Chosen prompt: Red Christmas Drink

Chapter 3:

Everything was going great at the party. Draco didn't really talk to too many people there other than his friends. He watched as Pansy worked her way around the room with grace, talking and laughing with people Draco didn't even know. He wished he could work a room like that again, but the only event that he went to every year was this one. He worked from home, selling potions he made, and didn't have to interact with people too often.

He had his son to think about and didn't want anyone to ruin the life he had managed to make for himself. Theo came over with a couple of Pansy's Christmas drinks. Red wine laced with something he could never get the answer of. It always made him feel calm and all anxiety that was running within him would flow right out in a matter of moments after drinking the concoction.

About an hour into the night the children came running out, Tobias the head of the group. He ran right to Draco and started to pull on his shirt. Draco looked down at his son and saw that he looked upset and he pulled him aside so he could talk to him.

"What is wrong son?" Draco asked worried about what his son was going to tell him.

"The twins are saying mean things to me again." Tobias stated looking back to where the other kids were now talking to Pansy.

"What were they saying Tobias?" He asked.

"They said that I was the son of a bad man. That I was going to end up just like you and lie and cheat." Tobias said.

"Why would they say such things to you? They know nothing about me." Draco said looking into his son's worried eyes.

"I don't know. They always say mean things about you." Tobias said. "That is why I don't like them and then Steve and Mila join in. They said your tattoo proves you are bad." He said touching Draco's arm where his Dark Mark was located.

"I will talk to Pansy. Go watch their tv for a little while, you know how to work it." Tobias nodded and ran the other direction, away from the group of kids with Pansy.

Draco walked over and stood behind the group wanting to hear what was being said before he joined into the conversation. He couldn't think why these kids would say such awful things to his son. He looked at the kids and saw the twins. He thought his mind was playing tricks on him for a minute, or that he had drank too much of Pansy's Christmas drink.

One of them had straight Blonde hair that fell into his Blue eyes and the other had Short Blonde hair that stuck up everywhere and bright green eyes like Tobias has. Draco's breath caught in his throat and he backed slowly away from the group, he was still in ear shot and started to concentrate on what was being said.

"Maliki what is the problem with you two and Tobias?" He heard Pansy ask.

"His dad is a bad man, our father told us and he doesn't want us to play with him." The twin with the green eyes said.

"Well I don't appreciate your father telling you these things about my god-son. If you two can't play nice with him when he is here you will not be allowed over any longer. I don't like my children treating him like that, they used to be very good friends. Do you two understand." Both blondes nodded their heads.

"Now find Tobias and apologize to him. I will be speaking to your father when he comes to pick you two up tomorrow." Pansy said and looked up and saw Draco.

"Draco." Pansy said as he started to back away.

"I think I need to grab Tobias after those two talk to him and head home. Thanks for the great evening Pansy." He went to turn around but Pansy stopped him with a hand on his arm.

"Don't go. We can talk once everyone is gone." Pansy said with a smile.

"Fine. I will wait in the kitchen until that happens." Draco replied removing his arm from her grip and walking away.

It seemed like hours that Pansy and Theo finally walked into the kitchen and sat down next to Draco. He sat there waiting for one of them to talk but when he realized neither one of them was going to start the conversation he decided to start asking questions.

"Who are those children's father?" He asked the first thing he was wondering when he saw them.

"We don't want to lie to you but we need to explain somethings first." Theo stated and Draco nodded waiting for him to continue.

"I started working with their dad about a year ago and the kids were in the same day program together. The four of them became great friends and they would go back and forth on the weekends. I got to become somewhat good friends with their parents until they split and only talk to their father who has custody of them. He needs help on occasion with work being so difficult most of the time so we watch them when we can. I didn't know that he would say those things to the boys. When they first met Tobias they were all great together but when their father showed up and saw him something changed, the next time they came over things started to change. I'm so sorry Draco I didn't think it would be that much of an issue as long as the two of you never crossed paths." Theo explained.

"Who is it?" Draco forced out thinking he already knew.

"Harry." Pansy said grabbing his hand and holding it for comfort.

"So this whole time you have had my son around his boys. Allowing his brothers to taunt him. Knowing they are related by at least one parent. He can never know that those two are his brother, never." Draco stood up and paced the room.

"Draco you don't understand. I've talked to Harry and I think." Theo started.

"I don't care what you think. You know what happened. He accused me of things that never happened, listened to Blaise spin his lies and believe him over me. Threw a two year old relationship out of the window because he didn't trust me. I sent him letters telling him I was pregnant, telling him I was having his child. He never wrote back except the first time. Do you know what he wrote?" Draco asked tears now going down his cheeks.

"What?" Pansy whispered. She never knew Draco tried to reach out to Harry about Tobias.

"He told me to take my bastard child and leave him alone. He told me I wasn't going to use a poor kid that wasn't his to try and get him back. He didn't want to hear from me, he will never believe anything I have to say. So please just don't ever let Tobias know." When he saw his friends nod their heads he left the kitchen and grabbed Tobias to go home.