Angry words

The men continued to stare at each other, Draco felt worthless under the gaze of his enemy. At least when they were at school, he felt better about himself. He had always had the best clothes, the best possessions, the best owl. It didn't matter that Harry Potter was the saviour of the wizarding world because he could convince himself that he was better than him, simply because he had more money.

Flashback

" You're useless Malfoy, you will never amount to anything."

" See, Potter that's where you're wrong, I'm gonna be the best."

" Yeh right Malfoy, at what ? "

" Everything."

End flashback

When Potter opened his mouth Draco assumed it was to say something berating instead his only comment was.

" You have a daughter ! "

" Great observation, skills you got their Potter."

Potter however ignored him and his gaze switched to Draco's daughter with her legs twisted around Draco's hip.

" Allo" the five year old said in a cautious voice.

Potter smiled. Gourgeous smile, Draco thought and immediatley shook his head to clear it of such thoughts. This was Potter his enemy, arch-nemesis, over all bastard.

" Hello." He said politely. " What's your name? "

" Baby." She said with a smile.

" Baby? " Potter asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.

" Yes Potter." Draco cut in " Baby."

" Right." Potter said absorbing this information. " Baby Malfoy. " He said rolling it around in his mouth as if it was an expensive wine. " I like it." he said finally.

" Oh thank God, because I was so worried I would have to rename my daughter just because wonder boy didn't like it. " Draco drawled.

Potter's eyes hardened and his shoulders straightened showing off his new strength as if saying to his school boy rival that now he could beat him in a fist fight if he wanted to. But before Potter could send him a challenge, Draco noted another presence behind him and half turned around keeping his feet in the same position. There stood Weasley and Granger.

"Never go anywhere without them do you, Potter" Draco threw this comment over his shoulder and then sneered at the two in front of him.

" Malfoy" The weasel snarled. Then as Draco turned around fully Weasley did a double take as he noticed Baby cradled in his arms. It didn't stop Potter though he took a few steps around Draco and stood next to Granger.

" And where are your cronies, Malfoy , huh ? What happened to Dumb and Dumber?"

Malfoy's eyes hardened as he practically spat out " Dead "

The smirk on Potter's face failed a little. And he tried again. " Parkinson?"

"Dead."

Still Potter tried again. " Zabini? Pucey? Flint? Troy? Bulstrode ?"

" Dead, In hiding, Dead, Azkaban, Insane." Draco placed a finger in the air every time he mentioned one of his former-friends fate. Next to him he heard Baby start whimpering. Looking at her he whispered.

" What's the matter baby?" he asked concerned.

" I dropped my ice cream." she whispered back almost crying again. Her gaze fixed on the sorry little puddle on the street that used to be her precious ice cream.

" I'm sorry, but daddy doesn't have any money to buy you another one." Malfoy said quietly but not quietly enough for it to escape the Potter's hearing.

" What's this? Malfoy doesn't have enough money for an ice cream? Well isn't that sod's law." he said smirking widely.

Draco just glared at him.

" Thats the funniest thing i've ever heard." Weasley said roaring with laughter " God finally decided to drop the bastard down a peg or two."

" You watch your language, in front of my daughter, Weasel" Draco sneered.

Baby had tears flowing down her face now at the refusal of an ice cream. It had been the only one she had had all week and she wasn't even half way through it when she had fallen and she didn't understand why these people were being so horrible to her daddy. He was so kind and generous. She had so many questions but all she said was,

"Daddy, I want down." Draco complied and placed his daughter gently on the street where she immediatley bent down and picked something off the floor. "Daddy, I found a knut." Draco glanced at the bronze coin in his daughter's hand and smiled.

" Well done, baby but we need 54 more." he whispered to the girl clinging onto his leg where she only came up to his thigh.

" Doesn't your daddy give you pocket money any more, Malfoy?" Weasley sneered.

If looks could kill Ron Weasley would be dead and buried right about now.

"Or did he get fed up of you just like everyone else does?"

Draco was trying to think up a witty reply when from beside him Baby piped up

" Lucius is dead, he said Daddy wouldn't get any money of his though because he had a mudblood for a daughter." Baby shuddered as she repeated what her grandfather had said.

At the word mudblood, Granger's eyes widened. " Mudblood?" she choked out. It was the first time she had spoken and Draco noticed the difference in her voice. It was no longer shrill and annoying it had taken on a more mature sound, he was relieved, he didn't think he could stand listening to that annoying voice once again.

Baby didn't say anything just nodded, tears streaming down her face. Draco bent down to talk to her. He whispered comforting words in her ear, about how it didn't matter about Lucius because it was just him and her and it didn't matter about anyone else.

" Just us, remember Malfoy's against the world." She smiled up at him.

" Yes daddy."

When Draco turned around he was surprised to find the dream team still there. They also seemed shocked.

" Baby's a half-blood?" Potter was the first to ask.

Baby who was now back in her father's arms, nodded shyly.

" Baby?" The weasel spluttered.

Baby nodded again and Granger who seemed to have fallen in love with the sweet girl reached out and took the little girl's hand in her own and shook it.

"Well hello, there Baby, my name's Hermoine Snape."

Draco's eyes widened so fast he was sure they would fall out their sockets.

" Snape?" he questioned immediatley.

The woman nodded solemnly. " I married Sev about 4 years ago."

"Sev?" Malfoy choked. " You call him Sev?"

The woman nodded again but with a smile on her face. Malfoy used the hand not holding his daughter to hit himself on the forehead. He muttered to himself,

" Bad mental images, bad mental images"

Baby laughed though she had no idea who Snape was seeing as he had lost contact with everyone after the war. Everyone had been so certain he was working for Voldemort, that when Dumbledore told them all that he had been working for them as a spy, no-one quite knew what to think and Draco had left. Met a lovely muggle girl called Skylar and married her. When Lucius found out he disowned Draco and when he died 2 years later he left the Malfoy fortune to some un-known mistress.

"What bout you Malfoy? huh? which poor muggle did you impregnate?" Weasley taunted.

The hex came so quick Weasley didn't even have a chance to defend himself. He was risen off the ground and turned upside down. His common checked shirt fell over his head and he screamed bloody murder.

Draco said in a clear confident voice "You shut up about Skylar. She was everything you'll never have. She was perfect and she was mine."

He then cast a silencing charm on the red head and curtly repeated no swearing in front of my daughter. Before the other two had a chance to pull out there own wands and hex him, Draco swept past the weasel still hovering about 2 feet of the ground upside down. He cast a quick "wingardium leviosa" and Weasley's money purse that had fallen out of his pocket was now in Draco's hand. As he strode down the street he threw a quick " finite incantum" over his shoulder and a heard an oomph as Weasley fell onto the cobbled street.

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