AN: Yeah, so I haven't updated this in forever. Can you forgive me? Well, I hope so. If you remember the first chapter of this, Hakuna Matata, this was originally part of it but I decided I liked it better separate and am just now getting around to typing this bit up.

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Good Morning, Malfoys

If given veritaserum, Draco would have sworn that he had only closed his eyes for a moment, when in reality he had slept for hours. He woke with a start at seven thirty to find an owl tapping at the window. The large tawny had in its beak the day's copy of the Daily Prophet. With a sigh he opened the window and allowed the bird to perch on the bedside table. He took the paper from it and dropped three knuts in the small leather pouch on its leg. With a short hoot the bird flew back out into the morning.

With a glance toward his sleeping wife, Draco walked down the hall and into the kitchen. He set the percolator on the stove and began to brew a pot of coffee. Soon the air was filled with the rich scent of the dark liquid. While it brewed, he worked on getting breakfast started. As he turned to open the icebox he heard footsteps behind him.

Turning around he saw his oldest daughter, Carina, standing in the entryway, a blank, sleepy look on her face. "Good morning, Sweetheart," he said brightly. She nodded, only slightly moving her head, as she flopped into a chair. Draco chuckled. Ever since she was a baby, Carina did not like mornings. She had Ginny's attitude towards them, but had somehow inherited Draco's internal clock which didn't allow her to sleep past 8:00 am on a good day.

"Would you like some juice?" he asked, not really expecting an answer. The redhead shrugged half-heartedly. He took it as a yes. It was only recently that she had started showing any signs of life in the morning and Draco much preferred it to her inferi-like stare.

After pouring the sleepy girl a glass of orange juice, Draco went back to his breakfast preparations. He hummed to himself as he flipped the pancakes while the eggs and bacon fried. As the first batch of pancakes came off the griddle, Corvus skipped into the room fully dressed and chipper.

"Good morning, Daddy!" He shot a look at his sister, half asleep and in her nightgown. "Carina," he drawled like a true Malfoy.

"Brat," she shot back murderously.

"Hey! Watch your language. And good morning to you too." Draco sighed. "Did you happen to see if your mother was up, by the way?"

"Nope. Uung," Corvus strained trying to reach the glasses. Draco reached over the boy into the cupboard and set one on the counter for him. "Thank you."

"Now was that a 'Nope, she wasn't,' or a 'Nope I didn't look'?" he asked, sliding a plate in front of Corvus who quickly dug in, giving a half-hearted shrug in response to the question. Sitting down at the table with his food, he also placed a small plate of bacon in front of Carina, who glared at it for a moment before taking a tentative bite.

Draco stood and poured himself another cup of coffee when Ginny shuffled into the room. She was dressed in one of his old Slytherin Quidditch jerseys and lavender pyjama bottom shorts, holding Lyra who was also half asleep.

"Coffee?" she asked hopefully as she placed the two year old in the highchair. Draco sighed and handed over his mug. As he gave her a half hug and kissed the top of her head, she muttered, "Love you."

"Only because I make you coffee," he teased.

"Uh-huh," she agreed absently as she failed in attempts to stifle a rather large yawn. "Ooh bacon!" Grabbing the platter she sat down at the table.

Draco leaned on the counter watching his family with a smile on his face. He and Ginny had always fussed at the other over sleeping habits and undesirable morning qualities the other had, but looking at Carina he couldn't imagine her not taking after Ginny and found it adorable. He chuckled to himself as they fought over the last slice of bacon. He was suddenly certain that breakfast truly was the most important meal of the day.


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