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They seal this promise with an unbreakable vow despite the risk it poses to both her and Snape. Fearing that 16-year-old Draco will be unable to complete the task alive, she urges Snape to take on the mission in his place if Draco fails. Draco, she explains, has been assigned by Voldemort the task of killing the great Albus Dumbledore, a clear punishment for Lucius failing to capture Harry Potter in the events of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Severus appeases Bellatrix's anxieties somewhat, making his case as to why he is a loyal servant to Voldemort despite his position at Hogwarts, and Narcissa discloses what she has come to ask him. Narcissa makes it clear that her plan is not to be disrupted, drawing her wand out at her sister. Bellatrix finds Narcissa heading to the late Alan Rickman's Severus Snape's house to ask him an important favor, and Bellatrix tries to dissuade her, saying that Snape is not trustworthy.

While readers briefly encounter Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the Quidditch World Cup, her first film scene comes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In the Seconding Wizarding War, the Malfoys again are fervent supporters of Voldemort, even offering their manor as headquarters for the Death Eaters. After the First Wizarding War, the Malfoys avoid being sent to Azkaban for their crimes committed in service of The Dark Lord, Voldemort, by falsely claiming they had been under the Imperius Curse, which takes away one's free will. Together, they have one son, Draco Malfoy. Narcissa is married to Lucius Malfoy, a prominent death eater she met at Hogwarts where they were both in Slytherin House. She is from the ancient aristocratic House of Black, a prominent family of dark witches and wizards who value blood purity above all else. Narcissa Malfoy, née Black, is the youngest sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Unofficial fan sites help to fill in the rest.

Harry Potter creator J.K Rowling's official fan site, Wizarding World (formerly known as Pottermore), helps add some color to Narcissa Malfoy's backstory.
