Chapter 9
They returned five months later after Lucius gained his masters in sommelier. They had hundreds of cases of his wine shipped in for the shop, another stack of rare exotic hides for Hermione's side of the shop. The last minute touches were placed on both in preparation for the grand openings. Lucius had finished he own personal brew labeled and on the shelves, Hermione had finished the last of the face journals, she and George had charmed some of them to move. They had called Lavender in for the exclusive again. The Daily Prophet had printed a large front page article with photos.
Diagon Alley now has two Masters.
Hermione Granger-Malfoy, Master Book Bindery and has opened.
'The Book Bindery.'
She will be selling rare collectable books and will be able to masterfully repair your old and in need of a good fixing books and has a new line customable books available.
Lucius Malfoy, Master Sommelier has opened
'Wines for You.'
He has a wonderful selection of fine local and imported wines.
They will be having a sampling of wine and demonstration of book binding.
Saturday from 10-4,
91 Diagon Alley
So come out and see true art work in the making.
'Wow Hermione, That looks great.' Draco proclaimed as she put the last book on display. 'You know those face books are kind of creepy?' as he watched its eyes follow him.
'Yea, George thought it would be a good touch for a few, we will charge extra for those. So is everybody ready?' as she looked around to all of the staff, getting nods from all.
~o~
'Good day everybody, Thank you for all of the hard work, see you all Monday.' as Hermione waved the last of the staff out the door. 'Wow, how was your day over there?'
'Busy, sold a lot. Glad I had those extra cases sent. I have orders for a few of the upcoming balls. 'Lucius said with a smile.
'Well Draco, Harry I better let you get back to Pansy, how is she doing?' Hermione asked as she closed the register.
'Getting big, she went in for her scan and she is having triplets. She was upset she was hoping for more so she could truly be done with him.' Draco grinned.
'But she just needs three to…'
Yea, but she wanted to stick it to him… having to raise them all by himself.' Draco said.
'Oh we know his mum would do all of the raising.' Harry spoke.
'Well how is she, worse than me?' Hermione grinned.
'No, you were better we had perks with you.' as his eyebrows giggled. 'No not really, she has her own elf to care for her but so far she really hasn't needed help. I think she is milking it, and then staying with us just to piss Weaslby off, really. They said she could go early like you so we have what maybe four more months to go.'
'Is she on bed rest already?'
'No just limited work, she had the doctor say she was under too much stress with work and her home life, so she came to stay with us early. Ron was livid because he now has to pay most of the bills by himself as Pans needs to pay for her care with us.' Draco laughed.
'Molly said pish, she could have stayed at the Burrow, but Pans got around that by saying she can't do all of those stairs. So Molly is mad about that. Oh we did find out Ron did have another choice… Millicent but he went for Pansy for the money.' as Harry giggled.
'Well serves him right, sad thing is I think Millicent had a crush on Ron in school so she might have been the better choice for him but he wanted the easy life, easy money.' Hermine shook her head at Ron's mistakes.
'Oh, Pans said yesterday Ron tried to stray. And the Latin curse caused his… to shrink.' Draco giggled.
'How did she find out?' Hermione asked.
'Well there is a charmed figurine that glows when he tries to…' Draco grinned.
'I wonder where she found that?' as she looked over to Lucius.
'What? I thought it was a beautiful figurine that she might like to keep around.' Lucius said with a grin.
'How?'
'Well before we left to go back to Italy I might have shown her how to curse him.' he tried to look sheepish. 'It was the least I could do for calling her a cow.'
'Oh my, he didn't have much to work with so that must have been embarrassing?' Hermione giggled now.
'Pans said she might go over there and see if it still works for her and then leave him hard and dry, claiming cramps.' Draco shook his head.
'That's cold but well deserved.' Harry added.
~o~
Pansy's pregnancy went by without too much trouble, Ron and his family was shocked when they arrived at St Mungos to all four of the Malfoys in the room with Pansy. Molly sneered at them.
'They are my family if you don't like it leave.' Pansy screeched between contractions. She had three healthy red headed baby boys.
'Aw three little poof balls,' Lucius said as his hand grazed the bushy red hair of the baby in Ginny's arms. 'I sure hope they don't turn out like their daddy.' as he handed Ron the paperwork for the children. Everybody in the room watched Ron's ears turn red at the comment. 'Here are all of the papers. Pansy is signing them over to you, this will cover the cost of their living expenses and school tuition for the next seventeen years,' Ron opened them to read them, he sputtered at the amount, Molly also sputtered as she had looked over his shoulder. 'Spend it wisely, that is the only thing you will get from the Parkinsons.'
'So what she is done being responsible for them?' Molly screeched.
'Yes, I didn't want him or this. You have raised a horrid son I hope your family does better this time around, and I know you can do it, all the rest of your boys are fantastic.' Pansy said as she pumped milk at Hermione's suggestion. 'They have had two good feedings late last night and then again this morning, as soon as the paper work is done you can take then home. I will send this over with my house elf each day to make sure they get the good milk they need, I will pump when I need to and until I dry up and then you are on your own.'
'But you are still married?' Molly spoke.
'Yes, but if he had read the contract I do not have to live in the same house as him. I can further my education so that is what I am doing, I will be going back to Paris and get my masters in fashion design. I have provided for the children there is nothing further for me to do. Ron needs to learn money is not the solution to all of the problems. I did find out he was also asked by another girl to marry who might have actually loved him but he wanted access to money not love so he now has enough money to support his spawn, and I'm done with him.' as she pulled the bottle off the pump and handed it to Molly and started to get dressed.
'Ready to go?' as she looked over to the Malfoys, they apparated to the manor.
'So what are you going to do?' Hermione asked.
'Well I have two months until school starts so…'
'Well you will stay here and enjoy.' Lucius pulled her in for a hug.
'But?'
'No buts, you will need support. And as we have experience in this matter, you will stay here.' Lucius looked down to her. 'Right now you are not sure if you should be feeling sad, glad or mad. You need to come to terms with them before going back to school.'
'Thank you.' she murmured.
~o~
'I'm kind of surprised Ron hasn't written you yet begging for you to come home.' Hermione said over her coffee cup. 'It's been what two weeks now?'
'Yea, but no he won't write me did you see how mad he was at St Mungos.' Pansy said.
'No, Mione's right I would have thought he'd be begging you to come back by now.' Harry said as he helped feed the quads. Just then a bowl of porridge flew across the table spattering all with porridge and an ear piercing scream started.
'What do you want Lily? 'Opa will get it for you, toast?' as she slapped it out of her hand, 'Bacon?' another slap, as she reach for Draco's bowl of porridge, 'But you just dumped yours?' her fingers dove in she started to feed herself. 'Oh so her bowl wasn't good enough but mine was just fine.' Draco huffed as he looked around the table. Lucius has a splat across the chest of his suit, Hermione across her arm and Pansy looked the worse a big blob sliding down her face. He and Harry started to laugh at the mess one little girl could make.
'Eww… I can't… I can't…' Hermione turned to comfort her as she was still on the fence about her feelings.
'It's ok, Ron will take you back, he will let you come home so you can be with your babies.' as she hugged Pansy.
'Are you serious? I made the right decision, I couldn't handle this... look at the mess, look at Lucius's suit it is ruined, my dress is ruined. And don't you ever joke about me going back to that … self-centered git.' as she stormed out. They all giggled as the door slammed shut.
'Well Draco that went well.' Lucius said with a grin.
'What? That was planned?' Hermione gasped.
'Yes she just needed the last push. So when is Blaise coming over?' Lucius drawled.
'Tonight, for dinner.' Draco grinned.
'Good, we will continue as planned.' as he waved his wand and the porridge disappeared.
'But she said it was ruined?'
'Yes if I had not put the protective charm up when we sat down.'
'You?'
'Yes, I'm not going to ruin a good suit just to get to the truth.' he smirked.
'And her dress?'
'It will take her some time to get it off but the dress is protected.'
'Ooh… Draco you are lucky it finally came out, you would have been buying me a new dress if it hadn't.' as she sat down.
'Well then I guess you should wear an old t-shirt during meal times to be safe. I was hoping the Daily Prophet would protect me but alas it did not.' as he flipped the paper back up to hide his grin.
~o~
'Master you have a guest.' Curlin opened the living room doors.
'Please show him in Curlin,' as Blaise entered the room, 'Sorry Blaise I would stand but I just got this sweet little thing to sleep, but welcome, drink?'
'That is fine sir, yes I would like a drink sir,' as he looked over at Pansy with a smile, Curlin brought a drink over, as he sat next to Pansy. 'And thank you for the invite, it has been a long time.'
'So, how is life?' they had a nice peaceful conversation about this and that. Pansy was just telling Blaise about her plans to study in Paris. As little Lucy started to scream loudly. 'Oh my sweet thing must be hungry,' the rest also started to cry, 'Mopsy can you bring down their bottles?' as four bottles appeared on the table.
'How, in merlin do people do this? You can't even have a conversation.' Pansy said in a snit.
'Well then Pansy you can take Mr. Zabini you to your room and finish it up there.' Lucius spoke with authority.
'What?' she sputtered.
'I didn't stutter if you want to further you conversation with Blaise then take him up to your room.' Lucius sneered at her. 'Or have you forgotten the way?'
'Oh, yes sir, I mean no sir I have not forgotten my way. Blaise?' as she reached for his hand, and made a hasty retreat, so Lucius couldn't change his mind.
'Oh, Lucius.' as Hermione started to laugh.
'That was the polite way to give her permission to take a man to her room.' Lucius grinned as her put Lucy on his shoulder to burp. 'Tipsy, Mitzy, Beezy, Mopsy can you take these beautiful babies back home and put them to bed please? as all four elves popped in and took charge.
'We will be home soon.' Draco said to the lot.
'That is fine sir take your time, we get babies to bed.' as they all popped out.
'You are a sly one, Lucius, How did you know?' Hermione just sat there and shook her head.
'She has always had eyes for him.' Draco added.
'But she followed you around?' looking confused.
'Yea, the first five years in sixth she started to see him in a different light.'
Just then they heard a pounding on a door.
'Oh remind me to put a charm on that door.' Lucius said with a smirk. He waved his wand and the sound was muffled.
'Oh,' as Hermione realized what the sound was. 'Um… Our door doesn't do that, does it?' looking guilty.
'No I charmed that the first day I brought you home and I had to remind Draco to do it on his door as well.' getting a nod from him. Know his son liking to fuck Hermione into the door.
'Oh!' she really looked embarrassed knowing Lucius had heard them. 'I'm sorry you heard that.'
'No worries, princess, I'm just sorry I could not keep up with your ferocious appetite for sex on those nights.' she blushed as he pulled her into his lap. 'But I will wear you out tonight.' as he apparated them to the bed room.
~o~
'Good morning Blaise, you will be joining us for breakfast? Right?' Lucius said as he walked down the stairs.
'Um, yes sir?'
'Good you can escort Pansy down when she is ready.' as he left Blaise standing outside Pansy's room.
'That was awkward, was he doing the walk of shame?' Hermione asked.
'What? Walk of what?'
'Walk of shame. You try to leave without anyone seeing you.' Hermione explained.
'Oh, yea he was.' Lucius grinned, just as they entered the kitchen.
'Morning, have a good night?' as Lucius flicked the paper up to cover his grin.
'Yes sir.' Pansy blushed.
'You cook?' Blaise asked in surprise as he watched Hermione's back side.
'Yes, I'm trying to teach Pansy but…' Hermione started to plate breakfast.
'But she prefers the house elf life. But she doesn't realize it is awful sexy to come in and find your wife cooking breakfast. Many of a morning I have had to apparate us back to the bed room. So Pansy learning to cook would be in your best interest to help snag the man of your dreams.' as his hand found Hermioine's waist and he pulled her into his lap and kissed her neck. He noticed the looks Pansy and Blaise had on their faces. 'If you find the right one Blaise never and I mean never let her go.' as he winked.
'Yes sir, I will remember that.' as Blaise looked over to Pansy. Curlin popped in to place a letter at Pansy's elbow and popped out.
'Oh, it's from him.' she said with a snarl.
'Well?' Lucius spoke. She opened it and started read it, the laughter started.
'Get this…' as she started to read it out loud.
My dearest Pansy,
I miss you something terrible. Would you please come home. The boys miss you. I promise to help clean and help with the babies. We need you, Please come home.
Love Always,
Ron
p.s. I still love you.
Pansy had tears running down her face from laughing so hard.
Can you believe this?'
'Unfortunately, yes.' Lucius drawled, and Hermione nodded.
'Yea, that's Ron for you. Are you considering it?'
'Oh merlins no, never ever considering it. Might just frame this for a laugh.' as she dried her tears.
'What so funny?' as Draco and Harry stepped out of the floo, as Pansy handed the note over for them to read.
'Wow, but I did say he would write.' Harry puffed up his chest in acknowledgement of his prediction.
~o~
Pansy had started to rethink her plans. Hermione was still teaching her to cook and she did notice the glint in Blaise's eye when he found her at the stove. Their relationship was growing. They had both been hired to help out at the shops. Blaise was helping Hermione with the books and Pansy's taste for wine made her a shoe-in to help Lucius.
'Let's go get lunch.' Hermione yelled over to Lucius's side of the shop. 'What do you want? Your usual? I will bring it back with us.' receiving a nod and a kiss. Lucius was in the middle of unpacking a shipment of new wine and wanted to get them on the shelf. So Pansy Blaise and Hermione stepped out to the busy street. To accidently bump into Ron and his family, Molly pushing the stroller with three red headed babies.
'Oh Sorry.' Ron said before he realized who it was. 'Oh it's you? Why didn't you reply to my letter? I want you to come home. We miss you.' as he looked over to the stroller.
'Well, I had nothing nice to say so…' Pansy snarled at him. Lucius noticed the crowd and came to the door.
'But Pans they miss you.' he pleaded. 'We need you.'
'First of all don't call me Pans. And they don't even know who I am. The only reason you miss me is because you want me to take over their care. Your mum has finally realized caring for three babies full time is not what she signed up for. She would prefer you to take them home and bring them over occasionally, but as you are too lazy to do it, she has to, and she is almost over your lack of help.' as she looked over to Molly and saw the truth in her eyes. She walked up to his and whispered into his ear. "Do you miss me or my twat?' as she ran her finger up his pants she could feel the chub growing. 'Oh how long has it been dear?' as she stepped back. 'Go see your girlfriend, yes I know you are cheating on me.' as she grinned at him.
'I have not,' he sputtered.
'Don't lie Ron, it just makes you look stupid. I know you are seeing Ramilda.'
'I am not. What are you following me?'
'No, daddy has seen you two snogging in the street multiple times, you git. Can't even be discreet with it.' Molly huffed at the comment. 'I could ask for a divorce because of the fidelity clause you broke.' as he straightened up. 'But that requires so much paper work I can't be arse to do it. So good bye Ronald.' as she turned.
'You cheating whore.' he yelled at her. 'Look who she is with.'
'Can you prove it?'
'Right there, you're fucking Blaise.' he was grasping at straws now.
'No Ron just because I am walking with someone does not mean I'm fucking them. I am going to lunch with my boss and a coworker.' getting a nod from Blaise and Hermione. 'Now get out of my way.' she snarled at him. 'Oh, just so you know, it,' looking down to his chub. 'Will only get hard at my touch and the touch of your one true love.' she grinned at him. 'You have to truly love her and not just want her to care for you and your spawn.' so good luck with that as she grinned at him.
'What did you do you…' he snarled at her.
'I wouldn't finish that sentence Mr. Weasley.' as Lucius raised his wand to Ron face.
'Oh and you better slow down spending the babies money when that runs out it's gone and you will have to come up with the money to pay for their final years at Hogwarts. Yes, I know you have spent money as co-owner of the account I get a monthly statement. You shouldn't need too much right now as you took all of the baby furniture and things from our house. So what did you spend it on?' as she looked over to Molly, 'That money is for the babies not for you to fix up the house.' she could see Molly wanted to say something but the crowd was growing and chose not to.
'I would say good day but you have just ruined it for me, just like this marriage.' as she turned. 'Well that just wasted my lunch hour.'
'Ah don't worry the boss will understand. Go try to calm down, I will be fine watching both shops.' Lucius rubbed her back. 'Go take her.' looking at Hermione and Blaise.
'Lucius, I don't think I could eat now.'
'Well at least try and just calm down, now go.' as he whispered into her ear.
'Oh, Hey Mione did you know… she's fucking Lucius, a known dea…' Ron didn't finish his sentence as a full body bind curse hit him.
'You do not speak of things you don't know. I would never cheat on my wife, I won't even look at another woman in that way out of respect to her, unlike you cheating piece of shite. Pansy is like a daughter to me and has been since a baby, so eww I would never.' as he shivered at the thought of touching Pansy like that. 'You better hope I never hear you say one bad thing about any one of my family members or you will regret life and your mum will be sole caretaker of your spawn, oh right she already is as you're a lazy git. Grow up Weasley be a man and take care of your family.' Lucius snarled. 'Please if anyone hears of anything said against my family, by this lot please contact me. There might be a reward for truthful memories.' as the crowd cheered. 'So I guess you need to watch your mouth and be more discreet about your attempted trysts.' he released the body bind curse, Ron fell at the sudden release. The Weasley scattered at the realization of Lucius threat.
'I think this calls for a Firewhisky.' Blaise proclaimed, the girls agreed. They returned to the shop sometime later, to find Draco and Harry laughing.
'I was just telling them of the escapades.' Lucius was trying to curb his laughing.
'How did…' Draco looked around the shop to make sure it was empty and put a muffliato charm up, 'Lie about the sex?'
'Oh that was easy we haven't fucked.'
'Um, we heard the door pounding that first night?' Lucius looked at them.
'Oh, ok we made wild and noisy love, we made love, it wasn't fucking, fucking does not involve feelings and we had feeling so there, we made love.' she said with a satisfied smirk.
'Ok, that would be a correct explanation if you ever get questioned.' Lucius spoke. 'Are you sure you are not truly my daughter?'
'No just spent too much time at the manor growing up.' she said with a smile.
