Hey hey! So I'm at my dad's all alone so I'm updating this today and the rest should follow on Thursday if all goes to plan.
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LM xxxxxxx
Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 10:
Things were slowly beginning to settle down. Draco knew that Aurora had the token and an ankle bracelet that Daphne had designed. He didn't know about the mirror; not even Charlotte knew about that. Aurora had managed to keep it a secret from everyone. She just wanted something between herself and Narcissa. She was slowly settling down but she was always nervous around Pansy or Natalie and Chloe.
She had been laid in bed a couple of nights after Lucius and Narcissa had returned to the Manor and had been messing about with the mirror and pressed the button and had been about to put it down when she heard Narcissa's voice and looked at the mirror.
"What…?" Aurora whispered.
"You've found the button to active the mirrors," Narcissa explained, "Bella and I used them all the time once she started Hogwarts and they stuck until she was put in Azkaban."
"I didn't mean to upset you," Aurora said quickly.
"You haven't sweetheart," Narcissa said, "I just miss her. Now tell me what you like other than unicorns."
"Fairies and the stars," Aurora said, "I'd always try and sneak outside to look at them but those girls stopped me."
"Well we can go to the Astronomy area and I can show you the stars and most of the stars my family are named after. We can do ballet and go swimming."
"No!" Aurora said.
"You don't know how to swim do you?" Aurora shook her head, "well I'll teach you. Lucius can play the piano. It'll be fun apart from the Ball but it'll be fine. Lay down darling."
Narcissa waited until Aurora was laid down before she sang softly to the girl before ending the mirror talkback as Aurora fell asleep.
Malfoy Manor-moments after Narcissa ends the mirror call
Lucius walked into the master bedroom and went over and kissed his wife's bare shoulder, watching as she brushed her blonde hair.
"The mirror…" he said softly.
"Aurora was obviously looking at it and pressed the button. I think I startled her a bit," Narcissa said as she looked at her husband using the mirror, "I said I'd take her to the Astronomy area and the ballet room and teach her how to swim and you'd play the piano so I could sing."
"Darling remember there is the Ball too," Lucius said.
"Most of that stuff will be done by the time Draco and Aurora arrive so I thought I'd work on my bond with her so she's not as nervous when the Ball does arrive. The Greengrass sisters are also coming which will help with Aurora. I'm not sure about Pansy though as she's causing problems with Aurora and the last thing I want is her feeling threatened in her own home."
Lucius went and sat down on the bed and looked at his wife,
"I have to agree there. If Pansy keeps this up then she won't be welcome at the Manor. We have to put Aurora's welfare first. She is in our care," he said before going and taking the hairbrush from his wife's hands and brushing her hair.
"She likes fairies and Astronomy," Narcissa said, "as well as unicorns so I was thinking about a real life constellation on her ceiling with adult fairies and unicorns. I think her room next to ours and the same dresser and furniture I've got."
"Whatever you want my flower," Lucius said, "I know it's what you'd have done if our baby had been a daughter." Narcissa sighed,
"Will we ever find them Lucius?"
"Yes my flower. We will be reunited with them soon," he said before they got into bed and Lucius held his wife close as they fell asleep.
Hogwarts-the next day:
Aurora woke up the next day and sat up before quickly dressing and heading to the Common Room. She went and sat with Charlotte and waited for everyone else to arrive.
Aurora seemed distracted when Draco arrived and he instantly looked at her worried.
"Aurora…?" he asked as he sat next to her.
"I just get the feeling something is going to happen today Draco," Aurora said, "can I call you my brother…?" Draco looked at the doll like girl sat next to him before thinking about his parents,
"Yes you can supergirl," he said before feeling Aurora shaking, "does it involve those girls?" Aurora nodded softly before she rested her head on Draco's shoulder.
"Has everyone got their bags?" Daphne asked before Aurora and Charlotte headed into the Great Hall; Draco's eyes on Aurora the whole time before he saw Pansy, Natalie and Chloe looking at Aurora and that made Draco uneasy. He wondered how Aurora could tell that something bad was going to happen and he hurried into the Great Hall and sat close enough to Aurora and Charlotte but enough distance away at the same time.
He watched as Pansy, Natalie and Chloe walked into the Great Hall and sat down and ate their breakfasts. The looks they were giving Aurora made Draco move closer to her and he kept his eyes on them before watching as the three girls made their way to the front and got everyone's attention.
"Now we have a little story to tell you," Natalie said, "someone here is in way over their head and they are in with a crowd they shouldn't be and spreading lies about who they are."
"This person needs to be punished for what they are saying because the one thing that nobody likes," Chloe said before Draco stood up,
"That's enough you two!" he said, "sit down and eat your breakfast."
"No Draco. I give them permission to carry on," Pansy said.
"Well this person, well witch, is nothing but a lying, money grabbing witch who should be left alone and to remain the person they always are," Chloe said, "they've sucked up to people that they should be nowhere near and then made out they are worse off than they really are."
"So we have decided that we are going to name and shame her and then everyone can see her for who she really is," Natalie said.
"That's enough you two!" Draco and the rest of the Prefects said starting to walk up to the girls to stop them.
"Pansy you are a Prefect and you should know better," Draco said.
"That girl is really an orphan and not a member of a Sacred 28 family," Natalie said, "she's been lying about us bullying her and we want everyone to know that we never touched that scruffy little orphan and she will eventually pay for her lies."
Everyone's eyes were now on the two witches and Draco's eyes flickered to Astoria and Daphne. He saw that they had Aurora and then he turned to the two but, before he could say anything, Chloe said the words Draco was about to stop them saying.
"That pathetic lying orphan is Aurora Edwards, often seen with Malfoy here and the Greengrass sisters and when get our hands on her we will make her pay for her lies…" Chloe said before seeing the Heads of House arrive as she threatened Aurora.
Aurora looked around before grabbing her bag and hurried out of the Great Hall in tears and hurried back to her dorm and locked herself on and cried herself to sleep. It was a routine she was too used to doing and that shouldn't have been happening at all.