Bellatrix- The Purest One of All
The motto of the Black family had been inscribed onto practically every surface in Black Manor. Bellatrix decided to scratch it onto the side of her bed. Toujours Pur, "Always Pure" in French. This was her life.
"Muggles and Mudbloods are not to be respected. They are the dirt on the soles of our shoes, Bellatrix. They have to know what they are. As a Black, you are part of one of the wealthiest and purest families in Britain. Wear this as a badge of pride. All others, besides other pureblood families, are below you, especially blood traitors."
This was "the Talk" that their father Cygnus Black III gave to the day before she left to Hogwarts and the same one Black children had been given for generations. There was also an order that she be sorted into Slytherin house, the only house for true purebloods, formed by Salazar Slytherin himself.
And with this, Bellatrix was sent off to Hogwarts with her trunks, owl, and new angular shaped wand (which she found quite spiffing). She named her owl Salazar in honor of the great wizard himself.
Her sister Andromeda stood there on the platform, eyes watering. She was nine, two years younger than Bellatrix. She was not allowed to go to Hogwarts yet; she had to wait until she was eleven. Then their mother gave Andy a sharp rap on the shoulder which made her stiffen up. Still, she waved goodbye. She and Andy were particularly close.
Their youngest sister was named Narcissa and she was seven. She wasn't named after a constellation or a star like all of the other Blacks. She was named after a flower- her name meant daffodil. She and Andy looked it up in a big book right after Cissa was born. It was Greek like all of the other names of the Black family, so Bellatrix guessed she was okay.
Cissa was a most disagreeable person, at least in her opinion. She was horribly girly and would only let Faerie Tales be read to her before bed, not The Tales of Beetle the Bard which Bellatrix liked more. Cissa was obsessed with princesses and knights riding white steeds coming to rescues said princesses from towers. Bellatrix hated it even more because when ever they played, she was told to play the prince or fierce beast that the prince had to slay. Cissa was the princess, of course.
She had blonde hair and blue eyes whist Andy and Bellatrix had shades of brown hair and dark brown eyes. Her parents said it came from their paternal grandmother Irma Black and their mother's family, the Rosiers.
Bellatrix sat down on the seat in her compartment. It wasn't long before many other pureblooded children joined her. And when the Sorting Hat was placed on her head, it barked out "Slytherin!" much to her satisfaction.