A/N: Hello .. here's chapter 3, in which we learn more about what's going on .. and please excuse the strange chapter titles, I know they don't make much sense, but that's all I got ..
To Choose The Lesser Of Two Evils
Ch.3: The Reason for Conversation
It was around twelve when they got to Malfoy Manor. Draco went upstairs to get his bags while
Badria remained to talk with Narcissa.
"Oh honey, you're going to have such a fun time with Draco at Hogwarts. Draco's in Slytherin, and
I'm sure you'll be, too. Hasn't everyone in your family been in Slytherin?" asked Narcissa.
"Yeah, every Malcone that attended Hogwarts was in Slytherin. It's a family tradition, I guess." said
Badria. "I don't know what I would do if I was put somewhere else."
"Don't worry about that. You'll be in there." said Narcissa.
"I hope so. Everyone there that I know is in Slytherin, like Draco, Blaise Zabini, and I know most of the
Quidditch team. I don't think I know anyone in the other houses." stated Badria.
"Well, I wouldn't expect you to know anyone else there. You only know them because they're related to
your father's business associates." said Narcissa.
"What are we doing today, before we go to King's Cross?" asked Badria.
"Well, once Draco is ready to go, we'll take one of the cars to London. We'll spend the afternoon in Diagon Alley and do some shopping, and then we'll go out to dinner before heading to the station." said Narcissa.
"Oh, good, I wanted to do some shopping, too." said Badria.
"Great! We'll get rid of the boys and shop then. Sound like fun." said Narcissa.
"What are you getting rid of the boys for?" asked Draco, with a mock pout on his face, who had just
walked into the room with his backpack.
"Nothing, dear, we just want to go shopping, and you know how your father is when I'm shopping.
So we thought that you could and keep you father company while we shop." explained Narcissa.
"That's fine with me," said Draco, "but did you ask Father?"
"Oh Lucius!!" cried Narcissa.
"What??" was the response from Lucius, somewhere nearby in the house.
"Come in here, please." replied Narcissa. The sound of footsteps could be heard coming down the hall.
Lucius poked his head in the door.
"What, Narcissa?" asked Lucius.
"Could Badria and I go shopping while we were in Diagon Alley."
answered Narcissa.
"What about Draco?" inquired Lucius.
"He could go with you, unless he wanted to come shopping with us." said Narcissa,
glancing over at Draco, who looked frightened at the thought of shopping with his mother.
"Well, I do have some business to attend to today in Knockturn Alley .. but I suppose Draco could benefit
from accompanying me." replied Lucius.
"That's fine," said Draco.
"Alright then. Are you all ready to go?" asked Lucius.
"We're all set." said Narcissa, standing up to put on her cloak.
"Good, the coach is waiting outside. It's already packed with your trunks and bags. Why don't you go get
in now?" said Lucius.
**
The ride to London was a long one. The Malfoy's coach had two separate sitting rooms, each the size of a small parlor. Lucius and Narcissa sat in the
front part, leaving Draco and Badria alone. This was truly the first time that Badria had been alone with
Draco. At first, it was awkwardly quiet. They sat in seats opposite from each other, looking out the
windows.
'What's his problem?' thought Badria, 'he's never like this.'
"Badria?" he said.
"What?" she replied.
"Do you realize how much trouble our fathers are in?" he asked, quietly. Badria sat there, thinking. Of
course, the inquiry had been on her mind a lot lately, but she had tried not to think about it. It wasn't a
very happy thought.
"Well, it'll be okay, it always is," said Badria, "remember it's our fathers. They can get their way out of
anything."
" I don't know," said Draco, "I read one of the letters that the Ministry sent my parents, and it seems like
they have substantial evidence on them. They might not be able to connive themselves out of this one.
We're dealing with charges of serious Dark magic here. Using the Imperious Curse, thats an automatic
lifetime in Azkaban."
"Shit ... I didn't know it was the Imperious Curse, too. That's going to be a tough one. Who'd they do it
on?" asked Badria. Now she was getting nervous. Lucius and Ramsay had been accused of using Dark
magic before, but they had always lied their way out of it. But the Imperious Curse,
especially if it was on one of the higher-ups of the Ministry, would be on a completely different
level.
"One of Mr. Lofescy's assistants." stated Draco. 'Mr. Lofescy?? We're screwed!!' thought Badria. Mr.
Lofescy was head of the Magical Record Keeping Department. They had records of everything remotely
related to magic that ocurred in the last 2000 years.
"This sucks. What are we going to do?" asked Badria.
"Well, there isn't much we can do. There may be a trial, and we better hope we don't have to testify. Cases
like this are Class A, which means Veritiserum is allowed to be used on any witness. The things we know
will get our fathers locked in Azkaban forever, or even the Dementor's Kiss." he said, sadly.
**
Well, thats the end of Chapter 3. Next chapter .. Diagon Alley! and .. Hogwarts!! Finally, this story is
going somewhere!! I would like to thank everyone who has been reviewing: Prue Halliwell (every chapter, I feel honored LoL!!), Jstarz927, and Brigade701. Also, a special thanks to my BETA readers: Zsenya and Verbum (Barbara) Thanks you guys!!
To Choose The Lesser Of Two Evils
Ch.3: The Reason for Conversation
It was around twelve when they got to Malfoy Manor. Draco went upstairs to get his bags while
Badria remained to talk with Narcissa.
"Oh honey, you're going to have such a fun time with Draco at Hogwarts. Draco's in Slytherin, and
I'm sure you'll be, too. Hasn't everyone in your family been in Slytherin?" asked Narcissa.
"Yeah, every Malcone that attended Hogwarts was in Slytherin. It's a family tradition, I guess." said
Badria. "I don't know what I would do if I was put somewhere else."
"Don't worry about that. You'll be in there." said Narcissa.
"I hope so. Everyone there that I know is in Slytherin, like Draco, Blaise Zabini, and I know most of the
Quidditch team. I don't think I know anyone in the other houses." stated Badria.
"Well, I wouldn't expect you to know anyone else there. You only know them because they're related to
your father's business associates." said Narcissa.
"What are we doing today, before we go to King's Cross?" asked Badria.
"Well, once Draco is ready to go, we'll take one of the cars to London. We'll spend the afternoon in Diagon Alley and do some shopping, and then we'll go out to dinner before heading to the station." said Narcissa.
"Oh, good, I wanted to do some shopping, too." said Badria.
"Great! We'll get rid of the boys and shop then. Sound like fun." said Narcissa.
"What are you getting rid of the boys for?" asked Draco, with a mock pout on his face, who had just
walked into the room with his backpack.
"Nothing, dear, we just want to go shopping, and you know how your father is when I'm shopping.
So we thought that you could and keep you father company while we shop." explained Narcissa.
"That's fine with me," said Draco, "but did you ask Father?"
"Oh Lucius!!" cried Narcissa.
"What??" was the response from Lucius, somewhere nearby in the house.
"Come in here, please." replied Narcissa. The sound of footsteps could be heard coming down the hall.
Lucius poked his head in the door.
"What, Narcissa?" asked Lucius.
"Could Badria and I go shopping while we were in Diagon Alley."
answered Narcissa.
"What about Draco?" inquired Lucius.
"He could go with you, unless he wanted to come shopping with us." said Narcissa,
glancing over at Draco, who looked frightened at the thought of shopping with his mother.
"Well, I do have some business to attend to today in Knockturn Alley .. but I suppose Draco could benefit
from accompanying me." replied Lucius.
"That's fine," said Draco.
"Alright then. Are you all ready to go?" asked Lucius.
"We're all set." said Narcissa, standing up to put on her cloak.
"Good, the coach is waiting outside. It's already packed with your trunks and bags. Why don't you go get
in now?" said Lucius.
**
The ride to London was a long one. The Malfoy's coach had two separate sitting rooms, each the size of a small parlor. Lucius and Narcissa sat in the
front part, leaving Draco and Badria alone. This was truly the first time that Badria had been alone with
Draco. At first, it was awkwardly quiet. They sat in seats opposite from each other, looking out the
windows.
'What's his problem?' thought Badria, 'he's never like this.'
"Badria?" he said.
"What?" she replied.
"Do you realize how much trouble our fathers are in?" he asked, quietly. Badria sat there, thinking. Of
course, the inquiry had been on her mind a lot lately, but she had tried not to think about it. It wasn't a
very happy thought.
"Well, it'll be okay, it always is," said Badria, "remember it's our fathers. They can get their way out of
anything."
" I don't know," said Draco, "I read one of the letters that the Ministry sent my parents, and it seems like
they have substantial evidence on them. They might not be able to connive themselves out of this one.
We're dealing with charges of serious Dark magic here. Using the Imperious Curse, thats an automatic
lifetime in Azkaban."
"Shit ... I didn't know it was the Imperious Curse, too. That's going to be a tough one. Who'd they do it
on?" asked Badria. Now she was getting nervous. Lucius and Ramsay had been accused of using Dark
magic before, but they had always lied their way out of it. But the Imperious Curse,
especially if it was on one of the higher-ups of the Ministry, would be on a completely different
level.
"One of Mr. Lofescy's assistants." stated Draco. 'Mr. Lofescy?? We're screwed!!' thought Badria. Mr.
Lofescy was head of the Magical Record Keeping Department. They had records of everything remotely
related to magic that ocurred in the last 2000 years.
"This sucks. What are we going to do?" asked Badria.
"Well, there isn't much we can do. There may be a trial, and we better hope we don't have to testify. Cases
like this are Class A, which means Veritiserum is allowed to be used on any witness. The things we know
will get our fathers locked in Azkaban forever, or even the Dementor's Kiss." he said, sadly.
**
Well, thats the end of Chapter 3. Next chapter .. Diagon Alley! and .. Hogwarts!! Finally, this story is
going somewhere!! I would like to thank everyone who has been reviewing: Prue Halliwell (every chapter, I feel honored LoL!!), Jstarz927, and Brigade701. Also, a special thanks to my BETA readers: Zsenya and Verbum (Barbara) Thanks you guys!!