A/N: So this is pretty much about Sirius and his life. I jump sometimes years between chapters in order to get the important stuff. Please give me ideas if you have any and Please please review! thanxxxx.
And for this chapter, it's pretty much about the Black Family especially Sirius, and I know I changed up their ages and little things here and there but its still canon and I don't know if Andromeda is in Ravenclaw but for the sake of this story she is in Slytherin. Mmmkay? Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
Before Sirius' birth, the Black family was anticipating a boy. Of course girls were perfect for linking the Blacks with other famous pure-blood families, but a boy brought honour and passed down the family name. For the past generation, all of the births were female. The most recent females born were Narcissa, Bellatrix and Andromeda to Jamian and Lucie Black(A/N:I don't really know their names so please tell me if you know.) Narcissa was the oldest and possibly the most beautiful, and that was a bold statement because the Black sisters were known for their stunning good looks. Bellatrix and Andromeda were similar in appearance but very different in personality. Andromeda being a gentle, kind, generous girl, and Bellatrix being...well we all know how Bellatrix is. These girls had been a great source of pride for the family but no one could deny that the entirety of the family were yearning for a boy.
At last, Sirius Black was born. The celebration thrown for the boy's entry into the most prestigious of families was breathtaking, and the presents, extravagant. Since birth, Sirius promised good looks and a cunning wit. He had been the pride and joy of his parents, and for the first years of his life, he had gotten everything he could ever imagine. He just asked for it and it was there. Sirius' parents would do anything for their little heir. He had resembled Bellatrix immensely, and for the first years of his life, the two were inseparable. Bellatrix would teach him the ways of becoming an "Honorable Black" and he followed with delight, shadowing the every move of the beautiful, yet short-tempered girl. To the delight of the family, the next birth was also a boy. Regulus Arcturus Black was welcomed with love and honour, but it was obvious, his celebration was not as large as Sirius', and his demands were not met with such pleasure as his older brother.
When Narcissa, Bellatrix and Andromeda were at Hogwarts, the two boys would have quests in the small forest behind 12 Grimmauld Place, yet Regulus would not go far, and Sirius would never leave his little brother behind for no matter how small the forest was, this was the Black family after all, and nothing was a surprise from them. But at last, the summers would come, and the five relatives would go on quests together, led by none other than Bellatrix Black.
"Let's go. We've got a unicorn to find. Sirius, you will drink the blood first." Bellatrix said casually. Before the six year old Sirius could answer, his brother piped up.
"Eww. Bella. That's gross!" Bellatrix shot the boy a murderous look and little Regulus said no more.
"As I was saying..."She wiped the harsh look from her face and replaced it with a smile towards Sirius. "When we find the unicorn-Which we will."She added sharply towards Andromeda rolling her eyes." I will cut it using my wand."She held it up. "And we will pour it into this." She pulled one of the golden cups, stolen from the living room display, baring the Black crest from her cloak. "And Sirius here, will drink it." She finished with a look of importance, possibly expecting an applause. She didn't receive one.
"No offence Bella, but that does sound disgusting. And aren't you forbidden from using magic outside of school?" Sirius said. He was probably the only person out of the other four that she would tolerate opposition from. Bella laughed.
"They don't trace who does it, just which household. No one really cares at home. And that's besides the point. Are you going to drink the blood or not?"
"No, I won't!!" As Sirius was getting older, he was beginning to oppose of some of the things Bella did.
It was Andromeda's turn to speak. "Bella, first of all, we won't find a unicorn out here, and second, don't make poor Sirius drink the blood. If you want to try it out so bad, drink it yourself." Sirius smiled at his cousin for standing up for him, although he probably could have done it himself.
Bellatrix was getting annoyed. "Well Andi, first of all" She began mocking Andromeda's line."I have seen unicorns down here. Uncle Bilius had this fascination with them and when he died he just left two here. And second, I WILL." She finished, storming off angrily.
"Now Bella, please don't get angry, We'll help you find it, but Sirius is too young to drink it, and seeing as you're more..." Narcissa struggled for the word."...powerful, you can handle it better." Narcissa said, making sure to compliment her as none of the Blacks wanted to see Bella angry.
A smile appeared on Bellatrix's face. "Thanks Cissy." She led again, with the other four following and as she walked she mumbled something along the lines of 'I wouldn't need any of you anyways.' but the rest pretended not to hear.
They walked for an hour or so in silence before Regulus tripped over a tree root and fell face first into the dirt and began to cry. Bellatrix looked at him for a second but kept walking, followed by Narcissa but the other two stayed by Regulus' side.
"Er-Bella, you guys go. I'll take Reg home." Sirius said as he picked up the three year old and started walking.
"No you won't. Leave him here, and we'll come back for him." Bellatrix said harshly.
"Bella! He can't stay here, Merlin knows what's out here. He's only three!"
"Sirius...this is a quest and sometimes we leave others behind if they're too..." She shot Regulus a look of disgust. "Slow. Now come Sirius."
"He's my bloody brother. I'm not leaving him."
"Very well, Sirius, be a hero, take him back. Let's go Cissy, Andi." She began walking, as did Narcissa.
"Bella, I think I'll walk them back." Said Andromeda, who was never afraid of Bellatrix as the others were.
Bellatrix shot them all a look of exasperation and stormed off with Narcissa, yelling things such as 'Traitors' and 'No good sister of mine'.
Andromeda smiled at Sirius and took Regulus from him, as he was too weak to carry his brother, and they began walking towards the large house.
"That was brave Sirius, not many people stand up to Bellatrix."
"Thanks Andi! Well, I couldn't just leave him. Bellatrix can be a real..." He mumbled the swear so that Andromeda couldn't hear. But she did hear and laughed. Regulus had stopped crying and just lay in Andromeda's arms silently, sniffing every now and then.
"Trust me, I know. To tell you the truth, I'm getting sick of the traditions this family has. No wonder all the other families think we..." She broke off, and began a new sentence. "Our whole family has been in Slytherin and the things some of us get to...disgusting" Sirius looked as if he shared the same views.
"If I tell you something Andi, will you promise not to tell anyone?" He asked expectantly.
"Sure Sirius."
"Promise?" He pleaded.
"Yes, yes. What is it?"
"I...don't...want..." He mumbled incoherently.
"Don't want what Sirius?"
"Okay." He threw his small hands in the air. "I don't want to be a Slytherin." And quickly covered his mouth with his hands before releasing it again for air. "Sorry, please please don't tell my parents." He gasped. "Or Bella!"
Andromeda laughed. "It's OK. I kind of don't like Slytherin that much, I guess the Hat put me there cause everyone else in the Black family's there."She put her free arm on his shoulder. "Sirius don't worry, all your secrets are safe with me."She smiled kindly at him. "But don't let the others hear that." And they both laughed as they reached the home.
Regulus' mother ran out as she saw her three-year-old bloody with tear stains on his face. "Reggie! What happened to him?"
Sirius spoke. "Nothing Mum, he just tripped."
"OK, nothing I can't fix. Bring him inside."
That day led to days alike and Sirius began to drift away completely from Bella. He didn't shut her out of his life because she was family after all and he still loved her. Bellatrix did not notice that every night he would sneak off to Andromeda's room where they would talk of topics that most Black family members would touch with a 10-foot pole.
Next chapter: More on Sirius and his fam and Hogwarts.
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