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Draoontinuedwriting.Thesilenestrethedforafewminutes,brokenonlybythesoundofDrao’squillsrathingtheparhment.

“Drao?”

“Hm?”

“Howmuhareyousendinghim?”

Draogrinneddevilishly,rippingoffargesrapofparhmentandsribblingafigureonit.“WellthenormalprieforonemarryingintotheMalfoyfamilyisthis.”HedroppedtheparhmenttoHarry.

Harrygaped.“What?”Hadhereallyountedthosezerosright?“You’rekidding!”

“Ofourse,”Draodrawledthoughtfully.“sideringthatyou’reThe-Boy-Who-Livedandall,deorumwouldstatethatIdoubleit.”

“Doubleit?”Harrywasinstantlyawake,tryingtoalutehowrgeafigurethatwas.Heouldn’t.“That’srazy!Howmanyvaultsareyougoingtohavetoemptyforthat?”

Draofrowned.“Ithinkit’lltakeaboutasixteenthofoneoftheminorvaults.Yeah,that’saboutright.Maybeoneseveh,butthat’snottakingintoaounttheithathasaddedupsinethesttimeIhekedthevalue.”

Harrystaredathim,mouthagape.“Drao.Withthatmuhmoney,Remusouldlivelikeakingfortherestofhislife.”

Draogrinned.“Areyouimplyingthatyouwon’t?You’regoingtobeaMalfoy,Harry.”Heleanedforwardtowhisper,“Welivebetterthankings,”beforeapturingHarry’smouthinabriefkiss.

Chapter39:Preparations

Theteapotwhistled,breakingRemusLupinoutofhistrainofthought.Withoutsettingdowntheneerlippinghewasreading,hestoodandwalkedtheshortlengthofthekithentothestove,tookthekettleoffthesmallfmeandsetitontheounterabsently.

Hiseyesturnedbaktotheheadlineoftheartileandthestatedauthorbelow.HermioneGranger.Returningtothetablewithaupoftea,Lupinsettheartiletotwoothers.Hermione’sartilehadappearedthedaybeforeintheProphet.AnartilebyRonaldWeasleyhadappearedintheQuibbler.Andone,senttohimbyMrs.Weasley,authoredbyGinnyWeasleyhadappearedinWithWeekly.Allthreeartileswereonthesametopi:HarryPotter’setoDraoMalfoy.Lupinhadtosmilelightlyattheskillbehindthethreewriters.Theyhadobviouslyolboratedandsplitallthefatsevenlybetweenthethreeartilessothateahonewouldpresentnewdetails.

ButitwasthetopithatwaspuzzlingLupin.Thestheknew,DraoMalfoyandHarrywerenotonthebestoftermstoputthingslightly.AndhedoubtedthatHermione,Ron,andGinnywerewritingfalsitiesaboutHarry.Ofourse,onehadtowonderwhythethreewerewritingaboutHarryatall.ButthenherememberedAlbushadmentionedsomeratherstrangeartileshadappearedaboutHarryintheProphetawhileago.Maybethiswastomakesurethatifthingshadtobeprintedtheyweren’tdetrimentaltoHarry.

TherewasasrathingatthewindowwhihausedLupintolookupfromtheartiles.Twoowlswereseatedthere,waitingtobeletinside.OnehereognizedasHedwig,theotherhedidnotknow.Itwasaproud-lookingeagleowl,whosefeathersweresodarktheywerealmostbk.Lupinrossedtothewindowandopenedit,lettingthetwoowlsflyin.

Theeagleowldroppeditsletteronthetableandleft,butHedwigremainedonthetable,wathingLupin.

LupintookHarry’sletterfromher,openedit,andbegantoread.

DearProfessorLupin,

Asyou’veprobablyalreadyseenwhatHermione,Ron,orGinnyhavewrittenaboutme,Iwon’tbothertorepeatwhatthey’vesaidbeauseit’strue.I’mengagedtoDraoMalfoyandtheweddingissetforafewweeksaftershool.Butinthetraditionofwizardingweddings,sinethere’snowaythatDraowouldagreetoamuggleone,Ihavetobeaompaniedbymylosestmaleguardian.Iwaswifyouwouldn’tmindbeingmyfamilialguardiannowthatSiriusisdead,butasDraohasalreadysenthisownlettertoyouI’malittleteinaskingbutIfiguredIshouldaskanyway.PleasesendyourreplybakwithHedwig.

Harry

Lupinreahedarossthetabletowherehisownquillsandparhmentsatandsrawled:

DearHarry,

Iwouldbehonoredtobeyourfamilialguardian.

RemusLupin

AsHedwigsoaredofftowardsHogwarts,Lupinreahedfortheletterthatwas,asHarrystated,bearingtheMalfoyrest.

DearProfessorLupin,

Infollowingwithtradition,IhaveinstrutedGringottstopetheamountlistedbelowinyourvaultinhonoroftheupomingmarriagebetweenmyselfandHarryPotter.Ilookforwardtoseeingyouatthewedding.

DraoLuiusMalfoy

Lupinlookedatthenumberlistedafterthesriptednameandblinked.ThatwasalotofGalleons.

Astheweekspassed,moreteahersstartedtobegintheirletureswith“beauseexamsareomingupinafewweeks”or“inordertoprepareyouforyourexams”.TheamountofhomeworkthatHarryreeivedwasalmostdoubledas“review”assigswereaddedtotheregurhomework.AndHarrystillhadtodealwiththeommentsabouttheweddingomingfromdifferentssmates.

Ofourse,theyontinuedtoremindhimthatitwashewhohadtobuybothhisandDrao’srobesforthewedding.Theoftherobeswasstandard.BothheandDraowouldhavetoweartheolorsthatrepresentedtheirfamilies,withawhitebandonthesleevetosignifythattherobeswereforawedding.ButHarryhadn’tknownthereweresomanystylesofthese“offiialrobes”untilaratherrgebookofdesignshadbeenforedonhimbyagroupofbashfulRavenwgirls.

“HowamIsupposedtohoose?”HarrygrumbledtoRon.“Ian’tevenseethedifferenebetweenthesetwo!”

Hermionepeeredoverhisshoulderandpointedtotheolroftherobes.“Thissethaseandtheotherdoesn’t.”

“Andthatmakesadifferene?”Harrymoaned.

“Justpikoneandbedonewithit

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