A few months later, after hearing nothing from the Dark Lord, news about Harry Potter getting expelled from Hogwarts reached the Malfoy's. Apparently he was attacked by dementors; which meant that either the ministry was up to something, and wanted Potter dead; or, the Dark Lord had the dementors on his side once again. Narcissa was hoping that they were just rogue, but the chances of that were slim, so it was doubtful.
Lucius came home after Potter's trial, looking disappointed. He later told his at dinner that Potter had been let off the hook. "He didn't do anything wrong, Lucius," Narcissa pointed out gently. "He was defending himself."
"I know," Lucius said. "However Fudge doesn't believe that he's back." Narcissa already knew about this. She had heard rumors about the Daily Prophet trashing both Harry Potter and Dumbledore thanks to Fudge's influence. She didn't mention this though as Lucius continued. "And to ensure that things don't get out of hand at Hogwarts, especially Dumbledore, he's sending Dolores Umbridge to Hogwarts. She was at Potter's trial, and wanted him convicted. I believe she will keep things in order there."
"What about the Dark Lord?" Narcissa asked.
"He wants something from the hall of Prophecies. If he wants to win this upcoming war, then he's going to need it."
Narcissa sighed inwardly, the last thing she wanted was to have her family involved in yet another war. "I assume you've used your influence to find out how to retrieve the prophecy?"
"I've been inquiring, but no luck so far; I have to be careful. Although, there are suspicions that the Order of the Phoenix is getting back together. You remember who was a part of that."
"Severus?" Narcissa asked.
Lucius nodded. "I don't know for certain, but I believe he's thinking about returning to our side. And since no one would know, he could be very useful to us."
Narcissa sighed. "Don't do anything that will get you into trouble, Lucius. I can't lose you, and neither can Draco."
Lucius walked over to his wife and kissed her gently. "I won't," he promised. He wanted to add something else, but he knew it would concern Narcissa more than it needed to, so he kept quiet. Although, he knew she probably would've sensed it. Not unless he requires me to. If she had, she didn't say anything about it.
A few months later, sometime before Christmas, there was a massive jail break from Azkaban. It was believed that her cousin, Sirius Black, had something to do with it. Narcissa knew that he was innocent; however, she couldn't risk her saying anything because she would risk her husband going to Azkaban, not to mention that Sirius was a blook-traitor, just like her other cousin, Arthur Weasely and his family, and her sister Andromeda Black Tonks.
Her other sister, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, and her husband Rodolphus Lestrange, were said to be some of the escapees. Their first stop was Malfoy Manor. Lucius and Narcissa were enjoying each other's company by the fire when the doorbell rang. Lucius got up to answer it, and was only slightly surprised to see Bellatrix and her husband standing there. "Hello, Lucius," Bellatrix said, inviting herself in. "Nice place you have here." As if on cue, Narcissa walked into the room. As soon as Bellatrix saw her, she ran forward to hug her sister. "Cissy!"
Narcissa hugged her sister awkwardly. She wasn't exactly happy to see Bellatrix, but she didn't turn her away either because she was family. "Bellatrix, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, Rodolphus and I need a place to stay for awhile," Bellatrix said casually, twirling her hair. "Just until the Dark Lord calls for us."
"Naricssa, a word," Lucius said, leading her away from the insane woman. "I don't want them staying here," he said quietly, watching the Lestranges.
Narcissa sighed. "Lucius, I can't just turn her away, she's my sister." She looked at Bellatrix briefly, then back at her husband. "Although, I have to say between you and me, I'm not comfortable with having her around either." She gently cupped his cheek. "It's only temporary, and I'll make sure she stays out of places she doesn't belong."
Lucius knew he couldn't argue with Narcissa when she mentioned family. He sighed, as he looked into her blue eyes. "Alright, as long as she stays out of things."
Narcissa gave him a slight smile and kissed him. When they broke off, Bellatrix was just standing there. "Am I going to get the tour? Or do I have to find everything myself?" she demanded.
Narcissa gave her husband an irritated look at her sister's behavior before giving Bellatrix the tour.
Narcissa was out in the garden when the Dark Lord called her family once again. All Lucius would tell her before he left was that he was going to the Department of Mysteries, and that the Potter boy and his friends were going to be there. He kissed her one last time before Disapparating. What they didn't know was that this was going to be the final time they were going to see each other for a long time. Bellatrix came back with a gleeful expression on her face; bragging to Narcissa about she had killed Sirius Black, their own cousin- their own blood for that matter- right in front of Harry Potter. Narcissa almost wished was that the boy had killed Bellatrix- at least then she could be alone while she mulled over the fact that her husband was in prison- in Azkaban no less. The only good thing was that Bellatrix did bring Lucius' wand home; which was good. At least she had one thing to hold on to until Lucius returned.