As dawn arrived in the English countryside a lone figure walked scerenely out into the vast garden that was her pride and joy. It was early summer after all and the flowers were screaming to the sky in a burst of color everywhere. Narcissa and Lilies were planted together around a very secluded scrying pond that at that moment began to glow as Narcissa Black Malfoy stepped up to it.
With a wave of her wand and a silent incantation, Narcissa looked into the pond and gazed for a moment and a smile came to her face, her friend of so long ago, securing a parchment to a great American Bald Eagle and waving her staff shooting sparks at the great flying bird.
Little Bird looked straight at Narcissa and blew her a kiss and gave her the Native American hand symbol of love and the scrying pond became transparent again.
The early dawn light rapidly approached Narcissa where she stood and out of the darkness of the western sky, a massive cloud formed and a shower of the same sparks that she saw Little Bird shooting skyward at her bird came straight at her and out of those sparks, a massive great sharp clawed bird came roaring out of the night that was the west in the pre-dawn sky. Narcissa had seen this bird before and she knew what to do.
Quickly transfiguring the sleeve of her robe into leather, she held her arm out and the Bald eagle came to a feather light landing on her arm. 'Ah, Little Bird, its just not Ravenclaw of you to use such a flashy bird unless theres something wrong' she thought to herself as she untied the parchment and saw the official seal of the House of Thundercloud, of the Dancing Light People, Lord Protectors of the Navajo Nation, Royal Chambers of Queen Little Bird..
The great bird flew to the scrying pond and bent to take a drink. Narcissa's attention was brought to the magical seal on the parchment and the sentence on the outside of it in Little Birds handwriting. " you know the hand symbol and the word sister." Narcissa indeed remembered, she remembered everything now, she muttered the foreign sounding word and made the symbol with her hand,and the seal on the parchment broke in two pieces. Sparks were emitted as the seal was cracked. 'Now that IS Ravenclaw' Narcissa thought, and quickly sat down finally and unrolled the two sheets of paper she'd been holding. Narcissa's eyes began to water at the anticipation of what she was about to read from her dear dear friend from school and one of the bridesmaids at her wedding to Lucius the one who gave her the exquisite raven charm that she wore around her neck since the day it was given to her. Hands trembling, Narcissa began to read.
Dearest Queen Bee,
I'm sorry for having kept quiet for so many years but you as well as I know the grave reasons for doing so. I have an announcement to make, so I'll make it. I have a son Bee. His name is Adam Black Thundercloud. He's going to be 16 this summer and will be attending Hogwarts as a 6th year. He's very talented and extremely powerful. Bee, he's your cousin.
He is Sirius's son. I'll come to the reason I've written to you. Adam needs to learn some proper English ettiquette and I know you're alone with Draco this summer. Adam's a good boy, a bit rowdy sometimes, often fearless, and completely shy around strangers. You know I cannot leave the borders of the Sacred Nation but I'm going to send the only thing I can in the dark war ahead. Talk to Albus.
Enclosed is Adams picture and Magical Navajo Nation certification for you to care for him since he's considered Prince Thundercloud.
It is like a get Adam out of jail for free, no questions asked thing.
Albus suggested it. I didn't argue with him since he knows the Wizengamot inside and out. Big plans for you sister, big plans. Since time is urgent, Lulu will bring your reply. I'll write more later when I hear from you Bee. Sister in Blood,
Love, Little Bird
Narcissa immediately summoned a parchment and quill with her wand and wrote her reply.
My Dearest Birdy,
Of course I will do as you ask. It will be my honour to represent the House of Thundercloud. If Adam is as bright as you say he is, perhaps he can learn some Black family magic as well as behaviour fit for someone in his station. I can't wait to meet your son Birdy. I'd love to see your sweet face once again as well. Perhaps one day?
Sister in Blood, Love, Narcissa
With a flourish, Narcissa folded the parchment and approached the great Bald Eagle and she obediently stuck out her leg and let Narcissa tie on the letter. With a great swoosh of wings the giant bird lept to the sky sparks trailing behind it as it vanished into the darkness of the western horizon. Narcissa slowly muttered the incantation she had been drawn to say at the scrying pond and she could see a shower of sparks and a small woman with long black hair adorned with the finest gold, silver and turquoise hair clips holding out her arm as a great black and white bird with golden yellow eyes landed gently on her arm, light as a feather deadly as the night she thought.
She saw her friend Little Bird, a woman she knew to be as powerful as Dumbledore or Voldemort or both combined truth be told, untie carefully the parchment she had just written. As the great bird gently left her arm and flew to her eyrie she saw Little Bird turn and gaze almost directly into her eyes and make the hand gesture for love again and blew her a kiss... with that, the ripple in the scrying pond broke the vision and the water became once again transparent. 'Now that, Little Bird, was very Ravenclaw too'.
The sun had just broken through the trees that surrounded Malfoy Manor and Narcissa turned and slowly walked through the flowers reveling in the first use of her scrying powers in almost 17 years. It was going to be a good day. It was going to be a wonderful day. 'Where are those house elves ?' Narcissa thought as she stepped into the manor through the great French Doors. No sooner had she wondered where they were she heard three popping sounds and three very excited house elves practically peeing themselves. They were frightened of something. Squeeking excitedly they all shouted "Oh Mistress Malfoy we was so worried for you Mistress, that great black demon bird with the white head and the golden eyes, we thought it ate you, it came from the sky out of the sparks and you is making no noise... Oh we is happy you is not harmed mistress" With that display Narcissa resisted the urge to laugh but only put on her mask of the Mistress of Malfoy Manor on her face and command them to be "SILENT! I am a very powerful witch myself. Do you think such a creature is a match me?" The house elves just shuddered thinking they were to suffer at the hands of the Mistress as they did with the Master.
"Stop shaking you three. That 'great demon bird' as you call it will become a regular visitor and I expect you to remain at your stations and not be running off like scared rabbits because that, is what you will become if you do it again." The elves just stood there shaking wondering when they were going to be beaten or turned into rabbits, and wondering when they could punish themselves for doubting their mistress. As if Narcissa could read their minds she said,
"You will not punish yourselves. I will not punish you. You will wear clean tea towels from now on in my presense. Now, I would like some breakfast and if you would, wake Master Draco for me please?" The stunned look on the elves faces couldn't be more priceless as they all disappeared as one. 'Yes this is going to be a great day.' she thought to her herself as she picked up the Daily Prophet and began to read.
The elves appeared moments later with her breakfast stuttering to her "Master Draco is awake Mistress but he is not happy" and the elves disappeared again and Narcissa began to laugh. 'This is going to be a great time to be here Draco. War be damned, she mused to herself, and continued to read the newspaper waiting for her young ball of sunshine to come waltzing through the door.