Chapter 3
"Dad! What do we do!" Scorpius screams tugging at draco's sleeve as tears run down his face. Draco wants to ask many things before opening the door but he knows the more he delays the more suspicious it will be but his body is still and no amount of force can walk him to the door. The banging becomes louder with each passing second and the tugging becomes harsher but draco cannot move, his body is limp.
"Open up or we will be left with no choice other than breaking down this door!" The auror screams again, it's a rough thick voice that seems to belong to someone who won't think twice before separating draco from his kids, the only two people in his life. Scorpius runs to estella as her wailing becomes louder and the door breaks down as a rather bulky man steps in angrily pointing his ward directly at draco. "DOWN! NOW!" He screams and draco drops to the ground as scorpius hugs estella tightly and protectively. Draco manages to find his voice but before he can speak the man strides to draco grabbing him up and shoving him near the wall.
"Why did you not open the door!" He demands.
Draco tries his best to speak, if not for him then for his children. "I was scared."
"A death eater? And scared?" The man sneers.
"My father is no death eater. We are muggles!" Scorpius says from behind and before the man can respond, with urgent speedy footsteps two men enter and draco's breath hitches seeing harry and weasley for the first time in years.
"We will take it from here michael." Ron says angrily, his teeth gritting as his eyes narrow at draco's. Draco can't even bear to look at harry, the man who testified on his behalf years back, the man he terribly hates. If only harry could let him go to azkaban, he wouldn't be father to scorpius and estella and maybe then he wouldn't have to worry every night that one day someone would walk in and take his children away.
"You sure?" Michael ask ron again, his eyes not leaving draco.
"Yes yes you should go. We know the man." Ron sighs and michael nods leaving. Draco sees ron's eyes dart towards his children and he instantly rushes, shielding them behind him as scorpius tugs on draco tightly and estella cries loudly.
"Are they yours?" Ron asks.
"Yes." Draco answers picking up estella, her face all blotchy and red.
"Why would you put your child to this? It's almost sickening." Harry spats and draco finally looks at him, seeing his green eyes blaze with fury. Draco tilts his head in confusion then down at scorpius who just looks down not meeting his gaze.
"I don't understand."
"Be a man and admit it! Knew you were an asshole but one would assume after years or at least after kids you might have changed." Harry remarks walking inside the house, waving his wand around. "This must be a hideout." He looks at ron who nods agreeing.
"Malfoy you would never live like this." Ron huffs.
"What are you trying to say?"
"Just hand it over and this won't get ugly... in front of the kids at least."
"Hand what over?"
"The stone you hid while my colleague banged on the door." Ron says frustratedly, ruffling his hair.
Draco pulled out the stone from his pocket. "I... was scared but do you mean this? My son found it, we planned on handing it over to the ministry." Draco says quickly in their defense before the two can think of anything else to blame him with.
Harry chuckles but there is nothing but anger seeping through it. "Didn't look like it few minutes earlier." He points his wand at scorpius and draco instantly steps in front protectively.
"Put your wand away from my son." He demands but harry doesn't budge.
"Doesn't affect me anymore malfoy, the sort of you never changes." Harry says unfazed stepping forward towards them as they take steps back.
"Stay back!"
"What if i don't!" Harry spats. "Look malfoy i am done now, you will hand over the stone and come with us to the ministry."
Draco knows there's no point in arguing, he was a death eater and harry the saviour so he nods and harry flinches looking at ron who looks on confused, neither expecting draco to cave in quickly. Draco puts estella down who seems like she will cry again any moment now and bends down to scorpius patting his shoulder.
"I will be back okay? You take care of yourself and your sister."
"What will they do to you?" Scorpius sniffles.
"Nothing, just talk." Draco assures him but harry laughs from behind. "Is something funny potter?" He asks agitated.
"I think you should tell your son what happens to people who serve the dark lord or his causes, wouldn't want following into the same footsteps." Draco's breath hitches, harry was many things but draco never thought he'd be like this to any kid, not even to voldemort's kid.
"Man, he's just a kid. We will take him in later." Ron says from beside.
"Take him?!" Draco snarls getting up marching towards harry. "You only take me! He didn't do anything!"
"He didn't, he just followed your orders but like this he will do more, just like how you did." Ron says from behind. "The type of life you think worthy of him will only lead him to azkaban malfoy."
"Which orders!" Draco screams.
"You told him to capture the stone and i don't know who you plan on summoning from it, but i won't let you!" Harry argues shoving draco back and scorpius runs in front of draco trying to shield him.
"My dad didn't do anything! It was me and me alone!" He screams and cries as draco clutches him tightly.
"What do you mean?" Draco asks scorpius concerned.
"Dad, i found the stone first so i wanted to bring it home but this man." He points at harry angrily. "Wouldn't let me so i might have thrown sand in his eyes and ran." Scorpius says.
"Might have or did you actually?" Draco asks in a reprimanding tone and scorpius nods.
Draco looks at harry trying to offer his best smile. "Potter surely this isn't something you need to drag my child into. He will apologize and you will get your stone since this was my intention anyways. Lets be civil about this and i shall accompany you to the ministry for further questioning." He offers.
"Hard to trust malfoy, he lied about his identity as well."
"I didn't!"
"You aren't a muggle!"
"He's a child potter and this doesn't put yours or anyone else's life in jeopardy." Draco remarks.
"We did some background search malfoy and things seem shady." Ron says stepping in front. "Someone from the dark side has emerged and is creating chaos amongst the wizards and the muggles, you seem to have sold a stone previously that when now tested has evil magic flowing through it. It's a miracle no one is dead yet but one might assume it as a warning. Now you possess another magical stone so just tell us what do you plan on doing so we can end it and put you behind bars because after all this, you are not getting a chance." He finishes sternly.
"Does it feel good to say it in front of a child?" Draco says softly as scorpius looks shocked from the statement. "I am terribly sorry to hear that the stone possessed magic but when i checked it, it didn't . Someone must have done something. I have never done anything suspicious so to just accuse me is quite condescending." He tries to stand his ground confidently for his kids.
"How would anyone do anything? Did you give it someone else?"
"No."
"I tried a spell on your son to undo magic but his hair colour didn't change."
"That is simply because"
"I don't want to know! If you can do such a spell surely you can do many more. Maybe you already have so now you three come with us or we will not be responsible for what we do next."
"Huh? I have never done anything wrong! The stone, even before putting it on a muggle website, i got it approved by the ministry so surely i am not alone to blame." Draco scoffs now mad and tired and completely helpless.
"I am sorry sir." Scorpius says quietly to harry hoping he'd accept it and leave but harry doesn't even react, just looks at draco frustrated. He raises his wand but draco gives up. "Fine, we will come." Even though he promised scorpius he wouldn't let harm come his way, he failed.
"But we are muggles! They will hex us more!" Scorpius says in fear shielding estella who just looks dazed.
Ron and harry just scoff as draco takes his two children by the hand out of the building. He clutches their hand tightly as people look at them, sneering and shouting insults till one throws a banana peel on draco. He wants to glare but he just doesn't have it in him. As tears pour down scorpius and estella's eyes, he smiles and walks till they reach the floo. Did they purposely put the floo so far? Harry and ron no matter how much he despised them, draco never thought they'd stoop to a level where they'd allow his kids to be on the receiving end of his deeds but he supposed there's a limit for all and draco was nothing but a death eater scum in their eyes.