Heart of Gold, Heart of Stone (Post-War)

Chapter Nine

      There were many things Athenadora tried to accept, one was going shopping with two small children. She hated shopping, especially since people weren't very nice to her when she was around. It wasn't that they disliked her, it was mostly that they had their own lives to live and they didn't seem to care about anyone else. Many of the wizards and witches were adamant on ignoring all the bad things from the past, which to Athenadora's mind, seemed to include human decency.

      She tried often to shop in muggle stores, but sometimes she had no choice but to shop in Diagon Alley. She loved muggle foods and things muggles used, especially when it came to feeding her children or having them become accustomed to some of the muggle customs, but sometimes she didn't have a choice but to use magic things or have foods most common in the wizarding world.

       Every week, George would give her the money she had earned while working. It wasn't too much, but it was quite enough to live day by day comfortably. After the Battle of Hogwarts, nobody seemed to look down upon Athenadora for the way she dressed, since she never bought the most expensive or newest clothes available. Often times she would buy second hand clothes, mostly for the fact that she wanted her children to have the best of everything, even if that meant she didn't have it herself.

"Can we have cake tonight, Mummy?" Teddy asked, as he finished eating his lunch.

"Of course, we'll pick one up when we go out to shop. You and Mona can pick out the best looking cake." Athenadora replied, causing her son to smile brightly.

"Sprinkles?" Mona asked, and Athenadora laughed lightly.

"Yes, there can be sprinkles on top." She answered, kissing her daughter on top of the head when she stood up.

       Once the three of them were done eating lunch, Athenadora quickly cleaned the dishes, before she grabbed her kids and carried them out to her car. Harry and Ginny had bought her the car when she was still pregnant with Mona, since they knew she would need it eventually. She loved the car, even if Harry was the one that bought it for her. As soon as they arrived at the store, Athenadora turned around in her seat to look at her children.

"Teddy, try not to use your abilities, darling. You'll frighten the muggles, alright?" Athenadora commented, causing the young metamorphagus to nod.

     Teddy quickly changed his hair to look exactly like Mona's, before he unbuckled himself and climbed out of the car with Athenadora's help. Athenadora placed Mona in the trolley, but she allowed Teddy to walk next to her. She knew he wouldn't try to wander off on accident, now intentionally would be a different story. Teddy was quite mischievous like most of his family, so it was a trait he had practically been born with.

"What do you two want for dinner tonight?" Athenadora asked, standing in the freezer section of the muggle store.

"Pizza!" Teddy exclaimed, looking at all the different pizzas that were on display in the freezer.

       Athenadora opened the freezer door and allowed Teddy to climb up and choose which pizza he and Mona would want, as well as grabbing one for herself, and an extra one just in case Teddy didn't like his pizza or if George came over for dinner. She was never sure when it came to George, so she always had extra just in case.

        Once they had gotten most of their groceries, Athenadora took the kids over to the bakery to find a cake.

"Do you want one of these cakes, or do you want to find one in Diagon Alley?" She asked, watching as Teddy looked over all of the cakes.

"This one, Mona?" Teddy asked, pointing at a marble cupcake cake, with rainbow frosting, edible glitter, rainbow sprinkles, and little puppy toys placed on the cake.

"Yes!" She exclaimed, reaching for the cake.

     Athenadora quickly grabbed the cake and placed it safely in the trolley, before going to the ice cream section. She picked out a few different ice creams, then headed to pay for all of her groceries. Once everything was paid for, she placed it all in her car. She drove home and allowed Teddy to help her put the groceries away, which seemed to slow down the process just a tad bit.

"We still have to go to Diagon Alley, but if we hurry, we can be home before I have to make dinner." Athenadora said, causing Teddy to nod.

       Teddy ran off to get Mona, before both children met with their mother in the kitchen. They wrapped their arms around her legs, making sure they were secure for apparition. In moments they were in Diagon Alley, walking around and looking at all of the stores.

"There, Mummy!" Teddy exclaimed, pointing at a pet shop.

"Teddy, you'll get a pet when you go to Hogwarts." Athenadora said, but Teddy frowned.

"Please, Mummy. Me and Mona will share it." He replied, his lip puffing out in a slight pout, with puppy dog eyes to match.

"Fine, but im going to kick Uncle Charlie's butt for teaching you the puppy eyes." Athenadora answered, as Teddy and Mona cheered.

        Mona mostly cheered because Teddy was cheering, she really didn't understand why he was but she wanted to do it as well.

"C'mon, we'll have to go there and get supplies for the pet as well." Athenadora said, knowing she was going to probably spend a fortune on Teddy and Mona's new pet.

       Teddy could barely wait, so he pulled his hand from his mother's and took off running towards the pet store.

"Teddy! Slow down! Get back here! Teddy Lupin!" Athenadora shouted, as Teddy ran faster.

         Draco had been walking through Diagon Alley trying to find the perfect place for him to find what he had needed. He wasn't expecting a small child to run into him though, so he was shocked when a small child had ran into his legs. The child didn't weigh much, and he knew the boy wasn't that old, but he did realize the child looked familiar.

"Teddy! Oh Merlin, are you alright?!" He heard, as he quickly looked over and seen Athenadora running over with a small child in her arms.

     Draco looked down at Teddy, seeing the boy rubbing his head with his hand and crying. He felt terrible, even if it wasn't really his fault that the kid had run into him. Bending down, Draco helped the small boy up and made sure he wasn't hurt. He didn't expect the boy to wrap his arms around his neck lightly, sniffling as he laid his head down on Draco's shoulder...

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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. This is like a two part chapter, but I'm not putting part one and part two in the title, it'll just ruin my perfect synchronization.

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