A/N: Hey people! I hope you all had a fabulous christmas and New Years! I for one went to see Avatar, AND IT IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!! Sorry, I love it now. My favourite movie of all time. Though, I still haven't seen Sherlock Holmes or The Lovely Bones. But I will soon!
I just wanted to get this chapter out before I head off to Sydney tomorrow, so, if I don't reply to your review, then it's because I won't be at home for a week, and I won't have the internet, apart from on my phone, but that's mega expensive, so I don't use it.
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Chapter 5 - "Quality Family Time"
Monday June 10th
That next morning, Draco was woken up to Hedwig tapping on the window, a letter tied to her leg. Making sure Hermione and his son were still asleep, he got up and opened the window, allowing the bird to fly in.
Hedwig landed on the desk just beneath the window, and held her leg out for Draco to take the letter. After discerning that the letter is, indeed from Harry, Draco walked over beside Hermione in the bed.
"Love, come on, we have a letter from Harry." He whispered, shaking her arm slightly, hoping to rouse her softly from her slumber. He heard her mumble and turn over to face him, burying her face into his leg. Draco smiled fondly at her, before kneeling down in front of the bed and kissing her lips sweetly. Hermione sighed and was woken by the slight pressure, returning the kiss instantly. When Draco realised she was awake, he broke the kiss off. Hermione smiled at him sleepily.
"Good morning, baby." She murmured. Draco smiled at her.
"Good morning, love." He replied, kissing her softly again.
"What time is it?" Hermione asked, her sleep addled brain not working properly yet.
"Seven." Draco answered. Hermione groaned and turned over again, towards Scorpius, and pulled him into her arms.
"Darling, we have a letter from Harry." Draco explained. Hermione turned over quickly, and stretched before holding her hand out for the letter.
"What does it say?" She asked. Draco shrugged and handed it to her.
"Not sure. I wanted to wake you so we could read it together. I'll wake up Kaz." He offered. Hermione opened the letter and swept her eyes through it quickly, while Draco knelt down beside Kaz and put his mouth close to her ear.
"BOO!" He yelled, and quickly out of the way, watching as she jumped about a foot in the air, and scowled at his laughter. Hermione rolled her eyes at her fiancée and frowned.
"Must you?" She asked. Draco nodded.
"Sorry Kaz, I couldn't resist." He apologised. Kaz just grumbled and got out of her sleeping bag and went to sit on Hermione's bed.
"So, why am I being woken up so early in the morning?" She asked. Draco nodded to the letter Hermione held out.
"Who's it from?" Kaz asked.
"Harry." Hermione answered, "Do you want me to read it out?" Draco and Kaz nodded.
"Dear Draco and Hermione,
Please give Parviti our condolences, from everyone here. We are terribly sorry that we didn't know about this sooner. Even Snape didn't hear about it.
And don't worry about Lavender, like your friend Kaz said, she just wanted somebody to blame for her friends parents being taken from the world. Forget it.
Unfortunately our information isn't as good as we would like it to be. We only hear about the big operations, not the smaller, individual attacks. Most of those are done just because the Death Eaters feel like a bit of fun, unfortunately.
Sierra and I give our love,
Harry."
Hermione looked up once she finished reading and sighed.
"There's not much we can do about individuals wanting to go out and "have a bit of fun"." Draco commented.
"I know there isn't. I just wish there was." Hermione lamented, Draco sat down on the bed on side he had slept on and picked up Scorpius, cradling him against his chest.
"Don't worry about it so much Hermione. There's nothing you can do about lunatics." Kaz added. Hermione smiled and nodded.
"No, there isn't." Not two seconds after Hermione agreed Kaz, Scorpius woke up and started crying. This time, Draco was more ready, and tried shushing him, when he caught a whiff of something and looked down at his son in disgust.
"That's gross Scorp." He commented. Hermione and Kaz laughed, but Hermione's laugh turned into a scowl when she saw Draco perform a cleansing spell in the baby.
"Draco, change his nappy properly, will you? They're down in the bottom draw." She points them out. Draco pulled a pleading expression on her; but Hermione would have none of it.
"Nope, you are changing his nappy, now." She added. Draco grimaced and carried the crying baby over to the changing table, which had been placed right beside the crib. Kaz laughs at him.
"Poor Draco, oh well, we're going down to breakfast. Feel free to join is when you're done." The girl taunted him. Draco stuck his finger up at her behind his back, and returned to changing his son.
When Hermione and Kaz got downstairs, Hermione's mother was already there and eating breakfast.
"Oh, good morning, girls. Where's Draco?" Mrs. Granger asked. Hermione and Kaz giggled a little.
"Scorpius decided to leave him a present. We left Draco to clean up." Kaz answered, a little evilly. Hermione's mother scowled at Kaz and Hermione, but before she could say anything else, Draco walked into the kitchen, carrying a now asleep Scorpius. Hermione smiled at him and kissed him lightly when he came into the room, but Kaz started eating, and Mrs. Granger looked at him with sympathy.
"It isn't very nice, is it?" She asked, placing a plate of pancakes on the table for him. Draco nodded in agreement.
"Thanks for breakfast, Mrs. Granger." Hermione's mother just smiled and brushed his thanks off.
"Don't worry about it. I don't mind." She answered.
Half way through eating breakfast, Haylee, Casey and Hermione's father joined them all at the table.
"What are yo lot doing up so early? Did Scorpius wake you?" He asked, kissing Hermione on the head, and her mother on the lips.
"No, it wasn't Scorp. We got a letter from Harry this morning." Hermione explained. Her father nodded and sat down at the table. Haylee and Casey had already taken their spots and started eating.
"You know what; let's have quality family time today." Hermione's mother announced. Hermione started choking on her orange juice. Draco automatically started rubbing her back, helping her to breathe again.
"Don't you two have work?" She asked. Mr. and Mrs. Granger smiled at each other, while her sisters rolled their eyes.
"You always forget the public holidays after you've been to Hogwarts, don't you, love?" Mrs. Granger replied. Hermione hit herself in the forehead.
"Of course. Sorry, stupid me." She answered. They just laughed.
"Can I stay, Mrs. Granger?" Kaz asked. Hermione's mum rolled her eyes.
"Like you'll leave anyway, Kaz. Of course you can stay. You're practically part of the family anyway." She answered. Kaz grinned and finished eating her breakfast.
"I think we should have showers first. I smell gross." Hermione commented, wrinkling her nose. Draco nodded in agreement. Mrs. Granger laughed again.
"You always smell Hermione." Casey snapped. Hermione pulled face at her older sister and got up out of her seat, Draco and Kaz following, with Scorp still in his father's arms.
"We'll be right down." Hermione announced, and then the four of them marched up the stairs. When they reached Hermione's room, Draco and Hermione went inside, and Kaz went to use the public, family shower. Once in his fiancée's room, Draco sat on the bed, a confused look on his face.
"What in the name of Merlin is "quality family time"?" He asked. Hermione laughed, walking around her room and collecting clothes for her shower.
"It's where we spend quality time with our family. Usually it's rather fun. We watch movies, and play games, that sort of stuff." She explained. Draco nodded slowly in understanding. Hermione walked over to the door that adjoined to her private bathroom, but not before giving Draco a soft, lingering kiss.
"You sure I can't have a shower with you?" He whispered huskily. Hermione bit her bottom lip and smiled.
"That's probably not a good idea. Maybe later." She promised. Draco groaned and raised one of his hands that weren't holding Scorpius on his lap up to her face so he could bring her head down for another kiss, this time a bit more passionate. When they broke off, both were panting for breath.
"I better go have that shower." She announced, breaking the silence. Draco scowled, but let her go.
"Hurry up then, because I have to have one too, you know." He called. Hermione raised an eyebrow at him from the doorway.
"Yes, oh bossy one." She answered. Draco scowled at her again, but she just smiled and poked her tongue out at him. To pass the time, Draco laid back on his and Hermione's bed, with his son resting on his chest and stroked his soft, white blond, whispy hair. With his other hand, Draco held Scorp into place, his hand resting on the babies back. After a while of stroking his hair, Draco switched to playing with his tiny fingers.
"Why are your fingers so small, hey? I don't think I've ever seen anything so small." Draco muttered, transfixed with the way Scorpius' tiny fingers would curl around his index finger.
Hermione walked out of the bathroom quietly to find Draco in that position on the bed, playing with Scorps fingers. She smiled fondly at the two of them bonding, even if one of them was asleep. Hermione cleared her throat softly, making herself known. Draco's head snapped around and he smiled when he saw her, momentarily taking his hand off Scorpius' back to pat the bed space beside him. Hermione smiled and made her way over.
"You know, you look really handsome there, holding Scorp like that." She whispered. Draco smiled at her, before looking back down at the sleeping baby on his chest.
"He's gorgeous, isn't he, asleep like that? It's times like this that make life worth living, I reckon." He murmured. Hermione nodded her head, amazed at his depth.
"You better go have a shower; they'll be waiting for us." She whispered in his ear. A shiver wracked up Draco's spine at the feeling of her breath tickling his ear.
"Yeah, I better." He muttered huskily. Hermione grinned, carefully picking up Scorp from his chest and wrapping the baby in her arms.
"I'm glad you agree. Scoot." She ordered. Draco groaned and got up from the bed. He kissed her teasingly, before grabbing a pair of slacks and a button up shirt from his trunk and making his way into the bathroom. Hermione smiled after him, even long after he had shut the door.
Now it was her turn to stare at her little bundle of joy. Hermione always loved looking at his little face, usually scrunched up, but sometimes, it would soften out, and, as disgusting as it was, she found the small bit of dribble that ran down his chin endearing. She carefully wiped the little bit of dribble off with her sleeve and smiled down at him softly. Everytime she looked at him, all she could think was, "He is the most adorable baby in the world."
Hermione, like Draco, sat with Scorp on the bed; the baby lying on his back, and Hermione sitting beside him. She played softly with his tiny fingers and feet, and smiling when he stirred softly.
Draco came out of the bathroom moments later, and found her giggling at the tiny baby on the bed.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here." He murmured, moving beside her and wrapping her in a hug.
"What? Aren't I allowed to play with my son?" Hermione asked, smiling up at him. Draco could see her eyes lit up, and even the famed lights of Las Vegas couldn't compare to the beauty and brilliance he saw there.
"Of course you can. Come on, we better get down stairs. I'm betting they'll want to start whatever they've planned soon." He answered. Hermione nodded, and kissed him softly, before picking p Scorp and carrying him down the stairs, Draco in tow behind her. When they reached the bottom, they found everyone already seated in the Lounge Room.
"Take your time." Kaz commented as they sat down on the floor in front of the couch. Draco didn't look too happy about it, but he sat and shot Kaz a glare.
"Shut up, Kaz." He muttered. Kaz laughed.
"So what are we doing?" Hermione asked, looking to her parents, who were cuddled up together on the couch.
"We're going to be watching some movies. Why don't you choose one first." Mrs. Granger suggested. Hermione shrugged, before passing Scorpius over to Draco and going over to kneel in front of the DVD collection beside the TV. She perused the collection for a couple of moments, before pulling one out and putting it in the DVD player.
"Which one did you pick?" Casey asked, shuffling uncomfortably in her chair. Hermione grinned.
"You'll see." She answered, sitting back and relaxing against Draco's shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and squeezed her to him tightly. She turned and smiled to him, which he willingly returned, and pressed a firm kiss to her forehead. His knees were in a 90 degree angle, and he had Scorpius leaning against them, hi little feet resting on Draco's chest, and his head against his knees. One of Draco's hands was holding the baby's arms, keeping him steady.
After selecting the language of the movie, the whole family plus Kaz settled in to watch "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". They all had a ball, laughing at the stupid jokes, and ridiculous situations. Once or twice, they nearly woke Scorpius, but every time, he went back into a deep sleep without any trouble, only waking once to be fed, and once to have his napper changed (Draco gave this one to Hermione).
After finishing watching "Monty Python", it was the twins turn to choose a movie. Kaz and Hermione shot each other an, "Oh God." look and waited until they saw what movie they were putting on. Hermione groaned when the start came on. She'd seen this movie so many times that she could practically say the lines of the movie with the characters. Kaz had seen it just a little less than her, and so it took her a little longer to figure it out. Draco shot them both confused looks.
"What?" He asked cautiously. Hermione frowned.
"It's the Notebook." Hermione answered. Draco looked at her quizzically.
"It's only our most favourite movie of all time." Haylee added. Draco nodded to her.
"They play this movie ten times a day. They've been lying off because you and Scorp are here. This movie has got to be the saddest movie you will see in your entire life." Hermione whispered in his ear. Draco grinned and chuckled.
"Alright then." He whispered back.
By the end of the movie, the girls were all in tears, with Haylee and Casey the first to burst only half way through, and the men were watching the telly with very bored, and blank, expressions.
"I don't know why you always make us watch it. I always cry and I hate it." Hermione complained. Haylee and Casey shot her horrible glares.
"Do not bag The Notebook." Casey threatened. Hermione and Kaz rolled their eyes, and tried to get rid of the tears staining their cheeks and eyes.
"So, what about lunch? I bet you're all hungry." Mrs. Granger asked, wiping her eyes off quickly of the tears on her own cheeks and standing up, wrapping her arms around herself. The rest of the family nodded and Mrs. Granger walked into the kitchen.
"Draco? Why don't you choose the movie that we're going to watch after lunch? Kaz can help you." She called out from the kitchen.
"Okay." Draco called back, and he passed his sleeping child to Hermione, and him and Kaz walked over to the DVD cabinet.
"What ones are good?" He asked in a low voice. Kaz snickered.
"Here, this row is the chick flicks, this row are action, this row fantasy, though that kind of constitutes as action anyway, so I don't think that matters. Um, and the last one is comedy. Most of them are romances though." She explained. Draco nodded thoughtfully and looked through the action movies, and on through to the fantasy, completely skipping over the chick flicks and romance comedies.
His eyes fell on a movie that looked appealing.
"What about this one?" Draco asked, holding up the movie. Kaz grinned.
"Awesome." She answered. Draco grinned back and nodded to her, before setting the movie on top of the TV. Draco and Kaz moved back to the couch to get Hermione; Draco taking Scorp from her arms and Kaz helping her stand.
"Which one did you choose?" Hermione asked. Draco smirked at her.
"You'll see." He answered, repeating her own words from earlier. Hermione scowled at him and poked her tongue out at him, which caused him to laugh.
They entered the kitchen to find salads and cold meat on plates on the table.
"Help yourself to making your own sandwiches. Everything's on the table. Get anything else you may want." Mrs. Granger explained, smiling up at them. Hermione's father and sisters were already eating and sitting at the table. Draco, Kaz and Hermione quickly made up a sandwich each; Draco having some trouble doing so while holding Scorpius. Hermione's dad noticed his trouble.
"Do you want me to take him?" He asked. Draco's eyes shot up to the elder man and nodded. He was kinda surprised he'd volunteered. He hadn't held Scorpius once so far.
"Yeah, thanks, that would be great." He answered. Draco put his plate down, and passed Scorpius gently to his grandfather. Mr. Granger held the infant gingerly, treating him as if he's made of glass, or the world's finest china. He looked a bit nervous. Hermione watched on fondly as she sat down at the table at the look on his father's face as he watched his grandson.
Draco finished making his lunch and sat beside his fiancée, kissing her temple and smiling at her as she watched her father. Hermione smiled back up at him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"You know dad, you can hold him throughout the next movie too, if you want to." Hermione suggested, taking a bite out of her sandwich, as her father looked at her with surprise written across his features.
"Okay." He answered hesitantly. Hermione and Draco smiled at him, and the rest of lunch passed rather uneventfully.
When everyone was finished, the group made their way back into the living room and sat back in there positions, except this time, Scorpius was being cradled on his grandfathers lap. He looked to be growing very attached to his youngest relative. Kaz got up and put the movie on, considering Draco didn't know how to, and the movie started playing. Hermione smiled and squealed softly as she recognised what they were watching; Van Helsing.
Draco smiled at her, and she smiled back, kissing him lightly on the lips again, before turning back to the movie and pressing play. Everyone laughed and hung onto what was going on in the epic movie adventure, and Haylee and Casey even cried in the end, when Ana died. Hermione and Kaz had rolled their eyes, but had agreed that it was sad that she had died, not even getting to spend her life with her love.
The family decided to move on from movies after that and introduced Draco to the wonderful world of board games.
First, they had to explain how to play such games as Monopoly, and Cluedo.
The family played these games right up until dinner, ordering take out, and enjoying laughing with each other. Everyone getting the chance to hold Scorpius, and eventually he woke up and looked around at everyone for a short time, before closing his eyes and going back to sleep again.
After everyone had finished eating, they were all very tired, and decided it was best to go to bed.
"We'll see you in the morning." Mrs. Granger called, as the three teens, with Scorpius, and the twins walked upstairs, nearly falling asleep on their feet.
"Night mum!" Hermione called back down, and then they all went to their separate rooms.
"I'll think I'll stay in my room tonight." Kaz announced, going in to get the mattress form Hermione's floor.
"Sure. I'll help you with that." Draco offered, and together the two carried the mattress back into Kaz's room, while Hermione put Scorpius into bed, and cast the muffliato spell over him, and another one to let them know if he woke up. By the time she was done, Draco had come back into the room and had gotten changed into his pyjamas, which consisted of boxers.
Hermione smiled at him, before getting changed herself and sliding into bed beside him, cuddling up next to him, with one of her hands tracing patterns on his chest, and the other around his back. Draco, in turn, wrapped his arm around behind her, and stroked her head with his free hand that was currently lying on his shoulder.
"Did your family ever have any traditions of sorts?" Hermione asked, as they laid there in silence. Draco frowned.
"No, not really. We'd have the same thing for Christmas dinner every year, but never any "family time" things your family has. Father found them weak." Draco spat. Hermione continued stroking his chest softly, trying to clam his anger down again. He eventually took a deep breath and settled, sending her an apologetic look. Hermione just shook her head and smiled lightly.
"I could tell that mother wanted to do some things as a family. Though, she'd always take me with her places, if I wasn't supposed to go somewhere with Father, and that was our family time, I guess. It was when we were happy, or, as happy as we could seem in public." Draco grimaced. Hermione kissed his chest lightly and smiled up at him.
"Every family is different, Draco. If every family was the same, it would be incredibly boring." She commented. Draco smiled down at her, before kissing her softly. Hermione leaned up so she didn't have to stretch her neck so much, and Draco pulled her on top of him, pinning her there with his arms. Hermione squealed at the movement and giggled. Draco groaned and kissed her more passionately, before flipping them over.
Then, the lights were switched off, and whatever happened next, happened in the dark.
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