**Malfoy Manor**

Three Years later

Three blissful years had gone by and Narcissa felt more alive every day. The thousands of pounds that had been weighing her down were slowly, but surely, being lifted from her shoulders. As she herd her the door to her room click open, she couldn't help but smile.

"Mummy? Daddy?" Deidre's little voice rang from the door way. Narcissa sat up as she heard her husband groan.

"Yes, dearest?" Narcissa smiled and beckoned her daughter closer.

Deidre tottled over and climbed up into her parents bed, settling in between both of her parents as she snuggled into her mother's warm embrace. Deidre loved her parents and there was no doubt that they loved her too. She smiled and looked up into her mother's kind blue eyes.

"Is daddy sleeping?" Her mother nodded.

"Yes. So we have to be very, very quiet." Narcissa held her finger up to her lips. Deidre whimpered. She wasn't very good at being quiet.

"But its late…He can't be lazy allday! We have to get ready!" She whined. Narcissa chuckled.

"Your father works hard and needs his sleep." Narcissa said, softly stroking her daughter's hair. Suddenly, she felt her daughter shift, a determined glint in her eye. "Oh lord, here we go…" She thought. Deidre slowly crawled over to her sleeping father; Narcissa could have sworn she saw a hint of a smile on her husband's face. Deidre poked his cheek. "Dadddyyyyyyyyy. Daaaaaaaddyyy." Two more pokes. "DAAAAAAddy. DAAAAAAAAAADDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" Lucius rolled over. "D-A-A-A-A-A-A-DYYYY!" Without warning, Deidre pounced onto Lucius' stomach. With a soft, 'Oof.', Lucius cracked his eye open. He sighed. "Yes, Deidre?"

"Morningggg." Deidre giggled and hugged her father. Narcissa rolled her eyes, a typical morning at Malfoy Manor.

**Draco**

Draco slowly drifted around Hogsmead. It had been three years and his life was extraordinarily adequate. He, surprisingly enough, adored his job as potions master and had become good friends with Neville and Luna and enjoyed their company immensely. The quiet life suited him. Still, there was something missing. There was certain emptiness inside him.

A family walked past him. All laughing happily, sipping on their hot chocolate, the man and woman holding hands. He felt his stomach drop. Family. He wanted a family. He quickly looked away and shook his head. He was being silly. Snow began to dust the stony street. It would be Christmas soon. Draco smiled as he thought of Deidre. The girl had inherited his mother's love for the holiday season and begged him to come and help them decorate the tree. How could he refuse? Sweet as she is, Deidre knows what she's doing. 'Sneaky little thing.' He thought. Just like his mother. Deidre also had his father wrapped around her finger. Just like his mother. He chuckled. His poor father. As hard as it was to admit, Draco was lonely and missed his family terribly. Christmas Holidays couldn't come fast enough.

**Malfoy Manor**

"He's here! He's here! He's here!" Deidre danced around her mother. Draco had come to help set up the tree, just like he had promised. Narcissa smiled. Deidre adored Draco and he adored her. It was truly wonderful.

Draco dropped his bags in the hallway and opened his arms wide. "Where's my little Ray?" Deidre flew down the stairs.

"Slow down, Deidre!" Narcissa called after her. Deidre didn't listen.

"Dragon!" She jumped into her brother's arms as he twirled her around.

"My, you're turning out to be a real lady!" Draco said as he rested her on his hip as his eyes sought out his mother. Narcissa slowly made her way down the stairs. More slowly than usual, Draco noted. He kissed his mother's cheek.

"Hello, darling." She said. She hadn't aged a day.

"Hullo, mother. Where's father?" Before Narcissa could answer, Deidre spoke up.

"Reaaadingggg." Deidre crossed her arms. "He's boring, dragon." Draco raised an eyebrow at his little sister.

"Oh really? Come, we can fix that." Both wearing devious smirks, the two Malfoy children set off to annoy their father.

"I wanna go to the parkkkkkk." Deidre sniffled.

"I can't take you to day, pumpkin." Lucius sighed as she squatted down to his daughter's level. "I have to go to work." Deidre stamped her foot and pouted.

"But I wanna goooooooo!" Deidre slumped onto the floor.

"What's all of this about?" Draco smirked at his sister. She was such a good whiner.

"Daddy won't take me to the park! He always takes me to the park, Dragon! I WANNA GOOOOOO!"

Draco laughed. "Why can't mother take her?" Lucius tensed. Deidre answered.

"It's bad for mummy to walk a lot. It makes her dizzy and fall down!" Draco looked at his father as Deidre continued to whine about the park.

"Why was I not informed?"

"Draco, it's just one of the side effects of her having that brain trauma. It's nothing to worry about. She just can't over exert herself…But, you know how your mother is." Draco nodded.

"How many times has that happened?"

"Twice. Luckily I was home both times. She just doesn't want to accept that she's fragile." Lucius sighed. Deidre hugged his leg. "Daddyyyy! Please take me to the park, pleaseeeee!"

"No, pumpkin. I have to go now. Maybe Dragon could take you." He looked to Draco. "Would you mind?" Draco smiled.

"Not at all."

"YAY!" Deidre jumped up and down. Lucius sighed, relieved.

"Thank you, Draco." He walked towards the door.

"Wait, daddy!" Deidre scampered over and hugged him tightly around the leg. Lucius patted her head. "I'll be back soon, pumpkin. Be good for Dragon." Deidre nodded.

"What about my goodbye?" Narcissa came into view and scooped up her daughter. Lucius smiled and kissed his wife.

"I wouldn't forget you." Narcissa waved him off.

"Sure, sure." She rolled her eyes. "Have a good day, darling."

"Will do, my dear." Lucius turned around and aparated off.

Deidre snuggled into her mother. "Mummy! Dragon's taking me to the park!"

"Is he now? Well, that's very nice of him. First, you need a bath, little missy." Draco stepped up to his mother.

"I can do it. You should relax, mother." Narcissa rolled her eyes irritably.

"I'm perfectly able to bathe my daughter."

"Mother…"

"Hush, Draco. There is no need for such a fuss." Draco tried to speak but Deidre held up her little hand.

"No fuss, Dragon."

Draco gaped. She truly was his mother's clone.

**The Park**

Draco always enjoyed the park. Sense his father was banished from the muggle world, Deidre had never been to a muggle park so Draco took her to one of the parks near his old home in Avalon Hills. They even took a train. Needless to say, the little girl was having the time of her life. The pair walked and walked, looking at the muggle shops and playing on the play grounds. Finally they stopped at a little cafe.

"Yum!" Deidre devoured her hot chocolate.

Draco chuckled. "Ray! You got it all over your face!" He wiped her mouth and chin. "Mother would have a heart attack if she saw you so messy!" Deidre giggled. Draco smiled. This was one perfect day.

There was a small laugh behind them. Draco did a double take. He knew that laugh, he knew that hair, he knew that face. "Natalie." He whispered.

She looked wonderful with the same honey colored hair, deep blue eyes and kind, pretty face. But, some things had changed. There was a ring on her finger, a swollen belly and a handsome man attached to her arm. Draco felt a lump rise in his throat.

"Come on Deidre…It's time to go home…" Deidre, like his mother, could sense when there was something wrong. So, she hopped off the stool and grabbed onto her big brother's hand.

Draco rode the train in silence. She had moved on. She got married. She was going to have a child. 'It should have been me.' He thought. 'I wish it was me.' He felt a light tug on his sleave.

"Dragon."

"Yea?" He looked at his little sister.

"Are you sad?" Deidre's eyes were wide with worry. There was no point in lieing to her, she knew the answer anyway.

"Only a little." Draco sighed as he lifted her into his lap.

"Why?"

"Did you see that woman? In the shop?" She nodded.

"Well, I used to love her very much. Only, she didn't love me back and now she loves that other man and…I wish that man was me. I wish I could have a family." He tried to put it so she could understand and from the look on her face, she knew more then what he was letting on.

"Dragon?"

"Hm?"

"You have a family." She hugged him. "We're your family."

-I wanted to shine a light on Draco's relationship with Deidre as well as her relationship with her parents. I think the next chapter's probably going to skip ahead a TON and go to Deidre's Hogwarts years. PLEASE REVIEW!-