Chapter 3

Spotting a light coming from a room she went to it an froze as she opened the door.

"It can't be."

"But it is i assure you, Lucius Malfoy in the flesh." He smiled turning from the fireplace he stud at to grace her with a smile.

"You have all of five seconds to explain why your still alive before i stun you an call the Aurors." She told him pointing her wand at him but not walking into the room.

"If you would kindly lower your wand an have a seat i will explain everything. After all this is my house an having a wand pulled on me is very upsetting." Lucius grinned sitting down himself. "Can i get you anything, Brandy,Firewhiskey, Wine perhaps?"

"No, and I'll stay were i am thank you." She said placing her wand back up her sleeve. "Explain."

"First off i want you to know i love my son."

"Noted." She said crossing her arms over her chest.

"The bird as I'm sure you've quested is mine, his name is Nightshade. I sent him to keep an eye on Draco for me."

"You had the bird spy on him?"

"No, watch him, protect him.I will admit that at one time i believed what the Dark Lord said, but like Severus after a time i wanted out. Unlike Severus when i came to my senesce there was no one there to help me. To leave could have meant death to my son."

Alexandra walked in an sat next to him. "So you stayed."

"So i stayed. I knew your father would win and i knew what my fate would be so i faked my death."

"Mr. Malfoy what do you want from me?"

"Lucius please, I knew your father would not believe me but i you will because i know what you are Alexandra. Your heart tells you i am not lying. I want you to help me get my freedom so i can see my son."

"What do you mean you know what i am?"

"Emotional. I knew everything that went on at that school. I could have told him everything. If he knew who your father really was how long do you think you would have stayed alive?" He said looking to her. "But as i said i didn't want to be a Death eater anymore so i kept everything to myself.

Alexandra stared at the fire for awhile before she spoke. "I will help you because i believe but most of all I'll help you for Draco." She said looking at him. "I know what it feels like to have a father who can't be a father to you. But you'll have to come back with me an stay in my second quarters so i can think of what to do an keep my eye on you. An you'll hand over your wand to me."

"Alright, shell we go now then?" He asked standing up an handing her his cane.

"You will behave do you understand me Lucius?" She asked taking the cane an standing up.

"Completely." He smiled grabbing some flew powder. "Alexandra Dumbledore'' office.

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"Am i to stay here all the time?" Lucius asked as she removed her robe.

"Yes an you are to speak to no one. Now if you excuse me i have to let my Deputy know I'm back." She said leaving him.

"Are you ever going to let them explain what happened?" Lucius asked standing on the stairs.

Alexandra stopped an turned to look up at him. "You know what happened You were spying on Snape as well."

"No, I was spying on you. I knew one day i would need your help, so i kept an eye on you as well." He smiled.

"Then you know about me an-"

"Draco? Yes i do."

"I see, well if you'll excuse me. Make yourself at home." She said leaving him an heading down to the Potions room.

", are completely brain dead!" Severus growled.

"Snape." Alexandra said stepping into his class room. "A word please." She said walking back out.

Severus followed her with his class looking on in hopes that he was in trouble.

"You're back." Severus stated.

"Yes, everything went fine i take it?" She asked.

"Yes Headmistress."

"Alright you may go back to your class. " She told him leaving him to teach.

Alexandra went back to her office an wrote a letter to the Ministry, when she would actually send it she wasn't sure yet. Placing the letter in a drawer she got up an went up stairs going to a wall she taped a brick an the wall moved aside allowing her to walk into her second quarters were she found Lucius reading.

"Why did you join them?" She asked sitting across form him.

"As i said i believe what he said,Mudbloods should not be in Hogwarts or any other magical school." Lucius replied sitting the book down.

"You said Mudblood, do you still feel that way then?"

"No, an excuse my use of the word. I have witness first had Miss Grangers full powers during the war. I don't like them but nor do i desire to see them all killed." Lucius answered her.

"Why did you want to leave, what happen that changed your mind?"

"The man had gone insane, all he cared about was Potter he didn't care if he killed every man an child as long as he got Potter. Or your Father, he really couldn't stand either of them."

"So if he had stayed on the path he had told you, you would have stayed?"

"I honestly couldn't tell you Alex." He sighed.

"When did you want to leave the Death eaters?"

"My Sons second year at Hogwarts, when they all thought he was the heir of Slytherin. By then it was to dangerous to leave."

"So the fact that your son might have been in danger made you want to leave Lucius?"

"Yes."

"How did you feel when he was ordered to kill my father?"

"I was horrified I knew he couldn't do it an if he even tried Dumbledore' or Potter would have killed him. Luckily Severus an your father put on a good show."

"Have you ever used any of the Unforgivables?"

"Yes." He said looking away from her.

"What ones?"

"All Three."

"Tell me about it."

"Alex-"

"Tell me about them Lucius." She told him sternly.

Lucius sat back an looked at her. "Why do you want to hear about it?"

"Because i asked you, if you want my help tell me." She replied.

Closing his eyes in pain he began. " I was twenty one when i first used the Impeiro curse on a muggle named Leona Liptune. I made her give me oral pleasure. Anytime i used the Impeiro curse it was for my pleasure."

"Do you remember all your victims names?" She asked watching him.

"There faces hunt my worst nightmares." He sighed. "The Cruciatus cursed i used when i was nineteen a muggle born named Petter Pendrum."

"Why?"

"He thought he was better then me so i proved him wrong."

"An the Killing curse?"

"The first one was used on Leona Liptune, i killed her when i was done with her."

Alexandra watched as a lone tear rolled down his face before he wiped it away, opening his eyes he looks to her.

"May i ask what was the purpose of us playing twenty questions?" He asked turning back into the Lucius Malfoy people feared.

"I only asked 12 questions but i will be asking more everyday until we've covered every thing you've done, good an bad. And you don't have to hide behind the hated Death eater mask Lucius. Here you don't need any masks, if you truly want me to help i need to see the real you." She told him taking his hand in hers.

"May i ask you a question?"

"You just did but go ahead."

"Who helps you?" He asked leaning forward.

"I don't need any help." She replied.

"You're surrounded by millions who love you yet you're still cry alone at night because you keep everything in. So when is it that the world gets to see the real you, when do we see Alexandra Elizabeth Stone Dumbledore'? The women an not just the name?"

"I deal with my-"

"No you don't you simply except them." He told her as she pulled her hand away. "Your best friend and the man that you love fucked an all you did was get mad an then forget it. You didn't really yell at them, you didn't fight nor talk. You just excepted it." He told her as she stud up.

"Lucius, if i am to help you please reframe from trying to analyze me is that understood?"

"I've upset you, that was not what i was trying to do i was merely trying to help. I understand it will not happen again." He told her with a smile.

"Good, I'll have lunch sent up to you." She told him leaving.

"Nightshade, I'll need you to take a little letter to Severus for me." Lucius grinned at the Hawk.