Hermione and Scorpius walked in Diagon Alley alongside Ginny and James Sirius Potter
James and Scorpius immediately connected and were talking about rocks apparently
"Thank you again Ginny, for letting us stay with you" Hermione smiled
Ginny dismissed her
"Don't worry about it, I'm just glad you're—"
Ginny stopped talking and Hermione furrowed her eyebrows
"Ginny—"
She followed her eyesight and felt her heart stop beating
Draco Malfoy stood there frozen, he had a bag of groceries in his arms, Hermione couldn't help but glance at his left hand, no wedding was on it
"Mummy?" Scorpius asked
Hermione jumped slightly and she looked at her son
"I'm okay my koala" she whispered softly and patted his head
"Dad?!"
Hermione looked over to Draco who had jumped and turned to a boy around eight years old, his hair was bubblegum blue
"Whose—"
"Andromeda died a year later after we graduated, and since Malfoy was his closest blood family, he got custody of Teddy, Harry had agreed to it and Draco raised him as his own" Ginny explained
"Draco?" Hermione asked her
Ginny looked back to Malfoy
"He spends Saturdays with us at the Burrow" Ginny confessed
Hermione looked at Draco who was looking back at her and Scorpius
"Scorp let's get some ice cream" Hermione said
Scorpius took her hand and then looked at where his mother was looking
"Whose that?" He asked
"No one Scorp, he's no one" Hermione said
She led him away
Draco came up to Ginny and James
"You have a lot of nerve Malfoy" Ginny said, Draco could hear the anger in her tone
Draco sighed
"How long is she here?" Draco asked hopeful
"Uh Uh" Ginny said "you already broke her heart once, like hell you think I'll let you break it again" she warned
"Weasley—"
"Potter"
Draco raised an eyebrow at her
"Potter" he corrected himself "Ginny...please" he begged softly
Ginny growled under her breath and tapped her foot impatiently
"Teddy, can you take James to get some ice cream?" Ginny asked
Teddy nodded and Draco gave him some galleons
When both boys left Ginny turned back to Draco
"She's here until your mothers gala, after that she goes back to Canada" she sighed
Draco looked to the ice cream shop, he saw Hermione giggling with her — their — son, she tucked one of his curls behind his ear and kissed his forehead
"Is she...is she married?" Draco asked
Gods he hoped she wasn't, he couldn't bear another man raising his son and loving his witch
"No" she sighed
Draco exhaled with relief
"Malfoy...don't do anything that will cause her to leave again...and if she doesn't want you back, then accept it" Ginny ordered before going into the shop
Leaving Draco alone
He watched as Ginny told Teddy something
He glanced one last time to Hermione who was looking at him through the window, they made eye contact with one another and Draco felt his heart stopped
The years had been kind to her, she was still as beautiful as he remembered
"I'm pregnant" she whispered
Draco felt his heart burst with pride and love that terrified him
He couldn't be a father, his father was horrible just like his own father, he would ruin the child
He would ruin her life
"What?" He sneered
His defensive walls coming up and blocking the pain that was flooding his veins
She looked up at him, he could get lost in her eyes
"I'm pregnant Malfoy...and it's yours"
'Of bloody course it's mine' he thought to himself, they had been shagging for the past two months, an outlet for all their pent up emotions
No strings attached, until he went and fell in love with her
He ran a hand through his hair in panic
"You're getting rid of it" he said, his mouth was saying words he didn't mean
Alarms blared in his mind, he looked at her and her eyes began to shut out any emotion
He was losing her
"No" she said "I'm not"
So head strong, so bloody beautiful
Draco glared at her, there wasn't anything else he could do
"Fine" he spat "but don't expect anything from me Granger, as far as I know, that bastard isn't mine"
He needed to stop, he needed to shut his mouth
She recoiled and glared at him
All emotion was gone from her amber eyes
"I wouldn't want it to be yours if you were the last man on earth" she sneered
His heart was breaking, he couldn't lose her
"Well good, and don't expect any galleons" he ordered before storming to his room
He paced in his room, he gripped his hair and tried to control his breathing, he heard her crying softly in the common room and reached for the door
"It's okay my baby...I'll be there for you" he heard her say, his hand hovered over the handle
He backed away from the door and gripped his chest
They didn't need him, they would be better without the deatheater scum
He looked at the door, his love, his child, his life stood outside that wooden door, he had two choices, to be with her and make it work, or be the coward he always has been
He made his choice and threw the door opened and ran out of his room
"Hermione!" He called out
He ran to her room and saw all her things packed, her head girl badge on the desk
A letter sat on the desk
'To everyone who reads this
I just want you to know, I left for reasons I couldn't say, I want you to know that I love and care for you, and I'm sorry for disappearing, but I beg you not to look for me, I don't want to be found
I love you
I love you all
Forever yours
H.G'
Draco fell to his knees and ran a hand through his hair
He kept rereading one part of the letter
'I love you'
He realized too little too late
"I love you too"
"Dad?"
Draco looked at Teddy, his son had chosen to change his eyes to match Draco's
"Everything alright dad?" Teddy asked him "is this about Hermione?" He asked after a moment, Draco nodded "will you be okay?" Teddy asked cautiously
Draco looked at Hermione one last time
He placed an arm over Teddy's shoulders
"Soon" he whispered "hopefully soon everything will be perfect" he said
He looked at his older son
"Let's go home" Draco told him
He glanced one last time to Hermione and his son
Hopefully one day he would be able to say that to Granger as his wife along with with his two sons and hopefully another child that they would both finally raise together