noire no more

andromeda black, kind of. twenty three, mother, florist & order supporter. lover of all things fleetwood mac and red wine

[marceline-bordeaux]

Leaving || Marceline & Andromeda

[marceline-bordeaux]

The blonde looked the other witch over carefully before nodding. “Y-yeah, I a-am.” She mumbled quietly, folding a shirt and tucking it into her trunk. The quicker she packed her things, the quicker she could get out of the castle. Turning her gaze back to her things, she thought about the appropriate way to answer Andromeda’s question, how to make the older woman back down from trying to get her to stay. “Th-they’ll know I l-left on m-my own, I-I-I’ve m-made it c-c-clear that I d-d-don’t b-belong here a-any l-l-longer and th-that I w-want to r-return h-h-home. Th-they’ll be s-safer w-without m-m-me around to p-pull my wand o-o-on th-them, or a-a-attack th-them when I-I’m sc-scared. Y-you l-love Sirius, right? W-w-well I’ve h-hurt h-him more t-t-times th-than I c-can c-count, in w-ways that I c-can’t m-make up for. A-and I d-don’t want to h-hurt any m-more people.”

[andromedablxck]

Running away was something Andromeda was familiar with. She knew of the consequences, knew how there always seemed to be a longing to stay. And even though this was different, much different, she related to the younger girl. Things were completely opposite, though: the people Marceline was trying to get away from were good for her, whereas the people Andromeda had gotten away from had been bad for her. "If you had hurt Sirius, I would have heard, believe me. He's a drama queen like that," she said, letting out a small chuckle. "All I have heard about you from Sirius is positive - he very obviously cares about you and knowing him, he'll not be much happier with you leaving. A lot of people he knows have gone missing already, y'know. This is supposed to be a selfless action, right? To be honest, I think you will hurt people more by leaving than by staying."

[noirre-etoile]

Andromeda had always been small and Sirius very tall so it wasn't hard to envelop both his cousin and her daughter in a massive hug, wanting nothing more than to stop her shaking. "You can't go back to your flat, Andy, you fucking can't! When they come looking for you that is the first place they'll look," Sirius said quickly, not pulling away even when Dora protested at being squished.

"Yeah, you need to sleep. Both of you. To rest. Come back to the castle with me, please? You'll be safe there until you feel ready and up to going back home," he begged. He couldn't help them now and let them go straight back into danger, then what would have been the point in coming here to help? "Andy, you will come back to Hogwarts with me, won't you? If you can't be seen, the castle is the safest place!"

[andromedablxck]

At the mention of her flat, another lump settled itself in her throat, the memory of the flames making her sick. "I burned it, Sirius - I burned my entire flat and store down," she said, shaking heavier as tears continued to stream down her cheeks, no longer out of relief. "I don't even have a home any more, I - I lost everything, Sirius."

She nodded, her head buried in his shoulder at his suggestion of going to the castle. "How, Sirius? I can't apparate with Dora, and we're miles away." She said, a desperate tone controlling her voice, the thought of Hogwarts calming on its own, but the trouble that came with it making her feel panicky. "Maybe the door is still intact, back at the store."

[noirre-etoile]

Seeing her emerge from the side just a little way ahead, he darted over and enveloped his older cousin in a tight hug, Dora and all. Neither of them seemed injured too badly, just shaken and cold and so most of his fears were immediately alleviated. "Thank fuck you're safe," he breathed, "Your message scared the shit out of me! I can't lose any more family, okay?" He'd only just got Marlene back, he wouldn't have coped if anything had befallen Andy and Dora.

"Yeah, I'm here Dora, don't you worry," he smiled, sniffing back tears (much to his embarrassment) and stroking her head. "You're gonna be just fine, Mummy and me will see to that. Do you need to go to sleep, by any chance?"

[andromedablxck]

In any other situation, she would have glared at Sirius and told him to not swear in front of her daughter, but she wasn't able to be angry at him, not in this state. As he wrapped his arms around her, she felt herself relax, her body shaking somewhat less at the familiarity of it all. That was when she knew she was safe, and the weight on her shoulders seemed to become lighter and lighter. Her eyes burned, and she didn't fight the impulse to cry again, this time out of relief.

Dora shook her head violently. "No. Sleep." She said, a yawn following. Andromeda couldn't help but smile slightly at her stubbornness. "We need to go home," her voice was hoarse but determined. "We can't be seen, not us."

[stvrgispodmore]

"That’s good, I’m glad to hear that, very glad to hear that! I hated to know that you might not be safe.. We were too late to get to you.. but I’m sorry about your apartment and store, I know how much you loved both of them…" Sturgis looked at her "You don’t have to be, Andromeda, you will be, but you don’t have to be."

[andromedablxck]

Nodding at his words, Andromeda was quiet for a long time. "Of course I have to be. I'm a mother, I can't be not okay." She pressed her shaking lips together to make it stop, but it was proving to be rather hard. "I'm just so scared, you know? It's eating me up, nestling itself in my chest and it's driving me absolutely crazy."

[mxredith-deactivated20141025]

"No worry, I’ve suffered worse than foul moods this week." Lily chuckled weakly, taking another few steps towards the other girl. "Do you mind if I sit with you?"

[andromedablxck]

"Side-effect of a war, I suppose." She said, managing a small smile, before shaking her head. "Of course not. You're Sirius's friend, right?"

[bndaids-a-deactivated20191106]

"Ha, I wish I was joking." she sighed, still looking away from the other. Marlene supposed she shouldn’t be surprised that she figured it out so quickly, but it was still impressive.

[andromedablxck]

Letting it sink in for a moment, Andromeda was quiet. "It'll be okay," she said eventually. "If I can do it, you can too."

[marceline-bordeaux]

Leaving || Marceline & Andromeda

[marceline-bordeaux]

The sudden voice startled the blonde, causing her to draw her wand as she turned to face the source of the unfamiliar voice. The older witch looked familiar, but for the few seconds it took for Marceline to realize it was Sirius and Regulus’s good cousin, she kept her wand up defensively. “It’s A-A-Andromeda, r-right?” She asked, lowering her wand to her side. The last thing she wanted was for the woman to find Sirius and tell him that Marceline was about to leave, but she already had it figured out. “Wh-when it m-m-makes the people I c-c-care about s-s-safe, it m-m-most c-certainly is.”

[andromedablxck]

Andromeda didn't move at the raised wand, merely pulling up her eyebrows. Crossing her arms, she leaned against the doorpost, expression falling back to normal when Maceline lowered her wand. "That would be me," she said, smiling a polite smile. "Are you Marceline?" Sirius often spoke of his friends, and she had seen the blonde around the castle a few times, having heard some stories about her and the forbidden forest. She could feel her mother instincts kicking in as she heard the stuttering girl speak those lasts words. "How is leaving going to do your friends any good? You will probably only worry them by disappearing."

[stvrgispodmore]

"No, that’s the thing. I don’t know what he did, I do know he won’t be doing it again, and that I hope you’re alright, which is why I asked in the first place."

[andromedablxck]

"He - well, didn't do much. Me and Dora both came out without as much as a scratch, we were very lucky. I'm alright - just a bit shaken up and in need of a place to stay, seeing my own apartment and store are completely burned down." She said, voice a bit thick with choked back tears. "But I'm alright. I've got to be."

[stvrgispodmore]

"Hey, how have you been the past few weeks? I mean.. Lots of rumours going round and all? I’m sure they’re all worthless, but still.’

[andromedablxck]

"What rumours?" She raised one eyebrow. "Do they have anything to do with the whole Walden Macnair ordeal or is there something else going on I don't know anything about?"

[stvrgispodmore]

"It’s fine, I didn’t know." He smiled. 

[andromedablxck]

"So - uh, I'll leave you to it, then?"

[stvrgispodmore]

"Andromeda.." He frowned and nodded. ‘It’s fine, don’t worry."

[andromedablxck]

"Silly pet peeve," she said awkwardly, shrugging slightly. 

[stvrgispodmore]

"Hmmm, then I don’t know, sorry Andy." He shrugged. ‘That’s where I’ve last seen him."

[andromedablxck]

"Andromeda," she corrected absent-mindedly. "Thanks anyway, sorry for disturbing you."

[stvrgispodmore]

"Moody should be in his office most likely.. and Kingsley.. Isn’t he on duty tonight?"

[andromedablxck]

"Already looked at his office, naturally. And honestly, I wouldn't know."

[bndaids-a-deactivated20191106]

Marlene moved beside Andromeda, and sighed. She shoved her hands into her pockets. Keeping her eyes fixed in front of her, she answered slowly. “It’s something I have to give up for a few months.”

[andromedablxck]

Andromeda didn't think much of it for a moment, but then her eyes widened and she put of her cigarette. "Tell me you're joking. Or that I'm just jumping to crazy conclusions here."

[stvrgispodmore]

"Well it was." Sturgis looked at her. "Can I help you?"

[andromedablxck]

"Not particularly."

"Well - is there any way you could tell me where I can find either Moody or Kingsley?"

[marceline-bordeaux]

Leaving || Marceline & Andromeda

An unbelievable sadness filled Marceline as she packed the few things she had in her room at the castle up into her old trunk. She’d come down from her few weeks of being high and decided it was time to leave. The only person she could remember telling that she was leaving was Regulus, though she was sure she’d hinted at it very openly to Remus as well. Still, she doubted that anyone would notice that she was going until after she’d been gone a few days. Facing her old home terrified her, but she couldn’t stand the thought of being a burden to those around her any longer. Trying to keep herself from getting too worked up about leaving, she began to softly sing the words from one of the songs on an old muggle album she’d found a few years back. “All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go, I’m standin’ here outside your door, I hate to wake you up to say goodbye…”

[andromedablxck]

Even though Andromeda paid regular visits to the castle, staying there was making her rather sentimental. To wake up there was after all, something she had not done in ages. But it was the walking through the corridors, avoiding confrontations that was so familiar, that really shook up the memories of how she had met Ted and how the bond with her family had started to crumble down. That afternoon, she had left Dora with Lucille Talkalot so she could think things over, but she was soon distracted by a singing voice. Peeking around the corner of the source, she frowned at the sight of a blonde packing her bags. "I know it's none of my business - but do you really think leaving the safest place in this entire country is the best idea?"

[bndaids-a-deactivated20191106]

Marlene sighed, and rounded the corner. She wasn’t expecting to see Andy, but she was rather relieved that she had found her. She definitely needed some guidance. Now she was reminded of how much she wanted a cigarette, and how she definitely shouldn’t smoke one.

"I… I was gonna ask for a smoke, but I thought better of it."

[andromedablxck]

Raising an eyebrow at the blonde - Sirius' girlfriend (or something in that direction, at least), she recalled. "What made you change your mind?" She asked curiously, taking another drag before gesturing to the spot next to her. ''It's unoccupied."