Chapter 18: Walking Home
Chapter 18: Walking Home
After finishing the bear disposal the boys and Severus began making their way back to where they had parked as both Edward, Emmett & Jasper were heading home.
As the group walked Edward asked Draco "hey I just remembered my sister Alice said she met a girl named Hailey are you all related seeing as you have all moved into town at the same time?"
Draco smiled and said "yeah she is my little sister though we are twins I was born first and she was born second. You know she really is second best at everything she does."
Severus shook his head thinking "well I guess that animosity between the two is too ingrained in Draco's subconscious he has to bag on his little sister a little bit, and it is not hurting anything but I suppose I should put a stop to it though." Severus cleared his throat and said "Draco, your sister was better at you in certain subjects at school so I would not talk about her being inferior to you if I were you and I might point out that just because she is an elf now that does not mean she is going to be a pushover."
Edward, Emmett & Jasper blanched at hearing the word elf each had their own views when it came to elves but all agreed that even the weakest elf was a force to be reckoned with when it came to magic and melee combat skills.
Draco sighed and then thought "hold on what exactly was she better than me at." Draco looked at his father and said "alright dad just out of curiosity what subject was she better than me at?"
Severus smiled and said "well there were a few of them she was good in: transfiguration (not great mind you but good); charms (she was slightly better at it than transfiguration); and of course defense against the dark arts (she was absolutely lethal at that subject) so you see Draco your sister is not a weakling and in time she is going to be better than you might give her credit for."
At that moment they were passing through a large river when suddenly Severus' foot caught a slimy stone and he slipped and got swept down river a bit all four boys let out a laugh when Severus emerged from the water looking like a drowned rat rather than the imposing man he was so often to be compared to.
Severus was sputtering and eyeing the spot where he had fallen with great disdain and looked at his son and said "Draco, if you have any brains you will one stop laughing and two you will not mention this incident to your mother."
Draco looked perplexed and said "why I mean mom is going to be cool I mean she would not take the mickey out of you would she?"
Severus sighed and said "well for your information your mother has a good since of humor but she will laugh her head off if she knew I slipped that is not very like me add to the fact that I am a vampire and they do not fall down like that."
Draco smiled and said "yeah I noticed you looked like a duck flapping your arms around almost like they were windmills."
At that the four boys started laughing their heads off again so Severus decided at that point it was still a pretty good walk back to the Cullen's car and it was not going to be pleasant if he had to endure a bunch of laughing and cackling teenagers.
Severus cleared his throat and said "so Edward what do your parents do in Forks I mean I have not a vampire like myself in a very long time and am anxious to learn as much as I can."
Edward smiled and said "well Carlisle is a doctor and Esme is pretty much a stay at home mom but she does have a rather large garden but unfortunately she is not getting anything to grow yet but she is also into interior decorating as well so she has that to fall back on when she is not gardening."
Severus smiled and thought "well that was something Lily wanted to do as well and as for gardening well she is an elf and they are very attune to the magic of plants although I do not know why my daughter is not good in potions if that were the case but to each her own." Severus said "do you think your parents would mind terribly if my family and yours met that way my wife could finally have a friend and my daughter seemed to really like Alice and that might be good for Hailey to have a girl friend that she could hang out with and not feel like she is being made fun of."
Edward looked in thought and finally said "I don't think that would be a problem Esme gets so lonely with just Carlisle to talk to and then we are all in school and that makes it where she cannot talk to us to often either, and I know that Alice would love to have a friend all she really has are Rosalie & Lucianna and they are both in sink to each other like they are actual sisters. Alice can get pretty lonely with those two always off doing something together and it could be fun to torture your daughter with constant shopping with Alice."
Severus smiled and looked at his son as he approached him after his fall and said "does your sister even like to go shopping Draco?"
The Cullens looked perplexed by this question and all were wondering "why is he asking his son does he not even know if his daughter likes to go shopping?"
Draco looked at his father and said "you are asking me if she likes to shop dad how would I know I mean the Malfoy's were good to both of us but they did not raise Hailey so I have no idea if she likes to shop but I am sure given the opportunity she will latch onto the idea of being treated like a girl and going shopping rather than being treated like the savior of the wizarding world anymore."
Suddenly Jasper jumped forward as if he had been shocked by an stun gun and said "hold on your Hailey would that be Hailey Lillian Potter the girl who lived the one who just recently fought and defeated the dark lord Voldemort."
Both Severus and Draco looked at Jasper and said "yes that is indeed my daughter and Draco's little sister." Severus went on to say "do you know about the wizarding world Jasper?"
Jasper blanched slightly and thought "wow, that girl is going to be very dangerous I almost feel sorry for whoever her mate is having that strong a person in the relationship is going to be hard on anybody and I do not think any of the mortals on this planet are going to be strong enough to compete with her and that means that if I can get my little pixie vampire on the same side with me we can set Edward up with her and see what happens."
Jasper finally cleared his throat and said "yes Severus I know a great many things about the wizarding world before I was with Alice and the Cullens I journeyed through your world and I ran into a rather interesting man with a long black beard who addressed himself as Albus Dumbledore and he told me about the wizarding world and what they did and how they operated."
Severus nodded and the five began walking again each absorbed in their own thoughts and what they had learned of the others until they reached the Cullens car.
Emmett who had been surprisingly quiet the whole time said finally "well we hope to see you all really soon and we can't wait to meet Hailey it should be fun to see the girl who lived."
Severus nodded and said "there is one thing I should let you know, Hailey is an elf and they are unnaturally beautiful so she may be very shy when she finally meets all of you and worse she may not want to see anybody until she can control herself far better than she currently can. I will let you know when we next meet if she will be up to coming with us to meet your family and they can meet ours after all I do not want them to think we are a threat to them in any way."
Edward smiled and said, "so I guess your sister is going to need a lot of protection and shielding from the people in town? Don't worry Draco I am certain my brothers and I can help protect and shield her after all she may be an elf, but she is a little girl and will always need a man to protect her from the outside world."
At that Edward, Emmett & Jasper loaded into the jeep and headed home and both Severus and Draco matched the boys that had just left and began making their way home to check on Hailey.
As Draco and Severus walked home Draco asked his dad, "Dad why do you think Edward said what he said as they left about Hailey?" Severus sighed and said, "Draco odds on he may not necessarily mean it the way it sounded and it could simply be the age he grew up in, but there have been ages where men acted as a shield or protector for women and girls and he may simply be from an age where that was done. However I think you should let him find out about your sister all on his own it could be very entertaining for the rest of us when he finds out who and what she is capable of."
Draco merely smirked and both father and son walked home in silence.
