Nothing In This World (BEING EDITED)

I.

Chapter I: The Boy Who Lived
WARNING: Brief mention of unaged sex

A few days later

GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY
Minister Fudge Reprimanded
By: Reeta Skeeter
Fudge reprimanded:

Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of July, the High Wizardmont held a hearing to determine the fate of one Cornelius Fudge. Fudge was put on trial after some troubling information came to the light. The former Minister of Magic got his Order of Merlin (First Class) title taken away for having sexual relations with underaged wizards. The question is, how was he able to keep it hidden for so long? You all may remember him for his cowardice behavior in the first Wizarding War against Gellert Grindelwald. It was Albus Dumbledore who eventually had to go up against his friend. After Dumbledore defeated him, Albus brought Grindelwald to trial to decide his fate. Should Fudge's fate be the same as Grindelwald? If he is sentenced, will the Wizengamot put him to death, or have the dementors suck his soul? These are questions that need to be answered. Some sooner than later. Until next time. I'm Reeta Skeeter!

Arthur Weasley-Malfoy shook his head, rereading the article again. With disgust, he turned the page, trying to think about anything else other than the former Minister's mistakes. He kept reading occasionally, taking a sip of his lukewarm coffee. He turned the page until he came to the adoption section of the Daily Prophet. This was his routine every morning (bathroom, coffee and the Daily Prophet), usually he would be in the kitchen with his husband, as they planned out their day before the kids got up, but his husband was currently upstairs getting a few extra minutes of sleep before the chaos began.

He pushed his firey red hair out of his face and summoned himself another cup of coffee.

They had been looking to adopt for a while now, ever since the healer told them that they could no longer have any more kids. After seven kids, they wanted to add to their family. After a year of failed attempts and false promises, they began to lose hope at ever finding a baby to bring home. It took him a minute to see the article at the bottom of the page. He quickly glanced over the article and moved to the next: a moment went by, and Arthur abruptly stood up, knocking over his half empty cup of coffee off the table. He would pick up the broken pieces later.

With a shout, he slammed the paper on the table. 'Attack in Godric's Hollow leaves twenty orphaned' he read it again, just to make sure he hadn't been seeing things. After reading it a few more times, he ascended the stairs to his bedroom.

He pushed the door to their bedroom open and walked over towards the bed that occupied his husband. He loved seeing his husband so peaceful and relaxed.

"Luce?" He says softly, "Luce?" Soft snores could be heard from the left side of the bed. Arthur rolled his eyes and ran a hand through his husband's blonde hair. "Lucius?" No answer. He gently shook the man. Again, there was no answer. He pulled the covers off the sleeping man, knowing how much his husband hated to be cold.

"Luce?" He said again.

"What?" Came a grumble. He swatted the hand that was playing with his hair and threw the blanket over his head to block out the light. "What happened? Are the kids alright?" He knew the younger man wasn't a morning person, and any other morning, he would let him sleep, but this was too important to sleep through.

"We're fine, love." With newfound excitement, Arthur began to speak. "Look at what's in the paper today." Arthur said, handing the paper over to the barely awake man. Lucius pulled the blanket off of his face and took the paper from his husband, reading it a few times. He squinting trying to get his eyes to focus, but it was just too damn early in the morning.