Before the sorting was nerve racking every pureblood child knew this, were we going to do our parents proud and live up to our families expectations or not. Were we going to get disowned and be left for the dust or would our lives happen as planned. This was to marry a respectable pureblood partner and make children to continue the pureblood line. From the age that we could understand purebloods had the family's motto and expectations drilled into our heads. Me as part of the black family was the last black of my generation to stand in this position and I knew before I even went into that hall my life was going to change. I was to not be put in the house that my family had inhabited for generations I was to leave the pack like my brother before me and strive to be something better.
Cassiopeia Black. The sound of my own name interrupted my dark thoughts. It was the voice that was calling me up to decide my fate. Would I become the perfect daughter and bring in all of them wanted children or would I fail and become the forgotten one. I would be leaving all of the family values onto Reggie's shoulders if I do so. I stepped onto the stage and walked confidently towards the stool that stood in the centre of the platform. All of the students stared I looked strikingly like Bellatrix my older cousin. Who wanted to partake in the Dark lords plans? I held my head high and sat on the stool staring straight ahead.
"Another Black" I jumped as the sound of a voice spoke inside my head. "Yes, that's me just the other Black." I replied. "Oh a tricky one, where to put you." I kept my face blank as I felt the stares of my family watching and waiting. "A tie between Slytherin and Gryffindor." I started to panic he was making my fate known to me and everyone sat in that hall. "I believe that you will be best in GRYFFINDOR." I stood abruptly. The shock must have be evident on my face as the tears fell. I was dead to my family. I turned to look at Bella, Cissy and Reggie who watched as I the last Black of our generation was placed away with the Mudbloods and Half-bloods. I sat down in silence for the rest of the meal only pausing from my brooding as Amanda sat beside me and squeezed my hand.
The evening was over in a flash. The start of the rest of our lives. Mine had ended. Everything I had worked towards had ended so fast I could hardly breathe. Amanda held my hand and pulled me along, following the prefect towards our common room. The prefect was one of Sirius friends. I recognised him from the meeting on the train. I was scared and my big brother wasn't going to help me. Not this time. Not ever.
"Alright, first years, I am your prefect Remus Lupin." He announced to us. "Me and the other prefect Lily evens...." Perfect a Mudbloods as a leader. I wanted to stop calling her that but I couldn't it was programmed into me form birth. The silence was broken by the chatter of the first years heading to bed. "Come on Cassie," Amanda shouted over the shoulder excitedly. The two prefects exchanged looks. I looked blankly back as she disappeared up the staircase towards our dorm room. The home that will be ours for the rest of our school years.
"Cassie." A small voice brought me back to the present. "I'm Lily, shall I go get your brother?" She asked me quietly. I watched as Remus shook his head at her. I looked her in the eye and spoke "I don't think I have a brother any more Mudbloods." The name was spat from the lips like she help some sort of poison. I heard footsteps pause on the last step and someone grabbed me by the shoulders and slap me so hard I saw stars. "You. Will. Never. Ever. Call. Anyone. A. Mudblood. Again. Is. That. Clear. Cassiopeia. Nysa. Black." My brother stood before me with a murderous look on his face. All the colour drained from mine. My shoulders shook so hard I thought they would break. He wrapped his arms around my tiny waist and hugged me so tight I thought I wouldn't be able to breathe again. "I'm so sorry ma'am." I spoke in between hiccups. I replaced the cold mask that I was trained to deliver. I turned quickly and headed towards the stars only pausing to stare haughtily towards my brother. I saw him on his knees with his face in his hands. His friends staring in shock as they saw his friend break in front of their eyes.
It took me 10 minutes to break my brother to a million pieces. He broke me years ago and nothing was ever going to fix that.
I want to thank the people that read this. Even though it isn't that good, it gives me joy to know that people are reading it. Thank you! Merry chirtmas
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Cassie Black (Sirius Black Sister)
FanfictionMy brother once told me that I would one day hate myself for leaving and that is partly true. I mean what type of sister was I if I left home and never looked back without so much of a guilty thought. I would be exactly the same as him the hypocriti...
