Jade woke up in a comfortable white bed. She looked around and saw herself in a hospital gown and the covers to her stomach. Her arm was attached to a small tube transferring blood.

"Ms. Sanders, how do you feel now?" a gentle woman asked and Jade shook her head.

"What happened?" Jade asked so tired and drained.

"We were afraid that you might have lost your life because you were losing so much blood." the Healer informed her. Blood. She started remembering Harry attacking her and Draco saving her life but there was another life of hers she wanted most.

"Zaara! Where's my daughter? Where's Zaara?" Jade asked getting up.

"Zaara? You're daughter? I'm sorry I don't know where she is." the Healer said.

"I want my daughter! I want my Zaara!" Jade said starting to cry. Curses flew out of her heart for Harry and she just wished that he could die. Hermione walked in with her Healer uniform and saw Jade starting to go mad for Zaara.

"Jade! It's all right, Draco has Zaara. She's in safe hands and nothing will happen to her." Hermione said comforting her. Jade nodded and wiped her face. "Is there anything you need, because a few Auror's want to take your version of last night." Hermione said.

"Why?" Jade asked.

"Because they can't send Harry to Azkaban without the witness of the victim…it sounds ridiculous to me but to put that bastard where he belongs, this is your chance to tell them everything that had happened to you." Hermione said and Jade shook her head.

"It's not going to change anything I went through Hermione…it wont." Jade said.

"I came only for a few minutes to see how you were but unfortunately I have to go back to work." Hermione said.

"Thank you. For everything." Jade said as Hermione placed a hand over hers.

"Anything for you." Hermione said.

Jade didn't understand one thing, how did Draco come out of nowhere and save her life? She was sitting upright on her bed flipping through her magazines and she heard the voice she would give anything up to hear.

"Mummy!" Zaara said from Draco's arms. Jade looked up and saw Draco set down Zaara and she ran with her little legs and tried jumping on her bed.

"Oh sweet Merlin, I thought I was going to die if I didn't see you." Jade said as Draco placed Zaara on Jade's bed.

"Thank you Draco!" she squeaked and turned around hugging her mother. Jade kissed Zaara's hair, forehead and cheeks and held her tightly feeling comforted and so happy that she was there.

"I love you." Jade said going to cry.

"I love you too Mummy. Don't cry! Draco brought me candy and he said that if you eat it too, you won't cry either." she said and Jade let out a small laugh from her crying. She looked up at Draco who stood there seeing the two mother and daughter reunite and he couldn't help but remember his own mother.

"Thank you so much." Jade said and he nodded grabbing a seat.

"It's my job. The funny thing is, is that if I hadn't left my cloak there or had to go get my cloak from your flat…I wouldn't be seeing you here." Draco said and Jade nodded sniffing and wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

"It's incredible isn't it?" Jade asked and Draco nodded.

"Thank heavens I found Granger here…I told her what had happened and she immediately sent you to the emergency room. They said you had massive loss of blood." he said stretching his arm and wincing.

"What's wrong?" Jade asked and he shook his head.

"Nothing." he said. Jade insisted but he turned the conversation around.

"Zaara was alone here so I asked permission from Hermione if I could take her to my house. The girl was terrified and crying." he said and Jade was in a loss of words.

"Draco's house is so big! It's pretty and it was like our old house." Zaara said and Jade smiled. "And Draco was so nice Mummy! We had breakfast in his house! He made breakfast by using magic!" Zaara said and Jade giggled.

"I had a guest so I felt the need to entertain someone." he said as Zaara took his hand. She started playing imaginary dolls with it and Draco turned to Jade. "How do you feel now?" he asked and Jade nodded.

"Better. It's just…what happened to him?" Jade asked.

"He can't be put to prison until the court processes a case. He's still a free man and is very influential among wizarding officials." Draco said.

"I know." Jade said fiddling with her hands.

"Hello…OH hello Zaara!" Hermione said seeing her niece gasp seeing her Aunt.

"Aunty Hermione!" she shrieked and Hermione came over to hug her.

"How have you been doing?" Hermione asked and Zaara nodded.

"Look! Draco's fingers are called twiddly dee and twiddly dum…" she said and everyone chuckled. "

That's what we used to call his cronies…I meant nothing." Hermione said quickly.

"I don't even mind. They were beyond that." he joked.

"How are you feeling Jade?" Hermione asked placing a hand on Jade's.

"A little dizzy but good." Jade answered and Hermione nodded.

"Err, I'm going to go outside to run a few errands and I'll update on Potter." Draco said getting up.

"Hey Draco! Take me!" Zaara said and Jade said no.

"Zaara sit down." Jade said but Draco shook his head.

"Weasel be light on the kid…if she wants to go with me, she goes with me." Draco said picking Zaara up.

"But she'll bother you." Jade said and he raised his eyebrow at her.

"Better her than you, besides, how are you going to manage her when you have tubes and needles through you?" he asked and Jade scoffed."Bye!" he said leaving with Zaara.

"Bye Mum! We'll be back! Drink your apple juice to be strong like me!" Zaara said.

"I will if you be careful and try not to give Draco a hard time, please." Jade said. With a final wave, Zaara and Draco left.

"He's completely crazy." Jade said and Hermione started smiling mischievously. "What?" Jade asked feeling suspicious.

"Oh nothing! No, he's really nice. Where did you see him all of a sudden?" Hermione asked and Jade explained their encounter, especially the market encounter.

"So he didn't recognize you at all?" Hermione asked baffled.

"Nope, and I don't blame the bloke…Ginny didn't either." Jade said and Hermione shook her head.

"I don't know it's just that last night I was so scared because you were losing so much blood. We had only two pints of O negative pure blood but that wasn't enough to save you." Hermione said and Jade cocked her head to the side.

"Then why am I still alive?" Jade asked and Hermione looked at her.

"Because of Draco Malfoy." she said and Jade was confused.

"Is it because he took me here?" Jade asked.

"No sweetheart…he gave up his blood for you. He said he had O negative pure blood and he insisted that they would take more blood from him when they said they needed more. He told them just to keep taking until you were better. I don't know but I think he really likes you." Hermione said and Jade looked at her with her mouth wide open.

"Draco Malfoy? He…he did this for me?" Jade asked and Hermione nodded.

"We told him we took more than enough from him but he was adamant about it. I told him if his heart stopped it wouldn't be the hospital's liability. Before he could say anything else, I hit him with a sleeping draught." Hermione said.

"That's why he was stretching his arm. You know…he's been so nice and sincere towards me, even when we were in Hogwarts. He made Pansy apologize to me when she said something about my baby. Oh he even gave me his cloak when it was freezing outside. Oh! And did you know that he was the one that advised me not to go back to the Alley?" Jade asked and Hermione gasped.

"I wish I listened, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I would be with someone I love…but I don't regret Zaara…ever." Jade said.

"And you shouldn't. I feel so bad for her. For someone so small and so innocent, she has to see these things and grow up away from her father." Hermione said and Jade nodded shuddering from her tears. "Don't have anything to worry about…I'm here for you, and as much as I can see it, so is Malfoy." Hermione said and Jade smiled rolling her eyes.

Draco took Zaara out to shop for a few things and went to the bank to move around some money. He went back to the Ministry with Zaara. It was exhausting but she made him smile and chuckle with her cute comments. He met Ron who told him about the time that Harry was going to spend until the court reached a decision.

"He's going to walk around like a free man? I was there seeing him slice Weasley into pieces and they're going to let him free?" Draco asked and Ron nodded, both of them upset.

"He's Harry Potter, the Boy who Defeated the Dark Lord. They think he can really do no harm at all. He's a complete psycho." Ron said and Draco crossed his arms looking at him curiously.

"I thought you were his best friend." Draco said and Ron smirked.

"His best friend? I find it impossible when he made my sister's life a living hell. Hell, even Hell would be a better place to live than with him. The things that my sister told me..." Ron said and Draco wondered it must be serious.

"Weasley mentioned how much she hated him and what I saw was downright inhumane. If he can do that, what's the chance of her protection and her surviving until they reach a decision?" Draco asked and Ron shook his head watching his niece draw with her new colored pencils and paper that Draco bought for her.

"None…he'll kill her completely. If he could put a knife to his daughter's neck…he can kill anyone." Ron said shocking Draco.

"Zaara?" Draco asked and Ron nodded.

"Zaara." he echoed and Zaara looked up looking at the both of them.

"Yes?" she asked and Ron shook his head.

"Nothing honey." he said and she went back to work humming. "Hermione told me what you did for Jade. Thank you." he said and Draco nodded. "I just don't know what to do with Jade now. She can't stay alone because Harry will try to hound her out. Hermione was telling me to let her stay in our house but we're going out of the country to meet Hermione's cousins." Ron said.

"You might need an Auror to protect her." Draco said and Ron nodded.

"Exactly." he said.

"Well Weasley, if you trust me, I can have her at my house until the court reaches a verdict." Draco said and Ron looked at him.

"Why?" Ron asked and Draco shrugged.

"Do you have another bright idea?" Draco asked and Ron nodded.

"That's true." he said. "We'll see if Jade agrees." Ron said and Draco nodded.

"Uncle Ron! Draco! Look I made you both!" she said holding up a picture of two skinny stick figures. One was with yellow hair and the other with red hair. The two men burst into laughter and Zaara joined them too.

Jade had a surprise visit from her mother and father and was so happy in seeing them since forever. They talked about things and Jade had to tell them everything about Harry. Molly and Arthur were so shocked that Arthur left very upset and Molly sobbed and cried with Jade and Hermione. Jade assured her that everything was going to be okay and that Draco was the one that saved her twice yesterday.

"He's probably secretly in love with you for a long time." Molly said innocently and Jade piped up.

"Mum!" The three women giggled and Hermione said he really did have a small fancy over Jade then anyone else they knew. Jade wondered what was taking Zaara and Draco so long to come back and she finally saw them along with Ron.

"Hey guys!" Jade said and Zaara ran to her grandmother.

"Nan!" she said hugging her grandmother tightly.

"Hello love! It has been so long since I've seen you." she cooed and Zaara nodded.

"Mum, obviously you know Draco Malfoy." Ron said introducing him to his mother.

"Oh yes, I've heard so much about you! You're such a sweet boy." she said shaking his hand.

"Thanks." he said not used to compliments like that.

Zaara enlightened them about her extraordinary day and held up her coloring kit and her drawing pad.

"Oh my…I hope you didn't give him a hard time…did she?" Jade asked looking at Draco who looked at Ron who was smiling at him.

"Oh of course she did, I don't want to have anything to do with her!" he said sarcastically. Jade shook her head and Molly and Hermione giggled. "No, she's a sweet kid. I liked her there talking to me. I haven't imagined in a while." Draco said and Jade grinned.

"Seems like Draco's melting down." Ron warned.

"So what did the Ministry say?" Jade asked and Ron told her that it was best if she had an Auror with her. "So it's easy…you'll be there wont you?" Jade asked and Ron looked at Hermione who looked guilty.

"Honey, we're leaving to Sydney that time. I'm sorry; but I know another Auror who I think can trust." Ron said and Jade raised her eyebrow.

"He's standing right in front of you Weasley." Draco said and Jade gasped.

"You?"

"Wow! Really? That's great…where will you stay though?" Molly asked.

"We don't know…we-"

"Send Jade, Zaara and Draco to the Burrow. I have stayed very long from my daughter but not anymore. I want her to be with me. Along with Draco, I'll protect her also." Molly said.

"Brilliant!" Ron said and Jade looked at Draco who looked quite uncomfortable. She went to ask what Draco thought of this but everyone said how great of an idea it was.

"Jade will absolutely love it. She said so many times that she couldn't wait to go back to the Burrow." Hermione said and Molly looked at Jade.

"Really?" she asked and Jade nodded. "I'll tell Arthur the good news! Oh! I can't wait!" Molly squealed. "Goodbye dear." Molly said kissing her daughter.

"Bye Mum." Jade said.

"We should be also heading back to the Ministry." Draco said getting up.

"Draco, you're going?" Zaara asked tugging his robes.

"Yeah…if you want, I can take you to my workplace." he said and Zaara started jumping up.

"Zaara stop it! That's enough of going places. Draco's very tired so let him do his work." Jade said and Zaara quieted.

"I'll take Zaara, Draco; you can come over to our house to have dinner." Ron said and Draco turned to Hermione.

"If it's all right with your wife. I know well enough that you don't make the food in the house." Draco said.

"You are completely right. I eat it." Ron said walking to Hermione.

"Of course you can come over for dinner Draco. I have no problem." Hermione said and Draco nodded.

"See you all in 2 hours then." Draco said.

"Honey aren't you hungry?" Jade asked and Zaara shook her head.

"I ate." she said in Ron's arms.

"The three of us ate out before coming here. Zaara loved that pistachio ice cream didn't you?" Draco asked and Zaara nodded.

"I said thank you Mummy!" Zaara informed her and Jade giggled.

"Thank you all so much for taking care of her and me." Jade said and Ron jumped up.

"We better leave before she starts crying." he joked.

"Honey, I need to talk to you." Hermione said laughing and taking him to the side.

Draco looked around and finally walked to Jade and sat down on the chair next to her.

"Do you want to stay at the Burrow? If you don't I completely understand and nobody will force you to anything I promise." Jade said and he shook his head.

"This isn't about what I want. It's getting you safe. Besides, you wouldn't want to upset your mother? I know I don't." he said and Jade giggled.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. I heard from your brother that your mother makes the best dishes in this universe." he said seeing her nod.

"Does she!" Jade said. They were silent for a moment and heard Hermione discussing something with Ron and Jade pointed to Draco's arm. "Let me see." Jade said.

"Why?" Draco asked and Jade leaned forward and gently took his arm. She lifted his sleeve up and saw the bandage and bruise on his arm.

"Hermione told me about it…I don't even know how to thank you." Jade said seeing him smile from the corners of his mouth.

"You can start with words." he said and Jade smiled.

"And end it with what?" Jade asked seeing him smirk mischievously.

"You're the one thanking me." he said and Jade shook her head and chuckled.

"Well…if you two are a little busy, we'll come back another time." Ron said watching Jade run her fingers absentmindedly on his arm.

"Oh…" Draco said jumping up and Jade let go of his arm quickly. "No...er…ready?" Draco asked and Ron nodded.

"Bye love." Ron said kissing Hermione. "Bye Jade!" he said setting down Zaara. Jade hugged her brother and kissed him.

"Bye love. Please don't bother Draco or Ron." Jade pleaded and Zaara nodded hugging her mother. "Oh…don't scare Dean either. I love you okay?" she said and Zaara nodded.

"When are you coming back Mummy?" she asked and Jade kissed her.

"Very soon." Jade said.

"I don't want Daddy to come back. He always hurts you. If he hurts you again, Draco is gonna kick his arse!" she said and Jade gaped at her.

"Young lady if I ever hear that sort of language from your mouth again, you'll be eating soap for a whole day!" Jade warned and Zaara squealed.

"I love you Mummy?" Zaara asked and Jade melted.

"Why does she do that?" Jade asked kissing Zaara again. Zaara left and Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Obviously Ron is to blame." Draco and Hermione said together. They both looked at each other and burst into laughter and Ron reddened.

"Oh please, don't act like you've never cursed around Zaara either." Ron taunted.

"I never did. Have you ever heard me say anything bad around you Zaara?" Draco asked and Zaara shook her head.

"Uncle Ron always says that!" she said pointing to Ron who laughed nervously and left.