I had major Writer's Block while typing out 'The Trial' and this popped into my head. I've been reading a lot of Dramione recently, but never one like this so I though I would give it a shot.

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Malfoy Manor, nearing midnight, December 20th 2029

"I will not marry Leticia Richardson!" Scorpius Malfoy exclaimed as he climbed out of the fireplace at Malfoy Manor.

There was moment's silence before the inhabitants of the house came hurtling into the room on hearing the disturbance.

"It's 11:30 in the night Scorpius! What's wrong?" Astoria asked her son, worried.

He was beside himself with fury as he thrust the letter he was holding into her hands.

She pulled her dressing gown tighter around her body as she took the parchment from her murderous looking son.

Her husband came to read it from behind her, curious as to what had got his otherwise mild-mannered heir so thunderous. Just the first line seemed enough to send him over the edge as well.

"How could you father? After all that we went through the last time?" he spat.

Lucius Malfoy was undeterred by the two furious men in his drawing room.

He walked over to his rocking chair, flicking his wand once to reignite the dying out fire before settling down.

"It was him?" Scorpius asked incredulously. "And what do you mean by last time?" he asked catching on and turning to his father.

But before Draco could answer Lucius cut him off. "It's a Malfoy family tradition, boy, not something I cooked up. It has been settled for centuries and it isn't something you or anyone else can question." he said silkily, unperturbed as ever.

"I am not settling for an arranged marriage, grandfather. I don't know how my father agreed to this nonsense but I certainly won't." said Scorpius quiet but firm.

"Are you dense Scorpius? You are a Malfoy and you will behave like one" Lucius all but snarled at his only grandson. Narcissa who had been watching the entire exchange quietly now moved to stand behind her husband's chair, and put a restraining hand on his shoulder. He visibly deflated under her touch but his stance never wavered.

"I don't give a shit about tradition, and if that's what it takes to be a Malfoy, to bow down to stupid traditions and sacrifice true love I would rather not be one." he all but yelled.

Astoria reprimanded him about his language but Draco's warning glare was what silenced him.

"Its true father, you might not have been in love before mum. It was ok for you to enter a bond like this. But I love her dad, I can't live without her." he said composing himself.

It wouldn't do to lose control here.

He had to reason it out with the oldest Malfoy; he didn't appreciate violent outbursts as much as he did sharp wit and words.

The thought of her vibrant smile and fiery curls calmed him down. She was the only one for him. He was doing it for her and he needed to remember that. If he did, it would all go well. Draco visibly paled at his words but Scorpius didn't notice after his earnest speech. He was now staring at his grandfather instead, searching him for his reaction to his words.

The one thing with Malfoys was that they learned to mask their feelings, and damn well at that. This worked against Scorpius at the moment as he tried to assess the situation.

"True love, Scorpius? Do tell..." Lucius said smirking dangerously.

Scorpius to his credit caught on before it was too late and treaded the troubled waters carefully.

"Yes sir, I love her... We- uh we went to school together and..."

"She's a pureblood, is she?" He asked cutting him off. Out of the corner of his eyes Scorpius saw Draco's shoulders sag ever so lightly. After all he knew who the girl was.

He liked her too, for she was quirky and fun-loving. He could see how much Scorpius cared for her, and how the feelings were definitely reciprocated.

"No sir." he said and Lucius' smirk grew more pronounced.

"But after all these years grandfather, does blood status really matter?" Scorpius asked.

"You want to back out of a commitment you've made at the age of 11, you want to taint the Malfoy line, name and reputation and you dare ask me if Blood status matters?" roared Lucius and Scorpius shrank back.

"Who is the girl?" Narcissa asked softly and Draco winced, this was only going to worsen things and he knew it.

"Her name is Rose." Scorpius said with a small smile, smart boy.

"Hmmm… Rose? Rose who Scorpius?" Lucius asked, clever as ever.

"Rose Weasely." He proclaimed, feeling no point in hiding it any more. He loved her, and he was proud of it. He was going to marry her and no other that much he was sure of.

"A Weasely?" he asked, his lips curling menacingly.

"Yes, she's Ron Weasely and Hermione Granger's daughter." He informed the old man.

"The blood traitor and the mudblood together, how interesting." Lucius' tone was sinister.

"Don't call her that father!" Draco thundered before Scorpius could put in a word edgewise. Now it was Draco who looked murderous. Astoria moved, but didn't restrain him. She watched him take a deep breath to try and control himself. Scorpius watched too, seeing a rare burst of emotion from his guarded father.

There was a minute's silence, marred only by the crackling of the fire and Draco's deep breaths.

"Blood doesn't matter anymore father, and you of all people should know that. Serving all those years in prison hasn't had even an ounce of effect on you. If you still believe in those baseless prejudices I'm ashamed to call you my father. Scorpius is my son, and I refuse to let him ruin his life. I'm certainly not going to let you impose this law on him. You may have made decisions for me, but I'm certainly not subjecting my son to them." Draco said coldly, robbing the entire warmth from the room.

And with that he turned around a retired to his study, his frame rigid with anger.

Before the door shut however Lucius called out to him "Scorpius' marriage will be to Miss Richardson and no one else, I won't allow it." Draco didn't grace him with words, instead just slammed the door shut.

There was an eerie silence following his exit.

Astoria and Narcissa shuffled around, not knowing what to say.

Lucius sat on his chair, staring into the roaring flames.

Scorpius stood in silence, trying to process the events.

His train of thoughts was interrupted by Narcissa. "Go to him Scorpius. There's a lot you don't know about Draco, and it's time you found out." She said softly.

He looked at his mother who just nodded her head, giving a sad smile. He walked to the study, a little apprehensive as to what he would find behind the closed door.

He knocked for courtesy before entering anyway.

He had quite a few questions and his dad was finally going to answer them.

That's the first chapter! My first attempt at a Dramione. It's rather hard to write their story without making them seem completely OOC, but I'll try my best!

'The Trial' is my first priority, and I've never managed two stories at once before, so I'm not sure how frequent the updates will be.

Please do leave a review, I would love to know what you think :)

Until next time :)