Chapter 482 - Black Family Reunion Ⅱ (2/2)
Her husband, a muggleborn wizard, Ted (Edward) Tonks rounds the car to take his wife's hand. Commonly known to all as Ted, the fair-haired man with a mellow voice politely says, ”Hello, Uncle.”
Orion makes a slight face at that and says, ”Welcome sister-in-law, niece, great-niece-.”
Orion paused, before adding, ”-Nephew-in-law.”
For the Black family to accept a muggleborn wizard into their fold was revolutionary for them. It had never been done in the history of the Black family. But Walburga had put her foot down and Orion had not dared argue with his wife. And frankly speaking, Edward was not too terrible considering the fact that he was a muggleborn wizard. He was at least polite.
”Please come inside, everyone else is waiting inside,” Orion explained as the three a.d.u.l.ts came up the front stairs. Orion faintly smiles at the little girl, who happily smiles back. Little Dora giggles and instantly changes her hair to black and gray eyes.
Nodding his head in approval, Orion waits for them to enter, before closing the doors shut behind him. The Front Hall is bustling as Black relatives continue to arrive. Orion's own father, Arcturus Black, the 3rd sniffs as he drinks a glass of sherry. The short man with arrogant features sniffs as his gray eyes flash in distaste, but he kept his tongue for now. Kreacher and Finny had been specifically instructed to not allow the wizard more than three glasses of sherry or any other combination of alcoholic beverages.
Walburga at present is gently aiding her father, Pollux Black into a chair to rest. The man was tall with a very thin white hair that had practically turned white overnight. Looking positively ancient, the weak, still rather ill wizard is slowly lowered into his seat. The Healers said it was a sickness of the heart that was slowly killing him. And that is if Pollux ever managed to pull himself out of his depressed stupor, he would live.
The irony was that Pollux Black had never had much time nor cared for his second born son, Alphard. And yet his death had struck him just as hard or even more so then that of his beloved and favorite child, Cygnus. It had come as quite a shock to Pollux to discover that he still had a heart. And even more so to know that he had cared for his second born child. It was ironic really to suddenly discover he still had a heart in his elder years.
Dora being the sweet little girl that she was happily babbles nonsensical things to all as Orion bows to his father-in-law. ”Father-in-law, might I formally present your granddaughter, Andromeda Tonks, and her husband, Edward Tonks. Their child is known as Nymphadora Tonks, a metamorphmagus.”
The front hall turns utterly quiet as they wait to see if Pollux, the head of his branch of the Black family would accept a muggle born wizard and a half-blood child into the family. Slowly raising his eyes, he studies the slightly nervous fair-haired man and a little girl in pink dress. Andromeda Black, his granddaughter, however, raises her head proudly in the air and meets his gaze without any fear. She resembled her father, his son, Cygnus, so much at that very moment.
Pollux's heart pangs for a moment, before tearing his gaze away to study this half-blood great-granddaughter. Seeing Pollux staring the little girl concentrates before her hair turns white to match Pollux's. The little girl innocently meets his gray gaze.
Dora extends her arms in the universal sign of children that she wants to be carried. Orion gently takes the little girl who smells of baby power and lavender from her muggleborn father's arms. The little girl is placed onto Pollux's lap as he closely scrutinizes the little girl, who suddenly grabs his nose in delight. Everyone sucks in their breath as they wait for Pollux to harshly berate his child. He had never been a kind man especially to his own children.
Pollux gently removes the little girl's hand and says, ”Yes, she is a Black.”
Instantly those holding their breaths let out sighs and begin to chatter anew. Pollux had spoken and had formally accepted a half-blood child into the Black Family. It was an unimagined feat for a family with hundreds of generations of pureblood in them. And was rather revolutionary for the Black family to assent. But it had occurred and from now on muggleborn wizard spouses and half-blood children would be accepted into the family from now on.
Of course, that did not mean that the Black's would not do everything possible within their power to ensure that their children married the right sort of people. It just meant that if it did occur, the child and spouse in question would be accepted. But that was only IF.