We made it to the top of the stairs. Draco pulled out his wand, pointing at Dumbledore, who was already up there. I heard him talking. I walked behind Draco, my wand out but not pointing at Dumbledore.

"Good evening, Draco, Daphne. What brings you both here on this fine spring evening?" He rambled.

"Who else is here? I heard you talking."

"I often talk aloud to myself. I find it extraordinarily useful. Have you always been to yourself, Draco? Draco, you are no assassin." He looks at me. "Neither are you Daphne."

"Dont talk to her!" His hand started to shake. He kept pushing me behind him. "How do you know what I am? I've done things that would shock you."

"Oh, like cursing Katie Bell and hoping that in return she would bear a cursed necklace to me? Like replacing a bottle of mead with one lace with poison. Forgive me, Draco, I cannot help feel these actions are so weak that your heart can't really have been in." The bottle I gave to Weasley. That was him? More like Voldemort asking him to do it. He wants to kill Dumbledore more than anyone. Draco would never kill anyone.

"He trusts me. I was chosen." Draco shows off his mark.

"I shall make it easy for you." He pulls out his wand.

"Expelliarmus!" He casted, making his wand fly off his hand. Something was off, why wasn't he going to stop us? As Draco and Dumbledore talked, I can hear movement from below. I looked down and saw Potter. I gulped. He didn't notice. What was he doing here! He shouldn't be here, if the others see him, it's over and Voldemort wins.

"Ingenious. Draco, years ago, I knew a boy who made all the wrong choices. Please let me help you."

"I don't want your help. Don't you understand? I have to do this. I have to kill you. Or he's gonna kill her."  Draco cries out. I can't let him do this. I came up to him, my hand trying to lower his wand down. My face hid in his neck.

"Draco, there must be another way." I whimpered. He didn't lower his wand, but he wanted to. "Dont do this." I continued to let him stop this. It wasn't right. This is what Voldemort wants.

"Listen to Daphne, Draco." Dumbledore tells him.

"Shut up!" He yells at him.

"You should listen to her." I looked at Dumbledore. "You always wondered why you love her. Why wasn't she like the others. It's because you knew she would never bring you pain. She makes you complete."

"Just put it down darling, please." I begged him. "This isn't you. I know you." I made him look at me. "Dont do this."

"Daphne, i know much pain you are in. Every time you close your eyes you see them. Thats why you cant sleep. You're slowly losing yourself, thats how they get you." Dumbledore said to me. "I cant imagine keeping this secret from Lisa, Blaise, and Draco for years. The guilt."

"I just thought i was being selfish, that i could stick it out and eventually i would feel how im supposed to." I turned to him, with my red nose and watery eyes. "I just wanted them safe and not worry about me. I don't want them too."

"You are a lot braver than you think. Fiona and Tom are just using you. Fiona has been since the day you were born. Why do you think she had a child? Thats why you are planning on-"

"I said dont talk to her!"

"Well, look what we have here. Well done, Draco." Bellatrix came in, whispering into Dracos ear. I felt a hand on my shoulder, it was Lucas. He slowly pulls me away from Draco, making him look back.

"Good evening, Bellatrix. I think introductions are in order, don't you?" Dumbledore greeted.

"Love to, Albus, but I'm afraid we're on a bit of tight schedule. Do it!" Draco couldn't.

"He doesn't have the stomach. Just like his father. Let me finish him in my own way." Lucas pushes Greyback away.

"No, the Dark Lord was clear that Draco has to do it." Lucas tells him. He looks at me. He was ashamed, not of me, but of him. "Do it Draco, you know what will happen if you don't."

"This is your moment, Draco. Do it! Go on, Draco, now!" With them shouting, He couldn't do it. He froze up.

"No." My father appears. I quickly ran to Draco, hugging his arm. He wraps his arms around me, protecting me.

"Severus. Please..." my father looks at Dumbledore. I looked at my father, he didn't want to do it, i knew the face.

"Avada Kedavra." My father said as he pointed his wand, making Dumbledore fall out of the tower. I squealed. Lucas shoves Draco and I out of the tower. I was scared at this point. He just killed Dumbledore. We headed out, Bellatrix stepping, throwing, mashing plate and cups as we were in the great hall. Draco and I turned back to see the hall as Bellatrix destroyed it. The windows were broken, the candles were burned out, just a gush of wind came out. This was like a home to me, and seeing it destroyed, hurt me. Lucas pulls me in, making me walk with him. We all walked out of Hogwarts, heading to the Forbidden Forest.

"Hagrid, hello?" Bellatrix sings as she walks around Hagrids home. 

"Snape! He trusted you!" We all turned back and see Potter running towards us. He saw everything. The home burned into flames, Bellatrix jumping happily. No...

"Go on!" My father tell them. Draco grabs me, I couldn't leave my father. "Take Daphne and go!" Lucas grabs me from behind and takes me to the forest.

"No! Let me go! I cant leave him there! Lucas!" I kicked my way out. Soon as Lucas lets me go, I tried to run back, but Draco hold me back. "Let me go!" I screamed.

"Hes coming, i promise you." He tells me. Soon as I heard someone walking towards us, i ran for it. It was my father. I hugged him, catching him off guard. He kisses my head.

"Lets go." We began to walk again. Draco and I stayed silent through the walk. We're heading to the Manor.

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As we entered the Manor, it was cold, dark. Only the moonlight was showing off the house. Footsteps echoed throughout the home, letting the others know we are back. Bellatrix dances her way into the hall. As we went in, Narcissa went up to Draco, checking if his was okay, while Lucius was having a drink. My gut felt like it was punched as I saw a familiar face. Fiona. She turns to me, smiling so wickedly, like she had in the mirrors.

"Thats my daughter!" The witch laughs, shaking Bellatrix. She ran up to me, My father and Lucas ran in front of me, stopping her. "Oh come on Sev! Lucas! Shes mine too!" They didnt budge.

"Im not going to let you." He spat. I just hid behind my father.

"Hello Daphne, long time no see!" She pushes them out of the way and hugs me. I froze. I was uncomfortable. Draco saw the face a made. "My daughter! Daphne Lilth!"

"Mother." I choked, it didnt sound right.

"Doesn't she look like me."

"Very." Bellatrix licks her teeth. Draco saw how uncomfortable I was and held my hand. I looked down. I felt slightly better.

"You must be Draco Malfoy! You're the one that broke her heart."

"No, we're together again." All he did was nod. She hums. Fiona looks up and down.

"Now there, i dont bite." I pulled Draco back. "My son in law, come give me a hug."

"Leave them alone Fiona." My father pushed her away. He signaled me and Draco to get out. We walked out and headed to his room. I couldn't breathe. I was in the same room as her. This has to be a dream. After years, i saw her, for real this time. Face to face.

"Hey." He pulls me in as I cried into his chest.

"I called her mother." I choked. "She doesn't deserve to be called that." I ran my fingers through my hair. "She shouldn't even be called that." I sat on his bed. There was a knock on the door, we both sat up, seeing Lucas enter.

"We are going home." He coughs.

"Home? Just us three?"

"Four. Fiona is coming." I was furious.

"What! No! She cant!" Draco pulls me back from Lucas. "Im staying here then if shes coming."

"You can't, not when Voldemort is staying here."

"Ill go with you." Draco looks at me.

"If you want to be murdered, be my quest. But for your safety, I rather you not come along." Lucas crosses his arms. "I dont another body on my shoulders." He closes the door, leaving me to say goodbye.

"Sneak in through the fireplace, ill be there, tonight." I grabbed his hand. "Come quietly."

"Okay. Tonight." We walked out of his room, already seeing Fiona, Lucas and my father waiting at the end of the stairs. Fiona tried to hug me but my father took me away from her and headed put the door. We both appeared at the castle, the one I thought I wasn't going to see in a long time. Smoke appeared, Lucas and Fiona arrived.

"Welcome home sweetheart." Fiona whispers in my ear as she walks to the castle. I closed my eyes and followed Lucas and my father into the home. I ran up the stairs and slammed my door. My room was untouched, the way I left it, the day I left. Memories flooded in. I dragged my hand through my bed, the silk material bedsheets were cold. I've missed this place dearly. My home.

"May I come in?" I heard my father knock.

"Yes." He opens the door, walks in, his hands to his back. "Feels weird, being back." I looked around the room. "Its been what? 3 years since I stepped foot. It sorta feels weird to call it home now."

"It is home. May not feel like it, but you were raised here, with me, Lucas and Katherine."

"Have you gotten any word from her? Katherine?" He shakes his head. Yeah. I kinda thought so.

"Try to get some sleep, I have a feeling its going be a long day." He kisses my head.

"Where is she going to stay?" I referred to Fiona. He looks down.

"Her old room, the floor above." I nodded my head.

"Goodnight." He walks away, closing my door. I took off my heels, messaging my feet from all that running. I put on my silk dress and robe, waiting for everyone to go to bed. Soon as I heard Lucas' creaking door shut, i headed down to the piano room, where we had the fireplace. The piano stayed there, so lonely, untouched. Probably hasn't been touched in years. Green flame appeared, Draco was here. He dusted himself off and we headed upstairs to my room. I checked if anyone was awake, lucky me, they were all asleep.

"You have to go before my father awakes."

"You're acting like I haven't done this before." I forgot. It's just been so long. He grabs my cheek, looking down at me.

"I want you to have this back." He pulls out the locket he had given me before, the one I threw at him when we broke up. Draco puts it around my neck. I touched the locket, examining it. "Have you looked inside it?"

"No." He takes the locket, opening it, revealing a picture of him. He never liked getting a picture taken of himself. The little photo moved, of him smiling. My heart warmed up.

"Leaving you was the biggest mistake of my life." He takes my hands, pulling them closer to his chest. "If you aren't ready to be together, I'll wait. I'll always wait for you, no matter how long it'll take."

"You don't have to wait Draco. I want you. Its you, its us." We both sighed. Draco pulls me in, hugging me. It felt so good to be in his arms again. Felt like home.

"Lets go to bed, hm?" I nodded, we got into bed, soon as we laid down, Draco faced me and dozed off. I watched him, he looked so peaceful, so soft. I gently put my hand on his cheek. I looked up at the ceiling, my thoughts attacked me. Lisa hating me, Fiona now having me, Katherine not here and worrying about her. I couldn't sleep, like always. I just headed downstairs, to the garden and just sat there.

"Its a little late, dont you think?" I turned to see Fiona. I scuffed and turned back to the bushes of roses. She sits next to me, trying to get closer to me. "Leaving Draco upstairs, alone. You should be there with him." She knows. "I wasn't born yesterday, Daphne Lilth."

"Its Daphne." I frowned.

"Right. I won't say anything to your father about Draco being here." Why was she doing this? She's trying to get me to like her, manipulate me.

"Was that you? In the mirrors?" I went for it. She crosses her legs, smiling up at me.

"I wish we could've introduced ourselves differently, I just wanted to see you. You can't blame me, after all these years, I want to see how my beautiful daughter grown to be." She brushes my hair back. "Your father did a great job raising you."

"At least he cared about me." She tisks.

"Does he really? I know that deep down, you know that your father favorites Harry Potter more." I shifted, getting uncomfortable really fast.

"You dont know that."

"I do. I know how your parents, your father in this case, favorites someone more than you. The way they talk about them as if they were better. Talk about them nonstop, comparing you to them. It makes you angry doesn't it?" That was long ago. I dont feel that anymore. He hasn't done that in a long time. "It just boils your blood, and you think to yourself, am i even enough? Why do they like them more? Whats so wrong?" She chuckles to herself. I just turn to her. "I understand your pain. All of it. We are so alike."

"No were not." I growled at her. I quickly stood up in front of her, snatching my arm away from. "At least I didn't kill my parents and almost kill a sister." She just clenched her jaw, watching me storm away from her. I went to my room, laying back in bed with Draco. I hated how she pointed that out. She cant take me away that easy. I have to make it harder for her. Its time to play with her head.