Title:
Untitled
Word Count: 300
Rating: G
Summary:
How the Black family began. The wine comes from Smelltastic's The Other Black Girl. Originally posted in my LJ on
9-14-2004.
Everyone considered the match to be the beginning of a mighty pureblood dynasty. Polaris ibn Adiyat ibn Tarik al-Sufi, known in these barbaric lands as Polaris the Black, could claim a magical ancestry stretching back thousands of years through the Moors, Arabs, and even to the Chaldeans. Sinistra Le Fay, his bride, had possibly the oldest blood in the British Isles, and that could be admired despite the neverending scandals that had drained her family's purse.
The ceremony was everything a pureblood wedding aspires to. From the first stately procession of the attending fairies, to the couple's sharing of the ritual wine spiced with veela's blood, to the presentation of the couple's first house elves, all the correct forms were observed. The only blot to mar the day for the happy bride and groom was the unexpected outcome of their fortune telling.
A fortune is supposed to be heard only by its recipients, but those who were nearby claim that Delphia Longbottom clearly said to the couple, "Your name shall end in a dog and a coward." Seers usually attribute good luck to the new family being formed, so such words would be surprising. And neither Delphia, nor Polaris, nor Sinistra ever spoke of the incident, so the true words may never be known. Whatever was said, it is known that Sinistra swooned to hear it. But Polaris rose, his face like a thundercloud, and ordered the Seeress to leave his family's presence forever, else risk losing her wit forever.
As time went on, however, nothing bad seemed to happen. The first two Blacks had many children and many more grandchildren, and it became apparent that their line was in no danger of dying out. The alleged prophecy was recorded, but it was set aside and in time forgotten entirely.