"When Draco returns tonight, we'll have a discussion over this. I just want to make sure that this is something he clearly wants to do and that this is his decision alone. We will not make it for him.

I realize that we didn't give him the freedom he needed to make proper decisions on his own. Sometimes I feel that if we had, he may not have had suffered as much for them. I can only hope now that he will do his best to make better decisions that will give him the path he wants."

Narcissa carefully responded. It was hard for her to admit her fears and faults to someone outside her family. Yet, Melinda had earned her trust and she needed to show it.