Lucius Hidden Son

Chapter 27: Gabrielle's birth.

In the sight of this bracelet, Narcissia had tears of joy. She had finally found the baby she had lost. From his part, Severus wondered how he had failed to notice that Hermione seemed to mother the twins as a big sister would make with her small brothers.

" I know this bracelet because it is owned by my elder daughter " says Lucius.

The time seemed to be stopped in the lounge of the Manor. Hermione assimilated little by little what had just said Lucius. The bracelet belonged to his daughter. This bracelet was in the arm of … What meant that she was the daughter of Lucius Malfoy! The sister of Harry and Draco!

- " How is it possible? Is it indeed about me that you are speaking? Why did you abandon me? Asked Hermione, completely lost.

- Calme down, we are going to explain everything to you … " Says to her Narcissia by getting closer to her and by embracing her.

Then she returned to sit down near Lucius who collected his ideas to explain why she had not grown in the Manor as Draco.

- " As you must have suspect it, our marriage was arranged by our parents. We had no choice … Began Narcissia, leaving to Lucius the time to begin to explain why of how.

To make it easy, my parents announced me my engagement with Narcissia during the Christmas holidays during our last year to Hogwarts and they announced me at once that our marriage would have place at the end of November. I had thus even no time to know her really. We were in the same house but, it is the always like that, we are not bound with everybody, it is the same thing for you at the school. In brief, the examinations of the end of year arrived, everything took place well. As our engagement got closer, we got acquainted because we really had no choice. A feast was organized at the end of May to close the examinations but we stil have classes until June. The results came while at the beginning of July. Despite the rules, certain pupils had managed to admit bottles of whiskey in the castle. Do not ask me how they made, I ignore it … We drank too much of said whiskey and spent the night together … And that’s all…" Explained Lucius who did not know any more where to put himself. He did not like speaking about this kind of things in front of his children even if they were already teenagers.

" How “that’sall”? That does not say us how Hermione was sent in a Muggle orphanage! " Says Harry, that Draco, Hermione and Severus thanked silently for asking the question. They all wanted to know the answer.

Deciding that Lucius was sufficient shy like that to tell this, Narcissia continued.

-" As you know it, in the Pure Blood families , it is very important that the fiancée is a virgin the day of her marriage. We thought that as anyway we are soon going to get married, it was not important. We thus said nothing to anybody. Regrettably, I was pregnant but I did not see it at once … I did not see your father again until November, before our marriage. After the results of the examinations, he went at once to work on the ministry. When I began to get fat without reason, I went to see a medicomage which confirmed me that I was pregnant. I already thought that before because I was sick but I wanted to be sure of it. I sent an owl to Lucius to say it to him. We decided to say nothing to our parents because they would have been able to cancel the marriage. Nobody had seen anything because I used a spell to hide my stomach. Lucius thus got acquainted of Lily to the ministry and fell in love with her. Accidentally, she was pregnant in November just before our marriage … Until there everything was well, in a ready detail: my mother had already bought my bridal dress before I was pregnant, there was thus a problem the day of our marriage, I couldn’t wear it anymore! It is like that that they discovered everything. A child born out of a wedding is a shame for a family then that very day, they took me to Saint-Mungo to have a miscarriage, they did not want to listen to our explanations. Fortunately, I was already in seven months of pregnancy, thus I did not lose you but I was not able to keep you. Just after the operation, my father took you in a Muggle orphanage. I just had the time to give you a name before fainting me because of calming potions. When I woke up, I finally managed to discuss with my parents and those of Lucius. But it was too late, somebody had already adopted you and Muggles does not keep the track of the adopted children if they are no more than one or two months old. They vaguely tried to console us by saying to us that I shall have other children, that after all it was a girl whom I had had and not a boy thus that it was not grave. But I could not hear that … Naturally we tried to have other children, but that did not work. When Harry and Draco were born, I hated Lily to have been able to give Lucius the children whom I would not have been able to give him. I thus postponed this resentment on Draco because Lucius did not have been able to return both twins. I was happy nevertheless to be able to take charge of a child, but it was not mine. Later, I went to see a medicomage which said to me what I already suspected: the fact of having a miscarriage while my baby had already seven months had made me sterile … I thus have to abandon any hope to have one day another child. I took charge of Draco of best whom I could but the ghost of my daughter came haunting me every time the small dragon smiled to me … I never thought of finding you … Before my parents take me to the hospital, Lucius gave me the bracelet which you carry, I had the time to put it to you before fainting . They could make nothing against that, only the biological parents of the child can remove it. They thus have bring you to the orphanage … But you are finally there, all three. I consider you all three as my children.” Finished Narcissia, with tears in the eyes to have to remember all that she had already undergone in her youth.

- " There is a thing which I do not understand, why Hermione's symbol does not appear on our necklaces? Asked Draco.

- It is there, but I hid it with a spell. We spoke exactly of speaking to you about this story this morning before about this small incident of panther in the park … Explained Lucius, by looking at Harry with a smile.

-You used magic!?! But it is forbidden!” Says a scandalized Hermione by turning to Harry who would be kind enough to bury himself to escape her glance.

Beside her, Draco roared.

" Do not shout to him like that! We can use magic here, nobody knows it! " He explained to her, a big smile on his lips.

Hermione turned to her freshly found parents.

- " You still did not say me my name … She says, annoyed not to know it.

- It is behind your bracelet! Harry intervened.

-She cannot remove it, idiot! " Says Draco by shooting down a pillow on the head of his twin to admit him a little lead to the brains.

Him and his mania to speak without thinking… Everybody enjoyed himself with the duet of comics whom formed the twins. We never missed can their presence, it was for this that Narcissia had so fast adopted them. At this moment, she was with her small treasure and her two small brothers! A whole program, she was going to have some work in the next days …

- “The name I chose for you is: Gabrielle Rose Malfoy.” Her mother answered her finally.

- Should not I carry your name? Asked Gabrielle, amazed because her two brothers carried both the name of their father.

- Rose is the name of my grandmother, I liked her very much. She died during my fourth year, she missed me a lot. Gabrielle is the name of the grandmother of Lucius, it is a little the same thing… Explained Narcissia.

Fortunately, she is lucky, that makes her a little less narcissistic … " Whispered Harry to Draco.

Severus who was just next to them and who was not deaf either, knocked out Harry with a pillow for the example.

" Have you finished, you two! " He whispered them.

Fortunately, the parents had heard nothing …

" Gabrielle, you were not able to take anything from your home? " Asked Harry.

“It is necessary to put him a muzzle so that he keeps silent!” Thought Severus.

Gabrielle shook the head.

" I had to leave everything over there, my affairs, my uniforms, everything … She explained.

-It's not serious my kitten! We are going to look for you for other clothes!” Offered Narcissia, delighted to be able to go to make shops with her daughter.

Beside her, Lucius turns pale. She had already made the rasia in shops for the boys, but then with Gabrielle, he did not even dare to imagine the result.

-" For clothes, it's not serious but I shall like getting back my books, if it was possible … Asked Gabrielle.

- Do you have a lot? Asked Lucius.

-Hundreds! It is a true bookworm! “Cut her Draco before she can answer.

What was worth to him a blow of pillow on the head of Severus and a reprobatory glance on behalf of his parents.

-“I consider this as a compliment! And then, somebody has to read because you never summits … “She smiles.

Severus burst out of laughter in his corner. She had marked a point. She had managed to shut up Draco what was not a small matter! Lucius agreed. He would get back the affairs of his daughter. He had even an excellent means to test a new spell which he had found in an old textbook of magic and which he still had to tried.

He allowed to create in the place where were all the affairs belonging to the person whose name we gave. Bringing out his wand, he murmured the famous spell by giving Hermione Granger's name, because her affairs was in this name and some seconds later, hundreds of books fell next to Draco who believed to drown himself under the torrent of school textbook and other books. Piles of clothes fell between Harry and him. They moved in order to not to walk above. Intrigued by a pullover which moved near him, Draco bent to see what took place. Gabrielle caught him by the sleeve.

-" Who allowed you to touch my affairs? " She asked.

Draco blushes under the remark. He knew what she insinuated but not, it was not his intention to see her clothes closer.

-" There is something who moves under your pullover " he says to her.

She turned to the pullover which indicated her small brother and saw that effectively, he moved. She lifted a little the pullover and an enormous orangy ball jumped her above, frightening everybody in the room.

-" This cat belongs to you? " Demanded Narcissia by seeing the magnificent orange Persian in the arms of her daughter. Caressing the cat, Gabrielle shook the head.

-"His name is Crookshank” She says.

-"Isn’t it the cat about which you spoke to me about the Whompingwillow? Asked Lucius to Harry who watched the cat humming in the arms of his mistress.

-It is indeed him! Confirmed Harry.

- You went to speak about that? Are you crazy! Says Draco, understanding that his father knew all which had been taken during their examinations.

- Yes, he told everything to me in his letters. I have never laughed so much by reading my mail! Confirmed Lucius.

- That I imagine! We did not miss! Asserted Severus.

-And if we were going to show you your room so that you can tidy up your affairs? " Declared Narcissia, edge runs to the conversation which continued.

The time took off it is was almost time to pass at table for the dinner. She slammed fingers and two house elves appeared: Winny and Tipy. Narcissia showed them books and clothes of her daughter and asked them to take them up in the last room of the wing of the children. Seeing the house elves, Gabrielle got ready to retort that she could do it herself when three hands rushed to take place on her mouth before she can pronounce a single word. Hands belonged to Severus, Harry and Draco who all knew very well the opinion of the girl concerning the house elves and her association for their liberation,a beautiful stupidity according to Severus but he says nothing, not wanting to fall out with his goddaughter.

- " But what are you doing all three? Asked for Narcissia, surprised with the attitude of three boys.

Gabrielle thinks that the elves should be free and to be paid for their work " Explained Severus to cut court in any interruption.

Lucius and Narcissia turned to their daughter, taken aback by what had just said Severus. From his part, Gabrielle seemed vague that we do not let her speak.

-" Why don’t you ask them yourself what they think of it? " Proposed Lucius by indicating Winny and Tipy.

Gabrielle turned to both elves.

- " Winny is very happy to work for Master! Winny does not want to be paid for her work! Winny likes very much taking charge of children of the Masters! Declaimed Winny even before Gabrielle can ask her a single question.

-Tipy wants to stay here! Tipy likes cooking for the children and taking charge of the owlery! Tipy does not want to be paid! " Shouted Tipy while the girl turned to her to ask her questions.

Before Gabrielle can open the mouth, both elves disappeared taking her affairs in her new room. Only stayed Crookshank in her arms and a paper which slid from the inside of one of the books. It fell at Lucius feets, it carried the seal of Hogwarts. It was the bulletin of her daughter.

- " Satisfied the answers which you received? Asked Severus.

" It is necessary " Responded Gabrielle under Harry's laughter and Draco grumbled.

The same Lucius and Narcissia smiled of the terrified reaction of the two elves.

-" Can I have a look? " Asked Lucius by showing her her bulletin which had slid at his feet.

Hermione gave him her assent. Because Lucius was his father, she had no reason for hiding him her marks. Especially that her results were excellent. Lucius opened the envelope and began his reading. It was more that surprised by results of his daughter.


Hermione Jeanne Granger:

- Potions: theory: O Practice: O

- Herbology: theory:O Practice:E

- Care of magical creatures: theory:O Practice: O

- Transfiguration: theory:O Practice:O

- Charms: theory:O Practice:O

- Divination: theory:O Practice:E

- Astronomy: theory: O Practice:O

- History of Magic: QCM: O Drafting(Editorial staff): O

Defence against Dark Arts: theory: O Practice: O

Arrived at the end of the page, Lucius was bewildered! Gabrielle had obtained 16 Optimal and 2 Exceptional Effort! In his life Lucius had never had so good results. He had been the best pupil of Hogwarts! His daughter was a real small genius! He felt suddenly very proud to discover that he was the father of famous Hogwarts know-it-all. Others would die from jealousy by knowing that his daughter was this small genius! He kissed her by giving her her bulletin, very, very proud of her. Her mother made it too, quite so proud of her small kitten! She had read the bulletin over the shoulder of her husband, an old custom …

The twins were too proud of her, she had deserved these notes after all the relentless work which she had supplied. They also knew that without her, they would never have obtained so good notes themselves. They were not thus jealous there. Storing her bulletin, Gabrielle followed her family through the Manor to join the wing of the children in which was her room as well as those of the twins. Without great surprise, her room was in front of the boys rooms among which both rooms communicated between them. Gabrielle was surprised seeing that her room was not covered with dark, green color idol of Slytherin but an attractive blue sky mixed in the amethyst mauve.

Quite as the boys, her room was really a small apartment. She had a private bathroom, a small lounge with a library where she could expose all her books and textbooks. There was also a study room with an immense library which was next to the rooms. They could every three do homework there calmly. In hardly one hour, all the affairs of the girl was tidied up, clothes sorted out under the eagle look of Narcissia who had got rid of most of the muggle clothes. She had also kept the evening dress which she had used in the fourth year, her mother finding her very attractive in spite of her pink color. When everything was finished, it stayed even a little of time before the dinner.

The adults came down to the lounge while the twins made the tour of the Manor with their sister. They enjoyed themselves during the visit, the boys having a lot of anecdotes to told her on all which had taken place since Harry's arrival to the Manor. While they ended the visit, Winny came to warn them that the dinner was served. Without further delay, three teenagers went to the family dining room of the Manor. They settled down noiselessly. Narcissia was in front of Lucius as usual. In the right of this one was Harry, in its left was Draco. Next to Draco was Severus, in front of the Potions Master was Gabrielle, a little intimidated by the room. She was next to Harry. Once again, the elves had seen things in big!

The dinner was also long as when Harry had arrived at the Manor. The crammed stomach but deciding to be polished, Gabrielle forced to set of everything. She was so concentrated on her plate which she did not notice that her parents observed her and noted mentally all that it would be necessary to them to correct. Fortunately, she had received a better education than Harry. Between Harry and Gabrielle, Lucius and Narcissia was going to have got a lot to do! They would not have a lot of time to correct all this! Six small days really. They were going to have to return the protocol in the head of both children very fast. They were going to manage and to make a perfect Lady and a perfect Gentleman in next to no time! After the dinner, everybody went to go to bed having kissed and wished one good night to all the others.

To be continued…

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