Chapter 4: What No One Knows

Okay, yes I gave Draco a sister. I just think that there was too much time between Lucius and Narcissa's graduation in 1972/1973 and Draco's birth in 1980 so I put my two cents in. Hopefully you'll like my character so much it won't matter. Also Draco is around 26 in this story so Ginny is about 25, she had Emily at 19. Anyway I finally have a laptop again so hopefully I will be able to churn out chapters faster. Thanks to all who reviewed please keep them coming because that's what keeps me writing!

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Draco returned home later than he had wanted, his mother had guilted him into staying for dinner saying that he doesn't visit her enough, or Floo every once in awhile. Immediately he went to Ginny's room. He found her there, Emily asleep; she looked up and saw him. Tucking her daughter into bed she left the room to talk to him.

"I'm sorry I was late," Draco apologized. "I went to see my mother and she kept me, thinks I don't visit her enough."

Ginny smiled. "It's okay, we managed, but Emily was sad she didn't get to see you before she went to sleep."

The young Malfoy felt his heart warm. "I'll have to try and make it up to her, and you as well. How about you come and keep me company while I have a drink."

"I might even join you," Ginny followed him.

Draco led her to his study and poured her a small brandy and a larger one for himself.

He told Ginny to sit and he sat himself in a chair across from her. "If Emily wakes up Snuffles will take care of her, and he will alert us if necessary. There is something I really wanted to tell you about Gin."

The redhead smiled. "You know you can tell me anything Draco."

He gave her a smile in return. "This is something only one person outside of my family knows."

He hesitated before he finally spoke. "Everyone in the Wizarding world has always known me as the only Malfoy child, but I'm not. I have an older sister and the reason that no one knows about her is because of how much of a monster my father was."

Ginny was speechless another Malfoy, a girl? It seemed beyond impossible.

Draco sat back and began to explain in full. "My parents were married the summer after my mother graduated and within a month my mother was pregnant. By April, my sister, Uriel Allegra Malfoy was born and my father was not exactly happy. He had been expecting a son of course and he was upset he didn't have an heir, he didn't even announce her birth he was so angry. Uriel was my mother's whole world but even Narcissa couldn't fight Lucius. For the longest time after that my mother had a hard time getting pregnant again. Then when my sister was about four our parents found out they were going to have another child."

"When I was born my father was finally happy and it looked like we would be a happy little family. It was then that my father noticed the effect my sister had on me. She was five years older than I was and even when we were small children she and I just clicked. If I was crying she could say one word and I would be silent. She would smile and I would laugh, it bothered my father to say the least. The close bond that we had in Lucius's mind meant that I was weak and that needed to be stopped right away,"

Ginny was almost afraid of where Draco's story was going.

"That night my father took my sister away. He had to pry her away from my mother who yelled and screamed and hit him. Mother told me that I cried non-stop for two days after Uriel was taken away. What was worse my father oblivated my sister from my mind and he forbade my mother from speaking of her, she didn't even know where her daughter was. Any pictures of her, any mentions of her were gone. It wasn't until my 6th year of Hogwarts that my mother decided to reverse the mind modification Lucius had put on me, but we still had no idea where my sister was. So I sent an owl off with a letter to her, trying desperately to find her. I knew that if what my mother had told me was true Uriel might be the only one who could help me with the problems I was having."

Draco took a deep breath still ashamed of himself and everything that had happened that fateful year.

"My owl found her in France living under the name Allegra Van Alan. Lucius had found a Muggle orphanage to leave her with nothing more than a little money and a note saying her name was Allegra. He thought that if she was Muggle I would have less luck finding her but as usual my father didn't think anything through. Bauxbatons sends out letters just like Hogwarts and they found Uriel even at the Muggle home where she was living with her adopted family. By the time I Owled her however she had graduated and was working as a curse breaker for the French Ministry of Magic, she might even know your brother Gin."

Draco paused for a moment or two. "Well to say that Uri was shocked to hear from me was an understatement, and the next Hogsmeade weekend she came over from France and for the first time since I was an infant my sister and I found each other. We did however live in separate worlds and I think my sister was ashamed that I had let myself become the puppet of both Lucius and Voldemort. She never said that to me directly, but I always thought that was how she felt about me. She was working to stop the war and I was trying to start it, so our meeting wasn't exactly harmonious. After that day we would owl back and forth every once in awhile, I tried not to ask her for advice but she gave it to me anyway and I began to listen to her. It was my sister who stopped me from actually killing Dumbledore. While I was on the astronomy tower listening to Dumbledore try to persuade me to spare him something in Uriel's most recent letter came back to haunt me. She had written to me the day before I let all hell loose on Hogwarts, and to this day I remember exactly what she told me.

'Draco,

If there is one thing I wanted my brother to be it was his own person, and to bow down to no one. Lucius sent me away because he thought I brought out weakness in you, well he was wrong. To love is not weakness Draco, it is strength, and it takes so much strength to love someone. You give a part of yourself to the person you that you love and from that moment on you have to be strong enough to know that a part of you is no longer yours. A part of me has always been yours even if you haven't known it; you are my brother and I love you so much. If you go through with the horrible things that they are making you do, you can come to me. No matter how much you mess up, or what mistakes you have made, I will always have the strength to help you. Please little brother, be strong, remember that you are who you want to be; no one and nothing can make you something you arn't. I'm here for you.

Love Always,

Uri'

"I was ashamed of myself that night because of all that I did and because of all I didn't do." Draco confessed to the only other women in his life he trusted totally. "That night, after Snape made sure I was safe, I went to my sister, when I got to her I just broke down and told her everything, and cried just like I had when I lost her. She taught me so much that night, that inaction was not unwise nor was it weak it was survival. That to stay alive during the war all I had to do was just keep my head down and not displease the Dark Lord, and that she was not going to abandon me."

Draco couldn't speak for a moment or two still overwhelmed with how much his sister had done for him, Ginny moved out of her seat and knelt next to him, resting her hand on his. Taking strength from the women he loved Draco finished his story.

"After Voldemort fell, I told my parents that I had found Uriel, and that is when all hell broke loose with my father. He blamed my sister for my mistakes; he even went as far as to say that if I hadn't found Uriel Voldemort wouldn't have lost. Well when she heard that my mother lost her grip on decorum and her fear of my father's disapproval. That night while Lucius slept my mother and I left, we moved to one of the Black properties in France that my mother inherited and Uriel moved in with us. Without Lucius we were the family that we always wanted to be. He tried to get in contact with us a few times, my mother would speak to him briefly, but Uriel didn't want to speak to him and neither did I. Next thing I know we're receiving an owl from St. Mongo's saying that my father is dying from terminal alcohol overdose. He had been drinking himself to sleep every night and it had finally taken its toll. So we went to see Lucius on his deathbed and I wish I could say that all of his heartfelt apologies meant something to us, but they were just hollow attempts to connect before he died. The only thing that I cared about him saying was how sorry he was for the way he treated his daughter, and even that wasn't enough to make up for twenty some years of treating her like she didn't exist. Well after my father died I moved back into Malfoy Manor to try and take care of things, plus I wanted to start training as a Healer. Uriel stayed with my mother in France, but my sister and I are as close as ever."

Ginny smiled. She knew that having siblings was a blessing, and she loved all of her brothers. She was delighted that Draco had someone like that in his life. She understood why he hadn't told her, he understood why he hadn't told anyone, especially with Lucius still on the prowl.

"Draco, I'm so glad you feel like you can tell me something like this."

"Well," Draco tried to ease into things so not to be obvious. "I wanted to tell you because I thought you should know, and also because Uriel is coming to stay with me for a few weeks while our mother is off on a vacation of her own and I wanted to make sure that was okay with you."

"Of course it is Draco, this is your house, I'm only a guest, but I would love to meet your sister."

The Malfoy smiled. "Good, because I have been telling her about you since my seventh year at Hogwarts."

Ginny laughed. "Well I hope I can live up to the hype."

"Well she is excited to meet you, and Emily. She'll be coming tomorrow, I figured it wouldn't be a bad thing, that way you have someone here while I'm at work."

"That was very thoughtful of you," Ginny kissed him on the cheek. "Now I think I am going to go to bed. I will see you in the morning, and thank you again, for everything. I can't tell you how much all this means to me, how much you mean to me."

She smiled at him once more and left and when she had Draco couldn't help smiling himself.

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Ginny, Emily and Draco were in the middle of breakfast the next morning when Draco got an owl. He was being called into St. Mongo's early and wouldn't be there when Uriel arrived.

"I hate to do this to you Gin-"

"Draco, stop apologizing, there is nothing you can do about it; everything will be fine."

"I can call Uri, and tell her not to come until I come home."

"Don't be silly, I wouldn't want her to have to stay in that house alone just on my account. We'll have some time to talk and get to know each other while your at work, now go, you have nothing to worry about."

He gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Thanks Gin, I'll see you later."

With a crack he was gone.

"Well my love," the redhead turned to her daughter. "How about we go for a walk while we wait for Draco's sister."

The mother and daughter made their way through the grounds of Malfoy Manor, taking in their surroundings and talking. That was when Emily asked Ginny a question she wasn't exactly ready for.

"Mommy, do you like Draco?"

Ginny didn't know what to say. "What do you mean sweetie?"

"Well Draco likes you, do you like him?"

"You think Draco likes me?" Ginny asked her daughter, surprised that a girl who was not yet six could tell something she wasn't sure of herself.

"I see the way he looks at you mommy, it's the way Grandpa looks at Grandma, the way that Uncle Ron looks at Aunt Hermione."

Ginny smiled to herself, hoping that Emily was right. She had made the mistake of choosing the wrong man over six years ago when Harry came back, she was afraid that her chances of being with Draco had long gone.

"Well we'll just have to see won't we Em." Ginny said tickling her daughter till she giggled with glee.

After a few more hours exploring the vast expanses of Malfoy Manor, Ginny and Emily made their way back inside where Emily decided to take a nap before lunch. Ginny was in the main parlor when she heard a familiar crack.

"Draco are you home? I'm here." A voice called from the hallway.

Ginny walked out into the hallway to see a woman who looked like a Malfoy through and through. She had long hair that was multiple shades of blonde, and ice blue eyes that had flecks of the same gray color as her brothers eyes. She was beautiful, and she was undoubtedly a Malfoy.

"Sorry," Ginny addressed her. "Draco got called into work early, he'll be home for dinner."

Uriel whipped around to look at the redhead. "Oh my god, you must be Ginny!"

Before she knew it Ginny was being engulfed in a hug.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to invade your space but I am just so glad to meet you. I'm Uriel Malfoy, but you can call me Uri. I wish we had met before now, Fleur and I were in the same house at Bouxbatons, and I've known Bill since he started working for Gringotts, I wanted to introduce myself at their wedding but-"

"You were at Bill's wedding?"

"Briefly, I had to run when the chaos started to happen, me being who I am. If Lucuis had even known I was back in England I would have been in so much trouble."

"I totally understand," Ginny looked at her sympathetically. "I hope you don't mind, but Draco told me all about you."

The two walked back into the parlor and sat down. "No not at all, my brother and I don't keep anything from each other anymore, and he has told me all about you so it's only fair."

"I do have a question for you, if you don't mind."

"Of course, you can ask me anything," Uriel smiled.

"Did you try to contact Draco after Lucius abandoned you?"

Uriel seemed to think about it for a moment or two. "My father said some horrible things to me that night. He told me that I was no longer a part of his family and that if I promised to stay away, and stay hidden that he wouldn't modify my memory. I was so afraid of losing my memory of Draco that I agreed to anything he wanted, I assumed my middle name as my first name and tried my best to forget my old life. I even had the chance to come to Hogwarts for the Tri-Wizard Tournament but I even stayed away I was so afraid of what would happen. I desperately wanted to reach out to my brother but I couldn't. So when he contacted me I jumped at the chance to talk to him."

"I'm so sorry that your father was such a monster." Ginny patted Uriel's hand.

The blonde smiled. "I don't think about it much because now I have my life exactly where I always wanted it to be. I have a family that loves me in France that I still visit, and I have my real family here who I love and I couldn't live without."

Ginny laughed. "If only all Malfoy's could be like you."

Uriel laughed as well. "Don't be fooled, I can be exactly like my mother when someone makes me angry, but my upbringing with the Van Alan's definitely made me more level headed than the rest of the Malfoy's."

"I can't wait for you to meet Emily." Ginny said as Snuffles appeared with some tea.

"Draco told me all about her, she sounds wonderful, and I'm so glad I finally got to meet you. I just know that you and I are going to be great friends."

Ginny smiled as they sipped their tea, she knew that Uri was right and she couldn't think of anything else she needed more.

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