Chapter 11
The days went by for the two girls. Faith had started to make new friends. The three girls that shared the dorm had started to hang out with each other. Leaving Lucy alone. Her dorm mates had no interest in her. Sarah Goldner was from Great Britain and had told the two other girls in their dorm about how horrible Lucius Malfoy had been. Sarah's aunt had been killed in a raid which Lucius had leaded. Sarah had told this to the girls in here dorm, and all the three girls did not want to chat or say a word to her. She was mostly left alone. When she was not in classes she was at the library studying. She knew she had better grades than mostly anyone, but Faith was just as good. Without studying. She exceeded in the dark arts. When the teacher had found out how good she actually wore, she had gotten permission to borrow his books. That scared Lucy.
Home at Malfoy Manor in France a bored Lucius and Harry were.
"I think I want to visit Draco today" Harry said into the air. Lucius had again his nose in a book.
"Oh? Say hello from me then?"
"Is there anything I can bring to you?" Harry asked.
Lucius looked up and frowned. "Not that I can come up with"
Harry nodded and rose up from the chair.
"We seriously need something to do"
"Yeah" was the absent murmur from the blonde aristocrat.
Harry put on a nice travelling cloak and walked to the gates of the Manor and apparated to the apparating point of Hogwarts. The big castle was a beautiful sight and Harry was sad that his daughters did not go there.
He opened the gates and was immediately stopped by an invincible wall.
"Who's there?" a voice said. Harry spun around; the sound seemed to come from his own head.
"Ary Malfoy" he said aloud.
"What do you want?"
"I want to visit Draco Malfoy"
The gates opened and Albus Dumbledore stood at the gates looking at him.
"How can I know for sure?"
Harry frowned. When had Dumbledore become this paranoid?
"Just ask him"
"He has not given me any message about having a visitor today"
"He didn't know that I would be here today, please professor Dumbledore. I promise you, I won't do anything to your students."
Dumbledore nodded and let him in.
"He is down in the dungeon. I would like to speak with you afterwards Mr Malfoy"
Harry nodded and walked down the hallway.
The students were running around in the hallways. It was clearly a break.
"Mr Malfoy" he heard a woman's voice down the hallway. He turned around and almost smiled.
"Mrs Weasley, it is a long time since I saw you last time"
"Indeed Mr Malfoy, may I ask why your daughters are not students here like they should be?"
"My daughters are in France. Going to a fine girl school. I did not want them to go here, where it is still prejudices against them. I thought that England would not judge two girls that were not even born when the war ended"
Hermione nodded.
"I can understand that. I have a friend who left because of prejudices; I have not spoken with him for several years"
"What had he done?" Harry asked, even though he knew the question.
"He had fallen in love with the wrong person. I think it was a werewolf that died in the war, but I am not sure"
Harry nodded.
"I am sorry to hear. Who is this person anyway?"
"Harry Potter"
"Ah, I see"
"Have you heard of him?"
"Of course I have. He killed the dark Lord; I both owe him and hate him for it"
"I guess it has not been easy for you either, Mr Malfoy. Married to a death eater while being light yourself and your husband being murdered"
Harry's face had no trace of feelings.
"I have to go Mrs Weasley. I am here to see my stepson" Harry bowed to her and turned away in a hurry. He fought against his tears and ignored Hermione yelling after him.
He knocked on the potion masters room with his cane and Draco opened up.
"Harry" he said surprised and smiled.
"Hush, don't call me that here" Harry said and pushed himself in.
"Sorry, I forgot. How are you?"
"I am doing fine Draco, yourself?"
"excellent…" he said and a knock was heard on the door again.
Draco walked to open up. He sneered at the person at the door. Harry sat down in a chair and waited for the person to go away.
"Go away Weasley. I have company" Draco was irritated Harry heard.
"I have to speak with Mr Malfoy" Maybe the old trio grudge had not left him.
"Let her in Draco" Harry said and Hermione pushed her way into the room. Ignoring Draco.
"I am so sorry Mr Malfoy. I did not mean to be that rude" Hermione said and Harry could see she was really upset. He knew that a Malfoy should not care about this, but Hermione had been his friend through his whole childhood and he wanted to be her friend again. Even if it was as Ary Malfoy.
"It is perfectly alright Mrs Weasley" Harry said and smiled. "It is already forgotten"
Hermione smiled to him.
"Thank you"
"Now leave" Draco said and pushed her out. Harry gave her an one eyed blink to her as she was pushed outside the door.
"My God, I thought she was never going to leave. What did she do to you anyway?"
"She mentioned Lucius and the time after the war. It just ripped up old scars"
Draco nodded.
"I guessed it was something like this"
The chat went easy after that and before both men knew it was an hour until dinner.
"I am sorry Draco; Dumbledore wanted me to come to his office before I went home." Harry said.
"Be careful, he might find out who you are" Draco said and opened the door for him. Just as Harry was about to go outside the room a student ran past them.
"Ten Point from Griffindor" Draco yelled at the young man. "I love taking points from them, take care Harry"
Harry ignored the use of his name and walked up the corridor and to the Headmaster's office.
The gargoyle didn't want to let him in. He glared at the statue.
"I am sure that wont help" an amused Headmaster said and Harry turned his head to see Dumbledore. "Come with me Mr Malfoy. Let's take a walk"
Harry nodded and the two men walked in silence to the Garden.
"I am sorry you did not find the school good enough for your daughters, Mr Malfoy" Dumbledore said after awhile in silence.
"I can assure you that the school is good enough, it was people prejudice that made me take them out. People here can't forget the Malfoy name. I can't understand how Draco can bear it"
Dumbledore humred.
"You have not changed Harry"
Harry spun around and almost took out his wand.
"As I said, Harry you have not changed. Don't worry; your secret is safe with me"
"How did you find out?" the adrenaline had started to pump and his heart pounded in his ears.
"I suspected you was with someone when you gave us inside information, and I finally came to the conclusion it was Lucius you were with when a friend of mine said that you had been kneeling beside him on the battle field"
Harry nodded.
"I did not care about that. He was dying. Everyone could have seen it as I cared"
"Why Lucius off all men Harry?"
"He was my soul mate" Dumbledore looked surprised.
"I guess you haven't found anyone new?"
"No, that is impossible for me. I at least have my daughters"
"I understand, do they like themselves at Beauxbaxtons?"
Harry stopped and looked at Dumbledore.
"Can I confide myself in you?"
"Of course my boy" Harry snorted inside himself. Boy? It was a long time since he had been one.
"I know for a fact that Faith is enjoying herself, I am not that sure with Lucy. She writes to me, but she rarely mentions the other students and the letters are always short. Faith I gets pages up and pages down with how wonderful the school is and how wonderful friends she has gotten. I am worried about Lucy" Harry said and looked down. His black polished shoe had gotten dirt on it. He frowned at it, Harry had surely gotten vain over the years.
"Maybe you should give her a bit time Harry, she is still young and some take longer making friends than others"
Harry nodded.
"If not is she always welcome at Hogwarts"
Harry grinned at him.
"You still have the same smile" Dumbledore said. "But you have changed as well. Filled a bit more out"
It stung in Harry's chest these words. He had struggled with coming down to this size, and still was he not happy with how he looked. He was too fat.
Dumbledore did not seem to care.
"Do you care to join us for dinner? It must be lonely to eat dinner alone at the big Mansion. Please join me"
Harry nodded what could he say? If Lucius wasn't alive that would be true.
At dinner he wished he had declined. He sat beside Draco and Ron. He and Draco talked silently with each other, keeping their voices low so no one heard it. Ron on the other hand glared at him and mumbled death eater all the time. Harry saw that Hermione was embarrassed over her husband. She tried to hush him all the time.
After dinner he walked up to the Hogwart's gate where he could apparate when he heard someone calling for him. All the people who had called after him today. All he wanted now was to snuggle into Lucius and relax. Maybe have sex. Which were really relaxing.
"Mr Malfoy" Harry turned around and saw the freckled face of Ronald Weasley.
"Yes, Mr Weasley?"
"Why are you here?"
"To visit me stepson"
"Who?"
"Draco Malfoy" Harry said simply.
"He is your stepson. You should be just about my age"
"I am"
"And you were married to Lucius Malfoy? How much older wasn't he than you"
"14 years older than me"
Harry saw the look on disgust on his former friends face and got a bit angry.
"I need to go. I don't need the disgusted face of yours. I should actually be angry at you. It was you who murdered him"
Ron looked shocked.
"No one knew that. That list is hidden within the ministry of magic's files"
"I just know things, my soul recognise you as the murdered of my other part" old scars were ripped up again. He had managed to push away the hate to Ron. "I need to go before I kill you"
"You are a death eater aren't you?" Ron said simply. What was it with this Malfoy that seemed so familiar?
"No, I never was. Do you never speak with your wife?"
"Of course"
"Has she never told you about me?"
"Hardly"
"I was on the light side. Try to imagine how it is to see your soul mate on the other side of the battlefield. Good Night Mr Weasley" He did not manage to hide the tears this time and he walked fast and tried to keep his dignity with him as he apparated right into the arms of Lucius Malfoy.
The bond already told him what was wrong. Harry didn't need to explain. Lucius kissed his forhead and carried him into the bedroom.
"I am too heavy for you" mumbled Harry, but did not bother to wiggle himself out of the strong arms.
"No, you are not" Lucius smiled and started to undress the younger man as he laid him on the bed. Harry tried to stop him.
"Not with the lights on" Harry mumbled and pushed himself up into a sitting position.
"When will you be comfortable around me Harry?" Lucius asked. "I think you are beautiful"
"You need glasses" were Harry's reply.
Lucius sighed and turned the lights off.
Lucy lay on her bed and read one of her school books. She needed to prepare for the final exam tomorrow. This school year had been horrible. She really wanted to go home now. A whole year without a friend. Faith had tried to take her into her gang, but she really did not fit with them. They were fun and load. She was more the quiet type.
Sarah came into the room.
"Looks who is here. The Death eater" she sneered. Lucy did not bother to do anything else than drag her curtains around the bed lock herself into it. Tears ran down her cheeks. Her father had told her that Malfoy's don't cry, but how could she not?
She heard a knock on the door and Sarah opened.
"Another death eater" heard Lucy through the curtains.
"Another Bitch. Where is my sister?"
"On her bed, planning another death eater raid I suppose"
"You are such an idiot" mumbled Faith and tried to lock up the curtains.
"Let me in Lucy"
Lucy unlocked them and Faith climbed in.
"Why did you come?" Lucy asked and snuggled into her darker sister.
"I felt your distress"
"How?" Lucy looked up at her and Faith wiped her tears away.
"I don't know. I think is has something to do with the sister bond."
Lucy nodded.
"Stay with me tonight?"
"Of course" Faith said and held around her sister as both of them fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning they were woken up by an angry headmistress.
"How dare you leave your dorm room Miss Malfoy?" Madam Oyre looked angrily at her usually favourite student.
"Lucy needed me, and I stayed"
"Even if it went against the school rules?"
"Yes" Faith said certainly. Lucy could not understand how she could do that. Speak against someone like that.
"I will let it go for this time" Madam Oyre said. "Just because it is the last day off this school year and the exams in an hour. Go and eat girls"
The strict headmistress walked out of the room leaving the two girls alone with a disappointed Sarah.
The exams went well and Harry came to pick them up.
"How were your school year girls?"
"Wonderful" Faith said and smiled.
"You Lucy?"
"It was all right" She said and tried a smile which failed.
Harry frowned he would look into it.