AN: This is my very first fanfic. I want to do a Lucius/Narcissa one but I first have to find out if I'm good enough, so please let me know.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, they belong solely to J.K Rowling. The poem is Robert Frost's
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
My name is Andromeda Tonks…
I come from the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.
Being the middle child has both advantages and disadvantages.
I get to live my own life. Since I'm not the eldest I don't have the responsibility of looking after my sisters, like Bellatrix. Not being the youngest I'm not constantly babied, like Narcissa.
Unfortunately I'm forced to marry a better pureblood than Bella and I still have to be as sweet as Narcissa.
Father already promised me to a man. He's 20 years older than I am and he seems rather crude… Not at all the gentleman I desire.
It's tradition, you know, to be betrothed. To carry some man's heir and "keep the blood pure".
That's what is expected of us. That's the proper way to go.
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
There is a twist in my story… I'm in love! With a man that loves me back. Who cares about me. Who protects me and who will stay with me, forever and always.
I'm truly happy, believe it or not. He makes me feel alive, more so than flying on the back of a thestral.
It's like I've been given Amorentia.
But falling in love with a muggleborn is out of the question. If I carry on with the relationship I'll be disowned for sure. There isn't a Black in the history who married a muggleborn and still stayed part of the family.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I love my family dearly and I feel guilty for deceiving them. Unfortunately my love for Ted is greater than my love for those who raised me and will give me away on a silver platter.
I know if I leave, I am never to return. I will live my life as an outcast, not acknowledged by any of my friends and family. But it's worth it.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I left my life. I left my ways. I did what I had to, to live a happy life.
I still think of them though. I know they also miss me, even if they won't admit it.
One day my children will know true, unconditional love. Without the meddling of their ancestry. They'll know what their mother gave up and they'll see the worth.
I chose the path less travelled by, and though it's caused me a lot of pain… It's the path I would choose every time, no matter how many times I get a redo. Because love conquers all and a love like this… Is worth every heartbreak it caused to achieve it.
I took the path less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
PLEASE review. Let me know what you think and tell me if you think I should do the Lucissa. Any critism is welcome.
