I know, I know. I just posted another Dramione. These stories are all basically test runs. Similar to how you dip your toe into the water to see if it's the right temperature. I just had an idea before I started writing WCGWAHG and I just had a stroke of luck. The result was me doing research and creating new background info. Most of the stuff I found was actually real. If you want me to upload all the background information for these stories (because believe me you might need to know what is happening, especially when I release Rose's Name and It's Called Acting) let me know in a review or pm me. Please read and review. I need to know if I should continue this or not. Thank you! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Harry Potter does NOT belong to me. I own this specific story and any OCs in this story.
Do you remember when you were younger and had to learn the school's, specifically muggle school, policies? Sometime during the first week, the teacher would go over the rules and tell you what happens if you broke the rules. They also gave out an agenda, to keep track of your homework, that had all the rules in it.
What no one told me when I was dating a pureblood was that once you were outed as a couple you would have to follow unspoken rules. She must be graceful, have exquisite table manners, be skilled in hosting, witty, charming, a leader amongst social peers, beautiful, fashionable, level-headed, financially knowledgeable, obedient, trained in décor, a practised dancer, intelligent, cool tempered, and up until recently pureblooded.
Now, I believe that in marriages one does not have to be obedient. The spouse knows when to push something or leave it be. And by no means was I very fashionable or trained in décor or a dancer. This is what I struggled with the most.
And when you got engaged you only had to learn more rules. Wearing specific Slytherin coloured robes-this was one thing I would only follow when necessary, learning the entire family tree, how to take up the position as Lady Malfoy, etc.
Oh, and the tutoring from Narcissa was absolute torture. She criticized and scowled at everything until it was perfect. Lady Malfoy has to know how to throw parties. And throwing pureblood society parties is not easy. She has to hire certain caterers based on the type of party sold. Tell the vineyard-French, Italian, or anywhere else that was owned by the Malfoys-what type of wine or champagne to get out of storage or make. Meet up with her mother-in-law to decide on the decorations; colours, flowers, and other such things because "Malfoys are not tacky". Hire a decorator and a florist. Chose the appropriate musical arrangement. And so much more, and that's just for parties.
Lady Malfoy must also redecorate the entire Manor after her honeymoon. She does this because she has become the Lady of the house and therefore she must make it her own, but it has to match specific Malfoy standards. Only the most expensive wallpaper, keep specific pieces of furniture and have your husband help because he lives in the house as well.
All of this and more is taught during your 8 month engagement period. The current Lady Malfoy teaches this in her own way. The issue Narcissa had was that I did not grow up in pureblood society and was not taught to recognize certain artwork, or how to dance. Narcissa's only saving grace was the fact that I was sent to a finishing school, at my grandmother's insistence, every summer after third year. This saved her the about a month of teaching the basics.
And on top of the actual classes, I had to take quizzes and tests. Draco told me that "she knows the only way to promote you to do something was to be graded on it". But the quizzes weren't normal quizzes. No, Narcissa Malfoy graded you on your normal behaviour because Narcissa Malfoy has to be unique. She watched me every day and would give me a report at the end of the week on what I needed to work on.
And after all of the pureblood society teaching and how to be the Lady of the House, I was given a book. Said book was about twenty centuries old and about a sixth of a meter thick. The book has a Self-Updating charm on it. So under the Ladies of the House section, a biography of each Lady Malfoy is added. The biographies contain their name, date of birth, date of death, husband, magical background, blood status, children, charity work, description of decorating style, amount of N.E.W.T.s, favourite colour, patronus, magical abilities, and of course a photo. All of this was added to the book while still looking aged.
After learning all of that. I had to know how to walk and talk because Malfoys are always polished. I had to learn all of this and more before my induction into pureblood society.
So here's the story of how I married Draco Malfoy, became Lady Malfoy, gave birth to our children, raised them, and then taught the next woman to be Lady Malfoy.
Oh, and by the way my maiden name was Granger.