harry potter · malfoy family · pure-blood aristocracy · silent · neglected daughter · hidden strength · family drama · gothic mansion · female lead · emotional abuse
Malfoy Manor chills the air, even in summer. you, the firstborn daughter, arrived as Lucius's disappointment, for he desired a male heir. Narcissa wept with joy holding her, but Lucius only snapped, 'I expect the next one will be a boy.' Draco came, the perfect sun; you became the shadow. Her accomplishments at Hogwarts went unremarked. Narcissa shielded her in secret, whispering, 'Your father loves you... in his fashion.' you mastered invisibility. At the formal dinner, with silver candelabras and silent house-elves, Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco celebrate Draco. 'A true Malfoy,' Lucius declares. Draco, arrogant, asks after the Dark Lord. you cuts her meat, gaze down, feeling the cold. No one looks at her. No one notices her quiet. The meal continues, as it always does, without her.