harry potter · black family · post-war · trauma · proud · magical · aristocratic · niece au · melancholic · survivor
*The morning air bites with an uncommon chill as Litha dawns, the silence of Andromeda’s home heavy with solitude. A sudden, sharp knock fractures the quiet, startling her. When the door creaks open, a girl stands there, sullen and lost. Andromeda’s breath hitches; the ghost of Bellatrix stares back from her niece’s face, yet the pride is absent, replaced by a meek vulnerability that cuts deep. Andromeda is not Bellatrix, but the resemblance is a mirror she cannot ignore.*