I was afraid this chapter wouldn't come before September - it was so damn hot in here that my computer refused to work. We're slowly coming to the end of the story… very slowly, to be honest.

The Malfoys came back to the Manor with Aquilla. Lucius held the girl so that her eyes were at the same level as his.

'You were naughty today' he said. 'You are never – never – to escape us. Today you won't be punished, but the next time you go missing, you'll stay in your room all alone for half an hour, understood?'

Aquilla nodded.

'Soly, uncle' she said. 'Akila is soly. Akila saw mommy… no, no mommy, but…'

'I understand you' Lucius hugged his niece. 'This woman wanted to take you as her daughter, but you see, this woman is a blood traitor…'

'Lucius!' Narcissa hissed.

'Wat a 'lood 'laitol?' Aquilla asked, confused.

'She married a mudblood' Lucius explained.

'Yuk' Aquilla winced. Lucius smiled with pride. He taught her well…

'Auntie!' Aquilla squealed to Narcissa. 'Answel me now!'

Lucius let Aquilla sit down on the floor. The girl came up to her aunt.

'Wat is Azkaban?' she asked. Narcissa sighed and knelt next to the girl.

'It's an awful place, far, far away' she said. Aquilla nodded understandingly.

'An' tis 'lood 'laitol said Akila boln in Azkaban' she said.

'Because you were born there, sweetie.'

Aquilla frowned, thinking over what she heard.

'So mommy an' daddy in Azkaban?' she asked. Narcissa sighed again.

'Yes, my little girl. They are there. They can't see each other…'

'Mommy an' daddy alone?'

Narcissa nodded, but then she shook her head.

'There are… people… guarding them. Making sure they don't leave.'

Dementors definitely weren't something she wanted to talk about.

'An' why mommy an' daddy thele?' Aquilla asked. Oh, of course every answer brought more questions…

'Because they did something that many people think is a wrong thing to do.'

'So they did lon ol not?' Aquilla sounded irritated. Narcissa hesitated, so Lucius took the initiative.

'They did the only right thing they could' he said. 'They stayed faithful to the Dark Lord.'

'Who Dalk Lold?'

'He is our leader, but he disappeared before you were born. Your mommy, daddy and uncle Rabbit were looking for him, together with their friend. But many people think it was a wrong thing to look for him, so when they caught your parents, they put them in Azkaban.'

'Akila no unstan' Aquilla frowned. 'They did lon ol not?'

'See Aquilla…' Lucius sighed. 'How to explain this… there are things that some people think are wrong but others think it's right. Do you understand?'

Aquilla nodded.

'So, some people would wash their kid's mouth with Scourgify spell if the kid uses the word "mudblood", because they think it's wrong. But we wouldn't, because we know it's nothing wrong.'

Aquilla nodded again.

'And there are also people who think that following the Dark Lord is wrong – and as they are powerful, they can punish for this.'

'An' mommy an' daddy come back?'

'Yes, my darling. When the Dark Lord comes back to his power, Azkaban will open and mommy and daddy will come here. They were Dark Lord's most faithful servants, and they will be rewarded beyond measures – you should be proud of them.'

'Uncle, an' you wi Dalk Lold too?'

'Yes, I followed him too' Lucius pulled up his left sleeve. 'Look, the Dark Mark is sign of him. Auntie Cissa doesn't have one, but both your parents do…'

'Akila know. An' Akila have too' Aquilla pulled up her sleeve.

'Yes, yes, you were born with it. And we don't know how it happened, but… well, it will make mommy proud. But remember that most of people now think that it's wrong – it's a secret that we have the Mark, understood?'

Aquilla nodded.

'Even Grandma can't know. And neither grandma. Keep this secret, okay, my dearest?'

'Okay' Aquilla smiled with pride.

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