𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗜𝗜 ━━ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 109. did my love aid and abet you?
( song for the chapter: the alcott, the national )
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MALFOY MANOR august, 1980
𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦. Dumbledore sent him on a mission on highlands of Scotland along with a bunch of Aurors who he did not know. He was meant to be returning later that night, and as much as she would love to welcome him with her presence in the house, she had a lot, and she means a lot of work to handle.
The Malfoys were hosting a ball in honour of an heir being born, dedicating a function to Draco Malfoy. It was bound to be extravagant, of course and Scarlet had little time to attend. She decided she will show up for a few hours in the evening, and go back to the Ministry to finish a very important task she had been handling lately. An investigation regarding a Death Eater.
"What are you wearing?!" Narcissa freaked out the moment the girl stepped into Malfoy Manor. Scarlet had her pale hair into a very neat, tight bun, her attire consisting of formal trousers and dark-sage turtle-neck sweater that was thin enough to show curves of her body. Over all that was a black trench coat that almost reached her ankles. At least she wore high heels. "Come with me, we'll change you into one of my dresses—"
"Why are you wearing that?" Lucius then came forward with an equally panicked look, "where are your decent clothing?"
"Spend a lot of time on hair and clothes, don't you, Lucius?" Scarlet snapped back at her cousin, "let me guess, you and your wife go robes-shopping together, play around with crystals and do each other's hair and makeup—"
"We don't have time for you two's bickering!" A panic-ridden Narcissa cut in, "let's get you changed."
"I don't want to change," Scarlet whined childishly. "I have to go to the Ministry after this event, there is something I have to attend to." The shorter time she spends here, the quicker she can get to the Ministry for her work to be done, and the earlier she can return home to Sirius.
"Cissy, leave the girl alone," Bellatrix appeared out of thin air, a champagne glass in her hand as she scrutinised Scarlet closely, glancing at her up and down, "it is excellent what you're doing at the Ministry. Everybody knows that place is lacking intelligence as of recent time, when the time comes, you could keep it all floating. According to our rules, of course." She winked sharply, making Rodolphus roll his eyes from beside Bellatrix.
