Interrogation - Part 11 of A Different View

[sesheta66]

Title: Interrogation (11/15 of A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG
Word Count: 500
Pairing/Characters: Harry, Draco, Narcissa
Challenges: awdt's prompt of "Too Much Christmas Spirit," harrylovesdraco's "Something to do with Christmas," and my GJ 100_prompts entry #056 - "Jump".
Summary: Narcissa asks a few questions.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all parts of A Different View, click here.


"Did you enjoy your walk?" Narcissa asked once they were comfortable in the sitting room.

"Yes," Harry replied. "Draco was right; the grounds are spectacular, and the gardens, well ..."

"The gardens are my favourite part of the Manor," she agreed, "but I prefer them in the spring and summer, when the flowers are in bloom, and the fragrant air reaches as far as the house."

"Draco told me that I should come back then, too," Harry replied.

"Did he?" she asked, her eyebrow raised in a very Malfoy-ish way. It must be in the genes.

"Yes, Mother, I did. Is that a problem?" Draco challenged.

"Of course not. You may invite Mr Potter here whenever you wish."

"Harry. Please call me Harry."

"Very well, then, Harry. You may call me Narcissa." She turned to her son. "Draco, be a dear, would you, and check on dinner." He looked warily at his mother, then at Harry, then grudgingly left the room.

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"Mr -- Harry, I must say that I was surprised to see you today. I wasn't aware that you and Draco were friends. I rather thought the two of you disliked each other."

Well, no one could accuse her of skirting an issue.

"Actually, Mrs -- Narcissa, we didn't really get on until recently."

"So what is it that you want from my son, Harry?"

"Nothing." At her look of disbelief, he continued. "After everything that your family has been through, it makes sense that you'd be suspicious of anyone suddenly taking an interest in, or even being nice to either one of you."

Narcissa nodded. "So what is your agenda?"

"I don't have one," he said honestly. "I have more money than I will ever need, and more power than I've ever wanted. I saw what Voldemort did to your family, what he did to Draco. I meant what I said when I testified at your hearings. Draco may have made bad decisions, but I believe he felt he had no choice. I don't think he's a bad person; in fact, since I've been getting to know him better, I think he's a wonderful person. I'm only sorry I didn't get to know him sooner."

"So you want to help him?"

"Yes and no. I think we're good for each other. To be honest, he's been doing more for me --"

"And what might that be?" she asked.

"Well, let's just say that I wasn't feeling too much Christmas spirit before Draco and I struck up this friendship."

"And now?"

"I don't know. I suppose now I feel that there's something to look forward to, someone that I can celebrate the season with."

"Dinner is ready." Harry jumped at the sound of Draco's voice. "Are you quite done interrogating my friend, Mother?"

As she stood up to go into the dining room for dinner, Narcissa didn't look abashed in the least. She smiled at Harry, then rested a hand on her son's shoulder. "For now," she said.

11B

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Comments

[piratesmile331.livejournal.com]

Narcissa's only doing what any good mother would do... *nods* And Harry's handling himself very well, I must say.

[accioscar.livejournal.com]

*loves your Narcissa*

I cannot wait for the conclusion to this story! Me thinks it's going to be WELL worth waiting for. *nods*

[gurliemoviegeek.livejournal.com]

I love your Narcissa so much!
Way to take care of our your boy, Cissa!
Can't wait for more!

:D

[nillaskye.livejournal.com]

Love the Harry/Cissa interaction!
Looking forward to more!

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Hee! *loves your Narcissa* Though her sending Draco out of room wasn't exactly subtle. *g*

But yay to Harry for standing his ground. :D

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

Oh, another fab update! I love Harry's confidence and honesty.

[svgurl.livejournal.com]

your Narcissa rocks ... she is just being a good, protective mother. And yay for Harry for his maturity ... your characters all rock! :D

I like how she sent Draco out of the room like that ... it wasn't very subtle but it was definitely funny.

I'm really enjoying this series ... it definitely puts a smile on my face every time I see you've updated.

Thanks for the new chapter! :D

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[ravenqueen55.livejournal.com]

Oh, look at Narcissa being all mothery! I love Narcissa when she's written like this. And Harry did very well for himself here! He didn't seem nervous with Narcissa at all. *pets him*

So...will there be a H/D kiss soon??? Pretty please??? *bats lashes*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! She is protective, even if her 'baby' is an adult.

Harry's had enough experience handling Ministry reps, and he's had to speak out since the war enough times that he's not too bad at it any more. :o)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks ♥

I sure hope so!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks. She's just a protective mama looking out for her only child, who has already been through so much.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks. He's not handling it too badly, is he?

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks ♥ Nah, she wasn't really going for subtle.

Harry's pretty confident when put on the spot these days.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks. He can hold his own now. *nods*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yup, yup. She loves Draco; he's her only son and he's been through so much.

Nah, she wasn't going for 'subtle' - just polite.

Glad I could make you smile. And your return 'gifts' certainly make me smile. :o)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Glad you are enjoying it. Yes, Narcissa loves her baby, and is very protective of him, especially after everything that he's been through already. Harry has matured, and is pretty comfortable in situations.

Hmmm ... 'soon' is such a relative term. ♥

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Narcissa is such a typical Mother - I can understand Draco's embarassment.

I did get thrown by one line though: "Did he?" she asked, her eyebrow raised in a very Malfoy-ish way. It must be in the genes.

Unless the Black/Malfoy family tree is more convoluted than the Tapestry indicates, I don't think that Narcissa can have inherited an eyebrow-raising gene from her in-laws *g*

[thrnbrooke.livejournal.com]

Gotta love that protective mother instinct!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Heh. I do so try not to embarrass my sons.

Nope ... but Draco (aka 'Malfoy') could have inherited it from her. I did actually ponder the Black vs. Malfoy thing when writing that, and figured that Harry would associate that gesture with 'Malfoy' as he thought of him then - as opposed to saying 'in a Draco-ish way'. Make sense?

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Go Narcissa!

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Ah. Makes sense.

A friend of mine kept her kids in line by threatening to do something in public that would embarass them - it worked.

I can't Narcissa waltzing round Sainsburys singing rude imericks though. OTOH...

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Mama Malfoy flexes her claws!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yes she does. ;)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! I think I'd like your friend. Sounds like my kind of woman! Heh.

[nocturnali.livejournal.com]

It's probably quite right that Narcissa would be suspicious of Harry's motives. I'm glad there aren't any.

Nice to see Harry and Draco calling each other 'friend'.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

I think, after everything that's happened, she would be suspicious. And she's a mum ... she needs to protect her baby, no matter his age.

Thanks ♥

[andrea--88.livejournal.com]

And that's how I always pictured her
very very protective of her son

excellent

[mtranc3.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I like that Narcissa didn't even flinch at Draco's accusations of interogating Harry. She's quite the scene stealer in the fic! :)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

I really liked Narcissa in this myself. She really spoke to me as a mom who wants the best for her son, and wants to make up, however she can, for the unhappiness he experienced in the past. Narcissa for the win!