bat, grimm and the cat can fix it (Translation)

Lucius' household

Lucius was about to sit down when he happened to look out the window and saw a familiar figure in the sky. A gentle smile played on his features as he watched Hedwig as she headed towards him. .the white lady had spotted him a long time, of course.
Since the start of the new school year, the blonde had received a letter from his young partner once a week. And of course he had answered every time.
.he could still remember the angry tone of the first letter. Harry had been so pissed off when he found out that Aberforth Dumbledore had become the new teacher against the dark arts. .and of course that was also noted in the letter. The green-eyed man hadn't left a good hair on the headmaster. For him it was clear that Albus Dumbledore was up to something. Severus, Sirius and Lucius themselves were of the same opinion. .but they couldn't do anything, after all they just had their bad feeling and no proof. Aberforth met the requirements of his post and so far he hadn't gotten into debt. .he even locked the boar's head and rented the premises. Much to the delight of Fred and George Weasley, they immediately took the chance and stayed there. .they really wanted to be around their younger siblings and Percy's.
But not only Harry and his fathers were upset, Draco was on the verge of freaking out too. He had written to his parents and also to his godfather. .and from the insults he had used you could clearly see his friendship with Harry and Hermione, from whom he had learned the language. .Lucius didn't even know some expressions and had to ask Severus what their meaning was.
Now it was shortly before Halloween but the students still had no confidence in their new teacher. .at least Harry and Draco's tone in their letters hadn't softened. Yes, the new teacher would have a hard time, no matter whether he was on his brother's side or not. .although Lucius really couldn't imagine that, the old man had done too much to his own family for that.

In the meantime Hedwig had arrived and sat down to Lucius to be petted first. .immediately it popped and a house elf stood in the room.
“Good evening, Ms. Hedwig. Nice to see you again, I have a little refreshment for you here, ”the young elf chatted off.
.lucius smirked, Harry's owl was very popular with his house servants. They were almost arguing about being allowed to greet her. .For this reason the aristocrat had drawn up a work plan, in this way everyone had the opportunity to talk to the clever bird. Today it was Happy's turn, for the second time he was allowed to serve Hedwig. .the little one had only been two months old enough to work. That was always a special event for Lucius, because only then did he see the youngest for the first time.
“Good evening, Happy. How do you like your work? "
.the young elf perked up his ears and grinned happily at his employer. Probably because Lucius kept asking the little ones about it at the beginning.
“Thank you, sir, the work is very nice. Unfortunately sometimes too little, ”the boy sighed.
."Actually? The Manor is so big. "
Hedwig, who had just finished an owl biscuit, made an amused sound.
"Unfortunately I'm not Harry, I don't understand you very well, my beautiful one," Lucius reminded the lady.
.now Storm jumped on his lap and made himself noticeable. When Lucius looked down, little Niffler also seemed to want to say something to him.
"I'm too stupid to understand you," sighed the blonde.
Happy shook his head wildly.
."You are not at all," he said indignantly.
"Do you understand her then?"
"No," the elf admitted.
"You want to explain to me why you have too little to do," thought Lucius.
"Oh, I can answer that."
"Please enlighten me."
."There are so many of us, and since you allowed us to use our magic, everything goes a lot faster."
Lucius nodded in understanding.

It had always been important to him to show the house-elves how much he valued them for their work. .besides, they should never feel like they are slaves. They were supposed to be his property, but shouldn't feel that way. That's why he insisted that the young house-elves have a childhood. .they should only work when they have reached a certain age. Unfortunately, that was not the norm. Most wizards expected the little ones to toil as soon as they could speak, walk and stand. .mostly without using their magic. You could not see the elves until they were ten years old, that was quite normal, but you asked them to serve beforehand. .and if an “owner” demanded that from his elves, the parents could not protect their children either. Most of them wouldn't think of that anyway, because they had been treated as slaves for far too long. .Strictly speaking, unfortunately, the house-elves were nothing else.
Lucius, however, did not let his employees work until he was seventeen. Since house-elves themselves had no idea of ​​age, Lucius had determined this age. .until then they should learn and live like any other child. That is why his elves could speak normally, and they could read, do arithmetic and write. And they were all excellent at their magic too. .Because of this, he could have thought of giving clothes to his loyal helpers sooner. He was still mad at himself today that it was only Dobby's socks that had made him think.
.this elf was a chapter of its own anyway, and one that still made Lucius feel guilty.
..dobby was of course capable of all these things that the other elves had also learned, but since Draco had wished for a house-elf like other wizards had, and Narcissa had supported him in it too ..Lucius had to play really badly with the little one.In retrospect, not all family traditions were good after all. At least not if they did more harm than good.
The blonde sighed as he remembered his damned ex-wife, although she wasn't even that anymore. .but she was a mother, and a very bad one.

"Sir?" Interrupted a low voice.
Lucius looked down and saw the worried face of his young elf.
"Are you okay?" The little one beeped.
."I have drifted away with my thoughts, I'm sorry if you were worried."
Happy nodded and nervously chewed his lip.
“If you want to say something, please do it. .You have surely learned that you don't have to weigh every word in the balance. Even though I'm sure you all still think about the thing with Dobby. "
The young elf quickly shook his head.
.“We always knew why you did that and that it was difficult for you. The older house-elves never blamed you or the young master. "
"Rather?"
"Narcissa Black," mumbled the house elf and turned bright red.
.now it was clear to Lucius why the young guy had suddenly no longer spoken to him with "you", but with "her". .He probably wanted to show that the house-elves still had great respect for your master, even if he had let his wife cheat him down the line and thread.
"Did you know about Narcissa's infidelity," the blonde wanted to know quietly.
.the elf shook his head again.
“We're your house-elves, not Narcissa Black's. You always treated us well and asked that we come to you with problems. .that's why the woman never dared to hurt us, she knew that she couldn't get away with it. "
“And since she didn't trust you, she never took anyone with her, I see. .oh, Happy, please stop this puffy form of address, I'm not angry. "
Happy nodded but still looked unhappy.
“She doesn't deserve you. The house-elves have always been of this opinion. .and Master Draco would never have turned out like this if this woman hadn’t made the child like that, um ... ”the little boy stammered.
Lucius smiled.
"Would have warped? Yes, that's probably true, but in this case I have to take myself by my own nose. .I paid far too little attention to the boy's upbringing. Though I've tried, I guess I've never been a good father. .but apparently I'm a better godfather for that, ”the man stated, because at that moment Draco's owl came flying through the window.

.but before Lucius took the mail from the owls, Hedwig was still sitting next to him with her load on her leg, he still had to take care of the elves' boredom.
"How long have you been fighting about work?" He wanted to know.
."I've only recently been affected, but as far as I know, our work has been drastically reduced since Ms. Black and your godson left. If you have visitors or are giving a ball, then we are properly covered. .the only one of us who is really always busy is the stable guy. "
"Hm, I'll have to come up with something. A house-elf who has nothing to do is an unhappy house-elf, of course I can't allow that. .And it's also true, I definitely don't do as much mess on my own as a young person and a noble woman who is addicted to shopping. "
Happy nodded.
"If you will allow me, I will bring some refreshments to Mr. Zeus as well?"
"Very good idea. .oh, and could you make me some more tea. "
"Of course, sir," Happy disappeared with a nod, leaving behind a thoughtful Lucius.

The man sat down and finally took the mail from the animals. .Harry had sent a toy for Storm in addition to his letter. Of course, the little guy rushed at this immediately.
"Harry is really attentive, I already missed the little one a lot. .but unfortunately I'll have to wait until the first Hogsmead weekend, ”he explained to Hedwig.
The owl snuggled up against him to give him a little comfort.
"Thank you my dear. .when I think about it, maybe your confidante has an idea how I can keep my elves busy? But first I want to read the letter. Zeus, do you still have time? "
.the eagle owl went crazy with her food, so Lucius took that as a yes.