emily //oliver wood & percy weasley//

family

kate shuffled into her seat softly, head held down. her mother patted her hand softly. she began to cry, angry tears that turned her face red.

her father and brother stared awkwardly as her mother embraced her and she sobbed into her mother's shoulder. her sobs came out in short painful hiccups, her voice in painful stutters.

"i'm sorry, you were all right. i was so wrong. gryffindors really can't be trusted." she sniffed, angrily rubbing at her face with her sleeve. her brother hopped off his chair, coming round to hug her after pushing his plate across the table.

he pulled her hands away from her face. "stop rubbing at your face with your hideously scratchy sleeves, you're going to give yourself premature wrinkles." kate giggled softly.

"when did you become a skin expert?" she asked as draco practically attached himself to her waist, reaching out for his macaroni and cheese. the soon to be thirteen year old shrugged.

her father sighed gently, "after dinner, follow your mother and i. we need to talk to you kate."

"can i come-"

"no."

draco pouted. "oh you big baby come here," kate took the plate from draco, "open wide here comes the broom!" kate sang teasingly. her mother and father let out laughs as draco frowned slightly. "i'm not a baby anymore!"

kate smiled, still making circles with the spoon in the air. draco frowned before sighing and opening his mouth. "ahhh." he said half heartedly. "and the keeper tries to block it! but the almighty chaser shoots it in!" kate crowed as she placed the macaroni into draco's mouth.

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the trio walked down the streets of diagon alley, walking to florean & fortesque's ice cream parlour. "i'll order," kate offered, she knew exactly why they were here and she wanted to prolong talking about it for as long as possible.

"two cookie doughs and one chocolate. all double scoops." mister florean smiled at her as he scooped the ice cream, "so miss malfoy, why so late out with your family? and where's the youngest?"

kate smiled back, "just a important talk amongst the grown ups." she joked, as mister florean placed the ice cream cups on a tray.

her mother eagerly reached for her chocolate ice cream, halting when she saw the cookie dough. she wrinkled her nose. "lucius, kate, that's absolutely horrendous. i don't understand how the two of you can eat that stuff, cookie dough is meant to be baked!"

her father stuck his tongue out at her mother, "cookie dough is supreme my dear. right kate?"

kate nodded furiously, as she shoved the creamy goodness into her mouth. she let out a delighted sigh.

"now kate-"

"i already know what you want to talk about." she said quietly, setting the cup down. "oliver cheated on me with emily woodley okay?"

"woodley doesn't sound like a pure blood name." lucius sniped, his blood beginning to boil. oliver had cheated on his little girl? after they had allowed him to date her? oh he was going to kill tha-

"lucius?" his wife was waving her hand in front of his face. "dad your face is turning alarmingly red." kate piped up, looking at him in concern. he smiled, "it's nothing you two, but tell me honestly, disembowelment or-"

"dad! no!" kate gapped at him in horror, sensing his anger under the joke.

"we just want you to know dear, that we are your family. and family stands up for you regardless of anything. we will always be here for you kate." narcissa stroked her daughter's head, smiling down at her.

kate wiggled her arms around both her parents. "i love you ."

"we love you too." the two parents planted soft kisses on their daughter's forehead. "now let's continue eating my chocolate ice cream is melting." narcissa jibed as she reached for her ice cream, the family erupting in giggles.

who needs men when you have family and ice cream? kate decided as the three scarfed down their ice cream.

here we see our girl kate getting the happiness she deserves before voldemort comes and fucks it up.