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132. Preparation and conversion

The Order and the youth stood in the Room of Wishes, which turned into a large estate with a gigantic park.
"Wow, now I understand why the ferret always said so. But the park is already its own ecosystem, "Hermione muttered.
Narcissa smiled at the name the children had given to their son. She was long past the point where she would have been upset about it. She herself had called Draco very differently. And she would like to say a few words to him.
"The park is beautiful, pretty dangerous," she warned her companions.
"So traps are built in everywhere?" Severus asked.
"Indeed."
"How do you stop the peacocks from tapping into one of them?" Luna said.
"The animals are woven into the wards. The house recognizes her as part of the family, Moody, stop looking so stupid. Yes, we like our animals, "grumbled the entrepreneur.
"I do not look stupid, that's my face," he defended himself.
Albus rolled his eyes.
"You can argue when we have freed Dudley and Lucius from the clutches of Tom and his men. Now I want to know how and where these traps are built. And why it is not possible for Lucius to change them at a later date. MrsMalfoy, you said that only family members can hone the traps or change them. Just like the nature of the rooms. Why does not your husband do that now? "
The woman sighed.
"Because he needed his wand for that. as I know my husband, he turned the house into a fortress before he was taken by surprise. "
"He did not fight?" Sirius wanted to know dumbfounded.
"My dear cousin, he was completely alone with all Death Eaters. What chance did he have there? Lucius certainly tried to Apparate, but since that did not work, he switched on the traps, or whatever you want to call it, and then faced up to his enemies. Even though he knew that would not do him much. All just to give me and the kids time. you do not know Lucius like me, well, Severus and Harry are doing it close, but I can assure you that's what he did. "
"You've already expected such a possibility?" Ron asked.
As a strategist, he realized that such trust in the partner did not happen overnight. Besides, it all sounded too much to plan for him.
"Yes, that's right, in the first war we always counted on such a possibility. even if we had other enemies back then. "
"Yes, us," Remus smirked.
"Exactly, we also made sure later that Draco knew exactly where the traps are hidden. Stupid, as we know now. "
"That means he certainly told the Death Eaters," groaned Harry.
"That's what I'm talking about, but it does not matter. If you know where the traps are hidden and what they do, you can use them to your advantage. However, I warn you, this is not for the weak stomachs. The Malfoys of the past were not squeamish. the whole estate is a death-trap, a very unappetizing one. "
"Sounds like fun," Neville grumbled.

Albus clapped his hands.
"Okay, let's start. Everyone except Ms. Lovegood and Ms. Wealsey will attend this training. "
"Why not us?" Ginny mutinied.
"Because we are not yet of age. You do not take children to the battlefield. That was an exception in the Ministry at the time. Am I right? ", Luna wanted to know from the director.
"Yes, and this exception has brought you all children to the hospital bed. again, I will not make such a mistake. But I can not make rules for the adults among you. "
"And what should we do?" Ginny grumbled.
Narcissa turned to the two girls.
"Take care of my little ones. That's too much for Poppy alone. even if she has the help of the house elves. Believe me, the three can really bother you. "
"That's just an excuse," Ginny growled.
Harry and Molly were just about to say something, which would not have been very flattering, but Ron was already building in front of his sister.
"Ginny, Mrs. Malfoy has done everything to keep her children safe. she risked her own health and her husband's health. So do not get upset now if you're required to guard these children. You've probably already had enough. Or did you ever have to fight poisoning? And not even a year? "
Everyone stared at Ron, stunned, even Ginny said nothing.
"Ron, that was really nice of you," Hermione said, kissing her friend.
"A mother who does everything for her children always has my full support. Mrs. Malfoy is like Mum or Harry's mother, "the redhead mumbled.
he had not noticed, as everyone looked at him appreciatively. Especially his parents and brothers were visibly proud of him. Only now was Ron a little too much. After all, this was not about strategies, but about feelings. And he was a boy.
Luna was so kind and helped him out of his embarrassment.
"We will do everything we can to help the little ones. Besides, maybe Poppy can give us a quick course in healing. It will certainly return some injured from the battle. Unfortunately, this will not be absent. "
"A very good idea, Ms. Lovegood," Minerva agreed.
Xeno nodded approvingly at his daughter and Fred gave her another kiss.
And so the two girls went to Poppy and the children, while the others let Narcissa introduce them to the secrets of Malfoy-Manor.