My Parent's Mistake

Chapter 8

Aubrey got home to Grimmauld just after 5:30pm and immediately locked herself in her room. She refused dinner saying she was full from lunch and only left her room to have a long soaking bath.

After her bath, Aubrey locked herself back into her room and sat on her bed and opened her mother's diaries. She grabbed the nearest one to her which happened to be the year of Aubrey's birth. Aubrey sat back and opened the diary.

2nd January 1999

I had a baby yesterday. A beautiful, wonderful, darling baby girl. She's lying next to me now; I can't stop staring at her. She is everything I have ever dreamed of. She had a head full of dark hair...like her father. She has bright blue eyes like every baby but if you look closely when she opens her eyes she had dark spots in them, I suspect they will turn dark just like his. I hope they will, I have always loved his eyes.

I have decided to call her Aubrey Serena. Serena, after Severus. She looks like an Aubrey to me. Aubrey means magical being, power; she is definitely that. This little one has quite a future ahead of her.

Harry and Ron found out who her father was this morning; it's hard not to know when you look at her. Ron was upset of course and Harry was shocked but he seems to have come round, Ron however will take longer.

I tried writing a letter to Severus today to tell him about Aubrey but I couldn't send it. As much as I love him, I know he won't want to be stuck with me and a baby. Severus isn't 'father material' he doesn't like children; he made that very clear.

I sometimes dream about what it would have been like if he was around. We wouldn't be living at the Burrow, probably at his house in Yorkshire. Aubrey would have her Daddy, he's hold her, tell her stories, cuddle her and keep her safe. I sometimes wish I would have told him but I doubt it would have turned out the way I dreamed of it.

Aubrey's crying now I have to go. She's so cute...even when she cries.

Aubrey closed the diary and laid back on the bed. She held the diary close to her chest and let the tears fall.

'Aubrey.' Harry said from the other side of her door. 'Aubrey, please open the door.'

Harry got no answer.

'Aubrey, I'm going to unlock this door.' Harry said with a sharp tone of voice. He was worried about his God-daughter and he was going to find out.

Harry unlocked the door and looked on at the scene in front of him. Aubrey curled up on her side hugging Hermione's diary.

'Aubrey.' He began softly.

'I miss her.' Aubrey whispered.

Harry's heart melted with those words. He walked to his God-daughters bed and sat down slowly. He pushed Aubrey's dark curly hair out of her face and saw the tear stains and sighed.

'I miss her too. We all do. Every day.' He said.

'Why couldn't magic have saved her?' Aubrey said in a child like voice.

'I think the same thing every day. I don't know why but it just couldn't. She tried, you know she did. She didn't want to leave you or any of us but she had to. It was just the way things happened.' He said as she rubbed Aubrey's hand.

'Dad could have saved her.' She said softly.

'We don't know that.' Harry said.

'He would have, I know he would have.' Aubrey said.

'Maybe but we can't think of the what ifs.' Harry said.

'I want to go to dad's.' She said as she sat up.

'Alright.' Harry said a little shocked. 'Do you want me to floo call him to see if that's okay?' Harry asked.

'Please.' She said as she stood up and walked to the bathroom to collect herself.

Harry walked downstairs and to the floo and contacted Severus.

'Potter, what is it?' Severus said as he answered the floo.

'I have a distressed young lady on my hands who would like to stay with her Father tonight.' Harry said slightly mumbling like he did as a student.

Severus's tone immediately changed. 'Is she alright? Why is she distressed? Has something happened? Is she ill?'

'No she's just have a moment about Hermione.' Harry said. 'She has asked to come and stay with you tonight if that is okay?'

'Of course it is. I will get an elf to sort out the spare room now. Send her through when she is ready.' Severus said. 'Do you have plans with her tomorrow?'

'No why?' Harry answered.

'Well, I'd like Aubrey to stay here with me tomorrow to brew.' He replied.

'That's fine. As long as she checks in with Ginny in the morning that should be fine.' Harry said. 'Aubrey's here now, I'll send her through.' And the call ended.

'Can I go?' Aubrey asked holding a small holdall with some clothes.

'Yes, Severus is having the spare you prepared now. Be good.' Harry said as he hugged Aubrey. 'If you want to come home, do. Anytime you want.'

'Thanks Uncle Harry.' Aubrey said as she kissed his cheek.

Aubrey slipped into the floo and soon found herself standing in her father's living room at Hogwarts.

'Good evening' Severus said as he walked out from the spare room.

'Evening.' She replied sheepishly.

'Aubrey, what's wrong?' he asked.

'I just needed some space from Harry and Ginny.' She said as she sat down in the arm chair which was Severus's usual seat. 'There always around me, always wanting to know how I am, what I'm feeling. Sometimes I want some alone time.'

'I can understand that, I am the same. Your mother was too.' He said as he walked towards her.

'I just miss her and it's like when I'm down or upset about mum they just want me to be happy and forget.' She said looking down at her hands.

'I don't for one second think they want you to forget, they just don't want to see you down.' Severus said.

'I need those down days though.' She said looking at Severus.

'We all do.' He said standing again. 'I have had the spare room cleaned out quickly for you.'

'Thank you. I could have slept on the sofa.' She said.

'You will not.' He said as he turned and looked at her. 'I will have this room redecorated for you, you can choose everything, if you wish to stay more we need to make this room more your own.'

'Can I really?' Aubrey said surprised.

'Of course. If you want to stay here, you'll need a room of your of your own.' He replied. 'We can talk more about it tomorrow. It's late now and you need sleep.'

'Okay.' She said as she walked into the magnificent sized room.

'Goodnight, I will see you in the morning.' Severus said as he closed the door and walked to his own bedroom.

Aubrey sat down on the bed and looked around. The room was amazing. Twice as big as her room at Grimmauld, the bed was a king size and she had her own walk in wardrobe. She was definitely staying here more often.

Aubrey got out of her clothes and changed back into her night clothes. As Aubrey climbed into bed an owl tapped at her window. She got out of bed quickly and opened the window expecting to see her Uncle's owl however saw a snowy white owl which she knew belonged to Draco Malfoy.

Aubrey took the letter from the owl and shooed him away, it wouldn't look great if her father saw the owl, he'd wonder why Draco was sending her a letter.

Aubrey sat down on the bed again and ripped open the letter and read.

A,

Would you do me the honour in joining me for dinner on Wednesday night?

D.M

Aubrey silently squealed and laid down in the bed and held the letter to her chest.

AU: I would like to apologise for the long delay, I have recently been diagnosed with Gladular Fever and have been in hospital (an illness which makes you really tired all the time and your immune system is down) I'm hoping to continue with all my stories however it may take me a while to do so. Please don't give up on me; I will try my hardest.

Sorry this chapter is shorter than the others but I wanted to update and my energy is really low right now as is my concentration. I have so many ideas but it takes me so much energy to write; I know stupid really all I have to do is sit down and write but it's really hard. I hope you enjoy and please review they keep me going; they really do. :) xxx