Chapter 28
Teddy was having a good time with James and Scorp. Scorp told them about trying to start up with Isabelle. James crowed with happiness. "Harry and Sue will be very happy." Teddy smiles.
"Yeah, Uncle George and Dad were just talking about how much of a douche Rick is. Trust me, you will see for yourself, Scorp. Auntie Hermione and Mum will be relieved. Rick's mum Mandy was a outright bitch to them in school, but now she can't praise them enough. I'm just happy that she has found someone that will treat her right."
"She told me something of doing all his work and making treats for the team, yet being made fun of all the time." Scorp tells them.
"She made them treats too!" James shakes his head. "You better show her how it's supposed to be. She doesn't know how happy should be other than with family and friends."
"I wish I had gotten with that cousin instead now. She at least knows how to be a real girlfriend." Ted says mournfully.
"Teddy, I have a theory. Could you have come across your mate? I mean I know it's a rare thing for a werewolf, but wouldn't that turn the gene on?" Scorpius asks, raising his brow.
"You just might have a point, Scorp. I need to think about who I ran across in the day before I started to change." Teddy nods, he'll do that tonight. "Again, thanks for waking me up to her. I wouldn't have left for anything short of that and if you are right, I would have missed the love of my life."
The blonde smiles at his cousin. "You're welcome. I need to get home for supper with Dad and the family."
"Say Hi to Auntie Hannah for me, would'a?" James smiles an easy smile that is reminiscent of his paternal grandfather.
"Will do." He waves and pops back to the Manor. He walks in as his father gets down on his knee and proposes to Hannah. Scorpius thinks about it, she was a constant for him for a long while. She and his father have been together for going on five years.
"Yes." She says quietly. Scorpius turns as he can see the look in his father's eyes. He clears this throat. "I just wanted you to know the kid was in the room before it went beyond kissing." He smirks to his father's shocked look.
"Congrats, Dad. Welcome to the family, Mum?" Hannah smiles and tears up. "Yes, to both of you. I would be proud to be your Mum, Scorp. I already think of you as mine, anyway." She takes the young man in her arms and hugs him tightly.
Draco's eyes water. This is how Scorp's mother should have been like. He wishes he could have been a better father to him many times over the years, but now he has his son and can help him keep his girlfriend happy.
Lucius and Cissa walk in and congratulate their son on marrying a good woman and Hannah for joining their family. Both elder Malfoys walk up to their grandson and hug him. "You used to call me Grandma. I miss that Scorp. You were my little garden buddy." Cissa smiles through her tears.
"Thank you, Grandma." He whispers. Luc clears his throat. "And Grandpa?" Scorpius' eyes start leaking. When his grandfather pulls him into him, the dam bursts. All four adults gather around the young man. This was the last hurdle in his healing. "Scorpius, your mother was trying to get you to not want to come here, because she knew that someday, you would tell us about what she was doing. By making you feel like we didn't want to be close to you she achieved this." Lucius tells him gently.
"We always wanted you, Scorpius." Draco tells him gently, taking him from his father's arms. "We will always want you with us. Even when you get older. Now go get ready for dinner. We are going out to celebrate."
The Malfoy family goes out to eat at a Muggle Italian restaurant, after a little coaxing for Lucius. It was a favorite of Hermione and George's. Draco and Hannah can see why. Between the atmosphere, service and food, they are impressed. When the check comes, Luc is doubly impressed. He is used to spending twice the bill on a night out with just him and Cissa. To feed the five of them, it only came to sixty pounds.
Scorpius returns to his room in time to see Belle's owl land at the window. He smiles as he relieves the bird of it's burden and gives it a treat. Scorp gets comfortable on his bed and opens the letter.
Dear Scorpius,
I now understand what you were apologizing for. A small part of me feels for my cousin, she is family and I love Uncle Bill and her two siblings a lot. On the other more vindictive side, yes I have one, I feel that Victoire is finally getting what she deserves. She would always flounce around (much like her mother) and simper about doing anything that even had a whiff of labor to it. I cannot tell you how many times I have had dish washingduty fobbedoff on me by her and my grandmother.
I feel for Teddy the most. Mum and Dad told me about his gene activating. Uncle Bill has said that he will be there for him as Teddy's dad was there for him when he got bit and raked by Greyback.
Your invite, which I didn't even tell my parents about until we got home was the only thing that allowed me to keep my sanity today. Grandpa and Dad had to break Mum and Grandma Molly apart at one point. If Dad hadn't kissed Mum and distracted her, Grandpa might've been a widower tonight.
They were having it out about "how Mum supposedly stole Dad away from a girl who loved him, his family and the Wizarding World". I know enough not to tick my mother off. It's like lighting a bomb the size of the U.S. Her hair started lifting and sparking. Dad and Uncle Bill told us to get back and they along with Grandpa went in to pull them apart.
Mum got a spell on Molly. Apparently, Grandma isn't able to do wandless silent magic, whereas Mum can. When Dad got Mum and I out of there, Molly was left with a visionof how life would have been if Hermione had not been there for all of the family.
As for your invitation, I am looking forward to dinner with you. Have a good night, Scorpius. See you tomorrow.
Yours,
Belle.
Yours. That is more like it. Scorpius smiles at the thought. He likes the idea of Belle being his. With that thought, he turns in and dreams of his Belle.