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My Angel Gabriel

By: ScarletJem
folder Harry Potter › General
Rating: Adult ++
Chapters: 6
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A Black Goodbye

This Chapter is the train ride from Andromeda's POV

Introduction to the Black and Lestrange Families

I will also probably not be spending very much time on their 2nd and 3rd year.


Chapter 4: A Black Goodbye and The First Day of Classes

Rating: PG - PG-13
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Platform 9&3/4's

"I DON"T WANT YOU TO GO!" Cried young nine year old Cissy Black

"I know Cissy, I'm going to miss you too, but I have to go to Hogwarts don't you want me to grow up and be a great Witch?" said eleven year old Andromeda Black

"Yes..... But who will play with me?" asked Cissy

Andromeda looked at her sister with a loving gaze. Narcissa was truely a beautiful child, her long platinum blond hair fell into ringlets at the bottom, much like Andromeda's hair did, and her crystal blue eyes were full of tears, as she was trying to part with her second sister leaving her to go to school. They had been very distraught when Bella had left for school, their whole lives it had just been the three of them, the three of them even shared one giant room instead of having three seperate rooms, their parents decided it would be better for them that way. Of course between the two of them they were able to still have fun without Bella, but now Cissy would be by herself and it frightened her, and Andromeda wasn't really sure how to make it easier for her, it was just a part of growing up.

"Well there's your cousins Sirius and Regulus" said Andromeda

"But their just babies!" cried Cissy

That was true Sirius was only four and Regulus was only three.

"I'm sure Mother can arrange some play dates with you and Lucius." said Andromeda

"Eww, I hate Lucius he icky!!" shouted Cissy

"Ladies do not raise their voice in such a manner Narcissa" scolded their mother Druella Black
Druella was a very beautiful woman, she had very curly blond hair, not quite as blond as Cissy's though, and she had Bella's dark brown eyes, and very strong cheek bones, and very thin lips. she was about 5'6", with a very curvacious figure, and skin the color of porcelin, which all of her daughters also had. And she never slouched, and Andromeda's quite certain she's never heard her mother laugh, she was always very serious, and had a very strict idea what it meant to be a proper young woman as well as being a good wife and witch. But all of her girls admired her very much, and never wanted to disappoint her either.

"Besides you should try getting along better with Lucius since someday soon you will be marrying him." continued her

It was true, Narcissa had been arranged to marry Lucius Malfoy, just as her other two daughters were arranged to marry the two Lestrange boys.
Cissy then got closer to Andromeda and in a very quiet voice she said

"But you know the best games to play, and tell me the bests stories." Cissy said trying to be more lady like .

"I know" said Andromeda "But this is something that I have to do, pretty soon you'll be coming to Hogwarts yourself, and all the Black sister will be a trio again."
Cissy smiled at this and then threw her arms around waist and clung onto her for dear life.

"I seem to remember the two of you doing the same thing to me two years ago" said Bellatrix as she approached her family, behind her stood the Lestrange family.
Bella wasn't much taller than Andromeda. she had Very dark brown hair and eyes that matched it's color. She had always been very skinny, which often made her appear to be frail, but if there was one thing that Bellatrix Black wasn't, it was frail. She had always shown that she had great magical abilites even as a child. She was at the top of her class and most likely be head girl her 7th year. She was outspoken and stubborn, she never once backed down from a challenge. Bella's hair was much curlier than her other sisters, but it wasn't so curly that it was out of control. She shared her Mother's and Cissy's high cheek bone structre. This was going to Bella's third year at Hogwarts.

Renaldo Lestrange and his Wife Victoria, and their sons Rodolphus and Rabastan stood behid Bella.
The eldest son Rodolphus then walked over to Narcissa and put hand on the girls shoulder, she was still holding onto her sister

"Don't worry Cissy, me Rabs are going to good care of your sister." He said sweetly

'I can take care of myself' thought Andromeda

Cissy merely looked at him, his words were no help.

"Cissy let go of your sister," said her Father Cygnus, his voice always had a stern tone to it.
And with that she let go of her sister, and tried to sniff back her tears. Cygnus Black the turned his gaze to his second daughter.

"Make us proud Andromeda." was all he said to her, before he walked over to have conversation with Renaldo, even though he new within the next few moments his second oldest daughter would be leaving for school, there was no hug, no kiss, not even a smile. But Andromeda took his words to heart, the last thing she ever wanted to do was disappoint her parents. However her Mother came over a gave her a hug.

"Behave yourself dear." she said, and then turned to embrace her eldest daughter

Andromeda definitely suffered from middle child syndrome. Bella was favorite, everything she did was right, and was everything her parents could wish for, and Cissy was the youngest and was adored because of it. But Andromeda was the one inbetween, trying to live up to all her expectations, she was not as out going as Bella and knew she was not as beautiful or as lady-like as Cissy. she was just Andromeda or Andi (as her sisters often referred to her). Andromeda wanted nothing more than to be in the Slytherin House like every Black before her and make her parents proud.

"We should get going," said Rodolphus Lestrange, as he and Bella headed for the train,
It was then that Rabastan came over to Andromeda, "Let's get going Andi," he said with his deep blue eyes sparkling. Andromeda smiled and nodded her head, then walked over to Cissy and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and said

"Christmas will be here before you know it."

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Rodolphus had found a conpartment on the train for the four of them, Bella and Andromeda sat on one side and Rabastan and Rodolphus sat on the other side. The four of them had be betrothen since abot the time the were born, to secure the prue-blood bloodline, that was the most important thing to their families, that and that all the their children be in Slytherin. Bella and Rodolphus are a perfect match for each other, Rodolphus was one year older that Bella, but Rabastan and Andromeda were the same age. Andromeda had just accepted the fact that she and Rab would be married, but she wasn't in love with him, he was a dear friend to her for the most part, but he was aslo very strong-willed and had a short temper. Rab seemed like the strong silent type, but he had an unstable side too. He was also very controling and protective the way her father controls her mother, but often Andromeda thought to herself that she might deserve more.

"Did you hear, there are rumors flying around that there a mudblood first year?" asked Rodolphus

"Your kidding, Where did you hear that?" exclaimed Bella

"A relieable source in Diagon Ally."

"That so disgusting, Mudbloods don't belong a Hogwarts, let alone being in the same classes as Andi and Rab." Said Bella

Rab just nodded his head in agreement, he felt the exact same way about mudbloods as his brother, and her sister. Andromeda on the other hand had probably never used the word aloud. she ust couldn't seem to judge people before she knew anything about them, she had always taken the term 'Don't judge a book by it's cover' to heart. ans she knew for a fact that they couldn't actually have mud as blood. But she never said any of this aloud she had learned a long time ago not to express her feelings if they were different from her family, her father had beaten that right out of her as a child. The only person she expressed her feelings to was her little cousin Sirius who was only four but she could tell that he was rebelious and he adored her so she knew he would never do anything to get her into trouble.
Andromeda just looked out the window and waited for them to arrive at Hogwarts, it felt like it had taken hours.

When they finally had gotten off the train they say the giant man waving down all the first years.

"Thats Hagrid you have to go with him to the castle," said Bella

"You have to joking," said Rab

"'friad not." said Bella

"We'll save some seats at the Slytherin table for you two." Said Rodolphus

She and Rab watched the siblings walk out of sight. Then they turned to walk towards the weird man, Rab sighing heavly as they walked over. Andromeda could tell the man wasn't going to hurt them, but was still very unsure about him all the same. It took another few minutes for the other first years to show up, then they headed into a boat that would take them to the castle. The butterflies that were once only fluttering inside of her were now violently thrashing about her insides, it was then when Rab lean over and whispered in her ear

"Don't worry Andi, everything will be alright, we're all going to be in Slytherin together, I promise."

Andromeda just smiled back at him and nodded, she had to admit that Rab had his moments.
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When they had finally gotten inside the Great Hall and the sorting hat had done it song, it was time to be sorted

"Andromeda Black" called out Profossor McGonagall

No way she first!! Andromeda thought to herself, but she walked over to the stool all the same, when she got ontop of the school she had looked over to the Slytherin table to catch the eye of her older sister, who was sitting there completely beaming at her, the wasn't a doubt in her mind that her sister would be sorted into Slytherin, Andromeda wished she was as confident. Things never seemed to go quite right for her, and she thought fate was going to let her down again. When the hat was placed upon her head she could hear the hat talking to itself

"Hhhmmm a Black eh, well yes, yes Slytherin would be a good place for you, but i see you heart is pure as is your soul....hhhmmm difficult.."

'I have to be in Slytherin' she kept saying to herself

"SLYTHERIN"

she heard it call out, she felt a rush of releif flow over her, she then jumped down from the stool and ran over to the Slytherin table to hug her sister. Pretty soon Rab and a few other students were sorted into Slytherin, then only one boy was left, and he was sorted into Hufflepuff. His name had been Ted Tonks, this name interested her, she had never heard such a unique name like that before, she continued to watch him walk over to the Hufflepuff table and take his seat, and then it was very weird, he looked over to look at her, and then they just sat there and stared at each other, for some reason Andromeda felt like she knew him. But then Bella touched her shoulder and Andromeda turned to look at her

"That last first year is the mudblood." she told her

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