The main drawing room is rather quiet except for the deep breathing and snores of the three sleeping young children and the lulling lullabies that play softly on the enchanted self-playing organ. A loud pop is suddenly heard causing the three children to sleepily shift but remain sound asleep. The three men all turn in the direction of the source to see the Malfoy house elf.
A tiny creature with large, bat-like ears and bulging green eyes the size of tennis bulbs stands before them. Dobby, the Malfoy house elf wore a neat black jacket accompanied by a glistening white toga dress. Moving excitedly on his tippy toes, Dobby squeaks, "Master Malfoy, Dobby has been sent by the Mistress sister and mother. The daughter is safely here. Dobby has a new mistress to look after, Dobby is happy!" Before vanishing with a loud pop.
Lucius leaps to his feet with Charlie sound asleep in his arms. Glancing wildly around, he hurriedly hands the still sleeping figure of Charlie to his father, Arthur Wesley, before rushing away. The doors slam open in his haste, but Lucius runs away in a most undignified manner through the halls towards their private quarters, where his beloved Narcissa lay giving birth to their firstborn child.
Arthur and Ted share amused expressions, before each picking up their sleeping children. Arthur lets out a bit of a loud huff at carrying Bill and Charlie. His two sons were both heavy and Bill being so very much larger. Seeing Arthur's wince, "I'll carry, Charlie," Ted kindly offered.
"Thank you, Ted," Arthur said as he handed with one hand his youngest son to his friend, Ted to carry along with his snoozing daughter.
With the children firmly held, the two men make their way down the hall towards the Malfoy private quarters. Through the lavish halls and past the smug-looking portraits, they at long last arrive at the inner quarters of the Malfoy family. Coming down the hall towards them is a short, kindly witch that is slightly plumb, Molly Weasley.
Arthur beams with love at seeing his beloved mollywobbles causing Molly to flush at her husband's ardent gaze. "Oh you," she teased, before turning towards the fair-haired man. "Thank you, Ted, for helping Arthur," she genuinely said as she took back her youngest son into her arms.
"It was my pleasure, Molly," Ted's replied with genuine warmth.
Molly does not reply as she glances down to peek at her youngest son, Charlie. Her son was no longer a babe and he and Bill were growing up so very fast. It made her heart feel rather melancholic. Besides, she wanted a girl, perhaps, it was finally time to try again for another.
While Molly and Arthur draw close to speaking intimately, Ted wordlessly excuses himself and carries his daughter, Dora in his arms towards his wife, (who he fondly called) Dromeda and his mother-in-law, Druella who stand at the entrance of the Malfoy couples' bedroom. The lighter brown-haired witch, Andromeda is the first to turn around. She is a beautiful woman that looked quite a bit like her deceased elder sister, Bellatrix. Although, unlike Bellatrix, Andromeda's gray eyes were much gentler than Bellatrix had ever been in life.
"How are they, Dromeda?" Ted asked his wife with sincere concern regarding his sister-in-law and his newborn niece.
"Narcissa and the babe are doing well," Andromeda answered with a smile, before bending down to place a kiss on her daughter's sleeping face. Dora despite being sound asleep scrunches her face in dislike and curls her head further against her father's chest as if to hideaway.
An amused chuckle escapes Andromeda's throat at the antics of her daughter. She leans up and places a kiss on her husband's cheek, before intertwining her hand with his. The two of them lean against each other and gaze towards Druella, who was carrying a swaddled bundle.
Ted nods to his mother-in-law, who is still a very beautiful blond witch with blue-colored eyes. Her usual stern expression is soft as she carries over to them to present the newest addition to their family. Druella proudly draws her head up and formally says, "I present to you, Aurora Malfoy, the first-born child to the House of Malfoy."
Already aware of what he must say having been made to practice, Ted and Andromeda bow their heads towards the newborn. "We the Tonks greet Auror Malfoy and welcome her into this world as her godparents."
For the two of them had been asked by Lucius and Narcissa, which was surprising as Edward Tonks was in fact a muggleborn. However, Lucius respected his brother-in-law enough that he would not protest the decisions. And Lucius did not mind his wife's sister Narcissa being named as such as Andromeda was still a Black after all. It was a good way to further tie the Malfoy and Black family interests.
Druella nods her head in approval and pulls the blanket from the infant's face to reveal her granddaughter, a baby girl with tufts of silver blond hair with a pink scrunched face that would no doubt be fair and pale. The baby girl's eyes are closed, but no doubt they would be blue just like that of her father. Andromeda and Ted smile warmly at the tired-looking newborn infant before Druella pulls away and walks further down the hall to present the child to the other family members that are present, Arthur and Molly Weasley.
Inside the Malfoy couple's private bedchamber, it is clean without any hint that childbirth even took place there. The midwife had long ago expertly cleaned the afterbirth and had cast a cleaning and freshening charm on Narcissa. Dressed in a warm bedgown, Narcissa lays with her head on the pillow with her long blond hair spread behind her. Her blue eyes have faint shadows underneath them reveal her sheer exhaustion. She is more pale than usual but just as lovely as ever in Lucius's eyes.
Lucius gallantly takes one of Narcissa's pale hands and presses his lips to it. "You did wonderful, my dove," he praised his beloved wife. "Our daughter is simply perfect." Narcissa relaxes in relief still somewhat uncertain if Lucius would truly be pleased by their firstborn being a daughter rather than a son.
"I am certain that Aurora will have her mother's beauty," Lucius further praised Narcissa.
Narcissa faintly rolls her eyes, before replying, "And I am certain that she will possess her father's clever mind."
"Naturally," Lucius boasted as they turned towards the doorway to see the return of Druella, his mother-in-law, and Narcissa's mother.
Lucius eagerly perks up as Druella returns the precious swaddled bundle to the arms of Narcissa. With awe, Lucius studies the tiny pink face with tufts of silver-blonde hair. Aurora Malfoy was by far the most perfect specimen in existence, he had ever seen. A fiery warmth and desire to protect this precious existence filled his chest as he and Narcissa studied their most precious possessions.
No doubt early tomorrow there would be a grand official announcement in the Daily Prophet of the birth of Aurora Malfoy followed by the official presentation to the entirety of the Black Family. But for new parents, the young couple observed with awe their firstborn child just like any new parent. It was simply the nature of life.