"Mr. Malfoy," Narcissa replied with a smile, rising. She was always happy to see Lucius. Though Druella was thrilled to have one of her daughters finally following the path of a proper pureblood lady, Narcissa was sure she wouldn't be doing this if she didn't actually like him. It was lucky that what Narcissa wanted generally coincided with what the Blacks wanted.

"I hope you had a good Christmas?" Narcissa asked, sitting down again. Taking note of the snake cane, she couldn't help adding, "That's quite interesting."