Hey! So sorry this is late. It's been a bit of a crazy time for me and I am struggling but managing to keep going. Here's the update for this week and saddle up. Emotional couple of parts ahead.

LM xxxxxxxx

Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 12:

Malfoy Manor:

It was a couple of days after Lucius and Narcissa had been at Hogwarts and Aurora was booked in for the following day as it was a Friday and Aurora had Friday afternoons off so the two were in what was going to be Aurora's room. It was next to theirs and Lucius had made a door linking the rooms in case Aurora wanted Narcissa or the matriarch wanted to go and check on the young witch in the night.

"I hope we get to bring her back before the Christmas holidays. I'd rather have her here for a few days before the chaos of the Ball," Narcissa said as she set up Aurora's window seat area that overlooked Narcissa's area of the garden. Everything about Aurora's room was mirroring Narcissa's so the witch would be OK, well hopefully be ok.

"Well I've had an idea and I'll talk to Dumbledore but maybe she could come over the October half term week. Hallow'een is the week after so she wouldn't miss that," Lucius said looking at his wife, "she really does need to see this place. Lilly!" he called and a House Elf appeared.

"Master Lucius called," Lilly said.

"Yes once this room is sorted you will be in charge of it. Mistress Narcissa and I are fostering an orphan who you will call Miss Aurora and she will be staying here, this will be her room and you will be her personal House Elf," Lucius said, "you will keep it clean and smelling of flowers. I will tell you when the room is sorted."

"Yes Master Lucius," Lilly said before being told to return to the kitchen.

"I'm worried it could all be too much for her at Christmas," Lucius said, "there will be a lot of people around and that won't help her at all."

"I will talk to her and I'll figure out a safe room for her and Lilly will be tailing her as well," Narcissa said, "I will protect her with my life Lucius; like I would Draco. She will be announced like Draco and come down the stairs with him and we will be at the bottom of the stairs."

"You've got it all figured out haven't you my flower?" Lucius said before finding Narcissa's lips on his.

"Of course I have Lucius my love. When have you ever known me not to be on top of things?"

"Fair point," Lucius said before watching his wife go to retrieve something from their bedroom.

Hogwarts:

The whispering about Aurora just hadn't slowed down and there were some students that actually believe Natalie and Chloe and all this had done was made Aurora scared to go anywhere alone. Charlotte's delicate friendship with Aurora was being tested but, so far, Charlotte was remaining by her friend's side and defending her; trying to get the proper story out there.

Aurora had kept it a secret that Natalie had managed to cut her arm as they had passed in the corridor. She had managed to cover up the bleeding arm and dealt with it in the girls' bathroom but she had to make sure she had a shower on her own that night.

Daphne had been made a Prefect the following day after Lucius and Narcissa's visit instead of Pansy and, with Draco's help, snuck Astoria, Charlotte and Aurora in with her when she had a bath that night. Of course Snape had caught them already but he played the fool and acted like he hadn't seen anything.

Draco sat smiling as Aurora played with the bubbles. She actually laughed at one point and Draco made a note to tell his mother to get a bubble machine and then he could get to play with her. He knew that he shouldn't really be playing with her but playing would help with their bond. He knelt down next to her and watched her before Aurora stuck some bubbles on his nose.

"I don't want to fall in again," Aurora said.

"She fell in fully clothed when me and your mother were in here with her when the Healer looked at her," Astoria said, "I was already in as we were trying to get her into the bath."

"So that's how you managed to get her in," Draco said.

"Well she fell in and your mother undressed her and got her in the bath as quickly as possible but saw the damage those girls have done to her," Astoria said before watching as Aurora played with the bubbles again, "why does she like bubbles so much?"

"I'll get mother to ask Healer Jones tomorrow when she goes to St. Mungo's tomorrow. Daphne is going with them as you're in class 'Stori," Draco said.

"I'd go if I could though," Astoria said, "Aurora want to get in with me? Nobody will push you under I promise." Aurora looked around and stopped on Draco,

"Turn around Draco. Everyone close their eyes," she said before waiting for everyone to close their eyes before she tried to make a run for it but Draco grabbed her and stopped her. Of course she cried and screamed and kicked out but Draco sang Scarborough Fair and Aurora calmed down. He sat her down and began to undress her before lifting her into the bath. He just kept singing to her as he washed her and then sorted her hair out; he didn't care and she jumped the first few times, he also know that his father would go mental when he found out but right now Draco was more concerned with getting Aurora in the bath and washed.

"Aurora this looks fresh and it's still bleeding," Draco said, "they did this to you… Natalie wasn't it?"

Aurora just looked at Draco and kept her mouth closed but Draco knew the answer and Aurora cried out as the water brushed over it. Draco just started singing again to keep Aurora calm.

"A Music Box with that song would probably help her sleep at night," Charlotte said, "speak to your mother tomorrow Draco."

"I think she'd like that. Maybe it could be mother's voice singing to her," he said as he got Aurora out of the bath and dried her. Daphne did a heating charm on her hair to dry it before Astoria was dressed.

Draco then looked at Aurora's arm and managed to treat it a lot better and made sure it was safe from infection before the group headed out of the Prefects' Bathroom and then back to the Common Room and then to dinner. Draco began to make a list of coping methods to help Aurora because he knew Healer Jones would have some but he had also begun to learn new ones with the help of his friends and Charlotte.