Authorial Comment: Stupid adult things took longer than expected. Still have more to do but am slacking because little Sirius keeps tapping my hand. He knows he the star of the story and is ready for his spotlight. ;-)

Harry stepped out of the floo into Malfoy Manor and promptly set his squirming son onto the floor. Harry had barely begun to look around the room when Sirius cried.

"Blay! Blay! Up!" and scurried as fast as his little legs would carry him into the arms of Blaise Zabini. Blaise caught him and swung him up into the air before making an alarmed face and pretending to lose his grip. Causing Sirius to squeal with laughter, Harry smiled warmly and nodded to Blaise.

His eyes scanned the rest of the room quickly before coming to rest on Draco's face. Draco's eyes were narrowed as he watched Blaise play with his son. Harry understood at once and moved to take Sirius from Blaise.

"Hey kiddo, There's somebody here today who wants to meet you." Harry said carrying his son toward Draco. Sirius caught sight of him and instantly latched to Harry's arm placing his head on Harry's chest and eyeing Draco cautiously. Draco smiled at him in a very tentative way.

"Sirius, this is your Uncle Draco. Can you say hi," Harry said encouragingly. Sirius turned his face into Harry's chest and clung tighter. Draco came closer and hesitantly put his hand out. Harry nodded allowing Draco to tentatively stroke his son's soft blond hair. Sirius looked at him again thoughtfully.

"Hello, Sirius. It's very nice to meet you." Draco said to him very regally as if talking to an adult. Sirius smiled at this.

"Hi" he replied before promptly putting his face back in Harry's chest. Harry smiled.

"It may not seem like it Draco but that's a big move for Sirius. Here kiddo, go play." Harry slid Sirius down onto the floor despite the toddler still clinging to him. Yet the instant his feet touched the floor he released his father and ran to the corner of the room where his toys were kept.


Draco had watched his son play until it was time to eat. He sat on the opposite side of the table from Harry and Blaise while little Sirius sat at the end. Draco blamed his preoccupation with his son for not noticing it sooner. He had wondered at once why Blaise was even there. They had never been particularly close at school so he seemed an odd choice to join their family dinner. But watching them now Draco thought he understood.

Blaise was clearly close with both Harry and Sirius. He was continually touching Harry in a way that Draco did not appreciate. Nothing terribly overt mind, a pat on the hand to get his attention, picking so lint off his robes just many small intimate gestures. Too many for Draco's liking and then it happened. Blaise leaned over and whispered something into Harry's ear and Harry, Harry blushed!

Draco stood up so fast his chair fell over causing a loud crash. Sirius jumped and let out a frightened yelp but Draco barely noticed.

"Excuse me, I seem to have lost my appetite." He said to his mother coolly and left the room.


Harry was up and out of his chair in an instant chasing Draco down the hall. Behind him he could hear Sirius melting down. He was tired and didn't know what was happening. For the moment Harry left him to Lucius and Narcissa.

"Draco Wait!" Draco paused and turned on his heel. Glaring Harry down, Harry hesitated for a moment before regaining his head.

"What's wrong? Where are you going Draco?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong is yesterday all you could talk about was how much you loved me and today you are sitting there flirting like a twelve year old!" Draco hissed. Harry was taken aback. How dare Draco! He had not been flirting but if he had Draco was the last person who had any say about it.

"You're ass Draco Malfoy. I don't even understand why I spent all this time waiting for you sometimes. Now if you'll excuse me OUR son is crying. Crying because you had a tantrum and scared him." Harry turned and stalked back to the dining room.

Once he stepped inside he plucked the crying Sirius from his grandmother's arm and began talking soothingly too him and patting his back. Slowly Sirius calmed and placed his head on Harry's shoulder before drifting to sleep. Harry flinched momentarily at the thought of the snot that was now undoubtedly rubbed into his robes. Before shrugging it off it was certainly not the grossest bodily fluid his son produced.

He turned to give his goodbye's only to see that Narcissa had left the room. He waved to Blaise and Lucius before apparating home. He walked up the stairs into Sirius's room. It had once been a sitting parlor and had several large windows facing the street. The room was painted a soft green with silver trim. Various animals both magical and regular decorated the walls. Sirius had chosen them and they wandered the walls like it was their own menagerie.

Harry gently lay is son down in his crib. The child barely stirred. Harry stood there just watching him sleep. When he was like this it was impossible to miss how much he looked like Draco. His nose, jaw even the set of his mouth had become a constant aching reminder of his absent father. His stupid, selfish, jealous father tonight had been a mess. Harry shook his head then leaned down and kissed Sirius gently on his forehead.

"Good-night, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."


Draco slammed the door to his bedroom and threw himself onto his bed. He felt like an ass. He was an ass. He'd had no right to lose it like that. After all it was only one little blush but it had cut so deep. It had reminded him painfully of their earlier days. Just after the war, when it seemed like all their animosity had just seeped away buried with their many lost loved ones.

They had always seemed to end up in the same places. Social functions, popular clubs where ever they went they seemed to meet. Soon their banter had devolved into something sexual. Draco had loved to watch Harry blush at his innuendos he'd always been so shy. So startled that Draco would say such things to him even after they'd been together, Harry would even blush if Draco looked at him just so.

Draco was startled to hear his door open and close.

"Harry I'm. . ." he stopped it wasn't Harry but his mother who was standing before him.

"Harry left. Sirius was pretty upset by all the noise and needed to go to bed." Of course the baby. Draco almost resented him. He just made everything so much more complicated. He and Harry had always been simple but the baby changed that. Yet at the same time Draco loved him with his everything. He wanted so desperately to hold him and stroke his pretty baby face. Their child; he was living proof that they had loved passionately that it had all been real and not some wonderful dream.

Draco realized that his mother was still watching him closely. He looked back at her. He had no idea what to say.

"I thought you would like to know that I invited Blaise tonight. You're father and I have been trying to convince Harry to remarry. We didn't know if or when you would ever return and meanwhile the Malfoy heir was being raised by a single parent."

"You wanted him to get married?" Draco could feel the anger building inside him. His only family had been working against him. Narcissa bristled.

"Don't you give me that look Draco. You disappeared! We placed ads in every paper in the WORLD do you know how expensive that is and still nothing. Years we waited for you and so did Harry and Not a single word! We had detectives searching for you but you moved to fast for them. We thought you'd never come home."

"I had to go! I loved him more than air but he was all over that Weasley bint and what could I do?"

"Yes Harry told us all about that. You're a fool Draco. That man loves you. He loved you enough to raise your child knowing he'd never see you again. He loves you enough to sit at the table with someone he hates because you might join it and you all you can do his have these tantrums everytime someone looks at him! It's time for you to grow up son and if you cannot do that you should leave now before you cause any more pain."

Final note: so I've been itching to do a singy confess your feelings bit. . .I am seeking opinions who would like to see that here? I can always do a separate piece but I thought I'd run it pass my readers I know there are some of you at there who haven't been reviewing(shakes fingers) So I'm taking a vote review and tell me if you'd like to see some music or if you'd hate it. :D Thanks!