Everything About Narcissa Malfoy

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 31869

Narcissa Malfoy has exactly one scene in the books, and no lines. Yet, 
she is a hot topic of debate, with a large number of people holding to 
a theory that she is Lily's and Petunia's sister. But, what does canon 
really tell us about Narcissa?

The short answer, not much. 

Narcissa is married to Lucius Malfoy, and has a son, Draco. There do 
not appear to be any other children of this marriage. None are 
mentioned and when the family attends the World Cup, it would have 
been strange to leave them home. It is, of course, vaguely possible 
that Draco has siblings, deceased, disappeared etc. Or perhaps a 
younger sibling, left at home with a house-elf nanny. But all 
appearances point towards Draco being an only child.

How old is Narcissa? There is absolutely nothing in canon to give her 
age. Lucius was definitely born after 1933. (He was not at Hogwarts 
when Moaning Myrtle was killed.) It is hardly likely that Narcissa is 
older. Both still have blonde hair, but looks in the wizarding world 
can be deceiving in terms of age. On the other hand, the adverserial 
nature of Lucius' relationship with Arthur Weasley perhaps point to 
their being around the same age... which is? Dunno. Perhaps in their 
50's. And, there's really nothing that couldn't make him a lot 
younger, even the Potters' age. (Though Sirius's list of Snape's 
friends at school does not include Malfoy.) I can't imagine Narcissa 
being much older than Lucius in any case.

There are two common perceptions, though, about Narcissa's age, both 
equally valid. One that she is roughly her husband's age. The other 
that she is a younger trophy wife. 

The second seems quite realistic given all we know of Lucius. It could 
also explain why Lucius, much older than James Potter perhaps, has a 
son Draco's age. If Narcissa is much younger, she could be born as 
late as 1962, presuming she married right out of Hogwarts, and had 
Draco directly. 

On the other hand, Draco's age does not anywhere near prove 
Narcissa's. Some have pointed out that Narcissa might have put off 
child-bearing for years, for fear of ruining her figure. In this case, 
she could have been married for a long time before Draco came along. 
And, it's possible that she married late. 

Why don't Lucius and Narcissa have more children (apparently)?

While plenty of people have only one child, it might be considered 
strange that a couple so obsessed with the continuation of proper 
bloodlines, would leave it to the Weasleys to populate the earth. Four 
reasons come to mind for this.

1) Narcissa thinks it would ruin her figure. :)
2) Lucius wants to pass on the estate whole to Draco. In the past, 
infant mortality etc. would have necessitated the Malfoys to have more 
than one child (and bundle the extras off to a monastery unless 
needed.) However, Draco is pretty likely to survive in these more 
advanced times. 
3) Real-life reasons. Infertility etc.
4) An estrangement between Lucius and Narcissa

I'm sorry. I need to run. I'll post the rest of it, as soon as I can.

Eileen