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Chapter 8

Just as things seem to be going perfectly something happens and that wall of comfort breaks down revealing the dark harsh reality. This reality was Lucius was coming back.

Cissa and I had been having the most peaceful two months of our lives. We had spent them almost entirely on Draco. He was, is, the light of our lives. The longer we went without hearing about Lucius the less real he seemed to be. We had been living our dream life. We had all we needed, the perfect child, the perfect house, and each other, everything was right, all was at peace. Until that faithful day when the letter arrived.

Cissa was in the nursery, as usual, getting Draco ready for our annual outing to the park. I sat in the study reading the Potions curriculum for this school year. Albus had defended me and told the court of my true loyalties, however that just meant they didn't throw me in Azkaban it didn't mean people had to be nice or hire me. I was in desperate need of a job but no one wanted to hire an ex DeathEater and I couldn't blame them, I would not hire someone who could have killed one of my loved ones.

In pure desperation I went to Albus and he was kind enough to give me a job teaching potions. I smiled. I could do these textbook potions in my sleep with one hand tied behind my back. If only some were as talented as I. I heard a small tap at the window and saw a great eagle owl siting on the windowsill. It was a Ministry owl.

"Odd…"I said this aloud and grabbed the letter, I began to read.

'To whomever this may concern,

Lucius Abraxas Malfoy has been released from Azkaban and found not guilty by the Wizanagamot Court. Lucius shale arrive two weeks prior to next. Do understand house arrest will be necessary . The Ministry of Magic will deliver a notice to when his house arrest will be lifted.

Yours truly,

Cornelius Oswald Fudge.'

The letter fell to the floor, along with my tears. The wall Cissa and I had built, the wall of complete ignorant bliss, came tumbling down.

Cissa came in the room carrying happy cooing Draco.

She smiled. "All ready to go?" I turned around to face her. Her smile faded. I handed her the letter.

"No." This seemed all she was capable of saying.

"Cissa, you can't raise Draco with Lucius as his father. Y-"

She attempted to speak but I was tired of her excuses.

"Narcissa! Don't be ignorant! I never thought you could be this nieave! DAMN YOU WOMAN!" Tears where falling down her cheeks. I was terrified, I sounded just like Lucius. She looked up at me and spoke.

"I'm scared Severus…I did try to leave once after he took away my baby and if it wasn't for Andy I would have died…I was all the way in France Severus…FRANCE and he found me…I'm afraid it's not just me he would hurt.." She placed a hand on my shoulder.

Then it hit me. House arrest. Lucius would be under house arrest for merlin knows how long. That would give us enough time to cover our tracks! That was the brilliant idea we had been waiting for!

"Cissa, Lucius is going to be under house arrest, Aurors will be all around your house for months on end there is no way he can escape. Dumbledore could give us protection, please Cissa…For Draco."

She was silent for a minute. She looked up, nothing but determination in her eyes.

"For Draco." With that she waved her wand and all of her and Draco's belongings began to pack themselves.

I smiled. "What about my things?"

"You damned me you pack your own things. Come, come now hop to it." She smiled and nudged me.

Within three hours we both had packed. Cissa stopped just at the gate of Malfoy Manor.

"What is it Cissa?" I walked over to her and placed a hand on her back.

"It's just I am leaving the only life I know behind…I never thought I could be free.."

I bent down and kissed her, she turned away ready for a new beginning.

We shrunk our bags and made our way to Hogwarts, Draco being a baby we could not apparate. I had never hated muggles more.

"We are never taking a muggle train again…" I sulked.

"Draco and I found it quite fun! Didn't we sweat heart? Yes we did! Yes we did!" She continued to tickle and cuddle Draco completely unaware of my complaints. Albus was waiting there for us at the gates.

"Hello little one." He stuck out his hand to Draco who grabbed hold of Albus's finger.

Albus looked at Cissa. "Dear child you have suffered to much please be comforted by the fact you will suffer no longer under my care, I will make sure of that. All packed are we Severus?"

I Nodded and thanked him for his great generosity.

"It was nothing dear boy nothing at all. Allow me to show you your new home." He smiled that familiar twinkle in his eye. He walked us to the back of the grounds behind the great castle. What we saw was unbelievable.

The house was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, with a perfect garden and an elegant sycamore tree. From the warm brown color of the brick to the sky blue color of the door we knew this was home.

We continuously thanked Albus but he would hear none of it and left us to enjoy our evening warning us that he would be off the grounds to explain to the Ministry that he needed enforced protection on the grounds due to Lucius. "Do not worry I am sure you are perfectly safe I will return soon!" With one last parting wave he apparated and was gone. Seeing as this was quite an eventful day Draco went straight to bed. The house, to our great surprise, was as perfect as the outside and was decorated just to our tastes. We could not have asked for more.

As I was looking around waiting for Cissa to come back down stairs I noticed a little black box on the kitchen table. I made my way over and opened it, to my great surprise there was a ring in it and a small not written in familiar slanted writing.

'Life is short, it's time to start living it.

A.P.W.B.D'

I heard Cissa come back down stairs and quickly stuffed the box in my pocket.

"Draco seems to like his new bed. I can't believe he gave us a house of all things it was just what we needed a place to call our-"

"Will you marry me?" I couldn't help it just seeing her so happy made me want to keep her happy the rest of my life.

"Cissa, will you marry me?" I got down on one knee and slipped the velvet box from my pocket.

"Ye-" There was a loud bang and the front door came to the ground, Lucius stood in the doorway.

Just as things seem to be going perfectly something happens and that wall of comfort breaks down revealing the dark harsh reality.

-DAA DA DAAAA! Trouble ahead! Ext chapter may be posted a bit later I don't know!