The Future

It was a sunny afternoon and everything at the Potter house was going nicely. "Hermione, have you seen my pants?'

"Harry, honestly, if I have to keep finding your pants for you, you are to go without any pants at all!"

"Well, at least I'll start a new trend!"

"Go look in the clean clothes pile. I think I washed them a while ago."

"Thank you."

"Mummy! I can't find my dolly!" cried a little voice.

"Go check the play room Anna."

"But I looked there and it isn't in there."

"I'll help you look for it after we eat breakfast. Go get your brothers and sisters up and have them come and eat breakfast."

She ran upstairs and screamed, "GET UP EVERYONE! BREAKFAST TIME!" Then she went in each one of her brothers and sister's bedrooms and shook them until they woke up. They all groaned and got dressed. Then they came downstairs for breakfast.

"Did our Hogwarts letters come yet?" asked Ella. Ella was their eldest daughter, but not the eldest of the kids. She will be in her fourth year and her brother, Ben, would be in his sixth.

"Yes, they cam today. The lists aren't too bad. We should be able to get everything today so after breakfast hurry up and shower and then we'll go."

After breakfast everyone went to go and get ready. It was nearly three hours before they were all ready to go. " I think we are going to use floo powder to go this time. Otherwise, we won't have enough time. I would like to be home when your father does so come on, lets go."

***

"Ok, we have all of our books and stuff, but I can't help to think that we are forgetting something," said Ben.

"A new dolly?" said Anna.

"We have our books, all the parchment and quills that we will need, enough envelopes to write back home-"

"A new dolly!"

"We have new cloaks and clothes for this year. I still don't know what we are forgetting, and I know we are forgetting something," continued Ben. "Mom, can you give me the lists?"

"I think we are forgetting to get me a new dolly!" Anna cried, starting to jump up and down because she was getting irritated.

"Will you stop with the doll already? That's now what we are forgetting! Do you always have to think that everything is about you all the time? Can you shut up for maybe two minutes? You are driving everyone else mad!"

Anna started to cry. "Mummy!" she wailed, "Chris is being mean to me!"

"Honestly, Chris, can you ever stop torturing your sister? You make her cry every time you talk to her. Can't you every say anything nice to her?"

"I will if she ever says anything that isn't stupid."

"Stop, will you! Just stop! You are to make a scene!"

"I know what we forgot now," said Ben, interrupting the argument, "Chris, you need your wand."

"Oh great! Just what she needs now to go along with that temper of hers."

"Shut up, Ella! Why does everyone put me down all the time!"

"Because you put everyone else down. It's called a taste of your own medicine."

"I don't need this from any of you! I'm just going to go get my wand away from all of you." Chris ran off to go into Ollivanders. She wasn't really watching where she was going and she ran into someone.

"Watch where you are going you stupid girl!"

"Why don't you go to hell?" snapped Chris.

"My, my, don't we have an attitude?"

"Chris! What do you think you're doing talking to someone like that! You apologize right-." Hermione stopped and looked at the person her daughter ran into. "Malfoy, I see it has been awhile. Come on Chris. Let's go get your wand. Ben, can you take your brothers and sisters home? I am just going in here and it will save me a lot of trouble."

"Yes, Mum, I can take them back for you."

"Thank you Ben. Lets go Chris."

"Wait a minute. Doesn't that girl of yours owe me an apology? She did almost ruin a 200 galleon jacket you know."

"Sod off, Malfoy. She doesn't owe you or your kid anything! You are wasting my time right now. Come on Chris we need to hurry."

As Chris was just about to step into the store, she turned around and stuck out her tongue at Draco. Then, she quickly ran into the store after her mom.

"Cocky one, isn't she father?"

"Yes, she is. I don't want you anywhere near her, do you understand?"

"Yes Father."

"Good."

***

"Mum, when are we leaving? I don't want to be late!"

"You won't be late Ells! It's only 9:30 and the train leaves at 11. Don't worry, we will get there before it leaves now hurry and go and make sure you have everything and go see if Chris needs anything and is ready."

"Yes, Mum."

Ella ran upstairs and went into Chris' bedroom. "Chris, Mum made me come up here and see if you have everything and if you were ready to go."

"What? Doesn't she think I can't do anything for myself? I am not little anymore!"

"She just doesn't want you to forget anything. Now come on, I'll help you bring your stuff downstairs and we can go and eat breakfast. Are you sure you have everything?"

"I'm positive and I can bring my stuff down all right by myself thank you very much!"

"I think that is the first time I ever heard you use thank and you in the same sentence. I think someone is maturing a bit."

"Oh, shut up!" Chris grabbed her trunk and started to drag it down the stairs.

***

"Hey Ben!" said a voice. Ben turned around to see the owner of the voice. He saw his best friend Alex Wood. "Hey Alex! How have you been this summer?"

"I've been good. How about you sit with me and we can talk."

"OK, but my sisters need somewhere to sit too."

"They can sit here with us. There's enough room."

"Ella, is it OK if we sit here?"

"Sure Ben. It's fine with me."

"Oh, hey Ella. I didn't recognize you. You look great."

"Thanks. You look great too. It's nice to see you again." Ella started to turn bright red and she sat across from Alex. Chris sat beside Ella and Ben beside Alex. "How come you were here all by yourself?"

"Oh, well I was saving a seat for Ben and you because I really needed to talk to Ben about something so I found empty seats. I didn't know your sister was starting this year."

"Yeah she is, but I don't think she really wants to start."

"What's your sister's name?"

"Well, her real name is Christina, but everyone calls her Chris. She doesn't like it when people call her Christina."

"I'll have to remember that."

"The food cart is here!" Ben absolutely loved everything on the food cart. Each year he would have the same thing, one of everything. "The usual, please." Ben handed her the correct money amount and took his stuff.

"I don't get how you can eat all of that."

"It's easy. You take it either out of the box or wrapper it is in, and then place it in your mouth. If it requires chewing then you chew, then after chewing, you swallow. You repeat the same process over and over again you get full or run out. In my case, I will run out before I am full." Alex was starting to turn red from laughing. Ella wasn't too happy though. Ben just made a fool out of her in front of Alex. Wait A minute, she thought to herself, why do I care about what Alex thinks? He's just one of Ben's friends like the rest of them. Do I like him? She got out her seat and ran off.

"Come on El, it was just a joke. Comeback!"

***

"I hope nothing is wrong with Ella."

"Don't worry Alex, she's fine. This happens all the time."

"You sure?"

"I'm positive."

"Then where is she?"

"She is down at the end of the table with her friends."

"Oh, k. I see her now."

"Oh look! Chris is up next!

"Christina Potter!" said Professor Flook. Chris walked up to the stool and the Professor put the hat on her head. After a few moments the hat should out something that someone would never expect. "Slytherin!" shouted the hat. Chris didn't have any reaction. She just got up and walked to her table. Both her sister and her brother shocked.

***

"I don't know how Mum is going to handle this."

"You don't know how Mum is going to handle this? How do you think Dad is going to handle this? He'll be livid!"

"You're right, he will. I am very reluctant about righting them a letter."

"Me too."

***

"Oh Harry look! The mail's here. We got letters from Ben and Ella, but not from Chris. I hope she writes soon."

"Don't worry, Hermione, she will write soon. I don't think she would be all that mad at you."

"I know, but I'm just worried."

"I know you are, but don't be. She's fine, I'm sure of it. Besides, if anything happened to her, Ben would tell us."

"I suppose you're right. You open Ben's and I'll open Ella's then we'll switch."

"OK."

Harry opened Ben's letter and began to read. Hermione opened Ella's and began to read hers. All of a sudden her mouth opened and she dropped the letter. "What's wrong?" asked Harry with concern.

"Didn't Ben put it in his letter?"

"Put what in his letter?"

"Let me see it." She grabbed the letter from Harry and started scanning the letter. "Read the last line in his letter."

"OK." After Harry read that last line he just looked like someone just got flattened like a pancake in front of him. "How did that happen? How did she get put into Slytherin? You didn't have an affair with Draco Malfoy did you?"

"Honestly, Harry. You think I would be so stupid as to sleep with Draco Malfoy? Think about what you just said. It doesn't make any sense."

"Of course it does. It's the only explanation. Why else is she in Slytherin?"

"I can't believe you think I would sleep with him. I didn't and I swear to you that I haven't and never will."

"Well, if you swear-"

"I swear, OK? Can we drop it now?"

"Fine. I'm going to take a nap. I have a huge headache."

"Fine you do that then."

"I will." Harry went and ran upstairs and slammed the bedroom door. He lain down on his bed and instantly fell asleep.

***

He was in a bedroom. Not his bedroom, but someone else's. It seemed... plain. All of a sudden he heard a doorknob turn and in walked Hermione in the best outfit a guy could ask for. The outfit she was wearing was a short skirt (really short) and a low top (really low) sweater. She looked like an angel with a really great body. "Hermione, you look absolutely stunning!"

"Really? Perhaps then you wouldn't want me to take it off for our little, um, get together shall I say?"

"No, no. That's not what I meant and you know it."

"Well, am I just going to stand here until you decide to come here?"

"Is that an invitation then?"

"You could call it that. Now, Draco, get up here and lets get started before I am gone too long and Harry starts to worry."

"I can't even have a little fun?"

"Just get over here!" He got up, walked towards her and started to kiss her mouth gently. He started slipping her clothes off of her. He picked her up and brought her over to his bed and they started making love.

***

"Best not to let Harry know about this."

"Of course. Do you think I'm just going to walk up to him and all of a sudden say 'Hey Harry! You'll never guess what I am doing! I'm having an affair with your wife!' You think I'm that stupid? I mean I'm not even friends with the guy, Hermione."

"Sorry, it's just that if he found out it would cause terror in the household. I have children to think about. I didn't mean to offend you."

"You didn't. I'll see you later." He kissed Hermione goodbye.

"Goodbye Draco."

"Bye."

***

Harry woke up screaming. He was sweating and it was dark in the room.

"Lumos," said a voice. "Harry, are you OK? What's wrong? Why are you screaming?"

"Hermione? How could you? And of all people to do it with!"

"Harry what are you talking about?"

"You know perfectly well what I am talking about! Don't act like you don't know!"

"Well, I don't know and I'm not acting so will you please tell me what in the bloody hell you are talking a bout!"

"Don't you think that I would have found out eventually? I mean, come on, Draco? Couldn't you have done better than him at least? I don't care how hot he is, that's no excuse!"

"Harry, are you still going on about this affair thing?"

"How did you know? You wouldn't have possibly known unless I told you. As soon as you heard the name Draco you were busted. Admit it, I caught you in the act!"

"Harry we have had this discussion already. I didn't, won't, and never will have an affair! Especially not with Draco Malfoy. You know I can do better!"

"Are you telling me you are having an affair with someone else?"

"No, Harry! You are missing my point! I swear on my life that I am not having an affair. We will have this discussion no more! It is nearly 1 o'clock in the morning! Get back to bed. Good night."

"Fine, good night."

***

"So here we are again."

"Here we are."

"Does Harry know about it?"

"At home he doesn't seem out of the ordinary, so I don't think he knows. Shall we get down to business? Oh, wait, before we do, there is something I want to do, so if you will excuse me."

"OK."

Draco sat on the bed waiting for Hermione. When he saw her face after she came into the room, he wasn't in the mood to fool around. "Hermione, what's wrong?"

"Something bad has happened. Something that I didn't expect would happen. Oh Draco, we are in trouble. I don't know what to do."

"What? What's wrong?"

"It's bad. Really bad."

"Will you tell me what is wrong?"

"Draco, I'm, I'm...pregnant."

"What?"

"It's true. I am."

"You can't be sure that it's ours though, can you?"

"Draco, I haven't had sex with Harry for a long time. We wanted to do it on our anniversary so we won't end up having a lot of kids. I will have to do something and make it seem like it is his child, and I will have to do it tonight. I hope it doesn't have blonde hair."

"In other words, lets hope it turns out to be more like you."

"Exactly."

***

Harry got woke up by someone shaking him. It was Hermione. He also realized he was screaming. "Harry, wake up!" screamed Hermione.

"What? What happened?"

"Harry you were screaming! Why? Did you have a nightmare?"

"You could call it that. Are you sure you're not having an affair?"

"HARRY!"

"OK, OK, just making sure. I keep having dreams of you and Draco having sex."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, I just got to the part where you got pregnant."

Hermione started laughing. She tried to hold it in so she wouldn't make Harry mad, but she couldn't help herself. She now had tears coming out of her eyes. "You sure that you are serious?" said Hermione still chuckling to herself.

"You know, you are not helping any."

"I'm sorry, but you should hear yourself. You sound like you are mad! I mean, come on, Draco and I? Honestly, I don't know what has gotten into your head."

"I don't know if you are here with me Hermione, but just in case you weren't let me fin you in! Our daughter was put into Slytherin. Slytherin Hermione! Do I need to spell it out for you?"

"Oh my gosh! I didn't know she was put into Slytherin; even though I was there when out kids wrote us a letter telling us that Chris got put into Slytherin. Nope, I don't know at all! And yes, I want you to spell it out for me so then I can get it through my thick skull am I right?"

"Hermione! Don't you even dare do this to me! We shouldn't even be fighting. I don't even know how I am going to get through this. I really don't."

"Don't worry, we will get through this. All we have to do is support her the best we can and no matter what we'll still love her for who she is."

"I guess we will have to just overcome all the obstacles that come our way."

"I guess so."

"Goodnight Hermione."

"Goodnight Harry."