There was silence, partly because Draco had no idea what to say and partly because Abby was very shy.

"So, have you got any friends at school?"

"Yep! Hannah. She's really nice. We went on the slide heaps, and on Wednesday I showed her my wand! But Mum took it away after that." Abby finished disgruntled

"What spells can you do?"

"Heaps! Scourgify and Wingardium Leviosa are my favourites though. Mum taught me them ages ago!"

"What did you do to get your wand taken away?"

"Scourgify. It's really weird though, because first Mum says be yourself, then she says I can't be myself because muggles don't understand."

"She's right on both aspects. Look, if you be yourself around people you trust, then you can't go wrong. Don't take out your wand around muggles because they aren't ready to accept magic and you won't get into any more trouble than you're already in."

"Why only be yourself around people you trust?"

"Because otherwise you could be hurt. Badly."

"But won't people misjudge you then?"

"Some people will. But others will get the fact that you have a shield to protect yourself and it's wrong to try and crack it."

"What would you do if I tried to crack your sheild?"

"I'd be okay with it if it was you. But someone I just met who was asking prying questions? I'd get angry."

"How did Mum break yours?"

Draco laughed softly.

"She looked at me, and it seemed she could see into my heart, so I let her."

"Okay then. Here goes." Abby proceeded to stare at Draco with her silver eyes. He knew she had already seen him and looked straight back at her with the same eyes. She gasped.

"You really are my father!" she said in awe.

'Yep this will be a great weekend.' Draco thought happily.

"And then Grace went all snobby as if I insulted her! It was so funny!" Abby laughed during dinner that night. She had a great afternoon just walking around The Malfoy Estate. They talked about so many things. Now they were having Abby's favourite dish, and were chatting like old friends.

"I gather that this is Grace Zabini?"

"You know her?" Abby asked incredulously

"I'm her godfather."

"No way!"

"Yes way."

"I don't like her Dad."

"Why not?"

"Because her dad looks at Mum as if she's lunch."

"That's because we were best friends for our last year of Hogwarts."

"But I thought Harry and Ron were."

"They were her public ones. You see, Blaise and I were in Slytherin and she was in Gryffindor. It was bad news if we hung together all the time."

"That's stupid."

"Why is it stupid?"

"Because you should be able to hang out with anyone."

"You couldn't then."

"Why not?"

"One word: Voldemort."

"Oh! Mum helped kill him! He was evil and twisted."

Draco felt he should change the subject.

"Time for dessert?"

"Yes!"

"Can you tell me the story of you and Mum?" Abby asked as her new found father tucked her into the king sized bed. She felt if she tried, she could get lost in this bed.

"Maybe later."

"Please?" and gave him the puppy-dog eyes.

"No." Draco said more sternly and kissed her on the cheek, then left the room through a door he created beside her bed so she could come and see him if she got scared on the night.

'I found my Dad!' Abby was elated. That was the last thought she had before she fell asleep.

"Zabini Estate." Draco said as he chucked a handful of floo-powder into his fire, then thrust his head forward into the flames.

"What is it Draco?" Blaise asked, not even turning around to face the fire.

"Abby, she's staying with me."

Hearing this Blaise turned around.

"She is? How did Mya give up her baby that easily? When we meet at the school she looked like she wanted to stay there all day with her."

"Yes, she is. It took a lot of time for me to get Mya to agree. Abby is by far the smartest child I have ever come across. She figured she was coming with me almost immediately after we said she was. We weren't obvious I'll tell you that. And she's very opinionated for a five year old. She has everyone sussed out completely."

"Does she like Grace?"

"Absolutely not. She hates her guts."

"Good. That was the one thing I was worried about. Our offspring getting along well." Blaise replied sarcastically.

"What was that?"

"What was what? I didn't hear anything." Blaise replied, concerned. "Is Abby alone?"

"Yes." They both looked at each other.

"Go you stupid idiot! I'll be there as soon as I get Mya."

"Don't get Mya yet. See how serious it is first. Okay?"

Blaise disapparted with a CRACK!

Draco pulled himself out of the fire and sprinted through the door.

He found Abby tossing and turning in her bed. She was moaning and rasping. Blaise burst through the door as Draco was trying to wake Abby up.

"DISSLEEPORTIA!" Blaise bellowed towards Abby, with his wand extended.

Abby jerked awake, and sat up so fast she felt dizzy and lay back down again. She opened her eyes.

"It was scary! Something's happened or is going to happened to Mum!" Abby said trying again to get out of bed, this time it was Draco's hand stopping her.

"Go get her Blaise. What was happening Abby? Tell me everything?"

"Someone was coming through the door and shouted 'Avada Kedavra' at her. She didn't move but her face sort of twisted into a shocked expression. That was when I woke up."

"Are you sure it was that curse and only that curse?"

"Yes! And they didn't even give her time to get or wand! She didn't even know they were there!" Abby started to cry. Draco gathered her up and started to comfort her.

"It's okay. We all get scared sometimes. Shhh."

Draco was sitting in his office with a list in his hand. It was two in the morning, Hermione was sleeping with Abby and Blaise was sitting opposite him. They were trying to figure out all the enemies Hermione had gotten since the demise of Voldemort. There was, of course, all the Death Eaters that weren't in Azkaban, all the people she had angered at work, and perhaps some adults at Abby school. Apart form that Draco didn't know what Hermione had been up to lately. They'd talk to her in the morning.

"So, it's definitely not Mr Thompson?"

"Yes."

"Workmate, Sarah Tutton?"

"No."

"Not Jenny Halloper?"

"She looked peeved, but Abby said she fainted when she saw the wand didn't she?"

"Yes."

"Who's left on the list Draco?"

"Meg Ritcher. Hermione only had her office in the same room; don't know any information on the woman."

"You're positive no Death Eaters would hold a grudge?"

"No, I'm not. But what are the chances?"

"What did Abby say happened again?"

"Someone came in, shouted 'Avada Kedavra' but didn't give Hermione time to get her wand out. She ended up with all the same symptoms as a normal victim of the curse does."

"No information on what she was doing? Watching a movie? Doing work?"

"She apparently quit work for another job, so she's between at the moment."

"Offer her your secretary one!"

"Back to the present subject, Blaise." Draco replied sternly. It was a good idea that he was definitely considering.

"Well then, I guess we have to wait until Abby wakes up.