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Albus and Harry have been at each other’s throats for years but his summer going into Albus’ last year was particularly bad. After one dinner at the leaky cauldron after getting school supplies in Diagon Alley. They wake up in the morning not themselves. But being the first of September, they have to navigate each others life while figuring out how to fix this problem. While understanding each other in the process.

This has the plot of Freaky Friday. (The 2003 Lindsay Lohan version lol)

Waking up on the 31 of August, was a task. With it being the last day of summer for Harry Potter and his children who go off to school tomorrow. Harry is head of the Aurors at the Ministry. A position he’s had for many years. However it’s his youngest son Albus and his daughter Lily who are going to school his oldest son James is in the Auror training program.

Harry woke early and greeted his wife Ginny in the kitchen with a cuppa tea. She kissed him good morning and they sat at the table waiting for the children, Harry reading the Daily Prophet newspaper while Ginny reads the Quibbler magazine. It was a lovely morning for the couple. Harry waved his wand and let the magic make some eggs. They lived in a modest house out side of London, neither Harry nor Ginny liked grandeur. While it is a nice house and has everything they need with space for everyone it’s perfect for them. Harry had to stay somewhat close to London since that’s where the ministry is and he works there, his wife Ginny writes for the the sports column for the Daily Prophet newspaper.

That’s when he heard the thundering of footsteps coming from the stairs. It was James and Lily, they greeted their parents and sat down with them.

“Where’s Al?” Harry asks.

“Probably still sleepin’” James says sarcastically.

“Yeah you know Al” Lily chimes in.

“Ugh that boy, I’ll go wake him” Harry says, stands and walks up the stairs to his middle child’s room.

He knocks a few times before entering. He sees his son sprawled out on his bed still asleep. Harry gives him a light shove, and again.

“Albus time to get up” Harry says.

Albus just groans and shifts to face away from his dad.

“Come on! Get up now” Harry says and then walks out. Albus groans again. After another five minutes Harry returned to Albus’ room and pulls the blankets off of him to wake him. Annoyed, Albus bolts up and pulls the blankets back on him glaring at his father.

“Get up we’re eating breakfast and then going to Diagon Alley, so get up Al” Harry said annoyed.

Harry walked away. Soon after James came in and splashed water over him from his glass. Albus chases after James. James successfully avoided Albus by out running him and locking his bedroom door so Albus couldn’t get to him. Albus retreated back to his bedroom and got dressed. Albus grabs a piece of toast and they all floo to Diagon Alley.

Once at Diagon Alley the family walked around the shoppes and stands buying supplies. Albus being the moody teen he is, wasn’t enjoying being there with his family. There were a few arguments with his father throughout the day about his attitude. All of which Albus rolled is eyes at his father.

Albus was to be going into his last year of Hogwarts, while his sister Lily will be going into fifth year, her OWL year. Albus wasn’t looking forward to the year. He’ll be taking NEWTs and he’s only taking three classes worthy of NEWTs, disappointing Harry. However Albus has always argued that he- Harry- had never even taken NEWTs and shouldn’t complain about his three; but Harry always retorted with that James took a whopping seven NEWTs. Which always annoyed Albus to no end.

At the end of the day they decided to eat their dinner in the Leaky Cauldron. They got a table and ordered. The Potter family was having a lovely evening chatting and talking about the upcoming school year for Lily and James at the training program Albus had stayed quiet. Not wanting to be there he just wanted to be home and await his train ride tomorrow morning.

“Al, how do you feel about being a seventh year now?” Harry asks. Albus shrugs uninterested.

“Albus, I would love if you would give some feedback and talk to us” Harry says.

“Harry, don’t” Ginny warns. Harry ignored her.

“Albus we’re waiting” Harry said.

“I have nothing to add to this ridiculous conversation” Albus says.

“Albus can I talk to you” Harry asks sternly.

“I’ll pass” Albus says.

“Now” Harry said forcefully shoved Albus to a remote corner of the restaurant near the restrooms.

“Albus I am going to take a final attempt to understand what goes on though your head” Harry says.

“Stop shrinking me dad” Albus argues.

“Albus if you would just be more like the others-“ Albus had to cut Harry off.

“This has nothing to do with them! You’re ruining my life by comparing me to bloody everyone else! I’m not like everyone else if you could understand that then this argument would not be happening!” Albus yells at Harry.

“Biscuit?” A lady says walking up to us.

“Nows now a good time” Harry says confused.

“Good time” she says.

Then she starts mumbling and pointing to both. They take the biscuits and Albus walked away before Harry could get a word back at him. Albus took a bite of the biscuit and sat back at the table and ignored his father. Harry bit the biscuit as well and sat down like nothing happened. Ginny immediately felt the tension between her son and husband. She didn’t comment on it but she will be asking Harry about it later.

When the family got home Albus went right to his room and wasn’t seen for the rest of the night. James and Lily stayed in the living room for a few hours before heading to bed by Ginny telling Lily she’s got school tomorrow, and James has to go to the ministry early. They groan but nonetheless go off to bed; Harry was in his study and Ginny pulled him out and to their bedroom to talk to him about him and Albus’ disagreement earlier that day. Once they hashed it out they too went off the sleep. Albus was siting there in his room sulking and writing a letter and then sent it off with his owl. He gets into bed and falls into a restless sleep.

*Harry Pov*

Ugh, okay it’s 6am gotta get breakfast done and make sure my suit is dry cleaned and pressed. Gotta get the kids to the platform before 11– I open my eyes and look around. Why am I in Albus’ room? Did I pass out in here? I have no memory of this. This isn’t mine-I say touching my head and hair, this isn’t mine either running my hands over my body. I quickly ran to the mirror and staring back at me was my son’s reflection. How am I in Albus body? Was I forced some kind of polyjuice potion? Hang on if I’m in Albus’ body then—

“Albus dads not moving!” Lily shrieks.

“What?” I say and I hear Albus voice say it and I follow Lily to my bedroom. I saw Ginny staring down at my unconscious body.

“Al what are you doing up so early?” Ginny asks looking at me.

“Oh uh” I say and shrug.

“Are you sick?” Lily asks.

“Or dreaming” I mutter.

“I’m going to get breakfast started I’m sure your father will wake up shortly” Ginny says ushering Lily out of the room.

“Come Albus” Ginny says to me.

“Be right there” I say in his voice.

Then I shove my body and a little bit harder still. I hear a groan from him.

“Wake up!” I say forcefully.

“Ugh it’s too early” I hear my own voice say from across the bed.

“Albus I think something’s happened to us” I say. He finally looks at me.

“It’s me dad” I say to him.

“You’re not my father!” He says freaked out.

“Yes I am” I say back.

“Get away you clone freak” he says.

“Don’t use that tone with me Albus Severus” I say.

“Merlin’s beard you are my father” he says.

“And you’re not who you think you are” I say.

He looks down and back to me then runs to the mirror and screams. Then back to me.

“What happened!” He yells. “I want my body back”

“And I don’t want mine?” I ask sarcastically. “I got a meeting today at the ministry”

“I got school today why today of all days!” Albus says, but I hear my voice saying it.

“What’s going on?” He says.

“I’m not sure but I need to head to the ministry to —“ I stop abruptly.

“What?” I can’t go into the Ministry like this, they’ll wonder why a student isn’t going to school. And you’ve had enough trouble with the ministry already.” I say. I see him roll is eyes. Yep that’s Al.

“Well there’s no way in hell I’m going to school like this, so I’ll just be late to school until it’s resolved” he says.

“It’s your seventh year you have to show up… I could go for the day and then—“

“No! You think you can be me? You wouldn’t last one day in the Slytherin common room” he says.

“Sure I can, ugh I hate everything you’re so annoying” I tease.

“Well it’s easy to be you I’ll just suck the fun out of Everything” he says.

“I do not suck the fun out-“

“Fun sucker” he says.

“This is ridiculous” I say.

“Ugh Scorpius” he says to himself.

“Malfoy what about him?” I ask.

“Nothing” I hear him mutter.

“Now go get dressed we have things to do it’s already 9:30” I say. And I see him retreat.

*Albus Pov*

(as Harry)

This is insanity, how did this happen to me? Why me what did I do wrong? Dads so body is so clumsy. How does he do anything? So instead of going to school I have to go into the bloody Ministry. His hands are so big, and his shoulders so wide, how does his clothes fit. I look though his closet and I have to concede that I’ll have to wear his clothes which is mostly suits from the Ministry for Aurors. I quickly put on the clothes and go to my room and I see him standing there combing through my hair.

“What are you wearing?” I ask.

“I don’t know why you don’t wear these it’s so nice” he said. He had me wearing a red tshirt and blue jeans with a blue jumper.

“I haven’t worn those in five years, can you change you have to be convincing, this isn’t convincing” I say waving my hand up and down motioning the clothes.

“Fine” he says and digs through the closet again. I awkwardly make my way down stairs. I see James, Lily and mum around the table.

“Honey would you like some tea this morning” I hear mum say. I cringe on the inside but then I remember I’m in dads body I have to act the part at least a little. I nod and walk to the kettle. She hands me a cuppa tea and kisses my cheek. I awkwardly smile and sit down. Then I see dad walk in (in my body and clothes) at least he looks more like me. James and Lily talk, I sit there and eat quietly. However dad won’t shut up and everyone is staring.

“Al I’ve never heard you talk so much” mum says. He got the idea and stopped.

“Well everyone it’s time we get going Lily, Albus grab your trunks and put them by the fireplace.” Mum says.

I stand there I really don’t know what I’m doing. I see them arrive with the trunks.

“Alright let’s put them in the boot of the car” mum says. And I just follow.

“Harry dear aren’t you going to drive” mum asks. My eyes widen. James took me out driving once, but I in no way know what to do.

“Uh—“

“Mum why don’t you today, you a much better driver than dad” I heard dad say in Albus’ voice.

She looked surprised, but nonetheless drove to King’s Cross. Once we got there Lily and Dad, as me, took out their trunks and James and mum followed. We walked through the station and got to platforms 9 & 10 and we all walked through the barrier. I pull dad/me aside.

“What do we do?” I ask.

“Okay, you go on to the ministry, here’s the time and place inside the ministry of my meeting don’t talk much just listen and take some notes and I’ll meet you at The Three Broomsticks on Saturday morning at ten sharp okay, that’s tomorrow morning; oh and your Aunt Hermione my catch on, if she does tell her she’ll be able to help us but don’t tell your mum although she may already have an inkling that somethings going on” dad says, while handing me a scarp of paper.

“Dad before you go there’s something I should have told you about a while ago—“

The train whistled cutting me off.

“I gotta go before you’re late” he says.

“But dad-“

“I’ll see you tomorrow morning, remember ten am sharp” he says then runs onto the train.

Oh shite, he’s going to find out fast and I’ll hear an earful of it tomorrow anyway. I hope Scorp is going to be mad at me.

*Harry Pov*

(as Albus)

I get on the train and was hit with a wave of nostalgia. I saw Lily run off to a compartment she was sitting with a group of girls, I waved and she gave me an odd smile and turned away. I kept walking and found an empty compartment and sat I down next to the window. Soon the door opens and in came the Malfoy boy and sat very close to me. I tried to scoot closer to the window, but it wasn’t working.

“I got your letter from last night, I’m sorry you had an argument with your dad, what was it about? you didn’t specify anything, I hope it wasn’t because of me and what we agreed upon?” he talks a mile a minute I had a hard time grasping what he was saying and what he’s talking about.

“Did you tell him?” He asks.

“Tell who what?” I say confused.

“Albus, you promised me at the end of last term you would tell your dad” he says.

“What?” I say. That’s was probably the stupidest thing to say right now but I have no idea what’s happening here.

“Albus are you joking with me, are you playing a game, you can’t have actually forgotten” he says. I sort of just stared.

“I’ll be right back, gotta use the bathroom” I say abruptly, stand and leaving the compartment. I go back to find Lily maybe she can make sense of this. I found her and pulled her into the hallway.

“Al, what gives! what do you want” she says sharply.

“What can’t say hi to my sister” I say.

“Give up the act Al, we’re not at home, you know we don’t talk at school, and shouldn’t you be off somewhere with that boyfriend of yours” she says.

“What did you say” I ask

“Shouldn’t you be off snogging Malfoy like last year” she says slowly.

“Excuse me” I say.

“What is up with you today, did you get knocked in the head with a bludger or something, I’m going, don’t bother talking to me” she says and goes back to her friends.

I just stand there. Trying to figure out what’s happening. Lily and Albus don’t talk to each other during the school year, and apparently Al had forgotten to tell me about his love affair with Malfoy. From the sounds of it he planned too but didn’t. And why not? Apparently there’s a lot about my own son that I don’t even know about. Does Ginny know this information about him and Malfoy? I slowly go back to the compartment with Malfoy. I see him sitting there. I enter and sit.

“Are you okay?” He asks me. “I’m sorry did I come across to over the top today. I just missed you all summer and I got excited, it was hard to live with only letters and messages from you” he says and takes my hand.

“And I’m sorry for pressing you about telling your dad. I know you don’t have the best relationship with him and you were very upset about it all.” He says.

“No” I say.

“No what?” He asks.

“I didn’t tell him” I say.

“I had a feeling you didn’t and were just playing dumb like you do when you don’t do something you’re supposed to do” he says.

“I know you very well at this point Albus Potter and I know when something’s off, and something is off. But thank you for admitting that you didn’t, we’ll figure something else out and then tell him, your mum agrees that you need to tell him I’m sure she’s tried to nudge you right, at least that’s what you told me” he drones on.

“It’s been a whole two years now and I want you to feel comfortable with your family, they’ve come along way since the beginning, but the one person you refuse to tell is him, and you’ve been saying you were going to tell him for years, I know I’m not you or your dad but if I were him I would want to know, will it be a shock, I’m sure at first but he’ll understand eventually. I know it took my dad a long time but he’s so happy to see me happy and he says that’s the most important thing. I know know you say he’s thick and oblivious and that’s why he hasn’t noticed it all but but if you tell him…” he says and I tune him out now.

Hold it Ginny knows and she didn’t tell me. Lily knows too, which means James must as well and that would make me the last person in the family to know. Honestly that’s a punch to the gut. That my own son is that terrified to tell me this one thing about himself that is a big part of him, hurts. And for a while two bloody years. Albus really thinks this low of me? That he tells his friends all this stuff about me. And that Draco Malfoy knows all this before me! Have I really been this bad of a parent to him for to think this. I’m sorry Albus I had no idea that our relationship was this fractured. It allows me to think.

“Albus, you spaced out. You okay?” Malfoy asks looking at me concerned.

“Yeah fine, just thinking” I say. He gives me a smile and a kiss on the cheek, then he pulls out a book and starts reading.

When the prefects come around and tell us to put robes on and I changed my clothes and let me tell you it felt odd wearing Slytherin green robes. We exited the train and go up to the thestral pulled carriages.

“Well if it isn’t the Malfoy’s.. or is it the Potter? have you sucked face recently” a student says behind us.

“Just ignore him Albus” the young Malfoy says.

“Stay out of it Voldemort spawn” he boy said and I felt a the student shove me from the back causing me to fall forward.

“Albus! Beat it Davies” Malfoy says next to me.

“Aww is Wee-potty going to cry to daddy” the boy Davies says.

“I said leave!” Malfoy said sternly.

“You don’t get to tell me what to do” Davies says now shoving Malfoy.

“Hey!” I said. And I point my wand at the boy “leave if you know what’s best for you”

“Oh and what are you going to do about you squib” he taunts.

“Bombarda” I shout and he went flying back and Malfoy and I got into the carriage and left.

“Albus, that’s was amazing but aren’t you worried he’s going to retaliate” Malfoy says.

“No” I say sharply.

“Well I’m proud of you” Malfoy says then he grabs my hand.

“Of what?” I say.

“For standing up to him, and for me, it was sweet really” he says.

“What made you? you’ve never done that before, and since when did you get good at defensive magic, you’ve sucked at it for years” he says.

I shrug. He just smiles and we ride to the castle.

So Al gets bullied by some kid named Davies. The only one I recall with that name was an older boy named Rodger Davies who took Fleur to the Yule Ball back in my fourth year. Is that why Al is so moody and hates it at school, he gets picked on here, then argues with me at home. I get it it’s like a never ending cycle to him. When he’s home he can’t catch a break and here at school he can’t either because if jerks like him. This relationship, whatever it is, with Malfoy seems to be the only thing that keeps him coming back. Al never mentioned that he’s picked on at school. I wonder if Lily knows about this. If she does then she’s getting a talking too for not stepping in.

I followed him to the Slytherin table and listen to McGonagall talk. I miss her. She was a great professor. Oh and there’s Neville at the staff table. I can’t wait to see him again. The sorting ceremony happens and we all eat. I miss the Hogwarts feasts. They’re so good. Soon we’re ushered off to bed and I follow Malfoy to the dungeons. I’ve only ever been here once when I was a second year and ironically it was to spy on a Malfoy at the time but know I’m not. We go to the dorms and I can’t help but fall right to sleep it’s been quite a day.

*Albus Pov*

(as Harry)

I walk into the Ministry, let me tell you it was a daunting journey. I look discreetly to the paper dad hands me and I head to the head of Magical Law Enforcement office that’s dads office. But no matter where I am everyone is always saying hello to me or shanking my hand or looking at me. It’s weird. I don’t like it at all. I finally find solace in the office and sit at the desk. I look around. There’s pictures of us. A picture of James Lily and I, a picture of him and mum on their wedding day. A picture of his parents dancing in a frame. A young picture of him with uncle Ron and aunt Hermione. There’s also a stack of papers sitting next to me. They’re other random things strewn about the desk some candies and trinkets.

“Potter!” I hear a shout from outside. Then I hear a bang and the door swings open. A stern looking man walks in wearing a blue pinstriped suit. Then I saw aunt Hermione behind him.

“Potter your late and missed the meeting! Didn’t I specify that his meeting was highly important for the case study we’ve been conducting” the man says.

“Evan, let me talk to Harry about this” I heard Hermione say. The man gives me a look of disgust and leaves.

“Harry” Hermione sighs. “I know it’s the first and you wanted to see the kids off to school but you did promise him you would be at the meeting this morning” she tells me.

“Sorry” I say.

“Harry Potter it’s not like you to be so reserved” she said. “Anyway, aren’t you ever going to do this paperwork or is it just decoration” Hermione jokes.

“Oh yeah I’ll get to it” I say.

“I’ve heard that one before” she says. And we laugh.

“How’s Ginny?” She asks.

“Oh great! Brilliant really” I say hoping it’s convincing.

“Lovely” she says.

“Actually.. wait never mind” I say.

“Harry are you keeping something from me, is something wrong? Is it Ginny?”

“What No, uh it’s complicated” I say.

“What’s complicated Harry you’re not making sense here” she says.

“If my dad asks I never told you and you only figured it out by yourself since your so clever and all”

“Your dad? Harry he’s been dead for forty years” Hermione says.

“No me, my dad Harry Potter, I’m Albus in his body” I say pleading.

“Very funny Harry” she says.

“No it really is, my dads in my body and he’s at Hogwarts. somethings happened and we woke up in each others body I need your help with this. Please aunt Hermione” I say.

She looks so stunned.

“Albus?” She says. I just nod.

“I’ll prove it” and I pick up the quill on dads desk with my left hand and write my name. I’m the only left handed person in the family so it’s the only proof I have that no one can deny.

“See left hand and all” I say.

“So tell me again what’s happened” she asks and I explain everything from Diagon Alley to everything this morning up until right now.

“How bizarre” she says. “And it’s not polyjuice”

“No, if it were we would have switched back by now” I say. “You need to help”

“Okay let’s retrace your steps. You went to the leaky cauldron last night right, so let’s start there, maybe this witch is still there” she suggested.

“Sounds like a plan” I say.

“Please don’t tell mum though” I ask.

“Of course” she agrees.

“I’m sure she already suspects something this morning was a disaster” I mutter.

“Well Harry, let’s get going” she says then winks at me.

I walk with her out to the fireplaces and tell it to take us to The Leaky Cauldron. Since it’s almost lunchtime it’s not so wired plus everyone knows dad and aunt Hermione have been friends for decades so is leaving the Ministry together also won’t draw attention (I hope). We floo to the pub and quickly take a seat at a table and I look around for the witch that approached us last night. Then I see her in the back corner. That’s where we stood arguing.

“Aunt Hermione that’s her there in the corner with the feathered hat” I say she looks around and I see her spot the witch.

“Well let’s go talk to her” she says.

“Hello ma’am” Hermione says.

“Ahh hello Minister, what do I owe the pleasure of your company” the witch asks.

“You see my friend here told quite a story and said he didn’t wake up this morning quite himself. We were wondering if there’s any chance that you could reverse this…inconvenience” Hermione says.

“Ahhh yes you and your son” she said looking at me.

“You should she heard them going at it, they’ll thank me for this” she says to Hermione.

“Yes, I’m sure but is that a reason to switch bodies?” Hermione asks.

“A journey soon begins, a prize reflected in another’s eyes. When what you see is what you lack, then selfless love will change you back” the witch says talking in riddles.

Then she disappears.

“Odd” Hermione says.

“What did all that gibberish mean anyway” I say.

“That you both have to be selfless to turn back, you both lack understanding of each other and this is to teach you both to understand what you don’t already”

“Oh great we’ll be stuck like this forever” I say.

“There’s no need to be negative, we’ll explain it to Harry tomorrow, when you meet with him” she tells me. “For now let’s get back to the Ministry and think on all this and come up with a plan, with luck Harry, your father will have to agree with me” she says.

*Harry Pov*

(as Albus)

I wake up a precisely 8 am and get ready for the day, I was eating breakfast in the Great Hall when Malfoy came up and sat next to me.

“Hey you didn’t wait for me” he says.

“Oh sorry” I say

“It’s alright” he says grabbing some food. Then Slughorn of all people comes over to us and hands us papers. Oh it’s Albus’ schedule for the year.

Monday — Double Potions 10am-1pm

Tuesday — Transfiguration 9am-10am and Ancient Runes 2pm-3pm

Wednesday — off

Thursday — Potions 10am-11pm and Charms 3pm-4pm

Friday — Double Transfiguration 9am-12pm and Charms 2pm-3pm

Saturday — off

Sunday — off

“Looks like we’re in the same classes, only I have more then you, since I’m taking Defense on Wednesday and you know I don’t take Ancient Runes, but Arithmency on Tuesday afternoons. But that gives us lots of free time and we can have study series in the library together…” Malfoy says. This kid sounds like Hermione. I nodded and went on eating.

I saw Lily enter the Hall and I was about to call to her but then I remembered what she said yesterday on the train. They don’t speak at school. I’m going to have to talk to them about this. I look at my watch and see it’s nearly 9:30 now and I should be heading to Hogsmeade now.

“Hey I gotta meet my dad in Hogsmeade in half an hour so I better get going, I’ll uh see you later” I say quickly.

“Wait are you going to tell him now? Is that what this is about did you write him last night? Do you want me to come?” He says.

“No thank you, I can handle this but I’ll let you know” I say.

“Well okay meet me in the common room later then, good luck” he says and I walk out and out of the school.

I got to The Three Broomsticks at ten too, and I ask for a butterbeer and wait for Albus to arrive. I waited and I waited, come on Albus, it wasn’t until 10:10 that he arrived with Hermione. I should have known.

“You’re ten minutes late, didn’t I say ten am sharp?” I say to him. He rolls my eyes at me.

“Yep that’s Harry” Hermione said chuckling.

“How good to see you Hermione” I say dryly.

“Oh relax I’m only teasing, besides Albus told me quite a story about this situation” she tells me.

“Yes, now getting back to the topic have you found out anything” I ask.

“Yes actually, we went an talked to the witch and she told us a riddle about how to change you back” she says and she tells me.

“Okay, but how are we supposed to preform these acts of selflessness” I ask.

“Well I’ll stage something and we can work out specifics later” she tells me. “Now I’m going to get a butterbeer I’ll be right back”

Then Hermione left.

“So Al, I have some questions for you” I ask him.

“Merlin here we go” he mutters.

“So what’s this thing going on between you and Lily? You two don’t talk to each other here at school” I say.

“What? I’ll be honest that’s not what I thought you were about to say” he said to me.

“Oh well get there, but I need to know about Lily first” I say.

“Uh yeah, we have this understanding that we don’t speak at school, she’s got her Gryffindor friends I’ve got my Slytherin friend, and she didn’t want to associate with a squib” he says quietly.

“You’re not a squib Albus” I say.

“I know that, but since I suck at magic I’ve gained this monicker as a squib and frequently get teased about it” he says.

“Yes that’s another thing why didn’t you tell me or mum you were having this problem with other students” I ask.

“I don’t know” he says quietly. I see him swallow, out of nerves.

“Alright we can come back to this another time, but I think you know where I’m heading to next” I say. “You and Malfoy, explain to me why you felt you couldn’t tell me, do you really think that low of me, Albus? Especially after I found out mum knows too”

He hangs his head.

“I was about to tell you yesterday before you went onto the train but the whistle sounded and I didn’t get a chance” he says.

“Albus you had all summer, hell from the sound of it you had years” I say to him.

“I know but when was I going too when you, when you were yelling at me or when you were off to work all day and I only see you at dinner where you yell at me and praise James and Lily at every disposal. Huh, you never gave me the opportunity and the attention to feel like I had too. You would criticize everything I did or do, that didn’t make me feel like I could. You only cared for everyone else but me because I got stuck in the middle, and overlooked at every opportunity so I’m sorry if you’re a little butt hurt over this” he says defensively.

I had to step back shocked at his choice of words.

“Albus, I’m sorry if I made you feel that way, I was never my intention obviously, you’re my son, I love you no matter what. I know we butt heads and don’t always see eye to eye. I was hurt that everyone knew all this before me, and that people think they can get away with picking on you, or your deal with Lily, all these things and I didn’t make it any easier when you were home so I’m sorry about that” I tell him sincerely.

“It’s my actions that have caused this, I should have known better. If there’s anyone who knows what’s it’s like feeling like an outsider in your own home it’s me. I’ve told you the stories of how I grew up with the Dursleys, and being an outcast at school. I’ve dealt with it all, so I understand. To find out I’ve made my own son feel that way sickens me. Honest. I can’t believe it. I was blind to it. I’m sorry Albus” I see him smile at me; it’s been a while since I’ve seen it. I can tell we’ve had an understanding.

“You know I don’t realize how much work goes into being an Auror, the paperwork is a nightmare” he says.

“Tell me about it, Hermione badgers me far too often about how I don’t file things in an orderly manner” I say.

“What did I say?” She asks returning to the table.

“That you are always on me for not filing my paperwork” I tell her.

“Oh yeah, just like when I had to do that with your homework at school Harry nothings changed” she says. They share a laugh.

There was a sudden sensation. A shaking from the table. Through the floor. I felt a numbness and then all of a sudden I was back into my own body. I looked around my hands my clothes everything I was me again.

*Albus Pov*

I was myself again. I looked across the way at dad seems as if he was himself again too. We stood and hugged.

“I am sorry Al, this really opened my eyes to your perspective and I promise to be more open to hearing you out, from here on out and in the future” dad says.

“I look forward to it dad. And I’m sorry too” I tell him.

“Well Hermione I don’t think we need that plan of yours anymore” dad says.

“Well shall we all celebrate with a butterbeer now!” Hermione said.

We clink all our glasses together and take a sip.

*3rd person pov*

Harry and Albus Potter from that point have had a on going and developing relationship they are no longer fighter nearly as much and they started spending time together. Albus eventually introduced scorpius to his family as his boyfriend and they hung out together. Albus felt as if all the weight he was carrying had been lifted. He was a happier and more relaxed person these days.

-The End-

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