Hey y'all!

Here is another update for you all! Thanks to the guest for the review. I have a few plot twists planned and I hope you'll like them. I am aware that sometimes the characters don't seem in character but, as we know, the Malfoys have one weakness: Family and especially Narcissa's need to protect her child, well children in this story. I hope you're still enjoying this.

Thanks for the support.

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LM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hidden Child-Part 4:

The last day of August had arrived and the nerves were really beginning to show for Narcissa. She was walking around the Manor gathering bits for both Draco and Lyra's trunks whilst trying to convince herself that her husband was right and that Lyra would be protected because she was a Malfoy.

"She's a Malfoy Narcissa. That name will keep her safe," Lucius had said.

"What if it's not enough? What if nothing is good enough?" Narcissa had replied.

"Narcissa you are going to make yourself ill if you don't start calming down," Lucius said before showing a rare sign of affection and pulling his wife close and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. What neither of them had realised was that their children had seen the moment between their parents before they'd hurried off to do other things.

"You rarely do that," Narcissa replied.

"You know what I'm like," He said.

"You need to talk to Lyra before tomorrow Lucius," she reminded him, "if you don't then I will never forgive you."

"Alright I'll find her later," he said before letting go of his wife and walking off.

Narcissa had been to Draco's room and now found her way to her daughter's.

"Lyra sweetheart," she said softly as she walked into the room, "I've got your robes here," she said before seeing the girl stood looking out of the window. She placed the pile of robes on the bed before walking over to Lyra and wrapping an arm around her, "I know how you feel."

"What? No you don't. You have no idea what I'm thinking…unless you've been in my head again…You have haven't you…?" the girl questioned before looking at her mother and realising that that had been exactly what her mother had done.

Narcissa looked down before grabbing her daughter's arm as Lyra had gone to walk away,

"Lyra I know I've hurt you by doing that but I am just as scared for you as you are for yourself…you just need to tell me what's wrong," she said. She knew that she had upset her only daughter but she looked up from the floor and saw her daughter looking at her.

"I don't want you worrying," Lyra said. Narcissa took her daughter's head in her hands and made her daughter look directly at her.

"All I'm ever going to do is worry about you and Draco," Narcissa said softly, "even if you two fight." Lyra nodded before walking over to her bed.

Lucius walked into Draco's room and looked,

"Son we need to talk…"

"About the princess?"

"Yes. About Lyra. Yes we have treated her differently but if the Dark Lord have found her then he could have used her against us and the last thing your mother wanted was Lyra caught up in the War," Lucius said, "you were older and knew, most of the time what you were doing but Lyra was only 5-years-old when the War broke out." Draco turned and sighed,

"I wasn't much older though Father," he said, "what's so special about Lyra?"

"We will tell you one day but, if not for me then for your mother, please keep an eye on Lyra and try and keep her out of trouble," Lucius said, "I know you really don't want to but please…"

At the mention of his mother Draco sighed and nodded,

"Fine but I'm not always going to bail her out," he said. Lucius nodded before heading out of his son's and towards his daughter's. He knocked on the door and watched as his wife and daughter look at him, "Can I borrow Lyra please?" he asked.

Narcissa turned and saw the look on her daughter's face,

"Father just wants to talk to you. If he's mean then I will know sweetheart," she said and Lyra nodded before going off with her father.

The girl followed her father to his study, a place she seldom went because that was her father's place. She walked in and her father sat down in an armchair. Lyra stood there waiting to be told what to do.

"Lyra you don't need to wait to sit down," Lucius said before Lyra sat down.

"Father what have I done?" Lyra questioned as her father remained silent.

"Nothing sweetheart but I do need to talk to you about things before you go to Hogwarts. First of all I am just as scared and nervous as you and your mother are about you going to Hogwarts," Lucius said.

"Then why not show it father? I've been thinking you don't love me as much as Draco…" Lyra said before moving to sit on her father's lap as he signalled for her to sit on it.

"Oh Lyra I do love you, just as much as Draco. You are my only daughter as his is my only son. I love you so much and I want you to go to Hogwarts but I also would rather keep you safely tucked away here but you need an education too. You're nowhere near ready to be exposed," he said wrapping his arms around her gently, "but we can't keep you protected forever."

"I know father but I don't know how to cope with things…"

"We've prepared you as best as we can but now it's up to you," Lucius said before a bell rang signalling the dinner was being served.

Narcissa looked towards the direction of her husband's study and saw her husband and daughter appear and take their places at the table and soon everyone was eating. Because it was the last night that the children would be at home, Narcissa had ordered the special food and cutlery to be used. Both Lyra and Draco had noticed but said nothing.

"What's going to happen tomorrow when it's revealed Lyra is my sister?" Draco asked.

"There will be a commotion and questions that will have to be answered and she will need protecting once it is revealed," Lucius said.

"No way. I'm not going to be watching her all the time. I have my own life to live as well," Draco said before seeing his mother's face, "but I will do what I can. After all Lyra isn't used to this…I mean what's about to happen. Have you even prepared her?"

"We have prepared her as best as we can Draco," Narcissa said, "but there is only so much we can do. The rest of it now is up to Lyra. She's going to have to learn things pretty fast now and is bound to make mistakes and react badly to things but she will eventually get used to them." The three looked at Lyra and saw that she was in her own thoughts which was lucky because that night would be the last peaceful night that the young witch was going to get.

Later that night and Lyra was laid in her bed cuddling Annabelle, her pink, fluffy and glittery unicorn unable to sleep. She was beginning to realise that the next day everything would change for her and that terrified her. Annabelle was going with Lyra as it was one of the first things her mother had brought when Lyra was old enough to remember things.

She was that deep in her thoughts that it was only when she felt some arms around her did she jump and turn. Narcissa clearly hadn't been able to sleep either and had headed into her daughter's room. Lyra instantly snuggled into her mother with her unicorn and began to relax. Narcissa could feel and smiled softly before turning to the door and seeing Lucius walk in.

"You both awake?" he whispered.

"I am and our sweet girl is starting to fall asleep finally," Narcissa whispered back before feeling the bed stretch and Lucius got in behind Narcissa and held his wife and daughter close, "you're going soft," she whispered.

"No I'm not, just finally getting nervous like you," Lucius whispered back before looking at Lyra who had finally fallen asleep, "sleep well Lyra. Tomorrow everything changes."

Lucius rested his head gently on Narcissa's and pulled her close before wrapping an arm around Lyra, asleep and tucked into her mother. It wasn't long before the parents had joined their daughter in sleep and that is how they remained until the morning.