Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late again but I managed it before November ended. Oh yeah Happy Halloween for everyone who celebrates it. Hope you enjoy this part.

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Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 33:

"Draco…?"

"Yes Rora?"

"What are Malfoy Balls like?"

The two found themselves alone in the dorm as Daphne was doing something, Astoria was at a club and Charlotte had somehow managed to land herself in detention so Draco was sat with Aurora so she wasn't alone as she was still getting used to the dorm.

"Well let me show you some photos from the Prophet and the photo album Mother left in your trunk," Draco said before Aurora went and looked in her trunk and found the required items and she went and sat back down by Draco. He instantly pulled her onto his lap and opened up the photo album and showed Aurora the different family members and how they were related to him. Aurora looked up and listened to Draco and repeated the names. She wasn't too worried about how they were related to Draco as she kept getting frustrated and the last thing Draco wanted was her to get frustrated because he wasn't entirely sure she could deal with an incident on his own yet.

"So you're related to the Lestrange family and Rosier family?" Aurora asked and Draco nodded,

"Yes but just do not mention Andromeda or Ted or Tonks…or anything to do with Dumbledore."

"Why?"

"Because Mother's older sister, the middle Black sister, is a blood traitor."

"What's that?"

"She went off and married a mudblood," Draco said and Aurora nodded before she got the Prophets out and Draco instantly saw his parents and himself on the front page. He heard her gasp as she saw Narcissa.

"Your mother is so beautiful Draco," she said softly.

"She's yours too…just not your birth mother," Draco said, "she's certainly trying to make sure your Ball debut goes without any problems. You're usually 13 when that happens but, seeing as everyone knows about you already, it seems pointless trying to keep you hidden because people will want to see you."

Aurora looked at Draco,

"I'm going to be at the Ball…with all these people…? I can't. I won't. The orphanage kids will make my life hell. I didn't mean for any of this to happen," Aurora said and Draco held her even closer,

"You're so like Mother. We've considered everything and this is the best thing that we can do. We're all going to be there. You'll meet Father's parents…"

Aurora picked up the photo album and found the page and pointed to Lucius' parents,

"Priscilla and Abraxas," she said before she looked up at Draco.

"That's right Rora," Draco said, "and Mother's parents are…"

"Druella and Cygnus," Aurora smiled as she pointed to them and Draco kissed her head.

"That's correct," Draco said as he smiled at her. Being a big brother hadn't come easy but Aurora was just so precious that he had to adapt and now he wanted to protect her as much as his parents did.

"It's not just me and my parents who'll be there. 'Stori, Daph and Charlotte will be there as well. I know this is scaring you," Draco said softly.

"I can't be in that crowd without an attack…" Aurora said and Draco looked at her.

"You won't be announced like the rest of us and there will be someone with you at all times and if you need to get out we're going to agree on a code word that we and the grandparents will know it so find one of us and we'll get you out of there," he said as he stroked her hair.

"Is Mummy part Veela?" Aurora asked and the question caught Draco out. He remained silent as he had to think.

"Not that I know of but we can always ask her when she comes for your check up," Draco finally said, "Now you had your measurements taken but we need to start thinking about your dress," he said.

"Pink!" Aurora instantly said. Draco had been prepared for pink to be mentioned as had Narcissa and chuckled at the little witch's answer.

"Mummy is sorting some pink dresses for you but I have some for you to look at here," he said before getting out some magazines and moving the two of them to the floor so they could look through the magazines.

He pointed out a style that was similar to the one Narcissa would be wearing and watched as Aurora began to look through the magazines and point out dresses that she liked whilst Draco made a note of it all. He had to admit Aurora had a bit of a fashion sense and was picking out dresses that Narcissa would have approved of.

Astoria was the first to arrive back and she quietly shut the door and just watched Draco as he sat with Aurora between his legs as they looked at dresses for Aurora's first Ball.

Aurora looked up after a few minutes and gasped,

"'Stori!" she said getting up and hurrying over to her, "we looking at dwesses for the Ball." She pointed at a dress and smiled.

"Please save me 'Stori…" Draco said.

"Go on Draco. I'll take over with her," Astoria said before causing the girls to laugh as he hurried out of the room and the younger Greengrass sat down and looked at the notes, "now Cissa wants you to pick out a tiara."

"A tiara?" Aurora gasped before Astoria looked and found some and showed them to Aurora and smiled softly as she watched the 11-year-old look at the tiaras.

"We're going to make you into a proper little princess and then Narcissa can show everyone how pretty her foster daughter is," Astoria said, "this one is pink and silver so would go well with the pink dress and silver ribbon you'd like in all your dresses," she said.

The two spent the next hour trying to pick dresses but they decided to wait for Narcissa to arrive at the weekend to have the final say before everyone else returned and Aurora had curled up asleep on her bed. She still needed a little nap sometimes.

"Draco?" Astoria asked.

"Yes?"

"Do you think your parents will ever adopt her?"

"Yes I do 'Stori. They wouldn't be doing all of this if they were just going to let her go. Mother loves her too much and father wouldn't let her go back," Draco said, "not now, not ever. She's a Malfoy now and that is what she'll always be."

"But if they adopt her she really will be a Malfoy," Astoria said.

"Nothing will change because she's already living with us and part of the family," Draco said, "now we need to get these notes to Mother so she can discuss with Rora at the weekend. Astoria nodded and that is what the two began to do, hoping that Aurora would have the perfect dress for her first ever ball.