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“Right, because the first thing one does when wanting to end a pregnancy is go to St. Mungo’s and have it added to my record that I am, in fact, pregnant,” she said, her voice dripping with disdain. “Yes, well you need to see a healer. What if those pills did something to the baby?” “They didn’t. I had an ultrasound. It’s a muggle machine… it creates an image of the inside of the body, and the doctor said it was all normal.” “I don’t care. I don’t trust muggle healers. You need to see a mediwitch at St. Mungo’s.” He was fast losing his limited patience with her. “No, what I need is that potion.” “Damn it, Hermione!” She stared at him in surprise at his use of her given name and watched in silence as he stood and paced across …show more content…

They WILL send you to prison if you get caught.” She clenched her fists and took a deep breath. “So I won’t get caught.” She shrunk back from him when he whirled and glared at her, a look of fury on his face. “You will not, under any circumstances, use that potion. Do you hear me, Granger?” “No, you hear ME, Malfoy. This is MY body, this is MY life here! We were dosed against our will. We were violated, and this, this is not something that should ever have happened. Think for a minute - what is your father going to say when he hears about this? Are you really going to tell Lucius Malfoy you fucked a mudblood, and now she’s pregnant?” A look of disgust crossed his face, and she thought for a moment that he was repulsed at the idea of telling his father about their illicit evening together. “Don’t use that word,” he said in a low voice. “What?” “You fought a war for your right to be here. Don’t call yourself that.” “Why not? It’s what HE’LL call me! It’s what YOU’VE called me.” He rubbed his eyes, suddenly feeling exhausted by this conversation. “Granger, the latest research Pythian has compiled, using data from St. Mungo’s, shows that the biggest increase is squib births is occurring in pureblood couples.” “I’ve seen the Black family tapestry at Grimmauld Place, Malfoy. The supposedly “sacred” magical families are all related to each other. You’re inbreeding yourselves out of existence. This isn’t rocket science,” she said

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