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"I can't go in there with you Draco"
He looked at Ginny, who was sitting in the driver's seat of her father's car. The car was now parked out side of Jessica's parent's house. Draco nodded and looked from her to the house they were parked in front of, and then back to Ginny.
"I know that" he mumbled, looking up at the house once again. It was a two story, stereotypical suburban house on a high quality, busy, stereotypical street in a normal stereotypical town.
"I know you can do this Draco. It seems hard, but you can do this. I have faith in you" Ginny replied. Draco nodded and opened the door to the car.
"Wish me luck" He smiled nervously.
"Good luck" she smiled and watched as he took a steadying breath.
He stepped out of the car, closing the door behind him. The air smelt different here, he had always thought that. Everything in this neighborhood was fresh, the grass was green, the flowers always seemed to be blooming, the birds always singing.
It was a great place for young love.
The sound of giggling was floating on the air. Down the street there was a group of little kids sitting on the footpath in the shade of a large tree. Draco took a few seconds to pause and watch the playing children, they looked so happy. Draco wondered if he would ever hear Kayla laughing like that.
Taking another deep breath to gain what was left of his courage, Draco looked up at the building in front of him. The Warners house, Jessica's house. Draco was surprised to see that very little about this house had changed. The lush green grass was still manicured to perfection, the garden beds were still filled with bright colors, and the piles of fallen leaves were still carefully arranged by the fence.
The only thing that had changed, was one of the biggest trees had been cut down, and a smaller one had been put in its place. The larger tree had always been Jess's favorite, she used to like to climb it, and Draco remembered that they had even carved their names into it during that summer.
It hurt that Mr. Warner would cut down Jessica's tree.
Draco continued his path to the front door, still silently taking in his familiar surroundings. His stomach gave a painful, unwelcome lurch as the first set of memories hit him. Memories of sitting with Jessica under the trees, sharing picnics or just talking, memories of climbing the trees and sitting together in the branches, memories that threatened to make the tears spill. He put his head down, watched his feet, and sped up his steps.
Draco looked up, and before her knew it, he was standing on the door step in front of the door. He took a deep breath and fought the new set of memories that were making their way to the surface.
With a shaking hand and hitched breath, Draco pressed the doorbell. The sound echoed around the house, and the echo made his heart race. His pulse quickened, and his blood pumped in erratic, nervous patterns. Waiting for the door to open was doing his head in, he realized that he would not be able to stare at the wooden door for much longer. He had to look some where else, anywhere else.
So he turned back to the car, Ginny was in the process of climbing into the back seat, more than likely to have a quick sleep. Neither of them knew how long this was going to take, but she was probably right in thinking she would have enough time for a quick snooze.
"Draco?" A male voice asked from behind her. Draco turned back to the door and smiled nervously at the middle aged man.
"Hello Mr. Warner" Draco replied. He was surprised by how much Jacob Warner had changed. He looked older, the grey that had only streaked his temples last time he saw him had now spread, giving him a full head of grey hair, adding many years that need not have been visible. And his eyes were different too; they looked empty and hollow, showing so much pain. Jacob Warner looked a lot older than he needed to.
"Draco, we told you to stay away, you can not see Kayla" Jacob began gruffly.
"I am not here to see Kayla sir, is Mrs. Warner home?" Draco asked. Jacob looked over his shoulder to the stairs that lead to the second story of the house. From some where in the home, some one was singing.
"Yes she is, but she is laying Kayla down for a nap, she would not appreciate visitors, good day" Jacob replied, and began to shut the door. Draco groaned to himself and pushed his foot forward, blocking the door so that it could not completely close.
"With all due respect, Mr. Warner, I believe that you and you wife would wish to hear what I have to say" Draco replied. Jacob just applied more pressure to the door, trying to force it shut. Draco winced as his toes got crushed.
"Remove yourself from our property, young man, or I will remove you with force" Jacob warned.
"This is not just about me, Sir; this has a lot to do with Kayla. Now I can come in, and explain it all to you and your wife, or you can find it out the hard way." Draco replied calmly, still not moving his foot from the door way.
"What do you mean that this has something to do with Kayla?" Jacob asked, opening the door slightly.
"By now you know I am different?" Draco asked, Jacob nodded. "There is a million to one chance that Kayla is different to, different, just like me. It will be less of a shock if I explain it to you and your wife...."
"Our grand daughter is not different!" Jacob replied.
"Not yet, but believe me, by her eleventh birthday, she will be, she will be extremely different. It would be best if you know the details now" Draco replied carefully. Jacob gave him a dark, suspicious look.
"Are you planning on doing something to our grand daughter?" Jacob asked.
"No sir, never, I just ask for the opportunity to explain this whole situation to you. Maybe then, you will see why it is best if I am involved in my daughter's life." Draco explained. Jacob looked at him, an obvious internal battle was taking place with in him, before he opened the door wider and let Draco come in.
"Go through to the living room, I will go and get my wife" Jacob replied before turning and climbing the stairs.
The living room was exactly the same. Comfortable couches sat around the room with a small coffee table in the center of them, on one wall there was a fireplace and mantel piece, and on the other side of the room was big book cases holding awards, books and pictures.
Draco crossed to the book case. There were all of the usual photographs there, pictures of Jessica and her brothers growing up. There were pictures of Jess from aged three through to age 16, just before she died. There was a family portrait of the Warners and then beside it, there was another family portrait.
The second portrait was obviously different. Mr. and Mrs. Warner both sat, and behind them stood Jessica's brothers. Jessica was not in the photo, but on Mrs. Warners lap was a little baby, obviously Kayla.
Around the room, there were other pictures of Kayla. Some of them were very recent, showing just how much his little girl had grown up. Pictures of her at the park and at the beach, pictures of her playing with her uncles and grandparents and other little kids from the area. But there was one photograph that caught his attention.
It was Jessica, and unfortunately it was towards the end of her life. She looked weak and frail as she sat on the rocking chair that he recognized from Jess's old room. Curled up in her arms was Kayla, and she looked to be asleep in her mothers arms.
Pain and sadness began to rise in him, and all of his efforts to clamp it down seemed useless. Soon, tears began to run down his cheeks. He had not realized till then just how much he missed Jessica. He had spent the last few months missing Kayla, but he had never given himself to really grieve over the death of the only girl that he had loved.
He made no move to wipe his tears away as he stood and looked down at the photograph. The two women that he loved most in the world, Jessica and Kayla, and both of them were completely unattainable. One had been ripped away from him in cruel twist of fate, and the other had been kept away from him by family who thought they knew what was best.
"Draco" The voice interrupted him, and he replaced the photograph back on the shelf, quickly wiping his tears away. He turned to the owner of the voice.
"Hello Mrs. Warner" Draco smiled tearily. Evelyn Warner smiled sadly at him, oddly understanding that he was still hurting over his loss. Evelyn moved into the room and gestured for him to take a seat on one of the chairs. Draco wiped his cheeks again and then moved to the couch, sitting down. The Warners sat on the couch opposite him.
"Please forgive us for not offering you something to drink, but as you can tell, we are anxious to get this out of the way" Jacob informed Draco, who nodded.
"I promise I will not stay longer than I have to, sir, I only wish to explain a few things to you, then I will be out of your hair" Draco replied.
"Then, what is it boy, what do you have to say?" Jacob asked.
"First off, I would like to ask, do you believe in magic?" He began, he had practiced what he planned to say in the car, having the same pre written conversation over and over again with Ginny.
"Magic, as in pulling rabbits out of hats and making women disappear in boxes?" Jacob asked. Draco shook his head.
"No, not show magic, different types of magic. Transfiguring things, changing one thing into another, creating potions, levitating things....." Draco tried to explain, but even as his words left his mouth, he realized how stupid it all sounded.
"Don't be silly, of course we do not believe in that Hocus Pocus. If it can not be explained by science, then I personally do not believe it, and neither does my wife." Jacob replied, Evelyn nodded her agreement.
"Sir, with all due respect, could you please be open minded about this. It will be a lot easier to understand if you could think outside the mainstream way of looking at the world" Draco replied. Jacob and Evelyn looked at each other.
"What has this got to do with anything, with our grand daughter?" Evelyn asked fearfully, Draco took a deep breath.
"Magic is real" Jacob and Evelyn began to laugh, until they saw that Draco was not joking. "Magic is real, as we speak, all around the world, witches and wizards are living amongst the 'normal' people. There is a whole magic 'world' that co exists parallel to this 'normal' world that you live in"
"Draco, son, have you ever thought of seeking, ah, professional help?" Jacob asked. Draco held up his hand.
"Please, sir, let me finish" he replied "The magical world has been around of many years, and there is a very exclusive, well, selection process. Some families have been in this world for generations, since the beginning of time, some witches and wizards are the result of one magical parent and one non magical parent, these are called half bloods, and then there is a person with magical gifts, but no magical blood what so ever, these are called by some, the more immature and bigoted people in magical society, Mudbloods" Draco continued to explain. The Warners sat and listened to everything he had to say, but Draco could tell that they were not exactly believing him.
"When one of these magical people reach their eleventh birthday, they are invited to attend a magical school where they study magic. After seven years of education, the witches and wizards are then allowed to do magic and live in the magical world."
"Interesting story, charming really, but what does all this crap have to do with you and Kayla?" Jacob asked. Draco took a deep breath.
"Sir, my family, the Malfoy's come from a long line of pure blood wizards, I am a pure blood wizard, and we are highly influential people in our world. I have just finished my seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the best magical educational institutions in all of the wizarding world. I am now a full grown wizard....and as my daughter, there is a high chance that Kayla also has magical blood. In fact, I am a hundred percent certain that she does have magical blood" Draco replied carefully. The Warners looked at each other with shocked, scared looks on their faces.
"Draco, I think that you need to get serious help, for you to first of all create this story, and now to actually believe it......." Jacob began, but stopped when his wife began to tug on the sleeve of his shirt.
The coffee table that was usually situated between the two chairs was now floating a few inches off of the ground, and slowly rising. Draco sat, his wand out, pointing it at the table. When he saw that he had both Jacob and Evelyn's attention he lowered the table to the floor again. Jacob stood, and began to examine the completely normal table.
"You have tampered with this, you set this all up" Jacob accused.
"I couldn't have" he replied, replacing his wand in his pocket. "I used magic, a simple levitation spell that is usually taught to first year students" Draco replied. Evelyn was still sitting, gaping at Draco.
"Do something else, prove to us that what you say is real" Jacob snapped, Draco took out his wand again and pointed it at the photo of Jessica and Kayla that he had been looking at earlier.
"Accio Photograph" he said, and the photo frame zoomed through the air to his waiting hand. He placed it on the coffee table, and waited for one of them to say something.
Jacob took his place beside his wife again, clutching her hand and just staring at Draco.
"I understand that this is a lot for you to deal with. Jessica didn't believe it, or want to believe it when I told her the first time" Draco replied. Evelyn finally stopped gaping.
"Jessica knew about this?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am, I told her everything, that was why she decided that we should no longer date, and I think that is why she did not want me around our daughter" Draco replied softly.
"You said Kayla would be effected by this? How? Will she be given the opportunity to study this?" Evelyn asked, Jacob was still sitting, his jaw hanging open.
"Yes Ma'am, I believe that she would be invited to join our world. She would more than likely be asked to attend Hogwarts when she is eleven" Draco began.
"What if we do not want her to study this, this, freaky behavior?" Evelyn asked.
"As far as I know, you have no choice in the matter. I actually don't think that any one ever turned down a Hogwarts acceptance" Draco replied.
"Then Kayla Warner will be the first" Evelyn replied "I will not have my grand daughter going to no school of witchcraft and wizardry. I will not have my daughter's daughter living in a world like that"
"She is a part of that world weather you like it or not. She is lucky to have been born into this opportunity, and she will never fit into your world. If you ignore the fact that she is different, she will never ever fit in to this world. I am offering her the chance to fit in some where, some where were she will not be seen as different" Draco explained.
"She will not be seen as different here"
"Kayla will be seen as different in this world. She is a witch, and with out the proper training, she will not be able to control her gift. With out the proper training, she will be dangerous, not only to others, but to herself." Draco replied angrily, he didn't see why these people were being so difficult.
"Dangerous?" Jacob asked.
"Some times, the emotions of an untrained witch or wizard can make them do unusual things. Ignoring her magical talent, having no one around to train her in the magical arts could ruin her life in ways that you just don't understand" Draco replied.
"No, you are ruining her life in ways that you don't understand. You and these insane stories that you have brought with you, that is what is hurting her. I want you out of my house and away from her Draco" Evelyn practically screamed, standing and pointing to the door. "I never want to see you face around here again. It was Jessica's decision to bring her daughter up normally, and now, it is our decision to bring her up normally, with no interference from you. She will live a normal life, with no magic!"
"Her life will not be normal if there is no magic in it!" Draco exclaimed. "After a while, she will keep going back to it because it is in her nature."
"Then we will do what it takes to get it out of her nature" Jacob replied. Draco looked from Evelyn to Jacob and back.
"Then I hope you know that you have a fight on your hands" Draco replied, moving to the front door, being followed close behind by them.
"Expect and owl to arrive at your house soon with information of the Custody case. There will also be information and a contact address for a Wizarding law representative."
"Wizarding law representative?" Jacob asked. Draco opened the door, and then turned back to them.
"I hoped it would not have to come to this....I will see you in the wizarding courts"
He heard the door close behind him as he walked quickly down the path and back to the car. Ginny was back in the front seat, tapping her fingers on the steering wheel.
"How did it go?" She asked as climbed into the car and sat in the passenger's seat.
"Just take me home" Draco replied. "Please, just take me home"
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"I brought you some tea" Ginny said softly, entering Draco's bedroom, he was laying on his bed, his head buried in his pillow, and it looked like he had been crying. His eyes were red and puffy, and he seemed to be sniffling.
Ginny entered the room quietly and sat on the edge of his bed, resting the cup of tea on his beside table. He looked unable to speak, but that did not shock her. She didn't think she would necessarily want to talk if she had to go thought what he had.
He had gotten back into the car and had not said anything other than his request to take him home. He had sat silently all the way home, his head resting against the glass. She had tried to lighten the mood, tried to get him to open up and say something to her. Ginny had told silly little jokes and stories, but the most she ever got out of him was a small smirk.
Ginny had heard the raised voices towards the end of the conversation. She had heard them shouting something about being normal. She had expected just a little bit of yelling and screaming, but it seemed that Draco hadn't.
As soon as they returned to his house, he disappeared up the stairs to his room, once again not saying anything. Ginny had shrugged, gone to the kitchen to make tea.
His face was still buried in the pillow. Ginny reached out hesitantly and ran his hand down his back.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked.
"Not much happened, they are assholes" Draco mumbled into the pillow.
"Well said" she smiled slightly. Continuing to run her hand down his back, she took a deep breath "I know that that was hard for you Draco, and I am sorry you had to do it alone."
"It would not have been so hard if they had been just a little open minded" he replied.
"Did you see Kayla?" Ginny asked carefully, treading softly on the subject.
"No, she was in the upstairs bedroom having a nap" Draco said rolling onto his side so that he could look at her. He had definitely been crying, she could tell. Reaching up carefully, she brushed a piece of his hair out of his eyes.
"We have to go to the ministry soon, to set a date for the custody case" Draco told her. Ginny nodded. She knew that it would have to come to thins, but now that they were in the process of planning it all, it was extremely sad that it had gone that far.
"I have to go home, it is getting late and dad will realize that the car is gone soon" Ginny replied, brushing more hair out of his eyes, he nodded and pulled her into his arms.
"Are you coming back tomorrow?" He asked, suddenly sounding very young and venerable.
"Yes, of course I am" She replied, hugging him a little tighter "Look after you"
"Ok" he released her and she moved to the door. Ginny turned back to look at him. He had rolled over again, and buried his face in the pillow.
"Draco" She began
"Yes?" Cam his muffled reply.
"Make sure you eat something"
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Another chapter written, yay.
It is amazing, I think this is the first story I have ever written where the two main characters have not kissed by the tenth chapter. I am amazed at my self control.
Oh oh oh, and how cool is it that Order of Phoenix finally has a release date, only five months till I can read it. And it is seven hundred and something pages long. !!!!!!!!!!!!
Like always, I hope chapter is not lame
Review please
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"I can't go in there with you Draco"
He looked at Ginny, who was sitting in the driver's seat of her father's car. The car was now parked out side of Jessica's parent's house. Draco nodded and looked from her to the house they were parked in front of, and then back to Ginny.
"I know that" he mumbled, looking up at the house once again. It was a two story, stereotypical suburban house on a high quality, busy, stereotypical street in a normal stereotypical town.
"I know you can do this Draco. It seems hard, but you can do this. I have faith in you" Ginny replied. Draco nodded and opened the door to the car.
"Wish me luck" He smiled nervously.
"Good luck" she smiled and watched as he took a steadying breath.
He stepped out of the car, closing the door behind him. The air smelt different here, he had always thought that. Everything in this neighborhood was fresh, the grass was green, the flowers always seemed to be blooming, the birds always singing.
It was a great place for young love.
The sound of giggling was floating on the air. Down the street there was a group of little kids sitting on the footpath in the shade of a large tree. Draco took a few seconds to pause and watch the playing children, they looked so happy. Draco wondered if he would ever hear Kayla laughing like that.
Taking another deep breath to gain what was left of his courage, Draco looked up at the building in front of him. The Warners house, Jessica's house. Draco was surprised to see that very little about this house had changed. The lush green grass was still manicured to perfection, the garden beds were still filled with bright colors, and the piles of fallen leaves were still carefully arranged by the fence.
The only thing that had changed, was one of the biggest trees had been cut down, and a smaller one had been put in its place. The larger tree had always been Jess's favorite, she used to like to climb it, and Draco remembered that they had even carved their names into it during that summer.
It hurt that Mr. Warner would cut down Jessica's tree.
Draco continued his path to the front door, still silently taking in his familiar surroundings. His stomach gave a painful, unwelcome lurch as the first set of memories hit him. Memories of sitting with Jessica under the trees, sharing picnics or just talking, memories of climbing the trees and sitting together in the branches, memories that threatened to make the tears spill. He put his head down, watched his feet, and sped up his steps.
Draco looked up, and before her knew it, he was standing on the door step in front of the door. He took a deep breath and fought the new set of memories that were making their way to the surface.
With a shaking hand and hitched breath, Draco pressed the doorbell. The sound echoed around the house, and the echo made his heart race. His pulse quickened, and his blood pumped in erratic, nervous patterns. Waiting for the door to open was doing his head in, he realized that he would not be able to stare at the wooden door for much longer. He had to look some where else, anywhere else.
So he turned back to the car, Ginny was in the process of climbing into the back seat, more than likely to have a quick sleep. Neither of them knew how long this was going to take, but she was probably right in thinking she would have enough time for a quick snooze.
"Draco?" A male voice asked from behind her. Draco turned back to the door and smiled nervously at the middle aged man.
"Hello Mr. Warner" Draco replied. He was surprised by how much Jacob Warner had changed. He looked older, the grey that had only streaked his temples last time he saw him had now spread, giving him a full head of grey hair, adding many years that need not have been visible. And his eyes were different too; they looked empty and hollow, showing so much pain. Jacob Warner looked a lot older than he needed to.
"Draco, we told you to stay away, you can not see Kayla" Jacob began gruffly.
"I am not here to see Kayla sir, is Mrs. Warner home?" Draco asked. Jacob looked over his shoulder to the stairs that lead to the second story of the house. From some where in the home, some one was singing.
"Yes she is, but she is laying Kayla down for a nap, she would not appreciate visitors, good day" Jacob replied, and began to shut the door. Draco groaned to himself and pushed his foot forward, blocking the door so that it could not completely close.
"With all due respect, Mr. Warner, I believe that you and you wife would wish to hear what I have to say" Draco replied. Jacob just applied more pressure to the door, trying to force it shut. Draco winced as his toes got crushed.
"Remove yourself from our property, young man, or I will remove you with force" Jacob warned.
"This is not just about me, Sir; this has a lot to do with Kayla. Now I can come in, and explain it all to you and your wife, or you can find it out the hard way." Draco replied calmly, still not moving his foot from the door way.
"What do you mean that this has something to do with Kayla?" Jacob asked, opening the door slightly.
"By now you know I am different?" Draco asked, Jacob nodded. "There is a million to one chance that Kayla is different to, different, just like me. It will be less of a shock if I explain it to you and your wife...."
"Our grand daughter is not different!" Jacob replied.
"Not yet, but believe me, by her eleventh birthday, she will be, she will be extremely different. It would be best if you know the details now" Draco replied carefully. Jacob gave him a dark, suspicious look.
"Are you planning on doing something to our grand daughter?" Jacob asked.
"No sir, never, I just ask for the opportunity to explain this whole situation to you. Maybe then, you will see why it is best if I am involved in my daughter's life." Draco explained. Jacob looked at him, an obvious internal battle was taking place with in him, before he opened the door wider and let Draco come in.
"Go through to the living room, I will go and get my wife" Jacob replied before turning and climbing the stairs.
The living room was exactly the same. Comfortable couches sat around the room with a small coffee table in the center of them, on one wall there was a fireplace and mantel piece, and on the other side of the room was big book cases holding awards, books and pictures.
Draco crossed to the book case. There were all of the usual photographs there, pictures of Jessica and her brothers growing up. There were pictures of Jess from aged three through to age 16, just before she died. There was a family portrait of the Warners and then beside it, there was another family portrait.
The second portrait was obviously different. Mr. and Mrs. Warner both sat, and behind them stood Jessica's brothers. Jessica was not in the photo, but on Mrs. Warners lap was a little baby, obviously Kayla.
Around the room, there were other pictures of Kayla. Some of them were very recent, showing just how much his little girl had grown up. Pictures of her at the park and at the beach, pictures of her playing with her uncles and grandparents and other little kids from the area. But there was one photograph that caught his attention.
It was Jessica, and unfortunately it was towards the end of her life. She looked weak and frail as she sat on the rocking chair that he recognized from Jess's old room. Curled up in her arms was Kayla, and she looked to be asleep in her mothers arms.
Pain and sadness began to rise in him, and all of his efforts to clamp it down seemed useless. Soon, tears began to run down his cheeks. He had not realized till then just how much he missed Jessica. He had spent the last few months missing Kayla, but he had never given himself to really grieve over the death of the only girl that he had loved.
He made no move to wipe his tears away as he stood and looked down at the photograph. The two women that he loved most in the world, Jessica and Kayla, and both of them were completely unattainable. One had been ripped away from him in cruel twist of fate, and the other had been kept away from him by family who thought they knew what was best.
"Draco" The voice interrupted him, and he replaced the photograph back on the shelf, quickly wiping his tears away. He turned to the owner of the voice.
"Hello Mrs. Warner" Draco smiled tearily. Evelyn Warner smiled sadly at him, oddly understanding that he was still hurting over his loss. Evelyn moved into the room and gestured for him to take a seat on one of the chairs. Draco wiped his cheeks again and then moved to the couch, sitting down. The Warners sat on the couch opposite him.
"Please forgive us for not offering you something to drink, but as you can tell, we are anxious to get this out of the way" Jacob informed Draco, who nodded.
"I promise I will not stay longer than I have to, sir, I only wish to explain a few things to you, then I will be out of your hair" Draco replied.
"Then, what is it boy, what do you have to say?" Jacob asked.
"First off, I would like to ask, do you believe in magic?" He began, he had practiced what he planned to say in the car, having the same pre written conversation over and over again with Ginny.
"Magic, as in pulling rabbits out of hats and making women disappear in boxes?" Jacob asked. Draco shook his head.
"No, not show magic, different types of magic. Transfiguring things, changing one thing into another, creating potions, levitating things....." Draco tried to explain, but even as his words left his mouth, he realized how stupid it all sounded.
"Don't be silly, of course we do not believe in that Hocus Pocus. If it can not be explained by science, then I personally do not believe it, and neither does my wife." Jacob replied, Evelyn nodded her agreement.
"Sir, with all due respect, could you please be open minded about this. It will be a lot easier to understand if you could think outside the mainstream way of looking at the world" Draco replied. Jacob and Evelyn looked at each other.
"What has this got to do with anything, with our grand daughter?" Evelyn asked fearfully, Draco took a deep breath.
"Magic is real" Jacob and Evelyn began to laugh, until they saw that Draco was not joking. "Magic is real, as we speak, all around the world, witches and wizards are living amongst the 'normal' people. There is a whole magic 'world' that co exists parallel to this 'normal' world that you live in"
"Draco, son, have you ever thought of seeking, ah, professional help?" Jacob asked. Draco held up his hand.
"Please, sir, let me finish" he replied "The magical world has been around of many years, and there is a very exclusive, well, selection process. Some families have been in this world for generations, since the beginning of time, some witches and wizards are the result of one magical parent and one non magical parent, these are called half bloods, and then there is a person with magical gifts, but no magical blood what so ever, these are called by some, the more immature and bigoted people in magical society, Mudbloods" Draco continued to explain. The Warners sat and listened to everything he had to say, but Draco could tell that they were not exactly believing him.
"When one of these magical people reach their eleventh birthday, they are invited to attend a magical school where they study magic. After seven years of education, the witches and wizards are then allowed to do magic and live in the magical world."
"Interesting story, charming really, but what does all this crap have to do with you and Kayla?" Jacob asked. Draco took a deep breath.
"Sir, my family, the Malfoy's come from a long line of pure blood wizards, I am a pure blood wizard, and we are highly influential people in our world. I have just finished my seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the best magical educational institutions in all of the wizarding world. I am now a full grown wizard....and as my daughter, there is a high chance that Kayla also has magical blood. In fact, I am a hundred percent certain that she does have magical blood" Draco replied carefully. The Warners looked at each other with shocked, scared looks on their faces.
"Draco, I think that you need to get serious help, for you to first of all create this story, and now to actually believe it......." Jacob began, but stopped when his wife began to tug on the sleeve of his shirt.
The coffee table that was usually situated between the two chairs was now floating a few inches off of the ground, and slowly rising. Draco sat, his wand out, pointing it at the table. When he saw that he had both Jacob and Evelyn's attention he lowered the table to the floor again. Jacob stood, and began to examine the completely normal table.
"You have tampered with this, you set this all up" Jacob accused.
"I couldn't have" he replied, replacing his wand in his pocket. "I used magic, a simple levitation spell that is usually taught to first year students" Draco replied. Evelyn was still sitting, gaping at Draco.
"Do something else, prove to us that what you say is real" Jacob snapped, Draco took out his wand again and pointed it at the photo of Jessica and Kayla that he had been looking at earlier.
"Accio Photograph" he said, and the photo frame zoomed through the air to his waiting hand. He placed it on the coffee table, and waited for one of them to say something.
Jacob took his place beside his wife again, clutching her hand and just staring at Draco.
"I understand that this is a lot for you to deal with. Jessica didn't believe it, or want to believe it when I told her the first time" Draco replied. Evelyn finally stopped gaping.
"Jessica knew about this?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am, I told her everything, that was why she decided that we should no longer date, and I think that is why she did not want me around our daughter" Draco replied softly.
"You said Kayla would be effected by this? How? Will she be given the opportunity to study this?" Evelyn asked, Jacob was still sitting, his jaw hanging open.
"Yes Ma'am, I believe that she would be invited to join our world. She would more than likely be asked to attend Hogwarts when she is eleven" Draco began.
"What if we do not want her to study this, this, freaky behavior?" Evelyn asked.
"As far as I know, you have no choice in the matter. I actually don't think that any one ever turned down a Hogwarts acceptance" Draco replied.
"Then Kayla Warner will be the first" Evelyn replied "I will not have my grand daughter going to no school of witchcraft and wizardry. I will not have my daughter's daughter living in a world like that"
"She is a part of that world weather you like it or not. She is lucky to have been born into this opportunity, and she will never fit into your world. If you ignore the fact that she is different, she will never ever fit in to this world. I am offering her the chance to fit in some where, some where were she will not be seen as different" Draco explained.
"She will not be seen as different here"
"Kayla will be seen as different in this world. She is a witch, and with out the proper training, she will not be able to control her gift. With out the proper training, she will be dangerous, not only to others, but to herself." Draco replied angrily, he didn't see why these people were being so difficult.
"Dangerous?" Jacob asked.
"Some times, the emotions of an untrained witch or wizard can make them do unusual things. Ignoring her magical talent, having no one around to train her in the magical arts could ruin her life in ways that you just don't understand" Draco replied.
"No, you are ruining her life in ways that you don't understand. You and these insane stories that you have brought with you, that is what is hurting her. I want you out of my house and away from her Draco" Evelyn practically screamed, standing and pointing to the door. "I never want to see you face around here again. It was Jessica's decision to bring her daughter up normally, and now, it is our decision to bring her up normally, with no interference from you. She will live a normal life, with no magic!"
"Her life will not be normal if there is no magic in it!" Draco exclaimed. "After a while, she will keep going back to it because it is in her nature."
"Then we will do what it takes to get it out of her nature" Jacob replied. Draco looked from Evelyn to Jacob and back.
"Then I hope you know that you have a fight on your hands" Draco replied, moving to the front door, being followed close behind by them.
"Expect and owl to arrive at your house soon with information of the Custody case. There will also be information and a contact address for a Wizarding law representative."
"Wizarding law representative?" Jacob asked. Draco opened the door, and then turned back to them.
"I hoped it would not have to come to this....I will see you in the wizarding courts"
He heard the door close behind him as he walked quickly down the path and back to the car. Ginny was back in the front seat, tapping her fingers on the steering wheel.
"How did it go?" She asked as climbed into the car and sat in the passenger's seat.
"Just take me home" Draco replied. "Please, just take me home"
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"I brought you some tea" Ginny said softly, entering Draco's bedroom, he was laying on his bed, his head buried in his pillow, and it looked like he had been crying. His eyes were red and puffy, and he seemed to be sniffling.
Ginny entered the room quietly and sat on the edge of his bed, resting the cup of tea on his beside table. He looked unable to speak, but that did not shock her. She didn't think she would necessarily want to talk if she had to go thought what he had.
He had gotten back into the car and had not said anything other than his request to take him home. He had sat silently all the way home, his head resting against the glass. She had tried to lighten the mood, tried to get him to open up and say something to her. Ginny had told silly little jokes and stories, but the most she ever got out of him was a small smirk.
Ginny had heard the raised voices towards the end of the conversation. She had heard them shouting something about being normal. She had expected just a little bit of yelling and screaming, but it seemed that Draco hadn't.
As soon as they returned to his house, he disappeared up the stairs to his room, once again not saying anything. Ginny had shrugged, gone to the kitchen to make tea.
His face was still buried in the pillow. Ginny reached out hesitantly and ran his hand down his back.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked.
"Not much happened, they are assholes" Draco mumbled into the pillow.
"Well said" she smiled slightly. Continuing to run her hand down his back, she took a deep breath "I know that that was hard for you Draco, and I am sorry you had to do it alone."
"It would not have been so hard if they had been just a little open minded" he replied.
"Did you see Kayla?" Ginny asked carefully, treading softly on the subject.
"No, she was in the upstairs bedroom having a nap" Draco said rolling onto his side so that he could look at her. He had definitely been crying, she could tell. Reaching up carefully, she brushed a piece of his hair out of his eyes.
"We have to go to the ministry soon, to set a date for the custody case" Draco told her. Ginny nodded. She knew that it would have to come to thins, but now that they were in the process of planning it all, it was extremely sad that it had gone that far.
"I have to go home, it is getting late and dad will realize that the car is gone soon" Ginny replied, brushing more hair out of his eyes, he nodded and pulled her into his arms.
"Are you coming back tomorrow?" He asked, suddenly sounding very young and venerable.
"Yes, of course I am" She replied, hugging him a little tighter "Look after you"
"Ok" he released her and she moved to the door. Ginny turned back to look at him. He had rolled over again, and buried his face in the pillow.
"Draco" She began
"Yes?" Cam his muffled reply.
"Make sure you eat something"
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Another chapter written, yay.
It is amazing, I think this is the first story I have ever written where the two main characters have not kissed by the tenth chapter. I am amazed at my self control.
Oh oh oh, and how cool is it that Order of Phoenix finally has a release date, only five months till I can read it. And it is seven hundred and something pages long. !!!!!!!!!!!!
Like always, I hope chapter is not lame
Review please