The Manor {Astoria}

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Fenrir walked through the edges of Wiltshire, the autumn air crisp in his nostrils. He had been gone from England for too long. The crunch of dead leaves resounded under the heel of his boot. Some people stared. He stared back. Time was on his side now, who would remember the ragged, old wolf now? 

After receiving the owl, he first stop was the Manor. It had been headquarters long before. The young, welp was probably involved with spilling mud blood. Perhaps after all these years he had finally grown some...sense. His comrades, Bellatrix, Yaxley, Travers were all long dust. Where would his allegiances lay now? 

The old, forlorn pillars came into view and the familiar cooing of peacocks swirled through his ear. Reaching the iron gates, Fenrir raised his palm. They still remembered his touch. The winding gears creaked and moaned, opening up Malfoy Estate. Fenrir walked through, his feet kicking the pale peebles in his wake. He reached the front door, raised his fist, and knocked. 

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Astoria was home for a few days to take care of Lyra. Scorpius was at school and Draco was out running a few errands for her so she could spend some time with Ly. It had been awhile since she had come home and she tried as often as possible to be with her daughter as much as she could. It also helped to be able to get Draco out of the house here and there so he didn't feel so stuck. Not that being with and raising his daughter was frustrating as he could take her out, but just having alone time was good for everyone.

A knock on the door was what she heard next. Astoria put Lyra down on the floor on her blanket, asleep, and stood up. She grabbed her wand which sat at the table to her right and slowly walked to the door. Worry coursed through her body, and Astoria knew Draco would be absolutely angry at her for answering the door. She felt her heart beating, and knew it was probably just family. However, as she opened the door, and saw the man standing in front of her, she gasped, and held up her wand immediately, her eyes narrowing. "What are you doing here?"

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He gave a wolfish grin, his white teeth catching the light of the sun. Ah, the Greengrass girl. My, she had grown up to be pretty. The Greengrass' family was an old one, loyal for as long as duty called for it. Fenrir chuckled deeply, taking a step closer and resting his forearm against the door. He looked off into the distance in bemusement, still giving his horrid grin. He was touched that she remembered him. Then as fast as lightning, his hand shot up snatching her wand hand with enough force to break it. Slowly he turned his head back towards her, clicking his tongue. "Now is that any way to treat old friends?" 

Still grasping her hand tightly, he walked them back into the manor. Fenrir eyed his new surroundings and gave a sigh of contentment. He was back, no more running this time. A new dawn approaches. Suddenly, Fenrir caught wind of a delicious scent wafting through the house. Fenrir sniffed the air, his head pointing in the direction of Lyra. "A home coming gift?" He asked earnestly, his eyes filled with mock adoration. "Really you shouldn't have. It's too much. too kind." He squeezed Astoria's hand tighter before laughing loudly, "Well, if you insist..." 



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His grin made her jaw clench. She hadn't seen him since she was just a child, and now, here they were, almost 30 years later. And he was still as crazy and cruel as ever. Astoria had no idea why he was back. She had no idea why he'd come here. Had he not heard about her and Draco? Had he not heard about Lucius and Narcissa? Her breathing was very slow, but it quickly paced as he grabbed her wrist. Astoria had just seen him move, but she herself hadn't moved fast enough. She cringed at the pain in her wrist, and he dragged her back into her home, him entering as well.

Astoria suddenly became very concerned, especially as he sniffed the air. Her teeth were clenched together as she quickly looked over at Lyra asleep on the floor. He would not dare...not her baby girl. Fenrir continued sniffing, a disgusting smile on his face, and when he squeezed her wrist more, Astoria growled at him. "Don't touch my baby, Fenrir. Don't you dare."

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"Dare??" He snarled and pulled her into his vicinity, his spit hissing through the air. "Do not presume to hold any power over me, witch!" Reaching into his coat pocket, he pulled out a crumbled piece of newspaper. It was yellowed and frayed on the edges as if it had been from several months prior. On the front it's headline reading, "Muggleborn Killings at Hogwarts, Followed by Mass Kidnapping". Running his fingers up his scalp and through matted hair, he cracked his neck, releasing the tension this aggravating wench had brought on. "This is how it'll go. Either you tell me how to find the person behind these attacks, or...." his grip on Astoria's wrist become tighter, pulling on her tendons and flashing his fangs in a perverse grin, "the babe is mine."

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Astoria gasped slightly as Fenrir pulled her closer. She shut her eyes as he spoke, then opened them after he was done. The spit on her face disgusted her, but she didn't dare move. Not right now, not when he was so angry and not when her daughter's life might be put into danger. It already was, and Astoria wished that Draco would come home soon. Soon so that she'd be safe, and Lyra would be safe and he could deal with Fenrir. The crumpling of paper made her eyebrows raise, and as he held it up, Astoria read the headline and gulped.

He threatened to take Lyra once more, and Astoria became quite nervous. She wasn't in the order, neither was Draco, so neither of them knew very much. Not enough for her to know exactly who had been behind all of this. Yes, she worked at the school, but even Neville wasn't telling the Professors much. Her eyes glanced over to her sleeping daughter, then back to Fenrir, wincing as he grasped her wrist tighter. "All I know is the name, Elaine Dupree. I don't know anything else, Fenrir."

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Fenrir growled in frustration. If she knew the girl's name there had to be more. No way the Skitter wench withheld that kind of information from the press. He hadn't been so long gone from the Wizarding World. He squeezed her wrist  tighter, threatening to break the small bones. "You're lying..." he said in the sing-song voice before roaring "think hard woman! Who is she? How old is she? Where she might be? Are there others like her? WHERE CAN I FIND THE DEATH-EATERS!?!?! WHERE IS YOUR SNIVELING HUSBAND?" "You must tell me something, for your little girl's sake",  he said in a whisper before sticking his tongue out to lick the edges of her ear.

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Astoria stared at him as he growled, more in fear for her daughter's life than her own. Astoria wanted Lyra to be okay, she wanted her to stay safe, but she didn't know what to do. Tori was unsure of where Draco was, and she had no other information on the matter. Draco didn't know much, so neither did Astoria. Whether she worked at the castle or not didn't mean she knew all the ins and outs of what had happened. Her face scrunched in pain as he squeezed her wrists tighter, feeling them want to snap. Fenrir yelled loudly, Astoria staring into his eyes, her body stone like. A disgusted expression was immediately apparent once he licked her ear. "All I know is her name, Fenrir. She's a child, not much older than a graduated student. I don't know where she is, I don't know where the death eaters are. Draco is no longer apart of them."