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...Mistal: TPO, HPslashfan4evr, Sen-Tay, & Angel174.

Ron left a few days later, but Blaise stayed to enjoy his time off, and to watch Draco and Lucas. He knew something was going to happen soon, he just didn't know when or where and he wasn't about to leave them unguarded.

Yes, the wards had been restored, but only to a certain extent. And Blaise knew how much Lucas liked to go to Hogsmeade and play around down by the lake so Draco would need as much help as he could get in watching Lucas. Of course, there was always Harry Potter. But Draco refused to let him know what was going on. He wanted as little amount of people to know as possible.

Blaise couldn't sway Draco's mind, even though he thought it would probably be good to let the guy who defeated the Dark Lord in on this little situation. But Draco was a Malfoy, and Malfoy's did not listen to what they didn't want to hear.

So here they were, the three of them watching Lucas as they took a stroll through Hogsmeade, one not even knowing the risk involved in this tiny freedom. Lucas was running around like a three year old would after two candy bars and some candy crystals. Finally, after twenty minutes of Lucas running wild, Draco conjured an elastic leash and Velcroed it onto Lucas' arm.

"No Daddy," Lucas whined. "No leash."

"Luc," Draco gave Lucas a stern look.

"Daddy," Lucas pouted.

"Fine, I'll take it off, but only if you promise to stay with us," Draco said.

"Daddy up," Lucas said, his arms stretched for Draco to pick him up. "Up Daddy, up."

Draco smiled, undid the Velcro, and picked Lucas up. Lucas laughed as Draco threw him in the air and caught him in his arms, before hugging him close to his chest. They walked for a little while longer until they found Honeydukes.

"Dues Daddy!" Lucas shouted excitedly. "Dues!"

"You're not getting any candy," Draco said matter-of-factly.

Lucas giggled, "Couse I am."

"All right, maybe a piece," Draco said, steering the foursome into Honeydukes.

Harry smiled, knowing damn well that Draco was going to buy Lucas candy and the kid would wind up wired until June. He'd never thought spoiling a child was a good idea, mainly because of Draco's behavior during their school days, but he knew Lucas would do just fine being spoiled. Hell, Harry had already begun spoiling him. Yeah, Blaise was responsible for the candy crystals, but who do you think gave Lucas the candy bars?

"If I let you down you promise not to wander off? Promise you'll stay within sight?" Draco asked, stopping in the very middle of the store.

Lucas nodded his head vigorously, a smile dancing across his face. Draco let him down and watched as he stood still for a few moments, not sure of where to start. Finally he took off to the right and began playing with a gummi-bee flying around the store.

"He's such a great kid," Harry said.

"I know," both Draco and Blaise said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed. Way too much time spent together had caused them to talk simultaneously and finish each other's sentences.

"Gods he's growing up so fast," Blaise said. "Remember when he was really little? Remember how he would throw his food at Tawny every time she got near him when he was eating?"

"Or how his first word was 'no'?" Draco laughed.

"Well he is a Malfoy," Blaise shook his head, a huge grin on his face and playfully nudged Draco in the stomach.

Harry wanted to puke at the love they were radiating. Yep, if they were gay, they were definitely together. So Harry started laughing and said, "Remember when I baby-sat for him and he gelled his own hair into a mohawk? That was great."

Both Draco and Blaise looked at him and shook their heads.

"Okay, so it wasn't that great," Harry grumbled, looking at the floor. "Hey, where'd the little rug-rat go anyway?"

"What?" Draco asked, confused at first. Then, a second later, panic began to set in. "Lucas, Lucas where'd you go?"

"Oh shit," Blaise said, joining in on the search.

Harry watched in confusion as the two men began searching the store frantically for Lucas. He was probably just hiding somewhere or gorging on illegal candy. Harry couldn't figure out why Draco and Blaise were panicking. But he shrugged and began looking around anyway.

"Lucas," Harry said, as he stooped down to look under a table. "Hey there buddy. Whatcha doing under there?"

"Playing," Lucas said.

"Well come on out of there, you're dad is having a freak-out attack," Harry reached for him and Lucas crawled into his arms. "Now that's a good boy. Come on, you're dad... Okay, okay."

"Oh Gods, you're allright," Blaise grabbed Lucas from Harry and hugged the child close to him. "Draco, he's over here. I've got him."

Well I had him, Harry thought bitterly to himself.

Draco rushed over to them and took Lucas from Blaise, "Oh Merlin... Lucas you had me scared shitless. I told you not to wander around. I told you not to leave my sight. Why did you do that? Huh? You know better."

"He was just playing," Harry said quietly.

"Just playing?" Draco looked at Harry incredulously. "He was just playing huh? Well he could have been hurt. Anything could have happened to him. My Gods, don't you ever leave my sight again, do you understand?"

"Yes Daddy," Lucas said quietly, tears forming in his eyes. "I sowwy Daddy. I sowwy."

Draco hugged Lucas to him and made his way out of Honeydukes and quickly towards Hogwarts. Harry and Blaise followed after him, Harry looking at Blaise curiously. Finally, just before they reached the school he stopped Blaise and asked, "Zabini, what's going on?"

"It's... It's complicated," Blaise sighed. "Look, just don't worry about it okay?"

"But..."

"Don't worry about it Potter," Blaise snapped.
Draco paced back and forth in McGonagall's office, while Blaise and McGonagall watched from across the desk. Harry had taken Lucas out so that the three could talk, even though he thought he should have been there too. Unfortunately, he was overridden.

"I think we need to tell him," Blaise said finally. He cut off Draco's protest by putting his hand up in the air. "Drake, you know we need to."

"Blaise is right Draco," Minerva agreed. "He's Harry Potter, he could help."

"I don't give a fuck who he is!" Draco yelled. "I don't need his pity. I can take care of my son on my own!"

"We know you can Draco," Blaise said calmly. "That's not the issue here. The issue is whether we should tell Potter so we can have some help looking after Lucas."

"There's already three of us," Draco said. "And we have all the aurors we need."

"Draco, we've got all the aurors watching your mother right now," Blaise said. "And who do you have watch Lucas while your teaching your classes? One of the students?"

"Well yes," Draco said. "But you've been watching..."

"Yes, lately I've been watching him, but I can only do that for so long. Drake, I have to leave at some time. I have a job to get back to. And I'm sure Lavender isn't happy that she hasn't seen her boyfriend in a week. I have a life outside of you and Lucas."

"Blaise..."

"I know Drake, I know. But I can't stay much longer. I have to get to other things. Yes, this project is my baby, almost literally, but it's not my only. I have other cases that I must get back to. And Minnie can't take away from her busy schedule to watch him in-between your classes either," Blaise sighed. "And a student just isn't enough protection for him."

"Please Blaise..."

"Draco, I don't care about this petty rivalry you had with Potter back in our school days, this is a bit more important than your ego. This is about your son."

Draco sighed and collapsed into the chair beside Blaise. "Okay, okay. So we'll tell Potter, but we don't have to give him all the details. I'll... I'll sugarcoat it for him."

"I don't think Harry Potter needs anything 'sugarcoated' as you put it. I think he can hear the whole story and not pass judgment," Minerva said.

"Fine but I..."

"Malfoy!" Harry was screaming from the staircase leading to the Headmistresses office. "Malfoy!"

"Did he push you into the lake again?" Draco asked, exasperated. "Cause now is really not the best time to tattle on a three-year..."

Draco cut himself short as he looked at Harry. Harry's glasses sat crooked on his nose, one of the lenses scratched and the wires bent to odd angles. His clothes were rumpled and his hair was even more out of place than usual. But none of that compared to the look of pure horror on his face.

"Malfoy, I... I couldn't stop..." Harry panicked, tears in his eyes. "I didn't know what was... Oh Gods... They came from nowhere. I didn't even see them... Oh Gods I'm so sorry."

Blaise jumped out of his seat as Draco slid to his knees, "Potter, what happened? You have to tell me exactly what happened."

"I don't know. One minute we're looking for the giant squid again and then there's these two people in cloaks. One of them grabbed Lucas and the other shot me with the totalus and then I was on the ground. I didn't even see a face...The one hit me a few times while I was down. And then they were off on a broom..."

"What did the broom look like?" Blaise asked as Minerva rushed to Draco's side.

"Had to be a Saturn 5," Harry said shakily.

"And they were on one broom?"

"Yeah, just one."

"Did they say anything?"

"No, they just came out of nowhere and attacked us," Harry gulped. "I couldn't even defend myself much less Lucas. But I tried... Draco I really tried. I'm so sorry..."

Harry looked sadly at Draco, doubled over on the floor stunned, as McGonagall tried to comfort him. Harry closed his eyes, his heart filled with guilt over losing Lucas. But even though his heart was filled with grief, his curious nature took over him.

"Zabini, what's going on here?" Harry asked shakily. "Why would someone take Lucas like that?"

Blaise looked sadly at Harry. "It's a long story."

Harry blinked. "Well, I have all night."

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