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The Daughter
Part Two
He stirred his coffee magically moving the spoon with his finger. It was one of the rare bits of wand-less magic he could do with ease. He didn't even notice that his hand movements, and there for the spoons rotation, were getting steadily faster; he was far too adsorbed in the letter he held in his left hand. It was written in silver ink and the handwriting belonged to none other then his younger sister. He read in disbelief for the handwriting may be that of his sisters but the word written surely must have come from another mouth. Ginny would never say that about Harry or Hogwarts… would she? As he drew to the end of the letter the door that led into the kitchen swung open and a tall red head boy stepped in. He looked tired, his hair laying messily over his eyes and his eyes a darker shade of brown with heavy bags under them. His skin was pale and he looked like he would fall back asleep at any moment. This is what Fred looked like in the morning.
"300!" He cried load enough to make anyone jump, but the letter reading man didn't flinch. "300 applicants George!" George still didn't look up. "George?" Fred asked looking round from the sink where he was now standing. "Whoa there Gorgie." He said noticing the velocity that the spoon was now travelling round the rim of the mug of coffee. He grabbed his twins hand and stopped it moving or performing any magic, the spoon let off an adorable sigh. George's eyes didn't tear away from the last few syllables of the letter, before his sister had signed her name.
"What is it?" Fred said eyeing the letter and recognising the calligraphy strait off. "What's happened to Ginny?" Finally the letter drifted from his hand.
"She doesn't trust us."
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"Help…help me…please save me…"
"Who are you?"
"Help me…please…you have to…""Where are you?"
"Please Faith…you must…""What going on… I don't under stand…"
"No…no, no… help me please!""Poor baby Faith. All alone no brother to protect you this time…"
"Who are you? What you done to my Brother?"
"Help me…save me Faith… you have to…you must…""I'll save you… I promise"
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She looked up as he walked into the kitchen. His face was so well controlled that she knew what was coming next. But still she hoped she was wrong. She willed herself to be wrong. But she wasn't. She never was when it came to him.
"I'm sorry Ginny." His face didn't flicker however his voice gave all the emotion she needed to break into tears.
"Why? Why must we do this to them?"
"You know why." He said calmly.
"Its been ten years, Ten years Draco!" She screamed looking up at him tears streaming from her eyes. "Don't you worry there going to start asking questions? Start wondering why they don't remember? Don't you think that they need to know?"
"Yes Ginny!" He said veering round and slamming his hands on the table. "Yes I worry that they might find out! Yes I know they'll start to wonder! Yes I KNOW they need to find out the truth! But what I also wonder is what if he comes back! What if he does it again! What if… what if Brice can't save her next time?" The silence that followed rang clearly through the house. Every room was still. In the library Faith lay out cold on the sofa, her wand in hand. Brice lay on his bed, also out cold, a book on his chest entitled 'Hogwarts: The past 10 years' By Hermione Granger. Out side that room was Alexis. She stood in the doorframe and looked at the sleeping teen.
"You poor boy." She whispered breaking the lifelessness of the house. "You have no idea what your in for this year."
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The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" A Girls voice rang through the marble hall. I was followed by the sound of her shoes on the cold floor. She was dressed in a black top and a black skirt. She wore white opaque tights and black bootleg shoes. It was the only brand of shoe's she like. Her dad hated that they where muggle. When she reasected the door she stood on tip toe in order to see through the small eye hole and when she saw who the visitors where she hastily undid the lock and pulled the door wide.
"Faith!" The visitors said in unison. They pulled their nice into a tight hug and she smiled.
"What you doing here?" They where about to answer when another female voice rang through the hall.
"Faith is i- FRED! GEORGE!" The young blond span round to see her mother flying down the steps her arms outstretched towards her two bothers. They kindly embraced her, and followed when beaconed into the kitchen. But really the only happy person in the group was Faith. Inside, each of the siblings where feeling nervous and agitated. They all knew what was coming next and as Ginny handed the twins there coffees the boys lunched into there business.
"Ginny, Let them come to Hogwarts."
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Faith was sat on the bed in her brother's room when her father came looking for her. Their uncles had left hours ago but they left behind a storm of shouting and disagreements. He shut the door behind him and looked at Faith. His own flesh and blood, his own little girl, his pride and joy. As fast as he could he drew out his wand and sent a spell flying towards her. Before she had time to react the spell hit her temple and she was out cold. Draco moved fast, putting his wand back in his pocket and picking up the limp girl, holding her close to his chest, feeling her warm breath on his neck. He rushed out of the room and started at a quick pace down the hall, passing the open door to the library where the sleeping figure of Brice could be seen by the fire. Finally he reached the door, which led into his daughter's room. He hasty went in and placed her on the bed. As of that moment faith began to lose all memories of the past 2 days.
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When Draco re-entered the kitchen, Ginny was sitting staring out the window just as she had been when her left to place the memory spell on the children. She couldn't believe that her own brothers where against her. They had left when she had said flat out that she couldn't trust that Harry wouldn't try anything through Dew, his daughter. She knew she could trust them, but Harry… Draco placed his hand on her shoulder drawing her back into the room. How she loved him, it had been a hard choice to make, back in that hospital bed, ten years ago. But she knew she had made the right choice. Just seeing him standing beside her, just feeling his eye on her face, just knowing that he would never leave her again by choice, she knew she had made the right choice. She stood up with out a word and walked round to her second husband, taking him in her arm.
"Why?" She couldn't manage anything other then that for the tear that had begun to fall down her cheeks where placing a spell of foreboding on her, for the first time she just could describe how she feel about him.
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The weeks past by and the Malfoy family seemed at pace for once. Draco decided to take time off work and spend some time with his family. Ginny was very pleased. Brice and Faith forgot about Durmstrang and the unexpected visit by there uncles and played together in the garden for many of the hot summer days that followed that night. Alexis, on the other hand, tore away from the family. It was only at dinner on night in the middle of the holidays that the family noticed her absence.
"Have you seen Alexis lately? Draco?" He raised his head form the dinner and looked at his wife.
"Now that I think of it… no."
"Children?" Ginny said her voice betraying a hint of worry. She gasped when they both shock their heads. "Where do you think she could be love?"
"I don't know…Ginny." The two adults shared worried glances throughout the rest of the meal and only carried on the conversation when both the children had retried to the library to work on there training, and Brice apparently had some home work for history of magic to complete.
"When was the last time you saw her?" Draco asked while they both got up, leving the dirty dishes for the house elf's.
"Must be three weeks now." She said thinking it over.
"I must admit I haven't seen her since that night your brothers came…to…the…" The couple came to an abrupt halt and looked at each other. Both were wearing expressions of utter horror.
"She wouldn't?" Ginny whispered.
"Yes," Draco replied, his voice just as hushed, "Yes, I'm afraid she would."
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"And you want them to go to Hogwarts why? I thought you didn't trust us?"
"Fred!" The boys twin exclaimed.
"Well its true! The only reason Ginny doesn't trust us is because-"
"Because she trusts my brother and he doesn't trust you."
"Why not?" Fred shouted at the calm figure in the chair opposite for him and his brother.
"Harry." The two stared at her blankly. "You were friends with his enemy, you still are friends with his enemy. He wants to trust you but can't." There was a long awaked silence, which Fred finally broke with a voice much calmer.
"And they told you this?" she looked up.
"Not in words," Fred tried to jump in but failed, "but he's my bother, he doesn't need to use words." There was another silence. Alexis looked at the twins with hope in her eyes, praying that they would help her. She wanted the children to go to Hogwarts because it was the best school she knew. She had no experience of Durmstrang but she didn't want Brice to move there, it was to far away and if he was split from his sister that long, she didn't know how he would cope. Faith would have to go to her old school, but she feared that Faith had not the skills of the style to keep up with the French students. The twins conferred through glances and movement, Alexis could tell they where listening so she tried a final attempt.
"He loves your sister. Very, very much. He just wants the best for her."
"Then why not let the kid stay at Hogwarts, its where they belong." Alexis nodded.
"But how do we tell him that?"
"You don't need too, dearest sister." The three froze. Alexis wished the floor would just open up and swallow her whole. She felt his presence behind her now and realised he had been there listening the whole time. Slowly she turned round and saw Draco standing there and Ginny stood behind him, looking just how Alexis felt. But the words that came next changed everything. Whether it was for better or worse, she couldn't tell yet but she knew that her bother had taken what she had just said to heart.
"I know they need to go back."
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"Have you got every thing?" Ginny said as they walked down the platform.
"Yes mum." The two kids groaned in reply.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Got both your wands?"
"Yes."
"Got all your books?"
"Yes!"
"All the spear cloths?"
"YES!" Faith and Brice said smiles on their faces.
"Stop worrying love." Draco said in a false happy tone. Only Ginny noticed it.
"How can I not?" She whispered back. "On to the train you go." She said pushing Faith on.
"I'll miss you." She said hugging her mum's neck.
"And I'll miss you my little sugar plum fairy. Now go and be placed in Gryffindor and make me proud."
"No get placed in Slytherin and make me proud." Ginny gave him a mock glare and both the children laughed. "It family tradition Gin."
"Yeah well so is mine." She smirked the Malfoy smirk.
"Are well, its been broken once it can be broken again." Brice beamed at his parents.
"Come on Faith, we've got to find seats. My friend Jude has a younger sister that you will become best friends with for sure." With a final hug and kiss from her mum and dad, Faith followed her brother deep into the train.
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"Do you think they'll be ok?" Ginny asked her husband as the train rolled out of site.
"I put a memory charm on them again last night. It will be fine." Ginny sighed and berried her head in Draco chest.
"I hope so." She whispered and relaxed in his warm embrace but both were aching inside. They had she Him, and his daughter, and he had seen them and their children. Something about the glint in his eyes told Ginny this was just the beginning of their troubles.
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"Help…help me…please save me…Faith…I need you"
A/N: Sorry it was so short but i feel like thats the point it needs to stop. ok i'll updates soon. Keep reading and reviewing!