Hey everyone!

So it now looks like I have some free time on my hands now so I'm really hoping to get back into the swing of things with writing. I need to start planning Book 2 of my Lydia fic annnnnnnnd I'm posting a kinda prologue to a fic idea that I have so go and check that out once I post it.

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LM xxxxxx

Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 49:

Narcissa had excused herself and walked out of the room, nibbling at her nails before she headed in the direction of the family wing. She knew nobody but family could access the wing and only she, Lucius and Draco could enter the master bedroom but that didn't ease her fears.

She found her way to Draco's room and walked in. His bed was empty and Narcissa stopped breathing. No… someone surely hadn't been able to abduct Draco. Aurora… was she safe? The panic began to engulf her and she just managed to get to the master bedroom and she looked before breathing a sigh of relief and watched as Draco had his arms around his sister and they were laid in the middle of the bed.

"Mother?" Draco asked, "are you OK?"

"I… I thought someone had taken you and then panicked that that person had somehow broken passed the charms and got to her," Narcissa before walking into the room.

"No she's here. She woke up and was confused about where she was so I came in to comfort her and keep her here," Draco said before Narcissa walked over and Draco made room for his mother to get between him and Aurora.

Narcissa looked as Aurora snuggled into her and she pulled the duvet over them as Aurora shivered at being exposed to the cold. She then placed a kiss on each of her childrens' heads and held them close. She smiled softly as Aurora snuggled into her and the mother wondered if her daughter had lost the capacity to speak. It wouldn't surprise her really.

"There were so many things I wanted to do with you both," Narcissa said, "take Aurora to ballet classes and shows, even if your father would have never agreed to it, taught her to play the piano… Draco you could have taught her how to fly… There's so many things she has missed out on because of being taken from us."

"Mother we can still do all of those things. We have a second chance with Aurora now," Draco said, "you've already started teaching her ballet and I can teach her to fly. We could make a memory book or memories that she can used in the Pensive. I know there's one in the library."

"You never fail how much you know about your home Draco," Narcissa said as she looked at her son as she stroked Aurora's arm gently. The 11-year-old still remaining silent and Narcissa wondered if she'd fallen asleep again. She managed to slip a look and saw that Aurora was awake and just listening to what was being said. "A memory book would be lovely. Your father and I can extract memories from you both and add them to vials that can be used in the book. Your father will know a way to do that."

Silence fell and Narcissa's gaze switched from her son to her daughter, her precious daughter who she'd almost died carrying for all those months. Memories of losing her little girl also flashed across her mind and then finding out that Aurora was her daughter hit her and she had to wipe her eye.

"Mummy…?" came Aurora's soft voice. It took Narcissa a few moments to realise that Aurora had even spoken to her, her voice being so soft.

"What is it my little flower?" Narcissa asked, feeling Draco move beside her.

"Are you and Daddy still adopting me? Can I really call this manor my home?" the 11-year-old asked.

Narcissa's mind was racing. Aurora didn't understand what had happened at Gringotts. She couldn't understand that she was home.

"Darling Daddy and I don't need to adopt you. You are our proper daughter. You're the lost child…" Narcissa said sitting up properly with Aurora, "I really am your mummy."

Aurora went silent and looked at Narcissa before she burst into tears and Narcissa pulled Aurora onto her lap and tried to sooth her but she couldn't.

"Draco please go and get your father. I need him right now," Narcissa said trying to calm Aurora down.

Draco didn't need telling twice and he hurried off to find his father and soon returned with him.

"She just won't calm down. I think she finally understands what happened," Narcissa said looking worried as she tried to rock and sooth their daughter.

Lucius walked over and sat next to Narcissa and wrapped his arms around Aurora and gave her her bear and unicorn teddy so she could hold them.

Lucius and Narcissa began to work on calming Aurora down as she shook in their arms. Eventually they managed it and Aurora's thumb was in her mouth and she sucked on it. Narcissa hated it for Aurora at her age but, right now, they needed her calm so Narcissa could mentally assess their daughter's state of mind. That wasn't going to be easy but Lucius trusted no one else at that moment in time to prod around Aurora's head.

"Mummy… Daddy…" Aurora whispered.

"It's OK. We're here princess," Lucius said softly as he saw Narcissa's eyes closed and he watched her reactions before hearing Draco speaking.

"May I be permitted to Floo to the Greengrass Manor? They need to be brought up to date. Astoria may wish to come back with me though," Draco said.

"You may go and if Astoria and Daphne wish they may come. There is a very grown up conversation that must happen so you can go into the gardens with the sisters and your sister," Lucius said before Draco took his leave and then the father focussed his attention back onto his daughter, "she's fallen asleep again…"

"I think just let her sleep for now until we really must move her. She's still in shock and the realisation of it all won't have helped her. She's 8 or 9 in her head Luc and that's not helping her to be able to understand all this," Narcissa said, "right now the cruellest thig to do would be to wake her up just because we want her awake."

Lucius knew that Narcissa was right and he allowed Aurora to sleep and just watched as Narcissa watched Aurora sleeping and wondered just how rough the next few days were going to be.