A/N: Today's installment expands the universe a little and we meet a few of the players in this little exercise. A certain potions professor and a pair of brothers make their first official (non-prologue) appearance. My take on the twins has them more fun loving but being sorted into Slytherin has focused their intent from just getting a laugh to really seeing how they could impact the world. Plus they don't automatically hate someone because of their house, so consider them more well rounded. Severus is still Severus, just we get to see the other side of the man.

The end of the chapter is a preview for how the Grangers will be impacted by and, in turn, make their impact on the magical world.

This is Thanksgiving week in the States...I just wanted to say I'm thankful for many things. The ability to achieve the life I desire, the fact my new flooring (fingers crossed) will finally be finished and for JKR allowing all of us to play in her sandbox. I also want to thank all of you for reading, reviewing, favoriting and following not only this story but my others as well. It's a great ego boost on those grayish days. So with a hearty and heartfelt intent, thank you all and here's to a wonderful remainder of 2018.

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August twenty-ninth was as dreary a day on the outside as Severus Snape felt on the inside. He had spent the evening prior with some close friends and as the afternoon sun began to diffuse through the thick grey clouds he finished packing his final bag. Spinner's End wasn't a bad home, in fact he quite liked it and would prefer to remain then ward it up again. But alas, it was not yet time to drop his act and begin his true calling. His gaze landed on the paperwork still sitting on his table. With what passed for a smile for the stern man, he flicked his wand and sent it to the muggle safe behind an unassuming picture. Someday he would be able to follow through on his own.

On the positive side, if there was a positive side to working for that dottering old fool, it was Draco and Harry starting school this year. He had already written their additional study material and after observing their schedules, knew they would be meeting every Tuesday evening for three hours. That would be plenty of time for them to read the new material and prepare or brew their assigned potions.

Harry Potter had been a worry for the potion master. He knew both of the boy's parents and had initially felt little desire to take the boy under his wing. That changed the first day he met the toddler. Harry had his mother's eyes, and Severus had known Lily as a child, meeting by happenstance. The friendship was never deep but was always polite. Lily and her younger sister had always desired to be on the other side of their social class and while their parents were strictly middle class they provided for both of the girls. Neither girl felt it was enough. When Lily was informed of her magical abilities, Petunia became insanely jealous and was the first muggle family member in many decades to have her memory of wizarding world removed. The Evans parents eventually had their memories of what Lily was removed as well. It seemed the family lacked the ability to keep the secret. Lily slowly drifted out of their lives as she discovered the wonders and wealth of the wizarding world. By the time she was in her third year, she had set her sights on James Potter. Severus told her once of how James and Sirius treated other students. That didn't phase Lily, she believed what Potter said about the House of Potter being one of the most prominent families and how others look up to them. James tolerated Lily as she was an attractive girl. Eventually, or so Severus assumed, they fell in love or in enough like to make a go at marriage.

Potter made a grand proposal during his commencement ceremony. Dumbledore had found nothing wrong with the interruption and applauded louder than anyone else in attendance. The rest of this in attendance and society as a whole was not impressed with the proposal or how the witch ran to him screaming 'yes'. Less impressive was the display the couple put on in the middle of the lawn. One of students finally yelled at them to get a room or sit down because the rest of the students want to get the ceremony completed. Back in London, Lily made a huge deal of her wedding, the dress was the whitest frilliest thing ever. The cake was so tall the Potter elves stood at the ready and had to use their magic to keep it from collapsing onto itself. Shortly after the wedding Lily announced her pregnancy. Some wondered if she had been pregnant at the wedding; however, after Harry's birth the ministry received notification the heir of the Potter House had been born. Children conceived prior to the marriage ceremony can be heads of their family but it has to be bestowed on them. The Ministry deems a child illegitimate if they are conceived prior to marriage bond being completed.

After the death of the Potters, Narcissa had insisted on Severus acting as much of a godfather for Harry as he did for Draco. With great reservations he met the boy. Harry was intrigued with the wizard and the pair spent almost an hour just looking at the other. Finally Harry lifted his arms indicating his desire to be held. Severus had only held Draco and was apprehensive at extending at population. Eventually Severus relented and settling on the couch with the babe in arms. Severus told Harry all about himself and how, if Harry turned out to not be a bastard like his father, than he could be a great potions master as well. The babe laughed while snuggling a little more into the arms of the man his and his eyes fluttered shut. Harry Potter genuinely adored Severus Snape.

The relationship between Harry, Draco and Severus only grew over time. As Severus worked through his mastery program he would take time to explain the nuances of potion to the young boys. At first they didn't understand but as the years passed the theories began to stick. Now Severus was going to have to teach the boys things they had known for years. He sensed they would be very bored.

A new wrinkle was brought to his attention the night before. It seems Harry and Draco had befriended the young witch Albus had been planning on using as a tool for his own purposes. Both of the young wizards told Severus how much she wanted to take the additional potions course but knew she couldn't. Apparently she had purchased the second year potion books and was reading the theory behind all the potions she would be expected to make in the next couple of years. If the witch had the intellect to grasp theory, he would think about advancing her as appropriate.

The other item that distressed Severus was the Hogwarts: A History edition Lucius had shown him. Severus verified it was the copy kept in the restricted section of the library meaning only a small handful of people could actually remove it from the castle. After reviewing the results of the spells completed by Lucius it was determine Albus had sent the book and note to the girl. Severus knew the reason but was unable to provide additional detail to his friends.

Upon his acceptance of tenure at Hogwarts five years prior, Albus required Severus to take a wizard's oath. While Severus was able to work around some of the "fail safes" Albus intended for the vow, in the end Severus was unable to tell Lucius what Albus was trying to do. When Lucius identified the vow years earlier, Severus created a 'tell' for Lucius. Severus would exhale loudly and shut his eyes for fifteen seconds. Every time Severus did this Lucius took notice. They never discussed it but, Severus believed Lucius was close to having a very good guess on the vow. By creating the tall and working around some of Dumbledore's wording, Severus was not required to inform the Headmaster of when people outside the vow discussed anything related to it. This is just another reason to be very mindful in how you word wizarding vows with a Slytherin.

The plan was foolish to begin with and Severus told Albus. In the end, as always, Albus did what Albus wanted to do. The book was sent to the girl as a plant. Seeing the stories of Potter and Black, the girl was to fear the type of students attending Hogwarts. Additionally, having to only enough funds for second hand supplies and not having her parents available to provide more funding was to bring the girl's self image down. Finally, if the girl did show up to the school, the book would be discovered to be missing and in her possession. The note would disappear and the girl would be expelled. Both she and her parents would have their memories erased and she would remain forever in the muggle world.

His plan had apparently worked on the other muggleborn who was scheduled to start this year. After being left in Diagon Alley with barely enough to get a wand, his parents requested Tom, from the Leaky Cauldron, to return the wand and they took their son away vowing to not allow him to attend Hogwarts. The parents' vow, while taken seriously by the magical world, was very specific and related only to Hogwarts. The boy could still get a true wizard's education, but it would have to be somewhere else. Again, this was information he could not share with Lucius.

Severus needed to determine how to do right by the boy and make sure he received an education. This work, however, would have to be done by someone else, and Severus already had that plan in place. The year before two students had identified Severus' tell and quickly concluded a vow was in play. They had already noticed the lack of muggleborns and using their natural intellect and cunning had devised a way to identify students who did not attend Hogwarts. When the time was right, Severus would provide them with a way to contact Lucius. He would understand the significance of what had been discovered. No young witch or wizard should not be provided an adequate education.

After packing the final few things he would need until the term was over, Severus warded his cottage and apparated to outside the gates of Hogwarts. He had almost two days before the students would arrive which would mean almost two days of avoiding Dumbledore. The wards only allowed professors and members of the Board of Regents to access the grounds until September the first. As Albus did not appear, he must be otherwise occupied, Severus was able to get to the dungeon with no hassle.

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It was two days before Fred and George Weasley were to head to school and begin their final year at Hogwarts. As they had done each year for the last four years, they looked at the secret piece of parchment and were again saddened to see a name marked off the list. Like all of the other students who were marked off, this student was a muggleborn. Neither understood why the only students who failed to attend the school for the last fifteen years had been muggleborns but in the last seven years the numbers had increased drastically. The only other muggleborn that was shown to start the coming year was a witch whose name was still firmly noted. This gave the wizards a little hope.

They wanted to address the issue with their head of house, but both wizards knew he was under some vow and could not discuss the muggleborn issue. Now being considered adults, the wizards felt it was time to address their concerns with someone outside of the Hogwarts staff. The question was who.

"Snape can't help us on this because of that vow. I don't trust any of the other professors." Fred started off the conversation with topics on which they both agreed.

"So we have to go somewhere else. With Dumbledore on the Wizengamot that is out as well." George continued the dialogue while Fred nodded in agreement.

"The Board of Regents could be an option. If the rumors are true, they pushing to become more involved in the whole administration of the school and Dumbledore is fighting them every step."

"Yes, and I have heard they would love to be able to get their hands on the list of students. It seems our Headmaster holds that document close to the vest."

Grinning like the mastermind who just figured out the way to defeat his arch nemesis, because they had, the twins rolled the parchment and exited the boundary of the Burrow before quietly popping away. Standing outside the wards of the Malfoy Estate, the twins were nervous. Their families had been battling for generations. No one really remembered why one hated other, it was just the 'way it was'.

"No time like the present." With that, George waved his hand through the wards to announce their presence. Not a minute later a small house elf was appraising the Weasley boys.

"Mys Master is enjoyings his lunch. Hes not to be disturbed." The elf turned to leave; however, before he could pop away Fred caught his attention.

"Please ask your Master if he is still interesting in obtaining the Hogwarts student listing." Turning back to the twins, the elf nodded and blinked away.

"Do you think he is going to tell him?"

"Not sure, let's give him ten minutes and if that doesn't work, we do it the proper way and owl him." They transfigured a couple of chairs from some stumps and began their wait.

The elf, Notif, appeared before Lucius who seemed amused at having the infamous Weasley twins at his gate. Based on the stories Severus had told him, these were two young men that Lucius wanted to meet. While historically the Weasley's were not a family the Malfoys, or most other aristocratic families, included in their social circles, the family house was considered historic and held a place on the Wizengamot.

"Mes to tell Master if he still wantings the Hogwarts student list the boys outside can help." Notif shrugged his little shoulders and blinked back to his daily duties. This intrigued Lucius greatly and without a second thought he apparated to just inside the family wards. While he didn't think the twins would be like some of the other Weasley family members, it never hurt to be careful.

"That was much faster than I thought." One of the twins, Lucius wasn't sure which, handed the other a galleon. Turning to the man, the one who had won the apparent bet stuck his hand out. Lucius raised an eyebrow in question.

"Couldn't hurt to try. So I will get straight to the point. I am George and this is my twin, Fred. What we would like to discuss is something of importance but also not something to be said in the wide open. If your elf told you what Fred had said, then I think you would like to review what we have." Opening his robe slightly, George showed the parchment rolled in his robe pocket with the Hogwarts seal facing out. Lucius's eyes widened and with a quick flick the twins were allowed to pass through the wards.

"It's a bit of a walk to the house, so if it is ok with you both, I can apparate all of us into the foyer." Each twin took and arm and the trio was in the foyer a moment later. "My study is this way." Silently they walked the halls of the large home until they reached the doors of the private office.

Motioning for them to enter, Lucius arranged the seating so the three would be facing each other at the large oaken table. George pulling the parchment out laid it face down on the table before addressing the man who their father had always called an arse and git.

"It might be best to explain how we came into possession of this item, but we do swear this parchment legitimately shows all the students, ever, who have or should have attended Hogwarts. It is a replica of the one that resides with the current Headmaster, but Fred and I have been noticing some things over our years there and this proves something is going on." Lucius nodded and allowed the wizards to begin their story.

"It all started our second year. We noticed the incoming first years did not have any muggleborns. It just seemed odd. We remembered our parents talking about all the muggleborns in their class. For some reason Dumbledore courts our parents. Mainly it's our mum because she rules the house. During some of their after dinner discussions, we've heard Dumbledore talk about how his theory on muggleborns is starting to prove out and over the next few years there will be more proof."

Lucius had an idea of what Dumbledore was inferring with the Weasley matriarch. While in-charge of the Wizengamot, he had stated that muggleborns should be excluded from the magical world and they would only cause magicals to be identified sooner. Most of the other wizards disagreed and felt leaving witches and wizards who were born to muggles on their own was a recipe for disaster. There were rules established for how to handle families of the muggleborn after graduation from Hogwarts. Dumbledore never explicitly stated it, but most of the other recognized the statements as the things their grandparents had said. Dumbledore, who was part of that generation, then publicly kept quiet on muggleborns. It made sense, at least to Lucius, that Dumbledore's beliefs hadn't changed, just his tactics.

"Mum is very focused on appearances and Dad's job, apparently, does not pay well enough for her. She had mentioned that fact multiple times to Dumbledore and each time the man calms her with a 'I'll take care of it with Fudge' response. It was shortly after that meeting that Dad became the head of Muggle Artifacts." Fred seemed pleased with his part and nodded to George to continue.

"As we listened to the conversations between Mum and Dumbledore, we decided we needed to get a copy of the student listing. Knowing it would be impossible to take the original we began to work out how to make a copy. Our entire second year was dedicated to reading every charm book in the library. We had no luck." Both of the twins let out a little huff at the failure. It seemed they still hadn't gotten over it.

"So that next summer we decided we needed to come up with a way for Dumbledore to give us the charm used to make the list in the first place. This was actually easy once we came up with the premise. Dad had been complaining about all the muggle items in our world and how difficult it was to keep track of who had what. So we suggested that it would be easy if you could get a list that would update as a new item was brought into or out of our world. And how impressed Fudge would be if Dad could show it to him. Mum, who never lets an idea get past her if it could mean something for the family, immediately sent an owl to Dumbledore explaining what Dad needed. It took about a week, but soon enough Dad had a parchment with the charm and potion listed. Based on what Dumbledore said, it would take Dad about a week to get potion made and another week to totally charm the parchment."

Lucius was shocked at just how easily Dumbledore released the information and very impressed with the twins. They were certainly sorted correctly.

"We figured Dumbledore probably had spelled the instruction note and once Dad got his list to work the instructions would be destroyed. That first night we made a copy of the instructions and put it in a stasis state so it would remain as long as we needed it. We offered to help dad with the potion. He wasn't best at course in school and he happily accepted after making us swear to not tell our mother. After making two batches, we watched Dad work on the parchment, trying to make sure we understood the wand movements and pronunciation. As soon as he got the spell to work the instructions burned to ash. After ensuring nothing else on his desk was burning, we all left. Dad went to show Mum and we went to check our copy. Our copy was safe and we began the process to replicate the Hogwarts student list."

Fred tapped the parchment and it unrolled. Lucius looked to the list of first years and saw Hermione's name. He smiled knowing she had been saved from the fate of the other muggleborns but, je was saddened to see another name marked off the list. He tapped the boy's name and looked to the other wizards.

"It appears every year the muggleborns are informed and at some point they don't attend. We don't know what is going on. We mentioned this to Professor Snape last year and he couldn't say anything. We bet Dumbledore has some vow or oath on the poor man. He looked so resigned after we finished speaking."

Lucius started to laugh. "Let me guess, he sighed then took a deep breath while shutting his eyes and didn't say anything for about half a minute." The twins eyes widened and they looked to each other.

"We were right!"

"That is his tell!"

"Wait you know about the vow?" The fact they weren't the only ones to identify the action would tell them this was not a new vow. "How long has he been living under it? Can we help him?" Lucius was pleased to see how much concern they had for their head of house.

"Since he started teaching there. I'm not exactly sure of the vow details; however, based on this discussion and ones I've had with Severus, I have a good idea. I want to help not only Severus but also all the muggleborns who have been left on their own. Would you allow me to retain this parchment? We will need it to address the muggleborn issue and also to start assisting muggles whose children are magical." Fred and George were ecstatic, this was exactly what they wanted to have happen. Agreeing to leave the parchment, the men also agreed to remain in contact. To ensure Dumbledore didn't start to question why a Weasley was owling a Malfoy, it was decided the twins would provide any letters to Draco who would send on. With a plan in place, the twins left to finish their packing for school and Lucius sat awaiting Narcissa's return. He would need her help.

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After spending the morning trying to accomplish her errands with two eleven year old boys, Narcissa was ready to put them on the Hogwarts Express two days early. Upon their arrival at the Manor, the boys began to plead with the witch again. Malfoys did not beg, instead Draco was pleading rather incessantly.

"Fine, before you send anything, put everything away and make sure your trunks are packed." With a celebratory yell the boys took off at full speed to their rooms. "I swear I'm going to have to replace the bag of owl treats she bought with the number of letters those boys are sending her." Narcissa was mumbling to herself as she removed her traveling cloak and began to search for her husband.

Finding him in his study was not a surprise but him seated at the meeting table alone was a bit unusual. Lucius waved her over and pointed to the parchment that was laid in front of him. Narcissa knew instantly what it was, but didn't know how Lucius had finally gotten his hands on it. After explaining about his visitors, their plan and creation of the parchment, Lucius pointed to the young boy whose name was marked off.

"It appears the Dumbledore had changed tactics. He is somehow getting muggleborns to voluntarily not attend the school. I suspect what Hermione experienced is what all muggleborns are experiencing. She was just lucky to have met you or she probably wouldn't be attending either. We need to address this immediately. I can't risk Severus getting involved. He is keeping so many things from Dumbledore, I don't want to add to the list." Lucius sat back with a resigned sigh. "I think it will be up to us to correct this and then figure out how to remove Dumbledore. I don't think we can risk even allowing him to remain a figurehead." Narcissa agreed and began to show once again why she was sorted into Slytherin.

"I guess having them owl her is a good thing." With a resigned sigh she beckoned her own elf and instructed it to get a few more bags of owl treats. Deciding to give them to the Grangers when they met on the platform.

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Regulus sat in the library of his home and worked through the paperwork required to bestow the house on Hermione. After finishing the small mountain of paperwork, he charmed a parchment to determine what loopholes existed in the documentation. He groaned at the ever growing list. The paperwork, it seemed, was not complete and had he not checked, Sirius would have easily been able to remove Hermione. After completing the rest of the paperwork, Regulus again checked for loopholes. Finding none, he sent a note to Narcissa requesting her assistance in ensuring the completeness of the file.

Narcissa and Lucius arrived shortly after dinner. Apparently the boys were driving his cousin around the bend and the evening away was what she needed. "I love my son, but how I wish I could portkey the kid to Scotland now." Narcissa huffed and dropped, elegantly, to the couch. Regulus handed her a glass of red wine. Lucius just smiled knowing her frustration would be short lived and within a few days of their departure she would be missing both of the boys. He was also pleased they had a number of things to accomplish once the children were gone and that should be able to distract Narcissa from the fact her child was away at school.

"Did you finish the paperwork Reg?" Lucius was eyeing the stack of papers that was probably taller than either Harry or Draco. Reg just nodded and rubbed his hand. Narcissa laughed before sending a few charms on the file herself. She noted a vague reference to blood relation preference and marked that out. She also found a small loophole regarding direct family ties. This too was easily negated. With a final swish of her wand, Narcissa nodded and noted her agreement, as speaker for her and her sisters, with the bestowing of the house to Hermione.

Regulus took the official stamp of the House of Black and notarized the top page. The file was instantly transported to the Ministry. Within a few minutes the official acceptance of the file was received. Regulus let out a sigh of relief. He was comfortable with the future of his family and now hoped Sirius would make a play for the house.

"So now we deal with Harry. We have the Wizengamot scheduled for tomorrow and with the professors already at the school, Dumbledore won't be there." Nodding the adults were pleased to have that in their favor. After dinner the night before, Severus had informed them he, and all the other Hogwarts staff, were required to be on premise by sundown on August twenty-ninth. August thirty-first would be an emergency meeting of the Wizengamot and since twenty of the twenty-eight seats would be present, a quorum was reached and any decisions would be final.

"That did work out rather well. I think we should petition for Harry's guardianship to be transferred to us. Harry has agreed that is what he wants and based on the reports we received from the investigator, Sirius is not fit to be anywhere near a child." Narcissa had been disgusted at what had been revealed and Lucius was secretly pleased about the debt Sirius had accumulated. The IOUs were mounting and soon the man would be in too deep.

The rest of the time the adults finalized their plans; they were confident that within twenty-four hours and before the Hogwarts Express left London, Harry Potter would be a ward of the Malfoy and Black families. His vaults would be secured as neither of the families needed a stipend to assist in raising him.

One of the errands Narcissa had completed during the afternoon was a trip to Gringotts Bank. The Gringott goblins had provided quite a bit of evidence on the attempts made by Sirius to fraudulently access the Potter vaults. Harry was less than pleased when he learned what else Sirius had attempted to get the goblins to allow. Harry asked the Potter goblin what he could do to ensure no one could access the vaults while he was away at school. The goblin thought and then asked for copy of his magical signature. The goblin gruffly explained it was a way to ensure no one could access the vaults without his permission. Harry thanked the goblin for explaining and asked that any correspondence be routed through Lucius as Harry would be at Hogwarts for the next nine months. The goblin nodded and left to do paperwork pleased to have dealt with an actual Potter involved with the estate again.

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While the adults were plotting at Grimmauld Place, it seemed the boys were doing the same thing in Wiltshire. "Did Hermione's letter mention anything about houses?" Harry was reading his latest letter from Hermione while Draco was writing his response to the witch.

"Yeah she was trying to decide if she wanted to be in Ravenclaw or Slytherin. I'm telling her that I am hoping for Slytherin but I could go to Ravenclaw. She doesn't seem that enamored with Gryffindor." Draco was thinking about how great it would be if both of his best friends were in the same house as he was. Harry was thinking the same thing but worried he would end up alone.

"I don't think I'm smart enough for Ravenclaw and both my parents were Gryffindors. What if I end up there alone?" Harry didn't like the idea of not seeing Draco everyday. Draco, realizing Harry's concern, agreed with his friend.

"Yeah, I didn't think about that. I was just thinking how great it would be if all of us were in the same house. Even if we aren't, you are still my best friend. We just have to make sure one of us ends in the same house as Hermione. I don't like the idea of her being alone." On that Harry completely agreed. "Plus I think you're smart enough for Ravenclaw but from what Mum has said, that house can be a bit intense and I'm not sure I want to deal with that for seven years."

"I can try for Slytherin. Severus makes it sound so awesome." The boys went on to discuss all the things they knew, thought they knew or heard over the years about the school. Each adding some additional information to their letters and raced to get their owls in the air. Neither cared if they were going to see Hermione in a couple days, each letter pulled the girl a little deeper in their souls. The trio would be a force at Hogwarts, even if they all ended up wearing different colors.

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Jean and Rich Granger sat on the back patio and watched the owls returning with another round of letters for their daughter. For the last couple of days the owls were on a perpetual loop and the owl treats were gone. Jean had baked up a batch of quick bread for Hermione to use until she left for school. When a majestic owl landed in front of Jean, she smiled recognizing it as her new friend's owl.

"Hello my dear! Let me grab you some food." The owl happily hooted while Jean hopped up to get some of the still warm bread and her package for Narcissa. Rich had removed the letter and read it while Jean was inside. Smiling, he had accepted Hermione's new place in the world and was quite pleased she would be in safe hands. He had truly been worried with how they were treated by those involved with the school. The letter informed the Grangers that Hermione has been recognized as the heir to the House of Black and the official documents would be kept in Regulus' vault but, as her parents, they were now recognized as magical relations and granted the ability to access the Wizarding world, should they desire. That would make Jean happy, she really wanted to explore the world with Narcissa.

Jean returned with a plate of snacks for the owl and a small package. "So Hermione has used up all the owl treats with the letters she is writing to Draco and Harry. I have some bread, a little meat and some veggies left over from dinner. Eat anything you'd like and once you are ready to go I will attach this. It's for Narcissa, I think she and Lucius will enjoy them." The owl was quite taken with the muggle family and understood her mistress's pleasure at having new friends. Hooting again, the owl ate almost all the food offered before proffering its leg. After the ensuring the package was properly attached, Jean scratched the owl's head once before allowing it to head home.

"I never really like owls before, but the ones I've met so far are quite pleasant." Rich nodded at his wife as he watched the black owl disappear into the sunset.

"They've asked us to help with other muggle families Jean. Apparently we aren't the only ones who have had these issues and some of the children aren't in school. If any of them were to get upset and have accidental magic then Hermione is at risk." Rich stopped talking to think through what else he wanted to say. This was too important of a decision to be taken lightly. Closing his eyes he continued. "I think we should help. We can help parents with their concerns. I think I would like to do something more than sit here waiting on an owl to show up."

Jean agreed fully. She and Narcissa had been discussing better ways for muggle parents to relate to the wizarding world. It would be a lifelong role and both of the Grangers knew it. If they took it, their life, their muggle life, would slowly fade and in its place they would be able to retain a larger role in their daughter's new life. "I agree. We can tell Narcissa and Lucius at the station. We will have to start to think about selling the practice."

Rich was pleased his wife agreed so easily. He had been concerned she would want to remain firmly in the muggle world once the novelty of magic waned. Hopefully her budding friendship with Narcissa would help in that regard. "We can speak with Michael and Maureen and see if they are interested in buying us out." With all the major decisions decided for the night, the couple watched the remaining rays of daylight burn out. They watched their muggle life, the only life they knew, slowly fade into darkness. With darkness; however, came the morning sun. And the next day would be the first day of Rich, Jean and Hermione Granger's new life.

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A/N: #ExtremelyThankful