PREFACE:A FEW WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR
DRAMATIS
PERSONAE
Abraxas
Malfoy, father
of Lucius Malfoy
Alecto
Carrow, Death Eater
Alphard
Black, brother of Cygnus Black
Amadeus
Parkinson, Hogwarts student
Amycus
Carrow, Death Eater
Andromeda
(Black) Tonks, wife
of Ted Tonks
Augustus
Rockwood, Death Eater
Barty
Crouch Jr., Death Eater
Bellatrix
(Black) Lestrange, wife
of Rodolphus Lestrange, Death Eater
Cassiopeia
Black, sister
of Pollux Black
Cygnus
Black II., father
of Bellatrix, Andromeda & Narcissa Black
Eridanus
Lestrange,father
of Rodolphus & Rabastan Lestrange
Dierna
(Goyle) Rosier, wife of Macellius
Rosier
Druella
(Rosier) Black, mother
of Bellatrix, Andromeda & Narcissa Black
Fenrir
Greyback, Werewolf, Death Eater
Igor
Karkaroff, Death Eater
Irma
Black, mother
of Cygnus Black
Lucius
Malfoy, son
of Abraxas & Elphaba Malfoy, Death Eater
Macellius
Rosier, brother
of Druella Black
Narcissa
Black, Hogwarts student, daughter of
Druella & Cygnus Black
Orion
Black, father
of Sirius & Regulus
Penthesilea
Ebersole, Hogwarts student
Pollux
Black, father
of Cygnus, Walburga and Alphard
Rabastan
Lestrange, brother of Rodolphus,
Death Eater
Regulus
Arcturus Black, Hogwarts
student, Death Eater
Rodolphus
Lestrange, husband
of Bellatrix Lestrange, Death Eater
Severus
Snape, Hogwarts
student, Death Eater
Sirius
Black, Hogwarts
student, member of the Order or the Phoenix
Ted
Tonks, husband
of Andromeda Tonks
Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle),the Dark Lord
Walburga Black,mother of Sirius & Regulus, sister
of Cygnus & Alphard
SUMMARY
You
can find the complete family tree of the Noble and Most Ancient House
of Black at the calm before the
storm: He Who Must Not
Be Named and his attendants act covered in shadows. In the waking of
Voldemort's
First Wizarding War, Narcissa Black grows up as the
youngest of three sisters, descendant to the Noble and
Most Ancient
House of Black, suffering from an undesired
and cold love. But all too soon, she has to realise
that her family
is going through dark times, although her parents struggle to
maintain the Black family's pure
blood and honour. So, Cygnus and
Druella Black offer her the choice between the desires of her heart
and the
principles and ideals of her family. Either way, she will
find love – and loss.
A FEW WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR
This piece of fanfiction was ought to be a mixture
of a Lucius & Narcissa love story and a Black family chronicle.
I
started it as a plain translation of the German fiction 'Get
rich or die trying' by Ayu & Ihu
Production – which
broaches the same issues – but during the
process, I widely extended the story and added scenes that weren't
present in the original, until it became an entirely new fanfiction.
Regulus turned out to be less schizophrenic,
but more artistic and creative, and I softened Bellatrix's role as
the evil
older sister. Furthermore, I focused more on Lucius's and
Bellatrix's motives that made the two of them chose to
become Death
Eaters. I gathered my thoughts around the question: 'Are people
born wicked or did they have
wickedness thrust upon them?'
verse - I'd like to explain the role of marriages in the story. Referring to J.K. Rowling, Bellatrix agreed to marrying
Rodolphus, because it was expected of her. I clung to this statement, though the relationship between Druella and her
children might be portraited differently. To me, Druella Black is kind of match-maker who picks several candidate
husbands for her daughters. Still, the Lestrange marriage is on Bellatrix's choice rather than betrothal. The reasons
will be explained during the course of the fanfiction and is closley connected to her careet as a Death Eater.
So, I just tried to keep the entire story as In-Canon and
In-Character as possible. Still, I'd appreciate reviews of any
kind. I wanted to share this story with you, so, I am glad, if you let me know what you think of it, whether your
opinion is positive or negative. Thanks to everyone who took his or her time to give comment on 'Love & Loyalty'
in advance
Besides 'Harry
Potter'-series, Marion Zimmer
Bradley's 'The Mists of Avalon'
and Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked: The
Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'
had a major impact on my writings and influenced and inspired this
story tremendously. I placed my many small tributes to both 'Avalon'
and 'Wicked'
throughout the story, like naming
Lucius' mother Elphaba, after the
protagonist of Maguire's novel.
Special Thanks to elyearu
from the Ink Archive who did a great beta on the chapters. I really
appreciate your work,
because my English is so extremely miserable!
XD
Most Inspiring Songs for 'Love & Loyalty I'
Nightwish "The Poet
and the Pendulum"
Wicked the Musical "No-one
Mourns the Wicked"
Wicked the Musical "No
Good Deed"
Shivaree "Goodnight
Moon"
Nightwish "Amaranth"
Nightwish "Bye Bye
Beautiful"
Nightwish "Cadence
of her Last Breath"
Celtic Woman "The
Sky and the Dawn and the Sun"
Celtic Woman "Newgrange"
Creed "My
Sacrifice"
DISCLAIMER
This
is an unofficial, non profit fanfiction, and is in no way connected
with J.K. Rowling, Scholastic Books or Bloomsbury
Publishing or
Warner Bros. It is not endorsed by any of the aforementioned parties.
Rights to characters and their images
is neither claimed nor implied.
This story remains the property of its author and must not be copied
in any form without her
consent.
Original character