Draco recieved a letter in official Ministry stationary requesting his presence for a meeting with Harry Potter.
"...using the Ministry for his own needs...abusing his post..." Draco was muttering.
"What's that?" Astoria asked.
"Potter, wants me to see him because of what happened in Diagon Alley." Draco said. Scorpius, who was sitting at the table eating breakfast with the rest of the family, sunk down in his chair.
"When?" Astoria asked.
"Today! Didn't even give me a few days! Completley inconsiderate, always has been, that Potter." Draco complained.
"But, Draco, I wont be at home today, I'm going to my cousins wedding." Astoria said.
"You can bring the boys, can't you?" Draco asked.
"No, it's in France. I wont be back until tomorrow." Astoria explained.
"Oh, great," Draco sighed. "Right, boys, you'll have to come to the Ministry, with me."
...
The Ministry of Magic was, as usual, busy. The Malfoys had come by Floo Powder. They joined the busy group of visitors and recieved their buttons, as they hadn't used the visitors entrance. They headed off to the Auror Office.
Harry Potter was waiting when they arrived.
"I didn't expect you to have your children with you."
"Yes, well, my wife is in France, so there was no alternative." Draco explained, not nicely.
"Well, boys, if you would just wait out here, while me and your father have a little chat, okay?" Harry said.
"Please don't talk to my children, I don't want them mingling with the likes of you." Draco said. "Boys, wait out here." he said, as if they couldn't hear Harry because he was a Potter. Vincent sat on the chairs outside the office stonyfaced. Scorpius looked apologeticaly at Harry before joining his brother on the chairs.
It was very dull, waiting outside. Fifteen minutes through, Vincent, who was a very impatient person, was rattling his fingers on the chair.
"Oh, hurry up, Father." he said.
"It's only been fifteen minutes, Vincent." Scorpius said. Then he heard loud voices coming from the door.
"Oh great, fighting again." he said unhappily. Vincent smiled.
"Well, that means we're leaving soon."
And sure enough, two minutes later, Draco came storming out, with Harry not far behind him.
"I don't wish to speak of this any further," Draco said, loudly, "Especially not in front of my children."
"Will you just come inside then, for a minute, Malfoy!" Harry said.
"I don't want to hear what you have to say, Potter," Draco said. "Come on, boys."
"Look, Malfoy, the boys just want to be friends, and..." Harry started.
"No!" Draco yelled, poeple turning to look now.
"Why can't Scorpius be friends with Albus and Rose?" Harry asked.
"They are related to you." Draco said simply.
"I saved your life twice!" Harry snapped.
"You are a blood traitor." Draco spat. The people gasped, tutted and started giving out to Draco.
"...say that in front of your kids! Look how upset the little 'un is!" An old lady said. Scorpius was on the verge of tears.
"...terrible example for those two children of yours." A man said, pointing at Vincent and Scorpius.
"Oh, shut up!" Draco said, and swooped out of the corridor. Vincent and Scorpius hurried to keep up with him, as he raced through the building.
Draco grabbed his children by the arm and Apparated home.
"Scorpius," he said dangerously, "I forbid you to talk to a Potter or Weasley ever again. Do not contact them, I'll check yur post if I think you're writing to blood traitors. Do not hang around with filth like that ever again!" he yelled.
Scorpius looked at his father for a moment. He felt tears fall down his face. He turned around and walked out of the room, into his bedroom, and he didn't come out for the rest of the night.
