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The Tales of a Lost Prince and a Forgotten Daughter.

Chapter I. The Hogwarts Express

(note: hey everyone! I thought I could post my fic here too. You can read it too on AO3 or the Spanish version on Wattpad, under the same title and username!)

Summary: On the morning of September 1st, Cassiopeia Black is filled with excitement as she prepares for her long-awaited journey to Hogwarts. As the train speeds towards the castle, Cassiopeia finds herself drawn into unexpected conversations that will mark the beginning of her magical journey.

Nine o’clock in the morning. Cassiopeia Black revised for the last time that day the green emerald vault her parents had gifted her, looking that all the clothes and books stored there were in order. Today was the big day, September 1st. She spent all summer excited about finally attending Hogwarts and even though she had visited Diagon Alley multiple times before, this time felt different when she needed to buy her books. It was as if her heart knew about all the great things that were awaiting. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by her little brother, Regulus, who entered her room without knocking.

“Mother desires to speak to you and Sirius downstairs, she’s waiting for you in the living”

Regulus not knocking couldn’t bring her humour down. She was finally attending Hogwarts today and that was all that mattered.

She ran down the stairs and arrived at the living, where Sirius and her mother waited for her, sitting in one of the large sofas.

“How many times do you need to be reminded that you are a lady and need to behave as such?” Her mother, Walburga, reprimanded her. Sirius stared at the floor, visibly uncomfortable. “And not just any lady, you’re a Black, Cassiopeia, have a bit of decency”. Cassiopeia nodded without looking at her mother, she sat next to Sirius, in front of her mother, as she indicated with a look.

Walburga was an upright woman. Black hair, fair skin and blue eyes as those of her three children although they didn’t hold the same sparkle as her childrens.

“In a while” continued Walburga “we’ll be leaving to King’s Cross and I want you two to behave, especially you, Sirius. You ought to understand that you are heir to the noble house of Black and that you must behave the same way at Hogwarts, do you understand?”

She spoke severely, as so that even after hearing the same tone all her life, Cassiopeia still couldn’t get used to it. Sirius nodded silently.

“And you, Cassiopeia” Walburga looked at her daughter and she raised her head, finding her mother’s eyes “I expect you to understand that you are a woman and that is how you should behave. I trust you will follow your cousins Bella and Cissy’s example and that you’ll wear your last name with pride”. The woman withdrew her eyes, clearly omitted Elena, the youngest of Cass’ cousins, and continued. “It is fundamental that the both of you wear your last name with pride. Salazar Slytherin will be proud of holding you in his house, just as your father and I. Understood?”

Both kids nodded. Sirius still locking eyes with the floor, probably thinking of something else, just as Cassiopeia.

“Now” the twins looked at their mother, the same severe expression on her face “give me a hug the both of you, I’m going to miss you dearly”

Cassiopeia smiled and ran to her mother’s arms, feeling the impact of Sirius doing the same just some seconds later. She would definitely miss her mother, despite the constant scolding she gave her. She’d also miss her father and how he sat her on his knees when he arrived from work and would read to her. She’d miss Reggie terribly too, but still, the excitement about Hogwarts was bigger.

They apparated at King’s Cross around 10:30 in the morning, just half an hour before the Express left, but before that, they had to find a seat and, obviously, say their farewells. Without any intentions of listening again to the Noble House of Black’s speech that her parents thoroughly repeated, she ran straight to the train before her mother could catch her. She found an empty compartment for her and her brother although she suddenly regretted boarding the train by herself as she did not have the required strength to keep carrying her vault.

“Need any help?” Cassiopeia looked to the hallway, where a guy was standing right beside the door. It was Lucius, a boy older than her, that she knew due to their families holding several dinners together although he usually would keep to himself or to chat with Cissy and Bella.

“Oh, hi, Lucius. Yes, I do need help”. She smiled sheepishly, feeling a slight warm temperature on her cheeks. Lucius was a very handsome boy, blonde and of good bearing. Surely the kind of guy that her mother would wish for Cass to marry, but there wasn’t a chance. She was sure there was something going on between him and Cissy.

“I saw your mom and Sirius at the platform, I supposed you’d boarded already”

Lucius lifted the vault with the help of his wand. Cass felt dumb after realizing how easy that could have been, though she knew she couldn’t use magic yet. “Are you nervous?” He asked.

“Actually, quite the opposite” She smiled. “Is Hogwarts great?”

Lucius laughed. “It is, though you got to beware of who you befriend. Wouldn’t want to mess with mudbloods, would you?”

Cass smiled sheepishly and nodded. She didn’t really understand all the fuss about purebloods and mudbloods but what she knew was that she missed her cousin Andromeda, she had been banished from the family when she married one of the latter.

“I thought so” replied Lucius. “See you later, little one, I have prefect duties to perform”.

Cass sat down as Lucius left and, almost immediately, a redheaded girl arrived.

“Hello, may I sit here?” The girl’s eyes were red and swollen, as if she had been crying, but Cass supposed it was due to the departure. She only nodded and the girl sat next to the window, separated from Cass who was sitting on the opposite side, next to the door. Some minutes later Sirius arrived, with the company of a messy black haired boy and glasses.

“Do you mind if my friend sits with us?” Asked Sirius. She had never met the boy and was confused when Sirius called him a friend.

“Who's that?” Asked Cass.

“Oh, just a friend i just met, his name is James”

James then smiled widely and offered his hand to shake. Cassiopeia took the hand and smiled too.

“Potter, James Potter, that is. Very nice to meet you”

Potter, he said? She had heard her mom talk several times with auntie Druella about how the Potters were fouling their pureblood status by messing with half bloods and mudbloods. But her mother wouldn’t know who she hanged out with at Hogwarts, right?

“I am Cassiopeia Elara Black. Nice to meet you too” Both kids finally sat down. Sirius next to his sister and James in front of them, two spaces next to the redhead.

“Is she your friend?” Asked Sirius in a whisper. Cassiopeia replied “no” in the same way. “I suppose she misses her parents or something” she continued. James surely listened as he introduced himself to the girl.

“Hey, what’s your name? I’m James, everything alright?”

The girl turned to him and smiled sheepishly, wiping her tears away with the back of her hands.

“I’m Lily, Lily Evans. Nice to meet you.” She turned her sight to the window again and kept herself quiet for the rest of the ride. The other three kids decided to just talk between them.

“Well, I really like to play Quidditch and my dad thinks I’m quite the seeker.” James went on. “I’d wish they’d let the first years play, though. It’s not fair that I have to wait a year for a trial, "he complained. Cass thought he sounded spoiled.

“I really prefer Exploding Snap” said Cass.”Sirius, Reggie, our little brother, and I play it all the time. Sometimes, my cousin Elena joins us too, but only when our aunt and uncle visit… And if I tried for something I think I'd probably audition for the frog choir, although my cousin Cissy said they’re gross, but that’s just because she’s delicate.” Cassiopeia raised her head, nose in the air and batted her eyelashes, imitating Cissy. James and Sirius laughed.

Suddenly, a kid that looked like he was lost entered the compartment without saying hi or even looking at them. He sat in front of Lily, next to Sirius.

He had a strange look that, however, Cass got interested in. His hair was as black as hers and Sirius’, but his eyes were almost as black. His skin was even paler than hers, probably a reason why he looked malnourished, and had a somewhat large nose. She thought that was interesting. James and Sirius kept on talking, she got interested in the boy and Lily, who simply noticed him and returned her sight to the window.

“I don’t want to talk to you” She said in a low but constricted voice. “Why not?” asked the boy.

“Tuney h-hates me. Because we saw that letter from Dumbledore”

Cass wondered who Tuney was. She turned her look to James and Sirius, pretending not to hear them.

“So what?”

“So she’s my sister!” Lily’s voice raised a tone. Cass restrained herself from looking at her.

“She’s only a —” He caught himself, was he going to say mudblood? Cass felt weird thinking about that word. If Lily’s sister was one, that meant Lily was one too. But she seemed so different to what her parents had said about mud-, well, about them.

“But we’re going!” he said with excitement. “This is it! We’re off to Hogwarts!”

Cass peeked at Lily. She was half smiling.

“You’d better be in Slytherin.” said the boy. James then got into their conversation.

“Slytherin? Who wants to be in Slytherin? I think I’d leave, wouldn’t you?” he referred to Sirius and Cass with a playful look.

“Our whole family has been in Slytherin” replied Sirius without a smile.

“Blimey,” said James, Cassiopeia had a frown on her face, “and I thought you seemed all right!”

She was about to respond but Sirius then spoke.

“Maybe I’ll break the tradition.” He said with a grin. Cass looked at him with a confused look. “Where are you heading, if you’ve got the choice?

James lifted an invisible sword. Cass was wary of liking him at first, now she knew that she definitely didn’t like him.

“Gryffindor,” replied James “where dwell the brave at heart! Like my dad.”

Cass heard the strange boy making a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him.

“Got a problem with that?”

“No,” said the boy with a slight sneer “If you’d rather be brawny than brainy —”

As Cass smirked, Sirius interrupted

“Where’re you hoping to go, seeing as you’re neither?” Cass made a frown again as her brother spoke. Lily then stood up, looking at James and Sirius in disdain.

“Come on, Severus, let’s find another compartment”

James and Sirius imitated her voice and James tried to trip the boy, apparently Severus, as he passed. “See ya, Snivellus” he said.

The compartment door was slammed and Cassiopeia stayed there, quite displeased with the boys demeanour as they laughed.

“What on Merlin’s beard is wrong with you?” she reprimanded. “You don’t even know those two, why did you need to behave like that?”

They stopped laughing. “What? You’re siding with that Snivellus?” laughed Sirius. Cassipeia only muttered “unbelievable” and left without saying another word, looking for Lily and Severus. She had to at least say sorry on behalf of her brother and James. She found them at a compartment where only the both of them were sitted and she knocked on the door before entering.

“Uh, hi” she looked at both kids without any idea of what to say. “I just wanted to say sorry for what happened back there. Sirius tends to behave weirdly sometimes, mother always says so”.

They looked at her without understanding.

“My brother” she stated “The one with the blue eyes? I just wanted to say sorry”

Lily smiled softly and asked her to sit next to her. She did.

“It wasn’t your fault. Although your brother’s a chump. No offense.”

“None taken” Cass laughed “You’re Lily, right?” Lily nodded. “My name is Cassiopeia Elara Black —-”

“Do you always use your full name to introduce yourself?” interrupted Severus with what seemed like a slight irritation, he seemed surprised about the way he spoke, though.

Cass shrugged. “Father says it’s essential if I want to make a good impression. What’s your name, anyway?”

He folded his arms in front of him as he looked out of the window. “Severus Snape”

Cass wanted to be civil so she offered her hand to shake and he obliged after what seemed too long.

Neither of them had an idea of what that handshake would lead them to.

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