Velvet - Marauders Era

2 - Seamless

TW: fear of parental abuse
Age: 11
Year: 1

September 1971
It was a couple of months later and the girls were standing on the platform, it was just Andromeda, Natasha and of course Bellatrix, as Bellatrix was only a year older than the first years Natasha and Andromeda, who were going to Hogwarts. Narcissa, being a year younger than Natasha and Andromeda wasnt going until next year.
"I really wish I could go with you guys" Narcissa sobbed, she would have to be on her own this year, which scared her.
"You can next year" Bellatrix said, bending down to kiss her on the head, before walking off towards the train.
"Bellatrix!" Druella called out scoldingly, Bellatrix turned around slightly annoyed. "Dont forget your sisters!" She said angrily, the black haired girl huffed and walked over.
"come on you two" She said, grabbing a hand in each of hers and dragging them off towards the train.
"Bye mother!" Andromeda and Natasha called out as they were whisked away into the train. 

Inside Bellatrix stuck them in a compartment with a few other people.
"Hey Natasha" Sirius greeted her. "Come sit here" He patted the seat next to him. She nodded and sat down, Andromeda following in close suit. A boy opposite her stuck out his hand.
"I'm James Potter" The boy introduced.
"Was he on the last of the purebloods we can or cant talk to?" She mumbled to Andromeda.
"definitely not talk to" her sister answered back.
"Charmed I'm sure" Natasha said simply with a wry smile before turning to talk to Sirius.
"And this" The boy said loudly, trying to get her attention. "Is the beautiful Lily Evans, who I have just met" Natasha rolled her eyes and looked towards the girl next to him, who blushed furiously.
"Shut up Potter" A boy with long, black, greasy hair said, who was sat on the other side of the girl.
"Hello Lily" She sighed.
"Im Severus Snape" The boy said.
"Half blood, but believes in blood purity" Andromeda mumbled. Natasha simply hummed in response.
"Arent you going to tell any of us what your name is?" Another boy asked.
"Well I dont know all of yours yet" She defended.
"Remus Lupin" The boy said. "And so, you are..." Natasha sighed, giving in to their efforts.
"Natasha Black" She replied, there was an audible gasp from James, Remus and Severus.
"Merlins beard..." James said. "And so you must be her sister Andromeda..." He guessed, Andromeda, who had so far said nothing simply nodded. "Well, I have been told not to talk to you" he explained. "No one from the house of Black"
"Well I and Andromeda have been told not to talk to you either, mudblood lovers" She said, mumbling the last bit. "Come along Andromeda, I'm sure we can find more pleasant and..." She stopped to look at Lily in disgust "...Purer company" She said before leading her sister out of the compartment and down the train to find another one.

It was a few hours later and they had arrived at Hogwarts and were in the great hall for the sorting ceremony
"Lily Evans" The head of Gryffindor house called out. Andromeda turned to her, refusing to acknowledge the sorting of a mudblood.
"Don't look so worried, you'll get Slytherin just like me, Lucius, Bellatrix, Regulus and of course Sirius"
"How can you be so sure, my parents abandoned me because they thought I wasnt going to be in Slytherin"
"There are such things as nice Slytherins" Andromeda reminded her turning back towards the hat once Lily had gone to sit down at the Gryffindor table. "figures" Andromeda sneered. "Bloody Gryffindors" She said. "Mother and father will be fine as long as you arent in Gryffindor and your House Of Black so the chances are slim, I dont think we've ever had Gryffindor in our bloodline, ever. So you'll be fine, promise" Natasha nodded, feeling slightly better.
"Sirius Black" Professor Mcgonagall, head of Gryffindor house yelled. Sirius went up and sat on the stool, the hat was placed on his head and it didnt take long to yell,
"GRYFFIDOR!" Natasha and Andromeda gasped, Sirius's face went white as he slowly walked to the Gryffindor table. Natasha looked over and saw Bellatrix put her face in her hands.
"Andromeda Black" The teacher yelled out. After a while of contemplating and Andromeda silently begging, the hat yelled,
"SLYTHERIN!" And then it was the time Natasha had been dreading.
"Natasha Del-Monfontez!" She yelled. Natasha went up, silently begging to the Hogwarts house gods to be kind to her, but no, why would Natashas life ever be easy.
"GRYFFINDOR" The hat yelled loudly. 'Oh dear' she thought to herself as she walked to the Gryffindor table. Audrey and her sister Bellatrix, were staring daggers in her direction while Narcissa and Andromeda looked at her pityingly, Lucius who had been sorted first, was just completely ignoring her existence. She had sat down next to Sirius and the mudblood Lily Evans. along with a few other people including James and Remus.
"Ugh" Natasha said. "This is going to be a long 7 years"

Later that evening, after the feast the Gryffindor prefects lead them all to the common room. Natasha went straight to her private room to write a letter of complaint to her parents before any of her siblings could tattletale on her. But when she got there 5 other girls were sitting laughing and talking loudly on each others beds.
"What is going in here! My rooms meant to be private not filled with a bunch of mudblood lovers!" Natasha exclaimed. The room went quite.
"Shut up!" One of the blondes said. "You dont get to talk like that now go sit down on your bed and we will introduce ourselves to you and you will introduce yourself to us and we will all be civil, no name calling. Understood!" She said. Natasha scoffed.
"You do not get to order me around!" She exclaimed and went over to her bed and quickly wrote a letter to her parents. Once she had finished and had sent it off, she looked round and the group.
"What?" She asked, the girls all gave her a look. "Alright if we're are doing this, then name and blood status please" She said, sighing.
"My name is Marlene McKinnon and I am a half blood" The blonde, that had so audaciously ordered her around earlier said.
"And I'm Emmeline Vance and I'm a half blood as well" Another blonde with slightly lighter hair said.
"Dorcas Meadowes, also half blood" One girl said, who had super curly brown hair.
"My name is Mary MacDonald and I am a muggleborn witch" a girl with mousey brown hair said confidently.
"you have already met me" Lily said. Natasha gave her a brisk nod before introducing herself as well.
"I am Natasha Del-Monfontez or Natasha Black and I am a pureblood" Natasha said with pride.
"Do you not know?" Mary asked.
"Know what?"
"Whether you are of Black or Del-Monfontez parentage" 
"No, of course I know!" Natasha exclaimed. "Its just I was kicked out of my house and sent to live with the Blacks instead"
"Oh thats awful!" Emmeline said, sitting closer to where Natasha was.
"Well its not ideal to say the least, but I'll live with it" She explained emotionlessly.
"Are you not upset you were kicked from your house hold?" Dorcas asked.
"Yes. Well I was, but I have had sense talked into me by my sisters and now see it is a privilege and blessing in disguise rather than an upsetting topic that I dont wish to discuss" She told them. They nodded, enraptured by the tale.
"I can tell you're still upset by it, you dont need to hide it from us" Emmeline told her.
"your right... I am" Natasha said, dipping her head.
"Its okay" Lily said, coming over and putting an arm round her shoulder.
"May I ask why?" Dorcas asked. Natasha nodded.
"They were sure I was not going to be in Slytherin so they disowned me" Natasha said, a tear slipping down her cheek. "And they were right, I'm in Gryffindor, the worst house I could be in!" Lily rubbed her shoulder soothingly.
"Its not all that bad" She said. "Sirius is in this house, I'm sure you can find some good bits"
"No you dont understand" Natasha said, her head coming up to look at the girl that was sat next to her. "Mother and father are going to hurt me because of this" She explained, and started crying harder.
"Oh dear lord" Dorcas said and all the girls came over and gave her a group hug.
"I'm sorry for calling you all names, especially you Lily, I've said most to you" She apologised.
"No, dont be sorry, its fine, you didnt know better. Now all you need to do is get out of the habit and youll be fine" Lily said from beside her.