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Walburg was in a dilemma, she had been greeted with Cassiopeia in bed with her two brothers on either side. Clinging to her as they didn't want to see her leave, it brought a smile to both Orion and his wife as they rounded up the boys to head back to bed for another hour as their sister needed to get ready for the travel.

Orion was more than excited to travel by portkey to see Cassi off and meet with the headmaster of the school. Announcing his appreciation for the opportunity. Although both his sons wanted to travel along, he knew the goodbye should be taken place at home rather than at Cassiopeia's new home.

And it was settled from there.

The middle Black child was treated with a warm bath, her mother very gently styling her hair and dressing her in the finest robes before settling her trunk to make sure everything was in store for her.

Her books, supplies and all would be purchased when she would go to said property. And with the trunk by the door, Cassiopeia's purse under her travel cloak, was she fixing her hair in the mirror by the front door once again.

"You look fine Rory." Sirius dwelled, almost bored. But she pouted, he knew she was nervous and yet the taunts continued about. So she stayed silent before looking to him fully. 

"Fine isn't good enough." She stated, tilting her head up just a tad as Sirius found himself a few inches taller than her. And it made him smirk.

So she was feeling the pressure of being the favorite child, and now it became her job to do it elsewhere.

"You look very sophisticated then, my dear sister." He dwelled, and as she bit her lip and smile he knew he caught her. "Don't be too much of a nuisance, please?" She whispered, and he nodded. Offering out his arms for what seemed to be the millionth hug, before Regulus tackled ether side wanting to get in on the sibling love.

It was moments like these that the parents found themselves thankful that they had three instead of two, even with the odd age difference it was enough to settle them entirely.

"Come Cassiopeia, America is six hours behind but they are on the dot of a minute." She turned to look at her father and smiled up to her mother. Greeted with a final kiss before she took her father's hand as he managed to hold onto both her and her trunk.

She was used to this sort of transportation, but the girl looked about the ministry as this was where they were to get their Portkey permission. Her father knew just where to go and whom to talk to.

Cassiopeia had been to the ministry a few times in her life, just to get out of the manner or to travel to Germany the handful of times. But now without her brother by her side, she was getting awfully nervous on what's to come.

Her father had taken a knee down to his daughter to speak in a private low voice, it was just a reminder of what to do with the portkey as it was fairly a strong trip for little Cassi to manage, however, it was finished in the instant as late afternoon turned into barely the morning.

The American Magical ministry wasn't all too much to discuss, if not for Ilvermorny or Salem then there would be no purpose to even venture out of Europe in its entirety.

"First impressions?" Her father dwelled, and it was the cutting Black family smirk that rendered on his nine-year-old daughters face. Allowing a deep chuckle to rally through as they continue for proper transportation to the school.

From there a fireplace brought them to the central gathering of Salem school of Witchcraft.

Although Orion wasn't the only father in the midst of young witches, it felt rather odd to see so many leading witches in the area. However the headmaster was a male, greeting the group of twenty newcomers to the school of less than a hundred. It would act as a home and it was a rather eventful afternoon as Cassiopeia and her father explored the castle, the magical town in which filled all of Rory's hopes and fueled her thirst for knowledge.

It had been some time since Orion had stepped foot into Hogwarts, especially with Dumbledore as headmaster. But here he found it surprisingly expectable.

That and the fact most of the families knew in the instant of whom he and his daughter were.

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Ms.Black had a fairly settling month into the dorm room, the girls within the room were all pureblood of rather high-class families.

Dalilah was all the way from Egypt. Mia from Australia.

Kai and Elizabeth, however, were both from America. Just Elizabeth stemmed from Salem while Kai originated in Hawaii, an island off the coast.

Rory adored them all and they all adored her, not that there wasn't much to dismiss them just yet, they were only nine. And most were secluded to their families or their families friends, so this was the first time in their entire lives where they started to get their own decisions in life.

However, in the Black house it hadn't turned south...just yet.

But Sirius found himself...Rather bored to find that Rory was never around, he'd even take reading a book beside her if it meant her being actually back at home.

He'd sit in her little nook in the corner, sighing as he held one of her favorites. He'd read it out loud as his head laid onto her lap and he scratched into his scalp.

His father managed to get the boys into different pureblood events, rallying them up to what their life will be like and honestly...Sirius was already bored with the lifestyle. He just hoped that Cassiopeia wasn't lying in her letters. Course she'd write one to her parents, sucking up and thanking them for allowing her the opportunity to go. While Sirius and Regulus would get the shared letter of how she was truly doing.

The eldest felt a tad bit better when he heard she was making friends, she sent pictures. It wasn't Hogwarts as he soon found out, but it was enough to keep her mind from wandering too far with her own questions.

The classes they focused on were simple, introduction to potions, charms, defense against the dark arts, Care of magical creatures, history and a few American twists.

Ms.Black seemed to be hungry for it all, as the first set of grades were rushed into the master and mistress of the house as Kreacher ran in with it high in his arms.

Orion slipped a smile as he took it tore it to see, he smiled and flaunted it around to his all too happy of house. Even during drinks with his mates were they excited to hear of Cassiopeia's fairing off in another country.

Even if it did worry Andy and Cissy to the extent of being so far disconnected, both made it a pact to owl the girl at least once every other week. But the girl was soaring, and the joke between the two was that she'd be a Ravenclaw rather than a Slytherin.

They were the first to say such a thing, but not the first to think of it. Their Uncle Alffie had a feeling as well, Cassiopeia just didn't scream Slytherin like her dear girl cousins. Nor did Sirius, but time will tell in two years when they head to Hogwarts themselves.

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Cassiopeia had said in a letter that she could manage to get home by herself, however Orion claimed to wait at the ministry for her. As two trips so close after one another on a Portkey was rather harsh on the body, as apparently Orion was informed by his daughter.

"What do you think she will want to study in Hogwarts?" Walburg took that in a different approach, she is to marry and have children. But Orion wanted his daughter to have something more than just that, could have both.

"She's taken to potions and creatures quite nicely. After she has a few children I don't suppose it will be too difficult to manage both." He calmly suggested, not wanting to cut his wife too short for how she raised Cassi in such a setting. He soon took to the ministry and waited at the agreed time, only to see that she was making polite talking to the women at the desk.

She spotted her father within the instant and rushed into his arms. It had been close to three months on her terms and letters never did family as justice. She looked up at her father and he returned the bright smile. "As radiant as I remember. Cassi, come. Your mother had Kreacher prepare all your favorites." She giggled and hurried about out of the ministry and to their house.

12 Grimmauld Place, she took the crisp cool air as her father reemerged their house from their hidden temple and walked up to the given steps.

Sirius had been throwing a small quaffle ball up and down on the couch of his bedroom, bitting the inside of his cheeks as he passed the time back and forth. He had marked on his calendar which day Rory would be back, and he smiled as she would be home for the week before returning back to school.

And the second he heard the front door open and the squealing of his mother that he found himself in the instant back to his feet and bumping into Regulus as they managed to get to the bottom of the staircase. 

And as they rehearsed, they held their hands behind their backs and held bright smiles to their sister, who was at the moment being suffocated by their mother.

"Oh bless it that you have your voice still darling." She smiled and kissed her mother for what felt like the tenth time in standing in the thin hallway.

Looking over her mother's shoulder did she see her brothers, both looking quite smug and testing to see which one would break first. Her father had warned her about this little thing she leveled between the two and smiled. 

"I missed—" Regulus had cracked first, as both the parents knew would.

Although Sirius had to hold everything back, after being brutally reminded of what happened just a month after Rory left. He simply held his head all the bit higher as he smiled to his young siblings.

"I missed you Rory, do you really have to go back?" With that being said, Walburg managed to herd her family into the dining room to hear all about Cassi's tales of Salem. Something to digress in the family events lined up as all the pureblood wanted a glimpse of her.

The Dark Lord knew she was far too young for a meeting, but speculation in near even was close enough for him to see her in her element.

The girl had to give up her wand to her father, but under the rules of regulation. Magic in a magic household was enough and he had given it back to her, not wanting to loose her focus.

"Sirius." She greeted, and he cracked a smile. "Aurora. How was it then?" She made a quick face and eyed him to the side. It was past their bedtime as they were directed upstairs, however Regulus was still in need of proper sleep. Having too much anticipation for today left him exhausted.

Leaving only Sirius to sneak into her room, his back pressed against the wall watching her unpack her trunk. "Anything drastic of a change that wasn't worthy of a letter? Meet a half-blood...Or an even better shock, a muggle?" Aurora smiled at the idea.

"There are half-bloods, but no mudbloods. Not like they'd believe a sent letter anyhow, or at least that's what we're told." He didn't like the word coming from her mouth, but he gestured off from it.

"Did you learn more about Salem then, the only bit I could find here is that it happened in the 1600s." She smiled and looked about her room for a moment.

"Well then you'll like this juicy bit then, Ms.Proctor brought us to the muggle museums and walked through the cemeteries. I see why we separate ourselves Siri, it sounds odd but witches and wizards sound scared." He found a certain logic to it, but she seemed fairly ready for bed, only to put on the projector and smiling up towards it.

He knew she missed it.

"Don't let Father or Mother hear you say that, Merlin that would be a nightmare." Rory turned to her brother and she breathed in tightly. "D-did anything happen here?" Sirius thought about telling the truth, but why worry her over something she wouldn't be able to control anyhow?

"Nah, I've behaved." He spoke, and she narrowed her eyes to the point of mimicking their mother and he groaned. "Fine, but nothing as bad...They're distracted and bragging off about you." Now it seemed odd, but the girl rolled her eyes making his chuckle.

"Hm, mother would have my ear if she heard I spoke to muggles though. It's not that odd, Hogwarts has muggle studies." He hums, already writing into his mind to take it when it's offered.

They both talked for hours on end, only due to the fact that Rory was a bit off track with the hour's difference while Sirius had turned into a night owl with the recent change of events.

"Mother claims there's a brunch tomorrow." Cassiopeia hummed, rubbing her eyes and pulling over the blanket once again. "Least it's not a breakfast, I don't think I'll be fit to handle that just yet...Night Siri." She yawned once again, and although Sirius wanted her to stay up longer. She did look like she needed the sleep, so he kissed her forehead and found himself in the room with all the silence in the world, other than his sleeping little sister's light breathing.

And a rather happy smile came about his face.

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Date Posted: 01-09-19

Time: 8:49

Words: 2432

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Date: 05-09-19 // Words: 2440

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