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Breaking Traditions-Part 11:

Narcissa had headed to the parlor and was sat on the floor playing with the kitten and she sighed softly. She hadn't expected her mother to react the way she had. She also felt that she and Lucius would be unable to do anything in their own home because of her mother.

Her thoughts were disturbed when her kitten used her little paw to attract her attention.

"I'm sorry Snowy. Now where were we?" she said to her little kitten and then picked up a toy and dangled it in front of her and watched as the kitten began to try and jump up to touch it. Narcissa found herself laughing softly before she picked Snowy up and cuddled her close.

She then rose from the floor and began to walk around, cradling the kitten in her arms like it was a newborn baby. She smiled and walked around still rocking the little kitten when she looked up suddenly and saw her mother watching her.

"Come to have another go?" she asked as she cuddled her kitten close and then went over to the window and held Snowy close.

"I am not supporting the adoption but I know what it feels like not to be able to give someone what they really want," Druella said as she watched her daughter wondering if she would turn and look at her or even react at all.

"What do you mean?" Narcissa asked just looking out over the Malfoy Manor Gardens.

"Your father wanted a son to carry on the Black name but after you we decided to stop because it clearly wasn't going to happen," Druella said, "we love you and Bellatrix so much but there just wasn't much point in putting myself through it all again when it clearly wasn't meant to be."

Narcissa remained silent as she stroked Snowy's head gently. It was unclear whether she had listened to her mother or not.

"And that is why we are going down the route we are. Because we both want a daughter but know that I cannot conceive a daughter naturally. Time is not on my side and I had all that trouble conceiving Draco. Adoption is the only way," Narcissa said, not even turning to face her mother, "yes it goes against Pureblood beliefs but maybe we can give a lot of children hope if this works," she said.

"And what if it doesn't? You could be shunned from society," Druella said, "you are from the Noble House of Black and House of Malfoy. Those names are everything in the Wizarding World," she said, "those names will only carry you so far."

"Which is why we must do this as well because of our names and power that we hold. We have the power to change things but we don't know unless we try," Narcissa said, "we have to try."

"Narcissa it is too risky," Druella said, "no matter what your name is or even who you are."

"Mother really. We want to try. All the other parents are supporting it to an extent but I get the feeling that I am just disappointing you because Lucius and I are trying to do something that you don't agree with."

"Don't you ever say that you are a disappointment Narcissa. You are anything but. You and Bellatrix have never disappointed us. That honor went to the Blood Traitor," Druella said before she saw Narcissa turn and look at her before sighing softly.

"Then why do I feel like I am because of all this?" Narcissa asked as she looked at her mother.

"Because I'm not happy about the adoption but I will reconsider if a suitable child could be found," Druella said as she watched her daughter with Snowy.

"Didn't you ever consider it? When you couldn't give father a son? You said you understood me…"

"Yes I did consider it but it would have certainly would have put me and your father at the bottom of the social ladder and then there would have been no future for you and Bellatrix and you probably wouldn't have married Lucius and have Draco. I did what I did because we wanted you to have your best chance," Druella explained as she watched her daughter.

"I can understand why you did what you did but times how changed and we have to try," Narcissa said before Druella excused herself and Narcissa fell to the floor with her kitten and sighed before hearing a knock on the door and seeing her mother-in-law stood there.

"She have another go?" Priscilla asked.

"Kind of but that she can understand where I'm coming from at the same time," Narcissa replied as she rolled a ball along the floor for Sowy to chase, "but said that she didn't do what Lucius and I wanted to do to give me and Bellatrix our best chance at a good future," she said before feeling a hand on her arm.

"Your mother was all about power and status, not family Narcissa," Priscilla said, "but you are different Narcissa. You believe in the power of family as well. I think you will succeed somehow," she said before she departed the room and then Narcissa sighed and drifted into her thoughts.

Narcissa had been influenced by her mother-in-law but for good rather than the madness of the Blacks. Priscilla knew about the madness of the Blacks and Priscilla knew that and would do everything she could to stop Narcissa falling to the same madness. Narcissa knew that and not even her mother would stop her from trying to get what she'd always wanted… a precious little girl for her to love and raise and give a new life to. That was what Narcissa wanted and the stubborn Black streak was showing its head and nothing would stop a Black Family member getting what they wanted… no matter how hard it was.