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Flitwick had no class for the next two hours so agreed to stay with them for now. He would need to be leaving later on but it was ok. "Mr Malfoy I should tell you that I know the Remington family and the Astor family!" said Filius smiling brightly at Draco who looked shocked.
"That's wonderful news Professor and are these families good? I mean do they lead good lives with good values because I'd rather not have to associate with a dark family!" he said seriously as Lucius' eyebrows rose in surprise at that statement.
"Yes the Remington family is a good and light family and the Astor family has members both light and dark. The dark members of that family are not death eaters but are dark because they spend a lot of their time studying and often practising the dark arts at their home. They don't harm people with it but are considered dark people because they love to learn about it and are not shy to tell anyone that either!" he said watching for Draco's reaction.
"Well that's just silly. I mean I could love studying the dark arts myself but that hardly makes me dark. I daresay these people warrant cautioning and caution is warranted when dealing with them but unless they actually do something dark to someone else then they should be left alone to do what they want. If it gets too dark I'll have to ask them whether to wish to remain Astor's or continue practising dark magic whilst nameless. I will not associate with dark people!" he said very seriously as Lucius regarded his son. He could see that he definitely meant what he said and while this is a path he never imagined his son taking he was still happy none the less.
Now that he was mark less himself he was actually seeing things from a whole new light. If Voldemort ever should return he wouldn't be called out for services which he was happy about. He'd need to be re-warding his home against any death eaters he knew. He couldn't have them calling over unannounced. Also he'd have to see who the new Lord Black was so he could get him or her to expel Bellatrix from the family so she could no longer cause problems for him. He'd need to look into this for sure. He might even be surprised to learn that at present the Black family had but one lord and he was currently imprisoned. Lucius knew that wormtail was alive having spoken to him recently. He would need to capture him and feed him veritas serum and then hand him over to the authorities. I mean for this he was sure to get an order of Merlin of whichever class they decided was necessary. Oh yes he'd need to do some serious planning for sure. Then if Sirius truly had killed those muggles he could of course remain imprisoned because he'd then deserve that sentence.
He would then strongly advise him disowning Bellatrix which he'd obviously agree with of course as it was common knowledge he hated her. "Very well Filius well I know of course about the Dawlish family and the Umbridge family. John Dawlish is a dear friend of mine and Vicki's here and I would advise letting him know there is a new Lord to his family but not who it is. He might find that weird. In fact he may never need to know. You can simply allow him to do all he does now and tell him you'll never inhibit him or something depending of course on what it is he does now. As for Umbridge well Dolores could be quite useful in the ministry with revealing things she shouldn't to us using a familial truth oath. I would advise only getting the oath when you feel it is truly necessary or when it may be of use to someone else such as me or Vicki. I will let you know when to use it!" he said as Draco smiled.
"Yes John may continue as he is now. I already know him from meeting him a few times. As for Dolores well she's a piece of work. Let's just say I speak from experience and leave it at that and no before anyone dreams of asking I am not explaining myself nor do I need to!" he snapped as they all jumped.
"Well Draco no one will push you for information on that but only cause you're not lying. She truly is a piece of work. I know the Carrows and the Sheridans. James and Hannah Sheridan are husband and wife and they live in Russia. They own a magical Eastern promise export business and I deal exclusively with them for some of my clients. I am in the Eastern and Asian export and import business myself and my brother is the Indian Minister of Magic there. He is very busy as you can imagine and I was with him when I was called here and he likes it that I live and work in Britain because it gets him more representation over here" said Vicki pausing to see it had all sunk in before continuing. Lucius was very shocked to hear this but then again he'd not asked so didn't get to act all surprised now.
"As for the Carrows they are a very light family with the sole exclusion being the Carrow twins Amycus and Alecto who are death eaters and have done the most heinous things. It does not bare mentioning but let's just say they are disgrace to the rest of their family as those good members are judged based on the bad members and their actions!" he said seriously.
"Yes I have been considering that actually. Turns out my house elf knows about them and he suggested I ask the Carrow family to judge them and see if they still deserve to live after all they've done and I intend to do it too. It will not be murder as the family magic will decide how to punish them and it might not even involve death. As I have said many times I will no longer associate with dark people. I am in Ravenclaw for a reason and it is because I make smart choices. My magic clearly thought I would need a beautiful and smart wife who can aid me in bringing peace to the world and so it gave me Padma. I am so very lucky sir. She is a true gem!" he gushed as Padma blushed heavily under the praise.
Her dad was shocked he had thought things through so clearly. "Well clearly my house elves have been wasted on me. I never realised you could get that kind of information from them but then again I never tried to either. I will try that for sure in the future. Trust me Draco I know Padma is in great hands. Magic works in mysterious ways but it works none the less. I know you will treat her well because you know if you didn't they wouldn't find the body. There is no need looking at me like that Padma it is a father's right and need to assert his dominance in this type of situation. I love Draco darling because I can see he loves and values you so much. We are lucky magic chose him!" he said as Padma relaxed.
"At least you can see that. I love you Daddy. I promise to make you proud always and will help Draco to cover his mission of peace in the world. It is a good cause. I was wondering should Parvati and I do tests like the one Draco did?" she asked as her dad looked shocked at her.
"You know Paddy I never thought of that yes you should. Send for Parvati and we will do them together now!" he said as Parvati was called and came into the room exclaiming that she had done nothing wrong.
"Oh sweet Parvi we know that. We're here to do an inheritance test and see if you inherited from any families like Draco here did. We are oath bound not to reveal those names though so I am sorry but you cannot ask me this. Here sign your name here and you too Paddy!" he said as they both signed the pages and got the results. He always had things like this on him as he did tests for people in the line of his work from time to time so needed to always have the supplies on him should the need for that ever arise wherever he was going that day. Parvati's test revealed she was the new Lady for the Bhatti and Bengal families. Padma's test revealed she herself was the new Lady for the Shah and Chandra families. Vicki was indeed impressed and knew they would run those families well. He knew they wouldn't abuse their new positions of power. Parvati was shocked as she once again left the room in possession of this new and interesting. She would begin researching them in the morning. Flitwick had long since left the room and they all retired for the night with Draco knowing more then he did beforehand. It was such an interesting day.