It was a rainy Monday the windows were dripping with rain drops, the two large trees in the massive back garden were being battered and drenched by the strong gales and rain. Andromeda was about to embark on a journey, a long journey that is to Hogwarts, it was her first year and she was so nervous. Most first time students would be happy to go on their new adventure in life – not Andromeda she had too much to live up to; a family name, a reputation of being part of a well "respected" pure-blood family and of course the most important, Bellatrix. Andromeda was Bellatrix's double a few times they had been mistaken for twins, though it was obvious to those who had grew up around the two that Bellatrix was clearly older and wiser than Andromeda.
Sat at her wooden dressing table looking into the mirror whilst her mother finished tying a green silk bow into her long curly brown hair, Andromeda couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach, "Mother do I have to go?" Andromeda asked though she regretted it the moment she saw her mother in the mirror.
Druella Black the mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black, placed her hands on her hips, "And you were wanting to do what for the rest of your life young lady?" she asked furiously Andromeda shrunk down as she was about to face the wrath of her mother, "Become like the common Mudblood scum you see in that school? Is that what you want Andromeda?" she asked though before Andromeda could reply a shadow appeared in the doorway and another shadow followed soon after.
"Honestly Andromeda did you really expect you'll be able to get away with not going to Hogwarts?" Bellatrix stood with her Slytherin robes already on, her raven black hair curly was in a loose ponytail beside her was nine year old Narcissa, Bellatrix and Andromeda's younger sister, "Leave her to me mother, I'll make sure she uses the sense she was born with," for the age of thirteen Bellatrix was extremely bossy, even to the point of controlling, it was a common Black family trait to be but Bellatrix was prone to take to another level, "I don't understand why you are so nervous, Narcissa's got two years left and look excited she is?" Bellatrix tilted her head to the left where their sister was, Narcissa just smiled and nodded.
"I don't mean to be," Andromeda replied, "I do want to go, what if I get sorted into a different house or what if I don't make any friends?"
Druella sighed heavily at her daughter's worry, "Oh for Merlin's sake Andromeda every Black tracing back centuries has been sorted into Slytherin, and you've got my side of the family where we have all been sorted into Slytherin and as for friends well you'll have Rabastan Lestrange who is just starting," Druella noticed in the mirror Andromeda screw her face up, Andromeda hated Rabastan he was in her opinion simple, not very academic and most of all he didn't have the looks of his brother Rodolphus, "Andromeda do not make that face it makes you look like a common muggle," Druella scolded before walking over to the door, "Bellatrix I expect you three to be ready in about ten minutes, we have to get to Kings Cross Station at least by ten to ensure Andromeda has a good seat, away from the half-bloods and Mudbloods," Druella ordered her eldest.
Once Druella left Bellatrix turned to her sister and grinned, "Don't worry Dromeda I'll ensure you're away from the scum of the earth, you'll be sitting with me and don't you dare mention anything about Rabastan to Rodolphus, I do not want you showing me up in front of my friends got that?" Bellatrix between ordering Andromeda on dos and don'ts she had gotten right up in her sister's face, "Now hurry up and get ready I do not want us to be late!" Bellatrix left Andromeda to herself she half expected Narcissa to follow Bellatrix but she didn't.
"Andy," Narcissa said quietly as she walked into the bedroom, "I'm going to miss you," Narcissa hadn't found it so bad when Bellatrix left as she still had Andromeda but now she was leaving, poor Narcissa was beginning to feel lonely by the second.
Andromeda couldn't help but smile sadly and she walked over to her younger sister, "Trust me Cissy I'm nervous, but you will be there with me soon, it's only two more years then you'll be on your way. Hey listen when I'm there I promise I will write to you and I will tell you everything but please Cissy can you be strong for me?" Andromeda was normally the strong one but she was feeling the pressure of living up to all these expectations. So she needed her little sister to be strong for her, "Also when I'm home I'll teach you what I've learnt so then you can go to Hogwarts and show up all those boys and girls in your year," she hugged Narcissa before checking she had everything.
"You promise?" Narcissa held up her little finger and within a second Andromeda wrapped her little finger around Narcissa's, the two sisters then walked out of her bedroom and then down the stairs.
Cygnus Black was their father he had no hair on his head, he didn't mind though considering it was ridiculously curly like most of his family their hair was un-tameable, Bellatrix commonly showed this without meaning too her hair just couldn't stay neat, "OK girls remember we need to blend in, so not talking about magic, Hogwarts, wands, anything ok, else we blow our cover," Cygnus ordered his three girls, Bellatrix rolled her eyes she had heard this now for three years, Andromeda nodded and Narcissa did too, "Bellatrix! Do not ever catch me rolling your eyes again, I said blend in that doesn't mean you can act like a muggle," Cygnus ordered and Bellatrix apologised every so quietly but enough to be heard, "Druella where are you for Merlin's sake?!" he shouted from the bottom of the stairs.
Druella approached behind Cygnus with her coat and hat on, "You forgot your hat dear," she handed her husband the hat, it would help them him blend in since he was wearing an all dark suit.
"Girls remember what I just said."
"Yes father," the three of them replied.