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Wedding Bells Just Turned to Rust
Chapter 10
Lucius and Narcissa's relationship never recovered and Lucius didn't seem to care. Narcissa retreated into her shell, severing almost all contact with the outside world and often crying herself to sleep at night. The only bright spot she could see was the birth of her child, now confirmed to be a boy.
He was born in late February, tiny and premature. Lucius wasn't present at the birth. He visited her briefly after in St. Mungo's where she had to remain for several weeks due to her son's premature birth. Severus on the other hand was a constant visitor though he consistently refused to hold the baby who, after much persuasion, had become his godson.
"What are you going to call him?" Severus asked when the baby was still nameless several days after his birth.
"I think I've finally decided. What do you think of Draco?"
"Draco? It's certainly very unusual."
"It's Latin, it means dragon."
"Oh. I like it, it's different."
"You really like or you're humouring me, you like it?"
Severus laughed at her indignant face, "I really like it."
Narcissa smiled, "Draco it is then."
"Lucius approves?"
"Lucius can go to hell, this is my son not his."
Severus was pleased to hear something of her old fiery temperament in her voice but could not help but wonder how long she would hold to that idea with Lucius around. He had been horrified to watch the way over the last six weeks or so she had diminished until she was little more than her husband's shadow. He glanced towards the door desperate to leave but not wishing to seem rude. He hated children and he was sure that Narcissa was going to start pressurising him to hold the damned thing again. Sure enough...
"Severus, won't you hold him before you go? Just for a minute?"
"No."
"Please? Lucius didn't even hold him."
The pleading look in Narcissa's eyes decided him.
"I don't know how."
"I'll show you, just support his head. That's it. See he's not scary is he?"
"I feel like I'm going to break him. He's too bloody small."
Narcissa laughed at him, "That's not his fault."
A nearby nurse snickered and said, "First time fathers are always the same!"
"I am not the father! Ow!"
The "ow" had been in response to the little bundle grabbing a strand of his black hair and giving it a sharp tug, Narcissa of course found this adorable as did the nurse.
"Oh, I think he likes you!"
"Great! Do you want him back?"
"Alright, give him here." Narcissa took hold of the child and said to him, "Don't worry he loves you really he just doesn't know how to show it."
"Narcissa!" Severus growled at her.
"You're his godfather you have to love him!"
"Well alright but there's no need to go telling him that! I have to go."
He walked out leaving Narcissa laughing at his retreating back.
"Men!" commented the red haired woman in the next bed.
"I know, they're useless aren't they!" Narcissa replied through her laughter.
"Absolutely! My husband's worse than my children!" The woman said affectionately, and it was clear that she wouldn't be parted from him for all the world.
"Children? How many have you got?" Narcissa asked curiously, keen to have someone to talk to.
"Well Ron here's the sixth." The woman gestured to the baby sleeping quietly in her arms.
"The sixth! Bloody hell! How do you cope?!" Narcissa had recently been worrying that she would be unable to cope with one child and the idea of six left her wanting to follow Severus in running out the door.
"Barely!" the woman laughed. "Is that your first?"
"Yes. He's called Draco."
"What a pretty name! I'm Molly by the way, Molly Weasley."
"Narcissa Malfoy."
"Oh, how lovely to meet you." Molly didn't sound like she thought it was lovely to meet her though.
Narcissa sighed, the name Malfoy never got a good reaction and she just hoped that by the time her son had grown up things would be different.
"It's nice to meet you too," Narcissa turned on her most charming smile. "Ron looks adorable with all that red hair!"
Molly smiled at the baby fondly and replied, "Yes, Draco seems to have your hair too."
"Yes, but he has his father's eyes."
"Speaking of fathers, here comes my Arthur."
Narcissa looked up to see a tall, red headed man enter the room with five children in tow. He looked good natured but harassed and the kids didn't half look like a handful. The two eldest were trying to keep the youngest two inline as they tried to tease the other child who was much quieter and was simply holding his father's hand. The family fell into happy conversation and Narcissa returned to her thoughts. She had heard Lucius speak disparagingly of the Weasleys but seeing how happy they were together she couldn't help envying Molly with her darling children and handsome, kind husband, who was at that moment gazing lovingly at his youngest child and smiling wife.
When they had gone Molly turned to her and said, "Your husband doesn't visit often."
"No, he's very busy."
Molly was only there for another week but in that time she and Narcissa began to get along really well, talking and laughing. Molly dishing out advice as to how to look after children and Narcissa eagerly listening.
"You should drop in for a cup of tea sometime dear," Molly said as she left with her husband.
"Oh that would be lovely! But I can't, I'm sorry I don't think my husband would like it."
"Oh, alright then." Molly sounded a little offended as she said goodbye to Narcissa and Draco and left with her husband.
"Sorry Molly," Narcissa said when the woman was out of hearing range, "but you don't want to get your children mixed up with my family.
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A/N: Yay! The Weasleys! I love Weasleys! I'll update again soon! Please Review, I have no dignity left, I'm begging! Oh, and go and read Turning Point if you want to read about lovely, lovely Sev! It's all about how he turns spy and links with this story.
Oh and I know the books don't describe Arthur Weasley as handsome but honest_iago insists that I write that he is, he is lovely anyway.
Wedding Bells Just Turned to Rust
Chapter 10
Lucius and Narcissa's relationship never recovered and Lucius didn't seem to care. Narcissa retreated into her shell, severing almost all contact with the outside world and often crying herself to sleep at night. The only bright spot she could see was the birth of her child, now confirmed to be a boy.
He was born in late February, tiny and premature. Lucius wasn't present at the birth. He visited her briefly after in St. Mungo's where she had to remain for several weeks due to her son's premature birth. Severus on the other hand was a constant visitor though he consistently refused to hold the baby who, after much persuasion, had become his godson.
"What are you going to call him?" Severus asked when the baby was still nameless several days after his birth.
"I think I've finally decided. What do you think of Draco?"
"Draco? It's certainly very unusual."
"It's Latin, it means dragon."
"Oh. I like it, it's different."
"You really like or you're humouring me, you like it?"
Severus laughed at her indignant face, "I really like it."
Narcissa smiled, "Draco it is then."
"Lucius approves?"
"Lucius can go to hell, this is my son not his."
Severus was pleased to hear something of her old fiery temperament in her voice but could not help but wonder how long she would hold to that idea with Lucius around. He had been horrified to watch the way over the last six weeks or so she had diminished until she was little more than her husband's shadow. He glanced towards the door desperate to leave but not wishing to seem rude. He hated children and he was sure that Narcissa was going to start pressurising him to hold the damned thing again. Sure enough...
"Severus, won't you hold him before you go? Just for a minute?"
"No."
"Please? Lucius didn't even hold him."
The pleading look in Narcissa's eyes decided him.
"I don't know how."
"I'll show you, just support his head. That's it. See he's not scary is he?"
"I feel like I'm going to break him. He's too bloody small."
Narcissa laughed at him, "That's not his fault."
A nearby nurse snickered and said, "First time fathers are always the same!"
"I am not the father! Ow!"
The "ow" had been in response to the little bundle grabbing a strand of his black hair and giving it a sharp tug, Narcissa of course found this adorable as did the nurse.
"Oh, I think he likes you!"
"Great! Do you want him back?"
"Alright, give him here." Narcissa took hold of the child and said to him, "Don't worry he loves you really he just doesn't know how to show it."
"Narcissa!" Severus growled at her.
"You're his godfather you have to love him!"
"Well alright but there's no need to go telling him that! I have to go."
He walked out leaving Narcissa laughing at his retreating back.
"Men!" commented the red haired woman in the next bed.
"I know, they're useless aren't they!" Narcissa replied through her laughter.
"Absolutely! My husband's worse than my children!" The woman said affectionately, and it was clear that she wouldn't be parted from him for all the world.
"Children? How many have you got?" Narcissa asked curiously, keen to have someone to talk to.
"Well Ron here's the sixth." The woman gestured to the baby sleeping quietly in her arms.
"The sixth! Bloody hell! How do you cope?!" Narcissa had recently been worrying that she would be unable to cope with one child and the idea of six left her wanting to follow Severus in running out the door.
"Barely!" the woman laughed. "Is that your first?"
"Yes. He's called Draco."
"What a pretty name! I'm Molly by the way, Molly Weasley."
"Narcissa Malfoy."
"Oh, how lovely to meet you." Molly didn't sound like she thought it was lovely to meet her though.
Narcissa sighed, the name Malfoy never got a good reaction and she just hoped that by the time her son had grown up things would be different.
"It's nice to meet you too," Narcissa turned on her most charming smile. "Ron looks adorable with all that red hair!"
Molly smiled at the baby fondly and replied, "Yes, Draco seems to have your hair too."
"Yes, but he has his father's eyes."
"Speaking of fathers, here comes my Arthur."
Narcissa looked up to see a tall, red headed man enter the room with five children in tow. He looked good natured but harassed and the kids didn't half look like a handful. The two eldest were trying to keep the youngest two inline as they tried to tease the other child who was much quieter and was simply holding his father's hand. The family fell into happy conversation and Narcissa returned to her thoughts. She had heard Lucius speak disparagingly of the Weasleys but seeing how happy they were together she couldn't help envying Molly with her darling children and handsome, kind husband, who was at that moment gazing lovingly at his youngest child and smiling wife.
When they had gone Molly turned to her and said, "Your husband doesn't visit often."
"No, he's very busy."
Molly was only there for another week but in that time she and Narcissa began to get along really well, talking and laughing. Molly dishing out advice as to how to look after children and Narcissa eagerly listening.
"You should drop in for a cup of tea sometime dear," Molly said as she left with her husband.
"Oh that would be lovely! But I can't, I'm sorry I don't think my husband would like it."
"Oh, alright then." Molly sounded a little offended as she said goodbye to Narcissa and Draco and left with her husband.
"Sorry Molly," Narcissa said when the woman was out of hearing range, "but you don't want to get your children mixed up with my family.
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A/N: Yay! The Weasleys! I love Weasleys! I'll update again soon! Please Review, I have no dignity left, I'm begging! Oh, and go and read Turning Point if you want to read about lovely, lovely Sev! It's all about how he turns spy and links with this story.
Oh and I know the books don't describe Arthur Weasley as handsome but honest_iago insists that I write that he is, he is lovely anyway.