Edited 10/2/2023 Minor Grammar/Spelling

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Friday, August 28, 1998

One thing that Hermione and Theo did not do, was avoid conflict. There had been much too much strife in their teenage years to avoid talking about things.

When Draco arrived home from his meeting, earlier than normal, they sat him down at one of the small game tables they had in one of the parlours, prepared to give the truth out of him.

Draco, unlike his husband and wife, was much more closed off. He usually chose to brood on things and for the most part they allowed it, unless it was detrimental to the three of them. He always eventually came to his senses and let them know what he was thinking, but for the most part they'd learned not to rush him.

"Draco," Hermione said, "we're worried." Draco just looked at them blankly, and she could feel him tighten his walls around his mind.

Theo stiffened at Draco's response. "I know that Hermione and I tend to want to discuss issues immediately and you need more time to think, but we need to discuss what you said the other day."

"It was just a slip of the tongue," Draco said, detachedly, "there is nothing to concern yourselves over."

Hermione huffed, "There is no way that was 'a slip of the tongue,' as you so eloquently put it, Draco!" She crossed her arms, "Do you have doubts about marrying us?"

He scoffed, "As if I could have doubts!" he said heatedly. "You're the fucking perfect couple, you don't need me. I'm just the accessory-"

"What the fuck are yo-" Theo started to shout and the snapped his mouth closed. After a moment he started again in a calmer voice, "What makes you think we don't need you?"

"Look at the two of you, you've been blissfully in love since Fourth Year, and I couldn't even see past the Blood Supremacy Bullshit until later! I'm obviously only going to drag you down!"

"You're a fool, Draco Malfoy," Hermione said, sneering, "you think for one moment that he wasn't in love with you since you were children?" She gestured to Theo. "You have the audacity to think that the moment we locked eyes on the train I wasn't a goner?"

The blood drained from Draco's face, but he maintained his rigid posture. "Amor," Theo said pleadingly, "I know that Hermione and I have officially been together longer, but we don't work as well without you."

"You complete us, you prat!" Hermione said, narrowing her eyes at him. "Without you we're like a three piece suit without the pants or-"

"The primary colors without blue!" Theo added.

"Exactly or a three ring circus without the middle ring!" Hermione jumped in. "Or a three legged race without the rope to tie us together!"

"BLT without bacon, or rock, paper, scissors without the paper!" Theo said standing now.

"Or cerberus without the third hea-" Hermione said, joining Theo on her feet.

"Alright! " Draco said loudly, "I get it! We're a perfect trio."

"Draco we're more than that!" Theo said, sinking back to his seat. "We're Soulmates."

"I kn-" Draco started.

"No I don't think you do," Hermione said, conjuring a book to drop in front of him at the table. It landed with a loud bang. "You. Are. Mine." she growled, slamming her hands down on the table.

Draco swallowed dramatically, and she watched his eyes dilate. Theo let out a chuckle, but adjusted himself in the chair nonetheless.

"This is not me trying to get into your pants," she said shortly. "This is my trying to get the point into your. Thick. Arse. Skull." Each word was punctuated by a pulse of magic against his Occlumency walls.

She could feel Theo smirk through their bond as he joined her in her barrage against his walls. After a few moments Draco relented and let his walls shatter completely.

They were stormed with a stream of memories from Draco's childhood.

Draco around four standing in his mother's closet trying on her shoes and jewellery, Lucius storming in "I asked for an Heir not a weak little girl!" Followed by Draco crying in his mothers lap.

Draco around six standing in his bedroom, a kitten who'd gotten into the stables curled up on his end. "Dragon," Narcissa hissed, alarmed, "you know how your father feels about pets. The cat must stay in the stables!" Then a flash forward to the summer before Fifth Year and watching Nagini consume the cat whole.

Draco around nine, holding tightly onto a sobbing Theo, in his bed, who was so afraid to go home, but not knowing how to talk about just how scared he was to be at his own home.

Coming home for Christmas in First Year being told he was a failure who wasn't living up to the Malfoy legacy.

Watching his parents through a crack in the wall as Lucius berated her for bringing such a weak boy into the world.

Watching Hermione laugh with her friends.

Watching Theo comfortably manoeuvre through friendships, being fairly well liked by everyone in Slytherin House.

Watching Victor Krum ask Hermione to the ball.

Watching Theo and Hermione laughing softly in the library while studying.

Feeling his heart drop when Theo claimed her and ran diagnostic spells on his apology book.

Watching them allow him into their circle of trust in Fifth Year, holding hands around him.

Watching the two of them kiss and knowing that he'd never be good enough for either of them.

His father was shouting at him about not signing the Greengrass betrothal contract.

Watching the easy camaraderie Theo had with Richard Granger.

Hearing his mother sobbing about something his father had done, refusing to look him in the eyes.

Watching Theo being tortured by the Death Eaters for not being "strong enough" to join.

Watching Hermione writhe on the floor under Bellatrix's wand.

His fathers voice hissing poisonous words in his ears over and over and over again.

Hermione had sunk to her chair and was sobbing. Theo looked broken. Draco tried to bolt out of the room, but found that he was stuck to his seat by Hermione's spell.

"Draco," she whispered. "How can you not see yourself how we see you?" She made eye contact with Theo and they began to push a combating memory against each of the ones he's shown.

Lucius' eyes darted between them. "In fact," Hermione continued, "you've decided to make an enemy of House Malfoy, House Nott, House Potter, House Prewett, House Crouch, House Weasley, and House Black."

"As Malfoy Patriarch, I strike you from the Family. You are no longer a Malfoy. You will no longer be recognized by Society," Draco said formally.

Draco playing with Crookshanks in the Room of Requirement and rolling around with the four kittens in the library.

Draco whispering when he thought they were asleep that they felt like home.

Christmas of Sixth Year when they created all sorts of new traditions and resurrected old ones.

Watching his mother knock Lucius down from his high horse

Draco laughing with his friends on his birthday.

Draco seamlessly integrating into the Order and their plans.

Hermione, Draco and Theo spinning around in the Forbidden Forest dancing in the moonlight.

Theo and Hermione both practically drooling when he went into Potions Professor mode.

Hermione and Theo discussing seducing him.

Theo kissing Draco for the first time, and Hermione watching greedily.

Hermione telling her parents about her amazing Pureblood Suitors.

Their wedding vows.

Hermione, Theo, and Draco laughing with Narcissa about some silly thing.

Watching his mother proudly declare that she was no longer a Malfoy and had reclaimed the name "Black."

Draco casting healing spell after healing spell on Theo after his torture session, and holding Theo through all of his tremors.

Scorpius' conception after Hermione's torture.

Words of love and affirmation from the two of them again and again and again.

"I-" Draco let out a sob, reached for them. Hermione released the spell she had on him and he lurched forward, taking each of their hands in his.

"I need you to know that you're our person, Draco," Theo said quietly. "There is nothing we wouldn't do for you. We'd burn down the world for you."

"We need you," Hermione murmured. She and Theo came around, she straddled his lap and tucked herself under his chin, while Theo wrapped himself around Draco's back. "There is nothing you could do that would get rid of us now."

"I-" Draco started. "Me too. I love you two so much."

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