Cordelia Lyra Malfoy had always been different from the rest of her family. Her family were blood-supremacists who tried to teach their views to their children. Cordelia never believed with their views and would be punished for it.
She never felt a...
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Amos Diggory and Arthur Weasley were walking down Diagon Alley to have lunch at the Leaky Cauldron in early August. Neither man had been in Diagon Alley all summer and both were surprised by a new sight: Standing outside the pub was a thirteen year old girl who was playing a small instrument and singing. A guitar case was open on the sidewalk in front of her feet with a sign that said, "Tips Appreciated". People were standing around her, watching her perform "Over the Rainbow."
The two men gave each other a look, silently asking themselves why a Malfoy would be playing a Muggle instrument while singing a song for tips on the street of Diagon Alley. The family was far too proud and far too important to be allowing their children to do such a thing. Something about the whole situation seemed wrong and out of place. Did something happen? Did her parents know where she was? The only thing they knew for certain was that whatever was going on had to do with the girl standing outside the pub. The two men slowly and cautiously approached her, hoping not to disturb her.
"Cordelia, sweetie. What are you doing here?" Amos asked, his eyebrows creased with worry.
"I'm playing music before my shift at the pub," said Cordelia, casually and matter-of-factly. The song ended and Cordelia switched songs to an instrumental version of "Dancing in the Moonlight" so she could speak to the men and play at the same time. She was getting quite good at doing that from all of the times that she would play the instruments while spending time with her friends.
"But why are you performing on the street and working at the Leaky Cauldron? Do your parents know where you are? The boys didn't tell us you would be here when I told them I'd be coming here," explained Arthur, the gears in his head turning as things started to make sense to him. He knew the Malfoys would never stay at the Leaky Cauldron. They most certainly wouldn't let their daughter do anything like this, which meant she was there on her own.
"That's because the boys don't know... No one does except Tom and the other shopkeepers here... I ran away... I've been disowned and I'm never going back," she explained as she closed her eyes and smiled, taking in the music coming from the strings on her ukulele. Saying it out loud had never made her feel more free than in that moment.
The two men nodded silently as they walked inside the pub, leaving the girl to her performance. The men ate their food while watching the girl through the window while they whispered to themselves about the situation. Tom was watching the two men from the bar and was concerned about the men's interest in the girl that he had come to care for as his own. Tom needed to ease his worried mind. He decided he had to keep her safe by confronting the men.
"What is your interest in the girl?" he asked when he walked to their table to refill their beverages. "I can't help but notice you two have been watching her and whispering. It makes me feel uneasy, and I won't put up with men talking about her in my pub."
