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.

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Chapter Thirty-Four:

The Weekend Visit

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Harry?" Draco asked, as he adjusted his winter coat around his body, his soft pale grey gloves calming his fidgeting fingers.

They were just walking in to the Three Broomsticks when Draco had felt the slippery hand of doubt claw its way into his mind. Harry hummed as he walked over to the bar and ordered two butterbeers and kept a tab open for when the kids arrived, which would be any minute. Harry thanked Rosmerta, a now elderly witch who ran the business with her sixteen year old daughter, before slipping his hand into Draco's own, gloved one, and guided his lover over to a corner booth, by the fireplace. They took their seats, the red leather cushions adjusting to their weight. Harry looked over at Draco and smiled softly, "everything will be alright Draco. Everything just needs a little bit of time getting used to, thats all. The kids have not been with us at all, they'll have a different opinion about all of this then we will"

"I know that but ... I had not ever planned to have another child. You know hoards of children like the Weasley's put me off ever having more than one"

Harry raised an eyebrow, "really? And here I was thinking that it was all Malfoy bloodlines, and family pride and only needing one heir to avoid sticky business, and the obvious; your aversion to redheads"

Draco rolled his eyes and snorted, "no, I have an aversion to gingers. Besides, your whore was a classic example of why I despise them"

"That's stereotypical and you know it" Harry stated biting back a grin at Draco's nonchalant shrug, "besides what about Lily?"

Draco cocked an eyebrow, "your daughter is auburn. Not ginger. Besides, she's adorable"

Harry chuckled, "I am sure that she will be glad to hear that -Oh, good. The kids are here"

Draco tensed up as he watched the hoard of children mill into the pub and weave their way between tables and chairs. They stood on ceremony by the table, none of them knowing what to do. Harry, ever the hero, stood up and hugged James, "hey their sport" he grinned into James' dark curls, his free arm looping around a jittery Albus, "how are you two today?"

James shrugged, "alright. No homework to do"

Harry grinned, "thats good to hear, what about you Al?"

Albus grinned, "Scorpius and I have been taking extra flying lessons! Our teacher says we're naturally talented for first years"

Harry bit back a grin and looked over at Draco who had pride swimming in his silver eyes. "Thats's good to here, son"

Scorpius beamed over at his dad, an expression Draco had never worn as a child, and untangled himself from the group before going over to hug his father, "I've missed you" he stated, squeezing his startled father's neck. Draco returned the hug, his pointed nose buried in Scorpius' hair.

"Hi Dad" Teddy grinned as he embraced Harry, they were almost the same height. Harry ruffled Teddy's blue hair and squeezed him tightly.

"Hey Teddy, have you had the pleasure of meeting Draco?"

Teddy frowned and then grinned in a manner worthy of the Weasley Twins, "not just yet" he thrust out his hand to the older blond, "Theodore Remus Lupin, metamorphmagus, groundskeeper, part-time inventor at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes and Harry's God son" Draco shook the offered hand with a unreadable expression, "though most people just call me Teddy"

Draco swallowed, "it's a pleasure to meet you, Teddy. Harry's told me a lot about you"

"AW I'm blushing" Teddy grinned as he scooted into the booth, crushing the Potter kids into their father's side. Then the blue-haired man frowned, "shall I order for everyone?"

Harry nodded, "yeah why not? I have a tab open for us all so it wont cost you anything at the moment" Teddy grinned and then squeezed out from the table and headed over to the bar. "Looks like Ted is ordering for everybody" Harry chuckled more to himself than to anyone else around him.

They all sat in silence in their cosy booth until Teddy came back with a tray of butterbeers. He handed them out to everyone before going back up to the bar with the empty tray. Once he returned Harry took a deep breath and cast an eye over the group. "So boys' I take it you all read the letters we sent to you?"

James narrowed his eyes over the rim of his pint glass, "what do you mean 'we'?"

Harry frowned at the hostility in his sons voice. "'We' as in Draco and I"

James rolled his eyes. Albus traced patterns on the worn knotted tabletop before voicing his thoughts, "if you get the new baby, does that mean you'll not love us as much?"

Harry chuckled weakly, "of course not Al, it just means that there will be one extra person coming to visit for all of your Quidditch matches, Christmas, Easter and Summer"

"What about back at home?" James asked, "we can't all live in the apartments above Aunt Hermione's shop"

Draco exchanged a look with Harry, "as I am to understand it, James, your father was considering Grimmauld place"

James wrinkled his nose up, "but it's so old and dusty -there's a reason why it sounds like 'Grim Old Place' you know"

Draco snickered, much to Harry's surprise, "a few chamrs here and there will soon sort that out. I think it would be the perfect place to live, in my honest opinion. It's got lots of space, once you get rid of the drapes, they'll be lots of light ... plus it'll give you boys a project over the Summer"

"Are we really going to spend our Summer painting?" Scorpius asked half-amused and half-terrified.

Draco shrugged, "well perhaps Harry and I will do that part ourselves" he stated, smoothing Scorpius' hair out of his eyes, like he had done when he was a toddler. His face then turned serious as he cast his grey eyes over the children and Teddy, "please, do not hate this child -boys' -we are trying to give the baby a new start, a better life"

Albus frowned, "then why not put her up for adoption?"

Harry tensed beside his son and shook his head, "I am afraid that that is not an option, Al"

Albus nodded and fiddled with his cuffs, "I wouldn't mind having another baby around ... I just hope James does not mind either" Albus stated in a small voice as he turned to look at his older brother.

Harry looked over at James, not noticing the way he shuffled more into Teddy's side, "well, James? What do you think about all of this?"

"Well there are still plenty of things to talk about aren't there? I mean sure -we'll all be away at school during term-time, but what about after? Where will we all live -since I'm assuming we'll be living together" before anyone could respond, he continued "furthermore, are you two even prepared for this child? Have you saved up your money? What about mum? Won't she have any issues with this?"

"Your mother is not included in these decision, James" Harry stated darkly.

"Why not?"

"You know why not" Harry hissed, feeling anger well inside of him as James' brutal attitude. He had thought that the boys' understood about why he had left Ginny -he had explained it and they had accepted. Or so he had thought. He sighed wearily, looking up past James' frustrated expression into Teddy's amber eyes. A silent plea for help.

Teddy shifted in his seat, "Have to admit, Dad, I never liked Ginny" James looked over at Teddy with an unreadable expression on his face, "she was a spoilt little girl, after anything she could get her hands on. It's a wonder she stuck around for as long as she has done"

Harry nodded, his mind reeling to when Teddy had started visiting his more often and Ginny would complain out loud all of the time. "We've all suffered thanks to her but now at least, we can all just -move on"

"I still think thank Mum should be involved in all of this" James muttered darkly.

Harry felt his blood boil. He looked away from his son and saw that Draco was sat upright in his seat, looking rigid. "James" he spoked in a measured tone of voice, "if you wish to correspond with your mother then that is your own choice, however your father is doing what he feels is right for you and at the end of the day, his word is law. Now stop sulking like a child, otherwise you'll be treated like one"

Harry would have reprimanded Draco for using such a cold tone with his son, but he could not deny that James was working on his last nerve as well as behaving rudely in the presence of company. "You're not my father" came the small hiss from James' mouth.

Harry sat there, too stunned to believe that this child was his son. Had he really brought James up to speak to other elders in such a manner? It was all so surreal for him. He had thought that the children had understood what was going on. "James, Draco may not be your father but I am" he snapped roughly, "and you will behave yourself in front of other people"

James wanted t object but a firm hand from Teddy on his knee underneath the table made James feel belittled, as though the world was suddenly turning on him. He glared back up into his father's eyes but it was Teddy's voice that reached his ears, "James, I personally don't see the trouble. If it were your mother having another child, you would come round eventually. Why is this case any different?"

James looked down at his hands resting in his lap before looking back up determindly at his father, "because it would have been part of the family"

"This baby will be a part of our family, James" Harry insisted, his temper wearing even thinner. "And your mother is not having any say in any of this. That is the end of the matter. I hope you'll come around James, because we're the only hope this baby has of a blood-family. If not it'll be up for adoption"

"What is so wrong with putting the baby up for adoption?" James protested feebly.

Shocked faces turned towards him. He could see the vein in his dad's neck throbbing. But surprisingly enough, it was Albus who answered him, "wouldn't you want to give the baby a chance to remain in it's blood-family? It'll break Mr. Malfoy's heart if he had to send the baby away"

James eyed his younger brother with distaste, "well then fine. He can keep it. But I don't see why it has to involve any of us"

"James, your father and I are together" Draco stated in a cool tone, "I plan on being with him for as long as he'll have me. And isn't better that you know where your younger sibling is coming from rather than us adopting some strange kid that may or may not be accepted into the family?"

James sighed. There was no way around it. He ran a hand through his hair, "so -you don't plan on leaving my dad like my mum did?" he finally asked.

Ah, Harry thought breathing a silent sigh of relief, so that was the real problem behind this whole ordeal. He's afraid Draco will leave me like Ginny.

Apparently the same thought had surfed through Draco's mind as he smiled softly, the chiselled features relaxing delicately, the candle-light dancing on his high cheekbones, "no, James, I do not plan on leaving your father any time in the near future"

James hummed and nodded his head before shifting slightly in his seat, "well ... where will we all live?"

Draco cocked an eyebrow, "that is another thing that we all need to discuss -but I think we can manage for now. If anything there is always Grimmauld place. I personally think it will do the job. Plus the floo network is linked with the school's"

Teddy smiled, "that sounds like a good idea, Mr. Malfoy, besides it'll be a whole lot cheaper than finding a new place to live and transporting everything"

Harry nodded, "ever the brains eh, Teddy?"

The blue-haired man poked his tongue out before downing the last of his butterbeer. "Well I need to head off before it gets too late in the day"

Harry frowned, "where are you off to?"

Teddy grinned as he shrugged into his jacket, "to see Paps and Sirius -I'll be back at Hogwart's for dinner don't fret" he stuck out his tongue before hugging Harry with one arm, "I'll floo you soon" he waved to everyone and then ruffled James' hair, his long fingers trailing slightly down the nape of his neck.

They all watched him go. James turned back to his half-finished drink and saw that his dad was forwning down at him, "is there something that you need to tell me, son?"

James swallowed, his heart missing a beat. This was not going to be good.

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Remus was reclining in an armchair with Sirius' head lying in his lap whilst he read the Daily Prophet, pointing out hilarious headlines and ridiculous articles as he did so. Narcissa and Astoria were in the kitchen talking and jotting things down in notebooks. It was the first time they had seen Astoria in a good few days. Lucius had been keeping a close eye on her.

The knocking at the door startled everyone except for Sirius who, like a hyper dog, was nothing but eager to greet unexpected guests. As soonas the door flew open, Teddy stumbled straight into Sirius' arms. "Hello kiddo, what brings you here?" Sirius beamed, as he ruffled Teddy's bright blue hair.

Teddy laughed, the sound making Remus smile softly as his cub came over to him and hugged him tightly. "I've missed you, pup" Remus breathed into his sons ear.

"I've missed you too, Pops" Remus swatted Teddy's shoulder at the name, but grinned nevertheless, "so what brings you here?"

"What? I cannot stop by and see my own father when I want to?" Teddy asked in a dramatic tone. At Remus' cocked eyerbrow Teddy sighed and shifted sideways onto the sofa, "I need to talk to you about something"

Remus frowned, pushing him more upright on the sofa, "What is it pup? You know you can tell me and Sirus anything"

Teddy sighed and fiddled his thumbs. "It's not really about me telling you it's about how you'll react"

Remus smiled softly, "you won't know unless you tell us"

Teddy looked up into his father's amber eyes and drew in a deep breath. He had to tell him -he had a right to know. "It's about James"

"James as in Harry's son, James?" Sirius asked quizzically, dropping down onto the sofa on Teddy's other side. He felt as though he were trapped.

"Yes -that's the one" Teddy could feel sweat breaking out of every pore on his body. The air was becoming thick and difficult to swallow.

After a moment's silence Sirius placed a soothing hand on Teddy's clammy shoulder, "what's wrong with James, pup? Is he failing a subject? Or is he getting in to too much trouble?"

Teddy feverishly shook his head, "oh no -no it's nothing like that it's just ... um ..."

Sirius chuckled and hugged Teddy closer, "come on, tell us. We won't judge you"

Liars!, Teddy thought bitterly his mood darkening rapidly. He took a deep breath. It was now or never. "I think I'm in love with him"

The house went silent.

A/N: yes, cliffhanger but it'll be good with the update I swear!