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A/N: See I didn't keep you waiting too long after my evil cliffhanger. I've posted another fic at the same time as updating this one. It's a little one-shot which links with this about what happens when Snape goes to Dumbledore and offers to be a spy, the vents to this story being part of his reasoning. Please, read it and review! I'll love you forever!
Review Responses:
StarliteBaby:- thank you for reviewing again, hope the update was soon enough for you.
Saskia:- Thank you and I'm glad you think this could be close to the truth. Personally I never read Lily and James
Usako3000:- Thanks for reviewing, here's more for you.
Angelika:- Thank you, I'm flattered that you think it keeps getting more and more interesting and that you like how Narcisssa is portrayed. As to her acting like a Gryffindor, she might take that as an insult but I see where you're coming from. However, you'll certainly come to see her more Slytherin side. Just as a taster I'll tell you that you will see both the Slytherin traits of manipulation and revenge at different points in this story, you'll probably like her in one of those instances but not in the other. Trust me she's a true Slytherin at heart, not that that's a bad thing.
Oh and a big thank you to Miss Moony who has put me on her favourites list, YAY! (Does your name suggest that you too are a Remus fan? I love that guy!)
Wow! I've never given that many review responses before!
Wedding Bells Just Turned to Rust
Chapter 9
As Narcissa raced down the path she ran directly in to someone who caught hold of her as she passed, causing her to stop and lash out at them before she realised who it was.
"Severus! Oh I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"
"Do you always kick your visitors in the shins?" he said dryly before noticing the tears on her face and the pained way in which she was gripping her arm. "What on earth's the matter?"
The concern in his eyes overwhelmed her and she broke down entirely, falling into his arms in a faint.
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Narcissa blinked open her eyes to find that she was in her own bed and her arm no longer hurt. She tried to sit up but gentle hands pushed her back down.
"Just rest a minute."
"Sev?"
"Yes. You fainted and I brought you up here. Lucius has gone out, he didn't seem in the best of tempers. I mended your arm."
"The baby?"
"The child is fine. What happened?"
"I...I went down to the dungeons because I heard something and there was this child down there, a little girl. They had her chained up in a cold, dark dungeon and she was crying and then Lucius and You-Know-Who came and they killed her and Lucius knocked me to the floor because I tried to stop them." Narcissa babbled half incoherently but Severus gathered what had happened. Narcissa broke down crying again unable to control herself.
Severus' eyes flashed in anger. "How could he strike his own wife?!"
"Well personally I'm more concerned at how he could torture a small child, but then I guess to you deatheaters that's ok now is it, I mean I'm sure it was some terrible enemy in disguise! You're no better than him so don't pretend you are!" Narcissa practically screamed at Severus, her tears stopped through her rage.
Severus merely sat there, a look of deep hurt in his dark eyes, until Narcissa broke down again and buried her face in her hands mumbling "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry...."
"Shhh," Severus put his arms around her in an awkward hug, he had never seen Narcissa this emotional before and was having some difficulty knowing what to do. She sobbed into his shoulder for a while before pulling herself together and asking the question she knew she had to ask. "Did you know about the child?"
"Not that one in particular no, but I knew that they had harmed children before."
"How can you support them knowing that?"
He didn't answer and Narcissa was grateful, she didn't want excuses or protestations of innocence.
"Are you going to stay here, because if you're going to leave then I suggest you do it now."
"Leave? Where would I go? Who'd take me in? Who'd want to know? And more importantly what would happen to my child? How can I let my son grow up without a father?"
"Son? I thought you'd decided to wait to find out the sex."
"I did, but it's just a feeling I've got, I'm sure it's a boy." She smiled and placed her hands on her stomach. "He kicks a lot whatever he is."
"You're just going to stay?" Severus asked incredulously.
"I can't do anything else, don't you understand?" she said desperately.
"No, I don't. But I suppose I respect your decision."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
"Do you want me to stay until Lucius gets home?"
"No. He won't risk hurting his heir," Narcissa's voice was cold.
"Narcissa if you ever need help, you've always got somewhere to go."
"Thank you Sev." She gave him a watery smile, "You're very sweet. I'll bear that in mind."
He smiled back at her and kissed her forehead suddenly, "Take care of yourself, and the child."
"I will, you take care too."
He nodded and left. Narcissa sat for a long time simply staring at the door he'd walked through and wondering how on earth she could reconcile Severus her kind, loving friend with the hard cold deatheater she knew must exist.
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A/N: See I didn't keep you waiting too long after my evil cliffhanger. I've posted another fic at the same time as updating this one. It's a little one-shot which links with this about what happens when Snape goes to Dumbledore and offers to be a spy, the vents to this story being part of his reasoning. Please, read it and review! I'll love you forever!
Review Responses:
StarliteBaby:- thank you for reviewing again, hope the update was soon enough for you.
Saskia:- Thank you and I'm glad you think this could be close to the truth. Personally I never read Lily and James
Usako3000:- Thanks for reviewing, here's more for you.
Angelika:- Thank you, I'm flattered that you think it keeps getting more and more interesting and that you like how Narcisssa is portrayed. As to her acting like a Gryffindor, she might take that as an insult but I see where you're coming from. However, you'll certainly come to see her more Slytherin side. Just as a taster I'll tell you that you will see both the Slytherin traits of manipulation and revenge at different points in this story, you'll probably like her in one of those instances but not in the other. Trust me she's a true Slytherin at heart, not that that's a bad thing.
Oh and a big thank you to Miss Moony who has put me on her favourites list, YAY! (Does your name suggest that you too are a Remus fan? I love that guy!)
Wow! I've never given that many review responses before!
Wedding Bells Just Turned to Rust
Chapter 9
As Narcissa raced down the path she ran directly in to someone who caught hold of her as she passed, causing her to stop and lash out at them before she realised who it was.
"Severus! Oh I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"
"Do you always kick your visitors in the shins?" he said dryly before noticing the tears on her face and the pained way in which she was gripping her arm. "What on earth's the matter?"
The concern in his eyes overwhelmed her and she broke down entirely, falling into his arms in a faint.
*******
Narcissa blinked open her eyes to find that she was in her own bed and her arm no longer hurt. She tried to sit up but gentle hands pushed her back down.
"Just rest a minute."
"Sev?"
"Yes. You fainted and I brought you up here. Lucius has gone out, he didn't seem in the best of tempers. I mended your arm."
"The baby?"
"The child is fine. What happened?"
"I...I went down to the dungeons because I heard something and there was this child down there, a little girl. They had her chained up in a cold, dark dungeon and she was crying and then Lucius and You-Know-Who came and they killed her and Lucius knocked me to the floor because I tried to stop them." Narcissa babbled half incoherently but Severus gathered what had happened. Narcissa broke down crying again unable to control herself.
Severus' eyes flashed in anger. "How could he strike his own wife?!"
"Well personally I'm more concerned at how he could torture a small child, but then I guess to you deatheaters that's ok now is it, I mean I'm sure it was some terrible enemy in disguise! You're no better than him so don't pretend you are!" Narcissa practically screamed at Severus, her tears stopped through her rage.
Severus merely sat there, a look of deep hurt in his dark eyes, until Narcissa broke down again and buried her face in her hands mumbling "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry...."
"Shhh," Severus put his arms around her in an awkward hug, he had never seen Narcissa this emotional before and was having some difficulty knowing what to do. She sobbed into his shoulder for a while before pulling herself together and asking the question she knew she had to ask. "Did you know about the child?"
"Not that one in particular no, but I knew that they had harmed children before."
"How can you support them knowing that?"
He didn't answer and Narcissa was grateful, she didn't want excuses or protestations of innocence.
"Are you going to stay here, because if you're going to leave then I suggest you do it now."
"Leave? Where would I go? Who'd take me in? Who'd want to know? And more importantly what would happen to my child? How can I let my son grow up without a father?"
"Son? I thought you'd decided to wait to find out the sex."
"I did, but it's just a feeling I've got, I'm sure it's a boy." She smiled and placed her hands on her stomach. "He kicks a lot whatever he is."
"You're just going to stay?" Severus asked incredulously.
"I can't do anything else, don't you understand?" she said desperately.
"No, I don't. But I suppose I respect your decision."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
"Do you want me to stay until Lucius gets home?"
"No. He won't risk hurting his heir," Narcissa's voice was cold.
"Narcissa if you ever need help, you've always got somewhere to go."
"Thank you Sev." She gave him a watery smile, "You're very sweet. I'll bear that in mind."
He smiled back at her and kissed her forehead suddenly, "Take care of yourself, and the child."
"I will, you take care too."
He nodded and left. Narcissa sat for a long time simply staring at the door he'd walked through and wondering how on earth she could reconcile Severus her kind, loving friend with the hard cold deatheater she knew must exist.
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