My Parent's Mistake
Chapter 7
Severus took Aubrey back to the Potter Household just before ten o'clock. Aubrey was greeted by her two worried Godparents who hugged her until she pushed them away to breathe again. Severus filled them in on the day's events and how Draco had come to the rescue which made Harry grind his teeth. Harry then told Severus of the Auror's findings which were disappointing.
'I should have never have let you go.' Harry said as he looked at Aubrey.
'I'm 16, I'm not a child. I use to go to Diagon Alley on my own all the time.' She said. 'Mum let me.'
'Yes I know.' Harry said with a sigh.
'Aubrey was just unfortunate today.' Ginny said softly. 'Thankfully, Draco came to the rescue and everything is fine. Let's just move on.'
Aubrey smiled at her Aunt with thanks. If Harry had his way she'd be locked in a tower for the rest of her life, she would hate to be Lily.
'Is your foot okay?' Ginny asked.
'It's fine. The Nurse at Hogwarts healed it.' She replied. 'It's as good as new now.'
'Yes but you still need to rest.' Severus said.
'Severus is right, you do.' Harry agreed.
'I should get back to Hogwarts, I have early classes. Will I see you Sunday?' he asked Aubrey.
'Is it alright if I come?' she asked.
'Of course, you are invited.' He said.
'I'll come then.' Aubrey said smiling.
'Where are you going?' Harry asked.
'I have been invited to Sunday lunch with the Malfoy's and Aubrey has been invited.' Severus said.
'Oh.' Ginny said as she looked at Harry. 'That should be fun won't it Harry?'
'Yes.' He said tightly which made Severus smirk.
'Come on Harry, I think I hear Lily getting out of bed again.' Said Ginny as she pulled Harry out of the living room.
When Harry and Ginny were out of the room, Aubrey turned towards her father.
'I've decided I would like to go to Hogwarts in September.' She said.
'I can make that happen.' He said. 'I will start your papers tomorrow.'
'Thank you.' He said. 'Rest up.'
'I will.' She said as she moved towards him to hug her father.
'I will pick you up at 11am.' He said as he returned her hug. I'll owl you more details tomorrow.'
'Okay.' She said as she stepped backward to allow Severus to step into the floo
'Be good.' He said as he flooed.
Aubrey made her way up to her room, she walked in and shut her bedroom door, locking it like she always did; she liked her privacy. As she walked to her draws to grab her PJs she noticed a white snowy owl at her window. She walked to the window, opened it and took the letter from the owl.
She sat on her window seat and read the letter:
Aubrey,
Just checking that you're okay. Hope you're not to shaken up. If you need anything I'm here.
I'll see you Sunday.
Draco x
Aubrey smiled at the letter and then shooed the owl away. She closed her window and changed into her PJs and got into bed. She laid on her back looking up at the ceiling which was charmed like the moonlight thinking of the day's events. Thank Merlin for Draco otherwise she wouldn't be lying in her bed tonight.
She turned on her side and looked at the picture on the side, the picture of her mother and her. It was on Aubrey's 16th Birthday. Hermione's hair was short from the chemo and her eyes were red from tiredness but she looked happy, she looked proud on her daughter's 16th birthday.
Aubrey closed her eyes as tears fell down her face, she cried herself to sleep dreaming of feeling her mother's arms around her.
For the next few days, Aubrey stayed with Ginny, helping her out around the house. On Saturday, Harry took her back to her mother's house which was just about to be sold. The estate agent had found a young couple who wanted the house and were paying the full asking price so the house needed to be emptied. Aubrey stared in her room and packed up most of her things into boxes. Most of the furniture was either staying or being put into storage for when Aubrey moved out.
By 8:30pm on Saturday evening the house was completely empty ready for the new tenants. As they left the house Aubrey looked back, this was where she had always lived with her mother. This is where they had grown together, had cried together and had lived happily together. To leave the house of her childhood was heart breaking; it felt like she was losing a part of herself.
For the rest of the evening Aubrey locked herself in her room at Grimmauld. No one could get her out. Harry had tried, Ginny had tried, Sirius and Lilly had begged her to play with them but she still refused.
In her bedroom, Aubrey sat on the floor resting her back against her mother's school trunk reading through her diary of 1988. Aubrey had been reading the diary practically every night. She opened the diary and started to read the entry.
20th May 1998
It's been eight days, seventeen hours, thirty three minutes and about sixty seconds since he left. Left me, left us. I'm all alone. I'm going to be all alone now, just me and my baby.
I no longer have a lover, my child will never have a father. I don't have my parents and if I did they'd probably disown me for getting pregnant before I was married or with my Professor's child. Both in their eyes would be awful, too most to it would be.
I'm staying with Harry at Grimmauld. The Weasley's are here to. Everyone knows about the baby but not about Severus. I've told them nothing about whom the father is which is making Harry and Ron angry.
Ron proposed last night; he asked me to marry him. He said he'd bring up the baby as his own but I couldn't. This baby is Severus's. He or she is Severus's son or daughter I couldn't let Ron raise Severus's child as his. If Ron was to marry me and then find out that the child was Severus's he'd die in a heartbeat.
I know Ron loves me but I don't love him like a lover, I like him like a brother. To me, he will always be that. Ron deserves someone who will love him not someone who will only be with him because of a baby.
I'd rather be alone with my baby and happy than in marriage I don't want to be in with lots of children around my ankles. I want to do something with my life, well of course not it's going to harder but I'll make it work. I have to now.
I have to go, I'm being called for dinner. I'll come back and finish this entry later.
Aubrey sat in shock. Her Uncle Ron wanted to marry her mother because she was pregnant with her. Her Uncle Ron could have been her father! Aubrey closed the diary and leaned her head back. She thought of how her mother must have felt back in May 1998 when she was pregnant with her. She was all alone, hiding secrets from those she loved; it must have been so hard.
Aubrey got up off the floor and into bed. She lied back and buried her head into her pillow and let tears fall.
The next morning, Aubrey got up at 8am. She went skipped breakfast and started getting ready for lunch with her father and the Malfoy's. She had a quick shower and then started to dry her hair straight. Ginny had given her special shampoo to make her hair more manageable, her mother used it too but preferred to let her hair stay in its natural state.
After her hair was successfully dried straight, Aubrey started to apply her makeup. Her skin although good most of the time had a few spots like any teenager would have. She covered them up with foundation and power and then applied her eye shadow and mascara.
Once her makeup was done to perfection she walked into her small walk in wardrobe. Harry built it for her a few months ago when they knew Hermione only had a small amount of time left and that Aubrey would soon come to live with them. She grabbed a pair of light blue denim jeans, she pulled them on and then grabbed a white tank top and then pulled out a white off the shoulder jumper to go with it. She walked across to her shoes and picked out a pair of black ballet flats with a white bow on. She slipped on her shoes and then grabbed a black leather bag.
She looked into the mirror and smiled. She looked good, she looked smart. Hopefully she would fit in okay. She knew the Malfoy's were a Pureblood family who were very strict in their beliefs. She had heard many stories about them throughout her life.
Ginny knocked on her door at 10:30am to check if she was ready. She opened the door and looked at Aubrey.
'Formal enough?' she asked.
'No.' Ginny said sadly. 'Why don't you wear your purple lace summer dress? You look stunning in that.'
'I didn't think of that.' Aubrey replied as she walked into the closet and pulled off her clothes and pulled the dress on.
She walked out and stood in front of Ginny who smiled and nodded.
'Perfect' Ginny replied.
'Aubrey, Severus is here!' Harry shouted from downstairs.
'Come on, let's not keep your Dad waiting.' Ginny said as they walked out of her room and down the stairs.
Aubrey grabbed her robe from the banister and then walked into the living room to greet her father.
'Ready?' he asked to which Aubrey nodded. 'Let's go then.' He said.
Severus took hold of Aubrey's arm and apperated straight to the gates of Malfoy Manor.
'Wow!' Aubrey said as she looked at Malfoy Manor from the distance.
'Malfoy Manor is one of the largest manors in the Wizardry World. The Malfoy's are one of the oldest Families.' He said as the gates opened for them.
'How did you become friends with them?' she asked.
'Lucius took me under his wing at school. I was in his wife's year.' He said. 'Lucius was a Death Eater; he showed me the way so to speak.'
'So he was the reason you became a Death Eater?' she asked.
'There's more to it than just that but in a way without Lucius I wouldn't have become one.' He replied.
Severus and Aubrey made their way to the entrance of Malfoy manor and were let in by their house keeper elf Kiley. The elf took their robes and Aubrey's bag and showed them to the drawing room. Severus shooed the elf when they got close; he knew where to go he didn't need Kiley showing them the way.
Severus opened the door and walked in with Aubrey following behind him.
'Severus.' Lucius said as he stood up 'Good to see you my friend.' They shook hands/
'Lucius let me introduce you to my daughter properly, this is Aubrey Serena.' He said.
'Lovely to meet you my dear.' He said as he took hold of her hand.
As her hand touched his, Aubrey gasped and stepped back. Her eyes glassed over and were completely white. Severus grabbed hold of her shoulders and pulled her back against his chest.
'Aubrey...Aubrey!' he shouted as he turned Aubrey to look at her. Severus looked at his daughter not knowing what was happening.
Aubrey's eyes soon returned back to their normal black state. She shook her head and looked at Severus who looked worried. She sighed and bite her lip with tears in her eyes.
'She was tortured in this room wasn't she?' she asked Severus.
'Who?' He asked confused.
'Mum.' She replied. 'In this room, I saw it.'
'You saw it?' Severus said.
'I'm a seer.' Aubrey said quietly. 'Certain things or people can set of memories or future occurrences. I saw her laid on the floor, she was being tortured by a woman, she had dark hair, and she looked evil.'
'Bellatrix.' Draco said.
'I've heard that name.' She said as she looked over her shoulder at Draco.
'Why didn't you tell me you were a Seer?' Severus asked.
'You never asked.' She said.
'I need to know these things.' Severus said.
'Well you know now.' She said smiling.
'Anything else you need to tell me?' He asked.
'I can do wandless magic?' she said.
'Right.' Severus said kind of shocked. 'We'll talk about this later.'
'Sorry.' She apologised.
'No need my dear; I believe dinner is ready though.' Lucius said.
They walked through to the dining room and sat down. Severus and Lucius on one side and Aubrey and Draco the other. Lunch was a three course meal. For Aubrey it was too much, she ate little since her mother's death so after the starter she was stuffed. She ate as much as she could of the other two courses but couldn't finish them all.
After Lunch, Draco offered to take Aubrey on a tour. Aubrey happily accepted and followed Draco. Draco walked to the west side of the Manor; his wing and showed her around.
'How are you feeling?' he asked.
'Fine.' She replied. 'Thank you for your letter.'
'You're welcome; I wanted to check you were alright.' He said as he opened the door to his living room. 'This is my humble living room.'
'Humble? It's the size of my uncle Harry's kitchen and dining room put together.' She said.
Draco laughed. 'I suppose it is big, I'm just use to it.'
'This place is just amazing. It's like a castle.' She said.
'When I was a child, I use to get lost around the Manor. My mother use to call my Father home from work to get him to find me.' He said. 'I use to love going on adventures around the manor, finding new hide outs, finding rooms that hadn't been used in years.'
'Has your family always lived here?' She asked.
'Every family member has. The heir of the family receives the Manor when the Master of the Manor dies. I will have the Manor when my father dies or he hands it over to me like his father did with him.' He explain as he walked to sit down on his sofa motioning her to join him which she did.
'What is it like living at Hogwarts?' she asked.
'It's great. It was the best time of my life.' He said. 'You'll love it and Severus is there so you could always stay with him if you don't want to stay in the dorm.'
'I wonder what house I'll be in.' She said.
'Well I suspect you'll either be a Gryffindor or Slytherin.' Draco said. 'But I think a Gryffindor.'
'I wouldn't mind being either just not Hufflepuff.' She said.
'You won't be.' He said. 'How is living with the Potters?'
'It's alright. I'm use to it.' She said. 'Maybe later on I might move in with Dad.'
'I think he'd like that.' Draco said.
'Do you like living with your Dad?' she asked
'To be honest it feels like we don't live together. I live on the West side and Father on the South.' He replied. 'It's like living alone but close.'
'Have you ever moved out?' she asked.
'When I got married I did.' He said.
'You're married?' she asked.
'No I was. I married when I was 18, arranged marriage. It lasted six years before we finally got a divorce. She went on to marry an old school friend of mine and they have three children together.' He said.
'Arranged marriage? That's barbaric!' she exclaimed.
'Not in Pureblood Societies.' He said. 'But I would refuse now.'
'If Dad ever made me I'd disown myself.' She said.
'Severus will want keep you away from men till your 50.' Draco said as he laughed. 'You're a very beautiful girl; he's going to have to fight men away from you.'
'I'm not beautiful.' She said as she looked down.
'That's what makes you even more beautiful.' He said as he lifted her chin with finger. 'Aubrey, you are stunning.'
Aubrey looked up at Draco and blushed. Draco moved his hand from under her chin and brushed the back of his hand against her smooth cheek. He moved forward as did Aubrey and their lips met.
AU: Did you see that coming? Sorry for the lateness of the chapter. Going to see HP tonight :( I can see my crying the whole way through. Reviews are welcome as always xx
