When Harry turned the corner he was met with Teddy and his teacher standing in the hallway. He sped his pace a little and placed a hand on Teddy's shoulder drawing the teacher's attention to him.

"Hello Mr. Potter," she said, blushing at being caught in the middle of chastising a student. Harry had forgotten her name but smiled all the same.

"Mind if I take him off your hands for the day?" He asked squeezing Teddy's shoulder lightly. The woman nodded, going even redder.

"O-Of course."

"Thank you so much. Happy Friday. I'll be waiting by the office go grab your stuff and we can go. Okay?" He directed the last part at Teddy who nodded minutely and followed the teacher into the classroom. Harry walked back to the office after he noted Teddy's hair had calmed from the loud alarm red to his usual warm brown. He wondered to himself what had made the young boy so upset.

Inside the office Draco sat next to Scorpius who was in the middle of telling the Headmaster how much he liked her office and why he wanted to go to school and what he liked to learn in his current lessons. Headmistress Cromwell nodded with a huge smile on her face and when he finished talking she made sure to make eye contact.

"You're a very bright young boy, Scorpius." He giggled at that and she looked slightly confused.

"My daddy thinks so too! And so does 'Arry!"

"Who's Harry, dear?" She asked. Draco cleared his throat.

"He met Potter in the halls earlier." She nodded at that but never missed a beat.

"Well if Harry and your Father say it, then it must be true." She stated, closing up his files where she had been keeping paperwork and notes on having him enter the school.

"Well you said it too, Headmistress. Am I really that bright?" He asked wth huge eyes and a seriously curious expression. Draco looked over at his son. Isn't he too young for self doubt?

"Absolutely." He heard Cromwell tell Scorp who now had the biggest grin on his face.

"Thank you, Headmistress." He smiled up at her then looked at his father. "Daddy, can we go out for ice cream today? It's Friday! We can double up on lessons tomorrow. Pleaseeeee." Draco fondly patted the top of Scorpius' head.

"As soon as we're done here, Scorp," Draco said before sitting back in his seat again, recrossing his legs and looking up towards Cromwell.

"No problems. We can be done here, Mr. Malfoy. Just remember to send in his vaccination paperwork before the start of school and we may need you to sign a few things or show a few papers based on what you told me earlier," she motioned towards his arm. "Other than that, I will be glad to accept Scorpius into classes next term. It was very nice to speak with you both." She smiled at them again before standing and shaking their hands.

"It was nice speaking to you too, ma'am," Scorpius said before heading out of the office and back into the lobby.

"I can't thank you enough Headmaster Cromwell. Have a nice day," Draco nodded towards her then made his way into the lobby only to find that Scorpius was nowhere to be found. "Oh not again..."

As soon as Draco stepped out of the lobby and into the hall his breath caught in his throat. Potter stood there with Scorpius on his hip and what seemed to be a smaller version of himself. When he finally noticed Draco standing there he sat the small blonde on the ground and smiled at his father.

"Sorry, he saw me standing out here waiting for Teddy and I couldn't just leave'em." Harry rubbed the back of his neck with the lopsided grin sitting wonderfully on his face. Draco shook his head.

"Don't worry about it, Potter. I'm assuming this must be Teddy?" He motioned towards the boy who made his way to stand behind Potter with blush stained cheeks. He almost missed it when the boys hair flashed dirty blonde then back to normal. "He's a Metamorphmagus then? I think I had an estranged cousin who was one as well." Harry nodded.

"Yeah, that would have been his mum, Nymphadora." He coughed a little and looked down. "Everybody called her Tonks though, but with the war and everything..." Harry turned to the 9 year old behind him. "Hey Teddy would you like to meet your Cousin Draco?" Teddy nodded and stepped around his godfather, making his hair a shade of striking blonde just like Malfoy's and allowing his dark hazel eyes to lighten to a soft set blue-grey.

"Hi, Cousin Draco. My name is Teddy Lupin. I don't get to meet many family members." He stuck his hand out to a surprised Draco who shook his hand solidly.

"H-hello Teddy, I'm Draco Malfoy. If I remember correctly, I believe my mum and your grandmother are sisters." Teddy looked at him in awe.

"Wow, so you're like my real family. I mean, Uncle Harry is my real family too, but you're like blood family. I've never met any blood family other than my Gam*." At this point Scorpius ran over to where Teddy was standing in front of his father and grabbed his shirt.

"So does this mean we can't be friends anymore, Teddy? I don't have many friends." Scorpius looked like he were about to cry but Teddy shook his head and smiled wide at the little boy before getting his hair to change back into the dark floppy mess he imitated whenever Harry took care of him.

"Of course we're still friends, Scorpius, but now we get to be family too! I don't have many friends either. They all think I'm weird..." He looked down blushing.

"I don't think you're weird. I think you're awesome!" Teddy smiled at Scorpius then made his way to Harry.

"Can we invite them out to the pitch with us tomorrow, Uncle Harry?" Harry shrugged.

"Nothing wrong with asking." He smiled over at Malfoy. "So what d'you say, Malfoy?  Wanna have a round of Quidditch tomorrow morning?"

"I work mornings, Potter. Not to mention Scorpius has double lessons tomorrow."

"Tomorrow's Saturday and we can go in the afternoon. It's no longer a question." He happily smiled and picked up Scorpius. "You guys are coming to the pitch with us. Hey, Scorp do you know how to fly yet?"

"No, but Daddy says I can have a broom once I'm 6," the little boy spoke looking at Harry with those beautiful doe eyes. Harry nodded.

"Brilliant." He set Scorpius down and then ruffled the boys hair. "I guess we'll see you guys tomorrow." He sent both Malfoy's that lopsided grin and then grabbed Teddy's hand and began walking with him out the door. Scorpius looked up at his father with a large grin and hopeful eyes.

"Can we get ice cream now, Daddy?"

Draco nodded, but he knew his breathing was quicker and he could feel his heart hammering away in his chest. A day out with Potter. How bad can it be?

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* Grandma

hey futher muckers

see, heres what im thinking since these chapters are a bit shorter i may update twice a week

i dont want to like jinx it, but thats the plan

mondays & fridays

also isn't Scorp the cutest
ahhhhh & i love Teddy when he mimics Harry

the epilogue of Amortentia went up today.

i really hope you guys like it
well both stories really

i love you guys

mkay bye

-- angel janeé xoxo