It Was Another Sleepless Night For Narcissa Black - 907 Words

It was another sleepless night for Narcissa Black. It was her third year at Hogwarts, and she’d never had this problem before. Luckily for her, her roommate, Amaryllis, was also having trouble sleeping, and so the two could keep each other company. â€Å"Hey, Narcissa,† Amaryllis giggled as she pounced on Narcissa’s bed. â€Å"Yes, Amaryllis?† Narcissa asked. â€Å"What do you think of Lucius Malfoy?† Narcissa’s crazy roommate asked, setting her chin in her hands. â€Å"Malfoy?† Narcissa tried to sound nonchalant, but, from the look of it, Amaryllis saw right through her apathy. â€Å"Yes, Malfoy,† Amaryllis wiggled her eyebrows. â€Å"Word on the street is that he’s got a crush on you!† she sang. â€Å"Shouldn’t we be sleeping right now?† Narcissa blurted, not†¦show more content†¦I just†¦ I don’t understand how a person can look at someone they don’t even know with pure c ontempt based on blood status.† There was a lull in the conversation as it was too late in the night to be thinking about such pensive things, especially the newfound revulsion purebloods had for muggleborns. â€Å"Hey, Narcissa,† Amaryllis said again. â€Å"Yes Amaryllis?† â€Å"Want to hear a joke?† Narcissa smiled, grateful for the subject change. â€Å"I suppose so.† Amaryllis grinned back. â€Å"Dark humor is like food: not everyone gets it.† Narcissa barked with laughter as she threw back her head. â€Å"How is that a joke?† she asked. â€Å"Who did you hear it from?† Amaryllis shrugged. â€Å"What’s sadder than twenty dead babies nailed to one tree?† she asked. Narcissa shook her head. â€Å"I don’t know,† she admitted. â€Å"One dead baby nailed to twenty trees.† Narcissa’s eyes widened and she let out a small gasp before bursting out laughing. Amaryllis was giggling as well, and soon the two Slytherin girls were giggling uncontrollably. They would’ve stayed up later, however, it had been a long week, and soon they had fallen asleep. ______________________________________________________________ It was the next morning at breakfast when Narcissa got a letter from her mother. â€Å"Amaryllis,† she whispered, staring at the letter. Her hands had gone numb, and thinking was starting to become difficult. â€Å"Look.† Amaryllis snatched the letter from Narcissa with