Unexpected Things

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Unexpected Things

Chapter XXI

Christmas this year wasn't as great as Draco Malfoy predicted. True, he got a lot of presents. More than the usual amount actually. But the separation of his parents dampened the holiday for him. The divorce had come as a big surprise.

Draco had known since he was a child that there was no love between his parents. They married because they were betrothed since they were children. His mother had her own lover as did as his father. But he never ever thought that one day his father would leave his mother. Divorce was practically non-existent within pureblood society. Well, the upper class pureblood who was wealthy and practiced old ways if he had to be honest about it.

So, naturally, he was curious as the reason why suddenly his father decided to leave his wife. Or, more precisely, as to who the person his father was having relationship. Because Draco never pictured Lucius Malfoy as someone who was that sentimental, leaving his wife for his lover' whim. Even to him, his father was still as cold as ever

Narcissa Malfoy, soon to be Black again and Draco suspected the soon to be Lady Demarchiel, took the news quite well. She even wished her husband luck. Draco then asked if she knew something. Narcissa confided that she knew that Lucius was having correspondence with someone since Christmas a year go but she didn't have a clue as to the identity of the mysterious person. His father also never said anything. And he didn't ask either. No one questioned Lucius on anything he did if they still valued their life. That was pity since Draco really wanted to know if he was going to have a stepmother soon.

Soon, the holiday was over and he had to return to Hogwarts. People were staring at him and his parents at the station. That included three banes of his existence, Potter, know-it-all Granger and the Weasel. Although their reaction was different from the other. Weasel couldn't seem stop staring at them with eyes budged. Meanwhile, Granger tried to rein her boyfriend. Potter, on the other hand, only gave them a brief glance before returning back to whatever he was doing. The git probably thought he was above them. Draco scowled inwardly.

Narcissa said her customary farewell to him and his father before leaving. He then went to join another Slytherins and Lucius went to sit in the last compartment on the train. During his school days, aside of his father, only Lupin, that werewolf used the train as their method of transportation.

Unfortunately for him, his choice of compartments meant he was in the same place with Pansy 'annoying' Parkinson. The girl, since the beginning of their seventh year, behaved like leech around him. Draco was having hard time shaking her off. He knew it was because she thought that after graduation they would get married and she would become the next Lady Malfoy, free to use all the gold in Malfoy vault. Not bloody likely. He truly hoped that he could bring the matter to his father soon to wake the girl from her fantasy world. Beside that, there was a girl, one year below him that caught his attention. The youngest daughter of Greengrass family.

He was complimenting the best way to talk to his father when he saw Potter walked past his compartment, alone, without those two faithful servants. Imagine his surprise when he saw that Potter went straight into his father compartment. What the hell was Potter doing with Lucius? He waited outside for a few minutes but Potter didn't come out. Fed up with the waiting, he knocked the door and waited. But there was no response. Potter didn't hex his father, did he? Draco knew that Lucius could handle Potter but still… so, he braced himself and opened the door.

However, the sight that welcomed him wasn't what he had expected. There was no unconscious Potter lying on the floor with his triumphant father. There was no badly hexed Potter with green skin either. No. What he saw was unbelievable. Unthinkable to his brain. The worst nightmare he ever had to experience.

He saw Potter and his father kissing passionately. He couldn't believe his eyes! Had someone hexed him without his knowing? Was that the reason for having this hallucination now? He stared at the scene in front of him. Only after Lucius moved to kiss Potter's neck did he snapped out from his stupor.

"What the hell both of you is doing?" he yelled furiously.

The kissing pair broke up, hearing his exclamation. His father's eyes widened a bit at seeing him before they returned back to his usual cold, emotionless expression. Potter looked very surprised. The bane of his life looked at him and then back to Lucius and then back to him again. The git opened his mouth as of to say something before decided against it. Draco felt he was going to explode with anger. His father kissed his worst enemy! An enemy who was younger than his own son! Why the hell would he do that? Draco's head hurt just from thinking about it.

Harry Potter meanwhile, couldn't believe it. The only one time he forgot to lock the door, the ferret found him locking mouths with Lucius. Even though that mean they didn't have to tell Malfoy since the teen caught them red handed. Harry was worried what would happen next.

Seeing that Malfoy looked ready to kill, judging by the murderous expression on his face, he looked at Lucius. What should they do now? If Lucius wasn't the ferret father's he wouldn't care at all about Malfoy. He could use memory modifying charm anyway. Lucius only inclined his head slightly to the door, silently ordering him to leave. That probably the best thing to do, leaving father and son to have heart to heart conversation although he really doubt it if the Malfoys had such kind of thing. Well, if the worst happen, he supposed Lucius knew how to obliviate his son.

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"I suppose I better leave now," Potter said, making Draco fume.

He and Lucius waited until Potter was completely gone before Lucius cast locking and silencing charm. His father didn't look any different, as if being caught making out with Potter didn't mean anything. It was eerie how he could always maintain his impenetrable pureblood facade.

"Are you crazy?" Draco started shouting. "What the hell are you doing with…with that thing! Potter! Of all the people! Why? I mean you could have whoever you want! This is insane!" Draco finished hysterically. He knew he was babbling, but he couldn't help himself.

Lucius' eyes flashed in annoyance. "Do mind your tone, Draco," his father warned in deadly tone.

He faltered. He was still angry but he knew better than to disrespect his father. Ever since he was old enough to understand things, he had learned to obey his father and to fear his displeasure. In his family, Lucius Malfoy's words were the ultimate law.

"Can you behave like a civilized pureblood now?" Lucius questioned.

He nodded, still not trusting himself to speak.

"Your mother and I are only friends," Lucius began suddenly. That surprised Draco. His father usually never gave explanation. "Neither of us harbor more feeling than that."

Yes… He was aware of the fact. What he wanted to know was what role Potter played in this, dammit!

"As for Potter…"

Yes! Finally they were on the topic.

"I'm making allegiance with him."

Draco gaped at his father. Making allegiance? Making allegiance?!? More like making out! But he held his tongue, mindful of Lucius' wrath.

"Potter is a strong and powerful wizard with enormous influence over the wizarding world. It would be very prosperous if we could use him to further our influence."

"But…what about the Dark Lord?" There, he finally had to say something.

Lucius smirked. "Surely you have notice the absence of the Dark Mark on my arm?"

Yes, he had. It was truly hard to believe that the Dark Lord finally gone. Banished by Potter. But he returned once. Maybe he could do it again.

"And the Dark Lord will never return to the world of living again. Potter has made sure of that."

Draco's head was spinning. His father wanted to use Potter. That was acceptable. Since, at first, he also wanted to befriend the said boy. But to go as far as cavorting with the git?

"And what about Dumbledore, Father?" he asked. Surely, the headmaster wouldn't allow it.

"Dumbledore is one hundred fifty now." Lucius sneered at the mention of the headmaster. "He will not be here forever. And, when he is gone, who is going to step forward and replace him?"

Potter. That messy haired teen. Draco knew the answer instantly.

"You are seventeen year old boy now… it's high time for you to think and to behave like an adult." Lucius said sharply, regarding his son with cold look. "As far as I can see, you have been yet to act like a Malfoy heir should."

That stung but he kept silent. Shame, because he had disappointed his father.

"Centuries have passed. Dark Lords come and gone. Whether it's Grindelwald or Voldemort."

Draco was certain his jaw had dropped to the floor. In his entire life he never heard his father address you-know-who by his name, or anyone for that matter. In fact, the only ones to call you-know-who Voldemort were only Dumbledore and Potter. To hear that word come out from his father mouth had proven to him his father stance and seriousness about this whole thing.

"Regardless of which side or who has the power, we Malfoy's always emerge as the victorious party," Lucius continued. "It's not any different this time. We shall do what we can to heighten the glory of our family. Our first and foremost loyalty is always to the House of Malfoy. Never forget that."

Silence fell. Draco looked at his father. Lucius looked like he was a statue, carved from ice. So emotionless and ruthless. If the man in front of him wasn't his own father and if he didn't know that Lucius loved him, he may have run away in fear. And if Potter saw Lucius in his state right now, the git would be running for his life too.

"You may leave now." Lucius said, dismissing him. "And, remember Draco. I have invested much effort in this and I will not let anyone ruin it. Not even you. Do you understand?"

"Yes Father." He replied obediently.

Author's Note:

Hi! It's me. As usual thanks for the reviews. I love them.

This chapter is short because this is actually the first part of chapter 21 but since I'm quite busy right now I decided to cut it and post this first.

Finally, the conversation between Lucius and Draco. I hope you guys don't think that I will have Lucius declared his eternal and undying love for Harry. That would be so weird. The part of Lucius' charm I think is because he was aloof. Cold and ruthless almost all the time.

Have you watched the Duchess? The movie played by Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes, who also starred as Voldemort in Harry Potter movie. Somehow, he reminded me of Lucius Malfoy in the movie.