Characters
Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy, Dolores Umbridge, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Blaise Zabini, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Pansy Parkinson, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy & Theodore Nott & Pansy Parkinson & Blaise Zabini, Poppy Pomfrey, Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson & Blaise Zabini, Narcissa Black Malfoy & Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy & Narcissa Black Malfoy, I'm all for drarry but there's non in this part, a whole bunch of others are mentions or are briefly present
Tags
Blood
Angst and Hurt/Comfort
Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
Rape/Non-con Elements
Harry Potter is So Done
Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug
Crucio | Cruciatus Curse (Harry Potter)
BAMF Minerva McGonagall
Protective Narcissa Black Malfoy
Good Parent Narcissa Black Malfoy
Book 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Hurt Draco Malfoy
Severus Snape is So Done
Severus Snape is Draco Malfoy's Godparent
Harry Potter Lives With Sirius Black
Morally Grey Narcissa Black Malfoy
Somewhat Comfort
honestly everone is
shes good but for other reasons
dumbledore is chill - is it the old age or the weed? I guess we'll never know
yall lucius is trying
Summary
Narcissa thought of herself as fortunate having been not pushed to take the Dark Mark, and she would do anything to secure her son’s grand place in the wizarding community. He’s a Malfoy, a descendant of the noble house of Black, and he must prevail. He must stay pure of darkness. Narcissa explained that to Draco. She explained everything to him, they sat there for seemingly hours on end, with her begging him to understand the dire circumstances, that he must make a decision and that this decision will follow their names like the plague. There were no tears, but he was shaking. He was so lost. So confused. But he knew one thing now, too; he absolutely could not take the mark.-What if the Death Eaters escaped earlier, not January 1996, but a month before? What if they forced Draco to take the mark earlier and he refused through Narcissa’s demand? What if that saved Sirius Black?This is placed in their fifth year, 'Order of Phoenix', after the winter break.These five chapters depict the aftermath of the main event, starting the plot for the second part of the series where I divulge more about the canon-compliant aspects.
Note
Hope I got the emotional aspects of it right, sorry if not - I never actually had to save anyone from murder before.