The Black sisters sat at the breakfast table quietly eating their breakfast. Mommy Druella thought children should be seen and not heard at meals, so Bella, Dromeda, and Cissy ate their cereal in silence. Bellatrix was dressed in black leggings, black heels, a black v-neck, black lace gloves and was going to be a 6th year; Andromeda was dressed in blue skinny jeans, a pink tube top, flip-flops and was going to be a 5th year; and Cissy was wearing a green and gold trench coat over a white tired tank-top, blue jeans, green cork-wedges and was going to be a 4th year. It was quiet enough to hear a pin drop before Druella caught sight of the clock and screamed. They were going to be late unless they left right away. So, leaving the breakfast dishes on the table, the girls lugged their trunks and pets down the stairs and got ready to Side-Along-Apparate to the station. Cissy ran her hands over her hair one more time before grabbing Bella's arm just in time to disapparate.
Platform 9 and ¾ was alive with people when the Black women landed. Bustling them along, Druella weaved her children through the crowd and stopped in front of an entrance to the crimson train. "Alright, now remember, write to me, remember the social class of yourself and those around you, and be good." She kissed the top of each of their heads and stepped back as the Lestrange brothers and Lucius each grabbed one of the girls' trunks.
Once the sisters were alone and settled in their own compartment and the train was chugging through the rolling hills, they all settled into their different activities; Bellatrix reading a book about the Dark Arts, Narcissa brushing her hair with her beloved hairbrush, and Andromeda flipping through her charms book. They had been traveling for an hour when there was a sharp rap on the compartment door and Lucius Malfoy entered smoothly. His short blond hair and steel-grey eyes shimmered in the light and his pointed features cut through the air of importance around him. He cleared his throat and asked, "Um… Narcissa, can I speak with you for a minute?"
The girls looked at each other and Bella stiffly nodded to her youngest sister, and Cissy stood and followed Lucius out. She followed him down the hallway and they stopped at the end of the compartment. But before Lucius could say what he wanted to, there was a commotion from the end of the hallway. A short, red-headed first year girl was being picked on by a group of second year boys while another short first year boy with greasy black hair and a big nose was trying to tell them off. Without so much as a glance back to Lucius, Cissy strode down the hall and stood directly in front of the girl. She loomed over the second years and the boys scrambled quickly. Cissy then took the red-head by the hand and led her back to her sister's compartment. "Come on and sit down." Cissy said as she ushered the green-eyed 11 year-old into the room. "What's your name?" Narcissa asked as soon as the girl was seated next to Andromeda.
"Lilly. Lilly Evans." The girl squeaked out. She was staring nervously at Bellatrix, who was giving her a death-glare.
Narcissa nudged her sister to make her look friendlier, but, by nature, Bella just simply looked unpleasant all the time. "I'm Narcissa, this is Bellatrix, and next to you is Andromeda. We're the Black sisters."
Andromeda smiled, then went back to her charms textbook and Bellatrix glared for a few more seconds before returning to her book as well. Narcissa picked up her hairbrush again and Lilly gasped, "What a beautiful hairbrush you have there!" She was beyond excited at the sight of the jewels.
"Thank you. Lucius Malfoy gave it to me as a present last Christmas." Cissy held the brush up so it sparkled in the light, "It's my prized possession."
"It's so pretty." Lilly's emerald eyes got bigger as the jewels sparkled.
"Come over here and I'll braid your hair if you like." Narcissa beckoned her over and Lilly sat down in front of her. Cissy began to comb through the flaming red hair and by the time she had it all brushed through and French braided with black ribbons, it was time to get changed into their robes.
"Wow. My hair looks so pretty!" Lilly squealed into the mirror, "Why the black ribbons, though?"
"It's to make you an honorary Black sister. See?" Narcissa lifted her hair to reveal a tiny braid with a black ribbon embedded, "We all have one." Lilly beamed and began to change into her robes.
When the train pulled into the station, Lilly and the sisters had to go their separate ways, but Cissy promised they would meet up before bed, and told her not to be worried about the sorting.