It's not that Sirius Morgan did not like being an only child, he hated it. Sirius would receive anything he would ask for. A new skateboard, Gameboy SP - anything. The just fifteen-year-old boy climbed out of his bed still half a sleep. He looked at his digital clock. It read 1:15 PM. 'Whoa. Earlier than normal', Sirius thought as he walked out of his room. It was the last two weeks of summer vacation before Sirius would be leaving to go to his favorite place in the world - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Sirius loved it there. It took him away from his parents, which he never really saw because of their working hours. He had a nanny named Marissa who would take care of him, a butler named Wallis who took him wherever he wanted, and a gardener named Benny who was just twenty and one of Sirius's best friends. br /br
Sirius walked into the bathroom and took a look at himself in the mirror. When he saw his mustache starting to grow, Sirius just smiled thinking of the a girl who adored mustaches. The girl was a year older than him in school, and was "the girl" of the school. All the boys drooled over her, especially Sirius. But the thing was, "the girl" of the school named Courtney Oswald only liked blonde boys with blue eyes. Sirius was a brunette with blue eyes. Every summer he thought about dying it, but his nanny would never let him. "If you do that I will shave your head!" Sirius laughed at the thought of her saying that to him. br /br
"Sirius!" Marissa called. "Breakfast! Or lunch! Whichever you prefer!" br /br
"Comin'," Sirius called back. The teenager looked at himself again in the mirror. "It's all a new year. New faces. New friends. New girls." He said to himself. Leaving the bathroom he looked down at his stomach. The teenager tightened his stomach and beat on his abs. Sirius had abs from the sport at school, Quidditch. br /br
Sirius made it to the kitchen when Marissa placed his plate at his seat at the counter bar. He sat down and started eating his bowl of SpongeBob Macaroni and Cheese with a glass of orange juice. br /br
"Eat up. We just received your Hogwarts letter and we must get to Diagon Alley as soon as possible so there isn't another mad rush like last year." Marissa said to Sirius as he had already finished his bowl. Sirius ran up to his bedroom. He went to his dresser and pulled out one of his Quidditch shirts and a pare of blue jean shorts. Sirius ran out of his room putting his flips-flops and shirt on at the same time. At the bottom of the royal staircase was the front door. Marissa and Wallis stood there waiting for him. br /br
"Come on, your highness." Wallis said opening up the door. Sirius never thought of himself as royalty, even though his grandparents were the King and Queen. The three of them walked outside to the old barn where Benny was feeding the horses. br /br
"Hey Sirius!" Benny waved to him. br /br
"Hey Benny. We're headin' to Diagon Alley. Wanna join?" Sirius asked as Marissa and Wallis entered the barn. br /br
"Naw, sorry, kid. I can't. It's training day for your handsome boy" Benny said petting the black stallion. His name was Godric after Godric Gryffindor, which was the founding father of Gryffindor that was Sirius's house at Hogwarts. br /br
"Oh well. Take good care of him, will ya?" Sirius said petting Godric. br /br
"Like always, Sirius," Benny said saddling up on Godric and riding to the stables where Godric was trained. Sirius continued his way to the barn and found himself standing in front of the fireplace. It was only used to get to places around in the wizard world. It was lucky for Sirius to have Wallis and Marissa because his parents were neither a wizard nor witch, but Wallis and Marissa were. br /br
"Ready, your highness?" Wallis asked as he and Marissa were in the large fireplace holding the Floo-Powder. br /br
"Yes, Wallis," Sirius said walking in the fireplace next to Marissa. They all held on tight as Wallis said "DIAGON ALLEY!" and dropped the powder. Within the next few seconds, they were in Diagon Alley, a wizard's shopping area. br /br
"Here, Sirius," Marissa said handing him about twenty-five galleon coins and a few sickles. "We'll get your supplies that is on the list, new school robes, new Quidditch robes, and a special surprise. Spend that on something that you want, but nothing Quidditch! Your room is going to overflow with all that Quidditch junk you have in there!" br /br
"Alright, Marissa," Sirius laughed. "I'll meet you back here in 2 and half hours, alright?" br /br
"Alright. Take care, sweetie." Marissa said kissing his cheek. Sirius waved goodbye to Marissa and Wallis and was off on his own. br /br
His first stop was Flourish and Blott's Candy Shoppe. He walked in finding Courtney Oswald there with her two best friends, Marina Williams and Erica Smith who were the second two most popular girls in school. Courtney turned around when Sirius entered the shoppe. He smiled at her, but then she gave him a dirty smirk. br /br
"Hey Richy," Courtney said rudely to him while her friends giggled. Everyone at Hogwarts called Sirius "Richy" because of him being royal. "Did you come here in your limo?!" Courtney laughed even harder. Sirius's face got redder and redder with embarrassment. 'I can't believe I liked her,' he thought to himself walking passed them while they just laughed at him. br /br
Sirius walked to the back of the store trying to forget about her. He grabbed a plastic bag and started filling it with all sorts of candies that he loved. Courtney walked by and bumped Sirius which made all of his candy fall out. br /br
"Oops! Did I do that?!" She said rudely as Sirius went to the ground to pick up the candy. br /br
"Here," said an unfamiliar voice. Sirius looked up to find out that he was looking at the most beautiful girl in the world. The mysterious girl had dark hair like his and green eyes, a small nose and ears, and the sweetest voice he had ever heard. "Let me help you with that." said the girl putting the candies into her hand. br /br
"Thanks," Sirius said still staring at her. br /br
"What? Is there something on my face?" She laughed. Sirius's shook his head. br /br
"Oh. Oh no. I'm sorry. But do I know you?" He asked. br /br
"Aah," the girl said quickly turning around. "No. But I have to go." she said placing the candies into Sirius's hand. "I will be seeing you around, soon. Good-bye," she said standing up and running out of the candy shoppe. br /br
"Wait!" Sirius called, but it was too late. The mysterious girl had already left the shoppe. Sirius just kneeled on the floor of the shoppe thinking he just made the biggest mistake ever. He continued to pick of the candy off the floor and onto the counter. After all was cleaned up, Sirius left the shoppe to sit on a bench to wait for Marissa and Wallis. br /br
Sirius sat down thinking out the girl. 'Dammit. I didn't even get a number or name or anything. Or even where I would see her next.' Sirius stared down at his feet, thinking of her. As he stared, an unfamiliar coin was right next to his foot. He picked it up and examined it. A head of an elder man was on it. The words around it said "United We Stand". 'It must be American,' Sirius thought to himself as he put the coin in his pocket He had never seen anything from America, nor even an American. br /br
"Hello Sirius!" Marissa called to him as he put the coin into his pocket. She was carrying at least four bags while Wallis held six. "Did you get anything?" She asked sitting down next to him. br /br
"Well," Sirius said looking over to the candy shoppe, "no. No, I didn't." br /br
"That sure is good because we got you candy already," Wallis said taking out four bags of assorted candies. br /br
"Thanks, guys." Sirius said with a smile. br /br
"It's getting later than we thought," Marissa said looking at her watch. "It's five fifteen and I told your parents that you would be back by five thirty." Sirius groaned. His parents continuously had that curfew for him. Five thirty. Ever since he could remember he had to be in by five thirty. Nothing ever happened at home at that particular time, or even after five thirty. "Oh Sirius. I promise I will try to work out that curfew for you." br /br
"It's about time," Sirius said rudely standing up. br /br
"Alright..." Marissa said curiously. "Let's get going." br /br
Marissa, Wallis, and Sirius walked to the nearest fireplace. They got in and went home right away. The second they entered the barn, Sirius ran across the yard, into the house, and straight up to his bedroom. Sirius closed his door and jumped on his bed. He grabbed his remote and turned on his music. His favourite band was on which was The Rasmus. There then was a knock on the door. br /br
"Sirius. It's us. Marissa and Wallis. Can we come in?" said Marissa. br /br
"Sure." Sirius said turning the music off; They came into the room with the bags from Diagon Alley. "Thanks," Sirius said sitting up. br /br
"Anytime, sweetheart," Marissa said as she and Wallis sat down on the bed. "Can we talk?" br /br
Normally this never happens. Marissa and Wallis are never both together talking to Sirius at the same time. Something had to be up. "Okay..." br /br
"There's something you need to know," Wallis started. "And what it is could change your life forever, but I just want you to know, Marissa and I are always here for you." Sirius did not know what was going to be said next. br /br
"It's your parents," Marissa said starting to tear. "Oh Wallis...Please tell him," she said standing up to walk around to hide her tears. br /br
"Well, they...they passed away, your highness. I'm terribly sorry." Wallis said strongly; Sirius sat there, staring at Wallis as he continued with how they died. But Sirius was not paying any attention to a word he was saying. His parents had died. He was now an orphan. A lonely royal in the world. His heart had broken in two while his eyes shed tears. "Your highness?" Wallis said as a tear fell from Sirius's blue eye. br /br
"Yeah..." Sirius said wiping the tear. br /br
"Everything will be okay," Wallis said hugging Sirius. br /br
"I - I know." He said letting go. "So what is going to happen to me?" br /br
"What- what do you mean?" Marissa asked sitting next to Sirius. br /br
"Who will take care of me? Watch me? Who will be Prince? Do I have to get married? Will I still go to Hogwarts? I can't leave it there! It's my home! My life! Who will be my guardian? Will I still live here? I don't want to move!" Every question that popped into Sirius's mind flew right out of his mouth. br /br
"Well, in your parent's will, they left Marissa and I in charge of you," Wallis answered. "You will be crowned Prince next week. You won't need to be married until you are old enough, just like your father. You will still go to Hogwarts. Marissa and I will be your guardians. And you will still live here. I promise." br /br
Sirius was just a little happier with those answers. "Now," Marissa announced, "since this is going to be a royal funeral, the publicity will be there and your grandparents do not want you attending." Now Sirius was confused. br /br
"What? Why? It's my parent's funeral!" Sirius yelled. br /br
"I know, I know, sweetie. Settle down, settle down," Marissa said patting his back. "But it's for your own safety. The King and Queen do not think this it is something for your precious eyes to see. If you have anything to ask them, call your grandmother." With that, Sirius grabbed his phone off of his night-stand and punched in the number. br /br
"Can I be alone?" He said to Marissa and Wallis. br /br
"Sure, sweetie. We'll be downstairs." Marissa said leaving with Wallis. br /br
The person on the other line picked up. "Hello. This is the home of King Marvelous and Queen Josephine Morgan. This is their butler James speaking. May I help you with anything?" br /br
"Hey Jimmy. It's me. Sirius." Sirius said with a weak voice. br /br
"Oh, hello Sirius," said Jimmy. Sirius was always over his grandparents that he called their butler by his nickname. br /br
"Is my grandmother or grandfather available to speak to? It's very important." Sirius said demandingly. br /br
"Hold on, your highness." Jimmy said. br /br
"Hello Sirius Duke." said the voice of his grandmother. br /br
"Hello Grandmother," Sirius said wiping more tears from his eyes. br /br
"How...how are you doing, sweetie?" she asked. br /br
"Okay, I guess," Sirius said. "Can I ask you something?" br /br
"Go on..." br /br
"How...How did they die? Wallis told me but I wasn't paying attention because I was thinking about the future." br /br
"I know. He told me you were not quite with it while he was telling you all of this tragic news." Grandmother said softly. "They were coming home on the horses on the street to come home to go to Diagon Alley with you." With that, Sirius listened more closely to what his grandmother was saying. "You're probably thinking they got into an accident like you last year, but that is exactly the opposite. As they were entering the castle, they…disappeared. Benny saw and said it was as if they ran into a black, invisible hole. I have been strictly enforced to tell you this. Stay inside. Do not, under any circumstances, leave the castle grounds, or better yet, the castle itself. So please. Stay inside all night and day. We will have a special security for you from now until they get you on that train to Hogwarts." br /br
"But Grandmother, Hogwarts is this Sunday. And what kind of security are you having for me?" Sirius asked curiously. br /br
"As you already know, your grandfather has high connections with Albus Dumbledore and Azkaban. The second this happened, your grandfather spoke personally with Dumbledore and ordered him to send the guards from Azkaban over to your castle. Look outside." Sirius jumped off his bed and ran to his window that faced the front of the house. He peered out of his window and into the sky. At least fifty dementors flew above the castle. Dementors are the guard at Azkaban Prison, which is the wizard prison. If they get close to you and kiss you, all hope and happiness is sucked out of you, as if you will never be happy again. br /br
"How long will they be around me, Grandmother?" Sirius asked as he saw police officers finally coming to the scene, but what Sirius found strange was that nobody was there. No bodies of his parents. Nothing. br /br
"Honestly?" Grandmother said sympathetically; Sirius said yes. "Until they capture the villain." br /br
"But Grandmother… I think it was magic, and with magic, it's quite hard to find the villain." br /br
"I know, darling. I know. These guards will be with you always. They'll guard the castle, even when you're at Hogwarts, and they'll guard Hogwarts castle and the Hogwarts Express. Hogsmeade will be well guarded, as well." Sirius did not know what to say. For his whole live, he has had a bodyguard around him, but not a dementor. Dementors always had scared Sirius for his entire life. "But don't think of them as being with you. Think of them as protecting everyone, Sirius." Sirius was still scared with that thought. "Well, hunny, I'm terribly sorry but I must go." br /br
"All right. Thank you, Grandmother," Sirius said melancholy. br /br
"Just remember, wherever you are, just send us an owl and we will always write back. I promise, darling. I love you so much," Grandmother said. br /br
"I love you, too, Grandmother," Sirius said hanging up. He lay down, thinking of everything. Hogwarts would be different this year. Dementors flying outside the castle, his best friend dying in the early summer - tragic already. And the year did not even start. But at the end of the year feast last year, Professor Dumbledore said that a school from the United States was breaking apart. It only had five students per year, which are only thirty-five people. The school, called Dallas, is joining Hogwarts this year due to the fact that all of the other American schools are completely full. br /br
"That explains the coin!" Sirius said to himself digging through his pockets looking for the coin he found in Diagon Alley. He looked at the other side of the coin. It had what looked like one of the fifty states. Pennsylvania. It was Pennsylvania. 'Dallas must be in Pennsylvania,' Sirius thought to himself pulling all of the information he gathered into one whole thought. As he tossed the coin into the air, he thought about his day, which was a horrible one, indeed. It all started with Courtney Oswald and the candy, and the gorgeous girl who helped him. The girl. He forgot about her. 'I'll be seeing you around, soon," Sirius remembered her exact words. Seeing him soon. But where? Was she one who went to Dallas? br /br
But for some reason, Sirius was not worried about her. He always worried about his flirt life over anything else, besides Quidditch. For the first time in his life, his parents were on his mind. He missed them dearly, but was very confused on their disappearance. Were they still alive? No evidence showed that they were, and yet none showed that they died. Could Benny be lying about what he had said to Grandmother? Or could Grandmother be lying to Sirius about what truly happened? And Wallis and Marissa? All of those questions swarmed in Sirius's mind while he just laid there, slowly falling into an uneasy asleep. br /br