please sir, may I have some more?

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Who:Narcissa, other Narcissa, Lucius, older Lucius?, Rodolphus, Bellatrix?, and anyone who meets Narcissa on the way
What: Sucking up her pride and learning to cook
Where: The Malfoy townhouse, and the streets between her home in Syriac Well and theirs in Sobek Croix
When: Some. Time. >>
Notes: None?
Warnings: None of those, either.

Despite having repairs to her kitchen completed to the point that it is functional once more, Narcissa is unwilling to tempt fate further with her efforts to feed herself something other than sandwiches. Gathering her slightly tattered pride around her like a mantle, she covers it with her cloak; the weather is cooling, and twilight is not a time of day to be out and about without an extra layer, especially when one is not entirely sure of the distance one is to travel.

Apparating would have been a sensible choice, but two things were preventing her, other than her own nausea brought on by that mode of transportation - she's never been to the townhouse, although the address is branded in her mind, and she's not clear on how well Apparation will work, here. Splinching is uncomfortable, and worse when no one is trained to put you back together again. As one who avoids discomfort where possible (unless, as is the case with these cooking lessons, her pride gets in the way), Narcissa is content enough to walk.

It's not as though anything will happen to her on these streets, she's in a very good neighbourhood.

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Carefully imitating Narcissa's precise movements, Cissy feels compelled to add, "Since it's entirely possible you'll end up eating the burnt portion."

It's not that she doesn't have confidence in her skills; quite to the contrary. She's already succeeded in burning one kitchen, who's to say she couldn't manage a second time with a little effort? And with Narcissa's guiding hand, who's to say that couldn't be limited to specific part of the meal?

There's only so many pieces a carrot can be cut into before it becomes carrot mush, and she lays her knife aside to wait for further instruction. If she concentrates on the task before her, she won't have to give in to the urge to turn and stare.