Author's note: Narcissa Malfoy has always fascinated me. She seems to be one of the most complex, underestimated characters in the series. She is a dark witch, but her ability to love is as strong as Lily Potter's. Maybe she didn't elect to be evil. Maybe she was born into in, and remained in it out of fear...
Some old Muggle once said, "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them". Same goes with evil, I suppose. I was born into the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, so as you can see, our egos are naturally inflated. We are one of the largest and eldest pure-blood families in Britain. I am also the youngest of three sisters, so clearly a lot is expected out of me. We are brought up believing that pure-blood wizards are elite and anyone less is scum. Simple as that. It gets imprinted into our brains at birth. Mind you, many Blacks have gone against the pure-blood path and thus have been excommunicated from the family. Why would anyone want to pollute this pure bloodline? Or so I'm told. Take my sister for example, Andromeda. She married a Muggle-born! I don't wish to call them Mudbloods, but if my elder sister, Bellatrix knew that, she'd have my head.
There's no other person in the world I love more than my son, Draco. Ever since he was born, my only objective in life has been to protect him from harm, so naturally the worst day of my life was when Draco came home with a Dark Mark on his forearm, to match his father's. I've done my fair share of bad deeds, but my primary loyalty is to my family. I don't regret lying to the Dark Lord by saying that Potter boy was dead. I'd do it again if I had to. It was my first act of rebellion against the Black legacy and I bear no shame. Well, second, actually. But I choose not to remember the first. Only one other person besides myself knows this secret, and that's Bella. I was young, I was stupid, and I didn't know who else to turn to. She won't let me forget it and I've done a fair share of her bidding because of it.