I apologise in advance for this chapter.

I'm just going to give a trigger warning now for mentions of infant fatality and miscarriages. So please, once again, I apologise.

Writing this hurt a lot.

The months were going slowly, however. And with Rose's mother already telling them to revise for end of year exams, they were not going to be fun ones.

Then again, it could be said that a certain letter from his mother and father changed the mood slightly, but not necessarily for the better.

It was mid-March, and people were receiving letters from their parents, all containing large boxes of chocolate and sweets. Scorpius noticed, with a chuckle, that many of the Weasley family (namely the girls) were pushing some of the chocolate they had (obviously) received from their grandmother towards their friends and male relatives. Rose had even pushed one of her many chocolate eggs towards Albus, saying that she didn't want to 'put on weight'.
Scorpius had actually been about to say that Rose looked fine as she was, and she needn't worry about weight gain, before his family owl had landed in front of him.

Smiling at the owl, he gently pulled away the package and the letter attached and watched it fly away with the others. Scorpius opened the letter slowly and quietly read through it.

Dear Scorpius,

First of all, Happy Easter. We enclosed homemade chocolate for your friends as well, we hope they'll like it.
We also have some exciting news. We are very happy to tell you that your mother is just over 3 months pregnant. We will update you further in the coming months, but we thought you would like to know. Please try not to tell many people about it, only tell close friends. We don't mind who though.

We love you very much,
Your Mother and Father

Scorpius' breath caught in his throat. Rereading the letter a few more times, he chewed his lip, turning to his two friends.
Albus and Rose looked at him, confused, before he handed them the letter. As the blonde expected they both gasped, grinning over at him. Rose laughed slightly, "Scorpius this is great! We were getting so worried, we thought something was wrong! Why do you look so upset?"

It was a Sunday, so Scorpius did not hesitate to grab the two of them and pull them out of the great hall and into the library. Once he was sure that no one was listening, he turned to them.

"Scorpius, what on earth is all of this about? Your mum's pregnant!"
"Yeah, mate. Why aren't you happy?"

Sighing slightly, he slowly began to tell his story.

Many people are totally unaware of the goings-on in the Malfoy family, and it's obvious why. For decades, the Malfoys have tried to keep the horrors of their family a secret, and they're not the only ones. There is a reason why so many pure blood families have turned to or now accept breeding with half bloods, muggle borns or even muggles.
Everyone makes the 'inbreeding' joke, don't they? The 'pedigree' jokes. But most of us didn't choose what happened, or what was brought upon us.
The Black family were known for their exceptional, yet somewhat horrific, ability to inbreed. Due to the fact that Sirius and Regulus Black never attempted to have children, we'll never know how it turned out for them.
However, their three cousins were perfect examples of the horrors of pure blood inbreeding.

Bellatrix, the oldest of the three sisters, never seemed like one to get married. Throughout her school days she simply got on with her work and never got interested in the male population. She looked out for her younger sisters and was (quite believably) well known for scaring the absolute shit out of anyone who went near her.
Her marriage to Rodolphus Lestrange was arranged the second she got out of Hogwarts. However, it was the children that posed the problem.
Two miscarriages before she actually managed to give birth, yet even then it was unsuccessful. The child, a little boy, died three months later, due to being born extremely premature. After that, the couple never tried to have a child again, and everyone could see that Bellatrix was driven mad by it. Even now, her sisters say that it was the inability to have children that made her the harsh, cruel woman she became.

Andromeda, the youngest child, was known for her almost unnatural kindness. Being very close to Sirius Black, and being the first Hufflepuff in the Black family for centuries, it was almost inevitable that she would end up being disowned for marrying Ted Tonks, a muggle born.
However, she was also plagued by the same fate as Bellatrix. She had one miscarriage before she managed to give birth to Nymphadora, but after the girl was born premature, Andromeda swore she wasn't going to try and have any more, purely joyful she had managed to give life.

Narcissa, the middle sister, was known for her almost terrifying beauty. She was intelligent, witty, and was very much able to get any man she wanted. One thing she saw as an advantage was her parents not choosing her a husband until she was out of school. This then meant that, if her boyfriend was a pure blood, they would be able to marry out of love. Given the fact that by the time she finished school she had been in a relationship with Lucius Malfoy for almost 3 years, there was no doubt in their minds that the wedding would go forward.
However, there is always a down side.
Being it that Lucius and Narcissa both came from pure blood families, both of which had a history of miscarriages and infant fatality, the pain that would follow this couples seems so very sadly appropriate.
Narcissa was a great lover of children. She would never admit it, but she dreamed of having children and Lucius, genuinely loving Narcissa and understanding her wish, decided he would do whatever he could to grant it.
Four miscarriages took place over 7 years, until they were finally able to give life to Draco, who was born surprisingly healthy. However, 5 years later, they tried for another baby. Just in case.
Narcissa conceived, but ended up giving birth at 7 months. The baby, a little girl, was healthy, but only just.
So many think that the young Aries Malfoy was killed by the fatal Pureblood curse, when in fact she was murdered at 6 years old by a gang of teenage muggles, looking for kicks.
And people wonder why the Malfoys hated muggles so much.

But now, the story has yet to end.
Draco married Astoria, almost too aware of what might happen, but he still felt the need to try.
They were lucky. Scorpius was born at 8 months on their first try.
No one expected them to try again, not even Scorpius.
But then again, reader, I guess there's always room for hope.

After Scorpius finished talking, a tear rolling down his cheek, he looked up and his friends. Albus, his face pale as he stared at the ground, remained silent. Rose, however, sniffed as she looked up at the blonde. "S-Scorpius... How did you find out about... All of that...?"
He sighed, swallowing slightly before clearing his throat. "There was a book on our family history at my Grandparents' house. It magically updates every few years so that it's always accurate. I shouldn't have read it, but I did."
His two friends stayed quiet, and Scorpius made to leave before Rose pulled him into a tight hug.
"They'll make it, Scorpius. Because you know, you can always find hope in the darkest of places."

Hi there everyone.

Once again, I am really sorry for the slightly depressing nature of this chapter. I can already tell that some people are going to get upset over this, and others are going to say it wasn't necessary.

I just think that, for starters, there needed to be a reason why

a)Bellatrix was so hostile, apart from the whole Voldemort thing

b)the three Black sisters didn't have anymore children, especially Andromeda

c)why the Malfoy family had such a particular hatred for muggles/muggleborns etc.

I'm very sorry, but I felt this backstory was necessary.