Author's Note: This story begins during the Second year at Hogwarts, during the Chamber of Secrets and will continue as time goes on. This is my first Harry Potter fanfic and along with my friend, ElfFlame, we are writing a series of four stories, which begins with ElfFlame's story- True Revenge. All four of these stories are interrelated and for the best understanding of the characters as we see them, they should be read in conjunction to each other. As always, I own none of this wonderful world that JK Rowling has created.
Author's Note: At this point in time I would just like to say that in telling events of this story from Lucius Malfoy's point of view, I am merely showing his frame of mind. I do not in any way condone or promote the things he does.
Spoiler Warning: This story contains spoilers, both minor and major from all five Harry Potter books.
TavingtonRose: Well I'm glad that your friend didn't commit suicide, but sorry that you had to go through all of that. Hopefully this will help you take your mind off it for a while, enjoy!
WickedLee: I tend to agree with you that Severus would be a better match for Adriana in some ways, but I don't think they'll end up together, they're just really good friends, at least on Adriana's part! I cannot confirm or deny that there will be a meeting between Voldemort and Adriana, all I can say at this point, is keep reading!
Starting Over Again
Special Author's Note: Some of the events in this chapter parallel the events in the story True Revenge, the first story of this series. My friend ElfFlame wrote it, it tells Narcissa's story, and it's really very good. There is a fourth part to this series, told from Draco's point of view, that ElfFlame is writing and threatening not to post until she gets at least one more review of True Revenge. So, if you have the time, please pop on over to True Revenge by ElfFlame, and give it a review, so that she'll post the fourth part of this series! Thanks a bunch!
Lucius had had a very busy summer. He had returned to his Lord's side when Voldemort had risen again. He stood witness to the things Voldemort had done to The Boy Who Wouldn't Die, while trying to break his will. He spent the months trying to not think about Adriana, not only because he was convinced he hated her, but because he didn't want Voldemort to find out about her. He didn't realize how contradictory that was, and neither did he question his feelings. Voldemort was otherwise occupied and therefore not reading Lucius' mind at the moment.
He did wonder what Voldemort would do when he found out about Adriana. He wondered who the unlucky bastard Voldemort would send over to her house would be, and how long it would take her to send him back in pieces. The thought made Lucius chuckle; he'd never go up against her, he'd learned that the hard way a long time ago.
Lucius was trying to reintegrate himself to life at Malfoy Manor. He tried to see as little of Narcissa as he could, but when he did, he poured out all his anger and hurt feelings on her. His beatings were more ruthless than they'd ever been before. Fortunately for Narcissa, the Gelidus spell Adriana had taught her worked from long distances, so each evening she was able to perform the spell from her bedroom with no worries of being caught. It worked well too, Lucius never "visited" her after he returned to the Manor.
Draco had been home for the holiday, and Lucius had tried to avoid him as much as possible too. Not because he didn't want to see Draco, but because he wanted his son to stay out of the Death Eaters' way. He could see that Draco was upset over not being allowed to join him in his Death Eater business, but Lucius was not going to let him join this war. He was very excited when Draco was named a prefect by the school. It gave Draco something else to concentrate on. Lucius congratulated him, even going so far as to pat his son on the back. Draco was shocked at the attention he received, but loved it.
A few days later, Draco was amazed again as Lucius showered him with gifts. He got a solid gold and silver wizard's chess set. Lucius promised that he would play with him later on, but he never did. He loved the brand new pair of dragon-skin shoes that looked just like his father's. But the best gift Lucius gave him though, was a set of 4 miniature soldiers that shot tiny bullets at one another. They were from the trinket shop the day Lucius had met Adriana. He'd half forgotten about that, and kicked himself when he remembered it. He was letting himself think about her again, he had to stop that. Lucius could see that Draco didn't remember them from that day, and was glad of that. He liked them very much. He returned to school in very high spirits at the end of the holiday.
Lucius found he was too busy to think about Adriana too much, and grew to feel more comfortable around Voldemort, knowing he could block her memories from his Lord if he needed to. The thought of him finding out he'd fallen in love with a Mudblood was too humiliating for him to bear. Hopefully in a short amount of time, he'd forget about Adriana permanently, because he wanted nothing to do with her anymore.
Lucius was under orders to recover a certain prophecy hidden deep within the Ministry of Magic, that Voldemort needed. He and several other Death Eaters were going to break into the Ministry, and barring any major problems, they would be successful in returning the prophecy to Voldemort. Since he was the one put in charge of it, he had taken his time to plan out all the details and possibilities. He wanted everything to run smoothly and work perfectly.
There was so much to think about. Lucius had gone to the Ministry over the holiday and put Sturgis Podmore under the Imperious Curse, hoping to use him to get the prophecy. Fudge had told him how to get into the building after closing time. Sometimes it really paid off to have people in your pockets. He'd been very lucky in finding Podmore. As he walked towards the door containing the prophecy, he found himself sailing through the air, and landing on his stomach. When he stood up and looked to see what he'd tripped on, he saw nothing. Reaching his foot out to see what was there, a small smile spread across his face as he hit something solid. Drawing his foot back and kicking the object hard, his smile grew as he heard a grunt of pain. Taking his wand out, he pointed it at the person, telling him to take off his Invisibility Cloak or he'd regret it. Sturgis Podmore suddenly appeared on the ground, at Lucius' feet. After a few seconds, it was all over and Podmore was under Lucius' control. But the idiot had been arrested by the Ministry just after Draco returned to school, after some trouble with the security of the Ministry. Since the Ministry had their image to maintain and the public had to be kept placated, he'd had to allow Fudge to arrest him. That had set Lucius' plans back somewhat.
When he had accompanied his son to the King's Cross Station, an opportunity to return to the Ministry presented itself to him. It came to him in the form of a stray dog. The dog was seen running along the walkway, following the train as it rode out of sight. Lucius knew Sirius Black was an Animagus, whose animal form was a dog. He knew Black was connected to Harry and living on the lam as well. He'd most likely traveled to see Potter off. Sirius had been a fugitive for the past couple of years now and the Ministry was still looking for him. Lucius knew if he turned him in, he'd get all the credit for returning a "dangerous" criminal to justice. More importantly, he'd be able to get inside the Ministry and look another brainless person to use the Imperious Curse on to retrieve the prophecy. He'd gone there earlier in the holiday, and had no luck finding anybody to use, though other opportunities had presented themselves that he'd taken advantage of, but he still needed to find somebody.
When he returned to the door containing the prophecy, Lucius opened it, expecting to see the glass ball he was looking for. Unfortunately, what he saw thoroughly angered Lucius. There were so many more doors to get through to find the right room containing the prophecy! Which of those damn doors was the right one? Not wanting to take the time to try them all, Lucius decided to get somebody else to do it for him. Broderick Bode, who worked for the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry, was passing by, when Lucius started a conversation with him. By the time the conversation had ended, Bode was under Lucius' Imperious Curse, with no one the wiser. With the problem of finding the prophecy solved, Lucius left the Ministry in a very good mood.
As time passed, and the prophecy was more under control, Lucius found himself thinking about Adriana more. One night he dreamt that he was making love to her. He loved making her cry out, making her beg for more, or not to stop. It was the only way he'd ever been able to control her. When he awoke, he found he'd done more than just dream about her the night before. Grumbling as he stripped the sheets from his bed, he grew angry at Adriana for making him do this. He hadn't had anything like that happen since he was a student at Hogwarts. He tried to empty his mind of her image as he took a cold bath.
He didn't want to, but he found she invaded his dreams almost every night, where he had no choice but to see her again. After a few nights, his dreams turned pleasant, he was happy, they were together, laughing, kissing, making love. He knew they were supposed to be together. In his dreams, he didn't care that she was Muggle-born. In his dreams, his prejudices didn't exist. It was when he woke up that things went back to the way they were now.
About a week or so into October, during a full moon, Lucius slept fitfully. In a state where Lucius wasn't sure if he was sleeping or awake, a young girl, about 2 or 3 years old, that he'd never seen before, stood before him. She had pale silver-blonde hair and gray eyes. She spoke to him, "Where are you?"
"I am here, child," He replied, kneeling down and stretching his arms out to her.
"Don't leave me!" She cried, trying to reach him, but faded out of his sight before she could.
Just before Lucius woke with a start, he heard Adriana singing, "You will return, And I alone know why..." It was the very end of a dream he never wanted to forget. He stayed up the rest of the night, trying to memorize the dream.
This child, who was she? Perhaps this was a daughter for the Lucius and Adriana of his dreams to have. She looked just like him. They shared the same eyes and hair. She had that Malfoy look, her eyes pierced down to his very soul. The expression on her face showed displeasure that he couldn't reach her when she'd wanted him to. She had to be his. It had been a very long time since Lucius had entertained the idea of having another child. Narcissa had failed to produce any more sons when he had wanted them, so he'd put the thought out of his mind. But now that this girl had come to him, she seemed to be all he could think of.
It was with sadness that he threw himself into his Death Eater duties, in order to forget about this daughter who would never be.
References: Song lyrics from "I Still Believe" from Miss Saigon.
Author's Note: At this point in time I would just like to say that in telling events of this story from Lucius Malfoy's point of view, I am merely showing his frame of mind. I do not in any way condone or promote the things he does.
Spoiler Warning: This story contains spoilers, both minor and major from all five Harry Potter books.
TavingtonRose: Well I'm glad that your friend didn't commit suicide, but sorry that you had to go through all of that. Hopefully this will help you take your mind off it for a while, enjoy!
WickedLee: I tend to agree with you that Severus would be a better match for Adriana in some ways, but I don't think they'll end up together, they're just really good friends, at least on Adriana's part! I cannot confirm or deny that there will be a meeting between Voldemort and Adriana, all I can say at this point, is keep reading!
Starting Over Again
Special Author's Note: Some of the events in this chapter parallel the events in the story True Revenge, the first story of this series. My friend ElfFlame wrote it, it tells Narcissa's story, and it's really very good. There is a fourth part to this series, told from Draco's point of view, that ElfFlame is writing and threatening not to post until she gets at least one more review of True Revenge. So, if you have the time, please pop on over to True Revenge by ElfFlame, and give it a review, so that she'll post the fourth part of this series! Thanks a bunch!
Lucius had had a very busy summer. He had returned to his Lord's side when Voldemort had risen again. He stood witness to the things Voldemort had done to The Boy Who Wouldn't Die, while trying to break his will. He spent the months trying to not think about Adriana, not only because he was convinced he hated her, but because he didn't want Voldemort to find out about her. He didn't realize how contradictory that was, and neither did he question his feelings. Voldemort was otherwise occupied and therefore not reading Lucius' mind at the moment.
He did wonder what Voldemort would do when he found out about Adriana. He wondered who the unlucky bastard Voldemort would send over to her house would be, and how long it would take her to send him back in pieces. The thought made Lucius chuckle; he'd never go up against her, he'd learned that the hard way a long time ago.
Lucius was trying to reintegrate himself to life at Malfoy Manor. He tried to see as little of Narcissa as he could, but when he did, he poured out all his anger and hurt feelings on her. His beatings were more ruthless than they'd ever been before. Fortunately for Narcissa, the Gelidus spell Adriana had taught her worked from long distances, so each evening she was able to perform the spell from her bedroom with no worries of being caught. It worked well too, Lucius never "visited" her after he returned to the Manor.
Draco had been home for the holiday, and Lucius had tried to avoid him as much as possible too. Not because he didn't want to see Draco, but because he wanted his son to stay out of the Death Eaters' way. He could see that Draco was upset over not being allowed to join him in his Death Eater business, but Lucius was not going to let him join this war. He was very excited when Draco was named a prefect by the school. It gave Draco something else to concentrate on. Lucius congratulated him, even going so far as to pat his son on the back. Draco was shocked at the attention he received, but loved it.
A few days later, Draco was amazed again as Lucius showered him with gifts. He got a solid gold and silver wizard's chess set. Lucius promised that he would play with him later on, but he never did. He loved the brand new pair of dragon-skin shoes that looked just like his father's. But the best gift Lucius gave him though, was a set of 4 miniature soldiers that shot tiny bullets at one another. They were from the trinket shop the day Lucius had met Adriana. He'd half forgotten about that, and kicked himself when he remembered it. He was letting himself think about her again, he had to stop that. Lucius could see that Draco didn't remember them from that day, and was glad of that. He liked them very much. He returned to school in very high spirits at the end of the holiday.
Lucius found he was too busy to think about Adriana too much, and grew to feel more comfortable around Voldemort, knowing he could block her memories from his Lord if he needed to. The thought of him finding out he'd fallen in love with a Mudblood was too humiliating for him to bear. Hopefully in a short amount of time, he'd forget about Adriana permanently, because he wanted nothing to do with her anymore.
Lucius was under orders to recover a certain prophecy hidden deep within the Ministry of Magic, that Voldemort needed. He and several other Death Eaters were going to break into the Ministry, and barring any major problems, they would be successful in returning the prophecy to Voldemort. Since he was the one put in charge of it, he had taken his time to plan out all the details and possibilities. He wanted everything to run smoothly and work perfectly.
There was so much to think about. Lucius had gone to the Ministry over the holiday and put Sturgis Podmore under the Imperious Curse, hoping to use him to get the prophecy. Fudge had told him how to get into the building after closing time. Sometimes it really paid off to have people in your pockets. He'd been very lucky in finding Podmore. As he walked towards the door containing the prophecy, he found himself sailing through the air, and landing on his stomach. When he stood up and looked to see what he'd tripped on, he saw nothing. Reaching his foot out to see what was there, a small smile spread across his face as he hit something solid. Drawing his foot back and kicking the object hard, his smile grew as he heard a grunt of pain. Taking his wand out, he pointed it at the person, telling him to take off his Invisibility Cloak or he'd regret it. Sturgis Podmore suddenly appeared on the ground, at Lucius' feet. After a few seconds, it was all over and Podmore was under Lucius' control. But the idiot had been arrested by the Ministry just after Draco returned to school, after some trouble with the security of the Ministry. Since the Ministry had their image to maintain and the public had to be kept placated, he'd had to allow Fudge to arrest him. That had set Lucius' plans back somewhat.
When he had accompanied his son to the King's Cross Station, an opportunity to return to the Ministry presented itself to him. It came to him in the form of a stray dog. The dog was seen running along the walkway, following the train as it rode out of sight. Lucius knew Sirius Black was an Animagus, whose animal form was a dog. He knew Black was connected to Harry and living on the lam as well. He'd most likely traveled to see Potter off. Sirius had been a fugitive for the past couple of years now and the Ministry was still looking for him. Lucius knew if he turned him in, he'd get all the credit for returning a "dangerous" criminal to justice. More importantly, he'd be able to get inside the Ministry and look another brainless person to use the Imperious Curse on to retrieve the prophecy. He'd gone there earlier in the holiday, and had no luck finding anybody to use, though other opportunities had presented themselves that he'd taken advantage of, but he still needed to find somebody.
When he returned to the door containing the prophecy, Lucius opened it, expecting to see the glass ball he was looking for. Unfortunately, what he saw thoroughly angered Lucius. There were so many more doors to get through to find the right room containing the prophecy! Which of those damn doors was the right one? Not wanting to take the time to try them all, Lucius decided to get somebody else to do it for him. Broderick Bode, who worked for the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry, was passing by, when Lucius started a conversation with him. By the time the conversation had ended, Bode was under Lucius' Imperious Curse, with no one the wiser. With the problem of finding the prophecy solved, Lucius left the Ministry in a very good mood.
As time passed, and the prophecy was more under control, Lucius found himself thinking about Adriana more. One night he dreamt that he was making love to her. He loved making her cry out, making her beg for more, or not to stop. It was the only way he'd ever been able to control her. When he awoke, he found he'd done more than just dream about her the night before. Grumbling as he stripped the sheets from his bed, he grew angry at Adriana for making him do this. He hadn't had anything like that happen since he was a student at Hogwarts. He tried to empty his mind of her image as he took a cold bath.
He didn't want to, but he found she invaded his dreams almost every night, where he had no choice but to see her again. After a few nights, his dreams turned pleasant, he was happy, they were together, laughing, kissing, making love. He knew they were supposed to be together. In his dreams, he didn't care that she was Muggle-born. In his dreams, his prejudices didn't exist. It was when he woke up that things went back to the way they were now.
About a week or so into October, during a full moon, Lucius slept fitfully. In a state where Lucius wasn't sure if he was sleeping or awake, a young girl, about 2 or 3 years old, that he'd never seen before, stood before him. She had pale silver-blonde hair and gray eyes. She spoke to him, "Where are you?"
"I am here, child," He replied, kneeling down and stretching his arms out to her.
"Don't leave me!" She cried, trying to reach him, but faded out of his sight before she could.
Just before Lucius woke with a start, he heard Adriana singing, "You will return, And I alone know why..." It was the very end of a dream he never wanted to forget. He stayed up the rest of the night, trying to memorize the dream.
This child, who was she? Perhaps this was a daughter for the Lucius and Adriana of his dreams to have. She looked just like him. They shared the same eyes and hair. She had that Malfoy look, her eyes pierced down to his very soul. The expression on her face showed displeasure that he couldn't reach her when she'd wanted him to. She had to be his. It had been a very long time since Lucius had entertained the idea of having another child. Narcissa had failed to produce any more sons when he had wanted them, so he'd put the thought out of his mind. But now that this girl had come to him, she seemed to be all he could think of.
It was with sadness that he threw himself into his Death Eater duties, in order to forget about this daughter who would never be.
References: Song lyrics from "I Still Believe" from Miss Saigon.