Happy October everyone! So it's been a rough couple of weeks. on the 19th September I found out a bestie had passed away on the 21st August and her funeral the 24th Septmeber, the day after my 30th birthday. I was at my dad's for my birthday week as well so writing has been the last thing on my mind. Anyway Happy Halloween month!

Lots of love,

LM xxxx

Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 56:

The interview with Rita Skeeter was going to be published on the worst day possible as Draco and Aurora were heading back to Hogwarts and Aurora was already nervous about heading back to school as everyone would know who she really was.

"Cissa she will be fine," Lucius had said to his wife as she had paced their bedroom floor all over once more.

"We don't know that Lucius," Narcissa had said, "she's a Malfoy… the lost Malfoy child no less," she said.

"and that is why she will be fine," Lucius said, "but if you really wish I guess staying at our room at Hogwarts wouldn't be a problem… just for a few days until she is settled," he added before spotting the smirk from his wife, "alright yes I am worried too," he said.

"I knew you were Lucius," Narcissa said before she slipped between the silk sheets of their bed and snuggled into Lucius as she finally began to fall asleep.

The next morning Lucius had woken to the sound of the Daily Prophet's delivery owl with the paper and he went and got it in before going to wake Narcissa so they could look through it together and it was then that he received his first shock. Narcissa's arms were around their daughter. When had she snuck into the bed with them?

Nevertheless Lucius gently went to wake Narcissa woke woke up instantly.

"When did Rora sneak in?" He whispered as she and Narcissa were sat reading the article.

"Soon after you fell asleep. She came in crying and shaking and was sweating so I stuck her in our bath to cool her down and then just brought her into bed with us," Narcissa said as she held Aurora close to her still, "she's stuck to her word then," she said, "remind me to get you on board next time I want to threaten anyone," she smirked before feeling Aurora waking up.

"She's still hot. That will need keeping an eye on," Lucius said softly as he felt Aurora's forehead, "better get them up and ready," he said as he watched their daughter before hearing Draco knocking on the bedroom door, "come in Draco. Aurora's in here," he said as he looked at his son walking into the room.

"If she wants to keep her new bear close then let her. It smells of my perfume. In time we will have to deal with it but, for now, she needs to feel safe and sound," Narcissa said as she noticed Aurora listening and holding her bear close to her. Lucius and Draco agreed that that would be the best thing to do before everyone dressed for breakfast.

Aurora sat quietly in her chair and watched everyone. Her grandparents were all there, desperate to see Aurora back off to King's Cross with the family. Priscilla was showing the most concern but, then again, it was a known fact that the Malfoy mother was more compassionate than Druella was. That was something Druella would need to work on now she had a granddaughter as vulnerable as Aurora was.

"Everything will be OK Rora," Lucius said softly to his daughter as he noticed she was looking around.

"You can call me Rory if you want," the 11-year-old said.

"No we will call you Aurora or Rora. You're not a lion," Narcissa said causing giggles to erupt from her daughter.

It wasn't that much later and it was time to head to King's Cross. Aurora said goodbye to her grandparents and Abraxas apparated to King's Cross with the family.

Narcissa held Aurora close as she could hear the whispers and clearly knew it was about the article that had been published. Lucius seemed to agree with her as he walked the other side of Draco and everyone moved out of the way as they walked through.

The parents and Abraxas said goodbye and Narcissa said she'd meet the children at Hogwarts before they boarded the train and found Daphne and Astoria and Charlotte. Narcissa smiled and waved softly as she saw Aurora now sat at the window.

"Do they know you're joining the staff as a Healer?" Abraxas asked his daughter-in-law.

"No but they will do before school starts again. We just wanted to get them back to Hogwarts first," Narcissa replied before watching as the train began to move. As soon as the scarlet train was out of sight Narcissa apparated herself to Hogwarts to wait for Draco and Aurora to arrive.

It didn't take long for Aurora to curl up with her reading book from the Malfoy library and Draco sat back for a while before checking the time.

"Charlie, Tori," Draco said to Charlotte and Astoria, "we need to go and patrol the corridors now. Keep an eye on Rora." The two nodded before the two Slytherin Prefects headed out and closed the door behind them.

The trolley came by and Astoria brought them snacks before Aurora fell asleep for a bit. She always had loved rocking motions.

Draco and Daphne were walking along the corridors and all they could hear was the whispers and the Daily Prophet seemed to be everywhere. There was really no way to avoid it and he sighed hoping that everything was ok back in the compartment.

Aurora was now awake and the door slid open and Astoria was instantly on her feet and looking.

"You two better hope that Draco doesn't catch you here," she said as she realised it was Chloe and Natalie.

"Look we aren't here to cause trouble…" Natalie said, "we need to apologise to Aurora. Had we known she was a Malfoy we'd have never gone after her the way we did. Aurora we're sorry. Can you forgive us?"

Aurora wasn't listening and had her hands over her ears and was rocking backwards and forwards as all she could hear were the bad words that had been said to her by the two girls and then it happened… her magic sent Natalie and Chloe backwards and Draco hurried forwards through the corridor.

"Tori calm Aurora now!" he said before rounding on the girls, "how dare you come near my sister? My precious sister who's taunts and bullying have possibly damaged her for life!"

Draco was fuming that they'd even come near his sister.

"My… our mother will be at Hogwarts and I will make sure that she hears what you two have done."

"All we tried to do was apologise for everything…" Chloe said, "that's all. We didn't know who she was."

"That does not give you the right to bully a child like you have bullied my sister! She's traumatised by what you two have done to her. Rest assured that this will not be the end of you facing the wrath of the Malfoys and Blacks over this," he said before walking into the compartment and closing the door and looking at his sister and sighing before going to help Astoria calm her down. It was going to be harder than he thought to just go back to school. Luckily Narcissa would be there and hell hath no fury like a mother protecting her children. Natalie and Chloe would soon discover that for sure.