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A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the long wait between updates. This is a bit of a fluffy chapter though more drama to come in the future.

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Chapter 6: Home for Christmas

Draco shifted anxiously on the stone platform as he, and many other parents and family members, anxiously awaited the arrival of the gleaming, scarlet train to pull into the station. Draco glanced at the large clock which was situated right above the entrance to the magical platform. Five minutes to the hour, the train was due (as usual) right on the hour, but this was Draco's first time doing this and he was extremely anxious about everything from the train being late to something far more drastic. He knew, logically, from his own years taking the Hogwarts Express that it was never late and if anything happened then the school would have informed them (the families waiting on the platform) immediately. But the illogical (parent) part of his brain was panicking. Finally as the clock struck the hour the scarlet engine pulled into the station, coming to a full stop with a large bellow of steam. If Draco had been anyone else, anything but a Malfoy he would have been bouncing with excitement and probably joining the cue of over eager parents crowding around the train, waiting for their children. Instead, Draco stood back, keeping away from the crowd though he allowed a small smile to grace his normally stoic features. He really wanted to see his children.

Finally the doors opened and suddenly the tidal wave of students poured off the train. Draco's sharp eyes picked out the trade mark blond hair of the Malfoy family and he waited patiently for his boys to notice him. He was standing with Blaise, Pansy, Vince, Millicent and Marcus (Astoria was away visiting with her parents) just a little ways back from the main crowd. He knew the twins would know where he was standing, since he had written them a few days previous to let them know. In a matter of moments as the crowd began to lessen, the small group of Slytherin students and one Hufflepuff made their way over to the group of passive-looking parents.

"Father" Siri squeaked, rushing towards the tall blond, arms outstretched. Draco grinned, bending slightly and scooping up his son and resting him on his hips. The Slytherins all made their way over slowly, masks firmly in place though Draco noticed a lot of tension between Michael, Orion and the girls. He knew that Cassie and Haley hadn't been at all supportive of Sirius' sorting, but he had figured the group was over that issue with Orion getting over everything. It seemed, however, that he was wrong. He smiled lightly at Orion who came forward for a tentative hug but he was nowhere near as open as his twin with his emotions, though Draco figured that was alright, Orion had always been a lot more reserved then his twin.

"Are we ready to go then?" He asked his boys, having already sent a house elf to collect their trunks. Both twins nodded, Siri still clinging to his father, head resting tiredly on his shoulder.

"We'll see you on New Years then Draco" Blaise murmured as he took his own son's hand and smiled at his best friend. "Or before depending" He added as Michael looked at him with wide eyes. Pansy chuckled and the adults bid their goodbyes with promises to see one another in the near future.

Draco and the twins headed over towards the large bank of fire places along the back wall of the magical station, still carrying Siri and holding Orion's hand. Thankfully he didn't have to deal with the bloody trunks, he could not manage that.

As soon as a fire place freed up, Draco ushered the boys forward, setting Siri down so he could grab a pinch of the emerald powder and toss it into the magically lit flames.

MOA

Harry was sitting anxiously on the coach staring intently at the main fire place in his and Draco's spacious living room. His husband had left a little over half an hour ago to collect the boys, since he had wanted to be on the platform early, just in case. Just as Harry was beginning to get really anxious, the fire flared to life and Sirius came spilling out just managing to land on his feet clumsily.

"Daddy" The small blond exclaimed, barreling into Harry's outstretched arms and knocking him and Harry back against the couch. A moment later the floo flared to life again and Orion stepped through much more gracefully then his twin, though he quickly joined his Dad and twin on the couch, smiling as Harry pulled him in for a tearful hug.

This was the scene that Draco walked in, a grin adorned his aristocratic face as he saw his husband on the couch practically buried underneath their children.

Chuckling, Draco quickly tossed off his jacket and joined them on the couch, scooping Orion up as he did so and settling the eleven year old on his lap.

No one spoke for a little while, the small family of four just soaking up the feeling of being complete again.

Harry carefully rightened himself, Siri settled in his lap and his fingers running through the small blond's hair.

"How was school then?" Harry finally asked, twisting slightly so he could see Orion. "I mean, you both sound like you're having a lot of fun from what we read in your letters" He added as both kids looked at him curiously.

"We're having a lot of fun" Orion murmured, settling against Draco's chest and grinning at his father.

"Good" Draco murmured. "How are your classes going? Any problems?" He asked curiously.

"Well, transfiguration is hard" Siri said, pulling a face. Both parents shared a small chuckle, the youngster had complained multiple times about transfiguration in his letters to them.

"Still?" Harry asked with a wrinkled brow as he frowned. "Why don't you ask an older student to tutor you?" He asked curiously.

"I asked Kevin and he's been helping me" Siri murmured, "Doesn't mean that its not hard" He added petulantly.

"Perhaps talk to your house head or the Professor then?" Draco suggested. He didn't like to hear that his children were struggling.

"I will" Siri reassured his father with a grin as he rested his head on Harry's shoulder.

"What about you Ori?" Harry asked, smiling at the older twin.

"History is a bit boring, but I'm not really struggling with anything" The Slytherin said with a smirk. Harry chuckled, Orion really was a little clone of Draco, not that Harry minded, he actually found it to be pretty adorable.

"So, what's going on with you two and the girls then?" Draco asked his son, his eyebrow arched as he regarded the pair.

Orion let out an annoyed huff which surprised Harry. He had thought everything was good between the twins and their friends.

"Haley" Orion said, his teeth gritted, "Decided that since Siri wasn't sorted into Slytherin he isn't worthy of being her friend and Cassie is following her lead" Orion explained as Siri hid his face against Harry. Harry frowned, rubbing his son's back affectionately.

"Well clearly they aren't good friends for you two then" The raven-haired man said with a firm shake of his head. "At least not until they apologize and come to their senses"

"I agree, I'm relieved that Michael didn't decide to side with them" He added, knowing it would be even harder on Orion and Sirius if they lost their best friend.

"It makes things a bit annoying and hard in the Common Room" Orion admitted, "They ignore me and Michael and call us traitors to Slytherin for hanging out with a 'Puff"

"That's ridiculous" Draco snorted, "You're allowed to have friends or siblings in other houses, just because Hogwarts is separated into houses doesn't mean that you have to only identify with the people in your house" The blond murmured as Harry nodded empathetically.

After a few more moments of silence, Draco nudged Orion playfully.

"Go get changed for dinner" He said lightly to the pair. "You're still wearing school robes" He added with a smirk. Both twins laughed and scrambled off their respective parents laps and headed down the hallway to their bedrooms to get changed.

"I'm so glad they're back" Harry said, chuckling as Draco slid across the couch and pulled him against his side.

"Me too" Draco said softly, kissing the top of Harry's head lightly as they heard the light thumps and giggles coming from the twins rooms.

"As much as I love Hogwarts and know that them attending is the right decision, it kills me to let them go for so long" Harry murmured, his head fitting itself perfectly under his husband's chin.

"I know what you mean, I really had no idea how hard it would be to be away from them" He said with a small sigh. "I guess as a student it's a lot easier to deal with the separation from ones family since you're so distracted by making new friends, classes and the castle itself" He mused.

Harry nodded his agreement, he just wished he could see his children more often.

MOA

Lucius and Narcissa stepped through the floo into the foyer of Harry and Draco's small Manor. Draco had invited them for dinner that evening since the twins had just gotten home from school. Of course the entire family would be over to the main Manor for Christmas eve and day, since it was tradition.

The tree was already up in the family room of the Manor and it was already packed with presents for the twins. Lucius and Narcissa had gone a little overboard in the amount of gifts they had gotten for the boys but it had been so long since they had seen them so they had been a bit overzealous. Narcissa knew for a fact that Harry had damn near purchase an entire toy store for the twins since he, like Lucius and Narcissa, had missed them and wanted to make Yule special, even if they all showed it by monetary means. It was a Malfoy thing.

Drawn by the sounds of laughter, Lucius and Narcissa wandered towards the small family room, leaving their coats for one of the house elves to deal with. The Malfoy parents walked into the family room small smiles gracing both their faces as they saw the small family seated together on the couch. They seemed to be playing some muggle game or something, as Siri was miming something and a frustrated Orion was shouting different things at him while Harry and Draco roared with laughter. Coughing subtly, Lucius stepped into the room closely followed by his wife. Siri and Ori turned, eyes going comically wide as they saw their grandparents.

"We get Grandma" Siri suddenly shouted, eyes wide as Narcissa looked at the pair, startled.

"Excuse me?" The blonde female said as she arched an eyebrow at them.

"We're playing charades" Draco finally explained between soft chuckles. "Its a muggle game where you draw a card and must try and convey what it says without speaking or writing down what it is to your team. You have an allotted time and if you're team guess correctly you score a point" Draco explained. Narcissa sighed, looking a bit worried before she looked at the begging expression on her grandsons faces.

"Fine" She said with a chuckle, "But Lucius has to play on Harry and Draco's team" She added, watching her husband begin to stutter and protest. After all, who would ever expect Lucius Malfoy, former Death Eater and known dark wizard, etc, to play a muggle game with his grandchildren. But, when Siri and Ori turned their lethal puppy dog eyes on him, the tall man sighed, before bowing his head and moving to sit in a spare chair followed by happy cheers from the twins and Harry.

MOA

"I had no idea Papa would be so good at that game" Ori whispered to Siri as he and his twin followed their parents and grandparents towards the small dining room.

"I didn't even think he'd play" Siri said with a chuckle, "I guess he's a good actor after everything he's been through" He added thoughtfully. Draco and Harry had tried to shield their children from the worst of the war stories and the stories about their family, particularly Lucius. However, being at Hogwarts they had heard and been exposed to a lot, particularly some nasty prejudice against the Malfoy family. Orion nodded in agreement before he settled in his usual chair at the dinner table.

"Either way" He murmured to his twin, "He's on our team next time we play" ignoring his grandmother's mock scandalized expression.

"What? Am I not good enough for you? Is all you care about winning?" She asked, sniffing dramatically into her tissue. Orion laughed, but Siri flushed and looked sadly at his grandmother.

"No" He said quickly, "You're good enough" He said, not wanting to upset the woman. Narcissa laughed softly, smiling quickly to reassure her young grandson.

"I'm teasing love" She said quickly, smiling as the elves quickly served dinner, thankfully distracting Siri from his small upset since he, like his twin was rather excited at the prospect of eating some of Mipsy and Flipsy's cooking.

"Father?" Orion pipped up after the family had fallen into silence to focus on their meal.

"Hm?" Draco responded, sipping his wine and looking at his son curiously.

"Can we go to Diagon Alley tomorrow? Or the next day?" Orion asked, biting his lip lightly, as if he'd get in trouble for asking.

"I don't see why we shouldn't be able to" Draco murmured, looking at Harry curiously.

"I don't have a problem with going tomorrow. Is there a reason why?" The raven haired father asked his sons.

"We still have to do our Christmas shopping" Orion explained, "Since first years can't go to Hogsmead and owl orders are only good if you know exactly what you're getting, we haven't really been able to buy any presents yet" He added.

"Ah, then of course we can go" Harry said as Draco nodded. Both twins beamed, they needed to find presents for their family and wanted to get good ones.

"Are you going to come Daddy?" Siri asked Harry, whom he was seated next to. It was rare for Harry to brave Diagon Alley and with the thrall of Holiday shoppers it would be even more harrowing.

"I don't know yet kiddo, probably though" Harry murmured. He'd risk the alley in order to spend as much time with his children as possible. He hated the idea of being separated from them for even a minute during the holiday.

Siri and Ori beamed, though they'd have to try and sneak away from their parents for a moment or two, but the fact that their parents-both of them-were most likely tagging along on this adventure was extremely exciting.

"Are you two enjoying being home from school then? Do you have much homework?" Lucius asked as he sipped from his own wine as the plates were vanished and dessert was served.

"I don't have too much, just an essay for Charms" Siri said, "Kevin helped me with everything else before vacation started" The little blond mused, grinning lightly.

"Well that's not to bad" Narcissa commented with a grin. She was pleased to know that the twins didn't have a lot of homework, it meant more time for them to all spend together.

"What about you Orion?" Lucius asked curiously.

"Potions stuff, but like Siri I'm pretty much all done" The first year Slytherin said with a grin.

"And being home?" Narcissa prompted curiously.

"I'm really happy to be back home" Siri said with a grin, "I love school and seeing my friends but I really missed everyone" He said with a small sigh.

"Me too" Orion admitted, "Plus I like being in our house, with our parents and family and all our things" He added, "And my own bedroom" He said, as Siri nodded in agreement.

"Ah, having a hard time adjusting to the dorms?" Draco asked, it hadn't been easy for him either, learning to share a room with four other boys.

"Its weird" Siri said, wrinkling his nose. "I like the guys I share a room with, but its weird learning to share everything and how to deal with people all the time. Especially when one of your dorm mates snores" He added, his voice lowered as if he was telling them a secret.

"Ah, Ron used to snore" Harry said with a grimace. "My mates and I learned silencing charms really fast" He added with a chuckle. "Had too if we wanted to get a decent night sleep"

"Can you teach me?" Orion asked, "My dorm mates are really loud at night"

Draco chuckled, nodding his head in agreement.

"I'm sure we can teach you two some secrets" He said with a grin, "I know a couple good tricks for dorm living. I had a really difficult time adjusting to living in a dorm" He added, his parents nodding in agreement.

"Draco didn't adjust well at first. We received numerous letters about it. In fact he demanded that we go to the school and force Dumbledore to give him his own room"

"Did you?" Orion asked, wondering if he could convince his parents to convince the Headmistress that he needed his own room.

"I tried" Lucius admitted with a chuckle, "But Dumbledore would have none of it and despite all my threats and attempts to buy him off, he just wouldn't agree"

"Stupid old coot" Draco grumbled, shaking his head in annoyance. "I really wanted that room as well. I didn't mind living with Blaise and T-" He cut off, "Well I didn't mind living with Blaise, but Vince and Greg were bloody awful"

Harry chuckled, though it was a bit forced. They hadn't really discussed Theodore Nott since after the whole kidnapping thing.

"I liked my dorm mates, it was a bit awkward when Seamus and Dean got together but beyond that I really enjoyed having dorm mates" Harry admitted.

"You, my dear, are odd" Draco said as the twins laughed, though both Harry and Draco kept occasionally glancing at Siri's still scarred cheek. Whenever Theodore was mentioned both parents tended to hover around their youngest, both still felt really guilty about the whole kidnapping thing and Harry blamed himself for the scar on Siri's cheek.

"Am not" Harry grumbled, "It was just better than my home life" He said defensively as he took a bite of the tart Mipsy had made. Draco sighed, nodding his head in agreement. He and his parents knew about Harry's awful past with the Dursley family so Draco supposed living in a dorm was a lot better than growing up in a cupboard under the stairs. Mentally kicking himself, Draco glanced at his family, a proud smile on his face. He was so relieved to have his children home, his parents and husband by his side. He just hoped that his plan with Severus was working out and he could keep it this way. But, for the time being, he pushed the Weasley drama out of his head and refocused on the conversation, listening as the twins took to trying to wheedle what they were getting for Christmas out of Harry and their grandparents. It felt so natural, so right and he'd be damned if he let the clan of red heads ruin his Christmas. They'd suffer after Christmas when he dealt with them properly, but for now he just enjoyed being with his family and seeing Harry so happy for the first time in months. Having the twins home had breathed a new air into the house and everything felt better. He was happier, Harry was happier, his parents were smiling and talking and even Mipsy and Flipsy seemed to be in a better mood. He just hoped they all didn't suffer to bad when the Holidays came to an end and the twins went back to school until Summer time.

A/N: Sorry, I couldn't get Christmas in this chapter. However, Diagon Alley (shopping) and Christmas eve will be in the next chapter.

Hope you guys enjoyed!