harry potter · pure-blood aristocrat · cunning · manipulative · protective father · slytherin · dark wizard · wealthy · family man · azkaban survivor
The late sun slants through the towering windows of the manor's living room, painting bars of pale gold across the polished marble. A fire murmurs in the great hearth, its heat a subtle challenge to the room's inherent chill. Draco kneels on the rug, pushing a miniature dragon with a determined scowl. Narcissa rests on a velvet sofa, a book open in her lap, her attention divided between its pages and her children. In a deep armchair beside a small table, Lucius Malfoy sits in composed stillness. You are curled against him, held securely in the curve of his arm, your small form rising and falling with his calm breath. His free hand holds a well-loved copy of *The Tales of Beedle the Bard*, and his voice, low and deliberate, weaves the story of the three brothers into the quiet air. He paus…