thank you darling." He kissed her forehead before giving Teddy a little cuddle and smiling at her to show he was happy again.
She grinned and clapped her hands.
A few months had passed, including Christmas, where Evie was spoilt by both her parents and muggle grandparents and their friends and family enjoyed a huge Christmas dinner at the Weasley's. Hermione was getting on great with her new job; she'd made loads of friends and she was allowed to borrow as many books as she liked! Draco spent most of his time at home looking after Evie; the rest of the time was filled with taking her out for walks in her pram to feed the ducks or to visit Hermione at work, which he'd decided to do today.
"Shall we go and visit mummy today?" Draco asked the little girl.
"Yes yes yes," she beamed, nodding excitedly.
A few minutes later he was ready, bag packed and pram ready to go. He picked Evie up, held onto the pram and apparated with a loud pop to an alley way just around the corner from the library.
Evie wasn't too keen on apparating, it made her feel sick and want to cry, but she felt safe in her daddy's arms, so she only cried the first couple of times.
Draco knew that she didn't like it and gave her a cuddle before strapping her into her pram with Teddy. "Make sure you hold him tight sweetie." Evie clung to Teddy, holding him close.
Draco pushed the pram out of the alley and onto the high street, which was surprisingly quiet. He wandered down the street, looking into shop windows as he passed, Evie's forthcoming first birthday on his mind.
He shoved the door open and maneuvered the pram inside the library.
"Draco!" He heard a soft female voice call behind him.
He looked over his shoulder and smiled. "Hey babe, look who I've brought to see you." He turned the pushchair round to face her.
"MUMMY!"
Hermione bent down in front of Evie who was stretching forward to reach her, but being held back by the straps. "Hey darling, are you being good girl for daddy today?" Evie nodded, whilst Draco was shaking his head. She undid the straps and lifted her out, giving her a quick kiss before Evie starting wriggling to be put down. She sat her down on the floor, "now, you need to be quiet in here okay?"
Evie just smiled at her and started to crawl around.
Draco gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek. "I see that new toy store has opened down the road, thought I might check it out on the way home, pick some things up for her birthday." He nodded towards Evie who was now pulling herself up by holding onto the bookshelf.
"Oooh that would be great, I haven't really had a chance and we've only got two weeks." She checked her watch and saw it was half three," I finish in half an hour, so I can take her home, get her fed, bathed and ready for bed and you can go have a look at the store."
"Wow, Evie's grown quite a bit since I last saw her. She's turning into a proper little girl now." Hermione's boss, Mandy appeared from the staff room behind the counter.
"A proper little monster you mean?" Draco laughed.
"I'm sure she's not that bad." Mandy replied with a laugh.
"Hmm, I disagree, she decided today that the kitchen walls would look a lot better with mashed broccoli all over them. But don't worry, I've cleaned it all up," He smiled at Hermione, who looked horrified at the thought of green splodges all over the white kitchen walls.
They all looked at the supposedly sweet and innocent little girl, who was now gripping the bookcase shelf tightly and taking tiny steps along it. Evie noticed they were watching her and turned around; removing her hands from the shelf and was suddenly standing on her own without any support.
Hermione was first to recover from the shock and knelt down, holding her arms out. "Come on Evie, come here darling."
Evie looked at her and then slowly put one foot in front of the other towards her mummy. She managed three steps before falling backwards onto her bottom.
"Wow, did you see that?" Hermione exclaimed, hurrying forward to help Evie stand back up. "What a clever girl you are!"
"Come on Evie, you can do it again for Daddy." He crouched down not far from her and held out Teddy. "Come and get Teddy."
Evie was now back standing, with the help from her mother. Hermione moved her hands so Evie was standing by herself and watched as she stood still for a second then slowly took another couple of steps before falling down again. Her bottom lip started to tremble slightly.
Draco moved forward and scooped his daughter up into his arms, blowing raspberries on her cheeks, causing her to giggle. "You're a very good girl. Yes you are." She smiled, loving the attention as both Hermione and Mandy joined in, crowding round giving her cuddles.
More praise was given and Evie was even allowed a biscuit, which she was happily munching away on in her pram with Teddy when it was time to go home.
"See you tomorrow Mandy," Hermione called as they walked out of the library. Mandy waved her hand in response as she was talking to a customer.
"You going to the store then?" Hermione nodded across the road to the huge toy store that had just recently opened. There was a big banner, bright colours and toys of all shapes and sizes in the windows.
"Yeah, I won't be long." He smiled, "just going to get some ideas and see if there's anything she'll like."
"Okay. I'll meet you back home then." Hermione gave him a kiss and he walked across the road.
"Daddy?" Evie asked, watching him walk away.
Draco turned and blew her a kiss.
"He's just popping over there; he'll be back home before bedtime." Hermione replied, pushing the pram down the street.
Evie sunk down in her pram and started talking to Teddy.
Thank you so much for reading this, it means a lot that you've all stuck with me still, even though I've been awful with updating! Like I said before, this is mostly just a filler chapter about Evie's first year growing up. I know I've missed out loads, like teething, crawling, etc etc, but I didn't want you to get bored, so I kept it to the main milestones, talking and walking :) I'm also not sure whether you can actually apparate with children? But I just thought, hey it's my story, so they can do what they want :D Hope you all like it! Beth xxxx