He sat in a hospital bed, staring at his feet sticking up from the bed. He could hear nurses and doctors walking around and mumbling quietly outside his door, but he ignored them all. His attention was focused on a small baby, sleeping soundly in the arms of her mother.

"We don't have anywhere to go." The woman whispered, her head lowered with a frown fixed on her still young face. No, she was a young woman, hardly a woman at all. To anybody, it would be all too clear that she was far too young to have a baby. He was aware of that, and so was she, but it hadn't been their choice. "I don't know what we're going to do…Draco, what do we do?"

Draco Malfoy, who had remained silent this entire time, swallowed the lump in his throat and relaxed against his starch bed. He glanced up at the young woman, who he now acknowledged as one of the most beautiful young women that he knew.

"I don't know what to do…all of the money's gone, and the house was torn down." He sighed as a headache started to pound through his head. "I don't know what to do…I feel like I've failed you." The young woman shook her head, leaning forward and grabbing his arm with her free hand.

"You haven't failed…you didn't do anything wrong, neither of us did. We couldn't have done anything to stop it, we were kids." Draco adjusted so that he could hold her hand, listening to the soft breathing of the baby.

"We're still kids." He muttered. The young woman sighed, intertwining their fingers together and giving his hand a good squeeze. His eyes remained focused on the baby, watching her flex her small fingers in her sleep. "I hate that I've done this to her." His eyes went back to hers and he sadly discovered that tears had started to streak down her face.

"I'm sorry, I can't help it." She quickly explained. "It's because of the hormones, I'm trying not to be so emotional, I know how much it bothers you."

"Audrey, please." She instantly stopped talking, but her chin continued to quiver as the tears kept falling down her red cheeks. "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry that this had to happen to you…"

She was created for him.

For all of her existence, Audrey Rose Lidder had been told one thing: one day, you're going to marry Draco Malfoy and he will rule the magical world. She grew up never knowing her parents; she only knew that she had been born two years after Draco had been, their astrological signs coordinating perfectly to ensure a match. She was groomed and taught by nannies and tutors until she was three, when she was brought to live at the Malfoy Manor. Even though she was very young, Audrey would never forget that day. She wore her prettiest dress, grass green with a white bow in her hair. It was there on the front steps of the Manor that she met Draco. He wore a suit, a uniform from a private school. He was a fair child with pale skin and soft pink lips. She remembered him just staring at her with a blank expression, which remained unchanging even when his parents told him that Audrey was going to be his wife one day. He just sneered and turned away from her with his nose in the air.

"She looks like a poor person."

Those were the first and last words that Audrey would hear from Draco for the next two months. He started school at a small private academy, and Audrey found herself left alone with her governess, Ms. Dean. Despite her cold nature, Audrey found comfort from the attention earned from Narcissa. Apparently she had always wanted a daughter and adored the fact that she practically adopted the girl.

Audrey, unlike Draco, was schooled at home by two tutors: Ms. Edwards and Ms. Selman. She didn't mind being schooled separately from Draco. When he got home, Audrey still got to see him at dinner and spent a good amount of time with him while he did his homework. Then came the fateful year of Draco's eleventh birthday. He received his Hogwarts letter and it seemed almost instantly that preparations were being made for him to leave. Audrey seemed to be the only one that was upset about Draco leaving. Audrey had grown up with him; he was her only playmate even though he desperately tried to avoid her. What would she do when he was gone? The servants would just do what they were instructed to do and never socialized with her; that was just completely improper.

So Audrey sat alone with a caged bird in the Malfoy Manor, blooming silently without anybody to see.

"When should we plan for the ceremony?" Lucius Malfoy, usually a very good natured man, let his smirk falter under the heavy gaze of his wife.

"What ceremony?"

"Draco and Audrey's wedding, it's absolutely sinful that they continue to live in the same house without being married." Lucius chuckled, his laughter echoing against the marble ceilings.

"My dear, they don't even live in the same wing."

"That's true." Audrey quietly whispered to herself. She was just down the hallway, just in earshot of their conversation. It was rare that the entire family sat down to breakfast together, but today was a special occasion. Today was Draco's last morning before he got back on the train to begin the fall term at Hogwarts. It was a particularly sad day for Audrey, even though they didn't sleep or function in the same wing. Malfoy Manor was like a giant 'U' with Lucius and Narcissa living in the West Wing and Draco living in the East Wing. When Audrey moved in, a smaller, private wing was built. The South Wing stretched from the very back of the main house, reaching out into the elaborate green and white gardens. Each room had huge windows, earning the nickname of the Sun Wing. Her room was located at the very end of the hallway, the room practically made up of windows. It was always such a cheerful room, even on rainy days, and yet it housed such a depressed little girl. It was bad enough that Draco ignored her, but the fact that she was home schooled and had no real friends made it even worse. She just wished that she had somebody her own age to talk to. She couldn't even use her wand to entertain herself, seeing as it was locked after lessons every day. Life was so sad…

"They have to get married eventually, best to get it over and done with so that we can please our Lord." Audrey furrowed her brow together. They always seemed to refer to this man, their Lord. Audrey knew that they weren't the slightest bit religious. Maybe they just knew a guy named our Lord…but our was just spelled weird with a 'G' or an 'H' thrown in there.

"He is pleased enough with the fact that she's living here…although he would prefer that the boy actually propose to her and give her a ring." Narcissa smiled widely.

"Oh, that will be a splendid surprise for Audrey! She's been so depressed about Draco leaving, it would be nice for her to know that he actually cares."

"But I don't care, so why go spend money on an expensive piece of jewelry?" Audrey pursed her lips together as Draco strutted into the private dining room and plopped down at the table.

"Draco, don't be so cruel, Audrey is just trying to be there for you. She adores you!"

"It's awful, she follows me like a dog." Narcissa glared at her son as he casually began to eat his breakfast.

"If you would give her the time, I'm sure that you'd figure out that she has a lovely personality."

No, she really didn't. Audrey was overly quiet and hadn't had enough life experiences to have a personality. It was sad, but true.

"Maybe I would know that if she actually spoke."

"She does speak, just very softly and only when spoken to." There was a long pause at the table, and Audrey quietly wondered what was going on.

"You've had her trained that way, it's disgusting."