B&R #10

I know how you feel, and just to tell you I wanted to make it seem that way. I wanted to make it seem like she is still in love with Harry. And in a way she is but that doesn't mean she is going to forgive him for what he did. If that were to happen then the story would end soon and trust me, I'm not planning on Harry getting off easy, oh no, I'm going to make him suffer. Draco is my fav character and I'm not letting Harry get away with hurting him/her (even though it is my story).

As for Lucius, you'll see in this chapter, it's not how it seems but if you payed attention in my preview chapters it will make sense with this chapter why he didn't say anything to Harry when he was near the boys.

Chapter 10

The Malfoy family has just arrived home after a long day of shopping for the boys' school supplies. As the boys went to their shared bedroom, Lucius led Draco and Narcissa to the living room to speak with them.

"We have a problem" said Lucius.

"What is it Lucius, you are scaring me. Are you alright?" asked his wife, she had a very concerned expression on her face. Lucius remained quiet for a moment.

"Dad, what's wrong, you're scaring us, is everything alright?" asked Draco, Lucius felt bad for making them worry but this was serious and they needed to know.

"Potter was in the Alley today. When I went to pick up the boys, he was standing right next to the boys. Then I took the boys to another shop and he followed us there too." Said Lucius, he waited to let the words he just spoke process in their heads.

"WHAT!" said Draco, "That's not possible!" said Narcissa.

"Yes, I know it shouldn't be possible. When Potter signed the document where he gave up all right to the children, the Ministry should have cast the spell that prevented Potter from even getting near the boys, the fact that he was able to even follow us should be impossible. The thing is that there is a spell cast, but it is the weakest one. There are 3 in total and they used the weakest one on Potter, knowing full well that it wouldn't work on him" said Lucius.

"Why would anyone do that? We proved Draco's innocence, Potter resigned his rights. Everyone knows that Potter is very powerful and the weakest one wouldn't work on him, it's very common knowledge. We should complain to the Ministry that someone didn't do their job" said Narcissa.

"It isn't very easy Cissa, it's not about someone making a mistake, and someone did this on purpose. Ever since the Ministry found out about Draco being a girl, the Ministry has been making "mistakes" when it comes to our family. This isn't the first time it is done. I never told you because I didn't want to worry you, at the time it was only done to me but now it concerns my grandsons, so I can't ignore it" said Lucius.

"Dad, you said they have been doing this to you, what have they done to you?" asked Draco.

"As you know, I was able to get a light punishment for my crimes in the war, since I didn't fully participate and changed sides early in the war before I made any big crime, I was pardon for the way I contributed information that help in defeating the Dark Lord. No one truly recognizes the contribution that the Malfoys made in the war so every one a month, as you know, I must go to the Ministry and do a "community service" and participate as a jury in a magical trial. Every month, I must go on the 15th of every month, it is mandatory and if I were to miss, one of the repercussions could be a one way ticked to Azkaban.

As I said, it is mandatory. If the date were to change, I am to be informed. About two months ago I received a patronus from Mr. Parkinson telling me to get to the Ministry as soon as possible, that it was an emergency, so I arrived. Mr. Parkinson then informed me that I am supposed to be in the Wizard trial today, that the ones in charged change the date from the 15th to the 2nd and was a last minute change. But I had not received any notification. Mr. Parkinson told me he had overheard some Ministry officials talking about how I was going to go to Azkaban for missing the trial. He decided to check and found out that indeed the date was changed and he sent word for me. The day he found out was on March the 2nd at 8:50, the trial was at 9:30, I had barely made it on time.

Since then, Mr. Parkinson has been keeping an eye and ear for me. They also tried with messing with our vaults but the goblins didn't let them' explained Lucius.

"I don't understand, what does me being a girl have to do with the Ministry interfering with our lives?" asked Draco, she was very confused, she always knew that there was a good reason why her dad trier so hard to hide her true gender.

When she was young, dressing as a boy was no problem. She actually enjoyed it; she loved to play Quidditch with her dad. Lucius always found the time to spend time with his family. Most pureblood families frowned on having their girls play what they considered to be a boy's game. A proper little lady should not behave that way.

Neither Lucius nor Narcissa cared about those traditions. Lucius had always wanted to have a daughter and show her how to play the game. Draco was his little princess he had to protect from all those evil people (the ministry that wanted to kill her if they found out she was a girl).

As a result, Draco wasn't allowed to be out in the wizard world. She was rarely seen as a child, but when she was she was dressed as a boy. As she grew up she wasn't able to pass as a boy so Lucius gave a Malfoy family heirloom (a bracelet), that allowed her to change in appearance to the opposite gender. During Hogwards, she never took it off, only those few times she would take a bath in the prefect's bathroom. One of those times Potter had found her and discovered her secretes; but how couldn't he, when he found her in the bath she was 100% female then she reached for the bracelet and then miraculously turned into the Draco he knew. Just remembering put a little pretty blush on her face. She forced herself to concentrate on what her father was saying.

"Many people, especially the Ministry still believes in the Malfoy White Witch legend. To be honest, I sometimes believe it too. When you were younger, you were able to perform very strong magic for someone your age" said Lucius.

"Ok, I have heard about them but what are they exactly?" asked Draco.

"A white Witch is a witch that is born with very powerful magic. You could say that they are so powerful that they could take down the entire ministry if they wanted. They have more magic then an entire army of aurors. The most important thing to them is that they are able to break the 3 magical laws in place. Something that no matter what anyone tries to do they could never accomplish it unless they are a white witch.

Rule 1: they can make someone love them or love someone else. It's not like a love potion, that wears off, no this is making them fall in love, it might be fake but it seems so real that there would be no way knowing if it is real or not.

Rule 2: time travel. As we know, time turners are not really time travelers. As you said potter was able to use one and he ended up saving himself and your mother's cousin from the dementors. That future was set from the beginning, all Potter did was walked the path that was already written for him. He ended up saving himself because he thought his father was going to save them. A white witch would be able to actually change time. They could literally travel back in time and save Potter's parents and create a new future, write a new path, but it is never wise to do so, the consequences could be dire.

Rule 3: they are able to cheat death. They can heal anyone and prevent their deaths; they could bring the death back to live or even extend their lives and have immortality for themselves and other people.

As you know, sorcerers haven't existed in many thousands of years. White witches are the direct decedents of sorcerers but because of the medieval times, they were all hunted. The only sorcerer we know that survived was Merlin. Merlin's daughter married a Malfoy. Since then, White witches have only appeared in the Malfoy family. This is one of the reasons why we only have one offspring per generation.

A white witch is actually a sorceress. Sorcerers are the only ones able to break the three rules but because there haven't been any recently, the ministry refuses to tittle these girls as sorceress. Instead they gave them the name of white witch because they don't want the people to know. In ancient times, it was the sorcerers that ruled over the magic realm, there was no need of a ministry. Killing the white witches is the way the ministry keeps its power.

As far as the Malfoys know, the only Malfoys who had powers such as a sorcerer were only female, thus naming them white witches. It is believed that only the female Malfoys are able to be born with this power, but not all female Malfoys are born with this power. As a precaution, the ministry gets rid of all female born Malfoys. There isn't any record of a male Malfoy with this power" explained Lucius, "I believe that they are becoming paranoid of the legend and simply wish to get rid of the Malfoys now that their worst nightmares have come to past. The only thing left for them to do is to confirm if you are a white witch."

"So they need to find out whether or not I am a white witch? So all can do is prove that I'm not one and problem solved" said Draco.

"Again, it's not that easy. There is also something else I didn't tell you Cissa. In Draco's trial where it was proven she was a girl, there were some people who were not so happy. Since the trial, I have received life threatening letters claiming that they will end the Malfoy line. I took these letters to the ministry as evidence to request for their assistance and protection but I have not received any response; it is almost like they erased the report I made as if it had never existed. Just last week I was attacked by three wizards who tried to kill me but since I was a high ranking Death Eater in the past, I know how to defend myself. I went to St. Mungos to report and get treated, but the report and patient file have also disappeared.

Which means that whoever is doing this has a lot of power and influence. I have finally been able to talk to the Minister of magic, and she agrees that something is going down in the ministry. She claims that many of the wizardmot wanted to monitor the Malfoy Family since Draco was revealed as a girl but she refused and ever since then, many Ministry officials have gone against her and are actively trying to have her removed from her post because she has decided to protect the Malfoy Family" said Lucius.

"So she that means even she can't help us. This is terrible, they are trying to kill you, what are we going to do. If they want to get rid of the Malfoy family then they are also going to try to get rid of the boys. What are we going to do now, we are on our own" said Narcissa.

"What, no I won't let them hurt my babies, I'll kill them first if they even try to hurt one of their hairs" exclaimed Draco. She was angry, no she was livid. She had done everything she could to protect her sons and she would be damned if someone managed to hurt them.

"That's another thing, whoever they are, they are always following me. I can still feel their presence, even though I can't pin-point who that person is. But when Potter was there, I think that whoever it was backed off. All I know is that they are not going to try something while Potter is near. No matter who they are, I'm sure that Potter has more power and influence than they have if they are scared to act in front of him" said Lucius.

"So what do we do now then? I don't want to have to ask Potter for help but if I must, then I will for the sake of the kids" said Draco.

"I don't think that is necessary, in two days the boys leave to Hogwards, they will be safe there. I'm more concerned about you right now. All this that they are doing is because they believe that you might be a white witch, which means that out of all of us, you are the one most in danger. Besides, they wont attack the boys now, everyone know that the last White witch that attacked became a black witch because some guy killed her oldest son. If they know the legends then they would know not to attack the boys until you are taken care off.

What I want to know is if you are a white witch or not. Do you have sorcerer's powers Draco?" asked Lucius.

"Sorcerer powers? Why would you thi…I mean, of course not. Why would I, I mean I didn't when I was young so why would I know? Not like I broke one of those magic laws or anything because I didn't, I'm not one so there is nothing to worry about" ended Draco nervously.

Lucius noticed that Draco was nervous when she answered, and the way she answered wasn't eve convincing. This just meant that she might be one. Normally, Draco would just say no and that is it. She always babbles on and makes excesses when she lies. Draco is a terrible liar, contrast to the popular belief. Yes, she is a terrible liar but she is great at giving you a misleading answer without lying to you. This just confirmed that she is capable of strong magic; she practically admitted do breaking one of the magical laws. Question is, if she is a white witch, what she did that she doesn't want them to find out. Whitch law did she break and what did she do with it?