HP: The Magical Gamer

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"They would be thankful for not becoming broodmares to be traded for favours and prestige. Believe in them. Believe in yourself. They love you more than the dream of having a father."

Prosperina nodded with bright eyes, wrapping her arms around him and sighing. "Okay."

She didn't see the relieved look on Harry's face as he ran his palm along her spine soothingly. But she felt it as his posture relaxed.

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Harry took Daphne and Astoria back to their home. Proserpina was there to greet them, smiling sadly when Astoria jumped into her arms and hugged her firmly.

Daphne simply stood still beside him, not saying anything. Harry took her arm in his, intertwining his fingers with hers and giving it a gentle squeeze. Usually, this would embarrass her and make her blush. But now she remained dull and unresponsive.

Proserpina led them to the living room where the four people sat down for a serious conversation.

Again jumping ship, Astoria moved away from her mother and climbed into Harry's lap, throwing her arms around him and hiding her face on his chest.

Harry somehow managed to keep one arm around Astoria's waist and the other still holding Daphne's hand. He tugged it towards himself.

Daphne mutely sat beside the two, facing the matron of the house.

Proserpina saw her eldest daughter's state and realised why Harry had been so aggressive in convincing her to change the plan. 

Looking at Daphne, it appeared as if she wasn't entirely there. It was as if half her mind was imprisoned somewhere else and she was barely functioning using the rest.

There was no sign of tears in her eyes. But the usual spark of intelligence in it was gone too. She didn't like the comparison, but Daphne acted like a mindless cattle, not caring what was happening around her. It was heartbreaking to witness it.

She took a calming breath and looked at the three children in front of her. "Daphne, Tori, I have something very important to say to you. It is about your father."

Astoria morosely offered her attention while Daphne just stared into the space, not deigning it any response. But the next words out of her mother's mouth shocked her enough to come out of this depressed vegetative state.

"Your father didn't die. I killed him."

"What?" Daphne croaked hoarsely.

And thus the tale of betrayal unfolded, once again, but this time in the presence of her daughters. Both the girls kept their silence, aptly listening in to their mother's story and her reasons for doing what she did.

Once their mother concluded her story, the girls were astonished and felt more than a bit cheated. Here they were mourning him when their father had been an arsehole.

"What the fuck, mother?" Astoria asked eloquently, but was cowed under her glare.

"Language, Tori!"

And the smack she got on the side of her head, courtesy of Daphne, told her that even in this situation she wasn't allowed to be crass. Talk about an abusive family, she mused dramatically.

She glowered at her elder sister but internally cheered that Daphne finally came out of her shell and was acting normally.

"Hey! No smacking my little Tori's cute head." Harry defended her like the gallant knight he was, pulling her close, his mirth clear in his voice. 

Smiling happily, she rubbed her face on his chest in a show of affection.

Daphne just snorted at their antics and looked back at her mother. "It wasn't your fault. I forgive you for what it's worth. You did what you felt was right. But I still need time to come to terms with it. I need to be alone for a moment."

Saying that she stood up and walked out of the living room, trembling with suppressed emotions as the rug was pulled from underneath her, and the truth ordained that the night was day, and the day was night. It would be a hard pill to swallow.

How can she hate her father when she had idolised him all her life? It would take effort to break that fake benevolent image she had of him and replace it with reality.

Astoria jumped out of his lap, concerned for her sister. "No, she definitely doesn't need to be alone. I'll go and make sure that she is alright."

She kissed his cheek in farewell and ran away after her sister, ignoring her quiet mother. It looked like the younger girl hadn't forgiven her mother yet.

"It'll be okay, aunty. Don't be scared." Harry consoled her as her face fell at the blatant avoidance.

Still, between Daphne and Astoria, her younger daughter was far easier to manage. It would only take a day for her to come running back. 

And ordering the elves to make her favourite dishes would also go a long way in earning her forgiveness. She might just make them herself for extra points.

"I hope so, Harry."

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The next couple of days went by swiftly and the funeral of Tim Greengrass took place. It was a small private affair and only the closest friends and some high officials were invited. 

Since all the other members of the Greengrass family were dead, it left these two younger blondes as the last living scions of the oldest family in Britain. 

There were no grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins crying and wailing at their father's death. They were all alone.

Even from their mother's side, the Castle family, they didn't have anyone. Proserpina Greengrass, née Castle, was the only daughter of that dying family, and her parents had been long dead to attend the funeral now. 

It was a bit saddening how these three had only each other as a blood family. Still, the two Longbottoms were there, as were the three Potters. And blood or not, these were no lesser than their true family.

There were other people too, of course, including Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. 

Even Minister Fudge and Lucius Malfoy were attending to pay their respects to the 'hero' of the last war, who had been injured irrevocably because he was 'spying' on the Dark Lord and helping the good side until he was caught and paid the price for his 'bravery'.

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