Hey everyone!

Hope your February is going well. The UK is currently getting battered by storms so it's a case of staying inside where it's safe. It's also still very cold here as well so staying inside an warm is also a great idea currently. A couple of fics I'm waiting to see what happens with them so stay tuned. I also have a book where I'm writing my ideas down in as well.

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Breaking Traditions-Part 15:

Lucius headed off to the Ministry of Magic nervous about what he would come home to. Druella was joining Narcissa and his mother for tea and it was sure to be frosty. Lucius couldn't believe that Narcissa was still considering it after how much Druella had made it obvious that she was totally against the adoption.

Narcissa and Priscilla were sat discussing things when Druella was shown into the sunroom. Narcissa instantly rose to her feet and hurried to greet her mother before inviting her to sit down and asked for tea to be served.

"Thank you for coming mother," Narcissa said as she sat back down herself, "I know you aren't happy with the adoption…"

"I'm fully against it Narcissa. You know that and yet you still want to do this and ruin the Malfoy and Black family names in the process," Druella said, "you will have no allies after."

"That is not true. We have already consulted the Greengrasses because of Draco's contract with their youngest and they are going to stand by us," Narcissa said, "and father, Priscilla and Abraxas are going to support us. You're the only one who isn't."

Druella scoffed as she looked at Narcissa before readjusting her seat.

"Really? I thought they had more sense than that," she said.

"You're the only one who is showing a lack of it," Priscilla said, "when our families were joined we took vows to guide and support our children and let them make their own mistakes and to support them through it. You are the only one backing away. If this goes wrong they will need our help but I have a feeling that all will be well but you need to stop this and stop hurting your daughter."

Silence fell on the room as Druella was allowed to process her in-law's words and just scoffed. She wasn't going to pick a fight with Priscilla in the ancestral home of the Malfoys, almost certain that an elf would run off and tell Lucius at the Ministry.

Luckily for them an Elf knocked on the door before Narcissa gave permission to enter the room. Another Elf walked in and placed the tray down on the table along with a cake that that been sliced already.

Narcissa dismissed both Elves before starting to pour the tea and passed around plates with cakes and forks. Silence fell as the three began to eat the cake and sip on their cups of tea.

"This cake is delicious. Who made it? The Elves?" Druella asked before noticing a slight smirk on her daughter's face.

"Actually, mother it was me who baked it. The cookies that I sent to you the other week were baked by me as well. I'm doing a lot more baking than I used to," Narcissa said, "the Elves still cook the meals, but I am learning to bake now. I have even started sending Draco baked goods in his box. Just because he's at Hogwarts now doesn't mean that I am not going to show him that he's loved. This whole adoption thing was his idea. Lucius and I had laid it to rest but he brought it up and that is why we are where we are now."

Druella looked at Narcissa stunned for a moment before she regained her composure.

"Well I am pleased that you are able to fill your days with something other than reading and walks around the Gardens. They are lovely but not good during the wintertime," Druella said.

"I have also started to play the piano, paint and dance again. Priscilla is the one who has been teaching me to bake whilst she is a guest of Lucius and myself," Narcissa said causing her mother to nearly choke on her tea.

"You're staying here?" the Black mother asked.

"Yes I have. Lucius asked me to stay as he had unavoidable business and was worried about Narcissa after letting Draco go so he asked me to stay," Priscilla explained as she took a sip of her tea and Narcissa refilled it, "but I suspect soon I will be able to head back to Abraxas. He wants to meet his little granddaughter dearly. A girl has been long desired for most people. If I remember rightly you wanted a granddaughter as well."

"Yes I do… did but not this way. It's unheard of in Pureblood society," Druella said.

"But you also know why it cannot be the natural way. The Malfoy curse that I had hoped hadn't passed don to Lucius," Priscilla said, "you know the curse and what it prevents. I know that you also do not want a repeat of the Black madness striking again. That almost destroyed both families."

Narcissa watched her mother to see how she would react to that and, true to form, Druella couldn't produce an answer. There were faults with both sides of the family and they had to live with it.

"No I do not want that. I do not wish to go through that again," Druella said before she had a sip of her tea and sighed, "I suppose I should be thanking you for everything that you are doing Priscilla. You are doing a lot for Narcissa and Lucius with Draco gone and I really should be thankful that you have been around to help. We may not agree on much but I am grateful for you being there for Narcissa."

Silence fell as Narcissa and Priscilla processed the words that had just left Druella's mouth.

"Thank you Druella and as long as I breathing I will be there for Narcissa," Priscilla said before silence fell and the tea was drunk and cake was ate. Narcissa secretly hoping that an uneasy truce was starting.