Chapter 1: The Twin Stars of the Black Family
November 3, 1959.
Inside the birthing room at 12 Grimmauld Place, the air was thick with tension and gravity.
Walburga Black lay upon the four-poster bed, sweat soaking through her long hair.
Three witches skilled in healing magic surrounded the bedside, their robes embroidered with the Black family crest — twin stars and Sirius.
Deep indigo ceremonial flames burned in the fireplace.
"Push, Madam," the lead witch, Elma, murmured, her yew wand tracing a gentle arc through the air.
As the clock struck its eleventh chime at midnight, an infant's cry pierced the silence.
Orion Black stood at the bedside, his expression solemn.
He wore deep green robes with the family brooch pinned at his collar — a star rendered in black diamond. At thirty, he was already the thirteenth head of the family.