Outside the door, Lucius Malfoy was impatiently tapping his foot. "Dear, I'm sure someone is coming." Narcissa said softly as the front door slowly started to open. "Draco!" she cried upon seeing her only son.

"Hello, Mum." Draco strained as Narcissa quickly pulled him into a very tight hug. A sneer appeared on Lucius' face as he walked into the foyer. "Father." Draco said shortly as he shook his father's hand.

"Draco, what is that filthy blood traitor doing in this house?" Lucius asked, not bothering to keep his voice down.

"Ron… is here because he came to see Elian." Draco explained. An extremely livid expression appeared on his father's face. "And, because I want him here. Ron and Hermione were kind enough to keep Charlotte and Aron on more than one occasion and they even let us stay with them before you gave us the manor." Draco continued.

"Yes, Ron has been like a dear brother to me…" Elian said from the foot of the stairs. "If you have any problem with this, Lucius, please take it up with me." Lucius glared irately at Elian, who just smirked at him.

"Oh, Elian, dear! You look wonderful!" Narcissa exclaimed as Elian walked over to her. "It looks like my son has been taking good care of you!" Elian smiled and nodded slightly as Draco looked down at his feet ashamed.

"I have wonderful news, Narcissa!" Elian said glancing at Lucius and Draco. "Draco and I are going to have another baby!" Narcissa started squealing excitedly as she pulled Elian into a bone-breaking hug. Ron and Blaise walk over to Draco and pat him on the shoulders.

"Way to go, mate!" Blaise said, smiling widely at Draco. Lucius' face darkened and the air suddenly became ominous. Draco looked over at his father fearfully.

"Congratulations." he said, glaring at his son. "I'm sure Charlotte will be thrilled to have another brother or sister." Draco nodded as Lucius looked Elian over, and then glanced at the staircase.

"Oh, yes, where are Charlotte and Aron?" Narcissa asked as she released Elian, who smiled.

"Oh, there over at Harry and Ginny's. I should be going to pick them up in a little while, actually…." Elian replied as she glanced at the clock. Narcissa smiled slightly. "What is it, Narcissa?"

"I do believe she wants to go with you, Elian…" Lucius said carefully, glancing sideways at his son and Blaise. Elian sighed and nodded.

"Is that alright, dear?" Narcissa asked her daughter-in-law, who nodded vigorously. "Wonderful!" she cried with excitement. "I've wanted to see Harry and Virginia!"

"Well, we'll be back in about an hour, okay?" Draco nodded and glanced nervously at his father. "Alright then! You boys have fun!" Elian kissed Draco quickly on the lips and hugged both Ron and Blaise, then smirked at Lucius.

"Be careful…" Lucius said, his tone slightly menacing and his eyes narrowing. Narcissa glared at her husband and narrowed her eyes as well. "Yes, do be careful…." With that Narcissa and Elian disappeared from the room with an extremely loud crack in the fireplace.

"Elian! Narcissa!" Ginny exclaimed happily, when her sister and Narcissa stumbled out of the living room fireplace. "What are you two doing here? I thought you wouldn't be here to pick the kids up until three…" Elian nodded.

"Yes, but Narcissa and Lucius arrived earlier then I had expected. So, here we are!" Charlotte came running into the room upon hearing her mother's voice.

"Mummy! Grammy!" she yelled running over to them. Narcissa scooped her granddaughter into her arms quickly and hugged her tightly. "Grammy, you're squishing me…" Charlotte strained to say, causing Elian, Ginny and Narcissa to start laughing.

"Grammy's sorry, dear. I'm just so happy to see you!" Narcissa said as Harry walked into the room carrying Aron. "Oh, hello, Harry. How are you?" Harry smiled slightly.

"Very well. And yourself?" Harry replied. Narcissa shrugged and smiled slightly. "Ah, I understand. And how may I ask is Lucius?" Elian and Narcissa both choked slightly.

"And why do you care? The man is evil!" Narcissa said, once again hugging Charlotte tightly. "I hate him… but I can't get away from him." she whispered. Elian instantly wrapped her arms around her mother-in-law's shoulders. "I'm trapped with no means of escape… and I'm terrified."

The telephone started ringing. "Excuse me." Ginny said, and then rushed to the foyer. "Hello? Yeah, hold on! Harry, it's for you!" Harry handed Aron to Elian and quickly walked into the foyer, and Ginny appeared back in the living room.

"Is everything alright?" Narcissa asked Ginny as she set Charlotte on her feet and then took Aron from his mother. Ginny shrugged slightly.

"I dunno, it was Ron. He sounded like he was really breathless and stressed… I do hope he's alright." Ginny replied Elian and Narcissa glanced at one another, the same thought flashing across their minds eye.

"Lucius." They said in unison, both quickly standing up. Ginny looked at them confused. "Gin, there's not much time to explain. Just keep Charlotte and Aron for a little while longer. Narcissa, stay here with them… this might just be that means of escape you were talking about…" Both Ginny and Narcissa looked at Elian in shock and confusion.

"But-…" Narcissa started but Elian just shook her head. "Elian, please… listen to me. Lucius in merciless… it won't matter to him that you are his son's wife, mother of his grandchildren and pregnant with his third grandchild…. If you go back, he will kill you!" Elian sighed heavily.

"Then, that is just a risk I am going to have to take…" Elian quickly appearated before anyone could say anything further to try and stop her. Charlotte and Aron started crying loudly and Narcissa hugged Aron whiled Ginny quickly scooped Charlotte up into her arms.

Hi! So, you go this far and there's nowhere else to go! Sorry about that! I haven't updated this in a while. But, I promise to try and have a chapter up sometime next week! Oh, and sorry about the cliffy! Just thought I should at least give you something to look forward to!

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Sarah