*This chap is an experiment, I am not at all sure how this will turn out but imam try it anyway, it co insides with my last chap, so here goes.*
*Again this is for MrsJmalfoy for the idea, and this one is for the favoriters I love you
I do not own the characters, save the house elves, I made them up.
Lucius' POV
I inhale deeply, picking up the freshly mown grass smell mixed in the with scent of the lilies and dragonflowers, mixing ti make a beautiful summer perfume. A loud crack distracts me from enjoying the garden smells in the sunlight,
"master Luc, you mother would like to speak to you in the parlour," Lilac my tiny house elf says to me looking at me with saucer sized eyes, "would you like Lilac to take your things back to your room?" she asks reaching for my books.
"yes please, Lilac, could you put them in my study please and prepare me some tea, I have lots of homework to do" I say raising my self off the bench I had gotten comfy on.
"anything for you master Lucius." She says bowing low nearly dropping the stack of books, parchment and quills, she dissapers with a crack and I begin walking back up to the slightly foreboding house, if I hadn't grown up here it would have intimidated me.
I walk straight in to the parlour and see my mother, he greying brown hair swept up in a messy bun, sipping on tea, "mother, you wished to see me" I say sweeping across the room and kissing her cheek.
"yes my dear son, I am very proud of you, Lucius, I recived the owl from headmaster Dumbledore and he is very pleased with your work this year, despite losing father," she stops and sniffles, losing my father had nearly killed her, she and my father had met in school and been together til his dying day io reach out and clasp hold of my mothers hand, comforting her best I can " and I heard that you had passed your apperation exam, another reason, Percival would have been proud of you," she continues a small smile lighting her face. " I need you to do a few things for me today my dear," she says looking at me with tired eyes. "We have no Floo powder, and I know the potions lab is running low on a lot, you and severus have been busy haven't you," she says fondly, severus was another son to her. " I also want you to buy that lovely Lily a birthday present from the two of us." She smiles with even more fondness in her eyes, Lily was the daughter she never had, and she let Lily know as often as she could.
"also my dear, can you pop in to see the Blacks and say how busy we are and won't be at dinner until six instead of four." She says tiredly
"Of course Mother" I say wrapping my arm around her and kissing her cheek again.
I am going to have a little sleep, I am tired. She says standing slowly
" would you like Lilac to bring you some herbal tea? I say holdin the door open for her
Oh yes please, rosewater would be nice. She says squeezing my hand " one more thing lucius, get you're self that potions kit you want, a reward for doing so well" she says affectionately hugging me. I don't know what to sat to her so I just kiss her on the cheek several times.
I turn and leave my mother, walking towards her bedroom, I call lilac and tell er not to make my tea and to make some rosewater tea for my mother, I walk out into the entrance hall and exit the house, I aparate straight to diagon alley, and cross to Gringotts in the hot august sunlight.
"ah young Master Malfoy, your mother owled ahead and requested we get sufficient funds for your trip today, If I could just see your wand?" the gruff looking goblin asks as I take a seat at his desk. I hand him over my wand and watch as he does security tests to make sure it is my wand and not and imposter wand, "hmm, yes everything seems to be in order here, very well Mr malfoys, here you are" he says handing me back my wand and a full money pouch. "enjoy your day, sir." The goblin says politely as I rise from the chair.
"thank you very much, Griphook" I say stowing the things away in my robes, and turning to leave the bank. As I leave the bank I bask in the gorgeous day, debating where to start first, I decide to get the boring things first and head for the ministry to get some floo powder for my mother.
" welcome to the ministry for magic, Name please and desired department, please." A blonde haired witch says to me as I enter
"Lucius malfoy, Floo network and regulations please." I say politely dazzling the poor girl with a full teethed smile
"ah yes Mr Malfoy, 19th floor, would you like an Elf escort today at all?" she asks all flustered, I reply I will call if I need one and set off leaving the dazed witch in my stead.
I get into the lift and call floo department and the lift jerks into life, my stomach lurches as the lift drops down 19 floors and backwards for at least another 5.
"Floo network and regulations" a polite voice in the empty lifts calls. I exit the lift and enter the vast room filled with fire places
"floo network and regulations, what can I do for you today?" another blonde haired witch asks me, getting flustered as I also give her a full teethed grin.
"I require some floo powder at Malfoy Manor please, and I would also like if possible to have Black manor put on the list of floo points at Malfoy manor please."
"yes of course sir, I will get on that right away."
"thank you very much" I say and leave the office, I exit the ministry and am once again bathed in hot august sun.
I walk back down to, thinking to myself that's one of the list, I continue walking, down the street towards the apothecary, I enter the darkened shop, inhaling the mixture of smells bombarding my nostrils.
"Ah young master Malfoy, good afternoon" the shop keeper Sebastian greets me with a toothless grin, "what can I do for you then"
"Well, must you ask that question, I want a bit of everything please." I say grinning.
"well it'll take a while, to package up" he says shuffling out from behind the counter.
"very well" I say politely. " you can send it directly to my house, if that is okay please."
"yes of course, it will be delivered by the end of the day" he says beginning to pull jars off the shelves.
"thank you, good day to you." I say exiting the shop and crossing over to the quill and parchment shop.
"good day" I say entering the shop and browsing the vast shelves of quills and notebooks.
"good day" the shop keeper says without looking up. I continue to browse, thinking of all the things Lily would love, before finally settling on a rainbow colour changing quill, and a notebook in deep purple velvet, which is keyed in by the owner.
"I'll take these two please" I say laying them down on the counter, the shop keeper asks for 3 galleons and I hand them over with out hesitation, realising I have to get to the Blacks. I exit the shop and cross over to the nearest apperation point, with a swirl of air and a crack I find my self on the doorstep of 12 grimmauld place. I knock on the door and wait for the answer.
"Lucius! You are early!" Wahlburga exclaims. A smile plastered on her face.
" I know Aunt Wallie, I just came to tell you me and mother will be round at 7 not 6." I say sweeping her into a hug.
"that's okay, won't you come in for a cup of tea, I just got Kreatcher to make a pot.
"oh well if its being made" I say entering the house behind her, hearing a faint scuffling and faint yells coming from up stairs. " The boys at it again." I joke following her to the kitchen.
"they always are these days" she sighs sitting at the kitchen table.
"mind if I go say hello." I ask swigging my tea, quickly.
"oh no go ahead, see if you can stop their scuffling." She says sipping delicately at her tea.
I leave the kitchen and trapse up the stairs the scuffling and yelling becoming louder. Faintly I can hear some one begging for something to stop, as I reach the top of the stairs and note the noises are coming from sirius' room, the silencing charm, clearly failing, the door is slightly agar, I walk up to it and push it open slightly.
"Regulus, No please, Stop," I hear Sirius scream, breaking my heart, the images I see scaring me, I feel hot bile rise up my throat and I run to the bathroom and as descreetly as I can, I vomit up the contents of my stomach. I clean my self of flush to loo and rush down stairs, trying not to hear anymore, I just hear pitiful crying mixed with evil laughter. Not caring how much noise I make I run down the stairs and burst through the front door. Faintly hearing Aunt Wallie calling me, I apperate directly into my bedroom, sinking onto my carpet sobbing, sobbing for Sirius.
With out thinking I cross over to my fire place and start a fire, I chuck in the floo powder and shout, Sirius Blacks bedroom, praying that the floo's have been connected.
With a flash of green, I see sirius' pitiful form, slumped next to his bed, covered in blood and his own vomit.
"What are you doing here" he says quietly, sniffling.
I cross over to him and lower my self down to his level. Cupping his chin so he looks at me, "Sirius, I'm going to help you." I whisper. "come on, lets go." I say helping him to stand,
"but… but why? I hear him say, missing the faint line of a smile daring to spread on his face.