She Knew Them As They Were

Chapter 1: Bria DeCrox

All pictures are drawn by me. This one is of Bria.

Bria Decrox, a tall, fifteen year old girl with blue-green-grey eyes was waiting impatiently for platform 9 3/4 to open for the year or for her friends to arrive. Whichever came first would be her excuse for why she was waiting and wasn't just at home. She was wearing a sleeveless crop-top that barely covered her bra and a skirt so short it was almost pointless. She ran a hand through her short black streaked with green hair and sighed. She knew she shouldn't have left home so early. Not that she had a home anymore. She hadn't in a while. Yes, she had a house, yes she had people she lived with and yes they were related to her but they weren't a family. Not really. Not anymore. Last night they had had an argument about her hair. Her mother was worried for her, dressing the way she did, but it didn't come across as worry to Bria. It came across as hatred and the green hair was the last straw. So Bria spent all night packing her school trunk with everything she would ever need for life and then at three in the morning, she left for Hogwarts. Except the Hogwarts Express didn't leave until 11, platform 9 3/4 didn't open until 10 and here it was 9. She sighed again and continued to wait.

After a long while, she saw her friends appear out of the mist pushing their carts. "Bria!", one of them shouted. Then the three girls started running. Once they had caught up with Bria, they all hugged her and started talking at once.

The first girl was named Narcissa, nicknamed Cissy. She was the youngest Black sister going into her fourth year. Her short, straight black hair barely reached her shoulders and rounded off in a tight bob. She was the shortest of the sisters, as well as very quiet. Her opinion was not often heard.

The second was Andromeda, or Andie. She was in the same year, fifth, as Bria. In fact, they were best friends. Her hair was extremely curly and in fact, to the outside world she was the spitting image of her older sister, Bellatrix.

Bellatrix, nicknamed Bella, was a seventh year who towered over her younger sisters even though she was only a few centimeters taller than Andromeda. Her crazy black hair swirled behind her in the wind as she stood posed in a long dress and extremely high heels unlike her sisters who were already in their basic Slytherin uniform of a white shirt, tie, and black pants. Though Andromeda was Bria's best friend, Bella was her favorite sister. She idolized her and wanted to be exactly like her. In school, she had been nicknamed "The Sex-y Queen," a title Bria would like to steal for herself.

"Hey Bri," Andromeda said. "How come I didn't hear from you at all this summer?" Bria rolled her eyes before replying.

"Because my parents are idiots and told me not to talk to you lot. They say it's too dangerous for me. I don't know what those loons are on about." Andromeda frowned and turned to Narcissa. As they started to talk Bellatrix mentioned that they should go get a compartment on the train.

"I love that outfit on you Bria," Bellatrix commented. "Its so...Bria."

"You look like you're trying to get hit on," Narcissa mumbled grumpily.

"Are you?", Bellatrix asked, eyebrows raised. "I thought you were dating someone. Who was it again? Bill? Bob?"

"Brian," Bria thought to herself, biting her lip. "I dunno," Bria responded. "But I broke it off with him last day of school. What he wasn't even coming back to Hogwarts this year! Besides, you can't earn a title about how many people you've gotten with if you're only doing it with one person!"

"Bella got with with every boy in our year when she was your age, Bria. How are you going to beat that?", Andromeda questioned, one eyebrow raised. At the same time Narcissa asked,

"Wait, you've done it too?", eyes wide.

"I'll just have to get with every boy in the school I suppose, " Bria said with a shrug.

"Bria, no, that's disgusting," Andromeda groaned.

"I honestly think that sounds cool," Bellatrix said excitedly. "Wish I had thought of that. Maybe I'll join you."

"Ew no Bella, no."

"Excuse me," Narcissa cut in, "but what about the first years?" Bria's face blanched at the thought.

"Ok maybe just the fifth, sixth, and seventh years. As many as will agree to it of course."

"Oh well, suit yourself but I would have done the lot," Bellatrix sighed. "Maybe even some of the girls. Bria, try to get some girls as well."

"Disgusting, Bellatrix Black. DISGUSTING!", Andromeda shouted.

"Oh shut it! I'm just joking around,"!Bellatrix shouted back. "Just because no guy wants you leaving you a bloody virgin doesn't mean—"

But that actually wasn't true. Someone did want Andromeda. As Bria recalled, Andromeda met a Ravenclaw boy named Ted Tonks in their fourth year. Nothing much came of it until the last month of class when they started going out. Andromeda did well hiding it from her sisters, but once she was is in the safety of her dorm, Ted was all she ever talked about. One night, Andromeda didn't come back to the dorm to sleep no matter how late Bria waited up. She spent the next night recounting to Bria the pleasurable and exciting night she had spent with her boyfriend.

Suddenly Narcissa ran to the window, opened it, and poked her head out. "We're almost here!", she exclaimed in excitement. Then she looked at Bellatrix and Bria. "You two should probably get changed. You don't want McGonagall giving you a detention already."

"McGonagall is not our head of house," Bria kindly reminded her.

"Yeah but somehow I don't see old Sluggy being able to get you out of it this time." She pointed at Bria's clothes, or rather, lack of them.

"I'm going to get changed now," Bellatrix said. "You coming?" But Bria shook her head and remained firmly in her seat and Bellatrix nodded in approval. "Hogwarts, your new queen has arrived," she crowed.