Death Eaters Daughter Part Two

Two Hundred Fifty Three

"Cora" Fred said opening the door and coming to my side

I was pacing around the yard, letting steam roll off my body
"Can you believe that?!" I yelled facing him "my dad is going to have another kid and didn't even tell me"

"Well...not to be that guy but he hasn't been around for 6 months so he hasn't had the time"

"He knew 6 months ago I'm sure" I said

"Come here" he said holding his arms out for me "let's relax"

"Relax??"

"We could always do something else" he said smirking at me

"I'm too annoyed" I sat down next to a tree, one that I found myself at a lot growing up
He sat beside me and laid his head on top of mine
I didn't want a lecture, he knew that so he stayed quiet with me as I processed what went on in the meeting

After some time being quiet I decided to speak up again
"I just want to be included in these events"

"I know, that's why Bill is having a big ceremony. He wants normality like the rest of us do"

"I'm going to have a sibling"

"You are"

"I'm not going to be involved in his life until this is over"

"I know"

Hermione walked out of the house and over to us
"Can we talk?"

"Yeah"
She looked at Fred who got the hint and walked back inside leaving the two of us to sit with each other

"Im sorry"

I sighed
"Im happy for you guys I really am"

"I want you to be happy too" she held my hand softly "have you thought about it?"

"About what?"

"Being happy"

"I'm fine the way I am"

"Can we talk about the paper?"

I looked up to the now dark sky, the clouds were covering the almost full moon, not a star in sight
"It happened on his birthday"

"The engagement?"

I nodded my head
"Even he gets to be happy"

"What makes you think he is?"

I didn't answer her, I wanted to think he was. I wanted to imagine him walking down the isle with someone he loved. I wanted him to have a happy life, even if it wasn't with me

My dad came out next, he looked at Hermione and she got up to go back into the house this time
He didn't sit with me, afraid I was angry at him he stood slouching with pain from the full moon
"I'm sorry" he said too

"I'm happy for you" I was going to use the same line for everyone. I was, somewhere deep inside past my trauma, happy for all of them. They are able to find happiness in this wreckage

"I didn't want to have another kid" he said
I ushered for him to sit with me, I've given up being his enemy long ago. Time with loved ones was too short
"She told me when she was a few months along. I knew the last time I saw you but I didn't want it to be real. You had a hard life because of what my disease did. I couldn't bare the thought of putting another child through that. I haven't been the best to Tonks because of this issue I'm dealing with. She knows you don't like her, but even with that fact she reassures me on how amazing you turned out"

"My life wasn't hard because of my werewolf genes. It was hard because of Corban. Being part werewolf only hurt a little in comparison"
He nodded his head
"How do you feel about it now?"