WOAAAH, i had NO idea i would get this done today too! (well, yesterday) but here it is! chapter 4 :)
"Orion?"
"Heavens no"
"Bootes"
"Are you trying to get our child murdered?"
It was a lazy Sunday night and Astoria and Draco were sitting on their bed discussing baby names.
Correction.
Draco was mentally going through a list of all the constellations in his head while rubbing Astoria's feet and she was shooting them all down as she was eating a huge helping of treacle tart dipped in honey and garlic.
Yeah, pregnancy does weird things.
"You know, this process might be a little easier if you actually helped"
Draco shot a glance at his wife but cowered at the scowl she sent him.
"Well, it would be easier if you chose names that wouldn't make him a walking target for bullies during his schooling years" she exclaimed as she dipped a finger into the pool of honey on the plate and brought it to her mouth.
She spilt a bit on the floor and as she reached for her wand that was sitting on the nightstand, Draco batted her hand away lightly and pulled out his own.
"Tergeo"
Astoria huffed and leaned against the pillow and crossed her arms.
Draco had been in a panicked state ever since he found out she was pregnant, he hadn't let her touch anything 'dangerous', refused to let her bend over or reach for something and almost scolded her when she wanted to go outside on her own.
"I just don't want you getting hurt" he said softly from the other side of the couch, as if he could hear her thoughts.
Astoria blinked a bit and looked at Draco who looked at her earnestly, she sighed and smiled at him.
"I know sweetheart"
Astoria really did appreciate the effort to keep her safe, she really did, but sometimes she felt like he was treating her like a child.
"Lets carry on then"
Astoria stared at him, confused as Draco pulled out a book from behind him.
She glanced at the cover and restrained herself not to snort
"Astronomy and You"
"Ophiucus?"
"I'd rather my child have a name he can pronounce before he's 20"
Astoria set her plate on the nightstand before she realized something
"Why are you calling out only boy names? I haven't even figured out the gender of the baby"
Draco stared at her in shock,
"Malfoy's always have boys, it's unheard of having a girl" he declared as he turned back to the book.
"Well, there's always room for change" she replied softly looking out the window and she smiled, remembering a memory of her and her grandmother.
"Whenever my grandmother visited, she would take me out on the hill overlooking our Manor and she would point out the different constellations and what they meant."
she looked at Draco with a wistful look on her face
"I never really listened to her but there's one name that always stood out to
me"
"Which one?" Draco urged her to continue
"Cassiopeia, it was always my favourite and that's the only one that I would actually enjoy listening about" she looked at him,
"Can we name it Cassiopeia if it's a girl? It would keep up with the tradition and it really is a wonderful name"
Draco looked at his wife who had a hopeful look on her face and felt his heartbeat speed up when she smiled at him and turned on her doe eyes. He could never say no to them.
"Ok, if it's a girl" he emphasized on the "if", he didn't want her to set her spirits too high.
She squealed with joy and Draco thought how he could never get tired of her laugh and her little squeals of happiness.
Shut up, he's still a badass thank you very much.
"Ohh, my tart's done, can you get me some more?" she asked gently, holding out her plate.
"Of course" he got up and took the plate before pressing his lips to her temple softly.
"Thank-you"
Astoria watched as he went to the kitchen to retrieve some tart and she was left to her thoughts.
Her mind drifted to those summer days spent with her grandmother, how she would skip, play and jump around as her grandmother would patiently point out different constellations to her in the sky.
Astoria looked around the room before setting her sights on the big windows showing the starry sky. She smiled and hopped off the bed gingerly before making her way over to the window.
She sighed and rested her hands on the windowsill as she looked up to the different constellations and stars in the sky. One of them caught her eye and she was instantly brought back to her childhood.
"Haha, grandmother look at me!"
8 year old Astoria Greengrass twirled in the air of her family's gardens as her grandmother chuckled at her youngest daughter's actions.
"That's very nice Astoria dear, but come here, lets look at the stars"
Astoria frowned a bit, all her grandmother ever did with her was talk about stars, look at stars, stars, stars, stars. Astoria was getting tired of it but she loved her grandmother so she sat down next to her in the wicker chair anyways.
"Which one are you going to teach me about today?" she asked.
"No, no teaching, just looking today my dear" answered her grandmother, eyes already drawn up to the night sky.
"But then I don't know what their called and I can't find Cassiopeia !" whined Astoria
"Tell you what, you look around and find one that you've never seen before, and I'll tell you about it, ok?" said her grandmother not once taking her eyes off the sky.
Astoria huffed but she did look up at the sky, there were ones she could faintly recall her grandmother pointing out but she didn't really see any that caught her eye. Until that one.
It was one she had never seen before.
"Grandmother, which one is that?"
The little girl tugged on her sleeve and pointed up to the sky.
Her grandmother looked to where her granddaughter was pointing and she let out a smile,
"Ahhh, I see Scorpius has caught your eye"
"Tell me about it" demanded the girl but added in a meek "please" after her grandmother gave her a stern look.
"Well, you remember that constellation I told you about, Orion, correct?" she began looking at Astoria who looked deep in thought before nodding slightly.,
"So, you see, Orion was a hunter. But he bragged often about his superior skills that the until the gods were tired. They then sent the scorpion to challenge Orion. Orion had laughed and underestimated the scorpion due to its size but once the scorpion stung him, Orion was defeated. Although both were placed in the sky, Orion's last wish was that he was never in the sky at the same time as the scorpion so darling, that is why we only see Orion in the winter but Scorpius is seen in the summer, like now"
her grandmother sipped her tea and glanced at Astoria who was listening intently.
Astoria realized that the story was over and she glanced towards the sky again before turning back and grinning at her grandmother
"Tell me about Cassiopeia again"
Her grandmother chuckled and ruffled the girls hair before launching into the story for about 100th time.
"Astoria! Astoria what are you doing?"
Draco's worried voice pulled her from her thoughts.
She turned around to see him puzzled as to why she was looking up at the sky.
Astoria turned around again, looked up at the sky and turned back to Draco.
"Scorpius" she whispered to herself
"Darling, are you alright?"
"Scorpius, Scorpius Malfoy" the name rolled off of Astoria's tongue with ease and she found delight in the way it sounded.
Draco was still confused as to why his wife was muttering to herself before Astoria looked up at him with an excited look on her face.
"Oh, Draco, it's perfect!" she brought her hands up to her bulging stomach as she muttered the name over and over again.
"Dear, what's perfect?"
Astoria stopped and looked at him earnestly
"I found the perfect name!" she exclaimed in glee
"Well, what's is it" he asked patiently
"Scorpius!"
Draco's face looked thoughtful for a second before he smiled and pulled Astoria onto the bed with him before wrapping his arms around her and gently putting his head onto the top of hers.
"Scorpius Malfoy, hmm, it's got a certain ring to it" he mused in thought.
"So, can we make it official?"
Draco looked down at his wife, glowing with excitement and her dark hair tumbling down to her back with a smile stretched on her face.
"Yes, Scorpius Malfoy it is"
She giggled in happiness before she gasped,
"Oh, this completely changes the plan for the nursery!' she exclaimed while throwing her hands up in the hair.
Draco groaned and slapped his hand to his forehead.
"Oh, we can't have scorpions on the wall, that would be ridiculous; heavens it would scare him. I do believe that..."
Astoria carried on, oblivious to the fact that her husband had fallen asleep.
Okay, so it's kinda 2AM where I am so im just gonna ask for review please! :) (don't blame me, im tired!) jokes, i love you guys! so if you love me...you know, leave a review :)
