Pansy's point of view. End of November, Seventeen years previously.
Pansy Parkinson paced her flat waiting for him to come. Draco was finally going to call off the wedding with Astoria for her. She'd been asking him to do so since the beginning of their affair. She always wore a satisfied smirk around the Greengrass'. She'd never liked Daphne, but had put up with her in school. She'd won Draco back then and had succeeded once again.
They had some lost years after the war, and in those days he had started to date Daphne's younger sister, Astoria. Pansy figured it was because she hadn't been available. She'd been too busy hiding out. People were angry with her for selling Harry Potter out. She really had no choice but to go into hiding while Death Eaters were being rounded up. After a few years, she was able to come back out.
After reconnecting with her old school friends, she learned from Daphne that Draco and Astoria had recently become engaged. Pansy was of course furious. She was even more furious to learn that Daphne had managed to snag Adrian Pucey, another good catch. In fact, a lot of the good men had been taken while she hid. Her choices were between Theodore Nott and Gregory Goyle if she wanted to marry a good pureblood. Gregory Goyle was definitely not an option for her.
Luckily, Theo had always had a crush on her back in Hogwarts, so it didn't take long before the two began dating. Pansy really wanted Draco; she decided to work on him, but to keep Theo as back up in case it didn't work. She didn't see why it wouldn't; he must still love her as much as she still loved him.
In the beginning it wasn't easy; Draco had become noble since the war. He went on about staying faithful to Astoria which Pansy didn't buy.
"Oh come off it, Draco. You cheated on me back in school," she protested. "What's so different now?"
"A teenage relationship, Pansy. Unlike you, I've grown up. You weren't there for me when I needed you the most anyway," he had answered.
"I was in hiding, Draco. People were after me," she retorted angrily.
"Yeah, what were you thinking that night anyway? You were in a room full of Potter supporters. I was actually quite amused when everyone stood up like that. You must have wanted to disappear though," he said and laughed.
"I was scared," she answered.
It was true; she'd heard all about the Dark Lord from Draco, her parents and many other Slytherins but had never met him. The fact that he was going to attack the school if they didn't hand over Potter was terrifying. She honestly had no idea that everyone, even little first years would turn their wands on her. If people could apparate out of Hogwarts, she would have immediately.
After that conversation, it took several meetings before he gave in. She didn't feel bad for Theo or Astoria at all. Draco was hers; they had all known that back in Hogwarts. The affair had gone on for several months before she finally told Draco that he had to call off the wedding.
A knock interrupted her thoughts. Pansy hurried to the door to answer it. Draco entered after she let him in, but he didn't look happy. She offered to get him a butterbeer, but he shook his head.
"I can't do this anymore," he said. "Pansy, it's wrong. I am marrying Astoria. I should never have started this with you."
Pansy felt as if she had just swallowed a large rock. "Draco, you don't love her. You just think you do. You love me; it's always been you and me."
"It was you and me in Hogwarts. Look, Astoria is pregnant, Pansy. She is due in April. That's a month before the wedding. I can't just call off the wedding and leave her pregnant. And you're wrong, I love her. These last few months with you was just a-a fling. I'm sorry, Pansy."
"Draco… she's half-blood," Pansy tried to reason with him. "It's contamination to the Malfoy bloodline. Me, I come from seven generations!"
"Blood doesn't matter," Draco said.
If she hadn't seen Draco saying it, she wouldn't have believed he had said it. She knew his voice well, she knew he had spoken the words, but she was still shocked.
"So you're telling me you'd marry a Mudblood?" Pansy snapped.
"I wouldn't go that far…" but his tone didn't sound convincing. "I've learned a lot since the war, Pansy. I had to do and see things that I never wished I had. Have you ever seen someone tortured?"
Of course she had, in their seventh year the Carrow's had forced them to torture other students. She hadn't really enjoyed it, but it had kept her safe, and that was all that mattered. She nodded, but Draco shook his head.
"I'm not talking about the stuff that went on at Hogwarts. I'm meaning what had happened at my house. I-I saw a snake eat a woman, I had to torture people and if I didn't do it right, I'd be tortured. I never liked Granger, but I never wanted her to be tortured. Yet, I had to stand there and watch my aunt use that curse on her… the screams were awful."
"Oh come on, Draco. When the Chamber of Secrets was opened, you kept saying that you hoped Granger would be killed," Pansy scoffed.
Draco's face reddened at this point, which didn't happen often on his usual pale face. He clenched his fists into balls.
"You don't get it Pansy! I was a stupid little boy then! I didn't understand back then what it was like. Yeah, you were at Hogwarts where it was bad. You didn't have to witness what I saw! It was horrible! You never seen him torture and then kill people! You never saw what I saw! You don't know what he put my parents and me through. You think you understand because you had to hide for a while, well you don't Pansy! No one was ever after you. You just took the easy way out instead of facing everyone! I had to face the Ministry because he had wanted me to kill Dumbledore, or else he'd kill my family! My family has been through hell and back! The only person who understood me was Astoria!"
Pansy was in tears by that point. Draco just shook his head in disgust; he got up and headed for the apartment door. Pansy chased after him, she yelled for him to come back, but he slammed the door behind him. A moment later, there was a loud crack. Pansy fell to her knee's sobbing, she hated Astoria for doing this to her.
It was a very rainy August evening. Pansy clutched her baby daughter close so she wouldn't get wet. She pushed the buzzer again frantically. She knew someone was home; there were lights on in the manor. Finally a familiar voice spoke through the intercom.
"Yes?"
"Draco! Please, you have to let me in. I need to talk to you!" she yelled.
"I told you not to contact me anymore," he answered.
"Draco, please. It's pouring out and it's important, please talk to me!"
There was no answer at first, but then the gates opened. Pansy was relieved; she hurried into the gates and up the lane way. She clutched baby Maisie closer as she ran. Maisie was the solution to her problems, she knew it. Once Draco took a look at her, he'd fall in love. She would explain everything to Theo later; he deserved so much more than she could give him.
At the door, she knocked hard. Moments later, the door was opened by a house-elf who bowed. Pansy stepped into the familiar foyer. It had been a place she had spent most of her childhood, even before she and Draco had started to date. She closed her eyes and pictured herself, Crabbe, Goyle, Daphne and Draco all five-years-old and running around the manor.
"Pansy," someone said stiffly.
Pansy opened her eyes to see Draco. He had his arms folded; he stared at her in a cold way he normally reserved for his enemies.
"Could you hold her for a moment please?" she asked as she held Maisie out to him.
He took Maisie from her and Pansy began to dry herself off quickly. Luckily the baby wasn't too wet. Draco had taken a wand out of his robes and was gently drying her off while she slept.
"Why are you outside with a baby? Why didn't you conjure an umbrella at least?" Draco asked with some amusement.
"I didn't think of it," Pansy answered. "And obviously I can't apparate with a baby; you've put passwords on your floo network-"
"I'd think you would want to do the same with a young child. The Malfoy name isn't exactly respected these days. I'd do anything to keep Scorpius safe. He's only four months old," Draco answered. "So what was so important for you to risk getting this baby sick? Is it Theo's?"
"No, that's why I'm here. When Theo and I first got together, we never slept together," Pansy answered. "The only person I slept with during that time was you."
Comprehension dawned on Draco's face. He shook his head and stared down into his daughter's face. It had been rather risky for Pansy to take her out in the rain, she was only a couple week's old. She hoped the baby wouldn't get sick from it. Maisie made a sucking noise, but slept on. She had no idea that she was in the arms of her real father.
"No… no, there has to be a mistake," Draco said.
"There isn't," Pansy said. "And you know how easy it is to do a test. We could do one if you need further proof. I'm not lying to you Draco, that's your daughter you are holding."
Draco swore. "You did this on purpose!"
He shoved baby Maisie back into her arms. He looked up as a baby started to cry from above. He turned and headed down the hall, then up the steps. Pansy followed him, she was curious about the newest Malfoy, her daughter's brother. He didn't tell her to leave, so she figured it was all right.
"Astoria is visiting her mother," Draco informed her as they walked into a nursery.
"Wow, you really went all out," Pansy said as she looked around the room.
"Anything for my son," Draco told her.
He bent down and picked up a small baby boy who wore green and silver pajamas. Immediately he stopped crying as soon as he was in his fathers arms. Pansy turned Maisie to face her older half-brother.
"This is your brother Maisie," she cooed.
"Pansy!" Draco scolded.
"Oh they can't understand us. Anyway, she is your daughter," Pansy told him. "You can't just ignore her."
"I can and I will. What have you told Theo?" Draco was eying her coolly again.
"He knows. He is willing to be her father," Pansy answered.
"There you go, problem solved. You want money? I can send you some Galleons if you'd like. As long as you never tell Astoria or anyone about this," he said. "I first want some proof that she is mine."
"I need a couple of your hairs then," Pansy told him. "It's not needed because I know you are the father, but if you insist…"
"I do insist. In fact, we'll do the test now. Put her in the cot, and come with me. Make sure to take some of her hair or something first," Draco told her.
Pansy had already taken a couple of Maisie's hair. She knew that it would come to this. She gently laid Maisie in the cot while Draco set Scorpius back in the crib.
"Morty!" Draco shouted.
There was a crack and the house elf that had let her in appeared.
"I need you to watch these babies for a bit please," he said.
"Yes sir," Morty said and bowed.
Draco beckoned for Maisie to follow him. They left the nursery and Draco led her back down the stairs and into the large kitchen. She was amused, not much had changed since they were children. The rooms in the Manor looked more or less the same. She could remember sitting at the kitchen table and eating a peanut butter sandwich when she'd been a little girl.
Draco started to rifle through the cupboards. He slammed a cauldron down onto a burner. He opened a large book next and ran his finger down an index page.
"Thirty-three," he muttered. "You have Maisie's hairs?"
Pansy pulled out a small zip lock bag containing some of Maisie's hair, which was just as black as hers. Draco took the bag from her roughly. He started to add ingredients to the potion, then the hairs. He told her to watch the potion while he looked for a photo of himself. He returned a few moments later with a photo taken at the wedding.
When the potion was ready he gently poured a few drops onto the photo. There was sizzling noise before his voice issued from the photo: "Congratulations, you are the father."
"No!" Draco yelled. "Pansy! What did you do to make this happen?"
"It's not only my fault Draco, you had a part to play in it too!" she shouted back. "That baby girl upstairs is your daughter and you will take responsibility for her."
"No, Pansy! I've finally just turned my life around. Look, I'll send you money to provide for her. You also said Theo will take care of her as well. I can't be involved in her life. I'm married to Astoria, and she can't know about this. After all she's done for me… it's a poor way to pay her back. As far as she knows, Scorpius is my only child and that's the way it's going to stay, unless of course Astoria gets pregnant again."
"I don't believe this!" Pansy cried. "You're just going to ignore her. It's not right Draco. She needs her real daddy."
Draco just shook his head and apologized again. "I think you should go. Look, you don't need the password to leave through the floo network here. Take it and go; she may already be sick from being exposed to all that rain."
Pansy went back up to the nursery crying. Things weren't working out the way it should. Maisie was supposed to help her get Draco back, but instead she was just another burden for her to bear. For the first time since she found out that she was pregnant, she didn't want her baby.
Maisie was sick, very sick. Theo scolded Pansy for taking her out in the rain, but Pansy barely paid attention. Draco didn't want her or her daughter, so why did it matter? She didn't care anymore if her daughter died. It was good that Theo was there, otherwise she might have. He was the one to take the baby to St. Mungo's.
"Pansy, you're just going to give up like that? I already told you that I'd take care of you and your baby. Now she is lying in St. Mungo's on constant watch," Theo yelled at her. "So what if Draco won't take care of her? You have me! She needs you Pansy. If you let that baby die I will leave you. You'll never hear from me again."
"She'd die whether or not I was here or there," Pansy told him dully.
"I don't believe this! You know, back in Hogwarts I always defended you. I was the one who informed you that Draco was cheating on you! I was the one who stood up for you when people called you a stuck up priss. You've done a lot of stupid things in your life Parkinson, and I've always stood by you. However, if you don't go to the hospital and visit that baby, we are through! She needs you!"
Pansy could see that he was serious, and she realized that he was right. She was being selfish. Maisie was her baby, she couldn't let her die. Pansy nodded and stood up. Theo's face lit up with relief as this point. He grabbed her and hugged her tightly.
"I want to marry you Pansy Parkinson. I don't care that she isn't my daughter. I'll raise her as my own either way."
Tears fell down her cheeks. "I'll marry you Theo. I've been a fool. I never noticed that you were right in front of me. It was always Blaise and Draco. You have stuck by me more than anyone else."
"Then let's get our baby well again, and then we'll marry," he said softly.
The Present
Malfoy Manor looked the same as it did sixteen years ago. Pansy and Theo peered through the gates. Pansy had really only seen Draco in Diagon Alley, or at the Ministry but they ignored each other. He only spoke to her when he gave her money for Maisie, though it didn't come once a month as it used to. They agreed to once a year when she started school. Draco had told her that the payments would stop once Maisie turned seventeen.
"Well, are we going to get this over with?" Theo asked.
"Part of the agreement was that I didn't show up to the Manor at all," Pansy answered, she was very nervous.
"Well we only get one more payment from him, and we don't even need it. I think this is important! I'm just worried about how close they are," Theo said while he pressed the buzzer.
"She's going to hate us-"
"Yes, who is it?" A soft voice asked.
Pansy felt relieved to hear Astoria's voice, she would let them in while Draco would turn them away. Theo announced who they were quickly.
"Really? Wow, you two haven't been here… in ages! Come right in!" she said in an excited voice.
Theo and Pansy exchanged looks, they both knew that she wasn't going to be happy for much longer, unless they could talk to Draco on his own. Theo reached out and took her hand and squeezed it reassuringly as they walked through the gates. Pansy saw in the distance a peacock strutting along one of the hedges. She was amused; of course they still had peacocks.
When they rang the doorbell, an old house-elf opened the door. Pansy recognized it as the same one that had been there when Maisie was a baby. It welcomed them in. Pansy looked around the foyer; there were some differences from when she'd last entered the house. There were Christmas decorations hung up along with what looked like a recent large family portrait of Lucius, Narcissa, Draco, Astoria and Scorpius. Pansy felt some resentment when she saw it; Maisie should have been in the portrait as well.
Astoria hurried into the room and threw her arms around Pansy, then Theo. Draco had followed, but he wore a frown.
"What is this about?" he asked.
"They are our good friends, Draco. I don't think they've been here since… well long before Scorpius was even born!"
At this, Draco looked at Pansy sharply. She wanted to communicate with him without using words. It's an emergency, Draco! It's about our kids! She knew that Draco was an accomplished leglimence. They continued to stare at each other while Astoria fussed about why they didn't come more often.
"Come with me for a moment, Pansy," Draco said, "Astoria, take Theo into the sitting room. Morty, get us some drinks please."
Pansy hurried over to Draco who led her into the kitchen. She wondered where Scorpius was, she wanted to see if he still resembled Draco. She had seen the picture of him of course, but there was a difference when you could see someone up close. She didn't blame her daughter for falling for him; it was just too bad that it all had to end up like this.
"So what's going on? You aren't here for a visit," Draco drawled, he leaned against the cupboard and folded his arms.
"I guess Scorpius hasn't told you?" she asked.
"I haven't seen him since we brought him home. I think he is out visiting his friend Peter. That boy spends more time with his friends then he does at home. I really don't get the chance to see him anymore," when he said this, he looked unhappy.
"Well, it might interest you to know that our children are dating," Pansy answered.
Though Draco was naturally pale, he went even more so as she said this. "You're not- this isn't- how did this happen?"
"Well I believe it happened because we weren't truthful with them. I've already told Maisie that she can't see him anymore, but you know teenagers. You have to talk to him as well," Pansy answered. "I wanted to tell her the truth… but I had to talk to you first."
"We can't tell them the truth, this is a secret I've kept from Astoria from the beginning," Draco answered; he reached up and gripped his hair. "Damn it! This is your entire fault!"
"My fault? If we'd been honest with the kids and Astoria from the beginning, this wouldn't have happened, and-"
"Honest about what?" someone asked.
Pansy and Draco turned to face the kitchen door. Astoria was leaning against the door frame with her arms folded. Draco looked back at Pansy with pure hatred, Pansy took a step back. If she could, she'd take back the past so she wouldn't have to witness this. In the beginning, she would have enjoyed telling Astoria the truth, but not anymore. She had learned a lot since she'd married Theo.
"You two might as well tell me, what are you keeping from the kids and me?" Astoria said but she was directly her words mainly at Draco.
"Astoria," Draco said in a soft voice, he shot another glare at Pansy then walked over to her. "Let's go in the sitting room to talk about it."
Pansy really hoped that they weren't going to divorce over this. If Maisie hadn't happened, and Theo had had an affair before their marriage, she'd leave him. Astoria let Draco take her hand. They walked down the hall and turned into the large sitting room. Theo was busy looking at the framed photo's over the fireplace.
Pansy was taken back to teenage memories. She and Draco had sat in this very room in their early romance. In those days they bad mouthed the Gryffindor's, talked about school, their friends and when they didn't talk, they kissed. She wished they could go back to that time.
Theo walked over to her and took her hand, "What did he say?" he whispered.
"We're about to tell Astoria," she whispered back.
"Shhhit," he said, and pulled her closer.
"Well?" Astoria asked after she sat down in a chair.
"Astoria, this is my entire fault," Pansy said before Draco could answer. "If you are going to judge anyone, or blame anyone, then point your finger at me."
"Well, are you going to tell me or not?" Astoria demanded.
"Pansy is to blame, but I played my part in it as well," Draco began. "Let me finish before you interrupt, dear. Months before we got married, Pansy came to me and told me she was still in love with me. I told her I was marrying you, but she kept insisting to give her another chance… and we ended up having an affair," at this point, Astoria's face paled but she waved her hand for him to continue. "Pansy insisted I call off our marriage but I couldn't do that to you. I regretted even having the affair… I told her to stay away from me, and you. It worked out fine, but then months later she came back with a newborn daughter… my daughter."
Astoria nodded, "And now Scorpius and Maisie are dating.
"Yes," Draco said, he got down onto his knees and took her hands. "Astoria, I'm sorry I never told you… but I didn't want to hurt you. I love you and Scorpius more than my own life."
Pansy couldn't believe these words were coming from Draco Malfoy's mouth. He was certainly a lot different from the boy she had known in Hogwarts. He had never told her that he loved her. He'd never apologized for cheating on her, or really about anything. Draco indeed had changed, and for the best. No one from Hogwarts would believe that he'd go down on his knees and beg his wife for forgiveness.
Astoria looked past Draco and into Pansy eyes, "It was always about you, wasn't it Pansy? Always! You couldn't stand when someone else was happy. You always claimed Draco as your own!"
"Yes," Pansy answered. "In a nut shell, I was a selfish bitch. Everything I did was for me, I didn't care about you, or Theo… or even Draco. I just wanted him for myself. Astoria, that man loves you though. He cheated on you but he regretted it. You should have seen him when I told him that Maisie was his! Everything he did was to protect you and Scorpius."
"And now the past has come back to bite both of you in the asses!" Theo joked but no one laughed.
"Astoria, forgive me for being unfaithful when I was young, and forgive me for keeping this secret from you," Draco pleaded.
"I'll have to think about it," Astoria said, "but for now we have to figure out what to do about these kids."
"I think we should be honest with them," Theo said, both Pansy and Draco looked up to protest, but he put a hand up to stop them. "Do we really want another scene like this? If we tell them to stop seeing each other, they will anyway. As of right now, I don't believe they have been dating for long-"
"Two months," Astoria answered.
"Wait, you knew?" Draco asked; he looked surprised.
"Well, I knew they were dating, yes. Scorpius has always told me everything. He wrote me as soon as they started dating. I'm sure he was waiting until the holidays to tell you. I think he is usually embarrassed to tell you about new girlfriends," she answered and Draco nodded in agreement. "This is a shame really, he's happy with her. I agree with Theo though, I don't want my son to hurt like I am right now. I know he will, when we tell him, but not so much if they grow any closer."
Draco nodded again and stood up, he turned to Pansy and Theo. "It would have been better if we'd been honest from the beginning, but… well I know teenagers, they will continue to date if we don't tell them the truth."
Pansy sighed, "This isn't going to go well, and I really am sorry Astoria. None of this would have happened, but I kept badgering Draco."
"Yes, well I think you two should go. It was nice to see you again Theo," Astoria said.
Pansy muttered goodbye, and Theo pulled her close and led her from the room. Neither talked, but then Pansy turned to look back at Draco who looked devastated.
"Draco's been sending child support payments, however you really don't need to anymore," she said.
Draco gave a small nod but didn't answer. She quickened her pace, and they hurriedly left the manor. Pansy didn't realize she was crying until Theo hugged her outside. She felt so bad for Draco and Astoria, even more for Maisie and Scorpius. She wanted a time-turner so she could go back and smack her past self across the face.
"They're home!" Maggie yelled as she jumped into Maisie's bed.
"Yes, I heard them," Maisie said annoyed as she shoved her away. "What has mum told you about jumping on the beds? Really, Maggie, you're going to be twelve soon. Grow up,"
"You're just all angry because of Scorpius; don't take it out on me!" Maggie answered and stuck out her tongue.
Maisie rolled her eyes and then sat up. She had spent the evening reading a fiction novel while waiting for her parents return. She put the book aside, and got off the bed just as her parents walked into the door. Her mother's eyes were red; her father had an arm around her. Maggie immediately stopped laughing.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Sit down, it's a long story," her father answered. "You too Maggie, you might as well hear this too."
Her mother then began telling them about her years at Hogwarts from being in love with Draco Malfoy since she was a little girl (which sounded a lot like Maisie and Scorpius to her) to dating him for a few years. She explained that she'd yelled out for someone to grab Harry Potter in the Great Hall and then went into hiding afterward because people were angry with her. She'd stayed at her grandparents for a while in France before she returned to the country to pursue her relationship with Draco, who was engaged to Astoria Greengrass. They had an affair until Draco told her to stay away from him and he married Astoria.
"The thing is Theo and I never had sexual relations during that time. So when I was pregnant, I knew Draco was the father. The problem was, at that point he was already married and had a baby son. He didn't want his mistress's baby daughter," her mother finished.
"You're not saying that Maisie and Scorpius are brother and sister?" Maggie asked in disbelief.
"That's exactly what we're saying," her father said.
"Scorpius is my brother…?" Maisie asked, "No, no he can't be. You're just making it up so that we can't see each other anymore. You're just upset because-"
"I'm sorry Maisie, but it's the truth, I wish it wasn't. I wish you could have a relationship with him, but you can't," her mother said.
Maisie wasn't sure what to think or feel, she knew her mother wasn't really lying. If she was, she wouldn't be so upset. She had always done everything to make sure Maisie was happy; she wouldn't lie about something this important. She shuddered; she'd been in love with her brother. She felt anger and disgust for her mother but revulsion for herself.
"Well…" Maggie said with a small smile, "Sometimes purebloods marry their own cousins."
"Oh shut up!" Maisie yelled. "This is- mum, why couldn't you have told me!?"
She started to cry, and when her mother tried to embrace her, she shoved her away. Maisie heard her father mutter something, and then heard footsteps retreating. She wiped her eyes away to see they had left. Maisie looked over at the fireplace where a fire was lit and instantly thought of Laney.
She ran over and picked up the jar of floo powder. She reached in for a handful, and then threw it into the flames. When they turned green, she got down onto her hands and knees and called out the address and bedroom as she stuck her head into the flames. Laney was at her desk, writing a letter.
"Maisie!" she said jumping up.
"I need you to come over right now!" Maisie said.
"Right now? Maisie, I think my parents wanted to spend some time with me later, can't it wait?"
"NO IT CAN'T WAIT I NEED YOU NOW!" Maisie yelled.
"All right, all right. Just let me tell my parents where I'm going at least. I'll be there in a few minutes," Laney said in an exasperated voice.
Maisie pulled her head out of the flames; she had to sit for a few minutes until she wasn't dizzy from the effects of the floo. When it passed, she went back to lie on her bed. Laney didn't come in a few minutes, but a half hour later. She stepped from the fireplace and brushed herself off.
"So, Aunt Astoria is at my place ranting about Uncle Draco and your mum to my mum, so I'm guessing this has to do with Scorpius?" Laney asked.
Maisie didn't waste anytime telling her the whole story. Laney sat with her mouth open during the story. She patted Maisie on the back of it.
"Well, on the positive side… you could say we're cousins," Laney said.
"Be serious Laney, and no we're not cousins, you're not related to Draco by blood!" Maisie said angrily.
"We probably are somehow actually, I think the Greengrass' are related to the Malfoy's somehow, but calm down Maisie. It's bad, but neither you nor Scorpius knew! You always said you felt a connection with him, and it was because you're blood related," Laney answered.
"We are half-brother and half-sister!" Maisie answered. "I feel so… disgusting! I made out with my brother. I basically stalked him from first year until now! And for your information, I always thought it was gross when pureblood's married their cousins to keep it in the blood! Scorpius and I are even more closely related!"
"But all you two ever did was kiss! Yes you dated but you didn't do anything, you two didn't know! By rights, you have access to the Malfoy fortune! They have loads of money. Mum is always complaining that Aunt Astoria has it made."
"I don't care about the money. I just care about the fact that I was in love with my brother! It's disgusting and how do you think Scorpius is going to react to all this? What if his parents divorce because of it?"
Laney was quiet by this question; neither girl said a word for a few minutes. "How is your dad reacting to it?"
Maisie knew she was referring to her father Theo and not Draco. "He knew the whole time. He was always in love with my mother. She said he wanted to marry her anyway and give me a father."
"Aunt Astoria was in tears… I wonder if Scorpius knows yet," Laney said.
Maisie shrugged. It just didn't seem fair, the first boy she fell in love with ended up being her brother. She didn't know if she could forgive her mother for it. She didn't even know if she'd be able to look Scorpius in the face again. Laney gave her another hug, neither said a word. She'd always loved her father and now it turned he wasn't her real dad.