When Draco woke up he was immediately aware that his wife wasn't in bed with him. Worried he got out of bed and went go search the bathroom. Not finding his wife in master en suite he went to check the kitchen. As he exited the room he noticed that Scorpius's door was cracked open. Carefully Draco walked towards his sons room making sure he avoided the creaky floorboard. When he poked his head inside the smiled at the sight of his wife curled up in bed with their son. Not wanting to wake them he headed down stairs to get ready for the day. While he had inherited his father's business after he passed and did not need to go into the office during the week he did prefer to keep a close eye on the business.
"Zinky" he called as he took a seat at the small dinning room table. With a loud pop a small house elf appeared.
" You called Master Malfoy?" She asked in a small voice. While house elves were now free to come and go as they pleased many of them still feared they would lose that ability. Zinky was a new house elf for the Malfoy's. They had seen her being miss treated at a wizarding hotel they had stayed at before Hermione had become pregnant. After witnessing the abuse Hermione had demanded an explanation from the hotel owner. When they refused Draco took action and called the Department of Unethical Treatment of Magical Creatures. Upon their arrival the team had found many house elves who were being abused and under fed. The Aurors assigned to the Department immediately shut down the hotel and released the house elves. After being released from the hotel Draco and Hermione offered Zinky a job working for them. She was still quite a bit apprehensive, but she was starting to open up and trust that the Malfoy's had no intentions of hurting her.
"Yes, Zinky. I was hoping you might make some breakfast for us. I know how much Hermione loves to cook, but she is sleeping and I would love to surprise her. I would do it myself but you remember the last time I tried to cook" he chuckled softly causing Zinky to laugh a little and tell him she would be happy to as she doesn't like putting out fires.
After thanking her he headed back up stairs to get dressed. The clock that hung on the wall in their master suite read that it was seven thirty and Draco smiled.
His first meeting of the day wasn't until ten that morning so he still had plenty of time to get ready before work. After talking a quick shower he got dressed. Taking a look in the mirror that hung on the back of the closet a small sigh Draco took in his appearance. His naturally pale blonde hair was turning slightly white in some places, though you would never notice it unless you were looking at it directly or in sun light. He wasn't pleased to be going white at such a young age, but Hermione always told him that it made him look more distinguished. As he pulled on this blue button up shirt he noticed the fading dark mark. In the last year Draco and Hermione had done some research into a muggle procedure they use to get rid of tattoos and after extensive research they discovered it could work to remove the mark. He had gone through with the first of many sessions almost two months ago. He smiled at the thought that it would one day be gone. He finished pulling in his suit and headed back down stairs. As he hit the bottom of the stairs the smell of bacon flooded his senses.
"Breakfast smells delicious, Zinky" he called as he rounded the corner into the kitchen. The room was rather large, it featured a long L shaped counter top along the back and right side wall. In the middle was a floating island that held the sink as well as a cutting board that was removable. Hermione had it custom made so when lifted it led to a trash can. Off to the left hand side sat a small breakfast nook. It held a small table that could comfortably sat four people. They often ate dinner in there as well, but if they expected guests they would use the dinning room which had a much larger table. Draco made his way to the kitchen table which held a lovely amount of breakfast on it. Zinky had made three plates of hot cakes in various sizes, a large plate of scrambled eggs, a huge serving plate of bacon knowing it was Scorpius's favorite, and she made a small plate of breakfast sausage.
With a large smile Draco thanked Zinky and gave her a small tip. Along with a monthly salary the Malfoy's often gave their house elves tips. They currently had three house elves that they employed. Each elf received rotating days off and their own sleeping quarters. Hermione did not want to over work their elves so they made it clear to them that they would each have a work schedule as well as days off to have free time. in most wizarding homes the elves lived under the same roof Draco thought it would be nice for each to have their own space. So when they had torn down Malfoy Manor to build themselves a new home they had also built several small cottages. Three of them belonged to the elves and the others where for guests. Zinky thanked Draco for the tip and with a loud pop she left to go back to her cottage.
As Draco started to make himself a plate he could hear the faint sounds of people walking above him. It didn't take long for Scorpious to come running down the stairs into the kitchen shortly after the little blonde boy came bounding into the room Hermione followed.
"Something smells delicious" Hermione said as she followed Scorpious into the kitchen. As soon as she entered she saw a table full of food no doubt Zinky had made it. She always made way to much food, not that Hermione minded she always let the elves have the left overs. "Good morning love" she whispered as she kissed Draco. At the sight of his parents kiss Scorpious made a big show oof how gross he thought it was. Laughing at her son's antics she kissed the top of his head and sat down to make their plates. As soon as his food was in front of him Scorpious dug in.
"How are the plans for Scorpious's party coming along?" Draco asked his wife with a smile. Their son was getting ready to turn six years old and they were throwing him a party. He had decided on the theme of superheros. Scorpious's favorite was Batman. Draco didn't mind that his son loved the Muggle superhero; in fact their family spent a lot of time in the Muggle world.
"The plans are coming a long nicely" she yawned. "I have invited all the kids from his day school" she finished as she took a bite of her hot cakes. This past year Scorpious had started day school. A Muggle born witch had started it with the hopes that young witches and wizards could get some sort of education before going to Hogwarts. Though the school did not start teaching them about their magic until their last year before the went to Hogwarts. Instead they learned the basic classes, such as English, science, math and history. They also took elective classes like music and art. "Several of the parents have already RSVPed" she said as she grabbed a few slices of bacon. "Though I am also expecting more to show" she continued as she ate her bacon.
"That's great to hear, love Daphne and Blaise owled last night to say that they would be bringing Amelia" Draco told his wife as he drank his tea. Amelia was their friends daughter she was a year younger than Scorpious and the two were nearly impossible to keep separated. "Theo and Pansy also said they would bring their boys as well."
Theo and Pansy had gotten married a couple years ago and they has just had twin boys, Orion and Aries. The three couples had become very close since their last year at Hogwarts and the often went on vacations together and well as many get togethers. " And my mum will be over tomorrow evening. Mum says she found a bassinet at one of the properties and she would like to bring it over." Hermione nodded, she loved her mother is in law and was very thankful that she didn't object to hers and Draco's relationship.
The family finished their breakfast in silence and when it finished Draco left for work and Hermione got herself and Scorpious ready for their day. At half past eight Hermione dropped Scorpious off at school with a kiss and promise of ice cream afterwards if he behaved. Shortly after she left the Potter and Weasley clans showed up to drop off their own kids; who just happened to be in the same class as Scorpious.