Her story starts long before she was born.
It starts with a drawn scene of six friends sitting under a tree by the black lake.
James Potter with his arm around a girl with red hair, Lily Evans, as James played with a snitch and the girl read. Remus Lupin was helping Peter Pettigrew with some herbology problem and they were laughing. Sirius Black had Eloise Regrendo leaning on his shoulder as she drew in a notebook and he commented kiddingly when he got the chance.
You must understand, when I say some of her traits were in the genes- I mean most of them.
Her father, Sirius Black was… an arrogant joking playboy who hung out with his friends: James Potter, Eloise Regrendo, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew.
Eloise or Elle was one of his best friends and it was probably because they were in the same boat. Pureblood families with high expectations and bigoted ways; how Sirius saw around it I have no idea but Elle was smarter than her relatives and would often disagree on their habits. She moved out, the summer before her fifth year when Sirius arrived with a motorcycle in front of her house.
After all the girlfriends and the dates she was not keen on being anything more with Sirius. She did give in and they dated all throughout their sixth year and seventh.
She had yellow/gold hair with green eyes and was in the Ravenclaw house. She was brilliant, some people thought she was insane for her love of dramatics and humor but she would generally say 'thank you!'. Regardless for her actual love of learning she got along with the boys swimmingly and was always with them, weather it was planning a prank, torturing 'Snivellus' or being in detention (which was often).
Elle matured in her later years as she went from being arch enemies with the boy named Snape to being… sort of friends. I suppose it could be said Sirius matured too because he was faithful to her and never actually tried to cut off the sort-of-friendship between the girl and Snape, mostly because he knew better than to try.
The couple was one of those 'matches made in heaven' you know? …sickening, but surprisingly never annoying. They evened each other out because they already knew each other so well by the time they dated. Elle hated PDA and Sirius got that; Sirius would always be running around and Elle got his schedule down; Elle liked heels and Sirius was tall enough for them to still look 'cute'; Sirius woke up late and Elle would wait for him… or just stay in bed; it went on with that for most of their relationship then Sirius wanted a simple wedding and Elle was overjoyed.
They were married right out of seventh year and moved from the Potter's home to their own apartment. It was small at the time but it was all they needed.
Anyone who saw the couple then would agree that those two would be together forever. They may break up but that friendship wouldn't die so easily. If someone had told the happy couple that in three years they would be broken and far away from each other, then that someone would face the sadistic hands of Sirius and Elle.
That someone would still be right.
Who would've guessed?
One day, Elle had some news for Sirius that she was sure he wouldn't take well. So she left work early one day, and made dinner carefully with a glass of firewhiskey for him and apple juice for her…
She told him and he was surprised but not at all upset… the opposite actually, he was excited; Apprehensive that he knew nothing of being a father but excited. And boy, did he know nothing.
On a rainy day in June, the child- Kristina Lillian Black- was born weighing in at seven pounds. The happy couple was enamored and all their friends visited as soon as they could. James and Lily Potter were only home a week from their honeymoon when they visited and bonded with the child with Remus Lupin as well, Peter was missing from this party.
Sirius and Elle would take the little one for walks in the park, sometimes Remus, James, or Lily would join them. Peter might have but every time he appeared the girl baby would start screaming… Of course James and Sirius would start joking about it and Elle and Lily would roll their eyes while Remus overlooked.
Soon Kristina was walking. She'd wake up early and run out of her room to wake up her parents, and Sirius couldn't say no to his little girl. Mom, Elle, would make pancakes and Sirius would read the newspaper with Krissy on his lap.
James and Lily Potter had their own child two years after the birth of Kristina, and theirs was a boy- named Harry James Potter. Kristina was two at the time and enjoyed playing with the baby boy's hands whenever the parents got together to hang out.
Then one fateful day, Sirius and Elle got a purple ribbon letter by owl. Their best friends had died that night and Sirius was to blame.
In all honesty, I must disclose that Sirius was not in fact to blame. He was not the Potter's Secret keeper for that would've been too obvious to anyone, and he had family to think about. Instead they had chosen Peter Pettigrew. Peter was to blame and Sirius wasn't letting him get away.
He was grabbing his keys as Elle was arguing with him.
'You can't leave now Sir'
'Tensions are high, and you throwing yourself into it, won't help anyone.'
Kristina hid behind a couch and watched.
'Everyone is out for blood and it's yours they want. I can't lose you.'
'You walk out that door and I'll never forgive you.'
Her voice cracked when she said this.
'Sirius, if you don't fucking turn around this moment-'
He kissed her.
He promised.
'I'll always come home Elle. Forever, alight?'
And she believed him. So did Kristina.
Hours past, breakfast came and went and Elle cried.
Kristina didn't see a problem though.
'He said he'll be home right?'
Elle took her daughter to Diagon Alley. A few errands she said. Her eyes scanned for her husband. Kristina ran around playfully unaware of the severity of this situation.
Not ten minutes later the Alley was in ruins.
Peter had framed Sirius and had succeeded.
Sirius paid the price as he had seen Elle before the blast and now she was gone.
He was screaming her name. He was desperate. And he found her, mild trauma to the head but otherwise fine. Kristina was hiding behind rubble and crying, she would unwillingly remember this evening.
Sirius was sentenced to life sentence in Azkaban.
Elle was sent to St. Mungo's mental ward; apparently the head trauma had made her insane.
Kristina was sent to be raised by the next of kin, her second cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.
Who would've guessed?
