The Forgotten Black

New Year, New Me

New years eve 1974

Estrella pov

Hearing the door open and my extended family arrive I throw away the book I was reading and head downstairs.

"Now where is my granddaughter?" I hear my grandfather on my fathers side, Arcturus ask.

"Go get my daughter," father orders a maid.

"No need to," I say having made my way to the top of the staircase. I look over the railing to see them all still at the entrance greeting each other. Heading down the staircase quickly yet elegantly I'm quickly in front of them.

"Estrella sweetheart, why don't you tell them what you told us about school," mother says.

"I'm getting straight O's," I say confidently.

"And how did you manage that?" Lycoris asks.

"Because I'm a Pureblood and unlike all the mudbloods and half bloods I don't have any trouble casting simple spells," I say, thrusting up my nose in a way that would make my mother proud.

"You're doing good with this one," Pollux tells mother and father while nodding in approval.

"I guess me and Regulus aren't Purebloods then," we hear Sirius say. Turning we see him scowling down at us.

"Speak for yourself I'm also getting straight O's," Regulus says passing by Sirius without sparing him a glance.

"Alright how about we get settled down before this escalated," uncle Alphard says.

"As long as that disgrace keeps his disgusting opinions to himself," Cygnus sneers, having just arrived with Druella, Bellatrix and Andromeda.

"Yes and away from Estrella," grandfather says.

"Oh yes gotta protect poor little Estrella at all costs. Give it up already she is gone, a Gryffidnor through and through," Bellatrx mocks.

"Am not!" I protest immediately.

"You take that back or you and I will have a little chat. Alone," Lycoris threatens and I see Bellatrix gulp in fear.

"Alright, Estrella I take it back," Bellatrix seems to force the words through her lips.

"Now that that's settled can we have dinner I'm starving?" Regulus asks politely.

"Yes, let's go eat," mother says and everyone starts towards the dining room.

"I would call that a success," uncle Alphard says.

"It wouldn't be a Black family dinner without a threat of death," Andromeda laughs.

"It wouldn't," uncle Alphard says while smiling down at us. Throughout dinner the adults talk and us children talk. We mind our own business and focus on our conversation.

"You might be getting O's now but just wait until your owl year," Bellatrix warns us.

"Well I do have a few years until that," I say rather glad about it. Suddenly my chair is yanked back and I'm pulled off it. Everyone immediately jumps up and takes out their wands pointing it at whoever has a knife to my throat.

"The contract you forced me into is not fair, it was complet trickery. Let me go or she dies," the woman behind me warns.

"You useless servant let go of my daughter!" Mother screams. Out of instinct I put my hands up silently begging her to not slit my throat.

"Estrella," Cassiopeia says, making me look at her, she nods thrice and I think knowing it means something. Then it clicks before I went off to Hogwarts. She had me practise some self defence moves with her in case I don't have my wand on me so I could defend myself. Number 3. When someone is behind you, you elbow them in the gut, this will make them heave over and then I can run. Giving her a subtle nod in understanding, I channel my inner Gryffindor for the courage I need.