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I did not sleep with that wizard!	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 54410 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 10
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Chapter 24

Since the Dark Lord's plan to trick Harry into rushing into the Department of Mysteries had failed he'd stepped up his terror attacks.

The still in-progress building project the Muggle government's Millennium Bridge was destroyed. The Brockdale Bridge collapsed as well.

The iconic Big Ben imploded.

Buckingham Palace burnt to the ground when nothing had stopped the flames.

According to Tonks, Aurors had suspicions that it had been Fiendfyre that destroyed the Muggle Queen's primary residence. They had managed to arrive in time to cast fire repelling and containing wards to contain the fire inside the palace's exterior walls

Yet it was the joint attacks on Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Tinworth, Upper Flagley and Godric's Hollow that caused the most serious panic.

With Greyback in Diagon Alley and Inferi in Godric's Hollow the Magical Community was in shambles.

The Weasley and Wood Patriarchs had led the fight against the Godric's Hollow Death Eaters.

Augusta Longbottom, Neville and Bill Weasley were on the front line in Tinworth.

XoooooX

Augusta had been riding when she sensed them.

At the edge of her wards were users of Dark Magic.

Augusta sent her own talking Patronus, a wolf to her grandson and fell upon the attackers.

Neville was at her side quickly having order Rika to bring him.

The Lestrange brothers were foolish; with Bellatrix in custody they were mad with rage and thirsting for revenge.

They cast spell after spell so the air filled with sparks and flashes of light.

Neville had pouches of magical seeds that Luna had gifted him. He tossed rose seeds that turned out to be made of iron and grew the instant they touched the ground. With a little of his magic they weaved to block spells cast by the Death Eaters. His greatest skills were Defence and Herbology. It became second nature to use the seeds.

He tossed Devil's Snare towards the Death Eaters but it was defeated. Neville focused on using his plants for traps and defence.

A red head that was probably one of the Weasleys joined the battle casting curses and countercurses with such skill and precision that he was clearly the Cursebreaker in the family

The battle became so fraught with tension and magic that it was almost stifling and anti-climatic when the two Death Eaters were captured.

Augusta had taken great glee in capturing Bellatrix's husband Rodolphus Lestrange.

Once unmasked it seemed that Bill and Neville had taken Rabastan, Rodolphus' brother.

Neville managed to trap him in Devil's Snare despite being saddled with a snapped wand.

Another Death Eaters emerged from the shadows and tried to attack Neville and Bill from behind.

Augusta wasn't good at Charms but her true skill lay in Transfiguration. A flick of a wand and a muttered spell and the cowardly Death Eater was a flobberworm.

The Weasley spun around and held up his wand, "If you transfigure them back I'll petrify them and put them under the Incarcerous. "

Augusta nodded sharply, casting a half-hearted finite.

Bill tossed with practiced ease the two spells to retrain the Death Eater.

Then he reached over to tug the mask off.

"O'Mordha? He was Slytherin and was in Charlie's year I think. Nasty bloke, tormenting Muggleborns and spreading lies about other students. Dumbledore turned a blind eye to it. They all did. " The redhead grumbled, "Somehow I'm not surprised he joined this lot."

Augusta created a portkey to take herself, her grandson, his betrothed and their captives to the Auror Department.

It was pure chaos.

Augusta ignored the Aurors and dragged a very bound and stunned Rodolphus through the Department to the cells.

Once she had her son and his Bonded's tormentors as well as the spare behind bars, Augusta casted massive wards.

They would be safe from cast spells- unfortunately, and only non-poisoned food could be fed to them.

They had magic restraining spells, iron shackles, anti-Animagus wards and all containment spells that Augusta could remember.

Charms had never been her best subject...but her son Francis had taken care to teach her spells he learned in Auror training.

Neville had done so well that Augusta dragged him to Paris via the floo network for a wand. Only the very best for her grandson, after all he greatly deserved his own wand since his father's had splintered during the battle.

Luckily for Neville he had a Weasley at his side casting spells. It probably kept him alive thank Merlin…

Although his creative use of plants and defence was also a probable factor.

Apparently, she now owned a life debt to the Weasley family. How she would manage to pay it she didn't know but she'd do her best.

XoooooX

Remus was checking on Fred and George's shop as well as running errands in Diagon Alley. Fred was moping since apparently George revealed that Brecc was now the most powerful partner in the business having given his rights over as part of the bonding contract. What was George's was now Brecc's, which was something Draco had refused to do to Harry. With the situation between the Weasleys and the Montagues at the time, George had little choice.

He'd gone to purchase more books on wards, since he'd still failed to locate the breeches in the wards as well as how it occurred. With Filius Headmaster at least temporarily, he'd been officially asked to research the wards so Filius could repair them.

Loud explosions, windows blowing out and screams disrupted the normalcy of Diagon.

So he wasn't really surprised to see his sire, Greyback attacking people.

There were three or four other Death Eaters present but it was Greyback that worried him most.

Remus called for Kreacher by snapping his fingers.

"What the wolf be needing?"

"Get Sirius, Severus and Dora now! I'll need every wand I can get." Remus was going to take down Fenrir if it killed him.

Although the very idea of bringing his pregnant mate into a dangerous situation infuriated him Remus knew Severus would come even if he didn't summon him. It was best to call for his wand then to be yelled at for coddling again.

It didn't take long for his reluctant fiancé, Sirius, Lucius and Nymphadora to arrive.

Somehow Remus wasn't surprised to see Andromeda enter the fray.

"I wouldn't fight for Albus but I'll wield my wand for my own sake. Bring it on you useless excuses for Slytherins." Andromeda said raising her wand.

The Death Eaters shivered.

Remus yelled out, "Greyback!"

"Lupin my son…" the man sneered, "It's been a while."

"Not long enough Greyback; not long enough. The world will rest easy when you're dead." Remus tossed back.

"You couldn't kill me Lupin, you're not a killer." The werewolf snarled.

Remus smirked, "We'll see."

Andromeda cornered a Death Eater against a building and tossed back Dark Curse for Dark Curse, weaving only personal shields.

"MALFOY! You traitor!"

Lucius sighed, "Damian, I chose family as my ultimate loyalty as any pureblood should."

Somehow he was not surprised that Damian Crabbe had been involved in this. They were clearly going more for terror then finesse.

Where Damian was, Geoffrey was never far behind.

"If it isn't Regulus' bloodtraitor brother. The Ministry still thinks you're one of us the fools."

"Nice to see you too Geoffrey. A pity it wasn't you in my cell instead. We all know I was never one of your number." Sirius sneered.

Andromeda's duel headed down the street towards Ollivander's. Her Death Eater opponent was trying to create more injured bystanders.

Now she may not have as much feeling for others as Ted but she drew the line at such tactics.

"Little Annie Black, the bright shining witch that all purebloods witches should strive to equal." The Death Eater drawled.

"Nott!" she snarled, "Somehow I am not surprised. You killed off how many wives? Two or is it three?"

"The first committed suicide," the Death Eater snarled.

Andromeda snorted, "After two miscarriages that were female? The last one almost killed her. She took her life so you could marry again? Hardly."

"Wouldn't have minded a daughter if they were like you. If Abraxus hadn't picked you for his son, I would have tried. You were a pretty baby and would have made an excellent wife." The man openly leered.

"Would have chosen Lucius over you Nott. You were scum then and now. Yaxley was crazy to agree to let you bond to his daughter Larissa," she said coolly, refusing to let him infuriate her.

"Still ice-hearted, why didn't you join us? Maybe you could have taken your Mudblood as a pet, that might have been forgiven." Nott teased.

"I didn't choose that option, in a lapse of rational judgement I leapt with my heart. I do not see my choice as a mistake but I do enjoy that I have been returned to the bosom of the family."

Her words serving as a distraction while she weaved a nonverbal trap behind Nott.

The arrogant arse was of age with her deceased parents as well as a schoolmate of the Dark Lord. Making one of his first puppies into a laughingstock pleased her immensely.

The trap spell was Dark Magic, Black Family Magic but thankfully not illegal.

It irreversibly transformed one's sex organs…

Once Nott was trapped in her trap, he was stripped, pulled aloft and restrained in such a manner that all could see.

Then everyone got to watch while her magic gave Fredrick Nott a sex change but left the rest of his body clearly male. He just was missing his 'family jewels', since he was visually female, he would be stripped of his title leaving it to his son Theo who was rumour had it, a natural submissive.

As if his being outed as a true Death Eater despite the lack of Dark Mark wasn't enough to be stripped of his title.

Andromeda toyed with Nott's wand, "Hm…should I make a Muggle out of you as well or should I just leave you like this?" she lazily flicked her wand.

Now Nott was naked, his hands tied in iron-studded dragon hide cuffs and his knees spread. Every male got a nice view of Nott's trimmed bush and his glistening labia.

The pervert had been hard in her presence and now he was wet.

With his arms restrained like that, Nott's nipples stuck out. His ankles were crossed behind him and tied as well.

"I'll break you for this Annie!"

"You and what army?" she purred.

Every wizard within earshot winced.

Remus had restrained Greyback with a conjured silver lined casket that was ten inches deep of solid silver.

Severus proved that his pregnancy was not affecting his magic at all. He was a bit smug about having captured Malcolm Bulstrode and Edmund Parkinson.

Crabbe and Goyle were also restrained and held at wand point.

Lucius had Damian Crabbe trussed up like a mad Hippogriff, while Sirius had Goyle.

Tonks blinked at her mother, "Mother?"

Andromeda snorted, "Still think I'm a Ravenclaw?"

Tonks shook her head.

"Good!" the former Queen of Slytherin said smugly.

Tonks sighed, "Please tell me that spell wasn't illegal."

Andromeda scoffed, "Illegal? Not hardly, it was created by a Black but has never been used publicly prior therefore it can't be illegal. Since he is a sexual sadist who has raped dozens of Muggle girls and is responsible for the deaths of two of his Bondeds I suspect my capture method will be brushed off. If I had my way he'd be sold to a brothel to serve other wizards' pleasure."

Nott opened his mouth to berate her.

"Oh? You wish to be gagged? I can oblige." Andromeda flicked her wand and a ball gag was immediately strapped to his face.

Nott's eyes were murderous.

"You regaled us all about how I was once known as the Queen of Slytherin, the epitome of a pureblood lady. You failed to realize that I am a Mistress; I've spent years in a mutually satisfactory relationship. No Pureblood would deal with my requirements and I. Only a Muggleborn Hufflepuff would have the gonads to exist in the sort of relationship I would be interested in. He knows he isn't good enough for me. However, he is both eager to please and just about the only one with the gonads to tell me when I'm going too far. Something Lucius wouldn't do."

Lucius shivered, Andromeda was a Mistress? Merlin…he would have been miserable.

Wasn't that what Walburga was? Naturally she had a Mistress-type personality but Orion hadn't wished to play along and just withdrew to his club leaving the family in her hands.

"Nymphadora are you going to take these pathetic excuses for wizards in to the Ministry?" Andromeda sniffed.

Tonks nodded, "Yes mother." Withdrawing a prototype temporary holding cell, which she tossed the captive Death Eaters into.

Greyback, Old Nott, Lord Crabbe, Lord Bulstrode, Lord Parkinson and Lord Goyle: her prisoners. Hah! That ought to teach them to laugh at her again.

Forgetting that a former Auror, a werewolf and a Head of Slytherin, as well as a former Head Boy and Head Girl had made the true captures.

All Tonks had done was cast Anti-Apparition wards to keep the Death Eaters from escaping.

Well Nymphadora had inherited something from her, her smugness and pride. The arrogant whelp… Andromeda thought annoyed. "Well get moving girl. The Ministry shouldn't wait all day. Sirius you get your arse back home and stay there. Lucius, you may want to break the news to Nott, Goyle and Crabbe's sons. How they will take their fathers' arrests could be difficult."

Lucius nodded.

Nymphadora took down her anti-Apparition wards. Gripping tightly to the portable cell, she reached into her coat and touched her emergency portkey that would take her to the Auror Department.

Remus and Severus were left alone after a smirking Andromeda vanished with a crackle of magic.

Leaving a stunned group of bystanders to spread the tale…

XoooooX

Filius met up at Three Broomsticks with Pomona, Aurora and Septima, the four planned to celebrate that the crazy witch Umbridge was gone and that Filius was now officially- for the moment anyway Headmaster. They were sipping their customary drinks when their peace was disrupted.

Loud screams and curses flew.

The front window of the pub exploded.

Their war instincts hummed to life and Filius used a flight charm to fly through the broken window.

His fellow teachers behind him…

Filius wasn't a former world champion duellist for no reason. He maybe slightly out of practice but his skills were still quite honed.

Pomona conjured walls of iron roses to protect those in the shops around them.

Filius went after the large thug in a mask, when it came to duelling sometimes, being small and quick was an advantage.

One of the Death Eaters tried to go after Pomona and he found himself in a Devil's Snare trap.

Clever witch, Filius smirked. Then his own duel was drawing him in and entrapping his concentration.

The witch couple Aurora and Septima fought back to back. It was easy to see just why Aurora had once interviewed for the Defense Post. Septima was no slouch either, she was the Ancient Runes Professor and that required knowledge of a lot of spells and how they were created. Being two of his former eagles, it was no wonder after all he usually graduated brilliant students.

Filius jumped, dodged, rolled and cast shields with the precision of a master duellist. Only Severus Snape had ever had the skill to truly best him and the man wasn't even a professional duellist. No Snape was merely a 'humble' potioneer, First Class Potions Master but the title was well deserved.

He was playing with his opponent; his shields and counters were always exactly what he needed to stay safe. However he threw back Juvenile level spells: impedimenta's, confringos, aguamentis and targeted blasting curses that blew up just inches in front of the Death Eater. His goal was to infuriate the man into doing something foolish, loosing his temper so that he could entrap him. Preferably without putting anyone else at risk.

"You fucking little shit!" the man yelled. "Cru,"

"Silencio! Incarcerous Mejora." Filius tossed back boredly.

The man really should have known better, the problem with casting an Unforgivable during a duel with a professional duellist is that you had to be still and all your concentration had to be on empowering the spell with your hatred. Which against a calm duellist put you at risk…

Which proved he still had it…

Filius danced around in a circle smirking.

"Less celebrating Filius." Septima chided.

"Who did you capture?" Pomona asked, "I have Travers, cowardly scum trying to curse a witch from behind."

"We have Jugson and Thorfin Rowle," Aurora announced.

Filius leapt lightly into the air and tugged off the man's mask. He took one look and spat, "Walden Macnair. Why am I not surprised? You do prefer bloodshed and torture. You were furious that the hippogriff that you were asked to execute escaped weren't you? Well, a mixed blood just beat you in a duel. You are a fool Macnair."

"Well, why don't we see about getting these little nuisances removed so we can go back to our drinks?" Pomona shrugged.

"A lovely idea Pomona." Filius chuckled, "Expecto patronum."

His eagle patronus flapped its silvery ghostly wings and looked at him expectantly.

"I want you to find Kingsley Shacklebolt and let him know that four Hogwarts professors have four disarmed Death Eaters. We will await his presence at the Three Broomsticks." Filius smirked.

The eagle nodded and flew away.

Pomona banished her curtains of iron roses.

Filius used the shards of broken glass to repair the windows of the nearby shops.

They levitated their prisoners and they floated beside them as they re-entered the pub.

The four teachers had their drinks refreshed while a smug Filius held onto the death eaters' wands.

XoooooX

Lucius sent Stria to retrieve Theo, Dippy for Greg and Thea for Vince.

While Malfoy Manor was locked to blood, it was possible for Malfoy elves to escort non-Malfoys in.

Lucius awaited them in the Gentleman's Parlour off the dining room.

A flick of his wand and he had a tumbler filled with conjured ice and firewhiskey.

Stria arrived first.

Theodore Nott was clearly shaken and not healthy looking…

Then again, with a mad father like Old Nott was it any wonder?

"Father will be very angry with me…" Theo said wringing his hands. "You're in trouble with the Dark Lord. Two of his Death Eaters went missing from this place and now it's vanished…"

Lucius smirked, "I had to distance myself from the Dark Lord due to the Lilithean. I gifted Bella and Wormtail as a Bride Price. Lord Black was extremely pleased."

Greg showed up frowning, "Lord Malfoy?"

Lucius chuckled, "The Impediment to you Bonding has now been removed. Geoffrey is now at the Ministry under arrest. I will see to it that he is sentenced to Azkaban, which leaves you and Giselle free to bond according to your wishes. Lord Prewett adopted your Mal himself. So her blood status is no longer a hindrance."

"How do you know this?" Vince glared.

"I was present in Diagon Alley when it was attacked. Damian Crabbe, Geoffrey Goyle, Malcolm Bulstrode, Old Nott and Fenrir Greyback were arrested. The Ministry or rather the Council of Magical Law will no doubt strip them of their titles. Unfortunately Millicent is female which precludes her from truly holding the title."

Greg snickered, "Oh I'm sure that Millie and I can come to an understanding. As Lord Goyle I can arrange for my bonding and Giselle's. Millie has enough to status to defer the passing of the title to a distant heir if she can produce an heir."

Vince frowned, "She's with Giselle. Witches can't bear wizards…"

Greg smirked, "They can if I sire a child with Millie. We've already discussed it. I shall break with the Dark Lord. There is little that can be gained in that quarter. Besides, I am sure my bonding to a child of a bloodtraitor would not be easily forgiven."

"As for Theo, he is now registered with Gringotts as Lord Nott."

"How?" Theo stammered.

"An irreversible spell that turned him into a woman. He was nearly made a Muggle but the person he duelled and lost restrained themselves." Lucius shrugged. "You can bond to someone of your choice."

"Thank Merlin. Father wanted me with Millie." Theo let out a sigh of relief.

Greg burst into laughter, "She'd eat you alive!"

Lucius smirked, "She reminds me of Andromeda in some ways."

"Who captured Millie and Pansy's fathers?" Greg asked.

"Malcolm Bulstrode and Edmund Parkinson were captured by Severus Snape." Lucius chuckled. "Charms Master Lupin was in Diagon Alley when the Death Eaters attacked. He called for reinforcements and we helped him capture the attackers."

"Why are you telling us this?" Vince frowned, "How do you know we won't report to the Dark Lord?"

Lucius chuckled, "If you do, what guarantee do you have that your children would survive a war? Would you truly back a man who might see your lines destroyed?"

Greg nodded, "If father failed it is only a matter of time before we ourselves are punished of forced to prove our loyalty." He summoned a Goyle elf.

"Yes Master Greg sir?"

Greg snapped, "Rilla take Giselle to the France estate. Then tell Millie that she must go there. Her father has been arrested; tell her to raise the blood wards. If she leaves her estate in my hands I'll see to it that she remains in control."

Theo blinked, "Where will you go?"

"I'm going to lock down the Goyle seat with Blood wards and then visit Mal. I see no reason why I can't discuss our bonding. With Father in custody and my uncle dead, that leaves me as the sole heir to the Goyle estate. A word in the right ear in Gringotts as well as a visit to Sanctus Malfoy, I'll be the Head of my family in two days. Giselle and Millie will be bonded within a week. I have claim to the Bulstrode family through my sister's child. I shall merely seize it because of an impending bonding before the Ministry thinks to take it. I'll declare Millie legally of age and make her the Regent of the House of Bulstrode. For the sake of Giselle's daughter and mine, this must be done."

"Pansy will be furious with me, I shall have to abandon the Dark Lord as well." Vince grumbled. "Our fathers were still arguing out the contract details, it has begun but was not completed. I don't really know how to go about it."

Lucius smirked, "Would you take advice?"

Vince stared at him dumbly, "I have no one to turn to in this dire hour and the Dark Lord will be swift in his revenge."

"Then explain to Pansy in simple terms, the Dark Lord is furious at her father's failure. He almost didn't forgive them for disavowing him after his disappearance. If she wishes to continue her family line then she must agree to this. It is for her children's sake that this must be. If you like I could have her brought here." Lucius offered pleasantly.

Vince nodded, "Please, I did not expect to have to seize power this way."

Lucius turned to Stria, "Retrieve the Parkinson heiress."

"Yes Master Lucius."

"Since you are now practically of age, help yourselves to a drink." Lucius offered.

Theo paced, "I don't have any idea what I should do…"

"For your own good, Theo I suggest you make an offer to Madam Greengrass for Daphne. She is a strong enough woman to support you I think." Lucius advised. "Meeting with Sanctus would also be in your best interest. I would lock your house down by raising the blood wards."

Theo quaked, "I don't know how…"

Greg sighed, "I'll help you later. I'm going to need to be taken back to Lanesborough so I can raise the blood wards. Then I shall floo to Weasley Hall to speak with Lord Prewett."

"Dippy can take you there." Lucius offered.

"Thank you Sir." Greg bowed tossing back his whiskey.

He was Apparated away just as Pansy was Apparated in.

"Unhand me at once elf!" Pansy shrieked.

"She has a name Lady Pansy." Lucius drawled. "You were taken for your own protection."

"You! Is this kidnapping?" Pansy hissed.

Vince snapped, "Pansy sit down, shut up and listen to him."

Pansy sniffed. "Why am I here?"

"Your father failed in his charge and is currently in Auror custody. I am sure that the Dark Lord will want you to pay for that. You can choose to put yourself in safety. Your mother is dead if I remember correctly and she was a Brown before her Bonding."

Pnasy scowled, "Yes she was, Azalea Brown. Why?"

"With your father arrested, someone will have to take charge of you. Surely your Uncle Lord Brown will look out for your best interests. Vince is still vehement in his suit, my maternal uncle's bonded was a Brown, Camilla I believe. Now I believe it would be best to have you stay with your cousins Lady Pansy. Once Vince is officially Lord Crabbe he can pursue your hand and your Uncle Linden can act as your guardian. Since he is from a respected pureblood Gryffindor family, I do not see your estate being seized." Lucius said sharply.

"I hide out there and in return I get to be Lady Crabbe?" Pansy sneered.

"You get to be Lady Crabbe-Parkinson. I will attain your family title through marriage and it will be granted to our second born." Vince corrected.

"Since I have little choice, as a pureblood it is my duty to protect the life in my womb. Even if I have no feelings for their sire." Pansy hissed.

Vince smirked, "You must have at least been sexually attracted if you're carrying my child. I understood at least that much from Professor Lupin and Healer Tonks."

"I'll floo Titus and ask if Theo can stay. I am sure that even Aurora would agree that you must be looked after Theo with the Dark Lord violently angry." Lucius rose. "Since this Manor is locked down, you can only leave at my agreement. I will make the arrangements for Theo and Pansy. Vince can decide where he ought to hide until it is safe."

"Surely hiding isn't really the best idea. Slytherins aren't cowards." Pansy huffed.

"Knowing when to pick your battles is a trait you failed to learn." Lucius chided before exiting the parlour and sealing them in. He set out for the Receiving Room floo because it was the nearest.

He sat on a comfortable stool and tossed floo powder in. "Wren Grove."

When the floos connected a house elf appeared.

"Master Linden be busy."

"Tell him it's an emergency and Lucius Malfoy needed to speak with him at once. There are infants involved." Lucius snapped hs temper frayed due to Pansy.

He would look forward to washing his hands of her. Thank Merlin she wasn't Draco's mate…

Linden appeared shortly.

"Yes Lucius?" The man drawled in a rather bored tone.

"I thought you'd be interested to know that your sister Azalea's daughter is at present in my home. Pansy's father is in Auror custody for his part in an attack on Diagon Alley. His failure to complete his mission will result in the Dark Lord possibly attacking her as retribution for Edmund's failure. Pansy is at present unbonded and yet carrying twins. Her father hadn't signed a contract with the sire's family. She is in need of a guardian to see to her family affairs. Especially in light of her line being entailed upon the male."

"The sire is?" Linden frowned.

"Vincent Crabbe. He will be making arrangements to assume the title form his father and is willing to then meet with you to finalize the contract." Lucius replied.

"Send her through. I shall have a room readied for her. Crabbes…and I thought a connection with the Parkinsons was bad…" Linden muttered.

"She will be at Wren Grove in the hour. I must also make arrangements for Theodore. Greg has his family affairs already in order."

"It seems I may owe you a debt." Linden sniffed.

"My aunt was your aunt Camilla. I respected her highly. Shall we brush this off as evidence of family feeling?" Lucius chuckled.

"Very well. Inform Pansy I expect her."

The connection closed.

Lucius glared, Pansy probably acquired her arrogance from the Browns.

He flooed Stow Green Castle and stepped through...

It didn't take long for Titus to appear.

"What is the reason for your visit Lucius?"

"Cousin, I have a young man who has an affection for your Daphne in need of sanctuary."

"Who might that be?" Titus frowned.

"Theodore Nott. His father has been emasculated so the title is his. He has little knowledge of much outside his studies and is in need of protection. I hoped that Aurora would take him under her wing. He needs a firm hand as well as an advisor. He is the sole heir to his family and would give Aurora the connection she wishes. It is possible that Daphne may if a bonding is agreed to end up with control of both titles." Lucius smirked.

"I can grant him sanctuary for a night. After which it is up to my bonded to decide his fate." Titus wearily agreed.

"That is much appreciated. I am sure the boy will be quite grateful. He does require instruction in blood wards to seal his properties until which time he can assume them." Lucius warned.

"Thank you Lucius. I shall pass this on to my bonded." Titus bowed.

"Perhaps, this might alleviate the distress Blaise's bonding to the Pucey heir caused." Lucius apologized somewhat.

"Perhaps." Titus said dryly.

Lucius flooed back to the manor and retraced his steps to the gentleman's parlour where he'd left his guests.

"About time." Pansy sniffed.

"Is everything arranged?" Vince frowned.

"Linden has agreed to Pansy's presence at Wren Grove and will act as her guardian." Lucius sighed.

"Thank Merlin. I can return to Glandore House to raise the wards. Thank you for informing me of my father's arrest. Perhaps, this is for the best." Vince gave a wry smile. "I shall call on you at Wren Grove soon. A bit of your blood Pansy and I can easily seal Macclesfield Park for you. I would hate to put you or our sons in danger."

"Very well," Pansy pouted, picking up an ice pick and cutting a vein.

Theo fainted.

Lucius summoned a vial from Draco's potion's lab and filled it with Pansy's blood. Exasperated he sealed it with an Episkey. "Take that Vince and deal with it." he conjured a stretcher and levitated the unconscious Lord Nott onto it.

He ordered Stria to deliver the boy to Titus and told him to see to it that blood was taken so that Mansfield Manor might be sealed. Also to be sure to tell Titus that Theo fainted at the sight of blood.

Lucius glared at Pansy, "If you will follow me to the Receiving Room we can part ways."

The arrogant witch sniffed and followed.

Lucius held out the open box of floo powder, "Your cousin is betrothed to Ronald Weasley. I am sure that you can find a use for such information."

A pity that they would be 'wasted' on idiots like Vince and Ronald…

Lucius waited for the floo at Wren Grove to close before flooing back to Grimmauld.

He groaned as he emerged in a comfortable parlour.

"Father! Are you alright? Sirius said that you were part of the resistance in Diagon. What took you so long?" Draco babbled.

"I informed Greg, Vince, Theo and Pansy of the arrests of their fathers and Millie's. Your friends are safe and have taken precautions. Vince has gone to seal Macclesfield Park for Pansy and Glandore for himself. Greg is sealing Lanesborough Hall. Giselle was taken to France for safekeeping. He sent an elf to Millicent telling her about her father's arrest and to raise the blood wards. Greg said he's going to stay with the Prewetts and spend his time gaining control of his and Millicent's Estates." Lucius said wearily. "That Pansy is a harpy."

Draco chuckled, "Really?"

"She shrieked at me and called me a kidnapper. I wish Linden and Vince joy of her." Lucius said collapsing in an armchair.

"Linden?" Sirius frowned looking up from his book.

"Her Mother was Linden's younger sister Azalea. Wasn't she in your year?" Lucius frowned.

"Hmm…I believe so. Our birthdays were around the same time. Linden was in your year." Sirius replied thoughtfully.

"So I sent Pansy to Linden, he is informed of her pregnancy, that her father is in Auror custody and that she is being pursued by the sire of her children Vincent Crabbe."

Harry frowned, "Who is Linden?"

Draco chuckled, "Lavender's father. It sounds like Pansy will be living with Lavender until Pansy's Bonding to Vince."

Harry snickered, "If Ron is forced to visit Lavender or live there after they are bonded he'll be forced to spend time with Pansy to think they'll be cousins. He hates Slytherins."

Draco frowned, "Aren't you upset? He was your friend."

Harry sighed, "I knew that he would never accept us. He proved me right and we're not friends anymore. Sirius Obliviated him into forgetting I was pregnant, that we were bonded and that he ever met Sirius. Any memories he has that featured Sirius are probably hazy now. He thinks his obsession with Lavender has built a wall between us. At least Sirius did Gryffindor a favour, he told Ron that he fails at Quidditch and he's going to give it up."

Draco pouted playfully, "That means we can't sing Weasley is our King anymore…"

"Like I would let you." Harry said giving him a half-hearted punch in the arm.

"So Greg can have his Mafalda now then?" Draco grinned, "He always had a tender for her, since she started helping him with his studies. He was paying her but if they are bonded I don't think he has to anymore. I think he only paid her to look as if they had distance between them…"

"An interesting supposition." Lucius chuckled. "Perhaps, you are more perceptive then I thought."

"Who did you get?" Harry asked curious.

"We know Severus had Pansy and Millie's fathers, Sirius had Greg and Giselle's father and Andromeda got Theo's father." Draco nodded.

"I had Damian." Lucius shrugged.

"I wonder if we'll be any safer with them in custody." Sirius mused picking up his book.

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
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