The next day in the Great Hall the letters arrived. So did two Howlers sent to Andromeda. One from father and one from Bella. Again students and teachers caught their breath to hear what the Howlers said. Though it was impossible not to. The first one she opened was from Bella. Narcissa waited smirking. Although she still though that she needed to be disowned too, the comforting words of Lucius had really calmed her. He was right next to her ready to defend her. She looked at him trying to thank him. He nodded too. All this situation and Lucius actions were too much for her to handle. He seemed to care for her and his words last night… She didn't hate him anymore nor did she like him, but it was a start. Her thoughts were interrupted by her sister's voice.
"Andromeda. I just can't believe it. You were sorted in Gryffindor. Gryffindor. You are a shame to our family and you disgraced the Black name. You are a little spoiled brat. While Cissy and I did whatever we could to run the family businesses and of course to keep our house, you were playing. We worked hard while you were complaining about everything! Every little thing! You're just like your cousin. I hope you do make friends in Gryffindor because I'm not going to accept you in my home nor Cissy, not even father. I don't want to see you again. You're a blood traitor!"
"Come on Bella. Don't say things you will regret" said Rodolphus with a soft voice.
"You know me well enough to understand that I mean every single word. You are dead to me. I have only one sister and that is Narcissa" Andromeda started crying. "You know that Cissy believes she should be disowned too? That she thinks she is a disgrace? That she is incapable of producing a true Slytherin? And that is your fault! Oh, and tell Cissy that if she sends me another letter saying she is a disgrace, the next Howler will be sent to her. Cissy we both know you would say the same thing if I had failed in the deals I made. I had to handle other families but you had to handle our relatives. I'm very proud of you and so is father."
Bella's words made Narcissa happy and Andromeda to cry with sobs.
"Blacks don't cry." She said to Andromeda. "Stop being pathetic."
"Stop being a bitch" Sirius shouted, running to her ready to slap her. But he stopped. She hadn't been slapped. Lucius had stopped him.
"How dare you try to slap her? She is your cousin! You should never hit a lady."
"And why do you care, Malfoy? What she is to you? One of your little whores?"
Narcissa slapped him as hard as she could.
"Listen cousin, just because your father had been a coward so far and he lets your mother blur his judgement, that doesn't mean you will keep this arrogant smile for long. In fact, the only thing I have to do is write to father that my dear cousin thinks I am Lucius Malfoy's whore. I do believe just the word whore will do the deed, but Lucius Malfoy? The heir of one of the most powerful families in the Wizardry Word…" She smirked while Sirius tried to look cool.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"Of course I would my dear cousin."
"They won't believe you"
"They will if I write my parents too and ask them to write your parents."
Lucius saved her once again. She wouldn't be able to convince her cousin without him.
"Why would you? You hate one another!"
"Because that's what we do in Slytherin. We help each other. Whether we like him or her or not. And we don't really hate each other."
"Yeah, if we did, we would have already blown up the Heads' common room." Narcissa said smiling. "But now you have another Howler, father's."
So will Cygnus disown Andromeda or not?
Sorry for the delay but I'll make it up to you. I'm going to upload a new chapter in a few hours.