Ok I've had to re-submit this chapter as I found a rather large error in the original one. 100 brownie points to anyone who can guess what it was lol.

Anyway here you go. I don't like this chapter very much, but I couldn't think of anything to write. It's a bit muddled and lacking in content I think, but read it anyway. Please.

Christmas Part II

Narcissa introduced her to the circle of men and women. It was clear from the curious looks and exchanged glances that some knew of her true parentage. It was a man introduced as Theodore Nott who broke the silence after her introduction. He stepped forward and took Eriador's hand.

"You are as stunning as your mother." He said, kissing her hand.

Raid was completely thrown by this complement, she though that no-one would mention her mother. However, she regained her composure quickly.

"Thank you Mr Nott." She said graciously.

A quick glance at Narcissa showed the depth of her hatred for Raid. Her eyes were glaring daggers at Raid.

The large hall was soon filled to capacity with glamorous visitors. There were many ministry officials present, including the Minister for magic himself. Raid scowled as her eyes came across Dolores Umbridge. Draco watched her curiously, and followed her line of sight to see who she was scowling at.

"Oh she's not that bad really. She's nice to the Slytherins." He said grinning.

Raid stuck her tongue out at him.

"Oh come on." He said laughing. "It's funny how she's always having a go at Potter."

Raid smiled at this. A shadow of concern flicked through her mind. She still had to make it up with Harry. He was a bit of an idiot, but she had to try at least.

"Well yeah, but she's still a bitch. At least I don't have to go to her lessons." Raid said smiling up at Draco.

"What? How come?" Draco asked.

Raid looked guilty.

"I had an argument with her the first lesson I had with her, she told me to never set foot in her class room again. Or something like that. So I haven't" She said grinning.

"You're unbelievable."

Raid just smiled. She spotted her foster parents across the hall talking to Lucius.

"Come on, come and meet my foster parents." She said, pulling Draco across the hall.

Raid's foster parents were in deep conversation with Lucius Malfoy when they walked over. Raid's foster mother, Lucile, was dressed in a deep scarlet ball gown, with her dark brown hair pulled back out of her face in a similar style to Draco's mother. Her foster father, Carlos, was dressed in dress robes of a midnight blue.

"Eriador, there you are. We've just been hearing about you relationship with Draco from his father." Lucile said, hugging Raid.

"Hi mum, dad." Raid said smiling.

"Where have you been this holiday?" Carlos asked, as he too hugged Raid.

"Oh, I've just been staying at a friends." She replied absently.

"We barely see Eriador in the holiday." Lucile said to Lucius. "She always out with her friends." She said disapprovingly.

"At least she has found herself a respectable boyfriend now, not like the friends she had at home." Carlos said reprovingly.

Raid looked distinctly uncomfortable, if Lucius Malfoy found out how close she was to muggles, things could become very uncomfortable for her.

"Anyway," she cut in. "I'll be back in the next few days, I'm just catching up with people, you know."

Lucius looked at her curiously.

"Where did you say you were staying?" He asked.

"Oh, just at a friends house." Raid said.

She wasn't directly lying, Sirius was a friend, and it was his house.

"I'm going to get a drink. Draco, you coming?" Raid said, trying to get away from her foster parents.

Draco simply nodded.

"See you later." Raid said to Carlos and Lucile.

Eyes followed Raid as she and Draco made their way over to the buffet tables to have some punch. Draco had not spoken since they had left his father.

"What's up?" Raid asked, as she poured herself a drink.

"Where have you been staying?" He asked quietly.

"I told you, at a friends." Raid said, looking at the ceiling.

"And where is that?" Draco asked.

"I let you have your secrets Draco, let me have mine." Raid replied carefully.

Draco sighed and slipped his arms around her waist.

"What a pair we make." He murmured in to her hair.

"Indeed." Raid sighed.

"So," Draco said more brightly. "What do you think of the house?"

"It's very big." Raid said matter of factly.

Draco laughed.

"Come on, we're going to dance." Draco said, as music started to play and couples made their way to the dance floor.

"Oh no, no, no, no." Raid said, pulling against him.

"Yes you are. I'm going to teach you." Draco said haughtily.

He dragged Raid to the dance floor and arranged her arms and feet.

"I can't believe I'm doing this." Raid muttered.

"Stop moaning and do what I tell you." Draco said, laughing. "Just follow my lead, I'll go slow."

As Draco guided Raid around the dance in a slow waltz, stumbling occasionally as Raid trod on his feet, the chandeliers dimmed and more couples joined the floor. Raid could see Lucius and Narcissa and her foster parents waltzing quickly around the hall. She found that concentrating on dancing helped her to momentarily forget that she was in a room full of people who could have been Death Eaters, that Draco would soon be joining them, and also that Lucius Malfoy had been questioning her whereabouts during the holidays. She just focused on moving her body in time to the music and following Draco round the dance floor scowling at his suppressed smile playing at his mouth. In no time the music had stopped and partners were changing. Raid found herself face to face with Lucius Malfoy.

"May I have this dance, my dear?" He asked, bowing.

"Well, if you like, I can't dance though." Raid answered.

Draco moved off to dance with his mother and Raid looked longingly after him. Soon enough Lucius was whirling her about the dance floor, as she did all she could to keep her balance and not tread on his feet.

"You're mother is a wonderful woman." Lucius said quietly.

"She lovely isn't she." Replied Raid dryly, looking over at her foster mother. Who was dancing elegantly with Fudge.

"I'm talking about your real mother." Lucius said shortly, looking at Raid meaningfully.

"I never knew her." Raid said carefully.

"No, but she knows all about you. You're the spitting image of her you know." Lucius began idly.

Raid said nothing.

"You have a great name to live up to Eriador Lestrange, make sure do." Lucius said silkily, staring Raid in the eye.

The music finished once more and Lucius moved of in to the crowd. Raid decided that she had, had enough of dancing for the moment and made her way to the chairs at the edge of the room. Her mind was screaming at her to leave the mansion right now. Sirius was right, she shouldn't be here. If Lucius ever found out she was an ally of the Order of the Phoenix, he would kill her. And he had just told her that he hoped she would be like her mother. A sneer curled at Raid's lips at the thought of it. She never be like her mother. She jumped as a hand was placed on her shoulder.

"Are you ok?" Draco asked, looking down at her.

She smiled.

"I'm fine." She said brightly. "Just resting a minute."

Raid spent the evening staying away from anyone she thought would comment on who her mother was. She danced some more with Draco and found that it wasn't actually that hard, and began to enjoy it. The time went quickly and soon Raid began to watch the clock, wishing that time would slow down so she could spend more time with Draco. It was nearly twelve and Draco and Raid were back on the dance floor. The music washed around them as they danced gently in the crowd. Raid lost herself in the music and focused only on being with Draco. He had his arms tightly wrapped around her waist, she had her arms around his neck and her head resting on his shoulder. She wanted the dance to last forever. Draco's mouth brushed her ear.

"I love you." He whispered.

Raid both wanted to hear these words, and dreaded hearing them. She wanted him to love her, but was scared of what it would mean. He had taken a dark path, one she would not follow him down. In spite of this, she knew the depth of her feelings for him, she knew she loved him and would wait for him to turn from the path of darkness in to the light, if that ever happened.

"I love you too." She said, pulling back to look at his face.

Draco took her hand and led her from the dance floor and through a small door. The corridor afterward was dimly lit, Draco led her along it.

"Where are we going?" Raid asked curiously.

Raid nervously remember Sirius' warning of not going anywhere with Draco. She quickly quelled her nervousness, Draco wasn't going to do anything to hurt her, he'd just told her he loved her. 'God you sound naïve' Raid thought.

Draco opened a door on the right to reveal a room bathed in moonlight. Raid walked in slowly and gazed out of the huge window. It reached from the floor to the high ceiling. Draco did not light any candles, the room was bright enough from the moonlight shining in. Raids dress glimmered in the light but her dark hair seemed to repel the dazzling light. Draco stood behind her as she looked out in to the extensive grounds of Malfoy Manor, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck gently. Raid stood for a moment, enjoying the feel of his lips on her neck, before twisting round to face him and putting her lips to his in a crushing kiss. Breaking apart, the intensity of the kiss had left them breathless, they stared in to each others eyes, they kissed once more as their hands travelled each others bodies. Draco broke the kiss this time. He looked in to Raid's eyes, questioning, as he held her tightly against him.

"Have you ever, umm, you know." He whispered, staring at her shoulder.

"Well, umm, no." Raid whispered, looking at the floor. "Have u?"

Draco nodded.

"What do you want?" He asked quietly.

"I want you." Raid said, looking up in to his eyes.

There you go, now review and tell me how bad it is lol. But don't be too nasty.