A/N: Another reply to the Random Character Challenge! Please review!
Funeral announcements are being made, and Narcissa hears that the Weasley boy's is the first one scheduled. She has been feeling confused about herself lately, wondering if all of this sorrow, all of these heartless tears, are because of her actions and following Lucius in the Dark Lord's path. Her heart is frozen in emotion lately, and she doesn't know what to do. But somehow, she finds herself at Fred Weasley's funeral, out of solace and somewhat regret for his family.
Narcissa lost her family at an early age. Father died in the house fire when she was eighteen, and soon after that, Andromeda purposely disjoined herself from her two sisters to marry Ted Tonks. 'Dromeda wanted to be someone more than a Black, with each one automatically earning a dark reputation because of their surname. Narcissa remembers contemplating her sister's choice, and had wondered if she will ever make a crucial decision like Andromeda's.
But Mother arranged her in a marriage to Lucius, and then paired Bella up with Rodolpus Lestrange. Bellatrix was with Narcissa throughout this entire war – the uncertainty, the power, the strengthening. Now she is gone, and Narcissa feels that she has not lost family, only a longtime acquaintance. She has tried reconciling with Andromeda, who cannot bring herself to speak with her just yet.
And now she is at a Weasley's funeral, the least expected place for her. She sees the redhead ones hug and hold each other's hands to make their way through this. Molly Weasley weeps, and her sons wrap their arms around her while her daughter rests her head upon her shoulder. Arthur Weasley's face is bleary and pale, and his daughter-in-law, the French girl, pats his hand gently. The honorary members of the family, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, do the same to the matriarch and patriarch – comfort them, whisper gently in their ears.
Narcissa leaves the funeral early, because her eyes are becoming red and moist. She has seen how important family is during painful times. Why hasn't she been exposed to it before? It seems so natural with the Weasleys, unlike with her own family.
Her blindness has shed. Family is the most important thing.