Black-and-white (Translation)

59. Lucius Malfoy and a teacher conference

Somewhat perplexed Severus looked at his former schoolmate.
"Lucius, I really would not have expected you now."
"Oh no? Your husband brought me here, it's normal for me to visit a good friend. "
"Harry did not just bring you here. And friends. Are we still that? "
Harry had watched the more than strange greeting excited and could thus also recognize the injured expression of the aristocrat.
"I really hope so. severus, can we talk somewhere other than here in the corridor? "
After a short nod, Severus led the visit to his office. However, he did not intend to send Harry into the apartment. Somehow he wanted his husband with him.

When they all sat down, Harry could watch the injured expression again. Presumably Malfoy had assumed that he would be invited to the apartment.
"So, what do you want? I can not imagine that you are here only because of our friendship. "
"You really have a very bad picture of me, Severus."
"You have never done anything to counteract this image."
"You are right. But I would like to talk to you alone. What I've got to tell you, Mr. Potter, of course, Mr. Snape, is none of my business. "
Harry had sat down next to Severus and played with hedgehog and frog, his ears twitched at the mention of his name, and he looked suspiciously at the blond.
"And you're wondering why I have such a bad opinion of you? It's not your place to send Harry out of the room. So, either you say what you have to say, or you can go now. "
Slightly piqued by this rebuke, the Malfoy chief grimaced. However, he took it with a sigh.
"Alright, if you mean. It's about Draco. I want him to come home for Christmas. So please keep his punishment. "
"No."
"Severus ..."
"Lucius, no matter what you say, my answer remains no. You know the rules of the school and if I remember correctly, you have always said that the tutors conscientiously take on their duties. I do not see that change now. and if you suddenly disagree, just because it's all about YOUR son, I can not help it. "
"But Narcissa wants to have him with him. She's with him right now. You know how much she depends on him. and honestly, I can not imagine Draco behaving so badly that it took such a harsh punishment. "

At this point, Harry could not stand back and let out a derogatory laugh.
Confused, Mr. lookedmalfoy on the cat boy with the four animals.
"You're welcome?"
"Mr. Malfoy, I can assure you that your son has more than earned his punishments, and I mean everyone. He sure wrote you a letter, right? "
"More than one. and he complained to everyone about the unfair treatment on the part of his godfather. He also said that you would take advantage of your current position. "
With glittering eyes, whipping tail, and ears covered, Harry stared at his counterpart.
"You do not want to tell me now that you know your son so little to really believe everything!"
"You are right, I know my son. Nevertheless, I can not imagine that he has forgotten himself and his education so far. "
"If your upbringing requires others to be raped, beaten, and treated as a crop field, then he has stuck to it."
Now Malfoy could no longer hold his mask upright. He fell, as they say so beautifully, everything from the face.
"He has something !?"
"Exactly and in front of the whole class. And he also knew that I'm in the next room and can hear everything, "said Severus. "He also had the nerve to assume that I continue to give him all the notes for the potions."
"You still gave it to him? He told me that he did not need them after the first year. "
"Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that. Your wife has asked me to continue to help him because it does not face a Malfoy, worse than a 'Mudblood'. "
"And what do his notes look like in your subject at the time?"
"So he did not have the guts to tell you? To put it in a Muggle saying, they're under the hood. "
That really made the aristocrats speechless.
he had always thought his son was as talented in potions as Severus, and now he learned that his wife and son had betrayed him for years.
"I guess I'll have to talk seriously with the two of them."
"Do that."

There was silence for a while. everyone was following their thoughts.
Harry watched as Hedgehog fumbled with his forepaws in the long fur of frog.
"Hey, hedgehog, are you just releasing frog or are you looking for his face?"
The rodent gave a low whimper.
The next moment he was enveloped in a long tongue.
"Looks like he wants to help you."
Harry had not noticed that the two men had become aware of him and his animals as well.
"Hedgehog and frog? I'm not very good at wildlife, but I'm sure they're both a rodent and a cuddly muff. "
Briefly, the Nekomata drove together.
"A garden dormouse, to be exact. and the terms are the names of the two. "
Now Mr. Malfoy looked more than irritated, but said nothing.