Disclaimer: I do not own HP, but I wished I did.
At the tender age of 3, Draco felt like a man at the top of the world for now he was capable of walking confidently on his two feet. When he took his first few steps, his mother was simply ecstatic and his father wore a proud smile.
Since then, Draco was always on his feet determined to walk without a saftey charm as soon as he could, waddling around the house usually giving his mother years worth of heart attacks when she realized he wasn't where she had left him 3 minutes ago.
Luna was the first person he wanted to impress, before Luna could see it no one else apart from his parents could either. He refused to get up and walk when there was guests but had finally got up on his own to feet and tottered over when he saw Luna being carried into the manor.
Luna was a great audience. Whenever Draco purposefully got up on his two feet, Luna would stop and watch Draco wobbling around the room back and forth. Personally she was intrigued and was tempted to try it as well, but only to be falling down but protected by the safety charm. Draco on the other hand smirks at her attempt, secretly he liked the feeling of being superior.
On the very day of his birthday, his father finally removed the safety charm and had begun giving him tasks that involves walking around, at this Draco realized he was treated like an adult and felt very pleased.
It happened on a warm Sunday afternoon, a few weeks since Draco became a 3 year old. The Malfoys and Lovegoods were having the usual afternoon luncheon together when young Draco marched up to the Lovegoods and demanded
"I can walk by myself, Una give me!"
As Draco said it, he shamelessly stuck out his hand as if he was asking for something he could hold in his small hand. Lucius had to quickly pull his son sternly away.
"Draco, you listen to me... You can't demand to have a person. Luna isn't a pet rat or owl that you can just demand to have."
"Why no?"
Draco asked with his arms crossed and his face was graced with a frown. Lucius would have no doubys that this was his son. There was no other man aside from him on earth who had the same attitude as Draco was displaying at this very moment.
"Because you can't keep someone against their will."
Draco said nothing for a moment before he went towards Luna and said
"Una I keep you,"
In Lucius's opinion as much as everyone else who could hear Draco very clearly seemed very much like a demand. The four parents watched with their jaw slacked with disbelief is this really happening to them? This boy was being utterly mature minded in certain aspects. Luna was lucky she had sufficient vocabulary for the answer. She smiled sweetly and dreamily as she replied
"Ok Aco,"
Draco rounded at his father and replied
"Ok, so I have Una now?"
Lucius and Mr Lovegood would have laughed hard if it weren't for the fact that it was Lucius's son who was planning to take Xenophilius's daughter away.
"Draco, you can't have someone without marrying them first. Marriage is a step to possess the person."
Draco was only a boy of 3 and the idea of Marriage was something like the princess and the prince going into a pumpkin coach and riding off into the sunset (and he would refuse to admit it was one of his favourite stories).
"What that?"
Before Lucius and Xenophilius were even able to utter a word, Narcissa and Evangeline slipped in and replied in a cheery tone.
"Draco, marriage is a unity, so when you marry..."
"You belong to each other."
"Narcissa! You shouldn't put ideas into his head!"
"Evangeline darling, we're losing our daughter and your WILLINGLY explaining marriage to this... Boy who is going to take her away?"
"Shh! Anyway, marriage is very complicated, the girl's papa and mama must first agree if not, it wont happen."
"And then, you can't keep Luna."
"Draco, I Xenophilius Lovegood says I disagree!"
Draco frowned as he glared at Xenophilius, Luna who wasn't all too interested in the conversation noted that Draco was frowning, and in her book it means that it wasn't good.
"Also, it requires the agreement of your parents."
"In this case I disagree."
Draco felt like the world was against him and Luna and that annoyed him to bits. Luna could see that, but she didn't know what was really happening.
"No! I do something, you give Una and then... and then I marry her."
Lucius was having his first taste of his own genetic stubborness from Draco! Draco refused to give up, his eyes were signaling a strong desire to get what he wants and in this case Luna.
"Well Draco, you know, the man wears a black dress robes and the girl wears a beautiful white dress."
Draco was listening to the mothers whilst the fathers put their heads together to get an unacheivable task. They contemplated about a can of peas from the cupboard that was too high and already child proof.
"The two of them say 'I do', after the person ask if they will stay together."
That was Draco's light , all he had to do was go through his father and Luna's Father's task.
"Well Draco, we'll agree under the condition you could carry Luna for one whole minute by yourself."
Lucius smirked as he added with a slight tease
"The man must always manage to carry the one they keep."
The mothers watched as Draco's expression, his eyebrows furrowed in deep thought. Why was his father and Xenophilius so set on stopping him? A task is a task however, so he will do it.
"Una, we go play."
Luna was so glad at that comment, because she didn't understand a thing they had just said. Gladly they headed of, Draco pulling her towards their end of the garden.
"Well! I am glad it is all over."
Lucius announced once he watched Draco walk on proudly. He knew draco would find out eventually that he couldn't carry Luna.
"WEll, I hope so Lucius. I didn't see a glint of resignation in those eyes,"
watched Narcissa as she stood next to Lucius. Evangeline nodded as he too watched the two children walk towards their playpen.
"I agree, that wasn't a walk of a child who has given up. It looked like the walk of a determined child."
"He will find out soon enough,"
The parents then watched for awhile before resuming their previous activity which was to dine and immerse themselves in light conversations.
"Ughhnn"
Draco was befuddled, how could such a young baby like her weigh so much for a 3 year old WALKING boy like him? He soon collasped dropping Luna the moment he tried lifting her up. Luna fell onto the soft flooring of the playpen. The floor was covered with styrofoam that was very colourful and resembled puzzle pieces.
Luna didn't squeak or make any queries on Draco's behaviour. She watched his efforts in sheer curiosity.
"Una, I carry you."
Draco got up once more on his legs and attempted to carry her. Luna allowed him to try, but Draco was getting more and more fustrated. Luna on the other hand was not very passionate about being moved up and falling down, but she knew it meant something to Draco.
"...!"
Dracp tried for a final time, but still no avail. Draco out of sheer anger said angrily
"Una FAT! I wish you no fat."
Luna being Luna didn't really mind, but Draco was lucky that she wasn't like other girls who had the pride of a woman about their weight. She merely wondered what about her that ws so maddening to him.
Draco was so annoyed with his inability to pick her up, he refused to give in as he picked her up once more, only to be surprised because she suddenly felt very light. Luna was surprised too, but she was focusing on holding Draco tight in case it wasn't long lived.
Draco was so happy that he quickly carried her to their parents. When he arrived there Lucius and Xenophilius nearly fell off their chairs when they saw Draco happily tottling over carrying Luna as if she weighed nothing on him.
Their mothers squealed as they took turns snapping pictures while the defeated fathers looked at the triumphantly grinning Draco.
"Alright, you win."
"We shouldn't!"
"We promised."
Xenophilius let out a sad sigh with tears leaking out of his eye, must it really happen?
"We maawee(marry) now! Then I keep Una!"
The fathers watched in shock as their mothers spun their wands, Draco was dressed in a handsome black dress robe with his hair sleek and combed back. Luna had a crown of flowers on her head with her gold locks lovely and she was dressed in lovely white.
"They looked like the children at the wedding as wedding pixies."
Commented Evangeline delightfully, Narcissa agreed except the two rather moody fathers replied in unison
"Except, they ARE the one's getting married."
The mothers were clearly enjoying themselves as if the children were like those ridiculous muggle toys Barbie and Kent.
They made Draco wait at the end of the garden, an act which he didn't understand. but he found it somewhat boring and strange. Lucius and Xenophilius stood there shocked and couldn't figure out how did this end up getting this far?
"Your son looks good in that black dress robe."
"Your daughter looks like an angel."
Xenophilius looked like he was tearing up but he burst out
"We are probably the youngest parents to ever have their children get married! I haven't even spent 10 years with her yet!"
"We should have used the can idea."
muttered Lucius, the two fathers were in a very terrible state indeed.
"You know, I would have loved to crack the joke where 'she is always my little angel... but... that is reality!"
Lucius sighed, how true Xenophilius was on the matter, they silently watched or rather TRIED to watch silently. They watched Luna wobbled her way to Draco and of course there was no effect or loving expressions... They were just babies!
Once Evangeline recited the 'will you' parts, Xenophilius cried hard as Lucius placed a hand symphatically on Xenophilius's back. Narcissa smiled.
"I do,"
anwered Draco, deep inside he was very glad he was almost reaching there.
"Will you..."
A glint appeared in Evangeline's eye and that was all it took for Narcissa to quietly slip close behind Draco.
"I buuu... (I do)"
Luna chirpped happily, but in fact the whole scene was ruined! Draco who was rather displeased turned to Luna and said
"I do, say Una!"
"I buuu."
Xenophilius and Lucius's eyes widen in plain amusement.
"I do!"
"I buuu! "
"NO! I do! Una wrong!"
"A ya a goo (I did!), I buu! "
Draco could feel an evil plan hatchingm for his goal started to seem rather...
"I sorry Draco, I am afraid if the bride can't say I do, it isn't legal, meaning you can't keep Luna."
"Aww, come here Luna. Let Auntie carry you..."
Narcissa lifted Luna up surprisingly with ease.
"Oh my, aren't you a bit too light?"
Lucius catching on, he smirked as he noted to never let a man play a woman's game. Now Draco is cornered.
"I am afraid, there is no deal Draco. Baby magic isn't your own strength. Also because Luna can't say it, we will just have to figure a balence for this."
"No need Lucius, how about this Draco? Weddings are always planned way ahead so why dont we plan it to be even better? So we put the wedding a few years later ok ? So now you half own her as a fiancee."
"Heh! Postpone that wedding for 19 years! I ain't letting her go so soon!"
Xenophilius last to catch up quickly added. Draco who was now frustrated and angry sighed in defeat. All he understood was didn't do it right, try again next time. He stomped off to sulk for a few hours, only letting Luna approach him.
Years later...
"Mother, father, and Mr Lovegood... Luna and I are planning to get married. No objections right?"
Xenophilius spluttered on his tea, but Narcissa and Lucius wore a rather relaxed expression.
"Considering how you earnt it, I do not mind."
Draco smirked as he lifted up a rather surprised Luna in his arms. She was lighter than the past but it was also because Draco was much stronger now. Luna smiled dreamily as she said out loud for the whole household to hear.
"I do."
End.
Ok, I get very mixed up with the ages and stuff, but I hope you guys liked it. Perhaps the language too complex for a child but we must never forget! Malfoy's are knowned to be frank and well I imagined he understood.