Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters mentioned in her books! For the sake of this, we're going to pretend that Teddy and Victoire are in Scorpius, Albus, and Rose's year. Oh, and Sirius Black lived to have some kids too.

If he had kids at about 40ish, his kids would be Harry's age. Woah, right? James was born sometime between 2002-2005. We're going with 2002.

Draco Malfoy didn't think twice when he was offered the post of Potions Professor after Slughorn passed away. Actually, he welcomed it for multiple reasons. His career at the Ministry was immensely unfulfilling, and it was affecting his life at home. His children stayed at a distance, and more than one bottle of firewhiskey had disappeared in the last month. He needed to do something worthwhile. Though he would never admit to it, Draco wanted to atone for his bad in the war. The faint outline of the Dark Mark still haunted him because what had he done different? He was making good money, like a good Malfoy, but he was stepping all over Mr. and Mrs. Average Joe to do it. Teaching students could give him a sense of fulfillment that he wasn't accustomed to.

But, perhaps, most importantly, Draco could keep an eye on his often unruly children. The eldest was Scorpius Malfoy, mothered by none other than Draco's ex-wife, Astoria Greengrass. She had been a lovely woman until she tied the knot. When he had found out she was cheating on him with his coworker, well, the marriage had terminated abruptly. Until Scorpius turned seventeen, he split his time between his parents fairly evenly. At the age of seventeen, he moved in with Draco permanently, bar his time at Hogwarts.

Then there was his daughter, Merlin help him. Her name was Gemini, and her mother was Pansy Parkinson. Thank the gods she got off on the right side of the gene pool, though. The pug face was nowhere to be seen, only the silky black hair. Pansy Parkinson had handed her right over to Draco the week after Gemini had been born and run into the arms of one Blaise Zabini. She got in a bit of trouble, but she was a decent kid. Same with Scorpius, really. Both were Slytherins, thank Circe for small blessings in the Malfoy household.

"I'm leaving , father," Scorpius announced, his trunk and owl cage in hand. Draco actually hadn't mentioned to his children about his new job. It was a surprise. Sure. It certainly wasn't because Draco Malfoy was afraid of his own children. Not a chance. They would find out at the Welcome Feast tonight.

"Congratulations on getting Head Boy," Draco said for the umpteenth time. But what could he give Scorpius? The kid never wanted for anything, neither did Gemini, as a matter of fact. "Granger's daughter Head Girl?"

"Who, Weaslette?" Scorpius asked, rolling his eyes. "And 'sides, she's Weasley now, Dad," he laughed, shrugging. Draco just shrugged. "I'm leaving," he repeated again, impatiently.

"Yeah, fine," Draco agreed. "Take your sister with you," he instructed. Gemini came bounding down the stairs in an outfit she would most certainly be changing in the bathroom outside of Platform Nine and Three Quarters. Much to Draco's chagrin, Gemini had developed a penchant for Muggle clothing and was currently wearing a pair of jeans and a tank top. "Isn't that a little low cut?" he asked, and Scorpius snorted. Oh, if only Draco knew.

"Sorry, dad," Gemini apologized, pulling it up quickly with a smile and slipping on a pair of heels. Draco just shook his head at that. Girls would be girls, or something like that, Draco assumed.

"So are you going to be Head next year?" Draco asked, arching an eyebrow at Gemini. The young woman simply laughed.

"No. In case you haven't noticed, Dad. I'm the family Quidditch player. I don't have time to study like Scorpius does. Just like Scorpius doesn't have time to learn how to handle a broom," she smirked. Her brother fixed a glare on her.

"Yes, your ability to handle a broom is absolutely legendary, Gem," Scorpius muttered, rolling his eyes once again. Honestly, it was a wonder they didn't just get stuck like that one of these days. Gemini gave him a What, me? look and shrugged her shoulders.

Draco either missed or completely ignored the innuendo, his children weren't sure, but they were thankful none the less. Gemini took out her wand, gripped it in a firm grasp and left the door, her cat mewling pitifully from her cage.

"Sorry, Bast!" she apologized immediately, going back for the still kitten-sized cat she had been given as a birthday present at six. She picked up the cage, grabbed her trunk, and sauntered out the door without a second glance as her father gave one more half-hearted goodbye.

"See you, dad," Scorpius smirked before too leaving, walking straight onto the platform and into an entirely new life he had made for himself. "Oi, Albus!" he called, waving to his best friend. Suddenly, he felt someone rather small collide with his back.

"Lucy, honestly," her cousin, Rose, said. "Scorpius doesn't need to give a shrimp like you a piggy back ride." Scorpius grinned, completely ignoring the first-year sized fifth-year on his back. He turned to Rose and looked around for her parents. "Come on, Romeo. I told you that you weren't allowed to avoid it."

"Alright," Scorpius agreed. It wasn't like he didn't see her parents all the time, but it always made him nervous. Especially since Ron had made it abundantly clear that he didn't so much despise Scoprius, but heartily unapproved of the fact that Scorpius was dating his daughter. Lucy jumped off his back. So, maybe when Scorpius said he was going to Diagon Alley or 'out' he was really going to be with the Weasleys or Potters to be with his real friends.

He smirked, snaking an arm around Rose's waist and kissing her once, eyes falling on Gemini as she came in. Yep, she changed. Her jeans were nowhere to be seen, replaced by shorts that fell uncomfortably above her knee. Gemini knew she had killer legs. She wasn't exactly busty, so she never really wore anything particularly low cut, but her shirt showed about an inch of skin between her top and shorts.

Scorpius was done trying to worry about Gemini. She could take care of herself and her 'slut' reputation. Rumors never were good to her. She had never even had sex! She just had…fun. More fun than was probably appropriate, but what else was there to do at Hogwarts?

"Good morning," Scorpius greeted Hermione and Ron. Hermione smiled and, as usual, pulled Scorpius into a hug, but Ron just offered to shake his hand.

"We didn't see a lot of you this summer," Hermione noted, and Scorpius flushed a little at that.

"I spent a little bit of time out of town with my mum," he explained. "Went to Italy. It was nice, but my mother and I don't really get along," he explained, frowning a bit.

"Well," Rose interrupted quickly, "it's time to get on the train. We're Heads, after all. We should go talk to all the prefects," she explained, lacing her fingers through Scorpius's and tugging him to the train.

"You're not going to tell them you're the new History of Magic professor?" Ron asked, looking at his wife curiously. Hermione's face hardened, and she glared at him. The divorce papers still needed to be settled. How would they break that to their kids?

"You're not going to tell them about the woman you had in my bed?" she spat in response, turning on her heel and storming through the barrier between the platforms, apparating to Harry and Ginny's. She'd use their floo instead when the time came.

Gemini grinned when she saw her best friend. "Vega!" she exclaimed, running and hugging the girl. "Listen, Black," she said with false severity, "we should have hung out a hell of a lot more this summer," she insisted.

"Not my fault," Vega protested, holding up her hands in protest. "You know my dad would flip if I suggested going to your house. Besides, your father would lose his mind too." Her twin brother stood some ways away, chatting up a cute blonde. "Antares wouldn't have liked the idea, either." Gemini rolled her eyes at the thought of Vega's twin. Very much his father and very much unhappy with Vega's friendship with a Malfoy.

"Oh, right. Our parents still act like children. And your brother's been brainwashed," Gemini hissed, crossing her arms.

"Watch it, Malfoy," Antares suggested, walking up to see what was going on. "You look like a cheap whore. How much an hour?" he smirked.

"More than you'll ever see, Black." She flipped her hair and stalked onto the train, sitting down in a compartment. She wasn't as close to the Weasley-Potter clan as Scorpius, but she was close to Vega, so she ended up spending a good deal of time with the lot of them

The compartment was large enough, but with everyone there it was clearly cramped. It was nice though. You didn't have to pretend to be someone else when your parents weren't watching. Scorpius could pull Rose into his lap while playing exploding snap with his best friend, Albus. Gemini could wear what she wanted and talk to the daughter of Sirius Black.

Malfoys, Potters, Weasleys, Blacks; Gryffindor, Hufflepuffs, Slytherins, and Ravenclaws. There was unity, and it was something to be celebrated, not hidden from their parents. However, old prejudices could hang on longer than any child was ready to deal with, so they kept it quiet over the summer, and they waited for school when there were no rules of propriety in who they could speak to.

There were still secrets. There always would be. Lily still looked at Scorpius like he hung the moon when Rose wasn't watching. Victoire still slipped Teddy a love potion every now and again to keep him interested. Antares still looked at his second cousin's legs a little too intently while she talked to his sister. What? His father's parents had been first cousins! Victoire didn't need the love potion. Lily would never hurt Rose by doing anything. Everyone could justify their transgressions.

The hours passed on as they always seemed to; some in silence, others chatting animatedly about summer stories, perhaps stretching them a little. Soon enough, the train ground to a slow halt and the firsties were the quickest to scramble off the train, eager to get to Hogwarts.

Upon entering the Great Hall, they began to split their separate ways to their respective tables, not paying attention to the new teachers until Headmaster Longbottom called their attention after the sorting.

Draco was going to have a heart attack. He had been here for, what? Less than an hour, and he was already in shock. Firstly, he had been greeted by the sight of his son snogging Rose Weasley in the hallway, none to gently. Then he saw his daughter parade into the Great Hall looking rather like some sort of tramp, making eyes at every boy who looked her way, and he immediately turned red. There would be words on this sort of…outfit and promiscuity later. Then, as if that wasn't enough! He looked over and, instead of Binns the Ghost, he found Hermione the Know it All was teaching History of Magic this year. Merlin, help him. This was karma at her finest. Surely, one of his children had acquired a white ferret for a pet while they were at it!

"I would like to introduce you all to our new Potions master, Professor Malfoy and our new History of Magic professor, Miss Hermione Granger."

Silence.

Chaos.

"Why did he call her Granger?" Hugo asked his elder sister.

"Her and dad are divorcing, idiot. Haven't you heard them yelling at night?"

"What the hell is he doing here?" Gemini asked Scorpius, eyes wide.

"Teaching."

"Shit."

"I'm having a nightmare. This isn't right."

"Scor, he's glaring at us!"

"Gonna have a tough time shagging your boy-toy, Rose."

Well, this called for a pow-wow in the Room of Requirement if anything did. And, without hesitating, Gemini and Scorpius stood and left the Great Hall. If they got out now, they could avoid him until Potions tomorrow. Everyone from their compartment trickled out of the Great Hall as dinner started, all entering the Room of Requirement.

"I'm screwed," Gemini announced, falling onto a couch.

"You wish," Antares smirked. "None of that anymore now that daddy came to keep an eye on his little girl. He probably got wind that everyone thinks you're a slut."

"Right, and you think Hermione won't tell our father every time you or I step a toe out of line?" Vega snapped at her brother. That shut him up.

They all let out a unanimous groan. This was going to be one hell of a year.

Author's Notes. : )

Okay, so a few things to say about this first chapter. I'm not sure if Sirius' parents were necessarily first cousins, but they were both Blacks before they got married. Incest was big in pureblood families. Yes, I know it's gross! So if that ends up in my reviews…I might get irritated. I'm being realistic here. Everyone in the Harry Potter series is related, I swear. Except for maybe the Muggleborns.

Blah, blah, blah. Adam and Eve and all those shenanigans. So just don't get uppity about the mentioned semi-incestuous stuff. You're allowed to marry your second cousin. I don't even know if I'll take that issue any further.

Clarification:
Vega and Antares are Sirius Black's children. He would be about 43ish when he had his kids, and as my father had a child at 43, I know it's possible. His wife is younger than he is. If you want, I can do an aside chapter on their relationship. I have it in my head.

Gemini is the bastard child of Pansy Parkinson and Draco Malfoy after Draco's marriage with Astoria terminated. Technically, the divorce hadn't fully filed yet when she was conceived, but it was in the works.

This story will be about Draco and Hermione as well as their children.