Book 2 Prologue: A Pure Blood Lord's Thoughts

Lord Lucius Malfoy gave a sigh as he got into the car he used as a means of transport when on business trips in this country. He had another mixed meeting with the Arendelle Royal Family. It was by all means very successful and would lead to both sides profiting greatly, but it was a complete failure regarding his secondary agenda.

He still had no more information on the elder princess of the family than he had before. He wasn't really all that interested in their youngest at the moment, because he knew they would be even more protective of her than they were of the Crown Princess, and that really said something.

He wished he could actually make better use of magic here in Arendelle to speed along his research in humane ways that wouldn't be too disapproved of by others. It wasn't that the British Ministry of Magic cared much for muggles, but this was a royal family. It would be bad all around if he were to do anything too overt or frowned upon, even if he could. He was very interested in getting his family closer aligned with actual royalty for multiple reasons in the right manner.

The first was obviously the huge boon it would bring wealth wise to the Malfoy family. They had to tie their wealth far too much to the Arendelle Royal Family due to his father's misguided handling of their family's wealth and name in the past. If he were able to get Draco in a marriage with the actual royal family it would make everything more than worth it. It would also get them close enough that they were equal to the royal family. He also wouldn't have to bother associating with certain individuals of ill repute again, even if their beliefs aligned.

"How did it go, Lord Malfoy?" the driver asked interrupting Lucius' musings.

"I was only able to garner the Crown Princess may or may not be on trip somewhere in the world at sometime this summer. We are finished here for now and well be leaving as soon as we have packed," he answered.

"Sorry for your unfortunate luck, Lord Malfoy. I will admit I am pleased we will be leaving soon though. This place makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit anxious," the driver replied.

The driver was one of those that Lucius wished he could break all connection with, but the man at least was far more sensible than most of their fellow followers. The 'driver' knew how to actually lay low and keep from getting caught in an uproar. He also knew their particular circle were not as much of a force as they used to be in the ministry and he acted accordingly. Perhaps that was why Lucius tolerated him as much as he did.

"All of us feel that way here. Dumbledore and even the Dark Lord himself would have a difficult time here. That is not holding anything against our master but speaking of Arendelle itself," Lucius explained.

"I wonder why that is. Does the land here have no magic somehow?" the driver asked.

"The opposite actually," Lucius answered.

"Wouldn't that make things easier?" the driver asked as he turned the car down another road.

"One would think… However, it is the opposite. The very land, air, and even people are highly resistant, if not immune, to magic due to its saturation. That is why wizards and witches from here are so rare and so powerful anywhere else," Lucius replied as he thought of the few he knew from here originally. The ones who stayed in Britain after learning of magic were well respected by their magical peer and powerful. They weren't deeply involved in politics, but many worked for the ministry in good positions.

"Why is that?" the driver wondered aloud.

Lucius gave a humorous laugh. "There are only theories even more unlikely than the myths of old. Some believe this is where magic was first born or at least one of the places it was first birthed. However, Arendelle never really had a large magical population. Nor a sustainable one. That is why we have many witches and wizards from here in Britain."

Lucius left out there long ago used to be rumors the Royal Family had the power of old in their blood, but those were as preposterous as the rumors of Arendelle being the birth place of magic. Lucius had looked into such things at first but could find little to nothing of this. If the Royal Family had the magic of old in their blood, it had not surfaced in ages. Unless they were somehow able to keep it a secret all of these year, which he doubted.

"I guess the people being resistant is why you can't really use magical means to get your information," the driver mused aloud.

"Even if I could, I would have to be extra careful with such solutions. Our ministry may not care much for muggles ultimately, but getting caught here would be an international incident with the magical world at the least. The repercussions unfathomable at worst," he said in a manner that showed he wished no more discussion. His 'driver' was competent enough to pick up on the hint and leave it well enough alone.

It was true the Ministry of Magic in Britain cared little for muggles despite fools like Dumbledore. When there was an incident, the goal of the ministry was cover up and not helping muggles caught in the blast. An ex-Deatheater could go on a muggle killing spree and leave wizards alone and the worst he would get was a hefty fine from the DMLE for his first offense. If it happened again, then he might get in more serious trouble because his reckless actions threatened to expose the magical world too much. The only reason that fool Sirius Black got in so much trouble is because it was just after the war and he was linked to the death of the Potters.

If one wanted further proof of how little the Ministry of Magic cared about muggles, they need only look at the department where Lucius' current torn in his side worked. Arthur Weasley worked in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department. It was just him and one really old wizard wanting to make a little money and work as an excuse to keep away from his wife for most of the day. The department was a joke and mostly there just so the Ministry could say, "Look see we care about muggles, but our actions have to be limited so we don't cause issues". It had the lowest budget of all departments by a landslide and then some. However, the blood traitor Arthur Weasley was getting too big headed and self-important lately. He was trying to get a certain muggle protection act passed.

The only reason the ministry was even thinking about it seriously is because Dumbledore was getting behind it in full force and it was a way to get more money. One thing the ministry loved more than anything else was more means of funds for the over inflated bureaucracy it created. Lucius was usually all for their greed. It made dealing with them easy, but this law if passed would be a personal affront to him and many others. It could also lead to an unfortunately slightly embarrassing situation that would require extra money to keep quiet from others. While Lucius could easily afford the price, it was the principle of the matter that counted.

"Maybe I should use that…" Lucius thought to himself. He had an artifact… gifted… to him by his ex-master. He was not entirely sure of its full effect, but he knew it could influence a person's mind to align with their beliefs and the Weasleys did have far too many children for them to keep an eye on and raise properly. One of them 'going astray' wasn't too farfetched an idea. Lucius gave a slight grin to himself as he thought of a basic plan. If something dangerous were to happen at school this year, and one of Arthur's children ended up responsible. It would be an embarrassment Lucius could easily twist to his advantage in multiple ways.

He may not be able to further his plans tying the Arendelle Royal Family to the Malfoy family yet, but he could further increase his own influence and use it as he saw fit in Britain. Perhaps he could work something out with one of the less notoriously dark but still respected families. "The Greengrass family could work," he thought. The older daughter was out of the question. Daphne was too headstrong in the wrong ways. Astoria, the younger daughter, not so much. Draco had mentioned certain things that were bringing doubt to Lucius regarding the Parkinson daughter as a potential future Lady Malfoy.

Lord Lucius Malfoy decided to start work on all of his plans after returning home and recovering for a day. Returning from Arendelle could cause some excitement with one's magic. While this wasn't a bad thing, Lucius didn't want even the slightest distraction when he started working on his many plans to bring more power and wealth to his family. That was all that really mattered in the end. Their family crest may say "Purity Will Always Conquer" but the family's true motto was "Before all else. Malfoy."