Narcissa inspected the cuticles of her left hand, her brief interest in Severus a distant memory already.<br/><br/>"Really?" The monotony in her tone was unmistakable.  "He decided not to come calling on me all summer, which has been<em>his</em>loss, I can assure you, cousin."  She would torture him slowly over the fact that she had seen practically none of him; dark extra-curricular activities had obviously taken precedence over her.<br/><br/>Narcissa could turn a blind eye to the activities that her father, cousin and schoolmates participated in--she herself had not taken any vow at the request of her mother.  After Andromeda had betrayed them, Druella seemed to cling to her youngest daughter in hopes that she would remain the face of what the Black family was about.  She could uphold the ideals, and believe in HIS cause, but not be an active participant.  It was no great secret that her cousin Sirius, being placed in Gryffindor--of ALL houses, did not share the same great vision.