Chapter 17
'Young master sir, your mother has r..requested your presence in the best day room' squeak (the Malfoy's paid house elf) said
On his way down the stairs Scorpius was wondering what his mother wanted, although as soon as he got in hearing distance of the best day room he knew why he had been summoned. That was aunt Daphne's voice. Daphne greengrass-nott rarely visited her sister unless she wanted something, sure this was no exception Scorpius started to walk back to the stairs, that however was not to be. 'oof' Scorpius said as he bumped into something or more specifically someone.
'Squeak is sorry to bump in to young master sir. Squeak is a bad elf' squeak said. 'oh sorry squeak didn't see you there' Scorpius responded. 'The fault is all squeak's young master. Is young master lost? Your mother is that way' squeak gestured 'does young master need squeak to show him where?' squeak continued as she dragged Scorpius towards his doom (alright that maybe a bit dramatic, but then again Scorpius would take doom any day against aunt Daphne).
'Mistress, young master for you' squeak said before departing.
'Aunt Daphne' Scorpius exclaimed 'what a pleasure to see you. Mother you wanted me?' 'ah yes dear, well I thought you would want to see your aunt' his mother Astoria greengrass-Malfoy said (although what she actually meant was Scorpius sit and endure this with me it would be rude otherwise).
'What brings you here aunt?' Scorpius inquired. 'This and that, tell me how are you enjoying your last holiday before Hogwarts?' aunt Daphne asked. 'it's perfectly splendid aunt. How are Deanna and Thomasina(thom)? Are they still enjoying Salem and Sezione Italiana della Scuola di Magia Notte e Giorno per Maghi e Streghe, aunt?' Scorpius responded. 'yes Scorpius they are, you should go see them before summer finishes. I was wondering, Scorpius could you do me a favour?' Daphne asked sweetly. 'what would you have me do, aunt' Scorpius replied equally sweetly 'I need you to talk your father into to talking to theo' she responded 'Daphne you can't possibly bring Scorpius into this matter, it is your own mess to sort out. I will not permit you to use Scorpius like that. I will talk to Draco about lending you some money, but I will not make him talk to theo for you. It is not Draco's, Scorpius' or my fault that your husband will not talk to you sister' Astoria told Daphne sternly. 'but sister please' Daphne started to protest 'no sister no, now if the only reason you wanted to see your nephew was to try and get him to sort your mess out then I think Scorpius has better things to be doing. You may leave Scorpius' Astoria told them both.
Before returning to his room Scorpius went to his father's study and knocked. 'come in' Draco responded. 'Father aunt Daphne is downstairs, I think you should go see her and mother. Aunt Daphne wants something as per usual and I think mother is about to lose it again' Scorpius told Draco as he stepped into the study. The study was clad in wood panels but was not dark, even with all the furnishings being wooden as well. Everything was neat in this room (like normal), even the paper that littered the desk were stacked in neat little piles. Draco Malfoy was an accountant for Malfoy industries, so it was not unusual that his desk was covered in paper. Before Draco was able to respond to his son, a scream, a shout, and what sounded like a smash came from downstairs. 'Very well then Scorpius, I shall go down then, may I suggest that you go to your room and play some music, loudly. I will come and inform you when it is safe to return downstairs again'. With that the two Malfoy men left the safety of the study together before splitting to go to their different destinations. For the elder Malfoy it was downstairs to try and stop his wife from murdering her sister and destroying the furniture (which was a normal end to Daphne's visit), and for the younger Malfoy it was to his room.
When Scorpius got to his room he turned his music on to block out the shouts from downstairs, grabbed his mahogany (treasure) box (it was a family heirloom) inlaid with silver and green (that only opened at his voice) and sat on his bed to read rose's previous replies (which is all his treasure box now held) whilst waiting for the next one.