THE MALFOYS

chapter seven

   "And then he accused me of getting it on with Harry!" Serena said as she leaned in her chair.

  "So what did you do?" Hermione asked her as she sat at her desk.

  "I slapped him and I told him to never say accuse me of that ever again and apparated before he could respond."

  Herimone sighed. "You two have horrible communication skills. Yours come from the environment you grew up in and him, well he's just Malfoy."

  "Its not like I want all these problems in my life." Serena said leaning her head into her hand. "I mean, I did marry the git."

  "I still think your bullocks for going through with this knowing how your family is."

  Serena sighed. "I got tired of couch hopping."

  Herimone crossed her arms. "Why did you married Malfoy? The real reason."

  Serena sat up and looked down at her hands and sighed, "I think it was because I was lonely. After the war, I watched as all of you had somebody and I was on the sidelines. So when my dad made that arrangement with the Malfoy's I said why not? Even if nothing ever truly came from it I wouldn't be alone. Even if it was in name."

  "Thats honestly stupid." Herimone say truthfully, standing up. "He literally went balasitc when you agreed for the Aurors to use you as Bait for a murderer. Clearly even for Malfoy's standards, which are in fact pretty low, I think he cares about you."

  "What did I do to deserve it?" Serenas asked.

   Herimone rolled her eyes. "You're not a transaction, Serena. You don't owe anyone for being a kind person."

  "Thank you, Herimone." Serena said as she stood up.

  Herimone hugged her friend. "I still think your bullocks by the way. But you did look really pretty in that dress. Just go back to the Manor and talk to him."

  "I will." Serena said as she pulled away. "Bye Herimone."

  "Be careful going home."

  Serena nodded.

  "And keep your wand close! Don't talk to strangers and-"

  "Yes mum!" Serena said leaving Herimone's office. She walked a little further down the marble hallway. The ministry was almost how she remembered it from her 4th year when she and Luna helped Harry and their friends try to save Sirius, who sadly was killed during the battle. They changed it some after Voldemort died and the Ministry wasn't taken over my Deatheaters.

  "Serena?" Serena turned around to see her father in law, Lucius Malfoy.

   "Hello, Mr. Malfoy." She said to the man.

  "What are you doing at the ministry? Where's Draco?" He asked her with his normal stern tone.

  "Oh, i-"

"Serena, you left this!" Serena heard Herimone voice and saw her running with a folder. She stopped and looked at Mr. Malfoy. "Oh, Mr. Malfoy, a pleasure."

  "Mrs. Granger."

Herimone then looked at Serena and said, "You forgotten your notes from our interview."

  "Interview?" Mr. Malfoy asked, raising a brow.

  Herimone smiled at him. "Oh yes, well you know the Serena does the advice Column for The Quibbler and she sent me an owl asking me to do an interview on an article about S.K.E.W and rights for worldly creatures."