Disclaimer: I own original characters, places, and whatever else is not familiar. Everything else is owned by J.K.Rowling.

Follows the books. Takes place in their 7th year. All that's happened in 1-6 does, except for the Draco part. He had no part in what happened. He's still at school, still Slytherin prince, still arrogant ass. The Draco we all know and love.

Hidden Pasts

Before the Potters were killed. Before Harry became "the-boy-who-lived" there were happy love stories. Sirius Black had finally found a woman who was his equal. She tamed him, married himand became pregnant with his baby. On the night he went to avenge the Potters and got himself landed in Azkaban, she ran away from the life she knew. She gave up the name "Celeste Black" for "Skye Empire". No one knows, besides a select few, what happened to Celeste. Most think she wandered off to kill herself after finding out the love of her life had been a psychotic killer who was in alliance with Voldemort. Never did she find out the truth and spun a web of lies on which to raise her daughter, Serenity. When Arcana, the magical school in Ireland that Serenity attended, closed and she's transfered to Hogwarts, hidden pasts will reveal themselves. Will Serenity make it? Will she find out who her father is? Or what he truly was for that matter? Only the future can make the past right.

Chapter 1:

The Past Must be Forced into Shadows

Sirius stood in Lily and James living room looking scared, worried, tired, and ultimately happy.

"What...wh..You're not making any sense Sirius!" James said breathlessly. Starring into his best friends crazed eyes.

"She's pregnant! With my child!" Sirius said matter-of-factly.

"But you two, you're not that serious! You willnot abandon her or this child. Right, Sirius?" Lily demanded of him

"Wha-Lil! I would never! I love her. It just took a child to prove it. Just think! Me and Celeste pregnant at the same time you guys are! It's just like we've always wanted. We'll always be together, the six of us. Plus our children. Think of all we can teach them James! They will be just like us, and just as close!" He said all in a rush, images and happy thoughts filling his mind's eye. He could just see a little James and a little Sirius sitting in the corner planning pranks to play on their mothers. A few years on down the road and he could see them packing up and getting ready to leave for Hogwarts. Saying a teary good bye to their loving parents, and having all that Sirius never did. Except friends that were as close as siblings. His child would have that, same as his father.

"Whoa, Sirius, calm down!" James said while gripping the shoulder of his best friend. "You're sure that Celeste wants this just as much as you? Have you guys talked of marriage?"

"No, not exactly. She wants the child! I know that much. But marriage, no we haven't spoken of it. I need to get home, to her."

"Since when are you calling her place home? Or is she calling your place home now?" Lily asked him quietly.

"I have to go guys! Me. Child. Ohh man." He staggered out of their front door and they heard the motorcycle start up loudly and fly away.

"So, looks like we'll be godparents in nine months." James said with a smile on his face as he shook his head and looked over at his beautiful wife and love of his life.

"Don't forget that we'll be parents ourselves and the crazy man who just flew away will also be a godparent." Lily stated as she looked down at her stomach and rubbed it slightly with her hand. She was only a month into the pregnancy and wasn't showing yet. James walked over and took her in his arms, putting his hands on her stomach.

"That we will be. Whoever would have thought that there'd be a woman out there who could tame Sirius?" James chuckled quietly.

"Wouldn't go that far. Celeste for sure has her grip on him and he's not leaving any time soon, but as for tame. That I'm not sure of. If he's going to settle down he can't be riding that motorcycle of his, can't have a baby on the back of that thing. He won't much like giving that up." Lily said with a knowing smile dancing across her lips.

--Deep in London -- December 1989--

"Celeste?" Sirius called as he let himself into the unlocked apartment.

"In here, love!" A woman called from the bedroom. Sirius smiled to himself and bounced off towards the bedroom. He found his girlfriend lying on her queen size bed, watching a drama show on the TV. Sirius walked over and sat down next to her. He put his hand on her back and started rubbing it.

"How are you doing today? Feeling sick, again?" He asked with concern in her voice. The morning before she had been in the bathroom for an hour straight, to afraid to leave for she didn't wish to clean up the throw up in any place besides the bathtub.

"Yeah, I'm doing pretty well. Only threw up for a little bit this morning." She looked up at the man whom she was coming to fall into a deep love with, though she had restrained from telling him that.

"Can we talk for a little bit?" He said quietly, still rubbing her back. He felt her stiffen slightly and nod. She reached for the remote and turned of the TV, while sitting up to look into his face. She looked scared, he couldn't blame her, and he had said the three worse words in the English language. He gave her a small smile and said what was on his mind.

"Celeste, I want to make sure that you really want this baby. If you do then I'm behind you fully one hundred percent! But if you feel that you're not ready or any other reason, I don't want to push you into this." He finished and looked up into her eyes.

Her eyes were watering up a little bit, mainly due to the enraged hormones. "Oh Sirius, I thought you were gonna break up with me and here you are being so sweet and sup portative. I'd like nothing more then to have your child. I'm as ready now as I'll ever be." With that he took her in her arms and kissed her deeply.

A couple nights later he took her out to dinner and proposed to her. Five months later and they were getting married in the warm spring weather. It was a beautiful and happy wedding despite all that was going on through out the world.

When Voldermort came for the Potters and took his downfall. Sirius was with Celeste. Once he found out the grave news he gave her a deep kiss, told her how much he loved her and left for the Potter's place. Intent on getting revenge.

As Sirius was put behind bars in Azkaban, his wife was giving birth to their child. She spun a story of a death eater killing of Celeste Black and took up the image and name of Skye Empire, a witch with nothing left in the world. She went to Saint Mungos and had a proper child birth, as proper as it could be without the father and friends. She cursed the memory of her lost husband and promised to herself that she would forget him and never allow her daughter to know that she had a traitor and murderer for a father.

She moved to Scotland and started a new life with her daughter, Serenity. Serenity grew up in a peaceful village with her loving mother. She never questioned about her father for every time she asked about him, it sent her mother into a rage. When she was little she got out a short story about how he had abandoned her when he found out she was pregnant and that a few years later he drunk himself into a coma, which lead to his death. Serenity had a deep pit inside of her heart that she knew could only be filled by a loving father. However, she knew he would never come around. No matter how many times she tried to strengthen her heart against the ass that left her mother, she could not. Something inside of her made her feel that her mother had it wrong and he was really a loving man who was forced to leave the two of them. Nothing else could be the truth. She knew it, though she could never say it to her mother.

She knew a few things about her mother's life before she was born. Not enough; however, to satisfy her immense curiosity. She knew her mother was a witch, though she refused to use her magic and lived a muggle life in a muggle village. She had given Serenity that much information. She would answer any question she had about the wizarding world, and even brought her into places such as Diagon Alley when they went to London. Serenity had magical powers, though she did not know how to do anything. In the summer that she was to turn 11 she received an interesting letter from a place called Arcana. She immediately took it to her mom to show her. Her mom explained that it was a Wizarding School in Ireland. A month later she was heading off to a new place and leaving her mother behind. She spent six happy years at her school with many friends. She was now coming of age and was almost a full fledged witch. She now sat on her porch that overlooked a vast garden and lawn. Little did she know that her Irish school was closing down and she would be switching to a school called Hogwarts. As the sun hit the middle of the sky and the clocks sprang to tell everyone it was noon, an owl flew through the sky towards their happy little home. She stood to receive the owl. She clutched a thick envelope addressed to her. She opened it up, after examining the stamp from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Very confused, she turned into the house to find her mom. Inside the note they explained her school had closed due to the constant threat of Voldemort. She would be transferred to a Hogwarts and she was to be in London to take a train on the first of September.

"Ooh honey! You're going to my old school!" Celeste cried out, half with happiness half with fear of her daughter discovering her past.

"But I want to go back to Arcana! Why now? We were all safe there!"

"Honey, nowhere is safe now. You're best at Hogwarts. Even though Dumbledore, truly he was a great man, is gone Minerva remains. You'll be fine there. You'll make new friends, and probably some of your friends from school are joining you there. Who knows? This is all a part of being adult. Meeting new people, exploring new parts of life. Why don't you go write Angie to see where she was placed?" As Serenity walked away to write her best friend, Celeste put her head in her hands and sat for a moment. The news was certainly shocking. She stood up, shook her head, and set off to write Minerva. She had to make sure her past was not discovered by her daughter. She must protect her from her past.

--Platform 9 & 3/4ths -- September 1st 2004--

"Well mom, wish me luck." Serenity said with a sigh.

"Honey, you'll be fine. I'll be awaiting your letters all year. I'll make sure to write you every week so you know everything back home is okay. I love you."

"I love you too mom." They hugged each other and Serenity boarded the train before it left without her. Her best friend ended up going to some school in America, of course. She knew of only two other students from Arcana who were attending Hogwarts. Neither of which were she friends with. With a sigh she started down the aisles trying to find an empty compartment.

Serenity reached the end of the train and realized that there wasn't a single empty compartment on the whole train. Happy people surrounded her everywhere. The scared first years had found each other and were all shyly getting to know each other. The older students were surrounded by their friends and looked extremely happy. How she would be if she had been on the train heading to Arcana instead of this Hogwarts.

She sighed and slumped back against the wall. What was she going to do? How would she make friends in this place?

The door on the right opened and a raven haired boy stood there looking curiously at her.

"Hey, are you new here?" he asked her friendly.

"Yeah. Transfer from Arcana, school in Ireland that shut down because of Voldemort." She said in what she hoped was a casual voice. She was begging this boy, who look oddly familiar, to invite her to sit down in his compartment.

"Ahh, Hogwarts was close to being shut down as well. Dumbl-" he choked on the word and his expression turned gloomy. Serenity had never been good with dealing with sad people. Instead she just stood there and looked down at the floor, trying to give him a moment. He must have known Dumbledore personally. Odd for a student to know their Headmaster. He gave a little embarassed cough and she raised her eyes. He was looking intently at her.

"I'm sorry. I'm being rude. Would you like to come and sit with me and some of my friends?" He asked her quickly.

"Oh, yes I'd love to. Thank you. I'm Serenity Empire." She held out her hand for him to shake it.

"No problem, Serenity. I'm Harry Potter." He shook her hand and turned back into the compartment before she could do any of the things he'd come to expect from new people.

"Harry...Potter?" She said quietly. "Holy crap, the first person I meet and talk to is Harry Potter! What luck! And here he found me looking like a complete idiot all alone and desparate for company." She hung her head a little and gave a sigh before joining him and his friends inside thier compartment.

AN: Weeee! New story!

Sorry this one kinda drags on about the past and everything but I needed to get that out of the way. Now I can start writing about the adventures that she'll get into. Will she stay friends with Harry Potter? Will she be sorted into Gryffindor? Or will she meet a new person and wish to join him in his house and become enemies with the-boy-who-lived?

Randomly got the idea...

Sooo rate and review and all that normal stuff. It's much appreciated.

-Riven