Chapter 7: Too Much Latin
Time: 5 seconds later…
"Mummy!" Lizzie said running to her expecting for Ginny to pick her up.
"Why didn't you let me in a few minutes ago when I arrived? It took you long enough! I almost had to use Colin to get the door open if it didn't open soon."
Draco, who thought this little conversation between his daughter and her mother was a little funny at the moment, sniggered.
Draco looked at Lizzie.
Ginny was right, Lizzie did look like him. Exactly like him. No doubt about it. She had his eyes and his features, plus Ginny's little cute figure of a woman, but yet a child's figure too. She had freckles across her nose with a deep scarlet red hair. She was beautiful. The pale and soft skin of Draco's and Ginny's hair really complimented the way Lizzie looked.
Ginny's next words brought Draco out of his thoughts as he heard her getting a little bit aggravated.
"Lizzie Nicole you would not. That's rude and you're not going to behave like that got it?" Ginny asked not caring if she just scolded her child in front of Draco.
"But Mummy!" Lizzie said. "You took forever!"
Draco chuckled at this, agreeing that she was exactly like him.
"No I did not. You only got here two minutes ago," Ginny said.
"Yeah that was forever ago!" Lizzie shouted at her mother.
"Stop shouting at me," Ginny said. "Draco, here's Lizzie."
Lizzie turned to Draco and said, "Daddy?"
"Yes sweetie. Daddy's here," Draco said to his daughter.
Lizzie looked him over as if he was on parole or something.
"I don't like you!" Lizzie said looking at her father.
"Elizabeth Nicole Malfoy!" Ginny scolded.
Lizzie flinched as Ginny said her whole full name and then continued as if Ginny never said a thing, "I hate you!"
Lizzie stormed out of the office to Colin's arms.
Draco sneered at this.
"Easy Draco," Ginny said. "Elizabeth Nicole you get back in here right now and apologize to your father."
"No! I hate him! He never read me bed time stories like you or Colin did, he never saw me before today, I hate him!" Lizzie answered.
"That's my fault there," Ginny said to Draco, "don't take it heartedly."
Ginny then said something that Draco thought she'd never say.
"Venio adsum parva puella antea tu facio mihi occupo res in meus suus manus," Ginny said in Latin.
{or translated in english... Come here little girl before you make me take matters in my own hands.}
Lizzie stopped in her tracks at her mother's words knowing exactly what she had just said.
And also knowing that her mother never spoke another language unless she was furious or about to be furious.
Draco looked at Ginny in astonishment. All it took for Lizzie to freeze was for Ginny to start speaking in another language.
Draco had never even heard Ginny speak another language. He knew exactly what Ginny had said and then said to Lizzie knowing she'd understand what he was saying, "Pareo tuus mater."
{Translation: Obey your mother}
{A\N: yes these words are really Latin}
Lizzie looked at him in astonishment.
Draco sent a cold glare back and said, "Nunc."
{Translation: now}
Lizzie did as she was told, leaving a very shocked Colin standing at the door. He had no clue they could carry a conversation in Latin.
"Apologize ad tuus pater nunc," Ginny said now steaming mad.
{Translation: to your father now}
"Sorry Daddy," Lizzie said but then ran to Colin and said, "Can we go home now?"
Colin looked at Ginny for an answer.
"I'll be back Draco," Ginny said as she kissed him again.
"Ok, see you soon," Draco said.
"See you at home Colin. I'll take her. It's high time she met her match," Ginny said.
"Ginny, where are you going?" Colin asked.
"Don't worry, Fred and George will be able to handle her for a while," Ginny said.
"Ginny! You know your whole family is going to freak when they see her with you, by the way in case you haven't noticed they haven't seen you in almost seven years. No, I say she comes with me and you go to the Burrow. Either that or take her with you," Colin said not taking no for an answer.
"What choice do I have Colin? They have to find out sometime! Might as well be today!" Ginny said getting rather annoyed.
"Ginny? Is that true?" Draco asked stepping towards her, "You haven't seen your family since before she was born?"
"Yes it's true," Ginny answered, "Only Percy knew about her. He somehow found out about her when she was three. I made him promise not to tell anybody. But now I see that I should have gone to you in the first place before she was born. Would you like to go with me? It'd really help me out a bit."
"Yes I would. I'm glad you came to me. Let's take one day at a time. Let Lizzie go first," Draco said.
"Venio adsum Lizzie," Ginny said still a little upset with Lizzie for her little episode before.
"Ginny, please refrain from speaking Latin right now. It won't help your anger," Draco said kissing her forehead to get her to relax.
"You're right," Ginny said and then looked at Lizzie.
"Lizzie, take some of this, step in the fireplace and then throw it down and say, 'The Burrow.' Ok?"
"Ok, Mummy," Lizzie said as she stepped into the fireplace, took some of the floo powder and said, "The Burrow!"
And then Lizzie was gone.
"Let's go," Ginny said. "You floo, I'll apparate."
"Ok, see you there," Draco said with a kiss on her forehead and then did the same as Lizzie.
"See you later Colin," Ginny said.
"See you," Colin said as he apparated away.
~*~*~*~
"Malfoy! What are you doing here?" Ron sneered as he got up from the couch in the Burrow and stood face to face with him.
"Ron! Back away now!" Ginny said appearing literally between them.
"Ginny!" Ron said as he hugged her unaware of her anger at the moment.
"Ron, back away. I'm not in the mood. Where's Lizzie?" Ginny asked.
"Lizzie? You mean the little girl who appeared five seconds before Malfoy did?" Ron asked.
"Yes. Where is she?" Ginny asked.
"She's with Mum. In the kitchen I think," Charlie said.
"Can I trust all six of you not to pounce on Draco while I go to Mum?" Ginny asked.
"Ginny, he can take care of himself," Ron said.
"All of you, if you lay one finger on him then you'll be facing me. You all got that?" Ginny asked.
They nodded and Ginny then turned to Draco and kissed him deeply, leaving all six of her brothers shocked at this scene before their eyes.
She then pulled out of the kiss and said before she headed for the kitchen, "Thanks Percy for keeping your promise."
"Mum?" Ginny asked entering the kitchen.
"Ginny!" Molly said seeing her only daughter enter the kitchen again in years.
She hugged her tightly.
"Mum, I see you've met Lizzie," Ginny said.
"That's her name then. Well hello Lizzie," Molly said, "Let's go into the living room. Ginny you have some explaining to do. But before you do your father should be here. You go ahead and into the living room with Lizzie while I contact him."
"Venio Lizzie," Ginny said.
"Ginny, dear lay off the Latin for now please?" Molly asked.
"I'll try Mum," Ginny said as they headed back into the living room.
Ginny headed for the living room and noticed to see Ron's fist about to run into Draco's cheek.
"Ron!" Ginny shouted as she yanked out her wand and shouted, "Stupefy!"
at Ron who immediately, froze.
"Mummy, what did you just do?" Lizzie asked wondering what was going on.
"Draco, move away from him," Ginny said as she held her wand up towards Ron, ignoring Lizzie's question.
Draco moved not questioning her and went to Lizzie's side, who instantly went to Molly right as he appeared beside her.
Ginny then stepped in front of Ron and pointed her wand at him and said the counter curse.
Ron's fist began to swing towards Ginny.
Luckily, she grabbed his fist and threw her fist in his eye.
"Ronald Weasley! Didn't I say not to touch Draco?" Ginny asked fuming with the Weasley temper inside of her fuming and boiling.
"Sorry, Gin," Ron said rubbing his eye from where her fist met his eye.
"Sorry nothing," Ginny raged about to take another swing at him.
"Virginia Elizabeth Weasley! Let him alone. You've got some explaining to do. We don't need a fight brewing right now," Arthur said interrupting Ginny's fist from meeting Ron's other eye.
"Yes Daddy," Ginny said and then sneered at Ron.
"Ron back away from your sister. She's obviously about to blow her top," Arthur said.
"Sure is," Ron said back.
"Ginny, I want a word with you alone," Arthur said pointing towards the back door, "outside, now."
Ginny headed for the back door and out she went.
Arthur followed her.
"Damn you Charlie! Why did you have to teach her to fight?" Ron asked.
"Sorry bro. she needed to learn. Just makes sense not to go up against her," Charlie said calmly, "Now, Mum who is this pretty little girl?"
"My name is Elizabeth Nicole Malfoy but Mommy just calls me Lizzie, so you can call me that too," Lizzie said, "And who are you, handsome stranger?"
Most of the room chuckled at her words.
"Did I say something wrong?" Lizzie asked noticing the giggles.
"No sweetie," Draco said kneeling down to her level and looking in her eyes.
"Get away from me!" Lizzie said running into Percy's arms.
"Why can't he be near you Lizzie?" Bill asked.
"Because he's mean!" Lizzie said burying her head into Percy's shoulders.
"At least somebody agrees with me," Ron said.
"Ronald Weasley, you shut your mouth right now before Ginny hears you and decides to take a swing at you again," Molly warned.
"Yes Mum," Ron said.
"Lizzie? Why can't your daddy be near you?" Charlie asked.
Lizzie looked at Charlie and said, "Who are you?"
"I'm your Uncle Charlie," Charlie said, "And all these other men with the red hair, are your uncles too."
"Oh, then you would be who?" Lizzie asked looking at the one who had his arms around her.
"I'm your Uncle Percy," Percy said, "Would you like to answer your Uncle Charlie's question?"
Lizzie looked at him, then to Charlie, then to Draco, and then back to Percy. She remembered Percy just a little bit. But not much to matter.
She didn't really have an answer for them so she decided to pull the old crying trick.
She began to cry.
"Shh," Percy said as he hugged her close, "You don't have to answer that. It's already obvious."
All of the Weasley brothers then glared at Draco with hard cold stares.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Now Ginny, explain to me about this," Arthur said walking towards his only daughter.
"Explain what Daddy? Which part? Why you haven't seen me in almost seven years? Why I now have a daughter? Or the part where why am I engaged to Draco Malfoy?" Ginny asked.
"All of it Ginny. Why didn't you come to us about it seven years ago? We would have helped you," Arthur said.
"And get treated like the way Ron was treating Draco just a couple of minute ago?" Ginny asked, "No I think not. Besides, I wasn't alone at least. I had Colin with me. He's been a great help over the last couple of years. He treated me with respect and love but not the kind of love like I have for Draco…I love him Daddy."
"Why him of all people? Why couldn't it be Harry? We would have loved it to be Harry," Arthur said.
"Daddy, you know why it was not Harry. Hermione had her eyes set on Harry. Harry had his eyes set on Hermione. You know the scenario. There was no point in stopping them. What they have is love. What Draco and I have is love. As for why it was Draco, it just happened that way. I was his secretary, probably still am for all I know. At first we were snapping at each other like crazy but then over time that hate grew into love. No one knows who their love is before hand but when that person does come across them they instantly know," Ginny said.
"How long has he known?" Arthur asked silently.
"Only since this morning," Ginny answered.
Arthur looked at his only daughter and said, "You mean to tell me that he didn't even know he had a daughter of his own until this morning?"
"Yes that is what I am telling you," Ginny said.
"Good grief, Ginny! What took you so long to tell him, what 6 or 7 years after she was born?" Arthur asked shouting in a rage.
From inside the Burrow they could all hear the shouting going on outside.
"Oh dear," Molly said going to the window.
"Mum, please don't go near that window. If it's what I'm thinking is going on. You don't want to see two people with the Weasley temper going off at each other," Percy said going to his mother.
"You already know what its like. You think I'm going to let this continue between my husband and my only daughter? I think not," Molly said sternly.
Percy stood in her way of the door.
"Now Percy, get out of my way before I start to speak Latin myself," Molly said looking at a shocked Percy in front of her.
From outside you could hear Ginny yelling, "Venio adsum Lizzie!"
Lizzie then got up from one of Ginny's brothers' arms and went to the door and out to her mother.
"Lizzie, go back inside," Arthur said ordering Lizzie.
"Venio adsum Lizzie, meus parva puella," Ginny said again now speaking Latin.
From the windows, were all of the other family members plus Draco watching the scene before their eyes.
"Go inside Lizzie," Arthur said again.
Lizzie looked to her mother but then Arthur said, "Now!"
This is obviously Draco's child. Arthur thought. She won't even obey her own grandfather.
"Venio adsum Lizzie, meus parva puella!" Ginny said, "Potior tuus pater nunc!"
{Translation: Come here Lizzie, my little girl," Ginny said, "Get your father now!"}
Lizzie then went inside and dragged Draco back out with her.
"Get back inside Malfoy! And take your impetuous daughter with you," Arthur ordered and then looked back to Ginny, "Virginia, answer my last question, now!"
Ginny took his hand and said to her father, "Conspicio meus familia! Accipio hic aut tu vestra numquam conspicio mihi iterum."
{Translation: See my family! Accept this or you will never see me again.}
Arthur's eyes went wide with shock and then looked at Ginny, then to Draco, then to Lizzie, and then back to Draco and back to Ginny.
"I've had enough of this," Molly said from inside the Burrow and went to the door and opened it and said, "Accipio Arthur!"
"Molly! Get back inside," Arthur said.
"No Arthur! You've done enough for one day. You will accept this or I will go too," Molly said.
"Mum! No! You have nothing to do with this. Only me and Daddy," Ginny said.
"See that's where you're wrong Ginny, I do have something to do with this. It is my job to make sure my husband and my only daughter don't ruin something so pure between them. And Arthur, you have done a pretty good job of it so far," Molly said.
"Lizzie, go inside," Draco said.
Lizzie looked to Ginny.
"Pareo tuus pater," Ginny said.
{Translation: Obey your father}
Lizzie then went inside without questioning her.
Ginny then looked at her father and said, "Accipio aut numquam conspicio mihi iterum."
{Translation: Accept or never see me again.}
"Accept," Arthur said giving in. "Seeing as though Lizzie is going to give him more of a hard time about this than I am right now."
"You have no idea," Draco said in response.
"She'll come around soon. Don't worry," Molly assured him.
"Thanks Mum," Ginny said and then hugged her.
AN: sorry so long, 6 pages long…
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