They entered the parlor and sat down.

"Daddy! Teddy told me a really funny story!" Scorpius said rushing up to hug his father's legs.

"No!" Teddy screeched laughing from his seat. "You can't tell the adults!" Scorpius giggled then let go of his dad and covered his mouth.

"Sorry, daddy," Scorp said running back to his seat, face reddened from sugar and his quick sprints.

"I hope this wasn't a bad story, Teddy." This time it was Harry who spoke from beside Draco before moving back and sitting in the booth again. He looked at Teddy warningly who instantly sobered up.

"N-no. It was about why I was in time out today." He let his head fall to the table in embarrassment. Draco, who had finally made it to the table, looked at him interested mostly at how much the kid looked like Harry at Hogwarts on particularly hard days.

"He's has pretty good control of his magic. I mean, he practically looks just like you, minus the glasses and the scar." Draco nodded towards Teddy and Harry smiled a bit.

"Yeah, sad to say he is actually a natural blonde, though," Potter joked. Draco stuck his nose in the air in mock superiority.

"Well of course he is. It's in his blood." Both Teddy and Scorpius broke into fits of giggles at this. For a moment Teddy's hair flashed that bright blonde again before settling for Harry's dark color laced with streaks of the platinum color. He blinked once and when he opened his eyes each was a different color. One was firmly Harry's emerald green and the other was silver and flowing like Malfoy's.

"That's so cool!" Shouted Scorpius now standing on the booth seat.

"Sit down, Scorp."

"Calm down, Scorp."

Harry and Draco spoke at the same time. Draco blushed and looked away causing Harry to chuckle lowly and look back at Teddy who continued talking to Scorpius who had sat back down and looked quite embarrassed with himself as well.

Malfoy's don't lose their manners, Daddy told him so. He would do better. He promised.

"It's called Heterochromia," started Teddy. "It happens when the dominant and recessive genes for a trait take over. I read about when I was at Uncle Harry's house."

"Why do you call him Uncle Harry? He's not your uncle. He's your godfather." Asked Scorpius, thoroughly curious now.

"Cause Gam doesn't like when I call him Dad. She said it's not polite because I already had a father." Harry had resigned to letting the little ones talk, but at Teddy's last admission he looked up. He never knew how Andromeda had felt. He remembered that Teddy had called him daddy at some point but he had just stopped. Scorpius rolled his eyes in true Malfoy fashion.

"Does he take care of you when you don't feel good?" He asked.

Teddy nodded.

"Does he make you good food?"

Teddy laughed. "He can't cook very well." Scorpius shrugged.

"My daddy's a great cook. It's cause he's good at potions. Uhm well does he buy stuff for when you need it?"

Teddy nodded again.

"Then he's like your dad and I think thats rude not to call him one too." Scorpius had his little eyebrows furrowed in what Harry thought could be either confusion or frustration but it was adorable on the little guy's face.

"Just leave it, Scorp," chastised Draco calmly.

"Sorry, Daddy. Sorry, Teddy. Sorry, 'Arry." A blush had covered his cheeks and the tips of his ears in embarrassment as it used to do when Malfoy was angry in school and Harry shook his head while chuckling lightly.

"It's fine Scorp. I like that you're curious. It must be one of the reasons you're so bright." He sent the young boy a huge smile before he noticed how intently Teddy was staring at his empty bowl in thought. When he looked over he also noticed that Draco was staring at him with wide surprised eyes before quickly catching his composure.

"People don't like when I ask questions," Scorpius mumbled sadly. "You're not mad with me?"

Harry shook his head. "Why would I be mad? It's who you are. I bet my life savings you'll be in Ravenclaw when you get older."

"When daddy takes me to shops and stuff the keepers get angry with me when I tell them what I think or when I ask how they do their crafts. They don't like when I touch things either."

"That's how adults are," said Teddy still staring at the table. "I like to ask questions too and they're always upset with me unless I'm with Uncle Har-" He stopped talking abruptly and looked dead into Harry's eyes his hair falling into his natural dirty blonde and letting his blue eyes rest from the constant changing. Harry smiled at him.

"There's my little pup." He reached across the table and ruffled his godson's hair.

"Uncle Harry," Teddy mumbled. "Can I call you Papa?" Harry gasped in surprise but allowed the grin to break out across his face in less than a few seconds.

"Of course you can. I don't think anything would make me happier, pup."

It was Teddy's turn to grin and the smile almost broke his face.

The young boys continued talking after that about books they had both read and lessons they had both taken. Harry noticed from these talks that Scorpius was way more advanced than one would think. Harry leaned over a bit to talk to Draco without the kids hearing everything.

"Scorpius really is a smart kid. You're doing a great job, Draco."

"Teddy's a great kid too, Harry. You must be doing something right." Harry laughed at that.

"It's not really me to be honest. He does have his own room at my place and I have him over a lot, but he spends a lot of time with his grandma since I work so much. I tried to get full custody but she doesn't really...approve? I guess that would be the right word. Its been practically 10 years but she still hasn't gotten close to getting over Tonks' death. I think having him around reminds her. And since she's a blood relative she would win any custody battles so..." Harry shrugged his own defeat and Draco really noticed how much this hurt him.

"You love him as much as I love Scorpius." It wasn't a question.

"He's my son. I had him for his first few days while everything was calming down from the war before I took him to her house and even then it was hard to leave him." Draco nodded. He knew the feeling well. He still wasn't ready to let Scorpius go. It was one of the reasons he had homeschooled him for so long.

"When Scorpius was born the only time I let Astoria hold him was if she wanted him to feed. She read a muggle study that insisted naturally feeding children enhances brain capacity and basically makes them smarter. It may be right," he finished staring lovingly at his own son getting along so well with the older boy. He assumed it was because they could bond over books and knowledge. It was the happiest his son had looked in so long.

Draco leaned closer to Harry and spoke quietly in his ear.

"Would you both like to come to dinner at the Manor later tonight?" Harry looked surprised at the question, but nodded anyway.

"I would supply that we were fine, but Teddy already spilled the beans on my cooking prowess or lack thereof. Just send an owl or something with the time and stuff." At this point the adults went to stand and when they did the kids looked at each other before Teddy approached Harry carefully and blushing profusely.

"Papa?"

"Yeah, pup?" Harry said crouching down slightly to get on Teddy's level.

"Would it be okay if I went to Cousin Draco & Scorpius' house for a little while?" Harry looked honestly surprised.

"Uh, you have to ask your cousin Draco, but I don't have a problem with it." He shrugged then looked back at Draco who stared at him with a look he couldn't recognize in those molten silver eyes.

"It wouldn't be a problem," said the blonde, before a small smile spread onto his face. Harry smiled back then turned back to Teddy.

"Well, there you go, pup." Both Teddy and Scorp cheered before grasping onto Draco's hands and robes as they all walked out of the ice cream shop and towards the apparation point down the sidewalk. "Be good, but have fun! Love you, Teddy!" Harry called as they stood firmly on the apparation point preparing to side-along. He watched as Draco lifted Scorpius then took a firm hold of Teddy's hand.

"Love you too, Papa!" he said as the three blondes in front of him disapparated and he sucked a breath in at the thought of dinner at Malfoy Manor when he wasn't trying to be murdered. He wondered if Malfoy had picked up on his flirting hints and this was a date or if he vaguely just wanted to thank him for finding his son earlier. He was pretty sure he would be less happy if it was just for the latter.

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IM TERRIBLE AT TIME MANAGEMENT

first i was reading fanfic
then i was playing a game
then i was listening to music
then more fanfic

then somewhere in the back of my mind something screamed
ITS FRIDAY BITCH YOU GOTTA UPDATE

So here is the chapter. Lol. I actually quite like it.

hope you do as well.

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-- angel janeé xoxo