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Mr Black,

Please meet me in my office immediately. Professor McGonagallwill excuse you. Password is 'Bertie Botts'.

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledore

Surprised, Sirius glanced up from the note clutched in his hand. His friends, who had evidently been reading over his shoulder, gave him puzzled looks.

"What d'you reckon that's about?" Asked James. The four Marauders were halfway through a transfiguration lesson, and were sitting at the back, supposedly reading the textbook in front of them. A student had just arrived and handed Sirius the letter.

"No idea," replied Sirius. "Hope it's nothing too bad... you don't think he's found out about our prank on Snivelly?"

The others shook their heads. "We haven't even finished planning yet, Sirius. No one could possibly know." Said Peter.

Sirius shrugged, and bit his lip, thinking. "Well?" Asked Remus. Sirius looked up.

"Are you gonna go or not?" Continued Remus. "It says immediately."

"Oh, yeah, right," replied Sirius, getting up of the stool. "I guess I'll see you guys later."

After showing the note to McGonagall,who noddedcrisply and excused him, Sirius made his way up to Dumbledore's office. Generally, he was a pretty confident person, but he couldn't help wondering what this was all about. He wasn't too stressed
though,so he firmly stated "Bertie Botts" to the Gargoyle, before walking up and knocking on the Headmaster's door.

Albus was pacing up and down in front of his desk, waitingfor young Mr Black to arrive. He had sent off a note requesting the child come to his office, and was expecting him any moment soon.

As if in perfect timing, a knock on the door was heard and Albus sat down at his desk before calling, "Come in."

The door opened and Sirius timidly walked in. His hair, as always, was long and flipped back, with a section half covering his left eye. He smiled nervously.

"Ah, Mr Black," started Albus, pleasantly. "Take a seat, if you will." Sirius obeyed.

"Now, I presume you're a little curious as to why you're here?" Albus continued.

Sirius nodded. "Yea-Yes, Sir."

Albus smiled. "Well, it's nothing for you to be worried about. It's just that it has come to my attention that you, well, you're not always feeling very comfortable at home. Is that right?" He kept his tone calm and laid back, but he was watching Sirius
carefully.

The boy's brow furrowed. "Um..." He hesitated for a moment. "I'm, um, well... I don't understand. How do you mean?"

"I'm just a little concerned about how things are going at home. I understand your parents are - well, they're very important people. Do you ever feel like they don't spend very much time with you?"

Sirius, who had until then still been looking a little confused, relaxed a little and was quick to answer. "Oh, you know, they are quite - quite busy at times, but everything's fine. Sir."

"And do you ever feel a little lonely? Or pressured for any reason?"

"Not really, Sir. I mean, I have my.. I have my brother."

His voice wavered slightly, but he kept his face natural and remained looking seemingly unbothered. Albus, however, detected there was something Sirius was holding back - something more to the story.

"Ah, yes. Your brother Regulus! How's he settling in? I notice he was sorted into Slytherin..." Albus trailed off as he noticed Sirius bite his lip.

"Reggie - Regulus is fine. I expect. I mean, he seemed - he seemed happy to be with his house." There was a pause. "We haven't really spoken much since August."

"I see."

Sirius lowered his head, shuffling his shoes on the floor. Albus studied him carefully.

After quite a long time with nothing to be heard except the clock ticking on the wall, Sirius lifted his head. "Uh... is that all, Sir?" He asked politely.

"For now, Sirius, I think that'll be all. Yes. However, if you ever need to speak to somebody, I'm always free to talk to, or Professor McGonagall."

Sirius nodded, rising from his seat. "Yes, sir. Thanks."

"Good day, Mr Black."

And the boy left, leaving Albus alone with his thoughts.

Authors Note: Hey everyone I'm back! Here's a brand new fic for you to enjoy :) sorry if this was a little slow moving, there will be more drama up next! Reviews are *siriusly* appreciated, I read every one and will reply to as many as I can. Next
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