Draco was a special case. The man was stubborn. Anyone at Hogwarts could tell you that. It was no surprise when Draco put his foot down about getting married. He did not want a wife, particularly a muggle wife. What good was a muggle? They did everything manually and it took forever for them to do anything because of it. Draco had no use for them. But he did not want a mud blood either. Filthy mutations in his opinion. So needless to say, it was a colossal surprise when Draco came home from Pansy's four days later to find his new 'fiance' sitting on the sofa in the sitting room beside his father.
Draco noticed something was wrong when he stepped into the house to find the house elves clustered around the corner from doorway to the room. He had taken a week off school for his birthday and his trunks were packed and waiting by the staircase. Draco skirted around them and pushed the elves away so that he could get by. He was far from gentle with them but they of course did not complain. Draco knew almost instantly who this woman was.
She was his age so he knew that she was not the muggle his father was marrying. Draco looked to his father with cold and angered eyes. "I won't." He growled. It was nothing against the woman herself. She was attractive enough. He supposed... Lucius pushed the girl forward until she either had to stand of be shoved off the edge of the ivory sofa. She stood slowly and shyly and Lucius stood as well and pushed her forward towards his son. 'Calm down Draco. This is Halle Mitchells." The elder Malfoy told his son in a soft but somehow deadly tone. Draco clenched his hands into fists. There was no way he was going to just stand her and accept this.
She was looking at him and pretending not to. Draco sneered as he looked over her. She was short, only coming up to his chest. Then again he was nearly six foot two himself so not that short he figured. He took in the shoulder length dirty blond hair and the gray eyes. He could just see the hint of a nice figure, but she covered it with shapeless baggy clothing. It didn't matter though as he wanted nothing to do with her. Draco looked up at his father again. 'I could find my own bride." He snapped. Lucius laughed coldly. "Hardly Draco." He replied. "You refused. And I will not have a son of mine going to Azkaban." Draco frowned. "You will marry her and you will follow the rules of the Ministry until this ridiculous law is lifted." Lucius continued. "After that, you can kill her for all I care."
Halle still was not quite sure she could understand what was happening. Last thing she could remember was being out clubbing with her friends. They had been at the club for a few hours and Halle was quite sloshed. She had been up at the bar to get yet another round of drinks, which she should not have been allowed in the first place seeing her age, her friend was a bouncer and had waved her through, and had turned to find the older but intriguing blond man. He had been watching her for sometime before curiosity had gotten the better of her. Halle had tried to ignore the man but she could feel his eyes on her as she sat at the table while her friends danced. Halle was not much of a dancer but she did enjoy the music.
The blond man had approached now and slipped into the booth beside her. Halle noticed the ordinate cane he carried with him. Her eyes took in the silver snakes head and the emerald eyes. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship. She raised her eyes to meet his as he began to speak. "I am Lucius Malfoy. " He told her softly yet for some reason, she could hear him quite clearly. The other sounds in the club seemed to diminish as he continued to speak. " I have a proposition for you. " He told her. He had picked her because she looked normal in his eyes. The other women in here were flashy. It was obvious that they wanted to be noticed but this girl was a wall flower. Perfect for Draco, a male that liked to mold his women.
'I can make you richer than you have ever imagined." Lucius told the girl and she had looked at him now a little frightened. It showed clearly in her eyes. "I need a wife for my son. An attractive man. And his wife would never have to want for anything." Of course he was lying she would want for one thing very much. Her freedom from the abuse Draco would undoubtedly put her through. After a few questions on her part and answers on his, the foolish girl had agreed to meet Draco, thus sealing her fate. Halle had left with Lucius with her friends a little more than worried about her. They had asked her to reconsider but Halle had refused. Soon she would wish that she had listened.
Lucius had kept the girl in the manor. He had made sure that the house elves had stayed out of view not wanting her to be introduced to their world quite yet. He had neglected to give her a tour because he thought it would be better to leave that to Draco. After the signing of the marriage contract on her side, Lucius had watched her slumber beside him as he had given her a bed to use for the night. The contract had stated that she would be kept well. She would have an allowance and would marry Draco. She had signed quickly and Lucius had not hesitated to take the scroll back. If she neglected to read the fine print, that was her fault. He had kept his feelings and thoughts to himself as well as he did with Miley. It bothered him greatly that he was being forced to welcome a muggle, not just one but two into his home. There was a time when muggles would be killed on sight if found on his property and now, he sat here beside a young muggle keeping her company until Draco returned.
Finally, it was almost noon when they heard the front door open. Draco stepped into the room and Lucius looked at hisson. He was a little dishevel no doubt he had just left the bed of the wizarding whore Pansy Parkinson. Lucius tried to keep out of the conversations on who Draco used for his entertainment. As long as Draco did not come to him one day and tell Lucius that he was going to be a grandfather. Lucius would not be a happy camper as the saying went.
Halle looked up at the blond. He was of course attractive. There was no one on earth that could claim that this bad was ugly. Everything about him screamed bad boy but his light eyes and the smirk on his perfect face held her captive. She heard the conversation between to two men and blushed. He didn't want her? Helle looked down at the highly polished floor. It was odd how this hurt her so badly. Was she so needy that she really wanted to be sold into a marriage? And what law were they talking about? She had never heard of any law that included getting married. Draco met her eyes as Halle risked looking up again. "How old are you, Muggle?" He snapped at her. Halle frowned slightly. What was a Muggle? It took her a moment to answer his cold question.
Though it was his first question to her and she did not want to seem stupid right off the bat. "I am seventeen." She told him softly. Draco grunted and then looked back to his father. "And your fiancé?" Draco sneer at Lucius. "Is none of your business Draco." Lucius replied with warning in his voice. Draco growled under his breath. He knew better then to push his father too far. Draco's eyes darkened. "Fine." He finally spat. "I'll marry this filthy Muggle but I will not be tied down to her. " He threatened. "I am not going to change my ways."
With that, he gave a cold smile to the female and then turned and left them together. "Go after him." Lucius told her. He looked to the blond. She had twenty-six days to her wedding. If she thought were bad now, they were about to get a whole lot worse. Lucius left her as well and the front door slammed as Draco moved past them in the hallway and outside slamming the door behind him. Halle jumped slightly. What had she gotten herself into? She sighed and then stepped into the hallway. Halle was sure that she could see something move in the shadows but when she looked, there was nothing there. She opened the front door and stepped outside.