Farms

Chapter Two

After Draco got all the feed put in the barn, and ran the children inside the house to start their school lessons or their quiet time, he went to his father who was still laid up in bed. His father farming accident was because of his 13 year old sister, by accident of course. She had her horse off the riding trail practicing jumps. Well, Lucius was on the tracker and when he stopped suddenly to not hit his oldest daughter and her horse of ten years, he throw him off. She cried for a week, because he could have easily been killed. Luckily enough, a few broken bones was all he got and a very broken hearted teenager.
Draco knocked on the bedroom door. "It's open." Lucius said, and Draco pushed open the door. "Can me and Ricky go work?" Draco asked. "We talked about this, your brother is Nine. He isn't big enough to do the work around here." Lucius said. "Then let him and Amanda pick up some of the lighter farm work! I'm twenty, father." Draco whined and Lucius let out a sigh. "This has to do with a boy doesn't it?" Lucius asked. "Rude, but not completely...Harry needs help at the store." Draco said. "The Potter's farm store?" Lucius asked. "Yes." Draco said and after a sigh. "Two days, then in a couple months, we can talk about you working more...but you are still needed here, and richy is only seventeen and still homeschooled." Lucius said. "Thank you!" Draco said very excited.

"Richard!" Draco called for running down the hallway and opened the door to their shared room. "What?" Richard said, trying to hide the baby goat he has on his bed. "Richy, you aren't suppose to bring them inside the house!" Draco said, throwing off the blanket. "He's sick...Mom said I could try and nurse him..." Richard whispered and Draco let out a sigh. "Oh, alright. However, we have to take a ride. I just got us a job, hopefully." Draco said. "Draco! I still have a year and half left of school....how am I suppose to do all of this?" He complained. "The same way I did. Expect you don't have new the load I do, yet. You'll be fine." Draco said as Richard slowly picked up the baby goat and nuzzled it close to his chest.
"What hospital did mum go to after she had Peter?" Draco asked Richard in the truck, as Richard held the baby bottle to the goats mouth who was drinking it. "Hell if I know." Richard said. "Richard! Mum will wash your mother out with soup, again." Draco said. "Yeah, if you tell her." Richard whined. "As soon as the twins cuss again, she knows it's you." Draco fussed. "Oh, those kids need a bit of life." Richard said. "No, they are little girls. They are suppose to be ladies, not your little dirty mouth." Draco said. "What about Gary, then. He is the only boy in that little circle." Richard said. "He is not even three, behave yourself Richard. You are their big brother, start acting like it." Draco order. "Alright. Alright. Good boy." He said looking down at the baby goat who had finished the bottle.

"The Potter's farm?" Richard said as they pulled into the parking lot. The Potter's farm is the name of their store, it for confusing for people wanting to know about their home farm too. "Yes. I think it's just Harry and Lily working the store for the most part. So they need help." Draco said, and they got out of the truck. Richard followed Draco inside the store, holding his baby goat close to him. It took Draco a while to get Harry's attention, who was in the middle of two different families disagreement over some kind of feed. So they for stuck waiting, for half an hour before Harry walked back inside to store after putting out the fire between the two families. "I didn't expect you back so soon." Harry smiled lightly. "My father said we could pick up a couple days." Draco said. "My father is in the office, working on some paperwork. My sister can take the Billy." Harry said. "No, He says with me." Richard said. "He's sick. Not quiet birthing season. To many goats." Draco said. "Alright. Just be sure he stays with you. You'll never find him in the place if he gets loose." Harry said, putting to the office door. "He can't walk yet." Richard said. "Alright." Harry said.

Draco gave a knock to the office door. "It's open." James said, before Draco and Richard walked into the office. "How can I help you two boys?" James said. "Harry said you needed some help, and my father said it was okay if we worked a couple days." Draco said. "How old are you boys?" James asked. "I'm twenty. Richy is seventeen." Draco said. "Seventeen? You'd only be able to work the one day." James said, talking about Saturday, as the Story was closed on Sundays. "What about if he is homeschooled?" Draco asked. "As long as you the proper paperwork, so the law doesn't get on my tail for working him during the public school hours." James said. "Of course." Draco said. "I'll have to speak to your father. You may be twenty, but not on your own." James said. "You're welcome to call." Draco said, handing James his father's card for their phone. "Why don't you take the Billy to Lily. She might be helpful. She's real food with out of season births." James said. "I rather-" Richard started. "You can stay with the goat, richy." Draco said. "Yes, you can." James said and Richard slowly nodded. Draco took a sit in the other chair, as James uncovered the phone and started to hit the numbers. "Your that boy that caught my son's attention." James said and Draco blush. "Oh? I wouldn't have known." Draco said, but seen the light smile on James's face before he put the phone on speaker and the ringing could be hard.