If you haven't read Joy's of Six you probably won't understand this story. It's going to be a 6 chapter fic and set out in first person with the sextuplets talking to you. First up Scorpius
"Mr Malfoy, do pay attention!" snapped Professor Snape. I sighed this was becoming ridiculous there was no way I could pay attention when I was feeling so sick. Scorpius October Malfoy is the name, 7th year Slytherin and Quidditch Captain of the Slytherin team, I play Beater. You may know this about me already but I'm one of the infamous Malfoy Sextuplets and right now I feel ill. I refuse to go to Madam Pomfrey over this she'll make me swallow some ridiculous potion that tastes horrid and I'll still feel shit.
My grandmother always told me that the best medication was a good sleep and a lot of rest. Smart woman is my grandmother, even after the second Wizarding War she stood tall and proud even when everyone looked at her in disgust, my mother marrying my father saved the Malfoy name one could say.
Since I was little I've been nicknamed the mini Draco, and when I look in the mirror I understand why. Tall with broad shoulders my hair is platinum blonde and short, my eyes have been described as stormy grey. However it seems I have inherited my mother's trouble with behaviour and keeping out of things that didn't concern her. I've detention on Saturday night for the next three weeks for accidently setting off fireworks off in the Slytherin Commonroom. I mean really it wasn't my entire fault.
Snape finally allows us to leave the classroom, Potions was my last lesson of the day, and of the school week. You see my favourite lesson is in fact Potions not because of the Professor but because it's completely different to all the other lessons in my timetable, there is no need for wands, you need to focus on the ingredients, the cauldron and making sure that everything is put in correctly, I love seeing a potion come together. I share the same opinion with my father, Potions was his favourite lesson at school but that was because of the Professor. Me and my mother share the same opinion on Divination, I absolutely hate that lesson, it's just so pointless I mean who cares if you can see the future where is the fun in life if you know what is going to happen? My girlfriend on the other hand quite enjoys the lesson, she's one of those that likes to think about the future, maybe because her dad had such a hard childhood and he was never sure if he had a future, especially when the war erupted, for as long as I can remember she's always talked about her future, wanting a spring wedding and three children, I know she can't wait to leave school to start her future, I know she wants to be a mother and a wife but I dunno if I want that so soon, I mean I love her to pieces but do I really want to be tied down and have children so early in my life. I haven't broken this too her yet, I hope she'll take it lightly she does have quite a fiery temper, she gets that off her mother and grandmother. She's a week younger than me, my mother and hers fell pregnant around the same time, each taking the pregnancy potion. Her name is Lily Louisa Potter; my father almost had a fit when I said I was dating Lil my mother on the other hand was over the moon. I think it's the old school rivalry thing between the Potter's and Malfoy's that did it.
I walk into the Great Hall and sit down at the Slytherin table; there is no longer any real rivalry between the houses anymore. I see Lily sat next to April discussing something in real depth I look away and down to Winter who's looking bored and not too interested in his food, I shrug, my brother and I are really close and very similar to one another, normally I'd ask if he was alright but by the look on his face it was obvious he didn't want to talk to anyone. My stomach still feels queasy so I decide on some fish and chips a particular favourite of mine. My mother believed it to be important that the six of us got a taste of Muggle and Wizarding cuisine; she also got my father, grandmother and grandfather involved in it as well. Fish and chips are one of my favourite Muggle foods. I spoon some mushy peas on to my plate and take a bite, at first I feel sick but shake my head and the sicky feel disappears and I manage to eat my food without too much of a problem.
Being in the final year at Hogwarts the Head of House has career meetings with all of their seventh year students, mine is tonight at half 6, I've no real plans before then so I'm gonna stay in the Great Hall and have some dessert after my dinner. Career meetings are slightly different than they were when my parents attended. A member of the family must attend the meeting and listen into what they have to say. I've never discussed with anyone what I really want to do once I leave Hogwarts, but I do fancy being an Auror. Attending my meeting is my father, I'm not sure I really want him to come but I don't really have a choice, you see I'm a rather private person don't like telling people what I am thinking or feeling, Lily usually yells at me when I keep things bottled up for too long, but I'm a Slytherin I don't feel the need to tell everyone how I feel unlike the Hufflepuffs, our Summer never stops talking.
I take a spoon of Pavlova and plop it on to my plate I fish out some raspberries from the fruit bowls and drop them on to it. I'm quite fond of fruit there is only banana's and grapefruit that I don't like, even though I like fruit I'm not one for vegetable or salad, I'll eat peas, sweetcorn and onions, anything else I don't like.
Half six is nearing and I stand from the table, I nod towards Winter and leave the Great Hall. Lily is having a girl's night with the girls in Gryffindor so I don't really want to get involved. I walk down to the dungeons and towards Professor Snape's office, as I look in the room I see my father is already inside discussing something with Snape. I knock on the door and Snape waves me to come in. I nod to my father and take a seat.
"Glad to see you are on time Scorpius and I hope you'll pay attention to this talk and not stare into space like in today's Potion's lesson." I can feel my dad's eyes on my head but I said nothing but nodded. I can see them looking to one another slightly confused but neither press on the matter.
"So Scorpius, I'm sure you know what we'll be discussing today?" I nod, "I know you don't want to be here, I don't want to be doing this but neither of us are going to get what we want so stop sulking you are not a child anymore Malfoy this time next year you'll be in the Wizarding World as an independent adult, so you best start acting like one!"
"Yes Professor," I say sarcastically not really caring what he has to say, my stomach is dancing and it's not fun.
"Scorpius knock it off now," Draco scolds not understanding why he son was acting this way. I stop myself from rolling my eyes, I decide the quicker I can get this over and done with the quicker I can get to bed.
"Where do we start?" I ask bored.
"Well that is up to you, do you want to start with the plans for the future, how your lessons are going now, if there is any problems you'd like to discuss. Where do you want to start?" I think about it quietly, the problem I have right now is feeling ill and not wanting to think of my future, which links to the future. Right now I wish it was my mother that was sat here and not my father, I've always gone to her when I have problems with something I find it harder with my father.
"Classes are good, struggling a little with Charms, but I could always speak to Gem with it, she's a star at Charms."
"That's a good thing to think of, now you've chosen, Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Herbology, Defence Against the Dark Arts and Arithmancy, five out a six of your subjects are the qualifications you must take to be an Auror." I nodded I see where this is going. I quickly glanced other to my father and he seems a little surprised with what I wanted to do.
"You want to become an Auror?" Draco asked he didn't expect his eldest child to want to venture into something so dangerous; he was always quite laid back. He assumed he'd work in the ministry, marry Lily and a few kids and live easily.
"Erm yeah, why so surprised?" I asked curiously.
"I dunno I assumed you'd want a ministry job, marry Lily and have some kids." I listened to my father talk and the more I thought about it, the more I was scared of telling Lily that I didn't want to get married so soon.
"Oh right," I said there wasn't much more I could say but my father and Professor Snape both noticed.
"Son, what's a matter?" My father asks me.
I sigh I don't really want to discuss it but I don't think I have a way out. "What you just said is what Lily wants, she wants to be a mother and a wife so desperately, that's her dream she's not too bothered about a job, she wants to be married and have kids. She's been dropping hints of marriage for weeks now, I know she wants me to ask her to marry her at the end of the year but I don't want that now. I wanted to live my life for a few years and have kids once I'd made my career. I don't want to leave Hogwarts because I know once I leave everything changes, and I'm not ready for that."
"Scorpius I'm sure if you told Lily how you'd feel she'd understand, having a child is by far the hardest thing I've ever done, fair enough I had six at one go, but you ask anyone who has had a child it isn't easy. You need to tell Lily how you feel, jumping into marriage as soon as leaving Hogwarts is not wise, you are still young, like you said you've your whole life in front of you. Lily has twenty to thirty years for kids she doesn't need them now. You need to live your life, make mistakes and learn from them, you learn more in the real world than you will ever learn at Hogwarts and you need to learn this before you start a family." I listened carefully to what my father has said, I know he's right but I'm still scared to tell Lily this because I know this could be the thing that could break us apart.
"There are thousands of girls in the world Scorpius, Miss Potter may not be the one, it's something you are going to have to learn, tell the girl how you feel if she does not feel the same and will not go with what you want then let her go. You are young you'll have plenty of time for marriage and children in the future if it doesn't work out with Miss Potter." I nod Professor Snape's right but yet if I tell Lil and it breaks us apart I know that it'd be my fault.
"Can we change subject now," I ask quietly, I see my father and Professor Snape nod and I feel myself relax.
"Being an Auror is not going to be easy, you first need to get the qualifications, this includes and O in Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, DADA and Herbology. Once you've got these you'll have to face physical and mental tasks." My face had dropped I knew it was going to be hard but man did I expect all of this.
"I might speak to Tonks, surely she'll give me information to what I'm gonna have to do," Father nodded and seemed impressed with my idea.
"Have you got anymore issues you want to discuss before we finish?"
"Nope, just that I feel ill," I laughed and Professor Snape shakes his head.
"I take it that could be why you weren't paying attention in class?" I grinned catching Professor Snape rolling his eyes.
"Get yourself off, if there is something you'd like to discuss with your career come back to me and let me know," I nod and stand.
"Cya later father," I say
"Cya later Son, and behave," I smirk and nod feeling my father's hand on my arm; I nod my head to them both and leave the room. Finally free, I walk back to the dungeons and throw myself on to my bed, it was nice having my father there and the advice he'd given me about Lily was helpful, but right now I'm going to take my grandmother's advice and get some sleep.
Night guys, nice talking to you, this is Scorpius Malfoy saying go away I want to go to sleep.
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