Scorpius sat in the corner of the room, his knees brought up to his chest, his arms wrapped around his legs, and his eyes staring blankly ahead. His friends has stopped trying to talk him out of his current state, fully aware that trying to talk to him would only make matters worse. He had hardly spoken, or eaten, since he had returned from the hospital an emotional wreck. He had clung to Rose and Albus, muttering meaningless words to them until they managed to get him into bed. Joining Scorpius, hardly anyone had been in a good mood the past few days, especially Rose's Mother. She too, after experiencing the sounds and sights of the hospital room, had been highly shaken, despite her inherent dislike for Draco.

It was Sunday, midday. Scorpius had still been in bed when Mrs Weasley had run into his room, brown eyes wide and her hair frizzier than normal. "Scorpius! Your father floo'ed me. He wants you at the hospital. Now." Her eyes read disbelief, shock and in all their haphazardness, Scorpius couldn't read the rest. Pulling on a set of clothes, his heart filled with dread. What if something had gone wrong? Would his mother still be okay?

Once again, he was pulled into the fireplace and through the bustling corridors of the hospital, hand grasped tightly by his beloved friend's mother. He looked up at her, filled with discomfort. "D-did my dad tell you what happened?"

"He said he'd rather tell you himself." That couldn't be good. Her voice sounded like it was hiding something from him, like she couldn't bring herself to explain even a section of what had happened to his family. She lead him towards the room Scorpius' mother had been in upon his last visit, but turned down another corridor before they could reach it, making the blonde frown.

The harsh white door that they were heading towards somehow looked more menacing with every step. Once they reached it, Rose's Mother turned to leave, Scorpius grabbing her sleeve. "W-where are you going?"

"I'll be back. Your father is in there."

His heart sank. Turning back to the door, he took a deep breath and slowly reached for the door handle. The cold metal against his palm burned him as he pushed it down and threw open the door. The room looked warmer than the last one, a gentle blue. There were nurses walking around the room, the clicks of their heels echoed about the walls. There was a rustle from behind the curtain that surrounded the bed that lay in the corner of the room.

Scorpius' father stepped out from behind it, looking more ill than the boy had ever seen him. His hair was sticking at all angles, the bags under his eyes had increased and his skin had paled to grey. He held his arms out, and Scorpius ran to him, throwing his arms around his father's neck. He nuzzled his face into the older man's neck, tears forming in his eyes, as Draco stood up and stepped behind the curtain with his son in his arms. Scorpius could hardly bring himself to look, lifting his head up and turning slightly against his father's chest, before his eyes widened in shock.

"Hi there, sweetheart~" his mother, though she still looked pale and weak, her hair still slightly matted and her eyes drowsy, was sitting up in the bed, smiling at him, holding a bundle of blankets in her arms and smiling softly at her son. Scorpius jumped down from his father and quickly wrapped his arms around her shoulders, his own shaking with silent sobs. He blinked slightly, hardly able to take it in. "Y-you're... Okay."

"Well, I've just been in labour for almost two days, and had the pregnancy to end all pregnancies, but I'm okay." She chuckled, her cerulean orbs filled with joyful tears as they sparkled in front of him. She looked down at the bundle in her arms and, his curiosity getting the better of him, Scorpius followed. Upon further inspection, however, Scorpius realised with a gasp that there was not one, but two bundles of the soft fabric.

"Twins."

Draco stepped forward, chuckling slightly, "yes, and the first set of twins in the Malfoy family since the 1900s." Scorpius grinned, "what are their-"

"Pandora Aries Narcissa and Hades Abraxas Draconis. A boy and a girl." There was a swell of pride as his father spoke the names of his new siblings, smiling tiredly yet happily at his family.

Returning to the Burrow after his mother was discharged from the hospital was... Interesting, to say the least. Scorpius' father looked extremely uncomfortable with the whole situation, but was a gentleman enough to go to thank them. Once they reached the door, having it swung open by a quietly squealing Mrs Potter (who, if you listened closely, was actually crying out at a high level, 'babies!'), they already were unprepared for what lay in store.

Rose and Albus' mothers were happily chatting to Scorpius', chiming their congratulations, and cooing lovingly at the two adorable children.

Draco stood awkwardly, thanking Misters Potter and Weasley for their support and for looking after Scorpius. Albus' father had smiled, if not slightly forced, and shook the blonde man's hand. It was quick, very sharp. Rose's father, however, had snorted, avoiding eye contact and not making the first move to shake hands. Scorpius' father seemed to have no objection to this, opting to sneer slightly and turn his head away from the redhead.

Scorpius, finally, was happy. As he sat with Albus and Rose, laughing about 'annoying' little brothers and 'clingy' little sisters, he was genuinely able to smile for the first time in a while.

He would not, however, agree with this a few nights later when he was awoken by two sets of baby's cries, followed by a groan from his father (who, the 'incredible husband' that he is, agreed to always be the one to get up and look after the kids in the night, as Astoria was still ill. He regretted his decision after just 1 month) and a complaint about how 'Scorpius was never this bad! It must be your side of the family, Tori.' Chuckling, Scorpius lay back down in bed. This was going to be a long couple of years.

I may or may not have told my boyfriend that Astoria was going to die during childbirth in the chapter... It was rather entertaining to see his reaction, though XD

I liked writing this chapter :)

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