Teddy could not stop fidgeting.

"Lupin, chill," said Tess as they were sitting in the back of Binns's History of Magic room.

"I'm trying," he whispered angrily.

"Mr. Lupin, would you like to share something with the class?" asked Professor Binns lowering his wand and causing the chalk that was steadily making notes on the board to cease.

"No," said Teddy irritably. "I would like to go to the infirmary."

"What's wrong, Ted," started a Gryffindor on the other side of the room. "Worried about your little boy toy. I wonder if he'll ever wake up..?" The boy said as though he were pretending to ponder it.

"Lewis would you kindly shut your cakehole!" snapped Tess coming to her best friend's defense. "I'm pretty sure no one was talking to you, prat."

"I'm sorry, Professor! Family emergency!" Teddy quickly stood and gathered his stuff before running from the room and jetting towards the hospital wing. When he arrived he saw both Harry and Draco seated side by side asleep on what he figured to be a small transfigured couch. He pulled up a separate stool and sat gingerly on the other side of Scorpius' bed.

He picked up his brother's hand and watched it fall back limply before it balled into a loose fist for almost a second. His eyes widened and he smiled.

"Scorp, if you're okay please open your eyes. We're all a together now, you can't go and die on us, we've barely had any family time." After a few moments Scorpius attempted to open his eyes. It was slow at first as if they were stuck together. Once they were opened he closed them back tightly again and blinked a few times before breaking into a fit of coughs.

"I'm not dying on anyone. Murder is more along the lines of what I was thinking," said Scorp attempting to sit up and having to hold his chest while he did so. "I thought Slytherins and Gryffindors hated each other?"

"Well, Dad and Pops don't hate each other."

"Anymore."

"I don't think they ever hated each other per say. I think they just misunderstood each other and did what they thought was appropriate because of that."

"Sounds a lot like hate."

"Why do you ask, Scorp?"

"The tools who attacked me, it was a group of Slytherins and Gryffindors. They were saying they were getting back at us for the war for what Dad did to their family. I just didn't understand what they meant. What did Dad do that was so bad that it can bring together two opposing forces..."

"Oh..." said Teddy quietly looking over at Draco. They had learned about the war last year. About the two sides of the war and all the sacrifices that were made by everyone, not least of all his real parents or his godfather. He was just as old as his adoptive Father was when he found a way to start fixing the vanishing cabinet that let death eaters into Hogwarts during the final battles. He supposed he could see why it had seemed like a good idea at the time. If his family were in danger he knew he would probably do something just as bad if not worse to get them back or protect them.

He wasn't sure if Scorp was old enough to get that yet.

"You'll find out sooner or later. They teach it during fourth year History of Magic. So maybe in a few years you'll-"

"I am in fourth year History of Magic. We're going over the war next week. So my father really is involved, then?"

"Uh- look Scorp. I probably shouldn't be the one to tell you about any of this. I-I'm glad you're okay, but I should probably get back to class. I just came to check on you." Teddy turned and sped out of the infirmary ward almost as fast as he had arrived. The quick burst of magic that followed him sent Pomfrey's vital checking spells into a tizzy causing her to burst from her office, awaking both Harry and Draco.

"Scorp!"

"Hyperion!"

Harry looked over at Draco who looked visibly brighter after having a nap and proof that his son was really okay. He looked back at Scorpius and gave him a grin.

"You almost gave your dad a heart attack," said Harry ruffling Scorpius' hair and kissing his forehead to which he scrunched his nose in response.

"Oh, yeah? Which one?" Responded the blonde easily, smiling back up at both parents.

"Haha," spoke Harry sarcastically. "I forgot you had that Malfoy wit."

"He has the looks, might as well have the brains as well, right Scorp?" added in Draco with his usual graceful smirk.

Harry nudged him, but before he could speak again Scorpius changed the topic.

"Teddy was here a few minutes ago. He was the reason the vital spells went on the fritz," he said looking at his fathers then Madam Pomfrey. She nodded and took a few notes.

"That would explain why you check out fine. Though you do have a broken rib or two- I'll be right back with a setting potion and some bandages." She scurried off and Scorp looked at his fathers again.

"Why'd Teddy leave?" asked Harry.

"And why the bloody hell did he leave such a strong magical aura around?" Draco added later.

"I asked him about what you guys did during the war," He spoke while looking down at his hands which were gripping tightly to his blankets, because he didn't want to see the expressions on his fathers' faces. "He said I would learn in fourth year History of Magic, but I'm already in fourth year History of Magic and I told him so. He said he shouldn't get involved and he ran out."

"Look the war was- Scorpius, you have to understand that things were different...a lot more dark magic was at play."

"No, Potter, he should know. Personally I think its best if you learn the facts first."

"Dray-" Harry tried to interrupt his love to no avail.

"We won't be talking about this until after your class discussion. Do I make myself clear, Hyperion?"

"Yes, father." Scorpius kept his head down as Pomfrey came back in with the required substances. Draco stood and left in a huff, leaving Harry to be shooed out on his own. He jogged to catch up with Draco who was making his way to what were going to be his teacher's quarters with great haste.

"Draco, that boy loves you with all he's got. Don't do this to yourself." He grabbed Draco's wrist and was surprised by how much magic was leaking in his fit of frustration. Draco snatched his arm away, but at least had enough decency to look ashamed as he attempted to rein his magic back in.

"I haven't told him anything about the war, Harry! Nothing. He didn't even know who you were when he first met you, did that not surprise you?" Draco said trying to direct his anger at Harry, but the ravenette was used to his tactics and continued his own agenda.

"I mean, seriously. Teddy learned that stuff last year and he was still thrilled to see you again. I was there and I can't force myself to stop loving you, even if I wanted to. Scorpius loves you. That's a fact. Nothing will change that. He may have a lot of questions concerning what went down, but he isn't going to disown his own father."

Draco shrugged.

"I did."

"Dray, that's different and you know it. Don't try to compare yourself to Lucius. You are a better man than he could ever be. You're nothing like him."

"That's funny considering we have the same name." Draco turned away and stormed the rest of the way to his quarters. He had 2 more classes today. How he was going to get through them, he had no idea.

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