Ten years have passed since the war and things have most definitely changed. He had changed since the war. Looking around Diagon Alley he sees a familiar tuff of chestnut hair but this tuff of hair has natural blonde streaks in the hair come bounding into the Leaky Cauldron. He watches the child of merely nine walks over to the counter and orders two butterbeers to go. He watches as the child fishes four sickles out of his pocket then he takes the two drinks and leaves. Getting up and tossing a few sickles on the table for his Firewhisky then follows the child curious as to who his lineage is.
After following the child for a little bit he comes across the child's mother in a book shop. She looked very familiar to him but he couldn't place where he's seen her.
"Thank you Mateo, now go and read your book." She said.
"Yes mum." He said.
He watches as Mateo goes and scampers off into the children's section and grabs his book and starts reading.
Before he could head into the shop a massive eagle comes swooping in, nearly hitting him in the head, and lands on the desk in front of the girl behind the desk.
She sighs and takes the letter and starts reading it then she sighs and looks over at her son.
"Mateo come on your father is requesting your presence."
"But mummy I don't want to go! I don't like my step-mummy. She's mean to me and so is my step-brother. I don't like them."
"I'm sorry sweetie but your father does deserve some time with you and besides it's Father's Day today and he wants to see you."
"Fine." He says exasperated.
"That's a good boy."
Walking out Mateo bolts out and bumps right into Severus.
"Oh I'm sorry, sir." The small child said.
Severus watches as the boy's mother comes out of the shop catching up to her ball of energy son.
When the woman finally stood in front of her son she finally seemed to notice him. "Mateo, who's your friend?"
"I'm hurt that you don't remember me, Ms. Pabletti?"
He could see the flash of recognition hit her before she nodded politely "Hello, Professor Snape."
"I've seen you've been busy lately."
"Yea. Keeping up with him is a job in its self."
"Who's the boy's father if you don't mind me asking."
"Old school…enemy…stupid drunken one night thing. Apparently it was a set up by both of our friends on their hen and mate's night out. Ditched the two of us when we had just enough Firewhisky in us. Apparently the tension was becoming bothersome."
"How does his father take to him being a bastard child?"
"Could care less. The Wizengamot gave me full custody of him and they have him paying child support. He just has him for a weekend a month to try and have some type of relationship with him but he and I both know he favors his other child." She said as Mateo was lagging behind not wishing to see his father.
"Despicable. Who's the boy's father?" he asks as Mateo comes over.
"Mummy, can we get something to eat before I have to see Father? Please?"
"Sure kiddo." She said giving her attention to Mateo then she looked at Severus and says, "Draco Malfoy is my son's father."
With that said she took her son's hand and walked away and went over to the entrance that lead to Muggle London to go and get Mateo some lunch then bring him to Draco's.
A/N: I wanna thank Moonlit2dreams for allowing me to borrow the part in bold from her story: One Small Bezoar. I had been working on this story for a while and wasn't able to come up with anything and when I read her story and read those three lines it sparked and it got me back to writing this story! So go read her story One Small Bezoar and give her the credit for writing the three indicated lines!
