The Darkest Star

Chapter 4: Andromeda Walburga Black

just a heads up this chapter will be all fourth year, also Regulus will be referred to as 'dad' from now on and snape will be, well snape

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          I sat under my willow tree with my father sat by my side, it had been a week since I had found out he was alive. We had spent most of our days at Hogwarts. Father was staying with us at Hogwarts for the rest of the summer, after that he would move to 12 Grimmauld Place with my uncle. 

          There were some others staying there but I don't know who they are, no one would tell me.there was something going on. some reason they didnt trust me. 

          Nonetheless I would have to say this has been my greatest summer yet, getting to actually know my dad. And not just from the stories my fath- well, I guess he's not really my father, the stories that Snape told me.

          I was playing an ACDC song in the background when suddenly my father piped up,

          "Andromeda, you seem to have gotten to know me very well. But I don't know much about you, and you're my daughter!" I laughed with an awkward twinge. ugh social interactions. 

          "well, dad what do you want to know?"

          "Everything. I want to know everything I've missed."

           So I told him. Every moment he missed up until here. I told him of my rivalry with stupid potter and his stupid friends, I told him of quidditch, and of Corvus, Of Draco and Lyra and Severus. 

          My dad had also taken quite a lot of time to spend with Corvus, whether it was just talking or all three of us going to practice quidditch, or just walking around the lake  Oh! I nearly forgot to mention, while we went out to get our supplies for Hogwarts, he bought Corvus and I both brand new firebolts! I would finally beat Potter. 

          A little while ago Severus had told me about the tri-wizard tournament, I was very excited about the yule ball. Maybe little Potter, who can never stay away from the spotlight, would finally get himself killed. it was about time after all. 

          Okay, this was not a fact I was proud of but those Weasley twins came to visit Corvus this summer. And I may have developed, some uh, feelings of some sort for Fred? That was actually the reason I had wanted to talk to my father today had I not been sidetracked, so here goes nothing. I was shaking slightly as I spoke,

          "Um, dad what do you think of Fred Weasley?"

           He looked at me concerned and quizzically, he knew about my hate for blood traitors and mud bloods. And he agreed but even so not as much as me.

          "The Gryffindor boy?" I nodded stiffly. "Well he's a kind boy but darling why do you ask? I thought you didn't like him?"

          "welllllllllllllll, Imayormaynotlikehim," I shot out way too quickly. I regretted the words, even more, when Corvus jumped out from behind the tree shouting in mock terror.

         "ahhhhhh, YOU ANDROMEDA BLACK LIKE A BLOOD TRAITOR WEASLEY!!! ahahahah this is too much." At this point, Corvus was hysterical wiping the tears from his eyes. I was blushing furiously my head down to try and hide it. he noticed this and crouched down beside me.

          "Oh, shit you're serious."

           I looked up smirking "no, I'm Andromeda" Sirius ran up to us from the lake yelling,