Sadly I own nothing, all rights go to our Queen JKR
January 5th 1986
"Cissy dear, what do I owe the pleasure to your un-planned visit?"
"Sorry to presume you were free, I was at a loose, tired end and hoped you would not mind my and Regulus rude behaviour by just dropping through."
"Nonsense, your all more than welcome. The pot is on the stove, I am sure you remember how to pour tea into two pots." Andromeda smirked before cooing over Regulus who was now sitting in her arms.
"Do not worry yourself, I am passing through Madam Black." Ted popped his head around to smile at Andromeda.
"How many times Ted, It is Narcissa and thank you, I did not want to give my dearest sister here any ammunition to use against me in the future."
"What are you doing home dear, I was not expecting you for another few hours."
"I was given the afternoon off, training is underway for the new Aurors and I was not needed."
With that Ted turned back to the kitchen and set the pot onto boil. He was rather happy to see Narcissa and Andromeda had become close again. He knew it would be years if ever her saw Bellatrix at his door, he knew they were both to blame for the family split, however love was love and he would not apologize for falling for Andromeda.
"Here we go lady's, I will leave you to talk, right now I do believe I have a meeting with the Deputy Head Mistress of Hogwarts."
"Oh gosh I forgot about that, I am glad you are home early, it's a god job really. Please do inform me of the findings when you are home dear." Andromeda stood and kissed her husband before he left.
"Meeting?" Narcissa questioned.
"Hmm, She floo called last week to discuss with either or both of us regarding Dora's career opportunities, Dora's typical response was to rile Professor Dumbledore who treats her like a pathetic young girl whom knows nothing."
"Oh dear, what did Dora say?"
"She flat out told him, she was to pay a visit to the notorious Bellatrix Black and tell her she would like to join her cause."
"Bella's cause being?"
"I have no idea, neither does Dora, she said it to annoy Dumbledore, nevertheless it riled him up and thus us meeting with Minerva."
"I can leave if you want to be in attendance at this meeting."
"Oh no dear, I have no intention of being there, I will not control myself and therefore Ted is the better choice to have as a representative for her."
"Hmm, quite." Narcissa smiled as she took another sip from her cup.
"Andromeda, is it protocol to have a meeting regarding career choices with the headmaster and in their third year?"
"Apparently so, Dora did tell us before Yule that some of her friends have being practically grilled of their choice of career path."
"So now we know why she acted so... brass, Bella will be proud when she comes home."
"Home, where is she?
"Tom has Igor Karkaroff somewhere that is... isolated."
"Why does Tom have him."
"Igor had purposefully avoided Tom as Voldemort and it angeredTom, it turns out that Igor was a double spy."
"Like Severus?"
"Yes and no, he was playing both roles however, only Dumbledore was aware of this."
"Oh, Tom will not like that, he has changed since having Hermione back in his life and having adopted Harrison, however, he will not change for Igor... so he has Bellatrix with him?"
"Bellatrix, Lucius, Rodolphus, Rabastan, Antonin Dolohov, Tank Nott, most of his most faithful."
"How long has Lucius being gone?"
"I believe three days, I hope they either kill him or dump him so he can come home. Draco has missed his father."
"How is Draco and Aurora, and all the brood you seem to be collecting."
Narcissa laugh halfheartedly, not too loud as now Regulus had fallen asleep on his Aunt. "They are all well, Bellatrix along with Sirius and sometimes Antonin educate them from the manor, Bellatrix has also taken in Luna Lovegood, Pansy Parkinson, Theodore Nott and Ginevra Weasley."
"A Weasley? How did she convince Molly?"
"She hasn't Molly doesn't know, she thinks that Xenophillius Lovegood has a tutor for her little girl, the truth is, she goes to the house and Bella collects them and drops them off, she also gets to visit William. Molly banned all her children from seeing William as he is gay and now a Lestrange."
"Oh the horror." Andromeda fained a disgusted face.
"I have heard on the grape vine that William intends to adopt Ginny for him and Rabastan to finish raising."
"How on earth does he intend to do so?"
"I believe he will wait until his mother slips up and use his Prewitt seat that he has inherited on the Wizengamot and Rabastan will back him, so will the house of Malfoy."
"Will Bella back for house Black?"
"She cannot, the seat was passed to Sirius as the next male heir, Grandfather's wish, however he does intent to use his seat to our advantage. Tom will back for both house Potter on behalf of Harrison's future seat and house Slytherin which he silently resides in."
"Would it be safe for him to out he is lord Slytherin?"
"He can send a parchment with his vote, I am not sure when he will reveal who he is, I think it will be one of his trump cards."
"And if Molly does not slip up, as you call it?"
"I believe their plan will be to wait, until Ginevra decides to live with them and she will ask, she is so much happier around William."
The two women sat for a few more hours before Narcissa agreed she would have to go and relieve Sirius of all the children, promising to see her sister soon, she picked her youngest child up and stepped through the floo home, only to find a dusty, smelly Lucius awaiting her arrival home, she did not care how he looked, she practically ran to him and melted into his arms, she had missed him.
