CHAPTER TWENTY

When the event was over for the students it was moved to Hogsmead to continue late into the night. Draco escorted Pansy to her room and they trio said their good nights. Draco opened their door and allowed Hermione to enter. She saw that Lucius and Severus were there on the lounge casually having a glass of the now ever present firewhiskey. Mya went to their room to change out of her clothes into a pair of Draco's boxers and his quidditch jersey from the year before. When she came out he had lost his coat and jumper and was only in a button up and jeans.

"Baby doll you hungry? The elves left a mini feast for us." Draco sauntered over to his girlfriend that was looking very fine in her ensemble. He lead her to 'his' chair and sat her on his lap.

Lucius and Severus had already dined before and weren't interested in food. It took a minute before their eyes widened. "Son do you know shes wearing you jersey?"

Draco and Mya burst out laughing at the stunned pair. Leave it to Lucius to be blunt.

"Yeah I worked that one out when she came out wearing my boxers to." Draco chuckled. Severus joined in leaving a stunned Lucius to try and catch up

"Okay before we get out of control, leaving clothes everywhere for the maid in the morning. I have received a missive from Mr Craggy. He has procured another smaller flat, although it is a penthouse in your name at your request. He informed me that both are now under the fidilus charm and the secret keeper has know knowledge of where you are he was obliviated after being told. So if you want visitors you will need to inform them yourself. The smaller penthouse has a floo and is only allowed to go between your usual residence and it. Both have been furnished to your specifications. The smaller one also has provisions and supplies for a year in the attic, should you need to escape and cant make the Manor at Witshire or Severus' Prince Hall at Bath."

"A personal shopper has been engaged on your behalf and has sent a gown for you to wear when you visit the royal family." Lucius drew out a stack of boxes and enlarged them shoes and accessories were included. There was also a wand holster. "He had also engaged a team of four ex-military special forces men to escort you there and back for the day. He has a report on his desk done by the said security team that says that there is a valid risk to your person so they have made sure that you will be secure. A automobile was bought and customised. What ever that means. It was fitted with your crest and it was tinted and armoured. Where the hell are you going to live in a war zone?" Lucius almost yelled.

The raised noise level alerted a few passerby and this drew Harry in. Sitting on the other chair. Lucius turned and asked Harry. "Harry you were raised Muggle, do you need an armoured conveyance to go from place to place?"

Harry turned to Hermione. With a questioning look on his face. Answering. "The lawyer engaged a SAS team for security, and procured me a car that was sent away for tinting, bulletproofing and armouring. Apparently there is a creditable threat against me."

"Is it an estate car they got?" This had the three men that lived their lives within the wizarding realm worried.

"Yah, they even went so far as to hang the crests." Hermione huffed.

"Gor blimey Mya." He turned to the very pale wizards and explained. "People of the elite class have cars - automobiles- specially made to take them from place to place. These cars carry the security team as well if they are not either in front of the car or behind or even both. There are some muggles that resent something that the elite put in place or did something that they didnt agree with. Instead of using wands because they dont have magic they use something called explosives. These are loud, and very deadly if used right. Or something called guns. This fires a projectile at something with the intent to harm or even kill. Now of the elite that I have seen they all have cars like Mya has and a way bigger security force. The SAS team is a group of very trained warriors, they are trained to deal with anything anywhere. They operate as a team and aren't ordered to do specific tasks as it is a given that they will do a specific task regardless. These people are the ones that go into muggle war zones and try and take out the enemy. Their orders are to succeed at any cost. That means that anything they do will be overlooked when they get another medal for bravery."

Snape and Lucius seemed happy with that explanation, but Harry had to continue. "The elite ton is a group of people and depending on where you are in line to the throne is depending on how much sway you have with the Queen and the rest of her family. The only way into that crowd is by birth or marriage. That's the society that Mya belongs to. The ton is just anyone with a title or wealthy. And everyone makes fun of them when they try to get into the elite. Both sides have houses in their government although the elite are in the upper house. The rest are in the lower house. Both houses make the laws that the Queen either allows or throws away. In other words she didnt need to be a witch she was already entitled."

Lucius looked a little put out over that fact. But he could accept that she was more on equal footing than most. "Moving right along. Mr Craggy said you will be having brunch with Her Highness and her grandsons, and that you are to bring a guest, what ever that means. He mentioned to have a good festive season and a peaceful new year." With that Lucius moved backward into Severus' waiting hand.

It was Hermione that explained this time. "The Queens grandsons are her heirs. Her own son did something naughty and if she wants to keep the commonwealth happy he cant sit on the throne, he has been passed over. So the grandsons were second and third in line to the throne they became first and second." Understanding shined on his face.