Author's note: Things are moving fast. This chapter is based on Narcissa
and Lucius. I am a sucker for a love story, so I like to think everyone
falls in love once in their life. Of course in my story Narcissa and
Lucius fell in love. This chapter focus on that. This chapter is also
just to suggest passing in time in Draco and Harry's story.
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Chapter Nine: Darkness falls upon the Land.
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Narcissa's situation had changed little since Voldermort had demanded she write Draco a letter telling him she was all right. She had used the Malfoy secret message codes to tell him other interesting news too. Snape continued to be a Death Eater but Narcissa felt her old friend was something more. The idea he was a spy gave her hope. However she still remained imprisoned in the Riddle house in Voldermort own quarters where he could watch her. Accept now he had given her a bed to lie on after her complaining of the hard wooden floor by singing every Quidditch song she remembered from her days at Hogwarts. He especially hated the one that said Slytherin sucked.
Wormtail still brought her food to her. He still freaked her out. She remained convinced he was a peeping tom as well as a murderer. Nothing he could say or do would change that. The only thing she was grateful for was Voldermort knew it too and watch Wormtail like a hawk when he was about her. Tonight however, Voldermort was greeting an old friend that he had brought to meet her. So Wormtail was sitting opposite her practically drooling over her. Thankfully Voldermort's snake was in between them. The snake seemed to sense the rat in Wormtail and hissed and spat if he came too close. Rather an excellent guard dog, she did not mind Narcissa stroking her though and she was company to Narcissa when everyone else was gone. She would have to ask Lucius could they have a snake. Since he and Draco were Slytherins she thought of no reason they would reject unless it eat house elves.
"I think your hair suits you dark, Narcissa." Peter babbled eyeing her.
He often said he liked her dark hair. She wished she had her wand to reverse the spell she had place on it. May be go a shade of red like a Weasley! Peter and every Slytherin disliked that family so it might get rid of them from her.
"Thanks." She replied injecting her voice with sarcasm.
What was taking so long? Down stairs she could hear voices. They had shouted, whispered and there had been the sounds of things breaking. Who was coming? Dread filled her. Lifting her hand, Narcissa looked at her silver cut wedding ring. She was allergic to gold, or something in the metal ore of its chemical formula. So she had to wear silver jewellery. Though the locket she had given to Draco was gold itself it hung on a silver chain long enough that she had been able to wear it over her clothes. She twisted her wedding band on her finger. It was just the same as Lucius's. No one knew what was inscribed on the inside of the ring in the tiny Latin that was too small to read other than her and Lucius.
It was a message of love. A prayer that the love they share would last forever. It was a hope they would never be parted unless by death, but then reunited. Lucius had always been hard and cold inside to everyone else but to her, he opened up and loved her completely giving his soul to hers. Like her mother always said love should be like.
Too many people believed the Blacks had sold her to this marriage. But the truth was she had loved Lucius from the first moment she saw him on the train. Acting all high and mighty. A blond god walking down the passageway toward her. She had nearly fainted. She had followed him to his compartment where he sat alone staring out the window. Angry looking and hating everything.
"Hello," she had said nervously. "May I sit here, everywhere else is full?"
"The school is overcrowded with Muggle-borns should be kept in the Muggle world!" Lucius replied turning his angry glare at her.
It had scared her slightly but being a Black gave her a backbone and she did not flinch. Down the hallway, she heard the noise from her cousin, Sirius who had made a friend in a boy called James and small-frightened child called Remus, who sounded foreign to her ear. Stepping in she closed the door and sat down beside Lucius who seemed surprised by the bold move.
"I am Narcissa Black," she smiled offering her hand out to him, and regretted it when he made no move to accept it. As she began to lower her hand and wonder should she leave she received the shock of her life.
Lucius lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it. "Malfoy." He whispered. "Lucius Malfoy. And it is nice to meet you Narcissa Black."
And that moment she had fallen head over heels in love. Of course Sirius and James had crashed into the compartment a moment later embarrassing the hell out of her. As they began singing Narcissa and Malfoy sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Sirius got a black eye and James a bloody nose from Lucius who remained untouched as scared Remus apologised profoundly and then dragged his new friends away, and so had begun the foundation that had spawned the Malfoy and Potter feud that continued to this day.
Of course Lucius had forgiven Sirius until the wedding when he appeared with James, Remus and Wormtail. The terrorised guest and teased a young Severus without mercy. Of course Remus stood apologising to her as the cake went flying on her mother's head. Lily cringed and blushed bright red. She had been there anyway as a bridesmaid as she was Narcissa best friend at the time.
A brief smile appeared on Narcissa face until she realised she was still a prisoner in the damp Riddle Household. The door suddenly was flung open and Voldermort entered. "Get out!" He yelled at Wormtail. "I will deal with you later."
Wormtail fled the room but froze in the door and gasped and sped quicker than he had run when Voldermort had ordered him out.
"My dear, Narcissa." Voldermort crooned. "I believe you will enjoy my guest here tonight."
Was this his purpose for her? A toy in his grand plan. Rage boiled over inside her. "I won't let you! I will not let you have me Voldermort. Never- Lucius!"
As Voldermort stepped aside to reveal her husband, Narcissa's knee collapse and she burst into tears. So long had she waited! Finally he was here!
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Lucius nodded to Voldermort and the Dark Lord returned the nod and left closing the door behind him. Lucius quickly walked over to the fallen Narcissa. She was sobbing and crying his name over and over. It made his heart twist that she had born this pain so long. His hatred for Voldermort was overtaken with the warmth of Narcissa arms and the soft gasps of his name as she leap into his arms and ran her hands over his face and through his hair. Fresh tears falling as she overcame the shock and face the truth that he was here.
"How?" She asked breathless.
"One betrayal for another," Lucius whispered before kissing her, which she returned as desperately as he gave. Love poured into them both. Lucius had his faith reaffirmed that night. He could survive anything as long as Narcissa was his.
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"What is Malfoy doing here?" Wormtail demanded as Voldermort returned his real quarters.
Narcissa had been placed in Lucius's rooms that he had at the Riddle House. But he had made her believe they were his. A fear tactic but she had not afraid of him. Neither was Lucius, and that was what made them strong. Voldermort had once shared that sort of love too. Maybe that was why he trusted Lucius more than any of his other Death Eaters.
"Because I need him," Voldermort snapped back at Wormtail. "This was all set up to get him out of prison. I need Lucius on my side otherwise Harry Potter will not be my only threat. Now get out, and if I catch you need Narcissa again I will curse you with a curse so powerful it tears you in half!"
Wormtail once more scurried out the room leaving Voldermort alone with one of his Death Eaters. Who hung back in the shadows listening to every word said then to the creaks on the floor above.
"Severus old friend," Voldermort greeted the potions master. "How is our young master Malfoy?"
"In good health, though keep bizarre company in Potter, sir." Snape replied as normal limiting the information he gave.
Voldermort knew he was a spy for the old fool Dumbledore. He knew also that Snape would protect Potter when the time came but for now he was happy that Severus should think that he did not know the intentions behind his loyalty.
"Good, you can tell Draco then about his parents when two weeks have past." Voldermort order then raised his red eyes to the floor above. "I do hope our lovebirds have a good time don't you Severus."
Voldermort saw Snape cringe, it was fun to remind the old potion master who had won the love of Narcissa out of the two most potent men of Slytherin.
"I hope soon my work will be completed." Voldermort said as he opened a window and looked up to a sky filled with stars. "Perhaps then Lucius will feel it is safe to have another child. Poor Narcissa so badly wanted a big family. But Lucius's career damned dangerous plots so they just tried for an heir first of all. Here's to the Malfoys and may they have a big family."
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Chapter Ten is up next. It is going to be long. It is going to be big! Dudley beware! Draco might just make you a hamster so you can wheel of your weight! He he he! ^_^
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Chapter Nine: Darkness falls upon the Land.
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Narcissa's situation had changed little since Voldermort had demanded she write Draco a letter telling him she was all right. She had used the Malfoy secret message codes to tell him other interesting news too. Snape continued to be a Death Eater but Narcissa felt her old friend was something more. The idea he was a spy gave her hope. However she still remained imprisoned in the Riddle house in Voldermort own quarters where he could watch her. Accept now he had given her a bed to lie on after her complaining of the hard wooden floor by singing every Quidditch song she remembered from her days at Hogwarts. He especially hated the one that said Slytherin sucked.
Wormtail still brought her food to her. He still freaked her out. She remained convinced he was a peeping tom as well as a murderer. Nothing he could say or do would change that. The only thing she was grateful for was Voldermort knew it too and watch Wormtail like a hawk when he was about her. Tonight however, Voldermort was greeting an old friend that he had brought to meet her. So Wormtail was sitting opposite her practically drooling over her. Thankfully Voldermort's snake was in between them. The snake seemed to sense the rat in Wormtail and hissed and spat if he came too close. Rather an excellent guard dog, she did not mind Narcissa stroking her though and she was company to Narcissa when everyone else was gone. She would have to ask Lucius could they have a snake. Since he and Draco were Slytherins she thought of no reason they would reject unless it eat house elves.
"I think your hair suits you dark, Narcissa." Peter babbled eyeing her.
He often said he liked her dark hair. She wished she had her wand to reverse the spell she had place on it. May be go a shade of red like a Weasley! Peter and every Slytherin disliked that family so it might get rid of them from her.
"Thanks." She replied injecting her voice with sarcasm.
What was taking so long? Down stairs she could hear voices. They had shouted, whispered and there had been the sounds of things breaking. Who was coming? Dread filled her. Lifting her hand, Narcissa looked at her silver cut wedding ring. She was allergic to gold, or something in the metal ore of its chemical formula. So she had to wear silver jewellery. Though the locket she had given to Draco was gold itself it hung on a silver chain long enough that she had been able to wear it over her clothes. She twisted her wedding band on her finger. It was just the same as Lucius's. No one knew what was inscribed on the inside of the ring in the tiny Latin that was too small to read other than her and Lucius.
It was a message of love. A prayer that the love they share would last forever. It was a hope they would never be parted unless by death, but then reunited. Lucius had always been hard and cold inside to everyone else but to her, he opened up and loved her completely giving his soul to hers. Like her mother always said love should be like.
Too many people believed the Blacks had sold her to this marriage. But the truth was she had loved Lucius from the first moment she saw him on the train. Acting all high and mighty. A blond god walking down the passageway toward her. She had nearly fainted. She had followed him to his compartment where he sat alone staring out the window. Angry looking and hating everything.
"Hello," she had said nervously. "May I sit here, everywhere else is full?"
"The school is overcrowded with Muggle-borns should be kept in the Muggle world!" Lucius replied turning his angry glare at her.
It had scared her slightly but being a Black gave her a backbone and she did not flinch. Down the hallway, she heard the noise from her cousin, Sirius who had made a friend in a boy called James and small-frightened child called Remus, who sounded foreign to her ear. Stepping in she closed the door and sat down beside Lucius who seemed surprised by the bold move.
"I am Narcissa Black," she smiled offering her hand out to him, and regretted it when he made no move to accept it. As she began to lower her hand and wonder should she leave she received the shock of her life.
Lucius lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it. "Malfoy." He whispered. "Lucius Malfoy. And it is nice to meet you Narcissa Black."
And that moment she had fallen head over heels in love. Of course Sirius and James had crashed into the compartment a moment later embarrassing the hell out of her. As they began singing Narcissa and Malfoy sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Sirius got a black eye and James a bloody nose from Lucius who remained untouched as scared Remus apologised profoundly and then dragged his new friends away, and so had begun the foundation that had spawned the Malfoy and Potter feud that continued to this day.
Of course Lucius had forgiven Sirius until the wedding when he appeared with James, Remus and Wormtail. The terrorised guest and teased a young Severus without mercy. Of course Remus stood apologising to her as the cake went flying on her mother's head. Lily cringed and blushed bright red. She had been there anyway as a bridesmaid as she was Narcissa best friend at the time.
A brief smile appeared on Narcissa face until she realised she was still a prisoner in the damp Riddle Household. The door suddenly was flung open and Voldermort entered. "Get out!" He yelled at Wormtail. "I will deal with you later."
Wormtail fled the room but froze in the door and gasped and sped quicker than he had run when Voldermort had ordered him out.
"My dear, Narcissa." Voldermort crooned. "I believe you will enjoy my guest here tonight."
Was this his purpose for her? A toy in his grand plan. Rage boiled over inside her. "I won't let you! I will not let you have me Voldermort. Never- Lucius!"
As Voldermort stepped aside to reveal her husband, Narcissa's knee collapse and she burst into tears. So long had she waited! Finally he was here!
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Lucius nodded to Voldermort and the Dark Lord returned the nod and left closing the door behind him. Lucius quickly walked over to the fallen Narcissa. She was sobbing and crying his name over and over. It made his heart twist that she had born this pain so long. His hatred for Voldermort was overtaken with the warmth of Narcissa arms and the soft gasps of his name as she leap into his arms and ran her hands over his face and through his hair. Fresh tears falling as she overcame the shock and face the truth that he was here.
"How?" She asked breathless.
"One betrayal for another," Lucius whispered before kissing her, which she returned as desperately as he gave. Love poured into them both. Lucius had his faith reaffirmed that night. He could survive anything as long as Narcissa was his.
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"What is Malfoy doing here?" Wormtail demanded as Voldermort returned his real quarters.
Narcissa had been placed in Lucius's rooms that he had at the Riddle House. But he had made her believe they were his. A fear tactic but she had not afraid of him. Neither was Lucius, and that was what made them strong. Voldermort had once shared that sort of love too. Maybe that was why he trusted Lucius more than any of his other Death Eaters.
"Because I need him," Voldermort snapped back at Wormtail. "This was all set up to get him out of prison. I need Lucius on my side otherwise Harry Potter will not be my only threat. Now get out, and if I catch you need Narcissa again I will curse you with a curse so powerful it tears you in half!"
Wormtail once more scurried out the room leaving Voldermort alone with one of his Death Eaters. Who hung back in the shadows listening to every word said then to the creaks on the floor above.
"Severus old friend," Voldermort greeted the potions master. "How is our young master Malfoy?"
"In good health, though keep bizarre company in Potter, sir." Snape replied as normal limiting the information he gave.
Voldermort knew he was a spy for the old fool Dumbledore. He knew also that Snape would protect Potter when the time came but for now he was happy that Severus should think that he did not know the intentions behind his loyalty.
"Good, you can tell Draco then about his parents when two weeks have past." Voldermort order then raised his red eyes to the floor above. "I do hope our lovebirds have a good time don't you Severus."
Voldermort saw Snape cringe, it was fun to remind the old potion master who had won the love of Narcissa out of the two most potent men of Slytherin.
"I hope soon my work will be completed." Voldermort said as he opened a window and looked up to a sky filled with stars. "Perhaps then Lucius will feel it is safe to have another child. Poor Narcissa so badly wanted a big family. But Lucius's career damned dangerous plots so they just tried for an heir first of all. Here's to the Malfoys and may they have a big family."
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Chapter Ten is up next. It is going to be long. It is going to be big! Dudley beware! Draco might just make you a hamster so you can wheel of your weight! He he he! ^_^