Divorce

"Daddy!"

Draco cursed his ex-wife for forcing him into this. How couldn't he have said, 'I bet it's not that hard.' when she Floo'ed him at one in the morning, complaining about how impossible it was to take their daughter shopping? Now, while Ginny painted her nails a disgusting shade of green that'd match her fiancé's eyes, he was walking around Paris with a seven-year-old.

"What, Ariana?" he said wearily. They'd already bought eight dresses, a giant teddy bear he had to carry on his back, and nearly five kilos of candy.

"Can I get a cat?" she asked sweetly, as though she wouldn't throw a tantrum like she had in Zonko's if he said no.

Before he could start explaining that Ginny would murder him if Ariana brought another pet into her household, she made eye contact, and he was lost to her silver eyes (so like his) and cute little frown.

"Just don't give it a ridiculous name," he sighed.

"I was thinking of Miau." Her lips turned into what appeared to be a smirk, making him forget any argument he'd have had against it. He let his lips imitate hers, thinking of how much Ariana smirking annoyed Potter. "Drarry agrees too!"

He cringed at the mention of the giant pink doll he also had to carry on his back, making it look like the doll was doing unspeakable things to the teddy. Harry had bought it for her, and she named after her two 'Daddy's' and took it everywhere. Draco hated the name and the doll because it was pink, heavy, and he'd given it to her.

He bought Miau and four other dresses before Ariana made him try something called McRonald's (who definitely held similarities to his old brother-in-law). He was late returning her home to Ginny, so he had to endure an hour of her screaming that he couldn't say no, that it was good they were raising Ariana, because he was spoiling her. He longed to shut her up like he used to, by kissing her on the lips and, oh, other things, but that was before she turned out to be a bitch.

In the end, the suffering was worth it because he annoyed his ex-wife, made sure Ariana wasn't turning into a humble Potter and . . .

"I love you, Daddy!"

. . . In the end, it was just all worth it.

Words: 400

Inspired by Kim's (Boogum) Family drabble idea:

- Draco going shopping with his daughter, who naturally has him wrapped around her thumb and makes him carry all her toys, including a giant pink doll house.

Which I completely altered and then murdered. Gah!

I had to cut so much out of this one to fit it into 400 words that It was painful. I had to remove my precious Hermione bashing and Ariana's incapability to say L's. Anyway, it fits the requirements. Also thank you to Julia (Julia Claire) for helping with the reducing process.

Before I murdered the above drabble I was thinking of just being naughty and posting it all and then gluing an official drabble explaining why Ginny had left Draco and how she felt sorry (yes, I am evil). It is bellow.

She felt like crying after signing the papers, but it was her fault. It was she who took comforting a step too far while her best friend sobbed in her lap because his wife left him for her job. She felt sorry for him and let her school girl crush rule her, either because her husband was a work whore or because she was truly and remarkably drunk. She did it, it was her fault, so although she wants to, she can't complain at the divorce or at the lack of the emerald ring on her finger. She just can't.

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