Narcissa, in the meantime, merely tapped her finger on her face in thought, "We do have a few lying around I am sure we can enlarge… but I wonder if our little circle is going to expand when others are selected. I have seen the way my sister looks at our Lord and with her own skills, and a bit of suggestion, perhaps he will see fit to include her as well."
This had the man paling, wondering exactly what he had done to anger his wife to earn such punishment, but before he could comment the woman beat him to it, "I think the first thing I will have you do is apologize, for every wedding anniversary you forgot about and each of my birthdays you 'conveniently' schedule business trips during."
"And you know, I heard that we have quite a few summer assignments before next year." Hermione mused, earning gleams of excitement from the other teens. "Now I enjoy doing my own homework but I imagine that your son Heir Malfoy will appreciate having some extra free time."
A certain French Witch nodded as well, "And with my graduation I could use a new wardrobe, perhaps I can bring him along shopping with me, I could use a set of arms to carry my purchases."
"Oh please my dear you simply must let me join you, we will make a day out of it with the other girls, nothing like a few hours of shoe shopping to help take your mind off of a near-death tournament hm?" The Malfoy matron insisted, paling the blonde man further and further, while Remus and Sirius snickered nearby.
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Draco Malfoy glared angrily at the paper in front of him.
Dark Lord destroyed! Investigation into Death Eater escape underway! Cornelius Fudge brought back by Wizengamot as caretaker Minister of Magic due to pending investigations!
He had already overheard his father grumbling and groaning about this, and how it wasn't his fault… despite that fact that it had been. The man had been put 'on leave' from the office of Minister of Magic while the investigation concerning the pardons and escapes was underway, which meant that the Wizengamot was currently handling the duties, as ineffectively as always. Even worse was the fact that if the DMLE did not clear him soon Fudge would be elevated to 'interim Minister' until such time as the trial could take place.
Even if his father was cleared it would it would seriously damage the Malfoy name, undoubtedly harm his own future career in politics as well, and probably upset Harry in the process. With a sigh of defeat the boy went to find the raven-haired teenager, and present him with the facts.
He located his Lord several minutes later, sitting in a room with a book on advanced Magical theory in his hands, "My Lord…"
"Draco." the boy greeted back, setting down his book to focus his attention on his classmate.
"I believe we have a bit of a… problem."
"Oh?"
The other teen nodded, before gently displaying the article to the teen. Said raven-haired boy took the offered object, his eyes narrowing in annoyance.
"Of course… you know with the amount of time he spent setting this up you would have thought your father would have been a little sneaky about it, what the hell did he think was going to happen?"
The Pureblood merely sighed in agreement, "I'm all for having my father try and solve his own problems, but the issue is that without the political power, and he himself under investigation…"
Harry nodded, "He is more likely to screw it up more than he is to fix it… bloody hell, and here I was hoping for a few quiet days before my vacations. Fine, if anyone asks I am off to fix another stupid problem caused by incompetent adults. Make sure you find something useful for your father to do while I am gone."
The boy stormed off to the Floo, where he tossed in a handful of powder and disappeared. Meanwhile the remaining Slytherin went in search for his male parent, he did have a few essays that needed writing before the end of summer after all.
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"Hey Tonks, can we talk to you for a sec?"
The woman nodded, following the two Marauders into a private room, and noticing the door locking behind her. "You know I am an Auror, so if you think you can take me without a fight…"
Sirius waved off her concerns, "Relax it is nothing like that, we just wanted to talk to you without interruptions."
"Okay, about what?"
The two men glanced at each other, before the Black Lord continued, "You know things are going to be changing now… right? Voldemort is gone, Death Eaters have been freed, and Dumbledore is eventually going to figure out what happened."
"Yeah, and?"
"And," Remus interrupted, taking a slight step forward "we wanted to make sure you knew… because you are going to have to pick a side Tonks."
The Metamorphmagus froze, she had been pushing off this mental debate for some time now, years really, and now she was running out of road.
"I…"
"Look, we aren't saying you have to pick right now…" Sirius began, calming her slightly, "but this is important Tonks. Bones isn't going to let Harry take over England, and neither is Dumbledore. I don't know what side your mom is on but…"
"But it might not be Harry's…" she whispered, tears filling her eyes at the thought of having to go against her only remaining parent.
"Look, we can talk to Andromeda, us and your aunts. At the very least we can try and convince her to stay neutral. But you still have to make a choice regarding your boss and…"
"I will choose Harry." She immediately interrupted, earning concerned looks from her uncle.
"Tonks, you realize that…"
"Yes, I do. The only hesitation I have is in regard to my mom and maybe a few of my friends. I respect my boss and Dumbledore, but I do not feel any unwavering loyalty towards them. They didn't save my life, they haven't been working to improve society, they didn't stop a Dark Lord and turn around his followers. Harry did."
The two older men nodded, "Just making sure you thought this through. We will talk to Bella and Narcissa today and owl your mom."
"Thank you."
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"Narcissa"
"Lucius"
The man shifted uncomfortably as he stood in the doorway to their… her bedroom. One of her first 'orders' had been for him to make use of one of the guest rooms so that she could enjoy a full sized bed for herself.
"I was wondering if you had given thought to… well…"
She looked up at him, eyes betraying nothing as she waited for him to finish.
Clearing his throat the man pushed on, "To what we had spoken of… in regards to our Lord and making amends."
She took on a thoughtful expression, drawing out the moment for a few more seconds with a slight hum, "Oh, you mean about what else I am going to make you do for the next few months… well I have always wanted a drawing room of my own and with Bella staying here she will need a nicer room for herself, perhaps with a private bath and…"
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