Chapter 2: Prejudices, Crushes, and Breakdowns

After the strange meeting with Mr. Olivander, Piper, Polly, and Hermione met the rest of the Potter Weasley clan to get some ice cream.

"So Piper, how did your day go?" Rikki asked her daughter.

"It was fun, at the bookstore we-"

"The stupid Malfoys ruined the trip to the bookstore, that stupid giant oaf, Alex, knocked Pipe down!"

"What!?" Yelled everyone except for Piper and Lily.

"The Malfoys will pay for this, just wait till we get to Hogwarts, I found grandpa's prank journal and I have Gred and Forge's book as well." Proclaimed Rose

"I am going to make sure that the beaters know who to target" growled Albus

"Malfoy will pay" growled Ron and Harry in unison

"Guys! Wait, Polly is exaggerating, Alex didn't knock me down on purpose, she was walking in while I was walking out, don't do anything drastic please."

"Yeah,it really doesn't sound like Alex, according to Izzy, Scorpious is the only who actually does stuff like that."

"Who the hell is Izzy? And how the hell would she know anything about the Malfoys?" Said Albus

"Izzy as in Isabella Malfoy, she is in the potions club with me, she is nice." Said Lilly

"You're friends with the damned ferret?" Screamed Albus

"Shut up you asshole! She is much better company than you are and don't use that damned nickname! Not all of the Malfoys are like Lucious or like Draco was."

"Alright all of you let's go, we're making a scene in here and this a discussion to be had at home, let's all go to Potter manner and have this 'discussion' there." Commanded Rikki as she started to get annoyed with the two eldest Potter children and she saw that her daughter began to grow uncomfortable.

The Potters and Weasleys grew silent at the statement and started to get ready to leave, once everyone was ready they all marched outside and apperated to Potter Manor. Piper and the Rikki were the last one in the Alley, and Piper stopped her mom before they went home.

"Mom?"

"Yes sweetie?"

"I'm sorry about what happened, I didn't know Polly would bring it up, and it really was an accident, Alex was apologizing and was introducing herself before Polly showed up, and then they were both really rude to each other"

"It's alright dear, and it's not you're fault like you said it was an accident, and the reason for the big blow is because of the last war. They lost a lot of good people because of eye actions of the Malfoys and many other 'dark' wizarding families. Don't let the prejudices of Polly, your siblings, your father, and your other friends stop you from making new friends with those they deem 'dark' okay sweetie"

"Yes mama, because everyone deserves a couple chances." Piper smiled brightly at her mother.

"Do you think me and Alex will be able to be friends when we go to Hogwarts mama? She seems really cool."

"I don't know sweetie, like I said give everyone a chance, but if you do want to be friends with Alex or anyone 'dark' you know that everyone will give you a hard time right? Just please be careful sweetie, I don't want you getting hurt okay?"

"Yes mama, I love you! Now let's go home papa and everyone is probably franking out about where we are."

"Okay sweetie lets go." Rikki said, then she muttered about stupid British wizards and their prejudice ways and how she would destroy anyone who hurt her little girl as they apperated away. Unbeknownst to either Potter woman, Alex Malfoy had overheard their conversation and was smiling broadly.

"Yo! Malfoy what the hell is with the creepy as grin you're wearing?"

"What the hell Flint, I was waiting for you at Gringots for half an hour before I decided to let you get your damned things on your own!"

"Oh yeah, nice diversion Alex, that totally worked, now tell me why the hell your were smiling like a kid on Christmas Day?"

"It's none of your fucking business Nikki."

"Oh come on Alex, you're not eve going to tell your best friend what has you looking like that."

"Fuck no!"

"Hey babe!" Nikki suddenly shouted as Lorna came into view, and saw the way Lorna was smiling, then realization struck her.

"Hey Malfoy, did you run into some gorgeous chick and get a crush on her? You're smiling the way Lorna and I smile when we see each other" Nikki's accusations were confirmed when she saw the red tint forming on Alex's face and started laughing.

"Hey babe, what's so funny?" Lorna asked as she finally reached the duo.

"Malfoy here has a crush on someone, and I am trying to figure out who it is."

"it's not a crush, more like she intrigues me, besides I barely talked to her for three minutes"

"See babe, she ain't denying it, I wanna know who this chick is"

"Fuck! Forget I said anything"

"Too damned late Malfoy, you admitted it and now I am going to annoy you until you spill the beans you bitch"

"Fuck, fine, but no one else can know. I ran into the youngest Potter kid and she pretty damned hot for a kid, and it sounds like I have a chance with her because she's interested and her mother told her to choose her own friends 'dark' or not"

Nikki whistled, "Damn Malfoy, cradle robber much. She is like two years younger than us and she is a damned Potter, she is one of the 'golden kids' who label us for our families deeds, are you sure you wanna go for her?"

"Yeah I do, she seems like she doesn't care about all of that shit, besides I heard her ask her mom if it was okay to be friends with me."

"Whatever Malfoy, you know where I'll be when the little Pitter brat decides to be like her prefect older siblings, come on let's finish shopping."

"Whatever Flint, you know I can handle myself."


Potter Manor

"Why the hell did it take you two so long? We were about to head back to see if you ran into trouble." Yelled Harry and Piper took a couple steps back and hid behind her mother.

"Dear don't you dare shout at me, and we are fine Piper just wanted to ask me a question before we headed back, now back off can't you see that you're scaring Piper?"

"Calm down Rikki, Harry is just being a good husband by worrying about you, especially with all the snakes lurking around the alley... Ow! Bloody hell Hermione! What was that for?"

"Well Ronald, I don't appreciated all of this rubbish you are spewing, especially around the kids, people change, and most of them don't act the same as their parents. This good husband rubbish is so sexist and prejudice. What are you trying to accomplish with all of this talk!?"

"Please. Just stop!" Whimpered Piper, she was in fetal position behind her mother with her hands covering her ears. The women shot their husbands hard glares before turning their attention to Piper, while the men rubbed their necks sheepishly.

"Oh Piper, baby what's wrong" Rikki asked while wrapping her daughter in a warm embrace as Hermione stroked Pipers head

"The arguing and yelling reminds me of the nightmares I have" Piper said with tears rushing down her face.

"Some times the nightmares are about a whale like man, a whale like boy, and a horse faced lady; other times it's about this scare looking snake man; or about the man with claw marks on his face; or this group of girls who torture me; or... or..." Piper said before she started to sob uncontrollably.

All of the adults paled at what Piper said because she had hinted at some of their most despised memories of the past.

"Lilly! Can you come down here!?" Rikki yelled up the stairs

"What! I didn't do anything!" Lilly yelled as she came down the stairs, but she froze as she saw the state her baby sister was in and the strange looks the adults were wearing.

"Whats going on?" She whispered as she took a few more steps to stand near her sister

"Can you please take care of your sister? Take her to your room, giver her a calming draught and dreamless sleep, and make sure the others don't bother her, she broke down when we were arguing and she was freaking out because of her dreams."

"Okay Rikki, I'll take care of her, does her break down have anything to do with the Malfoys though? Because if that is the case I will help the others destroy them, no one hurts my baby sister!"

"Don't worry dear, it has nothing to do with the Malfoys, just your papa and uncle Ron being idiots. And thank you dear, I know that most people see Piper being the closest with Rose, but we both know that you are the first person she will run too because you are so similar." Rikki smiled at the eldest female Potter.

Lilly smiled back at her stepmother and gently took the younger girl into her arms. Once they reached her room Lilly laid her baby sister down and grabbed the potions from her trunk and slowly fed it to Piper, the. She softly sang Piper the lullaby Rikki taught her when she helped take care of Piper as a baby.

"I promise that I will do everything I can to keep you safe baby girl, now be a good little one and stay here while I tell the idiots not to bother you." Lilly said to her sister and gently kissed her forehead before going to keep the everyone else from disturbing Piper.

"Hey idiots," Lilly said as she stuck her head into the study where the other 'children' were.

"Rikki and Piper are back, but Piper is resting in my room right now and Rikki says not to bother her so keep it down in here and don't go into or near my room before I hex the shit out of you." Lilly stated before turning on her heel, leaving the room, and locking her own door blocking out any of the responses the others had.