DISCLAIMER: All JK's. Not mine

reposting due to inability to add numbers correctly

The day Narcissa turned ten started out as being the worst of her young life.

Her birthday was spent sitting in a room at her Auntie's house with only her idiot baby cousin Sirius for company while everyone fussed over the ill four-year-old Regulus. Mother and Father had promised that she could open her presents right after breakfast, but just as they started eating Auntie flooed to say that she was having difficulties with Regulus, and would Mother come help. She sniffed, and stared out the window, trying not to think about all her lovely presents just sitting there waiting for her to unwrap them.

She really hoped that one of them was that tiara. It was pretty and silver and set with tiny sapphires and turquoise, just like her eyes, and when she had first seen it she stopped listening to what Lucius and Bella were arguing about and just stared at it until her parents called her back. She had begged her Mother for it and been a perfect little lady and tried to help out with all the things that Bella and Drommy usually did so that she could get it.

But stupid Regulus had to be sick on her birthday and it wasn't fair and Sirius was being really annoying. She wished that her sisters weren't off at school so that at least she would have someone to talk to, when she heard the door open behind her and a soft voice said "It really is unbecoming of a Lady to sulk, especially on her birthday."

She turned and glared at him. "What are you doing here Lucius? And besides haven't you always said that I'm a silly little girl, not a Lady?"

The handsome just-turned-eleven-year-old smirked and leaned against the doorframe, one hand held behind his back.

"Your sister Bellatrix considers herself to be the Lady of the house, and who am I to contradict her, especially when she has a wand and I do not. However, since dear Bella is not here, I may say as I wish, and my wish is to present a beautiful young lady with a birthday gift."

So saying, he revealed his hidden hand, and presented her with a wrapped box. Ignoring Sirius's "Ooh, Cissy got a present," she carefully removed the pink paper to find...a box. It was a very pretty silver box, about the size of a small book, with ornate flowers etched around it, but it was still just a box.

She glanced up at her benefactor who smiled and simply said "Open it."

Lifting the lid, Narcissa gave a gasp of surprise as a tinkling melody began playing. The inside was lined with green velvet, with compartments for jewellery, and at the centre, a princess waltzed to the gentle tune. A very pretty blonde princess, who was wearing a silver tiara!

"Happy birthday Narcissa."