The Funeral
Jackson stared at Draco and fell back into a chair. "You mean to tell me that the one person that your father hated is the one person that you are in love with?" "That's right. I love Harry, and nothing you or anyone else in this family can do or say to change that. Jackson smiled as he looked from Draco to Harry and back again. "Draco I can't say I understand this, but you are the head of this family and I accept your decision. I would caution you that not all of the members of this family will be as accepting. "Thank you Uncle." Jackson walked upstairs, leaving Draco and Harry alone again. Draco turned to look at Harry, "He's right you know, most of my family will not accept this relationship. I think I would rather not reveal our relationship until the funeral and the announcement that I am going to make at the funeral. I'll walk you down to our driver's cabin and you can stay there until the funeral." Harry nodded, "Alright, Draco, when is the funeral going to be?" "1:00 this afternoon, that way I can get a few final details set with my lawyer." They both stood and walked toward the front door.
Before they arrived at the main hallway another member of the Malfoy family came downstairs. Draco's Aunt Franzia walked down the main hallway without paying attention to them and passed right by them. Draco breathed a sigh of relief, but his relief only lasted a brief moment as Franzia stopped, turned and stared at Harry with wild eyes. "Draco...what is that...that boy doing in this house?! How dare you show your face here? Especially today of all days. You are the entire reason that Lucious is dead." Draco stood in front of Harry as Franzia came closer to him. "Franzia, Harry is not the reason that my father is dead. My father is dead because Voldemort killed him. Harry is a guest in my house and I would appreciate you not attacking him." "Draco I can not believe that you would defend this boy. Your father spent several years of his life trying to kill this boy. You should finish him off now that he is here." "I will not kill Harry, and no one else will touch him either. Harry is my friend." "Your friend, how can you be friends with someone who is a life long enemy of your family?" "Harry is not the enemy of this family. Voldemort is the enemy of this family."
Franzia was taken aback by this abrupt statement from Draco. "Voldemort has helped this family do and become so much, he is almost a member of this family." "If you believe that then you are no longer going to be a part of this family. I plan to clear our family name and break our bond with Voldemort." "Who do you think you are to decide what is best for this family?" "Since my father has died, I am now the head of the Malfoy family. I decide what is best for this family and if you have an issue with what I want to do with this family then you are welcome to leave the family. I am now going to escort Harry outside. Good day Franzia."
Draco took Harry's hand and they walked out of the door and onto the grounds of the Malfoy estate. Draco escorted him over to the driver's cabin and asked Andre to watch after Harry for a few hours. Andre agreed and Draco thanked him. Draco kissed Harry briefly and then turned away and walked back to the manor. He entered into the manor and saw that most of the family had come downstairs. Thankfully, neither Franzia nor Jackson has said anything to the other family members. Draco entered and there were the usual comments of sympathy toward Draco. Draco passed through the kitchen and entered into the office where Edward Cabbott sat waiting for him.
"Well everything is in order Mr. Malfoy. have arranged a contractor to come by the house this afternoon around 4:00pm to give a bid on the destruction of the Manor. Do you have any plans for what you would like the house to look like?" "I would like just a country Tudor style home. I would like you to hire a designer to design a house for us." "Of course sir." They spent the rest of the morning going over details and plans until Draco looked at the clock on the wall. He saw that it was almost 12:30. "Well Edward I leave the rest of the details to you, I must go upstairs and change." Draco walked out of the office and upstairs. He entered into his room and closed the door. He pulled off his clothes, walked over to his closet and pulled out his set of black dress robes. He was about to pull the robes on when there was a knock at the door.
He pulled on a bathrobe and walked up to the door, opening it slowly. Franzia stood outside the door. He opened the door the rest of the way and invited her inside. "Draco I just wanted to apologize for my behavior this morning. It was just a little bit of a shock to see Harry Potter here at the Malfoy manor." "It's okay, I'm sorry I lost my temper. If you will excuse me, I need to finish changing so I can get downstairs and to the funeral." "Of course Draco, I will see you downstairs." Franzia walked out of the room and closed the door. 'Stupid boy,' she thought. 'How could that boy befriend the enemy of Lord Voldemort. I must report this news to the Dark Lord.' She straightened her composure and walked the rest of the way downstairs.
Draco finished putting his dress robes on and walked downstairs. He walked out of the door and down to the main grounds of the Malfoy manor. He looked over to the family cemetery, where a tent had been erected for the funeral. He turned away and walked over to Andre's cabin. He knocked on the door and Andre opened it. "Hello Andre, is Harry ready?" "Yes, sir." Harry appeared at the door and Draco smiled. "Would you do me the honor of escorting me to the funeral Harry?" "Of course." "Harry, I am worried what my family will do if they see you at the funeral. I wonder if I may ask you to sit in the back row, and hide your face from view. At least until I make my announcement." "Of course Draco, I understand." They left the cabin and walked over to the cemetery. Harry broke away at the cemetery and sat down in one of the back rows, pulling up the hood of his cloak. The rest of the family arrived shortly afterward and took their seats, no one sat in the very back row with Harry.
Draco stood up and walked to the front of crowd. He took his place in front of a podium and looked among the family gathered before him. "We gather here today to say goodbye and to honor my mother and father, but I can not honor them. I often questioned my father's loyalties to Lord Voldemort and to the Dark Arts, and for his loyalty he was killed by the same man whom he swore loyalty too. I bury my parents today, and with them I bury the stench that was the Malfoy name. As of today I am the new head of this family and there will be some changes made. I am tearing down the manor and building a new home for which to start this new life. I am also happy to announce that I have made a deal with Lord Voldemort. In a few days time the Malfoy's will no longer be associated with him. I have another announcement to make, and this one I fear will not go well with most members of this family. I have been seeing someone seriously for several years now. That person is here today and I ask that they come up and join me here."
Harry stood, still keeping his hood over his head, and walked to the front of the crowd. He joined Draco at the podium and looked at him, wondering what he was doing. Draco smiled as he looked at him. Draco reached up, pulled down Harry's hood and he heard the crowd gasp. Draco bent down on a knee and pulled out a box from the inside of his robes. "Harry Potter, will you marry me?"
Harry almost fell at the sudden proposal from Draco. Under normal circumstances he would not have hesitated to say yes, but to be proposed to at a funeral wasn't the most romantic of moments. "Draco, I have stood by you for these long years and you have stood by me. I would be honored to marry you." Draco smiled and opened the box, presenting Harry with a ring. Draco pulled the ring out and slipped it upon Harry's finger. Draco stood and faced the crowd once more. "Well, now that all of that is out of the way, I believe we need to get on with the unpleasant business of burying my mother and father." He walked, hand in hand, with Harry down to the seats in the front of the family. The rest of the family stared at Harry, not so much in anger as in surprise. The rest of the funeral went smoothly, with no one saying much about what had occurred before the burial.
(Author's Note: I will apologize now for not going into a lot of detail with the funeral and I will also apologize for the timing of proposing to Harry at a funeral, but it seemed like a good way to rid himself of the Malfoy name in a very dramatic way.)
After the burial was complete the rest of the family walked back up to the Malfoy manor and sat in the parlor where refreshments were being served. The reception was pleasant with still no one saying anything about the fact that Draco was dating Harry. Finally the day ended and the family said their farewells. One by one, members of the Malfoy family left the manor, saying goodbye to Draco and virtually ignoring Harry, until Draco and Harry had been left alone. "Don't worry about them Harry, they'll come around eventually." Harry smiled weakly and managed a light chuckle. "That's what I'm afraid of. Did you really mean what you said? Are we really going to get married and live here?" "Well, not here exactly. As I announced, the manor is being torn down and a new home being built." Draco stood up and smiled at his lover. "We probably should be getting back to school." Harry stood and took Draco's hand in his own. "You're right, let's go." Draco lead Harry to the broom cupboard and they both pulled out brooms. The took the brooms outside and mounted them, kicking off and flying back toward Hogwarts.
(Author's Note pt 2: I will also apologize for the crappy writing style that is probably this chapter, but I was kind of not really in the writing mood, but it has been so long since I popped up a chapter, and quite frankly I wasn't quite sure what to do anymore with this chapter. I promise the next one will be filled with much more excitement since it involves Harry's Aunt, Uncle, and Dudley coming to Hogwarts. HeHeHe, I have very evil plans for that one j/k. As always please read and review, and thanks to those who have done it already. Any comments and/or ideas would be most welcome.)
Jackson stared at Draco and fell back into a chair. "You mean to tell me that the one person that your father hated is the one person that you are in love with?" "That's right. I love Harry, and nothing you or anyone else in this family can do or say to change that. Jackson smiled as he looked from Draco to Harry and back again. "Draco I can't say I understand this, but you are the head of this family and I accept your decision. I would caution you that not all of the members of this family will be as accepting. "Thank you Uncle." Jackson walked upstairs, leaving Draco and Harry alone again. Draco turned to look at Harry, "He's right you know, most of my family will not accept this relationship. I think I would rather not reveal our relationship until the funeral and the announcement that I am going to make at the funeral. I'll walk you down to our driver's cabin and you can stay there until the funeral." Harry nodded, "Alright, Draco, when is the funeral going to be?" "1:00 this afternoon, that way I can get a few final details set with my lawyer." They both stood and walked toward the front door.
Before they arrived at the main hallway another member of the Malfoy family came downstairs. Draco's Aunt Franzia walked down the main hallway without paying attention to them and passed right by them. Draco breathed a sigh of relief, but his relief only lasted a brief moment as Franzia stopped, turned and stared at Harry with wild eyes. "Draco...what is that...that boy doing in this house?! How dare you show your face here? Especially today of all days. You are the entire reason that Lucious is dead." Draco stood in front of Harry as Franzia came closer to him. "Franzia, Harry is not the reason that my father is dead. My father is dead because Voldemort killed him. Harry is a guest in my house and I would appreciate you not attacking him." "Draco I can not believe that you would defend this boy. Your father spent several years of his life trying to kill this boy. You should finish him off now that he is here." "I will not kill Harry, and no one else will touch him either. Harry is my friend." "Your friend, how can you be friends with someone who is a life long enemy of your family?" "Harry is not the enemy of this family. Voldemort is the enemy of this family."
Franzia was taken aback by this abrupt statement from Draco. "Voldemort has helped this family do and become so much, he is almost a member of this family." "If you believe that then you are no longer going to be a part of this family. I plan to clear our family name and break our bond with Voldemort." "Who do you think you are to decide what is best for this family?" "Since my father has died, I am now the head of the Malfoy family. I decide what is best for this family and if you have an issue with what I want to do with this family then you are welcome to leave the family. I am now going to escort Harry outside. Good day Franzia."
Draco took Harry's hand and they walked out of the door and onto the grounds of the Malfoy estate. Draco escorted him over to the driver's cabin and asked Andre to watch after Harry for a few hours. Andre agreed and Draco thanked him. Draco kissed Harry briefly and then turned away and walked back to the manor. He entered into the manor and saw that most of the family had come downstairs. Thankfully, neither Franzia nor Jackson has said anything to the other family members. Draco entered and there were the usual comments of sympathy toward Draco. Draco passed through the kitchen and entered into the office where Edward Cabbott sat waiting for him.
"Well everything is in order Mr. Malfoy. have arranged a contractor to come by the house this afternoon around 4:00pm to give a bid on the destruction of the Manor. Do you have any plans for what you would like the house to look like?" "I would like just a country Tudor style home. I would like you to hire a designer to design a house for us." "Of course sir." They spent the rest of the morning going over details and plans until Draco looked at the clock on the wall. He saw that it was almost 12:30. "Well Edward I leave the rest of the details to you, I must go upstairs and change." Draco walked out of the office and upstairs. He entered into his room and closed the door. He pulled off his clothes, walked over to his closet and pulled out his set of black dress robes. He was about to pull the robes on when there was a knock at the door.
He pulled on a bathrobe and walked up to the door, opening it slowly. Franzia stood outside the door. He opened the door the rest of the way and invited her inside. "Draco I just wanted to apologize for my behavior this morning. It was just a little bit of a shock to see Harry Potter here at the Malfoy manor." "It's okay, I'm sorry I lost my temper. If you will excuse me, I need to finish changing so I can get downstairs and to the funeral." "Of course Draco, I will see you downstairs." Franzia walked out of the room and closed the door. 'Stupid boy,' she thought. 'How could that boy befriend the enemy of Lord Voldemort. I must report this news to the Dark Lord.' She straightened her composure and walked the rest of the way downstairs.
Draco finished putting his dress robes on and walked downstairs. He walked out of the door and down to the main grounds of the Malfoy manor. He looked over to the family cemetery, where a tent had been erected for the funeral. He turned away and walked over to Andre's cabin. He knocked on the door and Andre opened it. "Hello Andre, is Harry ready?" "Yes, sir." Harry appeared at the door and Draco smiled. "Would you do me the honor of escorting me to the funeral Harry?" "Of course." "Harry, I am worried what my family will do if they see you at the funeral. I wonder if I may ask you to sit in the back row, and hide your face from view. At least until I make my announcement." "Of course Draco, I understand." They left the cabin and walked over to the cemetery. Harry broke away at the cemetery and sat down in one of the back rows, pulling up the hood of his cloak. The rest of the family arrived shortly afterward and took their seats, no one sat in the very back row with Harry.
Draco stood up and walked to the front of crowd. He took his place in front of a podium and looked among the family gathered before him. "We gather here today to say goodbye and to honor my mother and father, but I can not honor them. I often questioned my father's loyalties to Lord Voldemort and to the Dark Arts, and for his loyalty he was killed by the same man whom he swore loyalty too. I bury my parents today, and with them I bury the stench that was the Malfoy name. As of today I am the new head of this family and there will be some changes made. I am tearing down the manor and building a new home for which to start this new life. I am also happy to announce that I have made a deal with Lord Voldemort. In a few days time the Malfoy's will no longer be associated with him. I have another announcement to make, and this one I fear will not go well with most members of this family. I have been seeing someone seriously for several years now. That person is here today and I ask that they come up and join me here."
Harry stood, still keeping his hood over his head, and walked to the front of the crowd. He joined Draco at the podium and looked at him, wondering what he was doing. Draco smiled as he looked at him. Draco reached up, pulled down Harry's hood and he heard the crowd gasp. Draco bent down on a knee and pulled out a box from the inside of his robes. "Harry Potter, will you marry me?"
Harry almost fell at the sudden proposal from Draco. Under normal circumstances he would not have hesitated to say yes, but to be proposed to at a funeral wasn't the most romantic of moments. "Draco, I have stood by you for these long years and you have stood by me. I would be honored to marry you." Draco smiled and opened the box, presenting Harry with a ring. Draco pulled the ring out and slipped it upon Harry's finger. Draco stood and faced the crowd once more. "Well, now that all of that is out of the way, I believe we need to get on with the unpleasant business of burying my mother and father." He walked, hand in hand, with Harry down to the seats in the front of the family. The rest of the family stared at Harry, not so much in anger as in surprise. The rest of the funeral went smoothly, with no one saying much about what had occurred before the burial.
(Author's Note: I will apologize now for not going into a lot of detail with the funeral and I will also apologize for the timing of proposing to Harry at a funeral, but it seemed like a good way to rid himself of the Malfoy name in a very dramatic way.)
After the burial was complete the rest of the family walked back up to the Malfoy manor and sat in the parlor where refreshments were being served. The reception was pleasant with still no one saying anything about the fact that Draco was dating Harry. Finally the day ended and the family said their farewells. One by one, members of the Malfoy family left the manor, saying goodbye to Draco and virtually ignoring Harry, until Draco and Harry had been left alone. "Don't worry about them Harry, they'll come around eventually." Harry smiled weakly and managed a light chuckle. "That's what I'm afraid of. Did you really mean what you said? Are we really going to get married and live here?" "Well, not here exactly. As I announced, the manor is being torn down and a new home being built." Draco stood up and smiled at his lover. "We probably should be getting back to school." Harry stood and took Draco's hand in his own. "You're right, let's go." Draco lead Harry to the broom cupboard and they both pulled out brooms. The took the brooms outside and mounted them, kicking off and flying back toward Hogwarts.
(Author's Note pt 2: I will also apologize for the crappy writing style that is probably this chapter, but I was kind of not really in the writing mood, but it has been so long since I popped up a chapter, and quite frankly I wasn't quite sure what to do anymore with this chapter. I promise the next one will be filled with much more excitement since it involves Harry's Aunt, Uncle, and Dudley coming to Hogwarts. HeHeHe, I have very evil plans for that one j/k. As always please read and review, and thanks to those who have done it already. Any comments and/or ideas would be most welcome.)