Introduction
A shaggy haired boy sat at his desk where a map of constellations lay. His brow was creased & black hair spilled down into his greenish-brown eyes.
This was Sirius Black. He was thirteen, almost fourteen, & a bright student at Hogwarts - when he tried. Usually his time was spent with his best friends playing pranks on namely Severus Snape.
Sirius knew he shouldn't. According to Lily Evans he wasn't a bad bloke. However, Sirius tended to hold grudges if his friends were hurt. Snape had hurt James Potter's ego on the train going to Hogwarts three years prior. That was when they had become best friends. He hadn't been sure of him at first; James seemed cocky; almost like his brother. But, when Snape called him 'mudblood', that had been too much. Sirius couldn't stand the term.
Sirius couldn't remember what he had said to get Severus to leave, just that he had & had protected James. A howler came the next day. His mother was furious for not becoming friends with Severus & standing up for James. Sirius still thought that she was upset with him for that. Sirius couldn't help he was loyal to his friends. If anyone was to blame for his personality it would be his mum & father. They named him Sirius, who in Greek myths was loyal to his master even into death.
Sirius chuckled. He had to give it to his parents. They also named his brother well. His name was from a loyal companion while Regulus was named after a giant snake. Regulus was even in Slytherin. Sirius folds up the map. Opening the desk drawer he slips it in. Stretching, he stands and strides to his door and out of the room.
