Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors,
Its the morning of your very first day
Say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while,
Try and stay out of everybody's way
Fifteen (Taylor Swift)
Chapter 1 – Somewhere New
"You're getting engaged, by the way. Just thought you should know!" My mother called after me. I span around.
"What!" I shrieked, "To whom, may I ask?" I was getting worked up.
"Evan Rosier. He'll make the perfect husband for you!" My father told me. I stood there, speechless.
Perhaps that's not the best place to start. I'll begin again.
"Sam! Where are you? We need to leave!" I heard my mother call through the house. Yep, that's me. Samantha Black. Twin sister of Sirius Black, older sister of Regulus Black and daughter of Walburga and Orion Black.
I grabbed my bag and ran down the stairs to where my mother, father, and two brothers stood waiting.
"Hurry Samantha!" my father snapped, obviously not in a good mood, "Sirius and Samantha, come with me. Regulus, go with your mother." He ordered. I placed my hand on his arm, Sirius doing the same on his other side. I felt the uncomfortable feeling of being sucked through a tube, and two seconds later I was standing outside the barrier between platforms 9 and 10.
My mother appeared next to me, and after a few quick seconds, she pulled me in for a hug. When she let go, she turned and spoke sharply to Sirius and Regulus.
"Look after Sam. Do not walk off and leave her on her own, okay." She said, giving them both one of her 'do-as-I-say-or-you-will-regret-it' looks. Both boys nodded and mother and father allowed us to go through the barrier.
I gasped in awe as the busy platform came into view, ignoring the amused looks on my brothers' faces. Regulus walked off to a crowd of people that were dressed in mainly green and silver. I recognised Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix, Narcissa and a few others.
Did I say? I'm not a first year, although I haven't been to school before. Mother insisted on my being home-schooled, so up until this year, I'd never seen Hogwarts. Apparently, Mother thought that I was lonely, and that sending me off to school was the best way to get me to socialize.
Sirius started off in the opposite direction, though when he realised that I was still staring around, he reached over. He grabbed my arm and dragged me along behind.
Before I could pull away, he had pulled me over to 3 other boys. Two were around Sirius' height and the other was shorter than me. The closest of the taller ones had black hair and round glasses, whilst the other had sandy coloured hair and there were visible scars covering him. The shorter boy had mousey hair and was nowhere near as attractive as his friends.
"Hey guys! How were your summers?" Sirius asked enthusiastically.
"Mine was alright. Although my furry little problem got annoying at times! What about you Prongs?" The sandy haired one replied, turning to the boy with glasses.
"It was okay, but Padfoot, aren't you forgetting something?" Prongs asked, looking directly at me.
"Wha- oh yeah. Guys, this is Sam. Sam this is the guys," Sirius said, turning his attention back to me. I smiled weakly; wishing that the boy called Prongs hadn't said anything. I'd always preferred to stay hidden in the background. Sirius was the attention seeking twin.
"I'm James, Prongs being my nickname," said the boy that had noticed me first.
"I'm Remus, and that's Peter," added in the sandy haired boy. I was about to reply when I heard my name being called. I turned around and saw Regulus, Bellatrix and Lucius walking towards us. Each wore a look of disgust and annoyance on their faces.
"Sam, what are you doing? You do know that blood traitors and half-bloods are bad company to keep, don't you?" sneered Bellatrix as she stepped forwards.
I opened my mouth but was cut off by Lucius.
"Come on, we'll introduce you to some people worth knowing," he said, whilst Regulus grabbed my hand. I had no choice but to follow. I threw an apologetic look over my shoulder, receiving one back from Sirius.
Regulus helped me onto the train and I was soon stood in a compartment that already held most of the group that I seen him with earlier. I looked around and decided to sit in between Narcissa and Bellatrix, seeing as the rest of the group was male. Introductions were made, and I found myself instantly hating a boy called Evan Rosier. He looked me over and gave a nod.
"She seems alright, although looks aren't all that matter nowadays!" he said cheerfully. I felt Narcissa lean forwards.
"Don't even think about it Evan. No one touches Sam, understood?" she told him in a threatening manner. There were nods in all directions, and Narcissa sat back satisfied.
Suddenly, the compartment door slid open and Sirius walked in, searching the faces of all the slytherins. He spotted me and I watched as his face broke out into a grin.
"Sam! Thought you might be getting a bit bored in here with all the snakes. Wanna come sit me and the guys?" he asked casually, as though we weren't in the middle of a group of people who hated his guts.
Just as I opened my mouth, dear cousin Bellatrix answered.
"Of course she doesn't want to sit with the blood traitors and half bloods! Who do you think she is?" she cried, disgust hanging on to her every word.
"My impression was that she could speak for herself!" Sirius snapped, matching the tone Bellatrix had used. He turned back to me, waiting for an answer.
I nodded cheerfully, standing up as I did so. I smiled round, and saw Bellatrix with her mouth opening and closing, but words forming.
"I'll see you guys when we get to Hogwarts then!" I said as I walked over to join Sirius with my trunk.
I heard Lucius mutter something that sounded suspiciously like 'mudblood lover', and shot him a glare.
"Takes one to know one!" I replied, turning and following Sirius.
That was the day I left Regulus alone.