Astoria's POV (A/N the only time this happens)

"Astoria, calm down, they'll be here soon. You're acting more nervous than Scorpius is," Draco chastises while he's watching me pace back and forth near the front door. I turn to him surprised since I didn't see him come in, but when I see him I don't like the color of his face. He looks paler than normal, which makes him looks more like a ghost than a person.

"Draco, are you feeling alright? You look ghastly," I tell him quietly not wanting to let Scorpius hear this conversation, since he is already so worried about his little get together with Lily, mostly because he has to tell her about his job offer for the wizarding orchestra. They travel quite a lot and I don't know if Lily would be willing to let him go, just yet.

"I'll be fine, it's just a headache," Draco says trying to reassure me. I'm about to prod further into the topic, but I hear a loud pop and then the doorbell rings. I guess the guests are here.

I quickly open the door to see Harry Potter himself there with his daughter. "Thank you for having me over today, Mrs. Malfoy," Lily thanks me politely as she walks through the front entry way.

"Have fun, Lils, I'll pick you up at eight," her father says apperating away. I hear footsteps from behind me and see Scorpius walking over to her and giving her a hug.

"It's great to see you Lily. I have something important to tell you. Can you follow me to the gardens?" He asks quietly waiting for her nod so he can lead her away.

Once they're out of sight Draco and I look at each other and walk to the sunroom window to spy on them. Both of us are sitting on a separate arm chair. I'm pretending to knit, while my husband is reading the newspaper. It doesn't seem that neither Lily nor Scorpius have noticed that we're watching them. I really hope that Lily can accept the fact that Scorpius is going to begin is music career straight out of Hogwarts. If she can't then I guess that she isn't the one for him.

I look back at the two teens to see Scorpius speaking with Lily in the garden and suddenly she tackles him to the ground in a hug, laughing.

I barely heard her say congratulations when Scorpius pulls her in for a kiss. I decide to turn my head away from them, giving them a private moment.

"I haven't seen Scorpius this happy since we got that restraining order against Lucius four years ago," Draco comments smiling at the scene in front of him. I know Draco didn't have a good childhood and having his son happy is the one thing in the world that keeps him going.

"It's great to know that Lily is supporting him. Music isn't exactly the easiest thing to succeed in. I would know from personal experience," I say smiling, remembering a time when I was starting with my music.

"I remember when you were just starting and I was the only one that supported you through your long and successful music career. I can't believe that you retired from the orchestra. This is going to be your last tour," Draco reminds me making a little upset, but at the same time I feel like my music career took over my life.

"Oh, it's Scorpius' birthday tomorrow. What should we do for him?" I ask Draco. I wait a few moments for his answer, but it didn't come. I turn around to see Draco half asleep on the arm chair.

I walk over to him and kiss his forehead only to find out that he's burning up. "Draco, are you sure you're alright?" He swats my hand away and stands up shakily. I know this isn't a good sign, but I let him continue. Soon enough he's on his feet and starts walking until he crumples in on himself and collapses on the floor. I scream loudly and Scorpius and Lily come running in to see what's wrong.

"Dad! Mom, we need to get him to the hospital. I was hoping that this wouldn't happen again," Scorpius says grabbing our muggle telephone and calling for an ambulance.

After a few hours of waiting for the doctor to confirm what I already know I got my answer, Draco's cancer had come out of remission. About ten years ago we found out he had cancer, since wizards normally don't get cancer there wasn't anything that they could do and we had to go to a muggle hospital. Lucky, the cancer wasn't too far advanced and the doctors managed to come up with treatment for him. I was hoping that it wouldn't come back. It scarred Scorpius seeing his father like that as a child, but Scorpius is strong and put up with it. At least this time around he has Lily to help him.

"Mrs. Malfoy, your husband would like to see you," the nurse says with a fake smile on her face. I walk into the room to see Draco lying on a hospital bed with a bunch of machines I don't know the name of attached to him.

"It's bone cancer again, Astoria. I can't believe that I ruined Scorpius' birthday again. I wish my son could just have a normal childhood without seeing me like this," Draco says while tears pool in his eyes. I go over to him and embrace him in a tight embrace letting the unshed tears fall without letting anyone see him.

"It will be alright. Scorpius can go shopping with the Potters tomorrow and then come here to see you. I know that it isn't ideal for Harry to see you like this, but he is your boss and I think it is a good idea to let him know that you have cancer. He grew up with muggles he probably knows what it is," I say trying to reason with him. I hear him sigh and then nod, I notice the doctor walking in so I go outside to see where my son has gone to.

When I find him I see Lily hugging him tightly whispering something in his ear making him smile. Now, I'm happier than ever that Scorpius has Lily for a girlfriend. "Lily, dear, does your father know that you're here? It's past eight and I know he worries about you," I tell the young girl, but she only smiles at me.

"I called him and he told me that he's on his way. I just couldn't leave Scorpius alone. I was wondering if he could get school supplies with me tomorrow. It's his birthday and I know that his father wouldn't want him moping," Lily says knowingly and I nod in approval.

"That would be lovely if you do that for Scorpius. Oh, your father's here, Lily," I tell her and she turns her head around and smiles at her father. The boy who lived quickly jogs over

"Astoria, I heard that Draco had cancer! Will he be alright?" Harry asks me and I look at him incredulously. I never knew that he cared about Draco's wellbeing…

"Dad, we better go. They probably want to spend time with Mr. Malfoy," Lily murmurs.

I watch the Potters leave the hospital and start to lose my composure as soon as their out of sight. I feel like collapsing at this point. How can I go on m my tour now? How are we going to make ends meet with Scorpius at school, Draco out of work, and me unable to go on my world tour? "Mum, we should probably visit dad before visiting hours are over," Scorpius whispers softly, moving me in the direction of Draco's room.

Two hours later Scorpius and I are sitting in the kitchen, silently looking over hospital bills and our current amount of gold in our vault at the bank. "Mum, maybe I shouldn't go back to Hogwarts this year," Scorpius sighs rubbing his temples.

A/N

I hope you liked the plot twist...i have a lot of test coming up, so don't cound on anything for about a week.

~Animerocker

PS: Still don't own harry potter