Disclaimer: Deep in the jungle, there is a magical monkey that farts every time someone is born, by the time that monkey stops farting, I will still not own Harry Potter.

Warning: Slash (yaoi), Femme-slash (yuri), AU-ish, Spoilers for DH.

AN: hey people, it's me again!

Chapter Fifteen: Interlude

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Cassiopeia Malfoy screamed as her husband, Delphinus Malfoy continued to crucio their son, Aurelius Malfoy.

"Please Delphinus! Stop!" she sobbed, scrabbling frantically at Delphinus' wand arm. It was all in vain, however, for Delphinus was too far gone with rage.

How dare his son defy him and sleep with the enemy'!? Especially when the enemy was a man?!

He had told Aurelius time and time again that those Potters were no good! That if he was ever seen associating with one of those blood traitors, he would feel his wrath! And what did Aurelius go and do? He "fell in love" with Xavier Potter!

Cassiopeia continued to weep and beg her husband to stop hurting her beloved son, but alas, she could do nothing.

Aurelius was screaming in agony, writhing on the floor, when all of the sudden, a very angry white blonde haired girl burst into the room, having successfully broken through the powerful wards.

"Crucio!" she screamed, wand pointed at her supposed, "father."

Delphinus went down, screaming in intense pain, for his daughter was so angry, venomous, and hateful at that moment, that she truly meant it.

Cassiopeia looked in horror between her husband, daughter and son, before deciding to run to her son's side, falling to her knees and figuring that Aquaria, her daughter, wouldn't hurt her father TOO much.

"Aurelius! Aurelius! Please! Answer me! Please! Tell me if you're okay! Please!" she begged, sobbing so hard, that the words were almost incoherent.

Aurelius groaned softly before opening his crusted eyes and gazing at his mother. He opened his mouth to say something when all of the sudden—

"YOU BASTARD! AVADA—"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" screamed his mother suddenly, launching herself to her feet and hurling herself at her daughter. She crashed into Aquaria, throwing off her aim and the deadly spell crashed into the wall, blowing a huge hole in it.

Delphinus lay, panting and whimpering on the floor like the coward he was.

"Why did you do that?" cried Cassiopeia with tears falling down her pretty face.

Aquaria's eyes flashed.

"He hurt Aurelius...and anyone who hurts Aurelius has to die!" she shrieked.

"You are never to raise your wand at your father with the intent of killing him again!" screamed Cassiopeia hysterically.

"That man," seethed Aquaria, "Is not our father. By blood we are related, yes. But for once, I am ashamed to be a Malfoy! Delphinus Malfoy needs to die and burn in hell! If I could cleanse my blood of his filth, I would! I'd rather be a muggle than be his daughter! From now on, I have no father. Delphinus Malfoy is officially dead to me, and I shall no longer be a Malfoy! From here in out, I reject this wretched family. I am disowning all of you but Aurelius, who is dear to me!"

Cassiopeia was aghast.

"But, what of me?! Oh Aquaria, you can't be serious!" she cried, her tears starting to flow again.

Aquaria's eyes softened the slightest bit.

"I love you, Dearest Mother, but you are too blinded by your love for Delphinus for me to associate with you on a regular basis. You are under his thumb, Mother. And I know that you cannot stand up to him for anything...not even me."

"That's not true!" sobbed Cassiopeia, "I'd do anything for you!"

"Not if it meant jeopardizing your relationship with the husband you love so much," said Aquaria sadly.

With that, Aquaria slowly approached her sire and pointed her wand at him, crying out "Obliviate! Stupefy!" before her mother could stop her.

"There," said Aquaria in satisfaction, "He will remember punishing Aurelius, but he won't remember anything of me crucio-ing him. He will simply think Aurelius got a shot or two in, which he did, and hopefully leave him alone."

"What of your absence?" whispered Cassiopeia, slowly beginning to accept that she would probably never see her daughter again.

Aquaria sighed.

"He will know I rejected the name, Malfoy because of what he did to Aurelius...but he won't know that I tried to kill him," she said simply.

Cassiopeia nodded slowly.

"I love you, Aquaria," she whispered, gazing at her beloved daughter sadly.

"I love you too...Goodbye Mother," and with that, Aquaria was gone.

Cassiopeia collapsed onto the floor beside her son and began to sob...for her life was falling apart at the seams.

Suddenly, Cassiopeia lifted her head, and looked at her son, who was crying in his beaten slumber., whispering "Xavier" over and over again. Her heart broke for him, for she knew what it was like to be forbidden from seeing her beloved. Suddenly a thought occurred to her...a spell she had read about and planned to use as a youth when she thought her father would not let her marry Delphinus. In the end, she hadn't had to use it, for her father finally relented...but she still knew it...and what it was for...

"Xavier!" cried out her son in his sleep.

Cassiopeia smiled a tender, sorrowful smile.

"Soon my son, soon...for if you cannot be with your Potter...I will make sure that every Malfoy in the future will fall in love with one and feel your pain until they get it right."

She gently kissed her son's bruised forehead and whispered, "Occupo dies quod redimio nostrum prosapia ut vestri pro infinitio!"

Seize the day, my son...and seize your love...

AN: And there's how it started with the Malfoys and the Potters.

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