Narcissa was laying Draco down for his lap in his crib when she suddenly felt that someone was behind her.

Narcissa turned around and saw that Bellatrix was standing in the doorway.

"Bella," Narcissa greeted warmly, "come in. It's been a while."

Bellatrix walked into the room and joined Narcissa's side.

Bellatrix then looked down in the crib, where Draco was laying.

Draco stared back up at her for a moment. Then, he began to cry.

Bellatrix immediately began to back off. "There is something wrong with that baby."

"It's all right, Bella," Narcissa tried to reassure her sister as she also tried to calm her son down. "Draco just doesn't like strangers that much."

"Well, I'm not a stranger," Bellatrix snapped. "I'm his aunt. It's not my fault he doesn't realize that."

"Well, this is the first time you've bothered to come over to see him," Narcissa snapped back.

"You know I've been busy with the Dark Lord, Cissy," Bellatrix hissed. "Just because your husband doesn't understand pure and absolute loyalty and devotion does not mean that I am the same way. I am loyal. I am faithful."

"So is Lucius," Narcissa replied, picking up Draco and bouncing him gently in her arms.

Bellatrix sneered, but she didn't say anything.

"Draco is calm now," Narcissa spoke after several moments. "Would you like to hold him?"

"No, thank you," Bellatrix replied. "I just wanted to see him real quick. Besides, he'll probably just start crying again if you give him to me. I hope he gets over that nasty habit soon. It's so common."

"Lucius says that Draco is a good judge of character," Narcissa remarked casually, even though her eyes were flashing with an emotion that was anything but casual.

"Of course Lucius would say something like that," Bellatrix sneered.

"Enough, Bella," Narcissa sighed. She then looked down at Draco and noticed that he was asleep.

"Why can't he fall asleep this quickly when it's nighttime?" Narcissa muttered to herself as she laid her son back down in his crib.

"Because he's Lucius's son," Bellatrix offered. "Being annoying is a requirement to be a Malfoy."

Narcissa just rolled her eyes at her sister in annoyance.

Bellatrix gave her sister a slight smirk before saying, "I think I'll be going now. I find that if I stay too long, I have a tendency to bump into either Abraxas or Lucius, and I really don't feel like dealing with either of them right now."

"I'll see you later then," Narcissa said, her voice not betraying anything.

Bellatrix nodded her head in farewell before turning to leave the room.