So we've passed 50 chapters and we're still nothing close to the end, are we? We are! Most probably, there will be 60 chapters total. Of course, if I don't get any new ideas while translating...

The next day after the twins' birthday, Narcissa brought the girls to the Malfoy Manor.

'You gave us these bwoomsticks...' Flora said.

'So maybe you should...' Hestia continued,

'Teach us...'

'...to play quidditch!'

'Okay' Aquilla nodded and went to get her broomstick and balls. Draco of course joined the girls.

'And Theo will come' he said. 'We should wait for him.

'Theo plays Keepel' Aquilla nodded.. 'And we thlee will be Chasels. Thele is place fol new two Chasels in oul teams.'

The twins double-grinned. Aquilla and Draco greeted Theodore as he came, and they introduced him to the twins. The boy's face paled.

'I am going to be one against three Chasers?' he asked. Aquilla smiled to him.

'That's how it goes in leal quidditch!' she exclaimed. Theodore nodded and got on his broom.

'We'll play without the Bludgers today' Draco calmed his best friend. 'We have no Beaters today...'

It took the twins some time to feel confident while flying, but once they got it, they waved to Aquilla.

'Theo, get to action!' Aquilla shrieked and tossed the Quaffle to Flora. The girl didn't catch it, but her sister did and she flew towards the loops. When Hestia threw the Quaffle towards the loops, Theo turned his broomstick and caught the ball. He tossed it to Aquilla then, who once again threw it to Flora. By next two hours, the Carrow twins were throwing the ball to each other, sometimes trying to score, and they even succeeded a few times. The reason of this, however, wasn't really the twins' growing skill...

'Isn't ouw Keepew paying mowe attention to Aquilla than the game?' Hestia asked her sister. Flora shook her head, but she agreed a while later... when the Quaffle tossed by her missed Theodore's head by a few inches.

Draco smirked at Theodore, pointing at his little cousin and shaking his head. Theodore blushed and paid more attention to the game, not letting any other goal until Narcissa called the kids for a pie and milk.

'You al a bettel Keepel evely game' Aquilla said, patting Theo's shoulder. Flora snickered.

'Aquilla and Theo, sitting in a tree' she chanted, pulling her sister's sleeve.

'K-I-S-S-I-N-G!' they continued. Theo blushed bright red and Aquilla grimaced just like her mother would do.

'Fiwst comes love, then comes mawiage...'

Aquilla hid the Quaffle in the ball chest and „accidentally" let a Bludger out. It flew towards the twins, who shrieked in fear and ran away. The other three kids laughed their lungs out before Theodore caught the ball.

'Good job' he whispered to Aquilla's ear. The girl nodded and they went inside the Manor to have their pie and milk.

The twins didn't seem afraid anymore and were producing vast amounts of twin talk. All the others were amused by it, but Aquilla seemed cautious. She wouldn't easily forget their teasing her and Theo.

She liked Theo. But it didn't mean she was kissing with him. Kissing was something the adults did. And Aquilla wasn't adult yet...

Lated Aquilla hugged the twins goodbye and she went to play the piano while the boys were playing... well, in boyish style. Suddenly someone – after a while she recognized Draco – grabbed her in waist and pulled to his room. He laid her on his bed.

'Huzzah! I, brave pirate Drake, kidnapped Princess Kila!' he screamed, pressing her to the cushions. Aquilla rolled her eyes and grimaced.

'Pilates again? Kidnapping fol lansom?' she asked. The door swung open and Theo came in.

'Worry not, beautiful princess! I, noble Prince Nott, will save you!' he announced. Aquilla watched the boys' pretended fight with amusement. Finally the „pirate" lay defeated under the „prince's" hand. Theodore offered Aquilla his arm.

'Please, follow me, princess' he said, smiling. 'We were just bored playing only pirates' he whispered to her ear. Aquilla nodded. She, however, still wasn't happy with the way boys treated her. They could always kidnap her doll and not disturb her piano training. So she decided to at least have them pay for this. Not in a very cruel way...

'Will you play house with me?' she asked, attacking him with puppy eyes. Theo sighed.

'But... but Flora and Hestia won't know?' he asked shyly.

'Of coulse!' Aquilla shook her head. 'It's no fun fol me when they tease us.'

She dragged the boy to her room and shoved a doll in his hand. A while later Draco came there, looking for Theodore, and saw him playing house. He smirked and was just figuring a sarcastic comment when Aquilla stood up and shoved another doll into his hand.

'Will you play house with us?' she asked. 'You may be Uncle Labbit.'

Draco examined the doll. It was definitely masculine. And on the doll's left forearm, there was a Dark Mark scribbled with pencil. The boy smirked again and sat down next to the other kids. After all, it was no shame to play with a little cousin...

Theodore had dinner with the Malfoys and Aquilla. Then the three kids played in the garden until Mrs. Nott came to pick her son up.

'So lovely' she said. 'I'm very happy he found friends.'

'Me too' Narcissa nodded. 'Theo is always welcome here.'

'And Draco is welcome to us tomorrow.'

'Thank you.'

Theodore didn't let his mother humiliate him by hugging him when his best friend could see – he was six years old, so he was a big boy already. He only waved goodbye to his friends and let his mother disapparate with him. Aquilla sighed as he was gone.

'I like him' she said. Draco smiled and stroked her hair.

'He's a good friend' he said with a short nod. 'And quite a good Keeper...'

Aquilla smacked her cousin jokingly. Was quidditch everything the boys could think about?

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