Draco is not with his father in this scene.

Chapter 21

Lucius Malfoy's pov:

He was not panicking. Malfoys do not panic. They never allowed such an emotion to cross their face; never showed such a weakness in front of an enemy.

He had found out that the Auror department was doing raids on Ministry employees' houses. Being a suspected Death Eater put him at the top of the list, and he had many dark artifacts that could land him in Azkaban. For life.

If he didn't get rid of them a permanent black mark would be on the Malfoy name. The Malfoys were a noble pureblood family that had enough money to buy out the ministry itself. Maybe he should sell some of the darker objects that he had. Yes. That's what he would do. They wouldn't find anything if there wasn't anything to hide.

He set off at a perfectly practiced glide with a small case shrunken in his robe pocket. Walking over to a grand fireplace he drew some floo powder in his gloved hand and tossed it in with a hissed, "Knockturn Alley!" He arrived at a small bar at the end of the Alley and confidently strode towards the door. An elderly man stepped in front of him on his way to the bar and with a swift flick of his wand he banished the man into the wall. Silence filled the bar as everyone ducked their heads trying not to draw attention to themselves as the blond walked by.

Stepping out into the dark alley he walked with his cane with a steady loud gate that announced his presence to all those near. He walked with his head held high and a superior smirk on his face. Many people around him drew their hoods and moved out of the way as he walked towards them. No one messed with a Malfoy if they knew what was good for them.

He stepped into a small shop and a bell rung above his head. A man appeared behind the counter and a gleam entered the store owner's eyes at the sight of the rich man.

"Welcome to Borgin and Burkes Mr. Molfoy can I interest you-" a hand cut him off as the blond put up extra silencing and anti-eavesdropping charms before moving to the counter. Unshrinking the case he placed it carefully on the old counter.

"Not here to buy today Borgin," the silky self important voice said with a hint of a sneer. Giving a nod of understanding and disappointment Borgin let the blond place several items in front of him. Borgin looked closely at a dark rock and a few magical gadgets before being presented with a diary.

A gasp slipped through the man's lips as he read the name engraved on the cover and his hands shook. Lucius watched as the man paled before giving the book back saying, "I will not have anything like that in my store. Tom would be most displeased if he found it in my care."

Mr. Malfoy was not happy in the least. He needed to get rid of this diary if he wanted to avoid Azkaban. He did what Malfoys did best. He threatened. He stood there arguing with the man, but Borgin wouldn't let up and nothing would make him change his mind.

An hour after he entered the store he strode from it angrily, determined to find someone to dump it on. He was to be searched next week; maybe he would sneak it into the school somehow. For today though he would deal with other things until the students got their letters.

Yes. After all his Master had told him that one day he was to place the book in the hands of a Hogwarts child. The Weasleys were being searched today after all. He could smuggle it into the hands of one of their many children after the Ministry left them alone and none would be the wiser.

His lips curled into a snarl of a smirk as he made his way to the apothecary.

The Weasley's house:

A small rat missing a toe trembled under his owner's bed as the Aurors turned the house over looking for dark objects. He hoped to God that they wouldn't think to perform a revealing charm on the youngest boy's room. It could detect an animagus from a mile away.

The Weasleys' house had been truly a great place to hide. No one would expect them having anything to do with the dark. He played the part of a boring pet quite well and he didn't want anything to change that. He had faked his death and framed his ex-friend. He was responsible for the deaths of two of his friends. He was a servant of the vanquished Lord Voldemort, and if he were caught now it would ruin everything.

A creek met his ears and he cringed under a sock as two pairs of feet entered his line of sight.

The two men were carelessly searching through drawers half heartedly, and he relaxed slightly at the thought of careless Aurors. He was safe. The Aurors turned to leave and right before they left the room and closed the door behind them he sneezed.

Damn.

Peter Pettigrew Found Alive! Is Sirius Black Innocent?

By Rita Skeeter

Peter Pettigrew, Order of Merlin 3rd class, was found alive in a Ministry official's home yesterday afternoon. He had been in an animagus form of a rat and had been supposedly murdered by the infamous Sirius Black. The only part left of him was his finger after Black blew up an entire street. But did this really happen? Why would the hero hide for a decade if he was truly a hero?

The truth is that he wasn't a hero at all. Under Veritaserum Pettigrew confessed to many things, one of which happens to be betraying the Potters to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. So where does Black fit into all of this? Is he innocent of the crimes he was sentenced for?

Later that evening Mr. Black was retrieved from Azkaban and is now in the Ministry awaiting questioning about this new development.

But there is more. It turns out that Black had never even gotten a trial after the death of his friends. He wasn't even questioned. Has the Ministry sentenced an innocent man to hell?

Only time will tell.

Story of Sirius Black see page 3

The Dark Lord's Downfall see page 5

Illegal Animagus Forms see page 7

Yay! My writing has gotten so much better. Great…I think writing from Lucius Malfoy's pov is making me full of myself. Oh well, it was fun to get into his character.

Thank you so much for all your wonderful help I have a name and a few ideas now. I would like to thank Aealket for the name of the basilisk. He was a great help with an interesting name. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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