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Chapter Two
Hermione
A full day passed and around five thirty in the evening Harry arrived with food for us all and a bottle of firewhiskey. The situation seemed to call for it. We ate our take away in pleasant conversation and as we proceeded into oursecondglass a small twitch of a finger gained my attention.
"I think she is waking up." Everyone sat up a little bit more and it seems Kingsley was happy enough taking the lead as he walked to the foot of her bed as that would most likely be the first place her eyes would focus.
"Narcissa, can you hear me?" She scrunched her face up in pain and she slowly tried to open her eyes, I had already dimmed the lights to ensure she could adjust. Instead of focusing on Kingsley those blue irises met my own, I hadn't even realised I had moved closer to the bed until she stared straight at me.
She didn't move and just held my gaze again in a way that was entirely reminiscent of years past and a soft smile overcame her face before moving to Kingsley and confusion marred that beautiful face now.
"Kingsley?" His features had changed over the past twelve years, as much as we all had but when she moved to take in her surroundings she spotted Draco and soft tears brimmed in her eyes.
"Dragon." Mother and son held their gazes for a fewseconds, reality seemed to kick in as she pushed herself up and winced before hugging her son to her chest. It seemed like a very private moment but I couldn't bring myself to leave. Her breath caught as she moved away and I knew her ribs were still going to be tender. Draco helped her lie back down but still held onto her hand.
"Where am I? What happened? The Dark Lord? Potter?" Harry took that moment to come up beside the bed and smiled at the blonde woman in the most friendly of ways.
"Kicked his arse, thanks to you." She took in Harry's features before flitting back to my own and finally Draco in even more confusion. It was when her gaze landed on Andromeda, like the Minister she too was going grey throughout her black locks and Andromeda just cried into her sisters hand.
"Andromeda. Well if you're here I must be dying, I certainly feel like I am. Where am I?" Kingsley stepped closer to the bed and sat at the bottom on the edge before smiling.
"Harry did defeat Voldemort and Lucius is in Azkaban. You went missing the night of the battle. We recently found this." He held up the Amulet and she briefly touched her neck, this was not going to be easy for her to hear but perhaps straight out with it is easier.
" My necklace, you said recently found and I was missing. What year is it Kingsley?" He smiled in a way that was reminiscent of Dumbledore, she didn't miss anything even now in pain and fuzzy from a twelve year nap.
"Twothousand and ten. You have been trapped for twelve years Narcissa, and not to get technical but I am the Minister if Magic now." She paled significantly which considering how pale she already was, was impressive.
"Twelve years. I was trapped inside my Amulet for twelve years. How did I get out?" He smiled behind him directed at me before holding onto Narcissa hand in a friendly gesture. It made me wonder how close they were, I know Kingsley was in Slytherin and is a year older than Andromeda but he seemed familiar to her.
"A combination of Hermiones magic and a little bit of luck if I am being honest. Hermione perhaps you would like to explain it." I felt under pressure with the burning gaze from Narcissa pinned in my direction.
"I could feel the magic coming from it and there was wards all around it. I am assuming some of them were yours to protect it." At her nod I continued on and explained the whole thing from start to finish with Draco and Harry putting theirtwocents in when they needed to and I could see the woman was getting more and more uncomfortable as time went on.
"I have missed everything, I have been gone for twelve years. You're all grown up now dragon. A man now and married it seems, who is the lucky witch?" Harry clearing his throat got her attention as he held his right hand up to a matching wedding band.
"That would be me. It's a pleasure to meet you officially... Mum." She smiled and I swear it was probably the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
"Well I wasn't expecting that, I am glad you found each other." As if on cue I heard a voice downstairs and it was George. Maya had returned it seems and Draco eyes lit up as did Harry's.
"Just wait it gets better. I will be back in asecond." The dads left the room and Kingsley patted her on the hand before leaving, Andromeda also left before promising to come back tomorrow. I was now alone in a room with the witch who had haunted my dreams and my nightmares.
I walked over to the bed and offered her a cup of tea, the tremors had stopped now at this point and it seemed the safe thing to do. I gave her another pain reliever as well as some Skelegro for her ribs.
"It seems I owe you a life debt Miss Granger. Thank You." I just shook my head at her before sitting in the chair that Andromeda had just vacated.
"You saved us all Mrs Malfoy. When you lied to Voldemort, you saved us all. You don't owe me anything." Soft footsteps came closer to the room and once Draco walked into the room with Maya the baby's face lit up.
"Mum I want you to meet our daughter. This is Maya, Maya Narcissa Potter Malfoy." Upon seeing her granddaughter the tears were fast flowing as her mouth dropped open.
"I am a grandmother? Dragon you have lead with that bit of news. She is precious, how old is she?" Maya began wiggling to get down as she had just begun toddling, I knew the house was baby proofed anyway but it seems she aimed straight for the bed anyway.
" Up, up Dada." Narcissa nodded to her son as they had a silent communication and the baby crawled up the bed to Narcissa and snuggled under the blanket beside her and stroked her grandmother's face.
"Nana, Nana." The shock on the blondes face would have been comical if it wasn't so touching. Maya took Narcissas hand in her own and seemed in awe of the baby.
"She knows me?" Harry nodded his head before coming over and sitting at the bottom of the bed with his family.
"She has a picture of you and my mother beside her bed, our friend Luna Lovegood wrote a series of Children's books. You're her superhero. The Brave Witch trying to save the life of her son. It's condensed for children but yours is her favouritestory." Maya chose that moment to trace her grandmother's lips whom she had inherited and smiled.
" Nana." I looked over at Harry and noticed his eyes were softer than I have seen in a long time. I know it was bittersweet, he and Draco had conversations early in their friendship about the loss of their mother's. Now Draco gets his back but Harry is an orphan once more.
"OK little munchkin it's time for Daddy to give you a bath. I will go run it and come back for her." Harry came over and kissed his daughter followed by his husband, instead of raised eyebrows there was a smile on Narcissa face.
"That is going to take some getting used to." I don't know why I had entered the conversation but ripping the piss out of Harry and Draco came naturally.
"Oh please, you think this is bad they're all over each other all the time." Harry's smirked at me and after planting a sloppy kiss on my cheek he smirked goodbye at me.
"Truly a terrible human being and I am a worse person for knowing you." His laugh echoed down the hall as thetwoMalfoys smirked in weird identical ways.
"Love you too Mione." I turned sheepishly to my guests and the tiny guest who was almost sleeping beside her grandmother. Hearing the water running upstairs I knew Harry would be coming back for the baby so I left them to it.
"Sorry about that. I am gonna go but umm if you need me just give me a shout. The rooms are charmed so as my name is called I will hear it." Narcissa smiled at me before nodding and thanking me. I left the room leaving the three generations time to catch up. Every now and again whilst I was cleaning and doing laundry I saw my photo albums from the library float up and then back down the stairs.
They had twelve years to catch up on and it seems Draco was trying to fit it all in at the same time. I popped in with tea and potions and took Maya for a while who was all clean after her bath. We played and readstoriesbefore I gave her a bottle and she fell asleep. Walking her up to her little room I caught Narcissa eye as Draco was showing her some of his wedding photos. I tried to muster up a smile at her before continuing on and settled the fourteen month old in her nursery.
There was no way I wasn't giving my goddaughter her own room in this mansion. Setting all of the charms around her I softly closed the door and let her sleep. Close to midnight Draco had came downstairs and informed me she was resting.
Decided to get some sleep he went upstairs to crawl in beside Harry, both decided to stay here for the night and I decided to also call it a night. Tomorrow would be my first day with Narcissa Malfoy as a roommate. Interesting.
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I woke up at the same time I usually do, six am rolled around and I could hear clattering downstairs and knew Draco was cooking. Deciding to call into Narcissa first I made myself presentable. Brushing my teeth and charming my hair straight I put it up at the top of my head in a messy bin.
Monday Morning was always difficult but I had a spring in my step this morning I couldn't account for. Keeping my pyjamas on I walked out of my room to the spare bedroom across the hall and noticed the Blonde Slytherin sitting at the edge of the bed.
"Good morning. How did you sleep? This room has a tendancy to be colder, the bed isn't the most comfortable either." I walked further into the room and realised she was still only wearing my Oxford shirt and so had her legs still bare and was taking the bandage off her leg.
"Good morning Miss Granger. I don't sleep well anywhere but the bed was fine. Could you maybe lend me a hand, my ribs are still tender. If its not too much trouble?" I shook my head and grabbed the basket from her bed before kneeling in front of her.
"No trouble at all. I actually came in to see if you needed a shower, it can be a bit temperamental. We will get this sorted first." A soft, genuine smile down at me and I felt a blush coming on because who wouldn't when a witch of this callabre, look so gorgeous half naked. Since the war I have had a few daliances here and there with both men and women. I always found relationships with women easier.
"This looks a lot better." Peeling the bandage away I could see the skin has knitted together and so I applied my Rosehip Balm to it again and rubbed it into the skin. A small wince from her made me soften my hands but she held her ribs.
"Sorry if my hands are cold." She, shook her head at me as I wiped my hands on the towel before standing up andtwopaces away from her. I cannot be checking out Dracos mother, ferret face wouldn't let me live it down. Having been friends with Draco for so long I felt like I knew the woman already, but seeing the most perfect specimen sitting drop dead gorgeous and in my clothes was distracting to my quasi lesbian self.
Her eyebrows flew up and cleared her throat before it dawned on me, she is an Occlumens so probably heard all of my thoughts and I should just go and Bury my head in the pillow now. I couldn't bring myself to say anything else but stood walked over to the adjoining bathroom and turned on the shower. In my hot press I grabbed her some black leggings and a white tank top and a brand new pair of black underwear and a sports bra before bringing them out for her and setting them on the bed.
"Umm so here is some clothes, they will probably drown you but I know Draco is planning on getting some of your things today. He gave away a lot of his father's things before he sold Malfoy Manor but he kept yours in storage. You should be able to get your own things then. Do you think you can manage the stairs or would you prefer breakfast up here? I don't mind either way I am going to researching all day and I..." She stepped forward and pressed her finger to my lips and the shock nearly floored me. It had been to long since a beautiful woman has touched me.
" My goodness if I thought your inner ramblings were exhaustive you outer ones are almost worse. Did no one ever teach you occlumency?" I shook my head at her before she smiled at me so I know she meant no malice.
"Professor Snape tried to teach Harry but we'll let's just say there was a clash of personalities." She let out a breathy laugh before grasping the clothes in her hands.
"Yes well no harm to Severus he is a good man but a terrible teacher." I realised her use of the present tense and realise Draco never told her about him.
"He was a good man in the end but unfortunately lost his life at the Battle." She looked genuinely hurt at that and Draco had told me that once that Severus was always closer to his mother than his father.
"Severus. How did he die?" I swallowed because even thoughts of my ex professor and his tragic life left a lump in my throat. Everytime I spoke to his portrait though he was pleasant and helpful.
"Nagini." She closed her eyes and sat back down on the edge of the bed causing her short to ride up her legs again. No Hermione look at her face.
"That Snake will haunt me until I die. What happened to it?" I couldn't stop the smile that overcame my features at the memory.
"Neville Longbottom cut its head off with the sword of Gryffindor." She nearly fell off the bed at my nonchalant way of putting it before a soft laugh escaped her as she covered she mouth with her hand in the most fragile of ways.
"Well it seems I owe Mr Longbottom a gift basket. You don't have to worry about your thoughts Miss Granger. I am quite flattered." The blush appeared again and I walked her into the bathroom and showed her all of the bath products and where the towels were.
"I think I can manage the stairs Miss Granger. I will see you soon." I nodded and left her to her own devices and tried to taper down my thoughts before entering the kitchen. Carnage could not even begin to describe what I walked into. Harry stood drinking his coffee smiling at Draco who was attempting to cook breakfast fro everyone. Maya was giggling and laughing at her Papa.
"Seriously you let him cook. What's wrong with you? Why would you let him loose in my kitchen if you wanna blow something up do it in your own house." Harry was far too amused at his husbands glaring face and handed me a cup of coffee.
"I like the colour scheme in my kitchen Hermione, I don't wanna have to change it again." I just sat down and helped my goddaughter with her breakfast and tried to ignore every bang and smell of burning behind me. As Harry swallowed the last of his coffee he gave Maya a kiss before heading towards Draco as the door opened.
She walked in still barefoot and I summoned my fluffy socks for her which also still had tags on them. A grateful smile towards me and she made her way closer into the kitchen towards us.
"Narcissa, I was just getting ready to leave and drop Maya off at Mollys, she has a sort of daycare in her house with her grandkids." Narcissa looked disappointed for asecondat the fact that the baby wasn't going to be here during the day.
"I will pick her up from Mollys at four when my shift at St Mungos ends." Harry nodded at Harry before they gave each other a sweet kiss goodbye and he also threw his arms around Narcissa.
"I will see you later Narcissa." He lifted Maya up who also hugged into her grandmother goodbye with a smile.
"Goodbye precious dove." She pressed a soft kiss on the baby's head and went to fix herself some coffee. Draco announced his departure also before holding on for a bit to long to his mother.
"I am not going anywhere Dragon." He nodded and teared up before leaning away from his mother and nodding. He gave me a, swift hug and grabbed his healer robe before heading through the FLOO.
"Breakfast?" Upon looking at the chaos Draco left me in the kitchen she, raised an eyebrow at me before taking my coffee from my hands and taking a sip.
"Please don't tell me you let my son cook." I laughed at her as she wiped pancake batter from the fridge door and waned her hand in concentric circles and waves up and down. The kitchen put itself to rights with all of a flick of a hand, she truly was impressive.
"If I had my way he wouldn't be allowed, he already blew up the original oven in this kitchen." At that damn quirked eyebrow I had to get out and try and focus my brain on my to do list. For the past twelve years I had helped pilot a program after the war to create a place for people to gather and talk. Almost like group therapy, it was ran by an American Muggle Born witch who had a PhD in Psychology.
I make the potions for the more severe ward, people like the Longbottoms I was still trying to find a cure for. Malfoy Manor became the Nymphadora Lupin Wellness Centre. Quite a lot of prominent families donated and there was a fundraiser every year. In actually three weeks and I had volunteered every year to try and be on the Organising committee.
"I need to go and umm organise some things, will you be OK?" She smiled before going over to the now clean coffee pit and pouring herself a cup of her own coffee and smiled at me.
"I was a bored housewife for twenty years Miss Granger, I am sure I can find something to amuse myself." The teasing lilt in her voice was impossible to ignore and I excused myself after reminding her where I kept all of my potions. Once I made my way to the library and had set everything out for the Ball.
Band was booked, caterers were sorted and I had the guest list finalised with the invitations sitting ready to send to everyone. I was half an hour into it when the door creaked open with Narcissa padding into the room. Her long blonde hair was now pinned above her head as she placed a plate of fruit and pancakes in front of me along with another cup of coffee.
"I thought you might be hungry. I noticed you didn't have breakfast and I came for a book too." I thanked her and she started to walk towards my books a soft voice calling her from behind caught her attention.
"Cissy." The portrait itself wasn't a very talkative man, in fact he was a little bit cold around me. He passed himself but didn't go out of his way to instigate a conversation. Regulus however was staring at her as if she was the fourth coming.
"Reggie. I always wondered what happened to you? You just disappeared." I could tell they must have been close as she traced the portrait with pain and love on hor face.
"Look at you cousin, coming back from the dead." She, smiled at him and they conversed softly as I ate and continued on with my invitations. I lost track of time at this point and was just penning the last invite when she came over to me. I don't know why but I was aware of her magical signature now so could practically feel her magic flitting around her. It was strong and determined which I suppose is the proper adjectives to describe the woman.
"What exactly are you doing over here Miss Granger?" I smirked at her and seen her mirror me before sitting down at my insistence.
"There is a ball in few weeks and I am trying to get all the final details squared away before sending the invites." She looked through all of my information and nodded her head.
"Well hopefully I will be able to see it, from what you have so far it looks set to be a wonderful spectacle." I hope she does get to see it, imagining Narcissa Malfoy in some slinky ballgown was distracting me. What the fuck is wrong with me? Why am I doing this to myself? This is Dracos Mother and I am being some disgusting perv. God I am no better than Carmac Fucking McClaggan. At her laugh I realised she had heard all of that before she placed her hand on my upper arm and shook her head.
"Please don't be embarrassed, it's OK. I am going to ask you an invasive question if that is OK?" I gulped before nodding as she got comfortable in the chair beside me before tucking a stray piece of that silky hair thst had fallen from her updo behind her ear
"Considering we are going to be spending the next few weeks together I figure I can go forward without the formalities. I am going to call you Hermione and please don't take this the wrong way. You're going to have to learn Occlumency Hermione. Your thoughts are overwhelmingly loud." I bristled a little bit at her in a, way that I was offended.
"Don't bloody read my mind then, jesus all of you Slytherins and your mind magic." Truthfully I had tried to learn Occlumency from books and it just wasn't happening, maybe it was too chaotic or something I there.
"Do you think I dip in and out of people's heads for fun? I can usually drown it all out like white noise Hermione but your mind is wide open for anyone to read especially when you're screaming. I don't really mind hearing your thoughts if I am honest but you seem like a very private person so I think you want to protect that amazing mind of yours." I flushed at the praise of my intellect and the insult of how noisy I am and disturbing her.
" I have tried to learn but I always hit a wall." She nodded and gave me a pat on the hand to try and comfort me I guess.
"The offer is there anyway if you want it. I will need a wand so maybe give me to the end of the day and try to Meditate before coming to practice for at least twenty minutes." My books didn't mention meditating but I suppose there was a lot in books that wasn't included.
" Why meditate? " She smiled and I was realising it was becoming one of my favourite things. To see her smile at me, I would never have guessed she is such a warm person.
" Your body needs to be in a complete state of relaxation, I don't know what you do to relax but some people listen to music, others take recreational substances and some take pleasure as their relaxation." The flush was tenfold at the word pleasure passing through her lips, god why did this woman make me so stupid.
"Wow, well I guess I like to read and listen to music but I don't know if my body has ever been in a state of full relaxation. Some people call me high strung and I guess it's true." She nods her head at me before and I noticed her hand was still on my arm. It seems she had noticed also and let me go before standing up and picking up her book she had previously chosen.
" I have taken up enough of your time, come to me anytime Hermione and we can begin on your instruction if that is what you wish." I nodded at her but once she reached the door I couldn't stop the question popping out of me before she crossed the threshold.
" What do you do? To relax?" She smirked again and I didn't know if I wanted to kiss her or slap her at this point. It really was a fity fifty chance.
"I paint, I brew potions. Occasionally I also seek a different pleasure. You will find what works for you Hermione. I will see you at dinner." I nodded and thanked her before parting.
"See you later Narcissa." She glanced over her shoulder at the use of her first name before leaving me to my thoughts, I glanced over and seen Regulus looking at me with an amused smirk on his face.
"What is your problem?" He just shook his head and lifted his book to pretend to read it.
"Oh shut it or I will burn you." A chuckle left his mouth and he sipped his drink and read his book perfectly content to ignore me. I spent the rest of the afternoon working before the most amazing smell drifted toward the library and my stomach chose that moment to make itself known.
"Following my nose I entered the kitchen to see something that amazed me, where her son was clumsy, destructful and chaotic. Narcissa stood chopping, mixing and boiling like a professional.
" Something smells amazing. Shouldn't you be resting?" This woman is taking the time to cook for me, when she has been through such an ordeal.
"Technically I have been sleeping for twelve years and Potions Mistress remember. Idle hands make for poor decision making." I smirked at her before picking out some plates and setting them all around the table.
"That sounds like a bumper sticker." She stopped and looked confused for asecond, god she looked like Draco when she did that, it was slightly creepy.
"Well he is my son. What is a bumper sticker?" I couldn't stop the laugh that erupted out of me before explaining with a few different examples for her to mull over.
"I do enjoy automobiles as transportation. They are quite comfortable." I rolled up my sleeves without realising and her gaze instantly hardened as she noticed my scar still as raw, red and painful as it was the day I received it.
"Umm...sorry. I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable." I went to roll my sleeve back down before her hand over my own stopped it.
"Don't, there is nothing you need to apologise for. Nothing at all. If anything I should apologise to you. I just realised that I hadn't and realistically that should have been the first thing I did. Seeing it now I can't hardly find the words to to it justice." She slowly turned my arm around so the scar was glaring up at her.
" Bella was vicious, unyielding I think Garrick Ollivander once described her wand. Her persona also was the same way, ever since we were younger she was the Oldest and the most important at that moment. She had a match set up for Lestrange from such a young age, she rebelled hard. She was in a long term relationship with Alecto Carrow for tears even during her marriage." I was really hoping there was a point to this because if not I will not be able to stop fro tracing her cheekbones.
"The Bella that went to Azkaban was not the same one thay came out. Was she cruel? Yes. Was she evil? Probably, but everytime father would try to punish us Bella always took the blame for it. After Andromeda left it was just ustwoand my marriage to Lucius was being arranged at that time." She waved her hand behind her and turned the boil down in the rice she was cooking.
"Bella gave me all of her notebooks which means I can remove the curse she has set into you arm. I just need some supplies, do you mind if I dip into your potions ingredients?" I shook my head still in shock that the red angry letters would heal.
"Will it take away the pain? It still wakes me particularly after a difficult nightmare. Sometimes blood would trickle down from it as well." She nodded and set dinner into stasis waiting in the boys to come back as she asked to see my arm.
"I truly am sorry Hermione, How are you doing so well considering everything you have been through?" I didn't expect the Malfoy matriarch to be speak to me like this, to be honest I was expecting something entirely different.
"It had been twelve years Narcissa. Twelve years of healing both physically and emotionally. The old saying time heals all wounds is actually true." She looked at my ark for asecondbefore nodding and went to stand up and away from me.
"I think I can heal it for you, I am going to need a drop of your blood. I do not have Bellas blood but because I am a direct connection to her bloodline being a sister it should break the curse that the blade inflicted on you. Why don't we have dinner and then after I will meet you in the library?" I nodded and we went back to our meal prepping and around five thirty Draco appeared with a very happy Maya.
" Na na na na." Her gaze with a smile went straight for the baby as Draco handed her to me to set up her pack n play as Narcissas hand were covered in dough. That, was my gift for them both at the Baby Shower. Narcissa eyed it in confusion before I set Maya down with her stuffy, an already slightly worn snake. She wraps it around her body at night when she is sleeping.
I figured that I too would be close to starting a family at this point in my life. Seeing Maya everyday was amazing but it's difficult to face the fact that it might never happen. Harry had originally asked me to be the mother of his children at the same time as Draco and Pansy had Maya, a much different arrangement between Harry, Draco and I was agreed.
I wasn't like Pansy, I wanted to be a mother. When the terms and conditions were being hashed out I was to be her mother in every aspect but Draco and Harry would be the dad's. Once I went in for some Fertility tests I found out that I couldn't have children.
Apparently there was too much scar tissue on my uterus to safe carry a baby to term. Repeated use of the cruciatus and Dolohovs hex was what they were saying was the cause. I remember crying in my bed with Harry lying beside me on one side and Draco on the other comforting me. Needless to say I have come to terms with it somewhat but maybe when I do eventually settle down we to can use a surrogate.
Just as dinner was being set down on the plate Harry, Kingsley and Andromeda came into the room with the former going to greet his family and Andromeda looking surprised at seeing Narcissa look so well.
"Cissy, did you not tell me you would rest?" I looked between the Black sisters and there was a small battle of wills going on in the small glances they were sharing and I realised they were having an Occlumency conversation between them. I saw Narcissa roll her eyes and sit down in her own chair which just so happened to be across from me.
"This looks amazing mum. Not that I don't appreciate it but you should have rested today." She waved him off as everyone got stuck into the food at the table. It was some form of Curry but I didn't know exactly what it was.
"Oh my god Narcissa. What the hell is in this? It's amazing." She smiled at everybody and loaded up her own plate with some of the fragrant rice and garlic naan bread she had made from scratch.
"It's a Coconut Lentil curry." Draco smiled as he must have been used to his mother's food. Even little Maya had her own little bowl and spoon, she was devouring her food.
"Mum doesn't eat meat, don't ask me why? All of the meals she makes are all free from meat and allergies so enjoy it." I was curious of her and her dietary choices, it was a large spread of food for everyone and as I took a bite of it I was in culinary heaven.
"Well I had a health scare when Draco was in his fifth year and drastically changed my health. I researched nutrition and health and came to the conclusion of cutting meats, eggs and dairy from my food." Conversation passed amongst us all as we devoured every single pick of food on our plates. There was leftovers and so Harry took it upon himself to pack it all up before she lifted out a strawberry cream cake and set it in front of us.
" Honestly Narcissa you didn't need to cook for us, although it is appreciated but it's unnecessary. Also how are you still standing up also, this morning you were still sore?" She smiled and served us all cake.
"I used some of the ingredients in Hermione cupboard and brewed myself a potion." I had already told her to make herself at home and it seemed she had done.
"What potion?" She narrowed her eyes at Andromeda before tucking her hair behind her ears and took a, sip of her water.
"One of my own invention, you need not worry big sister its perfectly safe. I'm not snorting pixie dust to function." Andromeda only nodded and took her at face value before Harry let out a chuckle while we finished our dinner in comfortable silence.
Kingsley and Andromeda decided to head home after the Minister explaining that there was a press conference scheduled for tomorrow morning. The coverstorywas she had been found at a raid in a dungeon. Beaten up and malnourished, the media would get to ask questions just this once and then they were being asked to give the Malfoy Potter family some privacy for Narcissa to recuperate from her ordeal.
I don't think anyone expected them to actually do it but at least the Ministry were there incase anyone overstepped. Once everyone left she told me she would meet me in the Library in an hour. Just me and her in the Library with my crazy thoughts.
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