A year of changings
Summary: Sirius younger brother is coming to Hogwarts. As is his yougenst cousin Shia. But where will she be? Is she a Gryffindor like Sirius ore more a Slytherin like the rest of her family?
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, except for Shia. I don't want to earn money with the story.
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Chapter 1 – Get to know Shia
„Whatcha think? Someone interesting coming this year?" asked James. He and Sirius had found an empty compartment and now they were waiting for Peter and Remus to join them.
"Yeah, Regulus is coming. I bet he's in Slytherin, ore Hufflepuff as much of an idiot as he can be. You know, if I wouldn't be the family's shame, I'm sure it would be him. Ah, and there is someone else. You dos remember Shia, don't you?" answered Sirius.
"Shia? Wasn't she your cousin?" James was searching through his bag to find some very interesting items to show Sirius. He wasn't very interestet in Sirius relatives, they were all the same fanatical pure-blood lover. "Is she more like Narcissa ore Bellatrix?" Narcissa was a bit better than Bellatrix. She was not happy with Sirius beeing a Gryffindor and all, but she was not really mean. Then again Bellatrix was a stupid and ignorant git who loved to torment Sirius whenever she met him. Mostly she and her friends, Malfoy and the Lestrange brothers, would waylay Sirius in Hogwarts corridors. Eventually they even tried to harm Sirius, and unexpectedly it was Narcissa who saved him, because her fellow Slytherins had told her about her Sister's plan.
"She's neither Narcissa nor Bellatrix. And she is nothing like me ore Regulus, she's a bit of an individualist. She never liked that 'pure-bloods are the best' crap, and she never hestitated to tell anyone her opinions" answered Sirius.
"But that sounds like you mate. You are always getting in trouble because you yell at them before you think about the consequences aren't you?" asked James.
Sirius absently rubbed his wrist. After his last confrontation with his parents, his mother had broken his wirst again. That was not the only thing his parents had done, Sirius could feel the aftereffects from the many curses they had fired on him. "I am the one who isn't thinking as you said. But she is. If asked directly she would answer everyone what she is thinking about her parents and siblings believes, and she would earn a heavy punishment for sure. But normally she is saying little things, and when the rest of the family is beginning to understand what she meant she is already away and isn't punished."
"Sounds intelligent. So whatcha think, will she be in Gryffindor like you?" asked James. He had stopped rummaging in his bag and looked straightly at Sirius.
Sirius had to think a bit bevore answering that question. After some time he answered: "I don't know. Maybe Ravenclaw, shes pretty intelligent. And, yeah, she's brave and loyal, so maybe Gryffindor. Just not Hufflepuff, because she's not dumb enough for that house, and not Slytherin because she does hate the Slytherins as much as I do."
James nodded slowly. He was not sure about what Sirius had said. As much as he had heard, Shia could be in Slytherin too. Not everyone in that house detestet halfbloods and muggles, they were sorted in Slytheirn for their special way of thinking, not for their believes. At least not only.
The door opened and Remus und Peter stormed in. "Fight – corridor – quick – Slytherin" was all Peter could say, both boys were apparently breathless.
Sirius and James stood up quickly. "Where? Against whom?"
"A first year I guess. Come quickly or its over. I guess they already went to get the teachers" said Remus. "We couldn't help them, we were outnumbered."
The four boys left the compartment and run through the train. They reached the battlefield. A young boy with brown hair was surrounded by Slytherins, mostly sixth-years.
"You'll never run into one of us, will you?" asked a tall and pretty girl with black curly hair. Bellatrix.
"You don't want to end as food for our snakes don't you?" asked a boy, the older Lestrange brother.
The young boy looked at them in shock. He was too frightened to say anything.
"Oh look, the filthy mudblood is afraid. I'm sure he would run to his mummy if she were here" laughed Bellatrix.
Sirius and James echanged glances. Even together with Remus and Peter they were highly outnumbered by the Slytherins.
"We have to do something" whispered Sirius.
"I know, I'm thinking" whispered James back.
But suddenly someone pushed himself in the circle. It was a young girl with short black hair. She looked directly at Bellatrix and shouted: "What do you do here oh pridful Slytherins? I always thought Slytherins were intelligent and have pride. Is this boy such a threat to you that so much of you have to fight him? Are you really that chicken? Five sixth-years against one first-year. I have to admit he looks rather dangerous, and we all know that first-years know so many curses and jinxes that they are a threat to everyone here. Expecially when he's a muggleborn! I see it's going down with Slytherin, now I should really consider joining you there. I am not sure if Slytherin is worthy having another Black. You are a shame for our name Bellatrix Black! Ganging up against a first-year. One would think you could manage one yourself!"
Sirius, James, Remus and Peter had to grin. The Slytherins faces were glowing red because of their emberassment. Expecially Bellatrix looked rather…unpleased.
"That's Shia" whispered Sirius with some pride in his voice. "She said nothing about the pure-bloods, nothing that could get her in trouble with her parents. But she emberassed the Slytherins infront of pupils from all houses."
James nodded. Live would be interesting when she got into Gryffindor. But somehow he had a feeling that Shia wouldn't come to Gryffindor.
Bellatrix looked at her sister. "You will pay for emberassing me infront of the whole school" hissed Bellatrix angry.
"Will I?" asked Shia as quiet as her sister had. "You should know better than emberass our name with stupid acts like that." After smiling at her older sister, Shia turned and looked directly at Sirius and his friends. "Hey Sirius. I knew you would be somewhere on the train, but I didn't know where and went to find yah."
Sirius replied his cousin's smile. "So come with us, there's enough place in our compartement for you."
"I sense upcoming trouble for this year."
"Do you? That's nothing new really. You are always sensing trouble!" answered Dumbledore with the typical twinkle in his eyes.
"No I don't. But you can remember the troubles we had when young Mr. Black was sorted into Gryffindor?" asked professor McGonagall.
"Of course I do remember them. But now everyone got used to Mr. Black beeing in Gryffindor. There are the typical frictions between him and his cousins, but we had that with many families. And if I am correct a certain housemaster is pleased with having young Sirius in her house."
"I am, he's an excellent student, and I do admire his bravery, only god knows what he had to endure when sorted into Gryffindor or having other opinions than the rest of his family. But I haven't asked because of Sirius. There are two more Blacks arriving today. Regulus, Sirius younger brother, and Shia his cousin. We are going to have five Blacks in Hogwarts, things could get out of control."
"Out of control? Please Minerva, I think you are overreacting."
"I am not. But you know how much trouble is caused by Sirius and his friends. His two cousins in Slytherin are always bulling the other students, with help from their friends. But imagine Regulus and Shia coming to Slytherin. They would be four Blacks against one. Wouldn't that be a bit unfair?"
"You are missing something there Minerva. The whole Gryffindor house is standing behind Sirius, and James Potter would do everything to keep his friend away from his Slytherin relatives. And, not all the Slytherins are alike. Narcissa has always been the calmest, she often saved her cousin from her sister. And we do not know how Shia is. Sirius has been speaking about his younger brother in a way that I am forced thinking that he is like the oldest Mrs. Black. But he never talked about Shia, as much as we know she could be exactly like him" said Dumbledore thoughtfully.
"We would have heard that. We knew Sirius was a rebell bevor he came to Hogwarts. I know you do not like to hear it, but we are pure-bloods, and as such we are hearing everything that happens in the old familys. Expecially when it is something as grave as Sirius betrayal. But we have never heard anything about Shia" said McGonagall.
"It's useless to discuss that Minerva" said Dumbeldore sternly. "The children will come and learn. Learn about themselves, about everything their families have told them, about friendship and betrayal. It would do them nothing good if we have preconceptions against them."
A/N: Please R&R. Sorry for the mistakes, I haven't found a beta-reader yet.