Loving You

Chp.16 - Ancient Help

Chp. 16

Hermione's POV

We were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast. The question was burning in the air. I turned to Harry and asked it.

"So Harry yesterday you said you had an idea for our Lucius problem?" he chuckled and nodded.

"You don't miss a beat do you?! Well I was thinking that isn't Lucius breaking the Law by having outside contact and he's the threatened a life. Well three. But wouldn't be easy to prove it, it's our word against his, we'll need proof and a lot of it. But speaking from experience here, it probably won't be enough to get Hermione and the babies out of danger-" I was thinking the same, so I cut in with my idea.

"And that's when we can use the fact that neither Narcissa or Lucius know I'm carrying twins. They think I'm having just one baby. But how do we use that fact?" I turned it back to the boys. Ginny was giggling a little and looked quiet energised. I gave her a look asking what was up. I'm glad she's happy, but was this really the most appropriate time?

"You alright there Gin?" I smiled.

"Yeah I just feel great! I could do anything right now! I've just so much energy!" she raised her hands in aspiration and laughed a little. I heard about this before pregnant women get really hyper a few weeks before they give birth. Wow, just made me realise how close she was to her due date. And I'm not that far behind her, though nearly twice her size!

"Riiight. So yeah, any ideas?" I continued.

"Well, we could like, maybe say that you've just had a boy, and then confuse him by leaving your girl in sight, hiding the boy, and then he will think he got the wrong kid, turn his back, we remove the baby from the situation and then he's trapped, caught in the act!" Harry's face lit up with his idea where Draco's turned to one of horror, mirroring mine.

"You want to do what! I will not put any child of mine in danger! Using them as bait! Have you gone mad!?" Draco was out of his sit, the hairs on his arms were raised and his knuckles white. Even Ginny looked at Harry disapprovingly.

"I'm sorry but desperate times cause for desperate measures!" Harry shrugged. The cheek if him!

"Well I'm not cruel enough to put my children at risk, especially at the hands of my father. There's got to be another way? I want to keep my children safe! Not put them directly in the path of danger" Draco was sounding more desperate by the minute. I put my hand on his arm and pulled him back down into his seat. He looked at me as if asking for forgiveness, he felt that he was a failure of a father already, comparing himself to his own. I leaned in so the others couldn't hear.

"Your nothing like your father. I know your trying, we both are. At least you care", I whispered before grabbing his hand and placing it on my stomach, knowing that hearing our little fighters heart beats would be an instant calming effect. And it did. He inhaled deeply before continuing.

"No. We will not be carrying out such a plan. There's got to be another way" he said the last part more to himself.

"We'll find one" I assured, both him and myself.

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I raked my brains for hours, trying to remember every book, every word I'd vet read, looking for some sort of clue to get us out of this. Harry's plan was a good one, except for it's major flaw. But he was right in the fact that we needed to trap Lucius, catch him in the act but how? He will obviously take me first then then babies and then Draco will find him. If I'm getting caught first I need to make sure the babies don't and then Draco and I can stop him with a little help from Harry. But how?