[Malfoy Manor- Lord's Office]
*MC's POV*
The dinner went fine we had good food, not some ancient spices-less food. I believe, me teaching the house-elves some cooking was good. (AN: I know 3 dishes at most irl)
Now I am on my way to Dad's Office. A big ancient-looking double wooden door is in front of me and then I knock the door and the Voice of Dad comes from the other side "Come in."
I take a deep breath while the door is opened by a house-elf. Then I move into the room, Go in front of the big office-table on which Dad is sitting and say, "You called?"
Now, the reason for my nervousness is that I could mostly gauge the reason for his summons but I am really not sure this time, my most appropriate guess would be regarding how things will go down for me to inherit Black Family. But still, That is just a guess.
Dad gestures me to sit down on the two sofas in front of the office-table with a smaller table in between.
I go and sit on it and a house-elf comes and places a cup of tea in front of me. I take the cup and start taking small sips. There was no 'sluurrrrrp sluurrrrrp' noise, Mind you. I was ingrained with Noble manners for 6 years now.
While I was a quarter way through my tea, Dad starts wrapping up his paperwork that he was doing and comes and sits on the sofa.
"So?" Lucius says while adding sugar to the cup of tea in front of him.
"What do you mean 'So'? You called me here, Dad" Vahn replies as he stops sipping his tea.
Lucius ignores the stare of Vahn and starts mixing his tea. He then takes a sip whilst an uncomfortable silence reigns in the atmosphere.
Then Lucius says, " I've had my suspicions for a while but since when have you been planning this."
I keep looking at Lucius while a serene and clam face is on the outside. But inside there was chaos and I had to completely clamp down all occlumency shields and use my computing enhancing abilities to bring my thoughts back in order
I did expect him to think of me as a weird kid but I never really showed enough intelligence to prove smart enough to plans to make plans. And what Lucius was saying was most likely not a bluff if his timing and his body movements, as well as his calmness, is any indicator.
"What makes you think that I was planning it? I really only start thinking of this a few months back." I say, trying to fish anything I could from him.
" Vahn..... you know there is a saying of children with something called 'Birth wisdom' in the Chinese magical community. It says some bullshit like a child born with wisdom. I don't believe that. However, I do believe in geniuses and magic can do a lot of weird stuff too." Lucius says calmly sipping his tea.
" Is that so? But is there any way to verify that?" I ask. Cause after all there should be proof for any conjecture that you come to.
Lucius just smells in response and says, "Indeed there is. They don't cry when born. And are breathing normally. There are some more too but I will leave you at that."
"Okay, Fine. I thought of this a few years back. Draco seemed to not like me much, So there was a deal between us and now here we are. He completed his part. It is my turn now." I say while sighing in my mind. I really really underestimated Lucius.
Who knew there were some freaking children that didn't cry and grew up to be geniuses. I was never a genius. Probably never will be too.
" So, Dad. How do you think will I inherit the black family. There is no one to pass down the family to me is there?" I ask, cause I honestly have no idea to proceed with this plan.
"The Black Family right now is stagnant and the responsibility rests on a photo of a Black ancestor. If you can convince him then you can become the heir apparent" Lucuis explains concisely.
" What about the Family Grimoire and all that stuff?" Let's be honest, The secret Malfoy spell is very convenient and adaptable. Why wouldn't I want Black's Family spell too?
"Since Sirius is in jail the Grimoire will become your responsibility too. As for riches, you'd be only entitled to 20% of it. If you can get Sirius to pass the seat or pass away then everything should be in your control." Lucius informs me.
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After that nothing, much happened and I just excused myself and went to my room. On my way to my room, I encountered Draco and I explained to him that I talked with Mom and Dad about this.
And that it was confirmed that I would be disinherited then would go on to inherit the Black Family.
He did seem surprised that I would go on to inherit a Family. And an ancient and powerful one at that.
When asked why he, himself, could not inherit it, then I had to thoroughly explain to him that I also could only do this because my Godmother was Bellatrix Lestrange who was previously a Black.
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I couldn't really find any envy or maliciousness in his surprise which proved that all my hard work in the past 8 to 7 years has indeed paid off and he and I enjoy a genuine brotherly relation which is not dependent on benefits entirely.
Same goes for Dad, as from what I could see. Dad didn't really find Sirius name so unbearable that he would not utter it.
Moreover, in many past conversations, he also didn't call Sirius a blood traitor.
And the hardest evidence that I have changed Lucius's thinking or mentality you could say is that he quoted something from different Magical Community without saying that We are better or shit like that.
Moreover, he has also started wearing wristwatch knowing full well that they are a Muggle technology.
(AN: The last lines seem redundant, But meh.....)