May 21, 1976
Aboard another train, NARCISSA walks down a narrow compartment until she arrives at a bar car. At the bar, LUCIUS is seated, drinking from a glass and reading the Daily Prophet. NARCISSA walks over and sits next to him.
NARCISSA: (to the bartender) I'll have a brandy, please.
BARTENDER: Sure thing.
NARCISSA: (quietly) I was wondering where you had gone off to.
LUCIUS: Just fancied getting out of town for a while.
NARCISSA: Oh, yeah? And why's that?
LUCIUS glances at NARCISSA over the paper and remains silent.
NARCISSA: It's a miracle that we both got out of that fiasco at the Ministry alive.
LUCIUS: It's a miracle the Dark Lord hasn't killed Rookwood yet for abandoning us when he did.
NARCISSA: I still can't believe Andromeda showed up. She and Bella are gonna end up murdering each other one of these days.
LUCIUS: And what about you? Are you gonna get caught in the middle, between them?
NARCISSA: They're my sisters, Lucius. No matter what happens, they're still my family.
LUCIUS nods while the bartender sets down NARCISSA'S drink on the wooden surface.
NARCISSA: So where's this train taking us?
LUCIUS: (grinning) Does it matter?
NARCISSA: (shrugging) I suppose not. As long as we're together.
LUCIUS smiles and takes NARCISSA'S hand, while the train begins to depart the station.
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