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Chapter two Explanations and growing relationship

She met Draco when she woke up the next day. He gave her a bracelet with the Malfoy crest on and she put it on. The she took him to the garden for walking. Her father had made a beautiful garden to her, for while she could not walk anywhere she wanted she had a garden connected to her part of the manor. She had many rooms and they were filled with clothes, makeup, books and other things of entertainment, one of the rooms was also with a door to the Garden. It was an old fashioned one with fountains and different paths in. It was huge and yet small and you could walk for hours on one path but use minutes on another.

She walked thoughtfully down one of the longer ones beside him. "How are you?" asked Draco. "I'm fine, and you?" "I am also fine... why did you?... you know what I mean..." "I have always wished for the one thing I've been denied; a true family. My earlier relatives hated me and treated me like dirt because they hate or even fear anything different. I was magical and therefore for them a freak not worthy of living. The only reason they even kept me was that Dumbledore threatened them with something. I did not make any muggle friends and any attempt on making one was destroyed by Dudley. You reminded me too much of him when we met in that shop and on the train in our first year for me to choose your friendship over Ron's. Not that it matters now; I doubt I'll ever speak to them again... Anyway, we became friends and I a Gryffindor, and the last was my choice.

Before I even began school I was manipulated, because I never had been treated kindly I trusted to easily. Hagrid is no bad man but he was also part of his manipulations. When he was shopping with me he also had to get something from a vault at the same time as I took money out of the bank. As I found out later that year, it was the sorcerers stone of which my father wanted or as he was to me at that time, the dark, evil and gruesome Lord Voldemort. I was given hints and such help to find it out on my own from Dumbledore and I believe he wanted me to do it.

I managed to do it with help from my friends but also lost a part of me as I destroyed a person. The next year it was the diary, Ginny, and the chamber of secret on top of the wizarding world finding out that I was able to speak to snakes. I destroyed the diary and won over Voldemort once more, but not without help from Dumbledore's Phoenix and Gryffindor sword.

The next year was finding out of Sirius Black being my godfather and the truth. He was innocent of all those crimes and no death eater. Dumbledore could have forced the ministry at the time to use veritesarium but no such thing was used and he was sentenced to death. Dumbledore's punishment of failure was loosing him, he helped me a bit, but mostly it was upon my friends and me.

The fourth year I became the champion, as you know. And Cedric was killed when father revived himself. The fifth year my Godfather died because I was not told of our connection having grown by Dumbledore.

Year after year I was sent back to the Dursleys and was told that it was for my safety when I asked. They hated me and with father using my blood, most of the protection was gone, and that he did not immediately kill me did something to with how he managed to capture me I think.

Do you know how easily he could have done all this himself or at least helped me more? At least Dumbledore could have placed me in another home. But no, I was too important for him to place me another place, he did not want me in the wizarding world in fear of the fame going to my head.

What fame is I really ask, all those times when I did something wrong or revealed some of my real self, nearly everyone in the wizarding world turned against me. And it was all a mask I was forced to set up I hated being famous, I still do.

I short I was abused had no friends before coming to Hogwart and was on top of that forced to act the hero there. It was my first home, but could easily have become my destruction. And so Dumbledore did the worst thing of all, he placed a child in a home it was not wanted and then forced it to be perfect. Do you know how hard it is to maintain such a mask when you have lost something any child normally is given by their parents' love and guidance, no matter how little?

I was outside painting when I was captured and knew nothing before I woke up and my mind was read. Then he spoke a long time with me and at the end of it he had given me a family him, and now you.

I know we were not friends at school but... Our rivalry is Dumbledore's fault and I will forgive and forget everything you did to me if you can do the same" She looked at Draco hopefully and he took her into his arms. "I already did Melody and I got something that Weasel never can get; you without your mask's, you have already started to mean something to me and I know it easily can be replaced with love. While Pansy could have become my wife, she would have stopped listening to me after a while and done something drastic to give me troubles. She does no longer do what her parent's tell her to and that is always a bad sign with wives. You I doubt will disobey if treated correctly. I promise you now that I never will treat you badly or give you responsibility beyond what you can handle or need to do. While I never will lie to you I will keep things from you to not set you in danger, the exception being if it has something to do with you. I do not wish you to be in any danger and what you do not know; you cannot be forced to tell by any means. I will do my best to make you happy" he said before finding a bench and placing her on his lap.

"My father told me to tell you a bit, I still have trouble with my godfathers dead and Diggory's...I suppose I always will..."She laid her head on his shoulder and cried softly, first now realizing how much she had given up. Never again could she walk anywhere she wished, and if she wanted anything she had to ask for it. Her former friends were a no-no to her and Gryffindor was not an option. While she always had missed someone to take care of her she had been used to the freedom of no one caring and now she would have to be submissive to both her father and Draco. She would be treated like a child or a precious item the rest of her life and she was dependent on their care, not that they would ever abuse her or do anything than love her. She missed Sirius so much but wondered if she still would have been alive if he had survived. But the gain was too great for her to wonder of that, she had been given a family and while she loved her friends deeply, family is more important while growing up. Melody felt his hand on her back, moving soothingly around.

"It was not you fault my Precious. It was your father's decisions and he is at fault not you, never you. He did not mean to hurt you so much, but maybe it was for the best in the end as it made you accept coming here. Dumbledore is a fool for doing as he did to you for you was too young to be trusted with such task and on top of that not fully whole because of what your family did to you. I will do my best to help you" He said an lifted her head up so he could see in those green eyes of hers "I know that you are used to go your own way. But you will get used to being treated like you now are and it will be easier with time, the same with you getting used to your new body. I will help you as much as I can and even punish you if needed. I do not wish you to be a submissive woman, while you have to do as I tell you to, not even My Lord want you to get such a nature. You gave you submission when you accepted becoming a woman and do not need to give anything more like that. Be yourself and argue if you want to, the only thing is that I have the last word and my word is final and your father decide over both of us"

She nodded and gave him a shaky smile. What had been done in the past was forgotten and they would start their relationship on safe grounds. He would protect her and she would never have to be the self-sacrificing hero again.

"Draco!" she shouted happily when he cam inside the door and she ran into his arms. He swung her around in circles. She giggled as she heard his whispered words "My princess, the most beautiful, wonderful... " She smiled as he set her down, "Father has set the wedding date, its on Sunday next week" He hugged her and then ran with her hot on his heels to her rooms. When they stopped she said "Father wants us to live in my rooms for now" He nodded "it is understanding, for while he trust me, he wishes to make sure you are happy, you are after all his little Jewel, precious and perfect" she nodded and smiled at him.

The time had gone quickly and their relationship had grown during the weeks they had been together nearly daily and he came as often as he could, often with a little present or something she could play with. She had gotten a new wand and learned much of normal etiquette and how to behave properly at all times. She remembered it most of the time, but was still not on the point where she could do it without thinking. Melody loved it when he dulled with her or showed her something new.

She knew that no one who had known her before would recognize her again, for she had changed too much. She had never liked being told what to do but now she found it to be a relief. No longer did she have the weight of the world on her shoulder and she could relax and let herself be what she was. Draco and her father were forming her into what she needed to be and she hoped she could show her gratitude with bearing them a heir.

She smiled at Draco as he read trough her essays and began playing the piano to entertain him. For that was one of the lessons she had been given and she now played the instrument like she had played it for years. He smiled at her when finished and complemented her before saying "I now you fully understand your position, and I will make your life as easy as possible. When we are married I will show you everything I know"

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