DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or any characters related to Harry Potter. Any characters that you do not recognize are from my own head. And as for the plot well that is probably not mine either it has probably be done thousands of times before.
SUMMARY: Set ten years after Hogwart's, Draco has been raising his daughter on his own, and never known who her Mother was, what happens when Draco finally learns the truth. Will it be Happily Ever After for the family or will the truth be to hard for him to handle.
PLAYING HAPPY FAMILIES
Chapter Six
The next morning Hermione was called to Lucius' study, the tall, foreboding man sat with his back to her,
"You called me, Lucius?" she asked,
"Ah, Miss Granger, please, have a seat" he replied, gesturing to the plush leather chair across from him, "Tea?" he asked, Hermione shook her head, Lucius poured him self a cup and sat back down "Miss Granger, I want to know why you think you would be a good wife for my only heir" he said, he looked up at her, Hermione hesitated before speaking,
"Ten years ago, when Draco first returned to Hogwart's, he requested my presence in a meeting" she started, "He told me that the Dark Lord had ordered him to kill my best friend but he did not want to do it" Lucius stared at Hermione disbelievingly, "he asked the Order to protect his family and himself, when my friends asked me, why did I believe him, I couldn't tell them, but I think you have a right to know" again she paused, "Draco told Professor McGonagall and myself his orders from Voldemort under the influence of Veritaserum, I know that Draco meant every word he said that night"
"My son, stood up to the Dark Lord?" Lucius asked,
"He did, from that day on, Draco was ostracized from his friends, he had no one, we were Head Boy and Girl as I am sure you know, so we spent quite a bit of time together, and after a few months I saw the real Draco, not the boy who was hiding behind a mask, pretending to be tough but the scared innocent boy who had chosen a wrong path but had made it right by seeking forgiveness"
"I did not know Draco was Head Boy, I was in Azkaban" Lucius interrupted,
"Draco and I dated for awhile, Harry and Ron could not understand why I trusted him so much, but I had seen another side of Draco, one that I am not sure even his closest friends had seen, he was kind and compassionate, and I firmly believe that everyone, including yourself and your son deserve a second chance" Hermione eyes were shining with tears, "Lucius, I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with your son, and your grand daughter, I chose a wrong path myself the night I left Lily on Draco's doorstep, but I thought for sure that you would never accept a Mudblood into your family, and I thought that if you knew that Lily was part muggle, some danger would come to her" the tears were flowing freely now, Lucius was studying his hands,
"Miss Granger, I suppose you would like to know why I accepted you into our family,"
"Yes, sir" she replied,
"A lot of people do not know what I am about to tell you Hermione, so I must ask that what I tell you now, never leaves this room" Hermione nodded, Lucius stood and went to a cabinet, he opened it and took something out, "I am not what you think I am Miss Granger, I am a great pretender, you see when the Order of the Phoenix first formed, I was a member, I was asked by Dumbledore and the ministry to act as a spy for them, I was to never let anyone know what I was, after so many years pretending to be a Death Eater, I suppose I just became used to it and I was seen as just that." Lucius paused, "This here Miss Granger, is an order from the Minister for Magic and Dumbledore stating that I become a spy for the Order," Lucius passed her the scroll, "I am assuming you understand that to be friendly with yourself or anyone from the would have been detrimental to my operation?" he asked, Hermione opened the scroll and read it, her eyes widened,
"I suppose there was a lot of confusion as to who was really a supporter and who was not at the time and I must apologize as I judged you and your family based on rumors" Hermione said,
"Like wise, when Voldemort first fell at the hands of Harry Potter, I thought that I might be able to go back to living my life the way I wanted to, but Dumbledore shared his view with me that he did not think that Voldemort had completely gone and until the day that we were finally sure, I should never abandon my double identity" Lucius sounded rather bitter, "But I still have not answered the question, I am sure you are wanting to know" Lucius said,
"If the ministry knew you were a double agent, why did they put you in Azkaban after the Hall of Prophecies?" Hermione asked,
"I knew they would, after all how would it look if the other Death Eaters all got taken to Azkaban and I did not, Voldemort would have known right away that something was wrong, my time in Azkaban was all part of my job" Lucius said,
"You expect me to believe that for almost twenty years you fooled one of the greatest sorcerers into thinking you were on his side" Hermione said,
"My dear, you are forgetting Severus Snape also fooled the greatest wizard who ever lived into thinking he was on his side" Lucius replied,
"So tell me why you were so happy to accept me into your family?" Hermione asked,
"Whilst in Azkaban, I met a dear old man by the name of Cassidy McBride, he was a muggle, unfortunately Cassidy died before I was released but he taught me some valuable lessons about life, he also showed me something that I no one has ever shown me before" again Lucius stood, he opened the cabinet again and took out a bowl made of clay,
"Is that a pensieve?" Hermione asked,
"My dear, if you would like to take a trip down memory lane, with me, I will shown you what dear old Cassidy taught me" Hermione hesitated, she stood and took Lucius' hand;
Hermione felt herself falling, as suddenly as she felt it, she hit solid ground; Hermione looked around, they were in Azkaban prison, Lucius led her to a cell where another Lucius Malfoy sat, he looked very worn and tired,
"Excuse me, would you be able to spare a piece of parchment?" an old man asked from the next cell, Lucius looked up, he glared at the older man,
"You dare address me, you filthy Mudblood?" he spat, the man did not falterunder Lucius' icy glare,
"My dear sir, we are both imprisoned in a wizarding prison, surrounded by mad men and women, surely there is no room for prejudice in here" the man replied, Lucius turned his back on the man,
"You are lower than filth" he hissed,
"Now come sir, if it were not for us muggle born wizards, your race would have died out centuries ago" the man said, with a twinkle in his eye, "My name is Cassidy McBride" Lucius turned back to the man,
"My race would have prospered if it had not been tainted by filthy miscreants such as yourself" Lucius said proudly, Cassidy gave him a small smile,
"Young man, if you wish to think that my blood is tainted with mud, you may believe that but know that your son, Draco, is in love with a muggle born, he has no prejudice against them and if you continue belittling myself and other muggle born wizards, you will lose your only son" Cassidy said,
"How do you know my son?" Lucius said, his voice full of rage
"I am a Seer" Cassidy said simply, "I know a lot about you, Lucius Malfoy" Cassidy's voice lowered, "I know for example, that you are a spy for Dumbledore, your greatest wish is to return home to the wife you love so dearly and the son you treasure" he whispered, Lucius looked flabbergasted,
"No one knows about that" he said, "How did you know about me being a spy"
"I am a Seer" he repeated, "Now do you believe me?" Lucius seemed to regain some of his self control for he replied,
"Divination is a lot of guess work that I have no time for"
"I have already shown you that I know things that I could not have guessed, but allow me to show you something else" Cassidy said, he sat on the dirt floor next to the bars, "I know that when you were in Hogwart's, you were Head Boy, I also know that when you were dating Narcissa Black, she had a nickname for you that only the two of you knew, she called you Cutesy Lucy, I also know that you have a scar on the back of your neck in the shape of a snitch which Narcissa charmed for you" Cassidy said, he looked completely calm, Lucius fell to his knees,
"Am I going to lose my son?" he asked, "Will the Dark Lord kill him?'
"No, your son will face his past and shun the Dark Lord"
"Tell me more about this Mud…. I mean Muggle born"
"She is very pure of heart, and very bright, she will be the only person to forgive him for what he did" Cassidy said, Lucius was crying,
"He loves her?" Lucius asked,
"Indeed" Cassidy stood; he walked over to his small cot and lay down, "Good luck Lucius,"
Hermione found herself back in Lucius' study, she was lost for words,
"Cassidy died a few days later, but he taught me a lot about the muggle world, he explained that if I made Draco chose, I would lose him," Lucius sat down again,
"Hermione, I need to ask you one more question, then I am sure my wife would like to take you out shopping" Lucius replied, Hermione sat down quietly,
"the Malfoy's are one of the oldest Pure blood lines in the wizarding world, I need your conformation that you will do everything in your power to uphold our ways, I am not saying that you should turn your back on your muggle parents, but that you at the very least respect our ways" Lucius said,
"I love Draco, I will do anything to make him happy" Hermione replied, finding her voice at last,
"I must admit Hermione; I am impressed with how quickly you have changed your views on Purebloods"
"I have been raised to believe not to judge a book by it's cover, your son admitted he had made a mistake and he wanted forgiveness, you, yourself have admitted that you made a mistake, I am a forgiving person, I believe what you have told me" Hermione said, "As I said before, I love Draco, and if it is his wish that we uphold the old ways, I am more than happy to be by his side" Lucius smiled,
"Then you have my blessing" he said, "You are excused" Hermione stood, her head was swimming with all the information she had just been given, Lucius was a spy, he had realized that he was going to lose his son and he had agreed to let Hermione a muggle born witch, marry into the oldest Pureblood family. Hermione went into her bedroom to lay down, there was so much to digest, she didn't think she could do it standing up.
'Lucius is definitely not what I thought he was' she thought, 'one thing he demonstrated though was that he was first and foremost a father, he would do what every father would do to make their only child happy' Hermione smiled to herself, 'If Lucius is prepared to swallow his pride and accept me for who I am, the least I can do is make him proud to call me his daughter in law, even if I have to leave behind some things that I hold dear to me.' She vowed.
Ok so there is Chapter Six, just to make a few things clear, that have come up in reviews, I have been raised to forgive people for what they have done, I believe Hermione would be somewhat the same, that is why she forgave Draco. Lucius Malfoy I believe is a proud father, I don't necessarily believe that he is a spy but in my story he is, I know that when you are a parent you will move heaven and hell to make your only child happy and to some one like Lucius risking the loss of his only son or allowing him to marry a Muggle born, I am pretty sure that Lucius would swallow his pride. Anyway I hope this cleared a few things up, if you still have questions please don't hesitate to review.
Lynda