For Ms Ollivander, it had started with a call to the headmaster's office for a trivial request. It then somehow became helping with supervising detentions; then, before she knew it, she was helping Potter learn to swim properly, going to the Yule ball with Longbottom, and to top it off, one of those Weasley twins asked her out. To think all she had wanted was to pass her classes.

The ancient, and most noble families of the wizarding world, the purebloods, carry extensive expectations which must be met. Maintain your wealth, increase your wealth, marry wealth, and pass on your wealth to maintain your name and standing. But this requires a son, as Narcissa Malfoy holds her new bundle for the first time, wrapped in pale pink.

The ancient, and most noble families of the wizarding world, the purebloods, carry extensive expectations which must be met. Maintain your wealth, increase your wealth, marry wealth, and pass on your wealth to maintain your name and standing. But this requires a son, as Narcissa Malfoy holds her new bundle for the first time, wrapped in pale pink. AU