Half-Blood Ginger (HP Fanfic)

Chap 4: Happy Christmas

|Leilani|

Lei and Lucius have become closer since the day he told her that she was his daughter. She has loved being here with her father, but sometimes wished she had her mother. The woman he raped, the woman who was about to marry someone else, who eventually got killed. By who? Dumbledore never told her, but must be not important enough to tell her.

Lucius always did things with her in the Manor, mostly it involved Draco, but it was always the pair of them. Father was sweet, never angry nor was he mean to Leilani. Mostly, he was rude to his son, but never to her. Does he feel guilty? Does he feel worse than those years ago? What is he thinking? Leilani loves him and she's daddy's little girl.

Narcissa figured that Lucius was hiding something about Leilani. It was obvious wasn't it? Leilani had Lucius' eyes. One morning at breakfast, Narcissa asked for the truth of Leilani to Lucius. Draco was confused though, he wondered.

"Alright, fine. You want to know, dear. Leilani--she is my daughter. I raped a woman months before we were married and the young woman had Leilani. The day she came here, was the same day I knew she existed." He eyed his daughter for a second to see if she would answer.

"Well, if you think you could be anymore of a bloody arse and rape women. By all means, Lucius, go and do so. If you so please to do." Narcissa's voice was hard and sad.

"I wouldn't go and rape women at this age. Who does? I was still young and I had an opportunity to seize what was dirty. Only because of you know--his friend, darling." Lucius whispered to Cissy.

"Merlin's beard! I have a sister!" Draco said excitedly.

Narcissa had not been very happy to share her son with Leilani to Lucius.

She has spent the rest of spring, the whole time of summer and most of fall at the Malfoy Manor. Now, it is Christmas again. Lei had realized that it's her first Christmas without Dumbledore and McGonagall. She missed them, terrible. An owl will do some good and maybe some candies. She wanted to get Father, Draco and maybe Narcissa something for Christmas. She had asked Father if they could go out to Diagon Alley for gifts and he agreed. They left with Draco. Cissy staying home.

"Father, you don't think we would find the blood--" Draco's face cringed.

"Now now, Draco. Not here. We shouldn't be talking about those kinds." He slapped Draco with his stick.

"What is he on about, Father?" Leilani was curious.

"Nothing, my princess. You mustn't worry, Lei. I suppose you have been told of statuses--blood statuses, to be more specific."

"Yes, father. I know all. Why?"

"There are some we shall not associate with, my little one." She was confused. "Purebloods don't fancy with Muggleborns. Nor we fancy with half-bloods. You are different, baby. Pure but muggle."

"I understand that, father." Leilani wanted to explore the bookshop. "Father, may I?"

He nods and she walks inside into the bookshop. "Leilani, we will be next door in the jewelry shop."

"Yes, Father."

She walks around the bookshop and searched for some books that Father might like. Lei was walking until she crushed into someone. The hair same as hers. but not the eyes. She looked up to see the boy she knew most of her life, Charlie Weasley.

"Leilani!" He helps her up to stand. "It's a long time. Where've you been?"

"Out. Dumbledore sent me to live away from the castle until I am twelve. It's been alright, honestly. Though, I sometimes, I feel like it's not home. Hogwarts has always been my home. You, Bill, Percy and the others at Hogwarts."