A/N: This is my first fic. Ohh, I'm so excited to hear all of your reviews! I am a major Sirius fan and cried for so long at the end of "The Department of Mysteries". I really wish Ms. Rowling had gotten more in-depth with Sirius, but there's always fan fics. This is based on how I pictured dear Sirius in the books, not the movies, so if you're thinking that it doesn't sound like Gary Oldman, bear with me here. I love him and all, but he wasn't my first choice.
This is a very "What if..." series. This chapter is one character-centric, later they will be centered around two characters. If you can't guess who by the end of reading this story... Anyway. Enjoy and remember R&R, I'll take anything you've got!
Chapter 1: Meeting the Marauders- Part 1
It was September 1st, 1971. Kings Cross Station was alive with the hustle and bustle of parents saying goodbye to their children. Many parents were hugging and kissing their children. Then there were the select few who were crying as their little eleven year olds scurried off into the magical world for, what was quite possibly, the first time the children were separated from their parents. Morgana le Fay was just another child saying farewell to her mother and father until Christmas break.
"Be careful!" Her mother said. "Stay out of trouble and try your best! I'll see you in December okay, dear?"
"Yes, Mum..." Morgana groaned.
"Oh, you look so grown up!" Morgana ducked another kiss on the cheek and gave her father a hug as he chuckled at her escape. She said her final goodbye and headed towards the Hogwarts Express. She looked at all the other sons and daughters- most were in the same predicament as she was- escaping the clutches of mothers (and in some cases) fathers who didn't want to let go. Of course, some of them were older, but nonetheless, parents were worried. All except one pair. As she came closer to the entrance of the train, she noticed a boy her age with black hair who was arguing with his parents. His mother (who was swearing loudly at the boy) must have had good looks at one point in time, but it appeared she had let herself go.
As she came closer she heard the boy say loudly, "Goodbye mother! I'll see you in June!" He then turned and almost ran into Morgana. She gave him an annoyed look and kept walking. He followed her up to the entrance then they went opposite ways.
Morgana poked her head in and out of compartments, looking for a welcoming face. There were some teenagers that smiled at her, but she couldn't sit with them. Eventually, she came upon a hook nosed boy with greasy black hair, he must be a first year, too. He quickly turned his head the moment she walked past.
"Are you looking for a compartment?" he said, smiling.
"Err... yes-" The smile vanished and he cut her off.
"Well then, you'd better keep looking!" She glared daggers at him with her blue eyes and walked away. Soon, she saw the boy who almost knocked her over. He was with another boy with messy black hair. They both smiled at her and motioned to come in. She looked down part of the hall she hadn't examined yet, there were about 10 more compartments left. She figured she was better safe than sorry and slid the compartment door open.
"Hi. I'm Morgana le Fay." she said cheerfully. The boy with messy hair shook her hand.
"I'm James Potter, this is Sirius Black," She offered her hand for Sirius to shake, but he brought it up to his lips instead, not breaking eye contact with her. It sent shivers up her spine and she pushed a piece of her chest length, brown hair behind her ear nervously. Potter motioned for her to sit down, she took her spot next to Black.
"We were just talking about how our parents are complete opposites," Potter said, immediately including her. "Mine are over protective, his regret his existence." She looked over at Black, who still hadn't stopped looking at her apparently. She could feel his fathomless, grey eyes penetrating her pale skin and trying to read her. He hadn't said a word since she entered either.
"Yes," she said, staring back at Black. "I noticed your mother seemed very..." Black laughed.
"Love, you can come right out and say what you think. I truly would like to hear what you have to say about dear, old Mumsies!"
"Alright. I thought your mother had something stuck up a place where the sun doesn't shine!" At this both boys roared with laughter.
"But, if she despises you, she still cares! Indifference is the opposite of love, not hate!" The laughter died down.
"Indifference would be a relief." he said coldly. She felt a pang of sorrow and guilt for Black. She regretted saying the whole thing. She looked down at her feet and Black looked at her. "It's alright." Then he said more cheerfully, "What are your parents like?"
"Dad works as an Auror and Mum's secretary for someone at the Ministry, she doesn't talk about him much. He's hardly ever in." She paused. Black looked like he wanted more. "They're the best parents anyone could have. Mum's a little protective since I'm the only child, but other than that. Pretty normal here." He was looked at her blankly, thinking.
"le Fay... like Morgan le Fay and Avalon?"
"She's my namesake. She's my mother's mother's- you get the picture. It goes back many generations." Black furrowed his brow. "There's an old tale passed down my family that the children must bear the name le Fay until a certain generation. Supposedly, Morgan's son, Mordred put a wicked curse on all descendants that they have to keep that name, probably because he didn't want his children to bear the name Pendragon after their grandfather. So, my mother saw a very reliable Seer before I was born and I can take a different name when I get married. My mom put an 'A' at the end of my name because it's the beginning of the alphabet and I'm kind of a beginning." She recited it all in one breath. The boys looked stunned. "You do not know how many times I've said that to people!" she said, exasperated. The boys laughed.
"You're alright, Morgana!" Black said.
Soon, the old food trolley woman came around. Morgana didn't have much money with her. Potter had a bit, but not much. Black, however, had galleons since his parents were extremely rich and gave him money for the year instead of seeing him and getting to know him. He bought plenty of food for his new friends. Morgana was glad she came to this compartment, not because of the food or anything, but because the boys made her feel welcome. She had especially grown fond of Black. They were her first true friends, since she didn't really have friends in her neighborhood. The kids at the muggle schools were alright, but she never quite fit in there. These kids talked to her, they listened to what she had to say. She felt as if she had met them before.
As they progressed on their journey to Hogwarts, the soon-to-be first years began to get tired. They had exhausted themselves laughing and getting themselves excited for the coming year, it was dreary out, and the train ride was said to be a bit longer than expected. Sirius and Morgana were especially tired because their parents had woken them early. Soon, James occupied himself by watching them sleep on the floor back-to-back. Once in a while, Morgana would lightly hit Sirius in her sleep and Sirius would start mumbling, usually it was something along the lines of "Ow! Stop beating me with the niffler and help me decorate!" They slept for about an hour, until a girl came in. James woke Sirius and Morgana up so that he wouldn't have to relay the message.
"Errr, hi. I'm Lily Evans. You should start changing into your school clothes." Morgana yawned and stretched. She hit Sirius and looked startled for a moment, as if she didn't recognize him. "Oh, do you want to come to my compartment? It's all girls, you wouldn't have to change in front of them." Lily titled her head towards James and Sirius. Morgana accepted and went off to change. Sirius looked somewhat crestfallen and James couldn't take his eyes off of Lily Evans. She gave him a quick smile and then departed, Morgana following closely behind her.
The girls seemed nice. There were more in other compartments but here there was Lily, Alisson (Morgana forgot her last name), Kiera Lohgan, Catherine Bahr, and Laurel Gremmers. She would've stayed but there wasn't enough room. Promising that she'd see them when they got to Hogwarts, Morgana went back to the boys' compartment. They hadn't even drawn the curtain, so she didn't know they hadn't finished changing their shirts yet since she was fixing the clasp on her robes.
"OI!!" Sirius yelled when she came in.
"Relax, Black. I haven't seen anything, nor do I desire to." The young Black was taken aback at that comment.
"You don't want to, or you can't handle it?" Morgana scoffed at his comment and then busied herself by putting her books in her bag, then paused and took one out to read and buried her nose in it.
"S'all right, Sirius." Potter said, clapping him on the shoulder as he pulled his shirt on. "Everyone already knows I'm better looking than you. They just don't want to crush your feelings!"
"What do you think Morgana?" Sirius said, pulling on his robes as the train halted.
"Relax guys, your both equally lousy looking!" She said absentmindedly, still reading. The boys stared open-mouthed at each other and then smirked and nodded. They pushed Morgana into the seat and ran. She recovered and ran after them.
A/N: Wasn't that lovely. By the way, I know a bunch of weird people with dirty minds so here it is: Sirius looked crestfallen when Morgana left to change because he was having fun and he considered her as one of the guys. Suddenly he was faced with the reality that she's a girl, he's a guy. I know several people that would be thinking something else entirely right now. Alrighty then, anyway. Please review. I have part two done but I really want reveiws from different people before I post it.
Lots of Love,
Dot
