auction - bellatrix and andromeda
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Bellatrix doesn't want a little sister. Bellatrix is fine being her parents' only pride and joy. Bellatrix is going to scream if she has to share with someone else.
"Bellatrix," her father tells her. She's already frowning. "Do you want to meet your baby sister?"
No, Bellatrix says. She doesn't want to meet her baby sister. She wants to get rid of the thing in her mother's arms. She's the Black daughter. Not her… sister. Even the word sounds bad.
But Bellatrix is a Black. She'd never say that out loud. Instead, she goes over to her parents and peers into her mother's arms.
There's a baby there. It's not earth-shattering. It's just… a baby. Something inside of Bellatrix stirs, though. The baby is so small. She expected it to be bigger.
"We're going to name her Andromeda," her mother says softly. Bellatrix shrugs and continues to look at her sister.
How is something so small supposed to protect itself? It's so tiny…
Bellatrix doesn't really like the idea of having to share her parents' love, but she knows one thing: she is going to protect her sister. If her sister can't protect herself, Bellatrix will do it for her.