Chapter 41

In less than twenty four hours, Adora Potter had lost her mother, sister, and her just newly brother-in-law. Draco was to live with Lucius and Adora was going to share a room with Susan at Arabella's house. Narcissa and Remus were going to have their funeral tomorrow with Larissa's and it looked as if it was going to be a really big funeral, which wouldn't have made Larissa happy. Adora had just realized that her O.W.L.s were coming up in a month and she really needed to study. That was whenever this hell she was living in would finally settle down. Ron kept trying to get a hold of her through her mother's mirror that they usually talked through, but Adora was ignoring it. Adora didn't want to talk to anyone, she felt alone totally alone. Adora had lost half of her family in one night, and now all she wanted to do was disappear. Everyone seemed to die because of her.

First, Adora's father after she was born because he was trying to save he identity. Second, Adora's adopted parents were trying to protect her from Voldemort. Third, Adora's biological mother trying to get Lucius Malfoy away from her. Last but certainly not least, Narcissa and Remus because they wanted a better life for Draco and herself. There was only a month and a half of her fifth year left, and so many had already died. Something told Adora there were still more to come.

Tap, Tap, Tap. "Yes?" Adora spoke in a whisper.

"Adora, it's me Ginny. Is it alright if I come in…Harry and Ron are with me too."

Adora sniffled, "Yes come in." Maybe the company of them would keep her sane.

At Hogwarts….

Draco shook himself back to reality and Flooed over to Arabella's house where all the others were. Draco wasn't really too keen into seeing Susan's brother, or the two Weasley goofs. In his opinion they could all disappear from the earth and he'd never care or would he. Well, Draco would care if Susan hurt, and Draco knew for a fact that if something happen to that annoyingly stupid Potter, Susan would have a fit. It would be a mess, kind of like he was feeling now. Draco looked around for Adora, she had to be somewhere, yes he looked for the two most important people in his life right now. Adora and Susan Potter. The name Potter didn't sound as bad as sounded on the other one. Draco walked into the living room to find a very pretty Arabella Evans talking in hushed voices to the new Minister Sirius Black. Draco coughed to let them know that someone was in the room, Sirius didn't looked to pleased to see him there, but Arabella was a different thing.

"Yes, dear?" Arabella was as nice as his mother always said she was.

"Do you know where Adora is?"

Arabella nodded, "Yes, I believe she is upstairs with Susan. You can go up there, she really wants to see you."

Draco's heart skipped a beat, "Who wants to see me?" Draco asked not believing what he was hearing.

Arabella giggled, it was Susan's laugh and Draco smiled. "Adora of course. Who else?"

"Your right, I'm not thinking straight." Draco gave her a half grin and left before he could make himself look any more stupid.

Draco was all caught up in his thoughts that he didn't realize that he'd ran into someone, "What the hell are you doing here?" Came a voice Draco knew only too well.

"To see my aunt, Potter." Draco snapped at back at Harry.

"Adora, is fine. Susan and I made sure of that. Didn't think a Malfoy cared so much about a Potter."

'There is so much you don't know.' Draco thought to himself which made Harry look at him weirdly. "What's wrong with you, Potter? Of course, I care. Adora's my aunt, and I'm not a Malfoy."

"Oh, yeah? Then what the hell are you?"

"A Crane."

There was a little pitter patter of feet coming down the stairs there was a pretty redheaded girl, "Oh, hey Draco." Came out of Ginny Weasley's mouth, "Adora thought she heard your voice, she's up in Susan's room. Well I mean, she's up in Susan and her room. Adora really wants to see you, I'll show you were it's at." Ginny said smiling at him. Draco just nodded and followed the girl up to the bedroom.

Draco stepped inside, but Ginny just stuck her head in. "Adora, I need to talk to Harry and my brother. Here's Draco, are you going to be alright? I'll be back later, I promise."

Adora just nodded, she looked awful. Draco realized that he would have looked that horrible if he'd found his mother and step-dad dead. Draco couldn't imagine what his poor aunt was going through. "Are you okay?" Draco asked looking at the heap that was Adora. Adora looked up at him, she had dark circles under her eyes, tears falling down her face, and face was all splotchy. "I…I…can't believe this. Th…they were just here and now….now….now…" she began sobbing hard and ran out of the room into a bathroom and locked the door.

Draco just sat there clueless what to do, he'd never had so many emotions going on inside him, but then he was pulled back to reality when a hand was placed on top of his. Draco looked up to see the owner of the hand, but he couldn't believe it. Why on earth was Susan Potter showing him affection? "Are you okay?" Draco just shrugged his shoulders. "You know that if you need anyone I'm here for you."

Draco turned to her his eyes stinging and a hot single tear that was trailing down his face, "There for me? There for me? Are you joking me! One moment you tell me that this could never happen. That no matter what we could never be together, and now you're here for me? Bullshit!"

"Draco," Susan whispered, with hurt in her eyes cutting him apart, but he wouldn't show it. "I am here for you, as a friend and only a friend. Why can't you just have that? Why must you have more?"

"Because…because…."

"Yes?"

"Because I love you." They stared at each other for a few moments, Susan couldn't believe he just said that. There was no way in hell that Draco loved her. Loved her so much to torment her for year for being a Hufflepuff, torment her for her frizzy brown hair she'd had for five years, and now he loved her. Unknown to the both of them stood two spirits at the door of the bedroom that they both occupied. One that they'd both known, another that they'd only heard about. The two spirits looked at the two children and then at one another, nodded and disappeared. Adora Potter was just leaving the bathroom to see the two spirits and put her in complete shock . Of all the days why in Merlin's name would these two spirits show up, and in front of Susan and her bedroom. Adora full of wonder sneaked up to her new bedroom door that she'd be occupying with her niece soon, to find Draco and Susan looking at each other, but they weren't looking for long. Draco began to speak, "Didn't you hear me? I said I love you."

"I heard what you said," Susan said quietly. "And I don't listen to liars."

"Damn it, Susan! I'm not lying, I'd never lie about this. I love you with all of my heart and soul and…."

"QUIT IT!" Susan yelled at him, "I can't take this. I can't hear another word out of your mouth." Susan was now standing full of fury.

"Fine." Draco quit talking stood up and began to kiss Susan for the third time that night, but the odd thing was that Susan didn't pull back this time. Adora's mouth dropped to the ground, what the hell was going on! This couldn't happen, Adora now understood the last vision she had perfectly. The girl that Draco is fighting about with his father is Susan. It made perfect sense. It was Anthony Potter and Larissa Crane story all over again. Except this time, it would work out or so Adora hoped. Adora couldn't bear to loose another family member. Susan finally pulled away from Draco, her whole body shaking. Adora ran back to the bathroom so that they wouldn't see her, and she then entered the room. "Uh, I need to go. I have to talk to Harry about…" Susan was saying. "About….uh…I forgot. Harry just said he needed to see me," before either Adora or Draco could object Susan was gone.

"Did Harry really call her?" Adora asked knowing the actual truth that Harry didn't.

"Um yeah. I think I heard her, but you know how bad my hearing is so…um…I don't know," Draco smiled and ran downstairs.

Draco looked at the floor knowing that Harry hadn't called Susan's name and she was just trying to get away from him and make Adora think that there was nothing going on between them, but Susan wasn't quick enough.

As Susan walked out of the room and started down the hall and the staircase, Adora looked at her nephew and now realized that Susan was the girl that Draco had been arguing about with his father in her vision, but how? Out of all the people why….them? There was a hand put upon her shoulder and a familiar voice asked her, "Are you okay?"

Adora turned around to find her boyfriend, Ron Weasley. "One day," Ron put his arms around her and Adora was in a tight hug with him. Ron pulled back and brought her out in the hall with him, Malfoy looked very strange tonight, as if he was going nuts. Although, Ron would probably be going nuts if his father killed his mother and grandmother all in the same night. Once they were out in the hallway and sat down on a bench right outside the bathroom, Adora began to hug Ron again and he felt her body lightly shake and he knew she was crying, lightly but still crying. "Let it all out, love. Just let it all out," Ron said rubbing Adora's back, and that's what she did. Adora began to sob very hard, and Ron knew things were about to take a drastic change. Somehow they would.

"Harry, will you please quit pacing like that. You are making me all nervous," Harry stopped in front of his girlfriend looked at her for a moment and started up again. "Really, Harry please. You are starting to make me really sick, you know walking back and forth and back and forth. What's bothering you?"

"Malfoy," Harry growled.

"Oh, dear here we go."

"No, Ginny." Harry sat down beside her at the kitchen table, "This time it's different."

"But, Harry it's always different." Harry narrowed his eyes at Ginny, "What's so different this time?"

"Draco actually cares."

Ginny busted out laughing and Harry looked at her like a mad woman. "Aww, how sweet," Ginny spoke once she quit laughing. "Are you two going steady yet?"

"GINNY!" Harry roared.

"Geez! I was just playing, you know sometimes that Potter temper isn't always so cute."

"Ginny, will you please listen to me?"

"Fine, fine. What do you mean, 'He actually cares,'?"

"About Adora, and I read his mind and he said more than I'd ever know."

"Well, Harry." Ginny placed her hand in Harry's, "Of course he cares about Adora. Yes, they didn't have the best start, but he does lover her, as much as the rest of us do."

"I don't trust him."

Ginny looked at Harry and took her hand back, "I swear, you never change."

"Excuse me!"

"The poor boy lost his grandmother, mum, and step-father all in the same day! Also, add that his father killed them all, you'd think you'd might be just a little sympathetic."

"Ginny, this is Malfoy we're talking about. He'll be a Death Eater after we all graduate, and you defend him? You always think people are so nice, but not all of them and defiantly not Malfoy." Ginny just glared at Harry and walked to the fireplace. "Where are you going?"

"Back to school, as soon as have cooled down and you have grown up you can come talk to me." With that Ginny was gone.

"Girls," Harry muttered after Ginny had Flooed back to Dumbledore's office. Harry was about to go look for Bella when he heard a voice coming out of the fireplace. "Cho is that you?"

Cho giggled, "Yes, hi Harry. How have you been?"

"Better."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Hrary pulled a chair up to the fireplace to talk to his old friend. "Why is that? You've found your two aunts and you little sister, right?"

"True. Even though this was suppose to be a really good day, it hasn't been. Adora's mum, sister, and brother-in-law, Remus were all killed by Malfoy's father tonight."

"Remus? You mean as in Professor Lupin?"

"Yes," Harry said nodding his head yes at Cho.

"Oh, dear. I'm so sorry to hear that. How are Draco and Adora?"

"Malfoy! Why is everyone so damned concerned about Malfoy!"

"Harry, you need to chill out."

"Your starting to sound like Ginny."

"Well, Ginny is a good girl. Anyways, I didn't try to get a hold of you because of all this, David has been asking about you." Harry felt his arms go numb, "I know that your not his father or anything, but he really looks up to you. Do you think on your next holiday you could come see him?"

Harry smiled, "Yeah, I'll come over on Saturday, okay?"

"Perfect! See you then."

Susan realized that she had left her cloak back in her room so she went back hoping that Draco had left, she looked in the room and didn't spot him. Susan went to the bed she'd sat upon and grabbed her cloak….

"Susan?" Draco asked, she turned around and now Draco could look into her brilliant green eyes.

Susan bit her lip, "I've got to go."

"But…"

Susan saw how upset Draco was actually making her and Susan ran out of the room before it began to upset her she again. Susan ran out into the hallways to see Adora crying on Ron's shoulder. " Um?" Susan muffled. Ron and Adora broke apart and Adora looked even worse than before. "Hey, I really need to get back to Hogwarts, are you going to be okay?" Adora nodded, Susan hugged her half-aunt and went downstairs but stopped midway. There was an argument going on.

"I thought I told you to get out of our home!" Sirius Black's voice boomed.

"And I thought I told you I'm not leaving without my son, DRACO!" Lucius Malfoy's voice roared.

'Oh, goodness!' Susan thought to herself. There Arabella was trying to hold back not only Sirius, but also Harry. Susan ran back upstairs to her future bedroom to see Draco sitting on the bed they were sitting on earlier, he looked furious with himself.

"Why would you tell her that! Why would you be so stupid to tell her you loved her! A beautiful girl like that would never…"

"Talking to yourself now?"

Draco turned around to see Susan Potter standing at the doorway, "Come back to me?" Draco winked at her.

"You wish."

"You know me so well."

"Your father's here, he wants you to go home with him."

"I haven't a father, that's a murder downstairs. The only man that was like a father to me died today."

Susan felt a tear go down her face, she truly did feel sorry for him. "He wants you."

"I know," Draco began to stand and walked up to Susan. Draco ran his fingers through Susan's long flowing hair. As Draco was beginning to walk out, he pulled her hand up to his mouth to kiss her hand. " Goodnight, Susan." Draco opened the door, but she pulled him back.

"Take it back."

"Take it back?" Draco asked not surly knowing what she was talking about.

"About what you said you felt for me."

"Do you want me to lie to you now?"

Susan smiled at Draco, he was totally confused now.

"What's so funny?"

Susan giggled at Draco, but in a flirtatious way if he was correct. Susan grabbed his collar and pulled Draco towards her and kissed him in the most passionate way that she could. Susan felt many things that she had never felt before: Love, Hate, Confusion, Desire, and Betrayal. Susan pulled away again, kissed his nose, and walked outside of the room.

Draco stood there again in total shock, Susan always left him speechless! This time was different, this time Susan had also taken his breath away. This time Susan had made a move on him! Not the other way around. Draco was still thinking about the kiss when he heard his father bellow his name again, in which he ran downstairs.

"Where the hell have you been?" Lucius said looking at the only part of Narcissa he had left.

"Upstairs, with Adora."

Lucius looked at his son as if Draco had just spit on his grave, "Let's leave boy." Draco just stood there, "I said leave, as in now." Draco nodded, Lucius disapparated. "Miss Evans?" Draco looked at Arabella, "Is it alright if I Floo to my house from here."

Arabella smiled at him, "Of course, Draco."

Draco then turned to Sirius, "Minister, I'm sorry about all this. I didn't think, my…my…I didn't think he'd show here."

"Don't worry about it."

Draco looked at Harry, but didn't say anything. Then he spotted Susan on the staircase and he felt his knees go weak.

"Here you go Draco," Arabella held the bowl that held the Floo Powder. Draco turned to Arabella and thanked her as he Flooed home.

After Draco left Harry turned to his aunt Arabella, "Can you please tell me why those two being of scum were in my house?"

Bella looked at Harry as if he was a madman, "Harry, Draco was here for Adora like the rest of us. His father came for him."

"Malfoy, shouldn't be allowed here at all."

"I agree." Sirius said nodding, "But, I'm talking about Lucius."

"What about Draco?" Harry asked his anger starting to rise.

"He'll be allowed here."

"WHAT! Are you insane!"

"No," Sirius said trying to calm down his godson. "Draco will be allowed here, because there's no way in hell that I'm letting Adora go to the Malfoy Mansion. Draco has every right to come here to see Adora, she his half-aunt too."

"Are you implying that I'm related to him!"

"No," Bella said about to take control of Harry's temper. "Draco is related to Adora on Adora's mum's side. You and Susan are related to Adora on her father's side."

"People at school are saying that we're cousins, though." Harry said starting to turn red with anger, being related to Draco Malfoy just boiled his blood.

"Well, Harry dear, their wrong. The only way that Draco could be your cousin is if Narcissa and James were brother and sister, and they never were. So Draco can visit anytime he wants to see Adora. If you would take a moment to see how much Draco cares for her, you know Adora isn't the only one hurting. You can see how torn up Draco is just by his eyes, but he was still here for Adora and not showing that he need to be there for, also."

Harry nodded, "Maybe, Ginny was right. I think I need to go back to school and apologize."

"I would recommend that," Sirius laughed, and Harry was gone.

Susan came down the stairs to find Sirius and Bella sitting down at the kitchen table, "Bella, Sirius?" They both looked up and smiled at her. "Do you think it would be okay if I stayed with Adora tonight. I know that Ron can't stay in the same room with her to make sure she's okay, and I'd like to be there for her. Ron's got a Quidditch match along with Harry and the other Gryffindor Players tomorrow, Slytherin vs. Gryffindor for the Cup. So maybe Ron should go back to school to get some rest, I'll just skip the match. They called all classes off and the game starts at ten, they are not sure how long the game is going to last. So I can just skip the match and stay here with Adora."

"That sounds good to me," Bella said smiling. "Sirius?"

"Fine with me. I'll owl Dumbledore and inform him. Can you go tell Ron he might want to go back now?"

Susan nodded and turned around to see Ron. "That's not necessary. I'll be leaving now. Susan, please watch her and be there for her." Susan nodded and Ron also left for school.

Susan said goodnight to her godparents and went upstairs to the bedroom that Susan would be sharing with Adora. Susan was going to talk to Adora but found her asleep.

Susan went to her bed, to find a mirror on it had a note that said, 'If you ever need me, just whisper my name and you can see me if I'm dressed and talk to me if I'm awake.' Susan smiled knowing who it was from. Susan put on some pajamas and crawled into bed, and she whispered a name to the mirror to see that person fast asleep with a smile on their face.