A/N: Sorry for the mistakes in the last chapter. Hope this one is better. Thanks for supporting me. Here's another chapter. Enjoy :))

Chapter 36: Family vibes

" You don't understand, we shouldn't hide it from her. We should tell her.""She's just a kid, let her have a happy childhood."

"It won't be worth it. Not when she'll find out that she's not prepared for all of this. You can't pamper her forever. Someday she'll find out."

"Maybe, but we can still train her, even if she doesn't realize."

"But how? How can we train her if we don't know anything about this? It hasn't happened before. Ever. How?"

"Everyone in the Glow will research. We'll be ready when we have too. Calm down you'll see."

Although I wasn't capable of seeing anything, I could tell that my surroundings changed. Where before I was in a warm, fire lit room where the little flames heated my face, now I was in a cold, wet room, getting a claustrophobic feeling.A spine chilling laugh was heard from somewhere behind me, along with a sound that resembled a cloak dragged on the stone floor."Such fools they are. It's already happening. Even they can't stop it, let alone you. You're just a weak little girl. Untrained, weak powers, skinny body hmm! Not a chance at stopping me. You're as good as dead. Hahahhhhaa..."

A shiver went through my body as I jumped out of my sleep, waking up in the cold sheets of the big bed in my room at the Malfoy manor. I couldn't believe that Narcissa made a room for me right after my mother told me that after she dies, I'll stay with her. Even though I thought it was a bit too much, I liked the room. The ceiling was tall, giving the round room the look of a tower, the walls were a light turquoise with white paintings on them. Spirals and magical creatures decorated the wall(s) and a big crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling. A big queen sized bed with turquoise silk sheets was sitting in opposite part of the room from the door, white thin curtains hanging around it, fixed on a bed frame. Other than that, there was a big white vanity, a dresser and a huge window next to the bed. The room was cold because the rest of the house was too hot and I put a spell on the air in my bedroom.

I couldn't go back to sleep although there seem to be still night outside, so I pulled on a pair of black shorts and a lila sweater, brushed my hair before pulling it into a ponytail and exited my room barefoot, feet making a clicking sound on the marble floor. Those blasted nightmares were starting to get on my nerves. Right now I didn't want anymore of them. I wanted to spend my holidays in happiness. And if they waited eleven years they could wait one more so I could spend a happy year with uncle Moony.

When I got to the kitchen, it was empty so I lit the fire and started making some forest fruits tea for myself. As the teabag was infusing the water, Narcissa entered the room in a dark purple loose top and jeans. She looked so different compared to the day I came. She was more relaxed and wasn't sporting a straight, cold look. She looked kind and happy as she closed the door behind her and opened a window so we weren't going to cook ourselves there. Oddly, the sun was shining outside, even though just a moment before I saw stars outside the window. I think she saw my funny glance, because she chuckled.

"It's ok dear, you're not going insane. On holidays, we put a spell on all the windows so it always looks like it's night. That way, we can sleep properly. So, you're up early, what happened?"

"Nothing, just a nightmare."

I felt the awkwardness in the air as her smile faded a little. It was just for a second, but I saw it.

"But...you know about that, don't you ? You're in the Glow after all. You know what this is about."

"Well,- no, I don't."

"You do, you just aren't allowed to tell me anything. Just one thing I want to know. When will they tell me everything? When will all these nightmares stop? I can't take it anymore. Please, please tell me..." I felt my face heating and my eyes watering. I used my hands as fans, shaking them to cool my face.

She looked at me with a sad look on her face. He blue eyes shone with concern.

"Well, it wont be until you're ready sweetie. I'm sorry. But you can't know until then."

"But what if-" I cut mid sentence wondering of it was ok to tell her.

"What if what ?"

"Well...I get these dreams where...I start getting parts of my memories back. And it's killing me that they're hard to rich. At least the most important parts," I mumbled.

Her smile grew wider as she hug me.

"I knew your mom was right. You're very powerful, more than others. Look, whatever you're going to find out, we're gonna be here for you. All of us. You're not alone in this. It's our problem too. "

Then Draco came and we started making pancakes. By the time we were finnished, the three of us were full of flour.

The first week passed like this, cooking, singing muggle songs in the dining room and fighting with books in the library, occasionally actually reading a page or two. One day, as Draco was whining about how bored he was, I and Narcissa painted my bed frame with magical paint. After an hour, black flowers and natural forms were flying around the pilings of my bed, and my soulmate was full of painted that we threw at him for whining too much.

As my head fell on my pillow that night after a long shower to get all the paint (that Draco covered me in to take revenge for turning his mother against him) off, I smiled genuinely, feeling a warmth in my heart.

"So that's what it's like to have a family"

(although the Hogwarts staff was like a family to me, Draco and his mom had a blood connection and it felt...different.)

A/N: I can't help but ask it: has anyone else here read the All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness? Anyway, hope you liked the chapter. Happy New Year!

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