Hey everyone! So these updates were meant to go out last night but I was too exhausted from work and I've damaged my knee so everything is a struggle currently. I am aware there is an update missing for Breaking Traditions and LCE and I will probably get writing over the next few days and get that up next update. I need to get my head down with all my fics if I'm being honest. But I will. I promise you.

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Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 51:

Druella sighed… the only noise that suddenly filled the silence that had fallen after the revelation that Bellatrix could have been behind everything. She could, for once, see Lucius' view on it and had to admit the timing of the oldest Black daughter's disappearance with Aurora going missing was too much to ignore.

"Narcissa… I know this isn't the answer that you want to hear. Bellatrix loved you, more than anyone on this earth but everything is pointing to her being behind your daughter getting taken," Druella said as she watched Narcissa to see how and if she would react to what had been said.

Everyone in the room was waiting for Narcissa to react to what was being discussed but the emotional witch was reluctant to share how she was feeling. It was hard to read Narcissa when she was the way she was currently. Yet nobody could blame her for the way she was reacting. What Aurora had been through had now become worse as she was the missing child.

"Bella wouldn't hurt me… not like this. She's cruel and wicked but she's not capable of hurting someone she loves deeply like this," Narcissa finally said, finding her words once more.

"She's always been jealous of you. I'd even say intensely jealous," Cygnus pointed out, "you were the golden girl of the family and we spent so much time with you that we neglected her and that doubled after the incident with the blood-traitor."

"Yes that may be so but Bella wouldn't hurt her Cissy," Narcissa said.

"She would do anything to bring you down though," Priscilla said, "that was part of the reason why Abraxas and I were hesitant on the marriage between you and Lucius but it was the right thing to do."

"So you weren't even sure Lucius and I were meant to be together…?" Narcissa asked rounding on her in-laws and Priscilla looked down realizing that was possibly the last thing she should have said at that moment.

"Yes… it was after the blood-traitor left and we thought there was a madness in the family," Priscilla sighed and explained, "But Lucius was so in love with you that it would have been cruel to both of you to keep you separated and no doubt you two would have caused a scandal when you two would clearly defy us and elope. Yes we know all about the secret meetings and intimate times at Hogwarts. We all sat down and agreed that it was better to let you marry each other."

"After all there is madness inside all of us somewhere," Abraxas said, "But you were best for Lucius. You always have been Narcissa and that's the truth. You two were meant to be together."

Narcissa had fallen silent when Priscilla began to explain herself and listened before sighing. This really was the wrong moment to confess all this but then she seemed to come to her senses again,

"Do you really think she loves me that much but envies me enough to snatch my baby girl?" she questioned as she looked towards her mother.

"You know as well as I do that anything is possible with Bellatrix," Druella replied, "and yes I think that would even stem into taking an newborn baby," she said slowly, knowing that her daughter was still having her doubts whether to believe everyone or not.

"No she wouldn't!" Narcissa said getting up and heading to the window and looking out, breathing a sigh of relief. The children were by the summerhouse. She just watched them and focused on them, especially her little girl chasing a Snitch around. She could faintly hear the laughter and then she saw Draco with Astoria on his lap. She was the right person for Draco.

"Narcissa please… just consider it," Cygnus said. Lucius was remaining silent, trying to tread carefully around his wife. He could feel her thoughts and was silently begging everyone to back off as he could feel Narcissa getting closer to losing control.

Then something totally unexpected happened. Narcissa crumbled and burst into tears and began to walk erratically around the room and the parents watched as they realised that Narcissa was being driven mad just like she had when Aurora had been taken.

Lucius was the first to react and he hurried to his feet and wrapped his arms around Narcissa. As expected she hit out at him and he remained firm before she eventually gave in and fell into him sobbing and shaking.

"I think she's seen what we see," Druella said softly, hating that she'd caused her daughter to break.

"Did you really have to do that?" Lucius asked as he stroked Narcissa's hair and back, "she's still getting over the shock of Aurora. She can't cope with any of this."

"She has to… for Aurora's sake if nobody else's," Druella said.

"Maybe that could have been left until Narcissa was over the shock of who Aurora really is," Dumbledore said suddenly causing everyone to turn and look at him… well everyone except Narcissa. She was still sobbing into Lucius. "Oh yes. I am still here," he said with a smile, "now what are we going to do next?" he asked.

Narcissa pulled away from Lucius, wiping her eyes,

"I am going to go and see our children," she said, "nothing important is to be decided without me," she added, shooting a warning glance at Lucius and hurried off to grab her cloak and headed outside.

Lucius sighed and sat back down again and his mother went to his side to comfort him, knowing how he was suffering.

"She won't slip into madness again. We won't let it," Priscilla said softly as she tried to comfort her son.

"I am sorry that stuff came up," Abraxas said as he turned to Cygnus and Druella, "That was not the proper moment to bring that up and I'm sorry that it has made Narcissa breakdown."

"It was bound to happen at some point," Cygnus replied, "we just don't want her slipping back into the madness from when she lost her the first time. Aurora needs her mother now more than ever. I also think that Aurora should continue calling Narcissa mummy. Yes it goes against the rules but Aurora is used to it."

"I have to agree there. She'll be confused enough as it is and changing things she's known will unsettle her," Priscilla said before noticing that Lucius was looking straight at them.