Chapter One
The Howler
Andromeda entered the Great Hall, laughter and happiness filled her ears. If only she felt that way.
She sat at an empty seat at the Slytherin table. She looked around at them, the pompous and meanest creatures to walk the Earth. Half-bloods and muggle-borns were no less pure than the pure- bloods, for heaven's sake, but they seemed to think they were. This was why Andromeda was so sad; she had a friend who was muggle- born. She was hoping to the heavens that her parents wouldn't find out, or at least her Aunt Walburga. Her Aunt Wal, as she called her, didn't like muggle -borns since their family was and always would be pure- bloods. Andromeda didn't like the way Aunt Wal thought, she thought it was unfair and cruel to treat wizard and witches rudely because they are not pure- bloods. Andromeda always thought that every witch and wizard should be treated equally.
Andromeda was hoping silently that word didn't get out to home that she was friends with a muggle- born. It would just create more problems for her; she already doesn't have any friends why ruin her first one?
Mail started to fly in owls from everywhere were holding letters. Andromeda looked up hoping not see her owl. Owls that were snowy white, coal black, walnut brown, and other owls flew in except Andromeda's owl. She let out a sigh of a relief; all she needed was a letter criticizing her and her friend(s).
"EEEEECHHHHHHH!" an owl called. Andromeda looked up at that familiar bird call, and saw a coal black owl with red blood stripes going down it's back heading straight for Andromeda.
Andromeda's eyes widen with horror, she wasn't expecting anything from anyone!
"Please don't let it be bad." She prayed. The owl let down two envelopes that it was holding in it's talons. Andromeda opened the first letter nervously; she licked her lips and hoped for the best. She took out the letter; it was a letter from her mom hoping all is well! Andromeda breathed a sigh of relief, and read the letter. It said nothing about her muggle- born Ted Tonks. She folded the letter, and took the letter under the letter from her mom. It was a red envelope, marked with a scripted letter 'W.' Andromeda frowned, she was scared to open it, hoping that it did not contained anything bad, she opened it. She ripped open the letter, like taking off a bandage; the paper enclosed flew open and started yelling.
"ANDROMEDA BLACK, HOW DARE YOU BEFRIEND A MUGGLE- BORN WIZARD! OUR FAMILY DID NOT RAISE YOU LIKE THIS! YOU ARE A PURE- BLOOD AND ALWAYS WILL BE! MY FAMILY IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, IF YOU EVER BECOME FRIENDS WITH ANOTHER MUGGLE- BORN OR STILL BE FRIENDS WITH THIS ONE, I WILL NOT TALK TO YOU EVER AGAIN! Love, Aunt Walburga." the voice went from loud to an angry herd of rhinoceros to a loving sweet- as- candy voice. The howler ripped itself up immediately after the last word.
The Great Hall was dead silent for a couple of seconds. Andromeda was breathing heavily, hoping that everyone would just go back to talking.
"Well, I guess we know who loves muggle- borns!" an obnoxious kid named Alexander Oak yelled. The whole hall burst out laughing, the room was echoing muggle- born, especially the Slytherines. Andromeda's cheeks flushed with fury and embarrassment. She couldn't believe how cruel her aunt was.
Andromeda couldn't take this anymore! She left the table, and ran out her ears still ringing from all the laughter.