Authors note: I am so sorry I'm late with this. I have been sick, but i have no other excuse. Forgive me? This is really just a filler chapter until I can plan my next move, but I hope you like it anyway.

Narcissa Malfoy looked up as she heard the whoosh of the floo. She immediately dropped the teacup she had been holding and the sound of china breaking reverberated off the walls. Tea soaked into the carpet, but Narcissa paid it no mind. A house elf would deal with the mess. Her only concern at that moment was-

"Hello, mother."

Draco stared at Narcissa for a moment longer before she launched herself at him, forgetting all proper etiquette for a woman of her stature, and threw her arms around her son.

"Oh, Draco. My darling Draco. I can't believe you are really here." Narcissa sobbed as she stroked his face and hair; as if assuring herself that he was real.

Draco allowed himself to relax minutely in his mother's embrace.

"Yes, mother, I am really here. Professor Mcgonagall wrote to me as you know, and i decided it was time for me to return."

Narcissa hiccuped and wiped her eyes. She led Draco over to the sofa and sat with him. She called for a house elf to bring them more tea and didn't speak until they both had their cups in their hands.

"So you're home for good?" she asked turning to face him.

"I am here for the next few weeks at least. Until i can see how it feels to be back."

"You mean until you see how Potter reacts to you being back."

Draco choked on the sip of tea he had just taken and looked up into his mothers face as he tried to regain his breath.

"What do you me-"

"Draco, I am your mother. I know certain things about my only son despite what you may think. Including whom you shared your bed with a certain number of summers ago." Narcissa smirked slightly at this and Draco went, if possible, even redder.

"You never let on that you knew the nature of our relationship."

"Draco, my darling, you tend to have a habit of shutting people out. Myself included. I figured if you knew that I knew, you would work harder to hide things from me. So i told no one."

Draco sat silently because he knew it was true. If he knew his mother had found out, he would've probably ended things with Harry. Not that that had mattered much in the end.

Draco stood abruptly and ran a hand through his hair.

"I apologize, mother. I believe floo travel will take some getting used to for me again. I am terribly tired and think i will go rest now."

Narcissa had plenty of practice seeing through the Malfoy mask and this time was no different. Draco was avoiding talking about Harry Potter, she just didn't know why. Now didn't seem the time to ask though.

"Of course, my love." Narcissa rose and took his face in her hands. She kissed his forehead. "I am very happy that you are home."

Draco nodded to his mother and left the room.

Narcissa watched him go and sighed. She called a house elf to remove the dishes and retired herself.

~TBC~

AN: As i said its not much, but it was a neccessary scene. The reuniting of mother and son. If you want to know what happened between Draco, Ron, and Ginny in the next chapter or want me to wait until he sees them for the first time to have the flashback, let me know.