Simply Irrefutable

Chapter 17

Lucius Malfoy straightened up his posture even more as he followed Harry Potter and Draco leading the way to Draco's office. Upon getting to the office, a lump formed in his throat at a large scale portrait of Draco, Hermione, Colby, Lyra, Harry S. Malfoy, and Willow as a baby in Narcissa's arms. The males all were wearing dark blue suits while the females all had pastel colored sundresses, even Willow with her dark tendrils peeking out of her matching spring green bonnet. They were all in a garden that unbeknownst to him, was now flourishing at the Malfoy Manor.

"Lyra," Lucius whispered. "Looks so much like your mother when I was first betrothed to her."

Hermione frowned. How young had they been when they found out about the engagement? Her baby... she would be, Lyra was only turning a year older in a few days. They had to get her back before then! 

"What do you have for us Lucius?" Blaise asked, no time for nonsense.

"You've grown Zabini," Lucius muttered as the young man looked at him steely. "Give me locations of where every incident you think relates to Lyra's kidnappers and I will give you names of the people who could be responsible. I do not know if I am able to do more than that. I have not been contacted in years."

Ken Hamilton splayed out a map before marking all the places of death and even Deveroix's bar he had been partying at the night he was accused of murder. 

Draco did not say a word as he watched the man who was his father, look over the map, cool blue eyes raking over each dot.

No one in the room said a thing as Lucius continued to look on silently. Five more minutes went by and Hermione could feel her husband losing his patience.

Every minute you sit there doing not a thing is another minute they have my daughter- doing merlin knows what to her! Draco wanted to yell but his wife's gentle hand holding his, calmed him down.

It was still silent when the door creaked open, all eyes whipped to the newest addition.

"Papa?" Willow asked as she carried her awkwardly hand stitched Buckbeak toy made by Hagrid, to Draco's chagrin. She looked around, her big brown eyes stopping on the only stranger in the room that she did not know.

Draco let go of Hermione's hand to quickly scoop Willow up.

The lump in Lucius' throat grew as he stared at the beautiful fae like child in Draco's arm. Willow...

"You didn't kiss me before you left." Willow explained to Draco as she rested her chin on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry Willow," Draco kissed the top of her head. "I did not realize, if I had,"

"Mhmm," She hummed as she began to get droozy once more, now in the comfort of her parents' presence.

"Come here my sweet baby," Hermione whispered as she took Willow from Draco's arms to put Willow back to bed.

"Mama, whose the man that looks like, papa, unca Colby, and Harry?" Everyone in the room could hear as the two left.

"He's helping us find Lyra..."

"Potter, parchment please," Lucius Malfoy said, his voice a little hoarser than he intended.

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As Lucius began to write down the five names that he knew would be capable of the kidnapping and hurting a child, the door to the office flung open this time with much more force.

"Draco Malfoy, why am I the last to know that my eldest grandchild has been kidnapped! And not by my family!" Narcissa exclaimed as she pointed to the man who was following her like a shadow, as he had been appointed her guard until they could apprehend their new enemies.