Chapter One

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" He's sick again."

Over his forth mug of coffee, Draco watched Nora storm into their kitchen, her breifcase in one hand, a deep green bookbag in the other.

" I know he's not sick." Draco stared at his wife as she held out the two at either side, exasperation in her voice, and frustration sparking in her eyes. " He doesn't get sick. I think the only time I ever had to bring him to the doctor was when he was a baby and had to get his shots. Other than that, I have never even heard him cough!"

His insides tightened as she talked. It was a familiar conversation, one that he and Nora had almost every morning before they both left for work.

" It's that damn school." She hissed, dropping into the kitchen chair next to him. " When he's not in bed faking sick, he's sick over going to the bloody place."

Draco stayed silent, letting her vent her frustration, but couldn't help the voice, his voice playing in his head as she did.

" We can't do this with him every morning for the next seven years. I can't force him to go. It breaks my heart eveytime I watch him walk through those doors"

Draco heard the hitch in her voice when she spoke, before he saw the tears. " I just don't know what to do."

" Don't make me go than!" The appearance of the boy, still clad in pajama bottoms and a worn gray t-shirt, made both Draco and Nora jump considerably where they sat. " If it breaks your heart so much mum, don't make me go."

" School isn't really optional, Scorp." Draco was already on his feet, directing the boy to take a seat, and placing a bowl, milk and cereal in front of the scowl now curling on the childs lips. " But if you wanna tell me what little git or group of gits, are making your life difficult, I can go to to school for you today, and take care of them."

" Draco!" Nora shook her head, shooting a familiar dagger at her husband, while Scorpius let his scowl falter, a small grin replace it.

" What? No one would be the wiser." He winked at his son, who was now smiling widely, while Nora was the one now scowling. " Except you two, and in that case, I know where you live."

" No one is taking care of anyone." She pressed a hand to her forehead, but not before batting Draco away after he manged to plant a kiss on her cheek." No matter how much we both would love to go down there and shake the life from each and every one of those little brats."

Scorpius shook his head as he poured milk unto his cereal. " I didn't really say anything about the kids mum. I just really hate the school." He jabbed his spoon deep into the mixture, before propping his face into his hand, ice blue eyes scoping anything else out besides his parents. " I just don't fit in. Even the teachers think I'm weird."

Draco steadied himself against the counter, while Nora tried to help their son see the benefits of being unique. Not weird. Unique. He watched the boy sneer at her words, than smirk when she spoke about being himself, and not changing because he wasn't what the other students deemed to be normal. Draco couldn't help siding with the sneer on his son's lips. He knew better than both of them, that Scorpius was anything but normal. His stomach twisted again, as his endless thoughts raged war on his mind once more that morning. He knew why his son didn't feel like he fit anywhere and why his peers and teachers could see it so vividly.

" I don't care mum. I'm not going back there, even if you both think school isn't optional." Scorpius shoved a spoonful of cereal into his mouth defiantly. Draco knew the daring look on his face all to well and as the boy munched on his breakfast, he couldn't help the surge of pride he felt for his son. " Anyhow, there are options. I looked it up on dad's computer. You can homeschool me, or hire a tutor, and what about private school? Dad went to private school, didn't you dad? I can go there!"

" Your father went to a school far away from here huney." Nora said, issuing a glare at Draco for ever telling their son that. He shrugged, thinking either of them had any idea how far away his school was. " And no, you cannot go there."

" Okay, well than a tutor? Or you can teach me?" He was grasping at straws now, looking from his mother to his father, hoping to see some kind of agreement as to who was going to stay home and give him some kind of an education.

" Scorpius, your father and I, can't homeschool you. We need to work, and a private tutor is so expensive. With the baby coming..."

" Oh right!" He snapped. Draco's eyes narrowed on to the boy, with a 'don't push it' look, but his son ignored his father, and his warning.. " The baby! Nice to see whose going to have full reign of this house when it gets here!" The boy shot up out of his chair, knocking it backwards onto the floor. " And than both of you are going to forget all about me, because the stupid baby is both of your's, not just some kid that dad decided to adopt!"

Suddenly, Draco's coffee mug, he had sat on the table not a moment before, shattered into peices, sending hot coffee everywhere, and Scorpius into a fit of tears.

Draco's eyes widened, as Nola jumped up from her seat to sheild her lap from the scorching liquid. " Michael Scorpius Malfoy!"

The boy stormed from the room, ignoring his mother's use of his full name, which of course meant he was in deep with her. Draco could only stare at the empty doorway, where Scorpius had disappeared, and than back to the table where the remnants of the mug now lay in puddles of coffee. Nora, her hands shaking, and fresh tears now dripping down her cheeks, began to clean up the mess.

" Sit down before you cut yourself." Was all Draco could manage to say. His throat was throbbing, as he soaked up the spilt coffee and disposed of the glass.

" He didn't mean it Draco." Nora's voice sounded like a strangled whisper. " He's just so angry."

" Let him stay home today." He managed. " I'll take the day off, try and work some sense into the kid."

She nodded, but kept her gaze steady on the table before her. Draco knew what she was thinking, what she was always thinking when it came to her son. She was wondering how the mug had exploded without it being dropped on the floor. She was more than likely telling herself it was the heat from the coffee, and the glass just broke from it. It was an easy explanation, but Draco knew, by the blankness on her face, that the easy explanations were slowly beginning to wear thin for her.

" You okay love?" He banished the urge to grab her by the shoulders and shake the sense and easy explanations out of her.

" I'm fine." She came out of her thoughts quickly, kissing his lips lightly, before collecting her breifcase and her car keys from the counter. " Fine. You'll talk to him right? Maybe we could look at a tutor. Maybe that's all we can do right now."

He nodded, and she managed a small smile, returning to him again, this time kissing him a little longer. When she pulled away, her eyes softened on his face, shaking her head when he cocked an eyebrow curiously toward her. " What?"

She shrugged slowly, but kept her gaze steady with her husbands. " I love you, you know. And so does your son."

He forced a grin, hoping to ease her thoughts, so she could go to work without the morning events playing on her. " Well, I know Scorp does, but I think you might need to back all that love up with something a little more convincing. Maybe a replay of what you did to me this morning?"

After a solid smack to the head, Nora was gone, leaving Draco alone in the kitchen. Upstairs, a ten year old wizard was wishing he could fly away.

Hello Again! I know that it's starting of a tad slow, but I do intend to get things moving as soon as the bits and peices are written and explained!

I undertsand that a lot of people are HG/DM shippers ( As I am ) but I wanted to try Nora out, mainly because she is a muggle, and we all know how our dear Malfoy feels or felt about us poor, non magic, beings. (Please give her a chance.) Also, the idea of Draco adopting Scorpius who is, at the moment, unaware of his abilities, was different.

The Golden Trio and their clan will also make their debuts very soon, along with the old Draco and his scarhead, weasel comments in tow, making for one amusing chapter. Especially with Nora in the room!

Once again, Please READ AND REVIEW!

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