She was not supposed to have been born right after him. She wasn't supposed to have been born at all. He only wanted a son. When he found out that she was pregnant again, he was stunned. They had taken every precaution necessary.
"What do you mean you're pregnant again?" Lucius asked
"Exactly what I said Lucius! I don't know what happened." Narcissa said with attitude
"Well you better hope to god that you don't have a girl because I will kill her." Lucius said angrily
"No you will not! Maybe I want a little girl. You'll have Draco all the time." Narcissa said in some-what of a pleading tone
"I'm not discussing this with you." He said trying to end the discussion
"Why not! You got your son. You have a boy that will carry on the Malfoy name, why can't I have a daughter that will be there to do girl things like shopping among other things." She asked
"I have things to attend to when I return we will discuss this further" Lucius said ending the discussion
With that Lucius turned abruptly with his cloak billowing out behind him. Narcissa stood there with tears in her eyes, looking down at her son. What was she going to do? Lucius did not want a daughter. He felt one child was good enough. With more than one child he would have to split his families' fortune up. She sat in the nursery rocking her son back in forth. He was an adorable baby. He looked just like his father; the nose, the cheek bones, and the eyes…the same smoky grey blue eyes that his father had. She sighed heavily to herself when she felt a strong hand on her shoulder. She jumped up and looked into her husbands eyes.
"How far along are you?" Lucius asked
"Two months." Narcissa said answering his question
"Good that means we can still get an abortion." Lucius said under his breath
"No Lucius! I want this little girl!" Narcissa yelled at him
"I will not have another child!" he yelled back knowing he didn't want another child
"Then, then I'll leave you!" she said to him knowing this would make him agree
"You wouldn't dare! You couldn't survive on your own" he said to her all-knowing
"Yes I could and if I couldn't, Molly would take me in" Narcissa said
"Molly who? Surely you aren't speaking about Molly Weasley. She's a blood traitor." Lucius said flabbergasted
"Well, that is something you would have to deal with then; to think that your son, daughter, and wife would live with blood traitors." She said not looking at him
"You really want this baby." He asked
"I do. I know it's a girl. We could name her Alexandra." She said getting excited
"Why do you want that name? It sounds to muggle to me" Lucius said with a sneer
"Well then what do you think we should name her?" Narcissa asked
"How about Sophia?" he asked back
"Why do you like that name?" she asked wanting to know his answer even though she liked the name
"It means wisdom. She will be the brightest of all Hogwarts when she gets there…" Lucius said to her
"Okay, than Sophia it is."
The two new parents smiled down at their 2 month old son. He was the heir to the Malfoy throne but the world was going to bow down to Sophia feet.
6 months later
"She is beautiful…" Narcissa said looking at her daughter
"She is going to rule the wizarding world with her looks, her charm, her attitude, and of course, her money." Lucius said with pride
"Oh Lucius…" Narcissa said with a laugh
"So Sophia it is??" Lucius asked
"Yes…Sophia Malfoy" Narcissa said agreeing
"Beautiful…" Lucius responded
They looked down at their daughter and then saw their son playing over to the side. They had a beautiful family and they were ready to take the world on full force.
"Draco, come here my boy.
"Yes daddy?
"This is your baby sister. You are to look after and take care of her.
"Okay
"Alright when mommy gets out of bed, we will let you hold her okay?
"Okay
"Alright go play.
Draco ran off and Lucius looked down at his daughter. She was his daughter, his little princess.
"Lucius?" Narcissa asked
"Yes dear?"
"Do you think they will start school at the same time?" she asked Lucius again
"I don't know. We will have to see when that time comes." He said responding to her question
Time was flying for the new parents. Draco was turning one in a month and Sophia was progressing beautifully. However, difficult times started to tear apart the family. Voldemort was on the rise again. Lucius was his right hand man in the beginning and now that he is starting to rise again, Lucius had to take his spot again. It began to make the children suffer also. Draco was now 7 and Sophia was turning 7 soon. They were always getting punished. Their father wasn't a loving man like he used to be.
"Sophia!!!" Lucius yelled
"Yes father?" she responded dully
"What is this mess?" he asked
"It's my books. I ran to the kitchen for a drink. I came right back…" Sophia said trying to explain herself
"I do not care! Do not leave your things lying around!" he yelled at her
"Ye-yes father…" she said stuttering
"Do not stutter! Malfoys do not stutter!"
The tears ran down her cheeks as her father continued to scream at her. Draco was in the hallway and saw the interaction going on. He saw her wipe the tears away and pick up her things.
"Are you listening to me Sophia?" Lucius said aggravated
"Yes Father, I am" she responded
"You don't seem to be listening!" she said getting angrier by the moment
"I am, I swear!" Sophia responded loudly
"Then what did I just say?" he asked knowing that she didn't know
She didn't know what to do. She hadn't been listening; she was picking up her things so he would stop yelling…
"I-I don't remember…" she said quietly
"I thought so…" he said pissed off
He swung out and backhanded her across the face. She whimpered while holding her cheek. She slowly got up afraid that he was going to hit her again. He had never hit her before. She was petrified of him now.
"Are you going to listening now!!!???" he yelled
"Ye-yes fath-father" she said stuttering again
"What did I say about stuttering and stop crying!!!" Lucius screamed at her again
She backed away from him, but not quick enough. He caught her in the face again. She whimpered loudly and crawled away quickly. He came stalking up to her, but she broke down.
"Please daddy stop!! I'll never do it again…please!!!"
Lucius stopped and looked down at his daughter. He had never hit her. Never; and now in the span of five minutes he had done it twice. Her cheek was swelling and she now had a cut on her cheek from where he had caught her with his ring.
"Go to your room…" Lucius said in a quiet voice
She scrambled up and ran quickly. Draco caught her and held her tightly. He glared at his father. Lucius saw and in a way was scared of his son. Draco never let anyone touch his sister. Lucius saw Draco walked Sophia away and tried to console her. Lucius sat in his chair and heard a pop a few inches away from him.
"Yes my lord?" Lucius said when saw the Dark Lord
"Lucius, what is the matter?" The dark lord asked
"Nothing My-" Lucius said not intending on going into to it with his master
"There is something the matter, now tell me or I'll find out myself." The dark lord said superiorly
"I hit my daughter"
"You what?" a flabbergasted Voldemort said
"I hit my daughter. She was reading and ran to the kitchen to get a drink and left her books on the floor and I flipped out and hit her…twice" said a reluctant Lucius
"Well, Lucius, I never thought I would ever hear you say those words. You love that girl." The dark lord said in a matter of fact tone.
"I do. I don't know what came over me."
"Maybe it was what she was reading. What was she reading?"
"Umm," he picked up the book and saw Dark Arts: For Beginners
"Well, it wasn't for what she was reading. What is this?" asked Voldemort
Voldemort pushed his finger into the new blood on the floor and was taken aback.
"You made her bleed?" Voldemort said with shock
"I caught her with my ring." Lucius said with regret
"Well, what I needed can wait. Go to her now before you lose her." The dark lord said with power
"Are you sure my lord? I will help you first." Asked Lucius
"Absolutely not; go at once" Voldemort responded
Lucius ran up the stairs and knocked on his daughters' door.
"Sophia, I'm coming in" Lucius said in more of a demand then a question
"No!" she yelled
"Yes…" he said to her plainly
Lucius walked in the room and saw her sitting on the window seat underneath her bay window.
"No dad, I mean father oh god…"
She ran to the corner by her bed and moved further away every time he got closer. She was crying harder and was hoping for her brother to come back with her tea. The cut on her cheek was still bleeding badly and she kept wiping the trickles of blood away every few seconds.
"Come here Sophia" Lucius said with slight demand
"No, Father I'm sorry. I really am. Please go away…please…" she pleaded with him
He had finally cornered her. She was panicking. He slowly raised his hand to her cheek and she screamed out:
"Don't hit me again! Please!" Sophia screamed
"Oh Sophia…I'm so sorry. I promise never to hit you again!"
He grabbed her in a tight hug and she cried. He sat her down on the bed and took out his wand. He said the spell and the gash was gone. She was still shaking and he could tell.
"I'm sorry sweetheart. I over reacted can you forgive me?" asked Lucius
"Can I call you daddy from now on?" she asked shyly
"Yes you can call me daddy…" Lucius responded with a smile
She fell into his arms and cried. He ran his hands over her soft blonde hair and soothed her to sleep. He laid her down and tucked her before turning to leave the room. Draco was standing in the doorway with her tea. For a 7 year old he was very mature for his age.
"Draco"
"Father"
"You can just leave that on her table"
"Don't ever hit her again." Draco said plainly
"Excuse me?" said a flabbergasted Lucius
"You told me to protect her and even if it's against you, I will. She is my baby sister and nobody makes her cry, not even you." Draco said darkly
Lucius looked at his son amazed that he could remember something they told him when he was on 10 months old. He nodded to his son and left to deal with the dark lord.
