Unknown Black Heir

Summer Flies By

Narcissa Malfoy was unbelievably welcoming to me this summer and made the manor feel like it was my own home. Anytime I hesitated or acted like I was a guest in her home, she would make sure I know that it's my house too and I don't need to be shy. Draco and Enzo were the same way but more subtle about it. They would say things like 'oh don't worry about it, I do it all the time' and 'don't worry, it's your house too'

I appreciate it more than I can say to them.

Theo comes over almost every day and the four of us lay around and read, talk, play quidditch in the back yard, go to diagon alley, and play wizards chess.

Blaise joins us sometimes but he's been spending a lot of his time with some girl. The only problem with that is he won't tell us who she is.

I've spent a lot of time with Mattheo as well this summer. Not as much as we'd both like but he finds it hard to get out of his house without putting us all in danger. Apparently he's living with Bellatrix and she's insane.

I don't know. You'd think she'd let him come over to the manor since she's Draco's aunt. Mattheo tried to explain it to me but I don't really understand it.

I've written to Remus a lot and every chance he gets, he comes to visit. Narcissa has been very welcoming to him and even reached out and invited Sirius many times.

He never showed up.

I hide my disappointment now because at this point, it's embarrassing. I know he's spending the break with the Weasleys, and I know Harry goes there a lot. Draco refuses to allow anyone to say I told you so about the situation because he sees right through my act. He knows I'm disappointed.

I've heard a little from Hermione but not much. She said she's staying with Ron this year and that might make it hard to write. She doesn't want to upset him.

I get it. She's choosing him.

I saw it coming.

They've been friends for years and if one of them doesn't like me, it only makes sense that the other two eventually drop me.

Anyway, besides all of that, my summer has been fun.

Between Remus, Narcissa and my friends.. i'm truly enjoying myself.

Now i'm sitting in the library in the Malfoy Manor, surrounded by nothing but books, alone for the first time all day.

They're all worried about me because my father wrote to me this morning. It was another excuse, and I just set it aside like it didn't matter.

Of course it was just an act for them. Of course it's bothering me but I don't want them to see me hurt again. Not for the same reason. Not again.

So, i'm here. In the library.

I'm not a huge reader... but I guess if I can find something that I really like, I can get into it.

I've mostly been looking around at the shelves and staring at the rows and rows of books. How do they have so many? And why? I've never seen Draco read. I don't think he even knows how to.

Enzo maybe.

He does seem a little more... intelligent.

Narcissa probably does too. I think I've seen her read with her tea.

They have a lot of books for only two people. Almost two times the size of a muggle library. It's not just filled with wizard books either. I recognise some of the muggle titles and authors.

Pride and Prejudiced.

That's the one I had to read for school when I lived with muggles. That's the one I was reading when Dumbledore and Remus turned up at my place and flipped my entire world upside down.