"I'm looking forward to it! In fact, I'll see if she's willing to join the two of us for some fun." At his grin; she said; "Harry; after everything we've done together; you are mine; and I am yours. Nothing can ever change that. So why would I have a problem with either of us inviting another girl to join in? And, anyway; Pansy will be really be our pet, not just mine. So it's only right that you be there as well."Well, speaking of Narcissa; we should go get ready to meet her; she'll be here shortly."Hermione nodded; and then froze; a stricken look on her face. "Oh God! Narcissa! She was Draco's mother! How can I face her when I killed her son?" Harry put his arms around Hermione as she sobbed against him.Harry did his best to soothe her. Once she calmed down and collected herself, he said; "I understand, Hermione. But she won't ever know what happened to him. And honestly, if what Sirius has told me is correct, once Draco was cast out of the Black Family, Magic itself severed any emotional connection between her and Draco. Narcissa is aware that she gave birth to Draco, but because of Draco's ejection from the family, the amount of emotional connection she has toward him is about the same as toward a piece of discarded clothing."Hermione looked at him in shock; but he nodded; "From what I understand, and realize Sirius didn't go that deeply into detail, it was more an aside, but Family Bonds, and to a lesser extend Bloodlines, are what gives magic a lot of its power in certain rituals. To keep the Family Bonds from being corrupted, the emotional and magical bond between the Family and the outcast are severed. This severing of the Family Bonds is something that almost never happens. The Black family didn't cast Sirius out when he sided with my father. Hell, they never even cast Bellatrix out when she got thrown into Azkaban! From what Sirius told me; the Sundering of Bonds is irrevocable and it's considered the ultimate penalty among the Old Families. The only living person that could have any sort of emotional bond for Draco would be any distant cousins he may have had on the Malfoy side. As far as the Black Family, and all its members, is concerned, he doesn't exist."Okay; so I don't have to worry about her seeking information about Draco. But unlike Narcissa, I still have an emotional connection with him; I bloody well beat him to death! I almost wish I didn't have a connection like that," she responded quietly."Believe me, I know what you mean. But you do have a tool to help you. One of the advantages of having learned Occulmency is that you can lock that memory behind mental shields; so it doesn't constantly intrude into your thoughts. However; until you accept that what you did was no more than destroying a rabid animal; the memory will still surprise you on occasion. I will be there and help you any way that I can, of course, but the hard part will be yours."She nodded, and wiping her eyes, took his offered hand as they walked back to the castle together._The DADA Classroom