To Love a Malfoy

Chapter 31:


With his wand still pointed directly at Chamber’s and not once taking his eyes from the coward, Lucius pulled Harry and Alexander behind him while calmly saying, “Stay behind me my beloved while I deal with this filthy excuse for a wizard myself.”

Still being tired after his own ordeal with Chamber’s, Harry gratefully stood behind Lucius while carefully cradling the still sleeping Alexander in his arms and looking at the scene unfolding before his eyes. He heard Chamber’s yelling at Mimsy but so far nothing happened. Severus also had his wand steadily trained on Chamber’s while Dobby was waiting with his finger pointed at Mimsy. It seemed to be a stand off of some kind with both sides waiting for the other to make the first move. It almost reminded Harry of one of those old black and white Saturday westerns that Dudley and Uncle Vernon used to watch on the telly, while Aunt Petunia was out shopping with her friends, and would have been funny if not for the dangerous situation they all were in.

Mimsy knew his Master was yelling at him and what he was suppose to do. What he was compelled to do. He didn’t want to hurt anyone but Master Chamber’s had warned him that if he failed again then his next punishment would be even more severe than the last one. Mimsy had not forgotten how he was beaten after his failure in helping his Master kidnap the young Professor Potter from Hogwarts and wished he had died then so he wouldn’t be used anymore to harm innocent people. His whole life had been devoted to the Chambers’ family who were extremely cruel and hateful. Tears filled his eyes as Mimsy thought about how life might have been different had he been lucky enough to have served in a family like the Potter-Malfoys’. He knew that Harry Potter-Malfoy was kind hearted why he had even tried to help Mimsy earlier. This was so very wrong. Harry Potter-Malfoy had never done anything to Master Chamber’s or Mimsy.

“MIMSY!?.... What are you waiting for?.... I said NOW!...” Jonathan yelled while cursing under his breath. “YOU STUPID LITTLE VERMIN...... HOW DARE YOU DEFY ME.... YOUR MASTER!” Jonathan was ready to kill Mimsy right along with Malfoy and Snape but needed his help first so it would have to wait but he would do it later. Of course he had no intention of harming Harry, no, he had very special plans for the young beauty and once he got him away to America then no one would stand in his way.

No! Mimsy thought with a new found determination. I will not help my Master harm Harry Potter-Malfoy, his little baby or the others. Being a house-elf, Mimsy was magically impeded from disobeying his Master’s direct order and knew death was his only option. Looking over at the huge fireplace, he saw red hot flames flickering in it’s depth and knew what he must do. Amazingly, he seemed at peace knowing that the end was so near and hopefully he soon would be in a better place where there would be no more pain or cruelty. This would be his punishment for disobeying his Master and he was ready to accept it.

Harry whispered a warning in Lucius’ ear, “Be careful my love, Chamber’s is crazy and capable of almost anything.”

Harry knew Chamber’s was insane and that it was just a matter of time before he finally cracked. Looking over at Mimsy, he could see that the little elf was contemplating what to do next and that it was causing him much pain by disobeying his Master’s orders. He felt so sorry for him and wished there was something he could do to help but didn’t know how.

“What the hell are you doing?......... I gave you a direct order and you will obey me or face the consequences.” Chamber’s hollered again.

Mimsy looked over at Harry and gave him a sad smile and it was then Harry realized what the little elf planned to do. With horror, Harry watched Mimsy turn towards the fireplace and before he realized what he was doing called out to him.

“Mimsy!.... No..... Please don’t... It’s not worth it...... Chamber’s not worth it..... We can help you..... Please... You don’t have to do this.” Harry pleaded to the little elf.

Mimsy stopped for a moment then turned around bowed and spoke directly to Harry. “Thank you for being so kind to Mimsy. You are the first wizard who has ever shown Mimsy compassion. Mimsy will never forget you Harry Potter-Malfoy.” Hanging his head, Mimsy continued heading towards the fireplace.

“NO!..... Dobby stop him..... Don’t let him do it.” Harry desperately cried out to his little friend begging him to stop Mimsy from killing himself.

It was at that moment, when Chamber’s seeing an opportunity struck with a vengeance sending a particular violent slashing hex towards Lucius who just barely managed to deflect it in time.

Lucius responded and hit Chamber’s in the stomach with a spectacular stunning spell that threw him across the room. “That’s for the pain you put my husband through and for kidnapping our child you bastard!”

With Alexander wrapped securely in his arms, Harry kept a safe distance away and watched as his husband dueled with Chamber’s.

“Don’t worry Harry. Lucius knows what he is doing you just have to trust him.” Severus had walked over to where Harry was standing ready to defend him and Alexander to the death should Lucius fail in subduing Chamber’s. Severus had every confidence that his friend could handle Chamber’s but knew Harry and little Alexander needed his protection just in case of any misfired spells.

“Oh Sev, you know that I do but Chamber’s will not fight fairly. He is crazy. I am worried about what might happen.” Harry whispered.

Harry could only continue to watch with tear filled eyes as the two opponents traded spells that were becoming more and more dangerous by the moment. He noticed that Lucius’ cheek was bleeding where the slashing hex had grazed him and hoped that his husband was not in too much pain. Oh, Lucius, please be careful, Harry silently prayed. I need you and our children need you. We love you. If the situation wasn’t so dangerous, Harry would have enjoyed watching Lucius in action. He looked magnificent with his long blond hair flowing loosely around his shoulders and his muscular body moving gracefully around the room as if he were dancing a waltz instead of dueling a madman.

Chamber’s was trying to taunt Lucius and distract him so that he could mortally wound him.

“I bet you didn’t know what a little whore your husband is in bed, did you Malfoy?.... He was practically screaming and begging for me take him.... to fill his body..... Why, he even gave me a strip tease show and sucked me off with his delectable little tongue...... After I am finished with you, I will take your slut 24 hours a day just to hear him crying out my name.”

“LUCIUS, please don’t listen to him..... he’s trying to distract you.” Harry cried out.

“Whatever you did to my husband I know that it was forced upon him and for that you will pay and pay dearly.” Lucius hissed in fury.

With a wave of his wand, Lucius casually sent a hex at his opponent causing his hair to fall out in large clumps while saying, “You forget who your dealing with Chamber’s. I am not some young innocent victim whom you can fool and take advantage of like you did with my husband. Do I need to remind you that I was once a Death Eater for Voldemort, as well as his right hand man, and know more dark spells that even you would never have heard of.”

“Do you think I am stupid, Malfoy?” Chamber’s spat out. “No matter what happens here tonight I know that you wouldn’t dare to use dark spells against me and risk being sent to Azkaban. Why, who then would be there to protect your beautiful husband and children? Hmmm? Maybe you should use one against me and then I will be left free to continue my conquest of your darling Harry.”

“Focus, Lucius, focus. Don’t let him goad you my friend.” Severus cautioned in a calming voice.

“Expulso!” bellowed Chamber’s and the wardrobe cabinet near where Lucius was standing blew up and the force of the explosion nearly knocked him off his feet. Shards of wood and glass went flying through the room like ammunition causing Severus to put up a protective shield around Harry and Alexander.

“Is that the best that you can do Chamber’s?” drawled Lucius in a mocking tone seemingly unaffected by what had just happened . “Why my little Alexander could do better than that and you call yourself a wizard.”

Lucius sent a hex that caused Chamber’s pants and underwear to fall down around his ankles and he almost tripped over them. He quickly pulled them back up and his eyes looked madly around the room for an escape route but saw there was none.

“Damn you, Malfoy!....” screamed Chamber’s in rage.

Seeing that he was running out of time and losing the battle, Chamber’s began to get more aggressive and also careless with his dueling. One of his curses narrowly missed Harry and Alexander again so Lucius decided it was time to end this charade before his loved ones were seriously injured. He really wanted to kill Chamber’s for harming Harry and threatening his son, but knew he couldn’t. Lucius vowed that Chamber’s would pay for what he did to Harry and Alexander but killing him would be far too simple. He would not give the bastard satisfaction of an easy death and so would let the Wizengamot deal with him and his cousin as they saw fit.

“Let’s end this now Chamber’s..... It’s over...... You’ve lost... So why don’t you face reality and give up before you get hurt.... Please don’t misunderstand me, it’s not that I wouldn‘t mind hurting you for what you’ve put my husband and child through but I would rather they didn’t have to witness it.” Lucius stood still looking Chamber’s directly in the eyes then in a very soft voice added, “Although, I must say that the idea of skewering your little..... um... what shall we call them....” and with his wand moving slowly downward, continued in a sarcastic tone. “Let me see.....golden jewels perhaps.... yes... that’s right.... your golden jewels.... and might I add.... rather small ones at that..... ” Giving a slight chuckle, Lucius went on, “Why the thought had entered my mind.... Oh Merlin, they really are little though, aren't they Severus?..... Well, anyway while the idea of skewering your precious little jewels would be rather entertaining I really don’t think it would be appropriate for my husband and child to see.... Why think of the shock it would give them..... the nightmares... I cannot allow that.... What kind of husband and father would I be then?..... No, Chamber’s, you see I love my family and will not allow them to suffer such a humiliating sight.”

“INCENDIO!” Chamber’s yelled waving his wand wildly around the room at the curtains and furniture.

The entire room lit up with a bright orange light but before it could get out of control Severus stopped it by yelling, “AGUAMENTI!”

“Lucius, I think that now would be a very good time, don’t you?” Severus called out.

“Yes, my old friend, I must say that I agree with you. It is time to end this.” Lucius replied and with a feral grin he added. “It is getting rather late. My darling husband and child are exhausted after their little adventure and want to go home. I must say that I am rather tired myself. In fact, I would like to get them to Malfoy Manor as soon as possible and see to it that my husband is safely tucked away in bed so that I can show him just how much I love him. I have rather missed my little spouse and never had the opportunity to properly thank him for giving me three beautiful children.”

Severus turned to a blushing Harry and told him to keep back, that everything would be ok, and then walked forward to stand beside Lucius.

“Be careful.” Harry whispered, as he watched his two rescuers stand side by side with their wands pointed at Chamber’s.

“Stand down Chamber’s and hand over your wand now so that we can get you some help.” Severus told him.

“NEVER!” Chamber’s hissed through tightly clenched teeth.

“Well, don’t say we didn’t try and warn you.” responded Severus with an evil grin of his own on his face.

“I think I am going to rather enjoy this myself.” Lucius added.

Lucius and Severus both pointed their wands and at the same time they began casting spells, one right after the other, until all Harry could see was a large and thick rainbow like colored cloud covering the area where Chamber’s was standing. Harry watched in awe, it was almost like they were artistically drawing or painting instead of dueling with their archenemy. Chamber’s didn’t even have a chance to defend himself before he was engulfed by the mysterious substance coming out of their wands. After they were finished, Severus remained standing on guard in front of it waiting for the cloud to dissolve. Lucius whispered something in his ear, laughing they both shook hands then Lucius turned and walked back towards Harry and Alexander.

“Merlin! What did you do?” Harry gasped in surprise as Lucius approached him.

Lucius finally reached him and pulled both his husband and son up into his arms in a warm and loving embrace. Covering Harry’s face in soft kisses, Lucius whispered, “You’ll see in a few minutes my darling.”

Harry reached up with his hand to gently caress the side of Lucius’ cheek where he knew there would be a scar. “I love you with all my heart and soul, Lucius Abraxis Potter-Malfoy. Your our Hero and our Night in Shining Armor.” With his emerald eyes sparkling with tears, Harry whispered, “After I lost Ginny, I never thought I could ever find love again. I was wrong. I have. I will always love Ginny she holds a very special place in my heart that will never go away. But you, my beloved Lucius, are the true love of my life and the soul mate I have been waiting an eternity for.”

Lucius bent his head and they kissed deeply until Alexander chose that moment to wake up and started gurgling to get attention. Lucius’ eyes widened as he looked down upon his youngest child’s face for the very first time.

“Lucius, I am proud to present to you our youngest son, Alexander Damien Potter-Malfoy.” Harry spoke softly holding the baby up for his husband to take in his arms. “Don’t worry, he won’t break and is much stronger than you think.” Harry smiled up at Lucius seeing how nervous he looked and who was now holding Alexander like a porcelain doll.

Lucius had tears in his eyes, “He’s beautiful my love.”

They both heard a familiar deep rumbling laugh and then a voice saying, “Are we interrupting something important? If now is not a good time, we can always come back later. When your not so occupied, that is.”

Turning around, Harry and Lucius looked into the smiling faces of Kingsley Shacklebolt and his team of Aurors along with Arthur and Ron Weasley. Kingsley sent his team over to where Severus was standing next to the quickly dissolving cloud and then pulled Lucius, who was still holding Alexander, aside so that he could speak with him privately.

“Ron!.... Mr. Weasley!” Harry cried out running over to give them both a hug.

“Blimey mate, what happened? It looks like we missed all the action.” Ron mumbled disappointedly while hugging Harry back.

“How are my babies?.... I have so much to tell you but need to get Alexander home first to meet his brother and sister.” Harry told him and then suddenly he yelled out causing Ron to jump back. “OH MY GOSH!... DOBBY?.... MIMSY?.... HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THEM?... WHERE ARE THEY?....” Harry turned to look around the room but there was no sign of the two little house elves.

“Dobby?” Harry called out again. “Dobby, where are you?”

“Harry what’s the matter? Is there something wrong?” Lucius had heard Harry calling out and hearing the panic in his voice came over to see what the problem was.

“Oh, Lucius, it’s Dobby and Mimsy.” Harry cried out in anguish. “Oh, dear sweet Merlin, how could I have just forgotten about them. Mimsy was ready to kill himself and I asked Dobby to stop him. What did I do? What if I’ve killed both of them.”

Lucius carefully handed Alexander over to Arthur while pulling a sobbing Harry into his arms and rubbing his back in a gentle soothing motion. “Shhh, there, there, everything will be alright. Dobby did save Mimsy but in order to do it he had to remove him from his Master’s magic.”

“What?” Harry gasped through his sobs to look up at Lucius with tear filled eyes.

“DOBBY!.... YOU CAN BOTH COME BACK NOW.... IT’S OVER.... IT’S SAFE FOR YOU TO SHOW YOURSELVES.” Lucius called out in a commanding voice.

With a loud crack both Dobby and Mimsy materialized right in front of Harry and Lucius.

“Oh, Master Harry, me is so sorry that I worried you but there was no other way.” Dobby cried while hugging Harry’s legs.

Harry bent down and gave Dobby a warm hug back, “Don’t worry about it Dobby. As long as you and Mimsy are ok, that’s all that matters.”

Looking over at Mimsy, Harry smiled and said, “Mimsy, I am so glad your not hurt. I am sorry for everything that Chamber’s has put you through and I know you didn’t mean any harm to me or my child. I know it is because of you that Alexander is safe. Thank you for protecting my son from that madman.”

Mimsy looked up at Harry with large doleful eyes saying, “Oh, no, Master Harry. Please don’t thank me. It was with great pleasure and honor that Mimsy was able to help your little one.”

Lucius pulled Harry back up against him and wrapped his arms around his waist. “I want you to come with me and see something.” He guided Harry over to where Severus and the Auror Team were standing guard over Chamber’s. Lucius kept a firm hold on Harry and motioned with his head for them to move aside.

When Harry saw what was standing in the middle of the floor, he gasped in surprise. It was Chamber’s alright but not the same Jonathan Chamber’s he saw a few minutes ago. This Jonathan Chamber’s looked exactly like a House Elf right down to the large ears and Harry started to laugh until tears fell from his eyes. Chamber’s looked up and started yelling in gibberish at all of them while angrily stomping his feet and waving his long scrawny arms around in a wild circle.

“Does he remember who he is?” Harry asked in wonder.

“Oh yes, he does, but as you can see he can’t quite communicate the way he wants to.” Lucius smirked giving Harry a tight squeeze. “The spell will only last for a few hours and then he will change back.”

“It’s brilliant!” Harry giggled. “What made you think of it?”

“Well, Severus and I decided he needed to learn a very valuable lesson in humility.” Lucius offered. “We also knew that it was the only way for Mimsy to be finally free of him.”

Harry turned his head and looking up with a bewildered look on his face asked, “But how?”

“Wait and you’ll see.” Lucius promised.

Kingsley and Ron had walked over to join them, while Arthur stayed behind to be with Alexander. The group formed a tight circle around Chamber’s and then watched as Mimsy entered it and approached his Master. Dobby came up and stood proudly next to Harry. Harry reached down and held Dobby’s hand in his so they could watch what happened together. Mimsy and Chamber’s began talking and then yelling at each other. Harry couldn’t understand a single word that was coming out of their mouths. When it was all over, Mimsy turned his back on Chamber’s and walked over to stand in front of Harry.

“Thank you for setting Mimsy free. I will never forget all your kindness and what you did for Mimsy this day. If any of you ever need the help of Mimsy, Dobby will know where to find me.” Then with a loud crack he was gone from the room.

“Where did he go?” Harry asked looking down at Dobby.

“Mimsy went in search of his lost family, Master Harry. The Chambers’ had bought Mimsy illegally from the Elf Slave Trade many years ago. Mimsy had been stolen when he was just a baby elf from his family and Mimsy wants to find them.” Dobby answered then asked, “Would Master Harry allow Dobby one small favor? Please?”

“You don’t have to ask my permission for anything Dobby. You know that.” Harry told his little friend wondering what he was up to.

With a determined look, Dobby entered the circle and walked up to Chamber’s. Stopping, the brave little elf stood still in front of him then lifting up his skinny arm he made a fist and swung it punching Chamber’s with all his might right in his fat bulbous nose. Chamber’s fell flat on his back to the floor then jumped up screeching and began rubbing his nose. “THAT’S FOR TRYING TO HARM MY MASTER HARRY!” Dobby yelled.

Then, Dobby swung a second time and punched Chamber’s even harder right in the eye causing him to lose his balance and topple to the floor a second time, “AND THAT’S FOR KIDNAPPING AN INNOCENT LITTLE BABY... OUR LITTLE ALEXANDER POTTER-MALFOY! .... IF YOU EVER TRY TO HARM EITHER ONE OF THEM AGAIN, THEN DOBBY WILL MAKE YOU SUFFER!”

With a large smile, Dobby walked back to stand with Harry and Lucius. Arthur had handed a sleeping Alexander back over to Harry and now was standing beside them as well.

“Wow, that was amazing Dobby!” Ron cried, “Will you show me how to punch like that? Maybe we could practice on that slime bag together!”

“RONALD WEASLEY!” Arthur scolded his son while wagging a finger at him. “Don’t you dare!” Then added with a smile of his own, “Whatever would your Mother say?”

Harry yawned so Lucius lifted him up in his arms along with Alexander while saying, “I think I had better get my husband and son home. They have had a long day and need some rest.”

Lucius looked over at Severus and Kingsley, “You’ll take care of things from here?”

“We’re taking Chamber’s into custody and will hold him for questioning then tomorrow he and his accomplice will face charges for kidnapping along with many other numerous offenses. You can rest assured knowing that Chamber's will not be seeing the light of day for a very long time.” Kingsley promised him.

“Good!” Lucius said, then carrying a sleeping Harry and Alexander in his arms he walked out of the room to take them home to their waiting family.

TBC