Chapter 110: Chapter - 113 : A Warm Welcome part - 4
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Mr. and Mrs. Weasley hadn't been pleased, but they conceded defeat, they knew they were fighting a losing battle. With that minor setback out of the way, Harry and Draco escorted a hooded Narcissa to Gringotts where they would enlist the goblins' help to draw up a foolproof contract, while the rest of the group went to the twins' new shop, where they would be waiting until they'd finished conducting business.
When they entered Gringotts, it was to find it packed with sweaty, shouting customers, but all it took was a sizeable amount of galleons to the right goblin and they were being led down a much less crowded hall to the office of Gornuk, the Black family account manager. The next portion of the proceedings went incredibly smoothly.
The easiest way to rid herself of the Malfoy name was, not to file for divorce, but to simply break the contract drawn up upon the union of Narcissa and Lucius. Luckily, Lucius' imprisonment broke the contract and Narcissa was able to purge herself of her married name with very little hassle.
When she was once again a Black, Narcissa and Harry were able to draw up a contract that left all parties, if not happy, then highly satisfied. Narcissa swore to follow a set of rules established by Harry with a bit of help from Gornuk, none of the rules were too imposing, and all of them were put in place for her, Draco, and Harry's safety. By agreeing to the guidelines Narcissa became a ward of the Black family, which meant that she would be protected by the head of the family, which in this case was Harry, and placed in one of the family's heavily warded safe houses; the location of which was only known by her, Draco, and Harry. After a few minutes of nitpicking over the final details of the contract, the agreement was sealed with the Unbreakable Vow with Draco as their Bonder and Gornuk as their witness.
The moment the vow was made a great weight seemed to be lifted from Narcissa's shoulders. "Thank you," she whispered, throwing herself from her chair to kneel before Harry and grip his larger hands in her considerably smaller ones. "Thank you so much. You have no idea what this means to me."
"We are indebted to you, Harry," Draco said, looking far better than he had all summer.
"Oh, stop," Harry smiled, pulling Narcissa to her feet. "You're as good as my brother, Draco, neither of you owe me anything."
"Regardless, you have my loyalty," Narcissa said. "If you ever need my assistance in anything, all you need to do is ask."
"All I want in return is for you to remain safe during these dangerous times. I want Draco to still have his mother when this is all over."
The blond woman pulled him into a quick, but no less heartfelt, embrace. "Then it is done."
The aftermath of Narcissa's defection to the light side was far less dramatic than Harry had anticipated; the Weasley parents' exasperation towards his hastily made decision disappeared the moment they saw the uplifting effect it had had on Draco's previously glum mood and when they realized that Narcissa truly was genuine in her intent to walk away from Voldemort and all that he stood for.
Dumbledore was a different matter altogether.
The elderly man had paid Harry a visit the moment he'd heard what had occurred during their trip to Diagon Alley, Harry figured that he had come with the intent of maybe scolding him for his actions, but it turned out to be much worse. Dumbledore had obviously taken the cordiality between the two of them since their conversation at the end of his fifth year as a sign that all of their past misunderstandings had been forgotten. They hadn't. In fact they were made worse when Dumbledore visited the Burrow and tried to order Harry to go back on his word to Narcissa and leave her to the mercy of the Dark Lord.
Needless to say, that hadn't gone over too well with Harry. The conversation had ended almost as soon as it had begun with several brutal, but completely true statements on the headmasters morals, or rather lack thereof, and a reminder that he was his headmaster and nothing more and that he had no right to demand anything from him.
The headmaster had left the Burrow thoroughly chastised and with his tail tucked between his legs.
Their departure on the morning of September the first was smoother than usual. Everyone had made sure to pack all of their belongings the night before, so when the cars the Ministry had provided to transport them to Kings Cross glided up to the front of the Burrow they were waiting, trunks packed and animals safely enclosed in cages and traveling baskets. They easily stored their things into the expanded trunk and traveled to the station where a group of Aurors were waiting to escort them to the train.
"Now I want you all to have a good term," Mrs. Weasley said, absentmindedly adjusting the collar of Ron's shirt. "Be good and please try to stay out of trouble."
"You say that as if we willingly go looking for trouble, Mrs. Weasley," Harry teased.
"Yes, well with all the mischief you lot get yourselves into, I sometimes can't help but wonder if that's the case." She gave each of the waiting teens a hug and a kick kiss to the cheek, then herded them onto the train just as it whistled its final warning.
"Make sure you look after yourselves!" she called as the train began to move. "Stay safe!"
Harry waved a final farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Weasleys before turning to his friends expectantly. "You lot heading to the prefect's carriage?"
"Yeah," Hermione nodded. "We'll see you in an hour or so."
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