Sadly I own nothing, all rights go to our Queen JKR.
18th June 1984
"Hermione and Draco if I tell you one more time to leave those Peacocks alone I will tickle you both." Bellatrix shouted across the patio at the two five-year-old as the young children ran away laughing.
Narcissa had fallen pregnant and thankfully after many miscarriages gave birth to Draco the following summer. Both children were brought up together at Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix as a known Death Eater could not look after Hermione for her own safety. She also wanted to keep a distance, not to influence the girl too much, be more of a friend than a mother feature.
"They become more of a handful each time we visit." Bellatrix smirked over the side of her cup to her sister. "Has Lucius found word of our Lord?"
"Not yet, he and Dolohov are visiting an Albanian Forrest next week, some locals have mentioned of an Evil spirit."
"Oh, fantastic. Hermione will be pleased."
"Do not get her hopes up yet, she is still young."
"Hmmm, Maybe. We have the Parkinsons brats party this afternoon do we not?"
"Pansy is not a brat, she plays up with her Parents. Draco invited her to the manor last week on her own and she was a cherub."
"Hermione and she do not get along as friendly as her and Draco."
"That is because she thinks Hermione will steal Draco, and we raised Draco to be polite to all females."
"That is ludicrous, they are five years old." Bellatrix cackled at her sister.
"However, I will not allow my Son to marry Pansy, she is a lovely enough girl but her Mother Pandorea is needy, clingy and needs the money and fame, I believe she will try and raise Pansy in the same way."
"Such a shame."
"I have heard, however, that she has invited the youngest Weasley Daughter."
"Whatever for, they do not run in the same circles."
"She invited her and the Lovegood girl, they are both Purebloods, I think she hopes to stamp out their title of blood traitors. I do not think they will attend."
"I think we should go and collect them ourselves." Bellatrix mused.
"Why would we do such a thing?"
"Think as we could make such connections, a Daughter from a family full of Seers and a Daughter after 6 boys, they will both be powerful to our cause."
"I understand this, although I am not so sure you can just enter their home and take them for the sake of a political party." Narcissa laughed.
"Oh, I do not wish to, I intend to go and scare Xenophilius, shall you wait for me?"
"Sister!"
Before Narcissa could intervene Bellatrix had disappeared.
Skipping to the top of the hill, Bellatrix raised her hand to knock on the door, a little girl with long blonde wavy hair in a blue denim dress answered the door.
"Good afternoon Madam Black, we are ready."
"Ready for what dear?"
"You are here to take me and Ginny to Pansy Parkinson's Birthday party are you not?"
'Wow, it is true.' Bellatrix mused.
"Come along Ginny, we are going to meet new friends."
"What about my Mummy?" The ginger-haired little girl asked standing in a pretty summer dress holding two birthday present bags.
Bella looked at the little girl and felt an instant pull, almost like a connection, they both seemed quite shy but powerful none the less.
"Bellatrix is going to take us to her Sister, there we will floo to the party and I know she will keep us safe, she needs us in the future to help." Luna looked up and reached her hand out.
"Madam Black, where are my manners, I am Luna Lovegood, this here is Ginny Weasley my best friend."
Bellatrix smiled and took both children to Malfoy Manor.
"Hermione, Draco. Come and meet your new friends, this is Luna and Ginny, be nice to them."
"We will Aunt Bella." The two chorused together as they introduced themselves.
Watching them chase the Peacocks Bella smiled to herself.
"Pandorea, Thank you for your gracious invitation for the children, I am also chaperoning Miss Lovegood and Miss Weasley, I hope the children will be kind."
"Cissa, Bellatrix pleasure as always. If not they may floo home."
The four children ran into the playroom together to see a shy Pansy sitting alone looking out of the window.
"Pansy?" Draco asked her out of her thoughts.
"Draco, hello! You're my first guests here. I did not believe anyone would arrive." She said with such a huge smile.
"We said we would." Hermione hugged her somewhat friend.
"Thank you for your invitation, I left a present with your Mother, I am Ginny Weasley." Ginny held her hand out to Pansy.
Pansy laughed such a cackle, enough to maybe challenge Bellatrix if she grew her lung capacity. She strode forward and hugged the ginger girl.
"Thank you for coming, even though you do not know me."
"My Mother does not know I am here, Bellatrix came and took us from Luna's house."
"Does your Daddy know you are here Luna?"
"Yes, I told him, I also told him if he wanted to live to let us come. I am fully aware Bellatrix would not have killed him... Today, however, we discussed, Ginny and I and we wanted to come."
"Thank you, do you all want to come see my big present from Mother and Father?"
They all nodded as they followed Pansy outside. As they landed on the patio stood in front of them was a large wooden princess castle.
"Inside is full of climbing apparatus, come see. Father consulted a Muggle construction company for the basic layout then he added some charms and ward to help keep us safe."
"Wow..." They all spoke at once.
"Is Blaise not coming?"
"His Mother is on Honeymoon number 3 this week."
All eyebrows were raised.
"Theo and Millicent have not apologised to Pansy after the cake incident at Draco's Party."
"The cheek of their parents. His party was over 4 months ago." Narcissa scrunched her nose up.
"Hermione's party is next, maybe they do not warrant an invitation."
"Maybe." Pandorea thought. "Cylis has spoken of travelling with Lucius to find the Dark Lord next week?"
"Has he? Lucius has not spoken of much. He is very focused to have him back."
"What are Hermione's thoughts on such matter?"
"You have to understand she is only Five, I will let her know the minute he wants to visit her. He has vanished since the day she was born, he has yet to know he has a daughter and his wife dead."
The three ladies watched as the children played eagerly in the garden, hoping for a better future soon.
