"Lucius Malfoy, it's time for you to go." Lucius started when he heard Auror Dawlish's voice. A huge grin split his face. He was finally free. The cell door opened all the way and his favorite guard presented him with all of his personal possessions that had been taken when he was arrested, except for his wand, which Draco had. He also held out a clean pair of robes. As he changed, he thought back on his life for the past decade. Draco had come to visit nearly every week. Severus had come a few times, as had Harry Potter for some strange reason. Once he was fully clothed, he grabbed his cane, it felt nice to have it back, and followed Auror Dawlish out of the cell for the last time. He was led through the intricate tunnels of Azkaban until they reached the apparition point. It took two guards to apparate a prisoner out, so Lucius was grabbed on either side by an Auror. Tonks and Dawlish spun on their heels in perfect synchronization. When they reappeared, Lucius was shocked at the sheer number of people in the room.
There were at least a dozen people in the room. First there was Draco, his wife Hermione, their five year old daughter, and their two year old son. His beautiful granddaughter was named Narcissa Amiya Malfoy, and she was the spitting image of her grandmother. His grandson, Hadrian Draconius, was a mixture of both of his parents. He looked like Hermione in the face, but he had Draco's eyes. His hair was Malfoy blond and curly. Next to the Malfoys stood the Potters. Harry and the heavily pregnant Luna Potter would soon have a little boy, Xenophilius James Potter to join their twin girls. They were five as well. Pandora Dorea Potter and Lillian Pennelope Potter were identical. They both had Harry's black hair and Luna's pale gray almost purple eyes.
To the left of the Potters stood the Weasleys. Everyone had been shocked when Ron Weasley had began dating and eventually married Daphne Greengrass. They had one five year old son, Percival Cyrus Weasley, and a three month old son named Alexander Arthur Weasley. It seemed the Weasley curse had struck again, as they had no daughters. The real surprise was the family of Snapes that stood among the crowd. Severus Snape had finally settled down with Aurora Sinstra, Hogwarts Professor of Astronomy. They had a one year old daughter with Severus's hair and complexion and Aurora's green eyes. Lucius smirked. Severus had always loved green eyes. They also had a seven year old son who was quite the opposite. He was the spitting image of his mother with his father's black eyes.
Lucius had, of course, known about all of the children, but this was his first time meeting them. Their parents had said, quite rightly, that Azkaban was no place for children. As soon as Tonks and Dawlish released him, he rushed forward and embraced his son.
"I've missed you, Father."
"And I, you, Son." He then, to the surprise of most of the room, embraced his daughter in law. She hugged him back just as tightly.
"It's good to see you, Harry, Mrs. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley."
"It's good to see you, Lord Malfoy," Weasley responded, stepping forward to shake his hand. His wife nodded her agreement. Harry stepped forward.
"Lord Malfoy." Lucius raised an eyebrow.
"I thought we agreed to use given names, Harry." Lucius smiled.
"Lucius, then," Harry corrected with a sheepish grin. Harry shook his hand with a warm smile. Finally, Lucius knelt down before his grandchildren. Narcissa was hiding behind her father's leg, peeking shyly out at him. Draco leaned down and whispered something in her ear. Comprehension sparked on her face and she ran suddenly to him and threw her arms around him, nearly knocking him over.
"Papa!" she squealed. All four women cooed as he wrapped his arm around the little girl.
"Thirty seconds and she's already got him wrapped around her little finger," Harry stage whispered to the room at large. Lucius chuckled and set Narcissa down. He was then handed his grandson.
"Hello, Hadrian," Lucius said to the little boy.
"Papa!" the boy chirped happily. Lucius smiled again. A sudden thought had him laughing hard.
"What could possibly be so amusing, Lucius?" Severus asked, speaking for the first time.
"Well, my friend, Hogwarts will have a new Golden Trio in six or so years," Lucius said, eyeing all of the five year olds in the room.
"Merlin save us," Severus muttered, extending a hand for Lucius to shake. Grabbing the hand, Lucius pulled the dour man into a hug. As they left the room, Lucius nodded to both of the Aurors and got a smile in return. Life was good, and all was well.