Scorpius took a deep breath and looked at the floor.

"If you've changed your mind its okay, you don't have to tell me."

"No, no. I was just thinking about where to start."

Luna nodded in understanding. She squeezed his hand and he found confidence.

"Mother never loved Father and she never loved me either. But she did love Uncle Theo. He was a friend of Father's and was very close to him. He never loved Mother the way she loved him. I'd always known she had feelings for him because of her change in behaviour when he was there. She would actually act nice to me when Uncle Theo was over. One day, Father took me to a Qudditch match and she stayed at home. When we came back, Mother yelled at Father and told him he'd ruined her life forever. She stomped out of the house and didn't come back that night. Father said she would come back when she wanted to. Uncle Theo called that night and said he wanted to talk to Father. They went to the study and after a while Uncle Theo came out with Father following. They both looked grim and when Uncle Theo was leaving he asked for my father's forgiveness. Father hugged him and tod him it wasn't his fault. Mother didn't come back that night and they found her body at 6:00 in the morning. She'd stabbed herself to death and left a letter that Father had ruined her life and it was because of him that she was dead. Uncle Theo helped Father during the questioning and Father was proved innocent. I hate her for doing what she did. I hate her for blaming Father when it was not his fault. I hate her for hating me when I needed her love." Scorpius sat in silence as tears formed in his eyes.

Luna reached over and wrapped her arms around Scorpius. He clung to her and cried while she whispered soothing words. After a while, Luna pulled him away and wiped his tears. She smiled.

"It's okay to let it out once in a while." Luna said.

"Thanks. I feel a bit better. Can I ask you something?"

"Sure sweetie, anything."

"Can you come over? I mean for dinner, with me and Father? I just want you to meet him."

Luna bit her lip, wondering about her answer. She took a deep breath and smiled.

"I'd love to."

"Good. Lorcan and Lysander can come over too. How's tomorrow evening?"

"That's fine dear. Thank you for the invitation."

"Your welcome. Anyways, I thing I should go now. It's about time for me to leave."

Luna nodded and hugged Scorpius one last time before bidding him good bye. As soon as he left, she frowned. She would have to meet Draco now. There was no way out of this. Lorcan and Lysander reluctantly accepted the invitation for the dinner. They were wondering how well this was going to turn out.

Draco sat in his study while Scorpius told him about inviting Luna, Lorcan and Lysander for dinner.

"And who gave you the permission to invite them to dinner?" Draco asked in a calm voice.

"Father you could talk to Luna. She's really nice and if you could get to know her better maybe you could forget about what Mother did to you."

"The fact that my wife tried to sleep with my friend has nothing to do with Luna."

"She can really help you. I know she can."

"I'll be the better judge of that. Now get ready your grandfather wants to take you somewhere."

"But didn't you want to talk to me about something?"

"That can wait, unfortunately Father cannot. Now go, get dressed."

"Will you be coming with us Father?"

"No, I do not intend on coming. But I may join you later."

Scorpius nodded and left the study. He put on a simple black suit with a Slytherin green tie. Even though he was prepared for the dinner party, he was not prepared for what was about to happen to him and as he got ready, he thought about Luna. She was like the mother he'd always dreamed of having. He might have all of the luxuries in the world which Lorcan and Lysander did not have, they still had the mother he had always wanted and that made him jealous.