Narcissa 1 – after Voldemort's disappearance
Narcissa was sitting at the edge of Draco's bed and stroked the sleeping boy's hair absentmindedly. It had been his second Christmas and it had been only the three of them – Draco, Lucius and herself. Narcissa wasn't sure how she felt about it. She was used to bigger celebrations but that wasn't possible anymore. Most of those who had been there in the past were dead. Her parents and Orion passed from old age but Regulus… Narcissa wasn't entirely sure what happened to the boy. He had been barely an adult when he disappeared. She had asked Bellatrix if she heard anything but even she hadn't known anything.
Thinking of her older sister, Narcissa grimaced. She didn't know what exactly happened to Bella but she had changed rapidly since she took the Dark Mark. Narcissa would have blamed it on that, but Lucius wasn't affected the way Bellatrix was. There had to be more to it. If Narcissa was honest to herself, she was glad that Bellatrix ended up in Azkaban even if she would never say so aloud. It wasn't that she didn't like her oldest sister, but she didn't really want her around Draco. She could be so cruel. Even to children. Or especially to children. She had witnessed how Bellatrix tormented Sirius and Regulus often enough after all.
Speaking of Sirius, Narcissa still couldn't comprehend how he had ended up in Azkaban. Of all the people to follow the Dark Lord he was the one she expected the least. It didn't make sense. Narcissa shook her head. It did make sense. He ended up locked away because he was inconvenient for somebody who held power.
Narcissa wasn't stupid. She wasn't very close with her cousin but she knew that he had been best friends with Potter and that he would never harm anybody he loved. Regulus had been the best example. Meaning that there was something shady going on. But she couldn't really blame the person in charge. Sirius could be a real menace after all. It was impossible to guess what he would do next.
Narcissa had contemplated investigating the whole mess just to clean the family's name but she had to agree with Lucius that it would be too risky. He had barely avoided Azkaban as it was and trying to get out a supposed Death Eater would definitely land him there. And Narcissa didn't want her son to grow up without a father. Draco would always come first. Before the family name and before her estranged cousin.
Narcissa had even contemplated contacting Andromeda about the matter but she couldn't decide if it was a good idea or not. Andromeda has always been kind and nice. She had loved her as a kid. But they hadn't spoken since Andromeda hat led and Narcissa feared her reaction.
Sirius' case could make it easier for Andromeda to accept Narcissa, but it was hard to tell if Andromeda believed in Sirius' innocence or not. If she did, it would be Narcissa's chance to reunite with her sister, if she didn't, she would lose her forever.
And Narcissa didn't want that. She wanted to get her sister back. She was lonely. Sure, she had Lucius and Draco but that wasn't enough. And aunt Walburga really wasn't helping.