Narcissa took both boys by an arm, telling them to hold on and Apparated them to Malfoy Manor. Harry closed his eyes and waited for the feeling of nausea to pass. When he opened them, he couldn't help but stare up at the huge mansion. It looked so different than before.
"Welcome home, boys. Come on, let's get Harry settled in and we can have dinner." Narcissa told them as she walked the short distance to the front door.
Harry looked around and seen all the well manicured bushes, roses of every color adorning the walkway. The solid white Peacocks that strutted around the well kept grass.
"Looks different during the day." Harry joked towards Draco./p
"Looks different from before Voldemort took over. Mother is happier and I intend on keeping it that way. Her roses are full of life. She didn't keep up with them after our fourth year." Draco said, sadness filling his voice.
Harry nodded in understanding. He was beginning to like the lady Malfoy. She was showing him true kindness, the kindness of a mother she showed him that night in the Forbidden Forest. As they walked in the large foyer of the house, Harry was in awe. He was brought back with Narcissa's voice ringing out.
"Miffy!" A tiny house elf with long, floppy ears popped in. "Yes, Mistress?"
"Take Harry here to his room in the East wing, a room near Draco. Please send their belongings there as well then we shall have tea before supper."
Miffy bowed so low her ears folded on the ground. "Yes, Mistress."
The boys followed Miffy to the top of the grand staircase and to the right. Draco stopped at his room, Miffy stopping across the hall.
"See you shortly for dinner. Back down the staircase and big double doors on the left. If you need anything, call for Dobby.
Harry's eyes widened and Draco smirked. Harry opened the door to find a rather large room. In the middle was a large four poster bed, emerald green and black bedding on it. There was a set of double doors across from the bed, leading to a balcony, bookshelf on one side, desk on the other. The side by the main door sat a fireplace with two chairs and a table placed in front. Harry put Hedwig's cage on the desk, opened it then opened the balcony doors, for which Hedwig gave a screech and flew out of. Harry walked to the other side to see a large bathroom, fixed with a tub, shower and facilities. He never would have imagined he would be in Malfoy Manor, but he was happy nonetheless.
He took the chance to shower and change before dinner. When he walked from the bathroom he stopped in his tracks. Standing in front of the bathroom door was Dobby. Tattered pillowcase and all.
"Hello, sir. Ims Dobby, sir. I'll be your servant this summer." He bowed.
Harry let out a shaky breath. He had to remember Dobby didn't yet know him. "Thank you, Dobby. I'm just getting ready for dinner."
"Yes, sir. Young Malfoy saids you would need proper dinner clothes. I've put them in the wardrobe for you, along with your other belongings." Dobby bowed again.
Harry thanked him before he popped away. Harry went to the wardrobe and found a multitude of clothing. He knew even a simple dinner with the Malfoy's would be a dressy affair. He chose a pair of black slacks and a white button up shirt. He slipped into his shoes and tried to manage his messy hair before he left the room. As he walked out, so did Draco.
"Let's get this over with. Father isn't much better than he was before. I just hope he's had a good day." Draco said as they decended the staircase.
They first went to the parlor where Narcissa was sitting, reading The Daily Prophet, a cup of tea already in her hand.
"Ah there you two are! Harry you look handsome. Dragon, you as well." She spoke as they sat across from her. Miffy snapped her fingers and a cup floated in front of each of them.
"Thank you, Mrs. Malfoy. I have to say you have an amazing home." Harry told her.
Narcissa waved a hand dismissively at him. "No formalities. Mrs. Malfoy is my Mother-in-Law. Please, call me Cissy. Now, tell me about you, Harry. I've heard all the 'Bow Who Lived' nonsense. I want to know you, my son's best friend."
"There's not much to tell, really. I live with my mum's sister and her husband and son. They don't like me very much because they don't like magic. I was kept in a cupboard under the stairs for years until I went to Hogwarts. They even tried to keep me from going."
Narcissa nearly choked on her sip of tea at his words. "My goodness! How cruel! That must have been awful!" She put her hand to her chest.
Harry shrugged. "You get used to it. It was my cousin, Dudley, that always gave me more trouble. I was glad to get my letter and find out about all of this." He waved his hand around.
Narcissa eyes Harry with a look he couldn't quite understand. Draco, on the other hand, knew that look. That was a look if determination for something she wanted, and more times than none, she got her way.
After sitting and talking of random things for the next hour, Miffy had let them know dinner was ready. Harry followed the Malfoy's to the large dining room. He followed lead and sat next to Draco, who sat to the left of the head spot, Narcissa across from them to the right. While Dobby, Miffy and a few other elves brought the food, Lucius walks in.
"Hello, dear. How was your day?" Narcissa asked, leaning in to kiss his cheek.
"Quite well, actually." He spoke.
"Wondeful! We have a guest staying with us this summer." His wife said as she waved her hand towards Harry.
Lucius looked beside his son and noticed Harry sitting there. "My, my. How did we ever come to have Harry Potter staying in our home?" A mischievous glint in his eye.
"He and Draco become friends at school. He basically had nowhere to go, so I invited him here to stay as long as he needs to." Narcissa smiled Harry's way.
"Ah. Well, welcome, I suppose." Lucius said, taking a sip of his wine.
Dinner was a quiet affair for the most part. A few questions and discussions about school and work. During dinner, all Harry could think about was what if. What if he would have taken Draco's offer to be friends from the beginning. Than again, if he had, things may have turned out like they did from before. After dinner, everyone separated. Lucius to his study, Narcissa to her parlor and the boys to their rooms.
Harry changed into his pajamas and laid across the bed. He was just about asleep when he heard a noise of tapping outside the balcony doors. He walked over and opened them to reveal an owl sitting on the perch with a letter attached to its leg. He took the letter and gave the owl a treat from the jar beside the door and it flew away.
Harry and Draco,
I'm sure I forgot to tell you in the future as I'm prone to forgetfulness. There is one person in the past that you can confide in with your plans. She is wise and will help in any endeavors you face. She is a Mother and a Wife and will do anything for her family. Do not be afraid to speak with her about this. She is very understanding. You will be successful in the future by having her by your sides.
I'll be seeing you boys soon enough. And yes, I have known all of this all along, I just couldn't tell you before because it wasn't time.
L.L
Harry rushed out of his room and across the hall, knocking on Draco's door. When he answered it, Harry showed the letter to him as he walked in the other boy's room.
Draco sat in his chair and read the letter. When finished, he looked at Harry.
"Do you know who she's talking about?" Harry asked.
Draco nodded. "It has to be Mother. There isn't any other person I can think of. I mean, it's perfect, actually. Mother was in the thick of everything when Voldemort was here. She even helped you at the final battle. We must speak with her tomorrow when Father isn't here."
While the boys discussed their plans for the next day, Narcissa was heading to her husband's study. She stood outside the door and knocked. When she heard the acceptance to go in, she opened the door and looked in to see Lucius at his desk.
Lucius looked up to see his wife standing there. It wasn't often she visited him in his study, but when she did it was because she had something on her mind.
"Come in, my dear. You don't visit me here often. What's troubling you?" He put his quill down and waved her over.
"My Love, I was told something earlier that just has my motherly heart troubled." She sighed as she reached him.
"Is it Draco?"
She shook her head. "No. It's Harry. He told me of his home life. I didn't know this until after I invited him here for the summer. Oh, Lucius, it's awful! His aunt and uncle lock him in a tiny cupboard under their stairs and starve him! How can they do such things to an innocent child?"
Lucius took his wife's hands and shushed her. "Now, now, my dear. Calm down. I know you have something on your mind to help the boy, don't you?"
She smiled. "I do." Narcissa proceeded to tell him of her plans. He sat and listened to her.
"Well, then. Who am I to stop you, a woman who loves fierce, from acquiring what she wants? If that's what you wish, then you have my blessings." He kissed her hand to seal his word.
"Thank you, my love. I believe I will retire to bed now. I will see you in the morning." She gave her husband a kiss and left the study.
Lucius sat and thought awhile longer before he himself retired to bed.
Draco and Harry had breakfast with the older Malfoy's and went out so Harry could properly explore the grounds. Draco showed him the stables and attached broom shed where he kept his brooms through the years. Before long, lunch come around. The boys decided to wait until then to speak with Narcissa. As they were finishing up, Draco spoke first.
"Mother, there is something Harry and I would like to speak to you about. It is important and we need you to keep an open mind."
Narcissa nodded. "Let's go to my parlor. We can talk there over tea and be more private." She threw her eyes up at the portraits of the Malfoy descendants.
The boys followed her to the parlor where she had Dobby lay the tea out. She cast a spell on the room to detect if anyone was coming close.
"Now, what is it, my dears."
Draco and Harry looked at each other and took a breath. Harry nodded for Draco to start.
"Rememeber, keep an open mind. Harry and I, well, we're from the future. We have a friend that's a Seer and she helped us come back. The two of us grew up to regret a lot of things we wished we could have changed. So, our friend made this device that transported us back to just before we started Hogwarts. We both knew we were back in time. It's giving us a chance to make our wrongs right. We may look like we're kids again, but believe me, Mother. We are older in our minds and wiser to know how to fix our mistakes."
Narcissa looked at her son with wide eyes. She had never heard of such a thing. The boys looked sincere with what was being told.
"Cissy, please. Listen to him. I know it sounds crazy, but let me tell you, things were crazier then. Voldemort come back our fourth year. Set up here, in you're home. Released all the Death Eaters from Azkaban. Our friend Hermione, was tortured, right here, in the drawing room upstairs, by your sister, Bellatrix. Please, you kust believe us. Our friend told us we had one person who would do anything to protect her family and that could help us achieve what we seek to change. For all of us." Harry pleaded, keeping eye contact with the witch.
Narcissa took a shuddering breath. She looked to her only son. "Did he make you do anything? Voldemort?"
Draco nodded. "He made me take the Dark Mark at sixteen. Threatened to kill you and Father if I didn't take it and made me have the task of killing Dumbledore."
Narcissa's hand shot to her mouth. "And he took up residence here? In my home?" The boys nodded. "What happened when he came of power?"
"Death. War. Hogwarts was attacked. Many of our friends and family died." Draco said.
Narcissa took a sip of her tea, sat up straight and looked at them, giving them a sweet smile. "What can I do to help? Granted, I don't think you are crazy, this does sound absurd, but why would you both lie to me about these things? I, as a mother and wife, do have a duty to protect my family and home."
Both boys let out the breath they were both holding in. Harry began telling Narcissa of things that were to come. After being in the parlor for hours, Narcissa was wiping the tears away that escaped her. She cried for her boys, their friend, Hermione, and cried knowing what happened to her niece Nymphadora. Then and there she made a mental note to wrong the rights of her family. Starting with Andromeda.
"Well, Lucius is due home soon. Let us part way until dinner. I won't speak a word of this to anyone. Maybe the three of us can right all the wrongs and you boys can have the future you truly deserve." She stood, waited for the two to stand and hugged them when they did.
Harry and Draco both felt better with Narcissa knowing. Maybe now they could really change the things their past selves never could.
Harry and Draco were sitting outside by the lake working on school work, Narcissa keeping watch to make sure they completed their assignments, when two Owls come swooping in, dropping letters on their laps.
"Ah, supply lists for next year. Let's have a look, shall we?" Narcissa held her hand out for Draco to hand his list to her. She looked over the list. "We shall go first thing Saturday. That gives us a few a days."
"Let's write Hermione and see if she can meet us there. It would be good to see her." Harry said, pulling out his spare parchment.
"Oh I do admire that child. Growing up, thinking she's Muggle-Born then finding out she's actually a Half-Blood. The things she fought to prove how much she belonged here. Draco, please invite her to spend some time with us the last weeks before school. I know she doesn't know of what is now, but I'd love to talk her lineage with her. I'm sure I can help her with our extensive library."
"Mother, you show her that library and she'll never leave the entire last weeks." Draco replied, Harry laughing and nodding his head in agreement.
Saturday came and the Malfoy family plus Harry walked around Diagon Alley, gathering the boy's school supplies. They were meeting Hermione at the entrance of Obscurus Books before lunch.
"Harry! Draco!"
The boys turned and smiled when they seen Hermione running up to them. The moment she reached them, she gathered them both in a hug.
"I've missed you two! How has summer been so far?"
"It's been well. And yours?" Draco asked.
"Very well actually. Mum and Dad took me to Australia for an early birthday trip. We just got back yesterday."
"Sounds amazing." Harry said with a smile.
"Oh! Mrs. Malfoy! I apologize, I didn't see you there. How lovely to see you again." Hermione said, a little blush crawling across her cheeks.
"Oh, dear. Not to worry. Warms my heart to see the boys happy. It's lovely to see you as well. This is my husband, Lucius. Lucius, this is Draco's friend, Hermione." Narcissa waved her hand between the two.
"Lovely to meet you, Mr. Malfoy." Hermione held her hand ou towards him.
Lucius looked at his wife then to the young witch. He took her hand in his. "What is your family name?"
"Granger, sir."
"What is your blood status?"
"Father! Lucius!" The other two Malfoy's said loudly.
"At first I believed I was Muggle-Born, but as it turns out after an Inheritance Test, I am Half-Blood from my father's side."
"Really? You didn't grow up in this world?" Lucius gave her a slight sneer.
"I did not, but I could tell you anything you want to know about anything from this world. I read and learn quickly. I could even tell you who the Sacred Twenty-eight families are and every member. I can tell you the difference between Munkswood and Wolfsbane and what they are used for. I am able to do any charm or enchantment in one try." Hermione crossed her arms, stood straight and never cut eye contact with the Malfoy.
Narcissa smirked. "Well, Lucius, it seems as if this young witch can give anyone a lesson. My dear, did Draco invite you to the Manor for the rest of summer? I'd like to help you with your lineage and get to know you and my son's other friend."
PHermione nodded. "Yes, he did. I would love to. My parents said it was perfectly fine. I just need to be home a day before we leave to spend time with them."
"Lovely! Do you have the Floo Network in your home?" Hermione nodded. "Wondeful. When you are ready to join us, just Floo to Malfoy Manor Parlor and you will come straight to me."
Hermione nodded and gave her a smile. The rest of the afternoon consisted of the three finishing their school shopping, making plans and just enjoying each other's company. They said their goodbyes, only for the day, with promises of seeing Hermione the following morning.