Before anyone knew it, the next day had approached. Druella was running about doing cleaning spells incessantly, while trying to help the girls get ready. She insisted that they wear good dresses today. Druella helped Narcissa into a white dress, and used a spell to curl her blonde hair.
" Don't get it dirty, Narcissa. " Druella warned.
The little girl shook her head to show that she understood. Next, she helped Anromeda into a frilly, purple dress. Bellatrix refused assistance. She changed into a long, dark red dress on her own.
Then, the door bell rang. A house elf rushed to go answer the door. It was the Malfoys that had arrived first. The house elf showed them to the parlor, and Druella bid them petty greetings. Cygnus just sat there and smoked a cigar as usual, but offered a curt nod. Abraxas Malfoy took a seat next to him, and lit up a cigar as well.
" The girls are outside, Lucius. Go on. " said Druella, kindly.
Lucius scampered off, while Druella took Lucille Malfoy into another room for tea.
" It's Lucius! " Andromeda exclaimed.
Her and Narcissa rushed over to greet him with big hugs.
" Uh, hi. " he said, awkwardly.
He truned his gaze over to Bellatrix who hadn't even acknowledged his presence.
" Quite rude, Bellatrix. " Lucius stated.
She smirked and said nothing. Lucius moved a little closer to her.
" So what is there to do here? " he asked.
" I'll show you. " Bellatrix replied.
She got up off the grass and began walking away.
" Wait up! " called Lucius.
He caught up to her and took her hand as they walked off out of sight. Narcissa and Andromeda both giggled.
Bellatrix led Lucius over to the pond where she often spent moments alone, thinking about things.
" What are we doing? " asked Lucius.
Bellatrix took out her wand.
" Waiting for a frog. " she whispered, tightening her grip on his hand.
She concentrated on the pond, looking for the slightest movement. Lucius did the same. Suddenly, Lucius felt a pair of hands push his back with a considerable amount of force. He lost his balance and fell straight into the pond. Bellatrix whipped her head around to see the Lestrange brothers laughing hysterically. Lucius popped his head out of the water. A few plants were clinging to his blonde locks, making the mischevious brothers laugh even louder.
" What was that for? " exclaimed Lucius, rubbing his eyes.
" Just wanted to say hello. " Rodolphus said, with an smug, half smile.
He wouldn't tell the real reason. Which was that he was jealous to see Lucius holding Bellatrix's hand.
Lucius grumbled and climbed out of the pond.
" You'll pay for that one, Lestrange! " he yelled, before tackling Rodolphus to the ground with full force.
This time, Rabastan and Bellatrix busted out laughing.
" Rab, don't just stand there! Help me! " ordered Rodolphus, as Lucius twisted his arm.
Rabastan shrugged. Then he jumped on top of Lucius and Rodolphus. The three boys were soon in wrestling match, while Bellatrix watched in amusement.
Summer passed. The leaves on the trees turned from green to all shades of red, orange, and yellow. Then they turned brown. Died. And sunk to the snow that now covered the ground. Winter was here. And so was the fourth Black child.
January 12, 1959 was when Druella went into labor. The family doctor spent nearly an entire day delivering this child. A boy this time. The doctor handed him to the now fourth time mother, who was beaming with joy.
" Congratulations, Mrs. Black. You have a son. It's a boy. " he exclaimed.
The entire family spent the next few hours in the room with the new baby. He was tiny, but quite loud. He was still screaming his head off. He had his father's black hair, and his mother's blue eyes. And he clearly had his big sister's temper. Cygnus was ecstatic. And that wasn't usually a word used to describe him. But he had everything he wanted. Money. Social status. A pretty wife. Girls to marry off. And a boy to carry on the family name.
" I don't know what to call him. " said Druella.
To be honest, she hadn't thought of any names.
" It took us a while to name Narcissa. Don't worry, we'll come up with something. " Cygnus assured her.
Druella smiled and looked over at the perfect picture of Cygnus holding his son. Bellatrix sighed. She just shuffled out of the room and nobody even noticed. She couldn't stand not being the center of attention.
Bellatrix took a seat in the parlor downstairs and pouted. ' What's so great about him? ' she asked herself. She didn't like where this was going. Father was already paying too much attention to her brother. He'd been up there talking about how powerful of a wizard he would be. And how he was just sure he'd make him proud. ' Maybe he'll be a squib. ' she thought, pleasurably. She snickered at the mental image of her parents' faces. That would just be too good to be true.
Druella awoke early the next morning. She got up and was careful not to wake up Cygnus. He was finally in a good mood. She tiptoed down the hall to the nursery to go check on the baby. He hadn't made a sound all night.
" Rise and shine, baby. Boy, you've been quiet haven't you? " Druella cooed, as she opened the pale blue curtains to let the sunlight pour in.
She leaned over the crib to look at her son.
" I bet you're hungry. " she stated.
She gently shook him. But he didn't wake up. She shook him again. He didn't move a muscle. Druella layed the baby on his back, instead of his stomach. A pang of fear travelled through her body when she saw that his lips were blue. And his chest was still.
She fell to the floor and screamed. In seconds, Cygnus was at her side.
" Something's wrong with the baby. " she choked out between sobs.
Cygnus rose to his feet and peered into the crib. He leaned his head gently against his son's tiny chest. He wasn't breathing.
" My god. He's dead. " Cygnus whispered.