~Chapter 1~
There were four sisters—Andromeda, Bellatrix, Narcissa, and Elizabeth Black—all four shared a bond like no other. Nothing could tear them apart. There was seventeen year old Andromeda, Andy for short, with her chocolate brown hair. Bellatrix, or Bella, was sixteen years old and was easily recognized because of her wild ebony tresses. Then there was fifteen year old Narcissa, more commonly known as Cissa, with her beautiful golden locks. And finally there was five year old Elizabeth, usually called Lizzy by her friends and family, who had dark hair with blonde highlights. All four girls were known for their beauty, sparkling blue eyes, smiles that could light up the darkest of rooms, intelligence, and, of course, their love of the dark arts. Each sister could manipulate one of the elements—Andy had power over earth, Bella controlled air, Cissa had command over fire, and Lizzy was the controller of water. Along with this ability, each of the Black sisters had the special gift of being unregistered Animagi—Andy could change into a horse, Bella could transform into a raven, Cissa could turn into a swan, a Lizzy could morph into a tiger cub.
One night all four girls went to bed after saying goodnight to their mother and father, before they separated, however, they all went into Lizzy's room to talk. It was a nightly ritual.
"When can I go to Hogwarts…?" Lizzy whined as her sisters giggled.
"Soon, little one," Andy replied with a chuckle.
"But I get SO bored without all of you here! And you leave tomorrow!"
"Shh, we'll stay until you fall asleep, Liz. Ok?"
"Oh alright, Bella. Night. Love you all," Lizzy said with a smile.
"Love you too," her sisters replied in unison.
Lizzy soon fell asleep and Cissa, Andy, and Bella crept back to their own rooms. Later that night, everyone in the household woke up to Lizzy's screams. They all ran to her room, but Bella got there first and what she saw made her scream. Lizzy's room was torn apart and blood was everywhere. The worst part of it though was the message written in the youngest Black sister's blood on the wall:
"You'll never see her again.
She will suffer because of
what you—Bella, Andy, and
Cissa—did to me!"
When Andy and Cissa reached Lizzy's room, they too screamed and all three began to cry for their baby sister.
"Who could have done this to her?!" Cissa wailed.
This tragedy changed the rest of the Black family forever. Andy withdrew from her family and began hanging around muggles. Bella became obsessed with the worst of the dark arts to try and find her favorite sister. And Cissa began to sleep with every boy in Slytherin house to try and cover up her pain (until she was impregnated by one Lucius Malfoy and gave birth to a baby boy *hint-hint*.) But poor little Lizzy had it the worst; she was tortured everyday by her abusive captor, who was 'kind' enough to let her attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry under a fake name…Hermione Granger.
