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September 1st, 1960 | Godric’s Hollow | Euphemia PotterJames is so beautiful. I think that after so long of trying and trying, having him here has me and Monty overwhelmed with emotion. I can see it when he looks at little Jamie. So proud and full of awe. I’m sure the exhaustion is taking its toll but it is hard to look at either of them without wanting to weep. I don’t intend to sound conceited but it is difficult to imagine a family as full of love as the one I have in front of me.My Jamie, you will be so continuously cherished in your lifetime. Monty and I will love you through your good and bad decisions, when you need strength, when you are hurt, we will be there. My hope for you is that you are resilient and brave and so full of love that no one will question your intentions. I hope you are proud of yourself for who you become and when that seems hard, I hope you return home for the reminder. I hope you are authentic in your love. I hope you are courageous and selfless enough to be willing to acknowledge when you are wrong. Nothing will ever diminish the love your father and I feel for you. You are our greatest gift.—---------------------------------------------------------September 1st, 1966 | Hogwarts Castle | Narcissa BlackHogwarts is everything they said and more. I can’t believe I’m finally at school with Andy and Bella. And a Slytherin no less!! No surprise, obviously but it is still nice to know I won’t return home an outcast. I do not understand how Andy and Bella could stand coming home after spending their time here but thank Salazar they did. Maybe now that all three of us are here we can stay together!.... Although I suppose that would lead us to a very dour summer. No, Druella and Cygnus Black wouldn’t stand for that one bit. But I need not think of them while I am here! I will study hard, make friends, find a husband, and prove to everyone that I am just as much a member of the Black Family as my sisters. I am NOT an outcast. I am Narcissa Black of the Noble and Most Ancient House and the world will not forget my name.—---------------------------------------------------------September 1st, 1969 | Hogwarts Castle | Narcissa BlackAndromeda left. Me and Bella aren’t allowed to discuss it in the house. She’s engaged to Rodolphus by the way. She doesn’t even love him. Meanwhile, Andy left for “love,” abandoning her family in the process. The both of them are pathetic if you ask me. What kind of Slytherin witch abandons everything for a boy? Why would suck a powerful witch marry a man so beneath her? I won’t do that. I know that we are better than that. I will make my family proud and I will love whoever I marry. Or I suppose if I cannot love them, they will at least be powerful. They’ll grant me and my family something in return. I won’t be bound to a worthless man who believes he can coast by on his name alone. I’ll marry someone that knows what loyalty means…. What was Andy thinking? Leaving us for a muggle-born as if there weren’t other suitors. As if love is once in a lifetime. As if we don’t make our own destiny! She’s selfish and misguided. That’s what Bella says. Betraying those you love for your own selfish desires isn’t the Black way. Neither is bowing to others like Bella has been doing though. Hanging around a politician and marrying one of his cronies… I’ll do more than that. I will carry on what it means to be a Black. When the Sacred Twenty-Eight looks at our House they will see a charming, idealistic young woman with more to offer than the others. They will see a strong house that bows to no one and knows how to prioritize what matters most.
I do hope she’s happy.
I miss my sister.
I worry
—---------------------------------------------------------September 1st, 1971 | Hogwarts Castle | Narcissa BlackThings are changing. The world outside of Hogwarts is getting more tense. Those who write our laws and dictate how we live are fighting each other. Bella is spending more time in pretentious meetings with men who plan to change our world. She has less time for anything that doesn’t push her higher in His ranks. The Dark Lord is more than a politician at this point in time. He has become a figurehead for a “New Wizarding World.” One where we don’t have to hide from muggles or pretend like being a Pure-Blood doesn’t have important traditions to maintain. Bella says there will be a war. Those not loyal are being called Blood Traitors. Those with muggle blood, Half-Bloods. There’s become a clear distinction at Hogwarts between those loyal to the cause and not. The other Houses have become less tolerant of Slytherin House. I can see it in the hallways with the younger years and on the Quidditch Pitch. I see it in how Slytherin’s who are secure in their family ties respond to those with no Wizarding Pride. I suppose I can understand those not aligned with the Dark Lord’s hesitation. I wouldn’t appreciate being reminded that I am lesser but an established hierarchy is simply part of how the world works. I’m sure once they obtain a respect for our tradition and see the freedom of not hiding from the muggle world, an understanding will be reached.My parents have proposed a union for me. Their words, not mine. They believe my marriage to the Malfoy heir would strengthen our family before the war or political uprising arrives. Lucius is a good match. He is Pure and loyal to the cause. A bit of a knob but he is charming and will spoil me how I deserve. The Dark Lord will allow him into the inner circle once he graduates and I would be spending my life with someone who understands where my priorities lie. It is just an idea for now. We shall see if he plans to court me and if we are a suitable match.—---------------------------------------------------------July 29th, 1971 | Cokeworth | Lily EvansI can’t believe it! Sev was right, of course. Today Professor Minerva McGonagall arrived at my house with a letter proclaiming my invitation to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! She had to explain to Mum and Da how to enter Diagon Alley for my school supplies and how the term and breaks are split, as well as the importance of keeping my magic a secret from the non-magical world.. She told us what Severus told me when we back friends: that I am a witch! Tuney isn’t very happy with me but once I convince them to let her come with me, all will be well, I know it. I can be a witch and have my sister and my best friend with me all at once.—---------------------------------------------------------December 26th, 1976 | Malfoy Manor | Narcissa BlackI’m marrying Lucius today. He belongs to the Dark Lord’s inner circle and will bring nothing but prosperity to the family name. He will cherish me and provide all I need in this lifetime. Although the war has caused some distance, I am certain he will return to the doting man he was during our school years and I’m sure he will take pride in the children we have. He will protect me during these times. We will be safe and once the war is finished, we will have no worries. We will be safe.—---------------------------------------------------------May 2nd, 1977 | Hogwarts Castle | Lily EvansDumbledore called most of the 7th year Gryffindors into a meeting today. I can’t say too much, but it is nice to know there will be something we can do, something to continue tying myself and the people I love together after graduation. The students are scared. I can feel it even without the 1st and 2nd years finding me in tears on my rounds. I don’t need prefects to tell me the reports. I don’t need to be Head Girl. It’s a dark, pressing fog that has enveloped us all. But there is still hope. There are people willing to fight. My family will be safe. James and I spoke after the meeting. We’ve decided to move in together post-graduation. Somewhere close to headquarters where we are needed. It will all be alright. Someday we will look back on these times and be proud of who we are, the choices we made. We’ll look back and know it was our strength and courage and love that granted us the safe and warm lives we live. We’ll be safe again.—---------------------------------------------------------June 5th, 1980 | St Mungo’s Hospital | Narcissa MalfoyDraco is here. I’m scared. This godforsaken war still carries on. Lucius is on the frontlines nearly everyday. He barely has time to be a husband, let alone a father. I fear Bella has gone completely insane. He’s beautiful. I can’t help but fear what his future will look like. How will I protect him? No one is safe anymore. Regulus still hasn’t returned home and I can only think the worst. I can only think, “what is Lucius next?” I swear to do whatever it takes to protect my son. He will live the life he deserves and nothing less.—---------------------------------------------------------March 13th, 1980 | Godric’s Hollow | Lily PotterThere’s a prophecy that says Harry is in danger. How could a little baby, not even born, be in danger?? How is this the life he deserves to live?? James and I are being moved to a safe house under the Fidelius Charm. No one will be able to find us, not without getting to Sirius. God, I hope he stays safe. I can’t lose any more friends. I feel guilty and selfish thinking this, but in a way I’m grateful. I’m tired of fighting. I’m tired of living every day wondering if James will come home. I’m so sick of this war and the exhaustion that living now requires. I’ve at time contemplated asking James if we should take the family we have left and run. Leave the country and live as muggles. But that’s not who we are. We will fight until we win, until light wins. We aren’t sure how long we’ll be here. We simply have to place our hope in Dumbledore and the Order and believe that the next time we leave our new home, it’ll be a world Harry deserves.—---------------------------------------------------------June 24th, 1995 | Malfoy Manor | Narcissa MalfoyHe’s back.—---------------------------------------------------------May 2nd, 1998 | Hogwarts Castle | Narcissa MalfoyI will not lose my Draco. Today it all ends. One way or another, the Dark Lord will end the war and I will have my son at the end of it all. Lucius has made choice after choice that puts Draco in danger. Once the battle begins, I will find him and we will flee. Maybe to France? That sounds nice. We can find a nice villa near a beach town and hide amongst muggles and we will find a specialized healer to take that bloody mark off of my boy. Maybe I can use Snape’s unbreakable vow to our advantage. I would rather die than lose my son.