𝐇𝐞𝐫

chapter one

"MADS, YOU sure?" Auden Black asked his twin.
"OF COURSE I'M SURE!" yelled Madyline Black. "You're a blithering idiot if you think dad did that." She glared at Auden. "He told us the whole story, idiot."
Auden sighed and looked at Cassiopeia for help.
"She's right, Auden," Cassiopeia said when she noticed his look. "Give her some credit."
"See, Auden!" yelled Madyline. "Cassie ——"
"Hey!" said two voices at the door. Madyline turned around to see the Weasley twins. "We can hear you from all the way downstairs!"
Madyline huffed and stormed out of the Black's room. She was well on her way to the ice cream parlour nearby when she remember her money bag. She groaned but didn't turn back. She was glaring at the floor when she bumped into someone.
"Mads," said a familiar Irish voice. "Calm down."
Madyline looked up to see Seamus Finnigan and Jasmine Jordan, side by side with Dean Thomas and Mackenzie Potter behind them.
The four of them had gotten used to Madylin angry walking and pouting from her during the two years they knew her. Auden Black made her mad enough to the point where her and Cassiopeia had to sneak out and get rainbow-coloured sherbet ice cream.
"Where's Cassie?" asked Jasmine.
"Back in Auden's, Cassie's, and I's room," replied Madyline. "Auden wouldn't agree on something with me. I forgot Cassie. And my wizard and Muggle money."
"I can pay for you, Mads," said Seamus as he held out an arm for her.
"But ——" Madyline tried to protest but Seamus wasn't having it.
"Mads, just grab onto my arm before I lose you," Seamus practically yelled.
Madyline shied away from him before grabbing his arm and he kissed her forehead as an apology. She nodded and they walked to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. Madylin sat at a table with Jasmine and Mackenzie as the two boys got the ice cream. the three girls looked at each other, bored, and madylin stared out the window. She watched as witches and wizards went by, unnoticed that they were being watched. When the two boys came with the ice cream and sherbet, Madyline finally noticed Cassiopeia coming over and shoved the untouched sherbet ice cream cone at Seamus.
"Madyline Serpent Black, you are eating that sherbet cone that Seamus brought you," said Cassiopeia pointedly as she came in.
"But Cassiopeia——"
"Shut up and take the dang cone," growled Cassiopeia.
Madyline glared at Cassiopeia as she ate the sherbet cone quickly and once she finished the last bit, Cassiopeia pulled her out of the parlour.
"Did you know about Harry blowing his aunt up?" asked Cassiopeia. "And that the aunt and uncle the potter twins live with kicked Mackenzie out for nothing?"
"No——"
"You are not hanging out with Mackenzie ever again. got that?"
"Cassiopeia, you must be insane if you think i'm not going to hang out with my best friend," said Madyline dangerously.
Madyline turned her heel and walked back to her friends. she saw Auden in her seat with the same thing as she had —— the two were very picky about everything and most everything they do and eat are the same —— and she sat down in his lap, taking his sherbet cone. She licked it and put it to Auden's face, him licking it.
*
SCHOOL WAS drawing nearer for the students of Hogwarts.
While Madyline was still pissed at Cassiopeia, they still had to go shopping for dresses together for the annual party the Malfoy's held before they went to basically show the Black children and Draco Malfoy off.
Madyline sighed as she looked in the mirror and nodded at herself. This is the one, she thought and took the dress of. She met Auden at the paying desk and paid the Muggle money. They met up with Cassiopeia at Madam Malkin's and walked to the Leaky Cauldron. Madyline instantly went to the record player, turning on the album Mansion by NF, and laid on her and Auden's bed.
If you wondering, no, it's not weird for them to sleep in the same bed. They actually preferred it. At the Burrow and the Gables, they have to share a king's sized with each other, which is almost twenty-four-seven. They rarely spent any time out of sight of their aunt Elpis Prewett. Now Elpis Potter Prewett was their aunt from Juniper Prewett Black, their mum.
"Do you remember mum?" asked Auden, laying next to Madyline.
"Dad said she was very beautiful and looked a lot like me," she replied, "but with red hair. We both got her eyes though. I vaguely remember the stories from a young age."
Auden sighed as Madyline rolled over and rested her head on his chest. Madyline sometimes wished they could be normal for one day —— or one hour. She didn't ask for this, she didn't ask for any of this.
"Auden, do you ever think that we didn't deserve the attention we have?" Madyline suddenly asked.
"Well if it weren't for Potthead, we wouldn't have all this attention —— "
"It's time to get ready, twins."
Madyline got up reluctantly and got dressed.
As the twins walked arm-in-arm into the Malfoy manor, they observed the ministry people that came and they stopped beside Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy. The twins basically people watched the crowd and looked at each other when they realised what they were doing. Madyline leaned in a little into Auden and watched as Pansy Parkinson clung onto Draco. She pointed it out and they started snickering but soon stopped when Lucius and Narcissa gave them a look. Madylin spotted Cassiopeia with Adrain Pucey and nudged Auden, nodding at them. They were basically eating each others' faces off.
"Why are they eating each other's faces off?" scoffed Auden.
"I know, it's disgusting," replied Madyline.
The twins turned away from Cassiopeia and went towards the dessert table, where Crabbe and Goyle were stuffing their faces.
"Do you think Regulus and Nyx are coming?" asked Madyline, picking up chocolate covered strawberries.
"Maybe," said Auden. "I don't think they ——"
"Are you guys talking about us?" asked a voice.
The twins turned around to see the Prewett twins and Madyline hugged them with Auden close behind her. Nyx and Madylin linked arms and walked over to Daphne Greengrass, Theodore Nott, and Tracy Davis.
"Hey, Nyx, Mads," said Daphne.
"Nyx, Mads," greeted Tracy.
"Daph, Trac, Theo," replied Nyx and Madyline together.
"That was weird," said Theodore. "Are you sure you two aren't twins?"
"Yes," said Madyline. "Although we were born on the same day."
"Wait seriously?" asked Theodore. Madyline and Nyx nodded and Theodore shook his head in disbelief. "What about Cassie?"
"She was born in 1979," said Madyline. "Christmas day, actually."
The day faded on...