A/N: I don't own any of the characters apart from the 'Dark' family and 'Shadow Black'. Thanks for reviewing and I hope you like the next chapter!
Roam if You Want to: Your chair will be happy now. Anyway, you're always going on about Shadow's mother? Well, here you go, the chapter you've been waiting for – a whole chapter on Shadow's mum! Actually, the next few chapters are on her!
Eclipse: Draco? Nice? Don't think so, he's still an arrogant prat he just turns on the charm for the ladies! I have no intention on making Harry and Draco mates… where's the fun in that? You can't have Draco and Harry encounters then…
Dark Vampiresss: You'll learn why he had to chose later, but now, it's all about her mother!
CHAPTER 11: The Shocking Truth about Trista Black
Harry couldn't shake of the events of the night a few weeks before. Shadow and the truth. He sat, thinking about what Shadow had said, when Dumbledore stood up and made an announcement, disturbing Harry's thoughts.
"As you all know, we have been looking for someone to fill the position of Defence Against the Darks Art teacher. I am happy to say that someone has done so. So will you please welcome… Professor Dark!" Dumbledore announced and clapped.
A slender young lady stood up, her facial features were very angular and her eyes were thin yet a starling purple. Her hair was black and it fell to her shoulders, her lips were pouted. A long black fur coat was wrapped around her and her long delicate fingers were in velvet black gloves. On her hat was a stuffed raven and it was pushed to the back of her head. Defiantly not the look for a Defence Against the Darks Art teacher.
"The cow!" Raven shrieked.
"Is that….no…" Shadow said and laughed.
"Don't la- the bitch!" Raven howled as she noticed the dead raven on the woman's hat.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked.
"That, Mister Weasley, is Amdronniya Dark, Raven's elder sister," Shadow laughed. Raven was furious.
"I bet Dem knew!" she hissed thumping the table, "She's going to make my life hell – and what's with the stuffed Raven?"
"She's trying to get to you and it's working…" Shadow said in a sing song voice. Raven leapt to her feet.
"Err…where are you going?" Shadow asked, looking up at Raven, whose fists were now clenched.
"So send a howler," Raven answered simply, "two in fact, one for ickle Demetrius and the other for my dear sweet mother," and she stormed out of the hall.
Harry couldn't concentrate; everyone was talking about the new Professor. He got up, muttered something about tidying his trunk and left for Gryffindor Tower. He went up to the dormitory, got out the photo album and nabbed his favourite seat by the fire.
Turning the pages he landed upon the photo of Sirius, his parents, him, and the other woman with the baby. He was staring at it so intently that he didn't even notice someone walking up and peering over his shoulder.
"I guess you want to know who that is," Shadow's voice said calmly and Harry jumped. He looked up and watched the closest thing to a sibling he had, sit down and warm her hands by the fire.
Harry looked at the woman and suddenly realised who it reminded him of. His eyes kept darting from the woman in the picture to the girl sitting near him.
"It's your mother," he said, eventually, in a whisper. Shadow smiled and nodded. She put her hands together and rested them on her lap.
"Trista Black," Shadow said simply.
"So they got married?" Harry asked, gazing down at the photo. James, Lily and baby Harry had left, leaving Sirius, Trista and baby Shadow.
"Indeed…" she muttered and her frown turned upside down.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked and Shadow stayed silent, her eyes watching the dancing flames, "You were a beautiful baby," he sad awkwardly, thinking a compliment might get her to talk.
"Thank you… well, you would be beautiful if you were the child of that bimbo," Shadow said, flatly.
"Bimbo?" Harry asked.
"Yes, bimbo, I guess Sirius never told you he was married," Shadow said and Harry shook his head, "I know for a fact he never talked about her after,"
"After?" Harry asked, his attention now on Shadow.
"Voldemort killed her," she said simply and her eyes moved from the fire to Harry, "she was a death eater,"
A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you liked it. The next chapter is… CHAPTER 12: Black Encounter With Umbridge, Dumbledore and Lovegood.