When American witch, Aria De La Cour, begins her new job at the Ministry of Magic in England, her mentor is none other than dashing and seductive ex-dark wizard, Lucius Malfoy. The connection and bond that they form transcends even the most powerful...
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Lucius and Aria had spent another day in California before they made their way back home to England and back to the comforts of their Manor. Lucius had truly enjoyed spending time in California with Aria, getting to know her parents and her past, but he couldn't help the feeling of immense comfort at being back home. It had been so many decades of feeling so uncomfortable, so cold, in his Manor, that it was always such a surprise now at how much he looked forward to coming back home and just being free with Aria to do as they pleased and to live happily.
The only room that had still seemed tainted was the drawing room, and if Lucius could magically eliminate that room from his Manor and his life, he would have been only too happy. However, as the first day of the month of December came, Lucius' mind and heart about the room couldn't help but change slightly as he saw the warmth and love Aria had put into the room. The whole day the young, bright witch happily began decorating the entire Manor for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Everywhere she could, she had strung beautiful fresh pine garlands and had enchanted romantic, soft glowing lights to sparkle and shine amongst the greenery.
Magically made ornaments in brilliant shades of gold and silver hung all about and the typically darker hallways of the Manor gleamed with holiday cheer and light, even Lucius himself, who usually detested Christmas, couldn't help but slightly smile at how much Aria adored Christmas.
That December 1st, the morning that Aria had gone on her decorating spree, she had awoken Lucius by cuddling up close to his body and kissing him all over. As he turned to her groggily, but with a smile on his face, he saw the excitement in her eyes as she immediately asked him if they could go cut down some trees in the forest that bordered his home to use as Christmas trees for the Manor. Lucius had protested at first, saying he absolutely abhorred Christmas, but he couldn't deny the pout of her lips and the puppy-dog eyes she gave him, and so with a sigh, he of course acquiesced to her request; he would never deny her of anything she truly desired.
And so, as the first light dustings of snow began to fall from the sky, the couple had walked hand in hand, across the vast gardens of the Malfoy Estate, and into the nearby forest, which had an ancient air about it; an ancient air that was full of magic. The two didn't have to wander far, as Aria had spotted her three perfect trees immediately. They were each about twelve feet tall, and were such a vibrant green, they reminded Lucius of Aria's equally as vibrant eyes.
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Lucius smirked at her enthusiasm as she pointed at the trees that she desired, and with a swish of his wand, the three trees were cut perfectly at the base and levitated in mid-air so that Lucius could have the trees follow them magically back into the Manor. Aria had offered to help levitate the trees, as levitating objects could surprisingly be very taxing, however, he simply shook his head and smiled as he lead the way back to the Manor. Aria followed him along, giddy and smiling the whole way, her excitement only being enhanced by her first real snowfall experience. Aria had told Lucius once that she had never been to the snow, or even seen actual snow, something which practically made his brain explode with shock when she had told him, however after their Los Angeles trip, he could see how snow never would be possible in a place like that.
