'Goodnight, Draco' Narcissa said, kissing her son on the forehead. Draco smiled to her.

'Goodnight, mommy' he said. Narcissa left his room and went to Aquilla's room, to kiss her goodnight as well. Then she went to her own bed. She really needed a good sleep.

Suddenly about midnight the silent night was broken by an earsplitting scream. Narcissa jumped out of her bed, half-awake, and tried to figure the source of the cry. She dashed to Aquilla's room. The girl reached her both hands to the woman. Narcissa sat down on her bed, next to her, and hugged her tightly.

'What happened, Aquilla?' she asked softly. Aquilla sobbed.

'Auntie, you no die?' she asked miserably. Narcissa swayed her gently.

'No, absolutely not' she said. 'It was only a bad dream.'

'An' uncle no die?'

'Just the same.'

'An' Dlaco?'

'Neither.'

'An' Akila?'

'Definitely not' Narcissa sighed. 'My darling, it was only a bad dream. Most of dreams aren't real. But if you are afraid, maybe you'd like to sleep with us? In our bed?'

Aquilla nodded. Narcissa noticed that the girl's safety cloth was on the floor, so she picked it up and gave to her. Aquilla hugged the piece of striped fabric all the way to her aunt and uncle's bedroom, and later, when she was lying between them.

'Goodnight, Aquilla' Narcissa said once again, kissing the girl. 'Remember, we're just next to you. You are safe…'

Aquilla nodded, half-asleep. Soon she drifted back to sleep. The rest of the night passed calmly, but of course the girl woke up very early. Narcissa did her best to keep her asleep, but it was in vain.

'Must be after Rodolphus' Lucius assumed. 'Bella could sometimes sleep to midday!'

'Akila wan play' Aquilla whined.

'Then go and play' Narcissa said. 'But please keep it quiet, as we still want to sleep.'

'Akila nice' Aquilla nodded. She went to her room and took her set of finger paints. Painting was something she enjoyed, and it was quiet, so the girl assumed that she could occupy herself with it until the adults or Draco got up…

The first thing that Narcissa did after she got up was taking her niece to the bathtub. Aquilla didn't want to get washed, she liked being covered in paint, but as soon as she was in the tub, she reached her hands to her sponge.

'Akila self' she said. Narcissa giggled.

'First it's hard to take you to the bathtub, then it's hard to take you out…' she said. Aquilla shrugged, still washing herself.

'Dance today?' she asked. Narcissa shook her head.

'Music first, and then Theo will come for some flying. Only Theo, so there will be no match…'

'Okay' Aquilla nodded. 'Tlain.'

'Yes, training. Maybe one day you will be in the house team, like your mom…'

'Akila will.'

After the bath Aquilla dressed herself in a simple dress and dashed to the music room. Draco was there already, so she sat down beside the piano.

'Twinkle, twinkle, little stal…' she sang. 'Play fol Akila.'

'No' Draco teased her. 'I'll play something else.'

'Then Akila no play fol Dlaco' Aquilla shrugged.

'I can play for myself.'

'Akila too!'

'Then why are you asking me to play for you?'

'You al at piano.'

'Fair enough' Draco nodded, chuckling.

In the afternoon, Theodore Nott came with his broomstick.

'So, Aquilla, are you ready?' he asked and tossed her a Quaffle. Aquilla caught it and got on her broomstick.

'Take this!' she squealed, throwing the Quaffle at Theo. Draco joined them with his training Snitch. When he had a chance to fly, nothing could make him do what he should do.

'Got it!' he shrieked, waving the Snitch, and he let it free again. He pouted a little that the other two kids didn't appreciate his success, busy with the Quaffle and loops. Draco flew a little closer to them. Sure the two of them got along very well.

'Kila, to me!' Draco called and his little cousin passed him the Quaffle.

'I thought you're rather a See… ouch!' Theo gasped as the red ball hit him in the stomach.

'Sorry, Theo' Draco shrugged apologizing. 'I thought you were supposed to be a Keeper…'

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