[video]

[sunburnthair]

[The camera clicks on and shows the face of a young man, with a visage that speaks of great, snooty sophistication by the way he even manages to look down his nose at the device that he's holding as he pokes at it with his thumb. He's unaware that he has turned it on at first, though he has noticed a light flashing on.]

Oh . . .

[As he tries to

Comments

Video

[andromynous]

[Unlike Snape, she doesn't recognize the boy's voice. She -- doesn't even think that she's met the boy properly, but seeing that face is enough for her to know.]

It isn't a portkey, unfortunately. Nothing so simple.

[sunburnthair]

Bell--?

[He sounds confused at first to be seeing Bellatrix looking so not crazy for once, but then realises it isn't her.]

[andromynous]

She's here too, but no.

[Andromeda ... tries not to pull a face and fails miserably. The last time that she saw Bellatrix she slapped her across the face -- she can only imagine what will happen if they cross paths again.]

I'm the proud owner of that big, charred hole on your mother's bit of the Black Family Tapestry.

[sunburnthair]

[He does not look at all comforted to know Bellatrix is there. But for that matter, doesn't look comforted to see this aunt, either.]

You're Andromeda I take it, then. Long time, no see. [Not that he can even really remember when he last had, if at all, or anything.]

[andromynous]

I take it that Severus will be helping you along?

[She's just making sure that he isn't going to get himself hit by a car or something silly like that. Even if they've never met, she felt some mild obligation to make sure that Narcissa's precious little boy didn't end up as roadkill.]

[sunburnthair]

[He doesn't get back to her for a bit, debates on not replying at all, then:]

Yes, he brought me to his place. He says he'll explain.

[andromynous]

Good. So long as you're not alone.

[sunburnthair]

Why do you care?

[caring is suspicious :|]

[andromynous]

Just because my sister doesn't want anything to do with me doesn't mean I won't try and make sure her child is all right.

[Besides, she's still a Slytherin at heart.]

[sunburnthair]

I see. [Still suspicious.] I'll thank you on her behalf then.

[andromynous]

That's not necessary, but it is appreciated.

[Maybe she's just trying to make you paranoid, Draco.]

[sunburnthair]

All right.

[He moves as if to shut down the feed, but then asks in a small voice:]

Mother's really not here, then?

[andromynous]

[A-aww Draco.]

[She makes a slight face.]

Not yet, but people have been showing up like clockwork. I'm sure she's just trying to be fashionably late.

[sunburnthair]

[He looks like he wants to say something like "why my aunts and not my mother?" but somehow bites it back.]

It would be just like mother.

[andromynous]

[Trust her, Draco. She's saying "why my cousins and daughter and not her husband?" even now.]

I should say it would be.