A/N: Scorpius may sound a bit mature for his age, and I apologise for that. My theory is that as a Malfoy, his family's begun his education early, so that he's well prepared for Hogwarts.
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Scorpius Malfoy had always known his parents never loved each other.
It wasn't hard to miss, the way they always met other people. They only ever introduced a few to him, but he wasn't blind. He knew that the people he met weren't the only ones. He remembered wondering why his parents weren't like those of other children. He remembered asking his father that once when he was seven, two years ago.
No matter what people still say about Draco Malfoy, he has never lied to his son.
His father had sat him down and told him the circumstances that surrounded his marriage. Scorpius had always known about the role his family had played in the war, but he had never understood the precarious position they were in after the war ended. His father needed to marry a neutral or light pureblood in order to appease both sides, and his mother's family was desperate for a good match for their younger daughter. It was the perfect match.
Well, it would have been the perfect match if it wasn't for one little fact: his parents weren't in love with each other. His father wasn't even interested in women.
But they were purebloods, and they had to keep up appearances. So they got married, but neither was under any illusions.
His father had told him very frankly that he had made a pact with his new wife – as soon as they had an heir, they would be married only in name. And as soon as one of them actually fell in love, they would get divorced.
It had shattered all of his childish illusions of a happy family. He wondered if his parents actually loved him, or if he was simply a means to an end. But his father knew him better than anyone else, and he hadn't let Scorpius leave until he had convinced him that his parents truly loved him.
After that, it was easy for him to see that his parents were better off as friends. Even though they weren't in love with each other, they did love each other. They were as close as any pair of siblings.
But after that moment, Scorpius would look carefully at the people his parents did bring home. Because he loved his parents, and the only thing he wanted was for them to be happy. And no matter how happy they were, they needed someone to fall in love with to complete them.
Scorpius loved his parents, and even if it meant them splitting up, he just wanted them to have someone to love completely.
He didn't mind. He knew that they loved him, and really, that was all he wanted.