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Chapter Four
Scorpius had survived most of the holiday without getting into any more trouble and Rose still had no idea that he had a crush on her, he had a few more days until his dads were back.
His dads were due back today, only one day to get through he told himself, over and over. As today was testing his resolve and he was close to losing it and most likely resulting in getting in trouble with Rose's parents. Scorpius was holding back, chewing on the inside of his cheek, and using all his -willpower not to punch Rich in the face.
Ron and Hermione had put on a 'welcome home' party for his dads and Rose had invited her boyfriend – yep great idea Rose invite the homophobe and nephew of Astoria to welcome home his dad.
Rich had come around early to help set up and had spent every available second when Rose or her parents weren't looking to torment him. He would also kiss and touch Rose more when Scorpius was around, Al was constantly telling him to 'ignore it' and 'it's not worth it'.
Rose had left to help her dad with a banner and Rich was left alone with Scorpius, as Al was helping Hermione decorate a cake.
"Do you want me to go get Al so the two of you can have some alone time?" Rich sneered, insinuating that Al and Scorpius were a couple.
"Grow up Rich, you won't get to me – not today" he ignored him and carried on setting the table, which had been set up in the garden.
"That's right, nothing will bother you today, not when your queer of a dad is coming home" he clamped his mouth shut and started folding napkins.
"Gone mute all of a sudden – all that sucking cock has made you lose your voice" Scorpius gripped the edge of the table and counted to ten in his head.
He really didn't want to lose his temper, but the next thing Rich said made Scorpius snap and see red.
"Do you know what has always surprised me, you look just like Draco and Al looks like Harry, I'm surprised Harry hasn't tried to fuck you and your dad hasn't fucked Al? You must be attractive to them as you look exactly alike."
Scorpius ran at Rich, shoved him hard making him fall down, as he couldn't do magic he settled for the muggle way and climbed onto Rich and laid into him – punch after punch.
Suddenly he was yanked off Rich by his dad – welcome home dad Scorpius thought sarcastically and Rose was screaming at him, yelling that he was a psycho.
Hermione helped Rich up and he smirked at Scorpius knowing he was in trouble. The led Rich into the house to clean him up – Scorpius was sure he broke his nose.
He was left outside with his dad and Harry – both looked pissed off and disappointed.
"Explain yourself" his dad demanded in a stone cold tone.
Scorpius wiped his hands on his trousers and looked at his dad, "He will only deny it, what's the point"
His dad looked ready to kill, "The point Scorpius is you have been acting up since being here, we were informed of what the three of you did at that concert, that you were rude to Rose and her parents and now we just arrive home to find you beating the crap out of your cousin" he sent Scorpius a look that would freeze over hell.
"He's foul and I hate him, he's lucky we can't do magic – it would have been worse" Scorpius sounded hateful.
Harry could see that Draco was ready to wring his neck so he stepped in, "Al has told me that he's a bully, is that why you fought back – you had enough?" his voice was softer, caring almost – the opposite to his dads.
"He doesn't bully me, I'm not weak. But he torments me at every opportunity and today he crossed the line and I lost it" his hands were shaking and he had Rich's blood on them.
"We raised you better than this Scorpius, you should rise above it" His dads voice dripped disappointment
"Oh that's fucking rich coming from you – and Harry even, you two were always fighting at school" he was angry that no one was listening to him, that no one was taking his side.
"You swear at me again son and you will be sorry" Draco had stepped closer as he warned him.
Harry placed a hand on Draco's arm and whispered for him to calm down. It wouldn't do to have two Malfoy men butting heads – not two as pig-headed and hot tempered as these two.
"I understand how words can get to you Scorpius, I had my fair share of hateful thing thrown at me – doesn't mean that gives you the right to act like a muggle thug" his dad sounded calmer, more in control.
"Tell me dad, if it was someone attacking the family or Harry would you rise above it? It's easy to ignore when it's about me – but he was saying awful things about you and Harry, I had to stop him – to defend you" he looked at his dirty hands again, he knew he shouldn't have done it – but no one insults his family like that and gets away with it.
"What was he saying?" Harry asked, curious.
"Started off with the usual, parents are queers, blah blah blah. But then he…he" Merlin he didn't want to repeat it.
"He what Scorpius" Draco prompted
"He commented on how much I resemble you and Al resembles Harry and he basically asked if you two were paedophiles, said …um…he said as I looked like you dad, he was surprised Harry hadn't tried to fuck me and that you hadn't fucked Al" his fists were clenched once again.
Silence followed that statement. Long pregnant silence.
"See why I hit him now, he deserved it" Scorpius sighed, "He will deny saying it and it will be my word against his and seeing as I'm the one with blood on my hands, I will be blamed" he stepped towards his dad.
"Dad – you okay?"
Startled out of his trance Draco looked at his son, "Hmm yes fine thank you" Harry frowned and turned to Scorpius,
"Does he say things like that often, about you, Al and us?" Harry moved over to his dad and was rubbing his back.
Scorpius shifted from foot to foot and it reminded Harry of that day he found Scorpius ten years ago, he looked just as vulnerable and lost now as he did then.
"All the time" was all he simply replied.
Draco looked up at the sadness in his sons voice, "Come on son, I will take you home – Harry can go speak to the others" he approached Scorpius and wrapped an arm around his waist, looked at Harry and then apparated them home.
Draco took Scorpius straight to the kitchen – everyone's favourite room in the house, and started making Scorpius a hot chocolate. Scorpius smiled weakly – guess his dad wasn't angry at him anymore.
"I'm sorry I ruined your welcome home party dad, but I'm not sorry for hitting Rich" he plonked into a chair.
His dad told him to go wash the blood of his hands and to quickly get changed, he didn't comment on the fact he wasn't sorry for hitting Rich.
Harry and Al returned an hour later, Harry patted Scorpius shoulder as he walked past – on his way to his dads waiting arms.
"Your right he denied it all, claimed you miss understood and that he never implied anything, said he was merely commenting on how much the boys resembled us. He also said that you were looking for any chance to hit him, to get him back for being with Rose – that you are only jealous" Harry smiled sympathetically.
"Was Rose there when he said that?" Scorpius didn't need to hear the 'yes' that Harry replied, it was written all over his face.
"He's very convincing, I'd give him that. But I caught the way he looked at Al and me – he definitely dislikes us!" Harry kissed his dads cheek and whispered something in his ear, to which his dad nodded.
Scorpius was curious but didn't push his luck, it appeared as if they were not going to punish him.
"Can we order takeaway dad and just chill out together watching a DVD, we've really missed you this month" Al said, showing a rare moment of love to his family. It wasn't that he didn't love them, but he was a typical teenager and never expressed it.
Harry smiled and looked at Draco – who did all the cooking, "Sure Al that would be great, let's get a takeaway –you pick the film and go set up the living room, whilst I order a takeaway" Draco replied to Al.
The two boys moved to the adult's living room and Scorpius filled Al in on what Rich had said, giving Al more details then he did his dads.
"He's such a smarmy git, don't think any of the adult bought it though, just Rose and the adults just went along with it." He was searching through the vast array of DVDs.
"I hate to think that right now Rose doesn't like me and that she is fawning over him, making him feel better." Scorpius had huffed and pulled out the standard blankets they normally sat under when watching DVDs as a family.
They had gotten too big for all sharing the old sofa, but Harry had insisted on getting a new one. It was HUGE and was a corner sofa, plenty of room for their dads and the three boys – Al especially liked it as it reclined.
However they rarely spent time in the adult living room, opting to be in their teenager den. That was why on family DVD nights it felt special as they were all together, enjoying each other's company.
"How about a classic like pulp fiction or true romance?" Al suggested
"Um dunno maybe – oh I know what about Snatch?" Scorpius countered
Al agreed and pulled out the DVD, "Love this film" and he put it in the DVD player and then pressed pause before it started.
They boys had an end each, as this was the part that reclined and they sat back – feet up, under their blankets waiting for their dads.
Once the takeaway arrived, their dads carried it in and gave the boys their food.
"I see you hogged the good seats" Harry jokingly said
"Nah dad, we thought you and Draco would want to sit together in the middle so you could snuggle" Al smirked at his dad.
"Nice save, I'll let you off" Harry and Draco settled down in the middle of the two boys, Harry leaning back against Draco.
"Press play then – or are we gonna stare at the screen all night" Al whined at Scorpius.
"You have the remote" he retorted
"No I don't"
"I don't have it, oh look you left it on the floor, as you left it you get up and get it" Scorpius informed Al
"No way, I'm comfortable – you get it"
Harry sighed, "Merlin boys, I swear I wasn't this lazy at your age" he stood and grab the remote and pressed play.
"There that was easy enough" rolling his eyes and getting comfy next to Draco again.
They enjoyed the film and ate all the takeaway, Draco had ordered extra as he knew the boys had bottomless pits instead of stomachs.
Instead of dashing off to their rooms as soon as dinner was over the boys stayed and talked to their dads, they really had missed them.
They told them about the places they visited and how they had a great time. Scorpius could take all the name calling and homophobic insults, he didn't care – he had a loving family and his dads were very much in love and very happy. If he was like them at their age he would be blessed with a wonderful life.
"Dad can I ask you a question about you and Draco?" Al hesitantly asked
Harry smiled, he tried to be as open and honest with the boys, "Sure, go ahead".
"It's just …um…I know you have raised us to not put any truth in rumours, but there are many that go around Hogwarts. I was um….did you and Draco have an affair?" he rushed the last part, not wanting to upset his dads.
Draco frowned but remained silent, waiting for Harry to answer, "No is the honest and simple answer, however I can see how it probably looked to other people and it might have looked odd" he squeezed Draco's forearm as he spoke.
"How so?" Scorpius was intrigued, they never really spoke much about awkward rumours.
"Well your mother had left Draco that day I found you in Diagon Alley and then a few weeks later I moved in with you, with the boys. At first it was only temporary, to help your dad with the case, but I soon discovered I didn't want to leave" he smiled fondly at the memory "It was purely a move to help a friend"
Al smiled, "I'm glad you ran away Scorpius, it started off the chain of events that changed all of our lives. I now have a loving family, I grew up in an amazing home and I have the best brother and best friend ever" he smiled at Scorpius, "I think we owe a lot to you mate".
Scorpius laughed, "Yeah I guess you do, how about all your chocolate frogs?" he joked and everyone laughed.
"Do you have any more questions, either of you?" Draco looked at both of them, "Now is the time to ask".
Both boys were silent for a moment, "I don't have any questions, not really, I don't care how it happened and what happened in your pasts before you got together, I'm just pleased that you are together. I have so many wonderful memories of the last ten years and I wouldn't change that for anything" Scorpius believed in every word he had said.
Al piped up, "Yeah like restoring dads motorbike and James sneaking out on it when he was our age and crashing and James being grounded forever" Al laughed.
Harry laughed, "Well now it's funny but it wasn't then, I swear he almost turned my hair grey" he looked at Draco and Draco nodded his agreement.
"Bloody bike Harry and you boys spent ages on it, took a long time to get all the parts and restore, and then James goes and crashes it" he huffed and added, "Cost me a small fortune that bike" and then smiled as Harry kissed him gently.
"If I recall he was trying to impress his girlfriend, stupid Gryffindor" all of them laughed apart from Harry.
"Watch it you – you'd be sleeping on the sofa if you're not careful" his voice to light to be taken seriously.
"James had to move out, now I'm the only Gryffindor amongst three sneaky Slytherin's" Harry whined.
Draco had whispered something to Harry that made him blush and apparently forget about being the odd one out.
"Dad don't be gross" Scorpius complained
"What, I could have been discussing the weather, get your mind out of the gutter Scorpius" his dad was fighting a smile that was trying to form on his face.
Harry laughed, Scorpius didn't really care. Harry and his dad never crossed the line, they only kissed like any other married couple and would occasionally make a dirty or rude remark but the boys were old enough to not be bothered. Scorpius liked the way Harry and his dad interacted on a day to day basis and he could deal with a few uncomfortable moments.
"So what are you boys going to do, to help Rose see sense and dump Rich?" Harry sounded genuine
Scorpius shuffled in his seat, "Dunno, she's so stubborn dad, it winds me up. I swear she was put on this earth to drive me mad, she's mental that one" Harry laughed
"What?" Scorpius asked
"You sound just like Ron when he used to talk about Hermione" Harry frowned
"Merlin Scorpius don't take as long to sort it out, they drove me crazy and poor Al is stuck in the middle"
Al nodded, "Yeah it's annoying, when they get in a sparring match, they forget I'm even their and then the rest of the time Scorpius is making big doe eyes at her" Al dodged a cushion that flew past his head
"Ha ha missed…oaf" Scorpius second cushion didn't miss.
"So you wouldn't mind if …say Rose and I dated?" Scorpius nervously asked
Harry laughed, "Not at all, not only would you be great together, I would win the bet and your dad will suffer big time" Harry poked Draco in the side.
Draco screwed up his face, "Trust you to remember that, we made that bet ten years ago Potter" pouting as he knew he'd probably lose, but it didn't matter as his son would be happy and most the time Harry and Draco's bets were different – forfeit wasn't really punishment and most the time both enjoyed it. It was just the principal of it, he liked to win.
Scorpius frowned, "Do you always bet on our lives? First our houses and now my love life." He crossed his arms over his chest.
His dad shrugged, "Yeah all the time, it's entertaining for us, you'd probably do it to your kids. The bet was made ten years ago Scorpius, you and Rose were playing so nicely together and she would hold your hand all the time and she would tell everyone she was going to marry you one day."
"It was very sweet" Harry added after Draco finished, "I remember when you were seven and your grandmother had died, Draco and I couldn't get you to come out of your room. Hermione had visited with Hugo and Rose one day and Rose talked to you through the door for five hours, before you let her in"
Scorpius smiled, he remembered that day- it was burned into his memory. He missed his grandmother terribly and couldn't understand why she had to be taken away, he refused to come out as he didn't want to face reality that she had gone. Instead of bringing up his gran and the funeral, Rose had spoken none stop about everything else, about books, animals, flying, Hogwarts and how they would be best friends forever.
He sat and listened to her talk all day and when she told him through the door 'Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal – your grandmother loved you Scorpius never forget that' she had said she read it somewhere, he was overwhelmed by her words and opened the door for her and they hugged for ages. He never told anyone what happened, it was his and Rose's memory to share.
He had many beautiful and loving memories of Rose and he slowly started seeing her as more than a friend. He was confused at first but from last year he realised he liked her, but she had started seeing Rich.
"Yeah I remember that day, she wouldn't stop talking it was driving me mad so I opened the door" he jokingly said, not wanting to reveal what really happened.
They spent all evening talking and going over fond and happy memories, occasionally sad and funny ones.
Everyone who knew Al, knew he could be a bit tactless and thick and tonight was no different.
Al seeming to think enough time had passed that it would be funny said, "I remember that time when we were ten and you and Draco had a HUGE fight, only big fight you'd ever had really. That was bloody awful, dad slept in the spare room for ages." He laughed but stopped abruptly at the look of the other three face expressions.
"What, too soon? It's been six years, come on!" he huffed "Sorry!"
Harry shook his head at his prat of a son, "Well we don't talk about that, do we Draco!" he glared at Draco.
Scorpius rolled his eyes, "We were old enough and we had ears, we know what you were arguing about and you should get over it"
He remembered it was the year before they started Hogwarts and his dad had messed up big time, all because of his mother as usual. It was the night after one of her rare visitations with Scorpius, she said she wanted to be part of Scorpius life before he went away to Hogwarts, She had requested that she come live with them for a few months so she can see Scorpius and still be supervised. And his dad being the idiot he is, actually asked Harry what he thought about Astoria moving in for a few months. Well let's just say Harry went mental at his dad, saying he didn't want that women in this house and if she moved in, he would move out.
His dad always hated being at the losing end of an argument and instead of agreeing that it was a stupid idea and to pacify Harry. He shouted that even though Astoria was a bitch, she was still Scorpius' mother and she deserved to know her son and Harry shouldn't get in the way of that. Well that did it, Harry flipped and moved into the spare room and refused to speak to Draco until he worked out what went wrong.
It was a very sore subject and everyone, Scorpius meant everyone from Grandma Molly to Luna knew not to talk about it, obviously Al didn't get the memo.
Scorpius suspected that Astoria never wanted to get to know him, she just wanted to cause trouble between Harry and his dad. When she asked his dad about it later, he told her that it wasn't a good idea and that she should build up a relationship with Scorpius before even asking such a thing, Scorpius didn't have a visit from her after that. Harry said that proved his point, if she cared for Scorpius she would make the effort to see him, but instead she ignored him, she only wanted to use Scorpius to get a way back into Draco's life.
His dad knew he made a mistake the moment he even asked Harry, but his dad was stubborn and argumentative, so it stretched out. His dad hated admitting he was wrong and apologising, but eventually he swallowed his pride and did admit it. Harry moved back into and a year later they were married.
Scorpius knew what would be going through his parents minds, "Well done Al, kill the mood" he complained.
Al looked sorry though, "I didn't think it still mattered" he mumbled.
"Look boys it's fine don't worry, I don't care not really – just stirs up uncomfortable memories is all, but it worked out in the end" Harry tried to appease Al as he knew he was probably feeling awful for putting his foot in it.
Harry had also started caressing Draco's hand, making small circles with his thumb, trying to relax Draco as he had gotten tense at the mention of their HUGE fight.
They talked about a few other things before the boys excused themselves and went to their rooms. Leaving a tense atmosphere behind them.
"Well done you pleb!" Scorpius joked, pushing Al to the side so he could beat him to the stairs.
"Merlin that was awkward – cringe worthy" he shoved Scorpius in the back and he fell up the stairs, Al climbed over Scorpius laughing.
"I wonder if she bitch will try and worm her way in again" Al said as they reached Scorpius room and both boys entered, Al obviously wanting to hang out before going to his own room.
Scorpius groaned at the thought, "Hope not, I don't want her in my life and neither does dad, dad only allows her shit as he wants her to have a relationship with me" he flopped on his bed.
They really were lucky that both had amazing bedrooms and they had double beds, a lot of children has to deal with single beds.
Al and he chatted awhile and then they turned in for the night – both hoping the reminder of their big fight wouldn't cause trouble between their dads.