Dance Lessons
Plot:Draco's daughter, hates her mother, and Draco and his wife fight all the time. Draco's daughter can't stand it anymore and decides she needs to be with a real mother who will love her, she may just get her wish when she decides to take dance lessons.
Disclamer: I am not J.K.ROWLING, nor do I plan on being her. I own the plot, and I own Draco's daughter, Jade Malfoy, and Laura Potter! Dustin Weasley, might appear but I havn't decided yet.
There might be a bit of swearing in this chapter, just so you know..you've been warned.
Recap:
''You know there's only one real answer to this, with two solutions, one; you can move out, with or without Jade and/or you can divorce Pansy, since I know you don't love her, there's no need to stay married to her. The pureblood rules have changed now, and you can divorce her, but it's up to you.'' said Blaise.
Draco knew Blaise was right about it all, he had a lot of thinking to do tonight.
Chapter 4: Diagon Alley
A week later after the dinner party, which had been a success in Pansy's opinion except for the fact that her daughter had spent most of her time with her uncle then talking to their guests. She expected much better judgement from her, she needed to be trained, the use of proper manners. Her daughter was a Malfoy, wasn't that enough to get through to her that she needed to start acting like one. Pansy mostly kept her thoughts to herself, she focused mainly on her work, and not too much on her home life. She refused for anything such as this to interfer in her career, it was far too important. Pansy had spent most of her time in the office at work, preparing for a new line that was about to launch.
To imagine herself a couple of years ago being a fashion designer would have been a disgrace to her family. Jeremy Parkinson, her father: deatheater, supporter to Voldermort for all eternity. Diplomatic, self-righteous, and powerful. He taught her to be the same, never to fraternize with the enemy - mudbloods.
Her mother; Diana Parkinson was quite the same, simple. Carried the same longing face that held no emotions, careful about the way she acted in public and at home. Pansy knew her parents loved her, they had shown it to her once. Her father was now dead, Voldermort had killed him himself. He had tried to defy him by going against him, but to his surprise the tables had turned. Her thoughts changed to her present state and wonder how it came to be.
Had she always imagined her life to be like this? Married too Draco, which was great, he had always been the Slytherin Sex God at Hogwarts, all the girls were jealous that she had gotten Draco Malfoy. When she was back in the day; she imagined herself being married to him, having children with him, and living happily ever after, but it wasn't. Nothing was like that, sure Draco, was as simple as can be, and she should be happy married to him, but the thing was she wasn't. Her parents had arranged the marriage, this was not hers or Draco's choice.
This marriage felt like a sham to begin with, they weren't married for love, but arranged. Jade was impossible to deal with, which was why she avoided talking to her or spending any time with her. She consumed her day spending at the office, working through articles of clothing, different colors, patterns, textures, anything to get away from the mess at home. She never considered herself in love with Draco, she thought she had been but it has always been infatuation. Never love! She knew Draco had felt the same way, even before the arranged marriage, it wasn't Draco's idea to be with her. She felt that she didn't need to be married to have a good life. Jade depended more on her father than her, and she was perfectly fine with that, all the more reason to keep away from her.
It wasn't that she hated her, she just couldn't understand how Jade was being raised, and not the way she had been raised. Pansy and Draco both believed in many different things, they hardly had anything in common. Pansy hardly ever remembered a time when they ever had agree on anything, which was always brought with many fights. Pansy couldn't understand how Draco change so much, he was always portrayed as the royal bastard at school and thats what Pansy had admired about him. But he was so different now, he didn't believe that all purebloods were superior than any other blood. He let his daughter go to a muggle school, and the fact that he was fine with the way things were, didn't suit with Pansy.
There was only a week left before school started again. Jade really wanted to visit Diagon Alley, she needed some new books, She had gone through all the book in her father's study, and read fluently. She knew she had her father's smarts, his genes were printed in her mind, then her mother's. Her mother was more creative than smart. Though her best subject was Ancient Runes at Hogwarts, Jade knew that because her father had told her.
Jade couldn't stay cooped up in the house, she needed to get out, and flying around on her broom didn't seem to be helping. She was bored, her dad was at work, and her mother was in her room, working on her line. She told her boss she needed time at home to spend with her family, but Pansy and Jade both knew that it was a lie. Her dad had promised he'd be here for lunch, he promised to take her out, so they could spend some time together before she returned to school in a week.
It was 1 a' clock, and her dad hadn't shown up, Jade was sitting at the kitchen table, reading a book, when her mother came down the stairs.
''Jade what are you doing?'' asked Pansy, with an irritated voice.
''Reading, mum, I'm waiting for dad to get home.''
''What time was he suppose to be here at?''
''A half an hour ago, he should be here soon.''
Pansy didn't seem worried that her husband was late to come home. It had always been like that, Draco would sometimes make excuses to not be at home, when Pansy was busy with her work, and needed someone to watch Jade. Draco had always taken his time watching Jade right after work, while Pansy just continued working even after she had gotten home, afterawhile sleeping leaving Draco to do the work. While completely ignored the fact that Draco needed a break as well.
Jade didn't sense of worry from her mother, while as she was worried, that maybe something bad had happened, but she never let it showed on her face, especially not in front of her mother. That was something her dad had taught her, as well as her mother in some aspect. Never let your emotions shown when you don't want them to be shown. That may have been the only advice Pansy had ever given her daughter, that was actually useful. She was a little disappointed that her dad was late, but he had done this previously, so it wasn't new.
Without another minute to loose, the front door opened and Draco Malfoy walked into the Manor!
''Sorry Jade, one of my employees needed me on a certain broom, and I tried excusing myself from him, but he wouldn't stop talking.'' said Draco to Jade.
''It's okay Dad, I understand, stuff like that happens.''
''Draco where were you, Jade had been worried about you! Did you not tell her that you'd be here half an hour ago, and you expect that you can come home anytime you feel like that, leaving me to watch Jade.'' drawled Pansy, with a little bit of anger.
"Pansy, you obviously know that I'm not the only parent of Jade and that you have responsibilities just as much as me. I'm sorry Pansy, but I can't help it, if one of my employees wanted to talk to me as I was just leaving, it'd be kinda rude if I had left right in the middle of the conversation." said Draco, getting frustrated at his wife.
"Fine will talk about this later, you should probably take Jade now, before she get impatient and changes her mind about not going." said Pansy.
"Fine, come along Jade!"
"Coming Dad." Jade said, after running along after her father who was walking towards the fireplace in the living room.
"Now where do you want to go for lunch, Jade?"
"Umm I don't know, but can we go to Diagon Alley, I need some new books!"
"Sure, we could go to one of their cafés and will stop for some ice cream afterwards, sound good to you?"
"Yes! Dad, you're the best!" Jade said hugging her dad, and then following him into the fireplace.
Taking some floo powder and shouting 'Diagon Alley' the two Malfoy's were gone.
Jade had been too Diagon Alley last year, but she didn't expect it to be this busy. The streets were crowed with wizards and witches in different robes. Jade saw in awe, she knew that there must have been at least 50 students who were buying their hogwarts supplies for the new year. Her father was walking at a slow pace, relaxing now that he was out of the Malfoy Manor. Jade could see that her dad was much happier when not being in the manor. She sensed the fact that when he was not at home, he was the outgoing person she always knew he was, though he showed the darker side of him in the manor.
"Let's head to Flourish and Blotts first!" said Draco, handing his arm so that his daughter could put hers through. Jade was quite tall for a nine year old.
"Okay, then can we get some lunch, I'm starving!" said Jade.
"You sound like Weasley you know that right?"
"Why is that?"
"Well he was always hungry." said Draco, before he started laughing.
Jade loved it when her dad laughed, he hardly did it, but when he did, she was truly happy, that maybe there was a chance for this family to be happy. She knew it was falling apart, and her parents would never get along, but she could wish and dream all she wanted, but it didn't mean she'd get it to come true.
They both walked towards Flourish and Blotts, many students and parents were surrounding themselves in the books that were placed on the shelves. Jade walked over to one of the shelves and started going through some of the books. She then came across one of the books, that seemed farely interesting, Hogwarts: A History. 'It wouldn't hurt to look, I mean it may come in handy when I do go to Hogwarts' Jade thought. Jade kept it in her hands and looked around some more, around the shelves until another book caught her eye, it was a muggle book, A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks. The book looked interesting enough, she saw her father further down looking through some shelves, looking at some books. Jade who hadn't been paying attention with her nose in her book, she had accidently bumped into someone. Without looking up, Jade mumbled a sorry and kept walking.
"Jade, wait!"
Jade without turning around recognised that voice immediately, she couldn't believe it, she didn't think she'd see her till school started. Jade turned around and stared and smiled at the girl standing only a few feet away.
"Laura!"
Both girls rushed into each other giving a bone crushing hug, they were best friends and they had been for four years now since they started school together.
"What are you doing here?" asked Jade.
"Getting some books, Jade."
"I know that, what I meant was are your parents here?"
"Yea they are, which means that this isn't good. We're in public and our parents will notice us standing here talking to each other."
"I know, how are we going to get out of here alive?" Jade joked.
"I don't know Jade, it just doesn't seem possible, well our parents havn't noticed each other yet, so there's still hope.
"Maybe.."
"Well I'm going to ask my dad if he could pay for my books and I'll try to stall him to get of the sotre, and you can try to get your dad away from the entrance, as much as possible." said Laura.
"Alright, I'll see what I can do."
The girls went off in their seperate directions, Laura was asking Harry if she could pay for her books right away so they could get some ice cream. Harry was a little hesistant, because he had wondered why his daughter was in such a rush to get of the store when they merely had been in there for 10 minutrs at the most.
"Laura I don't see why we have to leave, we just got here!" said Harry.
"Aww come on dad, we all know you don't enjoy being here anymore then I do, remember it was mom's idea, and she's in the bathroom. So why can't we just pay for my books and we could meet mom outside the store." Laura had insisted, she needed this excuse to work or else their plan would backfire.
"Well alright Laura, but it seems to me that your up to something, I'm not an auror for nothing you know!"
"Dad, I have no idea what you are talking about, I am certaintly not up to something, how could you accuse me of such things." said Laura, trying not too look guilty.
"Umm hmm, sounds to me like your hiding something, you may not want to tell me now, but I'll find out eventually." said Harry casting a glare over at Laura.
Meanwhile back to Jade and Draco..
"So dad, did you find any books you like?" asked Jade.
"No Jade, why don't we just pay for yous and get going." said Draco.
"No!..I mean..no I'm not finished looking."
Draco gave her a suspiscious look before continuing to browse the shelves once more. Jade sighed, she realised she been this close to blowing it. She wasn't a slytherin's daughter for nothing after all. She had to keep her cool, she had to stay confident.
"Jade there's honestly nothing that spikes my interest, so please let's just go pay for your books and head to lunch."
"Umm..please dad, just wait one more minute. I want to check something over there..just wait here!" said Jade hurriedly.
Jade walked away from her father and walked close to where Harry and Laura were standing, Jade tried to catch Laura's eye, so she could talk to her but it didn't seem to be working. "Psst..Laura!" After about a minute or so there was no reply, Jade had no choice she'd have to go to drastic mesures. She looked up and saw a book, a light book hanging off one of the shelves. She took good aim and shot the book at Laura's head. Unfortunately it wasn't unoticed by Harry. Laura looked up, and realised someone had hit her head with a book. She caught a glimpse of Jade, just in time before her father had. Jade had hidden behind the book shelf just in case.
"I'll be right back Dad, I saw a book over there, and I just want to check it out." said Laura.
"Alright I'll be waiting."
Laura walked over to where Jade was hiding..she had too whisper in order to not let anyone suspect anything, especially their parents for one.
"What is it?"
"The plan isn't going to work, my dad, he wants to leave now, and I don't know how much longer I can stall him."
"Well then how is this going to work? We might just have to face the facts, our parents were bound to find out eventuallyy. I mean we have been hiding this for four years now, havn't we?" asked Laura.
"Yea that's true, I'm just scared, well our parents were enemies, and well I just don't know if I could handle them arguing. What if they forbit us not to talk to each other anymore. I don't know what I'd do if you weren't friends with me. You're my best friend Laura!"
"And you're mine, and nothing's going to change that. They may try to seperate us, but they can't seperate us from talking at school can't they?"
"Sure they can Laura, my dad could take me out of that school in an instant if he wanted too."
"Well we sure dug a hole in this one didn't we?"
"I guess we did."
"I should get going, it was nice knowing you Jade, hopefully everything goes well. I'll owl you, and if you do get sent back home."
"Me too, by Laura!"
"Bye.."
Laura went back to talk to her dad, saying that if they were ready to pay then they should get going. Harry just nodded his head and proceeded to the cash register, finally Ginny had come out of the bathroom. She'd been in there for mere then 15 minutes puking up her morning sickness.
"You alright Gin?" asked Harry, once Ginny had come out.
"Yea, I'm fine, just a tad bit queasy."
Meanwhile Jade went back to Draco who had been waiting patiently for her to return.
"So did you find the book you were looking for?" asked Draco.
Jade had forgotten the excuse she had used before, but then again, she had her instincts and was a quick thinker and came up with the first thing that popped in her head.
"Uh yea, but it didn't look as interesting as I thought it would be." said Jade cooly.
"Alright let's go. Give me your books and I'll go pay. Why don't you wait outside." Draco suggested.
"Al-right.." said Jade slowly, which she knew she was dreading the moment, she was about to see Harry Potter soon, interacting with her father and she couldn't do a thing about it.
Jade walked out the door empty handed. She sat on the bench outside. Diagon wasn't as busy as before she had entered the store. She wished she was going to Hogwarts now, but she knew she wouldn't be able to attent at least not for another 2 years. She wanted to leave her family. In her dreams, she'd pack up her things and leave, she didn't know where she went but the fact that she was gone. Free from her past, free from her mother. She didn't want her father to feel the pain, she didn't want him to have to suffer anymore, but there wasn't anything she could do about it.
Inside the store..
"Ginny why don't you take Laura outside with you, while I go pay, you should probably be sitting anyways." offered Harry.
"Alright, I'll see you in a few." said Ginny, giving Harry a kiss on the cheek and left with Laura to go outside.
Harry walked over to where the cash register and had to wait in line. Diagon Alley was packed today, but then again people were getting ready to go to Hogwarts so he couldn't blame them. He missed that place it had been his home, he never considered the Durlsey's a home to call on it's own. He only stayed there for the summers anyways, the Dursley's never cared about him anyways, and he didn't give a damn about them.
Harry glanced at the crowd trying to see how long he'd have to wait till he had to pay. Then Harry thought he had recognised someone, someone who had that familiar shade of blonde hair. Harry thought he had been mistaken, it couldn't have been him, it's been what 8 or 9 years since then. Since Hogwarts. Harry dropped the matter and waited in line till it was about his turn. There were two cash registers with two cashiers in the store and it didn't help that there were twice the people in the store then normal. A mid thirtie aged women was at the cash..
"34 sickles, and two knuts please."
Harry took the money out of his pocket and handed it to the lady. The lady handed him the books in a bag, and his extra change. Harry took the bag and the change and started to walk out the door, while bumping into someone. He looked up and noticed straight away the blonde hair once again. He was about to say sorry, when he saw the man's features he knew exactly who it was.
"Malfoy?"
After Draco had paid for the books, he walked swiftly out the door but had accidently bumped into someone. He was about to apologise until he saw who he had bumped into. Messy black hair, lightning shape scar on forehead, oh he knew who it was.
"Potter."
Harry or Draco both knew they didn't want to say anything to each other. Sure they faught side by side in the war, but they weren't friends nor would they ever be. After Draco had killed his father, he had killed Bellatrix Lestrange, his own aunt, who was Potter. They had exchanged thanks and went on their way, they hadn't spoken since.
"Fancy seeing you here Malfoy?" said Harry, trying to make least amount of conversation with him.
"Same for you Potter, I mean didn't expect to see you for at least another ten years or so."
"Yea well it is unexpected, well I should probably get going, Ginny is waiting for me." said Harry, out of loss of what to say to an ex-enemy.
"I see you married she-weasel afterall, but it wasn't unexpected, everyone at Hogwarts knew it was going to happen, even the Slytherin's."
"Yea well what can I say, I love her and we can leave it at that. And what about Parkinson?"
"What about her, I married her didn't I? Not that you would care, but it wasn't my choice."
"Oh really.."
"Yea, my father had signed a contract with Mr. Parkinson before he died, so I had no choice."
"Do you regret it?" asked Harry, he didn't know why he was asking but he was curious.
"Sometimes, though I did get a daughter out of the deal, but that's about it." said Draco.
"Really, what's her name?"
"Jade Catherine Malfoy."
"I have a daughter too, Laura."
"Congrats.."
Ginny and Laura were waiting near the entrance of the store, Laura had spotted Jade sitting on the bench not that far from where she was standing. Jade looked nervous, Laura was nervous too, but she tried not too show it in front of her mother. Laura smiled slightly at Jade which she caught but dared not to say anything to cause suspision. Ginny was trying to wait patiently as she could, but being pregnant wasn't helping, she was feeling queasy again, and felt the sudden urge to run into the next bathroom to puke. She wondered why Harry was taking so long, she knew she couldn't wait any longer.
"Laura, why don't you go and sit by that girl over there, while I go and find your father to see why he's taking so long, okay?" said Ginny.
"Alright mom."
Laura walked over to the bench and sat with Jade.
"What are you doing Laura, your mom is going to see us talking."
"No Jade it's okay, my mom told me to sit here, so if our parents do come back out of the store, we can just act like we just met."
"Hey, that's not such a bad idea. Okay will do that." said Jade.
Ginny walked towards the entrance and saw Harry talking to someone. When she looked towards the person that her husband was talking too, she was surprised to say the least. There was a man, who she had seen it quite some time. There was Draco Malfoy standing there talking to her husband. She walked towards the two of them, they both looked up to find her walking towards them. When she finally approached them, she was kinda left speechless.
"Hello Ginny."
"Hi Draco." said Ginny.
They had stopped with the last name calling quite a few years back, well their last year of Hogwarts more like it. Besides the fact that Draco couldn't call Ginny she-weasel anymore since she was a Potter anyways.
"Lovely surprise to see you all, but if you'll excuse me, I have to get going." said Draco.
"Nice seeing you again." said Ginny, speaking up for Harry. "Come on, Harry, let's go get Laura and will head for some ice cream."
"Oh by the way, congradulations, i'm just thrilled that they'll be another Potter family member." Draco joked.
"Thanks Draco, bye!" said Ginny.
"Bye." Draco waved and started walking to where his daughter was, he saw her talking to another girl on a bench, and they were laughing.
Not long after that, Ginny and Harry followed him, noticing their daughter also on the bench laughing with the other girl. Draco coughed so he could get his daughter's attention. Harry and Ginny were also staring at the pair of girls. Cleary they had figured out that the other girl was Draco's daughter, the blonde hair said it all.
Both girls had stopped laughing, and stared into their parents eyes and whispered something in each other's ears.
"We're busted Jade."
"I know, well let's just face the facts maybe our parents will still let us be friends after this."
"I hope so."
The girls stared at their parents once more, just staring they didn't know what to say. Harry was the first to speak.
"Laura, come on let's go, you still want to get some ice cream don't you?"
"Yea, umm bye Jade, I'll see you at school!" said Laura.
"Bye Laura!" said Jade, hugging her and started walking towards her dad.
"You both go to the same school?" asked Draco.
"Yea, for four years now, dad! I didn't want too tell you, but Laura Potter has been my best friend sine I started school." said Jade.
"You sent your daughter to a muggle school Malfoy?" asked Harry.
"Yes, Potter I did, I think you've realised that I don't care about those damn muggle relations anymore. Since I in fact enrolled my daughter in a muggle school much to Pansy's protests." said Draco.
"So you've stopped with the mudblood comments as well?" asked Harry.
"Yea, but you don't see me talking to Granger anymore now do you?" drawled Draco, she was in fact the only muggle born witch he had been in contact within his Hogwarts years.
"We havn't either Draco, ever since Hogwarts she's disappeared, we've havn't seen her since." said Ginny.
"A little strange for her to disappear off the face of earth just like that, I'm sure she had her reasons." said Draco.
Jade stomach was starting to grumble and she knew she hadn't eaten breakfast, a piece of toast, she couldn't bare watching her mother watching her eat. It was disturbing and she didn't like it. Jade needed to get some food, she was hungry and she be damned if she didn't get some disant food before returning home to the Manor.
"Dad, can we get some food, I'm starving.." said Jade.
"Sure, let's get going." said Draco.
"Bye Laura, Harry and Ginny, see ya at school Laura!" said Jade waving.
"Bye Jade, and don't forget to do that report for World History II!"
"Yea yea.."
Draco and Jade walk down the streets of Diagon Alley, while Harry, Ginny and Laura stood in place. Her parents stared at Laura in wonder.
"So what was that Laura?" asked Harry.
"What was what dad?"
"Well I mean your friends with Draco Malfoy's daughter and you've neglected to tell me this?"
"I'm sorry Dad, I didn't think it was a problem, we get a long great and we have so many things in common. We hang out all the time at school." said Laura.
"Well it doesn't bother me, but I wished you would have told us." said Ginny reassuring her daughter.
"Dad..your not angry with me are you?" asked Laura.
"No honey, I'm not. I don't mind you being friend's with Malfoy's daughter. Times have changed and I guess so has Malfoy." said Harry.
"Thanks dad!" said Laura, after hugging her dad.
"Well let's get some ice cream, I'm suddenly craving for mint chocolate chip." said Ginny.
"Oh I'm sure you'll be craving more then that Gin!"
The Potter's clearly walked off into the distance of Diagon Alley walking towards the ice cream shop.
The Malfoys approached a familiar restaurant, 'exquisite', it was called. The decoration was quite fancy, and the service was up to it's standards in Draco's opinion. Jade didn't care she just wanted to eat. The waiter came, a young girl who looked no older then 18 years old. She tried to flirt with Draco all the while his daughter was sitting right in front of him. Draco didn't even look at the waitress that way, even if he didn't love Pansy, he wasn't going to betray her. Especially if it was with girls who were almost 10 years younger then him.
Draco ordered a salad and a soup, while Jade ordered her favorite side dish, nachos and she ordered a small salad. It had been 15 minutes since they had been waiting for their food. Draco asked Jade about her school days, and Jade was happy to reply and any questions about the muggle school she'd been going to for four years. Once their food came they happily ate, by the time they were done, Jade was stuffed, her side dish of nachos was huge so she hardly had any room for her salad. Once they were done, Draco brought his daughter over to the front so he could pay, then settled out of the restaurant and decided to walk around Diagon Alley a little bit more. He wasn't in a rush to go back to work, nor was he eager to go back to the manor, but he only had two options.
"Any place you want to look at before I drop you off at home?" asked Draco.
"Not in particular, but we can just look around can't we?"
"Of course."
They continued to walk around onto each street of Diagon Alley, enjoying each other's company. Draco hadn't felt this free in a long time. He was spending quality time with his daughter, and he was away from Pansy. He could breathe knowing that she wasn't breathing down his neck every minute of the day. Draco never realised how big Diagon Alley, when he was a kid, he never had gone past the main streets of Diagon Alley, his parents wouldn't allow him to wander the streets by himself and they wouldn't take him. He didn't want Jade to feel like that, he wanted her to expecience everything he didn't.
They were walking past a clothing store, when a flyer had been posted up on the glass window of the store. Jade let go of her father's hand and walked over to where the flyer was held, she read it and seemed midly interested, this was something new she'd never done before and desperately wanted to try out, now she just needed to convince her dad, and hopefully get Laura to join too.
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"Dad, come look at this.."
"What is it Jade?"
"It's a flyer, can I?
Draco glanced down at the flyer and read it over a couple of times, he didn't really know if he wanted his daughter dancing. He honestly didn't mind but that wasn't the problem. He knew that if he came to terms with it, Pansy would automatically say no, but he had to try at least for Jade's sake.
Yay,
another chapter done! Now this is the starting of the story more then
likely, I hope I answered all your questions by explaining things
through the chapters. I enjoy writing this story and I hope you like
it too. No
One will be updated soon, I have half of it written already, it won't
be as long as my other chapters but it's a part chapter, but thats
besides the point.
If you have any questions concerning this story let me know and I'll try to answer them. I don't want to reveal who this mysterious person is of the dance lessons, but you'll find out soon!
What's to come next..
-Jade
asks her parents if she can take dance lessons
-Pansy
and Draco have another argument
-Laura
asks her parents if she can take dance lessons as well
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