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"It's Been Awhile" by Staind |
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Narcissa Malfoy reached the bottom step of the spiral staircase the led down from Professor Dumbledore's office and paused to catch her breath and compose her features. The fool of a headmaster! Lucius was right- the standards at this school were definitely slipping. How dare he imply that she had "motives" for participating in the memorial- even if he was absolutely correct. Not for the first time, she was regretting her plea to keep Draco from being sent to Durmstrang.
Harry Potter, on his way to dinner, was approaching the grand staircase when he stopped short, his eyes widening slightly as an icy blonde woman finished stepping down. She looked vaguely familiar, and for a moment, he tried to place her... before he remembered where he saw her. The Quidditch World Cup: the snooty woman on Lucius Malfoy's arm. This must be Draco's mother, Narcissa. Narrowing his eyes, he continued on his way.
Narcissa shook out her skirts, smoothing them over her pregnant belly so that, aside from her shape, she appeared the very epitome of the powerful and respected woman that she was...or had been, before that wretched Potter and his band of do-gooders had intervened. Her crystal blue eyes narrowed as they focused on a student moving toward her, and she barely stifled a gasp.
It was him.
Almost as if she had conjured him with her thoughts, Narcissa saw the very object of her disdain- Mr. Harry Potter- scurrying down the hall. Her nostrils flared angrily,but she quickly reigned her anger in. That certainly wasn't the proper approach. With practiced ease, she let her features slide into a look of angelic innocence, then she glided forward, her long, graceful stride overtaking his own. "Why, Mr. Potter..." She said in a tone meant to imply surprise, "Is that really you?"
So much for wishing to avoid the woman. His jaw clenched, remembering what Dumbledore had told him about the 'other master' that Kreacher had been serving. "Mrs. Malfoy," his voice was somewhat chilly, and he gave her a curt nod.
Her expression flickered unreadably, and then the perfect lips spread into a broad yet bittersweet smile, "I didn't believe that we'd met." She said, extending a satin-golved hand.
( An altercation )
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