Hey everyone! So I should have updated yesterday buuuuut I may have been in the cinema all afternoon watching Frozen 2 and Little Women. I love these moves as much as I love the live action Aladdin last year. I've finally shaken off the virus and am back writing finally! Hope everything is going well.

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Breaking Traditions-Part 13:

Lucius knew Narcissa was fine with his mother being around so he was relieved the moment he left for the Ministry and knew that Narcissa would be fine and enjoy herself with his mother.

That changed, however, when he arrived at the Ministry and saw people watching him before someone walked over to him.

"Is it true?" the wizard asked, "are you and Narcissa seriously looking at adopting a child?"

Lucius' eyes widened as he looked at the wizard before others walked other and asked the same question.

"Where in Merlin's name did you hear that from?" he questioned, "you know that is not the way of Purebloods," he said, "adoption isn't something we do," he added mentally making sure that his shields were up in case someone was trying to get inside his head.

He waited a few moments longer before excusing himself and heading straight down to the Minister's floor. Someone had clearly leaked and he needed to find out who… and without alerting Narcissa that people knew about their plans.

He was soon barging his way into Fudge's office and the Minister looked up.

"Lucius… what's wrong?"

"Someone on that team has leaked that Cissa and I want to adopt. I have just been asked… no interrogated about it on the way to the office," Lucius said and Fudge looked up at him.

"What…? But I trusted them. I will have to launch an investigation into what has happened because someone clearly has been trusted with the wrong job. I will also issue a statement…"

"No. No statements. I do not want Cissa to hear of this. Internal ones please but yes I want to know who has leaked this because it should not have been leaked at all. If Cissa finds out it would break her heart and I cannot bare for her to find out and think it's not going to happen."

"Rest assured Lucius. I will find out who has leaked this and they will be dealt with. How is Narcissa doing"

"She's finally beginning to settle down without Draco there and we have spoken to our parents. Druella is the only one who is still firmly against it but the others are willing to see what happens and if a child can be found then they are willing to consider it happening," Lucius said, "I cannot afford for Cissa to fall backwards into what she's beginning to pull herself back from."

"I will see if I can figure out the leak and have them dealt with and I'll even see that the process can be sped up as well," Fudge said, "and then I will stop the rumors within the Ministry," he said.

"Thank you Minister," Lucius said before he bowed his head and then began to head out and then headed to continue with the work he had to do. His thoughts were on if anyone had said outside the Ministry had said anything but then he realized that it would have been all over the Daily Prophet.

He finished his work and then headed home and saw Cissa curled up in the library so he went to seek out his mother and told her what had happened.

"I hope that Fudge is serious in his promises," Priscilla said, "this could seriously affect Narcissa if this all gets out," she said before sighing softly.

"That is exactly why it's all being kept hush hush. She is doing so well and I don't want her slipping back into what she's finally being able to come to terms and settle down with things," Lucius said, "she's doing so well and I really want this to happen. I feel that she will be at calm and this longing for children will stop when she has our daughter in her arms. I'm not bothered if she holds onto Rosalie forever or until she's too big to be held but somehow I know this needs to happen for her more than me. I'd come to peace with having no more children but Narcissa never gave up her dream and her getting her dream means the most to me now," he said before feeling a hand on his.

"I raised you well. Rosalie… Narcissa's middle name," Priscilla said, "yes that will be perfect. A breakaway from the usual Black names."

"Well she is a very special little girl," Lucius said as he looked at his mother, "Rosalie Isabella Malfoy. We already have her name picked out. We had it picked out ever since we decided to try and have a daughter so we agreed on her name," he said softly as he watched her, "I'm doing this for Cissa and not for me because I know she needs this more than anything. This means the most to her."

"Stop lying Lucius. This means just as much to you as well and you know it," Priscilla said as she looked at Lucius.

"Mother… that may be the case but Narcissa is the reason I am doing this. Narcissa needs this daughter and I fear if she doesn't then I may lose her. She's tough on the outside…"

"But delicate on the inside," Priscilla said, "that is part of the reason that you two were matched together," she said, "you balance each other and she has always kept you on the straight and narrow because I fear that we would have lost you at some point if it wasn't for Narcissa. I knew you had taken a shine to her and that was part of the reason you were matched to her."

"Mother I just love her so much. We aren't meant to love our partners and yet I love her more than anything and I can't imagine life without her," Lucius said.

"That is why we will get the adoption sorted and get her what she needs, no matter what that takes," Priscilla said, "Narcissa will have her little girl and have a dream come true. I promise you Lucius. I promise you."