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Ted and I had become close over the past year. We were both Prefects, though in different houses, and we often ran into each other when patrolling. He was very kind, as you'd expect Hufflepuffs to be, and he surprised me greatly when he asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him.
I was fifteen at the time - in my fifth year - and I was just young and old enough for both of my sisters to be in Hogwarts as well; Bella in her seventh year and Cissy in her third.
The realization hit me as soon as Ted walked away. My sisters. The Slytherins knew the blood status of most people in our year (times were getting quite scary), and I knew that Bellatrix knew that Ted was a muggleborn.
Yes, I said muggleborn. Believe it or not some people in our family are decent. By "some" I mean myself, my great uncle Alphard, and my cousin Sirius.
While I wasn't sure if Narcissa would mind, I knew that Bella would immediately write home to tell our parents what I was doing. Ted had to be a secret. But how do you explain such a thing?
I sighed as I went down to the dungeons for class. The worst part? I couldn't tell anyone about it. A good portion of my House was just as prejudiced as my family, and anyone would be a direct pipeline to my family, since most of us are connected - or even related - somehow.
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The Hogsmeade weekend came much too soon for my liking. Everyone seemed so excited to go; mainly the third years, since it was their first one.
Cissy walked outside with me, asking if she could stay with me. I smiled sadly at her.
"Sorry, Cissy. I was going to be with my friends today. Why don't you go find Bella? I'm sure she'll walk with you."
Narcissa shook her head. "She's with Rudolphus. I already tried to talk to her, but she told me to go away."
I fought the urge to roll my eyes. Of course Bella was with Rudolphus Lestrange. They were going to be married almost immediately after they graduated. I was betrothed to his brother, who was as much of a bigoted idiot as Rudolphus.
Cissy was looking at me with her big, icy blue eyes. She's the only one who escaped the dark grey eyes that are a trademark of the Blacks. I felt bad, but she couldn't know about Ted and I.
No one could know about us.
I put my arm around her. "It'll be more fun for you if you go with your own friends", I told her, "All we talk about are the O. , anyway." Narcissa nodded and ran off to meet her friends.
What's that muggle saying? Oh, right.
I just dodged a bullet.