The Assistant ✔️

52- "Your Pick"

Hermione ambled slowly, hand in hand with Scorpius, down the lane, towards Honeydukes.
"How Do you know Dad?"He asked clearly, looking up at her with wide silver orbs.
Hermione grinned, gazing down at the mini Malfoy, and sighed.

"I knew your Dad at school,"She hummed.
Scorpius gasped unexpectedly and jumped up and down.

"Where you friends? Or did you hit him? Bite him? Kick him?"

"Well, when I was. . . Probably thirteen, I did punch him in the nose,"
Scorpius burst into giggles and jumped up and down again.

"But don't tell him I said that,"
He laughed again, before pointing madly at the large bold yellow Sign of

•HONEYDUKES•

They ran in, having a race to the door, Scorpius won, obviously, and cried in Joy.
"I Won!"he yelled, triumphantly.

"Yes you did, now take your pick ,for your prize" Hermione chuckled as he zoomed around the shop, ducking and dashing under crowds of people Hermione knew from Hogwarts with their children.

She sighed and gazed around at the selection of goodies, before being bombarded with Scorpius who flew over holding one large red lollipop, a box of chocolate frogs, a small jar of fizzing whizbees, and jelly slugs.

"Wow, that's quite a bunch you have there,"She laughed, as he peered over at her, his hands full.
"Well, come on then, let's go and pay for them!"

They waltzed towards the desk where the woman who had worked there for so long, still there, wearing a green and pink dotted apron and her hair up in a very tall, wirey bun.

Once they walked out, Scorpius holding his small bag of treats, and they made their way towards the Three Broomsticks.

Scorpius ran over to his father who was gently smiling down at Jaqueline, who waved her tiny hands up at him.

"Look Look Look!"screamed Scorpius as he trundled towards his Farther, showing the bag in his face.

"Sweet mother of Dionysus!"laughed Draco, although the laugh didn't quite meet his eyes as he looked towards Hermione who had sat down across from him at the table.

"You shouldn't have! You shouldn't have payed for that,"he frowned, hiding his discomfort from his son, who was searching within the bag with wide grey marbles.

"I did, and not another word"she sighed, a smirk prying over her lips.

"Can I have one pleeeese?"Whispered Scorpius, tugging on his fathers sleeve.

"Ok, but just one! We are going to have dinner soon" smirked Draco.
Scorpius gave a mischievous smile and shoved his hand in for the best one.

Hermione smiled at Jaqueline, she was lying in Draco's arms, fast asleep.
"So. . . Are you seeing anyone yet?"Hermione Asked, a slight tinge of light pink fluttering over her porcelain cheeks.

"N-no, after you. . . I kind of lost the whole. . . Idea of someone knew"
Draco sighed and looked at Hermione's pale hands, where a beautiful sparkling engagement band sat, just below a gold wedding band on her ring finger.
"So how long has it. . been since-"

"A month now. . ."
(Btw I am sorry if this makes no sense!)

"So, how do you feel about it all?" He asked, leaning across the table slightly, but still delicately holding Jaqueline in his cage of arms.

"Well, I miss Jack very much, and I think about him all the time, I can't sleep anymore, and I just feel . . ."she whispered, in the verge of crying, until Draco placed his hand against hers and rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand.

"Go on."

". . . But I just, I just have to be strong, for Jaqueline, and for myself to be honest, you know I can't just go into a depression -as much as I'd like too- and leave for days on end, I'd have no time for my family, and Jaqueline needs me now more than ever,"

Draco glanced down at the sleeping baby, and sighed, before turning back To Hermione , Who sniffled quietly, and wiped away any evidence of tears.

"You know, you have me and Scorp-"

"Damn Right!"piped in Scorpius.
"Hey, language,"warned Draco, although he smirked and ruffled the boys' hair.
"Anyway,"

"Thank you,"Hermione smiled, taking in a gulp of air, and chuckling to herself.
"Ah, I'm so stupid. . ."she moaned, placing her head in her hands and groaning.
"I'm acting like the world revolves around me, and everyone else has much bigger problems,"
Draco frowned and squeezed her hand again, tightly.

"Don't worry about that, worry about You,"