Chapter 2

4 Days later, September 1, 11:15am

Ron, Hermione, Harry, Ginny and Teddy were siting on the Hogwarts Express in the last compartment on the train together. They had arrived 20 minutes before it was time to board the train and had claimed this last compartment to try to keep from being seen. Teddy was asleep in a Muggle infant carseat next to Harry by the window. A blue diaper bag was sitting at Harry's feet and a small trunk (magically enlarged on the inside to be bigger) was next to Harry and Ginny's trunks in the luggage rack over their heads and Teddy Lupin-Potter printed on each end. Ginny was sitting next to Harry and Ron and Hermione were across from them. Hermione was already nodding off, her head against the window. Ron noticed this and moved her head to his shoulder so she'd be more comfortable. Soon, Neville and Luna found them.

"Hey guys! How are you? We haven't seen you since the wedding." Harry said, shaking hands with Neville and giving Luna a brief hug.

"Wow, Teddy's getting so big. Why are you bringing him to school?" Neville asked.

"What else was I going to do with him? Leave him with George?" Harry asked, and everyone laughed. "I spoke with McGonagall at Ron and Hermione's wedding and she set everything up for me. Dobby, Kreacher, and Winky, I think, are going to take care of him while we're in class. I won't be up in the dormitory with you lot. There's a room in Gryffindor tower for just me and Teddy. Ron and Hermione have their own room too. It'll be strange not being in the dormitory with you guys,but at least you guys won't get woken up in the middle of the night or at 6:00 in the morning on the weekends when you could have slept in." Harry said.

"Good point, but still, with both of you gone, the dormitory is going to feel awfully empty." Neville said.

"Yeah, but we still have classes and meals, plus free time. And depending on what my room is like, we might be able to hang out in there. Or there's always the Room of Requirement to hide in. We could hang out in there." Harry replied. Luna was looking interestedly at Teddy who was dressed in little blue jeans and a scarlet shirt with a lion on the chest. His hair was black and wavy, but it stuck up in places, just like Harry's.

"He looks like you, Harry." Luna said.

"Yeah, at the moment, but he loves changing it at random moments. The only time he's left it one color for more than a few hours was Fred's funeral. He turned his hair Weasley red the day before the funeral and left it that color for three days. We were starting to wonder if something was wrong with his metamorphosing. But, I think he just left it that way for George. I think he thought it made him feel better." Harry replied.

"Does George like Teddy?" Neville asked.

"My brother adores Teddy. Teddy has been helping him and all of us, to cope with losing Fred. Whenever George gets lonely or upset, he comes and gets Teddy and plays with him for a little while. I think Teddy is positive proof that life goes on." Ron said.

"Yeah, and we got McGonagall to agree to let George come see Teddy whenever he wants to and needs to." Ginny said.

"That's good." Luna and Neville said. The group talked for about an hour before Malfoy and Goyle showed up.

"What are you doing with a baby, Potter?" Draco asked. He was still rude and stuck-up, but Harry had kept him out of Azkaban and saved his life multiple times during the Final Battle, so he had settled down some and actually seemed curious about Teddy, whom Harry was now giving a bottle.

"This is my godson, Teddy. He's Professor Lupin's and your cousin, Nymphadora Tonks-Lupin's son." Harry replied.

"So, that baby is my cousin?" Draco asked.

"Yes, he's your cousin. He's a good baby." Harry said as he burped his godson.

"Muh... May I hold him?" Draco asked. Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Neville and Luna were stunned.

"Sure." Harry finally agreed, "But if you hurt him, I'll hex you into oblivion."

"I won't." Draco replied. Harry stood and carefully handed the baby to Draco. Teddy smiled at Draco, cooed, and then changed his hair color to the same as Draco's.

"He changed his hair!" Draco said.

"He's a metamorphmagus like Tonks was." Harry explained.

"That's wicked. I think it would be brilliant to be able to do that." Draco said.

"Yeah." Harry agreed.

"Hi Teddy, I'm your cousin, Draco. You're brilliant." Draco said. Goyle was giving Draco weird looks and so was Blaise Zabini, who had just walked up.

"Draco, why are you holding a baby?" Blaise asked as Pansy Parkinson and Millicent Bullstrode joined them.

"He's my cousin, Teddy." Draco replied.

"I thought Bellatrix didn't have any kids." Pansy replied.

"She didn't. My mum has another sister, Andromeda, Andromeda had a daughter, named Nymphadora Tonks and this is her son." Draco replied.

"I thought your Mum didn't like Andromeda?" Millicent said.

"She didn't used to, but I'm not my mother." Draco said as he handed Teddy back to Harry.

"Why are you giving him to Potter?" Pansy asked.

"Because Harry is Teddy's godfather and since Nymphadora and her husband are dead, I guess Harry is his legal guardian." Draco replied.

Teddy was giggling and gurgling. He smiled at Harry and turned his hair black and messy again. Draco turned to leave with his fellow Slytherins, all of whom were griping at him. Harry sat back down with Teddy.

"Well, that was weird." Ginny said.

"Yeah." everyone agreed.

"Draco Malfoy being nice and speaking to us without hurling any insults." Hermione said.

"Mind you, we did save the git's life twice during the Final Battle." Ron added as he gently rubbed his wife's back and shoulders. She had moved to sit in front of him. Harry laid Teddy on his seat and began changing his diaper.

"Wow, Harry, you really have become a dad." Neville said.

"Well, I guess it was bound to happen eventually." Harry replied, smiliing.

Hey everyone! Thanks for reading! I hope it isn't too confusing. I truly believe that Draco would have changed some after the battle and that he does have some good to him. There will be more good Draco coming. Please review and let me know what you think! More soon, I already have a lot of this written up on paper, so it's only a matter of me typing it up and submitting it.