Chapter 9
"Dad?" Scorpius stared incredulously at the man he hadn't seen in about 4 years, "What are you doing here?"
"I think we need to talk" Draco said quietly, Molly (senior) and Arthur quickly shooed the Weasley/Potter clan from the room, Draco nodding his head slightly in thanks.
Draco walked over to the chair opposite his son, as Scorpius merely looked at him. "You know if you disown a child you normally are saying you don't want to see them or speak to them again." Scorpius mumbled.
"I'm sorry son." Draco sighed. "I wanted so much after the war to change, but I didn't have the patience you have. When people began shunning me and believing I couldn't change, instead of proving them wrong I turned out just like my father. It doesn't matter that you're Gryffindor, or friends with the Potters or Weasleys. All that matters is that you're happy. Is there any way you'd forgive me?"
Scorpius stared open mouthed at what Draco had said. Never in all his life had he heard him apologise and here he was asking for his forgiveness! "Well, I'll forgive you. But if the Weasley's will still have me I'd like to stay here for the rest of the holiday still."
"Of course, I understand." Draco smiled a little at his son, realising just how much he missed of his son growing up. Just then Molly (senior) came into the room with glasses of butterbeer.
"I couldn't help overhear the last part of your conversation, and I'd like to say we'd love to have Scorpius stay the summer. Also, Draco if you'd like to stay or visit anytime then that's fine by me." She said, passing the boys their drinks.
"That sounds good, thank you Mrs Weasley." Draco grinned, looking at his son, happy he'd be able to see him more.
Draco and Scorpius spoke for a few more hours before Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Ron apparated into the Burrow to see how the kids were doing and Molly decided to have all the adults talk out their differences, since their children were going to be friends whether certain people liked it or not. So as Scorpius was left alone in the living room, while the adults went to the kitchen, he went to go and find Rose. He found her with Albus in the attic, which had non-officially become their 'den' in their second year. "Hey Al, Rosie" he said sitting next to Rose and stealing a quick kiss making Albus mime throwing up and Rose blush.
"Okay, enough of the mushy stuff, I mean really guys!" Albus sighed grinning at his two best friends. "What did your dad want Scorp?" Rose snuggled into her boyfriend while Scorpius told them what had happened and as he finished the pair were looking at Scorpius in shock.
"He really said all that? That's good right?" Rose asked, recovering from the shock quicker than Albus.
"Yeah, it's just a lot to get my head round you know?" Scorpius replied, shrugging. Both of his friends nodded and they sat in silence for a few minutes before Albus stood up.
"I'm starving! I'm gonna go and see if there's anything to eat." And with that he walked down the ladder and out of the attic, leaving Rose and Scorpius alone.
"I know we've had our differences in the past but I can't be more grateful that you took Scorpius in and looked after him when I was, well when I was a being a prick." Draco said to the golden trio, Ginny, Molly and Arthur. Hermione, who was always the most forgiving, gave him a half smile.
"Well Scorpius is a lovely young man, so polite. Plus he's Albus and Rose's best friend."
"We wouldn't have had it any other way," Molly added. Harry and Ron merely nodded, while Ginny and Arthur smiled. They could see he'd changed, more than he thought he had. "Well, it's about time for dinner already! Come on, you can all help!" The Potters and Weasleys, use to helping out quickly jumped out of their seats and began helping Molly cook. Draco however, had never cooked in his life, having always had house elves to do it for him. Molly realised that was probably the case and asked him to set the table outside, as there were too many people to fit them all inside the Burrow. Draco quickly agreed and levitated enough plates, cutlery and glasses for everyone.
Ten minutes later, Albus found them all in the kitchen, Draco buttering slices of baguette, Harry and Ron making sure the spaghetti bolognaise wasn't burning, Molly and Hermione putting the finishing touched on the carrot cake that was about to go in the oven and Ginny passing Arthur jugs of butterbeer and pumpkin juice to put on the table in the garden. "Great dinners nearly ready! I'm starving!" Albus grinned reaching for a slice of baguette before seeing his mother glaring at him and decided against it.
"Albus get an extra chair will you dear? And Draco could you possibly gather up the kids? They'll be all over the place!" Molly asked, as she put the cake in the oven and set it to go off in 25 minutes. Draco and Albus both just nodded and left the room. Draco spent five minutes finding nearly everyone, the girls in one bedroom, James and Fred plotting in the bathroom, and Hugo and Louis playing wizard chess in the living room. The only two he couldn't find were Rose and Scorpius. He was about to give up looking for them and ask someone where they might be when he heard a small hushed giggle from above him. Seeing the attic ladder down he slowly climbed up it, hoping to shock as he was being as quiet as possible.
But as he got fully up the ladder and looked around and found them sitting together in one corner, he was the one shocked.
As Draco gasped, Rose and Scorpius jumped away from each other, and stared at the man who had caught them kissing and discovered their secret.
