Hey everyone! Did we all make it through October? All here? Well welcome to level 11 of Jumanji. We are almost through the year and somehow November is here. Honestly this year has been such a rollercoaster and I'll be relieved when it's all over but I can honestly say I will never forget this year. I don't think any of us will. Work is slowing down again so hopefully I can get writing again. The plan is to have my new Drastoria fic ready to go as an early holiday treat in December. Fingers crossed.

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LM xxx

Love Changes Everything-Part 9:

The day of the Ball finally arrived and Lucius was carrying Draco around behind Narcissa as she began to stress about the last minute things that weren't quite perfect. Lucius sighed and spoke to Draco before looking around. An idea came to him.

"I'll be back shortly," he said kissing Narcissa's cheek before he headed inside to the Floo Call area and fire called Severus, "any chance you could come and watch Draco if you're ready or can get dressed here?"

"Let me guess she's stressing over the last minute things?" Severus asked as he summoned his dress robes, "step back and I'll come through then," he said and Lucius stepped back and soon Severus was stood in front of him. Lucius called an elf to take Severus' robes to his usual room when he stayed over.

"If you need myself or Cissa then send an elf to come. Draco you may show Severus to your playroom. I know you know the way," Lucius said and chuckled softly as Draco pulled Severus towards his playroom. Lucius sighed before he headed out to Narcissa in the Gardens.

Severus sat down on the floor.

"Will you plaaaaay with me?" Draco asked as he held out a toy and Severus nodded and took the toy from his godson and began to play with Draco and the toys he had selected. He loved his grandson dearly but the thought that he was Lucius' made him sad. He wanted a child with Narcissa more than anything and maybe, one day, that would come true.

Priscilla stepped through the fireplace and soon summoned an elf to her. "Where are my son and daughter-in-law?" she asked an elf.

"Master and Mistress are in the gardens and little master Draco is in his playroom with Mr. Severus," the elf squeaked and bow low before being dismissed.

Priscilla frowned slightly before she swept up the stairs and soon appeared in the doorway to her grandson's playroom. She watched the scene for a few moments before she walked in.

"Grandma!" Draco said as he hurried over to her and she picked her grandson up and cuddled him.

"Hello my little one. Are you excited for the Ball?" she asked before Draco nodded and smiled, "hello Severus," she said before putting Draco back down on the floor and told him to go and play before sitting by the window. Severus knew what she wanted and told Draco to go and play before he went and sat by her.

"If I'd have known that you were coming early I'd have said no Priscilla," Severus said as he looked at her.

"No. It's fine. I've spoken to Lucius and Cissa about all of this but haven't spoken to you yet… or her," Priscilla replied and Severus instantly knew that the witch was on about Eira.

"I wish things were different and that I wasn't as drawn to Cissa as what I am. I can't help it and I feel so bad," Severus said.

"You and Narcissa are soulmates and Lucius and Eira are. What that means is that you cannot help being drawn to each other and that is the bottom line," Priscilla said softly so Draco wouldn't be able to hear, "it is something that cannot be helped but I know that my daughter-in-law longs for a daughter and that Lucius cannot give her one because of the curse."

"I have already said, with Lucius' permission, I would give Narcissa a daughter and allow Lucius to raise it so the child would be safe," Severus said, "she deserves to be happy even if we could never be together properly. I just want her happy."

"Why would you do that? Give up what is yours?" Priscilla said, "it's madness really Severus."

"I'd be godfather and that is what would matter really. I just want Cissa to be happy and if that means giving up parental rights to my daughter then that is what I will do," Severus said, "what matters is Cissa is happy."

"This whole situation is messed up and if we'd all just waited a bit longer then maybe we wouldn't be in this situation," Priscilla sighed, "it's because we never waited long enough that this has happened."

"And you really think Druella Black would have allowed me to marry her daughter? I'm a halfblood Priscilla and no matter what happens nothing will ever change that," Severus sighed, "of course she wouldn't have allowed me to. Narcissa was always going to marry Lucius and have Draco and that is really where we are now. Yes this situation is messed up and there are people hurting but it's better if it's like this."

Priscilla looked at Severus before reaching forwards and holding his hand softly.

"You cannot help who you are in love with and that is really where everything stops. Nobody can help who they are soulmates with and there are people hurting but hopefully, one day, maybe things will calm down and a solution can be sought," she said.

"No. I will not let Draco be caught in the middle of whatever is going on Priscilla. Lucius and Cissa will stay married and things will stay like this," Severus said, "They really have to be this way. For Draco's sake."

"If Eira wasn't Cissa's cousin then in some ways this would be a far less messy situation then it currently is," Priscilla said before hearing a gasp and looked up to see Narcissa stood in the doorway.

"What…?" she asked.

"You have nothing to worry about," Priscilla said as she looked at her daughter-in-law, "Severus and I were just talking about things and there is nothing to worry about."

Severus nodded in agreement as his eyes met Cissa's blue ones and he hoped that she could see that there was nothing to worry about.

"OK. I believe you both. I'm guessing you were discussing certain things," she said and both nodded, "right well the Ball is about to start and guests are arriving so I thought that I'd better get Draco," she said before picking Draco up and balancing him on her hip and leaving the room, blissfully unaware of what was about to unfold during the Ball…