chapter 41: “home” for the holidays
drao and harry parted ways at the train station, so harry ould have time to tell the dursleys that drao would be staying with them before drao met them. drao was going to arrive at privet drive a few hours after harry aives.
drao he house elf whht the arriage, disguised as a streth limousio king’s cross. “i trust the horses ko go?” he asked as he opee.
&er drao. they is taking you there.”
drao bak against the plush seats as the horses made their way through the busy streets of london.
&he horses stopped an hour ter, drao was outside a run-down shop os of londohis art of a faade to keep the muggles away. they would ihis shop anyway.
ihe shop beame o beautiful pes drao had ever seen. this was kuttermay shop that sold jewelry of a quality so perfet they were peerless. feions, the family who had owhe shop had reated one of a kind masterpiees for the malfoy wedding rings. and drao was o break tradition.
“ah, mister malfoy. it is good to see you. you look just like your father.” the mahe ounter was old, with gray hair that was sl white, whose pleasa up with a smile as drao entered.
“did you get my letter?”
&er malfs are fi we’re still putting the spell work on them. you ahem if you want.”
“i would like to.”
he followed the mahe shop where the tws sat on a work table of ivory.
& math, beause ihe spell work to bio its owhe ring had to be us owner was. bs were bands of diamond, with the date of the wedding and the malfraved iail in ptinum on the ihe band. and that is where the simirities st was eh an obsidian gem surrouhysts and sapphires, all set in ptiings on the diamond band. harry’s riered with an emerald iwo rubies and four small opals, set also in ptiings.
whehey would be spelled to fit the owo adjust as needed io slide on and er of the owner as wished. they elled with multiple protetion spells, whih are what took the most time to set, as oo spelled on top of the other.
“they will be ready on the day as promised,” the old man promised.
“that will be perfet,” drao replied.
harry endured a ompletely sileo privet drive. his unle was fumiell. he’d expi a froiaying with him that summer, and his unle had go. this was the alm before the storm, he ould just tell.
and he was right. the minute vernon was inside his owh auunia and dudley as his attentive audiene, he exploded in anger. he yelled about the nerve of some people who took advahe goodhers, and how he allowed one freak in his house and that was enough. i of this, harry notied dudley was looking at him strangely, at his right hand.
“what’s that on his finger?” dudley asked abruptly and both of his pareo look at harry’s hands.
“why are y—”
“i’m engaged,” harry said quietly.
vernon idly turning olors as he looked at the band of gold, and he was about to speak when the d.
“i’ll get it,” harry said quikly.
“no you will not, boy!” vernon yelled, pushing harry out of the way as he headed for the door. harry rubbed his shoulder where it had hit the wall as he followed his u, and ousin to the door.
a man in a three-piee muggle suit stood at the door with a slightly hidden look of distain on his fae.
“is this the house of a mister harry potter?” he asked.
harry wathed his aunt and unle exhange l bak at him.
“no harry potter lives here,” vernon stated gruffly.
the man raised an eyebrow, looked past the dursleys to harry and then replied, “i shall tell lord malfoy this is the house.”
&urned ahe driveway to where a streth limousiing on the urb. he opehe door and harry wathed as drao, dressed in full wizardiepped out and made his to the house.
harry ouldn’t help grinning as drao appeared as if he was looking down at his aunt ahough they were taller than he was. “you are mr. and mrs. dursley?” he drawled.
“yes.”
“drao malfoy. your nephew’s fiané.”
drao swept past the dursleys as if they weren’t standing in the doorway and looked around the foyer with disgust.
“you will leave at one!” vernon had found his voie again. “i will e any of your kind in my house!”
drao turned oo fae harry’s unle. “if you thihat i will derive any pleasure from living in this hovel, yravely mistaken. and i do you will or will e. in fat, it is you who should are ill e.”
&tered, realizing that they were attratiion of the neighbors ahe door losed.