The Forgotten Black

Yule season

December 18th 1974

(edited)

Estrella pov

After I have finished my breakfast I head to the first class of the day Defence Against the Dark Arts not excited for the class at all. I realised quite quickly from my first lesson that DADA wasn't my favourite class. The weird thing was that I couldn't explain why I didn't like it, like the other classes I disliked. I wasn't sure whether it was the teacher or the subject or maybe something else. After the class that felt like it would never end for me, I head to the library where I decide to explore some older sections. There I find an old book that looked like it hadn't been opened in centuries. It was a book about the four founders of Hogwarts and for some reason I was drawn to it. The book had a lot of information about each founder and their respective house and what they value most. After reading the book over and over again, not sure what I even was looking for, I put it back and go to the Great hall for lunch. As I walk into the Great hall I see Lily sitting with Alice, Marlene and Dorcas. I am about to walk over to them when I hear a voice from behind me.

"I agree with James we should definitely prank McGonagall," Sirius says.

"Well you always agree with James," Remus argues.

"Hey," I say, interrupting their conversation, to Remus' delight no doubt.

"Hi, wanna sit with us?" James asks to which I nod.

"Did you guys hear about Trelawny predicting that Sirius will end up in Azkaban," Peter says.

"She has the wrong member of the family Bellatrix should be going there," Sirius says. I decide to be silent at his comment but I don't like Sirius talking badly about our cousin.

"You shouldn't believe everything you hear, 5 years with these two should have taught you that," Remus says.

"No that's not quite right we don't lie," James says.

"Most of the time," Sirius adds.

"We enhance the story," James says.

"Most of the time," Sirius adds again, making me roll my eyes. The two of them are like a chocolate frog and its card.

"Do you wanna come and study in the library?" Lily asks.

"Sure," I answer, getting up ready to leave the hall with Lily.

"Mind if I join you," Remus says.

"Not at all," Lily says as I nod in agreement.

Third person pov

45 minutes later Severus enters the library and went towards the table where Lily, Estrella and Remus were sitting. He makes eye contact with Lily, who shakes her head telling him not to join them. Severus leaves the library and a couple minutes later Sirius and James enter the library followed by Peter. They sit down at the same table as Lily, Estrella and Remus however no one says anything for several minutes. The silence is broken when Bellatrix, Regulus and Andromeda enter the library and walk over to them.

Estrella pov

"Letting our sister associate with mudbloods are we now brother," Regulus says.

"Well you see she is in Gryffindor house and none of the stupid Black rules apply here goodbye," Sirius says.

"Actually they do," Andromeda says.

"Wait, no one here is muggle-born," I say. Bellatrix, Andromeda and Regulus stare at me horrified and for the first time ever I am actually scared of them.