#chat: cissa

[mary-macdonald-official]

What's up! It's Mary :)

I'm a the lead singer of The Valkyries.

She/Her pronouns

Bisexual

Im half South African and half Greek

Single

Things I like: purple, my friends, my family, shopping, money, rainy days, my pr team getting off my ass, singing, performing, and glitter

Things I don't like: rascists, misogynists, transphobes, @cursed-serpents-pictures, haters, and anyone who's mean to my friends

MY BANDMATES:

@marlene-mclovin - Marlene! My best friend and lead guitarist for The Valkyries

@lillian-j-official - Lily! An amazing friend and crazy talented bassist of The Valkyries (also co-writer for most of our songs)

@actually-alice-official - Alice! The platonic loml and drummer for The Valkyries

MARAUDERS:

@padfoot-official - Sirius, A lot. Just a lot. (love him tho)

@moony-has-entered-the-chat - Remus, super nice and sweet

@stag-official (@stag-official2 until Jana is back) - James, annoying af but in a good way?

@rat-playing-drums - PETE! My favorite Marauder

THE CURSED SERPENTS:

@batty-barty - Barty, batshit crazy but i love him

@rosie-drums - Evan, really fucking weird /aff

@pandora-in-wonderland - Pandora, i love her sm

@dorcas-meadows-pr-nightmare - Dorcas, super cool and very lovely

OTHERS:

@ritaknowsthedrama, Daily Prophet's reporter, pretty nice actually!

@n4rcissa-black-music, Alice's fiancee, solo artist, and lovely person

@blackprincess, Cissa's sister, i don't know her that well

@not-officially-regulus-black, Ex-Cursed Serpent, I hope you're okay <33

ooc: this is an rp, so it's MY interpretation of the character. my main is @percyweasleyapologist and contact @marauders-band-together if you need anything :)

[lucifers-brain]

I know you like rare pairs and I saw this in passing on a post I forgot but I can’t stop think about it now…narcissa x Barty..?

OUUU OK ANON I CAN WORK WITH THIS

ok this is just a quick hc whip up im so sorry pooks

bleedingdove

-with the age difference being like.. six years in canon i think

-but also i think in fandom culture we made the black sisters closer to sirius n regulus age

-so id say in this cissa is about two years older than barty?

-that being said

-either way they dont ACTUALLY get togetherish until after hogwarts

during hogwarts, barty had a small crush on the older girl

he thought she was badass and gorgeous

narcissa was busy and didnt give him the time of day, being destined to be wed n all

BUT

two years after barty graduated, he bumped into narcissa

now that they were older, they could have an actual conversation as adults and not junior and senior

cissa (21) and barty (19) go over to some hogsmeade place to chat

she tells him abt her loveless marriage and that they are planning to have a heir REALLY soon, and barty explains his new job options

they really hit it off

narcissa is still a black, shes sharp and dangerous

barty LOVES this. he especially loves how she can look so dainty and deadly, hes obsessed

so they start talking regularly

after like a year one thing leads to another theres an affair

now that thats set heres some hcs abt their relationship

-barty regularly gives narcissa gorgeous knives he finds and cursed objects he thinks she would appreciate

-narcissa is DEAD SET on teaching this man manners. she scolds him for it daily. (deep down is sort of endearing to her, but she still loves being proper)

-literally paint the white roses blood w red. thats them

-u guys dont understand how obsessed he is w her (its returned, but shes more SUBTLE. the black family finds their person and its THIERS)

-barty had a dingy ass apartment in muggle london before he got w narcissa, but decided to actually get an acceptable house after getting with her (shes a LADY, barty. she wont be seen in a brothel lookalike!)

-narcissa wakes up at sunrise, and does sit there quietly studying bartys features

-fancy ass tea (one sugar cube, no milk) x expresso coffee w five teaspoons of sugar, no milk or creamer, and ice

-barty is like weirdly obsessed with how proper narcissa is? like he has put down a blanket on a seat so narcissa could sit with him in a pub in her pretty dress

-walk him like a dog cissa i cant even hate

-they gossip? so much? narcissa will see barty after a day at the ministry and is like Oh! saw your dad. perhaps he should die.

-bartys like WHAT IM SAYIN!!!

-i think u get the vibes

ty anon i stretched my rarepair muscles!!

[pansyfilia]

aughhhhhh I need narcissa/andromeda/bellatrix/petunia to be an actual ship because HEAR ME OUT. its three different degrees of sadistic and cruel versus a perfect example of a mean little housewife who resents everyone. the three of them can kill anyone and everyone in any given room with a flick of only one wand but you know that the little prissy stay at home wife that Bella shares with Andy and cissa runs them around like a group of collared mutts with muzzles. it's a woman who would have been lobotomised immediately in the 1950s versus the people performing said lobotomy in the filthiest room available in a pureblood mansion, wearing pristine dresses and unstained silk gloves. it's petunia being the nastiest bitch wearing a pink flower apron in the school playground at pickup time after school for dudley and harry and the other parents can't say a WORD because you just know they're scared outright of the crazy haired woman clutching a stick like its a knife who has already threatened the lives of at least three families, the lady wearing full audrey hepburn glamour in the middle of the week who is twirling a thin scalpel between two elegant fingers as she snarls down the line at some poor secretary and the absolutely elegant woman wearing Chanel No.5 and a Prada dress with matching high heels as she files her nails with the side of a pretty pocket knife who are standing behind her. bella narcissa and andromeda are pulling up to the dark lord meeting and bella gets a call from a contact saved as “spiky bitch 💗” and it's on speaker and all of them hear petunia bitch at her because bella made eye contact with the neighbours now shes on the neighbourhood group chat for some fucking reason and how she had better WAIT to get home because the homeowners association leader is coming over for tea and its going to take ages not only to clean but also to get the geraniums to behave so she had better kill a few hours before her, Andy and ciss get home and how she doesn't care if she has to split a whisky with the fucking DARK LORD himself she had better get lost beforehand. you get it right? wait where are you going I wasn't done

[mistressofthemanor]

masterofthemanor

Although Lucius had been the one to repeat her wording and refer to her time away from him as a vacation, he didn't realise just how wrong it sounded until she'd said it herself again. It wasn't a big deal and he quickly reminded himself of the original context in order to be less affected by it, however, something in the back of his mind wouldn't let him completely ignore the fact that the word itself had a positive meaning associated to it while his experience had been nothing of the sort, but a torment for a long while - which made him wonder whether she'd had the same experience as him, after all, she had been suffering because of him, so surely, it was a breath of fresh air to have been finally rid of his misery. Moreover, she'd gotten to know Nikolas sometime along the way, whom she invited into her life for a reason, and who possibly made her days better. He was curious, nevertheless, it didn't feel like the right time to ask questions about that, so instead of giving way to that, he gave her a bittersweet smile, relieved to hear her promise that and choosing to be happy for the present, even if he was momentarily reminded of their troubled past. "Let's try and make plans for us together from now on" He suggested softly, being completely literal this time, mainly to venture further away from the previous topic and partly to let her know that he was envisioning a future for them, which she rewarded with a tender kiss that completely took his mind off of the sauce. Muttering a heartfelt 'sorry' when she pointed out that he neglected his only task, he turned back to the pot and let her continue the process of cooking in peace, all while chatting away until their early dinner was ready. While she grated the cheese and served the food, he'd set the table for them, so by the time she'd appeared with the dishes, everything was ready and they could sit down at the small table in the informal dining-room. Upon taking his place, he listened to her monologue about the food in silence and by the time she finished, he couldn't help, but smile at how adorable she was. "Of course I am going to try what we have made!" He replied cheerfully, emphasizing the fact that they've worked on it together as it was something that not only warmed his heart, but made him feel useful as well. "Also, it's nice that you would be willing to change your recipe after receiving my feedback, but Cissa- *pauses for a second* I'm sure it'll be delicious, so don't worry" He stated with great confidence that stayed even after he'd taken the first bite. "...and it is" He commented briefly before reaching out towards her and placing his hand atop hers lovingly. "Pleasantly flavourful... and smooth *takes another bite and savours it for a long moment before swallowing it and making his final conclusion* It reminds of the pasta al Pomodoro we always used to have in Como... You know the one I couldn't have enough-" He trailed off as it suddenly dawned on him that she really had cooked for him that afternoon. "That's really sweet of you. Thank you" He finished his thought, beaming at her, then took her hand into his and brought it up to his face so he could plant a kiss on the back of it.

As she watched him while she talked, she realized he had a rather pained expression on his face. Even though he brought up their parting, she felt like she shouldn't have gone on about it. She wanted to explain herself and discuss it but he simply brushed away those desires when he mentioned that they should make plans together from now on. Nodding and saying not another word about it, she, too, dismissed their feelings that seemed to be wanting to come to the surface. However, they continued to cook together and make a meal that she felt they could be proud of. He seemed to be so excited to try it that it quickly brought back her enthusiasm and she beamed in delight. Her smile remained on her face as he began to compliment her on just how wonderful the food tasted. She tried her best not to grow emotional as he spoke but it was hard not to get teary-eyed. Her passion in life had definitely become cooking and the foods that she could use to create something wonderful. Nikolas had always thanked her for her efforts but he never went on about anything she had made. He wasn't a man who said much about things even if he liked them. When she poured her heart and soul into a dish she was always a bit disappointed when he didn't seem to be as thrilled as she was. She understood that he didn't share the same excitement or passion but it was still disappointing nonetheless. So to hear Lucius begin to compliment her food and say more about just how much he enjoyed it, she found it meant the world to her just to hear that. She had missed someone who supported her passions and encouraged her to do things she loved.

"Yes, I remember that pasta dish well. You begged to go there almost every night we were in Como," she chuckled softly at the fond memory. "I'm happy to make this for you any time you want, my darling." Narcissa allowed him to kiss the back of her hand and she brushed her fingertips across his cheeks after he had done so. She had been standing in anticipation of what he might think so now she felt relief and could sit in her usual seat at the table to join him. Sitting there next to him, she recalled the days when she moved to sit across from him and the days when she chose not to join him at the dining table at all. It was a strange memory and one she found herself not wanting to recall. It was all those bad memories that were now returning of those days where she wanted her husband back but he seemed so long gone by that point. Yet, here she was back at the table sitting next to him and enjoying a meal that they cooked together. She met his eyes and smiled softly as she continued to eat, trying not to settle within her thoughts. "I suppose I'll have to return to the market soon and get many more things for us to enjoy together."

Skeletons

[harrypotter0225au]

𝑩𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒘𝒐

August 2nd 1995 5am

I stir awake for some reason and I have a headache and I sit up and I notice I'm naked and I look beside me and I see Lorenzo and I gasp and I shake him awake and he groans and says " 5 more minutes." I roll my eyes and I say " No Lorenzo Charles Berkshire get up." He shoots up and stares at me and we look at each other and we both say " No one can knowwhat happend keep it between us." He goes under the covers so I can get dressed into some clothes.

I finsh getting ready and then I clear my throat for Enzo get dressed and I sneak him out of my room and I go downstairs and I grab myself an Hot Chocolate.    

Later,   Enzo and Mattheo leave and Draco and I go outside into the garden and he pulls out a drawing he made for me and I hug him as a thank you 😊.   He pulls me closer and says " You and me against the world Di."  I smile and we go to the patio table and I pull out my Diary that Grandpa got me last year for Christmas it is Sky Blue leather book with my name in Silver lettering.  

4 Pm

Auntie Cissa and Uncle Lucius come home and I hug aunt Cissa hugs me back and I think thank God I changed my outfit it is dinner appropriate and that's what matters.

We go into the family living room and I sit beside Draco and he looks at his dad nervously and I pat his hand in support.

5pm dinner time

I sit in my spot across from Draco and  I take a sip of my Iced Cold Water we are having a chicken Stew with Potatoes and Chocolate Cake and Ice Cream  for dessert.    I hum a tune in my  head it is a good Country song called Killin Time by Clint Black. 

After dinner

I sing the song for my family and I get an applause from them and I blush.    Aunt Cissa gets up and pulls me into a hug and says  " You look so much like your mother and you have her talent for singing and I know that Eliza and James and Lily would be so proud of you."  I thank her and I go up to my room and I have a quick bath and I then brush my hair and I plait it up and I then look for pyjamas to wear.  I decide to wear pink socks and Black Adidas Spandex shorts and my black hoodie that says H.O.W Y.O.U  D.O.I.N  and I go into my bedroom and I grab the bracelette from uncle Sirius and I put it on.

I look at my picture of my mom and I smile at it and I sigh.

She was taken from me when I was an Infant because of Delores Umbridge on June 15th 1981 and her uncle Barty got worse into the Death Eaters so he could kill Umbridge so his twins death could be justified.

I decide to chat with Blaise  and  I decide to tell him what happend last night and he was shocked.

Blaise pov

I am sitting up on my bed reading  a book when my phone vibrates a text from Di.

I am not shocked that Enzo and Di hooked up. We all knew they would fuck sometime but I am not sure they will marry.

[thxtandromedatonks]

He couldn't take his eyes off her. More than usual. Not for a single second. For it hadn't been her choice like they had originally agreed. It hadn't even been his choice as it goes. In fact it came up at an Order meeting on a list of safe houses. He could see the potential even if everyone else couldn't. Her cousin had managed to get hold of the keys and passed them onto him during the safe meeting. It had turned out that this particular dwelling her cousin had been keeping an eye on ever since they had reluctantly told him that the couple were to be homesless from their narrowboat upon the canal. Something he dared not allow them to be after all they had done for him in their previous home. Theyd taken care of him and put up with him when he needed a place to crash or somewhere to vent. She kept out of the way when he did that.

Her husband was waiting for her outside. He'd yet to go insde but he wanted to make sure that it was for her first. Otherwise their agreement didn't mean much to either of them. Although he would know by the moment she would appear within the doorway whether they would be keeping the key or whether they needed to start a proper search once more for their third home together. This however, the couple were determined would be their last home. So it had to be somewhere where they could both see themselves growing old together. Somewhere where they could genuinely be the old married couple that many joked that they were.

She appeared at the doorway, lost in thought. She liked the place but did she like it enough? Did they have it in themselves to renovate another home like they would with this place. Would it be safe enough for them to be a family in. She loved where it was for it was by the beach once more, only this time the opposite side of the country. Not really an uninhabited island in Scotland, but yet still near enough for there to be access to the Floo Network if they decided that was what they wanted in the future. She was finding reasons to not like the place that weren't even things that they had ever talked about. Now it was her husbands' turn to go in the house, or what was left of it. She decided his reaction would make her final decision for her for she still yet had to come to one.

"You ain't sure are you?" Her cousin asked as she joined him upon a nearby makeshift bench, coffee still in hand, and the sea breeze caught up within her hair which she tried to straighten back with her spare hand. "If it ain't for you then it ain't for you."

"Let us see what my dearest comes back with. It cannot rest with me this final decision however much he would quite like it to be."

"He told me. He didn't mean to. Think he just needed a bit of a chat about things going on in general. Told me about Cissa." Her cousin offered after what felt like far longer than it actually was. "I'd wondered what was going on seeing as hadn't heard from you since you told me the original situation. Don't get mad at him though."

"I'm quite relieved he felt comfortable to be able to converse with you about the situation. He'd told me he was talking to someone within one of the Hogsmeade public houses. To be perfectly honest I'm rather relieved it was you that he chose." She replied, her gaze not leaving the pebble laden beach. "Please make sure you and your acceptable acquiantances keep an eye on him."

"You don't even have to even think about asking that one. He's a good one and we like it when those we care for get the good ones."

"Does that include yourself and Miss MacKinnon?" She smiled as she found herself lifting her gaze to now obsessively look at the darkened doorway where she hoped that her husband wouldn;t e too long.

Marlene. She was her cousins' crush the past couple of years. They'd had a bit of a thing every now and again but nothing too serious. Andromeda wasn't too keen on her but she'd be ok with her for Sirius' sake. Ted got on with her, but it didn't take much for people to see Ted as someone decent enough to get on with. His wife they would be wary of but even they had to admit he had good taste. Some even admitted he was punching above his weight what with being with Andromeda. Of this he knew and he'd accepted that long ago! But Marlene. She was someone whom had been wary of the couple as a couple. She couldn't get the Slytherin link out of her head, despute the fact that every so often she would be dating the cousin of one. And so they had left it at that, had Andromeda and Marlene. They were civil with each other for the sake of Sirius, and he knew this.

"Oh, leave it out with her will you."

"She makes you happy. Sometimes you both need a bit of happiness within this rather unique situation we all find ourselves in. Make it perfectly clear to her that you like her.... Ahh, here's my darling husband." She smiled at the person whom had finally appeared in the doorway. She pulled herself up before pouring another coffee for her husband. "We'll be quite alright here. She rather likes you and you are quite enamoured with her so have a conversation about it all. You can borrow the boat if you would both quite like a neutal meeting place."

Her cousin glared at her before disapparating away to wherever she had no idea. She was already half way up the path that led to the front door. Her husband found himself settled down upon the front doorstep as she crouched down to hand him his coffee. It wasn't the best coffee that they had ever made each other but even a bad coffee is good in cold weather when your mind is elsewhere.

"Would you like to go and ponder our thoughts over a coffee within the Muggle world in the warmth." She offered but he shook his head for he didnt feel ready to face the Muggle world just yet. Sometimes to him when there had been a recent attack he almost felt shameful and therefore couldn't face visiting. "It's quite alright my dear."

"I don't think I have it in me to go on a search again for the right place. This could easily be the right place with a bit of work to it, don't you think?" He whispered to her as he leant his head against her shoulder. "It is up to you as well though. I want you to have the home of your dreams with me."

"Let us make this place the home of your dreams as well." She smiled as she wrapped her arms around him to comfort him. "We can start this project for our first true home together. You weren't around as much for the situation of renovating our first place. I will make Sirius aware that I refuse for this place to even be thought of as a safe home for whatever they are planning so that there is no question that we have final say for whomever is allowed here. It will be forever known as the Tonks' home."

"You really like it that much?" He asked, his eyes widen for she hadn't given that indication when he had seen her leave the house at first after having a look round.

"That isn't the point at all my dearest. I am quite taken aback with the idea of making this particular place a home. I am aware you already like it for you wouldn't have even entertained the idea of disapparating us here so therefore I completely trust your judgement. You truly are a beautiful wizard." She replied softly as he took the deepest sigh of relief. "We'll take this place if you allow us to every evening just sit here and watch the sunset over the sea for we never got that opportunity previously."

"How do you do it?" He asked her,

"I don't. I'm however not an example to follow of that I am truly aware." She replied sadly, knowing exactly what he meant. "I talk to myself quite a lot when am out on those long walks. I am aware I do my best figuring things out when am by the beach. Let us not be sad this evening. Let us stay here this very night and just be together."

And so they were. Unbeknownst to him she had packed an evening meal in their charmed satchel. He watched her as she laid everything out and created their first meal within their new home. She was full of surprises for him this evening, but she was determined that they have some quality time together. She knew what had happened to them could tear them apart if they weren't careful but she was determined not to allow that to happen. She also knew it had affected him quite bad and that his mind these days was consumed with far more sadness than it used to be. But he wanted to be strong for her because he was worried she thought she had failed him. Nothing could be further from the truth he decided as he watched her create the perfect date night for them both.

[tonksxandromeda]

Andromeda didn't even realize she'd spoke so casually about Dora until she saw the look on Narcissa's face and she tore her gaze away, looking down as she began to put things back away. It felt too easy to have a normal conversation with her sister when she saw her. As if no time had passed and they were back at Hogwarts chatting about their day. She missed her sister every day, there would always be a hole in her life where they should have been. To know that she would never know Narcissa's son, that Narcissa would never know Dora. It seemed unfair. She was eager for the change of topic and she laughed softly. "I mean it is hormones but it's completely normal, the worry and stronger emotions are normal."

Andromeda nodded, smiling softly when Narcissa agreed to keep her offer in mind. It was better than nothing, as long as her sister knew she was here for her then it was all that mattered. "I'm always happy to take a pause in my day for you." She assured her. "Take care Cissa, I'm happy for you." She opened the door for her sister, silently hoping that she would see her again soon.

~END

Narcissa's gaze rose at the mention of Nymphadora. It should have been such a normal thing for them to each share stories about their children, but the mention of the young witch only served as a reminder of a child who through no fault of their own would never know an entire side of her family. "'I'm glad to hear that the fear is at least a normal part of growing another human inside you. I think everyone just assumes I'm being hormonal, but some days it's like a freight train hitting me out of nowhere." She shook her head.

Narcissa let out a resigned sigh as she clutched the jar of leaves. "Thank you Andromeda, I am truly grateful for what you've done. And should I need to, then perhaps I will keep your offer in mind." She nodded. "I shouldn't keep you much longer though, you've probably got plenty of patients to see to and here's me hijacking your day."

[padfootastic]

currently reporting deliriously with pain meds and coffee (and procrastination)

but i had this image in my mind that si just annoying the fuck out of all slytherin cos he just keeps fucking with them and they * can't — not really* do anything to him, cause disgraced or not he's still the black heir and they have 4-5 blacks petty enough in their house that will fuck them up in ways that can't even tell how it happened.

sirus and mucilber ( or whatever that dude's name was just remember that's he's always the stupid one for any reason tho) get into a fight and mucilber does some stupid stuff and run his mouth

mucus foolishly - curses sirius with something dark and lethal

Sirius (obviously) - gets out of it and fucks up mucus with 15 creative curses.

james *sirius black 24/7 defence attorney* potter and bella *only i can try to murder sirius* black are now suddenly in cohoots like two kindergarten kids forced to be friends

cos muciber/mucus was stupid enough to whine in common room and James just has this 6th sense whenever sirus gets into a fight.

reg and cissa are researching poison for no reason at all

and Andy is just quietly looking at muggle ways to kill someone without trace cause she's progressive (and because it doesn't show on wand).

and just black family kiddies and James potter becoming unlikely friends cause of (1) sirius Orion black and that's just djfjbf

like this is obviously so crackish but imo, thai shows such a clear picture of world peace that it's just too funny to not use.

like use their power to full and all that yknow—

also snape in end just gives muciber a ticket to spain and be like - here's how you survive black family (not guaranteed)

i’m not saying i like that you’ve had to use pain meds and rely on coffee to get thru things but—

can i request these vibes in the inbox again? like, multiple times? because i am so into this.

for one, mucus is an absolutely fkn hysterical name. i just. Cannot take him seriously

and second. james & the blacks forming an unintentional alliance bc they’ve all started their own sirius black defence squad is so???? why can i literally picture it in my head 😭😭

(like i once talked about how james’ ability to inspire loyalty & devotion is so impressive he could probably be an accidental dark lord but this is just—another way to get to the same place and i love it)

[xandromedainchainsx-blog]

black sisters group chat

Andromeda: merlin I hate camping, why are we doing this again?

Andromeda: i'm putting myself in charge of alcohol

[adelaidebeaut]

@cissablxk​

The grounds had a certain charm in October, until the wind blew Adélaïde’s hair roughly around her. She cursed the fact that she had run out of hair sleeking potion just days ago. Her perfectly tousled locks were not so perfectly tousled anymore. She turned to Narcissa, angrily brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. “Zis weather!” Her voice sounded shrill to her ears, a trait she detested in women. “Zis weather will kill me! England iz such a dirty, dreary place! Why my people would ever want to leave, I ‘ave no idea!” 

[lxdylestrxnge]

bellatrix was still getting used to narcissa being at hogwarts. so when the blonde turned out to be her sister in the hallway ( and shame on her for not recognising her youngest sister ) annoyance melted away almost instantaneously. "sweet girl," bella greeted her, quickening her step so she fell into line with narcissa. "no, you learned from the best," she replied quickly, laughter bubbling from her lips. "of course," she said and steered the pair of them through the next doorway on the left into a less busy hallway. "so how are you finding it here?" she asked.

Cissa was already late to her potions class. One of her favorites too. Though she didn’t let that anxiety show. In fact if one had walked by her they wouldn’t even know she was. The picture of porcelain Grace. She clutched her books closer and kept her eyes forward. She didn’t bother engaging with those outside of her house if she didn’t need too.

Around the corridor she heard a voice she’d recognize anywhere. “Have I ever walked any other way?” Cissa asked her big sister with a charming smile. She tilted her head ever so slightly. “Nonsense. I’d never bream anything of my own.” She said with a small smile. “Will you walk with me the rest of the way to potions?”

[mineurblack]

It wasn’t that Narcissa minded time alone, but after a month with Lucius, sharing with him... the past week and a half avoiding him had left her feeling bitterly alone. To spend nights a week sharing herself with someone, her innermost secrets, and then morning meals before everyone awoke, only for it to stop? She was a proud woman, but not too proud to lie to herself about how much it stung. But she knew it had to end, what with her betrothal to Sebastian Nott. A grimace set over her face at the mere thought of it. While the pair had a date planned for the weekend ahead, it wasn’t something she was looking forward to. All she wanted was for her father to end this shame, to not let someone with a reputation for ending betrothals shame her by making her just another woman on his list. And Lucius. She wanted him, too.

Rounding her way into a rather deserted hallway, she tried not to show the dread that fell over her as she caught the gaze of the man she’d been avoiding. “Lucius, I--” she started, before she took in the look on his face. She wanted to run to him, to cup his face and see what was wrong, but she had the sinking suspicion that he knew. 

@malfoysluc​

[narcissaeblack]

Narcissa fez de regra, há alguns anos atrás, não ficar dentro das Masmorras quando se tem uma festa acontecendo do lado de fora. Por ter sido apontada como chata uma vez, quando primeiranista, a sensação de ter um adjetivo negativo associado a si certamente serviu para que a loira desapegasse um pouco do pedigree e dissesse “sim” para as oportunidades de confraternização com os outros alunos, embora muitas vezes a noite terminasse com ela assistindo seus colegas vomitarem e se beijarem, enquanto a mais nova Black só tentava desviar de tudo. - Começo das festas são melhores do que os finais. Pelo menos muitos ainda estão sóbrios o bastante para discernir entre certo e errado sem precisar de uma maldição para ajudá-los. 

[rcdclphus-lstrnge]

“My apologies Narcissa, you’re absolutely right. Nevertheless, it is still a ball and it is still your birthday.” Rodolphus returned to that tedious formal manner and drained the rest of his glass of champagne. “ And the wedding is only a few days away. You’re really going to make me call you sister-in law?” He placed the empty glass on a passing tray and pulled his ever present flask from his pocket, “Or will Narcissa do?” He took a long drink from the flask and scanned the room.

rcdclphus-lstrnge:

“Here’s to you finally getting the celebration you deserve little sister.”

“As I just said, Rodolphus, that’s not why we’re here. And I’m not your little sister.”

[prongsiess]

TRIGGER WARNING: somewhat detailed descriptions of various forms of self-harm and referenced abuse

The Black and Rosier cousins’ loved ones are no strangers to their weird family dynamic and its consequences.

Rita and Evelyn sometimes see Bella kneeling face to a wall, muttering how she isn’t enough and needs to be better after receiving a bad grade on an assignment.

Ted and Amelia have both faced Andy’s wrath when something isn’t going her way, seeing her lose control and lash out only to cry herself to sleep later that night in regret.

Alice has had to wrestle Cissa out of the shower after she had scrubbed herself raw following a letter from her mother had sent critiquing her body and saying she was wasting herself not dating a man.

James has scooped Sirius off the floor and detangled and regrew his hair after an episode where he had chopped of his hair with his potion knives because he looked in the mirror that morning and saw his mother staring back at him.

Remus has healed Sirius’ hands, full of shards of glass, and repaired their whole dorm after Sirius had sent rogue spells flying when they received a letter from their parents.

Dorcas has made sure to escort Reg to meals and monitor his eating because he had fainted on the quidditch pitch at practice again.

James has sat Regulus down in the prefect’s bath and washed his hair for him when he hadn’t slept in days leading up to exams.

Barty has wiped away Ev’s tears and made sure all the bed curtains were opened and that there was a candle burning near Ev’s bed when he was extra jumpy coming back from breaks.

Lily has floated Pandora down from the astronomy tower roof where she was looking at the stars after climbing there to escape the great hall where there had been a fight at meal time.

All of their friends and partners had witnessed and experienced the negative repercussions of growing up in that environment, but had all also seen how, despite all the trauma, they had such kind souls.

How Bella would braid the first years’ hair and tell them wonderful stories about queens and fairies and how strong those women had been just to see the little girls smile a little bit brighter.

How Andy’s hugs felt like they could heal anything, as if her arms around you meant you were safe, and when she let go and gave you a kiss on the forehead you knew, no matter what had happened or was going to happen, that you would be okay.

How Cissa would sneak into the kitchens and bake with the house elves and bring back her friends’ favourite snacks, often somehow managing to get ahold of an old family recipe that just tasted like childhood.

How Sirius laughed so loud and their eyes twinkled in the sun, how he walked the halls with an arm around one friend and a hand in another’s, pulling them in as close as he could.

How Reg would leave little notes to those he cared about, sometimes to remind them of something he thought they might forget, other times simply because he had thought of them and wanted to let them know.

How Ev’s smile felt like a crackling fire, how he made a conscious effort every year to learn everyone’s name and stop and chat with people randomly in between lessons and in the common room.

How Dora would take an interest in her friend’s hobbies and learnt to crochet, paint, cook, fly, write, play guitar and so much more in order to make those she loved feel valued and important.

Their friends and partners grew to love every aspect of them, but sometimes they would forget that things aren’t always black and white, and some things are just inexplicably bizarre.

Sitting around the Potter’s yard after Reg’s graduation celebration, all the Black-Rosier cousins and their loved ones gathered around a fire pit and reminisced about their childhood. Everything was going smoothly; Lily had shared how she loved going to the record store with her dad on Sundays to pick out a new vinyl, Mary had shared stories about camping trips with her parents and brothers near the coast, Rita had shared how she would spend hours journalling everyday and how she still has all of her old journals from her childhood, Ted recounted how he loved trips to Ireland to visit his grandparents and how his parents always used to put on Frank Sinatra on long car trips, Barty shared how him and his mother used to spend hours doing puzzles and listening to old muggle movies because that was the only time Barty would be quiet for more than 2 minutes at a time, Dorcas shared stories of visiting their mother’s family in Jamaica and how delicious the food was, Alice told stories about James, Marlene, and Peter’s escapades in this very garden and how after an unfortunate incident with water guns that were somehow filled with Monty’s experimental potions she had refused to babysit ever again, James shared how they actually managed to get a hold of those potions, Peter shared stories of young James jumping onto his back as Marlene chased him with a chicken in her hands as Marlene rolled in the grass adding odd tidbits and remarking just how much of troublesome children they were, Remus explained that he wasn’t surrounded by chaos like James, Marls, and Pete were, but he did run away from his parents in London once to go read in a big fancy library.

Everything was going smoothly, that is until the discussion got to Pandora who looked over at Evan and asked him if he remembered the time she pushed him off the swings and he had landed chin-first onto a stray garden rake, to which Evan laughed and added how, with a bleeding chin, he had decided to take his revenge on Dora and thrown rocks at her head. Cissa laughed and said it reminded her of the time she had stolen Bella’s makeup and had run away and climbed a tree to escape Bella’s wrath only for Bella to cut down the tree with Cissa still in it. To that, Andy added that when she used to babysit Reg and Sirius, they used to throw each other over the third floor railing and fall onto a couch on the first floor, climbing back up and doing that for hours. Laughing so hard he had to clutch his stomach, Sirius said that at least then they had been getting along and asked Reg if he remembered the time they snuck out of their summer home in France his last summer before Hogwarts and tried to hot-wire and steal a muggle car, only for Sirius to somewhat succeed, press the gas and roll straight over Reg’s feet then stall the vehicle on his toes. At that Reg grumbled an acknowledgment and was about to sulk when he was cut off by Bella’s roaring laughter saying that she had once gotten run over by Andy who was trying to drive their parents’ boat and nearly drowned because of it around the same time.

As the Black-Rosier cousins reminisced about their strangely endearing childhood stories, their loved ones exchanged befuddled, slack-jawed looks that fell somewhere between disbelief and fear. And it was at that very moment that they simply accepted the fact that their friends and partners had somehow even worse, more confusing childhoods than they had previously thought, but that it wasn’t any use commenting on it when they were rolling on the ground laughing at how they had nearly all mutually murdered each other before even attending Hogwarts.

(Context: I hc Pandora as Evan’s cousin, and since Druella is canonically a Rosier by blood, this makes the Black sisters big cousins to both Sirius and Regulus as well as Evan and Pandora. And with the intertwined nature of the sacred 28, I hc that they all grew up quite close to one another, whether blood-related or not)

[thisisdecemberista]

the noble and most ancient house of brats (a group chat)

rebellatrix created the group rebellatrix added chainedmaiden, notjustaflower, lightningrod, youcantbesirius and a_regulus_guy to the group

rebellatrix changed the group name to the noble and most ancient house of brats

chainedmaiden bella chainedmaiden what is this rebellatrix family bonding, drommy chainedmaiden don't call me drommy notjustaflower this chat woke me up chainedmaiden turn your notifications off chainedmaiden or do you not know how to use your phone notjustaflower 😠 rebellatrix aww rebellatrix it's cute when cissy uses emojis notjustaflower I'm always cute

chainedmaiden changed notjustaflower's name to narcissapersonalitydisorder

narcissapersonalitydisorder ANDROMEDA.

youcantbesirius ooh what's happening youcantbesirius shall I bring popcorn chainedmaiden nothing's happening rebellatrix andromeda's being mean rebellatrix and they say I'm the mean sister narcissapersonalitydisorder you're both the mean sister youcantbesirius nice name, cissa chainedmaiden thanks i thought of it

narcissapersonalitydisorder changed their name to notjustaflower

notjustaflower by the way sirius your name sucks notjustaflower it's too obvious youcantbesirius ugh, fine

youcantbesirius changed their name to imabigdoginthesky

imabigdoginthesky better?

chainedmaiden changed imabigdoginthesky's name to youcantbesirius

chainedmaiden i changed it back, too confusing

youcantbesirius do you think bella sends dirty chats to rodolphus? lightningrod i'm in this chat too, sirius youcantbesirius whoops youcantbesirius LIGHTNING ROD!? rebellatrix he's bad at puns youcantbesirius do you want his lightning rod bella? a_regulus_guy what does that mean? lightningrod ffs, sirius.... rebellatrix 😈 youcantbesirius 🤭 rebellatrix ⚡ youcantbesirius 👅🍑🤯 rebellatrix 💦

lightningrod has left the group

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[simplyted -> chainedmaiden]

simplyted Hi chainedmaiden hi simplyted hi chainedmaiden you already said hi chainedmaiden go back to your homework simplyted it's hard to concentrate when i can see you across the library chainedmaiden is typing... simplyted i can see you typing simplyted ... simplyted ... simplyted did you stop typing because i said that? chainedmaiden maybe. simplyted you're a tease chainedmaiden you like it. simplyted you got me there.

simplyted want to meet behind the quidditch changing rooms at 3?

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rebellatrix thinking of getting a tattoo youcantbesirius do it chainedmaiden don't do it notjustaflower what are you thinking of getting? rebellatrix too late rebellatrix [img: skull and snake tattoo.jpg] chainedmaiden oh my god a_regulus_guy i like it youcantbesirius don't like it youcantbesirius it's too goth chainedmaiden it's too permanent, is what it is rebellatrix PERMANENT GOTH rebellatrix  ☠️ rebellatrix YEEEEEEEAH chainedmaiden ok bella a_regulus_guy can i have a tattoo too? chainedmaiden you're a bit young for that

notjustaflower added lusciouslucius to the group

chainedmaiden why is he here? notjustaflower bella added rodolphus chainedmaiden and then he left youcantbesirius he couldn't handle me a_regulus_guy no-one can handle you sirius chainedmaiden i hope he leaves lusciouslucius you know I can read your messages? notjustaflower ignore her

chainedmaiden changed lusciouslucius's name to lustylucius

lustylucius ... a_regulus_guy are you sure you want to marry into this family

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[youcantbesirius -> raisedbywolves]

youcantbesirius moony i don't get your username youcantbesirius you're a wolf? youcantbesirius did you raise yourself? youcantbesirius with another wolf? raisedbywolves it's a reference to romulus and remus youcantbesirius ? raisedbywolves they were raised by wolves. then romulus killed remus and founded rome. raisedbywolves you'd know it if you'd read that book i lent you. youcantbesirius oh youcantbesirius yeah raisedbywolves lol why do i bother youcantbesirius no i want to read it!! raisedbywolves you're too busy running around with prongs youcantbesirius i just get distracted easily youcantbesirius but maybe i wouldn't be as distracted youcantbesirius if you read it to me? youcantbesirius :3 raisedbywolves you can't ":3" your way out of this youcantbesirius i always do. youcantbesirius :3

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youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored rebellatrix STOP SPAMMING THE CHAT youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored youcantbesirius bored

youcantbesirius has been blocked from the group

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[meanwhile, in marauding memes...]

raisedbywolves any ideas on what to get james for his birthday?

youcantbesirius changed raisedbywolves's name to onceinabluemoony

onceinabluemoony sirius. youcantbesirius what? onceinabluemoony as far as puns go, that's pretty bad onceinabluemoony at least have the decency to think of something better youcantbesirius whatever, prof youcantbesirius ... youcantbesirius do u like it when i call you prof onceinabluemoony hair product? something for his broom? youcantbesirius you do, don't you? onceinabluemoony do what? youcantbesirius hi, professor. 😏 pickedapeckofpickledpepper guys this is the group chat. onceinabluemoony oh shit stagreflex HA HA HA youcantbesirius well I'M not ashamed onceinabluemoony i am very much ashamed stagreflex btw what i want for my birthday is stagreflex for someone to call me professor stagreflex and let me spank them onceinabluemoony shut up, james youcantbesirius shut up, james

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[chainedmaiden -> simplyted]

chainedmaiden stop bothering me. simplyted i'm bothering you? chainedmaiden every time we're in the library together, you keep looking at me simplyted i didn't realise we were "in the library together"? chainedmaiden when we HAPPEN to be in the library together chainedmaiden you keep looking at me simplyted so? simplyted you're very nice to look at chainedmaiden shut UP chainedmaiden ... chainedmaiden but thank you simplyted i can see you blushing :) chainedmaiden i'm not, stop looking at me simplyted ok

simplyted fifth floor broom closet after this?

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chainedmaiden added youcantbesirius to the group

youcantbesirius THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS notjustaflower who let him in again!? rebellatrix drommy! youcantbesirius hahahahahahahaha chainedmaiden what? he posts all the good memes lustylucius i post memes too? rebellatrix no offence lucius but your memes suck chainedmaiden ouch youcantbesirius serves you right for trying to unthrone me from the meme throne, blondie notjustaflower can we PLEASE be NICE to my boyfriend? chainedmaiden then get a better boyfriend youcantbesirius OMG rebellatrix HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ANDROMEDA a_regulus_guy so mean youcantbesirius do you need some ice for that burn, malfoy lustylucius fuck off chainedmaiden don't swear, regulus is in this group rebellatrix aww you've pissed him off. rebellatrix poor little lucy notjustaflower everyone STOP. notjustaflower now. notjustaflower i mean it. youcantbesirius you're such a simp. notjustaflower i'll simp your mouth youcantbesirius ?? rebellatrix what does that even mean chainedmaiden i think she was trying to be sassy?

youcantbesirius changed notjustaflower's name to onecissybitch

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onecissybitch which dress should I wear for the winter ball? onecissybitch [img: dress_white_sparkly.jpg] onecissybitch [img: blue_dress.jpg] onecissybitch [img: blue_dress_short.jpg] onecissybitch [img: dress_green.jpg] onecissybitch thoughts? chainedmaiden short blue dress rebellatrix black onecissybitch there is no black dress onecissybitch lucius? lustylucius you'd look good in all of them youcantbesirius 🤮 a_regulus_guy i think it's cute a_regulus_guy i like either the green one or the long blue one onecissybitch great onecissybitch so helpful rebellatrix don't ask us if you're going to sulk about it chainedmaiden i bet she just wanted an excuse to post pics of herself onecissybitch ... onecissybitch how did you know rebellatrix because she does that too chainedmaiden doesn't everyone? lustylucius i mean, you're a very good-looking family youcantbesirius stop hitting on all three of my cousins at once, lusty lucius

lusylucius changed their name to shutupsirius

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[simplyted -> chainedmaiden]

simplyted that was fun chainedmaiden yes simplyted want to do it again? chainedmaiden maybe

chainedmaiden friday, after charms?