The Jade Malfoy Book 2: Order of the Phoenix

Chapter 36

     Narcissa walks quickly into Ursa's room without knocking. "Your Father knows about Pansy." She says.

     "Oh no." Ursa replies. "He's mad isn't he?"

     "Furious. I am hoping he will try to speak to you instead of yelling but... he is not a big supporter of this kind of thing. He did not like it when I told him I liked women too." Ursa's eyes go wide.

     "Pardon?"

     "I did not mean to tell you that."

     "Draco owes me money." Ursa chuckles and Narcissa sighs. "I called it."

     "Of course you two bet on something like that."

     "We bet on everything we disagree on. How did Father find out?"

     "Umbridge."

     "That bitch!"

     "Ursa!" Ursa storms over to her desk and writes a quick note. "What are you writing?" Ursa opens her window and whistles for Lyra.

     "Sending a note to someone." Lyra lands on the windowsill. Ursa holds out the note and Lyra takes it with her beak. "Troublemakers, Lyra." Lyra turns and takes off.

     "Who is 'troublemakers?'"

     "That would defeat the point of the code name. Let's just say, Umbridge messed with the wrong people and she's going to regret it."

     "Do not get yourself in trouble."

     "Oh she will never know I was a part of it. The Troublemakers have had a plan they needed my help on and I told them no. The note I sent was telling them I am in. I expected Father to storm up here the second he found out."

     "I managed to convince him to cool down first."

     "Thank you. I really do not want this to mess up the small progress we've made in repairing our relationship."

     "That is exactly why I told him to cool down first." There is a knock at Ursa's door and Narcissa opens it to find Lucius. "I was just leaving." She says before leaving. "Good luck." She mouths behind Lucius's back. Lucius walks in and closes the door. He motions to the sitting area and Ursa cautiously sits in a chair. Lucius sits on the couch and Ursa notices he is wandless. He sighs before speaking.

     "I assume your mother told you." Lucius says.

     "Yes..." Ursa replies as she looks at her lap and fidgets with her fingers.

     "Ursa, I..."

     "If it helps, I understand I have a duty to our family. I just... I want to love while I have the chance. I know it cannot last."

     "Do her parents know?"

     "Yeah." Ursa says as she nods gently.

     "I do not know what to do Ursa."

     "I do not expect you to accept this. I never did. I know my duty and accept that I will have to marry a man. Even if I will never love him."

     "Never?"

     "Never. I have no interest in boys. Never have."

     "I do not want to encourage this... but as long as you accept your duty... I will find a way to be okay with it." Ursa smiles and stands. She sits next to Lucius and hugs him.

     "Thank you. I was so scared of you finding out." Lucius hugs her back and wipes her tears when he releases her.

     "If it was possible to have a child with another woman I probably would be more accepting, but there is not."