Chapter 37: A most Pleasent Occasion(SARCASM)
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"KATHERINE!" I heard Master Lucius yelling from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yes sir?" I bent over the railing. my hair falling down around my face.
"We have very importent guest coming to dinner,along with th usuals,thereofor you must obey." He wasn't shouting anymore,thankfully,but he was being annoying.
"Arn't I always?" I smiled sweetly and went back to my room. I tied my hair back in braids,put on my boots and checked on Draco.
'Who's coming? Why are they so imortant?' I thought to Draco. He was putting on his was from the suit he had got this morning.
'Well I know for sure that the Zabini's and the Parkinson's are coming.' He raised one eyebrow.
'Ya,but they're no one important,your father wouldn't make a point to tell me to behave.' His eyebrow went father up his face. He had a bad habit of doing that.
'One of them is your friend.'
'And the other is my enemy!'
'Such harsh words,Katie.' I rolled my eyes at him."How do I look?" He turned around to face me.
"Umm, nothing special." I smirked at his face.
"But..." He turned around and looked into the pushed back his hair,then messed it up again,then fixed pulled at his face,until finally he heard my laughing.
"NOT FUNNY!" He yelled.
"Then why am I laughing?" I managed between bursts of laughter.
He smiled,then started laughing also. Until finally we were both doubled over near crying tears of laughter.
"Draco,are you ready yet?" Master Lucius called from down the hallway.
"Yes,Father."
"Guest will be arriving soon,meet at the front door in five minutes"
"Yes, sir." Draco fixed his jacket then turned to me.
"No,seriously,how do I look?" He had a worried look on his that boy needs to get over himself.
"Fine..."
"Fine?" Now he looked really worried.
"Good." I was fighting a smile.
"Good?"
"Amazing?" I smiled now.
"Amazing! And I don't need to get over myself." He smirked at me and then headed out the door.
I rolled my eyes and followed him. Once downstairs,the Malfoys all lined up at the door. I stood in front of the one minute after we took our positions the we heard a knocking.
I opened the door and reveled the Parkinsons...no comment.
Next entered Blaise and His mother, and Draco took them upstairs.
I was left alone with Master Lucius. Fun,fun,fun... He looked down at me then spoke.
"Do you know french?" Wait did I just hear a inncocent,non-malicus question escape Master Lucius's mouth?
"Yes sir." I didn't look at him,instead I focused on a piece of rug underneath my feet.
"Good." He looked forward and I braved a look at him.
"Why,sir." I was being really polite...for some strange reason.
"Our guest,the special one,he is a Comte." A count?
"Oh..." I looked down I heard knocking at the door.I slowly opened it to revele a tall man.
He had brown hair,the exact color of mine. His face was like mine,but more suit was obviously expensive and good quality,but not as good as some of the Malfoy's. I looked at him in shock. Could it be?
"bonne soirée monsieur." I curtsied quickly,french comte,now I get why I had to be on my best behavor...
"un serviteur sachant le français? Comme c'est curieux"
"Mon monsieur père, il était français"
"Son nom?"
"Jauques Piere Lowné."
"Non!"
"Oiu Monsieur.."
"votre nom?"
"Katéline Liz-Bette Lowné."
"English,please." He spoke with a heavy accent.
"Katherine Elisabeth Lowenstein."
"Jaques!" I heard a womens entered,followed by two children, a girl who looked about six,and a boy about four.
"Mon chéri! Monseiur Malefoy,un chatau." He spoke to the woman.
"Madame,Monsieur,Welcome to my humble aboad." I snorted at Master Lucius's words.
"Go check on the dinner." He gave me a pointed looke.I curtsied again and hurried to the kitchen.
'What are they talking about?' I was getting the first course ready.
'About age of servents,apparently the Comte thinks that 13 is too young,while of course father thinks it is appropriat.'
'He would...' I frowned. Why would a Comte think it was too young at thirteen?
'Are you complaining?'
'No ,of course no,I'm just puzzled.'
'Why?' I could almost see his eyebrow raise.
'Frenchman do not usualy think thirteen is too young,infact it is the best age.'
'Well,he did look a lot like you..'
'What are you suggesting Draco?'
'Well,your father was french...'
'My father died in a Ministry Accendedent.'
'Katie, anyone can send a letter and say someone long as they have enough influence,like my'
'Father.' I finished for him.
I took the bowl of soup up the stairs.I started serving then I relised something.
"Monsieur how old is your daughter?" I let the question slip.
"Katherine!" Master Lucius gave me that famouse death glare he had.
"Non,Lucius,eeet is daughter is six years old."
"And are they your only children?" The Comte looked uncomfortable,then answered."Oui."
I had finished serving by then.I slamed the bowl onto the table and walked out of the dining and Blaise followed after me.
I ran upstairs to my room.I sat down on my bed and stared at the wall.
"Katherine!" Draco sat down on the bed next to me,while Blaise leaned against the wall.
"It makes sense. My father 'died' seven years ago. He came from a pureblood family,but they disowned him becaused he married mum. Your father would support him if he was going back to his pureblood ways." I put my head in my put a protective arm around me.
"Katie...do you really think he would do that?"
"No,yes,I don't know,wether he died or he left,I never got to know him!"
"What does seven years ago have to do with anything?" Blaise looked at me confused...
"His daughter is six. And then if he is in fact my father,he lied about having other children."
Draco gave Blaise a pointed look. He left and Draco and I were alone.
"Katie,why do you care so much?" He looked at me.
"He's my father!"
"So we both have horrible dads.." I laughed,but it was short lived.
"Thank you for that." I heard Master Lucius's voice.
'Damn!'
'Language Draco.' He raised an eyebrow.I shrugged him off.
"Katherine,what do you...what are you...what the bloody hell!" He looked livid.
"That man..." That was all I could say. I knew I wouldn't have to say much.
"That does not excuse your behavor! You know better then that! He is a guest,you first speak out of turn and then are angry when he answeres your question?"
"I was not angry,simply dissapointed."
"You have no right to be dissapointed!" I stood up and faced Master Lucius.
"I have every right!" I was dissapointed at my Father,but angry at Master Lucius.
"Excuse me?"
"No!Tell me!Is that man my father?"
"Check your tone of voice!And yes,he is."
'How does he do that?'
'What.'
'Tell me off and answer a question?'
'Malfoy thing.' I rolled my eyes at Draco.
"What?Why?What is going on?" I shouted at Master Lucius.
"Lower your tone when talking to me."
"What is going on?How do you know?Why is he here? And since when do Purebnloods practice poligamy?"
"Ask him,and we don't. We have our strange cases same as other races."
"Races?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Yes." He turned and left the room with a swish of his cloak.
"We better go." Draco grabbed my hand and led me downstairs,but let go as soon as we reached the door.
"I want to talk to you,alone." I looked at the Comte.
"Oiu,you deserve it,Lucius?" We both looked at the head of the nodded. I led the Comte/father to the main sitting room.
"Why did you do it?" I looked at him as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"You have to understand,times were hard,we hardly had any six kids,and one on the way,I cracked."
"So you think that leaving would make things better?"
"Well,I was selfish."
"No!" I was being sarcastic,it was how I delt with hard things."Do you know that six months after you left Tom died?Or that Anna and Peter died in a muggle car crash? Or that you left a wife with a daughter and son who were deaf? I was the only hearing child left."
"What? It was a boy?"
"Yes and he like Emmaline was born deaf."
He put his head in his hands.
"What is his name?"
"Jaques."
"Jack?" He looked up.
"No,Jaques,mum missed all every night she told him that he carried the name of a great man.I looked up to you.I knew that you couldn't help dying,thats what helped me when Master Lucius was cruel,when things seemed hopeless.I felt proud because I could fill your shoes. I LIVED A LIE THANKS TO YOU!" I shouted the last sentence. It was difficult talking about these things.
"I...let me explain."
"Please do." I crossed my arms tighter.
"I made a mistake,I went back to my family.I married again,had another leave I enlisted the help of Lucius Malfoy,he had enough influence in the ministry to send the helped me because I was going back to Pureblood before I left I made Lucius promise to help keeps his promises..."
"But twists them so they benefit him as well." He nodded.
"I thought he would give money,or help your mum get a job,not,not have you work for them."
"Him help a muggle-born?Ha!And it was for the better,me working for them."
"How can you say that?" He gave me a look that spelled out 'Are you crazy?'
"Trust me,it is better this way.."
"I tried to take care of you,Katie,you have to understand-"
"I love your was of showing you care!" I was half sarcastic half dissparing.I felt tears in my eyes.
"Katéline,I love you." He said this in a small voice.
"I can see! Your methodes are leave me and my family for money,get re-married,while still married,have a couple of kids and still have the nerve to say you care and that you love me?" I was man had in just a few actions tore down all the walls I had built up,to protect myself.
I heard the door open and Draco was standing next to me with his arm around my waist.
"I think you need to leave." His voice was much like his much like his father.
"Oui." He left the room, I heard the door close a few minutes later,then the ditictive crack of someone apparating.
"Are you ok?" Draco put both hands on my shoulders and faced me.
"No!" He pulled me close into a tight embrace.
"Pureblood qualities can be seen as good and bad" I heard his voice next to my ear.
"You are evidence of that,Draco." He smirked,then led me upstairs.
"Happy Christmas?" He said when we were in my room.
I punched him in the arm and smiled."Only you could make a joke at a time like this."
"No,only I could make you smile at a time like this." He hugged me once more,then left the room.
What would I do without Draco?
A/N:Lots of fluff!Lots of Drama!Who hates Lucius now?Hope I made him cruel enough for you.I will be doing a lot of updating soon so check frequelently!