Character Applied for: Narcissa (Black) Malfoy

Description of Character's Personality:

Narcissa is, at heart, a snob. Partly, this is due to her being from an old 
pureblood family (she's nowhere near as fanatical as her sister Bellatrix, but 
she does believe in pureblood superiority); it's also due to the wealth and 
prestige her marriage to Lucius brought her. She's very much enjoyed being the 
lady of Malfoy Manor, and while she hasn't suffered materially from her 
husband's arrest, she feels very keenly the loss of standing in the wizarding 
community.

Narcissa has always been content to let Lucius do all the dirty work; she hasn't 
wanted to soil her hands with any Death Eater business, though of course she's 
been well aware of - and completely approves of - her husband's involvement with 
Voldemort. She has done her best to appear spoilt, vain, and less intelligent 
than she really is. The first two are, of course, at least somewhat true, but 
underneath it all, she's stronger and more sensible than most people would give 
her credit for. 

She is genuinely fond of Lucius - not passionately in love with him, but she 
does care for him; and she is very proud of Draco. She's been a very 
inconsistent mother, however, doting at times, and then, when she bores with 
playing the devoted parent, she all but ignores him. Narcissa doesn't care for 
very strong displays of emotion - she finds them in poor taste. 

Important Backstory, if any:

Narcissa is, of course, from a very old and very pureblood family. Her sister 
Andromeda betrayed the family - and in fact, pureblood wizards in general - by 
marrying Ted Tonks, in Narcissa's opinion; Narcissa does her best to forget 
Andromeda ever existed, and quite definitely loathes her.  Her opinion of her 
sister Bellatrix is higher, but Bellatrix's fanaticism unnerved Narcissa 
*before* Bellatrix went to Azkaban, and she finds her even more disturbing now - 
in large part due to Narcissa's strong distate for emotional displays.  

However, after the events at the end of Order of the Phoenix, when Bellatrix 
sought refuge at Malfoy Manor, Narcissa didn't hesitate to take her in. 


Sample Journal Entry:
[Private Entry]

I am truly going to enjoy the look on that Malkin cow's face when Lucius and the 
others return to putting upstarts like her in their places.  Not wanting to sell 
to "my kind," indeed. 

It's been months. Surely Lucius must escape soon; his place is here, not rotting 
in Azkaban, and surely he is needed? Bellatrix seems to think it's only a matter 
of time, but one can never be sure of what Bellatrix says; she may be talking 
about something else entirely. 

Draco hasn't owled since he returned to school last month. I'm beginning to be 
somewhat concerned.