Narcissa sat in one of the black wing chairs with her head in her hands. Knowing that in the next room the Dark Lord tortured her husband. Punishing him for his failures. She sat there, weak, tried to concentrate her mind at a different sound.

It was now late evening and it had started to rain a bit. She tried hard to focus on the neat drizzle pattering the windows. A sound that she used to love. In the late nights twenty years ago when it was only her and Lucius. The late nights when they was laying in their bed, she rested on his chest, he stroked her back and they was just listening to the rain patting the huge windows outside their bedroom. These nights seemed to never end, just as this.

Lucius screamed louder then before and she woke up from her daydream.

Greyback was leaning against the hall's fireplace and poked his teeth. "Isn't he done soon? I do not have all night!" He made a pause looking at the other Death Eaters for some kind of response, but nothing received. He then turned to Narcissa "He most likely wont survive the night anyway" a devilish smile arose on his face "The Cruciatus Curse must be terrible to endure in his condition"

Narcissa couldn't stand it anymore. She rose quickly and began pacing back and forth.

"But confessedly he has deserved it" continued Greyback.

Narcissa didn't know were she got the guts from but she stopped her pacing and now she cried out at Grayback "Out!" Her blue eyes had become as dark as the night outside and she pointed a shaky finger at the frontdoor. "Get out, of my house! NOW!"

Greyback looked at Bellatrix, Rowle and then at Yaxley, all looking the other way. He looked menacingly at Narcissa but grunted and walked briskly toward the front door and disapperated just as he walked through.

Narcissa's chest rose and fell and her hands were slightly shaking.

"Well I'm impressed Cissy. It's not every day you see your baby sister kicking out a warewolf like that. I knew you had it in you. You just needed some sort of mental breakdown to elicit it." Bellatrix chuckled.

Narcissa was acting as she hasn't heard. She tumbled down in the armchair again and turned her head slightly to look at her son who sat in the other wing chair next to her. His eyes were empty and looked down at the floor. She put her head in her hands again, just hoped that everything would be over soon with as less blood spill as possible. Suddenly she noticed how quiet the mansion was, all you could hear was the slight drizzle toward the large windows. She slowly lowered her hands from her face and looked at the drawing room door. Her heart rate increased. Was the silence positive sign or a downright nightmare. Narcissa stood up slowly.

Bellatrix who had stopped fiddling her nails looked at Narcissa and then at the door. "Sounds like he's finished" she said with a mocking smile.

The drawing room door flung open, but the silence remained. No one was quite sure what to do next. Eventually Bellatrix started to walk towards the now open door, she then abruptly stopped at the doorway and made a slight bow. "My Lord" she hissed lovingly and stepped forward out of sight from the rest of them.

He was still in there.

Narcissa looked at Draco, he also had rose from his chair and was now paler than usual. He turned his head and looked right at his mother, you could see a glimpse of terror in his eyes.

Narcissa nodded at him almost imperceptibly. Draco seemed to understand her movement and went after Bellatrix into the drawing room. She straightened up and followed him just as Yaxley and Rowle did.

The room was just as dark as when she had left it a few hours ago, but she could discern Lucius lying curled up on the floor over by the emerald green settee. His blond hair covered his face and she couldn't see if he was breathing or not. She continued to eye the room and saw The Dark Lord who stood by one of the huge windows looking out at garden beyond the manor. His long white fingers fiddle with the bone looking wand he held in his hands. He turned his head slowly towards the small group of people.

"Ah, Draco! Exactly the person I wanted to see" said Voldemort loud and clear.

Narcissa's stomach clenched.

Voldemort approached Draco till he stood right in front of him. Draco stood up straight but glanced down on the floor, not wanting to meet The Dark Lords red eyes.

"Did you do as you were obeyed Draco?" he made a pause waiting for an answer. "Did you kill Dumbledore as I commanded you to do?"

"I- I.." Draco swallowed, still looking down at the floor.

Voldemort raised one hand andslapped him hard right across the face "Look at me!"

Draco whimpered at the hit but then slowly raised his head to meet The Dark Lord's red eyes.

"I- I tried, my Lord... I did my b-best..."

Voldemort snorted " 'Your best', you're pathetic," he narrowed his eyes "-but I must admit, you actually succeed to bring Death Earhers into Hogwarts, didn't you?"

Draco slightly nodded, looking somewhat relieved of the fact that The Dark Lord seemed impressed of his work.

"But not even then did you manage to fulfil the deed I order you to preform."

Voldemort flicked his wand just above Draco's chest. A red light appeared and Draco screamed in pain falling to his knees.

Narcissa, who's eyes shifted between looking at Lucius on the floor and Draco, let slipped a quiet gasp.

Voldemort walked around Draco like a predator circles it's prey "Like father, like son" he hissed and flicked his wand again, this time hitting Draco in his back.

Draco fell forward on the dark wooden floor once more screaming in pain.

The Dark Lord now turned to Narcissa. As he walked towards her he said: "I will use Malfoy Manor as my new headquarter from now on. I'm sure you and your family doesn't have any objections?"

She gathered "No of course not, my Lord. We will consider it as an honour, my Lord" she then answered calmly, making a slight bow as he passed her.

He didn't reply but simply walked out of the manor and disapperated. Probably of to acknowledge Severus Snape for actually killing Albus Dumbledore.

And that was chapter three.

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