I avoided working on this chapter for the longest of times, simply because it was a pain to fix. Since I'm re-doing the story, I have to severely edit certain chapters, and this was one of them. But, after a long wait, here is a new chapter! Please, ignore the mistakes that I've missed.
Disclaimer is in the previous chapters.
Elizabeth sighed for the umpteenth time as she tried to work on the Potions essay in front of her. She looked over at Harry, who seemed to be doing well on a Charms assignment.
'Better than what I'm accomplishing right now.' Elizabeth thought angrily. Normally she could do Potions easy, written and practical, but right now she was struggling. Elizabeth had joined Harry in his room to work on their assignments together, plus his was a little cleaner than Elizabeth's was at the moment.
'It must be because I actually missed the lesson.' Elizabeth concluded sourly. Potions was like chemistry, it was easier to learn hands on and actually listen to the lecture. Elizabeth sighed once again, this time irritated. She would not be able to complete the essay now. She looked at the pile she had finished; Charms, Transfiguration, Defense and History of Magic. All she had left to finish was Potions, Ancient Runes, and Astronomy. Potions was out of the question considering she could not understand the concept of the homework.
"Hey Harry, what are we doing for dinner?" Elizabeth asked pulling Harry out of his little world.
"Well, I heard Draco and his father talking about just having the house elves bring us something." Harry commented, not really looking up from his homework.
"Oh, would it be all right if I took care of dinner?" Elizabeth requested, a pleading look in her eyes. Harry looked up, smiled and nodded. Elizabeth grinned and jumped of Harry's bed, careful of the ink and papers still on it. She was just about out the door when Harry called back.
"Just remember to snap!" Harry reminded her, with a goofy grin. Elizabeth laughed, proving she had heard him. She shook her head as she walked over to where the Malfoys were staying. She knew how to call house elves, she was not stupid. Elizabeth approached the door and knocked lightly. She heard rustling and stepped back, Lucius opened the door, not expecting to see Elizabeth.
"Yes?" Lucius answered, an eyebrow raised.
"I was just coming by to let you and Draco know that I'll be taking care of dinner and that it will be in about forty five minutes." Elizabeth assured with a nod.
"That's quite thoughtful of you. Do you want any help or need any suggestions?" Lucius inquired.
"No, thank you, I have it covered. I'll be good on the food, we're going to be enjoying things like I would at home. There will be plenty enough." Elizabeth answered, turning to walk down the stairs.
"Well thank you any way. I'll let Draco know." Lucius responded, closing the door and returning to whatever business he was doing at first. Elizabeth smiled and bounded down the stairs. She walked over to the kitchen humming to herself.
The kitchen itself was simple. It contained a table with four chairs, a counter and a sink. No need for a freezer or refrigerator considering the house elves did everything. Elizabeth thought for a moment, trying to think what she should ask the house elves for dinner. Elizabeth snapped her fingers as the perfect dinner came to her.
Dobby appeared in front of Elizabeth, smiling wide.
"What can Dobby do for Elizabeth Potter, miss?" Dobby asked, almost shaking with excitement.
"I have a big order for you Dobby. Do you think you and the other elves can handle it?"
"Dobby can do anything!" Dobby reassure her, still smiling.
"Well then Dobby, I need pulled pork, baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, Italian salad, rolls, lava cakes and lastly root beer floats. But it needs to stay covered, can you handle that?" Elizabeth listed, smiling with anticipation.
"Yes, Elizabeth Potter, miss. Dobby will be back!" Dobby claimed, leaving with a snap and a small pop.
"Well, time to get the kitchen ready." Elizabeth reminded herself, walking over to the table. She tapped the table and plates appeared, but in a design in yellow. Elizabeth grimaced, she hated the color yellow. She tapped the plates until the design became black, her one of her favorite colors. She heard a small pop behind her and turned to see the elves placing dishes covered on the table. The smell was addicting. Elizabeth's mouth started watering at the smell alone. How she could not wait to eat! Elizabeth jumped when she heard Dobby appear behind her.
"Anything else Dobby can do for Elizabeth Potter?" Dobby asked.
"Yes, I need tea, both hot and iced." Elizabeth ordered. Dobby bowed and again left with a pop. Just a few minutes later Dobby and a couple of other elves returned, placing pitchers on the table.
"Thanks you guys!" Elizabeth smiled, they all smiled in return. Bowed and disappeared. Elizabeth walked around the table making sure everything was in place exactly how she wanted it. She then walked over to the bottom of the stairs.
"Draco, Harry, Mr. Malfoy! Dinner is ready! Come and get it!" Elizabeth called upstairs. She walked back over to the table and stood next to it, waiting for the boys. She heard a door slam open, which was probably Harry and rushing down the stairs, followed by a set of more quite footsteps. The boys walked and stopped at the edge of the common room where it met the kitchen.
"Didn't you go a little over board, Elizabeth?" Draco pondered, looking at all the dishes on the table.
"Who cares? What did you get El?" Harry asked impatiently, practically drooling at the thought of food. Ron and Harry were more alike than they thought. Elizabeth laughed and waved her hand towards the table, the lids vanishing from the table.
"It actually isn't as many options as you think, the elves just went a little overboard on the serving sizes. But, tonight we will be having pulled pork, baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, Italian salad, rolls, lava cakes, and lastly root beer floats." Elizabeth listed off, lifting the lid to every dish, while naming them.
Harry was shaking on the spot, desperately wanting the food. Lucius and Draco looked shocked at all the food Elizabeth had ordered.
"Why exactly did you get all this food?" Lucius wondered, looking at the mounds of food.
"I didn't what everyone liked or wanted, so I went with a familiar and common dinner from my own home." Elizabeth stated, satisfied with what she had chosen.
"Can we eat now?" Harry begged.
"Yes, we can eat now Harry." Elizabeth laughed, walking over to take her seat. Harry all but ran over to the table and claimed the chair next to Elizabeth. That meant the Malfoys had to sit next to each other on the other side of the table. Draco was not exactly happy with the idea; he wanted to sit next to Elizabeth. Lucius and Draco took their seats, gracefully if Elizabeth must add.
Everyone took their time taking their fill of the food they wanted. It seemed that Harry was putting more pulled pork than anything else on his plate. Elizabeth rolled her eyes. Elizabeth herself made a sandwich out of a roll and the pork, picked out two potatoes, and added a mountain of salad in a bowl. The Malfoy's dinner plates were much more balanced out that the two Potter's were.
"Why exactly did you get root beer floats?" Lucius questioned, sounding much like her mother.
"It was something that Nora always made Aryn and I when we were little kids, no matter the occasion, but it became a tradition with this dinner." Elizabeth explained, looking across the table at Lucius.
All while Elizabeth was talking Draco had finally finished arranging his plate, which seemed silly, and was eyeing his father from the side. Now he was trying to slowly sneak a lava cake from the plate to his side.
"Don't you even think about it Draco." Lucius warned not even looking up from his plate.
"How does he do that?" Draco sighed defeated. Elizabeth and Harry laughed, Harry trying to keep the food in his mouth.
"It's a parent thing Draco. Nora could always tell when Aryn and I were up to something. She used to say 'If it's too quiet where children are, nothing good can come from it.'" Elizabeth rambled, causing Lucius to smile.
"I'm beginning to like you more and more. This Nora sounds like a smart woman." Lucius commented. Elizabeth was about to respond when both Draco and Harry shouted, spitting out the food in their mouths. It seemed they both had managed to sneak a lava cake without being noticed.
"What happened?" Elizabeth declared, looking between the two of them.
"What the hell is in that cake?" Harry demanded.
"It better not be another potion or prank." Draco warned. Elizabeth looked at them and laughed, for the fact that there was not anything wrong with the cake.
"There's nothing wrong with it you two. The cake is basically chocolate overload. All it is is a chocolate cake with chocolate syrup on the inside, covered in powder sugar." Elizabeth chided. At that comment both Harry and Draco's eyebrows flew up, turning to look at each other.
"And where did you get the idea to order this El?" Harry demanded, still looking at the cake as though it was evil.
"Let's see, Aryn and I were being up to no good when we found a little stand in town that sold them. To us, they were the best thing since sliced bread. I guess I forgot to warn how sweet they could actually be," Elizabeth began, "sorry about that. But if it makes you two feel any better, I once watched a guy eat twelve of them and regret it not five minutes later."
"It seems like Nora is very family oriented, I assume that's where you got the idea for all the food?" Lucius noted with a smile. He did not miss a beat, that's exactly what Elizabeth had done.
"You're correct Mr. Malfoy; we grew up having dinner together every night and then having a huge meal every Sunday night." Elizabeth answered.
"You never told me that and I'm your brother! And you have the gall to complain about making food!" Harry exclaimed.
"Sorry Har, I thought I did but I'm assuming my ADD got the better of me." Elizabeth replied with a shrug. Draco had finally finished the notably smaller piece of cake and looked to Elizabeth.
"You do know you can call my father Lucius, right?" Draco stated. Elizabeth looked at him, then to Lucius, not sure what to think. He must have been referring to the several times this evening that she had called him Mr. Malfoy.
"Draco's right, you can call me Lucius considering we are family now. Harry as well." Lucius said. Both Harry and Elizabeth nodded, dinner continued on as a content evening, much to Elizabeth's delight.
"Are we all done with dinner?" Elizabeth asked standing up from her chair, when she received three nods she tapped the table twice. All the food and dishes vanished from it. She tapped it once more and a small bottle of grape juice appeared.
"What's this for?" Harry asked, picking up the bottle and eyeing it.
"In my house after every Sunday dinner, we have wine. Well, my parents had wine, Aryn and I had grape juice." Elizabeth explained, summoning three glasses.
"Oh, this has to do with the family orientation of your house." Draco mused out loud, remembering what Elizabeth had said earlier.
"I think it's a nice idea. How about we all take a small cup and return to the common room to finish up any homework or work in general in my case." Lucius suggested, pouring the cups as he spoke. All grabbed a cup, but before they could leave Elizabeth raised her glass.
"How about a toast to our first dinner, as a family." Elizabeth called out. Draco, Harry and Lucius all raised there glasses in response and stated,
"Family."
I wonder how many people still read this story. Well, for those who do, I hope you liked the long awaited update.
As always, R&R for a Twix
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