"...just tell him what he wants and this will stop." Narcissa whispered, face stoic but eyes torn.

"I-I tried," she lied with a cough, whimpering as her nerves fired off again.

A door slammed open and dread settled deep in her bones.

"Since pain seems a poor motivator, my dear, let's see what you do fear."

Through the fog of despair a stupid, terrible plan formed.

"Legilimens."

"Who was that man your boggart turned into?"

"...Rabastan Lestrange. In another life we'd have been engaged."

She desperately pushed the fake memory forward.

"Rabastan? I can work with that."