"Disquiet and desire. What you want and what you're scared to try for. Where you've been and where you want to go. Something in a rock-and-roll song about wanting the girl, the car, the place to stand and be." -Stephen King
Chapter One
'Last day in Hell,' Sirius thought to himself as he lay in bed, 'and I have no intention of coming back.'
His mother, Walburga Black, was yelling at the top of the stairs for him to get his things together or else he was going to miss the train. Everyone knew that she could barely stand for him to be in eyesight of her, so to think of him staying with her over the school year was a pain worse than death.
"At least today I'll finally be with James and Remus. Next summer I'll be living with the Potter's." He said trying to turn what was already a dismal morning around.
His father, Orion, had forcefully kept him from going to his best mate's house practically all summer. Sirius thought it was more of a punishment for his mother than for himself. He has never seen two people that hate each other more. The only two things they ever agreed on were how pitiful of a son he was and how much they despised Muggles and Muggle-borns. They are what they call "pure-blood elitists". They even disowned an uncle because he was a Squib.
But, it is finally over. He has had all he can take. Sirius gathered his trunk together and took it out of the door.
"As the eldest, I expect you will carry Regulus's things out." barked his mother, "I just don't understand how you went so wrong. Merlin knows we did everything we could for you. At least we had another son. One we could actually be proud to carry on the Black Family's traditions."
Sirius bit back an acidic retort as he moved to pick up his brother's trunk. This was willfully the last time he ever had to lay eyes on that horrid woman. His brother on the other hand, he felt pity for in some ways. He is always so eager to please them, that he loses sight of what is blatantly right and wrong. Bigotry doesn't look good on anyone no matter their status within the community.
After a painful side along apparition to King's Cross Station and a quick run into Platform 9 ¾, Sirius lugged his and his brother's luggage onto the train and found his usual compartment. Remus was sitting quietly in one of the seats reading a book so old that Sirius was surprised it didn't fall apart just by looking at it.
"I suppose that book is Adara's doing?" he asked his friend. "Where is she anyway?"
"She has the best taste in books. She and Lily went to say hello to all of their friends. I decided to stay here. I'm not sure how much of those girls I can stand. "
"I know what you mean. I don't understand how two of the smartest girls at Hogwarts could be friends with those mindless girls. They are each a mirror image of the other." James said.
"There was a new girl in there though. Did you see her? She must be transfer. She was… I don't know, different" said Peter walking into the compartment. "She didn't really look like she fit in."
"Wormtail, you think that about every girl. It's like they are a different species from you!" teased Sirius.
He loved how that as horrible his summer was he could be in a room for five minutes with his friends and suddenly it's like it never happened. He was also glad that his friend's learned years ago that his family was a sore subject. That's probably why James and his parents asked if Sirius would like to come live with them after the school year.
Adara and Lily walked into the compartment still laughing over something that was said with their friends. "Hey guys! We missed you over the summer."
Adara went to sit by Remus and surprisingly Lily went to sit next to James. As far as Sirius knew, Lily and James had barely made it to friends. And that had only been because of how much James wanted Lily to help Remus with Adara. Something must have happened over the summer that he was not informed about. James sheepishly gave him a look that said he'd explain everything later.
"Well, we have to be off for the prefect's meeting. We'll be back as soon as we can." Remus said as him and Adara were standing up.
"So Lils, how was your summer with the Muggles?" Sirius asked as he lay across the seats. "Anything interesting happen?"
"Well, my sister finally got engaged to that walrus of a man Vernon Dursley. He is absolutely horrid and boring. They fit together perfectly."
"Lilyflower, don't be hateful" James snickered.
"It's true for one and for two if you call me 'Lilyflower' on more time I swear, Potter, you will regret it" Lily retorted.
'Well, it's good some things never change' Sirius thought to himself.