The Long and Winding Road

The youngest Malfoy returns home after his fifth year at Hogwarts and learns a little more truth about his family (immediate AND extended) than he'd ever wanted to know. Draco discovers that the path to redemption is neither quick nor direct-- but also that it's a lot more bearable when travelled with company. The trick, of course, is knowing which company to bring...

The youngest Malfoy returns home after his fifth year at Hogwarts and learns a little more truth about his family (immediate AND extended) than he'd ever wanted to know. Draco discovers that the path to redemption is neither quick nor direct-- but also that it's a lot more bearable when travelled with company. The trick, of course, is knowing which company to bring...

In which Draco discovers that Tonks looks good in green braids, Aurors are not complete idiots, it's all right to be woken up from a nightmare even if it is horribly embarrassing, and seriously hacking off Aunt Andromeda is never, never, ever a good idea.

In which Draco discovers that beautiful things are sometimes dangerous, hanging out with Tonks can be fun even if she does knock people into fishponds, going to church is nothing but trouble, and having to take your medicine is more easily endured when the right person is holding the spoon.

In which Draco discovers that not all Aunts are created equal, name-calling is all right as long as it's the truth, reading your father's journal isn't as fun as you think it might be, and no matter how deeply you've buried something it can still set fire to the bedcurtains.