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19 Years Later

"Draco!"

Draco groaned, pulling the covers over his head. "No!"

He heard her footsteps, treading softly on the carpet. He knew when she came to a stop by his bed. "Come on now. Don't be such a baby."

Draco shook his head though he knew she couldn't see it. "I'm feeling sick."

"You lie." He felt the bed rock and then suddenly Gale was hovering over him, pulling the covers away. "You act as if this is the worst thing you've ever been through."

"It just might be."

"Come on," she said again. "Scorpius got up and dressed like a brave little boy. Why can't his dad?"

"Ha ha," he replied grabbing her arms. He rolled pinning her underneath him. "Why can't we just stay here? We could stay in bed all day and, well, you know. . . ."

Gale rolled her eyes, a smile on her face.

He was surprised that it had really been nineteen years. Nineteen years of trying to get back in the good graces of the Wizarding world. Nineteen years of trying to make a name for himself other than 'Malfoy'. Nineteen years with Gale.

Well maybe not a complete nineteen years but a good majority of it. Gale had spent the first couple of years after the Battle of Hogwarts with Aberforth, building a new relationship with her family. It was under Aberforth's request that she went to get the therapy she had needed for the last twelve years of her life; even though Ark was dead the nightmares still came from time to time but the therapist was helping her with that. She even was able to go back to school to repeat her last year but she and Draco kept in contact, writing back and forth throughout the summer.

Draco, on the other hand, had been completely and totally busy. He decided to skip that last year of school but in the meantime he kept in total contact with important people, purebloods and Muggleborns alike, trying to make something of himself while his father spent a good number of years in Azkaban. Draco managed though, and handled his family's business well, eventually starting his own branch.

It wasn't long after that when Draco asked her to move in with him and thankfully, she accepted (much to Potters and Weasley's chagrin). But it was a long time before he got up the nerve to ask her to marry him, much to her frustration. It got to the point where she walked up to him, holding her hand out for her ring. They were happy, though, and had been for the last eighteen years.

"Because even if you're still weary these are my friends and they've been kind enough to invite us for lunch." Gale reached up, brushing his hair out of his face. "Besides, Luna, Neville, and Ginny will be there. You like them don't you?"

Draco sighed. He hated to admit it but he actually did like the three people who had been closet to Gale that last year. They had kept her safe, especially Neville, when he couldn't and for that he was immensely grateful.

"I still don't see the point in this," he added.

"Albus, Rose, Lysander, Lorcan and Scorpius are all going to be in the same year, let's not forget Fred, Louis, Roxanne, Dominique, James, and Victorie all above them. Don't you want our son to avoid the prejudices that we had when we were their age?"

Draco decided not to point out that no matter how many lunches they had with the Potters, Weasleys, and Lovegoods, Ron would probably try to find some way for his kids to dislike his son. Instead he kissed her, saying, "I suppose so."

"Well then get up already," Gale said laughing as she gently pushed him up. "We wouldn't want to be late."

She kissed him again before going down the stairs. As much as he still didn't like her friends, he loved her and would jump from his broom if she asked him too. Draco groaned once more before getting up to get dressed. Couldn't have his son thinking that he was flaking out on their lunch 'date', now could he.

Draco smiled as he pulled out a pair of slacks.

At least they were happy.

That was all that mattered now.

A/N: Oh wow! That's it! I hope you guys liked this story. I had a lot of fun writing it :-D thanks for reading everyone. See you later!