Sorry for the long wait, I hope it is worth it!

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At Hogwarts the following morning when Amanda went to breakfast in her jeans and shirt, she found a big commotion in the Great Hall. Amanda quickly made her way to the Gryffindor table and found Harry, Ron, Ginny and Hermione deep in discussion.

"What's going on?" Amanda asked in a loud voice so she could be heard over the background noise.

Everybody looked at her but nobody said anything, as she had no parents nobody wanted to tell her that her cousin was missing, presumed dead and her uncle was in a hospital bed at St. Mungo's Hospital unconscious. There is no way you can tell a person that.

Amanda could feel all the eyes on her, every body looked at her with sadness in their eyes. Amanda saw a glimpse of a Daily Prophet in Harry's hand; he was trying to hide it from her sight.

"Give it to me, Harry!" Amanda demanded in a threatening voice.

When he didn't respond she drew out her wand and summoned it out of his clutches, one the front page was a picture of Malfoy Manor with a Dark Mark above it.

The title read, 'Death Eater Attack At Malfoy Manor." Their was a note under the picture as well, 'Mr. Malfoy is unconscious a St. Mungo's his condition is unknown and his son Draco Malfoy, who is a student at Howard school of witch craft and wizardry, is missing presumed dead.'

Amanda tried to hold herself together as she left the Great Hall, she nearly succeed apart from a few tears which fell slowly down her cheek in slow motion. As she walked past the tables everybody looked at her, a few brave ones even tried to talk to her but backed away when she glared at them.

She quickly made her way to the kitchens where she found Dobby and asked him, "Can you please take Bradley back to Torque Estate for now Dobby, please."

Dobby looked at her for a moment before he nodded and picked up the baby, who was now three months old and clicked his fingers, vanishing on the spot. Leaving Amanda alone in the room to run back to her room, grab her Firebolt and run towards the nearest exit.

She assumed Draco went to Torque Estate, which is why she had Dobby take Bradley there; she had to tell Draco about his son especially if Death Eaters really did attacked him. Assuming he is alive of course, Amanda shook her head as if trying to shake that idea out of her head. He's not dead he can't be dead, but then why hasn't he sent me a message yet? She asked herself, as she had sent a message almost an hour ago.

She ran with her Firebolt in hand until she reached the Entrance Hall, where a few people were gathered including Harry, Ron, Hermione, Parvarti, Lavender, Neville, Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore.

Amanda ducked into a nearby classroom before anyone saw her and whispered, "Tulip," and with a crack Tulip the house elf appeared.

The house elf bowed when she saw Amanda, "yes?" Tulip asked.

"Did Dobby and Bradley arrive safely?"

"Yes Miss."

"Where are they staying?"

"Under the barn as usual, Miss."

"Can house elves apparate with a human side along?"

"Yes Miss."

"Good take me to the front of Torque Estate," she ordered as she dropped her Firebolt on the ground with a 'thud.'

The small house elf grabbed her wrist and apparated to outside Torque Estate.

"Okay now go to the house and try find Draco Malfoy if he is there can you help him till I get there, I'll won't be long I've just got to go see Bradley."

Draco jumped slightly when the door opened especially since he was to weak to move quickly, as he had already used up the entire flask of strengthening potion last night. But he nothing to worry about as it was only the families house elf.

"Mr Malfoy," the elf muttered as she shook her head.

"I'm allowed to be here so leave me alone, all right?"

"I cannot leave as I was told to watch you and help you until Miss Torque arrives!"

"What she's coming here? Just tell her I'm not here, okay."

"Tell her yourself," a voice from behind the door came, Amanda walked into her room, "Tulip can you give us a minute?"

The house elf bowed once before exiting the room. Amanda's eyes became teary when she saw what bad a condition Draco was in, it hurt her to see him hurt.

"Are you okay?" Amanda asked even though she could easily see he was in pain, even if he was trying to hide it.

Draco didn't even look at her or acknowledge her, all he said was, "I know."

"Know what?" Amanda asked.

"I'm not stupid you know, I know about it my dad told me last night while he was torturing me for information," tears were building up in his eyes.

Amanda didn't know what to say to him, that wasn't the way she had planned for Draco to find out he was a dad. She wanted to apologise but she didn't think I would help much.

"Can you leave, I want to be alone for a while!"

"At least let me fix your," but Draco cut her of by shouting, "NO!" Which he regretted after as it hurt his ribs dearly.

Amanda reluctantly left the room but within a few seconds she was back, "you can't blame him for something I did!" Then she stormed off. Him, the baby was a boy, Draco thought silently.

Draco lay on her bed for well over an hour, at first he was furious at Amanda how could she not tell him about something like this? After a while though he felt slightly happier, he had a son. He had a son to carry on the family name and his gift of being a parseltounge, he was pretty sure it was a hereditary gift.

Malfoy's thoughts were interrupted when the door opened again, it was again a house elf, but he was shocked when he saw it was his old house elf Dobby.

"Dobby what are you doing here?

"I escorted Bradley here and now I've brought up some more strengthening potion for you, Amanda's orders."

"Bradley," Draco whispered, his sons name was Bradley.

"Where is he now?" Draco asked as he took a big mouthful of the potion.

"He's in a cot down stairs, but if you go be quiet 'cause Amanda is asleep on the couch."

"Thanks Dobby," Draco told the house elf who was shocked, who never in his entire life had be been thanked by a Malfoy. Dobby went into a deep bow, deeper then he ever did for Lucius before leaving, Draco knew this was a sign of respect.

Draco waited a few minutes for the potion to kick in before making his way to the lounge room, using a cane (which was actually Amanda's lamp transfigured into a walking stick).

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