My Last Breath
Part Two
I awoke that morning dreading having to see my father again. As I made my way towards the ministry thoughts from the past flashed through my head. Thoughts of childhood days in Hogwarts when I was my father's little puppet to the day when I turned against him and did what I thought was right by me. I hadn't noticed that I had walked right past the phone booth and had to turn around. I stepped inside reached for the receiver and dialed 62442. When I was done a female's voice spoke from inside the telephone booth.
"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and business."
"Draco Malfoy I'm hear for a hearing with the minister and Lucius Malfoy. "
"Thank you." she said in a cool voice "Visitor please take the badge and attach it to the front of your robes."
There was a click and a rattle and the badge appeared. I grabbed it and pinned it to my shirt.
"Visitor to the ministry, you are required to submit to a search and present your wand for registration at the security desk, which is located at the far end of the Atrium."
"I don't have a wand." I said quietly to myself as the booth sank slowly underground.
When the booth had stopped I opened the door and walked out into the Ministry
"The Ministry of Magic wishes you a pleasant day."
I finally came to the court where the hearing was to take place and walked in. There was the minister of magic and his officials sitting at their desks that rose up higher off the ground. And my father sat opposite them in a chair. I took my seat beside him and looked up at the minister.
"Draco Malfoy you are here today to denounce your right to the Malfoy manor is that correct?"
I nodded.
"Well then. if you could please tell us exactly why you no longer what the right to your families name?"
I thought about it for a while. then finally gave my answer.
"I'm not to proud of what my family believes in or has come to accomplish in the past years."
"So you are denouncing your name to this family because you are ashamed of them?"
"Something like that." The Minister sighed and conversed with his officials. He then looked down at my father "Lucius Malfoy what is your say on this matter?"
"Well I think that Draco denouncing his right to the manor and his name is brilliant idea. The route he has taken in his life is not one me nor my wife agree with and we don't think it's right to have him take over our manor if he's not going to keep the family name strong."
The minister nodded and spoke again with his officials. Then after what seemed like hours he looked at me.
"Draco Malfoy we will need you to sign this" a parchment appeared in front of me "before any action is taken."
I picked up a quill and gladly signed the paper without hesitation.
"And you will have to sign as well Lucius." My father took the quill and scribbled his name on the parchment.
"Well now that we have both of your signatures. It will take about a week before any action is done. So if you could both be patient. We will call you back here in about a week to settle things one final time."
I walked out of the court without a word to my father. On my way out I ran into Arthur Weasley.
"Draco, How did the hearing go?" he asked me "It went well." "Is that all are you done now?" "No I have to wait a week for a finalization and then I get to go home." "How exciting back with the muggles." "Yes absolutely exciting." I said with a smile.
My father walked past us and gave a disgusted grunt.
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Part Two
I awoke that morning dreading having to see my father again. As I made my way towards the ministry thoughts from the past flashed through my head. Thoughts of childhood days in Hogwarts when I was my father's little puppet to the day when I turned against him and did what I thought was right by me. I hadn't noticed that I had walked right past the phone booth and had to turn around. I stepped inside reached for the receiver and dialed 62442. When I was done a female's voice spoke from inside the telephone booth.
"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and business."
"Draco Malfoy I'm hear for a hearing with the minister and Lucius Malfoy. "
"Thank you." she said in a cool voice "Visitor please take the badge and attach it to the front of your robes."
There was a click and a rattle and the badge appeared. I grabbed it and pinned it to my shirt.
"Visitor to the ministry, you are required to submit to a search and present your wand for registration at the security desk, which is located at the far end of the Atrium."
"I don't have a wand." I said quietly to myself as the booth sank slowly underground.
When the booth had stopped I opened the door and walked out into the Ministry
"The Ministry of Magic wishes you a pleasant day."
I finally came to the court where the hearing was to take place and walked in. There was the minister of magic and his officials sitting at their desks that rose up higher off the ground. And my father sat opposite them in a chair. I took my seat beside him and looked up at the minister.
"Draco Malfoy you are here today to denounce your right to the Malfoy manor is that correct?"
I nodded.
"Well then. if you could please tell us exactly why you no longer what the right to your families name?"
I thought about it for a while. then finally gave my answer.
"I'm not to proud of what my family believes in or has come to accomplish in the past years."
"So you are denouncing your name to this family because you are ashamed of them?"
"Something like that." The Minister sighed and conversed with his officials. He then looked down at my father "Lucius Malfoy what is your say on this matter?"
"Well I think that Draco denouncing his right to the manor and his name is brilliant idea. The route he has taken in his life is not one me nor my wife agree with and we don't think it's right to have him take over our manor if he's not going to keep the family name strong."
The minister nodded and spoke again with his officials. Then after what seemed like hours he looked at me.
"Draco Malfoy we will need you to sign this" a parchment appeared in front of me "before any action is taken."
I picked up a quill and gladly signed the paper without hesitation.
"And you will have to sign as well Lucius." My father took the quill and scribbled his name on the parchment.
"Well now that we have both of your signatures. It will take about a week before any action is done. So if you could both be patient. We will call you back here in about a week to settle things one final time."
I walked out of the court without a word to my father. On my way out I ran into Arthur Weasley.
"Draco, How did the hearing go?" he asked me "It went well." "Is that all are you done now?" "No I have to wait a week for a finalization and then I get to go home." "How exciting back with the muggles." "Yes absolutely exciting." I said with a smile.
My father walked past us and gave a disgusted grunt.
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