Ernie had eaten a pastry solely because Alyssa looked too darn adorable to refuse. In fact, it was her sweet smile and big, bright eyes that made Ernie more than happy to sit cross-legged on the floor while engaging in small talk with stuffed toys. His nieces and nephews had well prepared him for fatherhood and he looked forward to it though he wasn't sure it would ever happen. It wasn't easy for same sex couples to adopt and even if it was, who was going to spend the rest of his life with Ernie? Yet, even as he thought it, Ernie's mind wandered to a certain dark-haired Ravenclaw.
Draco's declaration made Ernie grin proudly. "Naturally," he teased, "Her father can't even refuse me."