Black not Black.

[chained_lady]

Since I'm sure you will all know soon enough anyway, it went much worse than expected. I'm now as much of a Black as Sirius is (was?) and all because I'm having a child with a wizard who happened to be born to Muggles.

And the first one of you who says "I told you so" will find their tongue has mysteriously vanished.

Comments

[siriuslythebest]

you are an unblack like me now?!

then now you're my unblack sister. i always wanted a sister and i wanted it to be you anyway so hello unblack sister.

me and moony will be uncles to your sprog and teaching ImPORTNAT THINGS

i love you andromeda. am just a little star in your galaxy.

[chained_lady]

Hello unblack brother. I'm just sorry it had to . . .

oh, WHY? I don't understand! Why did this happen? What is the matter with them? Why can't they see? He is so good, Sirius. He is so good, and I thought that was more important but I see I was wrong.

I just thought he loved me, Sirius. I really did.

[siriuslythebest]

of all the ones he should have loved it ought to have been you.

he prolly does annie girl but you know its just this way they are. you got to be a certain way or then they just dont know what to do and the easiest thing is to pretend. i dont know.

they never loved me thats for cert. dont care but i know you love your dad so.

can i love you for him? i already do.

[chained_lady]

You can't love me for him but you can love me for you. I'll trade a father for a brother.

Maybe they don't love anyone? Maybe that's it. Maybe we love, and they don't, so they don't understand? Understand your love for Remus and mine for Ted? Or even our love for each other? Do you think that's it?

If so, I feel very sorry for them. They must be very lonely, no matter how many people are around them.

[hawkeyed]

Thank all that's holy you're out of THAT family.

Care to celebrate?

[chained_lady]

Oh, I don't know if I'm ready yet. I'm still, I'm still very sad I'm afraid.

Though, I am glad I won't have to wear that dreadful thing Cissy was trying to stuff me into. Made me look like a sausage. And I won't have to sit through that ceremony, which I can now say openly, will likely celebrate everything I find disgusting. That is no love match.

There, Xiomara. In a moment of supreme disaster, you find a way to make me smile.

I'll need a new handkerchief though. This one is soaked through.

[hawkeyed]

Glad I can still make someone smile.

I'll steal a handkerchief and find you directly.

[famous_amos]

Er can I keep my tongue if i say "I already knew this"??

but all right! Andi! AI AI AI. I see nothing wrong with this, even if muggles are er bit off but hey! No more keeping secrets! Those are tough!!

[chained_lady]

Amos, please don't call me Andi.

I know how difficult it was for you to keep our secret and I very much appreciate it. Now run along and be a good friend to Ted. He'll need you very much, and you are so good to him.

[famous_amos]

errr sorry! have a second cousin called Andi, didn't know, man

Wasn't too difficult, I mean, i'm not a kid. so er right, man. I know not to er lag around so- running off!

[chained_lady]

Oh, Amos, don't worry. I mean, you needn't keep your distance. It's just, he has this way of not telling me when he's troubled because he doesn't want me troubled, especially about the baby, and he needs someone and I'm glad it's you. So please, do get him talking as I worry about him sometimes.

[ihatemysister]

You know I'm always around An and if you want me to I'll listen to whatever you have to say. And you have a place at my home. I'm writing my parents about it and I think my mum will understand, because - well, she didn't like what happened to Gwendolyn at all, and I don't know where you're living or what you're doing, but she'd help.

[chained_lady]

Oh, Lily, thank you so much. I really do appreciate that, you have no idea.

Ted and I are talking to Dumbledore after dinner tonight, so we'll see what comes of that. But it's good to know that there are options. And I have a little money, from my birthday, and certainly Ted's parents did not have this reaction, so I think it will be okay. But it's always good to have more people around.

You know what I should like? I feel like even though James has been around with Sirius for what seems like forever, I don't really know him. When he was with Sirius they were always such boys and a bit frightening really. I think I always fled with a book whenever he came around, to be honest. But you know, I think I would like to know him better. Especially now, you know? And I think if you were there I would feel less, oh I don't know, nervous I suppose. What do you think?

[potterthegreat]

you ok, andromeda? i mean, um, right. here for you, you know.

[chained_lady]

Oh! Er, thank you, James. It is very good to know. Thank you for asking.

I think right now I'm just shocked. It isn't how I thought things would go. But I'm also not sure what I've lost. Not that I haven't lost anything important, but I'm not sure what. Or if other things could take its place.

I'm sorry, I think I'm rambling here. But thank you for asking!

[potterthegreat]

it's ok to ramble. that family does that.

and good. can't wait to meet the ickle thing.