AN: Very long chapter ahead and very political

In a large Manor in Blackpool Tom and Demetri were cuddling on the large couch with Nagini laying across the back like a very large dog. "So how do you want to spend the rest of night?" Tom asked his child hating the fact Severus would miss the trial of the muggles, reading of Lily's Will, and it would be two weeks till they saw each other next.

"Story of you and dad." Demetri suggested laying his head against his father's chest looking up at the large snake curled up on the back of the couch.

"Alright how about the first time I met your daddy?" He suggested petting the snake absentmindedly who was watching Demetri shake his head in a wild fashion. "I'll take that as a yes, well get comfortable and I'll have a house elf bring us hot chocolate, just don't tell dad alright." He teased ruffling his child's hair which reminded him so much of Severus. The elf brought the chocolate having cast a cooling charm on them both so that it could be drank right away without having to worry about a burnt tongue.

Tom took a quick sip before starting the story. "I grew up outside of this world and didn't know what I was till one of the Hogwarts Professor's came to get me from the orphanage I had grown up in. Her name was McGonagall and is an excellent professor. I'm sure she'll love you during your years at Hogwarts, but that's beside the point. She told me that I was a wizard and had powers, she took me to this alley full of all the magical shops you could ever imagine. Things from Quidditch supplies to the best ice cream you have ever tasted. It was different coming from a bedroom in an orphanage to finding out you had magical powers. I was amused with everything, I accidently bumped into your father in the middle of the alley, I was too busy paying attention to all of the little shops than those around me. He was also with a professor, Flitwick, he teaches Charms. Anyway we hung out the rest of the day getting all our school supplies and talking about stuff. He and I grew up in a similar environment so we pretty much became friends almost instantly. We then met again on the Hogwarts Express and got to know each other locked in our own compartment with no one bothering us. From then on we became best friends trying to navigate a world we had never heard of. I think it was around third year when we finally realized we were more than just best friends." He told his child glossing over some parts of the story.

"Wizard?" Demetri questioned looking at his father. "Am I?"

Tom laughed finding the structure of his son's last sentence to resemble Yoda. "Yes son you are a wizard, just please don't talk like Yoda again."

"Yoda?"

"It's a muggle movie son, I don't know how to explain it. You just sounded similar to the green elf looking thing from the movie. Why don't we watch some telly, how do wizard cartoons sound?" He didn't want to attempt to explain Star Wars to his child. Hell he barely understood the first movie himself. Severus and him had went to see the first movie as a date night, they still liked doing muggle things. He knew both Narcissa and Lucius made frequent trips to the theatre, if only to laugh at the ridiculous stuff muggles could come up with. Not that Wizard TV was much better, he grabbed Salazar's journal and read that while his son was being entertained by the talking dragon on the telly.

Lucius had just finished writing his notes for his first day as Chief Warlock when an owl he didn't recognize flew into his study. "Hello." He told the owl untying the note on its leg feeding it a couple of treats before it flew out of the window. He looked at the letter finding the Longbottom Crest in the left-hand corner.

Lucius, what a surprise first off, while you and I are civil during Wizengamot meeting's we don't really talk. So whatever information you have regarding my grandchild must be pretty important. Oh and congratulations on finally getting Chief Warlock, I look forward to seeing what you do. If you are free, I would like to get together at 3 o'clock for tea. The Manor is still in Barton-under-Needwood you'll find me in the Gardens. Lady Augusta Longbottom

He read over the letter quickly knowing he didn't have anything scheduled for 3. "Cissy." He yelled knowing she was in the living room with Draco.

"Yes?" She asked appearing in the doorway holding Draco. "Do you need something?"

"How does tea with Augusta and Neville sound?" He asked. "I finally got a reply from the witch."

"I'm sure Draco will like meeting the Longbottom heir. Can I see the letter?" She asked leaning against the wall gently.

"Sure." He levitated the letter over to her. "She seemed surprised that I was owling her. I don't blame her, I'm usually civil to her most of the Wizengamot meetings, but I do prefer those who run in my usual circle. I don't know why I don't talk to her more, she's full of information and she could probably help both Severus and Tom adjust to being Lords of houses since unlike us they didn't grow up being pure-bloods, rather half-bloods who were unaware they had Lordships."

Narcissa smiled reading the short letter. "I've always liked Lady Longbottom, and I'm sure she'd be more than willing to teach both those dunderheads." She said affectionately using Severus's favorite word for students against him.

Lucius shook his head and wrote back a quick response tying it to his own owl, Kronos, and sending it to Lady Longbottom. "I kind of miss both Tom and Severus taking up residence in our Manor. How about we put the little dragon to bed and cuddle. It's been kind of a long day and I for one am tired. I do have a busy day in the Ministry tomorrow. I have a meeting with both Amelia, Theseus, and Millicent to go over the trial Wednesday, and about my new position as Chief Warlock. I wonder if we should invite Tom to tea with Lady Longbottom. I know Neville would enjoy having another person besides Draco, besides if we can get Lady Longbottom to see the damage Dumbledore has done, Neville, Draco, and Demetri might be three close friends growing up. Assuming Dumbledore is still Headmaster at the time how terrified would he be if all the pure-bloods showed up as a united front, minus the Weasley's."

Narcissa wrapped her arms around her husband. "I'm sure Lady Longbottom will see our reasoning; she is an intelligent witch. She was a Ravenclaw after all." She told him softly grabbing her child from the floor. "Time for bed."

"No Mummy." The toddler declared not quite ready for bed.

"To bad kiddo we make the rules around here." Lucius told the bitter child who was pouting in his wife's arms. "He's got the Malfoy Pout almost down."

"I still think he looks like a slightly annoyed puppy. It'll be a while before he is up to your level of pouting and bossing people around. Nice try but I'm immune, you have your father to thank for that." She told the child kissing his cheek leaving a smudge of pink lipstick behind.

Lucius laughed watching his son trying to swipe it away with his little hands. "Nice try, but her lipstick is charmed to last all day and then disappear around midnight. You won't remove it with swiping your hands across the spot, might as well live with it. The same thing happened to me sixth year, your mother has a jealous streak. Not that I would have left her for a Hufflepuff."

"I have never been jealous of another woman, and please that Hufflepuff was literately asking to be hexed." Narcissa glided gracefully up the stairs in her four inch heels and walked down the corridor to Draco's bedroom. "We should really start thinking about transitioning him over to a toddler bed."

"Let's talk about it in the morning." Lucius said kissing his son's cheek before leaving the nursery and heading to the master to change into sleepwear crawling into the awaiting king sized bed. He really didn't want to wake up early to deal with Ministry business or having a meeting with Dragon Lady Longbottom. He just wanted to sleep for a week without getting in trouble, but alas since graduation he was lucky if he got to sleep past nine in the morning. He had the luxury of sleeping as late as he could possibly want during weekends at Hogwarts. Now as adult he could only dream of such a luxury. "Cissy are you coming to bed?" He asked adjusting his pillow seeing his wife come into the bedroom and crawling into the large bed after changing into a pair of shorts and a tank top.

Back at Gaunt Manor, Demetri was still engrossed with the telly and the talking animated dragon while Tom was trying to translate one of the more interesting potions books for his husband. "Demetri you and I should really be getting to bed, I didn't realize how late it had gotten. Come let's put on our pj's and you can share the bed with me tonight." Tom told the child turning off the telly and putting down the book and parchment he was holding.

"I'm tired." Demetri whined nuzzling himself into his father's arms.

"I would certainly hope you are tired; it is after all close to eleven in the evening." Tom kissed the half asleep toddler and picked him up carrying him up the first flight of stairs and helped the toddler into his pajamas. "Let's get those teeth brushed and get to bed, before I have to deal with a lecture from father about what is appropriate bedtime for a toddler." He said around a yawn making sure both of them had brushed their teeth. "Now for bed, and hopefully you know the meaning of sleeping in." He picked up the child and tucked him into Severus's usual sleeping side, which was usually left empty when his husband was of doing Hogwarts things. "I also hope you know what stay on your side of the bed means." Tom said having heard horror stories from Narcissa and Lucius about how sleeping with a toddler was like sleeping next to a drunk octopus trying to find their keys. "Please refrain from kicking my kidneys." He told the child pulling the blankets around them like a cocoon falling fast asleep listening to his son's gentle breathing. It felt natural raising a child like it was meant to happen, and so what if Demetri didn't come out of one of them, it didn't change the fact that they he had their blood.

Lucius groaned rolling over with a sigh. He hit the snooze button wanting five more minutes to sleep, he didn't want to get up and deal with the circus he would have to endure at the Ministry, he had a meeting with Theseus, Amelia, and Millicent and all that he wanted to do was sleep until his meeting with Dragon Lady Longbottom about Dumbasadoor and Neville.

"Luc if you don't get your arse out of bed I will hex said arse into next week." His wife groaned from the pillow next to him. "Do not make me hit you a pillow, now go and get your arse ready for a long day at the Ministry, followed by an even longer meeting at Dragon Lady's." Narcissa reminded him whacking him with a pillow to hurry the process along.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are one evil woman?" Lucius asked separating himself from the warm covers with a loud sigh as he slinked of to the bedroom huffing and puffing the short distance.

"Yes they have and I know I'm an evil woman. Now stop stalling at get ready for work, before I hex you." She pulled her elegant wand out from her pillow just to make a point which was enough of a point for Lucius to get his arse in gear. She rolled over in the large bed and smirk on her face as she heard her husband get ready for his long day of meetings. Most people assumed Lucius wore the pants of their relationship, but they were wrong it was Narcissa and instead of pants it was a fit and flare dress and heels.

Lucius huffed indignantly and finished getting ready for his day. He buttoned his black freshly pressed Oxford shirt and tied a red tie around his neck before finishing his clothes with a black robe with the Malfoy Crest in the corner. "Goodbye my lovely wife, I'll see you and Draco for tea at Augusta's at three." He kissed her lips before going to the fireplace to start his early day at the Ministry, he found his office easily enough and brewed himself a strong cup of coffee before his meeting with Amelia Bones to figure out just what the hell was going with the muggles and why despite being an Auror James didn't have a will. He had a weird feeling that Wednesday's Will reading would drop some serious bombs against Dumbledore. He heard a tap at his door as he quickly downed his coffee and got up from his desk chair with a yawn. He was never a morning person of any sort. "Good morning Amelia." He told the woman inviting her to take a seat, she might have been a Hufflepuff, but she wasn't the traditional Puff, most people who met her assumed she was either a Slytherin or a Ravenclaw. She was dressed elegantly in a silver tie-front top, black trousers, heels, and a black robe clasped around her neck.

"Good morning, Lucius. I hope you slept well." She spoke watching coffee levitate over to her. "You read my mind." She took a sip of the morning gold staring at the Slytherin before her. "How's Narcissa?"

"I think I would still like to be in bed, and yes coffee is certainly the savior for most mornings." He smirked at the mention of his wife. "To perky in the mornings, but other than that she is great, Draco is pretty great too. He's really bonded with Severus and Tom's child, so I look for those two to be inseparable once they get to Hogwarts. How's Susan?" He questioned wishing she wouldn't move past the pleasantries of life and onto the real reason they were here.

"Susan is great hopefully our children will get along during their years at Hogwarts, I never really understood the house rivalry. Now for the reason we are here, let's discuss the trials set for Wednesday, and what the recent discovery of Dudley Dursley being magical, the fact that James Potter doesn't have a will on file which means after I finish this meeting I have to go deal with the idiot Crouch to find out why. I don't suppose you have some Kahlua or something to make that meeting easier to deal with?"

"It's far too early to be drinking, however depending on how the rest of my day goes, I might get there tonight." Lucius told the slightly older witch. "Granted it is Crouch." He smirked feeling very sorry that she would have to endure that meeting. "We can use Dudley as a prime example for harsher punishment since they did it to one wizarding child, who's to say the moment Dudley started to show his magical ability that they wouldn't treat him the same way the muggles treated Harry?" Lucius knew that point would win the case against the muggles. "I still don't understand how James didn't have a will on file. I'm in my twenties and perfectly healthy, yet my will is on file." He said bitterly.

"I have a will on file too, after what happened to my sister I didn't want to take the chance of leaving poor Susan all alone." Amelia pointed out looking down at her pants picking at a piece of invisible lint. "Those muggles are the absolute worst, and I don't see how Dumbledore would put Harry there in his right mind."

"That's the problem, I don't think Dumbledore is in his right mind." Lucius said followed by his entire office being filled with laughter from the Director who was loudly giggling into the sleeve of her robe.

Amelia shook her head. "I'm not going to go there, have a good rest of your day." She said leaving his office with a yawn.

Lucius day was full of meetings leading up to three. He put everything he was reading into a file folder until the trial on Wednesday. He grabbed his robe which was hanging up on his coat rack and clasped the clasp around his neck walking out of his office with a yawn as he made his way to the long line of Ministry fireplaces to floo home to collect Narcissa and Draco for their meeting with Augusta something he really wasn't looking forward too. He landed neatly in front of the fireplace to find Narcissa holding Draco. "Hello family." He kissed them both watching Draco try to escape from Narcissa's grasp. "Careful Draco you don't want to cause your mum to fall, besides she's in heels as usual."

Narcissa adjusted her weight to the other heel. "Hush Luc, I've been wearing heels since I was five." Narcissa muttered going to the fireplace heels clicking against the marble. "In case you forgot, I often wore heels to class." She preferred heels like most of the pure-blood girls in her year. From a young age parents expected them to hold themselves with elegance and grace and ever since then she had always preferred heels to anything.

"Never question a women's choice in shoes, and you'll turn out just fine." Lucius whispered desperately hoping Draco turned out to not like ladies but suddenly developed eyes for a certain Gaunt. He thought they would be a great couple and he didn't want to worry about all the upper pure-blood families with daughters arguing who got to marry Draco. Unlike what his parents wanted Lucius just wanted his child to be happy; granted if his child married anything other than a pure-blood he would be very irritated; but he would do anything for Draco.

"You are horrible, now come otherwise we will be late, and I don't think Lady Longbottom knows the definition of late." Narcissa said from the fireplace tapping her heel impatiently for her husband to join her and Draco in the fireplace.

Lucius took the hint of the impatient heel taps coming from his wife, he'd never admit it but he was really glad for her to always keep him in line and on time. "Merlin, keep your skirt on." He teased as she swatted him playfully on the arm when he entered the fireplace flooing to Longbottom Manor. He could see Augusta was arguing with Neville over something.

"Lady Longbottom always a pleasure." He stepped out of the fireplace a small smile on his face. "How has your day been?" He asked watching Narcissa set Draco gently on the floor who ran over to the Neville, their child always being one to start friendships with anyone. He was sure his child had the charisma to befriend a wall something Lucius was sure was common among the Malfoy Line.

"Lord and Lady Malfoy, of course it's a pleasure." She said kissing Narcissa's cheek. "You look amazing as usual. I trust this isn't a social call." She led the couple out to the garden for afternoon tea watching the children trail after the blonde couple.

"It's not a social call, I assume the Ministry has owled you the information on the muggle couple who put a tragic end to the life of Harry Potter. I assume you are also aware of the prophecy Dumbledore keeps totting like it's a matter of life and death?" Lucius asked taking a seat on one of the wicker chairs as a house elf appeared holding a kettle and three mugs made of obviously fine china. "Neville was born a couple of days before the infamous Harry Potter; therefore, Dumbledore might also try and claim Frank and Alice's death was also caused by Dark Wizards, also making it so that it could have either been Neville or Harry who could fulfill the prophecy he speaks so highly about." Lucius told the older women looking down at the toddler who was playing with a flobberworm much to Draco's disgust.

Augusta poured the tea into the mugs a smile on her regal face. "Dumbledore will have to go through me if he wants to use Neville for any purpose I do not agree upon. He should have learned his lesson with Harry Potter. I know Lily would be rolling over in her grave at the thought her child was placed with her awful muggle sister. I personally know the child was supposed to go to a magical family. I would have gladly opened my manor to the little tike. I also know despite public appearances you two would have not hesitated in the slightest to adopt Harry. Heck I think every magical home in Britain and Ireland would not have hesitated to adopt a child whose parents had been brutally murdered. I also think the prophecy is complete dung. How does Dumbledore know the full prophecy, and the two children it could possibly be about? We can't be sure it's about Neville or Harry Potter, since they weren't even born when it was created. It might have already been fulfilled or it won't be in this lifetime." She took a sip of tea watching the young couple. "I might be old, but I'm not an idiot."

Narcissa took a sip of the tea listening to Augusta. "If I had the option I would have gladly adopted Harry Potter. I'm sure some of the other pure-blood families would have adopted him without even thinking." She said looking at the elderly women. "There was absolutely no reason for Harry to be placed with muggles."

Lucius smirked oh he made the perfect decision to owl Lady Longbottom, she would be a perfect asset to his side. "I'm glad you feel that way about Dumbledore. I assume someone has owled you about the recent change to the Wizengamot? I am now Chief Warlock. I also believe that the prophecy is bogus and that we shouldn't be worrying about it." He told the intelligent witch. "I know you aren't an idiot, which is why I want you on my side Wednesday during the trial of awful muggles."

Augusta beamed with pride. "About time someone dethroned Dumbledore, I might be old but I was sick of his ancient policies. I look forward to the new reign. I am fully on your side in the Wizengamot. So do you think he's going to throw a fit at the loss of his powerful seat?" She wondered watching Neville play with worms. "He'll do well in Herbology." She muttered watching Draco keep a comfortable distance between the toddler and worms.

Lucius smiled thinking about Wednesday. "I hope he makes a huge scene and Millicent has to throw him out of the room; but knowing Dumbledore he'll be calm and collected and plan everyone's downfall. It is time for a change, how long has Dumbledore been Chief Warlock?"

"Several years now, well guys it was nice having tea but I think it's past Neville's naptime." Augusta said banishing the dirt from his clothing and leading the toddler back to the Manor watching the couple apparate out of her gardens with their own child. "Nev I don't understand why you want to play with worms when you had a playmate today." She muttered sticking the toddler in his crib.

Wednesday came quickly much to Lucius's chagrin as he dragged himself from his warm bed to get ready for another long day. "Narcissa I'm sick." He wasn't ready to confront Dumbledore, hear Lily's Will, and find a fitting punishment for the awful muggles with the Minister and Director's help. He yawned wishing for a fresh cup of bliss.

"Bull Lucius, get dressed you wanted to be Chief Warlock. Now here is your chance." Narcissa muttered still half asleep, she still had a couple hours before Draco would wake up demanding to be fed.

Lucius rolled his eyes and struggled to put on a pair of grey trousers and buttoned his shirt sighing the entire struggle of getting dressed. He hated mornings, but he especially hated early mornings. He grabbed a black robe, not in the mood for anything fancy this morning. He was tired and exhausted from a sleepless night trying to figure out what to do with the muggles making his final decision around five this morning. He thinks overall he got maybe half an hour of sleep. He grumbled heading down the marble staircase quietly and sliding into the fireplace and stepping out in the Ministry main lobby. He ran to the cafeteria desperate for a cup of coffee before the start of his busy day, he ran into Millicent. "Care to join me in the cafe for a quick cup of coffee before the Wizengamot meeting?" He asked around a muffled yawn.

"I'd love too, you look exhausted, long night?" Millicent questioned linking her arm with the powerful wizard. It was a great power move for them both right before a huge meeting. It was her way of fully endorsing Lucius as the new Chief Warlock. She never really liked Dumbledore his policies were always a bit too stuffy and olden for her tastes and probably Lucius's tastes as well. It was time for a change, and Lucius was the perfect person for that change.

"I did have a long night my brain didn't want to turn off." He said honestly smelling the lovely scents of the café. He could smell freshly baked donuts and coffee of different flavours.

Millicent smiled and patted the younger wizard. "I promise in this job I have the exact same problem, being the Chief Warlock isn't easy, but I promise you that you can do it. I'm confident in your abilities not to mention you're highly intelligent and have a law degree from Oxford. You will do well with your power, just promise me one thing and that you won't let the power go to your head. I think that is what happened to Dumbledore. I really hope he doesn't create a scene over the change. My only question is how you managed to get so many seats, but then you are a Malfoy and if I learned anything in my fifty years is to never question a Malfoy." She said honestly finding the entire Malfoy family to be a little terrifying. She knew the moment she retired from Minister that Lucius would be the one to take over for her. He had the power and from what she could tell he wasn't afraid to use it.

Lucius smiled at the Minister's praises something that she didn't do often. "It's very wise never to question a Malfoy, my father always joked that 'It is often said of the Malfoy family that you will never find one at the scene of the crime, though their fingerprints might be all over the guilty wand.' He grinned knowing he wasn't like his family before him who never wanted the power that came with Minster, while the Malfoy line was insanely rich and he could choose to be an aristocrat and never lift a finger, he chose to be a Barrister for the Ministry to get his name out there, so that when the time came he could be Minister. The first Malfoy to do so. He secretly hoped that Draco would follow after his footsteps and love politics just as much as he did, however he figured his son would want to do his own thing.

Millicent smirked at Lucius quote. "Your father is a wise man." She said paying for her bagel and coffee watching Lucius do the same for his donut and coffee. "We should really be going to the courtroom; it would be very unwise on your first day to be late." She said spreading the cream cheese on her blueberry bagel eating as she walked to the courtroom making sure she didn't spill any cheese on her dress or robes granted it would be easily taken care of with a simple wave of her wand. The two walked into the courtroom together much to Dumbledore's surprise.

Lucius strutted over to the seat Dumbledore was occupying. "I do believe you are currently in my spot." He grinned evilly seeing a dumb expression cross the Headmaster's face. "I think I should introduce myself. Lucius Abraxas Malfoy, Chief Warlock. I think you still have the Dumbledore spot all the way up there." He told the old wizard his usual pristine mask firmly in place trying to avoid showing the pleasure this brought to him.

Dumbledore stood up from his seat taking a strong look at his former student "I don't understand; I have the most seats." He looked at the Minister and Director of Magical Law Enforcement backup. He also snuck a look at Doge, Diggle, Fudge, and Dearborn his loyal followers for assistance.

Millicent snuck a quick smile at Lucius at how he played his cards she had to admire the man. "I'm sorry Dumbledore but I believe he is correct since according to this parchment, he has the most seats in the Wizengamot which therefore makes him Chief Warlock." She told the old wizard breaking the news gentler than Lucius.

Dumbledore exited his robes billowing behind him. He was furious at his seats being taken from him but he would not make a scene, he would sit back and watch Lucius make a complete fool of himself and the Malfoy name. It was bound to happen sooner or later, Lucius Malfoy was still in his early twenties and didn't not have the life or magical experience he did. Millicent and Amelia would come crying him about how awful Lucius was and that he needed to take over. He figured Lucius would eventually try something like this, but he never dreamed it would be this soon. "I wish you luck, my boy, you were always up to date on your magical politics and I look forward to seeing what you accomplish." He lied wishing that Lucius would suddenly drop dead in front of everyone for trying to take the seat that was rightfully his.

Lucius smirked slightly taking a graceful seat in the Chief Warlock chair. He took great pleasure from that encounter knowing it would be a power play Abraxas would be immensely proud of. "Now does anybody have any motions before we start today's trial of Vernon and Petunia Dursley regarding a magical child who was beaten to death by two muggles, who's own child, Dudley, is a muggleborn." He felt powerful leading the meeting like it was natural to him. He figured Dumbledore was sneering from the back, which usually housed the lower end wizard families like the Weasley and Abbott families. It was quite a few steps from Chief Warlock.

When no one spoke up regarding any motions Vernon Dursley was placed into the chair and shackled in place. "Do you have anything you would like to say before we began our questioning on the murder of Harry Potter?" He questioned the whale who was glaring at the group and shouting obscenities about freaks and magic. "I'll take that as a no. Millicent do you have any objections to having him questioned under veritserum?" He asked looking at the Minister who he swore looked immensely pleased.

"I don't." She spoke narrowing her eyes at the despicable muggle. "Will someone please put a silencing charm on him before we begin questioning. I am developing a large headache from his anti-magic spewing." She watched one of the Auror's draw their wand and suddenly the could actually hear themselves think.

"Alright then Scamander would you please bring forth the veritserum and let the Ministry Potions Master check that the seal has not been broken or that the potion hasn't been tampered with." Lucius spoke suddenly hearing movement behind him. "Mr. Dumbledore is there a problem do you have something you would like to say?"

Dumbledore narrowed his eyes slightly he took a deep breath. "Do you really think that is necessary, he is only a Muggle do you really think he could have caused all of this. Harry Potter might have died of natural causes."

Lucius stood up and strolled over to Theseus. "Do you have the official cause of death of Harry?" He questioned making a copy for every member of the Wizengamot. "Dumbledore could you please enlighten us to how you suddenly think that several broken bones, a concussion, both lungs punctured no doubt by fractured ribs, and the fact that he was probably in a coma when he died considered a natural cause?" He wondered walking the four steps up to the row Dumbledore sat never breaking his mask of stone.

Dumbledore sighed knowing Lucius had him by the beard with the parchment he would be a fool and show his cards far too early if he said anything else in regard to not using veritaserum. "I don't believe that is considered natural causes, I was unaware of the official cause of death the Ministry had declared." He lied he had today all planned out and now Lucius was chipping away at his well-formed plans of getting the muggles off the hook of the murder. Harry Potter couldn't be dead he needed him for the prophecy. Oh well maybe he could just use the Malfoy brat, or even better Severus's brat.

"Scamander please place three drops of serum on his tongue." Lucius guided moving back to his seat for the undoubted circus that would come from the muggles mouth. "Would you please state your name for the court?" He asked waiting for the hate to start spewing from whale.

"Vernon Alexander Dursley."

Millicent smirked at Lucius she could practically feel the seething from Dumbledore. "He had something to do with all of this, didn't he?" She wondered nothing would make her happier than Dumbledore going down and for Hogwarts to be full of teachers who actually knew what they were talking about. Her children's magical education had suffered because of Dumbledore and she didn't want anyone else's children to suffer because of lackluster Headmaster. She personally would love to see Minerva as a Headmistress.

"I believe so; however, we will have to wait on Dumbledore he still has too many followers." Lucius remarked still listening to the muggle spew magical hate. "Did you have anything to do with the death of Harry Potter, from what we know he was left on your doorstep to be taken care of." He figured the man would say something horrible thus sealing his fate to the kiss.

Vernon tried fighting against the cuffs he didn't like this blonde wizards pandering. "I tried beating the magic out of him most nights. If that stupid Headmaster hadn't left the dumb boy on our doorstep and left him with an actual magical family, then none of this would have happened. We didn't want the boy we didn't want that kind of influence on our son, I didn't want him turning into a freak like Harry." He said flatly and coldly. "I drank too much one night and kicked him in the head, the next morning my wife woke me up by screaming that the maid was dead."

"I do believe we have heard enough." Millicent said casting a silencing charm on the man not in the mood to hear any more of his rambling, what she did hear made her quite ill. "Auror's please escort Mr. Dursley out of the room while we read Lily's Will and decide of a perfect punishment." She told the group of Auror's.

Lucius watched the Auror's fight the giant whale who didn't seem to want to leave the chair. "Any motions for punishment?" He asked watching none other than Augusta Longbottom stand up and declare for the Dementor Kiss. "Anyone want to second the Dementor Kiss, or should we have Lily's will read first?" He asked not wanting to make a rash decision without having all of the facts and who knew what Lily's will might have contained.

Millicent smiled at the Chief Warlock. "Amelia will you bring us the unopened will of Lily Potter?" She asked hearing someone stand up behind her and saw Dumbledore standing in obvious outrage. "Headmaster is there something you are trying to hide by us not reading the will. Everyone from the Potter Line is now dead, the Potter's once had an upstanding role in the Wizengamot, now that entire line has been reduced to dust and death. We are reading this will, I don't care that it was sealed after he death. If I really wanted to I could go back a review the minutes of past Wizengamot meetings and find out who exactly requested to seal the will of Lily. Why do I feel that would lead back to you? If you cannot behave and act like a normal Wizengamot Member I will have Theseus Scamander escort you out of this courtroom and I might have to assign your Dumbledore seat to Aberforth."

Lucius looked at the standing Dumbledore. "Minister I request he be removed for the reading of the will anyway; this is the second time he has stood up trying to prevent me from doing my job correctly. Would anybody like to join him in the hallway?" He asked seeing his friends Patrick Parkinson and Daniel Greengrass staring at him with an approving look on their faces.

"I have to agree with Lucius, Kingsley if you wouldn't mind escorting Dumbledore out into the hallway so that we can read the will of Lily?" She asked watching the Auror climb up the stairs and place a hand on Dumbledore leading him out of the courtroom so that the will could be read and not buried like it had in the past. They still had no clue why James never had a will on file, but at least they had Lily's.

"Millicent would you mind reading the will? Lily and I knew each other back in Hogwarts, I'm afraid I might not be able to make it through since Lily and Narcissa were friends." Lucius said honestly trying to prepare for whatever might have been in that will.

Millicent grabbed the envelope with the Ministry seal. She snapped the seal and opened the thick pieces of parchment there were several parchments the first being a letter addressed to Harry which was rather personal. "The first piece of parchment is a letter addressed to Harry, I'm not going to read it since it is very personal, however you are welcomed to request a copy if you feel it is important to the trial." She said skimming the parchment which reveled several things that quite frankly she wasn't expecting. "Onto the will."

I Lily Rose Burke being in sound mind and body do declare this to be my last will and testament. I revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions formerly made by me. Now will all the formality set aside I'm sure whoever is reading this is obviously curious in regards to my surname. I'm not a Potter, nor am I Evans. According to my Gringotts Inheritance Test, which you will find in this stack, I'm Lillian Rose Burke after my parents died I was placed with the Evans Family and raised a muggle. I was brought to Hogwarts with the knowledge that I was a Muggleborn. I'm actually a pure-blood the daughter of Elizabeth Selwyn and Edward Burke both of whom died due to some weird circumstance.

My next truth bomb if you will is, that my son Harry Potter isn't really a Potter. I married James under Amortentia and my son is actually a child by Adrian Avery. Yes, you heard that right. I Lillian Burke had relations with a Slytherin. Technically if I hadn't been raised the way I was I would have been a Slytherin. My son is Hadrian Avery, and is not the child of the prophecy Dumbledore keeps trying to get us to believe.

In regards to Hadrian I would like for him to be placed with Severus and Tom, who were one of my closer friends at Hogwarts, or if they are unavailable then I would like for Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy to raise Hadrian as their own. If so desired they are free to blood adopt to really get away from the prophecy. I love my child and don't want to him to be raised by my supposed sister. In no way, shape, or form is Hadrian to be raised by Petunia Dursley. That women despises magic and I want my son growing up knowing what magic is and to actually be proud of his heritage.

In regards to the Burke and Avery lines, vaults, seats they are to all be passed onto Hadrian once he becomes seventeen. In the meantime I give whoever he is placed with full reign of that until then. Severus and Lucius I trust you to do what is best in regards to my son. If you don't I will haunt you in the afterlife.

Under no circumstances if James is still alive is my son, vaults, lines, or seats to go to him. I never loved James I was under a potion, which I manage to break four months into a loveless marriage. My true love was Adrian, who sadly died before our son was born.

Remus, Peter, and Sirius are also not allowed near my son. Remus I expected better of you after that prank you pulled on Severus, I lost all my respect for the lot of you. I do not want my son to be raised like that. Severus and Tom I would love to apologize for my mistake. I should have done more to protect you in our younger years. I hope that is not a factor in regards to taking in my child. He's not James nor will he ever be change. Adrian was always a kind Slytherin which is what drew us together. Please Ministry makes sure everything mentioned in this will happens. Don't let Dumbledore manipulate you into sticking my child with Petunia.

I leave you all with one last request don't bury me next to James, bury me next to Adrian.

After the reading of her will the courtroom became so quite a pin could have been dropped and everyone would have heard. Lucius mask fell after the reading of the will he almost was crying. At least Lillian got her wish and that Hadrian would be raised by Severus and Tom. Granted nobody knew who Demetri truly was nor would they ever. It was a secret the four of them would take to their grave. "I certainly wasn't expecting that." He finally broke the silence looking up at the Minster who passed him Lily's Inheritance Test. He saw which lines Demetri had inherited from her. He knew about Lillian and Adrian's affair the night they kidnapped Hadrian from the Dursley's but it was something else to actually see the will and hear from Lily herself what they speculated was actually true. There were also letters addressed to Severus, Tom, Narcissa, and himself which he would no doubt be having another private meeting with Millicent and Amelia to get a copy of those letters for his friends and wife deserved the truth of what happened to the sweet Gryffindor who should have been a Slytherin. After all it was in her blood.

Millicent was the next one to speak up after the reading of the will and stood up turning to face those in the lesser seats further back. "I think it would be best if we convened for lunch. I believe we all need an hour to sit and think about what was just dropped in our laps." She was gobsmacked at what she had just read, and she could tell several of the Wizengamot members who was the same age as Lily were having a hard time with what had just read. "Lucius I'll have a copy of everything on your desk, I'm sure you'll find something in there that I didn't see. I'm also sure that some of your friends would have liked to know the truth." She whispered watching everyone file out of the courtroom.

"Thank you Millicent." He said catching up to Augusta, Patrick, and Daniel wondering if they would like to spend their hour lunch in the café. He also some of the others would follow him wondering what he thought the muggles deserved after that horrid truth bomb that came out of the will.

Augusta looked sick leaving the courtroom. "I'd be happy to join you, but I'm not sure I can eat." She said sadly looking at Lucius. "Dumbledore is responsible, if we would have read that will Hadrian would still be alive and being raised by truly loving people unlike those horrendous muggles."

"It's despicable." Daniel muttered also feeling nauseated he was three years older than Lucius and could remember Lily, albeit vaguely. He couldn't imagine someone sticking his twin daughters in with muggles. He would want somebody like Lucius or Patrick raising them.

They ate in relative silence not wanting to decide what to do to the muggles. Lucius and Augusta would have personally loved to use an unforgivable on them, but then again AKing them might have been too nice, since the killing curse wasn't painful it was a quick and painful death.

"Kiss?" Patrick ask thinking that was the best option in regards to Vernon. Petunia on the other hand he would love to watch rotting in Azkaban for the rest of her life.

"I do believe so." Lucius said picking at a sandwich very little motivation to actually eat. If possible he'd rather be attending the trial of Hitler, at least that would have been an easy decision. The man was a complete dark wizard intent on creating the perfect wizarding race to take out the muggles.

The four finished lunch and made their way back to the courtroom. Lucius looked about ready to hex the Headmaster into oblivion finding him back in the Chief Warlock chair. "Headmaster Dumbledore, do you have short term memory loss. I believe we went over this earlier this morning. I'm the Chief Warlock now."

Dumbledore looked outraged at Lucius. "I have let you enjoy your little fantasy long enough and unless you tell me which seats made you Chief Warlock, I'm afraid I won't be moving from my rightful place.

Lucius sighed and hoped Tom would forgive him. "Gaunt." He said listening to the gasped of the courtroom at least those that were still there.

"Lucius, my boy, how did you manage to get the Gaunt seats?" He questioned knowing just how old that family was, he also knew there was about twenty voting seats.

"Does the name Tom sound familiar. Severus's husband is a Gaunt. Tom was ever so nice to proxy the Gaunt seats over to me until Demetri comes of age to take over them, if the child so wishes." He told the Headmaster who looked sick.

Dumbledore looked up at Millicent. "Gaunt's are evil, pure evil and highly insane we can't allow Severus to have more children by the man. Demetri shouldn't be raised in such an environment."

Millicent smirked at Lucius and pulled her want casting a silencing charm the Headmasters way. "I've heard enough. Severus is free to marry whomever he pleased and considering I haven't heard anything evil from Tom Gaunt, I doubt you are correct, now please get out of Lucius's seat before I banish you forever from all the Wizengamot meetings." She said politely to the old wizard hoping that he said something so she could banish him.

Lucius watched the Headmaster slink back to the Dumbledore seat as the Auror's brought in Petunia and Vernon. They had decided to wrap things into a neat little bow and declare the verdict with them both in the room. "Vernon Dursley after a private meeting and the reading of Lily Potter's will we have decided to declare you guilty of the murder of a magical child who was never supposed to be in your care in the first place. We have decided to sentence you the Dementor's kiss. Petunia Dursley you have a life sentence in Azkaban. The Ministry will be placing Dudley in an orphanage until he reaches proper age for his magical education." He looked at the muggles who suddenly looked terrified. "Does anybody have objections to their sentence."

Dumbledore stood up and walked gracefully down the stairs. "As Chief Warlock I object to the sentencing."

Millicent smirked and stood up glaring at Dumbledore. "I warned you before the sentencing that you are no longer Chief Warlock. I hereby revoke Dumbledore's privilege in the Wizengamot. I would also like you to make an appointment at St. Mungo's to see a mind healer to see if you suffer from short term memory loss. As Minister of Magic I revoke the Dumbledore seat." She told the man knowing Lucius was enjoying this. "Theseus, please remove Dumbledore from this courtroom. Now does anybody object to the sentence of Vernon and Petunia?" She asked when nobody spoke up she banged her gavel watching the Auror's take Vernon for his kiss and Petunia to be locked up for the rest of her life.

Lucius walked out of the courtroom holding the letters for everybody when Daniel strolled up next to him. "Overall I'd say you'll make a great Chief Warlock; you've already managed to have Dumbledore ousted from the Wizengamot."

AN: I know this was a long chapter, I just hope it wasn't too boring. The next chapters will revile more about Lily and Adrian and why she married James. After that I'll be doing time skips to important life events.