"Doctor Malfoy, please make your way to the clinic. I repeat, Doctor Malfoy, please make your way to the clinic." The intercom sounded throughout the hospital, and Draco sighed.

"Alright, Maddy. That's everything. You seem to be improving. Continue to take the prescribed antibiotics and return here in two weeks to make sure that the infection is completely gone." Draco smiled, patting the girl's shoulder as he took his gloves off and left the room.

"Hello, Nurse? Yes, I'm Doctor Malfoy. I was just called here."

"Ah, yes. There is a lady who is claiming that she will only see you. She's in room five."

Draco rolled his eyes, knowing who was insisting on his visit during his rounds.

"Hello, Mother."

"Father!" A short bundle of blond hair shouted as he ran into his father's legs. "Grandma said that I needed to come in for a check-up on my head!"

Draco laughed for the first time in what seemed like forever. "Hello, son!" Draco said, kneeling down and hugging him as tightly as he could without crushing the boy. "Alright, let's get your head looked at. Mother, would you like to have lunch? I was just about to go on my break."

"I would love to; perhaps we can take Scorpius to see his dad?"

Draco nodded shortly, not wanting to face his husband's dying form but knowing he had to.

He finished the check up on his son and helped him down from the table. "Follow me, and then we can head to the cafeteria."

Draco, his son, and his mother all ate together in the cafeteria, Scorpius nearly refusing to eat his food until he was bribed with a cookie. Shortly after they finished, they were heading to the intensive care unit.

"Okay, kiddo. I need to tell you a few rules. First, you have to be very quiet, because Dad and the other patients are sleeping very deeply. You can talk to Dad, just mind your voice. Secondly, don't touch anything at all. Third, when you give Dad a hug, be very careful. Good?"

The boy nodded and the trio worked their way into the ICU. Draco was leading the way and he was met with Harry's old friends and family. "Mr. and Mrs. Potter...Hello." He said.

"Draco...?" Narcissa said, expecting an introduction.

"Oh, Mother. I'm sorry. These are Harry's parents."

"James and Lily Potter. Pleasure to meet you. These are our friends, Sirius and Remus Lupin, and Harry's old friends, Ron and Hermione."

"Pleasure." Narcissa said.

"Father?" Scorpius said.

"Introduce yourself, son." He encouraged.

"Hello...My name is Scorpius Malfoy-Potter. I am very pleased to make your a-a-aquaintanace."

"Acquaintance." Draco corrected.

"Hello, we are your dad's parents." Lily said, kneeling down to the boy's height. "You are very polite."

"Dad tells me that I try too hard, but Father says that he is very proud of me."

"Dad is very proud of you, Scorpius." Draco laughed. He checked his watch. "I'm terribly sorry, we need to go. My lunch is almost over and Scorpius would like to see his dad."

"Of course. We'll be here if you need us, or anything. It was a pleasure to meet you." James said, shaking Draco's hand, and kissing the back of Narcissa's.

Draco pulled the curtain back and tried to ignore his mother's gasp.

"Oh, Draco." She said, grabbing his forearm and squeezing. Scorpius squealed lightly, remembering his inside voice. "Daddy! Hi. I want to tell you all about my day." He began to ramble on from the side of the bed, oblivious to the pain that graced his father's features.

...

James and Lily sat quietly together across from Sirius and Remus. Ron had gone to get coffee and Hermione was pacing the waiting area, mumbling to herself.

"We should transfer him to St. Mungo's."

"Sirius, we can't do that. We don't have any say over him anymore."

"I can't believe he's been alive all this time and he didn't tell us. I can't believe that he didn't tell us he was married. I can't believe he didn't tell us he was gay." Remus said.

Lily suddenly broke into tears. "What did we do wrong? Why did he feel the need to leave us?"

James rubbed his wife's back soothingly.

While Lily was still in tears, there was a sudden commotion down the hallway.

"What do you mean I can't see Harry?" A lady shrieked.

"Ma'am, he already has visitors that are in the waiting room."

"That doesn't matter! I'm going in!" The lady suddenly came walking over and she was very, very pregnant. A nurse was following her, a walkie-talkie in her hand "Security, we have an issue in the ICU."

Draco suddenly emerged from the stall that Harry was in, a shocked look on his face. "Pansy? What are you doing here?"

"Draco Malfoy! How dare you not tell me that Harry was in critical condition? Let me in!"

"Pansy...Please keep your voice down, you might attract se-,"

"Security, there has been a call in from the front desk? Doctor Malfoy, did you call?"

"No, Rob. I apologize for the call in. I think it was the new nurse who isn't aware of Pansy's relationship to Harry and myself. She's with me."

"Right, let me know if you need anything, Doctor." Rob said, heading to the nurse's station.

"Thank you. Pansy, calm down, you'll stress the baby."

"The baby is fine, Draco. His dad however is NOT."

Draco sighed. "Pansy, please. Mother is in with Scorpius right now. Where is Blaise?"

"Finding a parking spot." She turned her nose up. "Who are they?" She said, pointing at the group.

"Their Harry's family and old friends."

"Are you telling me that they found out before me? And they are able to see him before me?"

"Pansy, I called last night. No one answered."

"Oh. Well, still." She faltered.

"I'm sorry, miss. My name is Lily Potter. I'm Harry's mother."

"Pansy Zabini, pleasure."

"Aunt Pansy!" Scorpius suddenly shouted, running into Pansy's legs.

"Scorpius, inside voice."

"Sorry, Father. Aunt Pansy! Is my baby sister almost here?"

"Draco, you didn't tell us you were expecting a girl? Your father will be so pleased!"

"We haven't found out yet, we won't until he or she is born in September. Scorpius just insists."

"Her name will be Amelia Anne!"

Draco rolled his eyes. "That is the current contender if the baby is a girl. If we have a boy his name will be Orion Cyrus."

"She's not going to be a boy, Father." Scorpius said.

"Those are some distinct names with some distinct differences." Remus pointed out.

"I chose the name Orion, and Harry chose Amelia." Draco stated.

"Draco, may I please go in?" Pansy said impatiently.

Draco nodded, leading the way. "I can't stay for much longer. My break is nearly over."

Narcissa took a seat next to Lily with grace. "Scorpius, do calm down. Lily, was it? Harry talks about you. He sings your praise, he's very proud to be your son."

Lily smiled. "He was always such a happy child. He never stopped smiling."

"He hasn't changed then. The first time I met him he was the master of charm. I think he was trying too hard, but I would never tell him that. My husband adores him as well, though he would never tell anyone such a thing."

"I'm not too sure where I went wrong with him." Lily said.

"There was nothing you did wrong." Narcissa comforted, "Sometimes our children just make mistakes. My sister, Bellatrix, followed a very similar path to Harry. However, she got involved with the wrong sort. She's a lowly gang leader's wife now, and she still isn't sober. Harry has been sober for six years. We couldn't be more proud of him."

"Why do you think he didn't contact us?"

Narcissa smiled. "That I couldn't tell you, but I have always had my guesses. I don't think he felt that he could face you. I think he was very ashamed."

Lily nodded, tears lingering in her eyes.

"Of course, Pansy." Draco said, patting the crying form on the back. "Please stop crying, I have never been good at the hormones." He said awkwardly.

"How can he be so calm? His husband is nearly dying." Sirius mumbled.

"My son is the epitome of control. Believe me, as soon as he is off of work tonight he will be in my home, an absolute wreck." Narcissi said, standing and walking over to Pansy. "Pansy, dear. Let me walk you to your car." She kissed her son on the cheek and took Scorpius's hand. "It was a pleasure to meet you." She inclined her head toward the group.

Draco stood awkwardly with the group of people he had only heard stories about. "I'm sorry, my lunch break is over. Please, ask the nurse's station if you need anything."

"Draco! Would you like to come to our house for dinner tonight? We would like to uh, get to know our son in law." James said.

"I don't get off of work at a consistent time every night. I would love to, however, if you could have me over past seven?"

"That's perfect. We will save dinner for you." James nodded, standing to shake the man's hand.

"James..?" Remus asked after the younger man had left.

"We're going to tell him about magic tonight. I want to see the past eight years of my son's life."

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