There was no rivalry, no close comradeship, no power struggles, there was just… Nothing at all that indicated that the two of them were brothers, nevermind twins. Narcissa, on the other hand, was more than aware of the different typical sibling relationships and a grand total of none applied to this situation. Lucius didn’t really see the problem, but unlike Narcissa Malfoy neé Black he had never had any siblings and was therefore not an expert on the matter. It wasn’t as if Norman went out of his way to taunt or otherwise turn the younger away, he simply didn’t care.
Narcissa was still worried about her oldest indifference towards her youngest but mostly let things be. Very, very drastically.ĭraco was still always toddling after Norman, trying to copy his, strangely enough, paler twin as he walked around most of the time outright ignoring his younger brother in favor of observing his surroundings. When Norman and Draco celebrated their 6th birthday something changed. Only Norman knew, only Norman knew who his small fingers had been trying to grab onto, and so it would remain. As relieved as the new parents were they still to this day couldn’t for the life of them figure out what had been wrong in the first place.
Only after weeks and weeks of Norman constantly crying until he cried himself unconscious did he quiet down again. So it was to the surprise of no one when both Narcissa and Lucius flustered over their so usually quiet child’s epic temper tantrum. Only then would his big blue eyes widen and his lips quirk up, tiny fingers would wave excitedly in the air as he tried to grab onto whatever was the focus of his fascination. Rarely making a sound other than when he was watching something that fascinated him. Previous to Norman’s crying spell, he’d been a perfectly silent and content child. Neither Narcissa nor Lucius had been able to wrap their heads around this strange, nearly constant, crying. He had cried almost constantly for the second half of his first year in this life. The first time Norman Malfoy had cried had been when he realized how alone he was. Yes, her oldest was very strange indeed but she couldn’t fathom having him in any other way. Narcissa shook her head as she watched her oldest take a bite out of the sandwich, an open book placed beside him that he idly glanced over at every few minutes. Or well, the past Malfoy heir if Norman’s discussion with Lucius the other day were to be believed. Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Parkinson, none of the children had been shown anything other than cold politeness from the Malfoy heir. Norman had always seemed annoyed by the younger’s fruitless attempt, in fact, he had always seemed annoyed by any interaction that he had with the other young heirs and heiresses. Her youngest was also busy, busy trying to gain his big brother’s attention, no matter in what form.ĭraco had always looked up to his brother but rarely had he gotten any of the positive attention that he so desperately craved. Narcissa held back a sigh as she delicately sipped on her tea, barely acknowledging the house-elf that removed her finished plate from the table. Always aware, always analyzing every aspect of a situation in order to turn the spoils in his favor. Yes, Norman Malfoy had always been strangely aloof, always smiling politely while his eyes remained cold. Norman had always been a very strange child, Narcissa couldn’t help but think as she watched her oldest butter his toast, a seemingly serene smile on his lips.
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