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Chapter 29 Babysitting

A year after they were arrested, Lennox kidnapped an Azkaban guard and started using polyjuice so he could visit them. Rodolphus knew it was hypocritical, but frankly, he didn't care. Bella did though, and perhaps that was why she hated Lennox as well as loved him.

Lennox sensed this as well, and always kissed Rodolphus first in greeting when they had their secret meetings. Bella didn't care. She was still grieving the Dark Lord's demise. Did she love him too? Rodolphus was too afraid to ask. Sometimes, he wasn't sure if Bella loved too easily or if she was incapable of it. He was afraid of her and excited by her at the same time.

"When you get out," Lennox whispered to Bella, "we should have a baby."

Bella sneered at him. "Like I would taint my blood with your filth."

"It would be mine, obviously." Rodolphus didn't care, but the family tapestry did. He wanted nothing more than to raise Lennox's child. "We'll name him Lennox."

Bella softened, and a small smile touched her face. "He'll be beautiful."

But Lennox was never born. A decade and a half in Azkaban rendered Bella infertile, which enraged her, made her hate her mate even more. Now, Draco, who turned his back on tradition, got to have what he, Lennox, and Bella couldn't have. Rodolphus felt more alone than he had the day he had lost them both.

When he returned to reality, Rodolphus gave Lucius a swift kick to the ribs. He wouldn't last long now. It was too cold. His fingertips were starting to turn black. His brother was eager to kill him, but Rodolphus wasn't ready. Bella always decided when it was time to kill. She always cast the final killing curse. At the realization of the cause of his hesitation, Rodolphus kicked Lucius in the head. He started laughing hysterically when he realized the man was too weak to groan.


Astoria was overdue while Ron was hot on the Lestrange brothers' trail, meaning Kat was stuck babysitting. Needless to say, she wasn't happy.

"I don't want you to be alone anyway," Draco said as she refilled her water bottle before leaving. "You'll be full term in four days."

Kat threw her hands in the air. At least at Grimmauld she had stuff to break, like Sirius's nose since he wouldn't stop breathing down her neck. "What's she gonna do? With my luck we'll go into labor at the same time. I'm not delivering her baby if my water breaks."

It was a joke, but Draco still turned a shade lighter. "I should stay here. If there's any word about Father, his secretary will—"

"I promise I'll hold them in." That didn't seem to reassure him in the slightest. "Look. I get that Mrs. Weasley's smothering her, and I get that she's all weepy because Ron's being an arse and she still isn't talking to Daphne, but I just want to laze about and complain."

"You can do that with Astoria." The only reason Draco wanted her there was because the place was being guarded by aurors. The only reason Ron wanted her there was because her presence would bring even more guards to protect Astoria.

Kat knew she shouldn't have pulled that little prank last night. She spilled water on herself while playing in Teddy's room and told him to run downstairs and tell everyone her water broke. It was fun hearing everyone run up the stairs, but now she was paying for it. Even Remus thought she should be babysat from now on. "Fine."


Kat expected to find Astoria crying and having to spend the whole day comforting her. What she didn't expect was to open the door to see her nibbling on cheese and crackers while reading with Hermione. Hermione! Ron's only other serious, so serious they were considering marriage, girlfriend.

"Hey Kat," Hermione said awkwardly. There was an unspoken, Don't say anything or Astoria will burst into tears.

"You look huge," Ginny happily informed her as she brought lemonade from the kitchen. "Even in your face."

"I love you too, Ginny." Well, Astoria clearly didn't need any more babysitters. Maybe Kat could sneak back to her house and get an hour or so alone before Draco firecalled to check on her, only to realize she wasn't at Ron and Astoria's.

Just before she turned around to leave, Astoria happily (naïvely) announced, "We're going to find Mr. Malfoy so Ron can start taking off work."

It was almost too hard not to laugh, but since she had potential alone time, she only said, "Well good luck with that."

"Actually, we need your help, Katherine." Mrs. Malfoy too! Great. She walked out of the bathroom and pointed at the counter, which had a laptop on it. "Hermione said we could use this to find Lucius. But she isn't very familiar with the device."

Yeah, right, Kat thought until Hermione turned pink. "Really?"

"I live in the wizarding world." Hermione sounded so ashamed that Kat wanted to shake her. It was a bloody computer! There was no need for her to know everything about it if she never needed to use one. "I can turn it on, but I can't get the search engine to work."

Ron lived above a pizza shop in Diagon Alley. She would be shocked if there was an internet connection a mile away.

"Why do you need the internet?" Kat asked grumpily. "Is Lucius on Instant Messenger now?"

Narcissa started to speak but hesitated before deciding that she was speaking Muggle gibberish and ignoring her. "I'm looking for a Muggle who went missing in 1975. I bought this machine because Hermione said there may be a record of the missing person's report."

"Do you know his name?" Kat groaned when she shook her head. "How's that going to help you find Lucius?"

"He was Bella's mate," Narcissa said quietly, like she would get in trouble for saying it out loud. "Her and her husband—the three of them were together. I think he lived in Lestrange Manor, and when Bella died, he died. So I'm hoping his original dwelling will give us some clues."

Kat conjured a chair but didn't want to admit that she was interested. All she wanted was an hour or two alone. "I thought Muggles couldn't be Veela's mates."

"We think he was a Muggleborn, which is extremely rare," Hermione said matter-of-factly. "But he didn't get his letter. Narcissa said he was a psychic."

"Bellatrix obliviated me." Narcissa was sounding so hopeful that Kat felt guilty thinking Lucius was already dead. It had been nearly a month. "I saw them together! The next day, Father was talking about a missing psychic. I had a dream the other night—"

"Are you sure it wasn't just a dream?" Kat asked as gently as she could. "I've never heard of someone not getting a letter."

"Maybe he did," Astoria said with excitement that nearly matched Narcissa's. For Merlin's sake! If she wanted Ron to go on paternity leave, she should tell him! "But maybe he changed his mind because he didn't want to leave his family."

"Yeah, I wouldn't want to leave my parents for a life with Bellatrix either," Kat grumbled.

Hermione picked up Hogwarts, A History and started leafing through it. "There is mention of that, but it doesn't happen often. And there isn't a record of students who chose not to attend. Perhaps McGonagall knows something…"

Ginny snorted. "How's she going to remember something from thirty years ago? No one's memory is that good."

Narcissa slumped, making Kat feel bad. Looks like they'll have to bring their auror guards to the library to connect to the internet. Wait… Kat perked up. "Ollivander's is. "I remember every wand I ever sold, Ms. Potter." If the guy bought a wand, he'll know!"

Astoria jumped out of her seat but swayed at bit while trying not to lose her balance. She blushed when Ginny started laughing at her but wouldn't let it damper her excitement. "Let's go!"

"Or we could ask Ron," Kat said quietly, remembering her fight with Draco the other day. This time, he was right, so she wasn't too eager to fight about it again. Everyone stopped and stared at her like she was out of her mind. Ron was an auror for Merlin's sake! It wasn't that farfetched. "What?"

"What did Malfoy do?" Ginny said, almost instantly. She was almost as quick to attack Draco as she was during her pre-Daphne days.

Kat pretended to consider, not seeing Hermione trying to usher Astoria and Narcissa out of the room. "You know what? I think he might've gotten me pregnant about eight months ago."

"I mean is he being controlling?" Ginny accused while Kat stared. "You wanted to be an auror, Kat! You love this kind of stuff!"

"Yeah, I do!" Kat forced herself to make eye contact. The fight she had with Draco weeks ago was none of Ginny's business. "But Ron's the auror. I'm not, and I never will be. And-and where the hell did everyone go?"

"To do what we should be doing," Ginny said bitterly. "Astoria's going."

"Then you won't be alone if you head off to Ollivander's now," Kat said with false cheer. Ginny only glared at her, causing her to sigh. "I'm scared, Gin. What do you want me to say? I think Lucius is dead, meaning I have no idea what's going to happen. If I wasn't going to be a mum, I wouldn't hesitate, no matter what Draco said, but…"

Ginny rolled her eyes. "So he's found a way to make sure you don't do anything risky for the next seventeen years. How convenient."

"Oh yeah. I should put my life on hold just in case some Death Eaters break out of Azkaban," Kat snapped. "I know he can be an arse, but I don't want to endanger my babies. Astoria didn't get rid of their precious Dark Lord. I did!"

"If it didn't bother him, you would go," Ginny insisted. "Are you not going to do anything now?"

What the fuck? Kat stared while Ginny looked beyond furious. "Are you-are you jealous of my babies?"

"We don't do anything fun anymore," was all Ginny was willing to say. "Not even for my birthday."

She was mad that they didn't go out drinking like they usually did?! Kat banged her head on the table, but Ginny refused to laugh. "C'mon, Gin! It's been a rough few months!"

"And you've hardly done anything with your friends." Ginny folded her arms over her chest. "I know you're getting ready for them, but you aren't just a mum."

Kat didn't lift her head up. "Alright, Ginny. As soon as I squeeze them out, we'll get wasted."

"That's not what I meant." Ginny sighed and rose from her seat. "Never mind, Kat. Forget it."

"I'm sorry, Gin." Kat did her best to sound sincere, but Ginny wasn't Teddy. She should understand.

"Whatever." Ginny grabbed a fist full of floo to head over to the Leaky Cauldron, which was closer to Ollivander's than Ron's flat. Kat groaned but didn't follow. They'd work it out later. They always did.


Kat was snoring on Ron and Astoria's couch when everyone came back. Hermione shook her shoulder, but she only snorted and turned away.

"Kat! Wake up!"

"Did you find 'em?" Kat mumbled without opening her eyes.

"We got his name." Hermione sounded scared. Great. "And I guess it reminded Narcissa of something because she apparated off. Ron's trying to find her but…"

Kat sat up and rubbed her eyes. The Lestrange brothers were probably already dead.


They were celebrating her graduation. Narcissa had never been to the city. She was disappointed to find that it was polluted and crawling with savage Muggles. She naïvely expected there to be more to see. More castles, less automobiles. Within an hour, she wanted to go home.

"I'd rather be in the filthy Leaky Cauldron," Bellatrix said as they were trying to find a place to apparate without being seen. Her tone made Narcissa feel like it was her fault. Bellatrix always made her feel stupid.

"I thought…" Narcissa smiled sadly when Lucius squeezed her hand in comfort. They would celebrate by themselves later.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Bellatrix freeze and dig her nails into her husband's hand. They were in a less populated section of London and were heading for an ally to apparate in. Narcissa turned to see that they were in front of a shop. Geller Family Psychics. That was what was written on the peeling paint on the wooden sign. Ollivander mentioned a boy named Lennox Geller. An old woman was in the front window, shuffling tarot cards. A younger man, clearly her son, was bringing her tea. Bellatrix couldn't stop staring.

"You killed his mother," Narcissa said as she walked into the apartment over the old psychic shop. The wood was old and charred in some places. Did Bella and Rodolphus try to burn it? "He never would have went with you otherwise."

Rodolphus stepped away from Lucius, who was, thank Merlin, shaking like a leaf on the floor. "He loved us."

"So he didn't know what you did," Narcissa whispered. "That you took away the one person who loved him."

"WE LOVED HIM!" Rodolphus roared. "WE LOVED HIM! You…" He pointed a shaking, accusatory finger at her. "You didn't love Bella. You just watched while she died. I bet it was a relief—"

"Because she crossed me," Narcissa said coldly, remembering the night that Bellatrix tortured Hermione, back when they thought he was her son's mate. "And you did something much, much worse."

She didn't even get the chance to torture him with the fact that she just killed his brother. Narcissa lost control again and transformed into a giant harpy that was twice the size Lucius could manage. She ripped his throat out before he could so much as gasp. Hot blood poured out of her mouth as she clawed him to pieces. No one hurt her family and got away with it.


Draco was afraid to go in his father's hospital room. He had lost a pinkie from the cold, and the rest of his fingers on his right hand weren't looking good. Longbottom was still in a comma, so he hid out in there.

"Sorry about the whole Remembrall thing," he muttered. Longbottom didn't move. "I thought I was being cool."

"Because you're a dork." Katherine leaned in the doorway and gave him a small smile. "Your mum ate someone. Now that's cool."

Draco grimaced. The first thing the aurors found was pieces of Rabastan. "Now I know where I get the loss of control thing."

"Your dad's fever's coming down," she told him as she walked over to him. "Good thing too." With a smirk, she ran a hand over her belly. "I thought I was going to get stuck naming our son Lucius in his honor. I would've puked a little every time I had to say his name."

"It's not funny," Draco muttered. Father looked terrible. His finger tips and toes were black while the rest of him was snow white. His bones stuck out, but judging by his vomit covered clothes, he hadn't been able to hold his food down for the past few days.

"No. It isn't." Katherine chewed on her lip nervously. "Are you okay? Your parents are asking for you. I lied and told your mum you were getting me a burger. The look she gave me…"

Draco laughed, even though he wanted nothing more than to cry. "I never thought…"

"He would die?" she filled in for him. She sighed when he nodded. "He won't."

"Not yet." Draco shook his head, knowing he was being stupid. "I just can't see him like that."

"Well you have too." Katherine tugged on his sleeve to try to force him to stand. He did his best to ignore her. "C'mon. Your mum's in a murderous mood and thinks you've been getting me a burger for an hour."

Finally, Draco stood up from his chair by Longbottom's bed. His legs were stiff from not moving for so long, but he almost desperately wanted to sit back down, pretend that he was here to see Longbottom, not his father. "Go with me."

Katherine made a face like she really didn't want to, but at least she said, "Of course."


"How was the burger, Katherine?" Lucius asked hoarsely. It was strange, not waiting to die anymore, to think about something besides dying. He knew very well that there was no burger and enjoyed teasing Narcissa for believing her. It was the first time in a while he could remember smiling.

"He forgot the onions," his daughter-in-law muttered. He cracked up his eyes to see Draco, pale as a ghost and squeezing Katherine's hand as hard as he could.

"Father, I…" Draco looked absolutely horrified as Cissa forced Katherine out of the room. Lucius laughed when Narcissa glared at her, and she immediately complied. Draco jumped nearly a foot in the air when the laugh caused him to break out into a coughing fit. "Your hand…"

"Three fingers is better than none." He lost the ring finger half an hour ago, but the healers thought they could grow it back, unlike the pinkie. He vaguely wondered if he would have trouble holding his grandchildren. "I think… I think I'll have a few decades before you have to worry about this again."

"I… I…" His son threw his hands in the air as he grappled for the words. "You were gone. I never thought you would… die."

I know you'll do just fine without me, Lucius wanted to say but knew it was useless. It didn't matter if his son needed him. Draco wanted him there. As much as it worried him, he didn't have the cold relationship with his son that he feared he had. He wasn't Abraxas. "I want things to change."

Draco's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "What?"

Lucius forced himself to sit up and say what he had been burying for years. He wasn't Abraxas. He wasn't. "When you were born… You were the most beautiful-you were… I-I love you."

He couldn't remember ever saying it out loud. He said it through toys, brooms, books, and extravagant parties. Never with words. Twenty three years. It took him over twenty three years to be able to say it.

Draco gulped, seeming to not believe his ears. "I love you too."

They stood there, staring at each other for a while. Such levels of intimacy were usually reserved for their wives, who understood every part of them. Lucius felt unbearably guilty when his son finally broke down. Not because Draco was relieved that he was alive and that they finally said it, but because after over twenty three years, he was still afraid to hug his son.


Narcissa didn't want to leave Lucius alone. Kat should've known she'd get stuck babysitting when she cried her way out of that parenting class. She wanted to sign up for a new one. Draco picked the most expensive one he could find, and she felt like the other parents-to-be were from another planet because they were bragging about designer rattles from brands she didn't even know existed.

"If I visit Neville, will you tell on me?" Kat asked as Lucius read the paper. Merlin, he was boring.

Lucius didn't look up from the paper. "If I told, then I would have to spend more time with you."

"I'm glad to see we're on the same page here," Kat said as she heaved herself out of her seat. Less than a month to go until she could (hopefully) see her feet.

Kat was still avoiding her other healer, meaning her dead healer's father, like the plague. Draco was worried, but she figured everyone was alright since the babies still seemed to be trying to kick their way out. Her healer would be alive if it wasn't for her.

And so, she was trying her best not to be seen as she headed for Neville's room. "Hey," she whispered to Ron once she knew the coast was clear. "Any improvement?"

Ron shook his head. "…He was supposed to help me pick out Astoria's engagement ring."

"I could help." Kat pouted when he snorted. Her fashion sense wasn't that bad. "Or I could just agree with whatever you like."

"His grandmother kicks me out when it's past his bedtime," Ron said absentmindedly. "I can't wait to tease him for still having a bedtime."

"I'm still trying to set him and Luna up." Actually, Kat was pretty sure Luna would go on a date with him now. She was unbearably shy around Neville, but now that he couldn't talk back, she'd probably be more willing to go on some sort of twisted coma date with him. Luna was weird like that.

"He's shagging his roommate." Damn. Ron stuffed his hands pockets. "I want to propose before the baby comes."

The baby was due a week ago. Ron looked too much like a kicked puppy for her to say so though. They would have to go as soon as possible.


"Ron's going to propose," Astoria announced while Draco was babysitting her later that week. Even though she had woken up at noon, she looked absolutely exhausted but sounded as chipper as ever.

"And you're ready to get married?" Draco asked doubtfully. Are you ready for any of this?

Astoria shrugged and rubbed her back. He wondered how she was able to stand upright at this point. "We still have to plan everything. And the plans will go on the backburner once Reid gets here. It won't happen for two or three years."

"Okay…" As Katherine got further and further along, Draco was learning to never disagree with a pregnant woman. Still, he couldn't resist saying, "So you aren't ready?"

Astoria gave him an odd look as she waddled to the fridge. "I told you. It doesn't matter because I have plenty of time."

"So you aren't." Wrong move. Draco held his breath as Astoria slammed the fridge shut and slowly turned around, looking angrier than he had ever seen her. "I mean—"

"How dare you judge my relationship?" Astoria spat. Before Draco could fearfully ask what the hell she was talking about, she burst into tears. She never could stay angry for long… "My-my baby is-isn't a b-b-bastard!" she wailed. "You're so h-h-heartless!"

"Uh…" To Draco's horror, she actually wet her pants in front of him. Wait a minute… Astoria immediately stopped crying, only to grip the counter in pain a moment later. Oh no…


Ron was never one for shopping, or so Kat thought. Astoria was sleeping when they dumped Draco at his place, so they had plenty of time to look for the prefect engagement ring. Typically, Ron knew what he wanted, bought it, and they left to go get something to eat within ten minutes. This time, however, her best friend had to inspect every inch of every jewelry store in Diagon Alley. Kat wanted to strangle him as they started heading back to the first store they went to.

"You know," she said breathlessly as she struggled to keep up with him. "I'm lugging around an extra forty pounds."

"What if she doesn't like it?" Ron asked, referring to the first ring they looked at, a silver one with a heart shaped ruby.

"Then you take it back," Kat growled. Her back was absolutely killing her, and Ron had her walking around for hours so they could walk back across Diagon Alley to the first store they apparated to.

Ron stopped outside the shop and to Kat's horror, turned around. "What if she thinks I only want to marry her for the baby?"

"Then she'll say yes anyway," Kat said stupidly, causing Ron to tense. "What?"

"I want her to know I want to marry her because I love her!" Ron yelled as he started pacing outside the jeweler's. They were so fucking close! "Maybe I should wait a year…"

Maybe he should have voiced these concerns before he had her sweating like a pig in late November! He was going to get an engagement ring if Kat had to force him to get a plastic one for a knut in one of those machines at the joke shop. "Ronald Bilius Weasley, you are proposing to Astoria or I'm telling your mum that you got her up the duff on the first date!"

"But what if—?"

Kat shoved him into the shop before he could say another word.

Once inside, Kat peeled off her sweaty coat and conjured a chair. Having hot flashes in the winter was the worst. Now, all Ron had to do was buy the bloody ring so she could go home.

And then the jeweler just had to show Ron a similar ring that had tiny diamonds around the heart shaped ruby. A ring that was twenty galleons over Ron's budget. Kat almost stroked out then and there.

"I finished this one while you were gone," the jeweler said proudly. "I thought if you came back, you would want something better."

Ron's ears turned red at the word "better." If he left the store to start looking again, Kat was going to cry. "Do you, er, have a payment plan?"

The jeweler, an elderly man with white hair coming out of his ears, blinked in surprise. "Oh, yes, but you won't be able to take the ring until you complete the payments."

"No!" Kat shrunk in her seat when Ron and the jeweler turned around and stared. She was not walking around Diagon Alley again. "I mean… He needs it now."

Ron shook his head. Why?! After all morning, he was leaving. "I'll be back."

"I'll give you the twenty galleons, Ron," Kat practically begged once they were outside. They were so close! So bloody close! "I am not—"

"We aren't ready anyway," Ron mumbled, sounding completely heartbroken. "She'll only say yes to make me happy."

I hate you, Kat thought. By the time they were ready, the ring would already be sold, and they would have to look all over again! "No, she wouldn't. Even if you aren't ready to be married, her saying yes would mean she wants to marry you, not that you're going to get married two seconds later!"

Ron glared at her and kicked a pile of snow. "I'd marry her right now if I could."

"Then take the twenty galleons!" Kat hissed, no longer caring if Astoria or Ron were ready. Ron gritted his teeth and ignored her. "I'm going to kill—Oh!"

Ron stopped in his tracks. "What?" he asked fearfully, taking a step away from her as if he was getting ready to run and leave her to give birth in the snow.

"That-that really hurt." It was only one contraction. Kat had been having them off and on for the past few days, but this one was the most painful, too painful to try to ignore. "Take me to the hospital."


"I just don't want you to rush into things," Draco tried as they were checking into the hospital. Astoria glared at him as she eased herself into a wheelchair. "You're like my little sister."

"I'm having a baby!" she screamed. "I've been rushing into things since day one!"

Draco did his best to ignore the stares he was getting and started wheeling her down the hall. "I know. But you can say no to Weasley."

"Why would I do that?" She groaned with another contraction, making Draco pick up the pace. "I love him. I love our son. What more is there to it?"

"Erhm…" Why was he bothering? Astoria would be happy either way. "I don't know."

Astoria gave him the dirtiest look she was capable of (which honestly wasn't much). "Then butt out and go get my fiancé."

Draco backed away as a healer took over. At least he didn't have to deal with this anymore.

Perhaps he spoke too soon because Draco ran down the hall to collide headfirst with Weasley. He fell flat on the ground, but Weasley only rubbed at his forehead.

"Oi!" Weasley turned red with fury. "You're supposed to be with 'Storia, not visiting your dad!"

"Her water broke." Draco looked around, but there was no Katherine in sight. The room spun a little as he stood up. "Where…?"

Weasley shrugged. "Oh. I left her in her room to go get you. She's all in a huff because I got Sirius and everyone else before you." As if Draco's words only just sunk, the Weasel turned green. "Did you just say Astoria's water broke?"

"Why is Katherine here?!" Draco shouted, a little too loudly because a few mediwitches stopped to stare, no laugh, at him.

"Astoria's having the baby?" Weasley asked in disbelief.

"Yes, yes. It's such a shock that she's having her baby ten days after she was supposed to," Draco spat as Weasley started to run off in the direction of Astoria's room. "Where did you leave my wife Weasley?"

He shouldn't have told Weasley until he knew exactly where Katherine was. The oaf was grey and couldn't talk, only point in his wife's general direction before running off to find Astoria. Draco never hated him more in his entire life.


"Hey." Kat smiled breathlessly when Draco skidded into the room and almost tripped. "That was fast—Ah!"

"Just-just breathe." Draco winced when she snatched up his hand and dug her nails into it. If he complained, she was going to break the skin. "Astoria's water broke."

"Mine didn't." Kat slumped in relief when the contraction ended, but her relief was short lived. All the Weasleys came to see Astoria, only to find out that she wanted no one in the room but Ron. Sirius, Remus, Teddy, George, Angelina, Hermione, Bill, Fleur, and even little Vicky and Fred were suddenly crammed into her room. Then she saw two blonde heads. Oh God. Narcissa had a camera.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley soon entered too. She hurried over to Draco and handed him a letter. "Do you think you could give this to Daphne?"

"I'm a bit busy at the moment…" All the color was slowly draining from his face. Soon enough, he was an odd gray color.

George pointed at Narcissa's camera. "Are you going to stick that in between Kat's legs?"

Narcissa took a step back. "Absolutely not!"

"Don't talk to my wife like that!"

"Don't yell at my husband like that!"

"Mummy! I want ice cream! You said I gets ice cream!"

"If you were nice and quiet, Victoire. You aren't being very quiet!"

"C'mon, Fleur. Let the girl have some ice cream!"

"Bill! We talked about this!"

Remus cleared his throat and gave Kat a pitying look. "Let's all go and get ice cream—"

He tried to pick Teddy up, who ran past him to try to get to her. "KAT!"

"Teddy, I…" Kat reached out for him but stopped when she heard a thud that made Narcissa scream. Draco was passed out cold on the floor. What a great birthday this was going to be…

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