I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Both of them went through so much emotionally, it was wonderful to write an ending where they truly were a happy family.

I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Both of them went through so much emotionally, it was wonderful to write an ending where they truly were a happy family.

LOL Loved the rant. And yes, Lucius needs to finish his mental rewiring. I think perhaps he's finally grown up. LOL

LOL Loved the rant. And yes, Lucius needs to finish his mental rewiring. I think perhaps he's finally grown up. LOL

Aren't hormonal emotional roller coasters fun? LOL Poor Narcissa was on the road to recovery, but being used to Lucius, she can't help but start to get suspicious.

Aren't hormonal emotional roller coasters fun? LOL Poor Narcissa was on the road to recovery, but being used to Lucius, she can't help but start to get suspicious.

The Severus Lucius friendship is another reason I scream at Jo for killing off poor Sev. I like to think that Severus is Lucius' only true friend, the only one who will tell the emporer he's got no clothes on. I also love the guilt poor Lucius feels over his past actions - he's finally finding some humanity.

The Severus Lucius friendship is another reason I scream at Jo for killing off poor Sev. I like to think that Severus is Lucius' only true friend, the only one who will tell the emporer he's got no clothes on. I also love the guilt poor Lucius feels over his past actions - he's finally finding some humanity.

The Narcissa chapters were always the hardest for me to write, or most draining, I should say. Poor Lucius trying so hard and failing to pry his wife from her depression.

The Narcissa chapters were always the hardest for me to write, or most draining, I should say. Poor Lucius trying so hard and failing to pry his wife from her depression.

Oh, here I am choking back tears as I review the chapter.  Poor Narcissa to have her son killed by her sister and her husband exact justice by killing her sister. I love that he gets to show his gentle and loving side with her. There will be some POV back and forth in this story as each of them comes to terms with how their life was utterly destroyed. And yes, Lucius will have to proceed very carefully. But just wait until further information on that is revealed.

Oh, here I am choking back tears as I review the chapter.  Poor Narcissa to have her son killed by her sister and her husband exact justice by killing her sister. I love that he gets to show his gentle and loving side with her. There will be some POV back and forth in this story as each of them comes to terms with how their life was utterly destroyed. And yes, Lucius will have to proceed very carefully. But just wait until further information on that is revealed.

Even though this was written before DH, I think it so wonderfully captures they love they had for their son, as was shown by JKR. I still cry when I read about Lucius delivering the bad news. Emotionally this is one of the more difficult fics I have ever written. I hope you find the rest of it engaging.

Even though this was written before DH, I think it so wonderfully captures they love they had for their son, as was shown by JKR. I still cry when I read about Lucius delivering the bad news. Emotionally this is one of the more difficult fics I have ever written. I hope you find the rest of it engaging.

Sorry the last chapter didn't quite click with you. Last chapters are always hard to write because you have to bring some sort of closure to the story. I will admit that I am a fan of happy endings, or at least ones that allow a hope of happiness. That's not to say they all end happy, but I tend to lean that way. I figure we all deal with so much frustration and unhappiness in real life that seeing something end on an upbeat is a nice escape. I really didn't want it to get too repititious or drag out too long, which I felt it might have been starting to head that way (gah, that sentence is horrible).

The reversal might have been fun, but it would have taken a bit more to get there.

Thank you for saying you enjoyed the realism of the Malfoys. They are a tough family because we don't know a lot about them, and what we do know is colored by the Harry-filter and some folks have a hard time seeing them outside that filter. And thanks for leaving such thoughtful reviews. :) 

Thanks. I always enjoy a nice thought provoking review. There is no real explanation in the story for how it physically affected Narcissa. I just took the stance that wizarding abortions are less taxing than Muggle ones. Though DH has a cousin who is a reproductive machine and has had several abortions and 3 subsequent children.

This story can be a little different as it goes back and forth trying to capture the changes in both characters in alternating chapters. Not something you normally see. 

And I just had to find a way to work Severus in there. I think he's such a fun character to work with. 

Thanks. I think this story was definitely made more interesting by getting into what both of them were thinking. I liked going back and forth in alternating chapters. Of course, I did add in a bit of Lucius at the end. :D It really was interesting to see how two people would handle the loss of a child, one whom they had very different feelings towards.

Thanks. Yeah, she was really hesitant and I could easily see Lucius taking the easy way out and discarding her. I'm so glad I was able to avoid that. As odd as it seems, I think they are probably a very compatible couple. And of course he had to resort to Slytherin tactics. :D

I do have a one-shot for the Winter prompt in mind and a few other short stories that I do hope to find time to write. I think my sanity will need it. I'm hoping the muses really speak to me in the next couple of weeks as I may find myself in a real time crunch in the near future. Narcissa and I have something in common. 

Thanks,

. This one is darker than the stuff I normally write, definitely no-frills. Sometimes I prefer to be wordier, but this one I felt would work well with simplicity. I enjoyed exploring Narcissa as a character, something I've not really done before. It was a great challenge and to make it a bit easier on myself, I threw some Lucius in there, too. :D

Yes, Narcissa really is lost in the depths of grief. Losing her son really did hurt her. Hopefully I'll have a new chapter up in the next few days. :)

Thank you very much. I'm working on finishing up the next chapter right now. It's been a long time coming, but I'm getting there. :) It has been fun for me to spend time on her point of view.

Uh-oh, you are contributing to the delinquency of muses.  They have heard your request and I am beating them off on wanting to write a little one-shot to fulfill your request. I have to conduct a little research, which is probably the only thing stopping me ATM.You see, I have a very hard time killing Lucius off as I'm rather fond of him. I generally agree with you on Severus pairing, though I have done both a SS/HG and SS/RL, both as a bit of a lark, though the latter will be continued in a bit more serious vein.So, depending on the muses, you may see SS/NM by the end of the week.

Thanks. I know that the other times I have written Lucius, Narcissa hasn't played much of a part. In fact, she's dead in the one series and only made a cameo at the end of one. It was interesting me for examine this from the standpoint that they really do love each other. It's kind of refreshing for me, actually. :)