Ficlet (challenge #148): The Sisters Black
Title: The Sisters Black
Summary: Cissy watches Bella and Dromeda argue over how to decorate the Slytherin common room.
Characters/Pairings: Narcissa Black, Bellatrix Black, Andromeda Black
Genre: General
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: Ficlet
Word Count: 187
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: Yes
If yes, your Tumblr username: N/A
And there went Bella. I couldn’t help a faint smile as I watched her argue with the other Slytherins. My older sister Bella was gorgeous, intense, and formidable -- a noticeable counterpoint to Dromeda’s winsome and inclusive charm -- and Bella was used to her sheer force of personality carrying the day.
This time, however, she’d staked out a rather difficult position. No decorations at all in the common room was going to be a tough sell at Christmas time. Dromeda, of course, was using that devastating sarcasm of hers to voice the opposition’s demand for flamboyant opulence.
Which would leave me to step in as the diplomat and propose the most sensible solution. Tastefully understated never went out of style. Bella and Dromeda knew this, of course. They agreed with it, in fact.
But the others had been too swept up in ostentation to see it immediately, which is why we'd set up this little show in the first place.
The sisters Black were quite the team.
Bella glared at me over the cries of “Let’s ask Cissy!” and Dromeda rolled her eyes. My cue. It was showtime.
11 points
Summary: Cissy watches Bella and Dromeda argue over how to decorate the Slytherin common room.
Characters/Pairings: Narcissa Black, Bellatrix Black, Andromeda Black
Genre: General
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: Ficlet
Word Count: 187
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: Yes
If yes, your Tumblr username: N/A
And there went Bella. I couldn’t help a faint smile as I watched her argue with the other Slytherins. My older sister Bella was gorgeous, intense, and formidable -- a noticeable counterpoint to Dromeda’s winsome and inclusive charm -- and Bella was used to her sheer force of personality carrying the day.
This time, however, she’d staked out a rather difficult position. No decorations at all in the common room was going to be a tough sell at Christmas time. Dromeda, of course, was using that devastating sarcasm of hers to voice the opposition’s demand for flamboyant opulence.
Which would leave me to step in as the diplomat and propose the most sensible solution. Tastefully understated never went out of style. Bella and Dromeda knew this, of course. They agreed with it, in fact.
But the others had been too swept up in ostentation to see it immediately, which is why we'd set up this little show in the first place.
The sisters Black were quite the team.
Bella glared at me over the cries of “Let’s ask Cissy!” and Dromeda rolled her eyes. My cue. It was showtime.
11 points