Chapter 3: Andromeda- Bad Day
"Andy! Over here!"
Andromeda looked up from the book in her hand and saw Sirius waving her over. Marking her spot she slipped the book into the bag slung over her shoulder and made her way over to the Gryffindor table.
"Hey guys," she greeted, settling herself next to James.
"Hey Andromeda," Remus said, tearing at a piece of roast beef, "Whatcha reading?" He jutted his head in the direction of her bag.
"I hope it's not that Idiot book," James added, cutting Andromeda off.
"No it's not. That book turned out to be really stupid so I got something else instead." She bent over and pulled the book out of her bag. "Werewolves: The Watchdogs of the Night. The title's kinda stupid but the book is really good."
All three of the boys stared silently at the book. Remus twitched in his seat and scratched his head fiercely not tearing his gaze from the book.
"What?" Andromeda looked around at them confused.
"Nothing," said Sirius quickly, sharing a quick glance with the others. "It's just that aren't you a bit too young for horror stories? I mean you don't really need those images in your head at such a young age and all."
"It's not a horror story," Andromeda snapped, "It's an informative textbook describing the truth about werewolves."
"That doesn't make it better. As the only person of our family to actually care about you I don't think that book is appropriate."
"Sirius," said Remus in a calm voice, "What harm can a book do?" His fingers lightly touched Sirius' hand. "If she finds out then she deserves to know. I personally don't care. So cool it. Remember you're the only family each other has, don't ruin that by trying to keep her from reading a book." He whispered leaning close to the side of Sirius' face.
Sirius nodded sourly and began to angrily shove potatoes into his mouth.
"Don't mind him," Remus said patting Andromeda's hand.
"Thank-you Dr. Remus," James laughed, stretching himself out on a clear bench, "Is it time for my session now. My father beat me, my mother's hates me, and my uncle raped me. There I feel better now."
Sirius was the only one to crack a smile, but he quickly ducked his head so no one would notice. James triumphantly sat back up and began to talk to Andromeda.
"So are you still coming tonight?" He asked, spreading some butter on bread.
"Yes. But are you sure you can't tell me what you have planned?"
"You'll just have to wait," James said tugging playfully at her hair. She batted his hand away and bared her teeth.
"What is it with guys and touching my hair?" she asked biting into a piece of meat.
"Well it is rather touchable," James teased.
"Boys," she muttered, shaking her head.
"So," said Sirius looking up from his plate, "What do you two have planned for tonight?" His gaze shot from James to Andromeda and back to James.
Andromeda froze mid bite and set her fork back down. She looked at Sirius prying smile and an urge to tear it off flashed through her body.
"Andy here has be so kind as to assist me with my latest prank," James wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
She shrugged him away and stared at Sirius. "I'm not a little girl, you know that?"
"Of course you're not," Sirius said quickly.
"Then why do you insist on treating me like one?" Andromeda said in a calm dangerous tone. "You can't read this... you can't do that... So what are you doing tonight?"
"I was just curious," Sirius said defensively, "You don't have to be so nasty."
She just stuck her tongue out at him.
James shook his head, chuckling to himself. "Wow, I sense some family tension going on here..." he said trying to lighten the mood.
Both the Blacks gave him a look that said his comments were unappreciated. He raised his hand in innocence and gave them a big grin.
Andromeda rolled her eyes and grabbed her bag from under the table. "I've got a lot of homework to finish," she said as an excuse. Getting up she stomped out of the hall.
"What is with her?" Sirius said, slamming his fork down with a clank.
"You're babying her," Remus stated, grabbing his own bag.
"I am not," Sirius crossed his arms and glared at Remus.
"Well whatever it is I'm going to find out. Don't follow," Remus got up and gave them both warning looks.
"I'll be back."
He found Andromeda right outside the Great Hall leaning against a wall. She had her head bowed and didn't notice when Remus walked up to her.
"Anything you want to talk about?" he asked, making Andromeda jump.
"Shit Remus," she breathed clutching her chest, "don't sneak up on me like that again."
"Sorry," he chuckled, resting his back on the wall right next to her, "But really is there anything you want to talk about?" His blue eyes twinkled kindly.
She looked over at him, her cold composure from dinner slowly melting. "Actually there is..."
"And that is...?" Remus said, prompting her.
"You know that guy from breakfast?"
"Lestrange?" Anger suddenly flashed in his eyes. "What's he done to you now? I swear I'll gut him if he laid one hand..."
"No it's not that... he has told all the Slytherin's to give me a hard time. So for the whole day I've gotten notes that say "traitor" and "bitch" on them. I was hoping to have a little fun at dinner but Sirius had to get all parenty on me. And anyway to you seriously think we'd be having the conversation if Lestrange had touched me. I think not. Right now I would be in Azkaban for voluntary manslaughter." She smiled evilly and made a cutting motion at her throat.
Remus sniffed a little, but mostly he was shocked to hear the violence coming from the mouth of this third year. Andromeda had always been really sweet... until this year that is. Now people were starting to care that she was a Slytherin hanging with Gryffindors. And no one was hesitant to show their displeasure at the idea.
"So did you tell a teacher about it?" Was the only thing Remus could say to help.
Andromeda stared at him like he was crazy. "A teacher... about Lestrange?" She began to laugh.
Remus looked so lost.
Andromeda noticed his confusion and explained. "Lestrange is going out with Bellatrix. Do you seriously think anybody can control her? I don't. I also don't think she would hesitate to avenge Lestrange's punishment... even if I am her sister."
Remus nodded. He understood now. "Well as long as she doesn't listen to Lestrange's call to arms you are good."
"Yeah... and if she ever does Merlin help my poor soul."
Remus laughed uncomfortably, holding out his arm. "How 'bout we rejoin James and Sirius?"
Andromeda looped her arm around his and nodded. "Sure but don't tell either of them about the harassment. You saw how Sirius got about a book."
"Yeah he sure freaked out about that..." Remus said hoping to terminate the subject.
"Wonder why?" Andromeda twisted a finger in her raven hair while she thought.
"You better Andromeda?" Sirius asked in a forceful cheeriness as she sat back down.
"Yeah..." she said smiling. Truly grateful for things to maybe take a good twist that day.
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A/n: Thanks to all that reviewed, I really appreciated it. Anywho about the chapter don't worry Andromeda won't always be this boring I'm just working on her character and story a bit. She is a completely new territory for me. I RP Bellatrix and have thought in great depth about Narcissa. So yeah bear with me. Soon all the characters will have a plot too. YAY!!!!
"Andy! Over here!"
Andromeda looked up from the book in her hand and saw Sirius waving her over. Marking her spot she slipped the book into the bag slung over her shoulder and made her way over to the Gryffindor table.
"Hey guys," she greeted, settling herself next to James.
"Hey Andromeda," Remus said, tearing at a piece of roast beef, "Whatcha reading?" He jutted his head in the direction of her bag.
"I hope it's not that Idiot book," James added, cutting Andromeda off.
"No it's not. That book turned out to be really stupid so I got something else instead." She bent over and pulled the book out of her bag. "Werewolves: The Watchdogs of the Night. The title's kinda stupid but the book is really good."
All three of the boys stared silently at the book. Remus twitched in his seat and scratched his head fiercely not tearing his gaze from the book.
"What?" Andromeda looked around at them confused.
"Nothing," said Sirius quickly, sharing a quick glance with the others. "It's just that aren't you a bit too young for horror stories? I mean you don't really need those images in your head at such a young age and all."
"It's not a horror story," Andromeda snapped, "It's an informative textbook describing the truth about werewolves."
"That doesn't make it better. As the only person of our family to actually care about you I don't think that book is appropriate."
"Sirius," said Remus in a calm voice, "What harm can a book do?" His fingers lightly touched Sirius' hand. "If she finds out then she deserves to know. I personally don't care. So cool it. Remember you're the only family each other has, don't ruin that by trying to keep her from reading a book." He whispered leaning close to the side of Sirius' face.
Sirius nodded sourly and began to angrily shove potatoes into his mouth.
"Don't mind him," Remus said patting Andromeda's hand.
"Thank-you Dr. Remus," James laughed, stretching himself out on a clear bench, "Is it time for my session now. My father beat me, my mother's hates me, and my uncle raped me. There I feel better now."
Sirius was the only one to crack a smile, but he quickly ducked his head so no one would notice. James triumphantly sat back up and began to talk to Andromeda.
"So are you still coming tonight?" He asked, spreading some butter on bread.
"Yes. But are you sure you can't tell me what you have planned?"
"You'll just have to wait," James said tugging playfully at her hair. She batted his hand away and bared her teeth.
"What is it with guys and touching my hair?" she asked biting into a piece of meat.
"Well it is rather touchable," James teased.
"Boys," she muttered, shaking her head.
"So," said Sirius looking up from his plate, "What do you two have planned for tonight?" His gaze shot from James to Andromeda and back to James.
Andromeda froze mid bite and set her fork back down. She looked at Sirius prying smile and an urge to tear it off flashed through her body.
"Andy here has be so kind as to assist me with my latest prank," James wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
She shrugged him away and stared at Sirius. "I'm not a little girl, you know that?"
"Of course you're not," Sirius said quickly.
"Then why do you insist on treating me like one?" Andromeda said in a calm dangerous tone. "You can't read this... you can't do that... So what are you doing tonight?"
"I was just curious," Sirius said defensively, "You don't have to be so nasty."
She just stuck her tongue out at him.
James shook his head, chuckling to himself. "Wow, I sense some family tension going on here..." he said trying to lighten the mood.
Both the Blacks gave him a look that said his comments were unappreciated. He raised his hand in innocence and gave them a big grin.
Andromeda rolled her eyes and grabbed her bag from under the table. "I've got a lot of homework to finish," she said as an excuse. Getting up she stomped out of the hall.
"What is with her?" Sirius said, slamming his fork down with a clank.
"You're babying her," Remus stated, grabbing his own bag.
"I am not," Sirius crossed his arms and glared at Remus.
"Well whatever it is I'm going to find out. Don't follow," Remus got up and gave them both warning looks.
"I'll be back."
He found Andromeda right outside the Great Hall leaning against a wall. She had her head bowed and didn't notice when Remus walked up to her.
"Anything you want to talk about?" he asked, making Andromeda jump.
"Shit Remus," she breathed clutching her chest, "don't sneak up on me like that again."
"Sorry," he chuckled, resting his back on the wall right next to her, "But really is there anything you want to talk about?" His blue eyes twinkled kindly.
She looked over at him, her cold composure from dinner slowly melting. "Actually there is..."
"And that is...?" Remus said, prompting her.
"You know that guy from breakfast?"
"Lestrange?" Anger suddenly flashed in his eyes. "What's he done to you now? I swear I'll gut him if he laid one hand..."
"No it's not that... he has told all the Slytherin's to give me a hard time. So for the whole day I've gotten notes that say "traitor" and "bitch" on them. I was hoping to have a little fun at dinner but Sirius had to get all parenty on me. And anyway to you seriously think we'd be having the conversation if Lestrange had touched me. I think not. Right now I would be in Azkaban for voluntary manslaughter." She smiled evilly and made a cutting motion at her throat.
Remus sniffed a little, but mostly he was shocked to hear the violence coming from the mouth of this third year. Andromeda had always been really sweet... until this year that is. Now people were starting to care that she was a Slytherin hanging with Gryffindors. And no one was hesitant to show their displeasure at the idea.
"So did you tell a teacher about it?" Was the only thing Remus could say to help.
Andromeda stared at him like he was crazy. "A teacher... about Lestrange?" She began to laugh.
Remus looked so lost.
Andromeda noticed his confusion and explained. "Lestrange is going out with Bellatrix. Do you seriously think anybody can control her? I don't. I also don't think she would hesitate to avenge Lestrange's punishment... even if I am her sister."
Remus nodded. He understood now. "Well as long as she doesn't listen to Lestrange's call to arms you are good."
"Yeah... and if she ever does Merlin help my poor soul."
Remus laughed uncomfortably, holding out his arm. "How 'bout we rejoin James and Sirius?"
Andromeda looped her arm around his and nodded. "Sure but don't tell either of them about the harassment. You saw how Sirius got about a book."
"Yeah he sure freaked out about that..." Remus said hoping to terminate the subject.
"Wonder why?" Andromeda twisted a finger in her raven hair while she thought.
"You better Andromeda?" Sirius asked in a forceful cheeriness as she sat back down.
"Yeah..." she said smiling. Truly grateful for things to maybe take a good twist that day.
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A/n: Thanks to all that reviewed, I really appreciated it. Anywho about the chapter don't worry Andromeda won't always be this boring I'm just working on her character and story a bit. She is a completely new territory for me. I RP Bellatrix and have thought in great depth about Narcissa. So yeah bear with me. Soon all the characters will have a plot too. YAY!!!!
