A Priceless Gift

Lani

Story Summary:
Hermione offers Harry and Draco the ultimate gift. What happens when the tables are turned and Draco gets more than he bargained for?

Epilogue

Posted:
02/19/2006
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Author's Note:
Many thanks to my Beta, Malikamoonbeam!


Epilogue

A short time later, Hermione was cleaned up and moved into her own room. She napped peacefully in her bed with Ron sitting next to her caressing her arm, while Harry and Draco sat together on the bed next to her.

Harry nursed their new daughter and Draco sat pressed into his side with his head on Harry's shoulder and an arm around his waist. Both were staring down at her, still not quite believing it to be true.

"She's so beautiful," Draco whispered. "She's so tiny. The best Christmas present ever."

"Yeah..." Harry breathed. "She has your hair..."

"Mmm..." Draco murmured in agreement.

"I can't believe we finally got married, then the next day we're blessed with the most perfect baby daughter... on Christmas Day!" Harry grinned. "I just can't believe it..."

Draco sighed and kissed Harry's jaw then nuzzled his cheek. "It was all worth it, you know? Everything we've been through to get to this point..." he whispered.

Harry turned and looked at his husband with a fond smile. "I know."

"What are you going to call her?" came Hermione's voice from across the room. Both men looked up in surprise and saw Ron and Hermione watching them. They had forgotten they weren't alone.

"We don't -" Harry started.

"Lily," Draco interrupted him and Harry gasped.

"No, we don't have to, Draco..." Harry said with a small shake of his head.

"Lily Emmeline Skye Malfoy-Potter," Draco confirmed. "It suits her, don't you think? Her hair is the same colour as white lilies."

Harry swallowed down his emotions and just nodded before looking back down at Lily, being completely lost for words for the first time in his life.

Draco smiled adoringly at his new husband before turning to Hermione. "How are you feeling, Hermione?" he asked. "Are you... alright... with, you know..." Draco indicated the pink bundle in Harry's arms and Harry looked up to see Hermione's reaction, his stomach flipping slightly with nerves.

"I'm feeling alright. Pretty tired, but generally ok. As for the other..." Hermione murmured. "I should be ok in a few days, love. Don't you go worrying. I won't lie. It's hard. But you have nothing to worry about..."

"Do... do you want us to leave?" Harry asked worriedly.

"Of course not, Harry. I want to experience this with you. You don't know how happy I am to see you both sitting there nursing your baby daughter. I knew as soon as Jenny put her in your arms that I did the right thing," Hermione told them with a sad smile. "I just never counted on her being so perfect. Until now, she was just a bump to me. But like I said, please don't feel bad. You both embrace this and enjoy every minute. I'll be fine."

Harry and Draco looked back down to Lily, feeling their emotions mix with guilt and pity for what Hermione must be going through.

The group sat in silence for quite a few minutes before Hermione chuckled lightly. "You three make a real picture, you know?" she murmured. "I've never seen anything so... right... in my whole life."

Harry and Draco beamed in response. "Did you really know all those months ago at the first ultrasound that she was a girl?" Draco asked curiously.

Hermione nodded. "I got quite a good laugh about you angsting over having a daughter. I had to bite my tongue so often to keep from teasing," she chuckled. "I have no doubt you will be the most perfect parents. I wouldn't have done this if I had the slightest doubt."

"I hope you realise I plan on decorating her room so it looks like the Tooth Fairy puked all over it. Pink everywhere," Harry warned with a smirk and Draco burst out laughing.

"Oh, I've been an arse, haven't I?" Draco asked sheepishly.

"Yes, but I'll forgive you." Harry smiled. "But if I catch you teaching Lily to smack other innocent children in the head with bread bags, I will hex you. She will be a proper young lady, not a Malfoy devil child."

"Malfoy-Potter devil child," Draco corrected and Harry just smiled happily at hearing his new married name.

"So..." Ron said with an evil grin, "Dollies, tea parties, and dress-ups along with dirty diapers, puke, food splattered up the walls, and crushed, slobbery biscuits in the sports car..." Both Harry and Draco's mouths dropped open as the reality of the situation dawned on them.

"Welcome to the wonderful world of fatherhood, boys!" Hermione cried and clapped her hands.

- fin -


Thank you all for your reviews :) This fic is actually the first part of a three part series. Coming soon is a Prequel entitled 'This Could Be Yours' detailing the beginning of Harry and Draco's relationship at Hogwarts (NOW COMPLETED AND ARCHIVED ON MY WEBSITE), and then later a sequel entitled 'A Priceless Gift II: Fatherhood' will come where we will see how Harry and Draco cope as being daddies with a new baby daughter. For further info, please visit my website: http://www.lanisfanfiction.com or my LiveJournal: http://lanisfanfiction.livejournal.com/