A few days later, Harry, Draco, and Teddy privately celebrate Harry's full recovery by attending a Quidditch match: The Chudley Cannons vs. Aunt Ginny and the Holyhead Harpies.
They scream each time Ginny makes an impressive pass, or manages to get the Quaffle past the Cannon's Keeper, fully aware that their voices will be hoarse in the morning.
"Do you want something to eat?" Harry asks Teddy, and Teddy nods eagerly. "Chips!"
Harry grins and nods. "You got it. I'll be right back. Do you want anything, Draco?"
Draco shakes his head, and Harry leaves.
"Dad?"
Draco looks over at Teddy, who has an extremely serious look on his face.
"Yes?"
"I think you and Dad, I mean, my other dad, I mean Harry, should be together. You like each other. Why aren't you together?"
"What—er, why—I mean, where did you get that idea, Teddy? Harry and I are just friends, and I'm with David now."
"I'm ten now, Dad. I'm not blind, you know, I've seen how you look at him. I've seen how he looks at you. He hasn't dated anyone seriously in ages, and David is nice and all, but he's...I don't know, he's okay, but I can tell you barely even like David. Not like you care about Harry."
"Teddy, we...Harry and I, we decided a long time ago that that wasn't an option for us."
"Why not?" Teddy demands, now on the verge of tears. "We could be a family!"
"It's just not...it wouldn't work. Things are good like this, we can't risk messing that up. I know that's hard to understand. I'm sorry."
Teddy folds his arms and sulks for the rest of the day, leaving Harry confused when he comes back with their food.
Draco can't bring himself to explain it to him though, so he feigns confusion when Teddy storms up to his room the second they get back to Grimmauld Place and screams that he hates them both before slamming the door.
Draco makes a hasty retreat back to his own home, leaving Harry to deal with that mess.
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1000 Days of Harry Potter
FanficAndromeda Tonk's untimely death leads to an unexpected custody situation for her grandson, Teddy. He begins splitting time between his godfather and his cousin, who have never been able to stand one another, but that's about to change. Warning: Wil...
