Chapter - 26 : Family Bonds

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Shin_kinshiChapter - 26 : Family BondsMarch 28"Oh! How terrible!" Narcissa exclaimed, raising a perfectly manicured hand to her mouth. Her gaze turned to Harry. "My sympathies. It must have been very difficult for you."

Trying his best to look sad but still brave, Harry gave her a tremulous smile. "Thank you. It was hard, but I knew I still had my dad. Mum always said he was innocent, you see. She was convinced he'd been framed by Peter Pettigrew somehow. After she died, I was determined to come here to England and prove dad innocent."

"And he did, too!" Sirius smiled proudly as he put an arm around Harry. "Orion here is the reason Director Bones reopened my case and Pettigrew was finally captured."

"My! What a story!" Mrs Malfoy looked very pleased to be one of the first to hear such delicious gossip. "And such a handsome young man, too. You must be very proud of him, cousin. How old are you, dear?" she asked Orion.

"I'm ten years old, Mrs Malfoy."

"You and dear Draco are the same age then! You'll be in Hogwarts together next year."

Harry nodded and exchanged a glance with Draco. "I suppose we will."

Narcissa turned to Sirius with a determined look on her beautiful face. "You simply must bring young Orion over to the Manor for a visit sometime so the boys can get to know each other better."

"Well, I'm not sure…" Sirius was obviously not too keen on the idea.

"Wonderful! I'm sure they'll be great friends in no time," Narcissa interrupted airily. "Oh, look at the time! Lucius will be wondering where we are, I'm sure. It was simply marvellous seeing you again, cousin, and meeting you, Orion."

"Good to see you, too," Sirius replied, giving in.

Harry smiled politely. "Goodbye, Mrs Malfoy."

Narcissa patted Harry on the cheek, kissed Sirius goodbye, and then swept out of the shop. "Come along, Draco," she called over her shoulder.

"Yes, mother. Bye, Orion!" Draco trailed obediently after Narcissa while giving Harry a small wave over his shoulder.

As soon as the door to the shop banged shut behind the two Malfoys, Harry and Sirius heaved twin sighs of relief.

"Bloody hell, Narcissa's exhausting!" Sirius exclaimed as he turned to Harry. "I hate society witches. All they do is gossip all day long. She looked about as eager as I was to leave - no doubt so she could spread the word about my tragic love affair. I don't know why she stayed so long."

"She was trying to squeeze every last drop of worthwhile information from you before she hurried off to firecall someone, of course," Harry said, thinking it should be obvious.

"Hah! By this time tomorrow half the wizarding upper class is going to be talking about my illegitimate heir over tea." Sirius gave a snicker that was soon followed by a tired sigh. "The Aurors managed to keep all the details quiet while I was in Saint Mungo's. But now that the word is about to go round, I'm sure we'll be inundated with so-called well-wishers and old family friends eager to inspect the two of us."

Harry didn't like that idea at all. "Then I vote we don't get a Floo connection installed. I'd even be prepared to take the Knight Bus again if it meant I didn't have to deal with a horde of gossips."

"Well, I bought a wand before joining you in here, so I can legally Apparate now. Who knows though, we might be cornered somewhere with anti-apparition wards. How about we buy those two Nimbus' to ensure we have a quick get-away if we need one," Sirius suggested, not quite managing to keep a straight face.

"Excellent idea, old man!" Harry said with an answering grin.

"Hey, who are you calling old? I'm barely thirty!" Sirius protested as he headed over towards the back of the shop. He leant against the counter and turned his attention to the saleswizard behind it. "Hello, I would like to purchase two Nimbus Two Thousands for myself and my son."

"Of course, sir," the wizard said, a bored look fixed on his face. "Would you be interested in any of our extra features? For a small fee your broom can be personalised with an engraving of your name on the handle, and extra safety charms can be added to prevent young children from flying too high or too fast."

Sirius looked down at Harry with a smirk. "Hmm, sounds interesting."

Harry glared at him. "Don't you dare!" he hissed.

Sirius grinned wickedly, but then relented. "Just the two brooms, please," he told the saleswizard.

"Very well," the saleswizard said. He disappeared through a door behind the counter, before returning with two long packages that he carefully placed on the counter-top. "How will you be paying, sir?"

"I'll arrange it with the goblins for you to take the money directly from my Gringotts account. The name's Sirius Black."

The saleswizard's bored expression abruptly disappeared, replaced with one of shock and growing disgust. "Black! What the hell is a murderer like you doing in my shop!"

"Didn't you hear, I was cleared of all charges," Sirius said with forced calm. Harry took a step closer to him and glared up at the saleswizard.

"Hah! We all know money speaks loudly in the Ministry!" The wizard scoffed loudly. "I know what you are, Death Eater. Your kind killed my family. My sister was just seven years old when she was tortured to death. Maybe you remember her - hell, maybe you were the one who killed her!"

"I am not a Death Eater," Sirius said, his voice strained.

"Everyone knows you were You-Know-Who's right hand man!" The wizard sneered derisively.

"You don't know what you're talking about!" Harry snapped back before Sirius managed to say anything in his defence.

The saleswizard looked him up and down with a scornful expression. "What would you know, you're just a kid."

"Listen, you ignorant bastard," Harry bit out, seething with anger. "My dad never supported Voldemort!"

The wizard flinched at the name and took a stumbling step back, causing Harry to glare at him in disdain. "My dad risked his life fighting Voldemort and his followers. I bet you just cowered in a corner - you can't even hear the name Voldemort without flinching!"

"Now look 'ere, kid!" The saleswizard moved forwards threateningly while pulling out his wand.

Sirius reacted instantly, drawing his wand in one smooth motion and pointing it directly at the other wizard. "Never threaten my son," Sirius said, his voice dangerous and his eyes filled with rage. Beside him, Harry reached into his pocket and grasped his own wand, but didn't draw it.

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