This fic was initialy going to be a ONE SHOT, but I have decided to break it into a few parts so I can get feedback as I write it.
The Bright Side of Marriage
By: Shinri
Part 1
Draco stood on the stage that bad been erected in the middle of Hogsmeade, cursing his father yet again for the mess he had put his family in. Draco had only graduated from Hogwarts a little over two months ago. Now at seventeen he should be entering in to what had supposed to have been the prime of his life. Instead he was here. Standing on a stage surrounded by people, as his father gave his life away. He took a moment to think of the events that had happened over the past few months.
Right before graduation Potter had finally destroyed the dark lord once and for all. Almost immediately after his father and mother were arrested for deatheater activities. The problem was though, that with the Dark Lord dead, all of the Dark Marks vanished from his followers. That was the only thing that saved his parents from the kiss. But they did not go unscathed. When the aurors where searching Malfoy Manor they ran across his fathers secret chamber full of dark art artifacts. All of which were of course, confiscated. But that wasn't it: his family had to pay huge fines. So many in fact, that the Malfoy fortune that once was in the Millions of galleons, was now no more than a few hundred.
The manor, the estates, all of it was sold to pay off the fines. For the past month his father, mother, and himself had been renting an apartment in lower Hogsmeade. It was an infinite drop from their manor. His mother had taken to drinking her problems away, which depleted there money even more. His father was on edge. That was until he had an idea. Draco could still remember when it had happened.
It was during one of his mother's sober moments; while sitting at the table eating breakfast his mother called his name.
"Draco." Once she had her son's attentions, she continued. "I know how you must feel, losing everything like this. But look on the bright side. You may be able to find someone with money to marry."
Thinking back on it, he wished his mother had never said anything. As soon as the words had left her mouth, his father had frozen. Draco remembered the look of astonishment on his face. It was as if the answer to all of his problems had been given. He had immediately stood up and rushed out of the room.
It was a week later that Draco had found out what exactly his father had planned. He was going to reinstate an old custom that had not been done in over five hundred years. He was going to auction off his son's marriage to the highest bidder. It was something that used to be widely done in the Slytherin families as a way to increase family wealth. Especially with those families of a powerful magic background, such as the Malfoy's.
One of the flaws of this was that anyone could bid. It did not matter of the heritage, gender or age of the person. Draco had pleaded with his father not to do this, but all it earned him was a beating. He was used to them, but from what Lucius said during it, it was obvious that if he did not go through with it he would not live to see the next day.
Which brought him back to the present. He looked out at the audience. There were thousands of people out there. It really didn't surprise him. This event had been in the headlines for over a week. Wizards had come from all over the world to watch the proceedings and bid. Some of the people he saw out their made him shudder. Some of them were old enough to be his grandfather. He prayed that whoever won, was someone young. The gender didn't really matter, as he was bi. But he also realized that he would have to play any part in the marriage that the winner wanted. He would be nothing but a whore. He tightened his fist to try and keep himself under control. He promised himself that he would not cry.
He bowed his head and looked at his outfit. He wad dressed to show off his chest and slender legs. The pants he wore hugged his body perfectly and showed off all of his curves. It made him feel like a piece of meat. To top it off, his father made him put on two bracelets on his wrists. They were currently covered by his long sleeves, but he knew they could mean nothing good. He watched as his father walked to the podium that was at the front of the stage. Draco himself was at the center on a circular rise, so that everyone could see him.
Lucius walked up to the podium and addressed the crowd. "Fellow witches, wizards, and others. It is time to start the auction. I will give you some background info now on what you are bidding on. Draco Lucius Malfoy was born on December 9th, 1980. He speaks 3 different languages, and is a graduate of Hogwarts with 8 NEWTS. He had been cleared of any diseases and has passed a physical. He comes from a long line of powerful Wizards and Witches, and would easily benefit anyone's line. Oh, and there is one more thing. Documentation can be provided that shows that he is still a Total Virgin.
Draco bit his inner cheek to keep himself from reacting to what his father just announced. He kept his emotion inside like he was trained. But still, what was said was so humiliating. To have his father announce that he was a Total Virgin was a testament to his past sexual activity. It basically told everyone that no one had ever touched him in a sexual way. From the gasps and mummers of the audience it looked like it had the effect his father was looking for. His purity would no doubt run his price even higher, earning his father even more money. And then the bidding began.
He could see the greed in his father's eyes as the initial bid was given of 1000 galleons. He looked at who it was and closed his eyes tight when he spotted that it was an old women. He prayed that she was not the one to win. Especially when he saw the lust in her eyes. He thanked Merlin as someone else shouted out a higher bid.
The bidding started off like crazy, and the whole time Draco stood there with a blank expression looking straight ahead. After about ten minutes the bidding started to slow. It was currently at 20,000 galleons, which was a small fortune in itself. With the Malfoy fortune gone, there were not many families out there that could afford anything over the current bid. He looked over at the current bidder and felt his heart freeze. It was the old women. He was about to give up all hope when a new voice rang out through the crowd.
"I bid 100,000 Galleons." That one sentence sent off commotion through the crowd. Draco jerked his head up and stared wide eyed at the hooded figure that stood at the front of the stage. He couldn't believe that someone had bid that much. And it was defiantly a male voice that spoke the bid. It was quite obvious that no one was going to bid higher. He looked at his father and sighed when he saw the greed in his eyes. His father quickly closed the proceedings and gestured for the hooded figure to follow him back stage. Draco followed stunned. He felt his hands shaking. He couldn't believe this was happening. Sure he knew it was going to but, knowing its was going to happen and it happening were two different things.
He followed his father and the figure backstage and into a back room. Draco stood to the side keeping his gaze at the floor, waiting to see what happened. He listened as his father spoke.
"You won the auction. When can I expect payment?" Draco mentally shook his head. Leave it to his father to only worry about himself.
The figure let out a small chuckle. He reached up and removed his hood, much to the surprise of both Lucius and now Draco who was also looking. "You can expect payment immediately of course."
Draco who had remained silent spoke upon the site of the person who was underneath the hood. "Longbottom."
Neville cast a quick look into Draco's direction before locking gaze with Lucius. "I believe it is time to set the terms of the contract."
Lucius nodded his head absently and conjured up a parchment and a quill. He spoke a few words to the quill and it immediately started to rush all over the parchment. "Okay, what are your terms?"
Neville looked at Draco again before turning his gaze to Lucius. "First, he will be faithful only to me. He will have no lovers what's so ever, and I-"
Lucius nodded his head and interrupted. "Of course, of course. Totally understandable. He needs to learn that he is yours alone, and that-"
This time it was Neville who interrupted. "Mr. Malfoy, please let me finish." He kept his gaze straight at the glare that was bestowed on him by the elder Malfoy. "Too add onto the first term, I want it stated that I will have no other lover as well, and will remain faithful only to him."
Draco couldn't believe what he just heard. He could barley keep the shock from showing on his face. When Neville had started the first term, Draco had feared that Neville only wanted him as a whore. But when he had interrupted his father, something he could never do, and then continued the first term that fear turned into shock. Having lived with his parents all his life, he knew of his father's lovers, and the way he treated his mother. That was the way he had expected to be treated in this marriage. He turned back to his father to wait for him to continue.
"Very well." Lucius made sure the contract stated the new term. "Anything else."
Neville nodded and took a deep breath. "Yes, he will bare me no less than three heirs."
TBC...
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The Bright Side of Marriage
By: Shinri
Part 1
Draco stood on the stage that bad been erected in the middle of Hogsmeade, cursing his father yet again for the mess he had put his family in. Draco had only graduated from Hogwarts a little over two months ago. Now at seventeen he should be entering in to what had supposed to have been the prime of his life. Instead he was here. Standing on a stage surrounded by people, as his father gave his life away. He took a moment to think of the events that had happened over the past few months.
Right before graduation Potter had finally destroyed the dark lord once and for all. Almost immediately after his father and mother were arrested for deatheater activities. The problem was though, that with the Dark Lord dead, all of the Dark Marks vanished from his followers. That was the only thing that saved his parents from the kiss. But they did not go unscathed. When the aurors where searching Malfoy Manor they ran across his fathers secret chamber full of dark art artifacts. All of which were of course, confiscated. But that wasn't it: his family had to pay huge fines. So many in fact, that the Malfoy fortune that once was in the Millions of galleons, was now no more than a few hundred.
The manor, the estates, all of it was sold to pay off the fines. For the past month his father, mother, and himself had been renting an apartment in lower Hogsmeade. It was an infinite drop from their manor. His mother had taken to drinking her problems away, which depleted there money even more. His father was on edge. That was until he had an idea. Draco could still remember when it had happened.
It was during one of his mother's sober moments; while sitting at the table eating breakfast his mother called his name.
"Draco." Once she had her son's attentions, she continued. "I know how you must feel, losing everything like this. But look on the bright side. You may be able to find someone with money to marry."
Thinking back on it, he wished his mother had never said anything. As soon as the words had left her mouth, his father had frozen. Draco remembered the look of astonishment on his face. It was as if the answer to all of his problems had been given. He had immediately stood up and rushed out of the room.
It was a week later that Draco had found out what exactly his father had planned. He was going to reinstate an old custom that had not been done in over five hundred years. He was going to auction off his son's marriage to the highest bidder. It was something that used to be widely done in the Slytherin families as a way to increase family wealth. Especially with those families of a powerful magic background, such as the Malfoy's.
One of the flaws of this was that anyone could bid. It did not matter of the heritage, gender or age of the person. Draco had pleaded with his father not to do this, but all it earned him was a beating. He was used to them, but from what Lucius said during it, it was obvious that if he did not go through with it he would not live to see the next day.
Which brought him back to the present. He looked out at the audience. There were thousands of people out there. It really didn't surprise him. This event had been in the headlines for over a week. Wizards had come from all over the world to watch the proceedings and bid. Some of the people he saw out their made him shudder. Some of them were old enough to be his grandfather. He prayed that whoever won, was someone young. The gender didn't really matter, as he was bi. But he also realized that he would have to play any part in the marriage that the winner wanted. He would be nothing but a whore. He tightened his fist to try and keep himself under control. He promised himself that he would not cry.
He bowed his head and looked at his outfit. He wad dressed to show off his chest and slender legs. The pants he wore hugged his body perfectly and showed off all of his curves. It made him feel like a piece of meat. To top it off, his father made him put on two bracelets on his wrists. They were currently covered by his long sleeves, but he knew they could mean nothing good. He watched as his father walked to the podium that was at the front of the stage. Draco himself was at the center on a circular rise, so that everyone could see him.
Lucius walked up to the podium and addressed the crowd. "Fellow witches, wizards, and others. It is time to start the auction. I will give you some background info now on what you are bidding on. Draco Lucius Malfoy was born on December 9th, 1980. He speaks 3 different languages, and is a graduate of Hogwarts with 8 NEWTS. He had been cleared of any diseases and has passed a physical. He comes from a long line of powerful Wizards and Witches, and would easily benefit anyone's line. Oh, and there is one more thing. Documentation can be provided that shows that he is still a Total Virgin.
Draco bit his inner cheek to keep himself from reacting to what his father just announced. He kept his emotion inside like he was trained. But still, what was said was so humiliating. To have his father announce that he was a Total Virgin was a testament to his past sexual activity. It basically told everyone that no one had ever touched him in a sexual way. From the gasps and mummers of the audience it looked like it had the effect his father was looking for. His purity would no doubt run his price even higher, earning his father even more money. And then the bidding began.
He could see the greed in his father's eyes as the initial bid was given of 1000 galleons. He looked at who it was and closed his eyes tight when he spotted that it was an old women. He prayed that she was not the one to win. Especially when he saw the lust in her eyes. He thanked Merlin as someone else shouted out a higher bid.
The bidding started off like crazy, and the whole time Draco stood there with a blank expression looking straight ahead. After about ten minutes the bidding started to slow. It was currently at 20,000 galleons, which was a small fortune in itself. With the Malfoy fortune gone, there were not many families out there that could afford anything over the current bid. He looked over at the current bidder and felt his heart freeze. It was the old women. He was about to give up all hope when a new voice rang out through the crowd.
"I bid 100,000 Galleons." That one sentence sent off commotion through the crowd. Draco jerked his head up and stared wide eyed at the hooded figure that stood at the front of the stage. He couldn't believe that someone had bid that much. And it was defiantly a male voice that spoke the bid. It was quite obvious that no one was going to bid higher. He looked at his father and sighed when he saw the greed in his eyes. His father quickly closed the proceedings and gestured for the hooded figure to follow him back stage. Draco followed stunned. He felt his hands shaking. He couldn't believe this was happening. Sure he knew it was going to but, knowing its was going to happen and it happening were two different things.
He followed his father and the figure backstage and into a back room. Draco stood to the side keeping his gaze at the floor, waiting to see what happened. He listened as his father spoke.
"You won the auction. When can I expect payment?" Draco mentally shook his head. Leave it to his father to only worry about himself.
The figure let out a small chuckle. He reached up and removed his hood, much to the surprise of both Lucius and now Draco who was also looking. "You can expect payment immediately of course."
Draco who had remained silent spoke upon the site of the person who was underneath the hood. "Longbottom."
Neville cast a quick look into Draco's direction before locking gaze with Lucius. "I believe it is time to set the terms of the contract."
Lucius nodded his head absently and conjured up a parchment and a quill. He spoke a few words to the quill and it immediately started to rush all over the parchment. "Okay, what are your terms?"
Neville looked at Draco again before turning his gaze to Lucius. "First, he will be faithful only to me. He will have no lovers what's so ever, and I-"
Lucius nodded his head and interrupted. "Of course, of course. Totally understandable. He needs to learn that he is yours alone, and that-"
This time it was Neville who interrupted. "Mr. Malfoy, please let me finish." He kept his gaze straight at the glare that was bestowed on him by the elder Malfoy. "Too add onto the first term, I want it stated that I will have no other lover as well, and will remain faithful only to him."
Draco couldn't believe what he just heard. He could barley keep the shock from showing on his face. When Neville had started the first term, Draco had feared that Neville only wanted him as a whore. But when he had interrupted his father, something he could never do, and then continued the first term that fear turned into shock. Having lived with his parents all his life, he knew of his father's lovers, and the way he treated his mother. That was the way he had expected to be treated in this marriage. He turned back to his father to wait for him to continue.
"Very well." Lucius made sure the contract stated the new term. "Anything else."
Neville nodded and took a deep breath. "Yes, he will bare me no less than three heirs."
TBC...
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