POV: Narcissa

I wandered through the hall, waiting for Bella to get back. She started sneaking out the house when she was 14. That's when her drinking started. Every summer, every night, she'd go by Floo Powder to some place (I had no idea where), get drunk, and return home to tell me about the drunk sex she'd had. I felt sad for Bella. She was almost 17, and she continued to do the same thing each night. Andromeda, who had just turned 16, had started sneaking off as well. I didn't know where she was going; all I knew was she didn't return home drunk. She didn't share where she had been, or what she had been up to. It didn't annoy me, really. I didn't like the detail's of Bella's sex life.

I glided down the stairs, and into our family room. The fireplace turned a bright shade of blue, then went black again. Bella stood in the fireplace, holding a bottle of fire-whiskey, laughing. "C-cissy, I just f-fucked the b-best guy," she hiccuped. "Y-you've g-got to g-get l-laid. It's a-amazing." I sighed, the same thing happened every night. I was able to make a potion, which got rid of her hangover, so mother and father never knew where she had been. "W-what a-about y-your L-lucius boyfriend. H-he's older, h-he'd fuck y-you." Bella laughed again. I handed her the potion, claiming it was fire-whiskey. I looked over at her outfit. She was wearing a short black dress; it wasn't really a dress, it was more of a t-shirt. Her eye-liner had been smeared, but her lipstick was still bright red.

After Bella finished the potion, she slumped over tired. Andromeda had been out, too. At that moment, she appeared in the fireplace. She looked the same as she had when she left. Her hair dark brunette hair was still pulled back into a pony-tail, her dress perfectly unharmed. She looked over to Bella. "Rough night?" she guessed. "Let me help you with her." I was glad to have Andromeda with me. "Poor girl," she murmured. "I worry about her. She needs to be more careful, find herself an actual boyfriend."

I nodded in total agreement. I wondered if Andromeda had a boyfriend. We hauled her upstairs, and laid her on her bed. She looked almost peaceful. I went back to my room to get some make-up remover. Andromeda and I had a system. I took off her make up, and Andromeda changed her into pajamas. I made my way back into Bella's bedroom. "Look at the 'knickers' Bella was wearing. They're worst than last nights," Andromeda said in disgust, holding up something that resembled a small piece of black lace. Poor, poor Bella. When I turned 13, a few months ago, Bella gave me a lecture on how important it was for me to lose my virginity soon. I didn't agree with her at all. I knew for a fact that Bella had lost her virginity at 14, but I wasn't sure about Andromeda. We normally shared everything about our lives, but over the past year, Andromeda had become more quiet and self-reserved.

"Andromeda?" I asked, looking up at my older sister. I could tell she hadn't been getting much sleep; there were large, dark circles under her eyes. She looked at me. "Are you still a virgin?" She didn't answer me; she just look at the wall ahead. "Sorry if that was personal. You don't have to answer." Her hazel eyes didn't shine with happiness like they normal did, they looked worried, lost, and confused.

"It's not, we're sisters. We should be able to share this kind of thing. I'm sorry I've been so distant recently. A lot has been going on. Cissy, I'm not a virgin." A tear rolled down her cheek. I didn't understand why she was so sad.

"Andromeda, are you in love with someone?"

"Yes, I am. Promise me something though, Cissy."

I scooted beside her. "Who do you love, Dromeda?"

She smiled sadly. "I'm afraid I can't tell you, Cissy. I suppose you'll find out soon enough, though. But you gotta promise me, okay?"

Why couldn't she tell me? We were sisters, we were supposed to share everything about our lives. "Andromeda, mother and father don't know about this, do they? You look so scared and afraid. What do I have to promise?"

"I told you, Cissy, I can't tell you any more right now." She sounded upset, and she hardly ever got mad. "Don't rush doing things. You have to be ready, because things can happen; things you can't change, things that will change your life forever. Promise me you'll be smart."

What was she talking about? "Yes, Dromeda, I promise. Something happened, didn't it?"

She nodded; I knew I shouldn't press any farther. I had gotten enough out of her already. I climbed onto Bella's bed and fell asleep. I woke up early, and looked around. Bella was still asleep, mumbling something. Andromeda was awake, I could tell she was crying. She was also rubbing her flat stomach. Was she pregnant? No, she couldn't be. Andromeda was too smart to mess up her life like that, and she was only 16. Then again, it was a wonder Bella wasn't pregnant. I thought about what Andromeda made me promise. It did make sense. Having a baby would change anyones life. I climbed out of the bed, but Andromeda took no notice. She was sitting in chair, her legs pulled up close to her body. "Andormeda?" I whispered.

"Go back to sleep, Cissy." Her voice sounded different. I sat in the chair with her.

"No, we need to talk, Dromeda." I wrapped my arm around her.

"Cissy, you're too young to understand this. You wouldn't understand it."

I was just going to have to ask. "Are you pregnant?"

She stared at me, almost horrified. "Y-yes," she whimpered. "Just don't tell anyone."

"I won't Andromeda, but mother and father, and other people, are going to notice your stomach getting bigger. You can't hide it forever. What are you going to do about school?"

"I know, Cissy. I've thought about all of this stuff already. I'm not going back to school. I'm going to go live with my future husband after this." I couldn't believe it. Andromeda was so good at every subject in school; she always received top marks in everything. "Go back to bed, Cissy. You need your rest." I bit my lip so I wouldn't argue with her. I climbed back onto Bella's bed and pretended to be asleep. My sisters' lives were falling apart.