The way the people behaved around Draco really bothered Harry but if both Draco and Ginny were indeed too absorbed to notice them, he had no intention of calling their attention to it, especially because he could not know for sure that they were whispering about Malfoy. Instead, Harry waited impatiently until Ginny had finished talking about a game the past weekend between the Montrose Magpies and Holyhead Harpies which she had covered before awkwardly joining in their conversation by completely changing the subject because he had not been able to follow this Quidditch season.

"Yes, it's quite an interesting game… Hey, Draco, have you made any holiday plans with Scorpius?"

Draco blinked for a few times at his sudden change of subject before recovering himself, "Yes, I have. We will visit Diagon Alley tomorrow and I am certain Scorpius will pick out another hundred of books from Flourish and Blotts." Unexpectedly, he hesitated for a beat, started blushing before adding, "And I might have agreed to bring him to the Weasleys' shop for the first time."

Harry did not realise his jaw had dropped, "Wow, th-that's a surprise…"

There was no question in his mind by now that Draco would do absolutely anything for his son but he could not help admiring the geniusness of Ron sending his products to Scorpius at Christmas. He had yet to meet any young wizard who had been able to resist the products from the joke store. Well, Al might have lost interest in them or had at least pretended to have lost interest for a while but he had been absolutely fascinated by them at one point.

Ginny glared at his husband before turning towards Draco to give him a calming smile, "Draco, I'm taking my kids to the Diagon Alley tomorrow afternoon as well while Harry will be stuck at work yet again. Would you like me to bring both of our boys into the shop while you wait for Scorpius elsewhere?"

Draco's face lighted up that Harry fully expected him to accept her offer right away, but then he visually surpassed his excitement to consider for a moment, in which Harry wondered if he was debating whether Scorpius needed him to physically bring him to the shop himself, before replying politely, "That would be a great help to me. Thank you so much, Ginny. I'm sure he would prefer visiting the store with Albus without his dad tagging along anyway, as long as I have supplied him with enough money to buy as many products as he would want."

She opened her mouth looking ready to argue with Draco's consumption attitudes but then closed it again before slowly saying, "You're welcome."

Even though Weasleys Wizard Wheezes was a family business, not only would Ginny never gift her children any of their products, she had also made it a rule that the products should never be in her sight in the Potter household. Their children could buy them out of their own pockets (one product at a time with many products on a list of forbidden items each employee of the shop had well memorised; unfortunately or fortunately, one owner could never remember the list considering he had sent a love potion of all products as a gift) but they would never dare to use them at home, and Merlin helped them if they ever got into troubles because of the products in school.

Letting a boy who was visiting the joke store for his very first time buy as many products as he wanted might sound like the worst parenting idea Ginny had ever heard, but even she, who had been ever careful when it came to parenting her own children, could not really imagine a few joke products succeeding in corrupting the precious Scorpius when an alternate universe ruled by Voldemort had failed to do so. If buying a few silly products could bring Scorpius, who had experienced more sadness and trauma than any innocent young boy deserved to experience in his entire life, some well-deserved happiness, then he should totally get everything he wanted.

Ginny might have kept her reaction to herself but there was now an awkwardness among them as it looked to Harry that Draco had sensed the brief alteration in her previously warm attitude. No one said anything for a moment. Ginny resumed her previous topic on Quidditch which Draco seemed glad to respond. Harry was only all too happy to notice Ron's ginger hair from a distance that he eagerly waved him over.

"G-Good afternoon, mate. I-I can't believe I made it… I thought I'd be late for sure." His best friend greeted him breathlessly after half-running towards them. Harry looked at his watch, the Hogwarts Express was due to arrive in nine minutes.

"Where's Hermione? I thought you two were coming together." Harry had taken the afternoon off but last he heard, his boss was going to take a few hours off to welcome her children home.

"She's running late… I'd been waiting for her at her office for a whole hour only for her to make me come on my own first at the last minute. I have the muggle phone so she could call me if she still isn't here by the time we leave… or she said I can send a… what-is-it… send her a t-text."

"I can help you with it if it comes to that." Hermione and Harry were among the ones in their family who utilised Muggle technology the most, which was not surprising at all considering their backgrounds and their close working relationship. A lot of time it was just so much more convenient to communicate instantly in a much less invasive way than the Floo or the Patronus. Both Ron and Ginny had access to Muggle phones but for some reason, they always had troubles using it and never could warm up to it. Harry believed James had obtained a number of Muggle devices behind Ginny's back and was actually the most proficient of them all when it came to Muggle technology but of course, he would not expose his son's secret to his wife, who believed the Muggle phones to be a source of corruption with the internet, all those games and weird apps.

Harry was looking at Ron when his friend suddenly accused, "What're you smirking at, Malfoy?"

Ginny jumped to Draco's defense immediately, "Ron, you're so rude. I've been talking with Draco for twenty minutes and he hasn't been smirking at all."

Draco turned towards Ginny to give her a small grateful smile and said, "It's okay, Ginny." He then turned to his former rival and said, "I was just surprised about how unfamiliar you are with Muggle technology considering the fact that you have married a Muggle-born, that's all." The way Draco pronounced the word Muggle-born was neutral and completely different from the way he had used to spit Mudblood in his youth.

Ron muttered, "You're one to talk, as if you would know anything about Muggle technology."

Harry was surprised when he saw Draco blushed a little even though he continued to look Ron in his face, "As a matter of fact, I actually have been using the Muggle internet for a few years, even though my skill can't be compared to Scorpius'."

All three of them were absolutely incredulous but of course it was Ron who asked, "Who are you? Like I could believe Draco Malfoy would ever use Muggle technology!"

Draco looked so embarrassed that Harry felt bad for him, "Well, when you want to travel incognito as far as most of the wizarding world is concerned, the Muggle internet and modes of transportation have actually been extremely helpful." Now Harry felt even worse for his new friend thinking about what had not been said but was perfectly understood, why the former Death Eater would prefer to not be recognised when he was in vacation even if it meant to use the technologies invented by Muggles, whom he had absolutely despised in his youth.

Now it was Ron's turn to look embarrassed and perhaps a bit guilty. It looked to Harry that he was struggling to say something or maybe to apologise when he looked at Draco with his mouth parted, but then he closed it after two seconds before turning slightly away to look attentively at the clock.

Ginny asked Draco a bit louder than necessarily, "So does it mean you have tried 'flying' on the Muggle plane, Draco? I tried it a few times but it was worst when my family went to Argentina to watch the Quidditch World Cup, it was absolutely horrendous. I felt like a creature caged inside that itty-bitty seat."

"I did try it but it wasn't too bad for me, but then I have never taken a flight longer than ten hours…" he stopped for a moment before adding awkwardly, "and we might have traveled first-class." The image of Draco Malfoy flying in a Muggle plane with a remote in his hand watching Muggle movies felt extremely alien in Harry's head. He wondered if Draco would wear his dress suits on a plane as well.

Ron was still pretending to look away but he instinctively said, "Of course." While Harry had admittedly felt tempted to roll his eyes hearing the cliche of the Malfoys flying first-class, Draco had not said it to brag and his tone had not been condescending at all. Harry gave Ron a warning look which he reacted by looking suitably embarrassed.

Draco ignored Ron's comment and continued to say, "Scorpius and I far prefer traveling on trains anyway. It feels much more familiar and Scorpius finds it relaxing taking in the scenery occasionally while reading and having a nice cup of tea."

"That sounds like him." Ginny just did not seem capable of not smiling whenever she heard Scorpius' name mentioned but it was something Harry could totally relate by now.

Coincidentally, Draco turned to Harry now and said, "Hmm… Harry, there's something Scorpius wants to ask you about." It was a statement rather than a question and Draco showed no intention of continuing without any prompting, which puzzled Harry along with the fact that Draco was telling him now instead of letting Scorpius do the asking when he would arrive within minutes.

"Oh? What's it? Or do I have to wait till he arrive to hear the question?"

"That's the thing, I am telling you… well, actually asking you now because I know Scorpius would not ask himself, so if this is not okay for you, and it's perfectly fine for you to say no... but if that's the case, I'd appreciate if you can pretend not having heard the question."

Harry wished Draco could just get on with it because it sounded like a very important question but he could tell Draco would not ask the question if he did not make the promise. "That's fine, I won't tell Scorpius if it's not okay for me… now, what's it?"

"Scorpius wants to invite Albus to sleepover at the Malfoy Manor."

"That's it?" Even though letting Al sleepover at the Malfoy Manor had been something he could never have imagined a year ago despite his son having visited the Manor in the day for about ten times, the question sounded so trivial now that it baffled Harry that Draco had to make such a fuss out of it. After everything the two families had been through this school year, there was simply no way Harry could give a different answer to the question. "Of course Al can sleepover at the Manor with his best friend."

Draco literally let out a breath in front of them. "Thank you, Harry. Scorpius will be absolutely thrilled. Just to be clear, is it okay for you if Albus sleepover during the Easter break or do we have to wait till the summer holiday?"

"It's fine for me either way… Hmm, I'm wondering, Draco, why wouldn't Scorpius ask me myself?" Harry hoped that Scorpius was not afraid of him but then his heart sunk as he thought perhaps Scorpius hated him for having separated them earlier. The worse thing was, if the young Malfoy really did hate him, he knew he totally deserved the hate. But then if this was truly the case, Scorpius would have to be the best actor in the world to appear all friendly and charming to him while secretly harbouring this hate.

Draco hesitated a moment before saying "Scorpius refused to ask because he was afraid you'd think him selfish and will thus dislike him."

Harry was absolutely shocked, "Selfish? How could I ever think that of him? I don't think it's even possible for me to dislike him." Draco gave him a meaningful look, Harry knew immediately that he was reminding him of the time when he had disliked Scorpius… for no fault of Scorpius'. He blushed then added, "I mean, I can't possibly dislike him now that I've gotten to know him much better."

Draco's face softened as he continued, "That's fair. Scorpius has been so grateful that you've been so nice to him over the past few months. It's already been a big improvement over the course of one year for you to let Albus visit over Christmas, then for him to visit again over the Easter break, he thought you would think that he's abusing your kindness if he asks Albus to sleepover."

When Harry had first visited the Burrow before his second year, his best friend's small but cozy home was a paradise compared with 4 Privet Drive. It had been a lot of fun for him to do anything with Ron, his brothers and Ginny there, even when he was helping out with chores. (Mrs Weasley never let him helped out much but that never stopped him from trying because he had been well aware of the fact that he had been one more mouth to feed for the struggling family.) Even so, it was undeniable that he had had the most fun at the Burrow during the night time. Snack-eating and talking would suddenly become the most exciting activities in the world when they were doing that at night in secret, trying not to giggle and wake up the other members of the house. The Burrow had a charming view in the day but it could not be compared to its magnificent night view of a clear, starry sky. Having grown up in the suburb in Surrey, it had amazed Harry to see how the stars looked so much brighter at the Burrow. Of course the Malfoy Manor could not have been more different from the Burrow but he had no doubt that Albus would be able to enjoy the visit in a completely different way if he stayed overnight.

Despite his own understandable aversion towards the Malfoy Manor, Harry had never objected to Albus visiting his friend there from the very beginning so he had believed that he had always been rather reasonable. But now when he thought about how he had never bothered to have a real conversation with Scorpius before this school year, his previous short holiday-visiting ban and how Scorpius would easily worry about displeasing him, perhaps he had not been as reasonable and welcoming as he should have been, even without the whole separation fiasco. The more he thought about the potential sleepover at the Malfoy Manor, the more he agreed that the boys had been missing out on the memorable experience. Even though the boys had slept in the same room every night in Hogwarts, Harry knew from experience that it was completely different from sleeping over at a best friend's own home.

Harry shook his head and said weakly, "I could never think that of Scorpius, it's a very reasonable request coming from a teenage boy, to want to share some fun time with his best friend outside of school. Besides, I bet a sleepover will do some good to both of our boys." He saw that Ginny was looking very pleased in his peripheral vision, Ron was standing off to one side that he could not see his reaction at all.

Draco gave him the most genuine smile he had ever given to anyone who was not Scorpius as far as Harry knew. "I thought so. I thought he was worrying too much for no good reason and had tried to convince him to give it a try but he said he will ask next year or so." Harry guessed he still had some work cut out for him if he wanted the young Malfoy to truly be comfortable around him, to apologise formally for the cruel and unfair separation for starter.

A/N: Thank you all your support, especially to the anonymous guest who left the lovely comment on the last chapter. All comments mean so much to me, please comment =)