Joining a Community

Lucius suggested to invite his in-laws, Chris, Ms. Goyle and the boy to the Burrow, leaving the unpopular wife out, to follow the Statue of Secrecy, of course. Hermione followed his advice. Telling people that there was a witch or wizard in their family was never an easy task but making magical friends would make their start in a new world much easier.

At the first talk Hermione had with Ms. Goyle, she had a hard time believing the young witch, therefore, exposing them to a little more magic seemed a good way to ease their skepticism. The young boy just thought it was cool to be a wizard.

Chris met up with his friends and together they picked up Ms. Goyle and their son before meeting up with Arthur and George who apparated the muggle to their home. Ms. Goyle had a hard time not throwing up. Her ex failed in that endeavor.

"You´ll never really get used to it," Mr. Granger said with a hand on his friend´s shoulder.

The two of them grow up in the same village and were both catholic. While religion didn´t play an important role in their lives, historically people have always preferred to marry within their own confession. It was therefore not too much of a surprise that both of them had the potential to father magical children if they met the right partner.

Hermione and Pansy arrived shortly after one another with their children. Chris had heard Rose refer to her mom as a witch before but the girl was only three and he didn´t take her seriously.

"So, your husband is a wizard? Is that why I´ve never met him?" he asked his goddaughter.

"No, that is because no one can stand him," Hermione replied sharply.

She didn´t feel like talking to the man. While a part of her thought that his wife got what she deserved, after all, had she shown a little more interest in her husband´s life she would have either found out much sooner or he would have never cheated on her at all. But the young witch was also disgusted by the fact that Chris, her father´s best friend who was always part of the family could do something like that.

Ms. Goyle sat down with Hermione, Ginny, and Pansy. While Arthur showed the Grangers and Chris in. George decided to teach the boy how to ride a broom. This wasn´t exactly something Hermione considered crucial but the one-eared Weasley told her that the kid had to be able to make friends and therefore they should take him to a Quidditch-match eventually.

"Why did my parents give me away?"

"Because you can´t do magic."

"For once it´s considered shameful to have a squib in the family, it lowers the chances for the 'healthy' children of getting a good husband or wife but also they wouldn´t have known what to do with you," Hermione explained.

"What happened to my biological family?"

"Most of them either died in the wars or in prison."

"Why?" the lady asked sounding like a child.

"They supported he-who-must-not-be-named."

After a while, Hermione invited the woman and her son to Richard´s first-right ceremony. The squib sounded interested but Pansy told her to think it thru before making promises. Mr. Malfoy wasn´t exactly popular.

"Well, people like my parents hate him because he was a follower of the biggest tyrant since Grindlewald and because of all the crimes he was never proven guilty of," Ginny explained.

"People like my mom hate him because he wedded a mudblood and got children out of her, no offense," Pansy added.

"None taken."

"My mom actually offered me him as a concubine. So in case, Draco hadn´t made it he would have still had a spare. She didn´t think I would pass my OLWs."

"Why have I never heard about this before?" Hermione shrieked.

"It´s not important. He declined, I got pregnant by George and when he divorced Narcissa, mother was furious. She still thought I could have gotten myself a husband like this even though he was very clear in expressing his lack of interest in me."

They chatted about purebloods and Narcissa. Hermione had to admit that even though the older witch still looked down on her because of her heritage she still liked her better than Percy.

"I don´t know why she married my brother."

"I´ve heard from my mom who has it from Mrs. Zabini, and she has to know it if you get what I mean, that Narcissa enjoys dominating her partners," Pansy said.

"That sounds hot. You think they´re still seeing each other? Mrs. Zabini and Narcissa, I mean. I would give it a try or would that incest?"

"Lady Black is your son´s grandmother and your brother´s wife but you´re not actually related so you should be fine."

"Wasn´t your grandma a Black before being disowned for marrying a Weasley?"

"I´m just talking about sex. I don´t want her child," Ginny defended herself.

"Are you always gossiping so much?" Ms. Goyle asked.

"You really aren´t a pureblood. We´re only holding back for Hermione´s sake. She´s a bit of a spoilsport. You should hear my mother´s friends," Pansy answered.

"Or my greataunt Muriel," Ginny added.