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Tweak says, "*insert evil cackle here*"

Narcissa Black Malfoy (coldest_malfoy) wrote in dhmaster_rpg,
@ 2007-09-27 21:03:00

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action scene, andromeda tonks, draco malfoy, ginny weasley, harry potter, lucius malfoy, narcissa malfoy, nymphadora tonks, remus lupin, severus snape

Action Scene: The Malfoy Dinner

Everything was set to perfection. The fine china was set out, the house elves were dressed in fancy clothes, and Narcissa waited patiently in the living room for her guests to arrive.

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	professorsnark 2007-09-26 06:36 am UTC (link)
	Severus looked sharply at Lucius. "Meaning?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lucius_m 2007-09-26 06:38 am UTC (link)
	Lucius disguised a chuckle as a polite cough. "I was speaking of my own son, Severus. You were the one who leaped to the conclusion that you must be obsessing over Potter." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	professorsnark 2007-09-26 06:43 am UTC (link)
	"I am not obsessing over Potter," Severus snapped. "I'm merely making an observation. I'm sure they'll make the perfect little family, even if Potter has no desire for her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lucius_m
2007-09-26 06:47 am UTC (link)

Lucius looked over at the couple again. They looked 'happy' enough to him. However, "There is no way I'm allowing that girl to marry that boy. Potter should go to someone who needs his reputation. Like Draco. Or the Parkinson bint, but I'm not allowing that either. Although I'm sure her parents would see the use in that match ... perhaps I'll send the Parkinsons an invitation to use the chateau until I secure this union for Draco," Lucius murmured to himself.

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	professorsnark 2007-09-26 06:53 am UTC (link)
	Severus' jaw tightened as Lucius went on about his plans for Potter. This was completely unacceptable. "While I'm sure Pansy is a lovely girl, she and Potter would never suit. Potter could never be happy with her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lucius_m 2007-09-26 06:58 am UTC (link)
	Lucius nodded. "Oh, I agree. Wretched little thing, cares only for herself. Now Draco will make the boy fall in love with him. And I'm sure it would be good for Draco, as well," he added as an afterthought. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

professorsnark
2007-09-26 07:03 am UTC (link)

Severus remained calm on his exterior, though there was quite a lot of shouting going on his head. Much of it was directed at Lucius and stupid idea of pushing his son at Potter. And he would have very much liked to have pointed out that Potter woke up in HIS bed, not Draco's!

Instead, he said quite calmly, "I think it would be a disaster and Draco will only end up hurt by it."

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	lucius_m 2007-09-26 07:10 am UTC (link)
	Lucius raised an eyebrow. "Hurt? I don't see how. If Draco maintained the upper hand in the relationship, and only allowed himself to care so much, then I don't see what the problem would be." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	professorsnark 2007-09-27 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Upper hand? It sounded like a bloody business arrangement. One that couldn't end well for anyone. Once again, Potter would just be another pawn in someone else's game. Anyone with two eyes could see how uncomfortable he was at this gathering. Severus couldn't imagine Potter stuck doing this for the rest of his life. "Don't do it Lucius." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lucius_m
2007-09-27 01:54 am UTC (link)

Lucius sighed. "If you have a better idea, I'd love to hear it. Draco needs to look good in the eyes of the rest of the wizarding world, and Potter is his best chance. But if you have some other plan then by all means, share."

He suddenly felt much older, and much more tired, than he had just moments before. He thought of his own marriage, which was more an alliance and eventual friendship than a love-match. He had long given up on finding that sort of relationship in his lifetime. Maybe the peaceful afterlife Severus had talked of would be, for Lucius, full of the things he'd secretly longed for in the past. He shook off the maudlin thoughts and tried to focus on his friend's answer.

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	professorsnark 2007-09-27 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Severus looked at Lucius, surprised at the sound of defeat in his voice. "You don't give your son enough credit. He's more than capable of making his way in the world on his own merit. He doesn't need to latch on to the Chosen One to make his mark in society." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lucius_m 2007-09-27 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"I give credit where credit is due, Severus; you know that. Until Draco proves to me he can do such a thing, I will remain skeptical." He gave a signal to a house-elf to bring him another glass of spirits. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	professorsnark 2007-09-27 02:21 am UTC (link)
	"It will never happen if you throw him at Potter," Severus said, finding himself wishing, not for the first time, that Draco would be allowed to be something other than the Malfoy heir and puppet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lucius_m 2007-09-27 05:59 am UTC (link)
	"So I should leave him to his own devices and hope? You know me better than that, Severus," Lucius said, taking a bit more than a sip of his drink. Hope, he thought bitterly. That had never brought anything but pain. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	professorsnark 2007-09-27 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	"I have offered to take Draco on as an apprentice. He has the talent to become a great Potions Master one day if he applied himself to the task," Severus said, taking his eyes off Potter long enough to study Lucius' reaction. "If you could manage to wait a few years to marry him off, he could do great things in the field of Potions." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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