Previously on: Catch-22: Charms and Privileges.
Narcissa didn't know what to think... How to feel. She thought they'd passed all this. But having it all be brought up and by the man himself brought a whole new fresh waves of feeling. Maybe she'll owl Arthur and give him the latest news of developments. Maybe they could all be happy soon?
Have their own happy endings?
Draco sighed as he stared at the empty table. His mother had silently left and his father had gone to deal with supposed business quests or what not.
He'd always got a vibe from his parents that not all was as it seemed to be. The act they put up in front of him, the pretend love and affection the played out before him.
He felt like his whole life had been one big play of nothingness. Nothing being as it seemed to be, a whole big slab of fat-ass lies.
Some birthday this was turning out to be...
Being dumped with his parents burdens of regrets and or mistakes and home truths. They were supposed to be celebrating his coming of age not wallowing in their own sorrows.
But alas, he had other matters to be worrying about other than musing over his parents issues. After all that's all they where to him... Parents. He never knew real love; like a mother/son bond or father/son bond. Emotions and close companionship just wasn't acceptable in the Malfoy household. Especially being brought up with in the realms of the Dark Lord.
Though he promised himself one thing. When he finds this... this... mate of his, his household will not be the same as his upbringing. It will be different, a new household in this old Manor house that's unfortunately his ancestral home.
In the upper floors of the old Manor house that's been the home of the Malfoy's ancestors for decades upon decades was a different story.
Narcissa Malfoy was currently writing a letter to her secret lover. Not even her husband knows who it is. But she was having trouble trying to find a fitting title.
My darling; my love; my lover and my dear just didn't sound right and plain old 'Arthur' or 'my dear Arthur' just didn't seem right. She decided not to put a starting and jump straight in.
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I wish to see you! It's of great importance and not much can be said in a letter in case if falls into the wrong hands. It is of the topic we spoke of last. Their has been development and today is someone's birthday and all has been spilled. He took it surprisingly well though I am more surprised of AML's outburst with the truth of the situation at hand.
Please write to me,I miss you,BNM
She re-read it a few times before feeling satisfied with it. Double checking as she went over it that if it fell into unwanted hands the reader would not be able to understand its contents.
Narcissa grabbed her wand from her writing desk in her own private chambers in the Manor where neither her son or 'husband' could enter without her express permission and tapped the parchment that neatly folded into a scroll. She then levitate it so it floated into the air and used the new method for sending mail during the daytime so the Muggles wouldn't get suspicious of seeing owls flying around in broad day light.
She moved her wand and the scroll followed and pointed it directly at the lit fire place to which she said a non-verbal spell and the scroll shot into the yellow-orange flames and now was gone through the 'mail-Floo network', hopefully reaching her secret lover safely.
Lucius on the other hand had gone straight to Hogwarts and used the Floo-connection straight into Severus Snape's private chambers at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"SNAPE!" He hollered.
"Merlin's beard, Malfoy. Do you know what knocking, or giving a word of warning means?" came a irritated sleepy voice.
Severus stepped out of his bed chamber door in nothing but green silk boxers, showing off his muscled toned chest. Wand at the ready in one hand.
"What do you want at this ghastly hour?"
"Your sister."
Severus blinked a few times, his brain ticking a little slow first thing with out coffee or waking up in his own time.
"Merlin, Snape, you need to find some one who'll give you a good shag. Maybe you'll look a bit happier when you have unexpected guests." Lucius smirked at his friends glare.
"Not that it's any of your business Malfoy but I do have a private life that's nothing to do with you. What do you want with my sister?" He cut straight to the point.
"I need to see her and you know why. Draco knows everything, his Veela blood and mine and Narcissa's crumbling marriage. I need to see Julia." He was becoming impatient.
Severus glared at the tall, blond before him.
"She has a daughter Lucius and married to a muggle man. My niece has only just found out she is a half-blood and that her mother's been a witch all this time. It's not gone down well, so I'll advise you don't go storming around their at this point in time."
"I don't bloody well care Snape. I want to see my mate and I will see her today! Give me her damn address and I'll send her an owl demanding a time and place we can talk."
"Don't take that tone with me, Malfoy! I'll speak with my sister first and see if she feels up to re-visiting the past. Why are you so determined to have her back in your life?"
"Because, I'm on the brink of a divorce and we can finally be together after all these years. That should be my daughter and not some pathetic, dumb Muggle man's."
"Like I said, I'll contact her first and let her know you wish to speak to her. It is her choice whether she chooses to or not. Not yours. Do not force her Malfoy, because you and I both know I can hurt you just as badly as you can hurt me, if it comes down to it. You have no idea how long it took for her to move on with her life, I wont have her back in that place again."
"Forever the over protective snarky brother?" Lucius sneered, not happy at all.
"At least I am not a egoistic bastard that thinks people should bow down to my feet. Now get out before I change my mind about passing the message onto my sister."
Severus really wasn't in the mood to be dealing with a demanding, clearly angry Malfoy first thing in the morning, even though it was now nearing mid-morning. It was the holidays and their was no dunderheads around so he has no reason to be out of bed at this hour.
"You damn well better or I'll search for her myself."
It was his turn to sneer at the blond.
"Don't push her Malfoy. You've no idea how badly you deeply cut her last time when you chose Narcissa over her."
Lucius turned around in time so Severus didn't see the pang of guilt and pain shine through his eyes at those words. Not a day goes by when he doesn't regret that decision.
He just hopes his son listens to his advise and does not replay his own mistakes and have history repeat its self.
A/N: OoOoOoOoOoo Interesting turn of events! Snape and Malfoy, head to head. Lucius and Snape's sister? Interesting.. That was totally unexpected I must say I wasn't planning that.
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