Hey everyone! Here's the latest batch of updates and AO3 has almost caught up so I may go back to updating every two weeks but I love these fics so much so I'll probably keep to weekly updates. Big thanks to everyone still enjoying the ride. Please continue to keep arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times!
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Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 32:
Narcissa wouldn't let Aurora go anywhere on her own after the incident with the troll and could often be seen lurking in the back of classrooms and at the Top Table in the Great Hall during mealtimes. The one thing that was cleared up was that Lucius and Narcissa did know how to love and made that clear that it wasn't just Aurora they showed it too; it was Draco, Daphne and Astoria as well. They were even a little affectionate to Charlotte as well.
"You know we have to go home soon," Lucius said to Narcissa as they were sat in their room at the Castle. He watched as she brushed her hair from the seat over by the window.
"Once I'm sure Aurora is ok," Narcissa said, "Lucius you can go home if you want but our daughter needs to feel safe again first," she told him looking in the mirror.
"You are as stubborn as your mother Narcissa Druella Black," Lucius said suddenly appearing behind his wife.
"Oh full naming me now are you Lucius Abraxas Malfoy?" she smirked before hearing the portrait open and she turned and looked and saw Aurora in her Slytherin robes but her old shoes. She instantly put her hairbrush down and went over to the young witch, "where are the shoes we brought you?" she aske softly.
"My orphanage big sister gave them to me before she got kicked out. I do wear the shoes you gave me but I like these too. I didn't mean to upset anyone," Aurora said; her bottom lip quivering as she thought she'd upset Narcissa.
"Oh my little flower," Narcissa said crouching down in front of Aurora and held her hands, "you haven't upset me at all. Now I understand why those shoes mean so much to you," she said before waving her wand over the shoes and made them only look slightly worn, "now they'll last longer."
"Thank you," the young witch said before Lucius looked over to the two and then walked over to them.
"What is an orphanage big sister?" he asked.
"It someone who is paired to show you what to do when you reach the age of 2 and you not baby anymore," Aurora explained, "mine was around until she was kicked out of the orphanage and that is when Chloe and Natalie began to…to hurt me."
Lucius and Narcissa looked at each other before Narcissa led Aurora over to the window seat and sat her down between herself and Lucius.
"When did that happen?" Narcissa asked softly.
"When I 5," she said softly.
This instantly caused the two adults to look up at each other. They knew Aurora had broken her leg when she was 5 and there was an incident in which another child had died. Their suspicions were that the two incidents were linked.
The two spoke in hushed whispers as Aurora had a little sleep before she had to go to dinner.
"The two has to be linked," Lucius whispered, "it's too much of a coincidence that she suffered a broken leg…"
"But she doesn't remember anything Lucius and I'd rather just focus on her and what's happening now," Narcissa whispered, her hand stroking Aurora's light curls.
A couple of days later and Narcissa was finally happy that Aurora was settled enough to be left on her own so she had begun the preparations for herself and Lucius to go back to the Manor. What she hadn't expected was her mother to show up with a box.
"I spoke to Dumbledore and he has agreed," Druella told her daughter as she passed her the box. Narcissa looked at her confused before she opened the box,
"Snowdrop!" she gasped.
"Well you did say Aurora was moving into her own dorm so I thought Snowdrop would be safe there. I have also seen to it that Estella will be looked after and Aurora may have a kitten if she wants," Druella said, "she needs security and if being surrounded by pets and those that will protect her then so be it."
"Why? You hated her when you met her…" Narcissa said.
"Because she's just a little witch who needs love and attention and you're giving her that Narcissa. She's suffered so much and you are giving her things she never would have had. Now summon her here and give her the good news."
Narcissa didn't waste any time and got a message to Aurora to go to their room as soon as she could and the first thing she saw was Snowdrop and the little witch scooped her peacock up and hugged it closely before seeing Druella and she ran over to her and hugged her.
The ageing witch didn't know how to react for a moment before, to Narcissa's surprise, Druella wrapped an arm around the tiny witch.
"I thought Snowdrop might be of help as you move into your new dorm with Charlotte and the Greengrass Sisters. You have also been permitted to have a kitten," she said, "seeing as you move into your new dorm. Narcissa will help you choose your new kitten soon, consider it a present from me."
"Thank you Mrs. Black," Aurora said before Snape and Draco arrived to take Aurora and Snowdrop to the new dorm. The little witch said her goodbyes to Lucius, Narcissa and Druella before she was led to her new dorm. She learned on the way that Draco had permission to enter the dorm and she soon found herself facing a wall just inside the girls' area of the dorms.
"Toujurs Pur," Draco said before a door appeared, "Black Family motto is easier to say than the Malfoys," he said before letting her go inside first.
As soon as she walked in she found Charlotte hurrying over to her.
"Is that Snowdrop?" she asked.
"Mrs. Black managed to convince Dumbledore to let her stay here and I'm going to get a kitten as well," Aurora smiled before going and putting Snowdrop into the designated peacock area and smiled softly before being shown to her bed.
"Narcissa had it made," Daphne explained, "she had everything made as this will now be your dorm for all seven Years at Hogwarts for you and Charlotte and me and 'Stori for as long as we're here."
Aurora nodded before she sat down on her bed and cuddled her unicorn teddy and watched Snowdrop.
"What's going on in…? Is that a Malfoy peacock?" came Pansy Parkinson's voice before Aurora went over to Snowdrop and stood in front of her peacock.
"She has special permission to have Snowdrop at the Castle and that is the end of it," Draco said coolly before he closed the door, "close the door as you enter here and nobody will be able to do that. Only you four and myself and the staff know the password so make sure nobody hears you saying it."
"Yes Draco," Aurora said before she went and sat back on her bed, "why has all this been done?"
"Because we know about your dorm situation and you need to feel safe and this is the best way for you to be safe," Charlotte said, "Narcissa wants you safe and so do we."
Aurora nodded softly,
"We need to figure out a Snowdrop checking schedule if she's staying here," she said before she watched the other nodding. Hopefully now she would begin to feel safer because that's all she wanted, just feel safe at school.