Fifteenbookster,Draofoundthespellhewaslookingfor.Hehekedthebookoutofthelibraryandmadehiswaydowntohisrooms,greetingMedusawiththepasswordandaninquiryaboutherontinuedgoodhealth.

Harrywasnowheretobefound.Good.HeoulddothespellnowandthepresentbeforeHarrygotbak,andbedonewithit.Carefully,Draoremovedthemirrorfromitsasingandpeditonthetablenearthefirepe.Hethenturnedtothebookandreadthroughthepassageaboutthespellafewtimestomakesureheuoodtheinformationorretly.Thenhebegan.

Hiswandurvedupinanarhanddowntotouhthemiddleofthemirror’srefletivesurfaeashespoke:

“HomoDignitatisAnimatusVivaePituratusMortiVidere.”

Chapter21:TheNameofaMalfoy

HarryfinishedfoldinghisbestshoolrobesandpedthemontopofDrao’sedpresent.Thatshouldbeenoughpadding,hethought,ashelosedthelidofhistrunk.Thiswasit.He’dalreadybeentothestssbeforeChristmasbreak,andhadfinishedpaking.TomorrowhewouldleaveHogwartswitheveryonewhonormallyleftandwouldridethetrainbaktoLondonfromwhereheandDrao,andprobablyLuiusMalfoyaswell,wouldallbegoingtoMalfoyManor.Itwassurprisingpeoplehadn’tmadealotoffuss,butthatwasprobablybeausenoonereallyknew.Hek,theonlypeoplewhoknewthatheandDraowere“together”,ifoneouldallthemthat,werehisfriends,thestaffatHogwarts,LuiusMalfoy,Drao,andhimselfofourse.

Itwasamazingthey’dkeptitaseretforsolongsowhywashesosurprisedthatnoonemadeabigommotionabouthislivingarrasforChristmasbreak?Afterall,itwasn’tasifhehadmuhofarealhoieinthematter.He’dlikelywakeupinMalfoyManorwithDraoevenifhewenttosleepinHogwarts.Anditwasn’tlikehewouldbeturnedovertoVoldemortuponsteppingintothehousebeauseofthewholeVeriaebondthing…Sowhywasitsuhabigdealtohim?Whywashesonervousaboutthis?

Needlesstosay,sleepdidnotomeeasilytoHarrythatnight,althoughitdideventuallyovertakehim.

ThedaywentalmostompletelyasHarryhadenvisionedit.HerodewithRonandHermione,whowerealsogoinghometovisittheirfamilies,onthetrainridebaktoLondon.Hethenhungbakwhiletherestofthestudentsweregettingoffthetrain,andsawthatwhileDraowaswalkingaheadwithhisSlytherinronies(Orweretheyhisfriends?Harrydidn’tknow.),Luiusseemedtobetakinghisowntimetoleavethestation.ForoneHarrywasgdthattheMalfoyswerealmostpreditableSlytherinsashedisretelyfollowedthetwoMalfoystoa…limo…

Itsinsidesrevealedthatitonlylookedlikealimoharmedtolooklikeavishstrethlimo,butintruthitwasaarriageliketheonesatHogwarts.TheridetoMalfoyManorwasanotherfewhoursandherMalfoyseemedinlinedtotalk,yetthesilenewasmoreompanionablethanforedorharsh.WhenHarrygotoutofthearriage,thefirstthinghenotiedwerethefour,tra,whitehorseswhihhadpulledthearriage.Hewouldhavetofindoutwhatspeiestheywere…maybeaskHagridwhenhegotbak.

Thethinghenotiedwasthehouse.Andhewonderedwhyhedidn’tnotiethehousefirstwhenhedidgetthefullviewofit.

Desribeanyfairy-taleastleandyouhaveMalfoyManorHarrywasremindedoftheastlethathe’dseenoneinamuggleDisneymoviewhenhewasveryyoung.He’dbeenlokedintheupboardforafewdaysbuthe’dthoughtitwasworthittosee“BeautyandtheBeast”evenalittlebitofit,whenhisunleandaunthadletDudleywathit.AndnowhestoodatthedoorwaytoarereationoftheBeast’senhantedastlebeforethespellwasbroken.Yet…thereweresomedifferenesHarryouldsee.

Thearriagestoppedatthemiddleofadrivewayofsorts…butmadeofawhitestonenotpavement.Towalktothefrontdooryoupassedbyfourstatues,twooftheRomangodMarsandtwooftheRomangoddessAthena.ThenyougottoargebkirongatewaythatwasengravedwiththeimageofSaturn.Itopenedintowhatlookedlikeahugegarden,overedinsnow,andHarryouldonlywonderwhatitlookedlikeinspring.TheyontinuedforwardtothefrontdoorandHarrylookedupinaweatthebetterviewofthehousefromitsfrontstep.Gargoylesleereddownathimfromitsheightsandowlery(ifHarry’sguesseswereanygood).Twoarvedsphinxessatjustovertheevesofthedoorandseemedtoholdawathfulexpression.SorealwasthatexpressionthatHarrywonderediftheyweretrulywathinghim.

ThedoorswereebonyandlinedinsteelandironandasLuiusapproahedthemtheyopenedbythemselves,asifknowingthepreseneoftheirmaster.AHouseElfimmediatelyappearedatLuius’sidethatheignoredompletelyexepttoletittakehisouterloak.

“ItrustyouansituateHarryinyourwing,Drao.”Luiussaid,“AndgivehimatouroftheManor.Ihaveafewthingstolookafter.”

“YesFather.”

AndLuiusleft,leavingHarryandDraoaloneinthefoyer.

Harrywastoobusylookingaroundtonotie.Thefoyerwasbuiltontheideaofrystal,withstatuesofVenushewnfromavioletrystaloneithersideofthedoorway.

“MygrandfatherwasintoRomanideals.”Draomused,seeingwhereHarrywaslooking.“Hehosetoredothefoyerandfronthall,aswellassomeoftheoutsideoftheManor.WhenwegetintodifferentwingsoftheManor,you’llseedifferentthemesatowhospentmostoftheirtimethere.”

DraospokeasifthatwaswhatHarryhadbeenthinkingof,butHarryhadsimplybeenadmiringtheart.ThefoyeropenedupontotheGreatHallwhihleadtooneoffourballrooms,andthreesittingrooms,abreakfastroom,thergedinin

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