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Chapter 15 - Shopping with Narcissa

Hermione and Narcissa walked side by side down Diagon Alley ignoring all the shocked whisperings that followed in their wake. Narcissa smiled and shook her head in amusement as she heard someone whisper 'Is that Narcissa Malfoy walking with a Muggle born?'.

"Honestly some people" Hermione muttered under her breath. Narcissa laughed at the young girls comment and turned to Hermione.

"It appears that news doesn't travel as fast as we thought it did"

"Apparently not" Hermione replied with a smile as she followed Narcissa to Gringotts. Upon entering the wizarding bank, a goblin hurried to their side and addressed Narcissa.

"Mrs Malfoy, what can I do for you today?" Narcissa smiled politely.

"Good Morning Griphook, I would like to exchange some galleons into Muggle currency please" Hermione glanced at Narcissa in confusion as the goblin bowed and hurried to a desk. Narcissa seeing Hermione's expression smiled, excitement shining in her silver eyes. "After we finish in Diagon Alley, I want to head to muggle London and get a couple of things for Lucius"

"What sort of things?" Hermione asked curiously.

"After Lucius got to know you and the way you were brought up he became curious about muggles and their technology. He dragged Lily Potter out to muggle London a couple of weeks ago because he wanted to buy, in his words 'One of those confounded boxes that showed moving pictures like wizarding photos'! He came home overly pleased with himself, with nearly a dozen boxes, and lecturing poor Lily on the Malfoy family rules. Apparently she had asked him about his sudden interest in Muggle things and he replied with 'A Malfoy is always well informed and always knows everything'. Lily helped him set it up and charm it to run off magic, before escaping back to Potter Estate" Narcissa replied with a laugh, shaking her head at the absurdity of her husbands actions. Hermione's eyes were wide in shock and surprise, although amusement was twinkling in the amber depths at the thought of Lucius in muggle London.

"Lucius bought a television?" she finally asked.

"Yes, as well as some other things, Lily wrote them down for me" Narcissa answered as she pulled a piece of parchment out of the pocket of her tailored beige pants, "Ah here we are, Lucius bought a wall mounted plasma screen, surround sound system and a DVD player, whatever those are. The screen is huge, It nearly takes up one whole wall of the sitting room, but Lucius said it was the best and Malfoy's always have the best" Hermione was slack jawed in astonishment. "Of course we haven't been able to use it yet as we don't get reception or something, so Lily suggested that I buy some DVD's, whatever they are" Narcissa continued, unaware of Hermione's astonishment. Hearing this, Hermione snapped her jaw shut and she began thinking about her own dilemma of what to get Lucius and Narcissa for Christmas.

"Narcissa, when I was in the library yesterday I noticed that there were quite a few muggle fiction novels, Lord of the Rings, War and Peace, Gone with the Wind and Pride and Prejudice" Narcissa replaced the parchment into her pocket and smiled at Hermione.

"Yes, Lucius and I have always enjoyed reading muggle fiction, they are much better at writing it than wizards are. Lucius will never admit it, but 'Lord of the Rings' are his favorite books, he has read them several times over. I personally enjoyed Gone with the wind and Pride and Prejudice, but I enjoy a good romance" Hermione nodded in understanding as Griphook returned with a pouch full of muggle money. As they left the bank, Hermione was deep in thought as she contemplated the information that she had just received. Her maternal grandmother had passed away a few years ago, leaving her a small inheritance to use as she saw fit. So it wasn't the cost of items that had held her back, just lack of inspiration. Thinking it through, Hermione decided to splurge a little and purchase the DVD titles to the books that she had seen in the library, and possibly a couple of others as well for Lucius and Narcissa. As for Draco, she already knew what she was getting him. She had ordered it before leaving Hogwarts, and just had to pick it up. Heading towards Florish and Blotts bookstore, Hermione and Narcissa once again ignored the gaping and surprised looks they received and entered the shop. Narcissa headed straight to the Quidditch section to look for a certain book that Draco had expressed an interest in, While Hermione, thinking of Professor Snape, headed towards the potions section. Glancing through the titles, Hermione was about to give up on finding a book that Snape didn't have, when she saw a small thin dusty volume poking out from between two larger books. Pulling it out, Hermione gasped when she saw the title of the book. Knowing that the Hogwarts potions professor didn't have the book, Hermione tucked it under her arm and moved to another section to continue looking while Narcissa finished making her purchases.