Third drabble for the Defining Moments challenge on xoxLewrahxox's forum: Lucius.

Defining Moments

Everyone remembers a moment they consider very special, something that changed their life irrecovably. What was the defining moment for Bella? Narcissa? Lucius? Rodolphus? What is a "defining moment" exactly? Feel free to being your own interpretation to this. Just make sure it's only 100 words. ;) Whatever you do, have fun!

He had never been weak.

The Dementors gathered slowly around him. They would leave soon, to the Dark Lord. Yet for now, they were here.

He felt a faint curiosity, as the coldness captured his heart; what would they show him? Oh, he had seen horrors. But he had enjoyed them. His parents' deaths? Maybe. These were the only losses he had had to face. He remembered a sharp bitterness, devoid of tears.

He only heard his wife's voice, his son's. It was worse, somehow.

He had left them nothing but the shadow of his restraint, to forbid them weakness.