AN: As promised here is the first chapter of the revamped From Beginning to End, if you read the other one you'll already notice some huge differences. However I have one little thing, The Black family is very confusing as seeing as all pure blood families are somehow related James and Sirius should be related as well. I know it's probably not accurate but that whole area is fuzzy; J.K. never really gave us clear instruction on James' parents and stuff as far as I know. I'm using what information I have, and this is fanfiction I can do what I want!

So with that said, enjoy the story, if you have any questions as to why things are changed just ask I would be happy to answer them.

How it Began

The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, one of the most prestigious pure blood families of the Wizarding World, probably only second to the Malfoys. Walburga Black, a middle-aged woman with long, thin black hair and whose face was stretched against her bones, like she was horribly malnourished was known for her incredible distaste of anyone or anything who isn't a pure blood wizard. She would often voice this opinion in the general public without worry of offending much to her oldest sons distaste.

Her husband and also second cousin, Orion Black, was too a very thin man with shoulder length thin hair that had a slight curl to it. His face was pale against his hair and held a neatly trimmed mustache. He was fairly tall and walked with a certain aura to him that clearly stated he thought he was better than the general population.

These two snotty Blacks bore two children, two boys, Sirius and Regulus Black. They had hoped their children would uphold their family honor and make their parents proud. Regulus though he was the younger brother was already making his parents favor him over his older brother who seemed to not want to abide by the family rules.

Sirius, unlike his brother, consorted with Muggles, mudbloods, half bloods and even treated lesser beings like house elves with respect. His parents tried their hardest to keep their son on the Black path and keep him like one of the family but he just kept straying further and further. His parents blamed that damned Potter family, another pure blood family, but this family did not act like purebloods. Walburga's Aunt Dorea married Charlus Potter, a pure blood who acted more like a Mudblood, an absolute disgrace that family was. Unfortunately Walburga's son Sirius and Dorea's son James, met at a family reunion the Potters held several years prior. They didn't expect any of the Blacks to show up, but when Andromeda Black came walking in with her favorite little cousin they were happily surprised and the boys Sirius and James had been nearly inseparable since.

Sirius spent nearly every free weekend he had over the Potters house or with his cousin, his weekdays were filled with studies, though he wasn't in school yet his father insisted he learn and be prepared. Also, it was a good time to fill his sons head with pure blood supremacy talk which Sirius used to believe like his brother did, until his cousin Andromeda began taking him out in the real world and he met the Potters. Even at eleven he couldn't believe three years ago he had been a dense stereotypical pureblood. The thought made him shudder.

But all that was behind him now, not long ago he received his acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. It wasn't they thought otherwise, he displayed magical abilities and a young age and already showed massive talent in potions. But it was nice to receive the letter. This also meant Sirius could finally leave his depressing home at Number Twelve Grimmauld Place and live at Hogwarts for half the year with James. He just hoped they were sorted into the same house.

Sirius arrived at platform 9 ¾ with the rest of his family, Regulus too even though he wasn't going to be attending Hogwarts just yet. He shied away from his parents who were recoiling from the people around them as though they all had some horrible skin virus. Only being eleven Sirius was not terribly tall so he had to crane his neck in order to see over the dozens of people around him to try and get a glimpse of James who he was sure was here. Maybe he was already on the train, he mused to himself.

"Now darling," Walburga said in a strained deep voice facing her son. "Please, do try and get in the Slytherin. We really don't need you embarrassing the family further."

"I can't really control that, mother," Sirius mumbled as he pushed past some teenagers on the platform. It was a bit hard getting by with everyone who had their own school supplies all packed on their trunks, many who had owls perched on top in cages making it a very noisy place with all the talking and trains added.

"If you ask me," his father drawled. "There shouldn't be any other house other than Slytherin. All rubbish the rest of them, and please remember that if you are in them you will be considered rubbish too, Sirius, do you understand?"

"Yes, father."

"You are named after my grandfather, a proud and noble Black. You will do him proud just as you will do me proud, do you understand?"

"Yes, father."

"Very well," Orion said gazing forward before sneering at a young girl who ran past him carrying a muggle backpack over her shoulders. "Urg," he groaned staring at her. "Disgusting."

Sirius rolled his eyes and watched the girl. She had long dirty blond hair and wore muggle clothes, there was a calico cat at her heels. Another older woman then came running by pushing a cart with a trunk, Sirius could only assume this was her mother, he wondered if this girl was a first year as well.

"Pure rubbish," his mother said outloud making Regulus who was walking between his parents giggle.

"Half blood I bet," Regulus sneered.

Their father grinned. "Very good son, how did you come to that conclusion?"

"Obviously they are fluent in the ways of Muggles judging by their clothes and silly pack the girl was wearing. Her mother had a wand in her back pocket so she's a witch, though perhaps a poor excuse for one."

Their fathers grin broadened, Sirius found it sickening how he was teaching his sons to tell pure bloods, muggle borns, and half bloods apart. Though, three years ago Sirius probably would have acted the same way his brother did.

"Sirius!"

Startled Sirius jumped slightly at the shout of his name. James? That was defiantly his voice but he couldn't find him.

"James?" Sirius called.

"Oh dear," Walburga groaned rolling her eyes. "Not that horrid boy, Sirius Orion Black I do not want you consorting with such people, that boy is a bad influence."

Little did his parents know that whenever Sirius said he was going over to 'Dromeda's house he was really going to visit James. Not that they liked Andromeda better, but at least she was a Slytherin and hadn't dishonored their family yet. Though she did act less like a pure blood than they would have liked.

Sirius scoffed, James was the best influence he ever had. "Alright mother, father, I think I got a handle on things from here I'm gonna head off."

"Right," Walburga said bending over and giving her son a cold kiss on the forehead. "Study hard and do us proud, Sirius."

"Yes, mother."

"Remember," Orion said holding up a finger. "Slytherin," he said before giving Sirius a pat on the shoulder.

"Yes, father."

"Remember," his mother said. "Should you need help Narcissa and Andromeda are still in school, Bellatrix has already graduated. Please do favor toward Narcissa, her sister is a bit odd if you ask me."

"Yes, mother, yes." Sirius said waiting for his parents to be done so he could be off with his friend.

"Good," she said coldly. "Do you love your mother?"

"Yes," Sirius sighed.

"Good, now off with you."

"Goodbye," Sirius said through gritted teeth. Goodness, the Blacks were not very good at emotional goodbyes were they? He could help but feel slightly envious as he watched the other mothers and fathers hug their children goodbye with teary eyes. He'd bet those children were embarrassed as anything for their friends to see them with their parents like that, but Sirius would have given anything for his mother and father to show him even an ounce of affection that wasn't ice cold.

He followed the voice of James for a few moments before spotting him waving his arms in the air like a lunatic. His parents stood behind him grinning at their son. Dorea and Charlus Potter, slightly older in their years to be having a first year son, they were both already in their early fifties. But they still remained youthful in their appearances, the only sign of Dorea's age was the grey strands in her hair and the age lines on her face. Charlus looked as though he could still rough house with his young son well, and Sirius knew this to be fact as he too had wrested with him as though he were his own father.

"James!" Sirius called out as he began to jog toward him pushing his heavy cart.

"Sirius!" James called as he ran over to his friend, they hadn't seen each other in a months time and they were beginning to miss ther others company, it wasn't often Sirius had a free weekend and excuse to "visit his cousin Andromeda".

James's parents followed closely behind their son. "Good morning Sirius," Dorea said with a kind smile. "We've missed you at the house,"

"Yeah," Sirius said with a halfhearted shrug. "It's been hard to escape mother and father."

After giving him a small but sad smile Dorea sighed, she knew what it was like in the Black house. "Well now that you two have found one another you'd better hurry," she ushered them along. "You'll miss the train, the first whistle has already blown."

"Right!" James cried. "Thanks mum, bye!"

"Hold on their, son." Charlus chuckled. "Get over here."

James rolled his eyes and trudged back to his parents who each gave him a long hug and some kind words. His mother even handed him a care package for the long train ride, she even order than he include Sirius in on its sweets inside.

"We love you," Dorea said with a smile.

"Love you too," James sighed grinning a little. "Bye mum, bye dad." he told them.

"Bye, bye, boys!" Dorea said waving. "Good luck in school! Write us!"

"We will, mum!" James called after her as another whistle on the train blew.

"Better hurry," Sirius grinned. "You excited?"

James smiled back. "You have no idea! We're finally going to Hogwarts!"

"ALL ABOARD!" The man at the train yelled and the boys quickly pushed their luggage onto the train.

Suddenly they felt very small, surrounded by tall teenage boys and girls as they walked along they became painfully aware that they were only eleven. They got shoved several times with nothing more than a sideways glance, one of the shoves they received got them anything more than that and it was not from someone Sirius wanted to see.

"Hello, Cissy," Sirius grinned falsely as he faced Narcissa Black, his youngest cousin.

"Sirius, Andromdea told me you'd be here somewhere, I think she's looking for you." Narcissa was a tall, pale blond girl in her fifth year at Hogwarts, she was sorted into Slytherin house along with the rest of the family.

"Great!" Sirius said looking around as though he would spot her right away. "You know where she is?"

Narcissa shrugged. "No idea, I don't really care either, she's off with her new boyfriend. Don't tell mum and dad, but he's a muggle-born!" She said as though this were a hot piece of gossip. "She's kept it a secret so far, but if Bella finds out mum and dad will disown her for sure!" She squeaked with a giggle as she turned away from her cousin. "I'll see you around, Sirius!"

James watched in shock, he had never met any of Sirius' family, but he knew they were proud pure bloods. Sirius often described them as pricks. "That's your cousin? I get what you mean… pure blood and all that, she acted like dating a muggle born was a terrible thing."

Sirius snorted. "Wait till you meet Bellatrix, though if you're lucky you never will." He murmured as they made their way down the isle way to a compartment.

They passed several filled with older students, they wanted one on their own but were so far not having much luck, they would probably have to share. One compartment they passed was only occupied by two girls, the dirty blond Sirius saw earlier and a brunette. They both looked like first years as well but they were loud and giggling in their compartment, the calico cat dangling from above them pawing at the clip in the brunette's hair. Right away Sirius shook his head.

"No." He said right away and moved along to the next one.

The next one only has one boy in it. A first year it looked like too, he had his legs drawn up to his chest and was slouching low in his seat. The boys figured this one was better than the giggling girls so they stepped in.

"Hey, mate," James said clearing his throat. "You mind if we share?"

The boy turned at them slightly startled, like he wasn't used to people addressing him. "Uh, sure." He said before turning back to the window.

"Great,' Sirius said and pushed his way in shoving his luggage in the storage area with James. "I'm Sirius, Sirius Black. This is James Potter. We're first years, you?"

He seemed to have to think about it for a second. "Remus Lupin, first year too."

"Well, hello Remus," James smiled. "Wonderful to meet you."

Remus gave a small smile, his had tawny hair and brilliant blue eyes. He had dark circles under his eyes and was quite scrawny, but there was something about him that Sirius just couldn't put his finger on that made him different somehow.

There was an awkward silent for several minutes as they felt the train jolt forward and they began to move. James looked out the window to see his parents waving goodbye to him, he waved back. He also saw Remus give a small wave to a man and woman who were standing side by side, no doubt his parents. He didn't bother to look for his own, they weren't there, they were probably off treating Regulus to a new broom or something.

"And we're off," James said barley able to contain a grin of excitement.