Chapter 228: Becoming friends with the Minister of Magic!
Darcie entered the Dining Hall wearing a purple gown with silver embroidery at the edges.
A simple silver necklace with white-gold pearls, matching her long hair, rested around her slender neck.
Narcissa nodded to herself as she looked at her daughter.
Draco's jaw dropped. Surely, the time wasn't enough to straighten the hair? He thought.
Just below Darcie's bedroom, there were two chambers on the ground floor, their windows facing south and southeast. It was there her father hosted guests and conducted business-related meetings.
There were two paths for one to reach the Dining room from those chambers.
The first was to barge through the Great Hall on the ground floor, and then via kitchen, up the service stairs, just step directly into the Dining room.
It was the shortest route, but unrefined. Not to mention extremely rude.
Such actions and paths were best left to children, the sick, and the old.
The second was to follow the grand, winding stairs to the first floor. Then, keeping the family's bed chambers to one's left, one could pass through the Drawing room, where a gallery linked it to the Dining room.
This route provided a splendid view of the tapestries hanging by the first floor's landings, and a panoramic view of the Great Hall.