Mrs.Malfoy

Author note: With a sighing heart, I announce the last chapter. I never knew how much fun it would be to write a story for so long. I had one other labor of love, but alas, I’m not sure if I will ever get around to completing it. Anyways, please enjoy this ending and check back for the Epilogue shortly!

Emilia Klewcon walked up to the podium. She looked out over the massive group of supporters and smiled.

“Thank you all for your kind words of support and your votes. As you know, a Wizarding election by the people hasn’t been done in many years. It was reestablished when Mr. Scrimgeour met his fate last year. It is with a gracious heart that I thank you all for embracing the change, and I hope my position as your new Minister of Magic will make you all proud to be wizards and witches in this community. My first order of business is to inform you that a group of rebels led by Cornelius Fudge is still intent on making the pureblood way of life the only way of life. I have a list of names and addresses of those that support him in his cause and will be deploying a team of loyal members of the Order of Peace as soon as possible. To those of you on the list, do not flee. The only place you can go is to the muggle world in which you hate. It is your choice. My second order of business is to abolish the Marriage Law. Purebloods have tainted our ancestry with marrying cousins and the like for years to keep from having their lines…tainted, as they say…by muggleborn and halfbloods. That is why the Marriage Law was introduced. Any marriage that was established under this law will be annulled should either party involved wish it to be. Any retaliation of the aggrieved parties will be punishable by no less than twenty years in Azkaban.”

Many people in the crowd began whispering and some, the victims of the law, were smiling. She continued, “If the married parties under this law have found peace with their arrangements and wish to remain betrothed, then so be it. Your contracts will not be reviewed and no one will have a say in the matter from this administration. Now, I would like to introduce you to my first assistant to the Ministry, my cousin, Hermione Jane Wenlock Granger Snape.”

Hermione approached the podium to applause. Emilia hugged Hermione, winked at her, and then turned back to the mob of people. “Hermione was a victim of the law and has chosen to be removed from the marriage because of her newfound pureblood status. She chose to marry a halfblood not because of some law, but because of their love for one another. Severus, keep her happy, or you will have me to deal with.”

Many people laughed, some cheered that the Potion Master got put in his place, and some just smiled. Severus, however, glared at “Emilia”, mentally strategizing what kind of humiliation he could bestow upon the youngest Weasley when she was…out of costume, as it were.

“I have one other announcement to make,” Ginny, a.k.a. Emilia, said. She looked to Hermione who was unsure what to make of this unrehearsed piece of the speech. “I have been giving this some thought for quite sometime. As much as I would love to lead this new era of peace and harmony in our community, I find my heart truly belongs in Ireland with my family. Therefore, as my last course of action as your Minister of Magic, I hereby assign my successor as Arthur Weasley. His reputation precedes him as he is knowledgeable about the workings of the Ministry, his good standing association with the muggle communities, and his commitment to make the Ministry a better governing body for all of the Wizarding world. He will represent all of us with pride, modesty, and strength.”

Arthur, who had been standing to the side, was gobsmacked. “Minister Weasley, would like to say a few words?”

He ascended the podium and shook hands with the woman, not knowing that this was a gift from his daughter. He did wonder briefly why she had tears in her eyes as the public around them went into a joyous riot of cheers and clapping.

Hermione hugged Ginny as she took her place. She leaned over and whispered, “I never would have guessed you to do that. However, I’m glad you did.”

Ginny looked up to her father who was making a rather stammered speech filled with pride and amazement. “I am, too.”

*****

Severus watched Harry like a hawk. The boy had managed to change Rabastan’s nappie and give him a bottle, effectively making the child take a nap. Harry then lifted him into his bassinet and went back to the couch.

“You will make a good father, Mr. Potter,” Severus commented.

He looked up and smiled. “Thank you, sir. I hope I do my father proud.”

Severus nodded. “I believe you will. How much longer now?”

Harry started fidgetting. “Only a few more months. I hope it’s a girl. I want her to have long red hair like Ginny and my mum, and my mum’s green eyes. I want everyone to know that the beautiful talented little girl is mine.”

Severus rolled his eyes but said nothing to that. “And the wedding?”

“In two weeks. Ginny’s already showing and we wanted to get it done and over with before the baby comes,” Harry said as he began to finish reading his book.

A few moments of quiet later, Ginny and Hermione appeared in the room. They both descended on the loves of their lives and gave them both a kiss on the cheek.

“How did it go, love?” Harry asked.

Ginny plopped down beside him after checking on her sleeping godson. “Dad has really got to lighten up. He had me running two offices today! I am wore out.”

“And you, Hermione?”

“I’m loving it! I was so overwhelmed when he made me the head of the Muggle Association Department. I have been working so hard on making the muggleborns’ parents familiar with our world. It is a reward in itself, really.”

Ginny began bristling.

“What is it, love?” Harry asked her.

“I just…I wander…I’m sorry, but what is to become of Malfoy?” she asked flinching at the way the Severus’ eyes darkened. Hermione looked to him for an answer, after all, she did leave the room and gave him full reign to dispose of Lucius as he saw fit.

“I called in a favor,” he said with a mischievous grin.

*****

Two months later, Minister Weasley signed the Magical Creatures Work Codes. It allowed for all magical creatures, vampires, werewolves, and the like, to be protected under the codes when employed. He thought of the law mostly for Remus, but found that many people could benefit from it. Other werewolves were given leniency in their monthly transformations. Vampires were given night shifts, and so on and so forth.

It was on one particular night, that Lucius Malfoy, having been imprisoned for his acts of violence on his wife under the newly instated Domestic Abuse Law, was moved from his cell in Azkaban to the Infirmary for the Mentally and Criminally Insane.

A new employee, a woman with medium length bobbed brown hair and piercing eyes, watched as his stretcher floated down the hallway. She looked to the patient workboard and noticed that this new patient was none other than Lucius Malfoy, her first patient. Her eyes glittered. She grabbed her long blood red lab coat and followed after him. When he was transferred to the bed and restrained, the new Mediwitch entered the room and graced him with her presence.

“Ah, Mr. Malfoy. What a pleasure. I will be your new Mediwitch overseeing your treatment here in our new facility. A Mr. Severus Snape informed me that you will be an excellent specimen in our new treatment plans. Hopefully, you won’t break as easily as the others have.”

She then conjured a work table filled with instruments of varying shapes and sizes. “Now, let’s get to work, shall we?”

Several hours later, the Mediwitch walked out of the room wiping a bit of blood from her fangs. She went back to the nurses station and deposited her findings of Mr. Malfoy’s condition in the appropriate file.

Scarring of the torso, possible torture, recent.
Fear of instruments.
Will continue treatment until patient responds accordingly with plan.
Attend to puncture marks on right thigh.

A nearby nurse watched as the Mediwitch smiled and left before the sun arose. She turned to another nurse. “Who was that? New person?”

“Yeah, one of the vampire workers. Name’s Jacqui, I believe.”

The first nurse shook her head and went back to her work.

AN: Okay that’s it. The only thing that I will write after this is a possible Epilogue…but not sure what to include… so if you have any questions and want some clarification as to what happened, please leave a review and I will address it! Thank you so much to all of my faithful readers and reviewers. I never expected this story to be so well received and I am thankful for your support!!! HUGS! This last bit was dedicated to Vampire_Exotica who demanded Lucius as a toy when I was through with him!