A/N: Don't just read…REVIEW! And enjoy

Disclaimer: Oh if only I owned all of this…but alas…I don't. Only Lyra and a few other characters from my own mind.

Prologue

The Note

To the only family I have left:

There will always be this tear in my soul, the pain of which I con never tolerate. It is the guilt I bear that keeps me silent, my days long. Night seems to be my only solace. The ever-changing moon, the never changing stars. They do not judge my actions. Their long lives will see evils greater than mine arise from the ashes of failure.

And yet when the sun reclaims the sky, people gain their vile words. Their hateful stares. Their poisoned looks. They are so blissfully ignorant of circumstance that they scrutinize everyone's actions but their own.

However, the judgment I place upon myself is far greater than any punishment they devise. It is stronger than these bars I'll soon be free of, for I can never escape the cage of my own design. The walls I place around myself are constructed, not of stone or metal, but of hate and fear. And guilt. One mustn't forget guilt.

My name is Draco Malfoy, son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, father of Lyra Malfoy and widower of the only woman brave enough to love me. I have survived through pain only with her love. Now that she has left me alone, I cannot go on. My daughter has moved on- now I can too.

Lyra- my beautiful daughter- I can only hope my story will lay to rest your unease about your own past. Please read it and then decide if your blame is misplaced.

Draco Malfoy-