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A/N: Didn't want to keep you hanging for too long. "Should Have Known's" last chapter is still being re-written. My thumbs are in so much pain (I write ONLY from my iPhone still), but I enjoy writing so I'm not gonna stop. Let me know what you think of this story so far and if you'd like to see anything happen in particular!
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Harry Potter's mind went completely blank. The only thing that shook him out of his thoughts was the sound of porcelain breaking. Harry turned around quickly and saw Ginny with her mouth frozen in shock. Around her on the floor lay the broken tea cups and food spilled he's assuming she brought for Malfoy.
Both Harry and Draco rushed over to Ginny only to have her put her hand up to stop them. She rapparoed the broken porcelain and accioed everything back on the serving tray. Both Harry and Draco followed her into the kitchen and sat down at the breakfast bar while Ginny once again got some food together.
"How?" was all Harry could muster out. "How did Bellatrix have a secret son no one knew about?"
"You mean how did I not know I had a cousin from my crazy Aunt?" Draco asked back.
Ginny only shook her head as she placed all the tea and food on the table and sat next to Harry. Harry just nodded and continued to wait for Draco to answer.
"Bellatrix was so mad and power hungry that she was not capable of love. She wished nothing more than to please the Dark Lord. So even if she had a son or any other children they were not not would ever be her priority." Draco answered.
"That's ghastly." Ginny replied in disgust. "How could anyone just cast their child away and not care?"
"My crazy Aunt Bella." Draco replied.
"How did you find out?" Harry asked.
"It didn't take much. Honestly he told us as soon as he was captured. But Aunt Bella didn't raise him so it's not as if I had a secret playmate I don't remember anything about." Draco said giving them information.
"Do I even want to ask who his father is?" Harry asked not sure if he wanted to know the answer.
"Unfortunately for us, he doesn't know who his father is." Draco said with a straight face.
"So you're telling me this could be the spawn of Voldemort and your crazy Aunt Bellatrix?" Harry stood up not sure if he was disgusted or worried.
"Look I don't know who his father is, but that's the least of our worries. Barthalemou is dark, dangerous, and ready. He just murdered a whole organization of people and kidnapped my wife! For Merlin's sake Potter, where are your priorities!" Draco yelled as items in the kitchen levitated to match his rage.
"Don't worry, keep yelling. You're lucky I cast a silencing spell." Ginny said smugly. "Those children would of ran back down here and I would of made both of you put them back to bed."
"Sorry Red. I didn't mean to. But Hermione is my life other than our children. I need her home with me." Draco finally sat down with his head in between his hands.
The show of emotion utterly shocked the Potter's into silence. They watched as Draco just held his head in his hands, his shoulders completely hung.
"Draco are you?" Ginny started to ask.
"I'm not alright!" Draco finally lifted his head up and looked at them. "I could of stopped him. I could of saved her! I could of made sure that he didn't take her away from me." Draco rushed up and turned away from them looking at a picture of Hermione that was on the wall of the breakfast nook.
Finally Harry stood up and walked next to Draco. "Hermione insisted we take that picture." Draco nodded. "We had been helping Mrs. Weasley take out the garden gnomes and one of the gnomes had kicked mud in Ron's face. Hermione and I started laughing at him which made him throw mud at us." Harry smiled back on the moment but continued. "It resulted in a mud fight. We had the best time. Here are a bunch of sixteen year olds throwing mud at each other, embarking on the biggest war of their life in the next year. It was the most unexpected, peaceful and lasting memory of being carefree we had." Harry started to tear at the memory.
"Draco I will do whatever it takes to get Hermione home. She is my sister, whom I haven't seen in so many years and I'll be damned if I ever let some lunatic spawn ever take her."
Draco turned to Harry and nodded at him. "Thank you Potter. Now how can we get this bastard?"
"Get Kingsley." Draco demanded. It had been three hours since Draco arrived. Both men were tired, caffeine high, and emotional. Draco because he worried about his wife's safety and just wanted her home. Harry because him being reunited with his best friend was all on the line according to how he and Draco could conduct themselves together. So far even Severus Snape would've awarded both Gryffindor and Slytherin 50 points each at this display of teamwork.
Harry could only agree. If there's one thing he knew it was how much everyone cared about Hermione. Even Minister Kingsley cared and held Hermione in high regard. Ever since they had been paired on a mission together. Not only did Kingsley truly see how truly bright "The Brightest Witch of her Age" was, but also how she was also so much more than just her title.
Harry walked over to his fireplace to floo Kingsley and Draco poured himself another cup of coffee. Ginny sat down in front of him and said smugly, "You know if you don't slow down you'll have an overdose."
"I'd rather have an overdose and wake up to Hermione, realizing this was just a silly nightmare and I should've listened to her and not had an extra piece of cake before bed." Draco said fondly, thinking of Hermione.
"I miss her." Ginny said sadly.
"She misses you too. She hated how our contracts bind us so that we can't share our lives with friends and family. But the nature of our work." Draco waved his hand as if to demonstrate the situation at hand was the very reason the rules were implemented.
"I see that, Draco. May I call you Draco?" Ginny asked sincerely.
"As long as you don't mind me calling you Ginny?" Draco responded which earned a smile from the red-headed witch as she went ahead back to work on the stove.
Harry waltzed back into the kitchen with Kingsley in two. "Draco!" The wizard's voice boomed into the kitchen.
Draco and Kingsley embraced which garnished a shock look from Ginny. Ginny had already the mindset that anything could happen tonight and nothing in the least could surprise her anymore.
"Kingsley, how do you? What?" Harry asked. He was utterly confused now and had no idea what to say anymore.
"Draco here has been quite the help to the ministry in recent years. He's come quite a few times back to Britain to help us out on a few cases or mutual cases I should say." Kingsley said walking over to Ginny and giving her a chaste kiss on the cheek before settling in the Potter kitchen.
"So you know about Barthalemou and this - this organization Malfoy and Hermione are in?" Harry asked.
"Unfortunately yes. Barthalemou is an unfortunate incident that we thought had, was the muggle saying 'in the bag'?" Kingsley said nodding at Ginny placing tea in front of him.
"Why didn't you tell me this Malfoy!" Harry exclaimed.
"It's not my place to tell." Draco said thanking Ginny who placed a helping of sausage, eggs, bacon, and hot cakes in front of him.
"It's not your place to tell? I thought you said no one knew about the organization?" Harry said pacing.
"Correction Potter. I said only those who need to know about the organization know." Draco said wiping his mouth using exquisite Malfoy manners.
"Harry. Please don't be angry with me. I am not pulling what Dumbledore did with you. You see I was the French Headquarters secret keeper." Kingsley explained.
Harry was now dumbfounded. "Well what in the bloody hell can you tell me about this bloody organization then!?"
"The International League of Exceptional Force is an organization built on the promise of protecting both the Wizard and Muggle world." Draco said pushing his plate away. "Thank you Ginny."
Ginny nodded at Draco and sat down next to her husband. "You work for an organization that works to protect the muggle world?" Harry asked dumbfounded.
"Yes Potter believe it or not I do. I am no longer eleven and live by my father's ideals. Also if you didn't notice my children are half-blood." Draco said.
"Right then." Harry said not sure what to think anymore. "Did you know Hermione married Malfoy then?" Turning his attention on Kingsley.
"I actually did. But like I said I'm the secret keeper for the French Headquarters. Any knowledge of any of their people is included in the information I have to keep confidential."
"Well now that, that is settled then can we please go back to the matter at hand? Potter I am sorry that Hermione could not tell you more details but it's with the job. Now Please I don't know what kind of danger Hermione is in and I just want her home." Draco said slamming his fist on the table.
Everyone eyes went wide at Draco's sudden rage but understood immediately. Harry quickly put back his feelings aside. "Well Draco you wanted Kingsley, Kingsley is here now. Where would you like to start?"
"Kingsley do you still have that tracker in Bartholomeou?" Draco asked.
"If he didn't take it out yet, then yes." Kingsley said immediately back to his serious demeanor that he was known for.
"Good. We can start there." Draco said closing his eyes and pressing his wand to his head to save his memories from the past years to help in their investigation and immediately everyone else in the kitchen went to work.
A/N: There is Chapter 2! Not an exciting chapter but more of an informative chapter. The next chapter will be much longer and more interesting. It's already written and I'm tempted to go ahead and upload it. But we'll see. Also check out my Tumblr adastra5 to check out a corresponding post to this chapter :) Enjoy!