Granger's Café

Pairing: Draco/Harry.

Disclaimer: Hermione decides that the drama in the wizarding world is growing too much. She decides to open up a café in the muggle world, so as to enjoy simplicity during the day. Little does she know that one of the applicants for a job there, will cause a whole new circle of drama for her. And how exactly will her little café benefit Harry and Draco's lives, and how will it banish the drama from both worlds they live in? You know what they say, about Granger's café; her food is like magic, that's what they say, because it keeps all your problems and troubles at bay.

Reviews: Okay I am not getting e-mail alerts for any of the reviews, faves and adds of my stories (I know that sounds extremely big-headed) and so any reply's may be severly delayed.

Thank you for all your kind cliff-hanger related reviews in the last chapter, along with the much-appreciated 'Ginny-must-die' Reviews. They just make my day!

Also if anyone is confused about the last few chapters let me clear some things up; in the hospital scenes it was supposed to continue on so I may have made it seem like Harry saw his son for the first time twice, however I meant as in the second time he saw him he began to question everything as to why he was there, as it was a general shock and a lot was going on the first time.

Also as presented in G.O.F. the "Obliviate" curse tends to where off depending on say strength of wizard or the power of the charm. Also, it is just a memory loss charm, like in normal terms one can recover from memory-loss it does not have to be permanent.

James will make as appearrance soon.

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Chapter Nineteen: A Long Afternoon

Narcissa clutched at the young blonde boy as his dying elf skin melted away from him. "Oh Scorpius I am so thankful that you are alright!" she could not help but weep.

"Nana Cissy, I'm fine" he squeaked as the pillowcase sagged on his thin frame.

Her hands sprang to his head, "Oh what happened to your lovely hair? Oh dear!" she didn't wait for him to answer as she raised her voice, "HERMIONE! COME IN HERE QUICKLY!"

Hearing the yell, Hermione came running into Draco's apartment, "Narcissa are you okay? Did you fall or-Oh my goodness!" her hand flew to her mouth in shock. "Scorpius!" she scowled, "what on Earth are you doing here?"

"I came to see my Father!" he yelped a little louder than he wanted.

Hermione softened her expression and relaxed her tense shoulders. "Here isn't here at the moment sweetie"

Scorpius' eyes went wide with fear, "w-w-where is he?"

Hermione knelt down and smoothed his short hair with a sympathetic hand. "He's at my house, Scorpius, it's alright. You can stay here tonight with your Nan, okay? The tomorrow your dad will be back home"

Scorpius eyed the bushy-haired woman with suspicious eyes. He nibbled on his lower lip. He nodded meekly. "Okay ... I guess- yeah okay" he wiped his nose on his pillow-case.

Hermione wrinkled her nose up. "I'll go and run you a bath, alright? Take that thing off, where did you get that anyway?"

Scorpius frowned down at his outfit. "There was a house-elf in the Manor. He was dying. I used poly-juice potion on the both of us. He died dressed in silk pyjamas and a large four-poster bed"

Hermione's eyes shone with pride. Draco himself would be so proud. It reminded Hermione of when she had founded S.P.E.W. "I'll go run that bath then" she breathed as she debated on whether or not to discuss S.P.E.W. with the young Malfoy.

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A warm heavy comfort was resting on Harry's chest when the tapping of an owl woke him up from his peaceful nap. The afternoon sunshine streaked in through the blinds. He smiled, closed his eyes and buried his head in the head of electrified blonde hairs that was nestled up against his chin. He hummed in pleasure, completely forgetting about the owl outside of the window.

Tap ... Tap ... Tap ...

"Harryyyyyyyyyyy" came the soft whining voice of Draco who was squirming against his chest, "tell that bird to piss off! I'm sleeping!"

Harry chuckled. "I can't tell the bird to piss off, Draco, it won't understand me"

"Yes it will Harry, because I. Am. Comfy!" the blonde punched his face into the pillow beside Harry's head making Harry laugh outright. Draco was most likely scowling into the pillow.

"Oh you're just the cutest you know that?" Draco mumbled something aggressively into the pillow that sounded oddly like 'Malfoy's don't do "cute"!' Harry chuckled. He lent over and pressed a kiss against Draco's smooth porcelain shoulder blades. He stretched his muscles and went to let the owl inside. It had two letters attached to its leg. He frowned. One he recognized as Hermione's handwriting and the other he found familiar but unable to place the name to the hand. He placed Hermione's letter on the sill for a while, the owl disappearing as he did so, and ripped open the mysterious letter. He was surprised.

Hi Dad,

Sorry I have not replied as quickly as intended. I was going to reply and then misplaced the letter. I have to admit, I'll be sorry to see mum mostly due to the fact that she let out get take-out. But don't worry, your happiness is important and I had a letter from Hermione explaining that you were working and staying with her and that Lily is at her house with Hugo. She knows your absent-minded. Anyways I was coming home for the Halloween half term and was wondering if I could bring a friend?

If you say yes I will not ask you for any money for Christmas presents! Plus do you think there will be enough room at your apartment above Hermione's shop? It doesn't sound that big. Maybe we can all create an extra room or something, like they do here in school.

OH MY FUCKING GOD DAD! ALBUS ONLY BOLTED AFTER SCORPIUS! Why does he have to be like you? Gosh! I cannot wait to give Lily her birthday present. Since I won't be here for it I'll let you have it. You'll love it too.

Got to go, me and my friend are going to the Quidditch pitch for races! I miss you guys and can't wait to see you. I'll be arriving tonight on the Hogwarts express!

Hugs from your li'l man, James.

The grin on Harry's face began to hurt by the time he finished reading the letter his son had sent him. He still could not believe that James had contacted him. The next letter, from Hermione, made his heart stop in his chest. "Draco!" he yelled springing to the bed and shaking the blonde viciously from his semi-sleep-like state.

"Ugh ... go away" Draco grunted tiredly swatting in Harry's direction lamely.

"Draco! Scorpius is at your apartment! Hermione just sent me this letter!"

Draco froze, his gaze searing through the mattress. His breathing had all but stopped. His son was alive and well? He was free of that catastrophic couple that was trying to breed a new era of Malfoy? "He's alright?" he finally managed to ask, licking his suddenly dry lips. A soft firm hand squeezed his shoulder.

"He's perfectly safe. He's with Narcissa"

Draco nodded and turned his head so that he could see Harry out of the corner of his eye. Harry's heart clenched. There were tears shining in Draco's silver eyes. "I was so scared" came the soft, shaky reply.

Harry gathered the blonde in his arms and clutched him to his chest. All of a sudden he felt so small. "It'll be alright now, Draco, I promise you"

Draco squeezed Harry tightly, feeling safety flood his chest as he inhaled Harry's sweet scent. "Thank you Harry, you've kept me sane throughout all of this"

Harry pressed a kiss to the blonde's forehead. "Come on Draco, let's get dressed. I can drop you off at your apartment but then I have to go to Kings Cross"

"Why?"

"My son is coming home for the half term. And he is bringing a friend"

An hour and a half later Harry was pulling up alongside the cafe entrance. They sat in silence for a little while, Draco's eyes gazing out of the car window without really seeing the pavement outside. Harry was in no rush and Draco was more than content to stay with him in the car. Draco watched the wind as it scuttled leaves across his line of view. "Harry?"

"Yes, Draco?" both of their voices were soft and gentle. Draco licked at his lips, eyes still focused outside of the refuge of the car, before inching his hand over the gear-stick to entwine his hands with Harry's. Harry looked down at the china-doll hand and smiled ever-so-softly despite the fact that Draco was facing away from him. He squeezed the lithe hand tenderly.

"I'm afraid, Harry?"

Harry frowned, "of what, Draco? We got Scorpius back, he's home and dry, what else is there to be afraid of?"

This time Draco did move. He slowly turned around in the passenger seat and stared straight into the emerald oceans of Harry's eyes. "You. Harry, I'm afraid of you"

Harry looked as though he had just been slapped. "What do you mean?"

Draco tilted his head back against the headrest of the passenger chair. He chewed his bottom lip and visibly trembled, not letting go of Harry's hand the whole while. "I'm scared of what I feel for you, Harry. I've never felt that way about anyone before, and ti frightens me" he turned his teary gaze to Harry, "it scares me, Harry"

Harry squeezed Draco's hand. "I'm scared too. We both have relationship issues that are barely in the past right now, I understand, Draco"

"I trust you" he popped open the passenger door open and half-slid out of the car before stopping and turned around in his seat. He braved a move that even Harry would not have expected.

He kissed him.

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James looked down at the sleeping persons head in his lap. He stroked the long purple spiked hair lovingly. His heart would be broken he knew that, but he was prepared and didn't care. All that mattered was the time they spent together. The countryside bled into the city landscape that was London. The calm tranquility had been replaced by the paralyzing stress of the concrete universe. He let out a heavy sigh. Time was a menace. It was another hour before platform nine and three quarters trembled into sight. He scanned the crowd from his window but did not see his father yet. He knew he was there, it was finding him that was the problem. The train pulled to a stop with a series of squeaks. "Hey" he breathed in his companions ear, "we've arrived"

"M'sleepy" murmured the twinkling voice.

He chuckled and stroked the soft purple hair. "I know, hun, but come on. The sooner we leave the sooner we get to go to sleep"

Bright blue eyes looked up at him. "Alright then" moving about in the small compartment was not easy but they managed to clamber down onto the platform and retrieve their belongings, at which point Harry appeared with a goofy grin on his face.

"Hey mate" he grinned pulling his son into a bear-hug much like Sirius used to do to him even when he had turned twenty-one. "how was the trip?"

James grinned under his mop of black hair that fell into his eyes with a long jagged fringe, "yeah it was great" he turned to the purple-spiked companion. "Dad this is my friend, Eli"

Harry cocked a head at the feminine person standing in front of him. Were they transgender or ... a girl? He didn't know but he smiled nonetheless as he extended a hand, "Harry Potter, pleasure to meet you Eli"

The ... person ... reached out and shook Harry's hand, "I'm Eli Styx"

"That's an amazing name. Styx like the river Styx in Greek Mythology?"

Eli grinned, flashing pearly white teeth, "Why, of course" Harry nodded and gave James a reassuring smile over Eli's head when their head was turned. Harry still did not know the gender of this being.

"Alright the car is out front lets hurry, Hermione has a little party"

James frowned as they headed for the barrier, "how come?"

"Scorpius turned up this afternoon. He switched places with one of the house-elves and escaped to Draco's apartment. We're all just glad he's safe"

James nodded, "And Al? Is he home too?"

"Yes, he went out for the day with Ron, Lily and Hugo. Now we're all on our way back to Hermione's for a little party for you, Al, and Scorp"

James grinned unconsciously taking Eli's hand in his own, "sounds like fun" he beamed. Harry looked down at their entwined hands, but did not make a comment. Who was he to judge at this point in their lives? The car was parked right outside the entrance of Kings Cross station. Harry unlocked the muggle device and allowed the kids to slip into the backseats before he climbed into the drivers seat. An hour and a half ago he had been sitting in here with Draco, the man who made his heart blush and flutter, and now he was sitting in a car with a transgender form of person and his son who he had barely heard from in a while.

Draco fidgeted and looked from Hermione who was standing next to the stove in his kitchen, to Narcissa who was sitting at the table and his son who had just walked in. They stared at one another before Draco fell from his chair and enveloped his son in his arms. He could not believe his son was here and safe. He inhaled the pale blonde fuzz that was over his sons head and pressed watery kisses to his face and head. "Thank goodness you're safe!"

Scorpius wiped his eyes and hugged his father tightly. "I've missed you so much Papa!" the sobbing started and Draco was relieved that his son was not like himself. He was not abused to me cold or stoic or harsh. He was not a 'Malfoy' he was just Scorpius. Draco's son. That was all that mattered.

A knock at the door broke the spell. "I'll get it" Hermione volunteered, already making her way to the door. Draco listened, his head buried in his sons neck, and heard hushed voices from the doorway. Hushes, excited voices. Footsteps grew louder down the hallway to the kitchen and ...

"H-Harry?" for some reason Draco had not expected Harry to show up, least of all at his apartment. Draco stood up and without looking at James or Eli, he dropped into Harry's arms and sobbed himself into exhaustion. Five minutes later Harry was smoothing the blankets over Draco as he was placed on the sofa, and pressed a kiss to the blondes forehead before returning to the kitchen where Hermione was making tea for everyone.

"Sorry about that" he apologized on Draco's behalf, "I think it's just been a very stressful time for him lately"

Hermione nodded in understanding, "I can only imagine. I'm sure he'll liven up within the next few days, once he has had time to adjust to everything. Besides he has no choice, it's Halloween next Friday, and we're going to need loads of Halloween based entrees to serve all week long"

Harry chuckled, "sounds great, Mione, by the would I be allowed to extend another room to my apartment?"

Hermione cocked an eyebrow, "er ... yes that should not be a problem, why?"

"I was thinking of having the kids for the holidays" Harry did not know why he felt so nervous asking Hermione for a favor he knew she would understand the reason behind it.

"All three?"

"All four. Eli is staying with us for the holidays as well"

Hermione's attention was finally drawn to the transgender leaving against one of the kitchen walls beside James, talking mindlessly with angelic giggles in between. "Oh right how silly of me" she chuckled nervously, running a hand through her bushy brown hair. She turned back to Harry, "oh don't worry so much Harry you know I have no problem with that" she brushed his nervous face off with a wave of her hand before turning back to the kettle that had just started to whistle.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief. His attention was drawn to Scorpius and he had an idea. "Hey, Scorp, how do you fancy staying over tonight and having dinner with Al? I'm sure he's missed you beyond belief"

At the mention of Albus' name, Scorpius' eyes gleamed, making Harry question exactly how they felt about one another. "I'd like that very much, thank you"

Harry smiled before Hermione called him from the kitchen, "COME ON HARRY WE'RE BRAIN-STORMING COOKIE IDEAS!" Scorpius blushed and giggled into the cushion from the sofa that was clasped in his lap. Harry winked at Scorpius and ruffled his blonde hair.

"Coming Mione!" he called out as he turned to leave. Scorpius reached forward and grabbed Harry's hand. "Yes Scorp?"

"My Father cares a great deal about you, Mr. Potter, I hope you know that"

Harry looked deep into the soft silver eyes of his companions son, he rested a hand on Scorpius' tense shoulder. "I know Scorp, believe me I know"