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Chapter 4

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Draco and Natalie sat across from each other at their large dining room table; playing a muggle game that Taylor had gotten Natalie called The Game of Life.

"Tree falls on house!" Draco exclaimed, "What did I do to deserve that?"

Natalie laughed, "You didn't buy insurance."

Draco rolled his eyes before letting her spin the spinner.

He took a good look at Natalie and the way she laughed and the way she looked, she immediately reminded him of her real mother, Hermione Granger.

If only she could ever actually know her, she would love her. Hell, she'd probably even be happier.

"Baby girl!" Natalie squealed, reaching into a bag and pulling out a small pink pellet before placing it in her car.

Just then they heard the sound of floo powder and knew that Pansy was home.

Natalie glanced at Draco nervously before they both got up to greet her.

As soon as they entered the living room, they immediately saw the look on her face and it was not one of anything good or happy.

"You sold our business to Blaise?" she exclaimed.

"Actually, my business, you still work there."

"Like hell I do!" Pansy exclaimed, "I'm quitting!"

"Why would you do something like that?" Draco asked, "One of us has to have a job!"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Pansy asked.

"I quit my job! That's why I gave it to Blaise! You haven't gotten much smarter since Hogwarts have you?" Draco asked.

Natalie backed away, until she was back in the kitchen, leaning against a wall but still listening to their argument.

"Oh shut up Draco! You know damn well that if you would have married Mudblood Granger than you would still have that damn job unless you became all muggle-like suddenly! What are you sick of me or something!"

"Don't you talk about her like that! She's not even a part of this!" Draco yelled, "And yeah, I am starting to get sick of you!"

SMACK!

Natalie heard the sound of flesh against flesh, she glanced around the corner that separated the living room from the kitchen and saw Pansy lowering her hand and Draco had his hand over his cheek.

She gulped quietly before turning her head so that she wasn't looking.

"What has gotten into you Pansy?" Draco asked.

"Nothing Draco, I just can't believe you would sell your business like that."

"Blaise is my best mate; I wouldn't sell it to anyone else."

Pansy let out a scoff, "Well gee I'm glad to hear that!" she said sarcastically.

Just then their House Elf, Liddy, walked past Natalie, giving her a small smile before entering the living room where the couple continued to argue, "Master and Misses, dinner is ready to be served."

Pansy gave her a small grimace of a smile, "I won't be joining you all for dinner." She said before swinging her purse over her shoulder and stalking to the chimney, "Millicent and Marcus's Manor!" she exclaimed angrily and threw down the floo powder. She disappeared as a large green puff exited the chimney.

Draco sighed before heading into the dining room where Natalie was now sitting at the table glumly.

"Well…maybe she'll get to the divorce first…" Natalie said with a soft chuckle, trying to be helpful.

Just then Drake walked down the stairs, "What was with all of the noise?"

"Mom and dad at it again." Natalie said.

Drake rolled his eyes, "Shocked I even asked."

Natalie nodded in agreement.

"Well I'm out."

"And where will you be heading?" Draco asked.

"To Damien's house…practicing Quidditch." Drake said, in referral to Damien Crabbe, son of Vincent Crabbe and former Slytherin, Elizabeth Montello.

"It's almost dark out and this dinner is made for four." Draco replied.

Drake rolled his gray eyes so similar to his father's in their direction, "Would you rather me simply stay with you guys and eat dinner?"

Draco grinned, "Very much."

Drake rolled his eyes and stalked over to the table, flopping himself down roughly next to Natalie.

"So, how was the school year you two? We haven't really had a chance to talk about it yet…" Draco stated.

Drake's eyes practically lighted up at the sound of his dad's question asking about himself, he immediately threw Draco into a conversation about in an intense Quidditch match between Slytherin and Ravenclaw in which Ravenclaw had to drop out of the game due to too many house points being taken away and Hufflepuff had to take their place and Slytherin beat them unanimously and how Drake had stolen away the snitch at the very last minute and brought Slytherin to victory-again.

Natalie rolled her eyes and wanted to beam her head against the table as her brother bragged on and on about himself.

She took a bite out of her steak and glanced around the room suspiciously.

The Malfoy Manor was so large and spacious yet so empty with only four people and twenty house elves. More like two now, Drake would barely be home and she was pretty sure that her mother wouldn't be living with the family for much longer.

Draco listened on about Drake's tales about Quidditch, Snape (who Natalie prayed would retire very soon), how unfair it was that Dumbledore just loved Gryffindor (Natalie smirked at that), and the Yule Ball and how he had attended it with Blaise and his wife Madeline (who was from another school of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Italy)'s daughter Terra Zabini, one of the prettiest girls in the Slytherin house, and thankfully, wasn't exceedingly stuck up and Slytherin-esqe, unlike Drake.

"Who did you go to the Yule Ball with Natalie?" Draco asked.

Drake scoffed, "You don't want to know, trust me."

"Shut up." Natalie snapped back, shooting him a venomous look.

"Who'd you go with Natalie?" Draco repeated.

"Jonathan Potter…" she said slowly.

"Harry and Ginny's son?" Draco asked.

Drake's fork dropped onto his plate as he glanced at his dad in shock.

"Yes…he's a really nice guy. I'm not dating him or anything, we're just friends." Natalie said softly.

"Well that's fine by me, I'm not sure what Drake over here was so worried about." He said, glancing over at his son whose eyes were wide.

Natalie giggled, "Cat got your tongue Drake?"

Drake groaned, "Dinner was fine. I'm out. Be back later." He said and shot up from the table, stalking out of the dining room and into the living room.

"Damien's Manor!" they heard him yell out and then they heard the poof sound that the chimney made every time somebody apparated.

"For some reason I always feel as if your brother is paranoid about something…" Draco said.

Natalie shrugged, "It's nothing new, that's just how Drake is."

Draco chuckled half-heartedly, "Yeah, I guess you are right about that."

Natalie nodded, "Yup…he doesn't even have a crush on anybody from Slytherin…he likes a Hufflepuff."

"Who?" Draco asked.

"Amy Finch-Fletchley. She's a sweetheart, but she's in my year."

"Whose her mother?" Draco asked.

"Hannah Abbot, I think. I've heard people tell her how much she looks like her mom and other people have said stuff like 'Oh you are the spitting image of your mother! Hannah Abbot, correct?' so I'm pretty sure."

Draco nodded, "I see. And you hang around with Potter and a Weasley I presume?"

Natalie let out a soft chuckle at the sound of the name Weasley…reminding her of her conversation with Hermione about the Weasley's.

Natalie nodded, "My best friends are Jonathan Potter-whose mom is Ginny Weasley and his dad is of course, Harry Potter, Adriana Wood-whose parents are Oliver and Katie Wood, and Jeanine and Jason Finnigan-whose parents are Seamus and Lavender Finnigan."

Draco nodded.

"Why do you care so much about my friends and all?" Natalie asked curiously.

Draco shrugged, "I just like to know what's going on with your life…"

Natalie smiled in understanding as the phone rang.

"You have to love muggle appliances." Draco said sarcastically with a laugh.

"I'll get it." Natalie said and got up, walking into the kitchen and picking up the cordless phone, "Hello?"

Draco listened in from the dining room as his daughter answered the phone.

"Oh…hey! No you didn't interrupt anything…it's an hour early? So I need to be there at 9:30…oh…okay…no I can't wait to work on the moves…I've been practicing a lot…yeah…okay…alright…I'll see you tomorrow at 9:30 then…okay…bye!" Natalie said and then clicked off the phone.

Practicing for what? Draco asked himself as Natalie came back into the dining room.

"Practicing?" Draco questioned.

Natalie stared at him like a deer caught in the headlights.

Damn it…she thought to herself.

"Uh…yeah…"

Draco smirked, "For what? I didn't know you were in any sports…"

Natalie bit her lip and held her hands out in front of her, "Um…well…not exactly, well I mean kinda…it's-it's a dance class." She stammered.

"A dance class? I didn't know you were in a dance class." Draco said happily.

There are a lot of things you don't know about me, pop.

"Well I was kind of nervous to tell you…"

"Why would you be nervous?" Draco asked.

"It's muggle…that's where I've been going in London."

"So there are no friends that live in London?"

Natalie shook her head, "I mean, I'm sure people from Hogwarts live in London, just not people that I visit."

"Well I don't have a problem with you going to a muggle dance school, Pansy might…but I don't." Draco said mindlessly.

"Oh…okay then. Cuz there is this parental consent form that I need you to sign…I've been going for about two and a half weeks now and only the first month of lessons are free so…"

Draco shook his head, "Don't worry. I'll go with you to that dance studio tomorrow and sign the forms and pay the price okay?"

Natalie's eyes widened, "Seriously?"

Draco nodded.

Natalie squealed and threw him into a hug, "Thanks daddy!" she said happily before running up the stairs quickly.

Draco smirked to himself, "You're welcome…" he said to the empty room.

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Well, that only took me like twelve days…haha.

Sorry that it was a long update and that the chapter was kind of crappy/boring (especially with all of the story telling about her friends and their parents!)

Anyways, R&R!

I'll have the next chapter up sooner!

Lotsa love, degrassichick