Five days had passed. Draco had made a point of having Halle each night. Lucius however had not taken Miley since the first night. Miley had fallen asleep early morning. She had lain awake after Lucius had returned to the bed and for sometime after he had fallen asleep. She did not know how it had come to be but when she had awoke, Miley had been disoriented and it had taken a few moments for her to realize that she lay on her side facing Lucius who was on his back. Her head rested on his bare chest. Lucius had slept through the night and had not noticed her being so close and so he had not pushed her away. Even after last night, Miley lay there close to him not wanting to move just yet. With the house silent like this and him asleep, she could actually imagine that she was in a loving marriage.

That was when the scream broke the silence. Miley jumped and gave a gasp. She left the bed quickly and hurried to the door. Her heart was racing. Miley threw open the heavy door just in time to see a little creature run by the doorway and down the hall. A little human like creature no more than a few feet tall with brown skin and large ears wearing what looked like had long pointed ears and huge eyes. Miley screamed herself now and jumped back. She did not realize that Lucius was right behind her. She backed into him and Lucius, for reasons he did not understand at the time, put an arm around her to stop her from falling. He would claim later that it was simply because he did not want her stumbling back into the room and breaking anything. Damn house elf. How had she not seen them yet and how had he forgotten to make them known earlier? He sighed and the released her and turned to get dressed.

The whole family was coming along for this shopping trip to Diagon Alley. Halle was silent and moved at Draco's side as if she were attached to his side. Draco wore a cold look on his face. He did not speak to her unless it was to give an order. Lucius however did not hold quite as tight a rein on Miley. He had given her a lecture in the manor that she was not to go out of his sight if she knew what was good for her. He was not sure how this was going to work out. After this morning with the blasted house elf, how was he to expect her to react differently to anything she was going to see here?

However, here they were. Hanna had gotten a kick out of traveling by floo powder. They had gone in two groups. Draco and Halle and then Hanna, Lucius and Miley. They stood on the cobble stone road of Diagon Alley letting the three females take a few moments to take it all in. The moment did not last long. Lucius who was holding Hanna's hand, could feel the girls energy and excitement running through the girl. "I suppose that a wand should be our first stop." He said out loud. Hanna nodded her head enthusiastically. Her excitement brought a smile to Miley's face if only for a moment. Lucius lead them to Olivander's. Inside the shop was dusty as always and hundreds of boxes were stacked high. They were only there for a few moments when the shop keepers face peaked from behind a row of shelves. "Mr. and Mr. Malfoy." Olivander said after a few minutes had gone by. He stepped forward and towards the front counter. He stopped at the counter across from them. "A pleasure to see you both and such lovely woman as well." Olivander was simply saying what he thought they wanted to hear. In reality, he could not stand these men and felt bad for the women. Of course he knew of the marriage law. He himself had been excempt. He was over the age requirement.

Lucius sneered. "My new...step daughter...Hanna, she needs a wand for Hogwarts." Lucius said now ignoring the mans comments. "Step daughter...?" Olivander repeated and then his eyes fell on the girl. This was something Olivander had not heard of. "Hello, Hanna." He said to the child kindly. A muggle child going to Hogwarts. He wondered how that was going to work out. "Of course." Was all he said. Olivander turned to his boxes of wands and studied them for a moment before he started to pick certain ones out.

It took a bit of time for a wand to pick Hanna. To be honest, Olivander did not expect to find one for her. And then it happened. Draco had been growing bored and had taken to toying with Halle. Running a hand along the side of Halle's neck almost in a comforting way and confusing the woman. She met his eyes for a moment. He was watching her with cold grey eyes. Halle did not dare to speak. Her eyes showed her fear and yet her hope. The hope is what made Draco angry. He wanted to keep her on her toes. Keep her afraid of him. He sneered slightly and then the hand that was on her neck moved to tangle tightly in her hair and he yanked her head forward towards his drawing a gasp from her. Draco kissed her roughly and then released her and turned away from her all together.

Lucius was silent but it was clear by the look on his face that stated quite clearly that he was getting annoyed. Olivander had a bit of sweat on his brow by now. He did not want to feel the wrath of the elder Malfoy. There were two wands left. So far,three wands had not worked and one had given off a very faint thin ribbon of grey smoke. That had given a bit of hope. Hanna had smiled at the smoke but when she had looked up at Lucius, his face had demolished her happiness. She gave a little sigh as she placed the current wand back in its box and Olivander placed another in front of her. Hanna was beginning to feel just a little dishearten. Maybe she would not be allowed to go to Hogwarts after all. Then she came upon her want. As soon as she picked it up from its box, Halle knew it was the right one. The wood almost seemed to glow. "Give a wave." Olivander advised. Everyone stepped just a little closer to Hanna now to see what would happen. She gave a little tentative wave And the lamp behind the counter trembled hard enough for the shade to become askew. "I think that is the best we can hope for right now from a muggle." Olivander told Lucius. "She has potential. She can learn much at Hogwarts." The wand was packed up and paid for. "Finally." Draco muttered as they left the store.

It took less time for Hanna to get her school robes. Draco needed new ones as well. Once the robes were finished, Draco took up both his parcel and Hanna's and promptly gave them to Halle. She took them with a surprised expression on her face but looked down. No one said or did anything. Except Miley. She was not going to stand by and take this. Miley let out a fairly loud snort and now all eyes were on her. She took the risk of passing in front of Lucius and the Draco. Halle looked up surprised as Miley stopped in front of her. She took one of the bags. Miley was not sure whose it was but it did not matter. Both men were giving her hard looks but neither stopped her. Lucius had had enough for one day however. He took her by the elbow and steered her with a dominating air towards The Leaky Cauldron. They were going home.