Living a quiet life, investing in sturdy ventures had both been hard and rewarding. Lucios had reared his hate filled head and died trying to kill Draco and kidnap Scorpios. Harry Potter, of all people had saved the day.
Once again he prevailed when another threat loomed over Draco's son. Draco, because of this and because he hated the evil of his past, made sure to pass along any information about the remaining death eaters directly to Potter.
Narcissa tutored Scorpios in the bright school room that had been added during the renovations. Astoria and he were sad to find they would have no more children, all their love was poured on to Scorpios.
When Scorpios was 8 he began asking questions about the war. Draco insisted he be told the truth, all of it. So bit by bit his son learned of the houses of Malfoy and Black's dark sad past and of the evil they helped nurture.
As it got closer to the time for Scorpios to leave for Hogwarts Draco honestly told him of his days there. Of all the things he had done. The saddest day was when he had to tell his son that because of his actions there might be people who hated Scorpios. Draco feared that Scorpios would be friendless.
It came as quite a surprise when his son's best friends were a Potter and a Weasley. That even trumped the surprise of Scorpios being sorted in to Gryffindor.
The owls home were filled with the growing friendship and tales of how all the Potters and Weasleys, along with fellow housemates, protected Scorpios from bullies.
That first Christmas, while waiting for the train Draco approached the knot of predominantly red-headed people waiting…..
"Potter, Weasley I'd like a word with all of you." Standing before the family was a much different Draco Malfoy than any there had seen before. His robes, while not of poor quality, were not luxurious. His demeanor was not haughty or condescending. "I want you all to know that Astoria and I are very grateful for the friendship your children have showed our son. We were so afraid that he would end up paying for my stupidity. Your children and families have our deepest thanks. While I am under no delusion that we can be friends I hope that you will allow our children to continue to be. If it's alright with you we would like to have the children over during the break. You will find Malfoy manor is very different than it was. I give you my word that they will be safe. I'll have Astoria owl you." With that he walked away.
After a few moments of stunned silence Ron was the first to speak; "Blimey! Harry I know you've been trying to tell us for years he had changed but wow………."
The Potter and Weasley children did go to Malfoy mansion that Christmas break, just as Scorpios visited their houses. In fact after that they were often at each other's houses when not at school/
George found a boy found of WWW products and soon found Draco enjoyed them as much as his son. Bill was won over by Scorpios' sense of responsibility and good manners. Percy liked the way Scorpios kept his friends on track studying during the breaks. Molly found another male happy to praise her cooling. Ron watched as Scorpios learned to love his little girl as much as he did. Arthur found a tinkering partner. Charlie liked the boys no nonsense approach to things that frightened him, like magical Creatures. Ginny found a young man that was true life-long type friend to her youngest son.
Eventually the three families found themselves together more often. This led to Teddy and Scorpios orchestrating a reunion of Andromeda and Narcissa. While they were never as close as say Dominique and Victoire, they did resolve many of their issues and find a sort of peace.
When Arthur died, way too young, Draco and Astoria were at the funeral and understood why Scorpios felt as though he had lost a grandfather.
The summer between Scorpios' 6th and 7th years he came to them to have a serious discussion. "Mum. Dad I want to be a auror." They were both terrified at first, but the discussions that followed convinced them that they should not stand in his way.
When he passed all the tests after Hogwarts and was accepted in to the program Ron himself had come to them to praise their son's abilities and re-assure them, as much as he could of his safety.
Later, Draco and Ron found themselves father-in-laws then grandfather's together. They would set in the family box at Cannon's stadium, (Rose was the CEO and James owned them), with Warda shifting from knee to knee.
Draco died young for a wizard. Astoria went to live with Rose and Scorpios, selling Malfoy manor. She was there when her grandson was adopted .
When the Bludgger hit severed Raymond's spine Astoria and Hermione spelled their children at his bedside.
Scorpios re-made the Malfoy name. His time as an Auror and on the Wizengot after his dad's death completed what Draco had started.
To honor the hard won change in his dad he founded a center to deal with child abuse in the wizarding world. For Draco had broken that chain, raising his son with love not fear.
In the end Draco did have what he wanted most, a family he loved and that loved him too. People that he could say I love you to out loud for all to hear.
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AN- some of the events I alluded to can be found in my other fictions. My mom was abused, just as her mom before her, my mom and dad worked hard to break that cycle. While mom still had problems, for the most part she did a good job. I picked up on JKR's intent for Draco to be seen as suffering from a form of abuse.
The hint she gave us in the epilog that Rose and Scorpios would be together eventually only made sense to me if Draco had broken that chain of abuse.
As to why he died young in my version, the Voldemort years, especially the last, took a heavy toll on him. Then Draco worked hard to keep a roof over his family's head. That and the inherent problems in-breeding has combined to end his life early.
As to why Arthur dies young for a wizard, you will find that in a couple of my other fics. It was that serpent bite.
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