Chapter 1 – Beginning of the End
The years had gone by and Aurora and Draco had started their lives together. Ten years had gone by and it was now time for Phoenix to start at Hogwarts. Draco had been given a position as the Potions Instructor five years prior to Phoenix's acceptance to Hogwarts. It was close to 9:00 a.m. and Aurora was preparing her first born child for her trip to Hogwarts.
"But Mom…" Phoenix whined. "What if I'm placed in Ravenclaw or worse Gryffindor?"
"Ha… or even worse Hufflepuff…" Her younger brother Scorpius snickered.
"Now son don't tease your sister…" Draco intervened.
"Dad… please don't interfere with anything this year…" Phoenix pleaded.
"Nix… Sweetheart you know your Father would never do that." Aurora smiled.
Aurora and Draco hadn't brought up Cedric since that day. They raised Phoenix to think she was a Malfoy they changed her birth certificate to say: 'Phoenix Zoe Malfoy' Aurora knew she would eventually have to tell her, but she wanted to wait till she could fully understand the truth.
"Sweetie we'll love you no matter what house you're in." Aurora comforted.
"But if you in Hufflepuff…" Scorpius chuckled.
"Alright that's enough son…" Draco said with stern eyes. "Darling we're going to be late if we don't leave soon." He added. "Will you and Scorpius be joining me at the feast?"
"Of course I want to see what house our little girl gets sorted into."
It was now twenty minutes to 11:00 a.m. and Draco and Aurora were getting ready to send their little girl off to Hogwarts.
"Now Sweetie you'll be just fine." Aurora comforted.
"Mom what if I don't make any friends?" She whined.
"That's not likely…" Draco smirked. "You're just like your Mother."
"I'll take that as a complement Darling…" Aurora smiled. "Well Sweetheart time to go."
"See you tonight Darling." Draco smiled.
"Yes Sweetheart…" Aurora proceeded to kiss her husband goodbye, but then a hand grabbed her shoulder.
"Aurora Malfoy…" The man with the lighting bolt scar inquired.
"Yes…" She asked wirily.
"What's the meaning of this Potter?" Draco spat.
"It is none of your concern Professor Malfoy."
"Like hell it's not." Draco replied quietly.
"Aurora Malfoy you are under arrest for the murder of Cedric Diggory."
"Potter I don't see how it was suitable to accuse my wife of such things in a public setting." Draco added. "And in front of our children."
"Mom what's going on?" Nix yelped.
"Nix its fine don't worry…" Aurora lied. "It will all be fine." She added. "Draco take Scorpius."
"Potter you will regret this…" Draco glared as he walked over to his wife. "I'll have this sorted out soon."
"Let's go Mrs. Malfoy."
"Thank you Mr. Potter." She spat.
"You disgust me…" Harry said with disgust as they walked away from Aurora's family. "I half expected your husband to be the one I took to Azkaban."
"Well live with this, you just ruin an innocent person's life."
"Innocent?" Harry seemed confused as he walked behind Aurora. "Hardly… you murdered Cedric, and possibly his parents, and now you're married to that scum Malfoy…"
"Cedric was a death eater, and he tried to kill me and my child." Aurora replied. "And he murdered his Mother and Father." She added. "As for Draco he is more of a man than Cedric could ever hope to be."
"The Slytherin Princess…" Harry added. "That's what they called you correct?"
"It was a stupid nickname referring to me and Draco…" She responded.
"Well I know for a fact you were behind various events against the other houses when we attended Hogwarts, and I know of all the rules you broke." Harry instigated. "Many of the teachers knew you were more than likely behind everything, but they could never prove it."
"Ok so what that was ages ago." She responded. "I have a family to take care of."
"Well they always said the Slytherin Princess could never be caught." He continued. "No one believed me when I told them I thought you'd had killed Cedric"
"Your point Mr. Potter." She replied aggravated.
"I'm just glad justice will finally be served."
Phoenix had boarded the train and she was sitting alone shocked, and almost traumatized about what had just happened. Draco was pacing around in the staff compartment Scorpius was sitting on the armchair in the same compartment. Draco was worried would his wife really be going to Azkaban. No one could prove what happened that night except for maybe Phoenix, but she was only one when it all happened, but she was the only eye witness. As she sat quietly another first year opened the compartment door and peeked in and noticed Nix, and he seemed shocked.
"Are you the girl whose Mom got arrested." A boy who looked very similar to the man who had taken Aurora.
"Why?" Nix spat. "You want to make fun of me to?"
"No I want to say I'm sorry…" He sighed. "That was my Dad who took her away…" He added. "I'm James Potter."
"I'm Phoenix Malfoy." She gave a weak smile. "But everyone calls me Nix."
"Your Father is the Potions teacher?"
As Phoenix was getting ready to answer James' question a red headed girl busted into the once quiet compartment.
"James?" She questioned. "What are you doing talking to her?"
"Be nice Rose..." James tried to shut his cousin up.
"If you keep hanging around her kind you'll be stuck in Slytherin for sure."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Nix spat.
"Oh nothing just Slytherins are scum." Rose shot. "That's what my Father told me."
"Well you Father is ignorant." Nix hollered. "You must be a Weasel, cause only Weasel's would be so stupid to think they were better than Malfoy's."
"My Mother told me you're not really even a Malfoy." Rose spat. "She told me your Father was a Hufflepuff, and that your Mother murdered him."
"Well your Mother is a liar."
"How dare you call my Mother a liar." Rose screamed as she lunged towards Phoenix.
Phoenix and Rose were in a full on brawl, and quite a few students huddled around the doorway. Draco began to hear cheering, and then he opened his compartment door to see students rushing down the hall. He stopped a Slytherin boy to see what was happening.
"You there…" He stopped the student. "What's going on?"
"Two first year girls are fighting in one of the compartments."
Draco rushed down the hall to the compartment to see the young Weasley and Phoenix were fighting.
"Everyone back to your compartments…" Draco hollered. "You two come with me."
Phoenix and Rose followed Nix wasn't as scared of the punishment, but Rose was shaking in her boots.
"What is the meaning of this Weasley?" Draco spat.
"She called my Mother a liar." Rose said shakily.
"Phoenix… why would you accuse her Mother of being a liar?"
"She said her Mother told her I wasn't really a Malfoy, and that my Father was a Hufflepuff and Mother murdered him."
Draco paused for a moment pondering whether to tell the Phoenix the truth. He had raised her since the age of one. She obviously had no memory of Cedric or the events that had taken place early in her life. She indeed was his child maybe not by blood, but she was without a doubt his child.
"No my child…" Draco assured Phoenix. "It is all a lie."
Draco was angry that the former Granger would stoop so low as to discuss matters she really knew nothing about. Yes it was true Aurora announced her pregnancy and Cedric's being the Father in a very public setting, but the now Mrs. Weasley had no right to speak about the issue at hand. Draco sent the children back to their separate compartments, and went to confront Hermione.
"Granger…" He hollered as he entered the staff compartment.
"Excuse me Malfoy, but could address me by the correct name."
"Well maybe I would if you'd keep your mouth shut when it comes to my children."
"What are you talking about?" She looked sincere, but Draco knew she was full of it.
"I just pulled my Daughter off of your Daughter…" He began. "Apparently your Daughter told Phoenix she wasn't really a Malfoy."
"Well she's not…" Hermione mumbled, but it was still audible.
"What was that?" He became irritated by her words.
"Nothing Malfoy…"
"Listen to me you filthy little mudblood… if you ever say another bad thing about my children or wife you will regret it." He gave stern eyes. "This is not a threat, it's a promise."