A/N: and here is the next chapter~ Enjoy~

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The new visitor and he seemed to stare at each other for an eternity—at least in his mind. Lucius sighed, taking the last few steps to close the gap.

"And you are?" He drawled out.

"Alex Paxson, at your service."

"Pleasure." Pfft, as if.

She nodded, drawing forth some parchments for Lucius to observe. "As due to your lawyer, we have considered your position and influence during this rebuilding of the Wizarding World."

Blah, blah, blah. "And?" He skimmed through them quick. Something about… rehabilitation?

''Things have somewhat tilted into your favor, Mr. Malfoy." Lucius didn't like the sound of that. One. Bit. She continued, ignoring his apprehensive nature. "—Due to last week's report about you, we have decided to give you a chance of not going to Azkaban again and offering you a choice since you are well enough now."

Lucius's eyebrows shot up at that. "Excuse me, have I heard you correctly?" Bloody hell, looks like his lawyer came through once again. The miracles of money.

"Yes. Yes, you have."

A flood of relief washed over the blonde, and he felt his body relax significantly. He didn't realize how just tense he had been. A flashback threatened to creep up onto him, but he pushed it down rapidly. Not here, not now. He shifted his weight a bit to focus on what was going on.

Alex tilted her head the slightest bit, picking up the slight unease. Good riddance. Bastards like this deserved to feel bad. But could always deserve second chances… "Those papers detail a Rehabilitation Program. A sort of Program to assist Death Eaters such as yourself."

Lucius looked confused. "In what manner?"

'To ensure Pureblood beliefs are eradicated, or dulled, with the Wizarding Society from now on."

"…Hard Pass." An automatic response, without much thought.

"Azkaban then?"

Lucius opened up his mouth to speak, but then Narcissa stepped in between the two. "Could you excuse us for a moment, what was it…" Narcissa paused, shifting through her mind to recall the name. "Paxson, right?"

Alex spoke up, "That's right."

"Yes, well. Give us a moment." Narcissa said with a wave of her hand, as she pulled her husband off to the side, scowling. "…What do you think you're doing, Lucius?"

Lucius sighed, looking away briefly, knowing how just deep that Pureblood philosophy ran through his blood. He… Would he even be able to do it? "Love… I know my limitations."

"Limitations? For a Malfoy?"

He looked almost insulted, but nodded slowly. "…I… There's been no other way of thinking for me. I'd… fail." He gritted his teeth.

"Why not up for the challenge then?!"

"I—" Lucius froze, looking towards Alex, and then pulled Narcissa away further from the Ministry Representative. Now more private, he could finally tell her. "I don't… deserve you and Draco." Another pang within himself about self-esteem, huh? Gods, just more and more blows to his ego.

"Honey, I'll love you no matter what." She told him, cupping his cheek.

"I put you two in danger!"

"I am in the process to forgive you, Lucius. I'm in the process of forgetting about it." Narcissa kissed her husband on the cheek, then the forehead. "I'll never give up on you."

"I—" Lucius didn't believe her, so he searched her eyes. No, they were steadfast. He suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He doubted his own wife…

"I love you forever, Lucius."

"I-I.. love you too, Narcissa." He said honestly, kissing her now. Gods, what warmth. After a good half minute, he pulled away feeling better.

There it was. That raw, fiery determination was now in her husband's eyes. She smiled. "Will you change your decision?"

Coldness and fire danced within his eyes, as he looked back at Alex. "I will." Much more self confidence spilled forth, and the blonde walked back over to the representative. "I accept the challenge. I'll do the rehabilitation. For my family, for my wife."

Alex was a little taken back, but she slowly grinned. ''What a pleasant surprise. Alright, Mr. Malfoy."

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This damned elevator.

Lucius was so glad now in that very moment he wasn't stuck in the crowded elevator on a regular basis anymore. He tried moving a bit, but everytime he did, he'd get the nastiest glare (as if he wasn't doing something extraordinary for his family Post-War-) or a nice jab into the ribs. ''Oh, I swear I'll—" He muttered hotly about to pull out his wand, but then was cut off by Alex who bumped into him the slightest bit.

"Relax, Mr. Malfoy. We're almost there."

This earned her grumbles from his direction. A ding, and the door opened. Lucius almost raced out if not realizing it would be the wrong floor. He held back, sighing. Blasted thing. "Finally." He muttered, feeling a lot less cramped within the small area.

Alex looked mostly forward, but couldn't help but to be utterly amused.

"Disgusting."

Both turned to look at the wizard who had his back to the wall and who had spoken, looking directly at the blonde, as the doors shut. Next stop would be theirs.

"...Excuse me?" He really wasn't in mood for this.

"You heard me. You should be rotting in Azkaban."

If it wasn't for Alex grabbing hard onto his wrist, Lucius would have 'accidentally' stomped onto the man's foot. The blonde let out a huff, though he mostly remained cold and indifferent. "That's not your decision to make."

"Yes, it is, I'm an Auror."

"Why you—"

A ding couldn't have come fast enough. "Come on." Alex pulled on Lucius's wrist, and they stepped out onto the floor. She didn't let go until the elevator doors latched shut. A seethe poured forth from the Malfoy, as he hesitantly turned his attention towards her. He's right.. I s-should be… Then the image of Narcissa flooded to his mind. He scowled, hardened himself as they walked forward.

Damn that man to Hell!

So many witches and wizards were bustling in the hall; the Ministry of Magic was definitely on its way to return to its former glory. It made him nearly do a stomach flop. He wondered how many of his former comrades had been caught…Luckily enough, no one had paid attention to him, as they made their way to her office, and Lucius found himself grateful it was finally quiet.

"Please be aware there is anti-magic within this office, the Charm will be only lifted in Emergency situations.'' Alex told him, shuffling to her desk, which was half-messy, half-clean.

"Lovely." He quipped, giving a look towards his cane which he had leaned against her desk.

"Please. Have a seat, we'd be here for a bit."

Lucius took one of the seats, thankful it was comfortable enough, as he steeled his grey vision onto her.

"Okay, so..'' She started, getting comfortable herself. "The Program I had mentioned is an experimental one. There will be two portions to it. The therapeutical side of it, and the Correctional side of it. " Okay, that made his eyebrow lift a bit, cracking his unreadable expression. "There will be two different people helping you during this, Mr. Malfoy."

He nodded, shifting a bit. She moved to dig something out of her desk, slapping two documents onto the top of her desk. "Mary here for the Correctional side, and Alexander here for your therapist."

The synchronicity went over his head; instead he focused on that one particular word…

p class="MsoNormal""Correctional?"

"Yes. She will be helping to correct your behavior."

"Why is there TWO separate people for this task?"

Alex wrinkled her nose. "I've been told it's classified. Seems like they're keeping their secrets on that."

Some reason, that made a chill go up his spine. What exactly did she mean by that? Would I be forced or something?I had enough of that with the Dark Lord. He kept his gaze on her. "….Fine."

Alex was about to speak, but she heard a knock on her door, and she told them to come in. A stiff looking woman came in. "Mrs. Paxson… I see you've secured him then."

"Yes, I have, Mrs. Wilson. Lucius, this is Mary, your Corrections Officer."

Lucius took her in, noticing she didn't offer much emotion.…Is she looking down upon me? "…. Pleasure."

"Likewise." She spoke, making it seem he was almost scum underneath her shoe.

Oh, this was going to be interesting.

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I'm having a lot of fun with this... Until next time! X3