Hey everyone! Happy July! Oh and Happy 4th July to my US readers. I've now got less things to deal with but work is about to start picking up for the summer. I am hoping to get back on track with writing though. For those who are waiting for a Breaking Traditions chapter. I've planned the first chapter but have yet to write it but there is one coming.

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Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 50:

Finally Narcissa had managed to get Aurora dressed and the three remaining Malfoys had joined the elders in the family dining room when Draco arrived back with the Greengrass sisters.

"They both insisted on coming so I said they both could come," Draco explained as they joined the table. Astoria choosing the empty seat beside Aurora and that raised a few eyebrows before Aurora climbed down from her seat and then went and sat down on Astoria's lap and got comfortable.

"That is fine Draco. Dumbledore is coming to talk to us adults so you and your sister and the Greengrass sisters can go into the garden but no further than the lake or summerhouse," Narcissa said, "I do not want you to stray too far."

"Yes mother," Draco said before the breakfast was served. Narcissa tried to move Aurora but Astoria insisted that she was fine with the little 11-year-old on her lap and Narcissa relented and let Aurora remain on Astoria's lap.

Lucius watched his wife and daughter and saw that both of them barely ate a thing. He managed to get Narcissa to eat a little bit and that was a relief to Lucius but Aurora barely touched a thing and that was worrying as Aurora needed to eat to aid her recovery.

"Aurora princess please eat something," Lucius said trying to coax his daughter into eating but she refused to. Narcissa looked over at Lucius and then knelt down in front of Aurora.

"You need to eat something little flower," she said softly as she stroked her cheek and sighed as Aurora shook her head. Priscilla looked before remembering something that she had learnt and quickly, and rather unladylike, grabbed a small bowl and put some apples and strawberries in it and then went around to Aurora and passed her the bowl. Aurora looked before she began to eat some of the fruit and then, when she'd eaten some, she put the bowl down.

Dumbledore arrived seconds later and Narcissa let the children be excused before announcing that they'd go into the parlour to discuss matters. Lucius realised that Narcissa wanted to keep an eye on her children and he sighed. It was just another sign that Narcissa could be beginning to lose her sanity again.

"So how is everyone after yesterday?" Dumbledore asked.

"Absorbing the fact that the lost child is home once more," Lucius said as Narcissa was watching the children out of the window and her eyes followed her daughter, her precious daughter who had been returned to her.

"Narcissa?" Dumbledore asked as he saw the mother looking out of the window and he knew exactly what she was doing, "the wards are tighter than ever around the Manor now."

"We don't know who took her. That person is still out there and I will not let her out of my sight Lucius," Narcissa said as she kept her eyes on the garden. She wasn't even aware of who had spoken to her.

"It wasn't me who spoke. It was Dumbledore," Lucius said before finally seeing Narcissa turn slightly.

"Sorry Headmaster," She said, "I'm as well as I can be considering my daughter has been abused so severely and now I have to try and put her back together again. What is it you want to ask?"

"What happens now with Aurora and school? Everyone will know who she is and there is nothing I can really do to stop her getting looks and questions asked," the Headmaster replied, "we can help her adjust to it all and I'm guessing Severus is meant to be her godfather…"

"Of course he is. He's Draco's after all," Narcissa snapped, her eyes back out of the window and watching as Aurora built a snowman, "she's so innocent and I want to keep her that way for as long as I can," she said.

"I sense a but…" Druella said, knowing her daughter's mind was in overdrive.

"It's not the fact I'm worrying about her leaving the Manor and going back to school… it's more the fact she'll be away from me. I have to protect her. I couldn't back then and look what it's done to her. I will protect her now and anyone who tries to hurt her will be punished so bad. Nobody is taking my daughter away from me again," Narcissa said finally looking at everyone in the room, "anyone who tries will suffer my wrath," she said as she looked back out of the window and jumped up as she couldn't see Draco or Aurora and then they came back into sight and she sat back down.

"Cissa…" Lucius said as he went and sat down by her and rested his hand on her arm and stroked it gently, "she's back and she's safe now. Nobody would dare take her again."

"Stop saying that!" Narcissa said as she stood up and glared at Lucius, "we don't know what will happen once Rita Skeeter's interview is published. They could come after her and then try and take her. They are not taking her away from us again!"

Lucius could feel the magic beginning to crackle around him and he looked between his mother and Druella. Narcissa's magic was unstable and dangerous.

Druella was the first one to react to Lucius and she went slowly over to Narcissa and turned her to look at her.

"Nobody will ever take Aurora again. She is either behind the Malfoy wards or behind the wards keeping Hogwarts safe. Nobody can apparate through those wards unless with the Headmaster. If your magic explodes then you will scare Aurora and that is the last thing I know you want to do," Druella said and watched before Narcissa calmed down.

As soon as she had calmed down Lucius pulled her onto his lap and sighed.

"We still have to find out who took Aurora in the first place. We are sure it was nobody inside this room but there is one other person that we have to consider," he said, hardly daring to want to say it out loud. Narcissa adored Bellatrix but there was something that was beginning to make sense in his head, "Bellatrix was the only other person who knew what we'd chosen for our baby. Both names… she went missing the same day the baby was taken from St. Mungo's. I know nobody wants to think…"

"No. No way. Bella wouldn't hurt me like that," Narcissa said instantly, "she loved me…"

"Lucius has a point I'm afraid Narcissa," Druella said, "it's not a nice one at all but we have to consider it. Lucius has a point with everything he's managed to connect. Now we just need to find out whether he is right or not."