''𝙃𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.''
𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. I agreed, thinking it over a few times. The kids slept in Scorpius' room like they did last time, Theo and I getting our own room in return. I ended up getting the same room I got last time, which I had just started to call my reserved room.
When I had gotten there, clothes were already nearly folded on the bed. The House Elf must've came by already. With a soft smile, I picked up the clothes and moved over to the bathroom to take a shower for the night. The water running down my back, bringing a sort of warmth to my previously cold body.
But during the marvelous sensation of the shower water, I happened to be missing the deep conversation between Theo and Draco. Just outside my room.
After the shower I went to bed, falling asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. The thick blanket sprawled out under me.
And the morning was almost as marvelous as the shower was. Usually, I didn't have days like this. Where everything seemed perfect and I woke up in a good mood. Usually it was a dull morning, with the sun either blocked with clouds or rain falling from outside. But today, the sun wasn't covered and no rain fell.
My arm was tucked under my pillow, my face nudged closer into the soft substance. The sun shines through the tiniest holes in the curtain, leaving a heavenly look in the room. The thick blanket was still under me, but another blanket had been draped over me. Thinner, but softer.
''Mum!'' Teddy jumped on the bed, careful enough to not be crushing my bones. I laughed at him, pulling my eyes open. I faced away from the window, so it wasn't a blinding sight.
''Good morning, Teddy.'' I mumbled back.
''Get up, get up!'' He shouted happily, jumping around on the bed. He almost fell, but got back up again.
I laughed at him, before slowly lifting myself from the pillow.
''What time is it?'' I asked, my eyesight being too blurry to read the clock on the other side of the room.
''I don't know.'' He answered, jumping once more on the bed. ''But breakfast is done!''
''Is it now?'' He nodded happily. ''Well, let's not let it go cold, shall we?''
Teddy cheered, grabbing my hand and pulling me out of bed. I laughed and calmed him down, wanting to at least brush my hair before I go down. Just as I was finished, Teddy pulled me out of the room, causing me to drop the hairbrush on the ground.
He wasn't patient, that was for sure. Though, I didn't argue. I was pretty hungry. Rushing down the stairs and into the kitchen, I was greeted with a strange sight.
Draco stood at the counter, carefully moving the pancake onto the plate on the counter. Theo was at the table, a cup of tea in his hands and his pancakes about half way finished. Scorpius sat in the chair next to Theo, his legs swinging back and forth under the table. Fork in his hand as he currently chews in a piece of the pancake.
Theo went to go take his seat across from Scorpius, practically skipping over to his chair. Draco came over, a kitchen towel hung over his shoulder with a plate in hand. On the plate, two pancakes, looking perfectly made.
''And I'm suspecting magic did that?'' I asked, gesturing to the pancakes as I took the plate. I was only teasing with him.
Draco tilted his head, a grin against his features. ''Don't doubt my skills, love. I make magnificent pancakes.''
''It's true.'' Theo raised his cup from the table, slowly bringing it back down again. ''Watched him fail the first three times. After that, they got pretty good.'' Theo shrugged, turning back down to his food.
I looked at Draco with a raised brow, who was currently deadpanned at Theo. He turned back to me and I gave him a tired smile and a breathy laugh. Draco took the towel from off his shoulder, putting it on the counter and coming to sit with the rest of us. A smile never left his face.
After breakfast, I went back up to my room and did whatever of my morning routine that I didn't get to do earlier. The clothes I wore were comfy, so I didn't feel like changing. It's not like I'd be doing anything anyway.
Today was a Friday.
About a month or so ago, I was fired from my job. The boss looked sympathetic, but I didn't know how he truly felt. Apparently, word got out that I was a Werewolf. And a Werewolf is a huge hazard in a Hospital, especially when those patients could be because of my Lycanthropy. He gave me my last paycheck, and I left. Nothing else was said.
I haven't heard anything from them, either. I always wondered how Andrew was doing. Especially with his condition and the way the other Nurses must've been treating him. He always said he hated them, now he can hate them even more.
Breathing out those thoughts, I went back downstairs. Theo was sitting on the couch, head on the armrest and legs crossed against the cushions of the couch. The kids played on the coffee table, with a small replica of Hogwarts and a few creatures that Scorpius collected. And Draco, well, I don't know where he was.
Then the doorbell rung. Everyone looked up, trying to see who was at the door.
''Coming!'' Draco shouted from the entrance. I hummed, trying to peek around the wall. I looked over to Theo for an answer, who seemed just as confused and shrugged his shoulder as a response.
The door had opened and closed, a faintly familiar feminine voice echoing through the room. Scorpius gasped - quickly recognizing the voice -, jumping up from beside the table and running to the entrance.
Teddy didn't seem to know either, standing up from the replica Hogwarts that sat on the table.
I heard the voice talking to Draco, saying something about him not being dressed. He gave a teasing comeback in return, the feminine voice only laughing kindly.
Scorpius ran back into the room, quickly whispering to Teddy, who seemed to be trying to comprehend all the words coming from his friends mouth.
''Who's here?'' Theo asked Scorpius, wanting the same answer that I wanted.
Before Scorpius could answer, Draco walked in and stood by the doorframe. Everyone looked over to the blonde, who was talking to the person in the entryway with a warming smile. The person that walked in the room next had made my eyes widen with surprise.
''Mum, I believe you remember-''
''Theodore?'' She addressed him, making him sit up from the couch. He gave a small smile and nodded slowly, not knowing whether or not she liked seeing him or not.
Draco then looked over to me, giving me a smile that we was trying to keep from growing.
''But that's not all.'' He grabbed their attention. He gestured me over, to which I slowly did.
''Y/n.''
''Narcissa.''
She brought a hand up to her mouth, which was held agape. Her eyes wide. I could see her start shaking from her spot across from me. Being so close, I could also smell the perfume she had wore. It was quite warming.
Suddenly, she moved forward and brought me against her. Her arms wrapped around my torso. I didn't waste time to hug back. I've missed her since the last time I seen her. Which was on You-Know-Who's side during the war. Though, she had good intentions. I hadn't seen Lucius walk in, and I decided to not ask.
Pulling away, a few stray tears had made their way down her face. I smiled up at her as she looked me up and down. Teddy and Scorpius started playing again, Teddy making whooshing sounds to imitate the Hippogriff.
''Oh, my dear.'' She held my arms. ''You look beautiful.'' Even though I was still dressed in the clothes that I woke up in and my hair wasn't in the best condition, she seen past that. She didn't care.
''Thank you.''
She gave me another hug, before pulling away again.
Teddy got to meet Narcissa, the both of them getting along just fine. She played with the kids for a short while, playing as a Dragon. It was cute to watch as she ran around the room, imitating a Dragon roar and capturing the kids before tickling them to the point they couldn't breath. Teddy was happy. And that made me happy.
By the time it was lunch, Theo and Draco were now having their turn with the kids. They sat in the living room as Narcissa and I made something for lunch. We had started on the food, which just happened to be a few sandwiches. Something simple.
''I still can't believe you're here.'' She breathed out, pausing her sandwich work to take another look to me. ''Beautiful as ever. My son is lucky to have someone like you.''
''What?'' I questioned, turning back to see her grabbing more bread from the side. ''Oh, no, no. We're not like that.''
She gave me a look, one that said that she didn't believe me. It was almost mischievous.
''But you were.'' She emojasized. ''Who's to say you won't be again?''
I thought over her words. Draco and I were together back then, but we never broke up. I left him, unexpectedly nonetheless. And Draco had never said anything before, neither did I. What I had done all those years ago, that was a last minute thing. I didn't have time for anything else. Maybe there's a slight chance that Narcissa is right.
''My son..'' She trailed off, starting quietly. Narcissa turned back to me, giving me a motherly smile. ''He seems happier now with you around. Whenever I came to visit, he always seemed depressed. Whether he was dressed nicely or not, I could tell his emotions. That's what Mothers do. All the other times, I could see how stressed and sad he had been. But when I walked through that door and seen my boy, he seemed happy and bright again. The same way I had seen him when he was with you. Now, I have you to thank for that.''
I smiled at her, Narcissa's hand placed on my shoulder as she thanked me with a thankful smile. We continued to make sandwiches, until we brought em out to the table. I had seen Theo smack Draco's shoulder, but Draco smacked his hand away.
I ignored the tension between the two for now, focusing more on the time that Narcissa was here. We all sat down at the table, Narcissa asking for stories from Theo and I. Theo told a few, but didn't have much to tell. It seemed strange, but I didn't question about it. I had more stories to tell than Theo had, Narcissa asked to hear them all.
Teddy smiled whenever he was brought up, his hair changed from all sorts of different colors. Orange, yellow, sometimes turning a light pink for embarrassment. Scorpius would point it out, laughing softly. Narcissa would share a few stories, Draco being the main objective of the stories.
He tried denying a few things, but his Mum kept telling story after story.
I woke up that morning in a good mood and it seemed to be a miracle that I was in a good mood all day long. Narcissa stated the night, having her own room just beside mine. I didn't complain, I loved having her around. I just sometimes wished I had spent more time with her back then. Turns out, I'm making up for that by being with her now.