Narcissa Malfoy x reader

First Date

Summary: the story of how you met Narcissa.

Warnings: fluff

*My week is chaotic with my internship 😭 I might post less frequently as you were all used to, but don't worry! I haven't abandoned y'all

The wizarding world in the UK can be divided into two: how it was before the Second Wizarding War and how it became afterwards. Your parents, blood supremacists, raised you in a rigid way, full of rules and etiquette to follow. During your childhood and adolescence, some things could be difficult. Balls with the families of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, always having to look perfect and impeccable, the formalities, but all that wasn't so bad with your siblings by your side. The three of you, despite being brought up with supremacist ideals, never really believed in them. And, deep down, you feel that even your parents didn't really believe in them, it was all just a show for the other pure-blood families.

So your life before the events of the Second Wizarding War was like this: in public, with your parents, full of formalities and etiquette to follow, whereas when you were alone with your siblings, or even during your time at Hogwarts, you felt more freedom to be yourself. So much so that you made friends with people regardless of their blood status and house. Of course, everything was always very discreet, so that no one could snitch on you to your parents and the other pure-blood families. That's even how you met your best friend, who was almost like a sister to you: Nymphadora Tonks. Listening all her childhood to all the rules of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families from her mother, in a way she understood how suffocated you must have felt by it all.

So when the Boy Who Lived defeated You Know Who, everything changed in your life. Well, everyone's life. When the consequences of supporting Voldemort began to emerge, you felt extremely relieved that your parents never got round to supporting him directly. The people who allied themselves with the Dark Lord all had their consequences. Those who weren't killed during the war either ended up in Azkaban for the rest of their lives (as was the case of Lucius Malfoy) or were frowned upon by wizarding society (as was the case of Narcissa Malfoy).

The Malfoy family was one of the most traditional and respected in the wizarding world. Lucius was a well-known Death Eater in both wars, as well as being a very influential figure both in the Ministry and at Hogwarts. You know very little about his son, Draco, since the boy was a few years behind you at school. Perhaps he was at most five years younger than you, but it's not as if you thought much about it, since you couldn't care less about Draco or any pure-blood boy, or really any boy.

The few times you interacted with the family were brief. Maybe once in a while you saw them from afar at one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight events, at most. Draco probably had more interactions with you, since you both attended Hogwarts at the same time. But despite the few and brief interactions, you knew one thing for sure: Narcissa Malfoy is definitely one of the most beautiful women you've ever seen. And to your misfortune (or perhaps luck) you bumped into her in Diagon Alley. You were so lost in thought, busy thinking about what present you could give your little sister for her birthday, that you suddenly bumped into a tall, majestic figure.

The impact snaps you back to reality, causing you to quickly realize who you just bumped into. Your heart rate spikes as you instinctively panic. Of all the people you could have bumped into, why did you bump into none other than Narcissa Malfoy herself? The woman always made you feel a chill run down your spine. It's not news how intimidating she is: originally from the most noble and traditional family, the Blacks, but also married to a Malfoy. You've even heard terms like 'ice queen' to describe her, from people who knew her from Hogwarts, but she gave you that feeling not just because of her intimidating posture, but because she was incredibly... beautiful, let's say.