"Dad!" Scorpius squealed as Draco tried in vain to clean all the snow from his hair "You can barely even see it!"
"You're Grandmother and Grandfather will see it." Draco replied. Scorpius shot his stepbrother/best friend Albus an annoyed look, but Albus only chuckled.
Harry watched this amusing scene with a warm tenderness from the car where he was gathering up presents. Harry had told Draco that he wanted to take the car and see all the scenery on the drive, but that had been a lie. He couldn't tell his husband the real reason he couldn't apparate, not yet.
They were right outside of Malfoy Manor. It was Christmas day and the first time Draco Malfoy would be seeing his parents with his whole conjoined family since Harry and his' wedding almost four months ago. Their sons were thirteen years old now and, after Draco and Harry's two year-long affair, were very much adjusted to the union, as were the Weasley's. Draco's parents however, not so much, or at least they weren't when the men had announced their engagement and Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy thought it so shocking they took a five month trip to Bulgaria to "clear their heads on the situation". Draco was absolutely bursting with anxiety.
"Daaadd!" Scorpius cried again.
"Oh Draco, leave the poor boy alone." Harry said removing the blond's hands from Scorpius' hair and filling them with presents instead. He looked between Albus, Scorpius, Draco, and himself "Are we ready?"
The group nodded. Harry reached towards the gate and rang the newly put in doorbell. Draco's parents apparated arm in arm beside them.
"Mother, Father" in the freezing cold a rivulet of sweat rolled down Draco's forehead.
"Draco, Harry, boys." greeted Narcissa cheerfully. Lucius smiled next to her.
"Grandma!" Scorpius lept into Narcissa's arms, clearly ignoring the tension between the adults. He then turned to his grandfather and Narcissa opened her arms to Albus.
"Well, give us a hug!" Albus smiled and embraced her. Draco's fear faded into joy.
"Narcissa, Lucius, how have you been?" Harry stepped forward to shake Narcissa's hand but was pulled into a hug as well.
"Quite well Harry, come inside won't you" Lucius held out his arm but Harry declined with a shake of his head. Draco's parents looked at him curiously but didn't question. The family walked up to the door and into the center room.
"We took the liberty of getting the boys' presents and I hope they'll take the time to open them before we leave?" Albus and Scorpius made a sprint towards the Christmas tree while their parents we gestured to the couch. Lucius spoke as soon as the children had left.
"I first and foremost want to say that we are sorry Draco, me and your mother. It was wrong for us to leave so suddenly and miss your wedding, but it did us a lot of good. I'm thankful you have decided to give us another chance and happy for you two, mostly you Draco. I know the divorce was hard on you and Scorpius and your mother and I should have been happy that you've been able to find love" he paused "We want to be in yours and our grandson-sorry-grandsons' lives."
Harry could see tears forming at Draco's water line and spoke up "Thank you so much, you don't understand how much this means to us" Draco nodded in agreement.
"Oh enough of that, please, let's put the past behind us and start anew, shall we? How are my grandsons?" Narcissa asked as she looked over at the two boys who were gaping at their new broomsticks.
"They're wonderful" Draco spoke having finally calmed his fluctuating emotions. "Practically inseparable too, but I suppose they were like that before all this" he waved a hand over him and Harry and then placed on top of the latter's.
"Wouldn't we know it" Harry mused, recalling memories of the boys falling asleep together countless times over the summer, their heads nodded together.
Narcissa gave a tentative look back at the men "You're not a bit worried about them?"
Harry shrugged, lacking the coolness on the subject that he feigned "I don't think we have anything to worry about when it comes to their affections" Narcissa completely understood his feelings and ended the topic "Shall we get going?"
"Yes I think that it's about time, would you two mind terribly if I didn't apparate with you and took the floo instead?" Harry asked.
"Of course not" Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy stood.
"I think I'll floo over as well." Draco added.
The couple then left left the children to their grandparents and went to the kitchen floo. "Are you nervous Draco?"
"For me? No. For them, definitely. This is the the first time we'll all be… together!
And might I ask why you didn't want to apparate?"
"Same as you" Harry lied, "Didn't want to get start throwing up again"
"I think we might have caught the flu from someone" Draco said raising a thin eyebrow.
"I don't think so" Harry smirked and kissed his confused husband passionately on the lips. His arms found their way around Draco's waist and he pulled them into the fireplace.
"The Burrow."
…..
"Draco! Harry!" Molly Weasley turned her attention away from the Malfoy's to pull Draco into a deadly embrace.
Harry was quite shocked when Molly took such a liking to Draco, one that almost surpassed his own, but he was happy about it nonetheless.
"Oh how are you two? The children look lovely and you both have such a healthy glow! Come, come"
Mrs. Weasley pulled them into the living room where they were greeted by Arthur, Ron, Percy, George, Hermione, Hagrid, Teddy, Andromeda and countless others. Draco quickly got into conversation with Hermione right before Molly handed him a plate of pies and insisted he eat as he hardly ever ate and would soon die of starvation. Then presents were passed about between adults and children (Harry and Draco's, Hermione and Ron's, George and Angela's, and Teddy of course)
"This necklace, Harry it's beautiful!" Hermione gushed and pulled her friend into a loving embrace.
"Your welcome Hermione, I know you've had your eye on it for ages and, well Ron can be a little thick sometimes can't he?"
Hermione laughed, but looked lovingly at he husband, "Yes he can, can't he?" Her gaze then fell to Harry's stomach.
"Harry, when are you going to tell them?"
"Soon?" His reply came out more as a question than he wanted it to.
"It had better well be soon, when is the next time you'll have everyone together like this?" Harry nodded understandingly. "Hell be happy. I promise." and with a squeeze of his hand Hermione left Harry to give a present to the Weasley's house elf, Milkie.
'It's time' he thought, 'Now, or never'
Harry nevously made his way to the front of the room and held his wand to the side of his throat and to amplify his voice "Can I have all of your attentions please?"
Every body stopped to look at Harry, Draco the most bewildered.
"I, um, have an announcement to make"
Draco's eyes were a mix of absolute confusion and concern.
"I, well we, I guess" Harry gestured towards Draco "Are pregnant."
Mrs. and Mr. Weasley gasped the loudest. The Malfoy's looked overjoyed and Scorpius and Albus looked as though they might faint. Draco sat with his jaw on the floor.
"But Harry" he squeaked "I'm pregnant."
Now it was Harry's turn to look astonished. This explained it then. Harry had an excuse for his morning sickness and crazy emotions, but Draco's just didn't make sense. Until now, that it.
"Draco." Harry's throat was completely dry.
"Oh Harry, Draco this is just marvelous! After. Fred and then Ginny-"
Ginny had died tragically in a Quidditch accident, and though Harry loved Draco dearly now, he had also loved Ginny, and everyone knew that no one could take that special place in his heart.
Molly and Arthur burst into tears and Ron could be seen silently wiping his eye.
"Thank you. Both of you, all of you, for bringing happiness into our lives once again" Arthur spoke quietly.
Harry took Draco into his arms like he was precious and fragile and could break at any moment, "I love you, so much." The men pressed their lips together in a wet kiss while the silence around them was broken but uproarious cheering.
"Happy Christmas!"
….
"I can't believe it Draco. We're going to have two babies" Harry wrapped his arms around the blond from where he stood, in the doorway of their soon to be nursery.
"Based on the way we both kept the secrets I'd say they're sure to be Slytherins" Draco said with a smirk, "So we might as well paint their room green."
"What?! No way, they'll definitely be Gryffindor!" Harry cried, stepping back from his husband.
Draco stared at him in disbelief "What do you mean! You barely made it into Gryffindor!"
"But I was well placed wasn't I?"
"No, absolutely not. Our babies will not be Gryffindors. They'll grow up in a family of Slytherins for Merlin's sake! Even if one is closeted." Draco poked the dark-haired man in the stomach.
"Well I'm not painting this room green." Harry crossed his arms.
Draco eyed Harry carefully, trying to judge just how far Harry had dug his heels in, "Fine we'll ask the boys. Albus! Scorpius!"
The boys came sprinting up the stairs, "Yeah dads?"
"What color do you two think we should paint the babies' nursery?" Draco asked, never taking his eyes off of his stubborn husband.
"Slytherin green, of course." Scorpius answered.
"Well that's to be expected." said Harry, waving the response off with a hand "What about you Albus?"
Albus rubbed his arm and tried to hide a grin, "Well dad… honestly, I think it should be green as well."
This led to a triumphant 'ha!' from Draco as Harry groaned miserably.
"Oh what did I expect from a group of Slytherins! Off with you two!"
Albus and Scorpius bond down the stairs, grinning madly.
"It's okay, love" Draco made his way over to Harry, "I'll make it up to you some how." the blond growled, squeezing his husband's waist.
"Draco!" Harry scolded, and then planted a kiss on the blond's jaw line.
For then, it seemed, everything was going quite right.