A flutter of cloak, a pop, and he disappeared. The small swath of ground that stood in front of 12 Grimmauld Place seemed eerily silent, now. Sirius Black stared at the spot in front of him where his younger brother, Regulus, has just disapperated from. Sirius turned around and looked at the door that led into his families ancient home. I won't be going back anytime soon, he thought.
Sirius walked across the small square that was at the center of Grimmauld Place until he reached a dark alleyway. He tapped his wand against a Muggle garbage canister which dissolved to reveal a dark, medium sized Bonneville motorcycle: The Black Bitch as Sirius lovingly called it. He straddled the bike and tapped it again with his wand; It roared to life. Sirius gently leaned back on the bike, gripped the silver handles in front of him, and placed his foot on the pedal; the bike lurched and leapt into the air.
Despite what had just transpired between his brother and him, Sirius couldn't help but smile. He always smiled when riding his motorbike. There was something different about soaring through the dark London sky on an enchanted motorcycle compared to a regular broomstick. Sirius would willingly pit his Black Bitch against a Clean-sweep or an Irish Rocket anytime.
Sirius flew over the Thames and headed over the north of London. He watched the twinkle of lights from the Muggle "cars" below and hit the gas following the brightest road that wound its way north. He sped on for an hour or more above the roadway until the lights on the road dimmed, and became less and less numerous. He watched the sporadic twinkling lights of homes below and quietly missed the warmth of a fireplace. Even one that wasn't magically conjured.
Sirius looked up, and noticed a large greenish twinkle on the horizon. It was too low to be a Muggle "aero-plane", and two high to be a building, especially considering the fact it was moving. Swaying, almost, it seemed. But, there were no tall buildings or large towns north of London, and especially not near…Godrics Hollow.
