Ginny squealed. "You have a sister too? Where is she?"
"She attends Beauxbatons. I got joint custody of her, so when she got a letter from Beauxbatons, she moved in with me. I was living in France at the time. She'll stay there 'til the end of the year, then she'll go to Hogwarts." I told them.
"I'm really sorry about your parents, 'Mione." Harry said, giving me a hug.
"Yeah, I'm sorry too." Ginny said.
I gave them a sad smile. "It's okay, guys."
"So what happened next?" Ron asked. We all looked at him and blinked.
"Ron! She lost her parents! This is something you need to give a minute." Ginny snapped.
"No. it's okay, Ginny. It's getting late though. Should someone go get the boys? It's almost time for dinner." I said to her.
Ginny looked at her watch. "Oh! It's already four-thirty! Yes. I need to start dinner. Ron, Harry, would you go get the boys from 'Dromeda's? 'Mione, Draco, do you want to help me with dinner?" Ginny said.
We all got up. Ron and Harry apparated to Andromeda's, and Draco and I followed Ginny to the kitchen.
"Thank you for inviting us over today, Ginny." Draco said.
"Oh, it was no problem. I've been so excited about 'Mione coming back, some people in Diagon Alley probably think I'm a nutter." She laughed. She took a bunch of things out of the fridge and had the knives start cutting it all up.
"What do you need help with, Gin?" I asked.
"Oh, nothing really. I just wanted someone to talk to." she told us, smiling sheepishly.
I sat down at the table. Draco was about to say something, when the floo went off twice. Harry came in first, holding Scorpius and Albus. Harry looked a little flustered. Then came Ron- who also looked flustered-, holding James' hand.
Harry set the boys down and said, "You guys go play upstairs until dinner's ready." As soon as he heard them walking up the stairs, he turned back to Ron. "What's your problem?"
Before Ron could say anything, Ginny asked, "What did he do now?"
"He said, with Scorpius right there, that he would rather carry a Blast-ended Skrewt than 'carry Draco Malfoy's spawn.'" Harry fumed.
I looked at Draco. He was furious. I quickly stood up and made him look at me so he would calm down. Once he looked at me, he took a deep breath.
"Did Scorp hear him, Harry?" I asked.
"I don't think so. He didn't seem phased. He just continued playing with James and Al." he told me.
"Ron, why would you say something like that about 'Mione's kid? It doesn't matter whether you like the father or not. You don't say something like that about one of your best friend's kids." Ginny said.
Draco moved around me. I thought he was going for Ron, so I stepped back in front of him. He growled in irritation. "Give me Cassi please." he said.
I sighed. Cassi was his anger reliever. I picked her up and handed her to him. He visibly relaxed, but he was still pretty tense. I took his wand out of his pocked, and he gave me a tight nod. He could definitely multitask when he was upset. I turned back to the conversation Ron, Ginny, and Harry were having.
"But-" Ron started.
"It doesn't matter, Ron. If you have a problem with someone, you talk to them about it. You don't insult them in front of their child." Ginny said, sounding slightly like Molly.
"Ya know, I still don't understand how 'Mione married that. I think the ferret did something to her." Ron said to them.
I shook with anger. That's when Harry chose to look at me. He said, "Malfoy, take those wands away from her."
Draco gently took both his wand and mine from me, which I had pointed at Ron. Then, I exploded.
"RONALD WEASLEY! DO YOU REALLY THINK I AM THAT NARROW-MINDED TO LET SOMETHING HAPPEN TO MYSELF! HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE MY HUSBAND OF POISONING MY MIND LIKE THAT!" I fumed. I would have kept going, but Draco stopped me.
"Love, stop. I know you're upset, but the boys are going to hear you. And besides, if he can't believe you, then he isn't worth your breath." I turned to him as he said this.
He was right. If Ron didn't believe me, that was his loss. I smiled at Draco. "Thank you."
"Not a problem, Love." He kissed my forehead.
"Let's go home. We can come back later. Besides, we have to go house shopping tomorrow." I told him.
"Alright." I turned back to Harry and Ginny.
"We're going to go home. When would be a good time to come back and finish?" I asked.
"The boys are in Muggle primary school, so any week day about three or so is fine." Ginny said.
"Oh. Where are they going?" I asked.
"They go to Belleville Primary School. Are you going to enroll Scorpius?" she asked. Harry and Ron looked between us like we were crazy for changing topic so fast.
"We know we want him to go to primary school, but we haven't talked about Muggle or Wizard yet." I replied.
Ron scoffed. "The ferret hasn't said no to his kid going to a Muggle school? Wow."
Draco clenched his teeth together and held Cassi a bit tighter. He didn't say anything. Ginny went to the kitchen door and yelled for Scorpius to come down in a few minutes because he was going home.
"Oh. Has the ferret got nothing to say?" Ron asked in a baby-like voice.
"Ron, you're just digging yourself a deeper grave, mate." Harry said.
"No, Weasel. I have plenty to say, but I'd rather not upset my wife any more than you already have." Draco smirked. I couldn't help it. I smirked too. What can I say? I was taught by the best.
We turned to walk out of the kitchen when Ron grabbed me.
"'Mione, I want you to go with me to the Ministry tomorrow to get tested." he said to me.
I turned to him, and said in an all-too-sweet voice, "I can't, Ron. I'll be shopping for a house tomorrow. And every day after that, I'll be avoiding you!" I then took Cassi from Draco and walked all the way to the car.
I put her in her car seat, and then got in the passenger seat of the car. When Draco came out a few minutes later, he had Scorpius and was chuckling. He put Scorp in his seat and then got in the driver's seat and began to drive home.
"What was so funny?" I finally asked him.
"Something Ginny said after you left. I'll tell you once Scorp is in bed." he replied. Translation: It's not for a child's ears.
The rest of the ride was in silence. When we finally got back to Malfoy Manor, Scorpius was asleep. I took him inside, while Draco took Cassi. I took Scorp to his room and changed him into his pajamas. He stayed asleep the entire time. He woke up as I was tucking him in.
"Goodnight, Scorp." I said. I walked to the door, but before I could leave, Scorpius spoke.
"Mummy, what does spawn mean?" He whispered.
