Farms

Chapter Three

Lucius Malfoy speaking, how may I help you?

Hello, Mr Malfoy. This is James Potter. I'm calling about the employment of your two sons?

Yes. Draco's been bugging me for some time about getting out in the real world. Doesn't seem to do anything without his brother.

The brother. Question.

Yes, he is homeschooled, along with the rest of my younger children. Yes, we have the proper paperwork.

Then it won't be a problem. Did you have two specific days in mind?

Not really. I assumed your busier days is what they would be needed.

Not quiet. It's the mornings the trucks are dropped off. Harry can't put it all up alone on the morning. I can't get here until nine.

How often are your trucks?

Three mornings, but the two days is perfectly fine.

What days?

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

How about half days on Fridays? I can agree to that.

That would be very helpful. I'll send the paperwork with your oldest to fill out. Can they start on Wednesday?

Yes, that is fine.

Thank you very much, Mr. Malfoy.

James then looked Draco after hanging up the phone. "Long days, is that okay?" James asked. "My days are always long. Just happy to be out of that house." Draco said. "Overwhelmed?" James asked. "Eh. I love my siblings, but my sisters loved to bug my brother and I. Then my little brother Grayson is the only boy around girls, his twin is a girl and they are so like." Draco laughed. "How many of you little malfoys are running around?" He smiled. "One less then yours. Harry told me." Draco smiled lightly. "And you said Grayson is the only young boy?" James asked. "It's me, twenty. Richard is seventeen. Then Amanda is thirteen. Zachary is nine. Paige is six. Zoe is three. Tiffany and Garyson is two and Peter is six months." Draco said. "I see your little brother does have a lot of girls his age." James said. "Zoe and the twins share a bedroom because no matter what, my parents can't separate the twins." Draco said. "Sounds like my twins." James smiled. "What's the little Potter's like?" Draco asked. "Harry is twenty, much like yourself. Lily is Eighteen. Petunia is sixteen. Yes, she works part time here on Saturdays for me, but she's mostly at home helping her mama with school and helping teach the other kids. Remus is tweleve. Star is ten. Mary is seven. Samuel is four. Sirius and Severus are two." James paused. "Funny. My little Bethany was born six months ago." James then added. "Harry also told me. She and Peter share a birthday. However, Peter was born at home, but she went to the hospital after. She didn't share the details. I'm not sure the hospital either." Draco frown. "Bethy was a little early, so even though Lily was at the hospital it was still a home birth." James said. "Your father sounded a bit winded on the phone." James said. "Yes. My father had an accident. He is still in recovery." Draco frown. "Oh! Besides you and Richard, does he have help?" James asked. "Not really. It's females. My aunt is married to an older man and non of their boys are old enough. Like five or six girls were born first. Then one or two boys before another girl. She has a couple more after but I have a hard enough time keeping up with my siblings let alone my cousins." Draco said. "Maybe I can swing by a couple times a week after work with Harry and the girls." James said. "Harry. Even with your daughters eighteen and sixteen. I don't really see my father letting them aid. You and my father think alike." Draco said and with a nod. "Harry and I will swing by..maybe my nephews if I can get them to get along for a couple hours." James said. "You and Harry would be enough. I rather keep any disagreements away form the little sisters." Draco said, very much like an older brother being protective of his siblings. "Understood." James said, handing Draco the paperwork. "Brings these back completed, so I won't get my butt handed to me for working your brother during the public school hours." James said. "Promise. Thank you so much!" Draco smiled.

That evening at the Potter's. Teenagers Lily and Patunia were in the kitchen working on dinner as Harry and James finished the last of the farm work. The young children running around and tweleve year old Remus sat at the dinning room table. Something nobody outside the family new, was Remus was blinded at a young age. The story hardly anybody knew. Remus over the years learned to cope, but it limited what he could do to help on the farm or even in the house. So that did often depressed him. "Why can't I help, Pa and Harry?" He asked kind of loudly to be sure his mum heard him. "We talked about this, Remus. You could easily hurt yourself." She spoke and he soon felt the hand on his back. "Mum! I know to listen, please!" He fussed. "They are just putting up feed and such. I'm sure he'll be alright." Patunia said and she sighed. "Oh, alright. If you get hurt, You'll be in trouble." She spoke and he hurrily run outside.
James knew Remus was outside when Remus's hand pick horse run over to him. "Does your mum know your outside?" James asked. "Yes. She said I could help too." Remus said, kind of laughing at the big lick on his face. "No, Remus." Harry said. "Mama said I could! I am not an envolent!" Remus said a bit made. "Now Remus, your brother doesn't at all think that. He just doesn't what you getting hurt." James said and Remus let out a sigh. "I don't need protection. I need aid in learning how to do things differently." Remus said. "He is right, Harry. Remus, help your brother finish loading the barrels with feed." James said to see the grin on Remus's face.