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Chapter updated 7/4/16 – TRIGGER WARNING FOR RAPE AND ABUSE! While the rape and abuse are not explicitly described in this chapter they are alluded to. I know it is not clearly stated but Harry and the rest of her friends are 17 so depending on your country this may be considered under aged.

Break

I was still half asleep when I started to hear what sounded like arguing.

"What do propose we do Albus? Let her go back to that dorm where he can have free access to her? Are you truly that unintelligent Albus?" I heard someone growl at the headmaster, it sounded as though the person were talking into a pillow.

"Of course not Lucius, but where else can she stay? We don't exactly have any extra room on the grounds." Shocked by what I was hearing I couldn't bring myself to move not even open my eyes that were still closed. The room suddenly so quite I was afraid that even my breathing would start the arguing to resume.

"She can stay with me." I heard Dumbledore gasp at the suggestion.

"Lucius are you sure that is a good idea?"

"No, but she needs safety and support both of which she will receive by staying with me."

"How can you ensure her safety?" I heard skepticism in Dumbledore's voice as these two men tried to work out the logistics of where it would be best for me to stay.

"She will have her own room in my rooms and she will be able to retreat to an area where most other students are not allowed. That is how she will be safe. He won't be able to get near her outside of the classroom and if we alert her other professors of the situation he won't be able to reach her in classes either." It was clear from his tone that he would not budge on this matter, and to be honest it sounded pretty nice to be able to go somewhere Ron couldn't reach me.

"And comfort? You know she has never really liked you or your son, and both of you will be present if she is to live with you."

"Yes we would be, but again she would have her own room and I would not force her to interact with either of us. I might encourage it as I have a feeling we would both do everything in our power to protect her. Ultimately though this should be her choice to make and we would support her either way." Realizing I was laying down on the couch I slowly pushed myself up, and swung my legs over the edge.

"Ah Henrietta I'm glad to see you have awakened." I looked at Dumbledore and saw that while he sounded cheerful the smile on his face was a sad one.

"I was actually awake a few moments ago but thought it would be best to give my opinion on what you were talking about."

"Oh and what is that my dear?"

"I would like to take Mr. Malfoy up on his offer. I know I haven't always gotten along with either Malfoy, but I'm willing to try if it means that I won't be where Ron can get to me easily." I said ensuring that my eyes never wavered from the old man.

"Very well I shall file the paper work so that you may change housing."

"Thank you Headmaster." I said a smile on my face for the first time since I had my break down in the nurse's office. "If it's not too much trouble can I change rooms tomorrow before everybody gets back from town?" I looked at Mr. Malfoy this time hoping he would understand why I wanted to move so quickly. He looked at me with understanding and a smile that softened his features. I decided that I liked it very much when he smiled, he didn't look nearly as imposing.

"Of course, and if you would like I will even come to your room today to help you pack and move what you will not need between today and tomorrow so that you can come over when you are ready tomorrow Ms. Potter." The smile on my face grew even large as I gave him a sharp nod.

"I would like that very much Mr. Malfoy, but if I'm going to be staying with you than I would prefer you called me Henry." I said trying to get the man to drop the formality.

"I will do no such thing." My smile faltered when I heard this. "You have a perfectly good name and if you wish me to call you something less formal than I shall use that name. Is that understood…Henrietta?" His own smile growing slightly. "And if I am to call you by your name than I would be happy to extend to you the same offer while we are in private."

"Of course Lucius!" The smile I had on my face at this point felt like it would split my face in half.

"Very well I shall let you two go so that you might get dear Henrietta pack, and I will begin on the paper work." With that Lucius and I began to make our way towards to door. "Oh and Lucius, I will be calling a staff meeting tomorrow evening so that we can explain the situation to the rest of the staff." Lucius turned and gave the Headmaster a sharp nod.

"Of course sir." With that he unlocked the door and we made our way to the Gryffindor dorms. We spent the walk discussing our different expectations of what would happen when I officially moved in to his rooms the next day, so I didn't seem to take very long before we were in my rooms.

"So what would you like to start with?" He asked once we were inside.

"Well I haven't unpacked much since we've only been here a week. I guess I should start with pulling out what I need for tomorrow, and then we can pack everything else into my trunk." I said as I looked around the room. I went to my wardrobe and pulled out my clothes and set them on my bed next to where Lucius had taken a seat. Going through them I set aside the sweats I wanted for tomorrow and started to put the rest into my trunk that sat at the end of my bed. A hand on my wrist stopped me as another hand took hold of my chin and pulled my gaze from my cloths to Lucius' face.

"Is there a reason why it seems that aside from your uniform you appear to only own ill-fitting sweats?" Again there was anger in his eyes and something else that I could not quite place. I sighed as I turned away from him to continue my task.

"Because they were My cousins before he out grew them, and my Aunt decided that instead of buying me new clothes they would just give me Dudley's cast offs and hand-me-downs. The bigger ones were given to me this summer. I used to have some that fit better but I got rid of them recently because I no longer felt comfortable in them." I said as I pushed the clothes down into my trunk not even bothering to fold them.

"In that case we will need to take you shopping the next chance you have to go into town so that we can get you some clothes that make you comfortable and fit you." He said a smile on his face as I stared at him in shock.

"Bu-but I don't need new clothes these are fine."

"Yes but I happen to know that what you wear will influence your mood, so I want to ensure that you have cloths that will brighten your mood rather than pull your mood down." I quickly turned away from him and made my way over to my vanity so that I could get away from this conversation.

"I-I guess that makes sense." I still didn't know what to think of getting new so I tried to brush the thought off, when a new one occurred to me and caused me to snort out a laugh.

"What has you laughing Henrietta?" He asked not moving from his spot on my bed.

"I was just thinking of how Draco is going to react when he gets back tomorrow only to find me living with his father." I said no longer trying to hold back the laughter this thought summoned. I turned to look at Lucius to see what he thought and began to laugh even harder. The man had gone even paler than he already was.

"Yeess. I will need to make sure that I call him this evening so that he can be prepared for that when he returns tomorrow." He was running his hand through his hair at this, and it made me wonder how soft his hair really was. I quickly brushed the thought away and returned to packing my things.

It didn't too much longer for me to sort out what I would need for the night and morning before I was done packing. I closed the lid of my trunk after I put the last thing in it, and looked at what I had left out. I had left myself a pair of sweats, my toothbrush and tooth paste, and my stuffed snowy owl I had gotten when I started at Hogwarts. Looking at it I realized I really didn't need much for my last night in the dorms. The thought that I would be here by myself made my chest feel constricted as I suddenly was having difficulty breathing. It felt as though the walls and ceiling were beginning to close in on me before I felt strong arms around me.

"Breath. Just take some deep breath I know it's hard but try. Your safe here it's going to be okay." I tried to do as Lucius instructed and slowly was able to calm down. "Maybe we should just move you in tonight so that you won't be alone if that happens again." He still had me in his arms around me and was running one of his hands over my hair while the other rested on my back. It felt very soothing when he held me in his arms I noticed.

"I-I would like that. I don't think I can be alone in this room anymore." My voice sounding small and broken even to my own ears. He gently placed a finger under my chin and lifted my head from his chest to look him in the face. "Then grab your things from your bed I will grab your trunk, and we can go and get you settled into your new room."

We made sure that I didn't forget anything before we each grabbed our loads and made our way to his rooms. It was perhaps the furthest place from the dorms, but that was because all the staff quarters were on the other side of the building that held our classes. Although it was furthest from the dorm it was closer to the build. I was surprised to see that each staff member had their own houses so it looked like a little town rather than the apartment building I had been expecting.

When we reached his house he set my trunk down on the porch and opened the door. After the door was open he picked up the trunk again and motioned for me to follow him inside. I closed the door behind myself and quickly followed him up the stairs until we reached the landing.

"Okay why don't you wait here for a bit I just need to move a few things, and then we can get you settled into your new room." He said setting my trunk down again and giving me a big smile before he entered the door at the far left end of the landing. I surprised that he had such a spacious house. The landing had four different doors that exited on to it. The one that was furthest from the stairs was the one Lucius had just entered to my left after having just come up to the landing. Then there were two more on the wall directly in front of me and a final one that was directly to my right. I sat quietly waiting for Lucius to return and tell me which of these doors would lead to my room.

I sat the for almost an hour, according the clock I could see down stairs, before Lucius emerged with what appeared to be a trash bag full of things. I looked at him confused, but he said nothing and just threw the bag into the door to the right on the wall in front of me.

"Okay now we can get you all settled into your new room." He said as he closed the door. He picked up my trunk and brought it into the room that was at the end of the landing. I was amazed when I walked in the room was much more spacious than any that I had as my own before without having to share. There was a large queen sized four poster bed, on the far wall, centered between two floor to ceiling windows. There was a small desk in the corner to the right of the door, so I wouldn't even need to leave to work on homework. I noticed to more door on either side of the room, and looked at Lucius unsure if it was okay for me to explore. He gave a soft chuckle at the look on my face.

"The door to your right leads to your closet where you are welcome to put all the cloths you currently have and any that we get you in the future. The door to your left leads to the ensuite bathroom." He looked at me an chuckled again at the look of surprise on my face. I was just about to thank him when a thought occurred to me.

"This was your room and you just cleared everything out." It wasn't a question but the slight nod and slight apprehension on his face told me all I needed to know. I quickly wrapped my arms around him and buried my face in his chest again. "Thank you Lucius you have no clue how much this means to me." He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a tight squeeze in response.

"You are welcome. Now why don't you unpack and I will have dinner ready for you by the time you come down, as I do believe that we both missed lunch earlier."