Lucius Hidden Son

Chapter 38: the big evening …

Plunged into his thoughts, Ryry tried to find the best means to explain all which had taken place since the comeback to his best friend. He might turn the question everywhere; he did not manage to find a means to say everything to him without that this one dies from a heart attack before having read the end of the letter. And it did not concern only him, if he had to speak about his big sister and explain all at his best friend that their friend of always was his sister, that would not disturb him, but to know the name of the family to which they belonged both was already much more problematic.

" Harry? Harry!!! Said a voice which pulled him of his thoughts, he recognized then the voice of his twin.

- What ? Asked Ryry who seemed in the moon.

There is that if you continue to chew on your feather, you are going eventually swallow it! " Woke him completely Gabrielle who loathed that we damage the school equipment.

At this moment, Ryry realized that he had half of the feather in mouth, he nibbled it as he would have made it with a pen so much he was concentrated on what he was doing. Without waiting, he re-spat the ends of feathers which he had on the tongue with a horrified expression which made Draco laugh. He watched him swallowing his feather little by little since the beginning.

" If you do not enough have to eat, I am sure that Mom can arrange it. " He says him to annoy him.

For any answer, Harry pulled him the tongue before going back to his letter. He had finally just found the solution. He wrote all that he had in mind before going to his room and attaching the letter to the leg of Hedwig which slept on its perch. This one flew away at once in the direction of the Burrow. Harry had chooses his great owl so, he was certain that Ron would recognize her.

" That's it? Gabrielle asked him.

- I hope that you were a diplomat or Weasley is going to have a heart attack for the New Year, not a good idea to begin the year if you want my opinion … Commented on Draco by watching the snowy owl flying away through the window of the room of his twin.

Normally, that is going to work! He will realize nothing. " Said Harry with an enigmatic smile which made the two others shiver. But what had he thus written in this letter?

Gabrielle said to herself that she would have better made read it again to avoid the deaths in the Burrow, but now, it was little late. She would indeed see the result when Hedwig would return with a letter of the Burrow. His mission was ended, Harry returned to the library reserved for the children. He decided to begin with the homework of Potions. Without losing of time, he wrote his essay and tidied it up in the dress handkerchief which he used to put his finished homework. Looking at the book of potions, he suddenly had an idea. Dumbledore had spoken to him about Horcruxes, he had to gather them then destroy them. There was already two of destroyed: the diary by the poison of the basilisk and the one who was in him. When Harry had found his real appearance, his body had chased away the piece of soul which was in him. He did not thus have a nightmare any more, his connection with Voldemort being destroyed. However, when he turned out, Harry's blood burned him inside his body. Their magics were still bound, quite as their wands.

He always had to fulfil the prophecy. But for it, he had to find how to destroy the other objects containing the soul of his enemy. It is for that that Harry decided to go to the dungeons of the Manor where worked his godfather on his eternal potions. He had to find the means to use the poison of the basilisk to create one and destroy all the relics at the same time. What was not going to be simple! Furthermore, the only one Gabrielle and Ron knew about the mission which Dumbledore had (entrusted to Harry. He had spoken to him about it after the death of Sirius. Harry decided that the only person who had enough knowledge on the subject was his dear godfather. He thus decided to go to visit him in his lab. He knocked at the door which was closed since the fishing essay of Yume. Without expecting from answer, he entered.

" Wha! Then they are your fishes there?!! It is true that they are beautiful! Fortunately that they are all there " Said Harry, his nose was stuck on the window of the aquarium.

He was fascinated by the colours of fishes. Severus, who had not intended him enter, because too much occupied by his potions, almost left his phial in the cauldron by intending him to go into raptures over his fishes. He had a holy horror that we so surprise him. He had not lived until there to die from a heart attack!

" Hello, Harry. I can know what brings you here? He asked in a quiet voice having got his breath back.

- I do not have the right to come to see you? Asked Harry of a voice wrongly hurt.

- Of course, yes! But I do not think whether it is the love of potions which brings you here, especially in the middle of the holidays … Severus answered him, the nose was plunged into his cauldron.

- You are right, admitted his godchild.

- I am always right! Whistled Severus.

- In fact, I came for potions! Began Ryry.

- What you still plot? No, leave, I do not want to know! Say me what bothers you. The Potions Master sighed.

I shall like knowing if it is possible to use some poison of basilisk to brew a potion … " Asked him his godchild.

Severus reflects one moment, uncertain of his answer.

" It is possible, indeed. But there are all the chances that your cauldron explodes in your face if you do not add the other things … Warned him Severus.

- Thus it is possible! Confirmed Harry, very proud of him and by going to the exit.

- One minute! Why did you want to know it? His godfather, suspicious asked him.

- I can nothing say to you, sorry. Harry said to him.

- It has a link with the mission which gave you Dumbledore? It is it? The professor asked him.

- Yes, but how you do know it? The fair-haired boy amazed asked him.

- He spoke to me about this mission but I do not know of what it consists, I was able nothing to fire of him. Who knows? Severus asked him calmly.

- Gaby and Ron. But I shall like that Draco can help us … Admitted Ryry.

- He could be useful for you, indeed. You should ask Dumbledore for the permission to speak to him about it. You will see him in the next meeting of the Order. You have already written to your friend, Ron? Molly has to send you portkey to go there because Lucius and Narcissia do not know where is held the meeting. I know that it takes place but tomorrow not when. You have to write him absolutely today! Pressed him Severus.

- Settled! I write him another letter and I send it to him! Said the small fair-haired boy by running outside the room and by rushing in the library of the wing of the children.

How's that " the another letter "? " Wondered Severus while going back to his cauldron.

Harry was rather big to know how to manage. He should take out there, estimated Severus while filling his phials of potions. Anyway, if Dumbledore had not considered necessary to speak to him about the mission of Ryry, it was because this one was completely capable of filling it if he really put himself in it. And then, between Gabrielle, Ron and maybe Draco, Severus had no concern to be made, Harry would make a success! At least, he hoped for it!

In the Burrow.

While she was in the kitchen to prepare the supper, Molly Weasley saw an owl appear to the window of her kitchen. And not whatever: she would recognize this bird between one thousand! It was Hedwig, Harry's owl which had disappeared for several months, since August in fact. Seeing the great snowy bird settling on a perch of the dining room, Molly rushed to the bird who doubtless had to bring news of Harry. Effectively, the letter was in the name of Ron. Seething with impatience to know what had arrived at the young man, Molly roared in the staircase.

" RON!!!! YOU HAVE MAIL!!!! "

- What else? Asked a half asleep voice.

- A letter for you! His mother answered him from the kitchen.

Whom it is? " Asked Ron who did not want to get up from his bed.

Since Harry had disappeared, he felt alone and useless. He felt abandoned. Harry had disappeared and then he did not know by which miracle, Hermione, her best friend has been going to Slytherin. He had believed to have a heart attack by seeing her wearing the uniform of Greens and Silver. He was alone in the tower of Gryffyndors. He had no other friends except Harry and Hermione and both had abandoned him. Ron ignored why and it made him even sadder.

" It is Harry who has you sent a letter with Hedwig! " Said his mother from the bottom of her kitchen.

By hearing "Harry", Ron got up from his bed where he was bored, opened the door of his room in a big crash and tumbled down staircases leading to the kitchen as if he had the devil on the heels. He entered whirlwind in the room and threw himself on the envelope which tightened him his mother. In a good-humoured access, he kissed Hedwig and put her a big dish of water which she accepted with enjoyment before sitting down on a chair and skinning the envelope. He opened him, feverish.

Was it really Harry who wrote him? Where had he been during all this time? Deciding to abbreviate his sufferings, Ron unfolded the letter and began to read it. He began by looking at the signature which was well the one of Harry, he had not recognized his writing. He wrote more cleanly at the moment, before it was always spidery scrawls.

Dear Ron,

How are you? I write you to wish you a happy New Year. I am a little early, I know but I did not know when Hedwig would arrive. You have to wonder where I was all this time then I am going to explain to you. I spent my holidays of August in my family, not at my aunt and my uncle, in my true family. I discovered this summer that my father was well and truly alive. He is married to another woman, but she is very kind, I consider her as my mother. Guess what?!!? I have a brother and a big sister also! You do not find that brilliant? I thus spent the holidays with them, and I went current with them. We were at Hogwarts but you did not see us. It is normal!

Imagine that Mom had used a spell to hide my real appearance, I found it now. It is for it that you did not recognize me. I could say nothing to you not to draw the attention of the others. Sorry for that! Hermione also, moreover! You wonder why I speak about her? Yup, in fact, my big sister, it is her! Yes, yes, it's true! Her true name is Gabrielle. " Her birthday was at Christmas, she found her real appearance. It is like that that we found her! Incredible, no? Thus, when you will see her, it is Gabrielle not Hermione! In fact, she had been adopted by Grangers and when they saw her appearance they cast her outside … I find that absolutely demoralizing, not you? Another good piece of news : my parents, Gaby, my brother and I, we are part of the Order. We shall come to the meeting of tomorrow, thus you will see we all. My parents are spies of Dumbledore but they have never participated in a meeting. Tomorrow, we shall go. We have full of things to be said to the other members. Well, I have to leave you! Gaby and the brother give a funny look to me! I have to finish my homework! If you have questions, do not hesitate! I am sorry to have left you so for a long time without news but I had no choice. I did not know if you would accept the new situation.

See you tomorrow, Harry.

" Then, that he does say? His mother asked him curious to know what Harry had written.

Incredible! He was under my nose and I did not even see him! " Exclaimed Ron, suddenly perfectly woken.

He only had an envy: see again his two friends! He fetched at once a parchment to answer him.

" About what do you speak? His mother asked him who understood nothing more there.

- Harry was at his parent's, he has a brother and a sister! He has finally a family, it is brilliant, no? Ron asked her.

What you are babbling about ? His parents died, let us see! " Scolded him his mother.

Without other explanation, Ron tightened her the letter of his best friend whom she hurried to read. By ending her reading, Molly had tears with eyes.

" That I am satisfied! He finally has a family! He deserves it, he is so kind! I wonder who are his parents ? To part Severus, I do not know the other spies … Well, if they never came to a meeting, it is normal … What an enjoyment! We shall see them all tomorrow! We can even see Hermione, no Gabrielle and the brother of Harry. I am sure that he is also as kind as Harry! Answer him fast! " Ordered him a very happy Molly for the young man.

He deserved to have a true family which loves him and takes charge of him! Immediately, Ron dashed into the writing of his letter for his friend without forgetting to garland him not to have written him earlier.

As soon as he had ended his masterpiece of which he was very proud, he ran towards Hedwig so that she returns the letter to her master but her mother stopped him in the passage to read again the letter.

" RONALD WEASLEY!!! How do you dare to write him those things?!!!? You do not believe that he made well spend time with his family?? You do not believe that he deserves it?!!? It is not dramatic if he writes you only now!! Consider yourself happy that he remembers you! It is normal that he did not write at once! Between his parents, his brother, his sister and his new appearance, he has the right to do other things to make than to write you! Put yourself in his place !! Change me that at once! " She ordered him while giving him back the letter.

Taking back his parchment, Ron copied out it on another piece while giving up the remarks of the kind " what you have scarf all this time?!!? "Or" You could not write earlier?!!? ". After the second reading by his mother who considered herself satisfied, he was finally able to attach it to the leg of the great snowy owl who flew away through the window in the direction of the Malfoy Manor. Fortunately that Ron ignored where were Harry and Gabrielle …

In the Malfoy Manor, the afternoon was very quickly passed for three children plunged into their homework, too quickly. It soon was the hour for them to go to get dressed for evening. It was almost six o’clock; the guests were not going to delay beginning to arrive. Among them, Harry and Gabrielle knew that there would be inevitably Deatheaters. They had absolutely not to be noticed and behaved correctly. By sighing, Harry tidied up his things, imitated by Draco and Gabrielle, and went to his room where Narcissia had already prepared the dress which three children should wear that very evening for the dinner and the ball. Twenty minutes later, Harry and Draco were held at the foot of the main staircase in black evening dress with a white shirt. In their sides, was held Gabrielle in a blue and mauve evening dress. Her mother had spent a good moment to put it on her correctly. Her hair were attached in an elegant bun the base of which was a braid. The whole was pricked by a brooch in the form of lily with precious stones.

They all waited that it begins before being able to finish it as fast as possible. In turn, Lucius and Narcissia went down the staircase, in evening dress. As usual, Lucius wore a completely black dress of wizard with silvery motives. He preferred dresses not too much flashy. Beside him, Narcissia was dressed in an emerald green evening dress which contained too silvered motives in the form of flowers. Her hair was attached in the same way as those of her daughter. She liked very much when everybody was united. It is a brooch in the form of Edelweiss which wore the blonde in her hair, with stones above. The ornaments of Christmas created a charming decoration in the room where would be held the reception. Then, we would go to the dining room for the dinner before going in the ballroom. The house elves had bewitched the hall so that there is some snow which falls of the ceiling which represented at this moment there a starry sky. To finish the decoration, candles and candles floated under the starry sky, enlightening the Manor of their light. This sense of the decoration was what made the fame of the Manor during the holidays and the receptions which were held in it.

Praying so that this evening finishes as fast as possible, Harry saw his father and his mother go to the door to welcome the guests. He had a smile by seeing his father making a kiss on the hand to the lady who had just arrived with her husband and their son. Harry recognized Blaise. Lucius shook hands with the father of the boy then with Blaise. Then, there was the same scenario towards Narcissia but in the inverse direction. The husband kissed her the hand and his wife kissed Narcissia. During this time, three children had got closer to the newcomers. Blaise smiles seeing Harry and Draco, he got ready to greet them when his glance settled on Gabrielle before that he opens the mouth. Fortunately that he had seen her in time or he would have made an enormous error which his parents would have certainly never forgiven him.

His father outstripped him fortunately, approached the girl, took her the hand and repeated the same gesture as with her mother.

" Good evening, Miss. I am enchanted to get acquainted. Zabini Senior says to her.

The pleasure is mine, Sir. " Answered him Gabrielle with a smile.

In front of the glance intrigued by the couple Zabini, Lucius relieved.

" May I present you my daughter, Gabrielle? And my son Harry, I think that you have already heard about them … Supposed Lucius by indicating Harry.

- Ha yes, the twin of Draco, is not it? Blaise has already spoken to us about it. But I ignored that you had a girl, my dear … The man with a charming smile answered him.

It is a disadvantage, my dear Lucius, that she is completely charming. " Added the wife of this one.

Gabrielle made her a small reverence to thank her for her compliment.

" I thank you, Madam " she says to her with a smile and by holding out her the hand which the woman hurried to squeeze.

The woman in front of her observed it from every angle. She seemed to gauge her. Gabrielle hated it. What was she trying to do? She intended not at all to marry Blaise! Imitating the gesture of his father, the young person greeted in his turn the sister of his friends. He wondered why he had never seen her before. He did not need to ask the question, his mother made it for him.

" Where did you thus hide this girl during all this time? " Asked the mother of Blaise. Lucius began seriously to have enough of this interrogation about his daughter in spite of her smile of suitability. Looking at all costs for an adequate answer, he reminded himself that his daughter had often gone in France with her foster parents.

" She was at Beauxbâtons, but she will go to Hogwarts for the term. Invented Lucius.

- In September, what a good idea! Approved the woman.

- No, after these holidays … Explained Lucius, ill-at-ease.

So suddenly? Why thus? She was not good in France? " She asked for more.

Lucius wondered vaguely if all the guests would make for him the same scene. What was there so strange to have a girl? But he saw clear in their game, he was not a dupe of their smile! He was certain that very soon, his desk would be filled with owls bringing wedding propositions for Gabrielle! They can all go in hell!! He would not force his daughter to marry a man with whom she would not be in love, full stop! Voucher obviously, if he was a Pure Blood, it would still be better, but voucher for the moment, he was quiet from this side! Finally, he hoped for it! Resuming the thread of his thoughts, he forced himself to answer. Fortunately that he could invent anything, whenever! At least, fact to be a spy had been of use to him in something!

" Gabrielle finds that the level of this school is too weak, she misses during the courses. She asked to be transferred to Hogwarts. I think that over there, she will not certainly miss! And then, Harry and Draco will be with her. " Explained vaguely Lucius.

Regrettably, the old harpy seemed decided not to leave him.

" She prefers to be with her older brothers, it is completely understandable! Approved the lady.

Hey indeed in fact, it is Gabrielle who is the elder daughter … " Admitted Lucius, what shut up definitively the old gossip. He went then to the following guests. They were Parkinson, still of the sales pitch in perspective! After them, came Bulstrode, Crab, Goyles, and to finish the whole, his very dear sister-in-law and her husband. Lucius prayed so that Harry did not make scandal when seeing Bellatrix. Every time, it had been the same thing: people were cold with Gabrielle until they know that it was her daughter. Later, they were any smile. All hypocrites, yes! Nobody would kidnap his girl, he had take him a long time to find her He would kill the first one who would try to take her from him!

Harry had very almost to vomit by going to embrace his dear Auntie Bellatrix. Set apart the families of Death eaters which had arrived the first ones, Harry knew nobody. While the adults discussed in the lounge around the buffet, the children were settled in sofas around the fireplace. The conversation was of the heaviest. Indeed, as Blaise, Pansy, Vincent, Grégory and Milicent did not know Gabrielle, they were not anxious to speak too much in front of her. The conversations of the girls limited themselves to clothes, make-ups, hairstyles. Of what to make Gabrielle completely crazy! She hated this kind of pointless conversation! Towards the boys, it was the same thing. They spoke about courses, about homework, about the last match of Quidditch, in brief subjects absolutely tiring for Gabrielle who missed farm and what wondered what she made there. She would have wanted to be able to discuss with two other girls as she made it at Hogwarts, but it would ruin everything. How to explain that Hermione Granger was the girl of Lucius Malfoy?

Pansy and Milicent was very nice and liked discussing all the possible and conceivable subjects with Hermione but there, it was the dead calm! Attracted by the smell of fish which rose from the kitchen, Yume and Crookshanks, who had slept until there in the room of their mistress, came down the marches of the main staircase stealthily before going to the kitchen. Narcissia who was held not far from there, in full conversation quite as well tiring as that of her daughter with the mothers of the other young people, saw them to pass just next to her.

She saw them going to the door leading to the kitchen. Putting her glass on a table, she went to both cats, took them by the skin of the neck under the amused glances of the other ladies with whom she had spoken some seconds earlier and put them in the middle of the room. It is then that they saw their mistress, sat in the sofa with the others. Curious for Yume, satisfied to see familiar faces for Crookshanks, they went to Gabrielle before jumping on her knees. They did not really like the solitude. Surprised because she had not seen them arriving, Gabrielle was satisfied to have a little company. Although she was surrounded with her brothers and with her friends, she felt alone because nobody recognized her. She thus caressed both cats which lay down each on one of her knees. Seeing Crookshanks humming of ease on the knees of the girl in front of her while he made it only with his mistress, Pansy had a flash of lighting of understanding.

Hermione had gone to Slytherin because she was the daughter of Lucius Malfoy! What this one had told upon their arrival was only a story, well tied up certainly, but completely false. He had had to invent something, he could not decently say that his daughter had been raised by Muggles and treated of Mudbllod during her first year. Milicent saw too the cat and understood. Why had not they thought of it earlier? There were only children of ancient families of wizards in their House, and some mudblood, a girl of moldus parents could not go there. Deciding to catch up their errors, both girls began the same conversations as they liked in their room.

" It is a new cat? I had not seen him yet … " Asked her Pansy by looking her straight in the eyes with a smile indeed by insisting on "not still seen".

Understanding that she had been unmasked, but nevertheless happy whether it is the case, Gabrielle smiles to her before answering her.

" Mother gave him to me for my birthday! His name is Yume. These both do not leave each other any more! I am going to take both to Hogwarts as it Crookshanks will not miss me during the courses! " Blaise who had listened to the conversation of the girls of an absent-minded ear, recovered suddenly in his armchair.

He understood nothing more, he turned to Pansy with a examiner glance.

" You notice nothing that you have already seen in the common room ? In particular when you sit above … " She whispered this one in his ear. Facing of him, Blaise saw the orange-coloured cat on Gabrielle's knees. He recognized then Crookshanks on whom he sat inadvertently while he collapsed in one of the armchairs of the common room . The cat had scratched him buttocks to thank him for sitting on him. The unfortunate boy had felt the scratch during a good week and grimaced with pain every time he sat, provoking the laughter of his so-called friends who chuckled behind his back and imitated mewings to torment him. Recognizing then Hermione with whom he wanted to play a game of chess since a moment, he decided to dash.

" You want to play a game of chess? " He hoped that she says yes. He was the best player of Slytherin after Draco, but she was the most intelligent witch, a sacred challenge! Draco, which had included that everybody had guessed for his big sister, decided to cut court.

" You can play in the common room, you will have the time! " Vincent and Gregory who looked at them all as if they had become crazy, had not understood yet. Blaise decided to help them a little. He pushed his elbow in Vincent's ribs before indicating him the cat.

" You are not going to say me that you have already forgotten him, yes? He asked.

So what? It is a red cat, what he has? Ha yes, it is Crookshanks! " He understood. He saw then the knees of the person on whom the cat was sprawled out stretched out. He added two and two and understood that he had in front of Hermione, the small genius of Hogwarts.

Next to him, Gregory arrived at the same conclusion. "What do you want to do then? Asked Blaise to the others because Draco did not want that he plays chess with his sister.

- A Monopoly? Proposed Gabrielle.

- Ho, no! Draco sighed.

- You don’t want to play Draco? Pansy asked him.

- Ok, very well! The last time when we played, I was sure to win and she plucked us both! He explained without going into details.

- Exactly, it is the opportunity to take your revenge! Harry, enthusiast said to him at the idea of having a chance to win this time.

Hummm, that say that you want to play ? " He asked the others.

Everybody accepted, Gabrielle was the first one. Draco sent Tipy to look for the game in the room of Ryry. They dashed all into a wild party until the dinner. The party ended in an equality between Blaise and Gabrielle. They had the same sum of money, them other had nothing more in their big despair. Even the bank was empty. They had hardly the time to tidy up everything in the box that the dinnertime arrived. Until now, everything had taken place well. They followed the adults in the dining room, the hour of the big test had come!

To Be Continued…

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