#!narcissa

[repudiated-heir]

Froggy prince;

@narcissatm from here;

Andromeda tilted her head to one side, glancing over at her sister who had suddenly become very sad. She looked like she was missing Bellatrix's company, and to be fair, so was Andromeda. Their house was strangely empty without the haughty figure of their eldest sibling strutting about the place.

“What's this all of a sudden? Hey... don't be so upset- mother and father are always thinking,” the dark-haired sister pointed out. She reached forwards and wrapped a gentle arm around the youngest.

“Aren't you a little too young to worrying about marriage? And if you are ever forced to marry someone you don't love, I'll transfigure them into a toad. With lots of warts!”

“So don't you worry about that, Cissy! I’ll be scarier than a dementor when it comes to someone trying to take you. Nothing but the best will do, you see!”

[repudiated-heir]

The things you do for love;

@narcissatm from here;

The woman fiddled with the clasp of her cloak. She had not planned on her departure to be stalled- especially not by Narcissa. She could feel her eyes filling fast in response to Narcissa’s tears and immediately wrapped her arms around her younger sister.

“Narcissa… My Cissy, ssshh... shhh....” Andromeda whispered, stroking her long, fair hair and feeling the entire weight of what she was about to do settle itself on her shoulders.

It was why she wanted to leave quietly and quickly. She was a coward. She couldn’t bear to see the heartbreak in her parents’ eyes, or face their fury…

“Promise,” Andromeda nodded and wiped a stray tear from the girl’s face. “But only if you promise not to cry anymore.”

Watching Narcissa cry made every organ in her own body cry too. Was this worth it?

Yes.

Andromeda kissed both of Narcissa’s cheeks and tried to offer her a tremulous smile as she held tight to her sister’s hand.

“No, it won’t be forever. I’ll come back after I get married. Father and mother will hate me at first, but they’ll eventually forgive me. I mean, I’m their child- no parent can stay angry forever.”

She quickly smoothed Narcissa’s hair, fussing at it for no apparent reason before raising her head. If Bella or anyone noticed...

“Now go up to bed, pretend you haven’t seen me and... and... try not to hate me too much.”

[repudiated-heir]

Andromeda: There's three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Bellatrix way.

Narcissa: Isn't that just the wrong way?

Andromeda: Yeah, but faster.

[repudiated-heir]

The Seeker

@narcissatm from here;

“Listen, listen!!!” There was no doubt that the younger Black girl was excited. “I am officially the bew Slytherin Quiddich Team’s Seeker!” She said excitedly as she pulled Andromeda up by the hand and hugged her tight. “I did it! I did it! I did it! I did it! I did it!!!!!!”

“Ahaha, I’m listening,” Andromeda laughed, shaking her head in fond exasperation. 

However, when Narcissa finally managed to blurt out her good news, her older sister couldn’t help but whoop in delight. 

“OH WOW! That’s amazing!” Andromeda threw her arms around the fair-haired girl and squeezed hard. “Cissy! That’s incredible! I knew you were a good flier - but wow! I only made reserve and you got the spot! YOU DID IT!”

She started doing a kind of war dance around the room, arms going in weird swishing broomstick formations to the chant of CISSY-DID-IT! CISSY-DID-IT!

[repudiated-heir]

Andromeda: I'm kinda seeing someone but I'm worried about telling you who, cause you're not gonna like it...

Narcissa: Just rip the bandage off sister.

Andromeda: It's Ted Tonks.

Narcissa: Put the bandage back on.

[repudiated-heir]

Nursing Cissa;

@narcissatm from here;

Her younger sister was a brilliant flier, Andromeda thought. She always felt immense pride, watching her slight figure skirt about the garden on her toy broom (a joint birthday present from Bella and herself). However, right now, she could feel nothing but concern for the young girl.

Hopefully she hadn’t sustained a concussion of some kind. The girl was in a lot of pain and it was obvious her knee might be broken (“Merlinpleasedon’tletitbebroken!”) and quickly summoned their house-elf, Rimpi.

The bat-eared elf arrived in seconds, mirroring Andromeda’s anxiety in her large, glassy eyes.

“Mistress Narcissa! You is hurting!” Squeaked the elf, hurriedly lifting her long, thin fingers to bathe the girl in cool, green light. Elvish magic that should stop the pain.

Andromeda was grateful for Rimpi’s assistance and together, they led Narcissa inside the house. She stroked Narcissa’s fair hair and made reassuring noises as Rimpi cleaned the cut and sealed it with some salve.

“I’ll make sure there’s no scar – but father will notice if we go through his potions cupboards for dittany…”

[repudiated-heir]

"Don't tell mum and dad! Thay're going to kill me!" 8 year old Narcissa begged her sister as she held her bleeding knee. "I wanted to train, I wanna be a good seeker! Bella says I'll never be good if I don't train..." She sniffled as she looked at her broom, a couple feet away from the tree she just bumped into.

Andromeda had been chucking hoverballs and various other items for Narcissa to catch as they flew around their back garden. Of course, they had to be careful not to be seen by muggles- but they had done a good job so far.

Narcissa, like Andromeda, was a keen flier - and the pair had been practicing for several hours.

Andromeda jumped off her broom as soon as Narcissa had collided with the fence and slid, scarily, down her broom. Her heart stopped- frightened that her sister might’ve done herself some serious harm.

“Cissy!” She gasped, staring at the blood staining the girl’s robes and peeled them back. Andromeda mopped it up and shook her head. “No, no... sssshh... I’ll go get a house-elf to get us some cloth. We’ll clean it, heal it and it’ll be good as new.”

[repudiated-heir]

@narcissatm​ from here;

Narcissa always tended to overreact when it came to her sisters. As she grew, she realized both her sisters always looked out for her and felt the need to do the same, somehow. “Oh thank you! Please talk to her, she listens to you…” She said with a small nod as she pulled a strand of her golden hair behind her ear.

Don’t worry.

That was impossible when it came to the youngest Black, always thinking, always anxious, always overthinking everything and looking out for everyone… “I know, I… I wouldn’t owl them anyways, they agree with the path Bella is taking and they would probably scold me for not minding my own business…” She knew how their parents were.

Narcissa with twilight-coloured eyes was easily the fairest of the three Black sisters. More people were drawn to her with her disarmingly smart wit and incredibly charming personality; a stark contrast to Bellatrix’s ugly temper or Andromeda’s aloof sarcasm. Many even wondered how she could be related to those two.

However, the three were different and yet, were fiercely protective over each other. Even if that protection was not welcome at times- yet they stood together.

Andromeda was happy to stay beside her sisters- just as long as that path was true to who she also wanted to be.

She put a gentle arm around Narcissa and drew her closer. Offering her comfort and reassurance that she would do everything in her power to make sure Bellatrix wasn’t going to run around with the Carrows any longer – even though Andromeda didn’t think she had any control over their older sister. Narcissa was young and naïve and sweet. Andromeda would allow her to believe that everything would be just as they had been when they were young. That Andromeda could fix everything with spellotape and magical stories.

If only.

But she would try her best for her younger sister.

“I know… that path… I’ve never agreed with them on it. Sorry you had a lousy summer because of me, Cissy. I don’t mean to be argumentative but… I can’t sit and eat dinner like a good witch whilst they agree with draconian measures to preserve their bloodline. Anyway... don’t get so disheartened by all of that. You... you just enjoy your time at Hogwarts. Love your magic and learn everything about yourself. You will do great things, I know it.”