Epilogue: New Beginnings

After waking up early in the morning, Harry found himself in the kitchen, washing the dishes by hand. Even though he could use his wand, which was safely tucked away in his dresser drawer, he believed doing everything by magic, even mundane tasks, made him idle.

After his separation from Draco and the prospect of raising a child alone, Harry had to focus all of his energy on James. He wanted to raise his son away from magic, believing that he no longer belonged in that world. Of course he had Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasley clan with him. But for the most part, he kept magic out of his life. With him and Draco back together and happier than they've ever been, Harry was finding it difficult to get the blonde to cut back on using magic, especially now that James was showing signs of it.

"I was wondering where you snuck off to," a voice whispered in Harry's ear as an arm wrapped around his waist.

Harry leaned into the embrace as Draco trailed kisses along his neck. As the kisses reached below his ear, a moan escaped Harry's lips, causing the blonde to chuckle.

"I just wanted to get in some cleaning before the boys get here," Harry said as a hand slipped passed the silken robes Draco bought him.

"I'm sure there's a spell for that," the blonde said, trailing his fingers past Harry's stomach and along chest. "There are much better things we could be doing instead."

Tempted by the unmistakable meaning behind those words as the blonde pressed his hardened length against him, Harry let himself be turned around before eager lips descended on his own. He quickly gave into the kiss, treading his fingers through the blonde's hair as Draco's tongue delved past his lips. Harry idly noticed his robe falling to the floor before his legs were hoisted up around the blonde's waist. The last thing he knew before giving in to the blonde was being pressed up against the wall as a hardened length eased into him.

As Harry rested on the couch in the living room with Draco's arms wrapped around him, he lifted up his hand, admiring the ring resting comfortably on his finger. The emerald gem, with the Malfoy family crest nestled inside, sparkled at him, as if giving him a wink. Harry couldn't help the smile that broke out before turning to the blonde staring at him.

"So how does it feel to be married into the Malfoy family?" Draco asked.

"Perfect," Harry sighed as long fingers trailed through his hair.

As he was being coerced into a kiss, Harry wondered if this was the best time to tell the blonde his plans now that they were a family. He didn't want to ruin the moment but knew it was the perfect opportunity to bring it up.

"You're distracted," the blonde said as he pulled away from the kiss. "What are you thinking about?"

Realizing that he should have known the blonde would pick up on his hesitation, Harry sighed and bit his lips.

"I've been thinking on a few things," Harry started, deciding that he might as well tell the blonde now.

"Just a few?" Draco joked, lightening the mood.

"Quite a few actually," Harry admitted. "Since we're back together, and James has someone else in his life that will love him as much as I do…," he said before hesitating. "I thought this was the perfect time to return to being and Auror," he finished in a rush, impish grin on his lips.

Draco sighed at the confession.

"Harry, you know how I feel about you being an Auror," Draco said, his mind already reeling about the possible dangers Harry could face.

"And you know how much I feel about it," Harry said, knowing that the blonde wouldn't like the idea. "I loved being an Auror, tracking down dark wizards, making the world a better place."

"Even after what happened the last time you were on assignment?"

"I know there are risks to going back," Harry said as he sat up. "That's why I quit when James was born."

"But now that I'm here, you want to go risking your life again?" Draco asked as he sat up as well. "It almost makes me wish…," he said, unable to finish his sentence.

"It almost makes you wish you weren't here," Harry said, guessing where Draco's mind was heading.

"Nothing could make me wish that," the blonde said, grasping Harry's face before placing a kiss on his head. "I've been dreaming about this life for so long. I don't want anything to ruin that."

"It won't," Harry assured.

"Listen, I know how much this means to you so I won't stop you," the blonde relented and was rewarded with a blinding smile from his husband and a bruising kiss on the lips. "Besides, you probably already contacted Robards about it."

"Actually, he contacted me," Harry smiled sheepishly. "He contacted Ron and Neville as well. Ron retired so he could help George with the shop, and Neville is at Hogwarts so they both turned him down."

"And you couldn't have turned him down as well?" Draco asked with a slight pout.

"I didn't want to. But I did want to talk to you about it before I gave him my answer."

Draco could see the excitement in his love's eyes and silently cursed Robards. The Head Auror was the blonde's least favorite person, after Ginny and Astoria of course, especially with his methods of capturing dark wizards. After all, it had almost gotten Harry killed on a couple of occasions. But there was no point in arguing that with Harry. Once the green-eyed man got it into his head to do something, there were few things that could get him to change his mind. And with the smile that was now directed his way, and the lips that descended on his own, the blonde was reluctant to try.

"I should get dressed," Harry said as he reluctantly broke from the kiss.

"What? Why?" Draco asked, unwilling to unwrap his arms from around Harry's waist.

"Robards wanted my answer as soon as possible."

"Can't it wait? We're on our honeymoon."

"It'll only take a few hours," Harry chuckled, easing himself out of the blonde's grasp.

"Fine," Draco pouted. "But I'm coming with you," he said before getting up as well.

"Well if it isn't Harry Potter," the current head of the Auror department said, smiling as Harry and Draco walked into the Head Auror's office. "It's a shame the rest of your team declined my offer. But I'm glad you're here."

"It's been a long time, Robards," Harry smiled as he reach his hand out to the older man. "But I'm glad to come back."

"Please, call me Gawain," Robards smiled as they shook hands. "And I hear congratulations are in order," he said, spotting the ring on Harry's finger.

"Thank you," Harry smiled brightly as he and Draco's hands intertwined. "We just got married a few days ago."

"Can we just get this over with," Draco said impatiently, causing Harry to roll his eyes at him.

"You must excuse Draco," Harry apologized. "He's not too thrilled about me being an Auror again."

"Understandable. Loved ones never are. Too much risks when they don't see the rewards for themselves. My family's the same way," he said before turning to the blonde. "But worry not my dear boy, Harry is one of our best Aurors. We wouldn't needlessly put him in harm's way. Now," Robards said with a clap of his hands. "Let's get started," he said when the door opened and a witch stepped inside.

"You're going to put him to work now?" Draco asked before turning to Harry. "We're still on our honeymoon."

"Worry not. We'll just be performing a physical today. We want to make sure that Harry's in tip top shape. It's a new protocol we put into place after you left. I'll just wait outside until you're done."

As Robards left his office to give the three of them some privacy, the mediwitch pulled a suitcase out of her pocket before opening it to pull out a small vile with purple liquid inside.

"Please drink this," she said as she handed Harry the potion.

When Harry uncorked the potion, he scrunched up his nose at the foul smell. Then he took a deep breath and downed the potion in one go.

"Why do potions have to taste so awful?" Harry asked as he turned to the blonde, who chuckled sympathetically.

As Harry and Draco were distracted with each other, the mediwitch took out her wand and started casting various spells on Harry. As she did so, a roll of parchment hung in the air beside her as a floating quill quickly jotted down notes, reminding Harry heavily of his interview with Rita Skeeter all those years ago.

"How long will this take?" Draco asked as he idly ran his fingers through Harry's soft hair.

"I'm finished," she said as she took the floating quill and parchment into her hands. After reading it over, she quickly tapped it twice, instantly creating two more copies before handing one to Harry. "This is my assessment," she said as Harry took it from her. "Please sign the bottom."

As Harry read over the words, with Draco reading over his shoulder, the mediwitch placed one of the other parchments into her bag. Then she called Robards back into his office.

"My assessment has been completed," the mediwitch said as she handed the last parchment to Robards. "Please have yourself, and Minister Kingsley sign at the bottom," she said as she whisked her bag back into her pocket. "I will follow-up shortly," she said before finally leaving.

"Well she sure knows how to get to the point," Robards chuckled.

"I'm … pregnant?" Harry asked aloud before staring at Draco in shock.

"Sorry … what?" Robards said before looking down at his own parchment.

"Dear Mr. Potter," the blonde said aloud as he took the parchment from Harry. "Assessment completed… Active duty denied due to … pregnancy…"

"Well aren't you just full of surprises," Robards chuckled. "But that won't get in the way of your duties."

"What are you talking about?" Draco asked, a sudden sense of dread seeping into his veins. "Active duty has been denied. You can't put Harry out into the field now."

"I never really intended to," Robards admitted.

"What?" The two wizards asked in shock.

"My dear boy. The reason I wanted you to come back so badly is because you're one of the best Aurors I know. It helped that I trained you personally," he boasted, causing Draco to roll his eye. "But my plans for you is way more involved than just going out and catching dark wizards. I want you to fully follow in my footsteps and hopefully take over for me when I retire."

"You … want me to be Head Auror?" Harry asked, shocked.

"Why of course," Robards smiled. "If you're up to the task."

"Someone's coming," Harry said, breaking the kiss as he felt the familiar sensation of the wards being disturbed.

They had just arrived back at the cottage. They had Apparated there, even though Draco had wanted to take a less risky mode of transportation since Harry was pregnant. Harry had merely rolled his eyes before grasping the blonde's shoulders and Apparating back to the cottage without another word.

Draco had not been pleased. But that didn't stop him from attacking Harry's neck the moment they walked through the door. In fact, it only took them a few minutes to shed their clothes and find themselves back on the couch to pick up where they left off.

"If you keep touching me like that, it could be me," Draco said as Harry's fingers grazed the blonde's awakened member.

"Stop playing around," Harry smirked as he tried to pull away from the blonde. "That could be Andromeda with the kids," he said as he pulled on the stubborn blonde's arm. "We need to get dressed before they reach the door," he said and was rewarded with a slight groan from the other man. "Or would you prefer our son be traumatized after finding his parents naked on the couch."

"Which requires me to do less work?" Draco asked childishly.

"Just get up," Harry laughed, finally pulling the blonde from the couch. "We can continue where we left off after we put them to bed."

"Why didn't you say so," the blonde joked before grabbing his discarded clothes.

The newlyweds only just managed to put on their clothes before the door opened and three people walked inside.

"Daddy!" James exclaimed, his arms opened wide as he ran to Harry. "I missed you so much," the bright-eyed boy said as he was scooped up into Harry's arms.

"I missed you too," Harry smiled into his son's hair.

"Hey, what about me?" Draco asked, feigning offence as he stood beside Harry.

"I missed you too Papa," James beamed, leaning out of Harry's arms to jump into Draco's. "Did you miss me?"

"Of course I did," Draco said as Harry embraced the other little boy that had entered their home.

Teddy Lupin glanced up at Draco, his currently green eyes hesitant. The small seven-year-old was still very weary of the blonde. He only vaguely remembered the tall man while he had been dating Harry. Since Andromeda and Narcissa were still not on speaking terms, even though they held no grudges towards each other, Teddy hadn't seen the blonde since he and Harry and been separated.

The only clear thing Teddy could remember of the blonde was his godfather crying in his sleep every now and then with the man's name on his lips. Even though his godfather seemed Harry now, Teddy couldn't help but worry about what would happen if the blonde man decided to leave again.

"I don't think Teddy likes me," Draco said as the day ended and they had put the boys to bed.

"Of course he does," Harry reassured the blonde as they climbed into bed.

"He barely spoke two words to me and I had to practically pull those words out," the blonde said, wrapping his arms around his husband.

"I'm sure you're just overreacting," Harry assumed as he nestled into the blonde's embrace. "Teddy can be a bit shy at times, that's all. Once he starts spending more time with you, he'll open up more."

"Please don't leave me alone with him," the blonde begged, even as he felt the other man start kissing his neck. "James adores him. What if while you're gone, he makes James choose between us and James chooses him."

Harry couldn't help the laugh that escaped at the blonde's paranoia. When he had made arrangements to meet up with Robards at the ministry the next day, Draco had seemed a little worried. Harry had assumed that it was because the blonde was afraid that Robards would get him hurt somehow.

Apparently, he was wrong.

"Draco. He's only seven," Harry chuckled.

"Seven-year-olds can be devious," Draco insisted.

"Would it make you feel any better if I ask Ron and Hermione to come over?" Harry suggested as he propped himself up so he could look down at the blonde. "They love playing with Teddy."

"Yes, that would help," the blonde readily agreed.

"Okay," Harry chuckled some more. "I'll fire call them tomorrow and see when they can drop by."

"Good," the blonde sighed before pulling Harry to him.

"I can't wait to tell them that the great Slytherin Prince is afraid of a seven-year-old," Harry said cheekily.

"You wouldn't dare," the blonde said, his eyes wide.

At Harry's devious smile, the blonde flipped their positions so that he was now hovering over Harry. The next thing Harry knew, the blonde was trailing love bites along his neck, causing him to cry out in surprise. The surprise quickly turned to arousal and Harry soon found himself promising not to say a word just so the blonde would continue.

"You're pregnant?" Hermione exclaimed, wrapping her arms around her friend as the four adults stood in the kitchen. "Oh Harry, that's wonderful."

"I'm so happy for you, mate," Ron said as he clapped Harry on the back.

"Thanks," Harry smiled shyly as Hermione released him from her hold.

"Have you found out if it's a boy or girl yet?" Hermione asked as she beamed at the pair.

"No," Harry said as he turned to the blonde. "Draco and I want it to be a surprise. Everything we get will be in neutral colours."

"Oh isn't this so exciting," she said.

Harry smiled at Hermione's words, but Draco could tell that the smile didn't quite reach the raven-haired wizard's eyes.

"Do you mind taking the boys out into the garden?" Draco asked as he spotted the two boys playing in the living room. "Teddy wanted to help James ride his new broom but we don't want them to be alone."

"Of course," Hermione beamed. Then she placed a light kiss on Harry's cheek before taking Ron's hand and leaving the two men alone.

"Okay. What's wrong?" Draco asked as soon as he knew they were alone. "Why do I get the feeling that you're not very happy about this?"

"I am," Harry smiled unconvincingly. Then he bit his lip at the blonde's pointed glare. "It's just that … last time I was pregnant … I didn't … handle things very well."

Draco noticed Harry shaking as he spoke and pulled the other man into his arms. As he trailing his fingers through Harry's hair, Draco cursed Ginny and Astoria and their meddling.

"It's okay. I'm here now," Draco comforted. "I'm not going anywhere."

"I know," Harry said as he buried his head in the blonde's arms. "I know," he repeated as if trying it convince himself.

Harry's first pregnancy hadn't gone very smoothly. He had missed the blonde terribly and had barely slept or ate for the first few days after they were separated. Ron and Hermione had moved in with him for fear of what he would do if left by himself.

Unfortunately, their fear hadn't been unfounded. During most of his pregnancy, Harry had often prayed for his pain to end. The only thing that had kept him going was realizing that he couldn't leave his son alone.

Being in Draco's arms now, Harry felt more at ease. It was especially comforting after the blonde reminded him that Hermione was pregnant as well. They had just found out that they were expecting a little girl of their own. He didn't know why, but the thought of sharing this experience with his best friend helped.

"I'm really going to be a big brother," James smiled, ignoring the dinner that had been placed before him. "Like how Teddy is my big brother?"

"Pretty much," Harry laughed.

"So does that mean you'll be staying here for good?" Teddy suddenly asked the blonde.

"Nothing could keep me away from Harry ever again," Draco said seriously as he grasped the other man's hand.

"Good," Teddy smiled in relief before digging into his food, looking more at ease.

Harry and Draco turned to each other, realizing why the little boy had been so hesitant around the blonde before. Ron and Hermione shared a chuckle of their own, happy that their friend was finally getting the family he deserved.

As everyone else dug into their food, with James making as much mess as he could get his hands on, Teddy looked up. He tapped on Draco's shoulder to get the blonde's attention. As grey eyes looked down at him, Teddy bit his lip nervously, though he was determined to find out one more thing.

"So where do babies come from anyway?"

A/N: So that's the end of Unfinished Business. My next story, a prequel to this, is already posted as well. I'll be posting it about once a week. Hope you enjoy.