Competition/Challenge Block:
Written for/Stacked with: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Term 12); Monthly Challenges for All (Year 3)
House/Team: Ravenclaw (Hogwarts)
Role/Position: Prefect (Hogwarts)

Term (Assignment): Term 12 (Assignment 5)
Subject (Task): Wandlore (Task 4: Write about someone being forceful about something.)

Other Hogwarts Challenges: IPC: [08] (Word: Fight); 365: [228] (Opinion)
Other MC4A Challenges: Spring Bingo 5E (Pink); Link Maker (Same Bingo Card)
Representation: Determined Narcissa; Creative Narcissa; Wedding Planning
Bonus Challenges: Not a Lamp; Persistence Still; White Dress)
Shipping War: Icicles - N/A (Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Malfoy)

Summary: Narcissa wants to make sure Draco has some say in his wedding. Lucius knows she is doing it out of spite. They both are still not fond of Astoria.

Rated: K

Genre: Family

Warning Tag: Implied/Referenced Xenophobia

Wedding Planner

It didn't matter what Lucius or Narcissa thought about Draco's bride-to-be anymore, the young couple made that perfectly clear to them, but Narcissa wasn't going to allow this bump in the road tarnish the wedding she knew her son deserved. Narcissa had good tastes when it came to themes and decorating, and Draco valued her opinion on almost everything already, so wedging herself into the party planning group Astoria had formed was somewhat easy.

Narcissa remembered how annoyed she was when her own mother butted into her wedding plans all those years ago. This was different, though. She had a son, and more often then not, men let the bride take control of everything when it came to wedding planning. Not this time, she simply wouldn't allow it. Draco deserved to have his fair say in things, and Narcissa would make sure that his wishes would be honored just as much as hers.

Unfortunately for her, planning her son's wedding was going to be more difficult than she predicted. Astoria had a lot of firm opinions on it already from the color choices, to the flower arrangements, music, and even dinner options. The pink swatch for the tablecloths was ghastly, even for a spring theme. There was a heavy infusion of Greek and Chinese culture that Narcissa couldn't make heads or tails of, and when she brought it up with Draco, he simply shrugged it off.

It infuriated her.

She climbed into bed that night with a cold expression, opening the planner given to her that morning, determined to put her own touch on something. Lucius eyed her carefully over his own reading material and chuckled.

"Haven't given up yet?"

Narcissa didn't look his way. "Of course not. Draco deserves someone to fight for him on this."

"You're going to be insufferable throughout this, aren't you?" Lucius asked, placing his book on the end table.

"All signs point to it, don't you think?" she muttered, already head deep in the planner.

Lucius knew to not bother her further once her mind was made up. All he can do is stay out of her way and quietly help where he could in the background.

Originally written for:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)

Quidditch League Fanfiction Competition

Monthly Challenges for All

Word Count: 363

Originally Written: March 2020