"You must give him a son." Narcissa whispered in her ear, delicately touching the place where the child was growing inside her. Unlike the girl I gave him four years ago. Ginny finished the woman's thought in her head. She knew her mother in law all too well by now. It had been something they hadn't let her forget, even her husband in his own way held it against her. He loved her, she was sure, but he was a wealthy man, a man who had certain expectations to adhere to. Therefore, as a rich man's wife, she too had standards to which to strive to.
She had entered Aedes Draco Manor, the very house her husband was named after, a blushing, excited bride, high on the war's end. Her excitement had faded into trepidation as the upper class picked themselves up and slowly restored their rigid society. When his mother arrived, Draco joined with them, the old families continuing as if the last few years had never happened. All of these new strangers made it perfectly clear that she was nothing but an unwelcome pauper.
Since she would not be gotten rid of, her mother in law endeavored to mold her into a decent wife, dressing her, instructing her on etiquette, and drilling her on poise and grace. She hated it all; she was even made to sleep in separate rooms from her husband, as was "proper".
When it was appalling clear that she wasn't good at any of it, the enemies rose up around her, society girls, burning for her downfall, in hopes of taking her place. Against her they wielded the weapons of gossip, vandalism, petty violence, and cold exclusion. Finally, when Glorianna was born, she fell under a storm, from which there was no escape.
At first she took shelter in her love, but even he grew distant when another pregnancy didn't occur. This child was her last chance for happiness. If it was a boy, she would be untouchable, and their love would be restored.
When finally the maids left her for the night, Ginny curled up beneath her covers and cried. Everyday she could feel her strength ebbing away, her flame fading. Ginny had discovered what it was like to be a rich man's wife, to live in his world.