his will be an au in which Narcissa Malfoy becomes a teacher at Hogwarts after the first war, instead of Severus Snape.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these characters, just the plot.
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"So what is your answer, mrs. Malfoy?"
She was sitting in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts facing Albus Dumbledore. The past two hours they had talked about her taking a teachingjob at the school, in exchange for that the headmaster would ensure that Lucius Malfoy would go free.
Teaching at Hogwarts. Narcissa was sure she wasn't the teaching type, and it meant spending a lot of her time at school. Time she wouldn't be able to spend with her one year old son.
"I'm not sure, I'll have to discuss this with my husband. I will owl you tonight, mr. Dumbledore." The old man nodded and smiled at her politely. "I'll await your owl."
They said goodbye, and the woman left.
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When Narcissa apparated into Malfoy Manor, Lucius was sitting on the dark green sofa in the drawing room, a one year old baby boy in his arms. He smiled at her and she sat next to him, stroking Draco's hair softly. "Dumbledore has asked me for a teaching job at Hogwarts."
Lucius looked up surprised, his hand rested on Draco's stomach as he looked at his wife for further explanation. She continued "He wants me to work as the new defence against the dark arts teacher and in exchange he will ensure our freedom, he is a very powerful man in the ministry, they will listen to him."
Her eyes had a spark of hope in them , Lucius was facing a lifetime in azkaban and she herself would get three years if nothing was done. Who would take care of Draco then? Her sister, Andromeda? Narcissa had to supress a shiver at the thought of that.
Lucius nodded thoughtfully "Our freedom… He will make sure neither of us will be send to Azkaban then. You'd be away from home a lot of course, but everything better than that place, especially for Draco." He smiled softly, placing a hand on his wife's thigh. "You should take the job, maybe you'll even like it, who knows?"
The blonde woman smiled and nodded "I will write to Dumbledore, can your order the elves to make dinner? I'll be back in a minute." Narcissa kissed the top of her son's head and stood up, pressing a soft kiss at Lucius' forehead before walking off to her own study.
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The next day Narcissa apparated to the school in the afternoon, she had gotten a reply letter from Dumbledore that morning in which he asked to meet her around three. She would meet the other teachers, though she already knew most of them as she had gone to school here not that long ago.
She appeared just outside the grounds and found a carriage pulled by two thestrals waiting for her. The woman smiled sadly as she got inside and looked at the animals, remembering all too well why she could see them. She closed her eyes and leaned her head against the glass as the carriage brought her to the main entrance of the castle.
Once inside, Narcissa had no problem finding her way through the maze like building, she was nervous for no reason it seemed, but her mask was firmly in place like always, not a person who would see through it. She stopped in front of Dumbledore's office and gave the gargoyle the password with a frown. Lemon drops.
Albus Dumbledore sure was a powerful and wise man, but an old fool nonetheless. She placed a smile on her face as she walked up the stairs and knocked two times on the door, just loud enough to be heard inside.
The door opened magically and Narcissa stepped inside, she looked around the room to see that only Albus himself, and her old transfiguration teacher, Minerva Mcgonagall were present.
"Good afternoon sir, miss. Mcgonagall." The blonde smiled politely at the two in front of her, Albus smiled back warmly, his blue eyes twinkling. Minerva Mcgonagall, although a bit forced as Narcissa noticed, smiled too.
Narcissa sat down and looked at the man in front of her as he started speaking. "There you are Narcissa, let me introduce you to Minerva Mcgonagall. You've met before obviously, but Minerva will learn you everything you need to know in the next week so you can begin by the beginning of the new schoolyear. But first we'll need to know if you will use your private rooms, or if you'll stay at your house."
"I will live at the manor, but I do intend to use the rooms sometimes, if only to keep Draco there." She paused and looked at Albus. "And what about your part of the deal? I'm going to work here for free, but can you ensure Lucius' freedom?" Her voice was cold, but there was a tone of worry in it as she looked at the man almost pleadingly.
Albus nodded "I'm working on it Narcissa, you don't have to worry about a thing. Both you and your husband will go free from charge." She had to repress a sigh of relief and merely smiled.
"Very well then. I thinkt that's all, Minerva if you would be so kind to guide mrs. Malfoy to her rooms?" Said woman stood up and looked at the blonde smiling, a bit cold and forced as it was, to her. She nodded "Of course Albus, follow me Narcissa."
Narcissa and Minerva walked through the empty halls together and the older woman looked curiously at Narcissa. "I never thought I'd see you back at school again if I'm honest. Not as a teacher."
The blonde nodded softly "Me neither miss." But Minerva wasn't completely satisfied with the short answer. "Then why are you, Narcissa?"
Narcissa thought for a moment before answering "For my husband and son. In exchange for me working here for free, professor Dumbledore will make sure neither Lucius nor myself will be send to Azkaban." She repressed a shiver at the thought of what would happen then.
Minerva smiled softly "Still the same then? Everything for your beloved family." Before stopping in front of a wooden door. She opened it and the two women walked inside. "This is your classroom, your rooms are in the back up the stairs, you can decorate it as you like. But I assume you will stay to live at Malfoy manor?"
The young woman nodded "Yes, but I will probably use the rooms for Draco, while Lucius is at work. Am I allowed to cast warning charms over the rooms?"
"You are, I will explain everything else tomorrow, about teaching and the rules and things like that if that's alright with you?" Narcissa smiled politely and nodded. "But I will have to bring Draco with me, Lucius will be busy."
"Alright then, tomorrow at eleven am, there will be a carriage waiting for you." Minerva said goodbye and walked out of the door, leaving Narcissa alone in her rooms.
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Sooo, I got a lot of comments about this on tumblr, and I hope you like it. This is just the beginning chapter, later on it will be better I promise (hope)