Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter or any of the affiliations. The awesome-sauce JKR does :D Any canons are mine and anything that a stressed-out high school sophomore wouldn't obviously have rights to are not mine.
My first fanfic! R&R pretty please, any feedback will be helpful :)
Chapter One
Astoria had always been the forgotten one in her family, that one that was overlooked like a needle in a haystack. No, she could never compare to the jewel of the Greengrass family, Daphne Areida, with her flirtatious blue eyes and vivacious demeanor. Astoria was accustomed to being in her older sister's shadow. She was the opposite of Daphne, and got her mother's green eyes and her father's dark hair. She was content being on her own however, and avoided socializing as much as she could.
Eurydice and William Greengrass prided themselves on having a perfect daughter, and were quiet about the untraditional, bookish Astoria. Their standards for their daughters were that they had to be marriageable, clever, and witty. However, that did not mean that they did not have plans for Astoria…
Mrs. Greengrass had been friends with Mrs. Narcissa Malfoy since their Hogwarts days, and she was set on marrying one of her girls to the Malfoy scion, Draco. Mrs. Greengrass was painfully proper and ambitious, it was difficult to take her focus away and she ruled her household with an iron fist. All Mr. Greengrass really wanted was political ties to other great Pureblood families.
Astoria and Daphne were pawns in the great chessboard of Pureblood society. Rule was that if they get knocked off the squares they were so securely set on, they'll be left behind.
On a particularly special morning, Astoria sat up in her plush bed extremely ecstatic. Pushing back the satin sheets, she swung her feet to meet the dark polished wood floors and glances at her calendar. "September the 1st," she whispers excitedly. After brushing her dark curls and pulling on a blouse and pants, Astoria slipped down the extravagant staircase and into the breakfast room. Her father sat at the head of the table with the Daily Prophet perched between a basket of bread and a pitcher of pumpkin juice. Further down the table was Daphne, Astoria's pretty blonde sister.
" Morning Toria!" smiled Daphne, who was buttering a piece of toast. Astoria slipped into the seat beside her sister after kissing her father's cheek and helped herself to some treacle tart.
"Hi Daphne. Where's Mother?" Astoria yawned, chewing on her food lazily. She really did not want to see her mother, a proper and straitlaced Pureblood socialite. All she ever did was criticize Astoria and praise Daphne to the stars. With a sigh, she looked over to her handsome father. Astoria inherited her father's studious qualities and sleek dark hair. Her keen emerald eyes however were carbon copies of her mother. Mr. Greengrass read his paper and occasionally spooned some oatmeal into his mouth, and he looked up. Smiling, he got up and went to kiss her cheek before helping himself to the bowl of fruit on the sideboard.
The doors to the breakfast room suddenly opened and a beautiful woman glided in haughtily. Her smooth blonde hair was worked into a chic chignon and she wore emerald robes over her black silk wrap dress. Eurydice Lucretia Greengrass, the matriarch of the Greengrass clan and a famous trophy wife. Born into the Lestrange family, Eurydice had Pureblood ideals and was powerful in her own right. She made sure to pound the ideas into her daughters and was easily dissatisfied.
"Good morning Mother." called Daphne, walking over to hug her mother. Mrs. Greengrass hugged her and kissed her cheek. "Hello darling. Astoria, have you finished packing your things? We leave within the hour and I do not want you running about looking for things at a time like this." Mrs. Greengrass stated firmly in her silky voice. Her cold green eyes bore into her younger daughter's identical pair.
Astoria nodded, sipping some pumpkin juice. At her mother's glare she immediately said, "Yes, I have Mother."
Nodding in approval, Mrs. Greengrass left the room as abruptly as she came in. A house-elf, Nira, followed her closely, ready to obey her Mistress' wish. Soon after, the rest of the family finished eating and they were all corralled into the foyer. Astoria bounced with excitement at the prospect of her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and played with her cherry and unicorn hair wand as her mother oversaw the moving of the trunks from the bedrooms to the foyer with a critical eye. Daphne stood dutifully beside her mother and fidgeted in boredom.
"Excited aren't you Tori?" chuckled Mr. Greengrass, leaning against a wall. His blue eyes crinkled as he smiled at his youngest. Astoria nodded happily and twirled her wand. She hugged her father, who she knew truly loved her, unlike her cold proper mother. Mr. Greengrass always spoiled Astoria with books and outings out of the estate that she was normally trapped in as her mother disapproved of a Pureblood girl prancing about. Mrs. Greengrass believed that Astoria would pick up corrupted thoughts and habits.
An hour later, the family stepped on Platform 9 and ¾ amidst the steam coming from the train. Taking in a deep breath, Astoria caught and eyeful of the scarlet steam engine and whispered," The Hogwarts Express!" She was bubbling over with both anticipation and excitement, taking in all the students and listening to the noise and ruckus of the owls trapped in their cages. This was it for her, a new chapter of Astoria Greengrass' life will begin.
So. First chapter finished :D I really want to keep this going so please give me feedback!