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"Tokyo." Brian deadpanned. |
"Pakistan." Odell said in the same voice. |
"Oh alright. Let’s get this over with. Shall we?" |
They entered Twilfitt and Tattings and all manner of speaking stopped. |
"How may I help you and your guests Lady Malfoy?" The owner asked with a curious eye on Carmen and Lydia. |
"Mr. Twilfitt. A pleasure to see you again. Allow me to introduce you to Miss Carmen LaVaunt. Current security officer at Hogwarts. And her companion Miss Lydia Snyder from Canada." |
Both ladies gave a small bow of their heads. |
Narcissa continued. "Miss LaVaunt is requesting a full witch’s wardrobe." |
"Oh no. Just a few outfits. I said I wanted to fit in a little. Not full on convert!" Carmen huffed. |
"Come now Carmen dear. It will be fun." Lydia urged. |
Carmen looked at both Black sisters who wore identical shark like grins with a look of betrayal. |
"Fine." She gave an exaggerated sigh. |
The next four hours were absolute torture. She was poked prodded and spun in every which way. Robes for everyday wear. Robes for semi formal wear. Formal robes. Robes for when family came to dinner. Robes for when business partners came to dinner. Why in the world she needed three winter cloaks was beyond her. Everythi... |
"Well I suppose that’s enough for now." Narcissa declared with a frown as she continued to look through different designs for a ball gown. |
"Yes. We should probably do lunch and then get back to it." Lydia agreed. |
Carmen sighed and thought she was about to cry when she saw it. "Stop." She said to Narcissa. "Go back." |
Narcissa raised a brow at her lack of articulateness, but realized she was staring at the magazine in her hand. She turned back a page and her breath caught in her throat at the same time as her sister. |
"Perfect." All three women said together. |
Carmen’s stomach rumbled again, and the women chuckled. |
"We better get you some food. I would hate to see you starve to death." Lydia said. |
"I agree Miss Snyder. I know a delightful café on one of the side streets of Diagon Alley. They have a wonderful Tiramisu and a divine strawberry shortcake." Narcissa suggested. She knew her sister had loved Tiramisu as a child. |
"Cucumber sandwiches?" Carmen asked hopefully. |
"I am sure something could be arranged." Andromeda snorted. |
"Ladies. Let us take our leave. We shall come back for the purchases after lunch. Mr. Twilfitt. May I take this with me? We will be back after lunch." Narcissa held up the magazine. |
"Of course Lady Malfoy. I will get started right away on your current order. Whose vault shall I bill?" |
"Mine." Carmen said. "Although..." Carmen looked around the shop and whispered. "I would appreciate it if you didn’t tell my brother." |
Andromeda and Narcissa giggled into each other. Carmen LaVaunt. A woman who went toe to toe with Death Eaters and the Minister. Who owned her own company. A witch who was currently restructuring the wards at Hogwarts. A witch who reportedly was more wealthy than the Potters and Blacks combined, was apparently afraid th... |
Mr. Twilfitt laughed. "Your secret is safe with me young lady." |
Carmen rounded on her babysitters. "And not a word from either of you." |
They both just smirked at her. She already knew they wouldn’t say anything. They were paid well not to. She was just being a brat. |
After the third rumble of Carmen’s stomach, Narcissa said her farewell and preceded the ladies out. |
Once they had reached the café, Brian and Odell stood guard at the door as the ladies had their lunch. They both knew who Lydia really was and had assisted in putting up the most complex privacy wards imaginable in their private dining room and Carmen dropped her glamour. |
Lunch was a lively affair. Carmen was nearly falling off her seat in laughter as each witch told stories about their childhood. Apparently Narcissa loved to run around naked as a child. And Andromeda loved to dress up. From the sound of it, she looked like the worst drag queen ever. She almost laughed herself silly whe... |
Once she sobered from her laughing fit, she asked the question that was the most important at the moment. "How long before they get here?" She looked to Narcissa with a raised brow. |
Narcissa gave a shocked look and gasp, but then looked at her plate. "I do not know." Her head snapped up. "You have to believe me! I never wanted this to happen. He threatened to kill Draco and make me watch. He said he would make me watch as every Death Eater violated my son and that he would kill him slowly and pain... |
Carmen wiped her mouth with her napkin and sipped her iced tea. "They’re not going to kill you or your son." |
Narcissa’s head snapped to Carmen. |
Carmen shrugged as she took a bite out of her warm turkey melt. She had already banished the potions that she had found in her food, but the sandwich was delicious. |
"Lucius is an evil man who is on par with the Dark Lord. It would mean nothing to him to see me slain." |
Andromeda raised a brow at her sister. "Have you been so beaten down that you have forgotten our teachings sister?" |
"They need you so that they can keep up appearances. You said it yourself. The Red Eyed Weirdo saved your life. They need you. Plus. You are a daughter of the House of Black. Sirius could destroy Lucius if he chose. Both politically and financially. Hell he might just outright kill him. You are his connection to the Ho... |
"First wards have been hit." Brian said as he transfigured his suit into battle gear that still looked like his suit. Odell did the same. |
"We may be in some trouble. Get Andromeda out of here and alert Alpha team. Tell them to be subtle. They may just be here to talk me to death. Do not tell Sirius or Harry, or his friends." |
"Second line is down. They are attempting to put up anti apparition wards." Odell called while still standing calmly. |
Carmen snorted. "Override them." She hated apparition with a passion and rarely used it, but it was fun to fuck with them anyway. |
"How did you know?" Andromeda asked. |
"It’s my job. Caille. Take her to an empty part of Hogsmeade. Erase the trail. Andromeda leave immediately to parts unknown after you touch down. The glamour I gave you..." Carmen waved her hand and the glamour re appeared. "...will also hide your magical signature. I’ve set it so that you can use a simple Finite." |
"Third line is down. If she’s going to leave, she needs to leave now." Brian said. |
Andromeda stood and grabbed her sister in a fierce hug. "I love you Cissa!" |
"I love you Andi!" |
"Caille go." Carmen said calmly. |
Both witches watched as Andromeda popped away. |
"Hold still." Carmen ordered as she locked all memories of Andromeda and the time they had spent together today away. "I will leave you with the memories of today as it only being You, Lydia and I. I’ve planted false memories about our lunch and our visit to Gringotts as well as our shopping. They will only reveal them... |
Carmen casually ate her strawberry shortcake, as Brian and Odell opened the doors, but stood behind them and remained unseen. |
"This strawberry shortcake is sooo good Lady Malfoy. You were right to recommend it!" Carmen wasn’t kidding. It was really good. |
Narcissa looked up from her own dessert at the five men who had entered along with her husband. "Have you come to join us for lunch Lucius? We were actually just finishing." |
"Oh we can stay! I’ll even play pin cushion some more if I could have some more strawberry short cake." Carmen asked hopefully. "Oh. And more cucumber sandwiches." |
"You have just finished off a full warm turkey sandwich and a strawberry shortcake dessert. You now want more strawberry shortcake and cucumber sandwiches? It’s a wonder how you stay in shape the way that you do." Narcissa asked with a raised brow. |
"Hey! I’m a growing boy! No that’s not right. That’s Red junior’s line. Whatever! You guys tried to kill me today with all that twistin and turnin and..." Carmen stopped ranting as a throat cleared. |
"Sorry to interrupt your lunch but I have someone who would like to make a business proposal with your brother." Lucius said in that smooth cultured tone that was bred into him. |
Carmen looked at him confused. "Why didn’t you just ask my brother?" |
"I knew that you would be with my wife today and thought that you could pass a message along to him." |
"Which business? He has a few small side ventures, but they mostly involve education." |
"LaVaunt Industries." Lucius said easily. |
Carmen smirked. "Message Orb. Hey big bro! Mr. Malfoy wants to talk business with you about LaVaunt Industries!" |
They waited a moment before it came back. "Why does he want to talk to me? You own the thing. And stop yelling." |
Carmen laughed at the orb and vanished it. "So what did you want to talk about?" |
Malfoy looked at her like she was crazy. "There is no way that a witch can own such a large company." |
Carmen shrugged. "Maybe not here, but around the world absolutely. Again. What did you want to talk about?" |
Lucius refrained from drawing his wand at her attitude. His orders were clear. He was to use his wife to convince the witch to fight for his Lord’s side. He schooled his features before answering. "My apologies for my presumptions. I have a benefactor who would like to invest in your company." |
Carmen raised a brow. "You mean Voldemort? No thanks. Tell him I said hello though. I do want to chew his ear about potions some time since I heard he was a natural. But today is a day for shopping!" Carmen stood and was met with seven wands pointed at her. She pressed into Narcissa’s mind. |
"Love Slytherins.’ |
Narcissa thought of a response that she hoped that Carmen could hear. "Do not forget. We still have more shopping to do.’ |
Carmen returned her attention to the scene at hand. "Have I offended you Mr. Malfoy? Why have you and your friends drawn wands on me?" Her blades appeared into her hands as she saw her bodyguards take up positions behind the new comers. |
"You are wanted for a meeting. We are here to escort you." Lucius said as he attempted to stare her down. "I suggest that you come quietly." |
"I see." The lights dimmed as Morpheus approached them from behind. |
Carmen raised a brow as she felt her brother and her team come in. She shook her head annoyed at the other two presences that she felt. "You could’ve just asked. Why do Slytherins say five words when two will do? Also. Why in that deviant cunning mind of yours you didn’t see that you were surrounded?" |
Lucius and his back up turned around to see witches and wizards with varying degrees of wands and weapons pointed at them. |
"I find myself fascinated with that as well. Severus can be quite annoying at times. He’s constantly using big words when simple ones will do." Morpheus said as he casually disarmed Malfoy and company’s wands along with Narcissa’s. |
"I never got it either and I was raised a Slytherin." |
Carmen sighed as not only alpha team walked in with wands and guns in hand, but Sirius, Harry and Morpheus as well. |
"I’m going to strangle that elf." She looked around the room. "So. Anybody hungry? They make great cucumber sandwiches." |
"Again with the cucumber sandwiches." Niki said. She had sheathed her wand, but still had her gun pointed at Lucius’ head and had him locked in a staring contest. He had attempted to break her mind, but she bounced him out quickly and painfully. |
Lucius cleared his throat. "I’m afraid I will have to decline. My wife and I are needed elsewhere." |
"Wait! But we didn’t finish shopping! Granted I’m kind of upset with the whole "sell me out to Death Eaters thing’ but come on! Have you seen how awesome she looks?" Carmen pouted. |
Lucius looked between his wife, who had a look of fascination at the pouting witch, and the pouting witch herself. He didn’t know much about muggles, but the little he did know told him that the weapon pointed at his head would end him quickly. "Very well. Try to be home by dinner." He looked over in mild shock as the ... |
Once Lucius and his cronies had left. All the shields were put back up and reenforced. |
"Are you out of your damned mind woman?! You knew it was a trap!" |
Carmen raised a brow at Sirius. "Just because I said yes, doesn’t make you my keeper. You would do well to remember that." She turned to Narcissa. "I’ll give you some time with your psycho cousin while my team, my brothers, and my annoying babysitters yell at me." |
Sirius looked over to a corner of the room that had obviously had a silencing charm placed around it and watched as Morpheus laid into his sister. |
He turned to Narcissa and grasped her hands gently. "I can end this Cissy. You know the clause in the contract. I can make him go away." |
Narcissa shook her head. "If it were just me My Lord, I wouldn’t hesitate. But I must think of my son as well." |
"Cissy. Draco is..." |
Narcissa nodded as she interrupted him. "I know. But he’s just a boy. I think his devotion to Lucius is wavering, after Lucius punished him for losing the possibility of Potter’s loyalty." |
Sirius paused. "Is he alright?" He asked concerned. |
Narcissa nodded. "Severus healed him as soon as he found out." Narcissa stared hard at Sirius. "You and Severus may never like one another, but the only reason that I still have hope for my son is because Severus is the only reason why Draco is not dead now." |
Sirius raised a brow at that news. "I think you will need to elaborate on that Cissy. Your son from all accounts is a bully and a braggart. This is not just Harry telling me this. Many of the olde Light families have said the same as well as the Neutrals. Even though they agree with tradition, your son has put them off... |
"Severus has been trying to curtail his worst habits. Sirius I will try my best to work on him. Please. I beg you to give me more time." |
Lord Black ran a hand along her cheek then kissed her forehead. "He’s safe for now Cissy and I will let you see to it." His eyes hardened as he stepped away from her. "The House of Black will be made strong once more. With or without you and your son." |
Narcissa understood the threat and dropped in a deep curtsey. "Yes My Lord." |
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