Chapter 7

                                    

                                          
It was a few nights before their date when Harry was surprised with someone coming in through his floo. He had just gotten home from a late practice, and everything hurt. The weather had been poor once again, and Harry was getting tired of this. 
He was doing his stretches when he felt the wards bend, and he was confused. Very rarely did Harry get unannounced visitors. 
"Harry?," he heard his name called, broken by a sob. 
"Scorpius?! Where's Draco?"
"I don't know. I-I couldn't find daddy," he wailed. 
"Let's get you back home, love bug."
"But daddy isn't there and I had a bad dream!"
"Your snitch plush is there though yeah? Come on, we'll have a sleepover. Do you want to help me pack a bag?"
Scorpius nodded, massive tears still running down his face. Harry didn't ask what the bad dream was about until Scorpius was safely tucked into bed, Harry behind him, holding Scorpius to his chest. 
"You," Scorpius replied with a sniffle. 
"Me?," Harry asked incredulously. 
"It was bad weather and you had practice and last time you got hurt. Daddy tried to firecall you but you didn't answer."
"I'm sorry Scorpius, I got home late. I've been meeting with my healer more to make sure I'm taking better care of myself. Tell me what happened in your dream, then I'll tell you about practice okay? I'm here, I'm in one piece, and I've got you."
"It was worse because daddy wasn't here. My imagination wasn't nice to me."
"My imagination hasn't been nice to me either. I understand."
"You do?"
"I do. I used to get these very bad dreams and visions when I was younger."
"How did they go away?"
"I told myself I wasn't going to let fear control me anymore. I still get them sometimes, I won't lie to you, but they happen so much less frequently now. Now, if anything happens, I touch this bracelet and remember that I'm loved by you and your dad. Love conquers all. And you know what?"
"What?"
"You're my love bug, and that means you can conquer all too."
"Thanks Harry. I love you."
"I love you too Scorpius. Let me tell you what actually happened at practice okay?"
Draco's heart was silently breaking in the doorway. He had run out to do a quick errand after putting Scorpius down for bed. He hadn't been gone more than 15 minutes, and he was crushed. Pansy was supposed to pop over to watch Scorpius, but she was nowhere to be found. He only hoped she had left upon Harry's apparent arrival. Harry looked up and met Draco's eyes. 
"Now that we're both okay Scorpius, we do have to talk a little bit. You know that I love you and you're welcome at my house any time, but you can't just disappear without letting your dad know."
"I couldn't find daddy. I left a note."
"Okay, I'm glad you left a note at least. You know how you were worried about me? That's how your dad would feel about you Scorpius. Might be time to get some landline phones," Harry mused, looking at Draco for confirmation. 
"Daddy, you're home! I'm sorry that I left, I was scared."
"I'm sorry my star, Auntie Pansy was supposed to stop by to watch you so I could run a quick errand. Did you see her?"