Borderline

Title: Borderline

Pairing: HarryxDraco, pre-slash SeamusxGeorge, implied RonxHermione

Fandom: HP

Rating:

Summary: Non-Epilogue compliant post-Battle of Hogwarts fic. WWW Partner Harry Potter is attacked by unknown persons and left for dead. He creates a portkey to take himself, Andromeda and Teddy to a place of Safety. Single parent Draco Malfoy is living quietly out of the politics of the Post-Second Wizarding war. Together can they give each other the happiness they've been missing?

Chapter 13

Two days was both too long and too short for a honeymoon but after the constant flooing to feed the boys they were grateful to be home.

Waiting for them was a letter for Harry as well as one for Neville.

Neville had spent a lot of time with Blaise out in the gardens but Blaise still had yet to speak to Draco following the strained conversation outside.

Draco was morose about that but the growing closeness with Harry and his love for their boys made it bearable.

"Anything new?" he asked curious.

Both the former Gryffindors shook their heads.

"So we still only know that Harry was attacked and left for dead by more then one person who used nasty curses?" Draco scowled.

"The list of spells furnished by Lord Prince and Healer Tonks has the Acting Minister suspicious that they were possibly Death Eaters or at least devotees of their cause." Neville offered.

"Lovely. So Harry is still under approximate house-arrest?" Draco said scathingly.

"Harry's not," Neville protested.

"What my nephew means is that his moves are being restricted for his own protection." Andromeda interrupted.

"Still think that this is giving them too much power." Harry grumbled.

The boys kicked up a fuss as they were carried into the room by Dippy.

Draco sat down and held his arms out for them; taking the boys he shyly fed them.

Neville kept his gaze averted but Harry was looking at Draco with a mix of admiration and lust.

The longer they were bonded, the more comfortable Draco became and the certainty of someday allowing Harry to make love to him was more likely.

Scorpius' pincher grasp was getting more developed Draco noticed because he had grabbed onto Teddy's shirt.

Teddy reciprocated the movement and Draco was happy that they weren't jealous of each other.

Neville's retreating footsteps reached his ears.

Harry slipped onto the settee, leaning against him. "Home…"

"Home…" Draco echoed.

They shared a kiss before Harry laid his head on Draco's shoulder.

"So you're back." came Narcissa's cold voice.

"Yes mother." Draco said quietly, "I've decided if you aren't interested in living in a Prince property or here that I'd give you L'Orangerie. Andromeda is welcome here as long as she wishes. If she is not interested in rebuilding Lavender Vale, she is more then welcome to claim La Longère as a personal retreat. Both of which are on the Malfoy estate in Loire Valley, granted you'll have Great-Grandmother Muriel and Cousin Sancus as near neighbours but you can call or not on your own wishes.

"At least you thought better then to give me the farm house." Narcissa sniffed.

"I thought that the spaciousness would suit Aunt Andromeda because of her painting." Draco said politely and diplomatically.

While his mother didn't understand why he'd not given Scorpius away after birth or why he kept him rather then insisting on an abortion, Draco still loved her. She was more icicle then woman even more so since Uncle Sev died. Before that bonded to his father who cared more about politics then her or his one son, he didn't really blame her. If she did bear posthumous children to the House of Prince, Draco would do his best to ensure that they felt loved. Having grown up unloved and unwanted, Draco was sure that Harry would want to do the same for his potential half brothers and sisters by bonding…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?