A.N. So here is the next chapter, I hope you like it!

Chapter 2 Unexpected Visitor Woes

Draco Malfoy slowly made his way up a pebble pathway towards the last place on earth he ever though he would willingly go. At the end of the flower-lines pathway was a three story cottage with blue shutters and a bright red door. Under every window of the cottage there was a window-box overflowing with colorful flowers.

When he finally reached the red front door, Draco inhaled deeply to gain confidence and then knocked sharply on the front door. The door was answered seconds later by a small red-haired girl.

"Hello mister, how can I help you?" the girl asked him.

"Er—can I speak with your mother or father?" Draco asked trying to conceal a smile at how adorable the girl was.

"Mummy, some man with really blonde hair is here for you and daddy!" the girl yelled into the house.

A lady with equally red hair ran into the foyer of the house and panted as she stopped in front of her daughter.

"Lily Luna! What have I told you about answering the door?" the woman asked sternly.

"That I need to ask you permission first," the girl replied with a pout.

"Exactly, now go play upstairs please," the woman said and the girl nodded before running off into the house.

The woman then turned to see who was at her front doorstep. She immediately took a step back in shock when she recognized the man.

"Draco, how may I help you?" she asked in confusion.

"Well er—you see I really need some help and I saw you and Harry at the train station…and I decided to come on a whim, you know what! This is stupid, I shouldn't be here," Draco said and turned around to walk off.

"No wait! Its fine really, Harry and I would be glad to help…please come in," the woman replied sincerely.

Draco hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to take her up on her offer. He turned around and headed into the house.

"Thank you Ginny, this really means a lot to me," Draco stated as he followed her down the hallway.

"It's no problem, have a seat. Harry should be home any minute from work," Ginny replied and Draco nodded before sitting down at the kitchen table.

Ginny busied herself for a minute making tea for her, her husband and her unexpected house guest. When she finished and poured it into three cups she heard the front door and her house open and close.

"Harry, come into the kitchen, we have a visitor," Ginny called out.

A moment later Harry walked into the kitchen and his eyes narrowed as he saw the man sitting at his kitchen table.

"Hello Draco," Harry greeted trying to keep his voice even.

"Good afternoon Harry," Draco replied, "I'm sorry to butt in like this, I just really need your help."

"Er—sure what do you need?" Harry asked uneasily while sitting down.

Ginny sat down at the table as well and they all stared at Draco expectantly. He stayed quiet for several moments choosing to stare down at his cup of tea. After a long silence he finally gathered the courage to begin to ask the biggest and strangest favor he had ever asked in his life.

"Well you see my wife and I met while I was on holiday in Australia when I was 25. I thought it was love at first sight and asked her to marry me a month after I met her. She said yes right away, which at the time I thought meant that she loved me too. We quickly got married and moved back to England to settle down. When she got here she was shocked that I only worked at Gringotts because she thought I would work at the Ministry. At the time I didn't really think much of it, I thought she just meant that working at the bank didn't seem to fit with my personality.

"Well we got along fine for the first couple weeks of our marriage and she and I never really fought. After those first couple weeks though, I started to see her true colors…but I was still a little blinded by my love for her. She didn't stop bugging me about meeting and talking to my parents. I told her that I was no longer in contact with my parents and that I wanted nothing to do with them because they still put too much stock into being pure-blooded. She went off on me after that and told me that it was my duty to embrace being a Malfoy and that I should be really proud of who my family is

"It was then that I realized that she only married me because I was a Malfoy. She had heard of the Malfoy family and was expecting to come to England and live in a huge manor like I grew up in and for me to have a well paying job. I realized that was why she was shocked that I didn't work at the ministry. She thought I was going to work my way up and become the Minister of Magic or something. She was so angry that I no longer spoke with my parents because that meant I wasn't going to get their inheritance because they would give it to someone else who didn't betray them like I did.

"I would have divorced her right then and there…but that was when I found out that she was pregnant. I wasn't going to have this child not know both of his parents. He deserved to have an amazing childhood…the kind that I never had and I was going to give it to him if it was the last thing I did.

"She never really wanted children, but I somehow talked her into keeping the baby. Scorpius was born on May 3rd…the happiest day of my life. I tried to raise him to the best of my abilities, but there was only so much that I could do. I couldn't make his mother love him and take the time to get to know him. I was so convinced that if Astoria took the time to get to know him then she wouldn't care about those small petty things anymore…it didn't pan out that way though. She grew to resent him more and more everyday. I don't know how anyone could…but she did.

"Then earlier today after Scorpius left for Hogwarts we went home and she told me that she needed to talk to me. I knew by the tone of her voice that it couldn't be anything good. She flat out told me that I was a disappointment and a shame to the Malfoy name and that she was leaving me and my damn son and going back to Australia. And just like that…she left.

"It doesn't really hurt me as much as I thought it would because I guess overtime I stopped loving her as her true colors began to show. It's just…how do I tell my son that his mother left? Do I tell him the truth and say that she never really loved either one of us and that it was only a matter of time before she left us? Or do I lie and say that she is gone on a long trip and won't be back for a long time? But them what about when he is old enough to realize that what I'm telling him is a bunch of bull shit? He is going to resent me either way!"

After that long speech Draco broke down into sobs in his hands, truly reflecting the broken man he was inside and out. Ginny got up and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Harry just stared in shock trying to process the whole thing. After a good couple of minutes Draco finally calmed down, and his sobs turned to sniffles and he was aware enough to be embarrassed about what had just happened.

"I'm sorry, this was so stupid of me to come here," Draco said standing up.

"No! It's okay. You really needed to get that out," Harry replied, "I know it can't have been easy for you to come here. You really had to swallow your pride didn't you?"

"Yeah, I went back and forth with the idea for several hours," Draco replied honestly, "But there is nothing I wouldn't do for my son."

"I can see that you really love him," Ginny replied, "Sit down and we will try and figure out the best way to break the news to him. We will even be there with you when you tell him if you need us to."

"Thanks," Draco replied and sat back down at the table.

All three adults were lost in their thoughts as the time ticked by. It was silent for a solid fifteen minutes before Draco finally spoke up.

"What if I sent it to him in a letter by owl," Draco suggested, "Then maybe it wouldn't hurt as much as hearing the words out loud."

"No, that would hurt worse. You need to tell him in person," Harry replied sympathetically, "Trust me, I know."

"This is going to be the toughest conversation of my life," Draco replied and put his head into his hands.

"I know, but you have a fairly close relationship with Scorpius do you not?" Ginny asked and Draco nodded, "Then I think he will really respect you if you tell him in person and just be there for him to help him with the pain."

"I agree with Ginny. It was only because of my close relationships with Ron, Hermione and Ginny that I was able to pull through the deaths of Sirius and Dumbledore," Harry replied.

"But no one has died! Astoria just left both of us," Draco stated bitterly.

"Yes, but to Scorpius it is like a metaphorical death. She might not have actually died, but she is gone for good and it's like the same thing," Harry explained.

"I guess you are right," Draco stated coming to terms a little with the idea, "Since tomorrow is a Saturday and they won't be having classes I guess I can make a trip up to Hogwarts to see my son and tell him then…I don't think it would be fair to spring this upon him during Christmas holiday."

"I think that is a good idea," Ginny said supportively.

"Well I best be going," Draco stated and stood up, "Thank you both so much for your advice and hospitality…it really does mean a lot."

"Are you sure you don't want to stay for dinner…I mean do you really want to go home to an empty house?" Ginny asked concerned.

"No thank you…I will have to face it sooner or later and I have to go wait to receive Scorpius' letter informing me of what house he is in," Draco reasoned and they both nodded.

"Well don't be a stranger, please stop by anytime you like," Harry replied and Draco gave a small smile and nodded, "And if I don't hear from you in a week I will be stopping by your place to make sure you aren't wallowing away in self-pity!"

Draco laughed and nodded. After one more goodbye, Draco walked out the front door and to the sidewalk. Once there he apparated back to his home, a small brick home on Spinner's End that he inherited from his godfather Severus Snape. Draco put a lot of effort into fixing it up; it was really run down when he inherited it. Now that all the renovations were done, Draco quite enjoyed it. It was a realitivley small house…but to him it was home. Astoria always complained about how small it was and how it was not the house fit for a Malfoy…but now that she was gone he could really enjoy it.

Once inside Draco headed to the kitchen to make himself a small dinner. He liked to cook like a muggle. It was another thing about him that Astoria hated, but to Draco it was a different form of magic. He enjoyed throwing ingredients together and creating something delicious with out using a charm or spell. It amazed him how wonderful things made just by hand could turn out.

After eating a small salad and some bread and Pumpkin Juice, Draco headed to the library where he picked out a nice and thick novel to read. He was going to pass the time until Scorpius' letter arrived. An hour later Draco was jolted out of his world of pirates and treasure, when there was a tapping on the window. Draco rushed to open it and allow the small barn owl Prince come into the room. Attached to Prince's leg was a roll of parchment. After hurrying to get it untied from the owl's leg, he finally opened it.

Father,

I got sorted into Gryffindor House! It is the same house as my friend that I met on the train Albus and his older brother James and his cousin Rose. Albus is really awesome, although he supports the Chudley Cannons, Rose is a little strange…but I think most girls are anyway and James is a right laugh. He really likes his pranks. I hope that you and mum are well. I really miss you dad. I can't wait to start classes though. I think Defense against the Dark Arts will be the best class. I mean how awesome would it be to grow up and be an Auror. Well I will send another letter when classes finally start.

Love,

Scorpius

Draco couldn't help but chuckle a little at his son's excitement. He really seemed to like Hogwarts so far. And sorted into Gryffindor…well for some reason that made Draco unbelievably proud. His son would by far be a better man than Draco could ever be. He wouldn't get caught up in the Dark Arts and wouldn't run around thinking that he owned the school just because he is pure blooded. It made Draco's heart swell to have such an amazing son. Draco stomach suddenly dropped though when he realized that tomorrow he would have to shatter his son's little perfect would with the truth. Why couldn't he let the innocent young kid stay that way? Oh….that's right because he married an absolute bitch and gold digger who was totally destroying the perfect life that he was trying to create for his son!

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