-And so it begins :D. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Should Deidre be a daddy's girl or mummy's girl? Should she be a tom boy or a girly girl? Lastly, should her and Draco be best friends or constantly at odds? I'll take all of the answers into consideration! This chapter is basically setting up the story and providing background on Narcissa to show some of her childhood and why she's so lenient with her children and strives to make all them feel important, there's a back story to that my friends. Enjoy!—
Nothing could have prepared Lucius for this. This, was war and his baby girl was dropping bombs. Baby bombs, one of the most deadly weapons known to man. Her target: Daddy. Her mission: Gross daddy out as much as possible. Lucius took a deep breath, she would not win this war! He will triumph! Slowly, he peeled away the diaper.
"OH! GOOD GOD!" He screamed. Now he knew why Narcissa had done this job with Draco! This was madness! "HOW COULD A LITTLE BABY POOP THIS MUCH?" He threw the diaper into the trash bin and gasped for clean air. He heard his wife chuckle from the doorway. "What is so funny?..." He said dangerously.
"You said 'poop'!" She burst out laughing. "Prim and proper Lucius Malfoy said 'poop'!" Lucius scowled.
"Honestly, woman! Have some maturity!"
"Oh! Coming from the man who almost fainted at the hands of a baby!" She laughed and walked over to her husband and patted him on the shoulder. "I'll do it from now on, sense you're in such a state." She picked up their daughter and cuddled her close. How could Lucius stay angry?
"Please… I might die next time.." He smiled.
"You're such a drama queen, Lucius." Narcissa rolled her eyes playfully and tickled her daughter. "Isn't daddy silly? Silly, silly, daddy!" Deidre laughed as her mother tickled her. This was the life, a prefect, perfect life.
After they had put Deidre to bed a letter came from their other child.
"What did he say, Narcissa?" Draco had been on his own for three months now and was not adjusting well to life without his mother's support. He had yet to find a job and had been mooching off his parents for rent money. Lucius was starting to lose patience with the boy.
"He has yet to find a job but is looking and he needs another three hundred galleons for rent money." Narcissa said as she pulled the money from her pocket. Lucius grumbled.
"Dearest, you need to stop babying the boy. He's almost twenty years old!" Lucius ran a hand through his hair.
"He's still my baby, Lucius and I will help him out if he needs it. He needs to know that we love him and support him." Narcissa said as she sent the owl back to Draco.
Lucius sighed. "He knows we love him. I just don't want him to be soft, Cissa. He needs to take responsibility in his own life. If we don't enforce that we're setting him up for an even bigger failure." Narcissa sighed.
"I know, I know…I just…I don't want to be like my parents…" She sighed.
Lucius stiffened. Cygnus and Drulea Black. Oh, how he hated them. He knew that deep, deep down, they were the source of all Narcissa's pain. There was one incident that he could never forget. It had caused him to ban Cygnus Black from Malfoy Manor.
**Flashback**
It was a brilliant sunny day. Lucius smiled as he watched his wife and son play in the garden with his sister in-law. Draco had just turned one and Lucius could swear the boy grew an inch every day. His baby boy was growing up. However, today time seemed to stop and Draco's youth was preserved. Nothing could ruin this moment, it was all too perfect. But, we all have to be wrong sometimes.
There was a loud crash coming from the manor along with a slurred shout. "N-Narcwissa! Narcwissaaaa!" Lucius immediately recognized that as the voice of a very drunk Cygnus Black. Cygnus was always a hard man to deal with but ever since he lost his wife he had taken a turn for the worst, throwing away his money on drinks. He had truly fallen from grace.
"Draco, go and play with auntie Bella…Mummy will be right back." Narcissa gently kissed her sons hand and walked up to the large house.
Draco began to whimper. "Mum…"
Bellatrix rolled her eyes at her sister. "Hush, Draco. Come, let us go look at the fish." Bellatrix hushed her nephew. Narcissa could be such a drama queen.
Lucius met his wife on the steps and grasped her hand tightly. "If he lays a finger on y-."
"It will be alright, dearest. I'm sure he means nothing by it." Narcissa said tightly. Lucius grumbled. The couple walked into the large entryway and met by a truly shocking site. There was glass everywhere from broken whiskey bottles, the strong smelling liquid staining the fine silk curtains. Standing amidst the chaos was Cygnus.
"Bout' time you showed upz…I need money." Slowly he walked over to his daughter. He reeked of liquor.
"You know I can't do that, Papa." Narcissa said quietly.
"C'mon. Just a galleon!" Rage was quickly filling his eyes. Lucius moved closer to his wife.
"It's okay, dearest." Narcissa whispered. Lucius stood down. "No, Papa. I'm afraid I can't do that." She said again. Cygnus struck her face and Narcissa fell to the floor.
"Worthless cow! You gimmie money now!" He screamed. Lucius picked up his wife, worry filling his eyes, as well as hate.
"You! You awful, hateful, BASTARD! You bastard!" Narcissa screamed through her tears. Lucius held her close as she sobbed into his chest.
"Your mother was right about you! 'Throw that one back!' She said to me! 'Throw that one back, she's no good!'" Cygnus screamed back.
"Mother was right about you! Throw that one OUT! GET OUT!" Narcissa screamed as she held tight to her husband, sobbing her heart out. That was the first day Lucius saw his wife cry.
Cygnus was quiet for a moment, then spoke. "Thank you very much, thank you wonderful daughter." He walked away slowly. "You were a disappointment, Narcissa. The last disappointment." With that he stumbled out the door.
"Shhh…Darling…Shhh…Narcissa. He's gone. Hush now. He's gone." Lucius stroked his wife's hair. "I'll kill him. I swear, I'll kill him." Anger filled his heart.
Narcissa spoke, her face still buried in her husband's shirt. "No…He's not worth it…"
Lucius kissed the top of her head. "He's never setting foot in this house again."
Narcissa nodded. They heard the clacking of heals on the stone floor as Bellatrix approached, Draco in her arms.
"Mum!" Draco squeaked as he held out his arms for his mother.
"Come here baby." Narcissa sniffled as she cuddled her son. Draco's face set in a frown, with a small pudgy hand he wiped away one of his mother's tears. Narcissa smiled and kissed her boy's fingers. "Thank you, darling, Mummy's okay now. Come, let us go play with the kitties." Narcissa gave her husband a kiss and walked briskly out to the gardens.
Bellatrix turned her gaze to Lucius. "What'd father do?" She asked, bored.
"What did he do? What did he do? Did you not hear him? You daft bimbo!" Lucius stood, furious.
Bellatrix shrugged. "It's no matter to me, if you will excuse me, I have better things to do then get yelled at by a prissy prince from lollipop land." She tapped his shoulder. "Good day." With that another insane Black left the Manor. Never again would Cygnus Black enter Malfoy Manor. Never.
**End Flashback**
Lucius sighed and hugged his wife from behind. "You will never be like them. Ever." He kissed her head.
Narcissa smiled up at him. "I love you."
"And I you." Lucius smiled back. Narcissa's smile turned into a smirk.
"What are you thinking about?" Lucius asked. Narcissa didn't answer, instead she walked over to the writing desk and began to scribble reverently.
"Who are you writing to?.." Lucius was curious now.
"Hogwarts." Narcissa simply stated.
"Why?..."
"They need a new potions master." Narcissa quickly sealed and sent the letter.
"And?..." 'Come on, Narcissa! Get to the point!' He thought.
"Well…Draco always had a knack for potions."
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