Heyyy I'm back and with a brand new chapter, the title really says it all. Enjoy everyone :)
Then the Malfoys
The trio landed one by one in the large sitting room in Malfoy Manor, the room still held the typical Slytherin Pureblood theme that they were so proud of. The emerald and forest green wallpaper elongated the room and the pitch black floor, cold on the feet, emphasized the impressiveness of a room that didn't look as though it was being lived in, however if you looked closely you'd see the scratches of paint and stains on the floor. To Draco all this was memories that he thought were gone, but stepping back into his family home everything suddenly came flooding back.
The giant oak door opened and out stepped Lucius Malfoy he was wearing a long dark robe that floated behind him, his cane held tightly in his right fist.
"Good morning you three, I'm glad you have come and we're also being accompanied by Bellatrix and Rodolphus," he said nodding his head at them in politeness.
"Okay Father where abouts are we sitting?" asked Draco.
"We're in the left wing drawing room for the time being on the third floor,"
Draco nodded his head followed his father with Blaise and Hermione following him. As they navigated the twining corridors of Malfoy Manor, Hermione made sure to stay close to either Draco or Blaise and desperately tried to remember her way but after the 4th right turn and second set of staircases she was completely lost.
They stopped at a large oak door with spiralled snake handles, rolling her eyes and mumbling about Slytherins she followed the three males in to the warm room.
Seated in the room was Narcissa sipping what looked like red wine, beside her was Bellatrix drinking the same drink, the baby bump was evident through her dark outfit. Rodolphus was sat in the chair next to the fire with a glass of whiskey, a prominent scar down his face a reminder of what he once was. Looking up Narcissa addressed Hermione to come and sit with her sister and her, taking a deep breath she walked over to the two women, Bellatrix, less scarier than before, still made her skin shiver when Hermione thought about the cruel things she had done to people that weren't much different from her.
"Hermione it's lovely to see you again, how are you?" asked Narcissa elegantly.
"I'm fine thank you and thank you for paying for the honeymoon it was amazing." Narcissa smiled and took the compliment with a smile.
Hermione's eye kept glancing down to Bellatrix's protruding stomach, this didn't go unnoticed by the two elder women who were smirking but smiling at the same time.
"I'm assuming you got the letter," asked Bellatrix, the words rolling off her tongue with ease.
"I wouldn't call it much of a letter," Hermione chuckled attempting to make a joke and the two women smiled in understanding, "But yes we did and congratulation,"
"Thank you, I'll be honest I was hoping for a boy to continue the Lestrange name but a more I think about it the more I warm to the idea of a girl." The raven haired witch explained.
"Have you thought of any names yet?" Hermione asked, the more she spoke to Bellatrix she quickly noticed she wasn't as crazy as she remembered. Her appearance was still wild and her hair resembled a bird's nest more than her own but the woman's facial features were softer than before and it made her question what other effects the Imperius curse held on people.
"We've thought of a few but the two that we are comparing are Morticia and Morgana." She said.
Hermione smiled at the two names, "Morticia the beautiful but dark woman in the Addams family and Morgana the evil sorceress that was Merlin's most powerful enemy. Slightly ironic seeing as you were once named the evil dark witch,"
The two women smiled at what Hermione said but asked the same question.
"What is the Addams family?"
"The Addams family are a fictional family created by Muggles; they're extraordinary because of their way of life. Gomez the husband is passionate and when suffers from stress stands on his head and smokes cigars. His brother fester is a pale bald-headed man, who can't die even when electrocuted and blown up. Gomez's wife Morticia is a beautiful slim pale woman with long black hair; she is from a French heritage and speaks French. She is a beautiful woman who wears nothing but black, she wears a spider dress that hangs at the bottom. They have three children, a girl called Wednesday; she never smiles and tries to kill her brother. That brother is Pugsley a chubby boy who isn't very smart. And the last child is their young son Pubert who has a small moustache even though he is baby. There is also Grandmama, Lurch and Thing. Grandmama is Morticia's spiritual mother who is a witch, Lurch is a butler and looks dead and Thing is a hand and a wrist." Hermione explained; Narcissa and Bellatrix stared at Hermione in shock.
"Have you got any evidence of them, like something to look at?" asked Bellatrix keenly.
"I own a few movies of them, you can borrow them if you'd like I had heard you decided to install a television like they have here." Bellatrix nodded her head and thanked Hermione, she quickly wrote on her hand to lend the Addams family movies to the Lestranges. "Have you thought of a middle name for her?"
"We were thinking either the name we don't use with Morgana or Morticia but I also like Ebony and Adrianna," explained Bellatrix.
Hermione was just about to speak when a house elf suddenly appeared in the centre of the drawing room.
"Yes Dippy?" asked Lucius turning away from the conversation he was having with Draco, Blaise and Rodolphus.
"Dinner is prepared Master," the elf said in the usual squeaky voice. Lucius nodded and the elf disappeared with a pop. Standing he stretched out his arm for Narcissa to take and she rose, Rodolphus copied the movement and carefully rose Bellatrix from her seat. Rolling her eyes Hermione stood up she refused to be treated as though she was some kind of royalty, she wasn't upper class and didn't want to be treated as something she was not, plus she was young enough to get off the settee without help.
Together she walked to the dining room with Draco and Blaise and like before she tried to remember the way she had come but once again she found herself lost.
"Don't worry, you'll find your way around eventually," whispered Draco, he could tell what she was doing and he knew how she felt when he was a child he would get lost in his own house, many would laugh but not everyone had a house that was 10 times bigger than an average size house.
They finally reached the dining room and one by one they sat in their allocated seats.
Hermione had been seated next to Rodolphus and like she was with Bellatrix, she was nervous. He didn't look too scary just the scar along his face that caused a scrap of fear.
As Lucius stood to address his guests with a speech, Rodolphus leaned down to Hermione.
"Narcissa says he does this every year, same load of rubbish too, I swear the blonde just likes the sound of his own voice," he winked at her and she had to stifle the laugh that tried to escape.
Once Lucius had finished his speech the group tucked into the food around them. There was three different meat; duck, turkey and pork. She couldn't believe the amount of potatoes they had served, everything from mashed to hard boil was on the table, there was small sausages wrapped in bacon, stuffing and vegetables plenty of different sauces and delicious gravy. Hermione had piled so much on her plate she sat there looking at it wondering where to start. Picking up her fork she just dug it in ate whatever appeared on her fork.
10 minutes into the meal Hermione addressed Rodolphus, "Are you looking forward for the baby arriving?"
"Yes in a way, at least, but I'll miss my sleep because we're going to try and raise the child as much on our own as we can," he told her. "Have you thought about having children yet?"
"I've thought about it, I just don't think we've jumped to that step yet, I hope to wait a few months before we start trying. We've only just got married so it'd be very close together," she explained to him.
The meal continued and more conversations flowed but Hermione had not forgotten the trick that Draco and Blaise had played at her house, she had already seen the baby pictures of Blaise but yet Draco's had remained hidden. As they left the dining room and head back to the room she made sure to ask Narcissa or Lucius about seeing them. Even though she was sure that it was Blaise who put the idea in Draco's head she would get her revenge on Draco and think about how to get her own back on Blaise on a later date. Seated in the room she cleared her throat softly and looked at Narcissa.
"Erm Narcissa, I was wondering whether or not there was any pictures of Draco when he was a child," as soon as she said what she said Narcissa's eyes sparked and large grin formed on her face, looking Hermione decided that the look suited the usual frosty blonde.
"I can't believe I forgot about that," gasped Narcissa, this drew the attention on to her.
"Narcissa what is it you've forgot?" asked Lucius confused, watching as his wife waved her wand.
"What all parents do when they have a wife or girlfriend, the baby pictures." There was different looks around the room, Lucius had rolled his eyes, the Lestranges chuckled, Blaise burst out laughing and Draco's face turned to a multiple of looks.
"Hermione Granger you Slytherin," scowled Draco as Blaise continued to laugh; the adults looked at one another confused.
"Would somebody like to explain what Blaise finds so funny?" asked Bellatrix.
"It's simple, we were at home and Draco was in a mood about having to spend sometime in the Muggle world for Christmas so I mentioned baby pictures to him and he was up for going, once at the Granger's house he asked her mother about baby pictures and she was mortified and now she has gotten her own back by asking you to see Draco's baby pictures,"
"But Blaise surely she is going to mention baby pictures to your mother?" said Narcissa as the book flew in her to hand.
"She can do but they've already seen my baby pictures my Uncle Lewis paid a visit and decided to indulge them with my childhood." He told them all.
"Well Hermione here is Draco's baby book," she said as she handed her an emerald green book with engraved pictures of snakes.
"What is it with you lot and the colour green and snakes," she said shaking her head, the whole room laughed it was apparent the Malfoy's had a thing for the colour green and snakes.
Turning the page the first picture in the book was a small head wrapped in a bundle of white blankets, the tuffs of white blonde hair poked out of the blanket and the small face was at peace. Underneath the picture it said Draco Lucius Malfoy two hours old, born on the 5th of June.
"Draco how cute were you," smiled Hermione, Draco had come to stand behind her as well had Blaise the two boys were looking at the pictures but so were the rest of the family.
"I don't think I've ever seen these," he whispered in awe as he stared at himself only a few hours old.
"I really liked you then, you were very quiet and as you got older I decided I was going to swap you because you were getting too loud," joked Lucius and Draco stuck his tongue out at him, something Hermione had never expected to see.
The next picture showed the Draco in the same white blankets been held by a tired looking Narcissa but a small smile was on her face.
"She was most beautiful thing I'd seen back then fair soft skin slim figure and now, post baby body and wrinkles," smirked Lucius who ducked the hand that was aiming for his face. Everyone else in the room smirked apart from Narcissa who scowled at him angrily.
The next picture was of Draco a few months older he was clapping his hands and trying to catch the small dragon that was flying over his head, the photo finished with Lucius smirking as his son scowled at the dragon.
"Mean father very mean," mumbled Draco.
There were a few more pictures and then Hermione came across one that made her laugh out loud. Draco was sat in his chair and was glancing towards the bun on the table. He looked at the floor and lifted the bar and dropped to his feet, plodding over to the far end of the table he stretched his arms to try and reach the bun, frowning when he couldn't reach he picked up a few of the books on the floor and piled them on top of one another, standing on them he was now tall enough to reach the bun, smiling with triumph he ran back to his chair and climbed back in it, quickly hiding the bun. As soon as it was hidden a young looking Lucius walked into the dining room towards where the bun once was, he stood and looked at the empty spot in confusion and called for Narcissa.
After the picture ended for the third time everyone had finally stopped laughing. Draco and Lucius were the only ones not to laugh, Draco's face had darkened to a shade of red that Hermione would never of thought to appear on her husband's face, whereas Lucius was sending Draco a look that'd kill.
"So that is what happened to my bun!" he growled.
"You shouldn't have left food lying around if you didn't want someone to take it," he defended himself.
"I never expected my two year old to steal my bun," he replied. As the two Malfoy men continued to argue about the bun, they continued to look at the pictures.
Another favourite of Hermione's was one of Draco, Blaise and Pansy all dressed wearing Narcissa's shoes, jewellery and makeup and smiling at the camera.
"Oh that is embarrassing and most likely Pansy's idea," mumbled Blaise shaking his head at the image.
"No matter who's idea it was Blaise, you look lovely with all that makeup on, you were always destined not to be completely straight," He laughed at Hermione's comment.
"What can I say, I'm a feminine guy," he winked at her and the four laughed as Draco and Lucius continued to argue about the bun incident.
It was finally time for them to give gifts.
"This one is more of a joint present for both Aunt Bella and Uncle Rod," said Draco as he handed them the wrapped pink parcel, tearing away the wrapping, inside was a pink little dress for a new born baby.
"Thank you, the three of you it is lovely and will fit perfectly for the baby," Bellatrix gushed smiling at them.
"You're welcome," the trio said together.
It was then Lucius and Narcissa's time to be given their gifts. Narcissa was delighted with the elegant silk robe that flowed beautifully behind her. Lucius was given an entire outfit made by a Russian Wizard designer.
As they handed out their gifts the clock was slowly beckoning to half two and they would be soon leaving to visit Blaise's parents.
"Thank you for coming, my dears," said Narcissa, and Bellatrix gave each one a hug before they left. Lucius nodded his head in farewell as well as Rodolphus, both smiling.
"We'll come and visit soon mother and Aunt Bella keep in touch," both women nodded their heads after a final goodbye the trio stepped into the fire.
I kinda think the end was a little rushed but I realised I still had loads to get in and it was becomind rather long.
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