𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳 || 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘰𝘺 𝘹 𝘺/𝘯'•°

𝐹𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑦-𝑆𝑖𝑥

.𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 { 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒙 }

[ 30ᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴜɴᴇ - 1995 ]

Holidays started days ago and I already feel away from my other home , hogwarts .

The moment I arrived home I had to leave to arrive at the scammander house . it is a three hour drive and as we are in normal side of our living , no magic no brooms . Lee absolutely refused to let me just fly there even it is not magic spotted by the ministry , I am not using my wand .

As thats going to start , Lee took me out for my 16th birthday and I refused to after everything has happened she said I always let my mood get into me so she still took me out . We went for screams cakes then for books . We walked around diagon alley , and then shopping about for new clothes and that I needed , something that is for woman . she always had that kind of standards and wanted the best for me and I never stopped taking pictures too.

After that she had to stop to the ministry for urgent matters and she took me with her and I thought this was going to be rush .

[ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ]

The corridors of the Ministry of Magic were full of busy wizards and witches , officials rushed to and fro, their robes billowing behind them , I smiled to myself , reminded of snape. I followed closely behind Lee, trying to keep up with her brisk pace , attending an urgent matter to tend to. My mind had been brimming with thoughts of a today-reading by the fire, perhaps even a stroll through the garden. Instead, I found myself swept into Lee workplace as one if the members if ministry

'You could've left me home and enjoyed the rest of my day,' I muttered.

'This won't take long, creature. We'll have time,'

As we entered the atrium, my heart plummeted when I met the familiar sight of Mr. Lucius Malfoy, his sharply tailored robes was something I wanted to forget. Standing alongside him was his son, Draco , he wore his usual black suit when he was always caught by his father . My stomach churned; the embarrassment washed over me like ice water. It was one thing to deal with misunderstandings that were behind me, but quite another to confront Lucius Malfoy .

"Lilian Sunsprout," Lucius said with a measured calmness that belied the tension crackling in the air that set me on unease.

"Lucius," she replied coolly, maintaining confidence that only seemed to irk him further.

"Coming back so soon from your day off? I thought we finally we got rid of you today , which we already did to her too her." Lucius' eyes glinted.

"Still picking on children, I see. It's an old habit for someone who's placed in the Ministry," Lilian shot back effortlessly.

Draco shifted uncomfortably beside his father, his expressions battling between superiority and regret as he caught my eye. I knew that look all too well: a fleeting rreflection of once shared before the weight of our of the months in our last school year pressed down upon us and I couldn't handle this anymore

"Enough," he finally muttered, waving away his father. "What do you really need?"

Lilian's demeanor softened slightly at Draco's interjection, but it was too late to mend the awkwardness hanging in the air. "Just a quick consult on the latest legislation. They're drafting more rules about creature rights and I want to ensure they're fair. You know how it can get," she said, trying to sound casual, but it felt like a tightrope walk over a pit of snakes.