Smart-Choices (IV) [Chapter 271]

~~Malfoy Manor~~

Harry returned to the manor with a graceful smile on his face… In the end, Rachel decided to go with mutual understanding, not that Harry left her much choice, but he was also forced to compromise on his part and add a bit more to his own Oath. His position might have been stronger between the two of them, but Harry still decided to make a compromise as he wanted Rachel to feel secure.

So he had to swear that he wasn’t going to pick a fight or attack the Royal Mages if they didn’t instigate anything first, which was kind of fair since Harry forced her to swear that Rachel or the Royal Mages couldn’t attack them again, and since Harry did not have any plans to attack the Royal Mages after this, he didn’t have any problems swearing the Oath.

“Harry!” Harry stopped in his tracks when a familiar voice called out to him.

“Narcissa, how may I help you?” Harry asked as he slowly turned around.

“Can we talk?” Narcissa asked, looking slightly nervous yet, at the same time hopeful.

“Sure. I am free” Harry simply smiled and gestured her to lead the way. There were some Vampire prisoners in the dungeon, but they could wait a day or two before he finally paid them a visit. Narcissa simply smiled and started to lead him toward her parlour. When the two of them finally arrived at their destination, Narcissa offered him some light snacks as they made themselves comfortable.

“Hmm… I like the tea” Harry hummed as he took a small sip from his cup. Harry was no connoisseur of tea, so while he couldn't recognize the tea, he liked the taste and the flavour.

“Thank you. It’s called Irish Breakfast, but I have no idea why” Narcissa explained with a mild smile on her face. Harry gave her a look before he shrugged his shoulders. He had no plans to get involved in the tea business, so he simply decided to enjoy himself. “Harry, I was wondering when you are going to kill Lucius” Narcissa spoke in a nervous tone after she gently placed her cup on the plate.

Harry didn’t freeze at her words… He knew that there was no love between Lucius and Narcissa and their marriage was simply out of convenience. “Why are you asking?” Harry asked casually.

Narcissa looked hesitant, but that didn’t last for long as she finally started to speak. “It has been years since I have slept with anyone” Narcissa revealed and Harry almost spat out his tea at her words. He slowly placed his cup on the plate and turned around to look at Narcissa. There was a rosy tint on her cheeks, which meant that she was also embarrassed at the topic.

It was really embarrassing to talk about this, but Narcissa was determined to continue. “Since the day my little dragon was conceived-” Harry internally snickered when Narcissa called Draco her little Dragon, however, the look on his face remained unchanged. He was glad that his own Mom couldn’t embarrass him in front of anyone and he hoped that she wouldn’t embarrass him like this after regaining a body.

“-he never touched me again. I hate it. I also want to be embraced by a man, loved by a man, appreciated by a man” Narcissa continued to speak passionately even though her blush continued to increase with her words.

“Alright! I get it. You want him killed, but why don’t you annul the marriage? I am certain that I convince Lucius to do so” Harry asked, looking curious.

“Only if it was that easy…” Narcissa sighed while shaking her head in denial even though she was glad that Harry decided to step in before she could embarrass herself any more by speaking about her non-existent sexual life. Narcissa wasn’t embarrassed by talking about sex, but she was embarrassed about the fact that Harry was having more action than her.

If she didn’t know better then she would have thought that she had grown cobwebs down there… She desperately wanted to have a man to scratch her itch… “I cannot annul the marriage if I want to keep being a Malfoy and I like being a Malfoy except for being with Lucius. Additionally, if I annul the marriage, then I would lose Draco” Narcissa calmly explained.

“I see…” Harry mumbled with a thoughtful look on his face. Narcissa loved her son and her comfortable life more than anything. Losing those would be a massive deal breaker for her. “So, can’t we just remove the clause from the agreement and be done with it?” Harry asked, only for Narcissa to shake her head.

“That is not possible. The Contract is iron-clad, nothing can be changed” Narcissa assured him with a frown.

“Alright. Let’s get this over with” Harry said as he clapped his hands and began to stand up, but Narcissa hurriedly stopped him.

“No! Not right now” Narcissa blurted out hurriedly. Harry furrowed his brows and looked at her curiously. “I want you to kill him when Draco is at Durmstarng. Unfortunately, he still loves his father” Narcissa revealed, looking extremely disappointed. “Is there a way you can remove the memories of Lucius from his head?” Narcissa asked in a hopeful tone, earning a weird look from Harry.

“Not without damaging his mind” Harry deadpanned and Narcissa seemed disappointed at that, but then all of a sudden, a certain glint appeared in her eyes.

“He is still going to love me if you do that, right?” Narcissa asked, looking excited.

“I am not sure. There is a chance that I might change him into a vegetable” Harry answered with a weird look on his face. Narcissa might be just as insane as his own mother, which was not always a good thing. “However, I can remove all of his memories, but then he will be basically a newborn trapped inside a teenager’s body” Harry added and Narcissa started to ponder her options.

“I will think about it, but there is something else I want to talk about” Narcissa was seriously considering removing all of Draco’s memories. That way, she would get another chance to raise her little dragon and do it correctly this time, but she seriously needed to think this over before finally making a choice.

‘Maybe, I should talk with Andi and Sirius…’ Narcissa decided, completely forgetting the fact that Andi and Sirius were also Blacks, which meant that the two of them were also insane to some degree…