A/N: Oh my! Has it really been so long since I last updated! I am terribly sorry. Needless to say, time (and life) have gotten away from me. This chapter was terribly difficult to write (maybe why it took so long?) But it is here now, so I hope you enjoy! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed/favorited/followed, I appreciate the support (and your patience).

Malfoy mansion is actually very boring. Uncle Lucius spends almost all of his time in his study, writing all the time. Every time I go in to see what he is doing, he is sitting at his desk writing away. So I hardly ever spend time with him. Even that first day when he took me outside to play, he spent most of his time writing. I mean how many people could you have to write to?

Aunty Narcissa is almost just as bad but she is always doing girly things. I don't want to do that kind of stuff! Yesterday, she had some women over for tea, and they kept talking about how cute I was and one of them even pinched my cheeks! One of them had a granddaughter who was my age who came over but all she wanted to do was play dress up and with dolls. Yuck!

Even Draco isn't better. Apparently earlier this summer he told his parents that all of his summer work was done. But it wasn't! He has spent nearly every day in the library. And when he isn'tin there, he doesn'tlike to be bugged. He doesn'tmind me coming and talking to him while he's in the library, but Uncle Lucius caught me in there one day when Draco and I were playing the floor is lava. Now I'm not allowed in the library.

I miss you all a lot and I am ready to come home whenever one of you decides to come get me. I know Papa is still in the hospital, but Uncle Lucius said he is doing a lot better and should be going home soon. So that means I can come home soon too right?

Tell Papa and Uncle Tony I love and miss them.

Love,

Harry

P.S. I had a house elf help me write this. They made a quill write it all on its own! All I had to do was say what I wanted it to write. Isn't that so cool?

I fold up the finished letter, and carry it down to Uncle Lucius' study. He was the one that suggested I write to Daddy, when I came in to bug him this morning after breakfast saying that I was bored and had nothing to do. He doesn't even look up from his papers when I walk in, so I go over to his desk and wait for him to look up.

"What can I do for you Harry?"

"I wrote a letter for Daddy, but now I don't know what to do with it."

"Well, we can send it over with one of our owls. How does that sound?" I nod my head and hand over my letter.

I head back upstairs to my room, and fish out the old train set that I was given. I set up the tracks, and once I am done with that, decide to take a bit of a nap before continuing.

When I wake up from my nap, it is to find an envelope sitting on my bed side table. The letter is fairly long, and even though I can read pretty well I decide to go find Draco just in case I need help. I find him in the library and regardless of the fact that I am not supposed to be in there, I carry the letter over to him and take a seat across from him and ask him to read it out loud for me.

Dear Harry,

I am sorry to hear that you are so very bored at Malfoy Mansion. I have to admit that the house is rather quiet without you here. I will be happy when you are back home, but for now Malfoy Mansion is one of the safest places for you to be. Once Papa is out of the hospital, we may be able to move to Hogwarts instead. It is nearly as safe for you there as it is at Malfoy Mansion, and we can all be together again.

Uncle Tony has been very busy with the Avengers, so I have to admit that even if you were home you would probably be just as bored as you are there. Uncle Lucius was right when he said that Papa was doing better. The doctors are letting him come home today or tomorrow, but I can't make any promises on when we are going to come and get you. Just know that we will come get you the moment we can, and we miss you more than you can imagine.

I am glad you got a house elf to help you and that you were able to write to us. In order to help out in the future, and because Uncle Tony insisted; you will find in the envelope a cell phone. The numbers are preset. So if you hit the 2, you will call me or Papa and if you hit 3, you will call Uncle Tony. If you ever want to talk don't hesitate to call.

We all love and miss you bunches Harry.

Love,

Dad

P.S. Uncle Tony rigged the phone to recharge itself using sunlight. So, he says if it starts to die just place it on a windowsill and it should be fine.

I open up the envelope to find a fairly simple flip phone. Even though I want to use it right now to call and talk to Daddy, I can't because it is time for dinner. I race back upstairs to put the phone back on my bedside table before returning to the dining room to eat.

"How was your day today Draco?" Aunty Narcissa asks when we are all sitting down at the table.

"Fine Mother. I am almost finished with my summer work, I only have my essay for potions left. Blaise flooed earlier and asked if I would join him at Diagon Alley tomorrow."

"Have you gotten your school lists yet?"

"No, not yet. Blaise has been helping his current step-father make potions for the ministry and he was asked to go to the apothecary to replace some of their supplies. We will probably visit the joke shop and Quidditch store… maybe stop somewhere for lunch? Blaise said he might invite Pansy and some of our other friends from Slytherin to go as well."

I turn to my plate not understanding half of what is being discussed and not really caring. I scowl at the pork chop and broccoli residing there. I really wanted chicken nuggets. I haven't had chicken nuggets in forever…

"-Harry might like to go. Would you like that dear?" I tune back into the conversation when I hear my name being said by Aunty Narcissa.

"Huh?"

"Don't say 'huh' like that, say 'I beg your pardon?'" Uncle Lucius chastises.

I blush before repeating the given phrase.

Aunty Narcissa smiles kindly at me before replying, "would you like to go to Diagon Alley with Draco tomorrow? He is meeting some of his friends there."

"What's Diagon Alley?" I ask, while Draco starts voicing his disapproval.

"He'll be bored mother. And how am I going to explain his presence? My friends and I want to catch up not tote a little kid from store to store."

"Lucius, you could go with. You could take care of buying Draco the new robes we know he needs, and taking care of any other necessities you can think of. Then, when Draco catches up with his friends he can leave Harry with you, and you can show the boy around."

"Narcissa, I don't have the time for something like that. I have a lot of paper work to do and-"

"Right, the same paper work that has kept you busy the past couple of days? You don't fool me dear. Take Severus with you, he is always up to visiting the apothecary. As for an explaining Harry's presence, why did we come up with our back story if we aren't going to use it? Few people would question this family."

Uncle Lucius sighs, "I will floo call Severus after dinner. Would it be alright for him to join us for dinner tomorrow as well?"

"But Mother-"

"Don't argue with your mother, Draco. It is unbecoming," Uncle Lucius says, preventing any further comments from Draco.

"But what's Diagon Alley?" I ask again.

After all the talk about Diagon Alley, and an explanation of what it actually was, I was asked what I did today, so I explained about my new phone. Therefore, promptly after dinner-I had to eat all of my broccoli and wasn't allowed to leave till it was all gone so it took forever-I was allowed to try and call my daddy and papa.

Uncle Lucius explained that there was a time difference so I always had to ask before using the phone to call them to make sure I didn't wake them up in the middle of the night. Uncle Lucius also didn't believe that the phone itself would work, explaining that muggle technology hardly ever worked in magical houses. But if anyone would be able to break that barrier, it would be Uncle Tony.

I grabbed the phone, sat on my bed and held down the number 2, impatiently swinging my feet while waiting for the phone to stop ringing.

"Hello Harry!" I hear Daddy say when the ringing stops.

"Hi Daddy! Are you with Papa? How is he? Is he home yet?"

"Woah pup, one thing at a time. Yes, I am with Papa, and no he is not home yet. But he is getting much better and the doctors are planning on releasing him the in morning as long as nothing changes. Do you want to say hi?"

"Yes please!" I chirp.

"Hey Harry, how is life at Malfoy Manor?"

"Hi Papa, it's okay I guess. We had pork chops and broccoli for dinner, and I really don't like broccoli, but Uncle Lucius and Uncle Severus are taking Draco and I to Diagon Alley tomorrow so I am really excited cause I get to leave the house and-"

"Slow down there kid, and take a breath before you pass out on us! I am happy to hear that things are better though. You will have a lot of fun in Diagon Alley, Daddy and I used to go there all the time. Try to get Uncle Lucius to stop at Fortescue's for ice cream."

I talked to Daddy and Papa for a long time, before Aunty Narcissa came in and told me it was time for bath and bed. Though I still missed Daddy and Papa a lot, I felt a lot better after talking to them on the phone, and fell asleep without fuss after bath. I slept all night long, and didn't wake up until Uncle Lucius came to wake me for breakfast and to give me a small set of wizarding robes to wear that day.