Just a quick one for now to move the story along. Glad you're liking this so far!
Dora passed Andromeda a cup of water across the table. The Black family was now in for questioning. Brade and another Auror sat at the circular table as well, readying their quills and notepads for the information that would begin pouring out of this family's mouth. Crucial time. "Alright," Dora sighed, shuffling some papers around before her. "Thank you all for being here. Please know that we're doing everything we can to help locate your missing loved ones. Your presence and information is vital in our investigations, and we encourage you to say everything you know, please. It'll only return them faster." Cygnus nodded gravely. Druella sat up straighter as if the information would come out of her easier that way. "Now Mr. and Mrs. Black, you had three children, correct?" Dora continued as she slipped reading glasses over her eyes. "Indeed," Cygnus answered. "We had three daughters."
"Andromeda, Bellatrix, and Narcissa?" Dora said.
"That's right. Cissy was the youngest."
"How would you describe Narcissa as a child?"
"She was very smart. She was such a brilliant girl—she always got good marks, wanted the best for everyone, and saw a solution to every problem."
"If I may add something to that," Andromeda quietly requested, clearing her throat a little. Dora was more than happy to agree to it. "I married a Muggle man years ago, which earned me a disowning from the Black family. Bella was more than happy to fuel the fire against me, but Narcissa actually…she actually…er, e-excuse me…" Andromeda wiped her eyes on her handkerchief. "Narcissa actually went to our parents and personally asked them not to do it…not to remove me from the family tree…" Tears sparkled in Druella's eyes too. "She was such a good-hearted girl…" she whispered.
"So Narcissa never seemed to have any prejudice towards other beings, is that correct?" Dora asked, passing a fresh tissue to the mother and daughter.
"She had strong beliefs in blood purity, no doubt about it. That's part of the reason why Lucius married her. But she did have no prejudice against family; all she ever wanted was a perfect, loving, happy home. No matter what place 'home' might be." Druella responded.
"…Did she achieve that with Lucius?"
There was a pause in the conversation here; apparently none of the Black family members really knew what to say. Cygnus shut his eyes. "No…" he breathed softly. Dora just gave one nod; Brade wrote something in his notebook. "Tell us what you know of their relationship." she encouraged gently.
"Narcissa and Lucius married young," Cygnus stated. "They tried to conceive quickly so that an heir could be determined first and foremost before any more children were added to their family—to Lucius, that was essential. But it became more difficult than expected. Narcissa was having trouble maintaining a pregnancy. It took several years after their marriage to finally give birth to a baby—their one and only Draco. Narcissa often said that she felt that Lucius viewed her differently after that—after she couldn't produce him an heir as quickly as he would've liked. As if he almost…was disappointed in her. Anyway, for the first few years of Draco's life, Lucius was away working and spending long hours at the Ministry; Narcissa was alone. I've always known their relationship to have been very one-sided and very isolated for my daughter. But she's a good person, so she stayed. I reckon she stayed for Draco as well. I'm sure she wanted him to have a father to look up to."
"I see. So has Narcissa ever expressed any sort of…fear…in her relationship?"
"…That's something she kept to herself. Eventually we just no longer heard from her—I don't know if it's because Lucius made it so or because she just became too busy with raising a baby."
"Is there anyone we could look into to search for this information? Anyone that you know of?"
"…Narcissa had a close friend from her first year at Hogwarts until the very day she went missing. This woman was older than her, but kept an eye out for Narcissa when she needed it at school."
"Excellent. And who might that be?"
"…Molly Weasley."
Molly Weasley? The mother of the Weasley clan that the Malfoys were known to hate? The Molly Weasley? Dora raised a questioning eyebrow, but nodded. "We'll get in contact with her immediately. Thank you for all the information you've granted us so far. We're doing everything we can to find your daughter and grandson—just a little bit longer. And then they'll be safe back at home again." she encouraged. Cygnus, Druella, and Andromeda all exchanged anxious looks. After Dora let the silence ask its own question, Andromeda took a deep breath in. "'Home' may be where the trouble is lurking."