Shall Put It Asunder

Draco Malfoy looked at his wife Astoria with complete and utter disdain as she complained about the state of the manor.



“Draco, darling, I think we should redecorate. All of these things are so old.”



“That’s why they are called antiques Astoria. They’re worth a lot of money.”



“I know, but I went to visit Pansy the other day, and she just redid their villa. It was beautiful. She went with the whole oriental motif.”



Draco picked up his copy of the Daily Prophet to look at Ginny’s latest column. Ever since she and Blaise began dating a year ago, Draco had developed a extreme affection for her down to earth attitude and smart mouth.



Dear Ms. Red,



I need help! I walked in my house the other day to find my husband of three years and father of my 1 year old daughter having sex with my best friend. My best friend, whom I have known since preschool and the maid of honor in my wedding, had been having sex with my husband for the past year and a half. I don’t know how I didn’t see the signs. Ms. Red, I don’t know what to do. Part of me wants to hex both of them into the next century, and the other half wants to try and make things work. Please help me!



Sincerely,



Bleeding Love



Dear Bleeding Love,



First of all, I’m sorry that happened to you, but enough with the pity. Get it together! Go with your first instinct. Hex their bits off!! That will teach them to think twice before they jump in the bed with each other again. The fact that they did it in your house should earn them a nasty one too, but make sure that it’s nothing too bad. I would hate for you to end up in Askaban because your husband is a jerk and your best friend is a cow! Personally, I have perfected the bat bogey hex along with a blue balls hex for whenever my boyfriend tries to get a smart mouth with me. You might want to try something a little stronger in this case though. My suggestion is to look up this muggle named Lorena Bobbit…I hope you don’t get caught! Not to be a pessimist about the whole situation, but let’s be real. If your husband cheats on you once, he will do it again. If he really wants to go then there is nothing that you can do or say to make him stay. Don’t ever think that it was something you did that to make him cheat on you. So I suggest that you hex the two of them to make them realize who they’re messing with. Don’t let him get away with it and slap the mess out of your so called best friend. Her actions merit it. Finally, go buy a dog and find another lover. The dog is a lot more loyal and the lover will help you forget your problems.



Always saying what you need to hear,



Ms. Red



Just reading that column made Draco remember why he always made sure to stay on the redhead’s good side.



“Draco, are you even listening to me? I want to redecorate the manor!”



“Astoria, for the love of Merlin, shut the hell up. We are not redecorating the manor. You don’t contribute any money to this household. You only take away. This manor is full of priceless antiques that have been in my family for centuries, and I will not have you removing them simply because you want to keep up with the latest trend. Now, may I suggest you take up another hobby, like taking care of your child!”



Astoria looked at him like he said that most ludicrous thing on the planet. “Draco, that is what we have house elves for.”



Draco pinched the bridge of the nose before walking away. He was on his way to his son’s room to wake him up from his nap when he heard a tapping on the window. He recognized Whisper, Blaise’s owl and went to open the window. Taking the note out of the owl’s beak and tossing it a treat, Draco pocketed the note. He just had lunch with Blaise surely this was nothing of importance.



When Draco walked into his three year old son’s room, he saw that Scorpius had fallen asleep on the floor. Draco smiled before kneeling down and gently waking him up. Scorpius rubbed at his eyes before smiling at his dad.



“Hey buddy.”



“Hi daddy.”



“I thought we talked about sleeping in the bed instead of on the floor. That’s why I bought it for you. Malfoy men sleep in beds not on hard floors.”



“Daddy, I’m not a boy not a man!”



Draco chuckled at him before ruffling his hair. Thankfully Scorpius was an exact carbon copy of him instead of looking like Astoria Greengrass. Merlin, he loathed that woman. The only reason he married her was to ensure that his mother would have a chance to see him married before she died. Now that Narcissa was gone, Draco was seriously considering divorcing Astoria. That bitch wasn’t-



He was pulled out his reverie by his son grabbing his face.



“Daddy, why do you look mad? I’m sorry I slept on the floor. I will sleep on the bed next time,” Scorpius asked.



“I’m sorry buddy. I’m not mad at you. I’m mad at somebody else. I could never be mad at you even if you do sleep on the floor. How about this? How about you put some clothes on, and we go visit Uncle Blaise and Red?”



“Oooh you’re going to be in big trouble. Auntie Ginny doesn’t like it when people call her Red. Only Uncle B can call her that and she said that was only when they sleep on the bed,” Scorpius replied with wide eyes.



Damn those two with their damn hormones. He was going to have a serious conversation with them about their language around Scorpius. “Well how about if you don’t tell her that I called her that, I will take you out for ice cream after we leave.”



Scorpius smiled and threw his arms around his dad’s neck. Standing up Draco held onto him and hugged him tight. Scorpius kissed his cheek before wriggling in his arms signaling that he wanted to get down. Draco sat him on his feet. “Go get dressed Buddy.”



“DRACO!!! The bitch that dates your best friend is in the floo for you.”



As Draco walked down the hallway to the living room, he could hear Ginny cussing Astoria out. When Astoria saw him she said, “Draco, I know you are not going to let his cow talk to me like this.”



“Actually I am Astoria, you should know by now not to mess with Red. You bring it upon yourself. Stop being a bitch.” Astoria screamed at him before walking out of the room.



“Fuck you Draco. I’m leaving.” He was sure that she was off to see one of her numerous lovers that she thought Draco didn’t know about. Draco knew about everything that went on in and outside of his house. The fact that Astoria was as dumb as a damn doorknob made it all that easier to keep tabs on her.



Under his breath Draco mumbled, “Maybe if I’m lucky you won’t come back.”



“Do you not know how to respond to a damn owl Blondie?”



“Red what do you mean?”



“I sent you an owl over 30 minutes ago. Did you even read it?”



“No, I thought it was from Blaise. What’s up?”



“What’s up? What’s up? I can tell you what’s up. Hermione has lost her fucking mind that’s what’s up.”



“Whoa! Slow down Red. What do you mean? What happened? Is Hermione okay?”



“I don’t feel like explaining it twice. Step through the floo so I can tell you and Blaise at the same time. Bring a bottle of firewhiskey with you. I need a shot after a day like today.”



“I will be there as soon as Scorpius is ready to go.”



“Daddy, I’m ready!”



“Nevermind. I’m coming through now.”



Draco ran and got Scorpius from his room before flooing into Ginny and Blaise’s house. As soon as he stepped through the fireplace, Scorpius was screaming, “Uncle Baze!!!”



Blaise got off the couch to grab Scorpius out of Draco’s hands. “Hey little man!”



Ginny took him out of Blaise’s hands, kissed him on the cheek and sat him on her lap. “Both of you sit down. I know you’re about to get pissed. Promise you will hear the whole story before you go concocting some wild plan that could end both of you in Azkaban.”



Draco sat down on a couch opposite her and said, “Red the way you’re talking, it makes it seem like Viktor hurt Hermione. If he hit her, I swear I will beat the shit out of that Bulgarian bastard.”



Scorpius looked up from the lace that he was playing with on Ginny’s dress. “Daddy! Don’t say bad words,” he admonished.



“You’re right son. I’m sorry.”



Scorpius smiled and nodded with approval before turning back to the task at hand.



“Draco calm down. He didn’t hurt her, at least not in the physical sense.” Ginny proceeded to tell them the whole encounter from beginning to end. By the end, Draco was seeing red and Blaise was watching him for signs of apparition.



“So that Bulgarian idiot threatened to leave her and take my daughter with him. Cassy is not going anywhere with him. You understand me? If he tries that, I swear it will be the last thing he ever does.”



“That’s what I told her,” Ginny said.



“I want to know what the hell he’s going to do if he does leave Hermione. Everybody knows that she has been supporting him. Viktor doesn’t have any money. He doesn’t work,” Blaise interjected.



“That’s what I told her,” Ginny said again.



“I swear, if she had just listened to me. No, she wanted to be with Viktor. Viktor understood her. Viktor’s family liked her. Viktor this and Viktor that. Now look what’s happening. She’s gone off the damn deep end and he’s cheated on her,” Draco said as he started pacing back and forth.



“Daddy,” Scorpius said in a warning tone.



“I know, I know. I’m sorry,” Draco said. “I swear I’m going to kill him. Ginny watch Scorpius for a few hours. Blaise get your cloak, we’re leaving.”



Blaise popped up off the couch and grabbed Draco by his shoulders. “Drake, calm down.”



“No forget calming down. Ever since she married that dumb arse, Hermione has turned into someone I don’t know. She’s not my Mia anymore. I barely hear from her unless it’s dealing with Cassy. Cassy says that she’s not the same anymore too. She doesn’t talk to you guys as often anymore. Then all of a sudden she is falling into the damn door over that bastard when the Mia that I knew would have hexed his bits off for cheating on her. She leaves the kids at the house with him. I don’t know what the hell is going on, but I’m going to find out. Put on your damn cloak Blaise, we are going to straighten this out!”



“Draco if you will just calm down, I promise we will fix this. Everything is going to be okay.”



Draco fell back against the sofa. He puts his head in his hands and looked up at Blaise. “No everything is not going to be okay. Blaise this is Hermione we are talking about. The mother of my child. She shouldn’t have to deal with that shit especially with none of Viktor’s shit. We all tried to tell her from the beginning, but she didn’t want to listen. And now all of this was going on, and I wished that I would have told her. I still love her Blaise. I don’t want to see her like this. I don’t want to believe what Ginny said is true. I swear Blaise, that bastard is going to pay if it’s the last fucking thing that I do. Understand?”



Scorpius gave up on telling his dad not to say bad words. His daddy was mean so he guessed it was okay to let him say them. Hopefully when he became a Malfoy man he would sleep on beds and say bad things when he was upset just like his daddy.





A/N: I know this chapter seems kind of dry but there is a point to it so just let me know what you think and constructive criticism is appreciated. Special Thanx to Lady Blue Eyes and Paigeey007!