Lucius hidden son.

Chapter 39: the confrontation …

They followed the adults in the dining room, the hour of the big test had come!

While the guests made the tour of the table to find their place indicated by a small card in front of every glass, one of the guests noticed that somebody was missing.

" But where is Severus? " She asked by turning to Lucius.

" Severus is in his laboratory, he has a lot of work … " Tried to explain the fair-haired man. The Potions Master had expressly said to his friend that he wanted nothing to do with this dinner.

" But no one works at New Year! Get him out of his laboratory, I am sure that it will make him a lot of good … " Explained the woman, quickly followed by the other old single parakeets.

Lucius understood that his friend was trapped. Apparently, he will not be a bachelor for a very for a long time! Or then, he was going to have to play the bears as he was doing with the students. Lucius was curious to know if he would be able to do so for a long time with all those old magpies!

With a sigh in anticipation of all that she was going to hear, Narcissia turned to Gabrielle.

" Fetches Severus, say him that we wait for him. " Narcissia says to her daughter with a cold voice.

- " Yes Mother! " Her daughter answered her with an equal voice. She hated doing it but it was a part of the image of the Malfoys so she had to do so.

While Gabrielle went out of the room and went to the door which led to the basement and thus to the laboratory of potions of her godfather, the guests whispered on her subject in the dining room: was she already betrothed? Was she as well intelligent as beautiful? Did she know how to make anything of her ten fingers or was she just pretty but can't do anything ?

Scandalized by this last remark, Narcissia showed them the bouquet of flowers which her daughter had composed during her training, it shut up more of one of these old shrews who thought only of criticizing the others.

Arrived in front of the potions lab, Gabrielle entered noiselessly, unconscious of what was said about her in the dining room. She discovered her godfather feeding his fishes, she herself had not seen them yet, only Ryry had. She found them magnificent but preferred the company of animals which we could pet and which returned the love their master showed them.

Not wanting to frighten Severus, she waited that he closed the box of food before making known her presence by tapping slowly on the door. The potions Master raised his eyes on her.

- " It is already finished? " He asked before seeing the hour. " Is something wrong ? "

- " The guests asked you to join us. They find inhuman to let you work a day as today … " Explained diplomatically her goddaughter.

" What are you hidding from me? " Asked Severus who dreaded the worst.

- " We wait for you to begin the dinner " the girl in a low voice.

- " WHAT?! I said to Lucius that I did not want to go there! What is your father thinking ?! " Severus became enraged.

- " He said it to them but they didn't want to understand … " Tempted Gabrielle.

- " They? " Asked her godfather with a suspicious face.

" The old parakeets hum, I want to say the guests … " clarified the girl, the red in cheeks for her blunder.

- " When they will understand that there are only three things which interest me: my potions, my fishes and my family! " Severus sighted.

- " We come only in the third position? " Asked the daughter of his best friend of an a little disappointed voice.

" Do not play on the words, Gabrielle. My family is the most precious thing for me. But I have to work, for it there are potions. And fishes they consider me company as your cats as you. Nothing can replace my friends or you, my godchildren. You are probably the only children whom I shall have, then I want to take advantage of it as long as you are still children … " Explained Severus, before stopping.

To thank him for his words, Gabrielle threw herself into his arms and a kissed on the cheek. It was not every day he was so demonstrative!

" Alright I suppose we have to go there? Right in the lions' den! " Smiled Severus before going to the stairs.

- " really? I believed that it was a nest of snakes? " Gabrielle laughs.

- " That depends on which a point of view we take place! " Her godfather laughs before putting back his mask of coolness in place.

He entered the dining room, Gabrielle behind him, a had been added for him. He sat next to Blaise, in front of his godchildren, all three sat together in the middle of the table, there where everybody could see them …

Narcissia was in an end of the table, Lucius in the other one. All the guests were on sides, the children were all together with Severus in order to watch them. He was satisfied to be with them, it avoided him the unlimited discussions with the old single parakeets who still tried to get married at their age! He was not maybe rich, nor of pure blood but it was one of the best Potions Master to the world, and especially he was the godfather of three children Malfoy, which was a very good place for any family !

The hostess had asked the House elves to redo exactly the same meal as the one that they had had for the training so they would not be lost. It is with infinite precautions that three children ate their soup noiselessly, by holding their spoon right-hand sides and by sitting correctly on their chair for the biggest pride of Narcissia and Lucius who observed them since the extremities of the table. Narcissia was proud of them. They had held all that she had taught them and had taken into account her remarks. Severus himself managed as well as the children. It had also made for him a lot! If she had known it earlier, she would have trained Severus well before!

Lucius and Narcissia were not the only ones to observe the three children, it was also the case of all the guests who stared at them silently. In fact, they observed especially Gabrielle. All the women who had a son to betrothed observed her to see if she could become the fiancée of their child. As Narcissia had said that the girl was still to be promised, they had all their chances. Only they had to be as rich as the Malfoys at least so that Lucius agrees to give them his only daughter.

And in the case of the boys, it was Lucius who would choose their fiancées. Thus the young ladies who aspired to become the next Lady Malfoy have to please at first Lucius before pleasing one of the twins. It was not won thus yet. Furthermore, Miss Parkinson was already betrothed to Draco. Finally, that it was the rumour. But it was still possible that Lucius changes opinion before both children get married, if he had found a better choice for his son. There was thus only his twin, Harry, who was still available. He was the youngest child, thus he would become the heir of the family of his wife. But once again, Lucius would not certainly let him marry a girl coming from a family less rich, less important and less influential than his.

For Mrs Zabini's biggest luck, her son seemed to get well with the girl of the Malfoys who was beautiful as a heart. Maybe her son would have a chance to marry her after Hogwarts? At least, she meant to watch the girl closely! If her son had the slightest small chance to be one day part of the Malfoy family, she would do everything to help him!

Aware of all the eyes fixed on her, Gabrielle was a little bit nervous. Seeing that her two brothers were tightened just as much than her, she says to herself that it was normal. She did not thus worry any more until one of the women asked directly her father.

" Has your daughter already chosen a fiancé? " She asked rather loudly so that all the mothers in the room hear it to the great displeasure of Lucius and Gabrielle who didn't want to answer that kind of questions !

- " Not, not yet. Gabrielle prefers to finish her studies before getting married. " Answered Lucius who did not think of a word of it but it was necessary to make good figure.

His daughter would marry the one that she would have chosen! And what else? He was not going to force her to live with somebody that she did not like till the end her life! The Middle-age was passed for a long time! But apparently not enough!

At the "engaged" word, Gabrielle's heart stopped beating. Her father would not make her that, right? He would not force her to get married? Lucius's answer warmed her heart and gave her hope. There was only a single person that she loved really but regrettably this person was too shy to invite her only to go out then to get married! But she had the time. She still had till the end of her seventh year to decide and she planned to take her time to do it!

Lucius's answer, however vague, had raised hopes around the table. The Malfoy's heiress hunting was going to begin! Gabrielle swore to refuse all the invitations that she would receive!

- " Do you already know anybody who could be your fiancé, Miss? " Asked a woman next to Narcissia.

Preferring not to say that she did not know or give a bad name and in order of not to be supposed an indecisive or an idiot, Gabrielle preferred to stick to the answer of her father.

" I prefer to finish my studies before thinking of the marriage. I still have time before me because I shall go to the university after Hogwarts … " She explained.

- " Really? What do you want to do? " Asked the woman surprised that the young lady was not only beautiful but also intelligent.

- " I wish to become mediwitch. " Answered simply Gabrielle.

Looking at Lucius, she sawa smile of approval. She had perfectly well answered. Narcissia, which already had a small idea on the person who interested her daughter, was delighted by the Gabrielle's intelligent answer.

While the conversation continued, dishes emptied and filled again. The coffee was served, then the ice cream arrived a bit further at the big reassurance of the children. Finally, we passed in the worst: the famous pear. Nobody made stupidity by eating them, fortunately or Narcissia would have shout at them about it until next Christmas.

The dinner was over, everybody went to the ballroom, it was about ten o'clock in the evening and three children began to fall asleep but it was not the moment to show a weakness. Fortunately, the house elves had arranged chairs and armchairs everywhere around the room. Gabrielle was happy to sit down and rest a little. Harry, Draco, Vincent, Grégory, Blaise, Pansy and Milicent also sat up. They too began to be tired of the evening and to make good figure.

Since the other Slytherin students had discovered the truth on Gabrielle, they had become more friendly. Pansy and Milicent had become again so collusive with them as when she was still only Hermione, the Griffindor student.

The group of students discussed quietly while Lucius and Narcissia, in thoughtful hosts mode, passed from a guest to the other one and invited them to dance. The waltzes didn't stop and the room did not empty.

While Lucius had already made the tour of all the guests with the exception of the only one, it is reluctantly that he went to her, by dragging feet. It was his very dear and soft sister-in-law: Bellatrix Lestrange. The fair-haired man wanted to vomit and to leave by running, regrettably he could not shy away from his duty. Inspiring a big blow, he went to her praying for it to end very quickly.

While he arrived next to her and presented her his hand to invite her to dance, she turned to him, a derisive smile on lips.

- " Then, you have just remembered your sister-in-law? I'm really disappointed with you, Lucius … Hey indeed, no! I do not want to dance with you! " She says to him laughing like a lunatic.

- " But … " Tempted Lucius, eyes. Round like saucers. If he did not invite her he would lack in his host's duty and it would very hurt the reputation of the Malfoys. He had to find a way to make her dances too. But it was her who gave him the solution.

" You know, Lucius, I am very angry not to have known earlier that I had another nephew and niece. It is not kind to have hidden him from me! Hey indeed, if you so want that I dance, I propose you this: I accept but it will be your youngest son who will invite me! " She says him deadly seriously .

Lucius's eyes got bigger of surprise. Harry! Harry had to dance with her? Never would he accept! She had herself killed Sirius, his godfather. He was going to choke her on the spot! Lucius had suddenly an idea, he was going to send Draco to the place of his twin. He was practically certain that nobody had noticed the small difference between both, finally, he hoped for it.

While the furious lunatic watched her very dear brother-in-law leaving towards Draco, she caught him by the arm and obliged him to look at her.

" What are you playing at ? I said Harry, not Draco! If the others do not manage to differentiate them, I can! It is Harry whom I want! " She murmured in his ear before letting him leave.

Massaging the painful arm where the other lunatic had pushed hernails in the skin, Lucius went straight on to the twins. By seeing him arriving, the group of friends stopped its conversation.

- " Harry, I would like that you invite your aunt to dance " he says to him calmly.

" The aunt Bellatrix? " Asked Harry who believed that he was going to pass out.

- " Father! I can go instead of him! " Proposed Draco.

- " It is Harry whom she wants … Regrettably, she makes the difference between you two … " Murmured Lucius so that only the children hear him.

Draco had suddenly the impression that his aunt had discovered the identity of his brother. The eyes, maybe? He looked at his father. This one understood what Draco hinted, he shrugged. There was no means she knows for Harry. But the eyes had maybe betrayed him.

Pansy who had no her eyes in her pocket began to think about the situation. Harry was apparently afraid of Bellatrix. She made the difference because of the eyes. Those of Harry were emerald green as those of … Harry Potter. Now, Bellatrix had killed Sirius Black, the godfather of Harry Potter. And Harry Potter had disappeared from Hogwarts since the beginning of the year, the only new student was Harry Malfoy. Pansy discovered the truth. Harry Potter was Harry Malfoy.

" Harry P … " She began.

The hands of Draco, Gabrielle, Lucius and Harry covered her mouth before she had the time to finish her sentence. Fortunately, nobody had heard her. She decided to rely on Harry, after all, she liked him. She wondered vaguely if Draco knew for his twin. She looked at him in eyes and this one nodded, the sign which he knew. She noted mentally to get explained all the history later. She wanted to know everything about Harry and Gabrielle.

She turned to Harry, with a smile of encouragement.

" Go, we are going to help you! You can count on us! " She says to him with a wink.

Harry did not know how she planned to help him but he had suddenly the impressionthat she had understood everything and had decided to remain her friend. Reassured, he got up and went to his aunt under the worried eyes of Lucius who wondered vaguely what the young people plotted. He was going to sit down on one of the armchair and to observe the scene. And if his dear sister-in-law hurt Harry somehow, he would really enjoy to put her back in her place. From his place next to Pansy, Draco had understood what she had in mind and decided to wait for the good moment.

Inhaling a big blow, asking for not killing her before the end of the waltz, Harry went to his dear hated aunt. He hated her even more than Severus before he does not know that this one was his godfather. But he could not forget Sirius …

- " Good evening Aunt Bellatrix, I hope that you enjoy yourselves well … " Harry says to her, in a voice which he wanted to be calm.

- " You finally decided to come to see me? You took you time! " She grumbled.

- " Sorry, but Father still had little things to said to me. Will you grant me this dance? " Asked Harry who already prayed so that it stops.

" Why not! " His aunt answered him by accepting the hand.

They went to the centre of the room. Towards Lucius, Severus and Narcissia had joined him in armchairs.

- " You lost your mind, Lucius? " blew Severus.

" I had no choice! If she tries anything, I kill her on the spot! " sweared Lucius.

- " And me too! " Approved Narcissia, quickly followed by Severus.

Immediately, Draco got up and approached his neighbour.

" May I have this dance, Miss? " He asked Pansy.

- " Sure, your evil charming snake! " She answered immediately by accepting the hand. She got up and followed him.

From his place, Blaise saw Gabrielle glaring at him. She seemed to ask him when he was going to decide. With a little embarrassed smile, hegot up and proposed his hand to the girl, which accepted it at once under the amazed glance at her mother.

Then, came Milicent's turn, guest by Gregory. She dragged him in the middle of the room even before he understands what arrives to him(.

- " Let them do! I am certain that they can manage. I do not give a penny for the skin of your sister if she makes something stupid! They understood everything about Harry and seem to accept him! " Says Lucius who wanted to miss that under no excuse.

Dancing with his aunt, Harry prayed the music stops as quickly as did not stop asking him questions and telling him in detail all the raids in which she had participated. Obviously, she did not miss the occasion to speak about the ministry and about Sirius.

- " You realize? The godfather of baby Potter, my own cousin! And it is me who freed us of him! Anyway, he was a traitor! " She chuckled.

In front of her, Harry tried to keep his peace but didn't succe very long. Before he could say a word, he was surrounded by Draco, Pansy, Gabrielle, Blaise, Gregory and Milicent who deliberately danced very close to Harry' and Bellatrix to listen to the conversation.

Harry looked at them dazed. His dear aunt took a malicious delight to push her nails in his shoulder and in his hand. He would have marks during days after that day . Pansy, which saw that very well from she was dancing with Draco, decided to make her break from Harry by force. Taking advantage that she wasn't looking on her side, she just took place next to her and without anybody noticing, she crushed her toes with the stiletto heels of her shoes! She saw the other witch grimacing under the pain.

- " You cannot pay attention! Idiot! " She was shouting in her ears.

- " Ho, sorry, Aunt Bella, I did not make it deliberately! " Pansy excused herself but she had difficulties not roaring .

" How you dare, little brat!? " Roared Bella.

- " Aunt Bellatrix, I believe that I forgot to present you my fiancée, Pansy Parkinson! " Said Draco with a quietly ironic smile.

- " A very clumsy pest! You would not have more badly been able to chose " Answered Bella, really irritated now.

From his place in armchairs, Lucius savored the spectacle as well as his wife and Severus. He had to think of inviting Bella more often, especially with the children! He had a difficult time to hold on roaring in front of his dear sister-in-law. He going was to die from laugh! The biggest supporer of the Lord, held in check by kids ! Discreetly, he murmured a spell and put the photo in his pocket, he was going to put it with all those he already have. He would not forget this evening of so early, he was certain about it! Moreover by thinking about it well, Bellatrix either!

Harry was absolutely delighted that Pansy crushed the feet of Bella! He was certain that she made it deliberately! Had she not said that they were going to help him? After Pansy, it was Gabrielle's turn. While she was dancing with Blaise, she stopped suddenly and made a pretence of verifying her hairstyle. She slid inconveniently the hand in the bad hair, those of her aunt, and pulled them really hard.

Said aunt turned around abruptly and faced her.

- " How dare you, clumsy girl?! " She shouted.

- " Forgive me, I had not seen you … " said Gabrielle, putting a hand on her mouth in a gesture of terror. She apologized while she had to hid her smile and especially a crazy laughter which will go out very soon.

From his place, where he was able to see the spectacle, Severus blew to Lucius:

- " I really begin to wonder how she was able to go to Griffindor! These both are the worst snakes that I have never seen! "

- " They are the best Slytherins because they managed to infiltrate another House! " Answered Lucius with pride and amusement in the voice.

If somebody had said to him that those kids would be crazy enough to play with Bellatrix, he would have sent this person to St Mango inurgency! Nobody was stupid enough to do it! But apparently, we could find suicidal persons!

The music stopped finally, for Harry's biggest relief. It was a real liberation even if he had had difficulty in holding on laughing before the false clumsiness of his friends. While he had left his aunt and went to the armchairs where his father, his mother and his godfather discussed cheerfully, he turned around and saw Milicent putting one foot on the bottom of the dress of his aunt, the worst was that she made it deliberately! Irritated after this group of awkward and incompetent kids, Bellatrix walked quickly towards the other end of the room when the noise of a tissue which tore was listened in the room. She deeply turned around.

- " My god, how clumsy I am! Sorry Madam Lestrange! " Milicent in any hypocrisy apologized.

Seeing her dress which was split from her heels to her back, Bellatrix, shameful, runned out of the room like a tornado. She decided to go back home. Narcissia caught her up before she leaves.

- " You do not stay for the champagne? " She asked friendly holding her laughter.

- " I shall not stay one second more with all these awkward turkey hens! Good evening! " She answered her before leaving by the fireplace.

After her departure, Narcissia was finally able to let escape the hysteric laughter she was keeping in her since Pansy had literally crushed the feet of her sister. She had absolutely to thank them all three!

At midnight sharp, the champagne was served and the wishes of happy New Year exchanged. Then, one by one the guests began to leave for returning home. At the end, there was not more than a group of friends.

- " Officially, I am very dissatisfied with your attitude, young people! But unofficially, I congratulate you! It is indeed the first time she leaves so fast! It will be necessary to make it more often! " Says Lucius on a tone of plot to the small group of young people in front of him.

- " You are not angry, Mister Malfoy? " Asked Pansy.

- " No, it had been a long time since we had enjoyed ourselves more so much! " Answered Lucius with sincerity.

- " It is late, you should return home and go to bed. You all fall asleep. " Advised Narcissia.

- " But for Harry … " Tried Pansy.

- " You can speak about it in your room, shielded from the indiscreet ears. " Says Lucius.

- " In detention, for example, nobody will disturb you … " said Severus.

- " You are going to put us in detention? " asked Draco, blown that his godfather proposed this.

" That way, I am certain that nobody will listen to you and I can answer all the questions … But until there, not a word about this " Ordered Severus.

All the students agreed. They got ready to leave.

- " We shall see again in the train! Goodbye Harry, Draco and Gabrielle! " Says Pansy before entering the fireplace to return at her home. She was quickly followed by the other students of Slytherin.

- " You too, in bed! " Says Lucius to three children before kissing them.

Having said good night to Narcissia and Severus, they all spun in their room, exhausted after this long day. At night, Hedwige glided in the direction of the Manor with Ron's answer to her master's letter…

To Be Continued…

Hope you liked this chapter ! Next chapter very soon, they are very long to translate ! Hope I will be very soon in chapter 90 so you will be able to read at the same moment than the french readers ^^ !

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